An invaluable reflection on the legacy of Derek Williams (1929–1984), a Cardiff surveyor who, without specialist training in the field, built a collection of post-19th-century art of true quality, ensuring its display for and enjoyment by the people of Wales and international visitors after his death.Concise, insightful chapters by writer and curator David Moore examine the quality and variety of artworks assembled by Derek Williams or supported by the activity of the Derek Williams Trust, founded in 1992, over a period of over 25 years, ranging from painting to ceramics, photography and and digitalmedia. Fully illustrated throughout.
Verily miffed by the chancres of chance, chronically ineffective politician Derek Haffman affects to effect an unspecified political revolution by pickpocketing his colleagues in the lobby of the Scottish Parliament. In the wake of the abject failure of this objectless mission, repercussions naturally unfold in painfully precise procession, forcing Derek and his chronically untalented mistress, the singer in an avant-garde rock band too toxic for human ears, to flee to C diz. An unexpected visit from disgraced former politician and bestselling author Jethro Quiver unpeels another layer from the onion of shame in this shambling comic novel that chronicles the descent of a passionately aimless man, a rebel unable to think up an appropriate cause to lend his rebelling talents.A pleasantly unpleasant tale told in four blissfully interminable chapters by the Milky Way's leading virtuoso of the vowels and consonants, The Fall and Fall of Derek Haffman is the perfect read for anyone open to consider that unspecified solutions to unidentified political problems may not yield juicily delectable results.
Derek Parfit (1942–2017) var en av vår tids mest originella moralfilosofer. Hans bidrag har diskuterats intensivt i flera decennier och andra moralfilosofer måste ta hänsyn till hans idéer, vare sig de håller med honom eller inte. Den som vill förstå modern moralfilosofi behöver därför förstå vad Parfit säger. Men Parfit skrev för andra fackfilosofer och texterna är därför tekniska och relativt svårlästa. Parfits originalitet bestod bland annat i att han insåg att många av våra grundläggande moraliska föreställningar är felaktiga. Och vad värre är: att det ofta har riktigt dåliga konsekvenser. "Vad vi har mest skäl att göra" är en lättillgänglig introduktion till Parfits normativa teori. Boken undersöker bland annat hur Parfits böcker hänger samman, vilka frågor han söker svar på och hur man ska förstå hans teori om vad vi har mest skäl att göra. Dessutom har boken ambitionen att klargöra hur Parfit tänkte sig att vi skulle kunna lösa några av våra mest pressande frågor, som ansvaret för klimatförändringen och den globala fattigdomen. Parfit, som framför allt brottades med moralteorins allra mest grundläggande teoretiska frågor, skrev inte så mycket om detta. Men i sista hand var det dessa problem han ville hitta lösningar på. Anders Hansson är född 1979 och har tidigare skrivit "Tre slags etiska teorier?" (Thales 2018) som visar på grundläggande likheter mellan de etiska teorierna hos Aristoteles, Immanuel Kant och Henry Sidgwick, och "Aristoteles etik" (Daidalos 2016), en introduktion till Aristoteles etiska texter.
With all the heated debates around religion and homosexuality today, it might be hard to see the two as anything but antagonistic. But in this book, Dominic Janes reveals the opposite: Catholic forms of Christianity, he explains, played a key role in the evolution of the culture and visual expression of homosexuality and male same-sex desire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He explores this relationship through the idea of queer martyrdom-closeted queer servitude to Christ-a concept that allowed a certain degree of latitude for the development of same-sex desire. Janes finds the beginnings of queer martyrdom in the nineteenth-century Church of England and the controversies over Cardinal John Henry Newman's sexuality. He then considers how liturgical expression of queer desire in the Victorian Eucharist provided inspiration for artists looking to communicate their own feelings of sexual deviance. After looking at Victorian monasteries as queer families, he analyzes how the Biblical story of David and Jonathan could be used to create forms of same-sex partnerships. Finally, he delves into how artists and writers employed ecclesiastical material culture to further queer self-expression, concluding with studies of Oscar Wilde and Derek Jarman that illustrate both the limitations and ongoing significance of Christianity as an inspiration for expressions of homoerotic desire. Providing historical context to help us reevaluate the current furor over homosexuality in the Church, this fascinating book brings to light the myriad ways that modern churches and openly gay men and women can learn from the wealth of each other's cultural and spiritual experience.
The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction, acclaimed reporter John Branch tells the shocking story of Boogaard's life and heartbreaking death. Boy on Ice is the richly told story of a mountain of a man who made it to the absolute pinnacle of his sport. Widely regarded as the toughest man in the NHL, Boogaard was a gentle man off the ice but a merciless fighter on it. With great narrative drive, Branch recounts Boogaard's unlikely journey from lumbering kid playing pond-hockey on the prairies of Saskatchewan, so big his skates would routinely break beneath his feet; to his teenaged junior hockey days, when one brutal outburst of violence brought Boogaard to the attention of professional scouts; to his days and nights as a star enforcer with the Minnesota Wild and the storied New York Rangers, capable of delivering career-ending punches and intimidating entire teams. But, as Branch reveals, behind the scenes Boogaard's injuries and concussions were mounting and his mental state was deteriorating, culminating in his early death from an overdose of alcohol and painkillers.Based on months of investigation and hundreds of interviews with Boogaard's family, friends, teammates, and coaches, Boy on Ice is a brilliant work for fans of Michael Lewis's The Blind Side or Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights. This is a book that raises deep and disturbing questions about the systemic brutality of contact sports--from peewees to professionals--and the damage that reaches far beyond the game.
Twins Davey and Derek Donato are enlisted by twonew characters, Abby and her cousin Holly, to assist them in finding and capturing the spooky beings that haunt their house.When the boys visit Abby's house they discover that this old Victorian holds many secrets and shocking revelations.Davey and Derek soon find that they need the assistance of their Great Aunt Gigi to handle these mischievous phantoms.
Best-selling author RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL provides the first modern commentary ever written on the Babylonian Talmud's Tractate Derek Eretz Zuta, contextualizing archaic references and bringing its timeless wisdom to life in accessible, contemporary language. Our sages revealed the path for living at peace with others and taught how to: -cultivate mindfulness -stay centered in times of stress -let go of negativity -increase self-esteem -bring out the best in others -maintain harmony in relationships -deal with difficult people -live in serenity, knowing that above all else, ''Great is Peace." Two of the many important maxims in Derek Eretz Zuta: "If others speak evil of you let the greatest thing seem unimportant in your eyes; but if you have spoken evil of others, let the least word seem important." "If you have done much good let it seem little in your eyes, and say: 'Not on my own have I done this, but through the good which has come to me through others'; but let a small kindness done to you appear great." Chapter Ten, known as "the Chapter on Peace," was considered to be so important by our rabbis that they wanted to make it a tractate of Talmud by itself. One of God's holy names is Shalom. Derek Eretz Zuta teaches us to "love peace and pursue peace." "People are hungry for civility. More than ever this is a time for civility. Love is the key to many of our problems. I will not let anyone occupy my heart with hate. It is not what someone calls you, but what you answer to." - Donna Brazile, Vice-Chairwoman, Democratic National Committee. At once a history lesson and guide to interpersonal ethics, Great is Peace is an eye-opening, life-affirming resource for anyone who asks "What does Judaism have to offer in the 21st century?" Our great sages understood what many today have forgotten - that each of us can heal and repair the world - one person, one interaction at a time. Each of us can be a vessel of our prayers and hopes for shalom, peace. Each of us can live happy, joyous and free, even when the world seems to be an upside-down place. Here is what others are saying about Great is Peace: "Rabbi Arthur Segal has taken a little known Talmudic Tractate on a very important subject: treating our fellow man correctly. He has dissected it with his erudite ability to help us understand how the sages of the past intended us to behave toward one another. Rabbi Segal is a outstanding teacher of Talmud-Torah and his insight into this subject is greatly appreciated. I continue to look forward to reading more of his writings and highly recommend this book to you." -Rabbi Gershon Steinberg-Caudill "Rabbi Arthur Segal's Commentary on Derek Eretz Zuta is an extraordinary collection of Jewish teachings and observations on ways to refine ourselves towards greater holiness and healthiness. Leading us to align ourselves with quality character attributes through personal development (Mussar), this text is a valuable source for study. It is a gift for those who aspire to mitzvah-centered living, rather than self-centered living, not by being self-less, rather by cultivating self as a vessel for the light of Torah." -Rabbi Goldie Milgram, Executive Vice-President, ReclaimingJudaism.org Along with Rabbi Dr. Arthur Segal's other 4 best-selling titles, Great is Peace is text worth studying and cherishing. It deserves a place in your library of meaningful books.
Usually it's the woman who gets cheated on, this time it's the man Professional basketball coach and entrepreneur, Derek Belin, is suspicious that his beautiful fianc Lia, is keeping a secret and assumes she is cheating on him. Things become frustrated for Derek when he notices when Lia is calling out the name of another man when they are making love. Lia's actions are speaking louder than words and Derek goes on a man hunt to find out what's going on. He wants to know who is creeping with his woman once and for all. This is one mystery of love and infidelity that you just can't miss. Will their dream wedding still go on if Derek's heart can't go on? The Belin Brothers are rich, black men who are from a family of millionaires in Columbia, South Carolina. They are also successful doctors, lawyers and business owners. These brothers are smooth, classy and what every woman dreams of having. However, they each have their own drama. Secrets will be revealed as you get to know and fall in love with Calvin, Derek, Devontae, Malik and Montez.
"On Saturday, November 11, Veterans Day, the plan is to bring two thousand foreign terrorists into the country, from the ships that are docked outside of New York City and Los Angeles. The departing of the terrorists are scheduled to begin at noon. Of course these two ships will be seized beforehand and all these men will be arrested. If there is any problem, of any kind, the military has been instructed to blow the ships up and everyone on them; after our own men depart for their own safety," Major Adams said to assure everyone that this plan had been carefully considered. "But what if your men just never arrive in time and the ships sink like the fucking Titanic?" Derek asked. "Shit happens," Adams replied. "Trust me, I have no intention of risking any of my men. It will appear the Calvary never arrived in time," he added and laughed, again.
