Nancy Lindisfarne

Jonathan Neale

This thesis is about the scope of executive power under the American Constitution, and the degree to which President may, in extraordinary circumstances, assert authority not explicitly granted to them by that document. It is about the extent to which the American executive may assert what John Locke termed "prerogative: " the ability to act beyond or even against the letter of the law to protect the public's best interests. It is an individual's discretion to do what he (or she) believes is necessary, even when he (or she) has little or no authority to do so. At first glance, this may seem odd. The very idea of prerogative is in direct conflict with the American adage that "we are a country of laws, not men," and there is no explicit mention of executive "prerogative" anywhere in the Constitution. Article II Sections 2 and 3 describe the President's powers without describing any such power:

A Human History of Violence and Inequality

Why Men?

In the troubled war zone that is life in the 90s, heroes come in many guises; so meet John, a puppeteer with talent who also happens to have AIDS. When his illness is discovered, John is ungraciously deported from China. Back in London, his sister Claire rounds up the troops - John's ex-lover Paul, and his buddies Mark, Babur and Keith - to help get John through what could he his last months. Will the guys get John to Disneyland? Will they realise he'd rather visit Tibet? Why, when he still loves Paul, does John confide best in Andy the Mouse, his star puppet? Moving, powerful and funny, The laughter of Heroes explores a poignant subject with a deft touch.

The Laughter of Heroes

La otra historia de la guerra de Vietnam

A brother and sister recount their harrowing experiences as they sail a small yacht across the Atlantic Ocean, after their mentally unstable mother's boyfriend is washed overboard.

Lost at Sea

An insider's account of the events of the Genoa G8 protests. Isolates the keyrotest issues of the rally Describes in detail what really happened in July001 Analyses the widespread misreporting and media hysteria The G8 meetingn Genoa in July 2001 resulted in the biggest anti-globalisationemonstrations so far and saw the murder of an activist. You Are G8, We Are 6illion is the riveting truth about the protests, written by one of therganisers who was also a public spokesman. Besides giving his first handccount of the daily events, Jonathan Neale provides a devastating critiquef global corporations and explains exactly why the protesters travelled fromll over the globe to make their point to the world's most powerful nations:hird World debt; Climate change; Nuclear Weapons; Privatisation of utilities;rug company profiteering; This passionate account fully conveys therotesters' rationale as well as the feel and smell of the protests.

The Truth Behind the Genoa Protests

You are G8, We are 6 Billion

Küresel ısınma gezegenimizi tehdit ediyor. Aslında sorunu çözecek teknolojiye sahibiz ama karbona dayalı son derece güçlü şirketler ve neoliberal iktidarlar bu konuda hiçbir şey yapmıyor, yapmayacak. Dolayısıyla onlara karşı çıkabilecek tek gücü, yani dünya nüfusunun büyük çoğunluğunu, insanlar ve gezegenimiz için değil sadece kâr için var olan kapitalizme karşı harekete geçirmeliyiz. Küresel Isınmayı Durduralım, Dünyayı Değiştirelim, küresel ısınmaya karşı mücadele ederken yoksulluğu da tarih haline getirmenin mümkün olduğunu güçlü kanıtlarla ortaya koyuyor. Jonathan Neale’e göre küresel iklim değişimine karşı mücadele ederken yoksul insanların ve yoksul ülkelerin fedakârlık yapmasına gerek yok.

Dünyayı Değiştirelim!

Küresel Isınmayı Durduralım

The true story of the tragedy and survival on one of the world's most dangerous mountains. In 1922 Himalayan climbers were British gentlemen, and their Sherpa and Tibetan porters were "coolies," unskilled and inexperienced casual laborers. By 1953 Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stood on the summit of Everest, and the coolies had become the "Tigers of the Snow." Jonathan Neale's absorbing new book is both a compelling history of the oft-forgotten heroes of mountaineering and a gripping account of the expedition that transformed the Sherpas into climbing legends. In 1934 a German-led team set off to climb the Himalayan peak of Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain on earth. After a disastrous assault in 1895, no attempt had been made to conquer the mountain for thirty-nine years. The new Nazi government was determined to prove German physical superiority to the rest of the world. A heavily funded expedition was under pressure to deliver results. Like all climbers of the time, they did not really understand what altitude did to the human body. When a hurricane hit the leading party just short of the summit, the strongest German climbers headed down and left the weaker Germans and the Sherpas to die on the ridge. What happened in the next few days of death and fear changed forever how the Sherpa climbers thought of themselves. From that point on, they knew they were the decent and responsible people of the mountain. Jonathan Neale interviewed many old Sherpa men and women, including Ang Tsering, the last man off Nanga Parbat alive in 1934. Impeccably researched and superbly written, Tigers of the Snow is the compelling narrative of a climb gone wrong, set against the mountaineering history of the early twentieth century, the haunting background of German politics in the 1930s, and the hardship and passion of life in the Sherpa valleys.

Jonathan Neale

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