Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault

Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault'Imaginative, illuminating and innovative' The New York Times Book Review The grisly spectacle of public executions and torture of centuries ago has been replaced by the penal system in western society but has anything really changed? In his revolutionary work on control and power relations in our public institutions, Michel Foucault argues that the development of prisons, police organizations and legal hierarchies has merely changed the focus of

With piercing political commentary in a sweet and salty tone

When Dubliner Derek Scally goes to Christmas Eve Mass on a visit home from Berlin

more than a million and a half Muslims have vanished into internment camps and associated factories

But as Benny and Byron unravel their family's troubled past

Initially deemed obscene in England and the USA

and hardships of teenagers can tear life apart at the seams

from tales of mermaids in ancient lore to more recent sightings as well as facts on the beliefs and superstitions surrounding these elusive creatures

Princess Grace

This year has given us the enforced opportunity to learn more about the fascinating natural world around us

Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portraits

merely uses coyness and mock modesty as techniques to catch a rich husband

the lessons and legacies we pass onto our children