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VERONICA is a grotesque monster with or without her clothes.

At least that's what she's always been told and, when she sees her twisted body in the mirror every day, she knows it to be true. Kept out of the sight of everyone she grows up isolated and unfamiliar with how a normal person should behave.

When she accidentally reveals her distorted frame to the undergardener, on her eighteenth birthday, and he is not revolted, she takes the first tentative steps in a journey of sexual awakening that knows no bounds.

But as she settles into her private...

Despite the promise of the new "Second Republic" launched in the early 1990s, Italy remains Europe's least well-governed country. Fifteen years ago, politicians on the take and mafiosi on the make were supposedly pushed aside by a new generation of reformers and crusading magistrates. However, in this new book a team of leading experts on Italy uncovers little real progress. Badly needed reforms have foundered on bickering between the parties and their ego-centric leaders. Both left and right-wing coalitions have been guilty of impeding the anti-corruption revolution. Little has been done...

On buses, trains, and streets over the past decade and more, youths in particular but increasingly older people as well tune into their personal stereos and tune out city sounds. Why? What does the personal stereo mean to these people and to urban culture more generally? Does it heighten reality? Enable people to cope? Isolate? Create a space? Combat boredom? Far too commonplace and enduring to be considered a fashion accessory, the personal stereo has become a potent artefact symbolizing contemporary urban life.

This book opens up a new area of urban studies, the auditory experience...

-Steve Bull's ideas and techniques will equip anyone in business with a game plan for acquiring the winning edge.-
--From the Foreword by Michael Vaughan

Mental toughness goes hand in hand with success and yet it is often misunderstood. True mental toughness is about preparation, resilience, control, risk management and above all execution. So, how do you utilise this elusive but critical attribute? By starting with a -game...