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In the next hour, three more girls would experience those same mixed emotions: fear and fulfilment. Kevin Bates had no idea he was already father to five children - nor would he have cared. Nudging fifteen and weighing in at 12 1/2 stone, Kev tyrannises his gang - the Bears - with fear and fists, just as he tyrannises his siblings at home and the classroom at Lockwood Comp. Kev's life is filled with sex, booze and hate. until he meets Maria. Yes But what if Maria says 'No'? What if Kev is forced to think about something beyond the now? Someone outside himself? Tersely executed, this modern...

Robert Graves tells us that “the poet’s first enrichment is a knowledge and understanding of myths.” Certainly, as this collection of essays, poems and visual images affirms, mythology has been a field richly mined by poets and artists from antiquity through to the present day. It is testament to both the enduring power of myth, as well as the adaptability of its form, that poets and writers continually turn to the mythic for both inspiration and guidance. This volume presents a diverse collection of analytical and creative works by scholars, poets and visual artists, in response to...

From the cylinder to the download, the practice of music has been radically transformed by the development of recording and playback technologies. This Companion provides a detailed overview of the transformation, encompassing both classical and popular music. Topics covered include the history of recording technology and the businesses built on it; the impact of recording on performance styles; studio practices, viewed from the perspectives of performer, producer and engineer; and approaches to the study of recordings. The main chapters are interspersed by 'short takes' - short contributions...