The Klf

In the early ’90s, the KLF was the biggest-selling singles band in the world—until they destroyed their records, erased themselves from music history, and literally set fire to one million pounds. In this fascinating and in-depth biography, popular British writer and cultural historian John Higgs digs into the story behind the end of one of the most popular bands of the late twentieth century. The band members themselves, when asked in interviews, were never able to satisfactorily explain their behavior, but looked haunted every time it came up. With his characteristically creative mind, Higgs leads readers on a journey to understand “a story that no one knows they are in—least of all the main characters.” Ranging from music history to chaos theory to Carl Jung and Doctor Who, this brilliant pop biography has been named one of the top ten music books of the year by The Guardian, The Independent, and Mojo magazine. Perfect for music buffs and mystery fans alike, The KLF is an engrossing and entertaining read.

Well we're back again, They never kicked us out, twenty thousand years of SHOUT SHOUT SHOUT Down through the epochs and out across the continents, generation upon generation of the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu have told variants of the same story - an end of days story, a final chapter story. But one with hope, even if the hope at times seems forlorn. The story contained in this trilogy is the latest telling. Here it is presented as a utopian costume drama, set in the near future, written in the recent past. Read with care. REMEMBERED - TOLD - TRANSCRIBED for K 2 Plant Hire Ltd.

"Turn Up The Strobe tells the story of two of the Twentieth Century's most vital artists - Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty - and those who understood them. A story of success, fear, ego, power, graffiti, house music, independence, control, disaster, the Roland TR-808, love, sheep, marketing, God, death, 12" vinyl records, escape, freedom, populism, a Ford Galaxie and the money and fame all of these things attract"--Publisher's description.

Reviewing the fundamental instrumental techniques and current observational results, this book unveils the mysteries of the physical processes in the central parsec of our Milky Way: the super-massive black hole embedded in a central stellar cluster as well as the gas and dust in the circumnuclear region. The observations described cover the entire electromagnetic spectrum from decimeter radio-waves to high energy X-ray and γ-rays, and a comprehensive summary of up-to-date astrophysical interpretations is given. The emphasis is put on observational techniques, image processing aspects, and a detailed presentation of the most cutting-edge work carried out in the near-infrared wavelength regime. These recent results include both the first orbits of stars around the central black hole and the multiwavelength variability of the central source. Contents:Observational Techniques:The GC Across the Electromagnetic SpectrumNIR Imaging Through the AtmosphereSpeckle ImagingSingle Telescope Adaptive OpticsCleaning and DeconvolutionFuture IR InterferometryObservational Results:The Discovery of Sagittarius A∗Large-Scale Structures at the Galactic CenterThe Circum Nuclear DiskThe Mini-SpiralRadio FilamentsNear-Infrared Images of the Central Stellar ClusterThe Radio and Infrared Positional Reference FramesNumber Density CountsPolarization of Filaments and StarsStellar Velocities and Orbital AccelerationsSpectroscopyStar Formation at the Galactic Center?Sgr A∗ Across the Electromagnetic SpectrumAstrophysical Results:The Stellar Velocity FieldScenarios for Star Formation at the Galactic CenterThe Central Dark MassStability of the Enclosed Dark MassAgglomerations of Exotic Particles?The Central Stellar CuspAnalysis of Stellar Orbits Near the Central Black HoleThe Central Black HoleComparison to Nuclei of Other GalaxiesMassive Black Holes at High Redshifts Readership: Graduate and post-graduate students, researchers, astronomers, and astrophysicists. Key Features:Suitable basis for a single semester course at the advanced undergraduate or graduate levelCompact summary of observational results and astrophysical interpretationA bibliography comprising over 400 publications up to the editorial deadline in July 2004Keywords:Galactic Center;Imaging;Wavelengths;Stellar;Astrophysics

When Ruttie Petit fled from her father's castle to wed Mohammed Ali Jinnah in 1918, their marriage outraged society at large. They were divided by community, religion and an age gap of twenty-four years. Well-known journalist Sheela Reddy uses never-before-seen personal letters and papers as well as accounts left by contemporaries and friends to portray this unusual relationship with a sympathetic, discerning eye. A product of intensive and meticulous research in Delhi, Bombay and Karachi, Reddy not only brings the solitary, misunderstood Jinnah and the lonely, wistful Ruttie to life, but also the society and politics of the times their story was set in. A must-read for all those interested in politics, history, and the power of an unforgettable love story.

Real Stories of Nursing Research demonstrates how direct care nurses in clinical settings overcome their fear and conduct nursing research studies that impact patient care. Highlighting different types of research in Magnet-designated hospitals located in all types of settings, this reference includes examples of studies that have used a quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods design.

A few years after the publication of The Physics of Star Formation and Early Stellar Evolution, we received a request from the publisher for an up dated second edition of this popular reference book. As originally intended, the volume had proved to be a useful "text" book for graduate astronomy courses and seminars which dealt with topics related to stellar origins. The book was based on a series of lectures delivered by a distinguished group of leading researchers at a NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) held in May 1990 on the island of Crete, Greece. The primary goal of the ASI was in fact to produce a book which "would simultaneously provide a broad and systematic overview of, as well as a rigorous introduction to, the fun damental physics and astronomy at the heart of modern research in star formation and early stellar evolution. " However, by 1995 concern had arisen among those who used the text as a reference for graduate seminars and courses that the book would need to be updated to stay abreast of the discoveries and progress in this rapidly evolving field. After some discussion we concluded that a new edition of the book was warranted and that the goal of producing a new edition would be best accomplished by organizing a second ASI in Crete to review the progress in star formation research.