Peace: Meanings, Politics, Strategies

Linda Forcey writes in her introduction to this important new book that more than forty years have passed since Albert Einstein prophesied unparalleled catastrophe were we not to change our modes of thinking. Learning how we should go about this is peace studies. This book explores the meanings of peace, including political approaches and strategies for better understanding and change from a wide range of ideological and philosophical perspectives. The chapters, by scholars of sociology, history, psychology, political science, and several interdisciplinary fields, pose challenging philosophical, ideological, and pedagogical questions. The contributors encourage active thought about the complex interrelationship of the personal and systemic dimensions of peace.Ideal for interdisciplinary, introductory peace study courses, this volume stimulates thought about the peace process by examining individual behavior and responsibility as well as that of the political and social collective. It challenges the reader into thinking deeply about peace by focusing on the complex interrelationship of its personal and structural dimensions. Although the book is organized into three parts--Meanings, Politics, and Strategies--the themes presented necessarily overlap. As is stated in the introduction, the meanings we give to the process of peace, the politics that govern the ways in which we view the world and our place in it, and the strategies for a better world we choose to pursue are so interrelated as to forestall neat compartmentalization.

The Twins

Literature & Fiction

SARGINSON, SASKIA

Genre Fiction

Redhook

They were inseparable until an innocent mistake tore them apart. Growing up, Viola and Issy clung to each other in the wake of their mother's eccentricity, as she dragged them from a commune to a tiny Welsh village. They thought the three of them would be together forever. But an innocent mistake one summer set them on drastically different paths. Now in their twenties, Issy is trying to hold together a life as a magazine art director, while Viola is slowly destroying herself, consumed with guilt over the events they unknowingly set into motion as children. When it seems that Viola might never recover, Issy returns to the town they haven't seen in a decade, to face her own demons and see what answers, if any, she can find. A deeply moving, gripping debut, this is a novel about the secrets we carry, and the bonds between twins.

1984 - Suffolk, England. When 17-year-old Eva goes missing at sea, everyone presumes that she drowned. Her parents' relationship is falling apart, undermined by guilt and grief. But her younger sister, Faith, refuses to consider a life without Eva; she's determined to find her sister and bring her home alive. Close to the shore looms the shape of an island -- out of bounds, mysterious, and dotted with windowless concrete huts. What nobody knows is that inside one of the huts Eva is being held captive. That she is fighting to survive -- and return home...

Without You: 5.5

The Other Me

Sometimes it is the people we think we know the best who surprise us the most.Eliza Bennet has the life she has always dreamed of. She is who she wants to be, and she is with the man she loves. But Eliza is living a lie. Her real name is Klaudia Myer. And Klaudia is on the run. She is escaping her old life, and a terrible secret buried at the heart of her family.This is the story of Eliza and Klaudia: two women, two lives, and one lie they cannot hide from. In The Other Me, Saskia Sarginson hypnotically examines whether our identities are tied to where we’ve come from, in a captivating mystery that shows how sometimes history doesn’t tell the true story.

Piatkus

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From Richard &amp; Judy bestselling author of The Twins comes a haunting and suspenseful new novel about a girl with a secret - and a past that is destined to catch up with her... 'There are some books which are so compelling, the plots so engaging and the writing so perfectly paced and accessible that simply captivate the reader and this for me was one such book' We Love This Book 
Despite everything life has thrown at Eliza Bennet, she's living the life she's worked so hard to achieve. She's who she wants to be, where she wants to be and with the man she loves.
But Eliza is living a lie. Her real name is Klaudia Myer, and Klaudia is on the run, escaping her old life and a terrible secret buried at the heart of her family. 
Eliza feels as though she's been running away her whole life. But when her father comes to her with a terrible request, she knows her double life is about to be exposed. 
How much longer is it safe to carry on pretending? 
This is a haunting and deeply powerful story about identity and the deep secrets that lie at the heart of every family.
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Praise for Saskia Sarginson:
'This enthralling read will keep you up long into the night' Ruth Ware on The Other Me 'Storytelling at its very best. A moving tale about how guilt and shame can govern lives and how only love and generosity can change that' Cecilia Ekback on The Other Me
'Outstandingly good. Part thriller, part love story, I guarantee you will not be able to put it down' Sun on The Twins
'Stunning in its insight and beautifully written' Judy Finnigan on The Twins
'A stunning writer with deep insight into people, their thoughts and behaviour' NZ Women's Weekly

The Other Me: The addictive novel by Richard and Judy bestselling author of The Twins

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

How It Ends

Dramas & Plays

Piatkus Books

'With echoes of David Nicholls's One Day, this romance has just the right mix of heart-melting moments and heart-rending near misses' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Intensely romantic' SUNDAY MIRROR 'Wonderful, heart-tugging' PRIMA 'Timeless and moving' HOLLY MILLER Perfect for fans of One Day and Me Before You, this is a heartbreaking love story spanning three decades that starts and ends on a bench, by the Richard & Judy Book Club bestselling author. __________________________________________ It begins at the end. It begins on a bench, on a heath, where a woman waits for a man. Ten years ago, they made a pact: On this bench, on this day, they will end a love affair that's spanned three decades, or start again. They should never have met. They should never have fallen in love. But they did, until a lie separated them for a lifetime. Can they fix the mistake, forgive the lie, erase the years in-between? Can what was lost ever truly be found? __________________________________________ Readers are falling in LOVE with The Bench . . . 'I loved this book from beginning to end' ***** Reader review 'A raw, emotional book about love in all its guises'Sun 'I cried at the end, they were happy tears!' ***** Reader review 'Heartbreaking' Bella 'What an epic love story, I loved this so much' ***** Reader review 'Irresistible' Jemma Wayne 'Beautiful, painful, heart-breaking' ***** Reader review 'Honest, tender' Emma Rous 'Poignant and heart-wrenching' Mary Chamberlain 'I absolutely loved it' ***** Reader review 'Beautiful' Cecilia Ekbäck 'I fell head over heels in love with it' Fiona Mitchell 'Wonderful storytelling' ***** Reader review 'Wonderful' Lisa Ballantyne

The Bench

Contemporary

The Central Line

Perfect for fans of One Day in December and Notting Hill, this is an unforgettable love story about sliding doors and chance encounters by the Richard & Judy Book Club bestselling author. 'I raced through this sweet, emotionally satisfying rom-com' Good Housekeeping 'I was enamoured with this story' Prima __________________________________________ What if you've already crossed paths with the love of your life? Cora and Jacob live in London's vast metropolis; he at one end of the Central Line, she at the other. Their paths have crossed a thousand times without them knowing. When a chance encounter on the underground brings them together, it seems they're destined to fall in love. But although they live in the same city, their worlds are miles apart. Jacob's life is uncluttered, while Cora's is full of complications. And as events begin to divide them, they start to wonder: Are they meant to be together, or were they never meant to meet? __________________________________________ Readers are falling in love with Saskia Sarginson's novels . . . 'With echoes of David Nicholls's One Day, this romance has just the right mix of heart-melting moments and heart-rending near misses' Good Housekeeping 'Intensely romantic' Sunday Mirror 'A wonderful, heart-tugging romance' Prima 'A raw, emotional book about love in all its guises' Sun 'A gorgeous story of what-ifs and maybes' Miranda Dickinson 'Heartbreaking' Bella 'Timeless and moving' Holly Miller 'So much more than a love story' Lisa Ballantyne 'Have tissues to hand' Best 'Touching, deftly written' Ella Allbright

The Central Line: The unforgettable love story from the Richard & Judy Book Club bestselling author

Romance

Sometimes it is the people we think we know the best who surprise us the most.
Eliza Bennet has the life she has always dreamed of. She is who she wants to be, and she is with the man she loves. 
But Eliza is living a lie. Her real name is Klaudia Myer. And Klaudia is on the run. She is escaping her old life, and a terrible secret buried at the heart of her family.
This is the story of Eliza and Klaudia: two women, two lives, and one lie they cannot hide from. 
In The Other Me, Saskia Sarginson hypnotically examines whether our identities are tied to where we’ve come from, in a captivating mystery that shows how sometimes history doesn’t tell the true story.

Other Me

British & Irish

Flatiron Books

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The Twins

The Twins

Without You: 5.5

The Other Me

The Other Me: The addictive novel by Richard and Judy bestselling author of The Twins

How It Ends

The Bench

The Central Line

The Central Line: The unforgettable love story from the Richard & Judy Book Club bestselling author

Other Me