David G Slater

The Book of Nonsense (Sacred Books, Vol. I)

Before there were books, there were Words of Power, and those who spoke them could rule the world...Dexter and Daphna Wax don't quite fit in, even with each other. She loves reading and he loathes it, but neither is pleased by their "special" thirteenth birthday gift: a ruined old book full of nonse...

Killing for Culture: From Edison to ISIS: A New History of Death on Film

“I thought I was desensitized. I’m not. No hope for humanity… I feel like my quest is over.” Comment posted online in reaction to the video, 3 Guys 1 Hammer.Unlike images of sex, which were clandestine and screened only in private, images of death were made public from the onset of cinema. The fathe...

Mister Franchise

WARNING: DON’T BUY A FRANCHISE WITHOUT THIS BOOK! Franchising is part of the American way of life, and it’s not limited to McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts. Hotels, bars, salons, gyms, restaurants, day care, car repair shops, pet care, schools, real estate brokers, home construction—the spirit of entre...

The Book of Nonsense (Forbidden Books) (Volume 1)

Before there were books, there were Words of Power, and those who spoke them could rule the world… Dexter and Daphna Wax don’t quite fit in, even with each other. She loves reading and he loathes it, but neither is pleased by their “special” thirteenth birthday gift: a ruined old book full of nonsen...

See No Evil

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Kerekes & Slater's acclaimed Killing for Culture, See No Evil is an exhaustive and startling overview of Britain's video nasty' culture which chronicles the phenomenal rise of video technology, concern for the children', the clampdown of the Video Recordings Act (198...

Cheese Louise

A piece of Swiss cheese named Louise and her exciting kitchen caper. It's the middle of the night. The floor creaks downstairs. Was that the sound of the refrigerator door opening? What really goes on in the kitchen when the lights go out? The answer: danger, adventure and the stuff of legends. Thi...

Old School is Good School: 'Back to Basics' Leadership Lessons

A collection of leadership and followership anecdotes derived from a nearly thirty year career leading America's finest sons and daughters to accomplish the most demanding of missions. While the anecdotes are born from military service they speak very clearly to leadership challenges faced by leader...

Geopolitics and the Post-Colonial: Rethinking North-South Relations

With a critical focus on US-Latin American encounters, the book analyses geopolitical issues from a post-colonial perspective. A novel approach to understanding US-Third World relations. Critically considers the genesis of US power. Interweaves ideas and events, interventions and representations....

Jacques & Spock

Underdevelopment and Spatial Inequality: Approaches to the Problems of Regional Planning in the Third World

Underdevelopment and Spatial Inequality: Approaches to the Problems of Regional Planning in the Third World

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Territory and State Power in Latin America: The Peruvian Case

The American Century: Consensus and Coercion in the Projection of American Power

The American Century: Consensus and Coercion in the Projection of American Power

Geopolitics And The Post-colonial: Rethinking North-South Relations