New Releases by John Major

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Democracy operates on consent. That means politicians have an obligation to present and argue their causes in order to ultimately win consensus. Above all, democracy requires honesty—in facing up to challenges, acknowledging fears and dangers, and admitting the limitations of government. But democracy has its flaws, not least in the lack of efficiency in the decision-making process. Amid pressing questions about the nature and limits of democracy, both in Britain and beyond, The Responsibilities of Democracy provides a clear-eyed perspective shared by two former politicians. Two central figures of the British political establishment, John Major and Nick Clegg, share their thoughts on where democracy is heading and how it can survive in the twenty-first century. Offering his perspective as a former prime minister, Major writes of the qualities on which a healthy democracy depends and expresses his deep concerns about the declining decorum of political exchange. Clegg brings a counter-perspective in discussing the ways in which political language has always involved trading insults and argues that echo chambers, although now more sophisticated, are nothing new. Compromise, Clegg insists, is not betrayal, but is instead the very substance of our politics and our democracy. The Responsibilities of Democracy explores the overall health of UK democracy, giving a balanced analysis of its values and flaws. It is also a clarion call to the electorate and politicians to nurture and protect the precious values on which democracy depends.

"Di The 2012 Story temukan... + Kenapa kalender suku Maya hanya dibuat sampai tahun 2012. + Manfaat kalender kuno itu bagi kita di masa modern ini. + Bagaimana gagasan 2012 dipahami-dan diselewengkan-oleh akademisi tradisional, pelaku kegiatan spiritual, serta kebudayaan populer. + Apa kontroversi dan misteri utama seputar gagasan 2012. + Bagaimana kita bisa menyingkirkan kehebohan tentang 2012 dan menarik nilai kebijakan sejati suku Maya yang bisa diterapkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. "John Major Jenkins, salah satu penulis paling terkemuka tentang topik 2012, membantu mengklarifikasi kehebohan ini." ---Lisa Miller, Newsweek"

Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize; former prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell the richly colourful story of the British music hall.

"Throughout his life John Major has loved cricket. In this book, he examines it from its origins up to the beginning of the twentieth century."--Back cover.

The Christian doctrine of heaven has been a moral source of enormous power in western culture. It has provided astriking account of the ultimate good in life and has for two millennia animated the hope that our lives can be fully meaningful. Recently, however, the doctrine of heaven has lost much of its grip on the western imagination and hasbecome a vague and largely ignored part of the Christian creed. Not only have our hopes been redefined as a result,but our very identity as human beings has been altered.In this book, Jerry L. Walls argues that the doctrine of heaven is ripe for serious reconsideration. He contends not only that the orthodox view of heaven can be defended from objections commonly raised against it, but also that heaven is a powerful resource for addressing persistent philosophical problems, not the least of which concern the ground of morality and the meaning of life. Walls shows how heaven is integrally related to central Christian doctrines, particularly those concerning salvation, and tackles the difficult problem of why faith in Christ is necessary to save us from our sins. In addition, heaven is shown to illumine thorny problems of personal identity and to be anessential component of a satisfactory theodicy. Walls goes on to examine data from near-death experiences from the standpoint of some important recent work in epistemology and argues that they offer positive evidence for heaven. He concludes that we profoundly need to recover the hope of heaven in order to recover our very humanity.

The history reference book of the decade: nothing less than a history of the world from the building of the ziggurats to the toppling of Saddam - told via the exciting medium of 9000 chronologically organized quotations.

تعد قصة حياة جون ميجر من أكثر كتب المذكرات التي كتبها رئيس وزراء بريطاني سابق ارتباطا بشخصه وأكثرها كشفا للحقائق انتظر الجميع بشوق ولهفة روايته عن طفولته وعن ارتقائه سلم المناصب ثم سقوطه بما يميزها من دقة متناهية ودونما إيجاز أو غموض انتخب جون ميجر عضوا بالبرلمان لحزب المحافظين سنة 1979 وعين وزيرا للخارجية ثم وزيرا للمالية قبل أن يتولى زعامة حزب المحافظين ومن ثم رئاسة الوزارة خلفا لمارغريت تاتشر في نوفمبر 1990 واحتفظ بهذين المنصبين حتى مايو 1997 بعد فوزه بنصر واضح في انتخابات سنة 1992 العبيكان للنشر 2003

John Major''s autobiography is one of the most personal and revealing ever written by a former British Prime Minister. Eagerly awaited, the remarkable story of his life, from an extraordinary childhood to becoming an influential leader at the forefront of global politics and subsequent fall, is candid, scrupulous, and unsparing. With complete candor and compelling insight, Major describes how he left school at fifteen, was unemployed, and through hard work and determination was elected to Parliament as a member of Margaret Thatcher''s Conservative Party, which would transform Britain. Quickly becoming one of Thatcher''s Cabinet members, he served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Foreign Secretary, and then Chancellor of the Exchequer, the powerful position from which he vaulted to Prime Minister in 1990 when, after Thatcher fell, he fought and won a shrewd campaign to succeed her. Major vividly recounts his role in shaping some of the most profound world events, including conferring with George Bush on the Gulf War, making the most decisive steps in a generation toward peace in Northern Ireland, leading Britain through the formation of the European Upon, and calling a general election in 1992 in which his party won the most votes in British political history. Yet within months of the 1992 election his government was in troubled waters, and Major is candid about his difficulties and losses and the controversies and divisions within his own party. Through it all, including the landslide defeat of his Conservative Party on May 1, 1997, and his immediate stepping down as party leader and Prime Minister, John Major acted with a dignity rare in politics. As he talks about his leadership triumphs and defeats and his work with a diverse range of inter-national figures including George Bush, Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Helmut Kohl, and Nelson Mandela, he offers invaluable insight into how political power is exercised both in the United Kingdom and abroad. Here is a fascinating story of a man, his passion for politics, and the genuine and significant contributions he has made to the lives ofthe British and people around the world.

Explores the historical significance of Chinese clothing, and offers examples and commentary on fashions ranging from the dragon robes of the Imperial era to the cheongsams shown on the runways in Paris