Un-Conventional - 13 Years of Meeting the Stars of Doctor Who


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At the age of 27, Karen was living a conventional life as a mother and housewife in Lincolnshire. Then she met Colin Baker in 1997. Following this, she spent 13 years meeting the stars of DOCTOR WHO, travelling round the country attending conventions and watching plays. This is the story of those meetings...




Doctor Who in Time and Space


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This collection of fresh essays addresses a broad range of topics in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, both old (1963-1989) and new (2005-present). The book begins with the fan: There are essays on how the show is viewed and identified with, fan interactions with each other, reactions to changes, the wilderness years when it wasn't in production. Essays then look at the ways in which the stories are told (e.g., their timeliness, their use of time travel as a device, etc.). After discussing the stories and devices and themes, the essays turn to looking at the Doctor's female companions and how they evolve, are used, and changed by their journey with the Doctor.




Thoughts of a New Old Mum


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Karen Louise Hollis became a mum in 1990 aged 20 & had 3 more babies by 1996. She enjoyed being a young mum & having kids close in age. However in 2010 aged 41, Karen began a new relationship & they decided to have a baby. How hard would it be for her to conceive in her 40s? Would pregnancy & birth be different in the 2010s, some 20 years since her eldest was born? Thoughts of a New Old Mum follows Karen's journey from trying to get pregnant through the pregnancy & birth of their son & his 1st year. How had things changed since her experiences in the 1990s? Would she find it hard being an older mum? How would her other children react to their much younger sibling? This book covers a huge change in Karen's life. As she enters 2013, another happy event is just around the corner... The book is written in a friendly, chatty style which anyone who has a child will relate to. This is an open & honest account of the joys & love, worries & stresses, the explosive nappies & sleep-deprived nights of motherhood.




From Darkness Through Light


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Tales of Dark Nights, Death and Violent Encounters


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A short story collection featuring twenty stories of between 100 and 2000 words. These feature murder, suicide, domestic violence and alien abduction - but with some black comedy and wit amongst the drama and tension! Sometimes, some of the characters even survive to tell their tale!




The Other Side of the Table


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From being just an ordinary fan who had attended Doctor Who conventions and events since 1997, Karen was now experiencing The Other Side of the Table - being asked for autographs, being photographed, selling books and giving interviews. This second book covers the events she attended from September 2010 to July 2011 and includes her meeting over 100 of the Doctor Who cast and crew, star names such as Arthur Darvill, Colin Baker, Paul McGann, Kate O'Mara, Jacqueline Pearce, Barbara Shelley, Peter Purves, Bonnie Langford and Floella Benjamin. The Other Side of the Table also includes her views on the new series of Doctor Who, her ten hours spent watching an episode being filmed and her personal tributes to Nicholas Courtney and Elisabeth Sladen. The Other Side of the Table is written in Karen's chatty, fun and light-hearted style. If readers attended any of the events mentioned, this book will hopefully bring back some great memories and for those that didn't go - well, now you will know what you missed!




Un-Conventional


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UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the South China Sea


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UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the South China Sea covers topics such as baselines, historic title and rights, due regard and abuse of rights, peaceful use of the ocean, navigation regimes, marine scientific research, intelligence gathering, the UNCLOS dispute settlement system and regional common heritage. In search of varying viewpoints, the authors in this book come from multiple countries. Ongoing events, such as the recent waves made by China in the East China Sea and increasing tensions between the South East Asian countries over the use of South China Sea, make this book especially pertinent.




Armed Non-State Actors in International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law


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The accountability of armed non-state actors is a neglected field of international law, overtaken by the regimes of state responsibility and individual criminal accountability as well as fears of legitimacy. Yet armed non-state actors are important players in the international arena and their activities have significant repercussions. This book focuses on their obligations and accountability when they do not function as state agents, regardless of the existence or extent of accountability of their individual members. The author claims that their distinct features lead to their classification into three different types: de facto entities, armed non-state actors in control of territory, and common article 3 armed non-state actors. The mechanisms that trigger the applicability of humanitarian and human rights law regimes are examined in detail as well as the framework of obligations. In both cases, the author argues that armed non-state actors should not be treated as entering international law and process exclusively through the state. The study concludes by focussing on their accountability in international humanitarian and human rights law and, more specifically, to the rules of attribution, remedies and reparations for violations of their primary obligations.