Big Men

A white-knuckle account of the First Infantry Division’s harrowing D-Day assault on the eastern sector of Omaha Beach - acclaimed historian John C. McManus has written a gripping history that will stand as the last word on this titanic battle. Nicknamed the Big Red One, First Division had fought from North Africa to Sicily, earning a reputation as stalwart warriors on the front lines and rabble-rousers in the rear.

A broadcast of the very first of Frank Zappa s famed Halloween gigs from New York's Palladium Theater (a yearly ritual for Zappa until he stopped performing), this show demonstrates just how important Frank Zappa had become as one of rock's most enduring innovators. It also demonstrates Zappa's kooky and sardonic sense of humor. After introducing his band, and telling the audience that the show was being broadcast, they launch into San Ber'Dino, a song about a modern rodeo cowboy who falls on hard times. Singing lines like: There's 41 men and only one shower in tank C, but it doesn't apply to Bobby…, it confirms how Zappa knew how to make great music and have fun doing it. Performed while promoting his Zoot Allures album, Frank had taken to the road with a band that can only be regarded as an all-star line up. Nearly every musician who had a tenure with Zappa went on to remarkable musical careers, and these men are no exception.

This timely title weighs masculinity's capacity for good against its potential for destruction in the context of contemporary debates on the topic.

This book highlights mathematical ideas to help explain a number of important aspects of the dynamics of social groups. These ideas are similar to those used to describe the behaviour of Lagrangian mechanical systems, and as such this book appeals to anyone wanting to gain an understanding of the intrinsic unity of natural phenomena.