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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Adam Price, Richard Brunstrom, Alun Cairns, Paul Flynn, Glyn Davies, David Jones, Bethan Jenkins, Huw Lewis, Peter Black, Betsan Powys, Dylan Jones-Evans, Kelle Marie. Excerpt:Adam Price Adam Price (born 23 September 1968, Carmarthen ) is a politician in Wales , and former Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr . He was elected to Parliament in the 2001 general election and re-elected im 2005 but stood down before the 2010 election. He belongs to Plaid's left-wing and has said of himself "I was a socialist before I was a nationalist." Biography The son of a coal miner , Price went to (Dyffryn) Amman Valley Comprehensive School on Margaret Street in Ammanford in Carmarthenshire . He studied at Cardiff University gaining a BA in European Community Studies in 1991. From 1991-3, he was a research associate at the Cardiff University's department of City and Regional Planning. From 1993-8, he worked for Menter a Busnes, being an executive director from 1996-8. He also studied at Saarland University in Saarbrücken in western Germany. From 1998, he was the Managing Director of the Newidiem-Economic Development Consultancy (part of Menter a Business). Price is openly gay . He stood in 1992 general election for the seat of Gower . Parliamentary career The Mittal Affair: "Cash for Influence" Controversy erupted in 2002 as Price exposed the link between UK prime minister Tony Blair and steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal in the Mittal Affair , also known as 'Garbagegate' or Cash for Influence . Mittal's LNM steel company, registered in the Dutch Antilles and maintaining less than 1 % of its 100,000 plus workforce in the UK, sought Blair's aid in its bid to purchase Romania 's state steel industry. The letter from Blair to the Romanian government, a copy of which Price w... ... Read more

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Title: Hope in the Desperate Hour.(Brief Article)
Author: Elin Elgaard
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1997
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: v71Issue: n2Page: p397(1)

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on June 22, 2001. The length of the article is 538 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mercy Among the Children. (Noted).(Brief Article)
Author: Elin Elgaard
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2001
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: 75Page: 162(1)

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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on March 22, 1999. The length of the article is 444 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Bay of Love and Sorrows.(Review)(Brief Article)
Author: Elin Elgaard
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1999
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: 73Issue: 2Page: 333

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Periodical distributed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for Sunday School teachers. This issue includes: God Bless My Daddy, The Power of Testimony, The Temple of the Spirit, Help Children Sperak Their Piece, With Oxcart and Courage to Salt Lake Valley, Reproof With Love, The Holy Priesthood from Adam to Noah, Our Worshipful Hymn Practice, and more. Also features pullout poster of Christ Preaching from a Boat and gatefold cutout for kids of Mormon characters. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Good reading..........
I have read a great deal of Mr. Adams works he is a lost treasure and I hope that you will find him and enjoy his brillance.
The Outlandish Knight is the story of a minstrel who is traveling to find himself and to serve his Master. The book which is broken down in three parts. Each part pertains to a different family memeber of Raymonds.
There are great folk songs through out the book which adds to Mr Adams great writing. I enjoyed the first two parts very much following along with Raymonds son as he to follows in his father footsteps. The second part of the story is told by Raymond the son, and it gives a different feel to the book.
The third part is about Raymond's daughter Honor Mary and about her story which is told by the Author. This is where the story slows down a little. Honor does not follow in their footsteps. It is still a wonderful book and it brings a very different look to Mr Adams works.It is an enjoyable book and any Richard Adams fan will enjoy it.I only wished that he would have given more feel and more color to the characters.

The best Richard Adams novel since Watership Down
Richard Adams set the bar pretty high when hepublished his first novel, Watership Down, over 25 years ago.His novels since then (Shardik, Plague Dogs, Girl in the Swing, Maia, and Traveler) have not lived up to thepromise of that first book,which ranks among the most beloved novels ofthe 20th century and will surely be among the handful of books to survivethe century.

It is with great pleasure, therefore, to note that with TheOutlandish Knight Adams has crafted a lyrical novel rich in historicaldetail.It follows the fortunes of 3 generations of "common"folk in England and their relationships with the Tudor aristocrats.

Thenovel opens in the year 1485, the action concentrating on the Battle ofBosworth Field, where Henry VII, the first of the Tudor dynasty, brought anend to the Wars of the Roses.The central narrative focuses on HenryVIII's divorce from Katherine of Aragon, while the third portion isconcerned with the fate of those implicated in a plot in support of Mary,Queen of Scots, during Elizabeth's reign.

The overriding theme is one ofunwavering loyalty and devotion in the face of intense pressure.WhileAdams is faithful to the historical detail the reader cannot help but getcaught up in the events as if they were happening today. Most impressively,Adams' characters speak the English of their day, not 20th centuryvernacular, a device which other writers of historical fiction would dowell to employ.The historical figures that appear as characters arebelievable, as well.

Adams' first foray into historical fiction came withhis last novel, Traveler, but here he is on surer ground, writing about hisnative England.As a special bonus, the text is sprinkled liberally withexcerpts of English folk song, including the actual musicalnotation.

Although lacking an animal protagonist, this is Adams' bestnovel since Watership Down. Readers should also check out his twocollections of tales, The Unbroken Web and Tales from Watership Down.Alsoin a similar vein is a historical novel by Alan Garner, Strandloper, andvarious works of history of this period, such as Antonia Fraser's Faith andTreason.

The words "based on a true story" have become all tooautomatic in this visually-oriented age, but it is comforting to know thatthere are still instances when the phrase actually has meaning. ... Read more