books by Peter Ling (historical effective routledge)

books by Peter Ling

books:

Doctor Who: The Mind Robber (Doctor Who Library, No 115)

1 review
Peter Ling

Not Avail, 1987

Best experienced as a TV serial
One of the most unusual of the stories of the second Doctor (played by Patrick Troughton), this is Peter Ling's adaptation of his own TV serial. This book varies slightly from the original version: on TV, it followed on directly from 'The Dominators' with a volcanic eruption on the planet Dulkis. In the novel, the TARDIS crew are present at the eruption of Mount Vesuvius (an era far better ...

Gender and the Civil Rights Movement

Rutgers University Press, 2004

This collection of nine essays analyzes the people, the protests, and the incidents of the civil rights movement through the lens of gender. More than just a study of women, the book examines the ways in which assigned sexual roles and values shaped the strategy, tactics, and ideology of the movement. The essays deal with topics ranging from the Montgomery bus boycott and Rhythm and Blues to gangsta rap and contemporary fiction, from the ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (Routledge Historical Biographies)

1 review
Peter J. Ling

Routledge, 2002

A Solid and Concise Biography
In his biography, Peter J Ling attempts to inform the reader about the book's subject in less than three hundred pages what other writers such as David Garrow described in books over twice the length. It is fair to say he has succeeded; the main incidents and themes of King's life are given a good and balanced treatment, such as the Montgomery bus boycotts, his stance on the Vietnam war, through ...

Thoughts For Effective Living
Peter Ling

Heinemann Asia Books, 1995

The author expresses some things many people think but don't seem able to express verbally or in writing. The book shows the way to self-discovery and enlightenment and what the real measures of success entail.

The Democratic Party: A Photographic History

2 reviews
Peter J. Ling

Thunder Bay Press (CA), 2003

The Peoples Party
Most people normally read non-fiction books that interest them and if the topic of the book is the history of one political party, I would bet the reader is almost always sympathetic, if not a strong supporter, of the party the book is written about. I fall into that category so I know that I come to this review with a bit of bias toward the book. Given that I am interested in the topic and ...

Halfway to Heaven
Peter Ling

Trafalgar Square Publishing, 1994

Daphne and Ted Watkins are happy in their terraced house, until Ted's success as a popular comic puts his marriage under threat. Daphne's mother, Muriel, who lives in a nicer part of Sydenham with her sister, disapproves of Ted, which has driven a rift between her and her daughter's family.