Best Selling Books by Ruth Thomas

Building behemoth : Indonesian constructions of the nation-state / Ruth McVey -- Language fantasy, revolution : Java 1900-1950 / Benedict R. O''G. Anderson -- Sjahrir at Boven Digoel : reflections on exile in the Dutch East Indies / Rudolf Mrz̀ek -- Diplomacy and armed struggle in the Indonesian national revolution : choice and constraint in a comparative perspective / Barbara Harvey -- When we were young : the exile of the Republic''s leaders in Bangka, 1949 / Mary Somers Heidhues -- Nationalism, revolution, and organization in Indonesian communism / Ruth McVey -- The post-coup massacre in Bali / Geoffrey Robinson -- Between state and society : professional lawyers and reform in Indonesia / Daniel S. Lev -- Rewiring the Indonesian state / Takashi Shiraishi -- Community participation, indigenous ideology, activist politics : Indonesian NGO''s in the 1990''s / Fred Bunnell.

Mum knew she shouldn''t have left the children alone. That was why she was hurrying home, running to catch the evening train. She was so worried about Nicky and Roy that she didn''t hear the thief come up behind her; she didn''t look carefully when she dashed across the road . . . Back at home Nicky is findingit harder and harder to reassure her younger brother Roy. Soon the children are running out of money and the neighbours are getting suspicious. But whatever happens, Nicky is certain of one thing - she will NEVER tell.

Edward is the school wheeler-dealer with dreams of becoming a millionaire by the time he''s twenty. When he finds a mysterious package in the park, he ropes two school-mates into a daring scheme, one that catapults them into an adventure of secrets and intrigue - and his wish seems very close to becoming a reality.

Julia and Nathan have no friends to speak of. They''re misfits of Mrs Henrey''s class - awlays the last to be picekd for the team, and always without a partner. Then they discover a stash of money in a deserted house and suddenly, instant popularity seems just around the corner. But so is trouble, in the shape of the adults who start asking difficult questions. There is only one thing the pair can do now, and that is to run away!

At fifteen, Sally Tuttle and Rowena Cresswell were firm friends, until a shocking event changed their lives. Now in their early forties, they are estranged, both single mothers, both haunted with memories of their intense friendship. Sally is an embroiderer, a needlewoman who works at a repairs shop in East Grinstead. When she wins an embroidery prize and is invited to deliver a lecture in Edinburgh, she has to leave her teenage daughter Pearl alone and step into this daunting new role. As fate would have it, Rowena is in Edinburgh too, helping her son move out of his student

This collection of essays explores the origins and roles of Southeast Asian business groups, especially as they developed during the 1970s and 1980s. An important contribution to studies of ethnic Chinese entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia. Includes a comprehensive introduction by the editor.

The rebellion of the Indonesian Communist Party in 1926-27 was a significant event which had a considerably greater impact on Indonesia''s subsequent political development than the actual strength marshalled by the Communists might suggest. Very little has been written about the rebellion and its background, and the documents necessary for its study have been extremely difficult of access, even to those who read Dutch. We have felt that translation and publication of the three reports here presented would be useful to those seeking a fuller understanding of this period of Indonesia''s modern history - one which has remained nearly as obscure as it is important. The Introduction should help the reader see these documents in their proper context and give him a fuller appreciation of the nature of the rebellion and the conditions which nurtured it. The two editors - Dr. Harry Benda, Associate Professor of History at Yale University, and Ruth T. McVey, Research Associate in the Cornell Modern Indonesia Project - have both done extensive research in modern Indonesian political and social history, Ruth McVey being currently engaged in completing a major study of Indonesian Communism during the period 1920 - 1927. The Cornell Modern Indonesia Project is indebted to Mrs. Elizabeth Maijer for translation of the Governor General''s Note and the Bantam Report, and to Professor Harry Benda for translation of the political section of the West Coast of Sumatra Report. - George McT. Kahin, November 15, 1959

There''s been a spate of break-ins lately in the area and everyone in Kate''s class is saying that the burglar is Desmond Locke''s dad because he''s just come out of prison. Everyone, that is, except Kate. She''s sure that Mr Locke is innocent and turns to her Secret Seven books for inspiration - they always find the real thief. Kate and Desmond become detectives to find out the truth and prove Desmond''s dad is innocent. But the truth isn''t always what you would like it to be and Kate is horrified when she discovers who really is... GUILTY.

In an age of ecological decay, Western ontological and epistemological assumptions have to be revisited. This book offers such a revision. It opens with a critical analysis of the paradigm of sustainable development and problematically situates it within the ecocidal trajectory of Western metaphysics. In search of some tools for examining the ecological conundrum, the book develops a pool of new categories of knowledge called “transpositions”. Though of cross-disciplinary nature, this work must be situated within the tradition of the post-Kantian critique of reason. To develop its own framework of analysis, it relies heavily upon Nietzsche’s oeuvre and that of part of his entourage (including Heidegger, Foucault, Derrida, and Plotnitsky). Major inputs also come from the work of the ecophilosopher of science Patrick Curry and ecofeminism at large. It will appeal to students and established scholars in environmental studies, ecology and philosophy.

In these two monographs, first presented as part of the Frank H. Golay Memorial Lecture series sponsored by the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, Craig J. Reynolds and Ruth McVey each review Southeast Asian Studies as an academic enterprise and offer their proposals for adapting and revitalizing the academy''s approach to Southeast Asia in particular and area studies generally.

Introducing a range of characters and themes, from childhood to old age, from family loyalties to communication breakdowns, and from loss to love and freedom, her stories buzz with insouciant humour as characters address contemporary dilemmas and classic situations. With settings ranging from Britain to Spain, to Greece and the United States, this is a cosmopolitan and engaging collection. Thomass ability to capture the smallest detail with characteristic humour and bite make her stories a joy to read.

This title is part of a series of books on today''s brightest Hollywood stars. The authors are freelance journalists, specialising in show-business and entertainment.

Ruth Thomas''''s debut collection of stories bu zzes with insouciant humour. She addresses herself to contem porary dilemmas and classic situations such as disastrous da tes, irritating girlfriends and obscure longings for escape. ''

This volume features in-depth coverage of series three of Farscape, the sci-fi television show. It takes an exclusive, detailed look behind the scenes, with access to the show''s stars and production team, and also includes an episode guide to the whole of season three.

Delicately poised on the cusp of melancholy, fragility and folly, Ruth Thomas'' stories offer a fresh take on the contradictions of human nature.

Donovan, the new boy at school, is secretive, brooding and undeniably good looking. Amy finds him hard to resist. But things start to go wrong. Donovan involves Amy in a car crash. Then fights and factions develop in class under his influence, and there are unexplained thefts. When Donovan asks Amy to hide him, her loyalty is pushed to the limit.

Edinburgh, 1991. Having flunked her exams, eighteen-year-old Luisa McKenzie finds herself back at school - this time working as a classroom assistant. Instead of leading a new ''sophisticated'' life as a student in London, she spends her days trundling to and from her childhood home, sitting on the outside of the ''Home Corner'' in a class full of five-year-olds.A chance encounter one afternoon with Stella, a former schoolfriend who has, herself, gone on to ''greater'' things, wakes Luisa up to her disappointments. With a school trip and a magic show on the horizon , Luisa''s hold on reality slowly begins to unravel .

Three children are kidnapped and driven across the country and dumped right in the middle of Dartmoor. Here in the wilderness they must learn to survive against a backdrop of desolate country and mounting personal conflict. By the author of The Runaways, Guilty and The New Boy.