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1. Outside the whale: George Orwell, politics and the role of the imagination in a time of crisis

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
Inside the Whale (Essay) -- Criticism and interpretation, Activism -- Portrayals, Novelists -- Criticism and interpretation, Political issue, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

I'll start with a place, a Paris apartment in Montparnasse, and a date, 23 December 1936, and a gift from one writer to another of his corduroy jacket which, from [...]

Published
2021

2. Efficient computational noise in GLSL

Author

McEwan, Ian, Sheets, David, Gustavson, Stefan, and Richardson, Mark

Subjects
Computer Science - Graphics
Abstract

We present GLSL implementations of Perlin noise and Perlin simplex noise that run fast enough for practical consideration on current generation GPU hardware. The key benefits are that the functions are purely computational, i.e. they use neither textures nor lookup tables, and that they are implemented in GLSL version 1.20, which means they are compatible with all current GLSL-capable platforms, including OpenGL ES 2.0 and WebGL 1.0. Their performance is on par with previously presented GPU implementations of noise, they are very convenient to use, and they scale well with increasing parallelism in present and upcoming GPU architectures.

Published
2012
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3. A Habitable Fluvio-Lacustrine Environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

Author

Grotzinger, JP, Sumner, DY, Kah, LC, Stack, K, Gupta, S, Edgar, L, Rubin, D, Lewis, K, Schieber, J, Mangold, N, Milliken, R, Conrad, PG, DesMarais, D, Farmer, J, Siebach, K, Calef, F, Hurowitz, J, McLennan, SM, Ming, D, Vaniman, D, Crisp, J, Vasavada, A, Edgett, KS, Malin, M, Blake, D, Gellert, R, Mahaffy, P, Wiens, RC, Maurice, S, Grant, JA, Wilson, S, Anderson, RC, Beegle, L, Arvidson, R, Hallet, B, Sletten, RS, Rice, M, Bell, J, Griffes, J, Ehlmann, B, Anderson, RB, Bristow, TF, Dietrich, WE, Dromart, G, Eigenbrode, J, Fraeman, A, Hardgrove, C, Herkenhoff, K, Jandura, L, Kocurek, G, Lee, S, Leshin, LA, Leveille, R, Limonadi, D, Maki, J, McCloskey, S, Meyer, M, Minitti, M, Newsom, H, Oehler, D, Okon, A, Palucis, M, Parker, T, Rowland, S, Schmidt, M, Squyres, S, Steele, A, Stolper, E, Summons, R, Treiman, A, Williams, R, Yingst, A, Team, MSL Science, Kemppinen, Osku, Bridges, Nathan, Johnson, Jeffrey R, Cremers, David, Godber, Austin, Wadhwa, Meenakshi, Wellington, Danika, McEwan, Ian, Newman, Claire, Richardson, Mark, Charpentier, Antoine, Peret, Laurent, King, Penelope, Blank, Jennifer, Weigle, Gerald, Li, Shuai, Robertson, Kevin, Sun, Vivian, Baker, Michael, Edwards, Christopher, Farley, Kenneth, Miller, Hayden, Newcombe, Megan, Pilorget, Cedric, Brunet, Claude, Hipkin, Victoria, and Léveillé, Richard

Subjects
Bays, Carbon, Exobiology, Extraterrestrial Environment, Geologic Sediments, Hydrogen, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Iron, Mars, Nitrogen, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Salinity, Sulfur, Water, MSL Science Team, General Science & Technology
Abstract

The Curiosity rover discovered fine-grained sedimentary rocks, which are inferred to represent an ancient lake and preserve evidence of an environment that would have been suited to support a martian biosphere founded on chemolithoautotrophy. This aqueous environment was characterized by neutral pH, low salinity, and variable redox states of both iron and sulfur species. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and phosphorus were measured directly as key biogenic elements; by inference, phosphorus is assumed to have been available. The environment probably had a minimum duration of hundreds to tens of thousands of years. These results highlight the biological viability of fluvial-lacustrine environments in the post-Noachian history of Mars.

Published
2014

7. The physics of sand transport by wind

Author

McEwan, Ian Kenneth

Subjects
629.1323, Aeolian saltation
Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop and test a physical model of wind blown sand transport. Once established, such a model will lead to valuable insight into the physics of sand transport by wind especially the processes that interact to produce equilibrium transport conditions. The study begins with a review of the physics of wind blown sand, beginning with Bagnold (1941). In particular, four sub-processes are discussed; aerodynamic entrainment, the grain trajectory, the grain/bed collision and the modification of the wind by the grains. The physical model is based on the coupling (or interaction) of the four sub-processes. The grain/bed collision is modelled using experimental data obtained by Willetts and Rice (1985). The wind modification is calculated from the force profile exerted by the grains and the differential fluid shear stresses induced by the grains; a mixing length model is used to calculate these stresses. The results from the model are compared with the observed features of wind flow sand transport and the agreement is encouraging. Realistic wind profiles are calculated. These profiles show a marked deceleration by the grain cloud and an increase in effective roughness due to the additional drag imposed on the wind by the grains. Moreover the horizontal mass flux profile decays exponentially from the surface in accord with experimental measurements and the sand transport rate has a roughly cubic dependence on the shear velocity. Thus, the success of the model in reproducing (spontaneously) many of the observed features of wind blown sand transport encourages confidence that the physics used to construct the model is broadly correct. A further important result emerges from the model. There appears to be two time scales associated with equilibrium saltation. Firstly, the time for the grain cloud to come into equilibrium with the surface wind; this occurs over a time of approximately 1 s. Secondly, there is an increase in the effective roughness of the surface due to the additional drag imposed on the wind by the grain cloud. The atmospheric boundary layer must come into equilibrium with this change in roughness. This second equilibrium takes place over a much longer time scale of several tens of seconds or more. It results in a gradual decay of the shear stress in time after an overshoot of the steady state. It is noted that the response in time of the boundary layer to a change in roughness is analogous to its response in distance found by Jensen (1978). It is suggested, in the concluding chapter, that the spatial and temporal variation of the saltation cloud may be related through the application of Taylor's hypothesis for turbulence. The saltation modified wind is studied with the aid of an analytical wind profile derived from an assumed fluid shear stress distribution. This distribution is chosen for its similarity to the model calculated distribution: the intension being to use the analytical wind profile as a tool to investigate the model generated wind profile. From this analytical wind profile it is shown that the 'kink' in the wind profile (first noted by Bagnold (1941)) is caused by a maximum in the force profile exerted on the wind by the grains. Such a maximum is shown to exist in the force profile generated by the saltation model. Thus, it is concluded, that the 'kink' found in many experimentally measured wind profiles is likely to be caused by a maximum in the force profile exerted by the grains on the wind. This result is important because further understanding of modification of the wind will ensure that experimental measurements made are consistent with the physics of the system: in particular that wind velocity measurements used to calculate the shear velocity should be made above a height of 2-3 cm from the surface (i.e. above the kink). In the concluding section the desirability of a multiple grain size saltation model is discussed as an important step towards more realistic modelling. Further attention is directed towards modelling sand transport in gusty winds and inclusion of interaction with a developing bed.

Published
1991

12. Ian McEwan : rencontre du 14 janvier 2020 / Sylvain Bourmeau, présent., interview. ; Marguerite Capelle, traductrice ; Ian McEwan, participant

Author

Bourmeau, Sylvain (1965-....). Présentateur, Bourmeau, Sylvain (1965-....). Interviewer, Capelle, Marguerite. Traducteur, McEwan, Ian (1948-....). Participant, Bourmeau, Sylvain (1965-....). Présentateur, Bourmeau, Sylvain (1965-....). Interviewer, Capelle, Marguerite. Traducteur, and McEwan, Ian (1948-....). Participant

Abstract

[Conférence. 2020-01-14], Collection : Conférences de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, Collection : Conférences de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, Collection : En lisant, en écrivant, Collection : En lisant, en écrivant, Enregistrement : (France) Paris, BnF, 14-01-2020, Durée : 01:15:11

Published
2020

14. A Duet.

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
*SOCIABILITY
Published
2022

17. Us or me

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
Short stories
Published
1997

20. Ian McEwan

Author

McGrath, Patrick and McEwan, Ian

Published
1990

22. Truth Or Dare

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
The Children Act (Novel) -- Excerpts, Marriage -- Portrayals, Fashion and beauty
Abstract

Byline: IAN McEWAN. Truth or DARE When her husband turns her world upside down, Fiona Maye, an eminent London judge, is forced to make the decision of her life. London, [...]

Published
2014

25. Evidence for indigenous nitrogen in sedimentary and aeolian deposits from the Curiosity rover investigations at Gale crater, Mars

Author

Stern, Jennifer C., Sutter, Brad, Freissinet, Caroline, Navarro-González, Rafael, McKay, Christopher P., Archer, P. Douglas, Buch, Arnaud, Brunner, Anna E., Coll, Patrice, Eigenbrode, Jennifer L., Fairen, Alberto G., Franz, Heather B., Glavin, Daniel P., Kashyap, Srishti, McAdam, Amy C., Ming, Douglas W., Steele, Andrew, Szopa, Cyril, Wray, James J., Martín-Torres, F. Javier, Zorzano, Maria-Paz, Conrad, Pamela G., Mahaffy, Paul R., Kemppinen, Osku, Bridges, Nathan, Johnson, Jeffrey R., Minitti, Michelle, Cremers, David, Bell, James F., Edgar, Lauren, Farmer, Jack, Godber, Austin, Wadhwa, Meenakshi, Wellington, Danika, McEwan, Ian, Newman, Claire, Richardson, Mark, Charpentier, Antoine, Peret, Laurent, King, Penelope, Blank, Jennifer, Weigle, Gerald, Schmidt, Mariek, Li, Shuai, Milliken, Ralph, Robertson, Kevin, Sun, Vivian, Baker, Michael, Edwards, Christopher, Ehlmann, Bethany, Farley, Kenneth, Griffes, Jennifer, Grotzinger, John, Miller, Hayden, Newcombe, Megan, Pilorget, Cedric, Rice, Melissa, Siebach, Kirsten, Stack, Katie, Stolper, Edward, Brunet, Claude, Hipkin, Victoria, Léveillé, Richard, Marchand, Geneviève, Sánchez, Pablo Sobrón, Favot, Laurent, Cody, George, Flückiger, Lorenzo, Lees, David, Nefian, Ara, Martin, Mildred, Gailhanou, Marc, Westall, Frances, Israël, Guy, Agard, Christophe, Baroukh, Julien, Donny, Christophe, Gaboriaud, Alain, Guillemot, Philippe, Lafaille, Vivian, Lorigny, Eric, Paillet, Alexis, Pérez, René, Saccoccio, Muriel, Yana, Charles, Armiens-Aparicio, Carlos, Rodríguez, Javier Caride, Blázquez, Isaías Carrasco, Gómez, Felipe Gómez, Gómez-Elvira, Javier, Hettrich, Sebastian, Malvitte, Alain Lepinette, Jiménez, Mercedes Marín, Martínez-Frías, Jesús, Martín-Soler, Javier, Torres, F. Javier Martín, Jurado, Antonio Molina, Mora-Sotomayor, Luis, Caro, Guillermo Muñoz, López, Sara Navarro, Peinado-González, Verónica, Pla-García, Jorge, Manfredi, José Antonio Rodriguez, Romeral-Planelló, Julio José, Fuentes, Sara Alejandra Sans, Martinez, Eduardo Sebastian, Redondo, Josefina Torres, Urqui-O'Callaghan, Roser, Mier, María-Paz Zorzano, Chipera, Steve, Lacour, Jean-Luc, Mauchien, Patrick, Sirven, Jean-Baptiste, Manning, Heidi, Fairén, Alberto, Hayes, Alexander, Joseph, Jonathan, Squyres, Steven, Sullivan, Robert, Thomas, Peter, Dupont, Audrey, Lundberg, Angela, Melikechi, Noureddine, Mezzacappa, Alissa, DeMarines, Julia, Grinspoon, David, Reitz, Günther, Prats, Benito, Atlaskin, Evgeny, Genzer, Maria, Harri, Ari-Matti, Haukka, Harri, Kahanpää, Henrik, Kauhanen, Janne, Paton, Mark, Polkko, Jouni, Schmidt, Walter, Siili, Tero, Fabre, Cécile, Wray, James, Wilhelm, Mary Beth, Poitrasson, Franck, Patel, Kiran, Gorevan, Stephen, Indyk, Stephen, Paulsen, Gale, Gupta, Sanjeev, Bish, David, Schieber, Juergen, Gondet, Brigitte, Langevin, Yves, Geffroy, Claude, Baratoux, David, Berger, Gilles, Cros, Alain, d’Uston, Claude, Forni, Olivier, Gasnault, Olivier, Lasue, Jérémie, Lee, Qiu-Mei, Maurice, Sylvestre, Meslin, Pierre-Yves, Pallier, Etienne, Parot, Yann, Pinet, Patrick, Schröder, Susanne, Toplis, Mike, Lewin, Éric, Brunner, Will, Heydari, Ezat, Achilles, Cherie, Oehler, Dorothy, Cabane, Michel, Coscia, David, Dromart, Gilles, Robert, François, Sautter, Violaine, Le Mouélic, Stéphane, Mangold, Nicolas, Nachon, Marion, Stalport, Fabien, François, Pascaline, Raulin, François, Teinturier, Samuel, Cameron, James, Clegg, Sam, Cousin, Agnès, DeLapp, Dorothea, Dingler, Robert, Jackson, Ryan Steele, Johnstone, Stephen, Lanza, Nina, Little, Cynthia, Nelson, Tony, Wiens, Roger C., Williams, Richard B., Jones, Andrea, Kirkland, Laurel, Treiman, Allan, Baker, Burt, Cantor, Bruce, Caplinger, Michael, Davis, Scott, Duston, Brian, Edgett, Kenneth, Fay, Donald, Hardgrove, Craig, Harker, David, Herrera, Paul, Jensen, Elsa, Kennedy, Megan R., Krezoski, Gillian, Krysak, Daniel, Lipkaman, Leslie, Malin, Michael, McCartney, Elaina, McNair, Sean, Nixon, Brian, Posiolova, Liliya, Ravine, Michael, Salamon, Andrew, Saper, Lee, Stoiber, Kevin, Supulver, Kimberley, Van Beek, Jason, Van Beek, Tessa, Zimdar, Robert, French, Katherine Louise, Iagnemma, Karl, Miller, Kristen, Summons, Roger, Goesmann, Fred, Goetz, Walter, Hviid, Stubbe, Johnson, Micah, Lefavor, Matthew, Lyness, Eric, Breves, Elly, Dyar, M. 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E., Yingst, Aileen, Lewis, Kevin, Leshin, Laurie, Cleghorn, Timothy, Huntress, Wesley, Manhès, Gérard, Hudgins, Judy, Olson, Timothy, Stewart, Noel, Sarrazin, Philippe, Grant, John, Vicenzi, Edward, Wilson, Sharon A., Bullock, Mark, Ehresmann, Bent, Hamilton, Victoria, Hassler, Donald, Peterson, Joseph, Rafkin, Scot, Zeitlin, Cary, Fedosov, Fedor, Golovin, Dmitry, Karpushkina, Natalya, Kozyrev, Alexander, Litvak, Maxim, Malakhov, Alexey, Mitrofanov, Igor, Mokrousov, Maxim, Nikiforov, Sergey, Prokhorov, Vasily, Sanin, Anton, Tretyakov, Vladislav, Varenikov, Alexey, Vostrukhin, Andrey, Kuzmin, Ruslan, Clark, Benton, Wolff, Michael, McLennan, Scott, Botta, Oliver, Drake, Darrell, Bean, Keri, Lemmon, Mark, Schwenzer, Susanne P., Anderson, Ryan B., Herkenhoff, Kenneth, Lee, Ella Mae, Sucharski, Robert, Hernández, Miguel Ángel de Pablo, Ávalos, Juan José Blanco, Ramos, Miguel, Kim, Myung-Hee, Malespin, Charles, Plante, Ianik, Muller, Jan-Peter, Ewing, Ryan, Boynton, William, Downs, Robert, Fitzgibbon, Mike, Harshman, Karl, Morrison, Shaunna, Dietrich, William, Kortmann, Onno, Palucis, Marisa, Sumner, Dawn Y., Williams, Amy, Lugmair, Günter, Wilson, Michael A., Rubin, David, Jakosky, Bruce, Balic-Zunic, Tonci, Frydenvang, Jens, Jensen, Jaqueline Kløvgaard, Kinch, Kjartan, Koefoed, Asmus, Madsen, Morten Bo, Stipp, Susan Louise Svane, Boyd, Nick, Campbell, John L., Gellert, Ralf, Perrett, Glynis, Pradler, Irina, VanBommel, Scott, Jacob, Samantha, Owen, Tobias, Rowland, Scott, Savijärvi, Hannu, Boehm, Eckart, Böttcher, Stephan, Burmeister, Sönke, Guo, Jingnan, Köhler, Jan, García, César Martín, Mueller-Mellin, Reinhold, Wimmer-Schweingruber, Robert, Bridges, John C., McConnochie, Timothy, Benna, Mehdi, Franz, Heather, Bower, Hannah, Brunner, Anna, Blau, Hannah, Boucher, Thomas, Carmosino, Marco, Atreya, Sushil, Elliott, Harvey, Halleaux, Douglas, Rennó, Nilton, Wong, Michael, Pepin, Robert, Elliott, Beverley, Spray, John, Thompson, Lucy, Gordon, Suzanne, Newsom, Horton, Ollila, Ann, Williams, Joshua, Vasconcelos, Paulo, Bentz, Jennifer, Nealson, Kenneth, Popa, Radu, Kah, Linda C., Moersch, Jeffrey, Tate, Christopher, Day, Mackenzie, Kocurek, Gary, Hallet, Bernard, Sletten, Ronald, Francis, Raymond, McCullough, Emily, Cloutis, Ed, ten Kate, Inge Loes, Arvidson, Raymond, Fraeman, Abigail, Scholes, Daniel, Slavney, Susan, Stein, Thomas, Ward, Jennifer, Berger, Jeffrey, Moores, John E., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), NASA, Laboratorio de Química de Plasmas y Estudios Planetarios [Mexico], Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares [Mexico], Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México = National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México = National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés et Matériaux - EA 4038 (LGPM), CentraleSupélec, ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE), Arizona State University [Tempe] (ASU), Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques (LISA (UMR_7583)), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Astronomy [Ithaca], Cornell University [New York], Centro de Astrobiologia [Madrid] (CAB), Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology [GSFC] (CRESST), Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor [Technoport] (CRP Henri Tudor), Centre de Recherche Public Henri-Tudor [Luxembourg] (CRP Henri-Tudor), Department of Microbiology [Amherst], University of Massachusetts [Amherst] (UMass Amherst), University of Massachusetts System (UMASS)-University of Massachusetts System (UMASS), Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES), NASA-NASA, Geophysical Laboratory [Carnegie Institution], Carnegie Institution for Science, PLANETO - LATMOS, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences [Atlanta], Georgia Institute of Technology [Atlanta], Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Universidad de Granada (UGR), Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering [Luleå], Luleå University of Technology (LUT), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Carnegie Institution for Science [Washington], Universidad de Granada (UGR)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Cornell University, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] (CSIC), Department of Microbiology, IMPEC - LATMOS, Universidad de Granada (UGR)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] (CSIC), and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Universidad de Granada = University of Granada (UGR)

Subjects
Martian, Multidisciplinary, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Water on Mars, nitrates, astrobiology, [SDU.ASTR.EP]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Earth and Planetary Astrophysics [astro-ph.EP], Mars, Mars Exploration Program, 01 natural sciences, nitrogen, Astrobiology, Curiosity, 13. Climate action, Rocknest, 0103 physical sciences, Sample Analysis at Mars, Physical Sciences, Aeolian processes, Composition of Mars, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Nitrogen cycle, Geology, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Abstract

International audience; The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) investigation on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover has detected oxidized nitrogen-bearing compounds during pyrolysis of scooped aeolian sediments and drilled sedimentary deposits within Gale crater. Total N concentrations ranged from 20 to 250 nmol N per sample. After subtraction of known N sources in SAM, our results support the equivalent of 110–300 ppm of nitrate in the Rocknest (RN) aeolian samples, and 70–260 and 330–1,100 ppm nitrate in John Klein (JK) and Cumberland (CB) mudstone deposits, respectively. Discovery of indigenous martian nitrogen in Mars surface materials has important implications for habitability and, specifically, for the potential evolution of a nitrogen cycle at some point in martian history. The detection of nitrate in both wind-drifted fines (RN) and in mudstone (JK, CB) is likely a result of N2 fixation to nitrate generated by thermal shock from impact or volcanic plume lightning on ancient Mars. Fixed nitrogen could have facilitated the development of a primitive nitrogen cycle on the surface of ancient Mars, potentially providing a biochemically accessible source of nitrogen.

Published
2015

26. YOUR VIEW.

Author

McEwan, Ian, Mathers, Edward, Davidson, Hillary, Proctor, Gary, and Higgins, Eric

Published
2023

27. Truth and a stranger

Author

Moss, Stephen and McEwan, Ian

Subjects
United Kingdom. Welsh Office -- Officials and employees, Politics and literature -- Analysis, Cabinet officers -- Portrayals, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The interplay of politics and literature, art and life, has been graphically illustrated by the resignation of Welsh Secretary Ron Davies on the very day that Ian McEwan's novel, 'Amsterdam', won the Booker Prize, Oct. 27, 1998. McEwan describes 'Amsterdam', a novel about a transvestite Foreign Secretary, as historical in that it is set in 1996. However one of the questions on which 'Amsterdam' hinges is whether public figures should be held accountable for their private lives. Davies resigned after admitting a 'serious lapse of judgement' in going for a meal with a stranger he met on Clapham Common.

Published
1998

28. YOUR VIEW.

Author

Roberts, Peter, McEwan, Ian, Bertozzi, Filippo, and Wilson, Douglas

Published
2022

29. On John Updike

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
Self-Consciousness (Autobiography) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Literature/writing
Published
2009

30. Christopher Hitchens, consummate writer, brilliant friend

Author

Mcewan, Ian

Subjects
Hitchens, Christopher, Broadcasting industry -- Officials and employees, Journalists, Book publishing -- Management, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

London THE place where Christopher Hitchens spent his last few weeks was hardly bookish, but he made it his own. Close to downtown Houston is the Medical Center, a cluster [...]

Published
2011

31. July 8, 2005: London's shock

Author

Mcewan, Ian

Subjects
London Terrorist Bombings, 2005 -- Casualties, Search and rescue operations, Bombings -- Casualties -- England, Terrorism -- Casualties, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

In Auden's poem ''Musee des Beaux Arts,'' the tragedy of Icarus falling from the sky is accompanied by life refusing to be disrupted. A plowman goes about his work, a [...]

Published
2010

33. Burning Ice : Art & Climate Change

Author

MacGilp, Ali, Parkinson, Sîon, Buckland, David, Byfield, Valborg, Cameron, James, Hampton, Kate, Ehrlich, Gretel, McEwan, Ian, MacFarlane, Robert, Hilty, Greg, Huq, Seleemul, King, David, Kronick, Charlie, Liverman, Diana, Sabin, Richard C., Schellnhuber, H. J., Wakeford, Tom, MacGilp, Ali, Parkinson, Sîon, Buckland, David, Byfield, Valborg, Cameron, James, Hampton, Kate, Ehrlich, Gretel, McEwan, Ian, MacFarlane, Robert, Hilty, Greg, Huq, Seleemul, King, David, Kronick, Charlie, Liverman, Diana, Sabin, Richard C., Schellnhuber, H. J., and Wakeford, Tom

Abstract

" The High Artic stands at the front line of climate change. Cape Farewell's international team of artists and climate scientists have made three expeditions to this remote, frozen world, sailing on a 100-year old schooner, the Noorderlicht. The team conducted oceanography xperiments and gained artistic inspiration from this fragile ice-bound environment. The aim of the project is to address the burning issue of climate change by providing first hand accounts and data, and produce artworks that provide a human scale for a problem that often seems too huge to comprehend. This book celebrates the research and artwork that has evolved from this Arctic adventure and aims to inspire the reader to actively engage in the pressing realities of climate change." -- p. [4] of cover

Published
2006

34. Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 11, 2005: Interview with Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez; Interview with Ian McEwan.

Author

Miller, Frank, 1957, Rodriguez, Robert, 1968, McEwan, Ian, 1948, WHYY Public Media, Miller, Danny, Gross, Terry, Miller, Frank, 1957, Rodriguez, Robert, 1968, McEwan, Ian, 1948, WHYY Public Media, Miller, Danny, and Gross, Terry

Abstract

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Film directors FRANK MILLER and ROBERT RODRIGUEZ are the team behind the new film 'Sin City.' It's based on MILLER's graphic novel series of the same name. MILLER's Sin City series garnered numerous awards including the Harvey and the Eisner Awards. This is MILLER's film directing debut. RODGRIGUEZ made his film debut in 1993 with the low budget 'El Mariachi' which was honored at numerous film festivals. He directed two sequels 'Desperado' and 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico.' He also directed the 'Spy Kids' films. 'Sin City' stars Benicio Del Toro, Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, and Elijah Wood. (2.) British writer IAN MCEWAN. He's the author of the bestselling novel 'Atonement.' His other novels include 'The Comfort of Strangers,' 'Enduring Love,' and 'Amsterdam' which received the Booker Award. MCEWAN's newest novel 'Saturday' (Doubleday) takes place during one single day of a neurosurgeon and is set in a post 9/11 world. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW)

Published
2005

35. The children act

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
Fashion and beauty, Women's issues/gender studies
Abstract

Family courl judge Fiona lakes on a case in which a minor with a serious health condition is being denied trealment at his parents' directive. Typical of McEwan's best novels. [...]

Published
2014

36. The Surprise We Expected

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
London Terrorist Bombings, 2005 -- Social aspects, London, England -- Social aspects
Abstract

THE mood of a city has never swung so sharply. On Wednesday there was no better place on earth. After the victory of the Olympic decision in Singapore, Londoners were […]

Published
2005

37. Ian McEwan on Saul Bellow: 'We owe him everything'

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
Authors, American -- Works -- Appreciation -- Influence -- Death of, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Ian McEwan LONDON -- When a great writer dies -- an unusual event, for this is a rare breed -- we pay our respects by a visit to our [...]

Published
2005

38. Master of the Universe

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
Bellow, Saul -- Appreciation, Authors -- Appreciation
Abstract

WHEN a great writer dies an unusual event, for this is a rare breed -- we pay our respects by a visit to our bookshelves, library or bookshop; mourning and […]

Published
2005

42. Saturday

Author

Davis, Barbara Beckerman, primary and McEwan, Ian, additional

Published
2006
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43. Sweet Tooth

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
Sweet Tooth (McEwan, Ian) (Novel) -- McEwan, Ian -- Andersen, Kurt -- McEwan, Ian -- Kellaway, Lucy -- Roiphe, Katie -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Mass communications
Abstract

By Ian McEwan Ian McEwan is the internationally acclaimed author of a dozen novels, including Atonement (2001), the Booker Prize-winning Amsterdam (1998), and Saturday (**** SELECTION May/June 2005), among others. [...]

Published
2013

44. Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 23, 1998: Interview with Ben Kieran; Commentary on the words 'heritage' and 'tradition'; Interview with Ian McEwan; Commentary on Cuban music in the U. S.

Author

Bogaev, Barbara, Kiernan, Ben, Nunberg, Geoffrey, 1945, McEwan, Ian, 1948, Miles, Milo, WHYY Public Media, Miller, Danny, Gross, Terry, Bogaev, Barbara, Kiernan, Ben, Nunberg, Geoffrey, 1945, McEwan, Ian, 1948, Miles, Milo, WHYY Public Media, Miller, Danny, and Gross, Terry

Abstract

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1: BEN KIERNAN is the director of the "Cambodian Genocide Project" at Yale University. KIERNAN talks about why he is trying to document the mass killings and what the death of Pol Pot means for Cambodia. KIERNAN wants those responsible for the crimes to face a war crimes tribunal. KIERNAN is a professor of History at Yale and author of the 1996 book "The Pol Pot Regime" which has just been re-issued by Yale University Press. Pol Pot reportedly died last week of a heart attack at the age of 73. REV. : Linguist GEOFFREY NUNBERG comments on the recent new interpretations the words "heritage" and "tradition." INT. 2: British writer IAN MCEWAN's 1997 novel "Enduring Love" has been published in the United States. (Doubleday) MCEWAN has written five other novels: "The Cement Garden," "The Comfort of Strangers," "The Child in Time," "The Innocent," and "Black Dogs," He's been shortlisted for Britain's prestigious Booker Prize twice and has won the Whitbred Novel of the Year Award. He lives in Oxford, England. REV. :Music Critic MILO MILES talks about the renewed interest in Cuban music in the U.S.

Published
1998

45. A paint chemist in Mexico (the trials and tribulations)

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
Paint industry -- Economic aspects, Business, Business, international, Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries, Free Trade Agreement, 1992, United States-Canada-Mexico
Abstract

Where did it all begin?.. It was all the fault of Dick Murry and the Canadian Paint & Coatings Association (CPCA)! They invited, me to their Convention in Montebello in [...]

Published
1997

47. Many Voices

Author

Wilhelmus, Tom, primary, Miller, Andrew, additional, Baricco, Alessandro, additional, Goldstein, Ann, additional, Kincaid, Jamaica, additional, Eco, Umberto, additional, Weaver, William, additional, Fuentes, Carlos, additional, Peden, Margaret Sayers, additional, McEwan, Ian, additional, and Drabble, Margaret, additional

Published
2003
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49. YOUR VIEW.

Author

Anderson, Dave, Aston, Thomas, Hislop, Richard, Adams, Carol, and McEwan, Ian

Published
2022

50. Düssel...

Author

McEwan, Ian

Subjects
*INTERPERSONAL relations, *HUMAN rights, *SOCIAL aspects of marriage, *DIGNITY, *JOB security, SOCIAL aspects
Abstract

The article presents the author's views regarding the aspects of social revolution and its impact to young people. He discusses the various human rights conventions such as benefit of marriage, property ownership and employment protection. Also emphasized is the social life of musicians and their right to dignity and respect for privacy.

Published
2018

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