The architectural projects of Sir Terry Farrell and the impact they have had upon the face of Edinburgh are profiled in this book. Three types of projects are covered--urban master plans, public buildings, and the adaptation of existing civic structures. Farrell's designs show an open and inclusive [...]
A landmark discussion between two great thinkers, vital to an understanding of twentieth-century philosophy and intellectual history.[...]
Presents a simple approach for learning Spanish grammar by comparing it to your first language, English. This title presents explanations of the essential elements of Spanish grammar alongside their English-language equivalents.[...]
The way the sexual revolution and the women's movement has affected women has been well documented in the last two decades. But what have these movements done to men? For 20 years, over 100,000 men and women have experienced the other sex's point of view in Dr. Farrell's workshops. As a result, he h[...]
- The first Signet Classic edition--and the only mass edition in print
- Includes a new introduction by Pete Hamill
- Set on the tough streets of South Side Chicago in 1916[...]
Provides tips on how to write historical fiction stories, including how to get started, how to create characters, and how to develop plots. Includes suggestions from famous authors.[...]
- Writing/brainstorming/creativity exercises
- Case Studies
- Writing excerpts
- Index
- Safe internet sites at www.FactHound.com
- Writers timeline
- Tips and Techniques
- Research activities
- Quoted works
- Glossary[...]
When best friends Doug-Dennis and Ben-Bobby go to the circus, something terrible happens. Doug- Dennis eats all of his friend's popcorn, and then tells a fib ("It wasn't me "), which grows and grows ("Maybe monsters ate it "), carrying Doug-Dennis away. As the lie gets bigger, Doug-Dennis flies high[...]
Suzanne Farrell, world-renowned ballerina, was one of George Balanchine's most celebrated muses and remains a legendary figure in the ballet world. This memoir, first published in 1990 and reissued with a new preface by the author, recounts Farrell's transformation from a young girl in Ohio dreaming[...]
Major Brendan Archer travels to Ireland - to the Majestic Hotel and to the fiancee he acquired on a rash afternoon's leave three years ago. Despite her many letters, the lady herself proves elusive, and the Major's engagement is short-lived. But he is unable to detach himself from the alluring dis[...]
The collection of stories in this book focuses on the lives of ordinary people from Christchurch, New Zealand, who have had to cope with the devastation caused by the earthquake that struck the city on September 4, 2010. Going beyond the physical damage caused by the earthquake, this book highlights[...]
Physicist and Oxford-educated historian Farrell continues his best-selling book series on ancient planetary warfare, technology and the energy grid that surrounds the earth. Farrell looks at the Nazis and geomancy; the lithium-7 mystery; Nazi Transmitters and the Earth Grid; The Grid and Hitler's Ea[...]
A dark and gripping crime debut, the first in an exciting new series. Eighteen years ago, DI Frank Farrell turned his back on the church. But when an ex-priest is murdered in his hometown, he has no choice but to delve into his past. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride, James Oswald and Val McDermid[...]
Basic Writings is the finest single-volume anthology of the work of Martin Heidegger, widely considered one of the most important modern philosophers. Its selections offer a full range of the influential author's writings--including "The Origin of the Work of Art," the introduction to Being and Time[...]
A simple approach for learning French grammar by comparing it to your first language, English! Side-by-Side French and English Grammar present explanations of the essential elements of French grammar alongside their English-language equivalents. This method allows you to build on what you already[...]
Helps you understand the similarities and differences between English and Chinese grammar. This guide includes: introductions to the parts of speech, explaining their functions and answering common questions about them; and appendices that identify possible grammar trouble spots, such as measure wor[...]
Suitable for software architects, designers and programmers, hardware developers, system testers and network operators - and also for managers and other decision-makers, this work provides a practical look at GMPLS protocols for signaling, routing, link and resource management and traffic engineerin[...]
A laboratory guide representing a collection of tried, tested and optimized laboratory protocols for the isolation and characterization of eukaryotic RNA, with lesser emphasis on the characterization of prokaryotic transcripts. It includes classic and contemporary techniques, and incorporates flow c[...]
Fish form an extremely diverse group of vertebrates. At a conservative estimate at least 40 per cent of the world's vertebrates are fish. On the one hand they are united by their adaptations to an aquatic environment and on the other they show a variety of adaptations to differing environmental cond[...]
Presents a collection of tested laboratory protocols for the isolation and characterization of eukaryotic and prokaryotic RNA. This book emphasises on transcript profiling, including quantification issues and elucidation of alternative transcription start sites. It includes classic and contemporary [...]
Alice Raikes takes a train from London to Scotland to visit her family, but when she gets there she witnesses something so shocking that she insists on returning to London immediately. A few hours later, Alice is lying in a coma after an accident that may or may not have been a suicide attempt. Alic[...]
An American classic in the vein of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, the first book of James T. Farrell's powerful Studs Lonigan trilogy covers five months of the young hero's life in 1916, when he is sixteen years old. In this relentlessly naturalistic yet richly complex portrait, Studs is carr[...]
Maggie O'Farrell's captivating and critically acclaimed gothic tale of family secrets and the irrepressible freedom that truth brings Chic and independent, Iris Lockhart is tending to her vintage-clothing shop in Edinburgh (and evading her married boyfriend) when she receives a stunning phone call: [...]