This is a study which combines personal reminiscences with careful historical research, the myth of the 'good old days' is summarily dispensed with. Robert Roberts describes the period of his childhood, when the main affect of poverty in Edwardian Salford was degradation, and despite great resources[...]

The 'Two Roberts': Robert Colquhoun (1914-1962) and Robert MacBryde (1913-1966), were two of the most important and celebrated Scottish artists of the twentieth century. Colquhoun studied at Glasgow School of Art where he met Robert MacBryde. The two became lovers. They were part of a celebrated Soh[...]

This anthology focuses on writing about literature which is integrated in every chapter. Each element (i.e. character, setting, tone) is covered by a sample student essayand commentary on the essay. 33 MLA —Format Demonstrative studentessays serve as models for good student writing. Three NEW c[...]

Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms: The Complete Encyclopediais an easy-to-use reference work designed to encourage students and anyone interested in democratic politics to undertake a greater understanding of this complex aspect of American political life. The threevolume work c[...]

How Families Still Matter casts doubt on the conventional wisdom about family decline during the last decades of the twentieth century. The authors draw from the longest-running longitudinal study of families in the world - the Longitudinal Study of Generations, conducted at the University of Southe[...]

"Advanced Satellite Communications".

Claiming to answer crucial questions about Seth's system of thought, and promising to engage the Jane Robert's regular readers, this text also chronicles the personal story of the author's steadily worsening health problems, which led eventually to her death.[...]

A child receives the body of Saint Lucia of Syracuse for her seventh birthday. A rebelling angel rewrites the "Book of Judgement" to protect the woman he loves. A young woman discovers the lost manuscript of Jane Austen written on the inside of her skin. A 747 populated by a dying pantheon makes the[...]