Subtitled, }350 Years Of The Royal Society & Scientific Endeavour{. Since its birth, the Royal Society's members have included Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, John Locke and Alexander Fleming - this lavishly illustrated book celebrates the greatest achievements of the Society
Heres the new and updated edition of the bestselling guide to Pennsylvanias 73 breweries and brewpubs. Beer writer and connoisseur Lew Bryson takes readers across the Keystone State to new breweries and old favorites, recounting the history of brewing and providing full information for travelers. Each brewery entry includes types of beer brewed at the site, available tours, food served, area lodging, nearby points of interest, and the authors ...
A comparative analysis of the process of public sector transition from central planning to market democracy. It is the story of the difficulties and complexities of moving to a system of greater autonomy for the subnational governments of the Czech and Slovak Republics, including the future of these two governments' fiscal policies after the global recession.
A Trace of Smoke: "O.J. Bryson's writing combines an engrossing plot, vivid characterizations, and deftly-paced action into a genuinely pleasurable read. But even more importantly, he manages to capture the sites and sounds of the Tennessee/Carolina mountains and their people. His ear for natural dialogue adds a dimension to rival the best . . ." --William Thompson, Editor Emeritus for John Grisham and Stephen King"O.J. Bryson's "Trace of Smok...
Two small children, newly-orphaned, are separated - one sent east and one sent west, their names changed, and their vast fortune stolen. The story begins fifteen years later when they begin their search for each other, their only clue: a box the boy had with him when they were separated. Unknown to the boy, now wearing rags, hidden in the box is a treasure worth more than a king's ransom. It is July, 1984. Retribution has just mounted a swift ...
Two small children, newly-orphaned, are separated - one sent east and one sent west, their names changed, and their vast fortune stolen. The story begins fifteen years later when they begin their search for each other, their only clue: a box the boy had with him when they were separated. Unknown to the boy, now wearing rags, hidden in the box is a treasure worth more than a king's ransom. It is July, 1984. Retribution has just mounted a swift ...
Dorothy Gale Robinson, an aspiring actress, is the daughter of hippie parents with a passion for old movies. When her father is killed suddenly while sipping a non-fat decaf mocha latte at a local coffee shop, Dorothy's life is turned upside down. After an unconventional dispersing of her father's ashes at the Universal Studios' Psycho House, Dorothy?
The Appalachian Trail covers 14 states, and over 2, 000 miles. It stretches along the East Coast of the United States, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south. It is famous for being the longest continuous footpath in the world. (Compare this with the Pennine Way, which is a mere 250 miles long.) It snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in America, as well as through some of its most poverty-stricken and pr...
Steeped in skepticism, the stories in Michael Bryson's first collection nonetheless radiate a deep hope. An incarcerated juvenile is glad for time to think. A street kid running from an abusive past finds comfort in a warm, safe bed. A cafe waitress contemplates the violent death of a stranger and moves on in her life with renewed vigour.
Mark Dion (b.1961) is an American artist who, in making his art, metamorphoses into explorer, biochemist, detective and archaeologist. In his gallery installations around Europe and America since the 1980s, Dion has constructed the laboratories, experiments and museum caches of the great historical naturalists - following in their footsteps in his own adventurous, eco-inspired journeys to the tropics. His research and magical collections are p...
Analyses the origins, history and logic of 'still life', one of the most enduring forms of Western painting. This work surveys a major segment in the history of still life, from 17th-century Spanish painting to Cubism. It tackles the controversial field of 17th-century Dutch still life.
Before they got him, Clyde performed an act so heroic it won the admiration of man and beast, and even charmed the angels...Set in the Great Smoky Mountains, O. J. Bryson's gift-book novel Clyde, the Elf That Santa Fired is a heartwarming tale for the entire family (ages twelve through adult). At the heart of the story is Favorite, a little girl who has been terribly wronged. Her parents, both attorneys, die in a suspicious plane crash.Their l...
Before they got him, Clyde performed an act so heroic it won the admiration of man and beast, and even charmed the angels...Set in the Great Smoky Mountains, O. J. Bryson's gift-book novel Clyde, the Elf That Santa Fired is a heartwarming tale for the entire family (ages twelve through adult). At the heart of the story is Favorite, a little girl who has been terribly wronged. Her parents, both attorneys, die in a suspicious plane crash.Their l...
All Change at Work" focuses on change, captured by gathering together an enormous bank of data from four large-scale and highly respected surveys, and plotting trends from 1980 to the present. In addition, a special panel of workplaces, surveyed in both 1990 and 1998, reveals the complex process of change. Comprehensive in scope, the results are statistically reliable and reveal the nature and extent of change in all places of work except the ...
Was ist das für ein Land, in dem sich fliegende Füchse tummeln und Schweinefußnasenbeutler einst ihr Unwesen trieben? In seinem ebenso amüsanten wie informativen Streifzug durch ein unbekanntes Australien erzählt Bill Bryson von den historischen Hintergründen der Entdeckung dieses faszinierenden Kontinents - und hält den Leser mit seinem scharfen Blick für alles Skurrile und Ungewöhnliche in Atem.
Based on Bryson's comprehensive approach to strategic planning, this workbook provides tools, techniques, worksheets, and step-by-step processes to help successfully implement, manage, and troubleshoot an organization's strategy over the long haul. This updated workbook helps organizations work through the typical challenges of leading implementation for sustained change, picking up where the current workbook leaves the reader to focus on effe...