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This book presents a review of the work of the architect Michael Balz, pioneer of concrete-shell architecture. It discusses his projects, both realized and unbuilt, many being designed in collaboration with the renowned Swiss engineer Heinz Isler. Profusely illustrated with original drawings and photographs, Michael Balz: Shells and Visions caters to the increasing interest in the design and construction of free-form reinforced concrete shells...

Serena and Glenna are both experiencing the harsh realities of WWII. Serena is mourning the death of her husband who was killed in combat. And as a single mother, Glenna is struggling to provide for her five-year-old daughter Katie. When Serena reluctantly hires Glenna as a live-in housekeeper and cook, the two women come to depend on each other in unexpected ways. Over time, their bond deepens into one of sisterhood, and they find comfort in ...

Serena and Glenna are both experiencing the harsh realities of WWII. Serena is mourning the death of her husband who was killed in combat. And as a single mother, Glenna is struggling to provide for her five-year-old daughter Katie. When Serena reluctantly hires Glenna as a live-in housekeeper and cook, the two women come to depend on each other in unexpected ways. Over time, their bond deepens into one of sisterhood, and they find comfort in ...

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This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Following the original A Ragbag of Riches published in 2017, here is another bundle of funny, factual, thought provoking and charming entries to "mingle quiet music with amiable irreverance". Not just witty, pithy quips and quotations but a diverse collection that have caught the eye or ear of James Chilton's enquiring mind and zany humour. Drawing from politicians, scholars, artists, influential thinkers, jokers and the common man, from antiq...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

A stunning, highly illustrated monograph showcasing the work of renowned architecture firm Pickard Chilton, with a focus on designs of projects that have not been previously published.

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TEN stories that with tongue firmly in cheek romp along the border of fact and fantasy dipping into crime, romance, wistful adventure, celebrity spookery and hospital spoofery. Each tale is self contained but inhabits the same half-woken dreamscape. Where a Tudor Queen with a fatal attraction brings slaughter to a country wedding, Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison raise spirits in a Paris cemetery with a storming duet, Keef's pet puppy brings chaos...

From Gabon to Guyana, Shangri La to Kamchatka, through rainbow markets and exuberant rainforests, across impressionist landscapes and a high altitude desert, author James Chilton's delightfully diverse collection of travel writing will whet the appetite and feed the imagination. The Last Blue Mountain takes readers far off the beaten tourist tracks and onto uncharted trails of natural beauty and cultural diversity. Chilton reveals his enthusia...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

In 2012, an interdisciplinary team of globally recognised architectural, interiors, sustainability, engineering, and construction experts identified trends, advances and opportunities for potential incorporation into the design of an Office Building of the Future.

Sprong in het heelal is het meest succesvolle sciencefictionhoorspel op de Nederlandse radio. Het werd, tussen 1955 en 1958, in drie langlopende series door de KRO uitgezonden, te weten: Serie 1: Operatie Luna, Serie 2: Het Marsmysterie en Serie 3: Mars slaat toe. Sindsdien zijn de series meermalen herhaald.

In deze tweede serie vertrekt Captain Morgan met zijn expeditie naar Mars. Mars blijkt niet zo'n saaie planeet als men eerst dacht. Er breken spannende tijden aan. Beroemd hoorspel uit de jaren vijftig.

A renowned scientist and an addiction psychiatrist unpack the brain's competing systems of thinking that can lead to cyclical bad choices, freeing readers to overcome negative experiences and live fearlessly.

Understanding the nature of the 'cold war' that followed World War II is now more than ever a focus of debate. Security Metaphors starts from the premise that political and international realities are created, sustained and unraveled in discourse. The book begins by examining the conceptual underpinnings of international relations theory, and by careful linguistic analysis shows how metaphorical discourse contributed to the beginning and endin...