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Sara Steele is one of America's most widely recognised and lauded watercolourists. Her paintings range from dramatic images of flowers and evocative still lifes to expansive abstractions and ethereal landscapes. Her palate is intense and the dialogue she establishes with her subjects is bold and expressive. This book marks the midpoint of the artist's career, and celebrates 30 years of painting. As a retrospective survey, this new book is an i...

Illustrated with lush reproductions of Grant and Nixie's art and photographs of their amazing garden, The Romance Continues is a love story, an art-appreciation adventure and a garden tour, all wrapped up in one gorgeous volume. Nationally known artists Grant Leier and Nixie Barton are also husband and wife, parents and the creators of an astonishing and whimsical garden on Vancouver Island. Their paintings differ greatly, though both artists ...

This collection of over 200 old photographs traces the changes that have taken place in Treforest, Glyntaff and Rhydyfelin since the 19th century.

The chapters in this book each consider a specific social category, such as class, gender, or disability, and evaluate the experience and understanding of housing and social policy under these categories.

A history of Darlington

In Never One Nation, Linda Frost argues that during the eventful decades surrounding the Civil War, American identity was constructed not only nationally but also locally. Depictions of race, class, and sexuality seen in P. T. Barnum's museums, in the image of the Circassian Beauty, and in popular periodicals like Harper's Weekly, the Southern Illustrated News, and the San Francisco Golden Era further illustrated who was - and who was not - an...

Practical advice for teachers of Mathematics at the beginning of their careers in primary or secondary schools, with guidance on effective teaching, classroom practice, and career development.

A discussion of the tradition of grotesque portrayals of war and the military, especially their proliferation in Restoration and eighteenth-century English literature. Swift's the Travels is examined in particular, as well as the novels of Smollett, Fielding, and Stern. Illustrations of graphic satire by Hogarth and others.

An examination of both Fitzgerald's life and writing, this study probes the infinitely complex and symbiotic relationship between the two, revealing the man behind the myth and behind some of the finest prose of all time.

Scott F. Crider addresses the intelligent university student with respect and humor. A short but serious book of rhetoric, it is informed by both the ancient rhetorical tradition and recent discoveries concerning the writing process. Though practical, it is not simply a how-to manual, though philosophical, it never loses sight of writing itself. Crider combines practical guidance about how to improve an academic essay with reflection on the pu...

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Over the past century, Buddhism has come to be seen as a world religion, exceeding Christianity in longevity and, according to many, philosophical wisdom. Buddhism has also increasingly been described as strongly ethical, devoted to nonviolence, and dedicated to bringing an end to human suffering. And because it places such a strong emphasis on rational analysis, Buddhism is considered more compatible with science than the other great religion...

Detailing the proud history of Oldham RFLC

Genealogies and Texts

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This new book on Fashion and its History is brilliant and fascinating. It is a must read' for all who are interested in style and clothes." Roy Miles, author of Priceless: a life in art "An impressive piece of research which Carolyn Beckingham has translated into a persuasive narrative. She marshals her material with skill and authority and presents her arguments in clear, well-written prose, avoiding academic jargon. The book will appeal not ...

For the term of this natural life

Cilt Bakiminin Öncü SesiDr. Nicholas Perricone, hicbir saglik ya da güzellik uzmaninin yapamadigini gerceklestirdi ve yaslanan cildin panzehirini yaratti.Yale Üniversitesine bagli dermatolog ve anti-aging uzmani Dr. Perricone, cildin yaslanma nedenleri ve tedavileri üzerine 20 yilini verdigi arastirmalar sonunda, cildin genclesmesi icin yüzeyin onarimindan cok daha derinlere giderek cildin her katinda ve hücresinde carpici ve kalici sonuclar ü...

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In this book Andrew Gibson argues that the aesthetic practices that make up Ulysses are responses to the colonial history of Ireland and the colonial politics of Irish culture.