Discover how to style and photograph food like the prosWhether you're taking shots for a foodie blog, advertisements, packaging, menus, or cookbooks, "Food Styling & Photography For Dummies" shows you how to take the next step in your passion for food and photography. This attractive, informative, a[...]
English literature is a treasure trove of wonderful poetry. From Shakespeare to Milton, Keats to Shelley and Tennyson to Yeats, this accessible history (especially written for Naxos AudioBooks) introduces the listener to countless small masterpieces, including all the old favourites and some lesser-[...]
Biology is destiny. For those born feet-first, life is normal. Civil rights are enshrined in law, the world is a comfortable place, and every full moon night, you lock yourself in a secure room to fur up in peace. But for those born head-first, the damage done is more than just physical. For a non, [...]
The violent Basque separatist group ETA took shape in Franco's Spain, yet claimed the majority of its victims under democracy. For most Spaniards it became an aberration, a criminal and terrorist band whose persistence defied explanation. Others, mainly Basques (but only some Basques) understood ETA[...]
Telecommunication has never been perfectly secure. The Cold War culture of recording devices in telephone receivers and bugged embassy offices has been succeeded by a post-9/11 world of NSA wiretaps and demands for data retention. Although the 1990s battle for individual and commercial freedom to us[...]
Telecommunication has never been perfectly secure. The Cold War culture of recording devices in telephone receivers and bugged embassy offices has been succeeded by a post-9/11 world of NSA wiretaps and demands for data retention. Although the 1990s battle for individual and commercial freedom to us[...]
A study of Germany between 1848 and 1890. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The two AS sections deal with narrative and explanation of the topic. The A2 section reflects the different demands of the higher level examination.[...]
A study of the period 1832 to 1931 and the extension of the franchise, designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications from September 2000. The two AS sections deal with narrative and explanation of the topic. The A2 section reflects the different demands of the higher level exam.[...]
How to get a good reputation--deserved or not!--and why we care what other people thinkWhy does a fish only bite another fish if no one else is watching? Why do people overshare online? Why do some people meet trivial insults with extreme violence? Why do so many gods have multiple eyes? In "People [...]
An absorbing reappraisal of Les Fauves their ideas, paintings and the critical response to their works.[...]
In the first 1,000 years after Christ, merchants, missionaries, monks, mendicants, and military men traveled on the vast network of Central Asian tracks that became known as the Silk Road. Linking Europe, India, and the Far East, the route passed through many countries and many settlements, from the[...]
Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of ease when they inherit Aunt Laura's considerable fortune. But a poison pen letter begins a chain of events which is to end in tragedy...Enter Hercule Poirot to investigate. John Moffatt stars as the g[...]
Artists have been drawn to the plays of Shakespeare for more than three centuries. For the artist, the challenge was to re-create the characters and the drama not on the living stage, but to freeze them into images that were timeless, and not bound within the walls of a theatre. Painters as varied a[...]
Why do we care what other people think? The answer is our reputation. Its influence is enormous but, worryingly, often out of our control. So what is the secret of being held in esteem? As John Whitfield shows, there is more to it than being a nice person or being good at what you do. Our position i[...]
Examining the role of the modern nation state, Dexter Whitfield assesses the achievements, failures, costs and benefits of the neo-liberal and 'third way' transformation of the state. He demonstrates that private finance of infrastructure, marketisation of government and privatisation of the welfare[...]
Almost 40 percent of the U.S. population suffers from some form of depression or mental illness yet the causes of mental illness remain largely a mystery. The prevailing theory sees the cause as a trans-generational genetic defect of brain chemistry, which is best treated with medication. New breakt[...]
An invaluable reference book from the premiere authority on, and international bestselling author of, addiction and mental health issues. Dr. Whitfield provides clinicians, patients and their families with a most crucial guide to mental illness, including information on new treatment options. This u[...]
To get somewhere it is useful to know where you are going. This can be especially difficult for people struggling with issues of addiction, compulsion, physical or mental illness. In this simple yet effective three-part program, best-selling author Charles Whitfield helps readers chart their own tre[...]
(Artist Transcriptions). Right-from-the-record, note-for-note transcriptions for ten top tunes from four of Mark Whitfield's releases. Includes: Blues for Davis Alexander * Brother Jack * David's Theme * The Joy of Love & Peace * The Marksman * More Than You Know * Namu * Runnin' with the Ooze * Sal[...]
"A knockout of a biography." -- Newsweek A silent-film star. A woman who played children, wide-eyed and gamine, skipping about in frills and long curls. That's how most people remember Mary Pickford. In reality, Pickford was a towering figure in movie history, central to the evolution of film acting[...]
The study of proteomics provides researchers with a better understanding of disease and physiological processes in animals.[...]