The Gothic novel, featuring dark tales of tragedy, romance, revenge, torture and ancient villainies, tinged with horror and the supernatural, became the vogue in the late eighteen and early nineteenth centuries. This unique collection presents the best and the most diverse of this fascinating genre.[...]

Based in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the Yezidi people claim their religion - a unique combination of Christian, Islamic, and historical faiths - to be the oldest in the world. Yezidi identity centres on their religion, Sharfadin, which has evolved into a highly complex pantheon of one God with many inc[...]

People in most countries are familiar with the blue peacock. It is one of the very few bird species that will tolerate a person standing within a few feet of it, and appears to appreciate an audience when it unfurls its magnificent train into a 6 7-foot arc of glittering iridescent feathers. The tra[...]

With over 100 sausage recipes, this book is about the good old British Banger. It provides complete step-by-step instructions, enabling the reader to make sausages with confidence whether for the supper table or for commercial purposes. It features recipes ranging from the traditional English Breakf[...]

'Not everyone can keep a cow, but everyone can make cheese.' This book shows you the very basic equipment needed to make your own cheese: the ingredients, including different milks, herbs and flavours; how to make a simple cheese; and how to produce some of the worlds speciality cheeses such as Roq[...]

Welcome to Make & Mend! This book shows how, with a little knowledge and a little creativity, you can make a wide range of fantastic items from those old clothes and fabrics you can't bear to throw away. Whether it's a cushion cover from a coat, a tote bag from a torn dress or a neck tie from a neg[...]

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DERIST 2012, held in Las Vegas, NV, USA, in May 2012. The 24 revised full papers presented together with 7 revised short papers were carefully reviewed[...]

"The luminous, detailed drawings of PEACOCK PUNKS, uncluttered by dialogue balloons, leave room for the imagination to roam...Five guys who live at the intersection of sexy and cute meet on a rainy evening at a nightclub and head home for a shower and group sex. A fun time is had by all, including t[...]

Thomas Love Peacock (1785?1866) är den engelska romantikens store humorist. Munter och vanvördig gycklade han med sin samtid i en serie romaner, som på ett oefterhärmligt sätt blandade idyll och ironi. Inspirerad av grekiska klassiker som Aristofanes och Lukianos, och franska satiriker som Rabe[...]