This popular textbook gives a clear account of the principles of the main statistical methods used in modern analytical laboratories. Such methods underpin high quality analyses in areas such as the safety of food, water and medicines, environmental monitoring, and chemical manufacturing. The treatm[...]
This is the "Penguin English Library Edition" of "Daisy Miller and The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James. "I'm a fearful, frightful flirt! Did you ever hear of a nice girl that was not?" This edition contains two of Henry James' most popular short works. Travelling in Europe with her family, Daisy M[...]
This volume includes "Daisy Miller", "Pandora", "The Patagonia", and "Four Meetings".
'an inscrutable combination of audacity and innocence' Young Daisy Miller perplexes, amuses, and charms her stiff but susceptible fellow-American, Frederick Winterbourne. Is she innocent or corrupt? Has he lived too long in Europe to judge her properly? Amid the romantic scenery of Lake Geneva and R[...]
Famous novella, rich in psychological and social insight, chronicles a young American girl''s willful yet innocent flirtation with a young Italian, and its unfortunate consequences.
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A "New York Times" Notable Book for 2011 We all want to know how to live. But before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps or a prescription from the doctor, philosophers offered arresting answers to the most fundamental questions about who we are and what makes for a life worth living.
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In this sweeping, fast-paced account of the Firth over the last two thousand years, James Miller explores how the great shifts in Scottish history and culture have impacted on its shores and its peoples, and how time has acted to gather disparate heritages into one.[...]
This sweeping narrative covers the full drama of this city's long and turbulent existence. The plight of the merchants and burgesses, striving to make Inverness a pleasant, well-ordered community is at the heart of this clear and informative historical narrative.[...]
Examines the story of forestry and the foresters in Scotland through the centuries. Based on interviews and historical research, this book uncovers the rich history of the foresters and examines the importance of the forests to Scotland, and particularly the Highlands.[...]
Spanning the centuries and crossing the globe, this engaging introduction covers everything Daoist, from the religion of the ancients to 21st century T'ai Chi and meditation. Complete with a timeline of Daoist history and a full glossary, "Daoism: A Short Introduction" will prove invaluable not only[...]
Learn how to live from history's grweatest thinkers
Lessons on living from History's greatest thinkers
Daisy Miller is one of Henry James's most attractive heroines: she represents youth and frivolity. As a tourist in Italy, her American freedom and freshness of spirit come up against the corruption and hypocrisy of European manners. From its first publication, readers on both sides of the Atlantic h[...]
ESPN began as an outrageous gamble with a lineup that included Australian Rules Football, rodeo, and a rinky-dinky clip show called Sports Center. Today the empire stretches far beyond television into radio, magazines, mobile phones,the internet, video games and more, while ESPN's personalities have[...]