WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SEBASTIAN FAULKS. Henry Green, whom W. H. Auden called 'the finest living English novelist', is the most neglected writer of the last century and the one most deserving of rediscovery by a new generation. This volume brings together three of Henry Green's intensely original novels. Green explored class distinctions through ...
This fictionalized biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine takes place in heaven while she waits for her dear husband King Henry II to arrive. To pass the time, Eleanor, her mother-in-law and her priest take turns reminiscing about both the good and bad times in Eleanor's life, giving the reader an unusual and amusing look at her and the Middle Ages.
During his 33 years in Congress, Henry Waxman has sponsored legislation that's touched the lives of every American: The Clean Air Act. Nutritional labeling on food. Smoking bans on airplanes. As chairman of the most powerful government oversight committee in the House of Representatives, Waxman has also investigated waste, fraud and abuse ...
In this mid-life autobiography (1938) the English novelist Henry Green recounts his life up to the point where he began to write seriously. The book covers his privileged childhood; the loathed boarding school he was sent to at the age of six; the joy he took in fishing, books, and the company of the workers in his father's foundry; and his ...
This humorous novel is composed almost entirely of conversations. Some take place in the dining-room of a London hotel overlooking a park, some in a pub, some in the flat of the main character - a middle-aged woman, clever, charming and beautiful. By the author of "Living" and "Caught".
It is 1945, Charley Summers, back from the war, is home to mourn the death of his lover who lies buried in the village churchyard. Charley is a 20th-century equivalent of the questing knight of medieval romance, a man injured in combat searching for a rose, both woman and a symbol of lost peace.
A handy little (5x7") introduction subtitled, practical applications of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and logarithms to the step-by-s solutions of mechanical problems, with formulas commonly used in engineering practice and a concise review of basic mathematical principles . Annotati
For the past 75 years, this exhaustive bestseller has supplied machinists, engineers, designers, mechanics, hobbyists, and students with a wealth of engineering and shop standards. Extensive charts, graphs, indexes, and appendices are provided, making this an invaluable text.
Detailed accurate renderings of 42 species -- bald eagle, common black hawk, great horned owl, Andean condor, osprey, crested caracara, turkey vulture, peregrine falcon, many more. Informative captions.
YouTube is one of the most well-known and widely discussed sites of participatory media in the contemporary online environment, and it is the first genuinely mass-popular platform for user-created video. In this timely and comprehensive introduction to how YouTube is being used and why it matters, Burgess and Green discuss the ways that it relates ...
Bold illustrations of 8 different species of wildflowers whose uncultivated beauty brightens roadsides, fields, and meadows: buttercup, blue phlox, oxeye daisy, lady's slipper, California poppy, cornflower, day lily, and rugosa rose.
A critical evaluation of the use of rational choice theory in political science. In this text, the authors assess this theory where it is believed to be most useful: the study of collective action, the behaviour of political parties, and phenomena such as voting cycles and prisoners' dilemmas.
Twenty accurate, realistic sticker illustrations of English, French, German, and other knights -- striding into combat, astride chargers, in other action. Add a touch of chivalry to notes, cards, packages, much more.
This guide provides information on how to make full use of the "Machinery's Handbook" (0-8311-2575-6) and how to solve problems encountered on the job. In addition, it includes over 500 examples and questions (with answers) specially selected for enginners and apprentices.
A novel of English middle class manners, revealing the lusts, suspicions and jealousies which are rife just beneath the polished veneer of a privately run school.
Henry Green's ninth and last novel was published in 1950. DOTING is written almost entirely in dialogue and tells the story of a middle-aged, upper-middle-class couple in postwar London who contemplate adultery but do not commit it.
Written by renowned contributors, this text provides a practically oriented approach to the use of ultrasound in small animals. Lavishly illustrated, this comprehensive text utilizes both drawings and photographs to help demonstrate how to use ultrasound effectively in clinical practice. Organized by organ system, this text /reference provides a ...
Written by a preeminent expert in child and adolescent psychopharmacology, the Third Edition of this acclaimed reference is a current and authoritative clinical guide to the pediatric use of psychotropic drugs. This thoroughly revised edition covers the many new medications that have recently been approved, particularly antidepressants/SSRIs and ...
Green chronicles his early life, providing an incisive portrait of English society and of the man himself. From reminiscences of a childhood spent among the gentry, to searing descriptions of Eton and Oxford, to reflections on his first experiments with prose and sex.
Barbara Green invites reflection on eight pairs of psalms and parables by making visible their shared metaphor. These familiar images allow fresh insights to emerge from well-known scriptural texts.
This book includes an an Introduction by D.J. Taylor. Three brilliant novels which span Henry Green's career as a novelist and display his unique talents as a writer. "Nothing" is a tale of the merry-go-round of love, marriage and infidelity, and the ceaseless intergenerational tussle of innocence versus experience. "Doting" sets the middle-aged ...
This book offers an introduction to pragmatics approaching the problems of interpreting language use in terms of interpersonal modelling of beliefs and intentions. It is intended to make issues involved in language understanding, such as speech, text and discourse, accessible to the widest group possible - not just specialists in linguistics or ...
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