Christopher St John: 9 books

Desperate to escape living with her miserly uncle, Marjorie Easton eagerly accepts a job offer from the strange Michael Crispin despite knowing nothing of the employment except that it is well-paid and includes some kind of research. Much to her surprise, the “research” involves séances and requires...

Everyone admires wisdom. We would define Wisdom as “the ability to make good decisions.” The dictionary says it this way; wisdom is the ” quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action, discernment, or insight.” I think the overwhelming...

The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays is an anthology of eight exciting pieces written for and by members of the Actresses Franchise League from 1909-13. Immediately playable, they offer strong, varied roles for female casts, while also providing invaluable source material to students and scholars...

«Una trama ingeniosa y apasionante, repleta de agudos rompecabezas y geniales hallazgos, y resuelta con un variopinto elenco de entretenidos personajes». DOROTHY L. SAYERS George Furnace, prestigioso instructor de vuelo en el Aero Club Baston, muere en el acto cuando su avión se estrella en la...

Many modern female writers are famous for their voluptuous style; their ungratified sex is expressed in such erotic art activity. The nun Hroswitha of Gandersheim (C. 940—1002) was the first known woman dramatist in German literature, and she launched the form with aplomb.

“Give up your foolish plan. If not you die.” When elderly Queen Hanna discovers the anonymous letter in her dress pocket, she knows someone in her household is spying on her. The queen is secretly planning a ceremony of atonement that she hopes will secure the royal succession. Amateur...

This volume presents chemical vapour deposition of diamond films for application in cutting tools, microdrills, dental burs and surgical tools. It examines various deposition techniques, discusses mechanisms of diamond growth and their impact on cutting tool life and performance.

La notion d’intérêt national, qui a structuré de longue date l’action des États en matière de politique étrangère et servi de fondement à l’étude des relations internationales, continue à être mobilisée dans les discours politiques et médiatiques pour soutenir, expliquer et / ou...

Experiments and theory have rapidly progressed on nonlinear optical extreme waves, showing that guided wave nonlinear optics and fiber lasers provide a relatively simple, accessible and controllable test bed for the observations and accurate statistical studies of extreme wave phenomena that obey...