Connor: 1500 books
by Rebecca K. O'Connor
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Written by an expert on bird care, Finches offers useful advice on breeding, showing and keeping these popular birds. It discusses both indoor and outdoor housing and provides an introduction to building an aviary. Useful tip boxes in each chapter show every member of the household how to make the most out of owning a pet.
Higher Education and Equality of Opportunity
Cross-National Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
The movement to broaden access to public universities, the dominant strategy during the 1970s and 1980s, has largely shifted to enable the marketplace, rather than the government, to shape the contours of higher education. Government funding is being reduced, affirmative action and other programs...
Llewellyn's 2017 Magical Almanac
Practical Magic for Everyday Living
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
Featuring favorite authors Penny Billington, Natalie Zaman, Deborah Blake, Michael Furie, Susan Pesznecker, Tess Whitehurst, Melanie Marquis, and more
A measure of magic for a spirited year
Discover ideas and techniques for transforming your life with the enchanted world of magic. A...
Sentient Performativities of Embodiment
Thinking alongside the Human
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
This collection offers writings on the body with a focus on performance, defined as both staged performance and everyday performance. Traditionally, theorizations of the body have either analyzed its impact on its socio-historical environment or treated the body as a self-enclosed semiotic and affective...
Climate Change and Anthropos
Planet, people and places
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
Anthropos, in the sense of species as well as cultures and ethics, locates humans as part of much larger orders of existence – fundamental when thinking about climate change. This book offers a new way of exploring the significance of locality and lives in the epoch of the Anthropocene, a time when...
by Jerome Connor, Simon Laflamme
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
This innovative volume provides a systematic treatment of the basic concepts and computational procedures for structural motion design and engineering for civil installations. The authors illustrate the application of motion control to a wide spectrum of buildings through many examples. Topics covered...
De-signing Design
Cartographies of Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
De-Signing Design: Cartographies of Theory and Practice throws new light on the terrain between theory and practice in transdisciplinary discourses of design and art. The editors, Elizabeth Grierson, Harriet Edquist, and Hélène Frichot, bring together diverse approaches to design theory, practice,...
by Matthew Green, Daniel Martinez, Jeremy Slack
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
The “American Dream” means many things to many people, but in general it can be said that it connects the idea of freedom to the opportunity for prosperity and upward social mobility. Sandra L. Hanson and John K. White have joined together with a group of social scientists to explore the attitudes,...
by M. O'Connor Morris
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
This vintage book contains an extensive account of Irish hunting from 1876-77. With details of notable packs, figures, and events, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in the history of Irish hunting, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents...
Tell
Love, Defiance, and the Military Trial at the Tipping Point for Gay Rights
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
In 1993 Margie Witt, a young Air Force nurse, was chosen as the face of the Air Force’s “Cross into the Blue” recruitment campaign. This was also the year that President Clinton’s plan for gays to serve openly in the military was quashed by an obdurate Congress, resulting in the blandly cynical...
Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory
What's Normal, What's Not, and What to Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
As you age, you may find yourself worrying about your memory. Where did I put those car keys? What time was my appointment? What was her name again? With more than 41 million Americans over the age of 65 in the United States, the question becomes how much (or, perhaps, what type) of memory loss is...
by Nicholas J Talley, MD (NSW), PhD (Syd)
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
Pocket Clinical Examination is an introduction to history taking and the examination of patients. It has step by step instructions for the junior medical officer working on the ward for the first time. It aims to provide a solid foundation from which students can develop their own systematic approaches....
The Icecreamists
Boutique Ice Creams and Other Guilty Pleasures to Make and Enjoy at Home
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Infamous creators of the Sex Bomb and Baby Googoo - The Icecreamists are passionate about ice cream and the business of sin. Drawn to the mix of childhood fantasy and adult indulgence, The Icecreamists achieved instant notoriety with their breast milk ice-cream in 2009.
With a rich variety of both...
Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 1 - Western Alps
Ski tours in France, Switzerland and Italy
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Ski mountaineering guidebook to the Western Alps including the classic Haute Route, Chamonix to Zermatt, tours in the Ecrins, Vanoise, Haute Maurienne, Gran Paradiso, Mont Blanc, Valais and Urner Alps. The European Alps offer some of the finest and most accessible ski mountaineering in the world....