Hugh: 1441 books

Excerpt: "In a former book, called "Lord of the World," I attempted to sketch the kind of developments a hundred years hence which, I thought, might reasonably be expected if the present lines of what is called "modern thought" were only prolonged far enough; and I was informed...

Step-by-step color photos illustrate the entire lamp-making process, from cutting the pattern and selecting glass to assembling tiles and soldering a shade. How-to techniques and construction secrets from one of the country's top Tiffany lamp artists. Features never-before-published secrets for creating...

H.H. Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, was a prolific Scottish author of the Edwardian era, considered as the master of short stories. "Sredni Vashtar" is a short story written between 1900 and 1911. Conradin, a sickly ten-year-old boy lives with his cousin and guardian, Mrs. De...

H.H. Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, was a prolific Scottish author of the Edwardian era, considered as the master of short stories and compared to O Henry and Dorothy Parker. “The Bull” is a sardonic short story, first published in 1919. Tom Yorkfield, a farmer, receives a visit from...

This book, first published in 1983, attempts to examine the rural change in France between 1815 and 1914 with a sustained and explicit spatial approach. This volume represents a position in which space and time are meshed in an analysis of the forces underlying land-use and other changes that have...

Teaching has been described as a hazardous profession and teacher educators are faced with a challenging task in preparing teachers for the future. Human rights are high on the international agenda but also have direct implications for teachers and students in the classroom. Originally published in...

William Petty (1623-1687), long recognised as a founding father of English political economy, was actively involved in the military-colonial administration of Ireland following its invasion by Oliver Cromwell, and to the end of his days continued to devise schemes for securing England’s continued...

This indispensable manual for landscape work covers the documentation and management of landscape contracts. It is written for all those involved in the landscape industry.

The intention of this book is to develop an increased awareness of the place of professional practice in the realms of research in teaching. The chapters investigate, from an international perspective, the emerging reflective methods of collaboration between practitioners and researchers, appreciation of teachers and teaching, and greater understanding of what they aim to promote.

"Hollow World: Origins" is a collection of three prequels to the novel "Hollow World" by Nick Pobursky. This anthology features the following stories: "X-ray" - The top-secret X-ray Team has a new mission: to retrieve a captured agent before he cracks under a terrorist group's interrogation....

You just know a book is going to be funny and provocative with a title like Please Don’t Tell My Mum That I Have Become a Government School Teacher—She Thinks I’m Still at Law School. But it’s more than that; it’s poignant and heart-breaking, too. Following the first two years of law student-turned-teacher...

“How odd, she reflected, to need to protect ourselves against something we cannot live without, the sun; something millions of miles away yet can harm us. Even kill us . . .” This innovatively crafted novel tracks the lives of a girl and boy who as next-door neighbors and lifelong friends...

This vintage book is a short but detailed guide to setting up and maintaining an orchard. With simple instructions on budding, grafting, and cultivating, this volume is ideal for inexperienced growers, and would make for a useful addition to collections of allied literature. Many vintage books such...