Ian Leslie: 11 books
Curious
The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
A fun yet provocative look at the importance of staying curious in an increasingly indifferent world
Everyone is born curious. But only some retain the habits of exploring, learning, and discovering as they grow older. Those who do so tend to be smarter, more creative, and more successful....
Bugiardi nati
Perché non possiamo vivere senza mentire
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Bugiardi nati è un viaggio esilarante nel mondo della menzogna. La menzogna dei bambini, quella degli adulti, quella dei politici o quella particolare categoria di menzogna che è rivolta a noi stessi e che chiamiamo autoinganno. Scritto con grande umorismo, ricco di aneddoti e di dettagli fulminanti,...
by Johnny Mains, Simon Bestwick, Ramsey Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2014
Welcome To The New Home Of Horror
‘Johnny Mains is the go-to man for horror in the UK. His extensive knowledge of and unbound passion for the genre is amazing. If there was a government Ministry of Horror (which there should be), Johnny would be in charge. He is the Minister for Horror. He...
Waiting
An Anthology of Essays
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
The verb esperar means to wait. It also means to hope.—“The Past Was a Small Notebook, Much Scribbled-Upon”, Cora Siré Waiting, that most human of experiences, saturates all of our lives. We spend part of each day waiting—for birth, death, appointments, acceptance, forgiveness, redemption....
Blink
A Journey Through Gangland Mayhem
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
As a young man in Glasgow's underworld, Ian 'Blink' MacDonald fought, robbed and slashed his way to the top, developing a taste for the high life along the way. His notoriety earned him an offer of work from Scotland's most feared gangster, Arthur Thompson, but MacDonald had other plans: to finance...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting into Top Colleges
What Top Colleges Look for—and How to Prove You Have What It Takes!
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
Cruise your way to the Ivy League!
It's no secret that it's harder to get into college these days. Ivy League and other selective schools have record numbers of applicants, making the competition even steeper. This must-have guide carefully explores the to-do's to gain admission to a top tier...
by Isabelle Frohne-Hagemann, Margareta Warja, Inge Nygaard Pedersen
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
This is the first book to systematically describe the range of approaches used in music imagery and Guided Imagery and Music across the lifespan, from young children through to palliative care with older people.
Covering a broad spectrum of client populations and settings, international contributors...
Philosophy and Poetry
Continental Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Ever since Plato’s Socrates exiled the poets from the ideal city in The Republic, Western thought has insisted on a strict demarcation between philosophy and poetry. Yet might their long-standing quarrel hide deeper affinities? This book explores the distinctive ways in which twentieth-century and...
Love in the Time of Ethnography
Essays on Connection as a Focus and Basis for Research
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
Love in the Time of Ethnography explores love – variously defined – as an important facet of human life and a worthy focus of study. The authors look at love in association with an Alevi and Sunni couple in Turkey, organizers of Mexican American and immigrant youth movements, Christian missionaries...
by Dr Adam S. Davis, Dr Bruce Maxwell, Prof. David R. Clements
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Summarises latest research on IWM principles and methods
Assesses current challenges facing herbicide use
Detailed review of the range of cultural, physical and biological methods of control available for IWM.
Agency, Structure and the NEET Policy Problem
The Experiences of Young People
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
For many years, government policy has associated young people 'being NEET' (Not in Education, Employment or Training) with educational underachievement, worklessness, generational poverty, poor health, antisocial behaviour, and reduced life expectancies. Researchers and policymakers continue to debate...