John Chadwick: 13 books

The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written...

The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written...

Apes! Sex fiends! Gangsters! Mad scientists! Tentacles! Yes, this MEGAPACK has them all, no less than 25 lurid tales ripped from the pages of pulp fiction magazines. For The Pulp Fiction Megapack, we selected stories with great pulp titles. (Where else are you going to find stories like "Blood for the...

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

“Ominous, purposeless, pauperly & prisoned; Jeremy Thornton is drunk on St. Withen’s. His father, his mother, his brother are dead, So Jeremy Thornton drinks ale for his head." Follow the twisting trail of countless murders in this 18th century mystery embroiled with conspiracy, embezzlement, cannibalism...

A Novella by John D. Chadwick. Join Jim Slaney & Patrick Murphy on their drunken revelry as they carouse the phantasmagorias, grope ladies of the night and plunge into the hellish depths of Victorian London, on a quest for the ultimate opiate. Withnail & I meets Jack The Ripper by way of H.P. Lovecraft...

A collection of contemporary short fiction by one of the UK's most exciting, emerging writers and spoken word performers. This inspiring collection revels in disturbing, comic and gruesome tales drawing on fringe personalities from the darkest corners of humanity. Meet the society of JACK THE RIPPERS,...

Everything accounts for nothing and nothing counts for all, truth destroys all reason in a church with infinite walls. The Medini Waltz is possibly the first zen, gothic, Metaphysical, psychedelic, quantum, supernatural comedy ever written. Chadwick has created a mindbending journey full of art heists,...

IT is a wonderful fact in the swift expansion of mechanical knowledge and appliances of the last hundred years that while for unknown ages the wind was the only propelling force used for purposes of navigation, apart from the rude application of power through oars worked by men, the whole scheme of steam...

This first book to illuminate this important aspect of chemical synthesis improves the lifetime of catalysts, thus reducing material and saving energy, costs and waste. The international panel of expert authors describes the studies that have been conducted concerning the way homogeneous catalysts...

Ocean Steamships - A popular account of their construction, development, management and appliances. A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move propellers or paddlewheels.

This new reference provides up-to-date, disease-specific diagnostic and treatment protocols in a new, full-color, heavily illustrated reference. This is the most current allergy management information at your fingertips – regardless of your medical specialty. Get the most up-to-date guidance...

1 History of Solvent Abuse The practice of deliberately inhaling various gases or vapors in order to induce an altered state of mood or sensibility is not new. As noted repeatedly in other reviews (eg, Cohen, 1973; Novak, 1980), it was recognized in early Greek civilization as an adjunct to divination;...