Peter Owen: 18 books

The heroine of this story (described only as "I") is compelled to visit a mysterious uncle who turns out to be a black magician who lords over a kind of Prospero's Island that exists out of time and space. Startled by his bizarre behavior and odd nocturnal movements, she eventually learns...

Peter Owen is one of the few Master Practitioners of Percussive Suggestion Technique (PSTEC) in the world. PSTEC is a system of therapy tools which have been creating shockwaves amongst the psychological community. The author has worked with well over 1000 clients and in doing so has devised a system...

'When we walk, we walk through two landscapes: an exterior land of trees, seas, cities, mountains and fields but we also follow the paths that lead into our own interior world.' This thoughtful, and beautifully written, book offers 21 circular walks. They span the length and breadth of the...

Whether fishing by boat, on ariverbank, or in the surf, The Pocket Guide to Fishing Knots will unravel the mystery of tying the perfect fishing knot.Step-by-step drawings guide the fisherman though the 24 most useful knots for all types of fishing. Also included is expert advice ont he latest in knot-tying tools and line connectors.

Learn how to tie and use all the most useful and practical knots for everyday use at work, home, sport or play. Unencumbered by knot-tying jargon and technical terms, this book provides simple, step-by-step instructions and outstandingly clear line drawings for the knots that can solve the day-to-day...

CONTENTS: ABRAHAM MERRITT 1. The People of the Pit AMELIA REYNOLDS LONG 2. Omega ANTHONY MELVILLE RUD 3. Ooze ARTHUR TRAIN 4. The Nth Power CLARK ASHTON SMITH 5. The Black Abbot of Puthuum DAVID H. KELLER 6. The Jelly-Fish DAVID H. KELLER 7. The Rat Racket DAVID H. KELLER 8. The Worm DONALD ALLEN...

The cultural and political history of the Pledge of Allegiance, how it came to be, what it means to Americans, and why we have battled over it for generations For more than a century, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance has been a central part of the American Experience. And perhaps because of...

Leading scholars offer perspectives from the philosophy of science on the crisis in psychiatric research that exploded after the publication of DSM-5. Psychiatry and mental health research is in crisis, with tensions between psychiatry's clinical and research aims and controversies over diagnosis,...

A comprehensive, integrated, and accessible textbook presenting core neuroscientific topics from a computational perspective, tracing a path from cells and circuits to behavior and cognition. This textbook presents a wide range of subjects in neuroscience from a computational perspective. It...

Unicorns, with their single ivory horn, are elusive and magical creatures of myth. Yet even more elusive are the purple unicorns. First sighted at the Superstars Writing Seminar, their legend has grown year after year until it could only be contained in this anthology. Nineteen storytellers,...

This paper is concerned with developments in the European Monetary System (EMS) from its start in March 1979 through December 1982.

The paper summarizes the main issues arising from experiences of industrial and developing countries with capital account liberalization and it examines the IMF's treatment of capital controls in its surveillance, use of IMF resources, and technical assistance activities. Case studies of recent experiences with capital controls in Chile, Colombia, Malaysia, and Venezuela are presented.

Dragons are creatures of legend. Of magic. Of wisdom, nature, and the power of creation. They have been in every culture and mythology since the beginning of time. Writers are creatures of legend. With magic, wisdom, and the power of creation at their fingertips. They, too, are in every culture...

East Timor (Timo Leste) History, Government and Politics, People, Culture and Religion. From the 16th century onwards, East Timor was a Portuguese colony known as Portuguese Timor. The rest of the island of Timor, and the other islands that were later to become Indonesia, were colonised by the Dutch...