Richard Shaw: 18 books
Planet of the Bugs
Evolution and the Rise of Insects
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Dinosaurs, however toothy, did not rule the earth—and neither do humans. But what were and are the true potentates of our planet? Insects, says Scott Richard Shaw—millions and millions of insect species. Starting in the shallow oceans of ancient Earth and ending in the far reaches of outer space—where,...
Leonardo Da Vinci's Treatise of Painting
The Story of The World's Greatest Treatise on Painting - Its Origins, History, Content, And Influence.
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
This book traces the story of the world's greatest treatise on painting - Leonardo Da Vinci's "Treatise of Painting". It combines an extensive body of literature about the Treatise with original research to offer a unique perspective on: • Its origins, and history of how it survived...
by Newfarmer Richard; Shaw William; Walkenhorst Peter
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
Since the 1950s when countries became concerned that specialization in primary products would lead to steady falls in the purchasing power of primary exports and slow growth, diversifying out of primary products into manufactures has been a major policy objective of developing countries. Indeed, since...
by Janine Hayward, Richard Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Diverse elements have created New Zealand’s distinctive political and social culture. First is New Zealand’s journey as a colony, and the various impacts this had on settler and Maori society. The second theme is the quest for what one prominent historian has labelled ‘national obsessions’...
The Gregorian Mission to Kent in Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Methodology and Sources
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
Historians have long relied on Bede’s Ecclesiastical History for their narrative of early Christian Anglo-Saxon England, but what material lay behind Bede’s own narrative? What were his sources and how reliable were they? How much was based on contemporary material? How much on later evidence?...
by Edward Richard Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Fire Island Beach is a barrier of sand, stretching for twenty miles along the south coast of Long Island, and separating the Great South Bay from the Atlantic ocean. To reach it, you must make a sail of from three to seven miles, and once upon it, you find it a wild, desolate, solitary spot, wind-searched...
by Richard Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2011
When Victoria is called in to investigate the theft of valuable marble statues from a north London cemetery, she soon finds out the lives of the cemetery staff are as tangled as the undergrowth which surrounds them. Vic’s plan is to nail the thieves and stay out of harm’s way, but things don’t...
A Matter of Confidence
The Inside Story of the Political Battle for BC
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
A breathtaking behind-the-scenes look at the dramatic rise and fall of Christy Clark’s BC Liberals, the return to power of the NDP, and what it means for British Columbia’s volatile political climate going forward.
British Columbia’s political arena has always been the site of dramatic...
The Newcomer
Twelve Sci-fi Short Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
From a young couple struggling to look after their baby to a new captain's reluctance to take command of her ship, and from a sun-addled stranger's appearance in town to the emergence of a sentient AI, the twelve tales presented here explore the central theme of an arrival by someone or something new.
There's even an alien puppy.
by Richard R. Shaw, Brian F. Swartz
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2015
Since its settlement in 1769, Bangor's greatest resource has been its people. Long before 1834, when the town on the Penobscot became a city, future legends were born who transformed it into a world-class community. Hannibal Hamlin served as Abraham Lincoln's first vice president. Timber tycoon Sam...
by Richard G. Bachur, Kathy N. Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
Before the 1st edition of the Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine published, there was no official pediatric emergency medicine subspecialty in either pediatrics or emergency medicine. This book defined many of the treatments, testing modalities procedural techniques and approaches to care for...
Blitz Your Life
Stories from an NFL and ALS Warrior
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2017
BE ALL IN. AND RUN ALL OUT.
If you’ve ever dreamed of something more in life, this book is for you.*Blitz Your Life* is a collection of reflections from a former NFL linebacker on a life lived fearlessly and challenges from a man with a sense of urgency for impact.
These...
To Breathe into Another Voice
A South African Anthology of Jazz Poetry
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
‘Writing about jazz is like dancing about architecture,' observed TheloniousMonk. It's possibly one of the few times he was wrong. Jazz poetry is almostas old as jazz itself. Poets such as Thulani Davis, Langston Hughes and ourown Keorapetse Kgositsile and Mongane Wally Serote have long heard thepatterns...
Chaplains to the Imprisoned
Sharing Life with the Incarcerated
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Chaplains to the Imprisoned begins to fill the information gap through its in-depth study of prison chaplains as seen by co-workers, inmates, and the chaplains themselves. They describe their roles, share difficulties which are encountered in their ministry, and personal methods for coping with these...
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