Tim: 4567 books

Tim Humphreys-Jones’ The Rorschach is a collection of poetry that dares its readers to explore the darker side of life. A unique narrative perspective ensures that the suspense never ceases. From the opening piece, ‘Rorschach Portrait’, to the final poem, ‘The White Oval’, there is never a moment of security as you delve into The Rorschach.

A lost diary. A spinning pocketwatch. A gentleman wielding a deadly walking cane. And a boy who’s about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. When Julius Higgins isn’t running from Crimper McCready and his gang of bullies he’s working in his grandfather’s bookshop in Ironmonger...

A generously illustrated examination of the boom in luxurious, resort-style scientific laboratories and how this affects scientists' work. The past decade has seen an extraordinary laboratory-building boom. This new crop of laboratories features spectacular architecture and resort-like amenities....

"Starting out, my mind and spirit were open to the mystery of foreign cultures, the spareness of aridity, the tension of seismicity, the heat of fire, the exuberance of the vast, the abundance of rot and rebirth, the kindness of strangers, the indomitable rules of climate, the triumph of life, the...

A new theory of aesthetics and music, grounded in the collision between language and the body. In this book, Tim Hodgkinson proposes a theory of aesthetics and music grounded in the boundary between nature and culture within the human being. His analysis discards the conventional idea of the...

The shady details of our darkest schadenfreude pleasures, including "turparphilia"—to delight in the less than aesthetically beautiful nature of a friend's offspring   We might not like to admit to it, but everyone—even the gentlest of souls—derives a secret guilty satisfaction...

There are all sorts of people, events, and sounds that exist in the musical world for which there are no words. We have been sadly bereft of a satisfactory way to describe the contortion of a singer's mouth when reaching for the high notes; the audience member who leaves a concert halfway through...

Radio Drama brings together the practical skills needed for radio drams, such as directing, writing and sound design, with media history and communication theory. Challenging the belief that sound drama is a 'blind medium', Radio Drama shows how experimentation in radio narrative has blurred the dividing...

Bats, baronets and Battle is more than just about cricket. This is a history full of colourful characters eccentric baronets with a fondness for gambling, forthright women who wished to take their role and the game beyond an excuse to wear a pretty dress, and brothers from local villages who played...

Bientôt porté à l'écran par Paul Greengrass (la saga Jason Bourne, Captain Phillips), le témoignage inédit et fascinant d'un agent double. Lors d'un séjour en prison, un jeune Danois, Morten Storm, cherche un nouveau sens à sa vie. Il se convertit à l'islam à l'âge de 21 ans et, guidé...

The Story you are about to read is Absolutely True and is a perfect description of man kinds stupidity and how Gods Divine Grace covers us, even when we don't give Him much thought.

What every exotic dancer - and every young lady! - needs to know about choosing high-heeled shoes!!!

Is our study of the Bible as pure as we think it is? In Free for All, Tim Conder and Daniel Rhodes show how the way we read the Bible is held captive by the dominant culture in which we find ourselves. They aim to expose the cultural authorities that influence our understanding of the Bible and provide...

The fascinating story of a much-maligned and little-understood native Australian rodent. The long-haired rat breeds and spreads prodigiously after big rains. Its irruptions were plagues to European colonists, who feared and loathed all rats, but times of feasting for Aboriginal people. Tim...