Andrew Jones Knihy

A detailed historical study of the buildings of Mayfair and St James's.Photographs accompanied by black-and-white pictures and period art

Stickmaking Handbook is a fantastic introduction to the wonderful world of creating a wide range of traditional walking sticks, market sticks and crooks; there are 21 projects in total. Stickmaking Handbook also discusses seasoning timbers, shaping, carving and shanking handles as well as a wide range of colouring and finishing methods.

This study describes and explains the revolutionary changes which transformed the agricultural life of the Islamicized world in the four centuries following the early Arab conquests. Professor Watson discusses eighteen crops - from sorghum and rye to the watermelon - which spread through the Near East and North Africa during this period.

The first comprehensive study of Chinese popular music in a Western language. Drawing on extensive interviews with singers, songwriters and critics, as well as cultural, sociological, musical, and textual analysis, the book portrays the disparate ways in which China's state-run popular music industry and burgeoning underground rock music subculture represented by Cui Jian have been instrumental to the cultural and political struggles that culminated in the Tienanmen democracy movement of 1989. It also examines the links between popular music and contemporary debates about cultural identity and modernization, as well as the close connections between rock music, youth culture, and student protest.

The Dictionary of Globalization provides a critical overview of the contemporary globalization debate, bringing together all the disparate elements of a vast and ever-growing literature.

CAN QUANTUM PHYSICS REALLY BE FOR DUMMIES? String Theory For Dummies 2nd Edition is written so that anyone can understand the basics of string theory. No quantum physics pre-requisites here! Build a foundation of physics knowledge, understand the various string theories and the math behind them, and hear what the opponents to string theory have to say. Learn close to everything about this ‘theory of everything’ and invest in your inner physicist. INSIDE: The basics of physics The scientists behind string theory Real life example Approachable math equations UPDATES: Large Hadron Collider - The Large Hadron Collider was being built when the book was originally written. The section related to it will need to be updated, including a substantial change in Chapter 12. It might also make sense to pull out a whole chapter just on the LHC and what it's done over the last decade. Higgs Boson - The information about the Higgs Boson will need to be updated with information discovered in research at the Large Hadron Collider. Gravitational Waves - Gravitational waves were first detected in 2015 (resulting in the 2015 Nobel prize), which would result in changes in both Chapters 9 & 12, at least. Sparticles - The lack of discovery of supersymmetric particles at the Large Hadron Collider would need to be covered, as well as the implications that these particles haven't been discovered at the energy levels being studied.

My Sophomore Year is a narrative describing a young man's rite of passage as he traverses a conflict and passion filled year in his life. Alex William Felton or as his friends call him Staush, has a falling out with his father and this relationship strains him throughout his entire sophomore year at Mid-Atlantic University. He falls in love with the girl of his dreams, Ashley; has an affair with the girl of his fantasies, Professor Laura Wilson and makes strong bonds with several friends. The strength of his friendships and his true love for Ashley helps him to cope with the suicide of his close friend and roommate Ken. Ultimately the recognition of his love for Ashley and his Father's love for him helps Staush pull things together in the end and see what is truly important in life.

Written for teachers-and everyone interested in teaching and learning-Learning Grows helps classrooms flourish by fostering students' intrinsic motivation. By interleaving psychology and neuroscience research with dozens of practical classroom examples, Learning Grows makes these two theories both clear and immediately useful.

Strong and sober, George Jones looks back on his life with searing candor. From his roots in an impoverished East Texas family to his years of womanizing, boozing, brawling, and singing with the voice that made him a star, his story is a nonstop rollercoaster ride of the price of fame. It is also the story of how the love of a good woman, his wife Nancy, helped him clean up his act.