Garrard: 26 books

William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury 1828-1848, led the Church of England during the beginning and expansion of the Oxford Movement, at a time when the precursor to the Church Commissioners was established, and during the momentous debates and decisions in Parliament which saw the final retreat...

Eminent MI5 scientist, Dr. Rob Williams, vocalises his opposition to the 2003 Iraq War having been unable to detect weapons of mass destruction while working for the UN Inspectorate in Baghdad.His protestations irritate the authorities, especially Western Governments in their stand against...

Forgiveness usually gets a very good press in our culture: we are deluged with self-help books and television shows all delivering the same message, that forgiveness is good for everyone, and is always the right thing to do. But those who have suffered seriously at the hands of others often and rightly...

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to general clock maintenance. It was designed to furnish practical information and comprehensive instructions to those wishing to clean, repair and make all kinds of clocks. As well as detailed and precise descriptions, there are illustrations that deal...

This vintage book contains a complete guide to watch repair and maintenance, with information on the materials and tools used and directions for repairing, cleaning, altering, and adjusting all kinds of English and foreign watches, repeaters, chronographs, and marine chronometers. Written in plain...

Bright Fields is a comprehensive and deeply intimate exploration of the life and work of Mississippi-born artist Marie Hull (1890-1980). Her paintings reflect a nine-decade journey of search, thought, and growth. She produced some of the most memorable and iconic works ever created by a southern artist....

Democratisation in Britain is a novel reinterpretation of British social and political history since 1800 in light of the continuing debate about democratisation. As such, the book goes far beyond standard histories of political reform. In common with the politics in Northern Europe, North America...

How far can we ever hope to understand the Holocaust? What can we reasonably say about right and wrong, moral responsibility, praise and blame, in a world where ordinary reasons seem to be excluded? In the century of Nazism, ethical writing in English had much more to say about the meaning of the...

'A wonderful introduction to history's most influential scribblers' – Steven Pinker What is truly at stake in politics? Nothing less than how we should live, as individuals and as communities. This book goes beyond the surface headlines, the fake news and the hysteria to explore the timeless...

我愛男人，也愛上帝，但誰會愛我？ 一名男孩與父親的和解之旅，一段家族祕密的考驗之路 21世紀首部進入性別矯正機構的真實紀錄，同志自傳文學的重要篇章 也是一個家庭共同邁向寬恕、尊重與成長的動人故事。 ◆歐普拉評定：2016年度最佳回憶錄 ◆掀起重量級媒體關注：包含《紐約時報》在內等超過三十篇媒體書評、四十餘篇作者訪問報導。 ◆本書改編電影於美國11月上映、問鼎奧斯卡 ◆第70屆英國金像獎最佳新人獎、《淑女鳥》《意外》《海邊的曼徹斯特》盧卡斯海吉斯， 金獎影后妮可基嫚、金獎影帝羅素克洛主演，喬爾埃哲頓編劇、導演 心中的罪惡感持久不消，讓我心酸多年， 讓我漸漸接受：這種心酸，想必就是活在世上應有的感受吧。 然而，為了容納羞辱，我拋開的愛已經太多了。 父親是牧師的賈若德．康里從小深受教會影響，對自己的性傾向感到惶恐又掙扎。十九歲就讀大學期間，同學向他父母告密，抖出他是同志的事實，他因而被迫做出影響終身的抉擇：若不參加教會贊助的矯正治療班，他將失去親朋好友，失去他天天祈禱的上帝，也不可能再上大學。 當時十九歲的賈若德熱愛寫作，與科蘿伊交往。他知道有一個「女朋友」能為他擋住不少質疑，與科蘿伊真正成為情侶是他期待自己可以「變直」的方法。但是，「如果做了還是扳不直怎麼辦？如果走錯這步路的結果是失敗，最後自己落得孤寂潦倒、受罪惡煎熬，那又怎麼辦呢？」 賈若德．康里不再為了前往性向矯正機構感到困惑：「已經問厭了，也不想再探尋其他解答、其他現實，不願再空想自己誕生在別人家、換一個軀殼，該有多好。每次我領悟到，再也找不到其他出路了，再問也是白問，心情就變得更壞。事到如今，我已有逆來順受的心理準備。」為了承擔父親的眼光，他試圖揚棄自己「不正當的過往」，展開努力。 「愛的進行式」（Love...

The Business of Shipbuilding thoroughly analyses vessel construction, from material receipt and preparation, to final outfitting. It explains the central role of computer technology in the design process, the growing importance of supply chain management for materials and services and the use of subcontractors....

Climate Change Scepticism is the first ecocritical study to examine the cultures and rhetoric of climate scepticism in the UK, Germany, the USA and France. Collaboratively written by leading scholars from Europe and North America, the book considers climate skeptical-texts as literature, teasing out...