Law: 577 books
Tudoresque
In Pursuit of the Ideal Home
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
With its distinctive gables and arches, Tudor-style architecture is recognized around the world as a symbol of British culture; it represents the idea of home to British citizens in the United Kingdom and abroad. Some love it, others hate it, but the Tudoresque is still being built—to give a house...
Screening the Nonhuman
Representations of Animal Others in the Media
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Screening the Nonhuman draws connections between how animals represented on screen translate into reality. In doing so, the book demonstrates that consuming media is not a neutral act but rather a political one. The images humans consume have real world consequences for how animals are treated as...
3rd Millennium Guitar
an Introduction to Perfect 4ths Tuning
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2016
Tune your top two strings up a semitone and simplify the guitar. Do you get lost on certain parts of the neck? Do you find yourself getting stuck into the same old patterns and licks? Sometimes it is really difficult to remember which notes are on which string on which frets. If you tune in perfect...
by Alex Law
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
This book's individual entries introduce, explain and contextualise the key topics within classical social theory. Definitions, summaries and key words are developed throughout with careful cross-referencing allowing students to move effortlessly between core ideas and themes.
Each...
Substance Misuse
The Implications of Research, Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Substance misuse and its pervasive problems is a constant challenge for social work, health and related professionals today. With heightened political and policy emphasis on all aspects of substance misuse, it is paramount that professionals remain up-to-date on current issues and their responsibilities....
Find the Perfect College for You
82 Exceptional School That Fit Your Personality and Learning Style
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
A comprehensive approach to selecting a college that is in tune with a student's learning style, this guide offers a personalized, psychology-based approach to selecting the perfect university. Taking into account personal interests and personality types, this reference will help students and parents...
by Christopher M. Law
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Originally published in 1988. Inner city problems in advanced countries are being exacerbated by the decentralisation of economic activities and higher income groups. Only offices and tourism offer some prospects of growth, but these vary in their potential from one city to another. This book assesses...
Birth Work as Care Work
Stories from Activist Birth Communities
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2016
Birth Work as Care Work presents a vibrant collection of stories and insights from the front lines of birth activist communities. The personal has once more becomes political, and birth workers, supporters, and doulas now find themselves at the fore of collective struggles for freedom and dignity....
Sleep Better
The Science And The Myths
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Scientific research into sleep has dramatically increased during the past decade, with greater understanding of the hormonal and brain activity during sleep which has a key influence on your health and wellbeing. This expert, accessible book presents a combination of sleep hygiene, evidence-based...
by John Law
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Essex has long been full of interest for followers of Britain’s bus industry. The western side of the county has always fallen under the influence of London, even to the extent that places like Romford, Upminster and Ilford were transferred into the newly created Greater London in 1974. The dominant...
by Stanislaw Kapuscinski (aka Stan I.S. Law)
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2012
The book, the author writes, is: “Dedicated to Richard Dawkins, in gratitude for many hours of enjoyable reading. While he and I don’t always see eye to eye, the doctor might find, here, additional arguments for his Cause Célèbre.”
The author goes on to advance compelling arguments...
by Stanislaw Kapuscinski (aka Stan I.S. Law)
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2010
Excerpt from the FOREWORD:
"My true dwelling is my state of consciousness. It is not my permanent abode, but rather a transient expression of the conditions that, at any particular moment, have bearing on my awareness of the outside universe. I say outside, because while my haven is both, within...
Olmsted's Texas Journey
A Nineteenth-Century Survey of the Western Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
A reporter’s account of the people, culture, and terrain of Texas in the mid-1800s.
Frederick Olmsted was a journalist when he made his journey through Texas. Tasked with covering the state of slavery during the quiet years before the Civil War, he took copious notes about the people, places,...
by Neil D. Law
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2018
If you feel your life has hit the buffers or you’re trapped on a hamster wheel that only seems to gather speed, you’re members of a popular club. Membership rules: your brain must resemble jelly and you feel like a failed circus juggler performing in the dark.
Motorcycling: The Ultimate...