Ridley: 212 books
Ridley Plays: 2
Vincent River; Mercury Fur; Leaves of Glass; Piranha Heights
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
This second volume of Ridley's stage plays confirms him as one of the
most imaginative, daring and unique voices currently working in
theatre. All four plays collected here resonant with Ridley's trademark
themes - East London, storytelling, moments of shocking violence,
memories of the past, fantastical...
by Philip Ridley
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
On the day Concord Webster turned eighteen, the Devil died. The Devil's real name was Judge Martin, but Concord's mother called him the Devil. She said he boiled babies for dinner and made lampshades out of human skin. So why did she, who hated him so venomously, have a key to his house?
The...
Ridley Plays 1
The Pitchfork Disney; The Fastest Clock in the Universe; Ghost from a Perfect Place
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
This volume contains Ridley's first three plays, which heralded the arrival of a unique and disturbing voice in the world of contemporary drama. They are seminal works in the development of the 'in yer face' theatre that emerged in Britain during the mid-1990s.
The three plays here all manifest...
The Heir Apparent
A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND THE BOSTON GLOBE
This richly entertaining biography chronicles the eventful life of Queen Victoria’s firstborn son, the quintessential black sheep of Buckingham Palace, who matured into as wise and effective a monarch...
There's a Golden Sky
How Twenty Years of the Premier League Have Changed Football Forever
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
In its first 20 years the Premier League has moved football from a state of unprecedented crisis against a backdrop of recession, strikes and hooliganism to a global sport of unimaginable riches. To mark this anniversary Ian Ridley takes stock of a phenomenon that has changed English football and...
by Philip Ridley
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2018
A teenager stares at his reflection and sees the Milky Way. A motorbike prowls and growls like a wild animal. A whale sings a song to end loneliness.
Philip Ridley's collection of short stories - like his two adult novels, Crocodilia and In the Eyes of Mr Fury- became an instant cult classic...
by Frances Ridley Havergal
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
12 works of Frances Ridley Havergal English religious poet and hymn writer (1836-1879)
This ebook presents a collection of 12 works of Frances Ridley Havergal. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected.
Table of Contents: Another Year Is Dawning April...
Engineering in Perspective
Lessons for a Successful Career
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2017
Engineering in Perspective provides a unique look into the career of one of Britain's most widely experienced engineers, Professor Tony Ridley. Ridley analyses key moments from his career to identify the real-world skills required for success. Through this, he examines how important it is that a successful...
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
The New York Times bestselling author of The Rational Optimist and Genome returns with a fascinating argument for evolution that definitively dispels a dangerous, widespread myth: that we can command and control our world.
Human society evolves. Change in technology, language, morality, and...
by Philip Ridley
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
The Pitchfork Disney heralded the arrival of a unique and disturbing voice in the world of contemporary drama. Manifesting Ridley's vivid and visionary imagination and the dark beauty of his outlook, the play resonates with his trademark themes: East London, storytelling, moments of shocking violence,...
The Literature Review
A Step-by-Step Guide for Students
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
Lecturers - request an e-inspection copy of this text or contact your **local SAGE representative**to discuss your course needs.
This second edition of Diana Ridley's bestselling book provides a step-by-step guide to conducting a literature search and literature review, using cases and examples...
The American Dreams
The Reflecting Skin and The Passion of Darkly Noon
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
"Philip Ridley is a singular writer, a prolific polymath, probably a genius, and the creator of some of the most peculiar, grotesque and compelling British plays (and films) of the last several years" (Time Out)
Ridley's film debut The Reflecting Skin caused a sensation at the 1990...
The Discovery of Jeanne Baret
A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
The year was 1765. Eminent botanist Philibert Commerson had just been appointed to a grand new expedition: the first French circumnavigation of the world. As the ships’ official naturalist, Commerson would seek out resources—medicines, spices, timber, food—that could give the French an edge...
Francis Crick
Discoverer of the Genetic Code
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
Francis Crick—the quiet genius who led a revolution in biology by discovering, quite literally, the secret of life—will be bracketed with Galileo, Darwin, and Einstein as one of the greatest scientists of all time. In his fascinating biography of the scientific pioneer who uncovered the genetic...