Sim: 182 books

Conviértete en una gurú del estilo y luce siempre espectacular. ¡Wow, qué guapa! es para las mujeres que no quieren imitar estereotipos que no les corresponden ni por cultura ni por clima y mucho menos por físico. En páginas a todo color y con ilustraciones, ¡Wow, qué guapa!...

We've listed the most common American English idioms and expressions to help you understand and use idioms accurately and appropriately. You'll find :A concise definition for every idiom.Each idiom explained and illustrated with examples."Call it a day" ,"Get a second wind" ,."Dodge a bullet"...

The political and military history of the sixteenth century is well known, and much written about, but what of the thousands of women who have, for the most part, eluded the historian's pen? 'The Tudor Housewife' aims to answer this question, providing a unique and accessible introduction to the everyday...

Although life in Tudor England was ordered in a strict hierarchy and the divisions between social classes were firmly maintained, a life of service was common for all classes, and servants were not necessarily the lowest stratum in society. At the upper levels of society the children of the wealthy...

Having earned an international reputation with his booker-prize-winning novel, The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro is fast emerging as an important cultural figure of our times. In this guide to Ishiguro’s varied and often experimental work, Wai-chew Sim presents: a biographical...

Popular representations of the Tudors at table have caricatured them as loud, gross, and lacking any manners. This is actually far from the case, as food and dining were used as social display by the upwardly mobile. For those with money, meals became extravagantly sophisticated, with a staggering...

There are many reasons to despair over the state of the world today: climate change, war, terrorism, social injustice, and an utter failure by our political systems to fix them. Yet there will always be those frustrating optimists who counter such an outlook by citing developments such as modern medicine,...

An analysis of the Astrological birth chart of Prince George, son of Kate Middleton and Prince William. Here is explored the meaning of his Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and all other planets that compose his birth chart. How is the little Prince’s inner being? What is his mission and path in life?...

How did the Tudors enjoy themselves? For the men and women of Tudor England there was, just as there is today, more to life than work. 400 years before the invention of television and radio, they did not lead boring or mundane lives. Indeed, in many ways the richness of Tudor entertainment shames...

How much is acceptable to consume? What is appropriate to consume and which goods fall into the disapproved category? Answers to these questions vary widely across time and space. This book examines the sources of this variation by providing an account of how everyday consumption norms develop, why they differ and why they change.

All women special edition Guest Editors: Pippa Goldschmidt, Caroline Grebbell Guest Art Director: Monica Burns Stories: Aliette de Bodard – A Slow Unfurling of Truth Emily Bowles – Write ME Karen Heuler – Heading for the Border Lith Amenti – Sacrifice For A Broken Sky Anna...

Entre los textos de estas Reflexiones políticas de Simón Bolívar destaca el juramento de Bolívar en Roma. Más allá de la promesa encarnada en este documento, cabe destacar la siguiente pretensión: «resolver el gran problema del hombre en libertad», que se revela como una portentosa afirmación de la identidad de fondo del Nuevo Mundo.

The next book coming out in the series will a warrior story and it has a new characterizing character name is Isaac the dragon warrior created by a author Cliff William Sim and idea of this book comes from the little boy Isaac book that is learning life's troubles and toughs times rough patches makes...

From the moment he saw his first Tillandsia in New Zealand, Sim Eng Hiang has worked tirelessly to cultivate, preserve, promote, and photograph these exotic treasures. Here, an esteemed member of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain shares his lifes work as a naturalist and photographer...