The invention of the printing press led to an explosion of cheap printed materials in the sixteenth & seventeenth centuries Ballads were no longer confined to the soapbox Mass communication was now possible The broadsides pasted on walls & disseminated among the masses together with the written ballads hawked at street corners represented the zeitgeist of popular culture in early modern Europe Frequently designed in 'blackletter' gothic type & accompanied with distinctive woodcut illustrations this dynamic lively form encompassed the obsessions & characteristic humour of the times This beautifully designed book with a foreword by Reece Shearsmith highlights some of the most striking & amusing examples from the British Library's collections & provides brief commentary on the political & social background of the times Frequent topics of illustration include monsters witches criminals drinking war & politics ...

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer
- Active a tough versatile version of OS Explorer The OS Explorer Active range now

Includes:: a digital version of the paper map accessed through the OS smartphone app OS Maps


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Tracklist A1 Swarm Of Flies A2 Winds Like Daggers A3 Of Extant Cults & Living Terrors A4 Hurled Unto Damnation B1 The Storm Above (Port Sulphur) B2 The Shrike B3 O Beast I Fear Thy Name B4 Madre De La Noche ...

Afghanistan US Marines face a never-ending onslaught of Taliban But even hell can get worse The dead are coming back to life in The Graveyard of Empires & only together can both sides of the today's conflict survive tomorrow's undead assault Writer Mark Sable (Unthinkable Two-Face Year One) reunites with his Grounded co-creator Paul Azaceta (Amazing Spider-Man) to tell this critically claimed controversial tale of terror ...

Running the family business in the shadow of your father can be a drag especially when you’re a gravedigger & that shadow is actually your dad’s overly critical ghost From creator KC Green’s hugely popular webcomic Gunshow Graveyard Quest follows a blue-collar skeleton & his mole buddy on their journey to Hell & back to retrieve his most prized possession It’s a story about the things we do for love & the many mistakes we make along the way ...

Have you ever wondered why some people earn attention & respect when they speak & others don't? The secret to their success can be summed up in one word gravitas In this revolutionary new book leading voice coach & speaker Caroline Goyder reveals how to speak so others will listen Through simple techniques to build your natural gravitas you will learn how to express yourself clearly with passion & confidence to persuade influence & engage listeners By being grounded in your values & capabilities you will gain the authority needed to make people sit up & pay attention Each chapter guides you step-by-step through practical techniques & exercises to give you the skills for great presentations productive meetings & persuasive pitches You'll overcome anxiety learn how to deal with difficult people & feel calm & in control when public speaking An essential tool for the modern workplace Gravitas will transform the way you think about yourself & your powers of communication ...

On 14 September 2015 after 50 years of searching gravitational waves were detected for the first time & astronomy changed for ever Until then investigation of the universe had depended on electromagnetic radiation visible light radio X-rays & the rest But gravitational waves
- ripples in the fabric of space & time
- are unrelenting passing through barriers that stop light dead At the two 4-kilometre long LIGO observatories in the US scientists developed incredibly sensitive detectors capable of spotting a movement 100 times smaller than the nucleus of an atom In 2015 they spotted the ripples produced by two black holes spiralling into each other setting spacetime quivering This was the first time black holes had ever been directly detected
- & it promises far more for the future of astronomy Brian Clegg presents a compelling story of human technical endeavour & a new powerful path to understand the workings of the universe


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Experience the power of gravity! gravitrax is the all new stem track system from Ravensburger! use your imagination to build superb ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Academy Award winners Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) & George Clooney (Syriana) star in Gravity a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite & unforgiving realm of deep space The film was directed by Oscar nominee Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men) Bullock plays Dr Ryan Stone a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney) But on a seemingly routine spacewalk disaster strikes The shuttle is destroyed leaving Stone & Kowalsky completely alone-tethered to nothing but each other & spiraling out into the blackness The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earthand any chance for rescue As fear turns to panic every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space Actors Sandra Bullock & George Clooney Director Alfonso Cuarón Certificate 12 years & over Year 2013 Languages English ...

Hidden under a small suburban town the Inventory is a collection of the most incredible technology the world is NOT ready for In this sequel to Iron Fist much of the Inventory's technology has fallen into the wrong hands
- including Newton's Arrow a powerful weapon that can manipulate gravity It's up to Dev & his friends to get it back & they follow the weapon's trail around the world Along the way they learn the terrible truth about Newton's Arrow's capabilities as well as disturbing details about Dev's origins
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