Washington Square marks the culmination of Jamess apprentice period as a novelist. With sharply focused attention upon just four principal characters James provides an acute analysis of middle-class manners & behaviour in the New York of the 1870s a period of great change in the life of the city. This change is explored through the device of setting the novels action during the 1840s similarly a period of considerable turbulence as the United States experienced the onset of rapid commercial & industrial expansion. Through the relationships between Austin Sloper a celebrated physician & his sister Lavinia Penniman his daughter Catherine & Catherines suitor Morris Townsend James observes the contemporary scene as a site of competing styles & performances where authentic expression cannot be articulated or is subject to suppression. ...

Frank no ordinary sixteen-year-old lives with his father outs Ide a remote Scottish village. Their life is to say the least unconventional. Franks mother abandoned them years ago: his elder brother Eric is confined to a psychiatric hospital; & his father measures out his eccentricities on an imperial scale. Frank has turned to strange acts of violence to vent his frustrations. In the bizarre daily rituals there is some solace. But when news comes of Erics escape from the hospital Frank has to prepare the ground for his brothers inevitable return
- an event that explodes the mysteries of the past & changes Frank utterly. Iain Banks celebrated first novel is a work of extraordinary originality imagination & horrifying compulsion: horrifying because it enters a mind whose realities are not our own whose values of life & death are alien to our society; & compulsive because the humour & compassion of that mind reach out to us all.
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Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul for quite different reasons than Id disposed of Blyth & then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda more or less on a whim. Thats my score to date. Three. I havent killed anybody for years & dont intend to ever again. It was just a stage I was going through. Enter
- if you can bear it
- the extraordinary private world of Frank just sixteen & unconventional to say the least.

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In Martin Rowsons The Waste Land" private detective Chris Marlowe is tasked with getting to the bottom of the most impenetrable of all modernist mysteries: namely T. S. Eliots " The Wasteland". Cunningly contrived this irreverent graphic parody is inspired in equal parts by the classic modernist poem & by the American noir novels of Raymond Chandler. Marlowe searching for his dead partners killers is lured into a web of murder deceit lust despair & of course a frantic quest for the Holy Grail. Doped duped pistol-whipped framed by the cops & going nowhere fast Marlowe enters a nightmare world where Robert Frost Norman Mailer & Edmund Wilson drink in the gloom of a London pub; where Auden is glimpsed entering the mens room; where Henry James Aldous Huxley & Richard Wagner share an ice cream aboard a Thames pleasure steamer; & where out of luck & out of clues Marlowe finally tracks down T. S. Eliot & Ezra Pound. Available again for the first time in a decade this is an unforgettably strange trip through modern literature with one of Britains best writers & illustrators." ...

An efficient use of resources & an effective management of waste are essential features of an environmentally sustainable economy. However in many developing countries waste management facilities are both inefficient & insufficient. Some of the broad causes of sub-optimal waste management in developing countries like those in South Asia are poor existing disposal systems as well as lack of awareness of the environmental externalities. The pertinent question then is
- what is so worrisome about inefficient & undeveloped waste management systems? The answer is that they cause major damages to the environment which in turn causes health hazards. The fast pace of economic growth & the consequent changes in the standard of living on the one hand & population growth on the other have led to increasing volumes of waste at an alarming rate. Due to lack of awareness amongst the masses in most developing countries management of waste is very difficult. Much of this waste has proved to be extremely toxic. The latest scientific assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued in Paris on 2 February 2007 blames humans squarely for environmental damages like global warming sea level rise changing weather patterns (including severity of storms/cyclones) & freak weather in many parts of the globe. Detrimental consequences of being lax with waste management impacts human health adversely & in the final count any negative impact on human capital impedes development of society. However it is important to remember that though waste has a deleterious impact on the environment at global & local levels & immediate steps have to be taken to implement effective waste management methods it is also important to remember that waste contains resources which can be reused or recycled to deliver economic value resulting in greater resource efficiency.
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A retired career anorexic examines herself & her & our culture in a masterpiece of confessional literature. At the age of four Marya Hornbacher looked in a mirror & decided she was fat. At nine she was bulimic. At twelve she was anorexic. By the time she was eighteen shed been hospitalized five times once in the loony bin. Her doctors & her parents had given up on her; they were watching her die. But Marya decided to live. Four years on now 22 here is her harrowing tale powerfully told in a virtuoso mix of memoir cultural criticism & psychological examination. Here is the amazingly articulate fury of a clever woman made stupid by her culture who threw away her teenage years in a continuous cycle of bingeing & vomiting or just plain starvation. The first book to explore from the inside the intimate relationship between eating disorders & 1990s cultures historically unprecedented obsession with body diet & gender; not a testimony to a miracle cure but the story of one womans travels to the darker side of reality & her decision to find her way back on her own terms. Hornbacher is articulate clever & has all the persuasive zeal of a convert furious at the pressures that made her what she was. Paradoxically her painful journey is also gripping and!dare one say it!.entertaining in a way that no fiction could ever be. A compulsive read. Publishing News; A gritty unflinching look at eating disorders written from the raw disintegrated centre of young pain with stark candour & power. New York Times / The slimming industry is worth GBP1billion in GB alone / The UK has 3.5 million anorexics & bulimics ...

The wristwatch is the only jewellery that most men will wear although many would not want to call it that. A watch may be a practical device for the sole purpose of telling the time as accurately as possible a complicated machine a wearable design object or a status symbol. Some watch wearers like scuba divers or pilots rely on their timepieces for safety & survival. Gene Stones The Watch" covers all these things & more. It ranges over the world of watches without prejudice mixing the old with the new & the expensive with the economical. It introduces the fifty major brands that any watch collector must be familiar with. Essential wisdom on buying collecting maintaining & wearing watches is provided. & an encyclopedic glossary offers a crash course in watch lore. Best of all are the more than 500 photographs of terrific watches including remarkable details of dials & movements & selected for their beauty & diversity from collections around the world." ...

First published in 1953 this authoritative work which was based on a lifetimes practical experience has been in continuous demand & is recognized as a classic work on the subject. Its great strength lies in the descriptions & principles of watch & clock construction in an easy-to-follow manner. The book opens with a description of the various tools & materials essential for good work; details are then given concerning the construction & repair of the various types of movement trains motion work & gearing the various forms of escapement keyless mechanisms balances & balance springs pendulums striking & repeating mechanisms calendars chronograph work & chronometers. The subject of cleaning is given careful consideration while filing & turning the two most important operations in watch & clock making are given special attention. The construction of specialist tools for repair work many of which were designed by the author is explained in some detail & illustrated by working drawings. In addition an appendix lists the various causes of failure & bad time-keeping. ...

After years of pain & turmoil stained glass restoration expert Mira Gallier is on the verge of having it all
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Capture those precious early moments & chart the first year of a baby&8217;s development with three photo sessions. Take home a print from each session which will be a treasured memory to last a lifetime. The baby portrait plan

Includes:: three photo sessions during a babys first year with each sitting taken Approx. 90 days apart. You will receive one 8x 6" portrait of your choice of your baby from each sitting. During the photo session your photographer will use a selection of backgrounds & props along with the latest lighting styles to create a series of images just for you. The props are designed for use with babies allowing them to easily & safely photograph the tiniest newborn babies. Family members can also be included in the sittings at no extra charge. You are welcome to bring along your own items to include in the shoot such as a babys favourite teddy. A viewing appointment will be arranged after each portrait session for you to choose your complimentary portrait of your baby & order any additional ones you might like. You will need to pay a deposit on booking. This will be fully refunded after the viewing. What You Will Receive On purchasing this experience you will receive a Silver A5 Presentation Pack. Your Silver A5 Presentation Pack is embossed with a ribbon design great if you are buying this experience as a gift. Included within your presentation pack: Your Gift Experience Voucher
- Keep this safe! You will need this to book your experience & may be required to take this with you on the day of your experience. An Information Booklet
- Detailing all you need to know about your experience including personal injury cover cancellation cover & full terms & conditions of the experience. How to Book Guide
- A personal guide based on your chosen experience detailing all the available locations & contact numbers you need to ensure you experience runs smoothly. "




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