Over 200 stunning archive photographs most of which have never been published before illustrate this mesmerising guide to Victorian ...

In his novels Dickens presents a series of unrivalled portraits of women young & old. From Little Nell to Miss Havisham these girls & women speak to us today making us laugh & sometimes cry. The popular British actress Miriam Margolyes will be touring the world in 2012 the bicentenary of Dickens birth with a one-woman show about Dickens' women & this book accompanies the show by building on the script & expanding to include many more of the female characters Dickens described & analysed so astutely in his novels. The countries to be visited are Australia New Zealand the USA & India. ' Mrs Pipchin was a marvellous ill-favoured ill-conditioned old lady of a stooping figure with a mottled face like bad marble a hook nose & a hard grey eye that looked as if it might have been hammered at on an anvil without sustaining any injury.' ...

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Half a century after their deaths the dictatorships of Stalin & Hitler still cast a long & terrible shadow over the modern world. They were the most destructive & lethal regimes in history murdering millions. They fought the largest & costliest war in all history. Yet millions of Germans & Russians enthusiastically supported them & the values they stood for. In this first major study of the two dictatorships side-by-side Richard Overy sets out to answer the question: How was dictatorship possible? How did they function? What was the bond that tied dictator & people so powerfully together? He paints a remarkable & vivid account of the different ways in which Stalin & Hitler rose to power & abused & dominated their people. It is a chilling analysis of powerful ideals corrupted by the vanity of ambitious & unscrupulous men. ...

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In the midst of the remarkable revival of interest & belief in angels comes this handsomely illustrated reference work--the fruit of 16 years of research in Talmudic gnostic cabalistic apocalyptic patristic & legendary texts. A wacky & wonderful compendium of angelic lore".--Time. Illustrations." ...

Did you know that chickens have different alarm calls for different predators? This fascinating dictionary covers every aspect of animal behaviour &

Includes:: terms from the related fields of ecology physiology & psychology. Clear concise entries are backed up by specific examples where appropriate covering all aspects of behaviour from aggression to courtship & fully cross-referenced. The author David Mc Farland was formerly head of the Animal Behaviour Research Group at Oxford University & the editor of the Oxford Companion to Animal Behaviour (1981). Jargon free & informative this dictionary is an excellent source of reference for students of biology & psychology & essential reading for naturalists bird-watchers & the general reader with an interest in animal behaviour.

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The revised second edition of this established dictionary contains over 4 300 up-to-date entries covering all aspects of astronomy. Compiled with the help of over 20 expert contributors under the editorship of renowned author & broadcaster Ian Ridpath A Dictionary of Astronomy covers everything from space exploration & the equipment involved to astrophysics cosmology & the concept of time. The dictionary also

Includes:: biographical entries on eminent astronomers as well as worldwide coverage of observatories & telescopes. Supplementary material is included in the appendices such as tables of Apollo lunar landing missions & the constellations a table of planetary data & numerous other tables & diagrams complement the entries. The entries have been fully revised & updated for this edition & new entries have been added to reflect the recent developments within the field of astronomy including magnetic reconnection Fornax cluster luminosity density & Akatsuki. The content is enhanced by entry-level web links which are listed & regularly updated on a companion website. A Dictionary of Astronomy is an invaluable reference source for students professionals amateur astronomers & space enthusiasts.

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This revised edition contains over 5 000 terms used by air traffic controllers pilots cabin crew maintenance crews ground staff & other airline personnel. Designed for those specialising in aviation & related industries including trainee pilots maintenance engineers & other professionals this dictionary has all the words you need. ' For those in need of a handy reference for everyday work this new release should prove most useful.'
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Fully revised & updated for the sixth edition this market-leading dictionary is the perfect guide for anyone studying biology either at school or university. With nearly 5 500 clear & concise entries over 400 of them new to this edition it provides comprehensive coverage of biology biophysics & biochemistry. Features include biographical entries on key scientists chronologies charting developments in major fields including cell biology genetics microscopy & vitamins & double-page feature articles on important topics such as bioinformatics genetically modified organisms microarray technology & RNA interference. Appendices include classifications of the animal & plant kingdoms the geological time scale major mass extinctions of species model organisms & their genomes & Nobel prizewinners
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