The National Trust cares for a wealth of houses & historic buildings of all types ranging from the grand to the quirky to the humble. This captivating book fully revised & updated for 2013 & featuring more houses than ever before is a guide to some of the greatest architectural treasures of Britain encompassing both interior & exterior design. The houses covered include spectacular mansions such as Petworth House & Waddesdon Manor & more lowly dwellings such as the Birmingham Back to Backs & estate villages like Blaise Hamlet near Bristol. In addition to houses the book also covers fascinating buildings as diverse as churches windmills dovecotes castles follies barns & even pubs. The book also acts as an overview of the country's architectural history with every period covered: the medieval stronghold of Bodiam Castle Tudor eccentricity in Hardwick Hall 18th-century grandeur at Kedleston Hall Victorian fantasy at Tyntesfield & the clean-lined Modernism of The Homewood. The book teems with stories of the people who lived & worked in these buildings: wealthy collectors (Charles Wade at Snowshill) captains of industry (William Armstrong at Cragside) prime ministers (Winston Churchill at Chartwell) & pop stars (John Lennon at Mendips). Written in evocative imaginative prose & illustrated with glorious images from the National Trust's photographic library this book is an essential guide to the built heritage of England Wales & Northern Irel&. ...

HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS offers a unique tour of the houses & day-to-day lives of Americas presidents from George Washingtons time to the present. Author Hugh Howard weaves together personal presidential & architectural histories to shed light on the way our chief executives lived. Original photography by Roger Straus III brings the houses & furnishings beautifully to life. From Jeffersons Monticello to Reagans Rancho del Cielo with fascinating & surprising stops between & beyond HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS presents a fascinating alternative history of the American presidency. ...

An innovative & timely guide to housing law that integrates the disciplines of law & public policy so that readers see how the subject fits together
- both the letter of the law & the way it is practised. The innovative three-part structure covers all the topics of a typical Housing Law module & it is written in a clear & conversational style with a wide range of source material to show how the law is created interpreted & used in real life. Students are expertly guided through the complexities of housing law by a leading academic who has taught the subject for more than 20 years. Where relevant chapters end with a section on the future that discusses proposed changes to the law & the impact of those changes. It also discusses the conceptual issues raised by the Human Rights Act.
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High Back Leather Faced Executive chair Stylish leather & chrome executive chair Fully reclining tilt mechanism adjustable for individual body weight. Contemporary chrome armrests with leather pads for additional user comfort Complimenting polished chrome base. Pronounced lumber & headrest support Gas lift stress load tested to 18 stone All measurements are in (mm) Width 500 Depth 530 Back Width 490 Back Height 670 Seat Height 480- 580 Please see our returns policy for restrictions on Office Furniture ...

High Back Leather Faced Executive chair Stylish leather & chrome executive chair Fully reclining tilt mechanism adjustable for individual body weight. Contemporary chrome armrests with leather pads for additional user comfort Complimenting polished chrome base. Pronounced lumber & headrest support Gas lift stress load tested to 18 stone All measurements are in (mm) Width 500 Depth 530 Back Width 490 Back Height 670 Seat Height 480- 580 Please see our returns policy for restrictions on Office Furniture ...

Motoring journalist Ashley Hollebone reveals for the first time the full story behind the hovercraft a wonderful British invention that was created in a back shed from a rusty food tin & an old hair dryer
- simple yet remarkable! Christopher Cockerells 1950s invention has found a multitude of uses across numerous arenas from cross-Channel ferries & leisure cruising to racing at up to 80mph; it has modernised travel & has an impressive safety record yet despite this little has been written about this one of the most innovative modes of transport. This colourful book decisively redresses the balance & comprehensively reveals the history of the hovercraft through photographs & diagrams making it an invaluable addition to every enthusiasts library.
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Ali Ferguson has just moved into Lever Tower with his mum. It's not long before he meets Caitlin & the Alsatian dog she looks after Falcon who doesn't take too kindly to being walked on a lead. Caitlin introduces Ali to her best friend Gez & together the three set out to discover firstly why the foxes have disappeared from the area secondly why the owls have appeared & thirdly why Miss Osborne has it seems vanished... And how exactly her disappearance is related to the previous two. With the help of his friends & significantly Caitlin's dad Ali & his mum begin to feel comfortable & happy in their new life without Ali's dad. ...

How an Economy Grows & Why it Crashes uses illustration humor & accessible storytelling to explain complex topics of economic growth & monetary systems. In it economic expert & bestselling author of Crash Proof Peter Schiff teams up with his brother Andrew to apply their signature take no prisoners" logic to expose the glaring fallacies that have become so ingrained in our countrys economic conversation. Inspired by How an Economy Grows & Why It Doesnt a previously published book by the Schiffs father Irwin a widely published economist & activist How an Economy Grows & Why It Crashes incorporates the spirit of the original while tackling the latest economic issues. With wit & humor the Schiffs explain the roots of economic growth the uses of capital the destructive nature of consumer credit the source of inflation the importance of trade savings & risk & many other topical principles of economics. The tales told here may appear simple of the surface but they will leave you with a powerful understanding of How an Economy Grows & Why it Crashes." ...

Turn the step-by-step dials & watch a visual sequence of how things grow from start to finish. Each dial has five full-colour pictures that help young children understand the process of growth in animals & plants. Informative simple text explains what is seen in each picture. Included are eight different subjects: butterfly; apples; pine tree; deer; sunflower; chicken; corn; & frog. Other titles by Peter Seymour published by the Lutterworth Press include: Animals at Work"." ...

At the centre of the inside of the human brains mind is the place where one can find the reasons why human beings behave in such peculiar delightful & unpleasant ways. I the author of this book (D. Shrigley BA (Hons)) shall take the reader on a journey around the human brain & along the way I shall point-out various things that are worthy of discussion. We will start our journey in the eye as that is a common entrance place to the brain. I shall ruminate about the eye & its properties. I shall tell how the eyes seeing is sorted-out in the brain & the magical nature of it & I shall warn of all the things that can go wrong in this sorting-out process. After the eye we shall travel to the ear & discuss the world that is heard & how it is heard in the brain & all the awful things that can go wrong; some of them amusing & some not amusing. Taste & smell will of course be covered as these are also things of interest to the brain. We will also touch upon touch so to speak. We will also touch upon the scalp but only lightly & briefly. Once we have looked at the brains government of the senses we shall start to talk about the really interesting stuff. Like how the brain decides what is right & wrong & why some people are very charming & others behave like monkeys. Some other questions that might be dealt-with are as follows: Could my brain be removed & replaced with a computer? Why cant I remember my wifes name? I can constantly hear a faint whistling sound; is it the sound of my brain functioning? ...