This visually stunning book

Includes:: never-before-seen art from video game concept artist Sparth.

...

The Structural Engineer's Pocket Book" is the only compilation of all tables data facts & formulae needed for scheme design by structural engineers in a handy-sized format. Bringing together data from many sources into a compact affordable pocketbook it saves valuable time spent tracking down information needed regularly. This new & enhanced edition has been updated throughout expanding previous chapters & reflecting changes to the British Standards as well as including a whole new section on sustainability covering general concepts materials actions & targets for structural engineers. Although small in size this book contains the facts & figures needed for preliminary design whether in the office on-site or in the IStruct E Part 3 Exam. Based on UK conventions the Structural Engineer's Pocket Book is split into 14 sections including geotechnics structural steel reinforced concrete masonry & timber. It is a time-saving affordable first-point-of-reference for structural & civil engineers. It brings together data from many sources into a compact easy-to-use format. It presents on-the-job rules of thumb to design specifications." ...

Simple & straightforward Thibodeau & Patton's Structure & Function of the Body 14th Edition" makes the difficult concepts of anatomy & physiology clear & easier to underst&. Focusing on the normal structure & function of the human body & what the body does to maintain homeostasis this introductory text provides more than 400 vibrantly detailed illustrations & a variety of interactive learning tools to help you establish an essential foundation for success in the care of the human body." ...

A good book may have the power to change the way we see the world but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciousness pervading our thinking to the point that we take it for granted & we forget how provocative & challenging its ideas once were-and still are. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" is that kind of book. When it was first published in 1962 it was a landmark event in the history & philosophy of science. & fifty years later it still has many lessons to teach. With " The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" Kuhn challenged long-standing linear notions of scientific progress arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day gradual process of experimentation & data accumulation but that revolutions in science those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking & offer unanticipated ideas occur outside of "normal science " as he called it. Though Kuhn was writing when physics ruled the sciences his ideas on how scientific revolutions bring order to the anomalies that amass over time in research experiments are still instructive in our biotech age. This new edition of Kuhn's essential work in the history of science

Includes:: an insightful introductory essay by Ian Hacking that clarifies terms popularized by Kuhn including paradigm & incommensurability & applies Kuhn's ideas to the science of today. Usefully keyed to the separate sections of the book Hacking's essay provides important background information as well as a contemporary context. Newly designed with an expanded index this edition will be eagerly welcomed by the next generation of readers seeking to understand the history of our perspectives on science."

...

According to N. J. Habraken intimate & unceasing interaction between people & the forms they inhabit uniquely defines built environment. The Structure of the Ordinary the culmination of decades of environmental observation & design research is a recognition & analysis of everyday environment as the wellspring of urban design & formal architecture. The authors central argument is that built environment is universally organized by the Orders of Form Place & Understanding. These three fundamental interwoven principles correspond roughly to physical biological & social domains. Historically ordinary" environment was the background against which architects built the "extraordinary." Drawing upon extensive examples from archaeological & contemporary sites worldwide the author illustrates profound recent shifts in the structure of everyday environment. One effect of these transformations Habraken argues has been the loss of implicit common understanding that previously enabled architects to formally enhance & innovate while still maintaining environmental coherence. Consequently architects must now undertake a study of the ordinary as the fertile common ground in which form- & place-making are rooted. In focusing on built environment as an autonomous entity distinct from the societies & natural environments that jointly create it this book lays the foundation for a new dialogue on methodology & pedagogy in support of a more informed approach to professional intervention." ...

Stretch & challenge your students with SHP's longest-lived & best-selling series for GCSE History. This is an SHP Official Text which means it has been created by the Schools History Project for use with the GCSE specifications. This is part of SHP's comprehensive & authoritative range of books for the GCSE History. Click here to find out more about the Schools History Project & their award winning publications. The Struggle for Peace in Northern Ireland This title is a carefully designed Modern World Study for use with the School History Project GCSE specifications. It offers a clear explanation of the historical context to ' The Troubles' & the events of 1968-1998. It is written by experts who understand both how to design good teaching material but also understand the exact assessment requirements of each

Specification. The book combines:
- Clear explanation of

Specification content
- Classroom-trialled activities that really motivate students
- Extensive & intriguing source material & case studies. This book will enliven any history course.






...

The Struggle with the Daemon" is a brilliant analysis of the European psyche by the great novelist & biographer Stefan Zweig. Zweig studies three giants of German literature & thought: Friedrich Holderlin Heinrich von Kleist & Friedrich Nietzsche--powerful minds whose ideas were at odds with the scientific positivism of their age; troubled spirits whose intoxicating passions drove them mad but inspired them to great works. Born in Vienna in 1881 Stefan Zweig travelled widely living in Salzburg Austria between the wars. He enjoyed worldwide literary fame first as a poet & translator then as a biographer." ...

This new edition of the epic Strumpet City marks the centenary of the 1913 Lockout. It has been chosen as Dublin City Libraries' One City One Book for 2013. First published in 1969 it has repeatedly been described as one of the greatest Irish novels of all time. Centring on the seminal lockout of 20 000 workers in Dublin in 1913 Strumpet City encompasses a wide sweep of city life. From the destitution of Rashers Tierney to the solid aspirant respectability of Fitz & Mary the priestly life of Father O' Connor & the upper-class world of Yearling & the Bradshaws it paints a portrait of a city of stark contrasts with an urban working class mired in vicious poverty. Strumpet City is much more than a book about the Lockout. Through the power of vivid fiction we encounter all the complexities of humanity. The brilliant & much-loved TV series originally screened by RTE in 1980 is fondly remembered by many but to read the book is to immerse yourself in social & historical writing akin to Chekhov & Tolstoy. Strumpet City is the great sweeping Irish historical novel of the 20th century. ...

The classic book of cautionary tales
- now available in a luxury paperback edition A true classic bursting with cautionary
...

Stuart does not like the manuscript. Hes after a bestseller like what Tom Clancy writes". " But you are not an assassin trying to frazzle the president with anthrax bombs " I point out. You are an ex-homeless ex-junkie psychopath I do not add. This is the story of a remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer (a middle-class scum ponce if you want to be honest about it Alexander) & Stuart Shorter a homeless knife-wielding thief. Told backwards -- Stuarts idea -- it starts with a deeply troubled thirty-two-year-old & ends with a happy-go-lucky little boy of twelve. This brilliant biography winner of the Guardian First Book Award presents a humbling portrait of homeless life & is as extraordinary & unexpected as the man it describes." ...