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." ...

The two-&-a-half centuries after 1066 were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In 1066 England was conquered for the last time. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was destroyed & the English became a subject race dominated by a Norman-French dynasty & aristocracy. This book shows how the English domination of the kingdom was by no means a foregone conclusion. The struggle for mastery in the books title is in reality the struggle for different masteries within Great Britain. The book weaves together the histories of England Scotland & Wales in a new way & argues that all three in their different fashions were competing for domination. ...

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






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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. ...

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." ...

The book that fans of the Skids Big Country & the Raphaels have been waiting for
- a critical perspective not only of Adamsons
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The guidance in this book teaches Course 1. Before anabolic steroids started to infest the body-building world variations of Course 1 were famous popular & responsible for building tons of muscle. But in the 1960s when the use of steroids became popular among competitive body-builders the popularity of Course 1 began to wane. Since then the routines most commonly promoted in the body-building world have been those used by physique stars who were genetically gifted for body-building & on steroids. But those routines do not work well if at all for most other body-builders. The guidance in this book is founded on the amazing progress that Peary Rader made -- around 50 pounds of natural muscle growth following 12 years of failure on other routines. Here are the three primary characteristics of Course 1: 1) It is very effective. Its track record for producing lots of muscle growth is illustrious (even for hard gainers); 2) It is up to date. The routine that Peary used has been modernised in this book. The version you can apply is even better than the original one. (There are better training tools today & knowledge of nutrition & the other components of recuperation is much greater nowadays.); 3) It is personalised. You will be taught how to modify the routine so that it suits you perfectly. When applied properly this may be the 1 muscle-building routine for drug-free genetically typical body-builders. & because this legendary routine does not require long or overly frequent workouts it is suitable even for busy people. But be ready for training concepts that are radically different to what you are used to. & set aside any doubts you may have. Simply apply Course 1 as it is explained in this book & experience the muscle-building magic yourself. Then you will really be a believer. This book provides the most complete up-to-date & useful guidance ever published on this fabulous body-building routine. It

Includes:: the background & history of the routine the modernisation of it the essential foundation phase the special training schedules how to train (including exercise technique in great detail) the components of recuperation (including nutrition) & two inspiring illustrations of how to put Course 1 into practice (from Peary Rader & Stuart Mc Robert). If other instruction has not produced the muscle mass you want why stick with it? Instead apply the routine that is explained in this book -- it is proven to build lots of muscle mass fast. Why a New BRAWN Series? The new series complements the best-selling books BRAWN & BEYOND BRAWN. Building on the philosophy principles & methods promoted in those two classic works the new series presents premier body-building routines that are immaculately detailed rich in new material thoroughly up-to-date & proven to be super-effective. This first book of the new series teaches Course 1 which was mentioned only very briefly in BRAWN & BEYOND BRAWN although not by that particular name.

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For nearly half of the eighteenth century the exiled Stuart Court provided an important British presence in Rome. It acted as a surrogate embassy for the many Grand Tourists passing through the city
- Hanoverian Whigs as well as Tories & Jacobites
- & as a significant social & cultural centre. This book presents the first complete study of the Court of the exiled Stuart King James III offering a significant reassessment of its importance & of the lives of the Stuarts & their courtiers & their relations with the Popes cardinals & princely families of Rome. Edward Corps interdisciplinary approach also reveals the Stuarts patronage of leading portrait painters their influence on the development of Italian opera & the impact of their Court buildings on relations with their supporters. This book will be essential reading for everyone with an interest in Jacobitism Italian culture & the eighteenth-century Grand Tour.

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Delightful chaos ensues when a young boy gets his kite stuck in a tree in this laugh-out-loud new picture book from award-winning internationally best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers! Floyd gets his kite stuck up a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe & that gets stuck along with...a ladder a pot of paint the kitchen sink an orang-utan & a whale amongst other things! Will Floyd ever get his kite back? A hilarious book with a wonderful surprise ending. ...