A dramatic shift in British & French ideas about empire unfolded in the sixty years straddling the turn of the nineteenth century. As Jennifer Pitts shows in A Turn to Empire" Adam Smith Edmund Burke & Jeremy Bentham were among many at the start of this period to criticize European empires as unjust as well as politically & economically disastrous for the conquering nations. By the mid-nineteenth century however the most prominent British & French liberal thinkers including John Stuart Mill & Alexis de Tocqueville vigorously supported the conquest of non-European people. Pitts explains that this reflected a rise in civilizational self-confidence as theories of human progress became more triumphalist less nuanced & less tolerant of cultural difference. At the same time imperial expansion abroad came to be seen as a political project that might assist the emergence of stable liberal democracies within Europe. Pitts shows that liberal thinkers usually celebrated for respecting not only human equality & liberty but also pluralism supported an inegalitarian & decidedly nonhumanitarian international politics. Yet such moments represent not a necessary feature of liberal thought but a striking departure from views shared by precisely those late-eighteenth-century thinkers whom Mill & Tocqueville saw as their forebears. Fluently written "A Turn to Empire" offers a novel assessment of modern political thought & international justice & an illuminating perspective on continuing debates over empire intervention & liberal political commitments." ...

Everyone has a talent & theres never been a better time to turn your talent into turnover. Written in plain English this book by small business guru Emma Jones takes you step-by-step through the process & is also packed with case studies & top tips from people who have successfully made the leap. Produced in partnership with Country Living Magazine" this book is for anyone who has a passion skill or hobby & an interest in turning it into a business. You will discover how to: make sales beyond your friends & family; promote your brand & become well known; register your company & manage your finances; embrace technology to save you time & money; convey a professional image both online & off; & create a support network & work with partners. Above all it shows you how to make money from doing what you love." ...

This text is designed for turners who have mastered the basics of the craft & are looking for creative ideas to expand their range & develop their skills. 50 design projects are included in this text each illustrated by a working drawing & colour photograph. The projects include a variety of native & exotic timbers. ...

This is an exploration of our preoccupation with the weather as heard on BBC Radi 3: Changing Climates. In his trademark style Richard Mabey weaves together science art & memoirs (including his own) to show the weather's impact on our culture & national psyche. He rambles through the myths of Golden Summers & our persistent state of denial about the winter; the Impressionists' love affair with London smog seasonal affective disorder (SAD
- do we all get it?) & the mysteries of storm migraines; herrings falling like hail in Norfolk & Saharan dust reddening south-coast cars; moonbows dog-suns fog-mirages & Constable's clouds; the fact that English has more words for rain than Inuit has for snow; the curious eccentricity of country clothing & the mathematical behaviour of umbrella sales. We should never apologise for our obsession with the weather. It is one of the most profound influences on the way we live & something we all experience in common. No wonder it's the natural subject for a greeting between total strangers: ' Turned out nice again.'
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Here is the ultimate one-volume story of Turners life & work. superb colour plates illuminate Turners range dramatic views ...

A cantankerous elegant old woman sits in her beautiful Somerset house while her family secretly plots to evict her. In the garden is Lady Pamelas last loyal retainer out at grass is her one remaining racehorse & in London is the man she should have married
- still her dearest friend. Maeve Delaney streetwise & outrageous & sole applicant for the job of companion to Lady Pamela bursts into the old house like a firework. As open warfare settles into an wary truce between the two women Maeve sets her heart on bringing the great racehorse Irish Dancer out of retirement & everything changes.
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How to turn forty: 1. Set yourself a personal challenge. 2. Clear wardrobe of all age-inappropriate clothing. 3. Relax. How not to turn forty: 1. Have a complete meltdown.. . High-flier Matt Beckford's sole ambition is to turn forty with his life sorted. With a Porsche on the drive & a job that requires him to spend more time in BA's club lounge than his own lounge it looks like things are going in the right direction. But when Matt's wife unexpectedly calls time on their marriage a chain of events is set in motion that very quickly sees him facing forty broke homeless & completely alone. But all is not lost because Matt has a plan.. . ...

A guide to the art of turning delicate bowls & goblets from freshly felled unseasoned wood. Using green" timber enables you to choose & cut your own wood. The author explains how to harvest & store timber & how to make the best use of the grain patterns & other properties. Six projects are described & illustrated: a cross-grain translucent bowl; a cross-grain natural-edge bowl; an end-grain bowl; a natural-edge end-grain bowl; a natural-edge end-grain goblet; & a part-turned bowl." ...

A gripping novel of passion intrigue & ambition set against the backdrop of 1950s Britain in the popular tradition of Kate Morton. Cambridge 1952. When Ellen Kingsley embarks upon an exciting career in scientific research she soon finds herself caught in a bitter world of rivalry & ambition. Resisting the advances of charismatic Mark Pharaoh who will stop at nothing in his pursuit of success she moves to London & falls in love with dashing Alec Hunter. Then a chance encounter introduces Pharaoh to Ellens old school friend the captivating India Mayhew & they embark upon a passionate love affair that leaves destruction in its wake. & amid a web of deceit & desire long-held secrets will be revealed with far-reaching consequences... ...

A gripping novel of passion intrigue & ambition set against the backdrop of 1950s Britain in the popular tradition of Kate Morton. Cambridge 1952. When Ellen Kingsley embarks upon an exciting career in scientific research she soon finds herself caught in a bitter world of rivalry & ambition. Resisting the advances of charismatic Mark Pharaoh who will stop at nothing in his pursuit of success she moves to London & falls in love with dashing Alec Hunter. Then a chance encounter introduces Pharaoh to Ellen's old school friend the captivating India Mayhew & they embark upon a passionate love affair that leaves destruction in its wake. & amid a web of deceit & desire long-held secrets will be revealed with far-reaching consequences... ...