This follow-up to the hugely popular Louvre showcases another of Frances most treasured landmarks in its signature format offering fresh analysis & compelling visuals. One of the worlds most spectacular opulent relics of royal wealth & power the Chateau de Versailles boasts a fascinating tumultuous history. Starting with its metamorphosis from humble hunting lodge to luxurious palace by Louis XIV in 1661 then fast-forwarding to the extravagant additions of Louis XIV & Marie Antoinette to the dismantling of its collections during the French Revolution & finally to its restoration & status today as a grand reception hall for foreign heads of state. The book begins by introducing the sites vibrant history & the colourful figures that resided there. Subsequently Versailles explores the singular Chateau offering a photographic tour of the many artistic & architectural treasures of the palace. ...

Git permits practically an infinite variety of methods for development & collaboration but its flexibility also means that some users dont understand how to use it to best advantage. This book offers tutorials on ways to use it as well as friendly yet rigorous advice to help you navigate Gits many functions. In step by step fashion youll learn how to track branch merge & manage code revisions with Git. The second edition has been thoroughly revised with extended coverage of the reflog & stash tips for tree munging & tips for using the Github repository. Learn how to use Git in several real-world development environments Gain insight into Gits common-use cases initial tasks & basic functions Understand how to use Git for both centralized & distributed version control Use Git to manage patches diffs merges & conflicts Acquire advanced techniques such as rebasing hooks & ways to handle submodules (subprojects) Learn how to use Git with Subversion Git has earned the respect of developers around the world. Find out how you can benefit from this amazing tool with Version Control with Git. ...

The disappearance of Richey Edwards troubled guitarist with the Manic Street Preachers is one of rock & rolls great unresolved mysteries. His Vauxhall Cavalier was found abandoned in a service station car park near the Severn Bridge a notorious suicide spot in February 1995 a fortnight after Edwards had last been seen. The location of the car & the tape left in the deck
- Nirvanas album In Utero
- tended to point to one conclusion. However it almost seemed too obvious a statement & in A VERSION OF REASON Rob Jovanovic unravels the complicated life & final days of Richey Edwards. Piecing together testimony from those close to Edwards Jovanovic seeks to produce an authoritative account of the life & times of Richey Edwards.

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For courses in Vertebrate Zoology Vertebrate Biology Function & Paleontology Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage & exceptionally clear writing style this best-selling text explores how the anatomy physiology ecology & behavior of animals interact to produce organisms that function effectively in their environments & how lineages of organisms change through evolutionary time. The Ninth Edition features dozens of new figures & photos updated information from molecular data & evolutionary development & expanded discussions on global climate change extinction & conservation. ...

Vertebrate Palaeontology" is a complete up-to-date history of the evolution of vertebrates. The third edition of this popular text has been extensively revised to incorporate the latest research including new material from North & South America Australia Europe China Africa & Russia. This work: highlights astonishing new discoveries including new dinosaurs & Mesozoic birds from China; features a new chapter on how to study fossil vertebrates; provides an increased emphasis on the cladistic framework with cladograms set apart from the body of the text & full lists of diagnostic characters; &

Includes:: new molecular evidence on early mammal diversification. New features aid study including new functional & developmental feature spreads key questions & extensive references to useful web sites. It offers a strong phylogenetic focus making it an up-to-date source of the latest broad-scale systematic data on vertebrate evolution."

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An original funny & poignant story about those things in life that you just cant plan for...A very modern fairytale full of Claudias trademark wit & humour Sheila OFlanagan Eloise Elliot is one of the youngest newspaper editors in the country. Respected & revered by her peers shes at the top of her game. But on the eve of her thirtieth birthday finding herself surrounded by some pathetic looking balloons & mangy sandwiches in The Daily Posts conference room Eloise is hit but a long sharp pang of loneliness. Suddenly & with dazzling clarity she realises what she wants to make her life more complete. A baby. One successful trip to the sperm bank & almost three years later & she is the adoring mother of a gorgeous little girl Lily. Juggling a high-powered job with motherhood is not easy & when she finds herself without childcare she sends an SOS to her sister Helen. Yet its when Lily starts asking about her daddy that Eloise really starts to panic. What will she tell her? So Eloise decides theres nothing for it
- shes going to find Lilys father. After all she chose the perfect donor so surely there wont be any surprises. Except that there are plenty & Eloise gets a lot more than she bargained for.
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With genius passion & unmatched flair this one-volume greatest hits" of the Feynman lectures places you in the classroom of one of the twentieth centurys most brilliant teachers For more than thirty years Richard P Feynmans three-volume Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students & professionals alike. That text was based on transcriptions of the hundreds of hours of audio recordings made during Feynmans legendary classroom lectures. Now for the first time on compact disc the best of these recordings are available in digitally mastered quality. Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable topics as Einsteins general relativity superconductivity & quantum mechanics Feynmans lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition & deep insight. Timeless & collectible these unabridged lectures are essential listening not just for students of physics but for anyone seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Richard Feynman." ...

Warning: This book could change your ideas about history for ever!! Do you know why the Celts got the best girls? Or who had his portrait painted after he was dead? & have you any idea who planned the first Channel Tunnel? From the dawn of civilization to the end of the Second World War its all here in the factually accurate & hilariously funny Very Bloody History of Britain. Bizarre barmy & almost beyond belief youve never had a history lesson like it! ...

John Farman makes history hysterical in this must-have companion volume to the best-selling THE VERY BLOODY HISTORY OF BRITAIN: THE FIRST BIT! Its the wittiest & wackiest chronicle of modern British history youll find
- ranging from post-war rationing through the glut of the Thatcher yuppy years to the new millennium.
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This title features acclaimed political satire & T.V. drama now back in print with Serpents Tail
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