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The first book to describe vintage eyewear from the 1920s to the 1990s. Vintage-eyeglass shop staff and owners were interviewed and their wares photographed, with the resulting 131 valuable frames presented full size. This means that many of these frames, with the exception of...

Virginia Woolf and Capitalism explores Woolf's engagement with and critiques of capitalism throughout her life, arguing for its central importance in our understanding of her as an author, activist and publisher. Galvanised by existing scholarship on the place of economics, class, gender and empire...

The first half of the twentieth century was a period of accelerated resource extraction, industrial intensification and tipping points in pollution levels, hastening the emergence of an epoch in which humans are the key drivers of planetary change. Virginia Woolf and the Anthropocene situates...

Draw power and pride from the words of inspiring Latina women held in this keepsake volume written by and for Latinas. !Viva Latina! captures generations of wisdom and Latina stories to inspire you through every stage of life. This book is a celebration of...

How today's digital devices got their voices, and how we learned to listen to them. From early robots to toys like the iconic Speak & Spell to Apple's Siri, Vox Ex Machina tells the fascinating story of how scientists and engineers developed voices for...

Author: Eleanor Bourg NicholsonPublisher: Chrism PressPublished: 09/02/2024Pages: 302Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75dISBN: 9798887090535

Dive deep into the heart of VWAP trading with actionable strategies that you can start using immediately. This book is packed with powerful techniques to enhance your trading performance: Introduction to VWAP: Understand the basics of VWAP, its calculation, and why it is an...

Western civilisation, including Australia, is facing an existential threat to the hard fought forliberties and freedoms we take for granted. Rationality and reason no longer exist, religiousfreedom and freedom of conscience cancelled and institutions, including schools, universities, thechurch, family, businesses, corporations, the law and...

In Walden, Thoreau describes his experiences over two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he constructed close to Walden Pond amid Ralph Waldo Emerson's property near Concord, Massachusetts.Thoreau makes precise scientific observations of nature as well as metaphorical and poetic uses...

Author: Sam PasternackPublisher: Humorist BooksPublished: 08/21/2024Pages: 362Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75dISBN: 9781954158290

What can you see on your journey to the local shop? From a bird soaring high in the sky to a noisy cricket hidden in the thicket, this delightful picture book is brimming with the wondrous things you might spot on your walk to...

Author: Michael L. BeemanPublisher: Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research CPublished: 10/01/2024Pages: 326Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78dISBN: 9781931368742

Author: Patricia Cleary MillerPublisher: BkMk Press of the University of Missouri-KansPublished: 10/14/2024Pages: 122Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsISBN: 9781943491407

An extraordinary collection of essays and reflections that will inspire you to live more fully, from Zen master and life coach David Rynick.In these brief and deeply perceived musings, Rynick celebrates both the triumphs and the misfortunes of everyday life and teaches us how...

Dragongod Amram is back. Emera Edevane, along with Captain Calian Westbow and their allies, face the daunting task of defeating the god before he annihilates all of humanity. Their first objective: locate the Dragongoddess Nimerah, who is dying. However, Emera has become a liability....

Explores the evolution of the German military system post-Peace of Westphalia, detailing its development, role in Europe, and the unique defensive political culture of the German states.After the Peace of Westphalia, several German states developed a disciplined 'Military' that produced outstanding armies. Germany supplied...

Can coming home bring redemption? Or at least a measure of peace? Recently released from prison, Blake Alvares returns to the only place she ever felt safe, the now derelict Maine town in which she harbored as a teen. Determined to conceal her secrets...

"Water for life! That's what we need!" A true cascade of poems. Following on from the success of Tree Whispers, Mandy Ross has turned her attention to the diverse voices of water. Beautifully illustrated by Sam Rudd, this is her collection of its haunting...

Author: David AllenPublisher: PelekinesisPublished: 09/18/2024Pages: 394Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.88dISBN: 9781949790962

Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) and Otto Neurath (1882-1945) had a decisive influence on the development of the scientific world view of logical empiricism. Their relationship was marked by mutual intellectual stimulation, close collaboration, and personal friendship, but also by controversies that were as heated as...