A secret State. A dark conspiracy. A terrible crime. Karin Muller of the German Democratic Republic's People's Police is called to a factory in the east of the country. A man has been murdered - bound and trapped as a fire burned nearby, slowly...
Setting out the whole spectrum of circumstances where abuse of process is litigated in criminal law, barrister David Young and his co-authors use their wealth of experience in the UK and international courts to identify and describe the many different...
Beethoven Symphonies Revisited guides the reader -- music student, concert goer, or general music lover -- through the movements in a way that renews the novelty and excitement that listeners must have felt at the first performances. Stylistic discussion...
David Young combines autobiography, poetry, nature writing, and food writing in a remarkable book that celebrates life without denying its losses and mysteries. Organized by the months of the year, Seasoning traces the passing of time and the cycles of...
"In 1978 East Germany, nothing is as it seems. The state's power is absolute, history is re-written, and the 'truth' is whatever the Stasi say it is. So when the murder of a woman is officially labelled an 'accidental death', Major...
Japanese gardens are rooted in two traditions: an ancient one in which patches of graveled forest or pebbled beach were dedicated to nature spirits, and a tradition from China and Korea that included elements such as ponds, streams, waterfalls, rock compo...
The Art of Japanese Architecture presents a complete overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context. The book begins with a discussion of early prehistoric dwellings and concludes with a description of works by important modern...
"East Germany, 1975. Karin Mèuller, sidelined from the murder squad in Berlin, jumps at the chance to be sent south to Halle-Neustadt, where a pair of infant twins have gone missing. But Mèuller soon finds her problems have...
Shakespeare enjoys an enduring curiosity. While epilogues are rare in his work, the ones we have can bring us the author?s perspective in a more direct fashion than is the case with the plays they conclude. Since we are naturally curious about Shakespeare...
En esta obra se estudian las ideas evolutivas y las transformaciones que ha sufrido el concepto de evolución. Cuenta cómo los avances han ido surgiendo en el intento de dar explicación a tres hechos fundamentales: la diversidad entre...
This unique and innovative series will take your knowledge of the phonetic, graphemic, lexical and syntactic systems of English from basic to advanced. With FREE accompanying audio files to download on selected titles, this series will teach you..
This unique and innovative series will take your knowledge of the phonetic, graphemic, lexical and syntactic systems of English from basic to advanced. With FREE accompanying audio files to download on selected titles, this series will teach you..