Author: John TullochPublisher: Edinburgh ; London : W. Blackwood
ISBN:
Category : Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Author: American pulpitCornflowers and Corpses
Author: London LovettPublisher: Wild Fox Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Pink's Flowers is in the middle of a busy bridal season, and Lacey is struggling to find a replacement for her irreplaceable assistant Ryder Kirkland. In the midst of dealing with quirky, incompetent and occasionally just unpleasant new floral assistants, Lacey finds her focus and time once again taken up by murder. The West Coast Bird Watcher's Society has come to town for some birding frivolity and excursions. When one of the members winds up dead, Lacey and her super nose jump into action. The victim had plenty of enemies and not many friends so theories and accusations take flight. Detective Briggs and Lacey must untangle the clues to find the killer. Book 13 of the Port Danby Cozy Mystery series More in the series: 1. Marigolds and Murder 2. Carnations and Chaos 3. Mistletoe and Mayhem 4. Roses and Revenge 5. Tulips and Trouble 6. Dahlias and Death 7. Peonies and Poison 8. Hyacinths and Homicide 9. Crocuses and Crime 10. Sunflowers and Sabotage 11. Lavender and Lies 12. Freesias and Foul Play 13. Cornflowers and Corpses 14. Jasmine and Jealousy 15. Shamrocks and Shenanigans 16. TBA
Steam Traction on the Road
Author: Anthony BurtonPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526701537
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This is the story of how for more than a hundred years steam power played a vital role in the development of road transport. It all began with tentative attempts to build steam carriages by pioneers such as Cugnot in France and Trevithick in Britain, and in the early part of the nineteenth century there were significant attempts to develop steam carriages and omnibuses. That these attempts ultimately failed was largely due to opposition by road authorities and draconian legislation. Steam power did, however, find a real purpose in agriculture, where the traction engine was used for a variety of tasks from towing and working threshing machines, to ploughing. Once the value of the traction engine had been established, it soon found a use in many parts of the world for heavy haulage work and appeared in an exotic guise as the showman's engine. The latter was not only used to haul rides to fairgrounds but also powered a dynamo that could light up the fair at night. By the end of the nineteenth century, steam on the road took on a new life with the development of steam cars and trucks. For a time they vied the new internal combustion engine for supremacy on the road. The American Doble Company even developed a 100mph steam sports car. Ultimately steam lost the war, but steam vehicles survive and delight us still thanks to enthusiastic owners and restorers.
The Romantic Soldier King
Author: You LiaodeyuPublisher: Funstory
ISBN: 164759507X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 977
Book Description
In the past, when the beautiful ladies fell in love with the soldier king train at first sight, they had become close friends of the beautiful ladies and bodyguards. Back then, the soldier king at first sight had become close friends of the beautiful ladies and bodyguards at first sight.
The Powers that be
Author: David HalberstamPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252069413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
Crackling with the personalities, conflicts, and ambitions that transformed the media from something that followed the news to something that formed it, The Powers That Be is David Halberstam's forceful account of the rise of modern media as an instrument of political power, published here with a new introduction by the author. Beginning with FDR's masterful use of radio to establish the sense of a personal, benevolently paternal relationship with the American people and culminating in the discovery and coverage of the Watergate break-in, Halberstam tracks the firm establishment of the media as a potent means of shaping both public opinion and public policy. He tells the story through vivid, intimate portraits of the men, women, and politics behind four key media organizations: CBS and its board chairman William S. Paley; Time magazine and its cofounder Henry Luce; the Washington Post and successive publishers Philip Graham and his wife, Katherine; and the Los Angeles Times and publishers Norman Chandler and his son, Otis.
The Adventures of Denry the Audacious
Author: Arnold BennettPublisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
"The Card" chronicles the rise of Edward Henry "Denry" Machin from washerwoman's son to Mayor of Bursley. This is accomplished through luck, initiative and a fair bit of cheek or chutzpah. At age 12, Denry begins his career by altering his marks in a test sufficiently to earn him a scholarship to grammar school. At 16, he leaves school to work for Mr. Duncalf, the town clerk and a solicitor. When Duncalf organizes an exclusive ball, Denry "invites" himself and takes lessons from dance instructor Ruth Earp. On a bet, he audaciously asks the energetic, beautiful Countess of Chell to dance, and he thus earns himself the reputation of a "card" – a reputation he is determined to cement. "The Regent" is sequel to "The Card" in which Denry Machin returns, as the slightly more mature Edward Henry, a self-made success in the Midlands, who still relishes his reputation as a bit of a card. He has money, charm and ingenuity, but no taste. Despite his wealth and influence he is still in a need for an adventure so he decides to have a take on London theatrical society.
Denry the Audacious
Author: Arnold BennettPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
By Arnold Bennett is a delightful exploration of English city life, particularly in Staffordshire. Bennett's keen observations and witty storytelling make this adventure-filled narrative an absolute gem. It's a captivating journey through the complexities of city and town life, brought to life by an author deeply connected to his homeland.
The Card
Author: Arnold BennettPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241255554
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Set in the raw, Victorian world of the 'Five Towns', The Card tells the extremely funny and tangled story of Denry Machin's rise from mediocrity to fame through a series of ludicrous and yet perversely successful schemes. He dances, pleads, cheats and inspires his way through life in a series of set-pieces which wonderfully evoke a now long-gone world of civic balls, seaside excursions, newspaper boys and patent chocolate remedies. As everybody said after one of his most stylish coups, Denry 'was not simply a card; he was the card.'
The Great Dictionary English - Swedish
Author: Benjamin Maximilian EisenhauerPublisher: Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 4334
Book Description
This dictionary contains around 60,000 English terms with their Swedish translations, making it one of the most comprehensive books of its kind. It offers a wide vocabulary from all areas as well as numerous idioms. The terms are translated from English to Swedish. If you need translations from Swedish to English, then the companion volume The Great Dictionary Swedish - English is recommended.
