Product Description: The mystery of sacrifice is that there is no sacrifice. Two sisters caught in their parents misdeeds; a shared look; a gift; a strangely dependent relationship; a dystopian future; a man struggling with addiction. Where there is love between people, there is sacrifice...read more

This wonderful and historic book: Parsons Brinckerhoff: The First Hundred Year is the corporate history hundred years of engineering as a profession in America throughout the life and example of one firm. The story of Parson Brickerhoff is a tale of survival through times of crisis--two world wars, the Great Depression, the recent recession-and triumphs through work of renown--the IRT, the Cape Cod Canal, the Garden State Parkway

Product Description: When Bob Thomson joins the crew of the Admiral, all he can think about is how much he's going to earn. His mom doesn't want him to go. Because this is World War I, the Admiral is an armed smack, and defends itself against German subs...read more

Product Description: The only truly personal biography of one of the greatest artists of our timeEighty interviews with illustrious artists, designers, and others, each of whom was influenced by Andy WarholThe Thank You Andy Warhol project began one morning in January, 2011, when author Catherine Johnson realised she was in the middle of the economic depression that was crippling her creative community and felt herself 'frozen...read more

Product Description: "I can make things happen - good things - I know it!" Seren is so full of brilliant ideas - it's just that she always seems to put her foot in it! First there was the dance routine where she fell off the stage. And now her plan to get her sister Sasha noticed by gorgeous Luke Beckford looks like it could backfire? Seren reckons she's just hopelessly accident-prone! But there's one person who believes in Seren...read more

Product Description: Although television has developed into a major agent of the transnational and global flow of information and entertainment, television historiography and scholarship largely remains a national endeavour, partly due to the fact that television has been understood as a tool for the creation of national identity...read more

Product Description: Branding Television examines why and how the UK and US television industries have turned towards branding as a strategy in response to the rise of satellite, cable and digital television, and new media, such as the internet and mobile phone...read more

Product Description: A surprising story of a girl born with cerebral palsy. A good read!!

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Product Description: Where the Locals Eat: Columbus spotlights the 100 best restaurants in Columbus, Ohio and showcases some of the best restaurants in America's largest cities. Whether you are a local, a tourist, or passionate foodie, this comprehensive guide provides the ultimate culinary snapshot of Columbus, from diners and delis to the finest steak houses, sushi bars and New American hot spots...read more

Product Description: Where the Locals Eat: Las Vegas spotlights the 100 best restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada and showcases some of the best restaurants in America's largest cities. Whether you are a local, a tourist, or passionate foodie, this comprehensive guide provides the ultimate culinary snapshot of Las Vegas, from diners and delis to the finest steak houses, sushi bars and New American hot spots...read more

Product Description: Even the strongest of families aren’t immune to malice, betrayal, and deceit. Wealthy and loving, the Pierson family is delighted to celebrate the marriage of handsome Paul Pierson and his wife, Pamela. Everyone rejoices that Paul has finally recovered from the tragic loss of his beloved first wife, and look forward to Paul and Pamela’s new life together...read more

Product Description: This charming new title is a collection of over 450 vintage photographs of dogs in all kinds of settings: under the Christmas table and in the sea; posing for a family portrait and being squeezed tightly by an over-enthusiastic toddler; a Chihuahua in a tea cup and a Great Dane standing as tall as its young owner...read more

Product Description: Where The Locals Eat: The 100 Best Restaurants In The Top 50 Cities is the definitive guide to the best restaurants in America. The editors of Where The Locals Eat have scoured the nation for the best restaurants in every category...read more

When Shehana finds Vlora, stabbed and dying, she stops to try to help her. Vlora had come to England illegally with her brother to work, and ended up a prostitute. Now Shehana must find Vlora's brother and, with him, try to track down the killer. But can she trust him, and what exactly does he know about his sister's life, and her death?

Features three plays that are suitable for one actress - all featuring mothers on the edge: 'Jordan' by Moira Buffini and Anna Reynolds; 'The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret' by Catherine Johnson; and 'Unsuspecting Susan' by Stewart Permutt.

“This exciting book goes to the heart of a creative commercial and public service culture - it shows why ITV matters and how it was made to work so well. A tremendous contribution.” Professor Jean Seaton, University of Westminster “This is a valuable addition to studies of ITV's history and programming...” Tom O'Malley, Professor of Media Studies, University of Wales, Aberyswyth, and Co-Editor of Media History. Since breaking the BBC’s monopoly in 1955, ITV has been at the centre of the British television landscape. To coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the first ITV broadcast, this accessible book offers a range of perspectives on the complex and multifaceted history of Britain’s first commercial broadcaster. The book explores key tensions and conflicts which have influenced the ITV service. Chapters focus on particular institutions, including London Weekend Television and ITN, and programme forms, including Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Upstairs Downstairs and Trisha. The contributors show that ITV has had to tread an uneasy line between public service and commercial imperatives, between a pluralistic regional structure and a national network, and between popular appeal and quality programming. A timeline of key events in the history of ITV is also included. ITV Cultures provides a timely intervention in debates on broadcasting and cultural history for academics and researchers, and a lively introduction to the history of ITV for students and general readers. Contributors: Rod Allen, City University; Jonathan Bignell, University of Reading; John Ellis, Royal Holloway, University of London; Jackie Harrison, University of Sheffield; Jamie Medhurst, University of Wales, Aberystwyth; Matt Hills, Cardiff University; Steve Neale, University of Exeter; Helen Wheatley, University of Reading; Sherryl Wilson, Bournemouth University.

Telefantasy is the first book-length study to consider the place of fantasy, science fiction, and horror dramas in the history of British and U.S. television. Looking at two periods--the 1950s and 1960s, and the 1990s and 2000s--when telefantasy was particularly prevalent on television, this book provides detailed historical accounts of the production of key telefantasy programs: the Quatermass serials, The Prisoner, Star Trek, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Randall and Hopkirk. Telefantasy engages with current debates about television history, genre, narrative, and spectator theory while providing case studies that will be of interest to students of television and fans of telefantasy. Each case study is situated in relation to the development of the British and U.S. television industries and the regulatory and critical discourses surrounding them, offering a new understanding of the individual programs and the historical development of television as a medium. Telefantasy argues that these tales of alien invasion, futuristic space travel, and vampire slaying challenge the dominant notion that television is an intimate medium unsuited to the display of visual style. 

Written by one of the world's most celebrated animal scientists, this work can revolutionise our understanding of how animals think and feel.

Despite the flashy cars, fast money, and wild parties, life as a model in the glamorous London fashion scene is not as easy as it seems, especially when a rising star discovers secrets about her mother's former modeling days and the hardship she too endured.

Product Description: How is Animals in Translation different from every other animal book ever published? Animals in Translation is like no other animal book because of Temple Grandin. As an animal scientist and a person with autism, her professional training and personal history have created a perspective like no other thinker in the field, and this is her exciting, groundbreaking view of the intersection of autism and animal...read more

Celebrating the work of acclaimed photographer Karl Bissinger, this collection of 115 tritone photographs offers compelling portraits of writers, dancers, actors, musicians, film stars, poets, and other luminaries representing New York's café society and bohemian art world in the years following World War II, capturing such celebrities as Jean Renoir, Aldous Huxley, and Alec Guinness.