Reading the Written Image
Reading the Written Image is a study of the imagination as it is prompted by the verbal cues of literature. Since every literary image is also a mental image, a representation of an absent entity, Collins contends that imagination is a poiesis, a ...
Paleopoetics
Christopher Collins introduces an exciting new field of research traversing evolutionary biology, anthropology, archaeology, cognitive psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, and literary study. Paleopoetics maps the selective processes that origin...
Neopoetics
The quest to understand the evolution of the literary mind has become a fertile field of inquiry and speculation for scholars across literary studies and cognitive science. In Paleopoetics, Christopher Collins's acclaimed earlier title, he describ...
Poetics of the Mind's Eye
Because every literary image is also a mental image, and because every mental image is a representation of an absent entity, Christopher Collins argues, imagination is a poiesis, a making-up, an act of play for both author and reader. In a book th...
Writing Skills Activity Book Ages 7-9
Level: KS2 Subject: English An engaging writing composition activity book to really help boost your child's progress at every stage of their learning! Including helpful questions and answers, this English book provides reassurance whilst supportin...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary
The tenth edition of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary has been revised and updated to include detailed coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format. Ideal for upper intermediate and advanced learners of English, this ...
English Dictionary Complete and Unabridged edition with slipcase
"The Collins English Dictionary is a book to be treasured, no home should be without one", The Times The largest single-volume English dictionary in print celebrates the extraordinary breadth and changing nature of world English, with mo...
North Coast 500
A guide to the best places to enjoy the local Scottish cuisine and where to rest for the night along the famous North Coast 500. Elemental, enchanting and inspiring, the NC500 is Scotland's most popular touring route, a stunning 500 mile loop arou...
Ukrainian - English Visual Dictionary - ??????????-??????????? ?????????? ???????
A photographic guide to 3000 key words and phrases in Ukrainian with English translations. ????????????? ???????? ??????? 3000 ??????? ???? ? ????. This attractive pocket-sized book is a perfect English language companion and guide to life and cul...
Road Atlas Ireland
Explore Ireland with this accurate and fully updated road atlas. This road atlas is at A4 size, covering the whole of Ireland and features clear and detailed Collins colour mapping at a scale of 5.2 miles to 1 inch. Perfect for both residents and ...
Magic in the Ancient Greek World
Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece. Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and fi...
Collins Robert French Dictionary Complete and Unabridged edition with slipcase
The world's leading French to English and English to French bilingual dictionary. A joint collaboration between Collins and Le Robert, revised and updated to cover all the latest vocabulary in both languages - perfect for professionals and advance...
High-Pop: Making Culture into Popular Entertainment
An exploration by nine key thinkers of the popularization of elite tastes for mass audiences, High-Pop challenges the project of cultural studies to focus on all-but-ignored forms of mainstream culture.
Visigothic Spain 409 - 711
This history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest challenges many traditional assumptions about the history of this period. Presents original theories about how the Visigothic kingdom was governed,...
KS3 Maths Higher Level All-in-One Complete Revision and Practice
Level: KS3 Subject: Maths (Higher level) Complete revision and practice covering the KS3 course This all-in-one KS3 Maths study and practice book is your one-stop shop for KS3 Maths! Excellent value for money, it combines a full revision guide and...
KS3 Maths Year 9 Workbook
Level: KS3 Subject: Maths Targeted practice questions covering the Year 9 maths curriculum - now with QR codes to worked solution videos Research proves that repeated practice is more effective than repeated study, which is why this KS3 Maths Year...
KS3 English All-in-One Complete Revision and Practice
Level: KS3 Subject: English Complete revision and practice covering the KS3 course This all-in-one KS3 English study and practice book is your one-stop shop for KS3 English! Excellent value for money, it combines a full revision guide and workbook...
Banks and Industrial Finance in Britain, 1800-1939
This accessible study investigates the role of banks in the finance of British industry, an issue which has long been the subject of dispute. From one perspective the history of British finance is one of success: from the late nineteenth century t...
Writing Skills Activity Book Ages 5-7
Level: KS1 Subject: English An engaging writing composition activity book to really help boost your child's progress at every stage of their learning! Including helpful questions and answers, this English book provides reassurance whilst supportin...
Pro Tools 11
Hone your Pro Tools music production skills and create better tracks with Pro Tools 11: Music Production, Recording, Editing, and Mixing. With Pro Tools 11, you'll get more than descriptions of Pro Tools features and menus-this book grounds its Pr...
Pro Tools LE and M-Powered
Pro Tools LE and M-Powered is an authoritative guide to Digidesign's entry-level hardware and software systems. Illustrated throughout with color screen grabs, the book starts by giving you useful overviews and advice about the hardware options av...
KS3 Science Revision Guide
Level: KS3 Subject: Science Complete coverage of the KS3 Science course Clear and concise revision notes, plus seven practice opportunities for every topic: · quick tests to check understanding · end of topic practice questions · topic review ques...
KS3 French Revision Guide
Level: KS3 Subject: French Complete coverage of the KS3 French course Clear and concise revision notes, plus seven practice opportunities for every topic: · quick tests to check understanding · end of topic practice questions · topic review questi...
Quiet Child
Based on the most up-to-date research, The Quiet Child is an in-depth study of habiutally quiet or withdrawn pupils during their transition from primary to secondary school. It establishes the importance of talk in learning and explores the ways i...
Studying Sound
This book offers an introduction to the principles and concepts of sound design practice, from technical aspects of sound effects to the creative use of sound in storytelling. Most books on sound design focus on sound for the moving image. Studying Sound is unique in its exploration of sound on its own as a medium and rhetorical device. It includes more than 175 exercises that enable readers to put theory into practice as they progress through the chapters.The book begins with an examination of the distinction between hearing and listening (with exercises to train the ears) and then offers an overview of sound as an acoustic phenomenon. It introduces recording sound, covering basic recording accessories as well as theories about recording and perception; explores such spatial effects as reverberation and echo; and surveys other common digital sound effects, including tremolo, vibrato, and distortion. It introduces the theory and practice of mixing; explains surround and spatial sound;
The Law of Contract
Previous editions of this text have consistently been a favourite amongst common law lawyers. This new edition has been brought fully up-to-date and will be of interest to those studying 'advanced' obligations/common law modules. Undergraduates wh...
The European Civil Code
Hugh Collins argues that the European Union should develop a civil code to provide uniform rules for contracts, property rights and protection against civil wrongs, thus drawing together the differing national traditions with respect to the detail...
The Unity of Linguistic Meaning
The problem of the unity of the proposition is almost as old as philosophy itself, and was one of the central themes of early analytical philosophy, greatly exercising the minds of Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, and Ramsey. The problem is how propo...
French Essential Dictionary
A trusted French dictionary for everyday language learning, with short grammars of French and English. A handy and affordable French to English and English to French reference dictionary for everyday use, including short grammars of French and Eng...
German Essential Dictionary
A trusted German dictionary for everyday language learning, with short grammars of German and English. A handy and affordable German to English and English to German dictionary for everyday use, including short grammars of German and English. The ...
How the Mighty Fall
Decline can be avoided. Decline can be detected. Decline can be reversed. Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins began to wonder: How do the mighty fall? Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a ...
Are We All Scientific Experts Now?
To ordinary people, science used to seem infallible. Scientists were heroes, selflessly pursuing knowledge for the common good. More recently, a series of scientific scandals, frauds and failures have led us to question science's pre-eminence. Rev...