Television and the Meaning of 'Live'
This book is about the question of existence, the meaning of 'life'. It is an enquiry into the contemporary human situation as disclosed by television. The elementary components of any real-world situation are place, people and time. These are fir...
Love and Communication
Love and Communication is an intriguing philosophical and religious inquiry into the meaning of "talk" - and ultimately the meaning of "being human." Taking an historical approach, Paddy Scannell argues that the fundamental med...
Property in Contemporary Capitalism
Amid the shift towards neoliberalism and the privatization of resources, this book provides a radical new lens to view property and property theory. Boldly challenging the conventional theories of property law that have shaped our understanding fo...
Why Do People Sing?
In¿Why Do People Sing?¿Paddy Scannell explores some of the mysteries at the heart of vocal communication. What explains the communicative musicality of the voices between parent and child as a baby learns to talk? Can readers of fiction hear the v...
Diagnostic Ultrasound in Small Animal Practice
This new version of Frances Barr's classic introductory text, Diagnostic Ultrasound in the Dog and Cat, has now been revised and expanded to cover the considerable technological and knowledge based advances since the first book was published in 19...
Nein
From bestselling and prize-winning author Paddy Ashdown, a revelatory new history of German opposition to Hitler. 'Ashdown has a great gift for narrative history. He unearths little known stories and places them in context with great dexterity. Hi...
Battle Tactics of the Western Front
Portrays British participation in World War I as effective and skilful, arguing that the army's failed plans and technology during the first half of the war led to improved technique and self assurance by the time of its successful sustained offen...
Guided By Angels
Have you ever wondered if there is there life after death? If so, where do people go when they die? Whether it's possible to keep in contact with your loved ones after they die? And are they able to help you? Will you meet them again? There Are No...
Trekking in Mallorca
A guidebook to trekking the GR221 - also known as the Drystone Route - through the spectacular mountains of Mallorca's Serra de Tramuntana. Best suited to those with some experience of long-distance walking, the route is mostly on clear paths and ...
Hats; Handwraps and Headaches
Hats; Handwraps and Headaches
Walking Glyndwr's Way
A guidebook to walking the 217km (135 mile) Glyndwr’s Way between Knighton and Welshpool via Machynlleth. This long-distance National Trail is suitable for any reasonably fit walker and can be walked in nine days. The route is presented in nine stages between 18 and 29km (11-18) miles in length with the additional options of adding two Offa’s Dyke National Trail stages to form a circular trail and ascending Pumlumon Fawtr. * 1:50,000 OS maps provided for each stage * Detailed information on accommodation, facilities and public transport along the route * Highlights include Abbeycwmhir ruins, Llyn Clywedog, Dylife mines, Parliament House at Machynlleth, Dyfnant Forest, Llyn Efyrnwy, Ann Griffiths Walk, Powis Castle * Pronunciation guide and topographical glossary included * GPX files available to download
Walking in the Isles of Scilly
A guidebook to 11 day walks and 4 boat trips on the Scilly Isles. Exploring Britain's smallest Natural Landscape, the low-level walks are suitable for all abilities. The day walks range in length from 3 to 14km (2-9 miles) and cover Tresco, St Mar...
Collected Works of Paddy Chayefsky: The Screenplays
A collection of screenplays by this brilliant writer. Includes: ÊThe HospitalÊ ÊNetworkÊ and ÊAltered StatesÊ.
Walking on Guernsey
A guidebook to 25 inland and coastal walks on the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the Channel Islands, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike. Walks range in length from 5...
How Organizations Remember
How an organization works is largely a function of what it knows-i.e., the collective knowledge about all aspects of the enterprise, from competitive intelligence to formal systems and policies to the ways in which individuals solve problems and s...
We can English: Reklammissar på världens bästa svengelska
COFFEE ON THE FOOD ONLINE SLUT BE AFRAID OF YOUR HEAD Allting låter lite bättre på engelska, vilket har gjort det till det (in)officiella reklamspråket i Sverige. Egentligen gör det...
We Can English: Sweden's Biggest Fails Using English in Ads
ADDICTABLE CONTENT MADE IN THE GOOD OLD SWEDEN STRAIGHT OUTTA GARDEN Sweden, land of elks, modular furniture and upper-lip tobacco, has a strange quirk - its love for using English ...
Brilliant Little Operation
The complete story of the remarkable canoe raid on German ships in Bordeaux Harbour - by the man who himself served in the Special Boat Squadron. In 1942, before El Alamein turned the tide of war, the German merchant fleet was re-supplying its war...
Paddy Reilly
Patrick 'Paddy' Reilly¿is an Irish¿folk¿singer and guitarist. Born in Rathcoole, County Dublin, he is one of Ireland's most famous¿balladeers¿and is best known for his renditions of "The Fields of Athenry", "Rose of Allendale" ...
Our Once and Future Planet
The environmental movement is plagued by pessimism. And that's not unreasonable: with so many complicated, seemingly intractable problems facing the planet, coupled with a need to convince people of the dangers we face, it's hard not to focus on t...
Forza Italia
When journalist Paddy Agnew and his girlfriend Dympna touched down in Rome in 1985 in search of adventure, sunshine and the soul of Italian football (well, Paddy was looking for that), they were travelling into the uncharted terrain of a country t...
Walking the South West Coast Path
A guidebook to walking the South West Coast Path, a long-distance National Trail from Minehead to Poole, along the north Devon, Cornish, south Devon and Dorset coastline. Covering 1015km (630 miles), this epic route takes in Exmoor National Park a...
Metals Trading Handbook
Metals Trading Handbook, by Paddy Crabbe, offers an invaluable training manual and reference source for anyone working within the non ferrous metals industry or trading on the London Metal Exchange. At the core of its thorough analysis lies the pr...
Det finns inga farväl : där livet fortsätter efter döden
Döden är det enda som är säkert i livet, för oss själva och för dem vi älskar. En dag kommer var och en av oss att upphöra att existera i vår rådande fysiska form och lämna det liv vi känner till för att fortsätta in i det okända. Men vad händer m...
Trekking in the Canary Islands
A guidebook to trekking the 560km (348 mile) GR131 across the Canary Islands. The island-hopping long-distance trail crosses Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro and can be hiked in around a month, or...
Our Once and Future Planet
The environmental movement is plagued by pessimism. And that's not unreasonable: with so many complicated, seemingly intractable problems facing the planet, coupled with a need to convince people of the dangers we face, it's hard not to focus on t...
Dirty War, Clean Hands
Spain's transition from the Franco dictatorship to a democratic state has been widely regarded as exemplary. However, this powerfully written book reveals that as Spain's first post-transition government attempted to destroy the Basque separatist ...
Walking on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura
A guidebook to 21 day walks on Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Isla La Graciosa plus 14 stages of the GR131. Exploring the varied scenery of these Canary Islands, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike. The day walks range ...
Dodos Are Not Extinct!
Dodos are extinct, right? WRONG! They're not! They're just in disguise, and they're not the only ones. This book reveals the secrets of the woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers and even dinosaurs! These famous creatures are in disguise everywhere...
Badger Books
‘A story about the power of imagination and friendship.’ Eoin Colfer From the world of Fox & Son Tailers. ‘Badger Books’ is a bookshop, run by a badger. You can find books about every animal. From bears to elephants, tigers to dinosaurs and pandas to narwhals. But there’s one book they don’t have ... and it’s one that Rory the Fox really, really wants.
Shinners, Dissos and Dissenters: Irish Republican Media Activism Since the Good Friday Agreement
Shinners, dissos, and dissenters is a long-term analysis of the development of Irish republican media activism since 1998 and the tumultuous years that followed the end of the Troubles. It is the first in-depth analysis of the newspapers, magazine...
Man vs. Markets
After years of media coverage, do we really understand the financial engineering that brought the global economy to the brink? The lexicon of the markets is laden with terms and acronyms like leverage, securitization, MBS, CDS, and CDO. How can th...
Walking on Tenerife
A guidebook to 40 day walks on Tenerife plus a 5-day section of the GR131. Exploring the varied scenery of the largest Canary Island, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike. The day walks range from 3 to 26km (2–16 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–10 hours. The GR131 trek crosses all seven of the Canary Islands, and the Tenerife section between Arona and La Esperanza is described in 5 stages covering 94km (58 miles). * 1:50,000 maps included for each walk * GPX files available to download * Detailed information on planning, facilities and public transport * Highlights include an ascent of El Teide * Part of a 5-volume Cicerone series on the whole of the Canary Islands