"A fascinating insight into the country's most famous asylum for criminals" which reveals Victorian England's care and management of the mentally ill (Your Family Tree).On 27 May 1863, three coaches pulled up at the gates of a new asylum, built amongst the tall, dense pines of Windsor Forest. Broadmoor's first patients had arrived.In Broadmoor Revealed, Mark Stevens writes about what life was like for the criminally insane, over one hundred years ago...

Are you mesmerized by the idea of drawing with fire? Do you want to master woodburning? Are you frustrated with vague online tutorials? Do you have a grand vision in your mind, but your drawing skills and tools let you down? If so, Woodburning for Beginners is the right book for you!This book teaches you all the technical skills for stellar woodburning! Whether you're a beginner who still can't transfer a pattern or an intermediate who wants to fill in the...

A vivid portrait of the day-to-day experience in the public asylums of nineteenth-century England, by the bestselling author of Broadmoor Revealed.Life in the Victorian Asylum reconstructs the lost world of nineteenth-century public asylums. This fresh take on the history of mental health reveals why county asylums were built, the sort of people they housed, and the treatments they received, as well as the enduring legacy of these remarkable insti...

Spice recipes that bring a world of flavor to your table.Embark on a global tour from the South Pacific to the Mediterranean in Cooking with Spices, a cookbook and reference guide to the world's spices. You'll encounter more than 50 spices, indispensable favorites and hidden gems alike. Explore 100 delicious recipes for blends, pastes, rubs, marinades, and sauces—or get inspired to create your own.Cooking with Spices groups spices by regio...

Are you mesmerized by the idea of drawing with fire? Do you want to master woodburning?Are you frustrated with vague online tutorials? Do you have a grand vision in your mind, but your drawing skills and tools let you down? If so, Woodburning for Beginners is the right book for you!This book teaches you all the technical skills for stellar woodburning! Whether you're a beginner who still can't transfer a pattern or an i...

Issue Nº16 features:A curated collection of short fiction including stories by Brendan DuBois, Albert Tucher, John M. Floyd, N. W. Barcus, Am Machnik, Vincent L. Scarsella, Eli Cranor, Mark Stevens, and Gregory FarnumInterviews, Essay and Reviews by J.B. Stevens, Tobias Carroll and Curtis Ippolito,Art and Photography by Neuer Ordner and more.This issue also features a preview of the new graphic novel Smart Girl by Fernando Dagnino (Author).NY Times B...

One of the most exciting and innovative hobbies you have never triedDo you want a new set of skills that will produce incredible art? Do you want to grow yourself as a person by engaging in a creative new talent? Do you love the smell of a campfire while you're working? If yes, then welcome to woodburning!Perhaps you've never heard of it, but are curious to learn something new? Or maybe you have some experience, and are searching for a book to take your ski...

The Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program (AMP) is an exhaustive nine-week boot camp that prepares the business elite for the highly competitive global marketplace. For the first time, these closely guarded secrets are available to executives and management personnel everywhere.For the first time, these closely guarded secrets will be available to executives and management personnel everywhere. The book offers the chance to master the work models, t...

THE TIMES BEST ART BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE PLUTARCH AWARD AND THE APOLLO AWARD • “There are not many biographical masterpieces, but…Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan have produced one,” wrote the novelist John Banville of Francis Bacon: Revelations. By the Pulitzer prize-winning authors of de Kooning: An American Master, this acclaimed biography contains a wealth of never before known details about one of the iconic artists of the 20th ce...

As general manager for Erwin, Tennessee-based Clinchfield Railroad, Thomas D. Moore found an eighty-six-year-old vintage 4-6-0 ten-wheeler steam engine--the Clinchfield No. 1. Miraculously, the engine had escaped the cutter's torch when, in the mid-1950s, the railroad retired its steam fleet, shuttered passenger service and embraced the diesel era. Moore wanted the No. 1 fully restored and its long life on the rails--which had included being the first train to reach the victims of the 1889...

The rushing Nolichucky River cut deep gorges into Unicoi County's landscape, and the railroad laid track for the town of Erwin's future. Formed in 1875, Unicoi County's 201 square miles border North Carolina, with nearly 50 percent of the land protected by the U.S. government. Known as 'the Valley Beautiful,' this community comes alive through images of yesterday and today.

A tasty world tour—with savory sauces!Take your next entrée further than it's ever been before. The World Sauces Cookbook is here to help you top off your meals with 60 sumptuous sauces from all four corners of the globe—including Satay, Adobo, Creole Remoulade and Comeback Sauce, Baba Ghanoush, and Pesto Della Zia.In addition to helpful prep tips and storage instructions, each sauce recipe comes complete with a flavor profile, spiciness index, and...