This collection profiles understudied figures in the book and print trades of the eighteenth century. With an explicit focus on intervening in the critical history of the trades, this volume profiles seven women and three men, emphasising the broad range of material, cultural, and ideological work these people undertook. It offers a biographical introduction to each figure, placing them in their social, professional, and institutional settings. The collection considers varied print trade r...

This edited volume provides an opportunity to take a fresh look at the printed material often regarded as disposable by its contemporaries and, until recently, as unworthy of serious academic research. From the fifteenth century to the twentieth century, this volume not only demonstrates the wide variety of ephemeral publications which have survived to the present day, but also shows how they can be used to interpret history and printing history and culture in particular. Some of the forms...

The Technology of Building Defects has been developed to provide a unique review of the subject. Defects are considered as part of the whole building rather than in isolation.General educational objectives are set out which offer the reader the opportunity of self-assessment. Each section is generously illustrated with photographs and diagrams, forming an accessible self contained review covering the following: objectives; core information; exercises; revision notes; furthe...

A Warhammer Horror anthologyUnexplained deaths terrify the crew of a tank. A strange instrument beguiles its audience. A man fears for his sanity within a plague-riddled hive. This grim collection of unspeakable cosmic horrors and arcane menaces unveils the subtle darkness that lurks within the souls of mankind and the sinister forces tormenting them.READ IT BECAUSEExperience bite-sized chunks of terror in a collection of spine-chil...

A Horus Heresy Short Story CollectionThis Horus Heresy anthology brings together short stories extolling the trials and virtues of the loyalist Primarchs and their most notable champions.READ IT BECAUSEGathered here are stories of some of the greatest heroes the Imperium has ever known, with their successes and failures, virtues and faults, laid bare. This might just be the very best place to start for anyone looking to get to know,...

Der berüchtigte Kairos Schicksalsweber, großer Dämon des Tzeentch und Meister der Manipulation, hat die Grenze seiner Macht entdeckt - noch nicht einmal seine Gabe derVorhersehung kann hinter den Ereignishorizont am Ende des 41. Jahrtausends vordringen. Die Space Marines stellen sich dieser Dunkelheit entgegen, und doch spielen sie auf unzähligen Schlachtfeldern unwissend ihre Rolle in den Ränken des Schicksalswebers.Von der verdammten Welt Ilissus über die umkämpften Korridore der K...

Architect of Fate - The Space Marines stand against the darkness, and yet on countless battlefields they play unwitting roles in the schemes of Fateweaver. From the doomed world of Ilissus, through the embattled corridors of the Endeavour of Will, to the borders of the Eye of Terror itself - friend and foe alike follow the great plan that he set in motion many thousands of years ago. But not even the Architect of Fate himself can foresee the destiny that lies in wait for him...The ...

A Horus Heresy AnthologyA collection of three anthologies, bringing together 26 tales centred around the primarchs, the sons of the Emperor of Mankind and de facto generals of the Legiones Astartes.READ IT BECAUSEThis book is absolutely loaded with stories from three previous anthologies, as well as five additional short stories. You will not find a more comprehensive view of the Horus Heresy in one volume anywhere else.

The Space Marines stand against the darkness, and yet on countless battlefields they play unwitting roles in the schemes of Fateweaver. From the doomed world of Ilissus, through the embattled corridors of the Endeavour of Will, to the borders of the Eye of Terror itself - friend and foe alike follow the great plan that he set in motion many thousands of years ago. But not even the Architect of Fate himself can foresee the destiny that lies in wait for him...All four parts of the Ar...

A Warhammer 40,000 AnthologyThese short stories include some of your favourite heroes and villains, and some new ones you might not yet be familiar with.READ IT BECAUSE21 authors explore the 41st Millennium in 24 short stories, with perspectives from within and without the Imperium of Mankind. There's something in here for every fan of Warhammer 40,000.THE STORYIn the grim darkness of the far future,...

From the ork-infested heights of Kill Hill to the rolling plains of Sigmar’s Empire, Black Library brings you a special collection of fifteen short stories. Featuring contributions from some of Black Library’s best-loved authors including Dan Abnett, Graham McNeill and Aaron Dembski-Bowden and exciting new talents like David Guymer, Laurie Goulding and David Annandale, this collection is the ultimate celebration of Black Library’s first fifteen years. Filled with Space Marines, skaven, ass...

A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Ideal for coursework in American and African American history, this revised edition of Frederick Douglass’s memoir of his life as a slave in pre-Civil War Maryland incorporates a wide range of supplemental materials to enhance students’ understanding of slavery, abolitionism, and the role of race in American society. Offering readers a new appreciation of Douglass’s wor...