This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The narrative follows Sam, a man leading a double life, and Lily, his unsuspecting girlfriend, exploring the complexities of their relationship amidst Sam’s clandestine activities. Their initial meeting is depicted as a serendipitous encounter over shared interests in music and art, quickly blossoming into a seemingly idyllic romance. However, beneath the surface of their lighthearted banter and shared passions lies Sam’s secret involve...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."The Planetary Sanctuary for Lost Minds" presents a compelling and imaginative exploration of a fictional mental health facility located outside Fresno, California. Established in 1937, the sanctuary serves a diverse group of individuals considered eccentric or mentally unwell during a time when mental healthcare often intersected with controversial and unethical practices. Through a series of amusing anecdotes and surreal character ske...

This high-quality reissue of The Taylor Trading Technique contains the same time-honored information it did when it was first published in 1950. Taylor's "Book Method" of trading is based on his insights about the repetition of grain market cycles but applies to the financial futures market and others as well. By identifying moves in the market that might fool less-savvy traders into buying or selling at the wrong time, Taylor's system protects against pitfalls while giving you an edge ove...

Embark on an odyssey through the annals of the Taylor family lineage, where each chapter weaves a tale spanning centuries and continents. From the lush flourishing landscapes of Laurel and surrounding counties of Kentucky, to the misty shores and lush landscapes of Kent County, England, trace the footsteps of Taylor ancestors back to John and Margaret Taylor in the year 1450.The Taylor surname has roots entrenched in the aftermath of the Norman invasion of England in the year 1066....

This book is the first critical biography of William Taylor, a nineteenth-century American missionary who worked on six continents. Following Taylor’s global odyssey, the volume maps the contours of the Methodist missionary tradition and illumines key historical foundations of contemporary world Christianity. A work of social history that places a leading Methodist missionary in the foreground, this narrative illustrates distinctive aspects and tensions within Methodist missions such as th...

Fusing theory with advice and information about the practicalities of translating, Becoming a Translator is the essential resource for novice and practicing translators. The book explains how the market works, helps translators learn how to translate faster and more accurately, as well as providing invaluable advice and tips about how to deal with potential problems, such as stress.The fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout, offering:

Douglas Burrage Snelling (1916–85) was one of Britain’s significant emigré architects and designers. Born in Kent and educated in New Zealand, he became one of Australia’s leading mid-century architects, of luxury residences and commercial buildings, and a trend-setting designer of furniture, interiors and landscapes. This is the first comprehensive study of Snelling’s pan-Pacific life, works and trans-disciplinary significance. It provides a critical examination of this controversial mode...

Nathaniel Taylor was arguably the most influential and the most frequently misrepresented American theologian of his generation. While he claimed to be an Edwardsian Calvinist, very few people believed him. This book attempts to understand how Taylor and his associates could have counted themselves Edwardsians. In the process, it explores what it meant to be an Edwardsian minister and intellectual in the 19th century.

This new version of the authoritative textbook in the field of visual sociology focuses on the key topics of documentary photography, visual ethnography, collaborative visual research, visual empiricism, the study of the visual symbol and teaching sociology visually. This updated and expanded edition includes nearly twice as many images and incorporates new in-depth case studies, drawing upon the author’s lifetime of pioneering research and teaching as well as the often neglected experienc...

Small Signal Audio Design is a highly practical handbook providing an extensive repertoire of circuits that can be assembled to make almost any type of audio system. This updated fifth edition offers new content on recent opamps, electrolytic distortion, noise in MM RIAA preamplifiers, reducing the noise in tone-control stages, balanced line inputs, and much more.This book continues the engaging prose style familiar to readers, as you learn why mercury-filled cables are no...

This book, first published in 1974, analyses the problems and mechanics of the Revolutionary movement in the army during and after the French Revolution. It charts the transition of the French army from the Revolutionary force of 1815 to the counter-revolutionary army which in June 1848 led the suppression of the European Revolutionary movement. By defining the scope of political of political unrest in the army between 1815 and 1848 – its causes, patterns and remedies – the author demonstr...

This book examines the reciprocal relationship between theology and congregational singing through the experience of emotion. Exploring the link between emotion and music, it covers the intersection of psychological theory, theology, and lived experience. The chapters draw on an in-depth case study of two Filipino Baptist churches with strong singing traditions. Douglas Bachorik considers what kinds of emotions are experienced, the effect on participants, and how lived experience fits with...