Amidst the labyrinthine streets of Venice, Julia has a revelation that will forever change her life.After the death of her longtime friend and flatmate, retired British history teacher Julia Garnet does something completely out of character: She takes a six-month rental on a modest apartment in Venice. She befriends a young Italian boy and English twins who are restoring a fourteenth-century chapel. And she falls in love for the first time in her life with an art d...

Do you know that potato can help you lose belly fat and weight?Have you heard of potato diet? If you are looking for a simple meal plan for weight loss, then you should look on further than the potatoPotatoes are rich in minerals, vitamins, fiber, and nutrients that can help to get rid of diseases which includes cancer, and also help to boost your height in a variety of different waysThe energy packed vegetable is very easy to digest and contains more potassium than...

A major new biography of the late monarch by "the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet" (The Financial Times).With a new introduction for the American editionQueen Elizabeth II occupies a unique place in the hearts of people around the world, and in this groundbreaking biography a century after her birth, acclaimed royal historian Hugo Vickers sheds new light on the woman behind the gr...

"Waterways of Mill Valley" is a visual examination of four water bodies located in the Marin County city of Mill Valley. Over 145 color images by photographer Marques Vickers trace the routings of the Pickleweed Inlet and Mill, Corte Madera de Presidio and Coyote Creeks.The creeks that eminently flow throughout Marin County are important draining outlets originating from the elevated mountain ranges that frame the skeleton of the region. Each creek becomes an important tributary th...

From executive mentoring to life coaching, more and more people are turning to and/or training as coaches.Confident Coaching covers the principles, theories and practices of this crucial skill. It covers the fundamentals for those looking for an introduction to the subject, and also offers practice and extension for people with some existing coaching experience, whether they work inside a company or in a freelance capacity, in life coaching or executive coaching, or are managers wi...

Michael McCaffrey continues to wrestle with his own alienation and detachment from the teaching profession, direction of his life and personal relationships.He is compelled to deal with unexpected loss and abandonment on multiple levels. Throughout his ordeals, he maintains his sense of humor and perspective. His setbacks, distractions and inertia make forward progress challenging. He observes the similar difficulty and indecisiveness experienced by two of his former university cla...

Within a city, building structure or even landscape terrain there exists calamities, secrets and unexplainable mystery. One may never fully know or comprehend what has subsequently become concealed discreetly from public view. Paranormal activity lurks within the vacuum.Consequences from evil acts, vice and scandal may become whitewashed and ignored over generations, yet never fully obliterated. This edition documents events, personalities and tragedies that have resisted contempor...

Avoid The Tourist Herds.What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades?This Twisted Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don't want to talk about anymore…the same places people once couldn't stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery.Each visitation site in this guide is a...

First published in 1968. This re-issues the revised edition of 1979.The Artistry of Shakespeare's Prose is the first detailed study of the use of prose in the plays. It begins by defining the different dramatic and emotional functions which Shakespeare gave to prose and verse, and proceeds to analyse the recurrent stylistic devices used in his prose. The general and particular application of prose is then studied through all the plays, in roughly chronological order.

The first joint biography of one of rock n roll's greatest song writing teams, Hitmakers Inc. explores the private lives and public triumphs of lyricist Doc Pomus and composer Mort Shuman. Between 1958 and 1965, usually working out of Manhattan s famous Brill Building, they wrote some 500 teen anthems and timeless ballads for Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, The Drifters, Bobby Darin, Del Shannon and Andy Williams among others. Polio-stricken ex-blues shouter Pomus always attracted the press co...

This edition is the easy-to-follow guide offers detailed and practical advice on successfully buying, consigning and e-commerce reselling of valuables and inventories through live regional auction houses. The book's straightforward language introduces little known profit outlets and potential passive income streams and through the lucrative, fast-paced industry of auction buying and sellingThe content cuts through the traditional misconceptions surrounding auctions and simplifies t...

The book covers the topic of geopolymers, in particular it highlights the relationship between structural differences as a result of variations during the geopolymer synthesis and its physical and chemical properties. In particular, the book describes the optimization of the thermal properties of geopolymers by adding micro-structural modifiers such as fibres and/or fillers into the geopolymer matrix. The range of fibres and fillers used in geopolymers, their impact on the microstructure a...