As a world heritage site and one of the most visited cities in the world, Edinburgh boasts a huge range of buildings from all periods and in many different styles. In this book, architectural writer Robin Ward introduces 300 of the city's most fascinating places, from imposing public buildings such as galleries, museums, banking halls, churches and theatres to pubs, domestic dwellings, monuments and industrial architecture.Conveniently grouped by location, all areas of the city are...

Discover Montréal with this authoritative and highly readable guide to the city’s most interesting places and learn how, why and by whom the city’s urban environment was shaped.Montréal boasts Canada’s most diverse array of architecture, spanning styles from the missionary and fur-trade era of New France to striking twenty-first-century designs. In this engaging and accessible guide, architectural writer Robin Ward introduces a curated selection of the city’s most ...

Edinburgh’s architectural history is explored through 300 notable buildings, from galleries to monuments, by Robin Ward.As a world heritage site and one of the most visited cities in the world, Edinburgh boasts a huge range of buildings from all periods and in many different styles. In this book, architectural writer Robin Ward introduces 300 of the city’s most fascinating places, from imposing public buildings such as galleries, museums, banking halls, churches an...

An unforgettable memoir of fighting with the renowned Scottish infantry regiment during World War II. "The real stuff of history . . . a classic." —Trevor Royle, author of Facing the BearWhen Ray Ward died in 1999, his sons discovered an old and dusty manuscript in an Afrika Korps ammunition box in the cellar of the family home in Glasgow. These papers contained a collection of their father's memoirs, which detailed his experiences as an infantry officer d...

UFO theories, extraterrestrial theories, other-dimension theories, ancient astronaut theories, ghost theories, and many other theories are filling the airwaves. Mankind has forever been fascinated with the possibility of life outside our universe. Evidence shows that we are being watched. Sometimes the extraterrestrials appear in varying forms and scare the pants off most of us. Every television show that I have seen so far links the unknown with evolution in some way, in particular with t...

UFO theories, extraterrestrial theories, other-dimension theories, ancient astronaut theories, ghost theories, and many other theories are filling the airwaves. Mankind has forever been fascinated with the possibility of life outside our universe. Evidence shows that we are being watched. Sometimes the extraterrestrials appear in varying forms and scare the pants off most of us. Every television show that I have seen so far links the unknown with evolution in some way, in particular with t...

Exploring Edinburgh is an expansive and stylishly formatted guide to the best of Edinburgh's architecture. Not only does it give a brief history of each architectural site but also includes easy to understand maps and suggested walking routes. It also explores locations outside the centre of Edinburgh for those with more time to explore the rich architectural landscape of Scotland's capital.

AESTHETIC: A Dark Academia Anthology is full of Young Adult and New Adult fiction set in academic settings! The included genres span Murder Mysteries, Thrillers, Dark Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal, and Sci-Fi all written by 25+ authors from around the globe.

In Liberatory Research Teams, Labs, and Collectives, Phelps-Ward, Brown, and Bankole provide guidance for research team leaders and members who aspire to facilitate research teams from a liberatory, human-centered, equitable perspective.Whether leading a lab in chemistry or engineering, a research team in the humanities or fine arts, or research collectives and collaboratives in the social sciences (e.g., psychology, social work, education), the authors provide rich exampl...

Vancouver's streetscapes and neighbourhoods have changed drastically in recent years. New buildings representing current architectural trends are mixing with and often replacing those of earlier eras and tastes, and a maturing architectrual melange is emerging. This book invites the reader to explore the city's continually evolving urban landscape in a highly readable, yet authoritative, guide to its architecture.In this completely updated edition of Exploring Vancouver, w...

The first book of its kind, a collection bringing together leading Black scholars and experts for a policy-oriented approach to the fight for racial justice in America.From ongoing reports of police brutality to the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Black Americans, the year 2020 brought a renewed awareness to the deep-rootedness of racism and white supremacy in every facet of American life. As people have looked both inward and to their communities to un...

Stories and personal narratives are powerful tools for engaging in self-reflection and application of critical theory in higher educational contexts. This edited text centers "name stories" as a vehicle to promote readers’ understanding of social identity, oppression, and intersectionality in a variety of educational contexts from residence halls and classrooms to faculty development workshops and executive leadership board rooms. The contributors in this volume reveal how names may serve ...