Drawing on examples from British world expressions of Christianity, this collection further greater understanding of religion as a critical element of modern children¿s and young people¿s history.
This reissue, completely redesigned and reset, returns Louis Sullivan to its original size and restores the quality of its illustrations. It also provides, in Timothy Samuelson's Introduction, corrections of the biographical data in light of six decades of research, and, most important, an authoritative revision of the List of Buildings, including information on buildings discovered after the original publication and details of those subsequen...
It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.' John Maynard KeynesEngineering Structures is mostly formally taught in a lecture room with little time devoted to real examples. On graduation an engineer has to cope with turning this eagerly acquired knowledge into reality.To make sense of this a designer needs to be able to test their ideas with a simple set of tools which involve little more than pen, paper and calculator. Architects ...
Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Books Manuscripts and Maps Relating Principally to America: Collected by the Late Levi Ziegler Leiter, With Collations and Bibliographical Notes
The collection of books and manuscripts described in this catalogue illustrates the interest taken by the late Mr. Levi Z. Leiter in American history and in rare and early printed books.
It is not often that a love for books finds a place in the life of an active busi...
Acting Skills looks at the practicalities of acting, covering the various techniques and how they can be developed and improved upon. The author discusses in a lively style the various disciplines: voice and speech, the voice in action, movement and body language, imagination and creativeness. Examples and exercises are given to help actors to understand and improve their craft.
The chapter on the special requirements of acting in Shakespeare...
Hugh Morrison's biography of Louis Sullivan was the first definitive study of his work. This edition provides the original text and illustrations plus an assessment of Morrison's groundbreaking research and an authoritative revision of the chronological List of Buildings, including corrections to the data in light of six decades of research.
We know a lot about the early missionaries who came to New Zealand from 1814 and how Christianity developed through their complex interactions with Maori. Less well known are the ways in which settler churches of Aotearoa New Zealand reached out to engage in missionary activity in other parts of the world. This is the first book-length attempt to tell the story of the evolution of overseas missionary activity by New Zealand's Protestant church...
Supplement to Structural Engineering Art and Approximation. Exercises in structural design. A pocket book for CPD students. Refresher exercises for experienced professionals. Answers are available in the back of the book, online videos and video download sheets. All examples are related to real structural problems in design, many of which a practising engineer will encounter during their career. By solving the problems and cross referring to S...
Excerpt from Preliminary Check List of American Almanacs, 1639-1800
Gilman, M[arcus] D[avis]. The bibliography of Vermont Burlington: Free Press Association, 1897.
Green, Samuel Abbott. A list of early American imprints belon the Massachusetts historical society Cambridge: J. Wilson and son, 1895.
A third supplementary list of early American imprints w Cambridge: J. Wilson and son, 1903.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundr...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.