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  • A Class ePub

    by John Brewer ...
    A slim volume, quite densely-packed with detail and examples of crafting an ePub for many eReaders, using open-source software, as concise and as complete as possible with examples with the aim to produce eBooks that presented as well on e-Reader screens as the most well-produced paper-based books. This book caters for people of a range of skills from using a word-processor to building skills to ... Read more

    $1.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Volcanic

    Vesuvius in the Age of Revolutions

    by John Brewer ...
    A vibrant, diverse history of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples in the age of RomanticismVesuvius is best known for its disastrous eruption of 79CE. But only after 1738, in the age of Enlightenment, did the excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii reveal its full extent. In an era of groundbreaking scientific endeavour and violent revolution, Vesuvius became a focal point of strong emotions and ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Pleasures of the Imagination

    English Culture in the Eighteenth Century

    by John Brewer ...
    The Pleasures of the Imagination examines the birth and development of English "high culture" in the eighteenth century. It charts the growth of a literary and artistic world fostered by publishers, theatrical and musical impresarios, picture dealers and auctioneers, and presented to th public in coffee-houses, concert halls, libraries, theatres and pleasure gardens. In 1660, there were few ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • An Ungovernable People

    The English and Their Law in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

    Edited by John Brewer, John Styles ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    How ungovernable were seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Englishmen? Certainly, the historical evidence attests to an unruly and contumacious populace: riot was widespread, such criminal activities as the counterfeiting of coin flourished, disorder pervaded even London’s gaols, and men at all levels of authority were often hard pressed to enforce the law. On the other hand, the ruling elite had a ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Run Smart

    Using Science to Improve Performance and Expose Marathon Running’s Greatest Myths

    by Professor John Brewer ...
    Renowned marathon expert and leading sports scientist Professor John Brewer reveals why many of the concepts surrounding marathon training and running are wrong - and suggests how the latest sports science research transforms the way marathons should be approached.Run Smart uses the latest scientific research to show how preparing for, and running, marathons can be made easier, and in doing so ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Sinews of Power

    War, Money and the English State 1688-1783

    by John Brewer ...
    First published in 1989. `The book is a distinguished work - of importance to students of governmental development generally. It is written in a fluent, non-technical manner that should reach a wide audience.' American Historical Review. ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Public Value

    Deepening, Enriching, and Broadening the Theory and Practice

    Edited by Adam Lindgreen, Nicole Koenig-Lewis, Martin Kitchener, Timo Meynhardt, John Brewer, Mark Moore ...
    Over the last 10 years, the concept of value has emerged in both business and public life as part of an important process of measuring, benchmarking, and assuring the resources we invest and the outcomes we generate from our activities. In the context of public life, value is an important measure on the contribution to business and social good of activities for which strict financial measures are ... Read more

    Was $71.99 USD Now $61.99 USD

  • Consumption and the World of Goods

    Edited by John Brewer, Roy Porter ...
    The study of past society in terms of what it consumes rather than what it produces is - relatively speaking - a new development. The focus on consumption changes the whole emphasis and structure of historical enquiry. While human beings usually work within a single trade or industry as producers, as, say, farmers or industrial workers, as consumers they are active in many different markets or ... Read more

    $150.00 USD

  • Early Modern Conceptions of Property

    Edited by John Brewer, Susan Staves ...
    Early Modern Conceptions of Property draws together distinguished academics from a variety of disciplines, including law, economics, politics, art history, social history and literature, in order to consider fundamental issues of property in the early modern period. Presenting diverse original historical and literary case studies in a sophisticated theoretical framework, it offers a challenge to ... Read more

    $120.99 USD

  • The American Leonardo

    A Tale of Obsession, Art and Money

    by John Brewer ...
    In 1919 a returning World War I veteran named Harry Hahn and his French bride attempted to sell what they thought was a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci in New York. Renowned art dealer Sir Joseph Duveen declared the picture-La Belle Ferronnière-a fake without ever seeing the canvas. The Hahns sued Duveen for slander, setting off a legal battle that would last for decades. In The American Leonardo, ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Running Science

    Optimizing Training and Performance

    by John Brewer ...
    Running is a deceptively simple sport. At its most basic, you need only shoes and comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting sweaty. Yet each time you lace up, all your body’s moving parts must work together to achieve a gait that will keep you injury-free. Many other factors also affect your performance, from the weather and the surface you run on to your shoes, your diet, and even your mental ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Audiobook

    Volcanic

    Vesuvius in the Age of Revolutions

    by John Brewer ...
    Narrated by Mike Cooper ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 8 min

    A vibrant, diverse history of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples in the age of RomanticismVesuvius is best known for its disastrous eruption of 79CE. But only after 1738, in the age of Enlightenment, did the excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii reveal its full extent. In an era of groundbreaking scientific endeavor and violent revolution, Vesuvius became a focal point of strong emotions and ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook