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One Foot on the Platform

A Rock 'N' Roll Journey

by Peter Goddard ...

The final word from one of popular music's greatest critics.In the summer of 2020, acclaimed music critic and journalist Peter Goddard began work on a new book that would take readers on a journey back through his fifty-plus years spent writing professionally about rock music and the musical styles circling it—everything from blues and jazz to country and classical. His plan was to revisit his old ... Read more

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The final word from one of popular music's greatest critics.In the summer of 2020, acclaimed music critic and journalist Peter Goddard began work on a new book that would take readers on a journey back through his fifty-plus years spent writing professionally about rock music and the musical styles circling it—everything from blues and jazz to country and classical. His plan was to revisit his old
... Read more
The Great Gould

by Peter Goddard ...

A startling new portrait of Gould, including never-before-seen material.Glenn Gould’s astonishing recordings deliver that unmistakable jolt of genius to each generation newly discovering the great Canadian pianist. With the support of the Glenn Gould Estate, Peter Goddard draws on his own interviews with Gould and on new, and in some cases overlooked, sources to present a freshly revealing ... Read more

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A startling new portrait of Gould, including never-before-seen material.Glenn Gould’s astonishing recordings deliver that unmistakable jolt of genius to each generation newly discovering the great Canadian pianist. With the support of the Glenn Gould Estate, Peter Goddard draws on his own interviews with Gould and on new, and in some cases overlooked, sources to present a freshly revealing
... Read more
Livestock Handling and Transport

by Temple Grandin, John Abizaid, Faith Reyes, Adrian Barber, Donald Broom, Michelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo, Dana L. M. Campbell, John Church, Michael Cockram, Lorna Coppinger0, Raymond Coppinger1, Roger Ewbank2, Luigi Faucitano3, Robert B. Freeman4, Wendy K Fulwider5, Carmen Gallo6, Arlene Garcia-Marquez7, Peter Goddard8, Paul Hemsworth9, Katherine A. Houpt0, Dr Stella Maris Huertas Canén1, Geoffrey D. Hutson2, Anna Johnson3, Meagan King4, Bert Lambooij5, Pol Llonch Obiols6, Edmond A. Pajor7, Mateus J.R. Paranhos da Costa8, Genaro C. Miranda-de la Lama9, Miriam Parker0, Clive Phillips1, Matthew J. Ritter2, Emma Fabreger I Romans3, Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein4, Antonio Velarde5, Kurt Vogel6, Claire A Weeks7, Carissa L. Wickens8, S. Wilhelmsson9, Trevor DeVries0, Gabriel Dallago1, Ashlyn Scott2, Juliana Ribas3, J. Gooding4, S. Carr5, C. Yoder6, C. Jones7, A. K. Johnson8, A. Garcia9, Jayson Galbraith0 ...

Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress. Reviewing the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms ... Read more

$161.99 USD

Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress. Reviewing the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms
... Read more
Popular television in authoritarian Europe

Edited by Peter Goddard ...

This lively and ground-breaking collection brings together work on forms of popular television within the authoritarian regimes of Europe after World War Two. Ten chapters based on new and original research examine approaches to programming and individual programmes in Spain, Greece, Czechoslovakia, Romania, the USSR and the GDR at a time when they were governed as dictatorships or one-party ... Read more

$93.99 USD

This lively and ground-breaking collection brings together work on forms of popular television within the authoritarian regimes of Europe after World War Two. Ten chapters based on new and original research examine approaches to programming and individual programmes in Spain, Greece, Czechoslovakia, Romania, the USSR and the GDR at a time when they were governed as dictatorships or one-party
... Read more
Pockets of resistance

British news media, war and theory in the 2003 invasion of Iraq

by Piers Robinson, Peter Goddard, Katy Parry, Craig Murray ...

For scholars of media and war, the 2003 invasion of Iraq is a compelling case to study. As part of President Bush’s ‘war on terror’, the invasion was the most controversial British foreign policy decision since Suez, and its ramifications and aftermath have rarely been far from the news. In the many political and public debates regarding this conflict, arguments over the role of the media have ... Read more

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For scholars of media and war, the 2003 invasion of Iraq is a compelling case to study. As part of President Bush’s ‘war on terror’, the invasion was the most controversial British foreign policy decision since Suez, and its ramifications and aftermath have rarely been far from the news. In the many political and public debates regarding this conflict, arguments over the role of the media have
... Read more
Livestock Handling and Transport

by Adrian Barber, Faith Baier, Keith Belk, Donald Broom, Michelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo, Michael Cockram, Lorna Coppinger, Raymond Coppinger, Trevor DeVries, Roger Ewbank, Luigi Faucitano, Robert B. Freeman, Carmen Gallo, Arlene Garcia-Marquez, Paul Hemsworth, Stella Maris Huertas, Anna Johnson, Katherine A. Houpt, Geoffrey D. Hutson, Mateus J.R. Paranhos da Costa, Miriam Parker, Clive Phillips, Matthew J. Ritter, Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Meagan King, E. (Bert) Lambooij, Genaro C. Miranda-de la Lama, Pol Llonch Obiols, Edmond A. Pajor, Emma Fabreger I Romans, Frank Tuyttens, Antonio Velarde, Kurt Vogel, Carissa L. Wickens, Wendy K Fulwider, Peter Goddard, Claire A Weeks ...

Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this practical book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress. Reviewing the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities ... Read more

$67.29 USD

Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this practical book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress. Reviewing the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities
... Read more
A Community of Scholars

Impressions of the Institute for Advanced Study

by Chantal David, Freeman Dyson, Jane Fulcher, Peter Goddard, Barbara Kowalzig, Wolf Lepenies, Paul Moravec, Michael Francis Atiyah, Joan Wallach Scott, David H. Weinberg, Institute For Advanced Study ...

The Institute for Advanced Study in essays and photosThis beautifully illustrated anthology celebrates eighty years of history and intellectual inquiry at the Institute for Advanced Study, one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research. Featuring essays by current and former faculty and members along with photographs by Serge J-F. Levy, the book captures the spirit of curiosity, ... Read more

$25.19 USD

The Institute for Advanced Study in essays and photosThis beautifully illustrated anthology celebrates eighty years of history and intellectual inquiry at the Institute for Advanced Study, one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research. Featuring essays by current and former faculty and members along with photographs by Serge J-F. Levy, the book captures the spirit of curiosity,
... Read more

Chronicles

Volume One

by Bob Dylan ...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREThe celebrated first memoir from arguably the most influential singer-songwriter in the country, Bob Dylan.“I’d come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right at me and nobody else.”So writes Bob Dylan in Chronicles: Volume One, his remarkable book exploring critical ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREThe celebrated first memoir from arguably the most influential singer-songwriter in the country, Bob Dylan.“I’d come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right at me and nobody else.”So writes Bob Dylan in Chronicles: Volume One, his remarkable book exploring critical
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Good Nature

Why Seeing, Smelling, Hearing and Touching Plants is Good for Our Health

by Kathy Willis ...

A ground-breaking investigation into newly discovered evidence showing that remarkable things happen to our bodies and our minds when our senses connect with the natural world.We all take for granted the idea that being in nature makes us feel better. But if you were a skeptical scientist—or indeed any kind of sceptic—who wanted hard scientific evidence for this idea, where would you look? And how ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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A ground-breaking investigation into newly discovered evidence showing that remarkable things happen to our bodies and our minds when our senses connect with the natural world.We all take for granted the idea that being in nature makes us feel better. But if you were a skeptical scientist—or indeed any kind of sceptic—who wanted hard scientific evidence for this idea, where would you look? And how
... Read more

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Intelligence in an Insecure World

by Peter Gill, Mark Phythian ...

Over a decade on from the terrorist attacks of 9/11, intelligence continues to be of central importance to the contemporary world. Today there is a growing awareness of the importance of intelligence, and an increasing investment in it, as individuals, groups, organizations and states all seek timely and actionable information in order to increase their sense of security.But what exactly is ... Read more

$40.50 USD

Over a decade on from the terrorist attacks of 9/11, intelligence continues to be of central importance to the contemporary world. Today there is a growing awareness of the importance of intelligence, and an increasing investment in it, as individuals, groups, organizations and states all seek timely and actionable information in order to increase their sense of security.But what exactly is
... Read more
Paul Simon

The Life

by Robert Hilburn ...

Acclaimed music writer Robert Hilburn’s “epic” and “definitive” (Rolling Stone) biography of music icon Paul Simon, written with Simon’s full participation—but without his editorial control—that “reminds us how titanic this musician is” (The Washington Post).For more than fifty years, Paul Simon has spoken to us in songs about alienation, doubt, resilience, and empathy in ways that have ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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Acclaimed music writer Robert Hilburn’s “epic” and “definitive” (Rolling Stone) biography of music icon Paul Simon, written with Simon’s full participation—but without his editorial control—that “reminds us how titanic this musician is” (The Washington Post).For more than fifty years, Paul Simon has spoken to us in songs about alienation, doubt, resilience, and empathy in ways that have
... Read more

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Daylighting, Architecture and Health

by Mohamed Boubekri ...

Daylighting, Architecture and Health examines the relationship between natural light in buildings and human health, considering both psychological and physiological issues and bringing together a range of research in the field. As we are becoming increasingly conscious of global warming and pushing towards energy efficiency in buildings, the book examines the question of daylighting from the ... Read more

$79.99 USD

Daylighting, Architecture and Health examines the relationship between natural light in buildings and human health, considering both psychological and physiological issues and bringing together a range of research in the field. As we are becoming increasingly conscious of global warming and pushing towards energy efficiency in buildings, the book examines the question of daylighting from the
... Read more

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