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  • Yearbook of Astronomy, 2018

    by Brian Jones, Richard S. Pearson ...
    The YEARBOOK OF ASTRONOMY 2018 is a book no stargazer should be without.Recognized by both amateurs and professionals alike as an indispensable guide to the night sky, the Yearbook of Astronomy is one of the longest-running series of books on astronomy and the night sky and one of the only reference books to be fully revised each year. Formerly edited by Patrick Moore, this iconic publication ... Read more

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  • An account of the plague which raged at Moscow, in 1771

    Enriched edition. A Chronicle of Devastation: Unveiling the Bubonic Plague in 18th Century Russia

    by Charles de Mertens, Mallory Holbrook ...
    Translated by Richard Pearson ...
    Charles de Mertens' *An Account of the Plague which Raged at Moscow, in 1771* provides a meticulous chronicling of the devastating epidemic that swept through the Russian capital. In a narrative that blends eyewitness accounts with rigorous observation, de Mertens employs a straightforward, yet poignant literary style, allowing readers to grasp the harrowing realities faced by the city's ... Read more

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  • Driven to Extinction

    The Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity

    by Richard Pearson, American Museum of Natural History ...
    Could more than a million species disappear in the 21st century?Written by a leading scientist in the field, Driven to Extinction draws upon fascinating case studies from around the world, providing balanced and well-reasoned insight into the potential impacts of climate change on the diversity of life. Richard Pearson focuses on the science of the issue, revealing what has happened––as well as ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Taiwan Archaeology

    Local Development and Cultural Boundaries in the China Seas

    by Richard Pearson ...
    In Taiwan Archaeology: Local Development and Cultural Boundaries in the China Seas, Richard Pearson describes the archaeology of the island, outlining the major discoveries of the past fifty years. These date from roughly 200,000 years ago to the pivotal seventeenth century AD, the time of Dutch and Spanish contact and the entry of Taiwan into global trade markets. The book focuses on some forty ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • W.M.Thackery and the Mediated Text

    Writing for Periodicals in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

    by Richard Pearson ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2000: Thackeray's "minor writings" remain caught in a debate about what constitutes "literature" and whether magazine writing and journalism might be construed as such. This debate was present during the inception of the mass periodical press in the 1830s when Thackeray began his career and forms part of the context of, reasoning within, and techniques of ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • The Boys of Shakespeare's School in the First World War

    by Richard Pearson ...
    Like many young men of the time, the boys of King Edward VI School saw the outbreak of the First World War as an opportunity for bravery and excitement. By the time the Armistice was signed in late 1918, thirty-one old boys and one Master had been killed. For such a small grammar school the cost was significant, as too were the number of awards for gallantry, including a Victoria Cross. Set ... Read more

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  • The Boys of Shakespeare's School in the Second World War

    by Richard Pearson ...
    "The story of the King Edward VI grammar school in Stratford-upon-Avon and its sacrifice in the Second World War . . . a heavy price for just one school." — War History OnlineLike the Great War generation before them, the Old Boys of King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon, (known as Shakespeare's School) answered the Nations call to arms in 1939. Over the next six years, no less than fifty-two ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    L.P Hartley: The Go- Between, & More

    Four BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations & Readings

    by L. P. Hartley ...
    Narrated by Richard Pearson, Sian Phillips, Martin Jarvis, Denys Blakelock, Robert Lang, Full Cast, Robert Glenister, Eleanor Bron, Clive Swift, Lockwood West ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 22 min

    Four of L. P. Hartley's finest novels adapted for BBC radio, plus bonus short storiesAn acclaimed novelist, short story writer and critic, Leslie Poles Hartley is best known for his 1953 novel The Go-Between, which won the W. H. Heinemann Award and was adapted as a BAFTA-winning film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates. Included here is a radio dramatisation of that classic tale, alongside ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • The Role

    by Richard Taylor Pearson ...
    Mason Burroughs is an actor on the verge of giving up after being turned away at audition after audition. But his life changes when he bumps into Kevin Caldwell, an old crush from acting school. Kevin helps Mason land a role that could make him the next Broadway star. However, as rehearsals begin, Mason learns that there's a lot more drama than just what's on stage. With a personal trainer ... Read more

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  • Australian Contributions to Strategic and Military Geography

    Edited by Stuart Pearson, Jane L. Holloway, Richard Thackway ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Drawing from military geography’s spatial roots, its embrace of dynamic systems, and integration of human and biophysical environments, this book helps in understanding the value of analyzing patterns, processes and systems, and cross-scale and multi-disciplinary ways of acting in a complex world, while making the case for a resurgence of strategic and military geography in Australia. Here, ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • The William Makepeace Thackeray Library

    Volume III - Thackeray by Anthony Trollope

    Edited by Richard Pearson ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals: The William Makepeace Thackeray Library
    First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This third volume contains Anthony Trollope’s volume on Thackeray from John Morley’s series entitled The English Men of Letters. The work signifies Thackeray’s move to perceived respectability, placing him as part of the literary establishment, alongside writers such as ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Architecture and Order

    Approaches to Social Space

    Edited by Michael Parker Pearson, Colin Richards ...
    Series series Material Cultures
    Architecture is a powerful medium for representing, ordering and classifying the world, and understanding the use of space is fundamental to archaeological inquiry. Architecture and Order draws on the work of archaeologists, social theorists and architects to explore the way in which people relate to the architecture which surrounds them. In many societies, houses and tombs have encoded cultural ... Read more

    $66.99 USD