著者:J. B. Priestley
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2020年09月16日
Includes the plays Laburnum Grove, When We Are Married and Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon
With an introduction by Tom Priestley and a foreword by Roy Hattersley.
These three domestic comedies display J B Pr……続きを見る
What is the real role of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? Why is the climate no warmer now that it was a thousand years ago, when the level of carbon dioxide has nearly doubled? Why do we have dese……続きを見る
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For generations, the game of chess has been loved by individuals around the world. It is particularly interesting to know that chess is one of the very few games that does not require the play……続きを見る
This is a political history of the British Isles. There are plenty of facts for history buffs and quizzers. At the same time, the author sets out to discover who the British people really are, inclu……続きを見る
This is the story of how a computer consultant threw off the weary chains of work and got on his bike when threatened with high blood pressure. His journeys took him round the canals of northern Eng……続きを見る
Many of us love the Jeeves and Wooster stories of P G Wodehouse, but unfortunately he isn't writing any more of them! Here are eleven more, written in the style of Wodehouse, which I hope will appea……続きを見る
The author, an Oxford graduate, writes a complete political history up to the year 2010. This book is written as traditional history – kings, queens, battles, treaties, acts of Parliament, dates, qu……続きを見る
County Lines is the business model being operated by organised criminal gangs throughout the UK in order to supply controlled drugs through the exploitation of children. It is a growing phenomenon a……続きを見る
How can we recruit out of your program? We have a project – how do we reach out to your students? If we do research together who owns it? We have employees who need to "upskill" in analytics – can y……続きを見る
Die Suchmaschinenoptimierung hat sich längst zu einer professionellen Brache entwickelt und bildet eine der wesentlichen Säulen des Online-Marketings. Die Entwicklung der Suchmaschinen macht den SEO……続きを見る
The high predictability of the atmosphere and ocean depends on the existence of a 'slow manifold', which contains the solutions of equations describing only large-scale motions. This unique compendi……続きを見る
Moscow in the middle of the seventeenth century had a distinctly apocalyptic feel. An outbreak of the plague killed half the population. A solar eclipse and comet appeared in the sky, causing panic.……続きを見る
Once passionate about the theatre, playwright Martin Cheveril is now disillusioned and contemplating a change of career. His new play, a bitter and cynical piece, is about to premiere when something……続きを見る
Sally through no fault of her own other than being trusting of a friend finds herself caught in what threatens to develop into a scandal for herself and her family.
It becomes obvious very quickly t……続きを見る
This book relates the stories and describes the memorials of the people buried in Shelby, North Carolina's historic Sunset Cemetery, a microcosm of the Southeastern United States. The authors, an ac……続きを見る
In de geestelijk chaotische periode van de late zestig- begin zeventiger jaren, voelden velen hoe het schip waarop zij zich tot dan toe veilig waanden in slechts enkele jaren tijd enorme slagzij beg……続きを見る
In de geestelijk chaotische periode van de late zestig- begin zeventiger jaren, voelden velen hoe het schip waarop zij zich tot dan toe veilig waanden in slechts enkele jaren tijd enorme slagzij beg……続きを見る
J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) was a versatile and prolific novelist and playwright, but in The Other Place(1953) he shows an unexpected talent, proving himself a master of the weird tale. In "The Grey……続きを見る
Since 2005, Valancourt Books has earned a reputation as one of the foremost publishers of lost and rediscovered classics, reissuing more than 400 unjustly neglected works from the past 250 years. In……続きを見る
'Written with tremendous pace and panache. It sweeps you along in excitement. John Buchan, Ray Bradbury, science fiction or suspense - it is all the same to Mr Priestley. He takes on a dozen writers……続きを見る
This book is a traditional geography of China, with a description of its natural regions; mountains, rivers and mineral resources; climate, soils and vegetation; historical development; current popu……続きを見る
John Morringside is having terrible nightmares. Aside from that, life seems to be pretty normal. He has recently graduated High School and even has a love interest. However, things are about to chan……続きを見る
Als populistisch werden Politiker oder Parteien bezeichnet, die mit wohlfeilen Parolen über »die da oben« schimpfen. Karin Priester zeigt, dass der Populismus weit mehr als das ist, nämlich eine spe……続きを見る
Victorian Prison Lives is the first account of the process of imprisionment in England between 1830 and 1914 to be drawn largely from the writings of prisoners themselves. The period was in some way……続きを見る
著者:Chris Priestley
出版社: Penguin Random House Children's UK
発売日: 2012年03月31日
The first day at a new school is often tricky, and if the only person who befriends you claims to be a wizard you simply have to make the best of it! Joe is pretty certain that Billy has, as the tea……続きを見る
Vader Alexander Schmemann (1921 – 1983) geldt in de Orthodoxe Kerk, maar ook in andere kerken, nog steeds als een vernieuwende theoloog. Zijn korte tekst over de Heilige Week lijkt enigszins aan de ……続きを見る
著者:J.B. Priestley
出版社: Notting Hill Editions
発売日: 2016年07月20日
Priestley defined the essay as a 'prose masterpiece in miniature' and he expressed his thoughts on a diverse range of subjects from old age to his horror of conferences. Writing sometimes 'out of de……続きを見る
Born to the African island Nation of Cape Verde, Fatima was eager to take flight and discover the world. She grew up in a one bedroom home with her parents and her nine siblings. Life wasn't easy, b……続きを見る
“The best and the most accessible one-volume history of communism now available . . . A far-reaching, vividly written account.” ーForeign Affairs
In The Red Flag, Oxford professor David Priestland t……続きを見る
Frommer’s books aren’t written by committee, by A.I., or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We use seasoned, locally-based journalists like ……続きを見る