James Ashcroft Noble (1844-96) tends to be remembered only as the mentor, and future father-in-law, of the essayist, critic and war-poet Edward Thomas (1878-1917). Using Noble's two contributions to the prestigious Yellow Book, this essay sets out to prove him much more than that: a poet, journalist and critic in his own right, and promoter of many other writers, several more famous in their day. By examining Noble's work and influences we are able to trace a direct link between Edward Tho...

When Jonathan Green is found dead on the floor of the radio station where he worked, the question is was it an accident or murder.? Big Jonny G was a very popular morning radio personality who left behind a legacy of womanizing and erratic behavior wherever he went. When the medical examiner ruled how he died, rookie detective Joe Emery is summoned to investigate a potential murder case in his new city.

Richard Jefferies (1848-87) divides opinion like no other writer of his generation. Most readers see him as a pivotal figure in the development of English language prose writing about nature and rural life. Others regard him as the prophet of a new age. After his death a fierce debate raged over the proposal to erect a memorial to Jefferies in Salisbury Cathedral. Was he a Christian, an atheist, or something worse? Whatever he had been in life, had he made a last-minute recantation on his ...

Over Easter 1913 Edward Thomas, successful poetry critic and nature writer, cycled from London to the West Country in search of spring. Every town he passed through reminded him of earlier writers on the British countryside who had influenced him. This is the story of Thomas's ride and the development of country writing in English.

This Palgrave Handbook examines the ways in which researchers and practitioners theorise, analyse, produce and make use of testimony. It explores the full range of testimony in the public sphere, including perpetrator testimony, testimony presented through social media and virtual reality. A growing body of research shows how complex and multi-layered testimony can be, how much this complexity adds to our understanding of our past, and how creators and users of testimony have their own com...

"The book provides vital insights into commercial development for engineering students in a highly practical and applied manner. Over the past 3 years, application of the book’s material has allowed the students to develop their commercial literacy and ambition in the University."—Steve Orr, Director, Northern Ireland Science Park CONNECT program which looks to accelerate the growth of knowledge-based companies in Northern IrelandEngineering Innovative P...

Sibert medalist and National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery takes readers on a staggering, emotional journey alongside the greatest land migration on the planet earth—that of the wildebeest across the Serengeti—to explore the mystery and wonder of migration in a sweeping story sure to leave its mark. With full color photography.Here is a riveting you-are-there account of one of nature’s most fascinating occurrences: the wildebeest migration. Montgomery explores ...

Founded in a working-class neighborhood in southeast Houston in 1941, Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios is a major independent studio that has produced a multitude of influential hit records in an astonishingly diverse range of genres. Its roster of recorded musicians includes Lightnin' Hopkins, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Junior Parker, Clifton Chenier, Sir Douglas Quintet, 13th Floor Elevators, Freddy Fender, Kinky Friedman, Ray Benson, Guy Clark, Lucinda William...

An important working resource for engineers and researchers involved in the design, development, and implementation of signal processing systemsThe last decade has seen a rapid expansion of the use of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for a wide range of applications beyond traditional digital signal processing (DSP) systems. Written by a team of experts working at the leading edge of FPGA research and development, this second edition of FPGA-based Impleme...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Applied Reconfigurable Computing, ARC 2019, held in Darmstadt, Germany, in April 2019.The 20 full papers and 7 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. In addition, the volume contains 1 invited paper. The papers were organized in topical sections named: Applications; partial reconfiguration and security; image/video processing; high-level synthesis; C...

"I allowed myself to recline onto the water and float there, calm and contented, scarcely worried that my naked body was on display to anyone that might happen across this pool as I had. I closed my eyes and let the water carry away my troubles. My eyes jerked awake as I felt a soft pair of hands on my chest. I looked up into the rich blue eyes of a beautiful young woman, her pitch black hair pouring in loose ringlets over a naked pair of perky breasts just inches from my face." When Mark ...

You definitely want to have a good guide on everything you need to succeed in the trucking business industry. This book will keep you out of trouble in all facets trucking business. The trucking industry has the luxury of being able to recover from small miscues, but not many of books out there go the the length this book goes to discuss matters Trucking. In this book you’ll learn.!• Define The Role Of The Broker And Agent• Here's How The Industry Works• Why Get Ope...