At a time of unprecedented levels of change in the production of building materials and their deployment in construction, better theoretical and historical tools are needed to understand these new developments and how they are altering the practices and concepts of architecture. Building Materials offers a radical rethink of how materials, as they are constituted in architectural practice, are themselves constructed and, in turn, uncovers a vast and neglected resource of architect...

Are you struggling with your freelance writing business? Is it hard to find new clients and better-paying writing jobs?You read about other freelance writers making over $100,000 a year and you wonder what do they know that you don't.How Writers Make Money shows you where the high-paying writing jobs are and how to get them. It provides strategies to get you all the writing work you can handle, so you're booked solid.This book offers life-c...

One out of every three veterans suffer from PTSD.International author Kevin Lloyd-Thomas is an infantry combat veteran of two tours of Vietnam. Forward scout, machine gunner and section commander in a mechanized ready reaction and reconnaissance platoon, a platoon whose very existence became a controversy.Very happy in his marriage and successful in business life, until nearly three years of unemployment threw his life into utter chaos - sending him crashing and burning int...

Have you ever been scammed by a writing client? Does a client still owe you money?Scam Alerts for Freelance Writing Jobs teaches you about the 10 most common freelance writing job scams and how to avoid them.You'll also get answers to question such asIs it really a scam?How can I prevent becoming a scam victim?What can I do if a client owes me money and won't pay?Will a contract protect m...

Looking for ways to make money from home? Freelance content writing is a good choice for many reasons.Whether you're new to content writing or an experienced writer looking for more work during lean times, this book gives you over 125 companies that are always in need of writers.A Directory of 125+ Content Writing Jobs could be the start of your freelance writing business. You probably won't make a full-time living with these companies, but you wil...

John Locke is one of the most important figures in the history of political thought. His Second Treatise on Government was one of the most significant political statements of its time and provides the foundations of liberal political thought. His views on the social contract, political obligation, rebellion, revolution and property remain strikingly relevant today.Locke on Government introduces and assesses:* Locke's life and the background to the Second...

Garden Secrets of Bunny Mellon is for anyone who has enjoyed time spent in a garden, from aspiring garden makers to those who manage large estates. This collection is comprised of extracts from Bunny's own writings and garden notes, as well as photographs and drawings from her archive. Chapters are organized by Atmosphere (sky, horizon, shadows), Climate, Light, Space, Shape, Maintenance, and more―readers will feel as if Bunny Mellon has come alongside as a gardening guide and friend. Bunn...

Maggie is a discouraged lawyer, Dillon, a heartbroken vagabond, and Phillip, a frustrated writer. Their stories are told by the mysterious Jillian, part purveyor of spirits and part spiritual guru. Inside the walls of Cafe Rembrandt, where whipping fresh cream is an act of poetry and pouring a drink an act of faith, we fall under Jillian's spell. With a voice that is lyrical and immediate, she artfully trails her Ariadne thread to lead her devotees back into the light. Waking Up at Rem...

Waking Up at Rembrandt's stands out in the literary marketplace because it is a tale told in part by poems. These poems. Each of which were born of the novel. In a sense, they are one part abridged version and one part magic of their own.Part of the beauty of love jaywalks lies not in its origins, as poems from the novel, but in these poems' ability to stand alone from novel and to tell their own story.Rembrandt, the master, believed there was light in all things. The novel...

As the nineteenth century came to an end, a number of voices within the British and American magazine industries pushed back against serialisation as the dominant publication mode, experimenting instead with less conventional magazine formats. This book explores these formats, focusing (in particular) on the ways in which the periodical press first published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and The Return of Sherlock Holmes. What le...

First published in 1926, University Reform in London by Thomas Lloyd Humberstone, with an introduction by H.G. Wells, examines the evolution of higher education in London. The book explores key commissions, controversies, and reforms, including the Selborne and Haldane Commissions, the South Kensington debates, and the push for a unified university. Divided into thematic chapters, it provides a detailed historical and institutional analysis, making it an essential resource for tho...

Maggie is a discouraged lawyer, Dillon, a heart-broken vagabond, and Phillip, a frustrated writer. Their stories are told by the mysterious Jillian, part purveyor of spirits and part spiritual guru. Inside the walls of cafe rembrandt, where whipping fresh cream is an act of poetry and pouring a drink an act of faith, we fall under Jillian's spell.With a voice that is lyrical and immediate, she artfully trails her Ariadne thread to lead her devotees back into the light.Wakin...