Widely perceived as a writer of cosy, old-fashioned mysteries rooted in the interwar years, Agatha Christie was in fact one of the most culturally engaged authors of the 1960s.Far from being a relic of a bygone era, Christie lived at the heart of Swinging London, travelled the world into her seventies, and produced novels that responded directly to the decade's most seismic events: the Cold War, decolonisation, the sexual revolution, youth culture, nuclear ...

Widely perceived as a writer of cosy, old-fashioned mysteries rooted in the interwar years, Agatha Christie was in fact one of the most culturally engaged authors of the 1960s.Far from being a relic of a bygone era, Christie lived at the heart of Swinging London, travelled the world into her seventies, and produced novels that responded directly to the decade's most seismic events: the Cold War, decolonisation, the sexual revolution, youth culture, nuclear ...

Illustrated throughout, this is an essential guide to all aspects of the Royal Navy fleet that won the Falklands War, the fiercest naval war of modern times.In 1982, a unique naval campaign was fought in the South Atlantic. The only war to be fought in the open ocean since World War II, the Falklands War pitted two adversaries in a remarkably closely fought campaign. The Royal Navy was among the world's most advanced, but it was fighting nearly 8,000 miles from hom...

A look into the paranormal legends, lore, mythology, and monsters featured on the hit television show Supernatural.From angels to demons, The Mythology of Supernatural explores the religious roots and the ancient folklore of the otherworldly entities that brothers Sam and Dean Winchester face on the hit television show Supernatural—and that have inhabited the shadows of human imagination across countless cultures and centuries.

There will come a time... When freedom is considered too dangerous. Cities are walled, and citizens are chained to round-the-clock jobs to keep them controlled. Change and progress are outlawed. There will come a time... When clockworks wake up, only to find they are not allowed to be awake. They hide in fear, not daring to break their chains of slavery. There will come a time... When freedom is outlawed. The last free people must scrape a living in the dirt of the prairies, or in the skie...

The multiple award-winning Restaurant Manager’s Handbook is the best-selling book on running a successful food service operation. Now in the 4th completely revised edition, nine new chapters detail restaurant layout, new equipment, and principles for creating a successful business.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of...

(Vocal Selections). Jason Robert Brown, the creator of Parade and Songs for a New World , has written a distinctive new Off-Broadway musical. The Last Five Years tells the story of a failed marriage of 20-somethings: he a successful novelist, she a struggling actress. Her story is told in reverse, his conventionally moving forward. They meet in the middle at the point of their wedding. Brown's strong writing has found a solid following among musical theatre fans. Our songbook features pian...

(Vocal Selections). A dozen vocal selections from this Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of the bestselling novel are featured in this collection, presented in vocal lines with piano accompaniment. Includes: Almost Real * Always Better * Another Life * Before and After You/One Second and a Million Miles * Falling into You * It All Fades Away * Temporarily Lost * To Build a Home * What Do You Call a Man like That? * When I'm Gone * Wondering * The World Inside a Frame.

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Jason Robert Brown's popular Broadway musical The Last Five Years was adapted for the screen in 2014 with Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan playing the leading roles in this dramatic comedy. Our songbook features piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of 14 songs as presented in the movie: I Can Do Better Than That * If I Didn't Believe in You * Moving Too Fast * Nobody Needs to Know * A Part of That * See I'm Smiling * Shiksa Goddess * Still Hurting * When You Come H...

Do you need a comprehensive book on how to plan, start, and operate a successful catering operation? This is it: an extensive, detailed manual that shows you step by step how to set up, operate and manage a financially successful catering business.

(P/V/G Composer Collection). This collection includes the best of the first ten years of this young Broadway songwriter's career. It includes 24 selections from Songs for a New World, Parade, The Last Five Years , and also from the albums Songs of Jason Robert Brown and Wearing Someone Else's Clothes . In addition to many songs never before in print, this collection also has a note on every song by the composer, as well as a biography.