Museums and collecting is now a major area of cultural studies. This selected group of key texts opens the investigation and appreciation of museum history. Edward Edwards, chief pioneer of municipal public libraries, chronicles the founders and early donors to the British Museum. Greenwood and Murray provide informative pictures of the early history of the museum movement. Sir William Flower, Director of the British Museum (Natural History), takes a pioneering philosophical approach to th...

Museums and collecting is now a major area of cultural studies. This selected group of key texts opens the investigation and appreciation of museum history. Edward Edwards, chief pioneer of municipal public libraries, chronicles the founders and early donors to the British Museum. Greenwood and Murray provide informative pictures of the early history of the museum movement. Sir William Flower, Director of the British Museum (Natural History), takes a pioneering philosophical approach to th...

The Princess Pat: The central character of the story is Princess Patricia, a member of a royal family who finds herself in danger due to political unrest and personal conflict. She must navigate a series of obstacles that threaten both her life and her status. The novel follows her daring escape, showcasing her resourcefulness and determination as she attempts to avoid capture or worse.Historical Setting: Set during a period of political and social upheaval, the novel is grounded in a real...

You have built a career on being the person who delivers. The question is whether you can keep performing at this level, at this pace, for as long as you intend to.Most leadership advice assumes the answer is to work harder, sleep more, exercise better or manage your time more efficiently. But high performance does not begin with generic advice. It begins with biology.In The DNA of Performance, Alessandra Edwards shows why two capable leaders can follow the same routine and...

Jaroldeen Edwards has discovered that the best thing about adult life is "the privilege to choose my own patterns, to put first the things that matter the most to me and my family."The journey through this book will be inspiring to all mothers as well as to those without children, as Edwards says, "I have always felt that... in meaningful ways, we are alike."Her insights evolve through the book and are filled with humor, common sense, and pure joy of life. She considers mot...

For up-and-coming Formula One engineer Jack Pressley-Coombes, there is nothing better than the smell of rubber and the roar of a race car engine. When he witnesses a crash at the first international Grand Prix of the season, Jack makes a shocking discovery: his design is on a competitor’s car.To keep Davis Racing Ltd., his British Formula One employer, from closing its doors, Jack goes undercover for MI6 to ferret out the company saboteur. When the investigation interferes with his...

TThrough Spain to the Sahara written by Matilda Betham-Edwards who was an English novelist, travel writer and Francophile . This book is one of many works by her. Published in 1868. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may hav...

The collection starts with The Now Time, a poem I wrote in an effort to comprehend Time in relation to Self, and to propose advice to myself and the world about the magic of living in the moment. The next poem, Image of Self, gives meaning to true Image development. Further on, I write of personal experiences in a creative story-telling style. I offer romance in The Nature of Love, while Heart and Soul also tells of three characters Heart, Soul and Princess and how they work out their diff...

America is a melting pot of cultures and traditions, and the food is no exception. Experience a sampling of the vast array of American cuisine with this beautiful collection of recipes from across the country, taking inspiration from around the globe.“Thoughtful, well researched, and truly moving. Shines a light on what it means to cook and eat American food, in all its infinitely nuanced and ever-evolving glory.” —Anthony BourdainAmerican ...

Think you can't invest in real estate because you don't have a lot of time or money to spare? Think again.When you think of real estate, do you think of stately mansions, glamourous beach homes, or spacious condos?Or maybe something simpler, like a single-family home or a townhouse?Do you think investing in one of these estates is just a pipe dream that you will never be able to afford?You may have heard of how real estate is a great way to make money. Hundr...

Now experience where the hit movie from Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon Ho, starring Robert Pattinson, started in Mickey7 (the inspiration for the film Mickey 17).*A Today Show pick**NPR Best Books of 2022*'Mickey7 is a smart philosophical satire masquerading as an adventure novel. It draws readers in with flippant black humor and a clever premise, then stabs them in the back with devastating insigh...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A riveting account . . . Reads like a literary thriller . . . Snowden pushes the reader to reflect more seriously on what every American should be asking already.”**—The New York TimesEdward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and w...