The sixth edition of The Construction of Houses builds on the success of the previous five editions. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and processes of the construction of houses and their services. As such it is aimed at providing a broad understanding of domestic building construction for students as part of their academic studies and as a useful information source for practitioners.The existing chapters have all been updated and most of th...

Two years ago, while on their summer vacation, the Jones children were a part of an amazing adventure with a colourful group of scholars and mystics―one that culminated in their releasing a group of children who had been cursed to endlessly relive a single day, for over three hundred years, inside a one-room schoolhouse.With those children free and adopted into the families of those who had released them, everyone thought their mission was complete. Little did they know that it was...

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.‘By the pricking of my thumbs,Something wicked this way comes.’Shakespeare’s darkest psychological thriller.Three witches tell the Scottish general Macbeth that he will...