Featuring the work of 21 landscape architects from around the world, This book highlights each spark of creativity and traces it through the innovative landscape designs that resulted. Illustrated with original sketches, plans, and photographs, this resource will embolden designers to summon the sources that can fuel their own creative process.
Scottish Grannies are movin' an' shakin' with the times. They can be as philosophical as gurus and as bolshie as bikers, and they want everyone to know it! So make yourself a nice cup of tea, park yer bachoochie doon and start to read through this Wee Book 'cos you're in for a treat. The Grannies' voices soar an' squeal an' jump off the pages! They'll make you laugh, they'll make you cry and they'll make you roll your eyes just as your own Granny did back in the day, when she yelled in your direction, 'dae as ye're telt or ye'll git whit fut!'
An updated study of the 1988 terrorist attack describes the tragedy, documents the struggle the authors have endured to learn the truth about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which killed their daughter Theo, and provides a close-up look at the recent trial of alleged Libyan terrorists. Reprint.
Whether you're in love, whether you're looking for love or whether you couldn't give a hootenanny about love, preferring to share the night time sofa with a wee scabby dug and a copy of the Racing Post, this book will make you howl with laughter. Full of of Scots cheesy chat up patter, mingin' dating profiles, stories of boggin' first dates and wild Scots love affairs throughout the centuries, this Wee Book'll warm your heart and stay with you long after you've reluctantly put it down to pour yourself a nice wee cup of tea.
London and tea go together like jam and scones, and this lovely book takes a stylish look at the afternoon tea scene. London's Afternoon Teas is the hippest and most up-to-date source of information for both London residents and tourists alike.
London's Best Cocktail Spots is the hippest, most up-to-date guide to London's stylish cocktail scene. Descriptive reviews of 50 top venues across the city include contact and reservation details, nearby tube stops, whether food is served, opening hours and lavish color photos. Locations are pinpointed on easy-to-read maps.
Susan Cohen takes us on a nostalgic journey through the history of nurses and nursing in Britain, from the pre-Nightingale days through to the post-NHS era.
This is a study of Rathbone's commitment to the 'refugee question' from 1933 until her death in 1946. It explains how from a working life devoted to championing the cause of the disadvantaged, impoverished and underrepresented in British society, her humanitarian activism shifted to the colonies, Europe and refugees.
Did ye ken tha 'oan average, fowk spend wan hour an' forty-two minutes ivry week in the cludgie? An' did ye ken tha' o'er forty-five per cent o' Scots believe tha' the cludgie is the only place they can get ony peace an' quiet? Look how important wur cludgies are! Weel, jist grab this Wee Book an' mak' the maist o' yer time ahint the locked door.The banter rips alang wi' jokes an' puzzles, stories an' a' sorts. So much tae dae! So why no' string yer quiet time oot? Heng aboot? Huv a nice hoat shower? Stick yer trotters up? Gaun tackle the challenge o' the Cludgie Wurdsearch, get tae grips wi' Cludgie Aerobics an learn the new language o' Parliamo Cludgie. Jings, it cuid be a whole new wurld in there. Crackin'!
The 1960s was a defining decade for Great Britain. This book offers an account of life in the 1960s which explores the impact of these political and cultural trends on the ordinary people of Britain.