A second edition hardcover of the Eisner Award winner! Carl Seltz is a suburban insurance investigator, a loving husband, and devoted father. Nixon is a berserk, homicidal tax collector racking up mind-boggling body counts in a diseased urban slaughterhouse. Unit Four is the ultimate robot killing machine and the last hope of the future\'s enslaved mechanical servants. And they\'re all the same ps

This new study explores the development of the window, showing how it both transformed human experience by increasing access to light and air and changed our perception of architectural space Christopher Masters celebrates the multiple roles of the window in architecture by providing engaging commentaries on over 80 exceptional buildings of all types, both ancient and modern. The unique selection

Increasingly digital technologies are used in healthcare. This book explores eight digital health technologies, situated the context of a life span, from high-throughput genomic sequencing technologies and do-it-yourself (DIY) insulin delivery for diabetes management in paediatrics, to the use of robotic care assistants for older adults and digital advance care decisions. A scene-setting case scenario

In Focus Chinese Astrology provides all you need to know about the characteristics and workings of the Chinese zodiac signs, along with information on how to interpret your astrological chart. Many of us are familiar with the Western horoscope based on twelve signs starting with Aries the Ram and ending with Pisces the Fish. Similarly, the Chinese zodiac is based on twelve signs, all represented by

A wealthy man has everything he could ever want on Earth . . . and now he is reaching for the

This is the fourth book in the Chinese Characters for HSK series of text books. It covers all characters in level 4 of the HSK test (447 in total), using the simplified characters of modern standard Chinese. The book lists all HSK words which use those characters, up to level 6, totalling 1760 words. Studying Chinese characters will aid in learning new words, allowing you to make connections between

A doting mother and her two beloved sons, one of whom she thinks is probably gay, go about their daily lives in this hilarious and heartwarming LGBTQIA+-friendly family comedy With her husband working abroad, mama Tomoko is in charge of raising their two precious sons back on the Aoyama ranch. Keeping her kids fed, clothed, and on schedule is all in a day\'s work, but Tomoko also watches over them

Picture two people, young and in love. Picture them being separated from one another. Picture them keeping their love alive through letters. But now imagine they\'ve not just been separated geographically, but also historically. Imagine that their love and letters now defy time and place, life and

This book contains 10 complete practice tests for the Cambridge English B2 First Speaking, previously known as First Certificate in English (FCE)These sample tests have been written to closely replicate the Cambridge FCE Speaking exam experience and so each Speaking test follows the same structure and wording as official B2 First Speaking papers. Because of this, candidates will become familiar with

So, you want to go to Europe? But how could you not? There\'s something awfully romantic about spending midnight in Paris, watching the lights shine on the famed La Seine. There\'s something special about hearing the growls and grunts of cars on the vias and around the piazzas of Rome. There\'s something magical about walking on the streets of London in front of Buckingham Palace as the roads close

The second Horus Heresy title returns in A format

Growing flowers, veg and herbs from seed is cheap, environmentally friendly and hugely rewarding and this helpful guide shows just how easy it is

Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857-1941) is, with William Morris, one of the most enduringly popular designers of the Arts and Crafts Movement. A practicing architect, Voysey also designed a broad range of applied arts objects, from furniture, ceramics, and metalwork to wallpaper, carpets, tiles, and fabrics. His pattern designs, created from the 1880s to the early 1930s, are among his best- known

Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for audiences T+. Ever since a strange encounter when she was a child, Sakura Mamiya has had the power to see ghosts. Now in high school, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone When her mysterious classmate Rinne Rokudo shows up, Sakura finds herself following him into the amazing world between life and

The 2022 Shortlists for the CCBC Book Awards Honour Excellence in Canadian Books for Young People Oh to be a Selkie, And live between two worlds Half your days spent as a seal, And the other half, a girl... Stories about the selkie have been told for hundreds of years by those who live near the North Atlantic and North Sea. Sometimes called \"seal folk,\" the selkie, as humans, are tall and strong

This book explores the impact of railways on colonial Indian society from the commencement of railway operations in the mid-nineteenth to the early decades of the twentieth century.The book represents a historiographical departure. Using new archival evidence as well as travelogues written by Indian railway travellers in Bengali and Hindi, this book suggests that the impact of railways on colonial

Irresistible and authoritative, The Movie Musical is an in-depth look at the singing, dancing, happy-making world of Hollywood musicals, beautifully illustrated in color and black-and-white--an essential text for anyone who\'s ever laughed, cried, or sung along at the movies. Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical--in

The photography collected in A View from the Top may have arisen out of a desire to document a singular body of work--the Viewpoint Collection. Through Kelley\'s eye, lens, and postproduction choices, however, it advances the very way that buildings can be photographed and understood, allowing us to visit residences that most of us will never see in person. The photographs also demonstrate that these

In the dark and slimy streets of Wapping a prostitute is beaten half to death, a not uncommon fate in late 18th century London. So begins this gripping tale set in 1798 in the Port of London: a cruel villain holds sway over the underworld. His name is Boylin. His face is scarred by lime and his back by the two hundred lashes he received following a naval court martial. He holds Captain Tom Pascoe responsible