Claudia Gray:Evernight
- edizione con copertina flessibile 2013, ISBN: 9780007384600
edizione con copertina rigida
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Very Good/Very Good. 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0297787101 Dust jacket complete except price clipped. Brown cloth with bright gilt titling o… Altro …
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Very Good/Very Good. 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0297787101 Dust jacket complete except price clipped. Brown cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Maps, plates. 192 pages clean and tight. This stirring account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia vividly brings to life one of the most dramatic events in history. Though it occurred in only six months, from June to December 1812, during that period nearly half a million men died. At the start Napoleon was at the height of his power; at the end he faced the destruction of his Empire, the failure of the greatest campaign he ever attempted and the loss of the largest army he ever commanded. Why did he invade Russia? Why, in spite of his early successes and the capture of Moscow, did he fail? Napoleon himself described the battle of Borodino as the most terrible he ever fought. The burning of Moscow was as great a disaster for him as for the Russians. Then began the famous retreat and the decimation of the Grand Army by a combination of cold, starvation, exhaustion, Cossacks and partisans - only a handful escaped across the Beresina. Nigel Nicolson visited Russia specially for this remarkable book and has drawn on the documents and memoirs of participants of both sides. He states that his purpose is to `examine the story afresh, to consider why one of the greatest commanders in history failed and one of its least gifted succeeded, how Tolstoy misinterpreted the drama, and how Hitler, some 130 years later, failed to benefit from Napoleon's example . when he too attempted to conquer the unconquerable. And to arouse speculation, admiration and sympathy together with despair at the folly and wastage of it all.' ., Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1985, Millenium Books, Australia, 1996. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Caroline Hurley was one of the first young women to die of AIDS in Melbourne, Australia. She was not an addict, she was not economically deprived or socially disadvantaged and she was not infected by a transfusion. Her story underlines the fact that AIDS can and does affect females, and that we need to hear their stories too. But this is not just a story of AIDS. It is a story of an adventurous young woman, of exuberant youth, and, above all, of the power of love. Based entirely upon the diary notes of Joan Hurley, it chronicles a mother's devotion and despair, and a relationship both intense and tumultuous, as both mother and daughter journeyed towards Caroline's death. It tells of the love of father and of siblings who supported, laughed with and cared for Caroline, and of the value of friendships, such as those of Caroline's "card girl" group who cheered her and loved her. Through tears and rage, bitter anger and devastation, these relationships remained steadfast until the end. When the end came, Caroline's ashes were scattered from her beloved London Bridge at Portsea, in Victoria. This book takes readers past the glib and popular designations of sufferers as "innocent" or "guilty", beyond the stigma and prejudice and beyond the various debates on funding for specific groups, to tell a tale of a daughter's death and a mother's grief 176 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Australian; Biography & Autobiography; Autobiography::Memoir. ISBN: 1864290609. ISBN/EAN: 9781864290608. Inventory No: 227505. . 9781864290608, Millenium Books, 1996, Rupa Publication India Pvt. Ltd, 2013. Softcover. New. Set in the times after the Second Afghan War that ended in 1881, and before the third, Kim is most famous for its detailed description of the nuances and diversity of India – its varied culture, religion, and people. Kim, the orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor Irish mother who have both died in poverty, lives the life of a nomad in India under British rule. He makes a living by running small errands in Lahore and begging. He is so absorbed by the local culture that only a few realize he is a white child. Read the intense tale of Kim, a story that was ranked among the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. This edition has an introduction by Ruskin Bond. Printed Pages: 334., Rupa Publication India Pvt. Ltd, 2013, Narosa Publishing House, 2013. 5th or later edition. Softcover. New. The book provides insight into the use of some basic processes existing today in the domain of nonconventional manufacturing (machining). This enables one to understand the difficulties in manufacturing of many components, starting with a hypodermic-needle tip to a complicated die shape and then to a sophisticated micro-miniaturised electronics. Some of the processes involve mechanical failure due to particle impact (as in case of abrasive, water or both mixed together, ultrasonics), whereas other ideal with material interaction with chemicals, electrons, photons or ions, and hardly consider the form-stability of work-tool combination as in a conventional manufacturing processes. The twelve chapters discuss the most common industrially exploited processes in detail. Each chapter starts with an orientation to the processes and is followed by exposure to the coupling of the energy causing the typical failure (theory of material removal), principle of operation of the machine and the control of process parameters affecting the process. The ending of each chapter is with a question bank to encourage self-study and references for further guidance. Students, academia and industries will find this book most useful as it contains materials beginning with state-of-the-art to most up-to-date information giving both analytical and practical approaches to the problems. Table of Contents Preface / Acknowledgements / Introduction / Abrasive Jet Machining (AJM) / Ultrasonic Machining (USM) / Water Jet Machining (WJM) / Cemical Machining (CHM) / Electrochemical Machining (ECM) / Fundamentals of Unconventional Thermal Processing / Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) / Laser Beam Machining (LAM) / Electron Beam Machining (EBM) / Plasma Arc Cutting (PAM) / Ion Beam Machining (IBM) / Index. Printed Pages: 204., Narosa Publishing House, 2013, HarperCollins Publishers India, 2010. Softcover. New. A lonely girl, a beautiful boy and a load of terrifying vampires. Think you`ve seen it before? Well get ready for a shock, because this is paranormal romance with a twist… and a razor-sharp bite. Welcome to Evernight school. Don`t chew gum. Don`t feed on humans. Try not to die… Bianca is devastated when she finds herself uprooted from her small town and sent to Evernight Academy, an elite boarding school. Hidden in the woods, there`s something more than a little creepy about her mysterious new home… Soon Bianca discovers she could never fit in with the Evernight students – they`re just too sleek, sophisticated and beautiful to be real. Just when Bianca has resigned herself to being lonely forever, she meets Lucas – an outcast like Bianca, even if he`s way too hot to possibly be interested in her. Lucas is on a mission to uncover the secret behind Evernight Academy – but he has his own secrets, and so does Bianca. Both of them are about to discover that secrets can be very dangerous things, and that a simple kiss can change your life forever… or end it. Printed Pages: 256., HarperCollins Publishers India, 2010<
