David Pearson

"A material culture study focused on the importance of books as objects from the Middle Ages to present. Looks beyond content of books to other properties such as printing, binding, and annotation. Over 140 full-color illustrations, bibliography, and index. Revised edition includes new text and images"--

The Importance of Books Beyond Their Texts

Books as History

From the author of The Natural House Book comes a provocative volume for anyone interested in design, designing or building which integrates the lessons of the past with today's technology to create structures where the land, the home, and the spirit coexist harmoniously. 146 color photos. 18 illustrations.

Earth to Spirit

In Search Of Natural Architecture

"A material culture study focused on the importance of books as objects from the Middle Ages to present. Looks beyond content of books to other properties such as printing, binding, and annotation. Over 140 full-color illustrations, bibliography, and index. Revised edition includes new text and images"--Provided by publisher.

Gathers ideas and advice on building, decorating, furnishing, and living with a toxin-free home built from natural materials

Creating a Healthy, Harmonious, and Ecologically Sound Home

The New Natural House Book

It’s the dawn before Christmas, Santa’s ready to go, But his reindeer are gone, out into the snow. Now he needs to move fast, to get them all back, To fly ’round the world and keep Christmas on track.

The Dawn Before Christmas

"This second printing of David Pearson's English Bookbinding Styles 1450-1800 includes a new introduction and a number of additional references and relevant points that have come to light since the book was first published in 2005."--Publisher's web site.

A Handbook

English Bookbinding Styles, 1450-1800

The discovery of a man's body puts a damper on the annual Connemara Pony Show. DI Maureen Lyons investigates a difficult case of foul play. The show is under way, but the gaiety is brought to an abrupt halt with the discovery of a dead man in a horsebox. Whilst the teenage owner of the horse runs off in fright, detectives are quickly dispatched to investigate what is soon established as murder. Given the suspicious activity of the organisers, and the peculiar occupation of the victim, the Irish police have a conundrum on their hands. Several motives begin to emerge, but when they are compounded by a kidnapping and evidence of dodgy dealings, it is far from an open and shut case. Set in the beautiful surroundings of the west coast of Ireland, MURDER AT THE PONY SHOW is a cosy police procedural the whole family can enjoy. Follow Maureen Lyons as she tracks down the killer among the colourful characters of the Galway region, and further afield in Dublin. If you like crime fiction full of twists where you have to guess the identity of the killer, this book is for you. It is a standalone, but can also be enjoyed as part of the series featuring detectives Maureen Lyons and Mick Hays. The full list of books, in order of publication, is: 1. MURDER ON THE BOG ROAD 2. MURDER AT THE OLD COTTAGE 3. MURDER ON THE WEST COAST 4. MURDER AT THE PONY SHOW 5. MURDER ON PAY DAY 6. MURDER IN THE AIR 7. MURDER AT THE HOLIDAY HOME 8. MURDER ON THE PENINSULA All of these books are available FREE on Kindle Unlimited, and in paperback.

An Irish Murder Mystery with a Killing, a Kidnap, and a Lot of Other Horseplay

Murder at the Pony Show

Tensions arise between detectives when a kidnapping is upgraded to a murder investigation When an incompetent local crook makes a botched attempt at a kidnap, it should be a wrap for the Galway police. Unfortunately, Maureen Lyons' first case in charge as Detective Inspector threatens to be a wash out as a series of mishaps lets the prime suspect slip through the Garda's fingers. When the true consequences of the crime become apparent and a body is discovered, the detectives will have to up their game lest they incur the full wrath of the police chief. Can Detective Lyons overcome her growing self-doubt and track down the ringleader behind the extortion attempt to save her reputation? A manhunt develops that takes the police across the whole of Ireland but ends in a shocking showdown on home turf on the west coast. It will take all of senior DI Mick Hays' experience and much of DI Lyons' sheer gall to collar the culprits and smash a crime ring. But will doing so also test their relationship to the limit? MURDER ON THE WEST COAST is the third book by David Pearson featuring these detectives. The full list of books is as follows: 1. MURDER ON THE OLD BOG ROAD 2. MURDER AT THE OLD COTTAGE 3. MURDER ON THE WEST COAST 4. MURDER AT THE PONY SHOW All of the books are available FREE with Kindle Unlimited and the first three are in paperback.

Irish Detectives Investigate a Bungled Kidnapping

Murder on the West Coast

Peter Kennerley

This detailed and comprehensive identification guide follows in the mould of Sylvia Warblers and Pipits and Wagtails. It primarily covers the genera Acrocephalus, Locustella, Cettia and Bradypterus, together with a few smaller related genera. To the uninitiated, these are the archetypal 'little brown jobs' and as if they weren't hard enough to identify anyway, many of them are hard to see as well! This authoritative handbook covers their identification in breathtaking detail, illustrated with line drawings, sonograms, wonderful colour plates and photographs. It is destined to become the ultimate reference for these challenging birds.

Reed and Bush Warblers

A pocket-sized field guide to help you learn about and identify snake species that occur across Western Australia

What snake is that?

Snakes of Western Australia

Judah Pearson

After a brutal attack on the great city Mistgarden, a small group of the remaining people make a drastic escape. Young Prince Althain and Princess Bri'lana are accompanied by the renowned soldier named Rodak, a man who comes from far away lands and now desperately seeks the survival of the two children he is sworn to protect. Meanwhile, their older brother and heir to the throne, Prince Cristos, leads a small group away from their home, threatened by legions of the enemy city in pursuit. Struggling with his destiny he is aided by his father's personal advisor in an effort to keep their kingdom alive. To the north, the city of Drakura celebrates their victory and the Queen of Mistgarden is brought back in chains. All the while, the son of Drakura's king, Bracius, seeks understanding for what seems to be a dark past and the secrets in his father's history. Unveiling the many mysteries he finds unexpected aid in the company of his most loyal friends: Alyanna, the daughter of a high ranking captain who faces daily division growing up a lady in the predetermined city and Waynos and Nolton, two orphan boys who seek escape from their laborious life. Paths cross with explosive results and unexpected allies help reveal Power and Honor in the world of Pangea.

Pangea - Power and Honor

This volume provides a wide-ranging account of the development and importance of private libraries and book ownership through the seventeenth century, based upon many kinds of evidence, including examination of thousands of books, and a list of over 1,300 known owners from diverse backgrounds. It considers questions of evolution, contents and size, and motives for book ownership, during a century when growing markets for both new and second-hand books meant that books would be found, in varying numbers, in the homes of all kinds of people from the humble to the wealthy. Book ownership by women, and by non-professional households, is explicitly explored. Other topics include the balance of motivation between books for use, or for display; the relationship between libraries and museums; and cultures of collecting. While presenting a wealth of information in this field, conveniently brought together, this volume also advances methodologies for book history, and makes extensive use of material evidence such as bookbindings. It challenges received wisdom around priorities for studying private libraries, and the terminology which is appropriate to use. In addition, the list of owners, detailed in the Appendix, make this book a work of permanent reference, alongside its value in advancing book history.

Book Ownership in Stuart England

Venero Armanno

The Ghost of Love Street

Helen Kennerley

Fiona Kennedy

The study of dissociation is relevant to anyone undertaking research or treatment of mental health problems. Cognitive Behavioural Approaches to the Understanding and Treatment of Dissociation uses a cognitive approach to de-mystify the processes involved in linking traumatic incidents to their effects. Kennedy, Kennerley and Pearson present a full and comprehensive understanding of mental health problems involving dissociative disorders and their treatment, bringing together an international range of experts. Each chapter addresses a single topic in full, including assessment of previous research from a cognitive perspective, recommendations for treatment and case studies to illustrate clinical approaches. Using an evidence-based scientific approach combined with the wisdom of clinical experience, the authors make the relevance of dissociation immediately recognisable to those familiar with PTSD, dissociative identity disorder, eating disorders, hallucinations and a wide range of psychological and non-organic physical health disorders. Designed to provide new perspectives on both research and treatment, Cognitive Behavioural Approaches to the Understanding and Treatment of Dissociation includes a wide range of material that will appeal to clinicians, academics and students.

Cognitive Behavioural Approaches to the Understanding and Treatment of Dissociation

THE GREAT TRIBULATION SERIES Book 2 Seven Broken Seals First Seal: The antichrist moves to establish his kingdom! Second Seal: The Spirit of War released on the world! Third Seal: Famine sweeps the world! Fourth Seal: Death follows close behind! Fifth Seal: Saints plead with God for justice! Sixth Seal: The greatest earthquake the world has ever seen! Seventh Seal: Silence in heaven! The antichrist Daniel Ingelman now rules the world with promises of glory, riches, and peace. Then two prophets stand in Israel and pronounce judgments that shake the very foundations of the planet. Nuclear war, massive earthquakes, famine, and natural disaster decimate the world’s population. In the midst, millions of Christians survive and thrive as God protects them in their ark communities. All these events will happen in the real world. Which side of the battle lines will you chose to stand? It’s only a question of time.

SEVEN BROKEN SEALS

This volume examines private libraries and book ownership in seventeenth-century England, with particular focus on how libraries developed over this period and the social impact that they had.

Mark Purcell

William Hale

The library at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridge, was assembled in the mid-twentieth century by the Anglo-American Huttleston Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven. It includes within it an astounding cabinet des livres, consisting of approximately 200 fine colour plate

Treasures from Lord Fairhaven's Library at Anglesey Abbey

Since this handbook was first published in 1994, interest in the book as a material object, and in the ways in which books have been owned, read and used, has burgeoned. Now established as a standard reference work, this book has been revised and expanded with a new set of over 200 colour illustrations, updated bibliographies and extended international coverage of libraries and online resources. It covers the history and understanding of inscriptions, bookplates, ink and binding stamps, mottoes and heraldry, and describes how to identify owners and track down books from particular collections via library and sale catalogues. Each section features an evaluated bibliography listing further sources, both online and in print. Illustrated examples of the many kinds of ownership evidence which can be found in books are also shown throughout. Relevant to anyone seeking to identify previous owners of books, or trace private libraries, this title will also support the work of all book historians interested in the history of reading or the use of books and in the book as a material object. An essential handbook for anyone working in provenance research.

David Pearson

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