Books by John Richardson

Oscar-winning special effects master John Richardson lifts the lid on his amazing career, through unpublished images and behind-the-scenes stories

With the coming of the Roman General Gaius Julius Caesar to Britain in both 55BC and 54BC, life changed forever for the tribes inhabiting the British islands. Emperor of Rome Antoninius Pius succeeded Emperor Hadrian on his death in AD 138. It was Antoninius who gave orders for the Roman Army to march into Scotland. Under his instructions the new Roman frontier was built: The Antonine Wall in Scotland. The Antonine Guard belong to a History Society driven to inform on Scotland's ancient history. The Sixth Legion stood as example and source for research for the modern Antonine Guard. A founder member of this Society, John S. Richardson grew up with a fascination for civilizations of the past and has a lifelong interest in the history of Egypt, Greece and Rome. This book he wrote especially for you.

Carl Klinck's introduction places the novel in the contexts of the events of Wacousta and the author's life, and traces its history, discussing briefly the differences between the original version and the Americanized edition, retitled Matilda Montgomerie (1851).

Torn from his home in the early 20th Century, John Matson must make a new home and a new life 1,000 years in the future. He is a man much more out of place...he's out of time. But rather than settle down and peacefully surrender the rest of his days to a mundane existence, John embarks on an adventure that will take him into the heart of an interstellar war and beyond the borders of our own galaxy.

Illuminates the aesthetics of a major American composer.

Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's most celebrated collaboration, the landmark opera Einstein on the Beach, had its premiere at the Avignon Festival in 1976. The book features essays from those that focus on the human scale and agencies involved in productions to the mechanical and post-human character of the opera's expressive substance.

These experts and coffee shop owners seek to answer two main questions:1. What is the one thing they wish they'd known before they started 2. What is the secret to success of their business and of great coffee shops and caf s in general.Some of these owners have just one site and some have multiple sites and worldwide success but all are acknowledged as being exceptional.

Arctic exploration from the Romans to 1859 is described by the explorer Sir John Richardson (1787-1865) in this work, first published in 1861. Richardson also provides descriptions of the Arctic's weather, ice, natural history and native peoples. The book's second part discusses the largely unexplored Antarctic.

This well-illustrated 1854 work describes the zoological specimens collected by the survey ship H.M.S. Herald during its voyage into Arctic seas. The fauna collected include fossil mammals from the ice cliffs at Eschscholtz Bay, first discovered in 1816 by Otto von Kotzebue.

In 1845, Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin set out on an expedition to traverse the North-West Passage, from which he would never return. Originally published in 1851, this two-volume work charts the voyage of Sir John Richardson (1787-1865) in search of his former commander and friend.

Naturalist and surgeon Sir John Richardson (1787-1865) accompanied Sir John Franklin on his first two Arctic expeditions. Richardson collected specimens during the trips and produced this four-volume natural history work on his return. Volume 1 was first published in 1829 and is dedicated to Arctic mammal species.

As one of the most capable contemporary library school faculty members with an interest in government documents, John Richardson .

Theories of art history and criticism have expressed the same inclination toward focusing on pictorial form and the contextual implications of it, not just because post-medieval art does so, but also because of the influence of Enlightenment philosophical thought.

Known in the trade as 'The Coffee Boys', John Richardson and Hugh Gilmartin have a wealth of experience in the coffee shop business. This book is a distillation of their experience of the many dozens of coffee and sandwich businesses they have opened.