Books by Peter Childs

Suitable for advanced students undertaking engineering design modules and projects as part of broader mechanical, aerospace, automotive and manufacturing programs, this reference covers the design, specification, selection, use and integration of machine elements fundamental to a range of engineering applications.

Introduces the concepts of temperature and its measurement to engineers, physicists and chemists of all disciplines. This book describes a range of techniques and devices available for temperature measurement and provides guidance for the selection of a particular method for a given application. It also includes worked examples of real situations.

Texts is a new kind of book which shows students how to use literary theory to approach a wide range of literary, cultural and media texts of the kind studied on today's courses.

A detailed study of the fiction of Julian Barnes from Metroland to Arthur & George. Approachable, student friendly and comprehensive analysis of all Barnes's novels

Explores the intricacies of Ian McEwan's haunting novel, aiming to provide a guide to the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds it.

The book features selections from published interviews with Ian McEwan and covers all of the writer's novels to date, including his latest novel Saturday.

This volume contains readings of 24 widely-taught fictional texts from English literature of the 18th to the 20th centuries. The book provides an overview of the modes of fiction since the 1700s and a guide to the methods and techniques of close reading.

This introduction to post-colonial theory offers summaries of the major work of such key theorists as Frantz Fanon, Edward Said, Homi Bhabha and Gayatri. It also explores the lines of resistance against colonialism and highlights theories of post-colonial identity.