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Written when Austen was still an adolescent, Frederic and Elfrida is a witty and inventive parody that brilliantly sends up the conventions of romantic fiction.

James Longley got into a fight one night and ended up beingsent to prison. It could have destroyed him, but a chance meeting after hisrelease helped him turn his life round and make his fortune in an energybusiness. Having sold that business, he has now devoted himself to helpingprisoners break the cycle of reoffending

This book is a groundbreaking book that describes how existential health can enrich and expand bio-psycho-social approaches to dementia care, recognizing that well-being extends beyond physical, neurological, and cognitive symptoms.

A comprehensive critical introduction to the field of Intercultural Communication from a sociolinguistic and discourse-analytic perspective.

William Hazlitt's essay on the ludicrousness of monarchy shows him at his best.

Plutarch's essay takes on an unusual philosophical problem: people who talk too much.

T. S. Eliot's advocacy of "impersonality" as a literary ideal in Tradition and the Individual Talent had an immeasurable impact on Modernist literature and continues to resonate today.

Healthcare is an evolving specialty in interior design. Space Planning for Healthcare Design examines traditional and emerging clinical health settings and focuses on a holistic approach to designing a hospital experience for different users including patients, healthcare staff, and care givers through unique space planning requirements. Spread over thirteen chapters, this book discusses specific areas common to hospitals, clinics, and out-patient facilities. Chapters include learning objectives which mirror the chapter's organization for easy identification of an area of interest, key terms bolded in the text and listed and defined at the end of each chapter as a study tool, along with, summaries, and case studies from industry examples that highlight an evidence-based design process. Additionally, tables, charts, graphs, floor plans and images are used throughout to support concepts and ideas in the written text. Instructor's Resources -Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, supplemental assignments, and lecture notes -PowerPoint® presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussion STUDIOSpace Planning for Healthcare Design -Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips -Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary

The book looks at recent initiatives for river restoration and riverfront intended to contribute to making Asian cities clean, resilient and investment worthy.

A children's story which promotes an awareness of trees especially those in school grounds and urban settings. A humorous look at how social interaction can be challenging, with themes of growth, blossoming friendships and finding the confidence to take a stand for nature.

The first in a new series of crime novels set in the golden age of English crime fiction, inspired by the books of Agatha Christie, and featuring the same characters. Set on the English Riviera, it follows amateur investigators Kitty and Nora Markham, as they investigate a heinous murder close to home.

A crime writer. A cold case. Will she survive to tell the story?Since the sudden and tragic death of her partner, bestselling crime author Serena Winters hasn't written a word. With deadlines looming, she packs up her grief and escapes from New York City to a secluded clifftop house in small-town California, hoping the change of scenery will cure her writer's block.But as news of her arrival spreads, Serena finds herself facing strange accusations that she's here to cash in on the house's history. When she uncovers the chilling story of a young family who mysteriously vanished from the very same house thirty years earlier, she can't help asking more questions...Someone in the local community doesn't want the past dug up, though. Someone willing to push Serena to the limits of her sanity to keep the truth buried. Caught in a spiraling campaign of intimidation, and harboring a dark secret of her own, Serena soon finds herself in the kind of danger she usually only writes about...

Enrich your carving library with 40 trendy-yet-timeless projects! Thanks to authors like Mary May, Richard Embling, and Lisa Laughy, this book tackles everything you need to start or develop your wood relief carving journey. "Spruce" up your home with decorative essentials like picture frames and house signs--or elevate your art to include Celtic knots and nature scenes. Now updated to include the latest and greatest projects, this book will be a sure "relief" for any woodworker who wants a new challenge--or just wants to learn the ropes.

Make the most of Norwich with this new guide to the sights and secrets of East Anglia's premier city, from the unknown treasures of its magnificent cathedral to the legends and stories behind its historic pubs. It's a place of numerous historical layers, with intrigue and interest lurking on every corner, from the black circus proprietor who inspired one of The Beatles' most famous songs to remnants of England's most notorious red light districts. It's eminently walkable, too, but you can also bike or even canoe your way around the centre, maybe even heading out to explore the natural beauty of Broads National Park which lies just beyond.

Jos Simon's second book of memoirs looks at his memories of growing up in north Wales and how his upbringing informed the later part of his life as a Welsh exile in England. After focusing on his youth in Pwllheli, he discusses how, after leaving Wales in 1964, he believed he was drifting away from Wales, only to realise he was always unconsciously looking for ways to relate to it - by writing about it, by returning and exploring it, and by following Welsh rugby and football. He came to the conclusion that, in old age, he must rekindle a closer relationship with the Llŷn Peninsula and with Wales in general, and set about exploring his native country both geographically and by getting up to speed on Welsh current affairs, music and literature. Finally, he ponders the nature of that indefinable Welsh emotion which mixes nostalgia and longing: hiraeth. This sequel to On Bonfires, Butlins and Being Welsh takes a similar epistolatory approach, but with Facebook posts rather than letters, and is great creative non-fiction, more about north Wales than about the author himself.

This volume collects together all the literary manuscripts from Austen's adult years, together with letters discussing the art of fiction, and her record of responses to her novels. The texts are accompanied by an introduction, chronology, explanatory notes and detailed textual information about the manuscripts.

Jane Austen's final novel is characterised by its innovative treatment of passion and rhetorical style and its development of those themes of memory and time, public and private history, inner and outer lives, language and literature, emotion and restraint that have marked all Austen's work. This edition was first published in 2006.