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The Chaneysville Incident
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner: “Rivals Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon as the best novel about the black experience in America since Ellison’s Invisible Man” (The Christian Science Monitor). Brilliant but troubled historian John Washington has left Philadelphia, where he is employed by a major university, to return to his hometown just north of the Mason–Dixon Line. He is there to care for Old Jack, one of the men who helped raise him when he was growing up on the Hill, an old black neighborhood in the little Pennsylvania town—but he also wants to learn more about the death of his father. What John discovers is that his father, Moses Washington, left behind extensive notes on a myst...
No Place to Hide, 1946/1984
A reissue of the 1948 eyewitness report of early atom bomb tests at Bikini & an analysis of the dangers of nuclear weapons, with a new introduction & epilogue.
Deceived Wisdom
Did your mother remind you to take off your coat when inside or you won't 'feel the benefit' when you leave? Have you ever been informed that what you need to cool down is a nice cup of tea? And are you bored of being told that you have to let that red wine breathe first to improve its taste? If so then 'Deceived Wisdom' is the book for you. Organised into easy to read standalone sections, it looks at the facts we all think we know and examines why we don't know them at all. David Bradley's clear and witty writing examines the science behind the statements to reveal the truth behind many popular myths.
Language Endangerment
Investigates the endangerment of languages and the loss of traditional cultural diversity, and how to respond.
South Street
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David Bradley Adult Coloring Book
David John Bradley is an English actor. He is known for playing Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film series, Walder Frey in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones and Abraham Setrakian in the FX horror series The Strain. He is also an established stage actor with a career that includes a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in a production of King Lear.
Mechatronics in Action
Mechatronics in Action’s case-study approach provides the most effective means of illustrating how mechatronics can make products and systems more flexible, more responsive and possess higher levels of functionality than would otherwise be possible. The series of case studies serves to illustrate how a mechatronic approach has been used to achieve enhanced performance through the transfer of functionality from the mechanical domain to electronics and software. Mechatronics in Action not only provides readers with access to a range of case studies, and the experts’ view of these, but also offers case studies in course design and development to support tutors in making the best and most effective use of the technical coverage provided. It provides, in an easily accessible form, a means of increasing the understanding of the mechatronic concept, while giving both students and tutors substantial technical insight into how this concept has been developed and used.
The Amazing Adventures of Bradley Baker
Special Edition Paperback. The first book in the series; "The Amazing Adventures of Bradley Baker" sees our young protagonist find adventure in Sandmouth, during a summer holiday with his Aunt. The eleven year old meets a local boy and together they make an amazing discovery in the rock pools of Amley's Cove. Bradley is magically transported through the plughole to the world of Pathylon where he encounters weird creatures, ancient rituals and an evil curse. A strange species of bear-like scavengers have journeyed across the Red Ocean aboard their ice-ship from the Island of Freytor. The ship's commander is a ferocious Freytorpian General and he has cast the evil spell of revenge. The King of Pathylon has been dethroned and the evil curse continues to shroud the darkened world. Bradley is one of twelve allies enlisted by a good Samaritan, to help free the King and deliver Pathylon from its bounding torment . . .
Indian Country
Published to accompany the exhibition Indian Country.
Approaches to Language and Culture
This book provides an overview of approaches to language and culture, and it outlines the broad interdisciplinary field of anthropological linguistics and linguistic anthropology. It identifies current and future directions of research, including language socialization, language reclamation, speech styles and genres, language ideology, verbal taboo, social indexicality, emotion, time, and many more. Furthermore, it offers areal perspectives on the study of language in cultural contexts (namely Africa, the Americas, Australia and Oceania, Mainland Southeast Asia, and Europe), and it lays the foundation for future developments within the field. In this way, the book bridges the disciplines of cultural anthropology and linguistics and paves the way for the new book series Anthropological Linguistics.
