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This volume celebrates the work of the American linguist Mark R. Hale with contributions from general and historical linguistics, especially comparative Indo-European linguistics, phonological and syntactic theory, and language change. This volume is dedicated to Mark R. Hale, Professor of Linguistics at Concordia University, Montreal, in celebration of his achievements and his impact on the field of linguistics. Mark Hales scholarship is among the most original, thought-provoking and provocative in the fieldor fields, rather, since his interests range from comparative Indo-European linguistics and reconstruction to phonological theory, syntactic change, Polynesian comparative reconstruction...
Nick Mason has had a lifelong passion for motor racing. The sports and racing cars he's chosen to own form a unique stable, not just because of their diversity, but because every car is meant to be driven, and driven hard. These are not museum pieces sitting tamely in glass cases. With test driver Mark Hales, Nick Mason has pushed twenty-two of his cars to the limit and created Into The Red, a book which captures the power, the exhilaration and the feel of the actual cars driven by the worlds greatest racing drivers, including Enzo Ferrari, Stirling Moss, Jacky Ickx and Mario Andretti. Some are incredibly fast: the powerhouse Porsche 935, the limited edition McLaren F1. Some extremely rare: ...
"During the 20th Century Sub-Saharan Africa experienced a sweeping cultural transformation. Between 1900 and 2000 the Christian population in Kenya alone grew from less than one percent to approximately eighty percent. Behind this astonishing cultural revolution were the evangelical missionary movement and the critical support network that gave the movement its energy and staying power. Central to this network were the schools established around Africa for the children of missionaries. "School in the Clouds" is the story of the oldest and largest missionary boarding school in Africa. However, as a driving force behind this dramatic larger narrative, the history of the Rift Valley Academy is more than the story of an institution and the lives that made it up. It is a microcosm of one of the most remarkable cultural transformations in world history."--Back cover
At the Limit Nick Mason & Mark Hales.Subtitled: Twenty-One Classic Cars That Shaped a Century of Motor Sport. Nick Mason, Pink Floyd drummer, race driver and car collector, takes you to the wall in some of the most significant racing machines ever built. Twenty-one cars from MasonÆs collection are driven hard and fast, and captured through the lens of specially commissioned photographs. Feel the force of a Le Mans Porsche. Relish thechallenge of a 192s Bugatti. Savour the precision of a GP Ferrari. Plus driving impressions, histor y and technical data. A brilliant book that will leave you wishing you were there. Hdbd., 11"x 11", 176 pgs., 3 color ill.
Passion For Speed puts you behind the wheel of the greatest ever sports and racing cars. Nick Mason of Pink Floyd has been acquiring and racing cars for nearly 40 years.
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