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The pronunciation of German
Peter Arthur Desmond MacCarthyPeter Arthur Desmond MacCarthy. succeeding syllables up to the end of the group. Instead, if left to their own devices they will tend to pronounce the last salient on a low pitch and rise slightly from it, giving the low rise that is common in ...
The pronunciation of French
Peter Arthur Desmond MacCarthyPeter Arthur Desmond MacCarthy. The Pronunciation of French The Pronunciation of French PETER/MacCARTHY London Oxford University Press 1975.
Leslie Stephen
Desmond MacCarthyLESLIE STEPHEN In that joyously aEectionate and informal book, The Life and Letters of Leslie Stephen, Maitland, after disclaiming any intention of criticising his work, says: “ If, as I doubt not, he has left worthy successors, someone will some ...
William Morris: A Life for Our Time
Fiona MacCarthyFiona MacCarthy's skilful drawing together of these disparate elements makes for a comprehensive and compelling biography.
Last Curtsey: The End of the Debutantes
Fiona MacCarthyFiona MacCarthy traces the stories of the girls who curtseyed that year, and shows how their lives were to open out in often very unexpected ways - as Britain itself changed irreversibly during the 1960s, and the certainties of the old ...
Perception and Action in Medieval Europe
Harald Kleinschmidt415-87. Bonney, Desmond: 'Early Saxon Boundaries in Wessex', in Peter Jon Fowler, ed., Archaeology and the Landscape. Essays for Leslie Valentine Grinsell (London, 1972), pp. 168-86. Bonney, Desmond: 'Early Boundaries and Estates in ...
Anarchy & Beauty: William Morris and His Legacy, 1860-1960
Fiona MacCarthyIn this fascinating book, Fiona MacCarthy examines Morris's vision of a society in which art could flourish, and how this idea resonated over the ensuing century.
The Last Pre-Raphaelite: Edward Burne-Jones and the ...
Fiona MacCarthyIn Fiona MacCarthy’s riveting account, Burne-Jones’s exchange of faith for art places him at the intersection of the nineteenth century and the Modern, as he leads us forward from Victorian mores and attitudes to the psychological, ...
Kenneth Grange: Making Britain Modern
Fiona MacCarthyThe book features essays by renowned commentators on Modern British design including Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, London, and cultural historian and widely published writer on design, Fiona MacCarthy.
Working People
Desmond MortonIn this expanded and updated classic, Desmond Morton explores the history of the Canadian labour movement and brings the story to the present day with a discussion of globalization and its impact on workers.
Peoplewatching: The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language
Desmond MorrisPeoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks.
A Military History of Canada
Desmond MortonNonsense, says Desmond Morton. This is a country that has been shaped, divided, and transformed by war — there is no greater influence in Canadian history, recent or remote.
Working Knowledge
Arthur Dan Arthur Fisk FiskPeter Bauduy to Daniel Call, supra note 66; Peter Bauduy to James Hudson ( 1809), Group 5, Series C, Box 48, DPA. Charge to the Jury in Munns v. Du Pont. Charles Munns to Brown Page & Co., December 23, 1808, Group 5, Series C, Box ...
Horsewatching
Desmond MorrisDesmond Morris. Why. do. some. horses. run. faster. than. others? When the puntersstare atthe horses parading inthe paddock beforea race they areearnestly seekingsome small visualcluesas to which will be the fastestrunner. Unfortunately ...
Leopard
Desmond MorrisHumans call leopards the “perfect predator." In Leopard, renowned zoologist Desmond Morris seeks to show all sides of the cat, delving into the fascinating history of these incredible animals.
Living with Discernment in the End Times: 1 & 2 Peter and Jude
Kay ArthurThis study of 1 and 2 Peter and Jude helps believers deepen their faith and guard against false teachings. Peter and Jude exhort us to live courageously for Christ in a world that seeks to destroy the gospel's truth.
Conversation Analysis and Language for Specific Purposes
PreviewPrecisely such a shift can be seen in the following extract, in which the speaker is constructing a question turn about the recent departure of a star BBC sports presenter, Desmond Lynam, to a rival channel. 001 IR: ... the Desmond Lynam ...
The Bible in American Life
PreviewPhilip Goff, Arthur Emery Farnsley, Peter Johannes Thuesen ... The Bible in American life / edited by Philip Goff, Arthur E. Farnsley II, Peter J. Thuesen. Description: New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2016. Identifiers: LCCN 2016026845 ...
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