The China Dream: The Elusive Quest For the Last Great Untapped Market On Earth by JOE STUDWELL hits the £1 shelf in my shop.
Profile Books, 2002, Paperback.
First in this, paperback, edition.
From the cover: "For 700 years, ever since outsiders first wrote about the place, the world has believed there are untold riches to be harvested in China. More recently, with the rise of globalisation, the spread of capitalism, and the growth in its population to 1. 3 billion, the belief in China's unparalleled potential has taken on the order of an obsession. During the 90s, China astounded the world with double-digit annual growth rates while attracting over $300 billion in foreign investment. Politicians, economists and business leaders everywhere foresaw in China a market for goods and services to dwarf all others. In this thoroughly researched and engaging book, Joe Studwell provides a provocative analysis of the 'China Dream'. He takes to task these predictions of growth — and instead foresees an economic crisis for China in the wake of the foreign-investment gold rush of the last ten years. A crisis which will destroy the hopes of outsiders realising their investment dreams."
Good. A pleasant enough reading copy.
[XVII] 359 pages. Index. Trade Paperback (9¼" x 6").
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[tags china,economic,conditions,1976-2000,2000-,policy,business,economics,management,professional,joe,studwell,1861973705]
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Friday, 20 April 2012
Dressmaking by Gidon Lippman & Dorothy Erskine
Dressmaking by Gidon Lippman & Dorothy Erskine hits the £1 shelf in my shop.
Heinemann, 1982, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Contains a glossary of terms. 2nd printing. [First Published: 1974] Illustrated by way of: Diagrams; Tables;Patterns;
From the cover: "The Made Simple series has been created especially for self-education but can equally well be used as an aid to group study.
However complex the subject, the reader is taken step by step, clearly and methodically, through the course. Each volume has been prepared by experts, taking account of modern educational requirements, to ensure the most effective way of acquiring knowledge."
In the Made Simple series.
Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper has a short closed tear to the head of the upper panel and a slightly shorter, more untidy, tear to the top corner. Leans slightly. Text complete, clean and tight.
Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine.
[XV] 304 pages. Index. 8¾" x 5½".
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Heinemann, 1982, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Contains a glossary of terms. 2nd printing. [First Published: 1974] Illustrated by way of: Diagrams; Tables;Patterns;
From the cover: "The Made Simple series has been created especially for self-education but can equally well be used as an aid to group study.
However complex the subject, the reader is taken step by step, clearly and methodically, through the course. Each volume has been prepared by experts, taking account of modern educational requirements, to ensure the most effective way of acquiring knowledge."
In the Made Simple series.
Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper has a short closed tear to the head of the upper panel and a slightly shorter, more untidy, tear to the top corner. Leans slightly. Text complete, clean and tight.
Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine.
[XV] 304 pages. Index. 8¾" x 5½".
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Cruise Control by Wensley Clarkson
Cruise Control by Wensley Clarkson hits the £1 shelf in my shop.
Blake Publishing, 2003, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs;
From the cover: "Over the last two decades, Tom Cruise has steered himself coolly through Tinseltown on a fairy-tale trip from poverty to superstardom. Of big-screen names today, he's one of the biggest. From the start, his fine acting, boy-next-door looks and nice-guy smile ensured him a place at the top of Hollywood's A-list and his increasingly brilliant and mature performances in films such as Vanilla Sky, Magnolia, Eyes Wide Shut and Minority Report have kept him there.
Yet beyond the impeccable manners and the charming smile, little is known of this publicity-shy, intensely private man, always at pains to keep his off-screen life to himself. Author Wensley Clarkson has spent years gathering interviews from around the world with those close to Tom and has unearthed a complex and intriguing character who, from his teens, has been driven by a potent combination of talent, hard ambition, past demons and the need for total control of every aspect of his life.
In Cruise Control, Wensley Clarkson reveals in depth:
Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the spine ends and corners with resultant slight wear to the dust wrapper. Pages lightly age-tanned.
Black boards with Silver titling to the Spine.
[XIX] 300 pages. 9½" x 6¼".
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Blake Publishing, 2003, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs;
From the cover: "Over the last two decades, Tom Cruise has steered himself coolly through Tinseltown on a fairy-tale trip from poverty to superstardom. Of big-screen names today, he's one of the biggest. From the start, his fine acting, boy-next-door looks and nice-guy smile ensured him a place at the top of Hollywood's A-list and his increasingly brilliant and mature performances in films such as Vanilla Sky, Magnolia, Eyes Wide Shut and Minority Report have kept him there.
Yet beyond the impeccable manners and the charming smile, little is known of this publicity-shy, intensely private man, always at pains to keep his off-screen life to himself. Author Wensley Clarkson has spent years gathering interviews from around the world with those close to Tom and has unearthed a complex and intriguing character who, from his teens, has been driven by a potent combination of talent, hard ambition, past demons and the need for total control of every aspect of his life.
In Cruise Control, Wensley Clarkson reveals in depth:
- How the broken home and poverty of his childhood shaped Tom in fundamental ways that have affected him throughout his life.
- Tom's early interest in the priesthood, his difficulties with women, and his involvement with the Church of Scientology.
- Complete accounts of the many women in his life, including an affair with a woman nearly twice his age, and the last word on the dark rumours surrounding his sex life.
- The controversial beliefs that masked a secret and shocking political ambition.
- Candid and surprising tales of Tom's antics both on and off the screen.
- Tom's marriage to Nicole Kidman, the real reason they adopted children, and the excruciating truth about the role Penelope Cruz played in the breakup.
Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the spine ends and corners with resultant slight wear to the dust wrapper. Pages lightly age-tanned.
Black boards with Silver titling to the Spine.
[XIX] 300 pages. 9½" x 6¼".
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Country House Garden by David Hatchett
Country House Garden by David Hatchett hits the £1 shelf in my shop.
David & Charles, 1983, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Black & White Drawings;
From the cover: "Gardening on a grand scale is a slowly disappearing feature of our countryside, but at Cornwell Manor, deep in the rolling hills of the North Cotswolds, many of the traditions and values of the past have been uniquely preserved.
The stone built house, dating back to 1640, is set in an 800 hectare estate and surrounded by three hectares of magnificent private gardens that testify to the creative skills of the landscape designer. The days when twelve gardeners were employed at the Manor have long since passed; but, with a small dedicated team, David Hatchett as head gardener has been able to retain the high standards of a more extravagant age by combining the best of the 'old ways' with modern economic methods of cultivation. In a month-by-month record he gives an account of the land under his care, passing on much information learned from years of practical experience.
The shallow limestone soil of the Cotswolds is a challenge to the most ambitious gardener, and David Hatchett's work and the plants he tends are enormously varied. In his charge are a thriving vegetable garden, labour intensive but full of character; greenhouses which keep the house supplied with vegetables and flowers all year round; rock, woodland and water gardens where a close harmony with the surrounding countryside has been carefully maintained; formal flower borders and terraced lawns; and numerous small secluded corners, tucked behind stone walls and yew hedges, each with its own particular charm.
This detailed journal of a typical year in a Cotswold garden provides not only a fascinating insight into the world of a professional horticulturist but should prove a source of inspiration to all keen amateurs, no matter how modest their plot."
Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper.
Green boards with Gilt titling to the Spine.
192 pages. Index. 9½" x 6¼".
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David & Charles, 1983, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Black & White Drawings;
From the cover: "Gardening on a grand scale is a slowly disappearing feature of our countryside, but at Cornwell Manor, deep in the rolling hills of the North Cotswolds, many of the traditions and values of the past have been uniquely preserved.
The stone built house, dating back to 1640, is set in an 800 hectare estate and surrounded by three hectares of magnificent private gardens that testify to the creative skills of the landscape designer. The days when twelve gardeners were employed at the Manor have long since passed; but, with a small dedicated team, David Hatchett as head gardener has been able to retain the high standards of a more extravagant age by combining the best of the 'old ways' with modern economic methods of cultivation. In a month-by-month record he gives an account of the land under his care, passing on much information learned from years of practical experience.
The shallow limestone soil of the Cotswolds is a challenge to the most ambitious gardener, and David Hatchett's work and the plants he tends are enormously varied. In his charge are a thriving vegetable garden, labour intensive but full of character; greenhouses which keep the house supplied with vegetables and flowers all year round; rock, woodland and water gardens where a close harmony with the surrounding countryside has been carefully maintained; formal flower borders and terraced lawns; and numerous small secluded corners, tucked behind stone walls and yew hedges, each with its own particular charm.
This detailed journal of a typical year in a Cotswold garden provides not only a fascinating insight into the world of a professional horticulturist but should prove a source of inspiration to all keen amateurs, no matter how modest their plot."
Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper.
Green boards with Gilt titling to the Spine.
192 pages. Index. 9½" x 6¼".
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Scotland's Pictures: The National Collection of Scottish Art by Lindsay Errington
Scotland's Pictures: The National Collection of Scottish Art by Lindsay Errington hits the £1 shelf in my shop.
National Galleries of Scotland, 1990, Paperback.
First in this, paperback, edition. Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs;
From the cover: "The three National Galleries of Scotland possess a unique collection of Scottish painting ranging from the acknowledged masterpieces of Ramsay, Raeburn, the Glasgow School and the Colourists to the eccentricities of Noel Paton and John Duncan, and the controversial canvasses of the painters of the 1980s. This book meets a long felt need for a guide to the riches of the National Collection of Scottish Art. Copiously illustrated with over one hundred colour plates, it provides a readable history of Scottish painting from die sixteenth century to die present day which will be of equal interest to the specialist and the general art lover."
Good. A pleasant enough reading copy.
104 pages. Bibliography. 10¾" x 8¼".
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[tags national,galleries,scotland,catalogues,scottish,portrait,gallery,edinburgh,modern,art,painting,19th,century,public,collections,great,britain,painters,museums,portraits,20th,18th,catalogs,history,paintings,visual,arts,exhibition,british,isles,and,european,design,styles,fine,lindsay,errington,0903148994]
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National Galleries of Scotland, 1990, Paperback.
First in this, paperback, edition. Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs;
From the cover: "The three National Galleries of Scotland possess a unique collection of Scottish painting ranging from the acknowledged masterpieces of Ramsay, Raeburn, the Glasgow School and the Colourists to the eccentricities of Noel Paton and John Duncan, and the controversial canvasses of the painters of the 1980s. This book meets a long felt need for a guide to the riches of the National Collection of Scottish Art. Copiously illustrated with over one hundred colour plates, it provides a readable history of Scottish painting from die sixteenth century to die present day which will be of equal interest to the specialist and the general art lover."
Good. A pleasant enough reading copy.
104 pages. Bibliography. 10¾" x 8¼".
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Celtic Britain by Homer Sykes
Celtic Britain by Homer Sykes hits the £1 shelf in my shop.
Phoenix Illustrated, 1998, Paperback.
Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs;
From the cover: "Who were the Celts? What part did they play in our land's history? In Celtic Britain, Homer Sykes embarks on a fascinating journey though the mysterious landscapes and artefacts bequeathed to us by the Celts. Over 120 evocative photographs take us from Cornwall, through England, Wales and up to Scotland. We visit little-known sites that belong to pre-Celtic times, ruined cells where Celtic holy men performed Christian ceremonies during the Dark Ages, enigmatic sites such as Stonehenge, Avebury, and places that are shrouded in the mysteries of Arthurian legend. The powerful narrative explores the historical and archaeological evidence surrounding the myths, folktales and sites that are scattered throughout Britain: saints who saved lives by restoring heads to shoulders, eels that coiled around patients legs to cure them, the mystery of the bluestones at Carn Menyn, and many more."
Very Good.
159 pages. Index. Bibliography. 7½" x 9¾".
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Phoenix Illustrated, 1998, Paperback.
Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs;
From the cover: "Who were the Celts? What part did they play in our land's history? In Celtic Britain, Homer Sykes embarks on a fascinating journey though the mysterious landscapes and artefacts bequeathed to us by the Celts. Over 120 evocative photographs take us from Cornwall, through England, Wales and up to Scotland. We visit little-known sites that belong to pre-Celtic times, ruined cells where Celtic holy men performed Christian ceremonies during the Dark Ages, enigmatic sites such as Stonehenge, Avebury, and places that are shrouded in the mysteries of Arthurian legend. The powerful narrative explores the historical and archaeological evidence surrounding the myths, folktales and sites that are scattered throughout Britain: saints who saved lives by restoring heads to shoulders, eels that coiled around patients legs to cure them, the mystery of the bluestones at Carn Menyn, and many more."
Very Good.
159 pages. Index. Bibliography. 7½" x 9¾".
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Hadrian's Wall by Stephen Johnson
Hadrian's Wall by Stephen Johnson hits the £1 shelf in my shop.
B. T. Batsford/English Heritage, 1989, Paperback.
Contains a glossary of terms. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs; Diagrams; Maps; Plans;
From the cover: "The first volume in a series of books produced jointly with English Heritage providing a survey of the most imposing Roman monuments north of the Alps, showing how such individual sites such as Housesteads, Corbridge fitted into the developing history of the wall."
Very Good.
143 pages. Index. 9¾" x 7¼".
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B. T. Batsford/English Heritage, 1989, Paperback.
Contains a glossary of terms. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs; Diagrams; Maps; Plans;
From the cover: "The first volume in a series of books produced jointly with English Heritage providing a survey of the most imposing Roman monuments north of the Alps, showing how such individual sites such as Housesteads, Corbridge fitted into the developing history of the wall."
Very Good.
143 pages. Index. 9¾" x 7¼".
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