Aimed both at tourists from overseas and Londoners eager to discover a different side of their city, this unique walking guide (now made available again in paperback) reveals the unexpected country character of London's inner boroughs and outer suburbs.
An untold tale of deception, betrayal and romance based on the famous Special Operations Executive 'finishing school' for spies, SOE Beaulieu and master spy and traitor Kim Philby. A melting pot of intrigue and counter-intrigue leading to a tense life-or-death climax in occupied France. Many of the events actually took place.
Aimed at visitors and Londoners alike, this fully updated new edition of Secret London unlocks the city's most fascinating secrets - both above and below ground. Celebrated historian Andrew Duncan strips away bricks, mortar and tarmac to uncover parts of the capital that even born and bred Londoners may never have seen.
Objective-C is an exciting and dynamic approach to C-based object-oriented programming; it's the approach adopted by Apple as the foundation for programming under Mac OS X, a Unix-based operating system gaining wide acceptance among programmers and other technologists. Objective-C is easy to learn and has a simple elegance that is a welcome breath of fresh air after the abstruse and confusing C++. To help you master the fundamentals of this language, you'll want to keep the Objective-C Pocket Reference close at hand. This small book contains a wealth of valuable information to speed you over the learning curve. In this pocket reference, author Andrew Duncan provides a quick and concise introduction to Objective-C for the experienced programmer. In addition to covering the essentials of Objective-C syntax, Andrew also covers important faces of the language such as memory management, the Objective-C runtime, dynamic loading, distributed objects, and exception handling. O'Reilly's Pocket References have become a favorite among programmers everywhere. By providing important details in a succinct, well-organized format, these handy books deliver just what you need to complete the task at hand. When you've reached a sticking point in your work and need to get to a solution quickly, the new Objective-C Pocket Reference is the book you'll want to have.
Presenting a handy, pocket-sized map, this title features 30 walks of varying lengths around central London, outer London, and Windsor and Eton. Of interest to visitors and city residents alike, it is illustrated with full-colour photographs, and is useful for those wanting to discover for themselves this great city.
Small Wonders are beautifully illustrated gift packs containing exciting 32-page stories and approx 100-piece jigsaws. They are ideal for age 7+.
Small Wonders are beautifully illustrated gift packs containing exciting 32-page stories and approx 100-piece jigsaws. They are ideal for age 7+.
The figures we have tell that the number of new books of poetry published each year nearly doubled between 1976 and 1993 and then nearly doubled again by 2000, then staying at this level. In the years 1999-2001 roughly as many books of poetry were published as in the whole of the 1970s. This is a poetry boom. We seem to have a situation where there are 100,000 Eng Lit graduates and 10,000 write a book of poems and succeed in getting it published.
Walking London is the essential companion for any urban explorer visitor or native committed to discovering the true heart of one of the world's greatest capital cities. In 30 original walks, distinguished historian Andrew Duncan reveals miles of London's endlessly surprising landscape.
London is a walker's paradise. In 30 original walks, distinguished historian Andrew Duncan reveals the true heart of one of the world's greatest capital cities.