Phake: The Deadly World of Falsified and Substandard Medicines is both a fascinating firsthand account of the counterfeit drug trade and an incisive policy analysis with important ramifications for decision makers in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the international World Health Organization.
The books in the Everyday Modifications series from Crowood are designed to guide classic car owners through the workshop skills needed to make their cars easier to use and enjoy. MG expert Roger Parker offers his advice on a range of modifications and changes can be applied to the MGF and MG TF, which will not impinge on the practical daily use of the cars. With important and specific safety information and advice throughout, the book also covers: body and interior changes; brake, suspension and steering upgrades; wheel and tyre options; powertrain upgrades; electrical system upgrade options and finally, setting up and specific maintenance aspects. Illustrated with over 450 images, this is a valuable technical resource for the MGF and TF owner.
Focusing on the mechanical and body restoration of MGF and TF models, this manual serves as a comprehensive workshop guide for owners. Covering vehicles produced from 1995 to 2011, it highlights that many of these cars remain structurally and mechanically sound, avoiding the extensive restoration costs typically associated with older MG models. The guide provides practical insights for maintaining and restoring these classic cars effectively.
Abbate and Parker's A History of Opera is the first full new history of opera in sixty years - now in paperback in an updated second edition 'The best single volume ever written on the subject' The Times Literary Supplement Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in their scrupulous and provocative retelling of the history of opera, examining its development, the means by which it communicates, and its societal role. In a new revision with an expanded examination of opera as an institution in the twenty-first century this book explores the tensions that have sustained opera over 400 years: between words and music, character and singer, inattention and absorption. Abbate and Parker argue that, though the genre's most popular and enduring works were almost all written in a distant European past, opera continues to transform the viewer with its enduring power.
A historical survey of opera, from its beginnings in Florence 400 years ago, up to opera in the 1990s.
Gives author's advice on maintaining and modifying MGB, GT and GTV8 cars, with some additional reference to the MGC and MG RV8 models. This book covers: regulations, insurance and market value for all models; routine maintenance; body and interior changes; and brakes, suspension and steering.
Illustrated with music examples and halftones, this book also contains a chronology of the operas, and provides a survey of Verdi's life. of photos.
Eine unterhaltsame und umfassende Geschichte der Oper, die ihre Entwicklung und bedeutende Werke von Komponisten wie Monteverdi, Händel und Wagner beleuchtet. Das Buch bietet Einblicke in soziale, politische und wirtschaftliche Kontexte und zeigt, dass die Oper auch heute noch lebendig und faszinierend ist. Ideal für Opernliebhaber und Interessierte.
