[PDF] Nairns London eBook

Author : Ian Nairn
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 23,55 MB
Release : 2015-04-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0141396164

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TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR and OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 'This book is a record of what has moved me between Uxbridge and Dagenham. My hope is that it moves you, too.' Nairn's London is an idiosyncratic, poetic and intensely subjective meditation on a city and its buildings. Including railway stations, synagogues, abandoned gasworks, dock cranes, suburban gardens, East End markets, Hawksmoor churches, a Gothic cinema and twenty-seven different pubs, it is a portrait of the soul of a place, from a writer of genius.

Author : Ian Nairn
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,50 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780141396156

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Presents a subjective meditation on a city and its buildings including railway stations, synagogues, abandoned gasworks, dock cranes, suburban gardens, East End markets, Hawksmoor churches, a Gothic cinema and twenty-seven different pubs.

Author : Ian Nairn
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 18,57 MB
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1910749508

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50th Anniversary of original publication; this is a unique Paris guidebook from the late, great, architecture and travel writer Ian Nairn. Illustrated with the author's black and white snaps of the city, Nairn shows his eye for detail - whether it is stonework on an archway, shadows cast by a railing, or an empty chair in a Paris park, in this book which celebrates the City of Light. Nairn's Paris captures the city on the cusp of great changes and provides a glimpse of a city that is about to disappear. Here is an idiosyncratic and unpretentious portrait of the 'collective masterpiece' that is Paris. Introduced by writer and BBC presenter Andrew Hussey, author of the popular Paris: The Secret History. 'About one third of the book is discovery, in the sense that I came upon the sites by accident or by following a topographical hunch. There must be many more, and all you need for the search is the ability to turn off the main road, switch on your antennae and respond. Good luck.' - Ian Nairn

Author : Tom Nairn
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 2011-11-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1844677753

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In this acclaimed study of British statehood, identity and culture, Tom Nairn deftly dispels the conviction that the Royal Family is nothing more than an amusing relic of feudalism or a mere tourist attraction. Instead, he argues that the monarchy is both apex and essence of the British state, the symbol of a national backwardness. In this fully updated edition, Nairn’s powerful and bitterly comic prose lays bare Britain’s peculiar, pseudo-modern, national identity—which remains stubbornly fixated on the Crown and its constitutional framework, the “parliamentary sovereignty” of Westminster.

Author : Christopher Allen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 17,23 MB
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 1317670183

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Practical Guide to Evidence provides a clear and readable account of the law of evidence, acknowledging the importance of arguments about facts and principles as well as rules. This fifth edition has been revised and updated to address recent changes in the law and debates on controversial topics such as surveillance and human rights. Coverage of expert evidence has also been expanded to include forensic evidence, bringing the text right up-to-date. Including enhanced pedagogical support such as chapter summaries, further reading advice and self-test exercises, this leading textbook can be used on both undergraduate and professional courses.

Author : Jon Day
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 39,14 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1910749303

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Cyclogeography is about the bicycle in the cultural imagination and also a portrait of London as seen from the saddle. In the great tradition of the psychogeographers, Jon Day attempts to depart from the map and reclaim the streets of the city. Informed by several grinding years spent as a bicycle courier, he lifts the lid on the solitary life of the courier. Traveling the unmapped byways, shortcuts, and urban edgelands, couriers are the declining, invisible workforce of the city. The parcels they deliver keep things running. For those who survive the crushing toughness of the job, the bicycle can become what holds them together.

Author : Daniel Curley
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,72 MB
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780836279290

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Describes a walking tour in London, off the beaten path, and shares observations on British customs and history, and points of interest along the way.

Author : Janice Nairns
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 20,64 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780582472761

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"A guide to employment law for students with no prior legal training, Employment Law for Business Students provides explanations of all the key topics in this area. Legal rules are described as they relate to the business world, highlighting how the law works in practice."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Alasdair Nairn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 43,63 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780471205951

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A comprehensive history of market-shaping industries and their impact on how we invest today This engaging book highlights the history of industrial development and its impact on investors. Today's investors will learn about past approaches to technological advances such as-electricity, the railroad, the telephone, the computer, and much more-while gaining insights on how to appraise the "new technology" companies of the future. This complete and well researched history of industries and investing wouldn't be complete without a look at: how Thomas Edison lost control of his company, the impact of the Standard Oil breakup, the early days of the wireless industry, and the changing face of the computer industry today. Investors looking for industry-shaping investments will undoubtedly use Engines That Move Markets as their guide.