The author (eho died in 1954, while the original hardback edition was still going through the press) was grateful to colleagues and heads of institutions who generously put photographs at his disposal or permitted him to reproduce illustrations.
The hillsides of qur'an, in contrastto the bustle of luxor on the opposite bank of the Nile, hide a silent. maze-like network of passages and caves known as the Tombs of the Nobles.
New in its fourth edition, this premier guidebook showcases nearly 250 gardens open to visit throught New Zealand, plus a garden tour. For the first time, 28 City Council botanical gardens are included.
Calligraphy is the quintessence of Chinese culture. There have emerged some 1.000 kinds of written languages in the world. First, they were used to record events and what people wanted to say.
Anyone can take pictures, but today's sophisticated cameras make it almost too easy - they are prone to turning out results that are merely average unless the photographer knows how to exploit his equipment to the full. This book is for people who want to take consistently better pictures - brilliant prints and slides with that extra quality of vividness and sparkle so often lacking in run-of-t…
Friends and colleagues have been generous with their memories and their expertise. I would like to thank Esmee Slattery and Bernadette McAloon for recollections of their Durham child hood, Roger Forsdyke for police procedure, Carl Keifer, Martin Leichte and other members of the Kodak Camera news group on the Internet for information on the Box Brownie,
No criminal is more feared and none harder to catch than a killer who chooses his victims among strangers, whose only motive is the perverse pleasure generated by the very act of killing-always in the most savage ways imaginable.
Born of filth, he stood on the river-bed, feet anchored, completely submerged. A lily of hair floated on the surface. His buoyant arms rose like angel wings. Though weak, standing by the dock current streamed at his back. The river worked to uproot him.
Everybody in New York City is looking for something. Men are looking for women and women are looking for men. Down at the Trucks, men are looking for men, while at Barbara's and the lib women are looking for women.
The writing of this book required considerable research. It is with great gratitude I acknowledge those who have been so wonderfully helpful.