Story telling at its most primal . . . brutal, tender and wildly imaginative' Irish Times 'An act of pure imagination' ANNE ENRIGHT 'Strange and darkly wondrous . . . like a wild and witty outtake from a folkloric Moby-Dick' PHILIP HOARE A creature from another world had collided with ours - a reckonin she might properwise be knowt, a great reckonin had washed upon our shores, and I ran twort it. On a remote island in the northern seas an unnamed boy is exiled from his community and cast into the Wastelands. In his struggle to survive he breaks away from the strictures of his upbringing and aligns himself with the beauty and brutality of the natural world. The Leviathan, a colossal beast that strands itself upon the shore, is the embodiment of everything the boy has yearned for and he vows to protect it with his life. The community's religious leader, the Prelate, proclaims the creature to be the devil incarnate, triggering a physical and philosophical battle that will propel life on the island towards a bloody and inevitable end. Told in a remarkable narrative voice, She That Lay Silent-like Upon Our Shore is a powerful fable about loyalty, isolation and humanity's complex relationship with nature.
Explains the easiest way to conquer the troubleshooting process: the simple, 12-step procedure that will transform you into a reliable and effective troubleshooter, no matter what your level of experience. This is the "master secret" of knowing what to do and when to do it.
This book is intended as a quick reference revision guide for AQA AS Accounting Unit 1: Introduction to Financial Accounting. It's particularly aimed at the written questions, which students often struggle on, but account for about 20-25% of the exam. It also contains appendices of important formats and definitions. Topics covered are - purposes of accounting, double-entry book-keeping, the trial balance, control accounts, suspense accounts, bank reconciliations, accruals and prepayments, bad debts, depreciation, income statement, balance sheet. Appendices include - layouts for income statement, balance sheets, bank reconciliations, source documents diagram, key definitions. Although mainly aimed at the AQA A Level syllabus it will also have relevance for other students on other accounting courses pre-A level, post-16 or degree level. People at work who want to know more about the finance function may also find it useful.
The adventures of Farmer Mick and his colourful cast of farm machines and animals are sure to amuse, inform and entertain all children who love a great story. Harvest time on the farm is always hectic. And things don't always go to plan. But when a careless mistake halts progress on the very first day, tempers flare and the trouble begins. Mick already has his hands full fixing one problem when another, more serious drama unfolds. And this one requires urgent action, quick thinking and teamwork, if Mick is to save the day. Cleverly written and beautifully illustrated, Harvest Time Havoc is a playful, action-packed story every little person will love. Part proceeds from the sale of this book support Aussie Helpers Children's Fund, a registered charity dedicated to helping disadvantaged children.
This book is intended as a quick reference revision guide for AQA AS Unit 2: Financial and Management Accounting. It's particularly aimed at the written questions, which students often struggle on, but account for about 20-25% of the exam. It also contains appendices of important formats, ratios and definitions. Topics covered: types of business organisations, accounting concepts, provision for doubtful debts, depreciation, stock valuation, limited companies, ratio analysis. Appendices: income statement and balance sheet layout for sole traders, income statement and balance sheet layout for limited companies, statement of changes in equity layout, financial ratio formula sheet, cash budget layout, definitions of key terms. Although primarily intended with the AQA A level syllabus in mind, this book will also have relevance for other accounting courses pre-16, post 16 or degree level. It may also be of interest to those people at work who want to know more about the finance function.
This book is intended as both a revision guide and student notes for Edexcel AS Economics Unit 1: Competitive Markets - How they work and why they fail. Topics covered: factors of production, opportunity cost, economic systems, demand/supply, market clearing, elasticities, incidence of taxation, market failure, public goods, private goods. Detailed examples of market failure covered: road pricing, healthcare, higher education, new airports and runways, buffer stock schemes, agriculture, national minimum wage, labour immobility, fishing. Although mainly aimed at the Edexcel A Level syllabus it may also have relevance for other students on other economics courses post-16 or degree level.
This book is intended as a quick reference revision guide for AQA A2 Unit 3: Further Aspects of Financial Accounting. It's particularly aimed at the written questions, which students often struggle on, but account for about 20-25% of the exam. It also contains appendices of important formats. Topics covered: incomplete records, partnerships, stock valuation, limited companies, statement of cash flows, sources of finance, accounting standards (IAS's 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 16,18, 36, 37, 38). Appendices: incomplete records workings, partnership account layouts, income statement and statement of financial position layout for plc's, statement of cash flows layout, schedule of non-current (fixed) assets layout. Although primarily intended with the AQA A level syllabus in mind, this book will also have relevance for other accounting courses pre-16, post 16 and degree level.
This book is intended as a quick reference revision guide for AQA AS Unit 4: Further Aspects of Management Accounting. It's particularly aimed at the written questions, which students often struggle on, but account for about 20-25% of the exam. It also contains appendices of important formats. Topics covered: manufacturing accounts, budgeting, break-even point, marginal costing, absorption costing, standard costing, investment appraisal, activity based costing. Appendices: manufacturing account layout, budget layouts, marginal cost statement layout, standard costing reconciliation statements. Although primarily intended with the AQA A level syllabus in mind, this book will also have relevance for other accounting courses post-16 and degree level.
Embedding audio bits into images for transmission of video data alleviates the synchronization problem common in video transmission techniques. We continue work combining audio or other information bits and images into one file using digital watermarking techniques to correct the synchronization problem. The system compresses the file by using wavelet image coefficients and implementing bit plane coding. Our research encompasses incorporating five free variables into the watermark/compression technique. These variables are watermark robustness, number of coding iterations, number of image coefficients, number of watermarked information bits, and number of watermarked error correcting bits. By altering these variables, four measurements of the output change. The measurements are the information bit error rate, the image quality, the bit rate, and the amount of watermarked data. We theoretically demonstrate how the variables impact these measurements. Experimental results on real video data support our theoretical findings. By analyzing each video frame, an automated system is able to choose optimal values of the five variables to meet 5 specified measurement constraints.
A critical study of author Brendan Behan and his work, through collected letters, correspondence, material from previous publications and personal reminiscences. E.H.Mikhail has published work on other literary figures including "James Joyce: Interviews and Recollections".
Jane's Addiction's 1988 breakthrough album, Nothing's Shocking, had a seismic impact. With a bracing combination of metal, punk, and psychedelia, coupled with lead singer Perry Farrell's banshee-ina- wind-tunnel vocals, Jane's Addiction helped put alternative music on the map. The band helped pave the way for the mainstream success of bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Nirvana. Along the way, Jane's Addiction released another classic album, Ritual de lo Habitual (with the hit "Been Caught Stealing"), founded the Lollapalooza festival, and openly celebrated a bacchanalian lifestyle that blurred all lines of gender and sexuality. Drawn from original interviews with the band, their friends, and their musical colleagues, Whores takes readers through Farrell's early sonic experiments with Psi-Com and the formative days of Jane's Addiction to their drug-addled break-up and controversial reunion with 2003's Strays. Along the way it provides a candid, often disturbing glimpse into the dynamic alternative rock scene of Los Angeles in the '80s and '90s.
A collection of interviews of the top fiddlers in the Irish tradition, Handy with the Stick brings together previously published magazine pieces with new work to present a broad view of Irish fiddling. Interviewees include Tommy Peoples, Siobhan Peoples, Paddy Glackin, Matt Cranitch, John Carty, Brendan McGlinchey, Caoimhin O Raghallaigh and Sarah Blair. Historical pieces include Junior Crehan, Patrick Kelly and Sean Ryan. By looking at players from multiple eras and regional styles, Handy with the Stick deepens our understanding of the people involved in Irish traditional music. Each chapter is accompanied by transcriptions of representative fiddle tunes, some of which are previously unpublished originals.•
The Little Book of Dublin is a compendium of fascinating and entertaining truths about the city, past and present. Funny, fast-paced and fact-packed, here you will find out about Dublin's trade and industry, saints and sinners, crime and punishment, sports and games, folklore and customs and, of course, its literary heritage. Here lie famous elements of Dublin's history cheek by jowl with little-known facts that could so easily pass unnoticed. A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage and secrets of this ancient and fascinating city
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