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Book Synopsis Derbyshire - Unusual and Quirky by : Andrew Beardmore
Download or read book Derbyshire - Unusual and Quirky written by Andrew Beardmore and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derbyshire, the most central county in England, is full of glorious countryside, historic buildings and thriving cities, towns and villages. However lurking not far beneath its surface is a host of oddities and peculiarities that turn the apparently staid and conventional into something much more intriguing.
Book Synopsis The A-Z of Curious Derbyshire by : Richard Bradley
Download or read book The A-Z of Curious Derbyshire written by Richard Bradley and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DERBYSHIRE has long been a popular tourist destination. For centuries the crowds have flocked to fashionable towns like Buxton, and a large swathe of the county was incorporated into the UK's first National Park in 1951. But below these surface level attractions lie stranger aspects of county life, which tourists don't get to see. In The A-Z of Curious Derbyshire you will learn about local traditions from hen racing to well dressing, meet local eccentrics like the Matlock Amazon and the Wild Man of Bakewell, and discover sites mystifyingly absent from the local tourist board brochures, including the Devil's Shovel Full and the Buxton Shoe Tree.
Book Synopsis Unknown Quantity by : John Derbyshire
Download or read book Unknown Quantity written by John Derbyshire and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-06-02 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prime Obsession taught us not to be afraid to put the math in a math book. Unknown Quantity heeds the lesson well. So grab your graphing calculators, slip out the slide rules, and buckle up! John Derbyshire is introducing us to algebra through the ages-and it promises to be just what his die-hard fans have been waiting for. "Here is the story of algebra." With this deceptively simple introduction, we begin our journey. Flanked by formulae, shadowed by roots and radicals, escorted by an expert who navigates unerringly on our behalf, we are guaranteed safe passage through even the most treacherous mathematical terrain. Our first encounter with algebraic arithmetic takes us back 38 centuries to the time of Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, Ur and Haran, Sodom and Gomorrah. Moving deftly from Abel's proof to the higher levels of abstraction developed by Galois, we are eventually introduced to what algebraists have been focusing on during the last century. As we travel through the ages, it becomes apparent that the invention of algebra was more than the start of a specific discipline of mathematics-it was also the birth of a new way of thinking that clarified both basic numeric concepts as well as our perception of the world around us. Algebraists broke new ground when they discarded the simple search for solutions to equations and concentrated instead on abstract groups. This dramatic shift in thinking revolutionized mathematics. Written for those among us who are unencumbered by a fear of formulae, Unknown Quantity delivers on its promise to present a history of algebra. Astonishing in its bold presentation of the math and graced with narrative authority, our journey through the world of algebra is at once intellectually satisfying and pleasantly challenging.
Book Synopsis Lincolnshire - Unusual & Quirky by : Andrew Beardmore
Download or read book Lincolnshire - Unusual & Quirky written by Andrew Beardmore and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society by : Derbyshire Archaeological Society
Download or read book Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society written by Derbyshire Archaeological Society and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of members in each volume.
Book Synopsis The Little Book of Derby County by : Peter J. Seddon
Download or read book The Little Book of Derby County written by Peter J. Seddon and published by DB. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through over one thousand fascinating nuggets of trivia - humorous, tragic, strange and utterly bizarre in turn - author and lifelong fan Peter Seddon captures the very essence of the wierd and wonderful world of the incomparable Rams. For followers of th
Download or read book Another Weird Year written by Huw Davies and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Doors? Jim Morrison was right. People are strange. Very, very strange. All the proof you need is found in Another Weird Year, a wacky jaunt into the depths of the weirdest, oddest, and most completely outlandish news stories that?strangely enough?are 100% true. After all, who in their right mind could make up this stuff?? A Chilean prisoner accused of murder escaped from jail to meet a few friends for drinks at a local bar. Later that night, he returned to the prison and demanded to be let back into his cell where he fell asleep.? Peter Holden of Washington, D.C. eats an average of two McDonald's meals a day and has eaten at 11,000 of the chain's 13,500 North American locations. On one 54-day business trip, he managed to visit 124 of the golden-arched restaurants.? A Chicago man was accused of killing his roommate after the pair got into a heated argument. The fight?which included weapons such as an ashtray, a pair of pliers, and a fire extinguisher?was over who had the bigger portion of chicken.This collection of items from news sources around the world has it all: accounts of botched crimes . . . crazy animal stories . . . tales of incredible luck (both good and bad) . . . and stories that feature just plain ol? fashioned stupidity.Those who follow the nightly news won?t want to miss the bizarre news delivered in Another Weird Year. It's the perfect book to keep you laughing on a long trip or when you just need to put the insanity of your own life into perspective.
Download or read book The Reliquary written by and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist written by and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Nottinghamshire Unusual and Quirky by : Andrew Beardmore
Download or read book Nottinghamshire Unusual and Quirky written by Andrew Beardmore and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nottinghamshire, Robin Hood's county, is full of pleasant countryside, historic buildings and thriving cities, towns and villages. But lurking not far beneath its surface is a host of oddities and peculiarities that turn the apparently staid and conventional into something much more intriguing. Nevertheless, although most definitely unusual and quirky, this book still has plenty to offer in terms of conventional reference - albeit delivered in an original and humorous format.
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Download or read book Derbyshire Archaeological Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 1210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Peacock written by Isabel Bogdan and published by V&Q Books. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a dilapidated castle in the Scottish Highlands; add a peacock gone rogue, a group of bankers on a teambuilding trip, an overwhelmed psychologist, a housekeeper with a broken arm, and an ingenious cook; get Lord and Lady McIntosh to try and keep it all together; and top it off with all sorts of animals – soon no one will know exactly what's going on. Selling 500,000 copies, Isabel Bogdan's book is a big hitter in Germany – and now it's coming home to roost.
Book Synopsis Cheshire Unusual & Quirky by : Andrew Beardmore
Download or read book Cheshire Unusual & Quirky written by Andrew Beardmore and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheshire is a county of great geographical contrast from the Pennines to the Plains, whileits history is glorious, from hugely important Roman Chester in the west to the crucible ofthe Industrial Revolution in the east.However, lurking not far beneath the surface is a host of oddities and peculiarities thatturn the apparently staid and conventional into something much more intriguing. Thereforeeven the Conventional Cheshire section of the book is interspersed with idiosyncratic"Quirk Alerts"; like anecdotes about which Cheshire knight fought the Spanish Armada,aged eighty-nine, and which Cheshire Royalist was beaten to death with his own woodenleg in 1649! Alternatively, read about the object in Macclesfield that is just plain wrong, orbe amazed by the exploits of the fiddling, stilt-walking eighteenth-century Cheshire dramatistknown as Maggotty Johnson!Naturally, though, it is the Quirky Cheshire section where things turn very strange, andwhere a seemingly random almanac of 78 Cheshire places have their quirkiest facts laidbare: like which villages are home to the Wizard's Milestone, a library in a telephone kiosk,and a hall built around an oak-tree! Then there's the village that used to be known asBullock Smithy, the village that had nine vicars in nine years, and the Cheshire lake thatis rumoured to be home to a mermaid every Easter!Alternatively, find out which mean-spirited Cheshire parson cut down Shakespeare'smulberry bush and demolished his house, just to spite the people of Stratford. Or whatabout which former Cheshire town lends its name to a famous Agatha Christie character,or which two are home to the most successful water polo team ever, and the oldest rugbyrule book in the world. Finally, why not learn about the squire who squeezed 11 boys intoone tree, the 6ft 6in Cheshire convict who escaped and became an aboriginal chief forthirty-two years, or the ancient Cheshire custom which involved four giants, a camel and16 naked boys! If you think you know Cheshire, read this fascinating and profusely illustratedbook and think again¿
Download or read book Timeless Adventures written by Brian Robb and published by Oldacastle Books. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expanded edition of the critical history of Doctor Who covering the series' 45 years, from creation to triumphant rebootOpening with an in-depth account of the creation of the series in the early 1960s, each decade of the show is tackled through a unique political and pop cultural historical viewpoint, exploring the links between contemporary Britain and the stories Doctor Who told, and how such links kept the show popular with a mass television audience. This book reveals how Doctor Who is at its strongest when it reflects the political and cultural concerns of a mass audience (the 1960s, 1970s, and 21st Century), and at its weakest when catering to a narrow fan-based audience (as in the 1980s). Chapters range from discussions on the cultural and political relevance of Doctor Who monsters like the Daleks (based on lingering wartime fears) and the Cybermen (1960s spare part replacement surgery), through to themes like energy and the environment in the 1970s (Doctor Who stories tackled big real-life themes in a fantasy format and so connected with a mass audience). The book also addresses the cancellation of the show in the late 1980s (following the series becoming increasing self-obsessed) and the ways in which a narrowly-focused dedicated fandom contributed to the show's demise and yet was also instrumental in its regeneration for the 21st century under Russell T. Davies, and analyzes the new series to reveal what has made it so popular, reflecting real world issues like consumerism and dieting.
Book Synopsis Stand Up for Autism by : Georgina Derbyshire
Download or read book Stand Up for Autism written by Georgina Derbyshire and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we tell someone that our child is autistic, the most common response is a sad face and an apologetic look. I hate it when people say "I'm sorry to hear that". Parenting a child on the autistic spectrum can be tough at the best of times, but few books take the time to celebrate the love and laughter an autistic child can elicit in their parents and those around them. In this warm, honest and laugh-out-loud tale of bringing up Bobby, now ten, Georgina Derbyshire shares and rejoices in his 'slightly different' childhood. As she outlines momentous events in Bobby's life, from the day he decided he was a dog (continuing life as a canine for a year afterwards), to the time he catapulted an innocent shopper into a mountain of strawberries, Georgina repeatedly challenges the perception of autism as an affliction, maintaining that neurotypical people often make far less sense. Through her light-hearted and hilarious storytelling, she reveals how social codes and psychological games make the neurotypical world a very confusing place to live in, more so than ever if you happen to be a young boy with a passion for rocks, tape measures and trains. This book is a must for anybody involved in the upbringing of an autistic child, whether they are in search of a little comfort, companionship, light relief - or all three.
Book Synopsis Exploring History in and Around Derbyshire by : Richard Stone
Download or read book Exploring History in and Around Derbyshire written by Richard Stone and published by DB. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a series of informative, well-illustrated chapters this book vividly brings to life aspects of bygone times from misty Celtic twilight to more modern times. Meet medieval England's architect-in-chief, a man whose real life rags to riches story rivals t
Book Synopsis Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society by :
Download or read book Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
