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Dressing up. Partying all night. This is the world of 1970s
fashion, and this book is your backstage pass. Featuring over 25
exclusive interviews with the movers and shakers of the 70s scene,
including Grace Coddington, Zandra Rhodes, Willy van Rooy, Marie
Helvin, Pat Cleveland, Elsa Peretti and more, Behind the Gloss
lifts the lid on the hedonistic, wild world of the 1970s. They were
the designers who dressed the Rolling Stones, Charlotte Rampling
and Catherine Deneuve; the photographers who shot Diana Ross,
Lauren Hutton and Jerry Hall; the fashion editors, hairstylists and
make-up artists who worked with some of the most beautiful women in
the world; and they would change the fashion world forever.
Featuring images, sketches and Polaroids exclusively sourced from
the contributors' archives, Behind the Gloss tells the revelatory
story of the decade of experimentation.
Developments in educational systems are inextricably linked with
the social and political evolution of nations. Nowhere is this more
clearly to be seen than in the history of the English sixth form.
Originally published in 1982, this book, whose authors had been
associated with a number of research projects into 16-19 education,
traces the tradition of the sixth form from its origins in the
public schools of the nineteenth century through to controversies
at the time, over sixth form and tertiary colleges and the
extension of 16-19 education to embrace youth opportunities
programmes and other semi-vocational courses. It shows that 'the
sixth' has not only been a significant element in its own right in
the adjustment of English society to the challenge of democratic
ideals, but has also played a key role in the evolution of
secondary education from the endowed school of the nineteenth
century, through the municipal grammar schools set up after the
1902 Education Act, to the comprehensive secondary schools of
today. In fact, the fate and future of comprehensive schooling
becomes fully understandable only through a study of the sixth form
tradition which has shaped the activities of educationists and
policy-makers over the last hundred years. The authors conclude
that educational policy-making is both facilitated and constrained
by the existence of enduring traditions stemming from the past: in
fact, the work of policy-making lies precisely in the constructive
reinterpretation of that inheritance. This book describes and
clarifies the nature of the tradition of sixth form education which
has been handed down to us, and its relation to democratic values
and institutions.
Germans to America provides both genealogists and researchers of
family history with the first extensive, indexed source of
German-surname immigrants who came to all ports in the United
States between 1850 and 1893. This period witnessed one of the
highest rates of German emigration in the nineteenth century. The
series reproduces information from the original ship manifest
schedules, or passenger lists, filed by all vessels entering U.S.
ports. All volumes are arranged in chronological order by each
ship's date of arrival. For every passenger list, the following
information is provided: ship name, port of departure, port of
arrival, date of arrival, and list of German-surname passengers.
Ships that departed from German ports or carried passengers who
declared themselves to be of German origin are included, with full
name, age, sex, occupation, and, when this information is given,
country, province or village of origin provided for each emigrant.
One of the most important features of this series is the complete
index of names at the end of every volume, making it easy to find a
particular individual or family name. Germans to America may be
ordered by individual volume. Standing orders, which receive a 10%
discount, are also welcomed.
Developments in educational systems are inextricably linked with
the social and political evolution of nations. Nowhere is this more
clearly to be seen than in the history of the English sixth form.
Originally published in 1982, this book, whose authors had been
associated with a number of research projects into 16-19 education,
traces the tradition of the sixth form from its origins in the
public schools of the nineteenth century through to controversies
at the time, over sixth form and tertiary colleges and the
extension of 16-19 education to embrace youth opportunities
programmes and other semi-vocational courses. It shows that 'the
sixth' has not only been a significant element in its own right in
the adjustment of English society to the challenge of democratic
ideals, but has also played a key role in the evolution of
secondary education from the endowed school of the nineteenth
century, through the municipal grammar schools set up after the
1902 Education Act, to the comprehensive secondary schools of
today. In fact, the fate and future of comprehensive schooling
becomes fully understandable only through a study of the sixth form
tradition which has shaped the activities of educationists and
policy-makers over the last hundred years. The authors conclude
that educational policy-making is both facilitated and constrained
by the existence of enduring traditions stemming from the past: in
fact, the work of policy-making lies precisely in the constructive
reinterpretation of that inheritance. This book describes and
clarifies the nature of the tradition of sixth form education which
has been handed down to us, and its relation to democratic values
and institutions.
"Spreadsheets in Science and Engineering" shows scientists and
engineers at all levels how to analyze, validate and calculate data
and how the analytical and graphic capabilities of spreadsheet
programs (ExcelR) can solve these tasks in their daily work. The
examples on the CD-ROM accompanying the book include material of
undergraduate to current research level in disciplines ranging from
chemistry and chemical engineering to molecular biology and
geology.
The increased demand on fossil fuels for energy production has
resulted in expanded research and development efforts on direct use
of fossil fuels and conversion of fossil fuels into synthetic
fuels. These efforts have focused on the efficiency of the energy
production and/or conversion processes, and of the emission control
technology, as well as delineation of the health and environmental
impacts of those processes and their by-products. A key ingredient
of these studies is the analytical capability necessary to identify
and quan- tify those chemicals of interest in the process and
by-produce streams from coal combustion, oil shale retorting,
petroleum refin- ing, coal l1quifaction and gasification. These
capabilities are needed to analyze a formidable range of materials
including liquids, solids, gases and aerosols containing large
numbers of criteria and pollutants including potentially hazardous
polynuclear aromatic hy- drocarbons, organo-sulfur and
organo-nitrogen species, trace elements and heavy metals, among
others. Taking notice of these developments we sought to provide a
forum to discuss the latest information on new and novel applica-
tions of a subset of those necessary analytical capabilities,
namely atomic and nuclear techniques. Consequently, we organized
the con- ference on Atomic and Nuclear Methods in Fossil Fuel
Energy Research, which was held in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico from
December 1 to December 4, 1980.
A symbol of power, a promise of marriage and a girl's best friend,
the diamond is unmatched by any other gemstone in the world. From
ancient civilizations and the royal courts of Europe to modern
culture, film and fashion, the mystique and glamour of the world's
most brilliant natural treasure is told in a story that merges
history with gemology, collecting with couture. Celebrating our
everlasting fascination with this prized jewel, The Story of the
Diamond gives background on merchants, traders and jewellers, from
Cartier to Harry Winston, as well as legendary and rare stones,
such as the cursed Hope, the stolen Koh-i-Noor and the ransomed
Idol's Eye. With indepth information on styles, cuts, colours and
carats, and both natural and lab-grown stones, as well as a chapter
devoted to engagement rings, there is advice on selecting and
buying sustainably sourced diamonds.
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