David Newton: 38 books
Trademarked
A History of Well-Known Brands from Aertex to Wright's Coal Tar
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
In the first 30 years of trade registration—between 1876 and 1906—more than 250,000 marks were registered in Britain. In this book, David Newton—formerly Head of Patents Information at the British Library—has selected 220 of the most interesting and curious of those early brands. Shell originated...
101 Top Tips for DSLR Video
Using your camera to make great videos
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Following the arrival of game-changing new cameras from Nikon and Canon, the hottest area in the world of photography has been combining high-definition video capability with all the advantages of SLR's interchangeable lenses. For the first time, full cinematic creativity is within anyone's grasp.
With...
Kipling's Canadian
Colonel Fraser Hunter, Mpp, Maverick Soldier-Mapmaker in the "Great Game".
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Fraser Hunter, graduate of the Royal Military College, Kingston, served first in India and China with the Bombay Lancers before joining the Survey of India and doing secretive work for the British Foreign Office.
During the First World War and back in uniform again he was first Chief of Staff...
The Great War in the Heart of Dixie
Alabama During World War I
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
There has been much scholarship on how the U.S. as a nation reacted to World War I, but few have explored how Alabama responded. Did the state follow the federal government’s lead in organizing its resources or did Alabamians devise their own solutions to unique problems they faced? How did the...
Studies in Victorian and Modern Literature
A Tribute to John Sutherland
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2015
This book examines the vast range of human experience with British and American literature, from the publishing industry to film adaptations to literary puzzles. Our experience with literature is more than what we read; it is also how we read, how literature is produced and the eternal puzzles it creates.
Mass Communication and American Social Thought
Key Texts, 1919-1968
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004
This anthology of hard-to-find primary documents provides a solid overview of the foundations of American media studies. Focusing on mass communication and society and how this research fits into larger patterns of social thought, this valuable collection features key texts covering the media studies...
by Bob Brown, Gwyndyn T. Alexander, Lou J. Berger
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2017
More Alternative Truths is an exploration of the potential consequences of today’s politics in our daily lives. More than our individual lives, but our American identity.
This exploration defines this anthology. So many of the stories ask what has America become? What will it be in the...
Let Nobody Turn Us Around
An African American Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
This anthology of black writers traces the evolution of African-American perspectives throughout American history, from the early years of slavery to the end of the 20th century. The essays, manifestos, interviews, and documents assembled here, contextualized with critical commentaries from Marable...
Marijuana: A Reference Handbook
A Reference Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013
The debate over the use of marijuana for recreational or medical purposes is not just a recent hot topic in America—it's been an ongoing issue and argument for centuries. This book examines the controversy from all angles.
World Energy Crisis: A Reference Handbook
A Reference Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
This book provides a historical background for the world's current energy problems, describing how the Industrial Revolution has led us to the impending end of the "Age of Fossil Fuels," and describes possible solutions for averting a global crisis.
• A bibliographic chapter devoted...
Solar Energy: A Reference Handbook
A Reference Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
This book provides an outstanding single-volume resource on the topic of solar energy for young adults and general audiences.
• Provides an accessible and useful technical introduction to the various ways in which solar energy can be used for heat production and the generation of electricity
•...
by David E. Newton
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016
Same-sex marriage continues to be a polarizing subject in the United States and other parts of the world. This new edition of Same-Sex Marriage: A Reference Handbook brings readers up to date on the status of same-sex unions from social, legal, political, and historical perspectives.
• Presents...
Roth after Eighty
Philip Roth and the American Literary Imagination
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
Philip Roth scholars continue to reflect on what Philip Roth’s retirement in 2012 means for the landscape of American literature and what his professed disappearance from the public eye in 2014 would mean for the future consideration of his legacy.
This collection seeks to answer those questions...
The Global Water Crisis: A Reference Handbook
A Reference Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
How is water scarcity becoming a serious problem worldwide—including in the United States? This book provides a broad overview of water, sanitation, and hygiene problems faced by both developing and developed nations around the globe and suggests how these problems can be solved by imaginative and...