Painting With Light was the first book on cinematography written by a major Hollywood cameraman. Published in 1949 and now put back into print, it is one of the best and most unusual books in the field. Written with good humor and full of helpful diagrams and photographs, it is certainly the most entertaining.
Traditional Lace Knitting contains a collection of 40 projects to knit in fine cotton which range from lace edgings for calico curtains to baby blankets and preserve covers. Written over a century ago, the patterns have been updated & adapted.
The aim of this text is twofold. First, it is to synthesize the most useful elements of the traditional and the linguistic viewpoints, in order to make grammar a more practical tool for students in their writing. Second, it is to give students the widest possible experience with the structures of written English in building sentences.
Two friends fall under the spell of a New York beauty - with quite unexpected results. An offhand remark is taken seriously by a Chinese sculptor, and a British diplomat becomes the owner of a priceless work of art. An insurance claims advisor has a most surprising encounter on the train home to Sevenoaks. The openings to three of this marvellous collection of stories that ends with a hauntingly-written, atmospheric account of two undergraduates at Oxford in the thirties, a tale of bitter rivalry that ends in a memorable love story.
Practice Tests for the Revised CPE 1 is a set of six complete practice tests written in line with the specifications for the revised Cambridge Proficiency Examination (introduction December 2002). This set of tests, written by an experienced examinations author, provide comprehensive coverage of the type of language points and individual skills focuses targeted in the examination and, taken together, offer thorough practice in the tasks contained in each of the five papers.
