Best Selling Books by David Lloyd

From the end of the eighteenth century to the late nineteenth century, a remarkable convergence takes place in Europe between theories of the modern state and theories of culture. Culture and the State explores that theoretical convergence in relation to the social functions of state and cultural institutions, showing how cultural education comes to play the role of forming citizens for the modern state. It critiques the way in which materialistic thinking has largely taken the concept of culture for granted and failed to grasp its relation to the idea of the state.

David Lloyd''s verses are a genuine contribution to the literature of haiku. They capture an image, a moment in time, and engrave it in the memory for all time. This is the mark of good haiku, as indeed it is of good verse in general. His haiku can excite the senses, as in: See the sharp needles forever sewing the sky To the pine branches. Free of irony, except the irony of nature which sets the tone, calls the shots, with a not always recognizable impartiality, their perceptions are too clear for comment: Flowing downstream Between the mountain pines, A bird''s embryo. Dogwood blossoms, Their edges turning brown, Recalling legends. Poetic magic raised to a higher power by the author''s pen and ink vignettes, complementing each verse. Eye pleasing and evocative, these sketches open little doors to experience.

“A very engaging and fine tribute to a small band of men whose impact on the North African campaign in particular was quite immense.” —Pegasus Archive This splendid record takes the reader behind enemy lines not only in North Africa but in Italy, the Aegean and the Balkans. The author, who commanded the LRDG, paints a vivid picture of the unit’s colorful characters: for example, Ralph Bagnold who put to good use the knowledge he gained from his pre-war desert travels. The LRDG was truly international with New Zealanders and Rhodesians playing key roles. This classic book won acclaim from the critics on its first publication by virtue of the author’s unique knowledge, experience and narrative skills. “This superb account, written by one of their former commanders, examines the formation of the unit, the very diverse personalities which shaped it, the North African operations, and their subsequent role in Italy and the Balkans . . . Filled with detailed descriptions of individual operations and the remarkable characters who carried them out.” —Pegasus Archive

''Cultivating the Masses'' examines the Russian Communist Party''s pursuit of pronatal policies to boost the population, whilst at the same time ruthlessly executing, incarcerating and deporting.

Big Hills A boy succeeds through hard work and imaginative violence. Young Anson Kerrigan begins his tale atop a tall red horse, leading an elderly mule, starving and alone in country both strange to him and full of hostiles. His possessions are minimal, and long worn. While the boy copes, sometimes at great effort and in tremendous danger, there is a reality to how he copes that makes this little western a gripping read. David Lloyd Sutton is moving into full novel work from a long history of short stories and fact articles, the articles largely in equestrian, martial arts, and firearms magazines. He says, "Every technique in this book is real, and I''ve either done it or seen it done." The author''s experience set goes a long way toward explaining the immediacy and clarity of this read. Also some of its humor. The author adds, "I''ve come hard off a big chestnut just as often as my character." Anson meets remote dwellers in New Mexico''s outlands, and both hostile and friendly folk along his trail. Eventually he decides that since he can''t buy what he needs, he will simply have to make it. In the high reaches of the Sangre De Christos Mountains, he hunts for hides and meat, crafts an outfit, and at one point has a house guest. This proves to be trying and crowded. In Las Cruces, where he has gone to barter for necessities, ruffians insult the lad. His response is so fast it startles him ... too. After capturing the gang, which involves busting a cap and breaking some bones, Anson marches them out of town, and then discovers that they''ve been a local nuisance. His trading is more successful for having done the locals a service. Unfortunately for the newly equipped trader, one of the locals is a beautiful girl. That introduces a complication to his plans. After a trip to Deming Anson finds himself back in Las Cruces, where that lovely complication tells him the gang he kicked out has come back and exacted revenge for his good treatment. Those broken bones had belonged to the gang''s leader. The townsfolk ask him to replace the sheriff that gang had chased off. Accepting, most eagerly, since he will be boarding in the same house as the complication, the boy embarks on town life, finding that being a sheriff is something he can do well. Then the vengeful bandits stage a night raid, and the battle is an explosive one. Anson is unhurt, through prior planning and a good deal of luck.He and the complication are planning a marriage by this time, and, the gang repulsed, the sheriff takes a vacation in his old hunting grounds to make wedding presents. That turns out to be where the defeated gang fled. A battle of maneuver and ambush stretches over long days of agony.The ending is obscured in gun smoke.

From choosing paper and brushes to painting techniques, composition, and development, Acrylic: Seasons is bursting with valuable skills and lessons to help beginning artists master painting in acrylic.

Nemesius of Emesa''s On Human Nature (De Natura Hominis) is the first Christian anthropology. Written in Greek, circa 390 CE, it was read in half a dozen languages--from Baghdad to Oxford--well into the early modern period. Nemesius'' text circulated in two Latin versions in the centuries that saw the rise of European universities, shaping scholastic theories of human nature. During the Renaissance there were numerous print editions helping to inspire a new discourse of human dignity. David Lloyd Dusenbury offers the first monograph in English on Nemesius'' treatise. In the interpretation offered here, the Syrian bishop seeks to define the human qua human. His early Christian anthropology is cosmopolitan. He writes, ''Things that are natural are the same for all.'' In his pages, a host of texts and discourses--biblical and medical, legal and philosophical--are made to converge upon a decisive tenet of Christian late antiquity: humans'' natural freedom. For Nemesius, reason and choice are a divine double-strand of powers. Since he believes that both are a natural human inheritance, he concludes that much is ''in our power''. Nemesius defines humans as the only living beings who are at once ruler (intellect) and ruled (body). Because of this, the human is a ''little world'', binding the rationality of angels to the flux of elements, the tranquillity of plants, and the impulsiveness of animals. This compelling study traces Nemesius'' reasoning through the whole of On Human Nature, as he seeks to give a long-influential image of humankind both philosophical and anatomical proof.

"Oil & Acrylic: Pastoral Landscapes" provides essential information for aspiring artists who want to develop their oil and acrylic painting skills by learning to paint stunning, colorful landscapes.

With helpful artist tips and easy-to-follow lessons covering a variety of flowers, The Art of Painting Flowers in Oil & Acrylic will teach readers everything they need to know to create beautiful floral works of art in oil and acrylic.

A bear, two bees, some birds, and other creatures meet at a tree and say hello until the rain begins and they say goodbye.

Metabolic and Cellular Engineering (MCE) is more than an exciting scientific enterprise. It has become the cornerstone for coping with the challenges ahead of mankind. Continuous developments, new concepts, and technological innovations will enable us to deal with emerging challenges, and solve problems once thought impossible ten years ago. Challenges in MCE are broad- from unraveling fundamental aspects of cellular function to meeting unsatiated energy and food demands that are rising in parallel with population growth.In charting the progress of MCE during the last decade, we could not help but feel in awe of the enormous strides of progress made from the nascent Metabolic Engineering to the Systems Bioengineering of today. The burgeoning availability of genomic sequences from diverse species has been spectacular. It has become the engine that drives the genetic means for the modification of existing organisms and the generation of synthetic, man-made ones. From the initial attempts at purposeful genetic modification of a cell for the production of valuable compounds, we have now moved on to changing microbes genetically or metabolically.The arsenal of experimental and theoretical tools available for Metabolic and Cellular Engineering has expanded enormously, driven by the re-emergence of Physiology as Systems Biology. The revival of the concept of networks fueled by new developments has become central to Systems Biology. Networks represent an integrative vision of how processes of disparate nature relate to each other, and as such is becoming a key analytical and conceptual tool for MCE. This book reflects and addresses all these ongoing changes while providing the essential conceptual and analytical tools needed to understand and work in the MCE research field.

"Where Are We Going?" is an astonishing, historically prescient memoir by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, written after the death of American President Woodrow Wilson. In the memoir, Lloyd George is looking ahead to the political future of Europe. Based on the taunting advance of technology on all fronts, he predicts WW II. It is similar to his other work, "Is It Peace?" The book was written with the help and advice of the great British playwright George Bernard Shaw.

A bear, two bees, some birds, and other creatures meet at a tree and say hello until the rain begins and they say goodbye.

Written by JAMIE DELANO Art by RICHARD PIERS RAYNER, BRYAN TALBOT, DAVID LLOYD and others Cover by JOHN CASSADAY In these tales from issue #10-13, THE HORRORIST #1-2 and ANNUAL #1, Constantine wins his first victory in the war with Nergal and encounters a woman who is the embodiment of the world''s horrors.

The reader is asked to choose the most likely possibilities in putting together combinations of girl, man, dog, hat, bench, ball, newspaper, and suitcase to create a story.