Most Popular Books by Peter Brown

This publication offers both a timely reflection on the challenges faced and the approaches developed over the course of the pandemic and a look into the future at ways in which the skills and insights gained may bring about beneficial lasting changes in the teaching and learning of languages.

Peter Brown''s contention that the Democratic Party is beholden to black voters in a way that annoys white voters, promising preferential treatment to minority groups in the form of affirmative action and other programs, is the premise of this timely and outspoken book.

The third volume to appear in the magnum opus of A. Peter Brown takes as its topic the European symphony ca. 1800-ca. 1930 and is divided into two parts. Brown''s series synthesises an enormous amount of scholarly literature in a wide range of languages--Publisher''s description.

Peter Brown is best known as Deputy Johnny McKay on Lawman and Texas Ranger Chad Cooper on Laredo, but his show business career has spanned five decades from theatre to prime time television to movies to daytime soap operas. Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Ann-Margret and Hugh Hefner are just a few of the many stars he has counted as friends. The Fastest Gun in Hollywood is much more than just Peter''s show business days. Friends and family are his proudest accomplishment. He lovingly tells his story, first of growing up in a strong family setting, and then up through his days as a husband, father and grandfather. Peter Brown has lived an exciting life. The Fastest Gun in Hollywood is his chance to share it with his fans.

Ten original essays examine the transactions between real places and the literary imagination, including the reinvention of real places in literary form, from 1800 to the present day. They deal with different kinds of locations (islands, countries, cities), the topoi writers use to articulate a sense of place (maps, ruins, landscape, history), their generic manifestations in fiction, travel writing, topography, (auto)biography and poetry, and the theoretical and methodological issues which arise. The focus moves outwards from local to regional and national issues, covering questions of cultural identity, space, representation, historicity, and modernity in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, the United States, and the South Pacific. The contributors are drawn from both sides of the Atlantic, and include established scholars as well as newer voices.

¿Desearías divertirte más? El señor Tigre sabe exactamente cómo te sientes. Por eso él decidió volverse salvaje. Pero, ¿no ha ido demasiado lejos? Hay una ciudad en la que todo es como debe ser. Todos están conformes y son muy educados. Sin embargo, uno de sus habitantes se aburre de ser siempre tan correcto, tan estirado, tan educado. Nos referimos al señor Tigre, quien desearía relajarse y divertirse. Más aún: le gustaría volverse salvaje. Así, un día decide hacer las cosas de otra manera. Un extraordinario álbum ilustrado con un personaje inconformista que está dispuesto a vivir a su manera, sin importar la opinión de los demás. El autor e ilustrador del libro, Peter Brown, nos presenta un cuento que destaca la importancia de tener opiniones propias, desarrollar un criterio personal y buscar nuestro camino. ¡Uno los mejores libros para niños de 2013 de acuerdo con Publishers Weekly!

La aventura apenas comenzó... Después de aprender a vivir en una isla lejana y salvaje, ahora Roz se encuentra atrapada en la granja de la familia Shareef. Su nueva vida le impone otro tipo de riesgos, como los tornados o los ataques de lobos. Desesperada por escapar de la granja y volver a su vida en la isla con Diamantino, Roz inicia una travesía en busca de la libertad a través del bosque silvestre y luego por la bulliciosa ciudad, donde se enfrentará a criaturas aún más peligrosas: los humanos. Mientras combate nuevas y viejas amenazas, el misterioso pasado de la robot se convierte en su futuro cuando se encuentra cara a cara con quien tiene todas las respuestas... Una secuela emotiva y desgarradora de Robot salvaje, ilustrada y escrita por el increíble Peter Brown.

The A13 Mk. I was the first British Cruiser tank to use the Christie suspension system and set the style for all other Cruisers built in World War II. Together with the improved Mk. II and Mk. IIA it played an important part in the battles in France in 1940 and North Africa in 1941. This book covers its development, production and service, filling a long-neglected gap in the history of British armored vehicles. It includes over 140 period black and white photos from archives and private collections, many never before published, 7pp 1/35th scale plans, 3 pp technical drawings and sketches, and 27 profusely researched full-color plates. Its author has researched British AFVs for 40 years and has contributed many articles to professional military and modeling magazines.REVIEWS The book opens with 18 pages giving the development and service history of the A13, including many tables of information such as unit strengths, tank availability and the like. Designed using the large road wheels of the Christie suspension system it was used in service during the early stages of the war by the BEF in France, as well as the 8th Army in North Africa. As well as the UK, others were used in Greece, Cyprus and Malta which are all mentioned, as well as some captured in usable condition by the Wehrmacht. While this section is illustrated with helpful archive photos, the book then moves on to providing another 52-page Photo Gallery. Here we find a collection of archive photos, many of which I have not seen before, showing the A13 in the UK as well as in France and North Africa, all of which have well informed and useful captions. There are over 140 archive photos in the book and these include some which I thing modelers will find especially useful in diorama ideas as well as the details illustrated on the tanks themselves.- Military Modelling"Modelers will love the excellent drawings of all the variants of the A13 Cruiser tank family as well as the 1/35 scale color plates which will make finishing and correcting the Bronco model kits much easier... Highly Recommended for all Christie tank design fans and early war British armour fans."- Cookie Sewell

Na een schipbreuk spoelt de lading van een vrachtschip aan op een onbewoond eiland. Uit een van de kapotte kisten komt Roz tevoorschijn, een robot. Ze snapt niet wat er gebeurd is en wat ze nu moet doen. Kan een robot wel overleven in de wilde natuur? De dieren op het eiland zijn bang voor haar of gedragen zich agressief. Pas als Roz zich ontfermt over een jong gansje zonder ouders, maakt ze vrienden en gaat ze zich thuis voelen op het eiland. Maar dan verschijnen er een aantal robots die Roz met geweld terug willen halen omdat haar grondstoffen heel kostbaar zijn. Roz en haar nieuwe vrienden gaan het gevecht aan! De avonturen van Roz en de wilde dieren op het eiland zijn in Amerika zeer succesvol. Mede door de korte hoofdstukken, het spannende en ontroerende verhaal en de vele illustraties. Het wordt er ‘een moderne klassieker’ genoemd. Het is in meer dan 20 talen vertaald.

Provate a sguinzagliare un bambino all''aria aperta: lo ritroverete a sera graffiato, sporco di fango e magari con i vestiti strappati. Ma felice. E voi, cari genitori, che spesso osservate in preda all''ansia le imprese spericolate dei vostri cuccioli, in cuor vostro lo sapete: la natura è per i bambini e i ragazzi uno strumento eccezionale per sviluppare la personalità e la fantasia. Bando quindi ai timori esagerati e all''eccessiva apprensione: per un ginocchio sbucciato non è mai morto nessuno. In questa preziosa guida, Hoffmeister ci incoraggia a esplorare la natura con i nostri figli, regalandoci la sua personale ricetta per la vita all''aperto. Niente più orologio ma, al suo posto, i ritmi del corpo: si mangia quando si sente la fame, si va a dormire quando si è stanchi e, alla sera, davanti al fuoco del campeggio, tutti raccontano delle storie. Qualche consiglio? Andate sempre in compagnia, mai da soli. Fermatevi in un punto se non c''è visibilità. Ricordatevi che gli animali selvaggi sono, appunto, selvaggi. E, quando è necessario, improvvisate pure a cuor leggero, perché un''avventura senza intoppi non esiste e la perfezione spesso annoia. Paiono tutte cose ovvie. Eppure è attraverso questi piccoli gesti che si arriva a capire ciò che davvero è importante. Si impara a percepire con i cinque sensi i boschi, i fiumi, gli animali. E, ancor di più, si impara a conoscere se stessi e a stare in armonia con gli altri. La meta non conta, conta piuttosto la strada che percorriamo insieme. In premio, c''è la bellezza della natura. Vi pare poco? Un libro divertente ed emozionante, da leggere insieme ai vostri figli e poi da lasciare a casa perché nello zaino pesa!

« Pris dans ouragan, un cargo fait naufrage et sa cargaison de robots échoue sur une île. Ils arrivent tous en morceaux, sauf un. Rozzoum unité 7134, alias Roz. Après avoir subi un violent orage et échappé à l''attaque d''un ours féroce, Roz réalise qu''elle doit aller à la rencontre des animaux qui peuplent l''île. Pourra-t-elle survivre dans la vie sauvage et se fera-t-elle des amis? »--Quatrième de couverture

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After being captured by the RECOs and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner''s family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.

Roz must take an under-the-ocean journey to save her island from a mysterious poison tide.

Um robô é capaz de sobreviver na natureza selvagem?Peter Brown sempre foi fascinado por robôs e pela natureza, e depois de anos imaginando, escrevendo e desenhando, ele deu vida a Roz, uma robô que, ao abrir os olhos pela primeira vez, se vê sozinha numa ilha.Ela não tem a menor ideia de como foi parar ali, mas foi programada para sobreviver. Depois de suportar uma tempestade intensa e es¬capar de ursos furiosos, ela se dá conta de que sua única esperança é se adaptar ao ambiente, e vai ter que aprender isso com os nada simpáticos animais que ha¬bitam a ilha.Tudo parece melhorar quando Roz consegue, aos poucos, se aproximar dos bichos e criar um laço inquebrável com um filhote de ganso abandonado. Mas sua natureza é diferente, e o misterioso passado da robô, que a levou àquele ambiente selvagem, está prestes a retornar para assombrá-la.Robô selvagem é uma história co¬movente e cheia de aventuras sobre o que acontece quando a natureza e a tecnolo¬gia colidem inesperadamente, como os humanos afetam o mundo ao nosso redor e o que significa estar vivo.

La christianisation de l''Empire romain entraîna, à la fin de l''Antiquité, une modernisation décisive de l''exercice de l''autorité. Dès lors, comme le montre Peter Brown, apparaissent de nouveaux mécanismes de régulation qui traduisent la montée en puissance des évêques et des ermites - au détriment des philosophes - et qui témoignent des ruses changeantes de la persuasion face à un système de gouvernement impitoyable. Peter Brown a lu tous les documents (lettres, autobiographies, hagiographies, histoires, traités, recueils de lois...) qui nous font connaître les acteurs de cette transformation, sur laquelle les sociétés chrétiennes ont vécu près d''un millénaire.En magicien visionnaire, il ranime ici leurs passions, leurs intérêts, leurs attentes et analyse magistralement le glissement de paradigme politique qui met fin à la société antique et prépare la société médiévale.