New Releases by Richard Williams

Tired and broken by war, the men of the Brimlock Eleventh Imperial Guard are a force on the verge of collapse. They are presented with one final battle that will allow them the reward they all seek: to colonize the distant world of Vorr and live out the rest of their days in peace. Original.

A brilliant, wide-ranging book on how Miles Davis''s seminal 1959 jazz album "Kind of Blue" revolutionized music and culture in the 20th century.

Classic biography of one of the great figures of modern popular music, the inventor of the ''Wall Of Sound'', legendary sixties record producer Phil Spector. First published in 1972, this book has been revised and updated to include details of Spector''s life over the last 30 years, including the shooting in bizarre circumstances of actress Lana Clarkson at Spector''s Los Angeles mansion on February 3, 2003.

This book covers the culture of Iran and its people. Included are pictures of Tehran''s city streets and hotels in Iran. Book covers the history of Iran from when Iran was known as Persia up to when the coutry was renamed Iran. Statistical facts about the country which includes:area, climate,terrain,natural resources,land use,environment,geopgaphy,ethnic groups,religions,languages,and administrative divisions and much more. Included are pictures and details of the three cites that I worked in; along with pictures of the three hotels that I stayed at while working at an Airforce Base in Tehran, an Army Base in Zahedan, and a Naval Station in Bandar-e-Abbas.

The launch title novel in the Empire Army series focuses on on the Reiksguard knights. Thrust onto the field of battle is Delmar von Reitendorf, a young man who must prove his courage in the face of war to restore his family''s honor. Original.

Reflections of one architect''s uniquely engaged life

After being thrown off his ship in a bloody coup, a spaceship captain must fight his way back to power and take back his command!

Puskas of Hungary in the ''50s; Pele of Brazil and Gianni Rivera of Italy in the ''60s; Platini of France in the ''70s; Diego Maradona of Argentina in the ''80s; Baggio and Zidane in the ''90s. The most magical. supremely talented footballers of the post-war period have all worn the Number 10 shirt. Puskas presided over the regal Real Madrid side that won five consecutive European Cups between 1955 and 1960 and like his fellow number 10s in the football hall of fame and infamy, shares the uncanny ability to transcend the role of mere ''player''. The terms ''inside forward'', ''playmaker'' or fantasista fail to capture the instinct for genius that characterises all great Number 10s. In ten mini-biographical essays on some of the greatest players the world has ever seen Richard Williams explores the astonishing creative influence of the most celebrated players to wear the shirt and recreates some of the most memorable moments witnessed on a football field.

Providing concise overall coverage of colloid and surface chemistry, this thoroughly updated book aims to offer an intermediate text between the brief accounts in physical chemistry textbooks and the comprehensive coverage in specialized treatises. Added information is included on optical properties and dimension calculation, electrical properties of dispersion, elecrokinetic phenomena, colloid stability, particle interactions, coagulation and rheology. outlines relevant research techniques and considers technological applications. A basic knowledge of the principles of physical chemistry is assumed. The information should appeal to a wide readership, both undergraduate and postgraduate students at universities and colleges of technology as well as scientists in industry who need a broad background in the subject.

Nina Simone was the first of the soul divas, and the most spectacular. Before Aretha Franklin, before Diana Ross, she established herself as a performer whose talent was matched only by her refusal to accept compromise. A classically trained prodigy, she brought her gift to bear on the whole sweep of African-American music, and much more besides, pushing ahead into an engagement with the blues, gospel, folk songs, and even rock ''n'' roll.But just as she was becoming acclaimed by a more mainstream audience -- the Animals, for instance, covered her legendary version of "Don''t Let Me Be Misunderstood" -- the course of her career veered away from the safe, conventional paths into the burgeoning black-consciousness movement. Her long involvement with the movement included a friendship with the black-power leader Stokely Carmichael and time spent living in Africa.She remains a performer of compelling and often disturbing magnetism whose range is unsurpassed. Richard Williams explores the life and work of this enigmatic and brilliant woman in a book that exemplifies what great writing on music has the potential to be.

Herbie and his best friend Raymond become more expert at getting out of hot water, as they struggle through the comic ups and downs of third grade.

From an emotionally charged national funeral to the unceasing battle for Grand Prix dominance, Richard Williams uncovers the many strands of Ayrton Senna''s combative history in this book. It includes an account of the trial of the Williams team by the Italian authorities.

Deposition and aggregation of small solid particles are encountered in many natural and industrial environments. Whether it be deposition of particles onto a surface immersed in a liquid suspension or aggregateion of individual particles, these processes are of enotmous significance. They are vital to the manufacture of magnetic tape, purification of water using packed bed filters, selective capture of solids, cells and macromolecular species, and many other applications. This book presents a unified approach to the measurement, modelling and simulation of these processes, bringing together the disciplines of colliod and surface chemistry, hydrodynamics, and experimental and computational methods. It will be required reading for graduates working in process and environmental engineering, postgraduates involved in industrial R & D and for all scientists wishing to gain a more detailed and realistic understanding of process conditions in these areas.

Constant change is a given for most companies today. What differs is the scale, and the ability of people and organizations to deal with change in a positive, learning environment. Training must adapt too, to respond to the different learning styles of a new generation whose learning needs are the result of working in delayered, leaner, empowered organizations. Griffiths and Williams look at the implications for training and development, drawing on their first-hand experience of being with IBM during an extensive reengineering programme. With the aid of checklists, questions, summaries, ''food for thought'' and numerous real-life examples, they show how to improve corporate performance through organized learning. The book underlines the vital importance of linking learning with business needs and evaluating it like any other investment.

No popular entertainer has been more closely scrutinized than Bob Dylan. His garbage has been emptied, his lyrics computer-scanned, his daily wherabouts logged with an obsessive thoroughness worthy of J. Edgar Hoover''s G-men. And still he is a mystery.;Above all performers, Dylan showed his generation how to seize the licence they unanimously demanded: the right to express themselves. Before him, Elvis loosened the restrictions of class and race; then the Beatles and the Stones subverted the outmoded codes of domestic and public behaviour. But Dylan did more: his use of language liberated lyricists, moving them beyond Tin Pan Alley''s teenagers-in-love themes, and his attitudes shaped the development of other performers who would themselves influence millions.;It is usually said that Dylan has constantly re-invented himself. Only in such a way can his extraordinary changes of direction - such as the espousal of electric rock in 1965-66, the e into Nashville balladry in 1969, the conversion to born-again Christianity in 1979 - be explained. So extreme, so demanding of both himself and his audience were these shifts that it seemed they could only be the produce of a kind of pervers

It was the green shirt. Charlie Parker had the headlong genius, Thelonius Monk had the beatnik weirdness, and Charles Mingus had the rebel soul. But only Miles Davis had the green shirt. There it was on the cover of "Milestones", one of a handful of late-fifties albums that turned him from a gifted bebop musician into a figure of godlike potency. That shirt, the green shirt with the perfect button-down collar, symbolised the taste of the eternally elegant outsider and was as good an emblem as any of Miles Davis''s intextinguishable need to be the coolest man on the planet.;That he succeeded became clear when he died in September 1991, aged 65. For many people around the world, great musicians as well as anonymous fans, this really did seem like the day music died. Having survived the deaths of Armstrong, Ellington, Parker and Coltrane, the creative momentum of the century''s most vital musical language suddenly seemed to be stalled by the departure of one man. Jazz people had followed him from Ivy League suits to silks and velvets, from the suave sophistication of "My Funny Valentine" to the wild funk of his electronic bands.;This tells the story of a musician who transcended his idi

Combining theoretical and historical analysis, this book develops the thesis that the concepts of ''race'' and ''ethnicity'' are socially constructed. It demonstrates that the social values placed upon Blacks and Irish immigrants in the US result from their placement into specific labour categories rather than from inherent attributes.

Herbie and his best friend need money to get a gift for their teacher. But after they get the money they run into even more trouble. Illustrations.

From August 1978 until March 1979 the author carried out a study of North American career development practices whilst holder of a Civil Service Travelling Fellowship. This book is about that study and the career development practices which were found in a variety of organizations and the United States.

Describes the author''s experiences as a pilot during the 1914-18 War, the Empire Air Training Scheme, as RAAF representative on Combined Chiefs of Staff organisation in Washington, and as Director-General of Civil Aviation.

The titles in the ''Graphic Dickens'' series adopt all the drama and excitement of the graphic novel format whilst introducing Dickens'' storylines and characters.