Earth-shattering events : earthquakes, nations and civilization / Andrew Robinson. by Robinson, Andrew, 1957-

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Eco-labelling in fisheries : what is it all about? / edited by Bruce Phillips, Trevor Ward & Chet Chaffee.

Table of Contents: “…Seafood evaluation, certification and consumer information -- The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) -- Introduction to the MSC certification: the process of certification ; Principle 1--stocks ; Principle 2--effects of fishisng on the ecosystem ; Principle 3--management systems -- Implementing the MSC programme process -- Dispute resolution and the MSC -- MSC chain-of-custody certification -- Case study 1: the western rock lobster: the fishery and its assessment ; What certification has meant to the Department of Fisheries and industry ; The WWF perspective ; An unsatisfactory encounter with the MSC--a conservation perspective -- Case study 2: the Alaska salmon: the commercial fisheries ; A fishery perspective -- Case study 3: the Thames herring drift-net fishery -- Case study 4: the New Zealand hoki: the fishery ; The WWF perspective -- Community-based certification: a route to sustainable fisheries -- Is eco-labeling working? …”
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Waterborne pageants and festivities in the Renaissance : essays in honour of J.R. Mulryne / edited by Margaret Shewring ; Linda Briggs, assistant editor.

Table of Contents: “…7 Water Policy and Water Festivals: the Case of Pisa Under Ferdinando de' Medici (1588-1609)8 Arbitrary Reality: Fact and Fantasy in the Florentine Naumachia, 1589; 9 Lepanto Revisited: Water-fights and the Turkish Threat in Early Modern Europe (1571-1656); 10 Mary, Queen of Scots' Aquatic Entertainments for the Wedding of John Fleming, Fifth Lord Fleming to Elizabeth Ross, May 1562; 11 Looking Again at Elvetham: An Elizabethan Entertainment Revisited; 12 The Ice Festival in Florence, 1604; 13 The Thames en Fête; 14 Royal River: The Watermen's Company and Pageantry on the Thames…”
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In the Steps of William Shakespeare London and Stratford / TMW Media Group.

Table of Contents: “…Shakespeare Enters London (1:48) -- Thames River Activities in 16th Century (3:19) -- Queen Elizabeth I and the Tower of London (1:35) -- St. …”
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Classically Georgian (Homes By Design Series).

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Ancient Rome : a new history, with 200 illustrations, 149 in color / David Potter. by Potter, D. S. (David Stone), 1957-

Legacies for the future : contemporary architecture in Islamic societies / edited by Cynthia C. Davidson.

Jane Austen in style / Susan Watkins ; special photography by Hugh Palmer. by Watkins, Susan

Woven cargoes : Indian textiles in the East / John Guy. by Guy, John, 1949-

Vision : 50 years of British creativity / contributors: Melvyn Bragg[and others] ; introduction and commentaries by Michael Raeburn.

Contact--human communication and its history / Ferruccio Rossi-Landi [and others] ; edited by Raymond Williams.

Maya art and architecture / Mary Ellen Miller. by Miller, Mary Ellen

Toile de Jouy : printed textiles in the classic French style / Mélanie Riffel & Sophie Rouart ; photography by Marc Walter. by Riffel, Mélanie

David Adjaye : making public buildings : specificity, customization, imbrication / edited by Peter Allison. by Adjaye, David, 1966-

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Big shed / Will Pryce. by Pryce, Will

UTOPIA : the history of an idea. by GREGORY, CLAEYS

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Research & design : the architecture of variation / edited by Lars Spuybroek.

Farmer Giles of Ham : Aegidii Ahenobarbi Julii Agricole de Hammo, Domini de Domito, Aule Draconarie Comitis, Regni Minimi Regis et Basilei, mira facinora et mirabilis exortus, or i... by Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

Training days : the subway artists then and now / Henry Chalfant & Sacha Jenkins. by Chalfant, Henry

Furnitecture : furniture that transforms space / Anna Yudina. by Yudina, Anna