John Read Books

Exploring the cosmos from your backyard, this guide highlights 50 celestial objects including planets, stars, galaxies, and nebulae. Featuring updated star maps and eclipse charts valid until 2030, it makes stargazing accessible for beginners. The "Telescope View" feature provides visual insights into how these objects appear through a small telescope, enhancing the viewing experience. Perfect for amateur astronomers looking to deepen their understanding of the night sky.

The book highlights various testimonials that showcase its exceptional usefulness. Readers can expect to find real-life accounts and experiences that demonstrate the practical applications and benefits of the subject matter. The focus is on how the concepts presented have positively impacted users, providing insights into its effectiveness and relevance in everyday situations.

A comprehensive period guide to beekeeping, from hives to honey, including a small selection of recipes.

Suitable for mental health service users, their carers, students and mental health professionals, this book presents a frank introduction to the causes of mental health problems.

Unabridged Dover republication (1995) of the 1961 second corrected edition of the work originally published by G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., London in 1957 under the title Through Alchemy to Chemistry: A Procession of Ideas & Personalities.Broad, humanistic treatment concentrates on the great figures of chemistry and the ideas that revolutionized the science, from earliest history to the modern era. Much of the book is devoted to alchemy, but also the development of modern chemistry: atomic theory, nature of the elements, beginning of organic chemistry, much more. 50 illustartions.

The book introduces a comprehensive framework that broadens the traditional vocabulary test concept, offering various methods to evaluate vocabulary knowledge specifically for second language learners. It emphasizes innovative assessment procedures that cater to diverse learning needs and contexts.

From within King's Reach Tower on the banks of the Thames, John Sanders masterminded the output of Britain's biggest comics publisher over twenty-five years. In this memoir he reveals, for the first time, his story and that of the medium that would go on to dominate global culture.

This groundbreaking study offers a fresh perspective on electricity in the natural world, drawing on new experiments and observations to explain phenomena such as lightning and thunder. With clear explanations and rich illustrations, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in the science of electricity.

The book focuses on the republishing of classic works from the early 1900s and earlier, which have become rare and costly. It offers affordable, high-quality editions that preserve the original text and artwork, making these timeless pieces accessible to contemporary readers.