Simon Kwan Lee

Beech and Lee provide a definitive guide to the coalition's first year in office, offering compelling insights into their policy agenda, its chances of success, and a thought-provoking analysis of how the coalition government will affect the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and Labour long-term. 

A participant in and chronicler of the French Revolution, Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) also witnessed the rise of Napoleon, painting a series of works glorifying his reign. Simon Lee's book is the first to deal with all aspects of David's career and character and to trace his changing relationshi...

These eight stories by leading 20th century French writers offer fascinating insights into French life and literature and are accompanied by a parallel English text, making them valuable for both French and English language students. Among the diverse and entertaining stories in the collection are t...

The Fall of MarsIn an alternate reality Victorian England a scientist, Theodore Zimmer, discovered an element that revolutionised technology. Zimmerite enabled energy which exists in the void between basic constituents of matter to be tapped. Guided by void thaumatists, those rare individuals capabl...

Ever wondered why things always happen in threes? It’s because your brain thinks that way. This book contains 20 techniques that rely on the Law of Thirds to power up your strategy, planning and communication skills. We will look at examples through the eyes of history, from the point of view of bus...

Originally created as a powerful text processing tool, Perl has since evolved into a multi-purpose, multi-platform language capable of implementing a variety of tasks such as system administration, CGI and network programming, XML processing, and more. Beginning Perl, Second Edition provides valuabl...

Each and every year, countless numbers of individuals act on their life-long dreams and decide to open a restaurant. Many of these aspiring restaurateurs are engaging in this activity for the first time, and unfortunately they are at a greater risk for making mistakes that could unnecessarily doom t...