Band Theory and Electronic Properties of Solids(1st Edition) (Oxford Master Series in Condensed Matter Physics) by JohnSingleton Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2001 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-850644-7, ISBN: 0-19-850644-9
"This book provides an introduction to band theory and the electronic properties of materials at a level suitable for final-year undergraduates or first-year graduate students. It sets out to provide the vocabulary and quantum-mechanical training necessary to understand the electronic, optical and structural properties of the materials met in science and technology and describes some of the experimental techniques which are used to study ..."
Angel Blood(1st Edition) by JohnSingleton Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2007 by Puffin International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-14-132019-9, ISBN: 0-14-132019-2
"The nurses call this place the Bin. We have to get out. We have to run away before they hurt us for good. But there's no escaping Dr Dearly and his brutality - is there? Four extraordinary children face a terrifying ordeal. Their only hope is local hard-case Nail - but has he got what it takes to save them? Brutal, tender and unforgettable, "Angel Blood" creates its own extraordinary and brilliant world."
"Includes a foreword by Spike Lee, the screenplay for the film Poetic Justice (starring Janet Jackson), poetry by Maya Angelou, and sixteen pages of photographs from the set At twenty-four, John Singleton became the youngest filmmaker and only African American to ever be nominated for Best Director (and Best Screenplay) for Boyz N the Hood, his debut feature film. Only a year after receiving such sensational acclaim, Singleton returned ..."
"The Writing Student's Companion is designed to provide students with a comprehensive, lively and interesting guide to the writer's life. It examines the contemporary experience of the learner-writer, deals with elements of craft and explores the skills and knowledge needed to develop as a writer. It is written by a team of published writers, who all have wide experience of teaching creative writing in higher education."
Learning in Likely Places(Updated) Varieties of Apprenticeship in Japan (Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives) by JohnSingleton, John Calhoun Singleton Hardcover, 396 Pages, Published 1998 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-48012-3, ISBN: 0-521-48012-4
"Likely places of learning in Japan include folkcraft village pottery workshops, the clubhouses of female shellfish divers, traditional theaters, and the neighborhood public bath. The education of potters, divers, actors, and other novices generates identity within their specific communities of practice. In this collection of nineteen case studies of situated learning in such likely places, the contributors take apprenticeship as a funda ..."
"The Creative Writing Handbook is a new kind of textbook which will prove an indispensable guide for anyone who wants to develop and improve their writing. Written by professional writers and teachers it covers all aspects of the writing process, from drafting first thoughts to shaping them into polished and publishable work. In a series of lively and stimulating chapters all major areas of writing are explored, from journalism, play-scr ..."
"It is interesting that my father could always see the hand of God in his most
extreme experiences, to the point that he felt that the life-changing injury he
received in Normandy was part of God's plan for his life. Spotting the hand of God
over a ..."
Angel Blood by JohnSingleton Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2006 by Puffin International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-14-138220-3, ISBN: 0-14-138220-1
"X-Ray, Chicken Angel, Lights Out and Cough Cough are the only four children left in the institution known as the Bin. X-Ray and his friends may have terrible things wrong with them, but they're no fools. They know that things have been getting worse since Dr Dearly was put in charge. They have to get out - but how? Along comes hard-case Nail in his dodgy van with his posh bolshie girlfriend, Natalie. All Nail wants is to make some quick ..."
Skinny B, Skaz and Me (Puffin Teenage Books) by JohnSingleton Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2005 by Puffin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-131609-3, ISBN: 0-14-131609-8
"Lee's sister, Skinny B, has always been a sickly child, but Lee thinks it's a con. First rule of the family: what Skinny wanted, Skinny got. Lee has plenty of problems of his own, what with trying to get off with Alison, coping with having a friend like Skaz Dutton, who keeps dropping you in it, and all the hassles that go with being fourteen. But then B gets leukemia, and in trying to earn extra money for prezzies, Lee runs into Hoodz5 ..."
Star(Updated) by JohnSingleton Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2004 by Puffin International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-14-131611-6, ISBN: 0-14-131611-X
"Jez Walker lives in care - in Lazarus House, an institution run with ferocious rigour by the terrifying Big Mother and by the bullies - Hodge, Maggot and Spaz - when her back is turned. He has no family of his own, a history of stealing cars, arson and petty crime; a bleak past and what looks like an even bleaker future. But Jez triumphs in the end, largely due to his growing friendship with Mags, a girl in his class, his old mate Macke ..."
"So wie die hochtourigen Sportschlitten, die an seinem Schauplatz im Süden Floridas die Straßen hinunterbrettern, ist 2 Fast 2 Furious bis zum Gehtnichtmehr hochgetuned. Während sich Vin Diesel für sein XXX-Franchise entschieden hat, profitiert dieser unvermeidliche Nachfolger von The Fast and the Furious geradezu von seiner Abwesenheit. Die gibt dem zurückgekehrten Star Paul Walker die Gelegenheit zu glänzen, der seine Handlanger-Pflich ..."
Star by JohnSingleton Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2003 by Puffin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-138004-9, ISBN: 0-14-138004-7
"Jez Walker lives in care - in Lazarus House, an institution run with ferocious rigour by the terrifying Big Mother and by the bullies - Hodge, Maggot and Spaz - when her back is turned."
"This is a companion to The Creative Writing Handbook - now in its second edition. It is very much aimed at the individual writer, based on the idea that real writing comes from within and that writing is a craft, skill with determination, art with attitude. The book is filled with useful ideas and inspiring techniques for exploring and exploiting resources available, both within and without. It focuses on three major areas - the writer' ..."
SEO for Growth(1st Edition) The Ultimate Guide for Marketers, Web Designers & Entrepreneurs by John Jantsch, Phil Singleton Paperback, 238 Pages, Published 2016 by Seo For Growth ISBN-13: 978-0-692-76944-7, ISBN: 0-692-76944-7
"The Writing Student's Companion is designed to provide students with a comprehensive, lively and interesting guide to the writer's life. It examines the contemporary experience of the learner-writer, deals with elements of craft and explores the skills and knowledge needed to develop as a writer. It is written by a team of published writers, who all have wide experience of teaching creative writing in higher education."
JohnSingleton(Illustrated) Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers (Paperback)) by Craigh Barboza, JohnSingleton Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by University Press Of Mississippi ISBN-13: 978-1-60473-116-3, ISBN: 1-60473-116-8
"John Singleton (b. 1968) rocketed from obscurity to the top ranks of Hollywood directors in 1991, when he released his debut film Boyz N the Hood. The poignant coming-of-age story, set in the streets of south central Los Angeles, where Singleton grew up amid gang violence and hip-hop music, earned him Oscar nominations for best original screenplay and best directing. Only twenty-three at the time, he was hailed as a wunderkind and compa ..."
World Textile Industry(1st Edition) (Routledge Competitive Advantage in World Industry) by JohnSingleton Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1997 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-10767-9, ISBN: 0-415-10767-9
"This book analyzes the competitive forces which dominate this major sector, and traces how the nature of competition has evolved during the last two hundred years. Through an analysis of key factors, including demand, related and supporting industries, firm strategy, structure and national rivalry, chance and government policy, the author explains how and why the locus of competitive advantage in textiles and apparel has moved from coun ..."
Lancashire on the Scrapheap(1st Edition) The Cotton Industry, 1945-1970 (Pasold Studies in Textile History, No. 8) by JohnSingleton Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1991 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-921061-9, ISBN: 0-19-921061-6
"This is the first major study of the final phase in the history of the Lancashire cotton industry, from 1945 until the industry was absorbed by the man-made fibre producers during the 1960s. The opening chapter surveys the history of the industry before 1939. In the following four chapters there is a detailed treatment of the cotton industry in the 1940s, paying particular attention to the involvement of government in long run planning ..."
"With more films pouring out of Hollywood and more television stations sprouting up than a couch potato has had TV dinners, most people you talk to nowadays seem to have a film or television treatment bubbling away on their brain's back burner. If you are one of these hopeful cooks, then The Creative Writing Handbook is worth reading for its chapter on screenwriting alone. In fact, the book's range is so broad--from writing for film, sta ..."