Intelligent Designing for Amateurs
1st Edition
Published on 31. May 2013
264 pages
978-1-78099-951-7 (ISBN)
Description
Charlie Rowcroft meant to be an inventor but mostly she fixes other people's mistakes. Then her new neighbour, socialite archaeologist Justina Fairfax brings a curious find to see if she can reassemble it. After which the chaos begins in earnest, with mad industrialists using mortless (undead) people to power their factories, druids on a traction engine who wish to thwart them, a retired pirate who just wants a quiet life, a stilt-walking dissenting preacher, the arrival of a freak show and other improbable personages and events who emerge as the plot unravels.
Reviews / Votes
What can one say about a story filled with socialite archaeologists, inventors, former pirates, precocious children, Druids and demons? Well, how about pure brilliant storytelling! Ms. Brown has taken a dizzying number of characters and story elements, thrown them together into a bucket, and created an insanely witty tale of all the best things - action, adventure, social commentary...and dead things!,
-Lee Ann Farruga, co-leader of the Canadian steampunks
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Collective Ink
File size
2,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78099-951-7 (9781780999517)
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Nimue Brown
Intelligent Designing for Amateurs
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05/2013
Top Hat Books
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Person
Druid, author, bard and dreamer. Nimue Brown is OBOD trained, a founding member of Bards of The Lost ForestDruid Network member and previous a volunteer for The Pagan Federation. She lives in Gloucestershire, UK.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Chapter One: Anthropological observations of the curious habits of personages native to Barker Street
- Chapter Two: The pernicious Welsh climate and its influence upon the development of historical sciences
- Chapter Three: A working person's guide on how to live a more virtuous life
- Chapter Four: Meditations on the various ethical implications of using dead animals for scientific experimentation
- Chapter Five: Illuminating observations on the perils of an indiscreet life
- Chapter Six: On the proper employment of females
- Chapter Seven: Lessons in remembering our civic duty towards our neighbors
- Chapter Eight: Practical methods for supporting our friends in times of moral peril
- Chapter nine: Studies in the science of human abnormalities and their role in educational public entertainments
- Chapter Ten: Between civic duty and vigilantism: Dilemmas of modern citizenship discussed
- Chapter Eleven: The dreadful implications of laxity in moral conduct
- Chapter Twelve: A genteel novice's guide to uncovering remains
- Chapter Thirteen: Spiritual dilemmas in the shadow of Darwin: A case study
- Chapter Fourteen: Discourse on the social impact of advertisements and the danger of unregulated pamphleteering
- Chapter Fifteen: On the benefits of undertaking enlightening debates in public spaces
- Chapter Sixteen: On recognizing our duty to honor and respect those in their twilight years
- Chapter Seventeen: Moderation in all things: An excess of enthusiasm may be dangerous for the health of both your body and your mind
- Chapter Eighteen: The necessary features of a spiritual life
- Chapter Nineteen: Mrs. Eggton's guide to arranging public celebrations and civic events
- Chapter Twenty: Honing your investigative skills for personal gain and the public good
- Chapter Twenty-one: What a sweet and proper thing it is to cause other people to die for one's country
- Chapter Twenty-two: Fin de siècle science and its role in bringing about the Armageddon, a treatise
- Chapter Twenty-three: Holy fools
- reflections upon the wisdom of insanity
- Chapter Twenty-four: Pest control in the modern household: Advice for anxious wives and mothers
- Chapter Twenty-five: Superstitions of the urban working class and their contribution to falling standards
- Author's Note
