Without taking a strong stand for or against smoking, Howells (U. of Manchester) explores the inherent tension between a business that wants to sell an intrinsically dangerous product, and a public he
Adopted by the European Community in May of 2005, the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive introduces a general prohibition on a range of unfair business-to-consumer practices. In this work, Howells
This fully revised and updated second edition of Consumer Protection Law introduces the reader to the substantive law of consumer protection in the United Kingdom, the emphasis being on the place of U
Cycling fans obsess about climbs and big mountains. They love reading about their tests and tribulations and they love to ride them - a cricket lover can never bat at Lord's, or a football supporter s
Sit back or saddle up as double Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion Geraint Thomas gives you a warts and all insight into the life of a pro cyclist. Along the way he reveals cycling's c
In Rethinking EU Consumer Law, the authors analyse the development of EU consumer law on the basis of a number of clear themes, which are then traced through specific areas. Recurring themes include t
"This year G was the strongest rider, and he finally had Lady Luck on his side. An unstoppable combination" --Chris Froome"I understand what Geraint's win meant: for him, for me, for the team, and for
Exploring the consciousness and creative impulse of William Dean Howells, Professor Vanderbilt finds that Howells' personality reflected the mixed feelings of the American mind in an ambivalent and tr
In 1861, in recognition of his service to the election campaign of the previous year, Abraham Lincoln appointed William Dean Howells consul to Venice. Howells lived in Italy for four years during the
For more than forty years William Dean Howells counted Mark Twain among his closest friends. Howells knew all the great men of American literature during the last half of the nineteenth century. In hi
Extensive historical annotations have been added to thetext of this Norton Critical Edition.The process of composition is followed through Howells' initialsketches and letters. Analysis of the contemp
