Peter Wright ist ein Tierarzt, der 1981 seinen Abschluss machte. Er arbeitete mit den ursprünglichen Inspirationen für die Charaktere von James Herriot und Siegfried Farnon zusammen. Er teilt gerne Anekdoten aus seiner Zeit mit ihnen, die jüngere Tierärzte oft amüsieren und sie fragen lassen, ob er selbst nicht doch in den berühmten Büchern aufgetaucht ist.
Was wäre, wenn das Kind, das Sie waren, der Person begegnen würde, die Sie heute sind? Er stiehlt die Schatten derer, die seinen Weg kreuzen - Freunde, Rivalen und seine erste Liebe. Und erhält so Einblick in ihre Träume, Wünsche und Sorgen. Was soll er aber mit dieser Gabe anfangen, die ihn so verwirrt? Kann er den Menschen dabei helfen, ihre Träume zu leben, statt ihr Leben zu träumen? Und selbst das Glück und die Liebe finden?
Metalle sind für den Modellbau sehr wichtige Werkstoffe, die für die verschiedensten Aufgaben benötigt werden. Ob Dampfmaschinen, Schiffsmodelle, Verbrennungsmotoren, Flug- oder Truckmodelle – für jede Modellbausparte ist Metall ein wichtiges Material für die Fertigung vieler Bauteile. Dieses Buch beschreibt ausführlich in leicht verständlichen Texten und mit vielen Fotos und Zeichnungen alles, was man über die Metallbearbeitung im Modellbau wissen muss. Die Information über die speziellen Eigenschaften der verschiedenen Metalle wird genauso behandelt, wie die Vorbereitung der Materialien für die Bearbeitung. Weiter geht es mit den grundlegenden Bearbeitungsformen wie Bohren, Feilen und Gewindeschneiden per Hand. Den Abschluss bildet dann die Metallbearbeitung mit maschineller Hilfe, vor allem mit der Drehmaschine aber auch das Fräsen wird beschrieben. Für jeden Modellbauer, der Metalle bearbeiten will, bildet dieses Buch eine umfassende Grundlage für die Arbeit in der Werkstatt.
A warm and engaging memoir from the star of Channel 5's popular series 'The Yorkshire Vet'. From work experience under James Herriot to eventually taking over his practice in the Yorkshire Dales, Peter Wright tells the hilarious and heartbreaking story of his encounters with creatures of all shapes and sizes.
The first and only guide to walking the watershed of Scotland, covering all 745 miles with a selection of 26 routes to walk in a day or two.
A heartwarming love letter to the places, people and creatures of Yorkshire by the county's beloved vet, Channel 5's Peter Wright. The Yorkshire Vet takes us on an enchanting journey through the hidden gems of the most beautiful county in the world, sharing charming tales of his life in Thirsk as well as fascinating nuggets of local history.
The British government's efforts to block publication of Peter Wright's Spycatcher: Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Agent climaxed in a sensational trial in Australia in 1986 that cast a shadow of disrepute on the British legal system, the Official Secrets Act and the government itself. The author of this engrossing, suspenseful account is the Australian attorney who represented Wright and his would-be Australian publisher. Excerpts from the trial testimony reveal that Turnbull uncovered mendacity, hypocrisy and cynicism at the highest levels of the British government, principally during his cross-examination of Sir Robert Armstrong, cabinet secretary and adviser on intelligence matters. In 1987 the High Court at Canberra dismissed the case and ordered the Thatcher government to reimburse legal costs to Wright and Heinemann Publishers Australia. Turnbull calls the Britishers' conduct in the affair "quite disgraceful" and adds that the experience "galvanized my determination to see Australia rid herself of its sic remaining constitutional links with England."
The author reflects on the profound impact of World War I on his life, expressing a heartfelt disillusionment with humanity's disregard for the value of life. Through a simple and direct writing style, he explores the emotional scars left by the war and grapples with the complexities of human nature and conflict.
* Written by Peter Wright, who taught 100,000 new programmers how to program in Visual Basic when Microsoft last launched a new product so suitable for new/hobbyist and aspirant programmers. The same Peter Wright style today makes this book the best Express tutorial available. * Covers all the key features of Express C# in a friendly, accessible style, and opens up a whole range of exciting continuation products in the Apress roadmaps for when the new programmers wants to continue their journey. * C# is the language of the future and a lot of aspirant programmers are going to choose C# as their entry-point into programming. This book serves that new community of programmers and presents a first-class author to guide them.
The book deals with objects and object-orientated development with Visual Basic 5. It explains why object-oriented programming is so important today, and how its use can simplify the development process as a whole. To do this it drills down on Classes, ActiveX Controls, Components, Documents, OO style and what these things let you do. It leads the reader into the realm of actual development, by using a lot of real world examples, demonstrating the sort of problems that programmers come up against everyday.
An experienced model engineer covers all the basic techniques: understanding engineering drawings, buying materials and marking out, sawing, filing, bending and forming metals. Includes a review of engineering materials, and the making of cutting tools in the home workshop for practical people who have little experience of working in metal.