Best National Trust Properties - April 2024

The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust (Information Policy)

Why are the world's most powerful companies and governments excited about a technology beloved by criminals and radicals? And why do people invest their money--or their trust--in mysterious cryptocurrencies seemingly based on nothing? In an era when trust in institutions of all kinds is collapsing, the blockchain offers a new hope: Shared ledgers of information that no one controls but everyone can believe. Since its emergence a decade ago with the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, the blockchain has spawned hundreds of companies, billions of dollars of investment, and adoption by companies ranging fro... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0262038935
• ASIN: 0262038935
• ISBN: 0262038935
• Manufacturer: The MIT Press

Heritage Resources Law: Protecting the Archeological and Cultural Environment

A comprehensive reference for the growing field of environmental law, this important legal primer defines and interprets the statues and federal policies that protect archeological resources in land and water environments.

• ASIN: 0471251585
• ASIN: 0471251585
• ISBN: 0471251585
• Manufacturer: Wiley

History and Landscape: The Guide to National Trust Properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

This guide has been described as the National Trust's bible, and does full justice to the Trust's illustrious collection of color photographs, and showcases recent acquisitions such as the Gothic wonder of Tyntesfield, John Lennon's childhood home Mendips, and William Morris' Arts and Crafts Red House. Magnificent landscapes, including the breathtaking coast of Cornwall, Snowdonia, the Peak District, and the lunar scenery of Stragford Lough are set beside the Trust's great gardens such as Sissinghurst Castle in Kent and Stourhead Landscape Garden in Wiltshire. The Trust's country houses of cou... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1905400136
• ASIN: 1905400136
• ISBN: 1905400136
• Brand: Pavilion
• Manufacturer: Pavilion

The Five Stages of Collapse: Survivors' Toolkit

A user’s guide to economic, political, social and cultural collapse. In the face of political impotence, resource depletion, and catastrophic climate change, many of us have become reconciled to an uncertain future. However, popular perception of how this future might actually unfold varies wildly from "a severe and prolonged recession," to James Howard Kunstler's "long emergency," to the complete breakdown of civilization. In The Five Stages of Collapse , Dmitry Orlov posits a taxonomy of collapse, offering a surprisingly optimistic perspective on surviving the sweeping changes of the d... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00CGNQVIY
• ASIN: B00CGNQVIY
• Manufacturer: New Society Publishers

Chatsworth the House

Chatsworth is one of England's ten most visited great houses. In this tour of the house, Deborah the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire takes the reader into the private as well as the public rooms, and goes behind the scenes to explain the management of the household and the work of the staff needed to keep it going.

• ASIN: 0711216754
• ASIN: 0711216754
• ISBN: 0711216754
• Brand: Brand: Frances Lincoln
• Manufacturer: Frances Lincoln

Ham House: A National Trust Property Administered by the Victoria and Albert Museum

Discusses the historical background of Ham House, looks at its architectural details and furnishings, and explains what it reveals about seventeenth century English life

• ASIN: 0948107499
• ASIN: 0948107499
• ISBN: 0948107499
• Manufacturer: Faber & Faber

Equity (Clarendon Law Series)

The second edition of Sarah Worthington's Equity sets out the basic principles of equity, illustrated by both historical and contemporary examples of their operation. The book describes equity's role in creating different rights and obligations, remedies, and procedures from those provided by the common law itself.

• ASIN: 0199290504
• ASIN: 0199290504
• ISBN: 0199290504
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

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• ASIN: B079R5T2VJ
• ASIN: B079R5T2VJ

Saving America's Treasures

A close-up look at the Save America's Treasures campaign showcases some of America's priceless historical artifacts, documents, and sites that, because of neglect, age, or lack of funding, are in danger of being lost forever, featuring 150 photographs and essays by Francine Prose, Thomas Mallon, Ian Frazier, and other. 50,000 first printing.

• ASIN: 0792279425
• ASIN: 0792279425
• ISBN: 0792279425
• Manufacturer: National Geographic

Dry Rot and Daffodils

Sequel to "Cobwebs and Cream Teas", this volume continues the often amusing story of life behind the scenes at a National Trust house, describing the pleasures and pains - dry rot, blocked drains and bubblegum on the Meissen - of running Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk.

• ASIN: 0575059346
• ASIN: 0575059346
• ISBN: 0575059346
• Brand: Brand: Victor Gollancz
• Manufacturer: Victor Gollancz

The SVN Difference: Creating a Culture of Trust in Commercial Real Estate

The SVN brand originated in 1987 out of a desire to improve the commercial real estate industry for all stakeholders through cooperation and organized competition. Today, the SVN organization is a globally-recognized commercial real estate franchise, comprised of over 1,600 advisors and staff in more than 200 independently owned and operated offices around the world. Our brand pillars represent the transparency, innovation and inclusivity that enables all our advisors to collaborate with the entire real estate industry on behalf of our clients. SVN's unique Shared Value Network is just one of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07B2K832F
• ASIN: B07B2K832F
• Manufacturer: SVN International Corp.

Saving America's Countryside: A Guide to Rural Conservation (National Trust for Historic Preservation)

A new edition of the book that received the Historic Preservation Book Prize and the American Society for Landscape Architects' Honor AwardSince publication of the first edition of Saving America's Countryside in 1989, the fight to save America's rural resources has met with much success. Approaches considered experimental just a decade ago--greenways and heritage areas, for example--are now widespread. Yet at the same time, such disquieting developments as continuing suburban sprawl, the weakening of federal laws, and the so-called property rights movement all suggest that work remains to be ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0801855470
• ASIN: 0801855470
• ISBN: 0801855470
• Brand: Brand: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press

U.S. Antitrust Law and Enforcement: A Practice Introduction

U.S. Antitrust Law and Enforcement provides readers with a unique and accessible introduction to United States Antitrust law. This book aims to deliver a one-stop introduction to the entire field, allowing law firm and in-house practitioners who do not specialize in antitrust, foreign attorneys, and newly-minted lawyers starting a career in antitrust practice to quickly gain an understanding of the wide variety of issues and policies affected by U.S. antitrust laws.U.S. Antitrust Law and Enforcement helps attorneys develop the ability to spot and analyze antitrust law issues by providing an ap... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0195388992
• ASIN: 0195388992
• ISBN: 0195388992
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Trusts Law in Australia

Continues the theme developed in the first edition of presenting the law of trusts as an interaction between a small number of basic equitable concepts.

• ASIN: 1862874808
• ASIN: 1862874808
• ISBN: 1862874808
• Brand: Brand: Federation Press
• Manufacturer: Federation Press

Land Law (Nutshell)

Fully updated, this text includes coverage of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous) Act 1994, Family Law Act 1996, and the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996. The book explains the basic principles of land law highlighting key cases and statutes. "Nutshells" are designed as revision aids for those studying law and include topics favoured by examiners as well as model questions and answers.

• ASIN: 0421595906
• ASIN: 0421595906
• ISBN: 0421595906
• Manufacturer: Sweet & Maxwell

The National Parks : America's Best Idea

This evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative--the companion volume to the 12-hour PBS series--delves into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 through to the most recent additions

• UPC: 10830872
• Model: 101963
• Rating: 5.0

Ferguson's Gang : The Remarkable Story of the National Trust Gangsters

"The remarkable story of the National Trust

• UPC: 51649854
• Rating: 4.0

Ghosts : Mysterious Tales from the National Trust

Books : Ghosts: Spooky Stories and Eerie Encounters from the National Trust

• UPC: 409805567
• Rating: 5.0

How to Start a National Trust Garden (property) Business (Beginners Guide) - eBook

This publication will teach you the basics of how to start a National Trust Garden (property) Business. With step by step guides and instructions, you will not only have a better understanding, but gain valuable

• UPC: 118288508

Gardens of the National Trust

9781909881792

• UPC: 50845803

The National Trust Book of Scones : 50 Delicious Recipes and Some Curious Crumbs of History

Scone obsessive Sarah Cleland has gathered 50 scone recipes from National Trust experts around the country, and has written a quirky guide to 50 National Trust places to delight and entertain you while you bake

• UPC: 55675094

National Trust Histories: Cornwall

Cornwall has its own language, culture, outlook and a powerful individuality. Its scenery is unique in Britain and to see a remotely similar countryside one must travel across the sea to another Celtic bastion, Brittany

• UPC: 45687555

Antenatal Tests (The National Childbirth Trust) - eBook

A hot topic and a sensitive one for parents is given practical and supportive advice in this NCT guide Couples need accurate information in order to be able to give informed consent to antenatal testing.

• UPC: 347973487

Postnatal Depression (The National Childbirth Trust) - eBook

A sensitive and practical look at all types of postnatal depression and what you can do about it. There can be many reasons why more than one in ten new mothers experience post natal depression:•

• UPC: 558516065

Optimistic Trust: Exhilarating Anticipation That Foresees and Receives God's Best (Other)

This writing represents the culmination of fifty years of practical ministry, walking out the Word of God and taking His promises quite literally - the product of which is an extremely blessed life. In this

• UPC: 996964690

La Cauminne a Mere Best-A former 18thc guardhouse (now National Trust property)

• UPC: 303152171992
• Category: Jersey
• Price: 1 GBP