If you want to use lime to repair and redecorate an old building but are unsure where to start or what to do, then this booklet is for you, whether you are a homeowner, builder or even an interested professional. - Basic, simple recipes with easy 'rule of thumb' measures - Advice on preparation and technique - Materials, equipment and where to get lime

Lime in Building - a Practical Guide

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The Reality Machine (Tales of the Immediate Future)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Burns, Cliff

Science Fiction

Welcome to After Hours Investigations, open from dusk 'til dawn... Cassandra Zinnea and Evgeny Nightstalk have taken on their fair share of strange cases in their time--what do you expect when your clientele is drawn from the sort of people who only come out at night? But now they find themselves confronting a ruthless and fiendish foe, an opponent not averse to employing the blackest arts to further their nefarious aims. Danger lurks everywhere and the darkness can hide a multitude of sins...not to mention all manner of ambulatory corpses, forbidden rituals and ravening creatures plucked from the formless ether. So Dark the Night is, at once, a supernatural thriller and a loving homage to film noir and the gritty, hard-boiled poetry found in the very best crime fiction. Funny, sexy and terrifying, So Dark the Night is an entertaining hybrid, a dizzying mix of genres, a spook show that delivers everything it promises.

So Dark the Night

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Cliff Burns

Mystery

Something is loose in the streets of Ilium... People are disappearing, swept up and borne off in savage attacks launched from above, and the stories the survivors tell are horrifying, too unbelievable to be true. Police detective Gus Novak finds his training, skills and instincts sorely tested by circumstances that defy rational explanation. As the city comes under siege and the body count rises, Novak is forced to acknowledge the strange, uncanny forces at work and enlists the assistance of an eccentric and diverse cast of characters to help him defeat his inhuman adversary. A novel of supernatural suspense, OF THE NIGHT explores settings and situations first introduced in Cliff Burns' SO DARK THE NIGHT (2010). OF THE NIGHT is imbued with the spirit, passion and originality of the best of the "B" movies; it is pulp fiction of the highest order.

Of the Night

A "Best of..." selection of Cliff Burns' poems, drawn from the past 25 years. Surreal, searing, apocalyptic and personal, these pieces range from a microscopic examination of human existence to verses that ponder vast, cosmological questions. For those who like their poetry dark and lyrical, where the power and glory of the printed word is front and center.  With an Afterword by the author:"My poetry unsettles me. To me, it's utterly revealing and offers an extraordinarily unflattering depiction of the state of my soul. The Void ever present, a pall of oppression and despair hovering over almost every poem..." FINALIST FOR A 2013 RELIT INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD

New and Selected Poems (1984-2011)

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

A compilation of short fiction by acclaimed Canadian author Cliff Burns.These spare, surreal efforts are drawn from the past 25 years, a "Best of..." anthology that is an excellent introduction to a body of work that includes novels, collections, short films and ambient, atmospheric music.For over two and a half decades Cliff Burns has been the bane of corporate publishing and hidebound editors, stubbornly forging his own independent path, in opposition to mediocrity and formula.STROMATA might be his best book yet."Burns' writing is sparse, minimalist, but his words are as sharp as knives."-Corey Redekop, author of SHELF MONKEY

Stromata: Prose Works

Short Stories & Anthologies

Genre-busting short fiction by acclaimed independent author Cliff Burns. Nineteen stories that defy conventional boundaries and safe zones. Original, daring, provocative: includes "Daughter", a harrowing tale of abduction, and the previously unpublished novella "Second Sight". This collection, his first in fifteen years, demonstrates in no uncertain terms why Cliff Burns's novels and stories have gained a cult following among readers around the world: unforgettable characters, an expert fusion of the mundane and miraculous, suspenseful, meticulously crafted narratives... Cliff Burns has been a professional writer for over twenty-five years, with a lengthy list of publication credits. His other books include SO DARK THE NIGHT, THE LAST HUNT, RIGHTEOUS BLOOD and THE REALITY MACHINE. This volume also features an author's Afterword and story notes. SHORTLISTED FOR 2014 "RELIT INDEPENDENT PRESS" AWARD

Exceptions and Deceptions (Short Stories)

Literary

"One day during the summer of 1972, my uncle Eugene was taken to a park near Kingston, where he participated in the gangland style execution of a man named Ted Hoffman. Six weeks later, my uncle's body was found floating in Lake Ontario..." Family secrets, an unsolved murder with links to organized crime...Canadian author Cliff Burns combines real life and fiction to create a gripping and suspenseful mystery novel, a tale of doomed love and an unspeakable act of betrayal. The book spans over four decades of time, revealing the corrosive effects of lies and subterfuge on generations of kin, a legacy of deceit extending into the present day. "Cliff Burns writes like Hitchcock directs, producing gooseflesh without monsters. And that is the scariest kind of writing there is."  (FACTSHEET FIVE, USA)"Incendiary ideas...Cliff Burns skillfully captures the anxieties of modern life."(QUILL & QUIRE, Canada)"At last Canada has a literary equivalent of David Cronenberg!" (STRANGE ADVENTURES, U.K.)

Disloyal Son

Burns, Cliff J.

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