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Mollycoddling the Feckless

A Social Work Memoir

By: Alistair Findlay

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Mollycoddling the Feckless

A Social Work Memoir

By: Alistair Findlay

Alistair Findlay has written the first ever memoir of a career in Scottish social work. He reflects on the changing landscape of the profession since he entered it in 1970 in a memoir that is thoughtful, progressive, humane – and funny. He conveys how he and his fellow workers shared friendship and banter in work that can be hard and thankless but also hugely rewarding and worthwhile.

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Luath Press Ltd

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1912387603

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9781912387601

In Rommel's Backyard

A memoir of the Long Range Desert Group

By: Alistair Timpson,Andrew Gibson-Watt

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In Rommel's Backyard

A memoir of the Long Range Desert Group

By: Alistair Timpson,Andrew Gibson-Watt

This WWII journal takes readers inside an elite reconnaissance and raiding unit operating behind enemy lines in the North African campaign. As a young man entering the maelstrom of World War II, Alastair Timpson had the good fortune to find his way into the most romantic of special force units, the Long Range Desert Group. In Rommel’s Backyard describes the various roles of the LRDG, all of which involved great daring and endurance deep behind enemy lines. They were the eyes and ears of the Eighth Army, reporting enemy movement; they destroyed enemy aircraft, supply dumps, and vehicles; and they transported other special forces and agents to their objectives. Timpson kept a meticulous record of all his activities with the LRDG. Only after his death, did his son realize the significance of his father’s journals. In Rommel’s Backyard is a personal account of the LRDG that epitomizes the spirit of the entire campaign.

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277

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Pen and Sword

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1473817773

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9781473817777

Excavation, Analysis and Interpretation of Early Bronze Age Barrows at Guiting Power, Gloucestershire

By: Alistair Marshall

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Excavation, Analysis and Interpretation of Early Bronze Age Barrows at Guiting Power, Gloucestershire

By: Alistair Marshall

This volume covers the full excavation, analysis and interpretation of two early Bronze Age round barrows at Guiting Power in the Cotswolds, a region where investigation and protection of such sites have been extremely poor, with many barrows unnecessarily lost to erosion, and with most existing excavation partial, and of low quality.

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290

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Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

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1789693608

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9781789693607

Turbine Excursion Steamers

A History

By: Alistair Deayton,Iain Quinn

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Turbine Excursion Steamers

A History

By: Alistair Deayton,Iain Quinn

A new book looking at the history of the turbine pleasure steamer in short sea and coastal service on the Clyde, Irish Sea and Cross Channel routes.

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467

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445619555

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9781445619552

Interpretation of Three-Dimensional Seismic Data, Seventh Edition

AAPG Memoir 42, 7th Edition/SEG Investigation in Geophysics, No. 9

By: Alistair R. Brown

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Interpretation of Three-Dimensional Seismic Data, Seventh Edition

AAPG Memoir 42, 7th Edition/SEG Investigation in Geophysics, No. 9

By: Alistair R. Brown

Hardcover plus DVD

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664

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AAPG

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0891813748

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9780891813743

The Economics of Professional Team Sports

By: Paul Downward,Alistair Dawson

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The Economics of Professional Team Sports

By: Paul Downward,Alistair Dawson

This book is unique in offering the first truly rigorous application of economic principles to the subject of professional team sports.

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262

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Routledge

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1134618492

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9781134618491

The Great Tapestry of Scotland

The Making of a Masterpiece

By: Alistair Moffat,Susan Mansfield

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The Great Tapestry of Scotland

The Making of a Masterpiece

By: Alistair Moffat,Susan Mansfield

The brainchild of bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, historian Alistair Moffat and artist Andrew Crummy, the Great Tapestry of Scotland is an outstanding celebration of thousands of years of Scottish history and achievement, from the end of the last Ice Age to Dolly the Sheep and Andy Murray's Wimbledon victory in 2013. This book tells the story of this unique undertaking from its original conception and creation by teams of dedicated stitchers to its grand unveiling at the Scottish Parliament in 2013, its subsequent touring and the creation of its permanent home in the Scottish Borders.

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685

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Birlinn

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0857906569

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9780857906564

Sports Economics

By: Paul Downward,Alistair Dawson,Trudo Dejonghe

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Sports Economics

By: Paul Downward,Alistair Dawson,Trudo Dejonghe

Sports Economics is the ideal introduction for all sport management and sport policy students and those for whom economics is a relatively new area of study. The book will also provide an ideal introduction to sports economics for economics students new to the area. Specifically designed to make economics accessible the context of sport is the focus of analysis, ensuring that this book is lively, accessible and approachable. The full scope of the sports economy is examined, covering the three main arenas in which sport takes place - mass participation, professional sports and sports events. The key elements of the economic representation of these three markets are considered, such as the underlying demand for and supply of these sports, together with the main policy issues affecting them Whilst truly international in scope, it focuses particularly on specific comparisons between the US, the UK and mainland Europe. The breadth of discussion and international emphasis is brought to life by a detailed discussion of the evidence throughout the book to illustrate the key themes discussed – ideal for both lecturer and student. Reflection questions and boxes are also used in chapters to prompt the reader to think about specific points as well as to provide the context for specific theoretical or empirical contributions that have been used to analyze sport.

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431

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Routledge

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113643545X

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9781136435454

Linne Dhomhain

By: Alistair Paul

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Linne Dhomhain

By: Alistair Paul

The Gaelic Literature Awards 2020 Best Unpublished Manuscript for Adults - Linne Dhomhain by Alistair Paul. Ordinary people. Everyday situations. Extraordinary outcomes. One small twist of fate and the normal turns to the fantastic. And so, the book's characters are propelled into the world of the marvellous, the supernatural and the surreal; not to mention the ridiculous; where they wrestle with their demons, their desires and their failings. Sometimes they triumph. Sometimes life triumphs. Their stories take us from the familiar shores of the Highlands through the smoky streets of Glasgow and the industrial heartlands of the North of England to the sun-scorched African Savannah. Taking inspiration from local folklore on the island of Arran, traditional Gaelic storytelling themes and techniques are weaved into modern topics such as relationships, drug use and mental illness. Take a walk up the glen and dive into the deep pool.

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187

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Luath Press Ltd

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1910022853

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9781910022856

Books, Buildings and Social Engineering

Early Public Libraries in Britain from Past to Present

By: Alistair Black,Simon Pepper,Kaye Bagshaw

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Books, Buildings and Social Engineering

Early Public Libraries in Britain from Past to Present

By: Alistair Black,Simon Pepper,Kaye Bagshaw

Public libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history. Consequently, this important and comprehensive book represents a ground-breaking socio-architectural study of pre-1939 public library buildings. A surprisingly high proportion of these urban civic buildings remain intact and present an increasingly difficult architectural problem for many communities. The book thus includes a study of what is happening to these historic libraries now and proposes that knowledge of their origins and early development can help build an understanding of how best to handle their future.

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530

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Routledge

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1317173287

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9781317173281

Introduction to the Scottish Children's Panel

By: Alistair Kelly

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Introduction to the Scottish Children's Panel

By: Alistair Kelly

An outline of the Scottish system of justice for children and young people and its underlying philosophy written by an expert in this field under the flowing chapter headings: 1. Children in Trouble in Scotland 2. Community Responsibility 3. The Children's Panel: Community in Action 4. Lay People and Professionals 5. Children's Rights 6. A Solid Foundation for Care: Grounds Firmly Established 7. Care Through Social Responsibility 8. Voluntary and Compulsory Supervision 9. A Snapshot of the Daily Life of the Children's Panel: Fife Child Care Inquiry 10. The Scottish Children's Panel and Europe. Plus a Glossary of Terms and a brief Bibliography.

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140

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Waterside Press

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1872870384

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9781872870380

Constantine versus Christ

The Triumph of Ideology

By: Alistair Kee

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Constantine versus Christ

The Triumph of Ideology

By: Alistair Kee

The subject of this book is politics and religion, the relationship between Constantine and Christianity. Something happened in the reign of the Emperor Constantine that transformed both politics and religion in Europe, and anyone who seeks to understand modern Christianity must analyze this transformation and its consequences. The reign of Constantine is remembered as the victory of Christianity over the Roman Empire; the subtitle of the book indicates a more ominous assessment: "the triumph of ideology." Through a careful analysis of the sources, Dr. Kee argues that Constantine was not in fact a Christian and that the sign in which he conquered was not the cross of Christ but a political symbol of his own making. However, that is only the beginning of the story. For Constantine, religion was part of an imperial strategy, and the second part of this book shows just what that strategy was. Here is the development which marks a transition to a further stage, the way in which by using Christianity for his own ends, Constantine transformed it into something completely different. Constantine, Dr. Kee argues, along with his biographer and panegyrist Eusebius, succeeded in replacing the norms of Christ and the early church with the norms of imperial ideology. Why it has been previously thought that Constantine was a Christian is not because what he believed was Christian, but because what he believed came to be called Christian. And that represents "the triumph of ideology.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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149829572X

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9781498295727

The Development of an Iron Age and Roman Settlement Complex at The Park and Bowsings, near Guiting Power, Gloucestershire: Farmstead and Stronghold

By: Alistair Marshall

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The Development of an Iron Age and Roman Settlement Complex at The Park and Bowsings, near Guiting Power, Gloucestershire: Farmstead and Stronghold

By: Alistair Marshall

Excavations near Guiting Power in the Cotswolds reveal evidence of occupation until the late 4th century AD: a relatively undefended middle Iron Age farmstead was abandoned, followed by a mid to later Iron Age ditched enclosure. This latter site perhaps became dilapidated, with a Romanised farmstead developing over the traditional habitation area.

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Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

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1789693640

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9781789693645

Golf

The Legends of the Game

By: Alistair Tait

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Golf

The Legends of the Game

By: Alistair Tait

Profiles 275 of the greatest golfers of all time, in alphabetical name order, and gives major golf championship and Ryder Cup results.

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356

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1552978095

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9781552978092

Mollycoddling the Feckless

A Social Work Memoir

By: Alistair Findlay

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Mollycoddling the Feckless

A Social Work Memoir

By: Alistair Findlay

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Luath Press Ltd

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1912387603

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9781912387601

Never Mind the Ball

By: Alistair Findlay

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Never Mind the Ball

By: Alistair Findlay

All the joys and frustrations of football are captured in this impressive collection from many of Britain's best 20th century poets. Covering the whole period of modern football Never Mind the Ball moves from the earliest poem written about football to the contemporary with verses celebrating the talents of modern legends like Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish. Proving that football is not just a lad's game many of the poems are by women including Sarah Wardle, onetime poet-in-residence for Tottenham Hotspur, and diehard Liverpool fan Parry Maguire. These alternately sad, uplifting, frustrating and laugh-out-loud funny poems celebrate the fans, the players, the managers and the teams making a brilliant collection which sums up the best and the worst of football spirit.

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192

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1906307733

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9781906307738

When Eight Bells Toll

By: Alistair MacLean

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When Eight Bells Toll

By: Alistair MacLean

From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic Millions of pounds in gold bullion are being pirated in the Irish Sea. Investigations by the British Secret Service, and a sixth sense, bring Philip Calvert to a bleak, lonely bay in the Western Highlands. But the sleepy atmosphere of Torbay is deceptive, and the focal point of many mysterious disappearances. Even the unimaginative Highland Police Sergeant seems to be acting a part. But why? This story is Alistair MacLean at his enthralling best. It has all the edge-of-the-seat suspense, and dry humour that millions of readers have devoured for years.

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384

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HarperCollins

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000833739X

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9780008337391

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