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The Cyber Puppets

By: Angus McAllister

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His life was like a soap opera, but that was only the start of his troubles… Scott Maxwell was worried. Not about his wife Fiona’s unfaithfulness, or about his brother-in-law Wilson Laird’s devious scheming, or about his other brother-in-law Roddy’s alcoholic excesses. As a member of the wealthy Laird family and part of their distilling business, such things came with the territory. Scott was more concerned about his lack of free will, his frequent memory lapses, and the fact that no-one seemed to notice when his father-in-law Hector was replaced by an imposter. And when the reality around him collapsed, plunging him into a devastated future world, it was time for Scott to be seriously alarmed! The Cyber Puppets is a satirical comedy written as a science fiction story. Angus has invented a soap opera plot in the style of ‘Dallas’ and ‘Dynasty’ relating to a rich family of Scots-Americans which drives the narrative. This book will appeal to science fiction readers and comedy fans alike, and will also be enjoyed by fans of Angus’s previous work.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1788032942

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Close Quarters

By: Angus McAllister

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Close Quarters

By: Angus McAllister

Walter Bain is the self-appointed dictator of the tenement at 13 Oldberry Road in Glasgow’s cosmopolitan west end. For years, Walter has striven to impose his family values – stairs must be regularly washed, noise kept down, and wheelie bins moved back and forth at the correct times. When Walter is found murdered, there are plenty of suspects among his ungrateful neighbours. Comic book dealer Billy Briggs is estranged from his daughter, with his business in ruins, and Tony Miller is jobless and facing eviction, all because of Walter. Henrietta Quayle, bullied and belittled by the dead man, conceals a murderous obsession beneath her timid exterior. And alcoholic solicitor Gus Mackinnon has even more reason to hate Walter than anyone else. As Close Quarters takes a look back over the years at the various turbulent relationships between Walter and his neighbours, one thing becomes clear: although only one may be the murderer, none of them will mourn his passing. Close Quarters is primarily a comedy and will particularly appeal to Scottish readers, as it satirises the traditional and sentimental view of Glasgow’s tenement life by placing it in a modern setting. The book will also appeal to readers of crime fiction.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1788036689

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Murder in the Merchant City

from the author of Close Quarters

By: Angus McAllister

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Murder in the Merchant City

from the author of Close Quarters

By: Angus McAllister

Annette Somerville, a young single mother, earns her living in a high-class Glasgow sauna parlour, scrupulously keeping her respectable home life separate from her professional activities. During a series of murders in the city, seemingly unconnected, Annette realises that all of the victims have been regular customers. What should Annette do? No one else seems interested, and her boss makes it clear that going to the police will cost Annette her job. But Annette's new boyfriend, a former customer of the sauna, could be the murderer's next victim. Can Annette continue to keep her two lives separate, or are they destined to violently clash?

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Birlinn Ltd

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1788851749

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9781788851749

Scottish Law of Leases

By: Angus McAllister

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Scottish Law of Leases

By: Angus McAllister

Scottish Law of Leases is a comprehensive and lucid introduction to the Scots law of landlord and tenant.

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A&C Black

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1847665667

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9781847665669

Harper's Practical Genetic Counselling, Eighth Edition

By: Angus Clarke

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Harper's Practical Genetic Counselling, Eighth Edition

By: Angus Clarke

Highly valued across the world by genetic counsellors, medical geneticists and other healthcare professionals, Harper's Practical Genetic Counselling has established itself over previous editions as the essential guide to counselling those at risk from inherited disorders. Fully revised by its new author Angus Clarke, and with additional input from colleagues, this eighth edition provides indispensable and up-to-date guidance, helping readers to navigate the profusion of new information in this area and the associated psychosocial and ethical considerations and concerns. Maintaining the trusted framework of earlier editions, the update presents the latest information on the use and interpretation of genetic test results, including new genomebased investigations and their application in the genetic counselling process. This book will help both the student and the practitioner, as genetic and genomic investigations become progressively more relevant to all healthcare professionals with the mainstreaming of genetics across the full range of medical practice. The eighth edition of this best-selling text will continue to be an essential source of reference for trainee and practitioner genetic counsellors and medical geneticists, for clinicians and nurses working in mainstream specialties who increasingly are dealing with the genetic aspects of disease, and for practitioners working in settings where referral to a genetics specialist is not readily available. It also provides invaluable background for other healthcare professionals, counsellors, social scientists, ethicists and genetics laboratory staff.

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CRC Press

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1000713008

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9781000713008

Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping

By: Angus Kress Gillespie

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Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping

By: Angus Kress Gillespie

Container shipping is a vital part of the global economy. Goods from all around the world, from vegetables to automobiles, are placed in large metal containers which are transported across the ocean in ships, then loaded onto tractor-trailers and railroad flatbeds. But when and where did this world-changing invention get started? This fascinating study traces the birth of containerization to Port Newark, New Jersey, in 1956 when trucker Malcom McLean thought of a brilliant new way to transport cargo. It tells the story of how Port Newark grew rapidly as McLean’s idea was backed by both New York banks and the US military, who used containerization to ship supplies to troops in Vietnam. Angus Gillespie takes us behind the scenes of today’s active container shipping operations in Port Newark, talking to the pilots who guide the ships into port, the Coast Guard personnel who help manage the massive shipping traffic, the crews who unload the containers, and even the chaplains who counsel and support the mariners. Port Newark shines a spotlight on the unsung men and women who help this complex global shipping operation run smoothly. Since McLean's innovation, Port Newark has expanded with the addition of the nearby Elizabeth Marine Terminal. This New Jersey complex now makes up the busiest seaport on the East Coast of the United States. Some have even called it “America’s Front Door.” The book tells the story of the rapid growth of worldwide containerization, and how Port Newark has adapted to bigger ships with deeper channels and a raised bridge. In the end, there is speculation of the future of this port with ever-increasing automation, artificial intelligence, and automation.

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Rutgers University Press

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1978818726

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9781978818729

The Plough, the Gun and the Glory 2

By: Angus Hyslop

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The Plough, the Gun and the Glory 2

By: Angus Hyslop

IN SEARCH OF RELATIVES... RETURN TO AUSTRALIA... HEATBREAK... A NEW ERA... A STORY YOU WILL NOT FORGET.

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Lulu.com

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1409209776

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9781409209775

Animals and Ethics

An Overview of the Philosophical Debate

By: Angus Taylor

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Animals and Ethics

An Overview of the Philosophical Debate

By: Angus Taylor

A previous edition of this book appeared under the title Magpies, Monkeys, and Morals. The new edition has been updated throughout. Substantial new material has been added to the text, including discussions of virtue ethics and Rawlsian contractarianism. The bibliography has been significantly enlarged and now includes more than five hundred entries."--BOOK JACKET.

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Broadview Press

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1551115697

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9781551115696

Animals and Ethics - Third Edition

By: Angus Taylor

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Animals and Ethics - Third Edition

By: Angus Taylor

Can animals be regarded as part of the moral community? To what extent, if at all, do they have moral rights? Are we wrong to eat them, hunt them, or use them for scientific research? Can animal liberation be squared with the environmental movement? Taylor traces the background of these debates from Aristotle to Darwin and sets out the views of numerous contemporary philosophers—including Peter Singer, Tom Regan, Mary Anne Warren, J. Baird Callicott, and Martha Nussbaum—with ethical theories ranging from utilitarianism to eco-feminism. The new edition also includes provocative quotations from some of the major writers in the field. As the final chapter insists, animal ethics is more than just an “academic” question: it is intimately connected both to our understanding of what it means to be human and to pressing current issues such as food shortages, environmental degradation, and climate change.

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Broadview Press

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1551119765

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9781551119762

The Secret of Ardnish

A Novel

By: Angus MacDonald

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The Secret of Ardnish

A Novel

By: Angus MacDonald

A small inheritance and a letter from his grandfather mark the beginnings of a journey that leads Peter Angus Gillies from his mundane job in Canada to Ardnish, the land of his forebears, on the rugged and remote west coast of Scotland. As Peter Angus explores the long-abandoned places where his ancestors eked out a living and listens to stories about them, he learns of treasure lost centuries before from a ship transporting French gold to help the Jacobite cause. Completely bewitched by the spell of Ardnish and the ghosts of its past, he sets out to find the hidden gold. With the help of a local girl, Sarah, he embarks on a search that will test him emotionally and physically as he learns independence and resilience – and experiences a love like he has never known before.

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1788853326

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9781788853323

Drugs, Intoxication and Society

By: Angus Bancroft

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Drugs, Intoxication and Society

By: Angus Bancroft

This book takes an original and radical look at the place of drugs in society. It looks honestly at drugs and intoxication, removing the smog of taboo and prejudice, to discover the social factors that promote drugs use and the labelling of drug users as deviant.

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Polity

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0745635466

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9780745635460

The Impact of Humanism on Western Europe During the Renaissance

By: A. Goodman,Angus Mackay

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The Impact of Humanism on Western Europe During the Renaissance

By: A. Goodman,Angus Mackay

An up-to-date synthesis of the spread and impact of humanism in Europe. A team of Renaissance scholars of international reputation including Peter Burke, Sydney Anglo, George Holmes and Geoffrey Elton, offers the student, academic and general reader an up-to-date synthesis of our current understanding of the spread and impact of humanism in Europe. Taken together, these essays throw a new and searching light on the Renaissance as a European phenomenon.

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Routledge

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1317870220

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Genetic Testing

Accounts of Autonomy, Responsibility and Blame

By: Michael Arribas-Ayllon,Srikant Sarangi,Angus Clarke

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Genetic Testing

Accounts of Autonomy, Responsibility and Blame

By: Michael Arribas-Ayllon,Srikant Sarangi,Angus Clarke

Firmly grounded in empirical data, this book critically engages with the relational, moral and ethical issues surrounding genetic testing in contemporary society. Competing accounts of autonomy, responsibility and blame – by families, by professionals and in the public sphere – are analysed rigorously within a discourse-rhetorical framework, paying particular attention to the situated management of risks of knowing and risks of disclosure.

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1134026293

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9781134026296

Customizing the Body

The Art and Culture of Tattooing

By: Clinton Sanders,D Angus Vail

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Customizing the Body

The Art and Culture of Tattooing

By: Clinton Sanders,D Angus Vail

Tattoos as art, work, decoration and defiance.

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Temple University Press

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1592138896

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9781592138890

Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment

By: Angus Morrison-Saunders

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Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment

By: Angus Morrison-Saunders

This updated second edition of the Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment offers an up-to-date exploration of the current theory and practice of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), a crucial tool for evaluating and mitigating the impacts of development projects on the environment. Angus Morrison-Saunders provides an overview of the key concepts, principles, and methodologies of EIA, with a focus on recent developments, emerging trends, and best practices in the field.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1803922141

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9781803922140

Book's by Angus McAllister

The Cyber Puppets

The Cyber Puppets

Close Quarters

Close Quarters

Murder in the Merchant City

Murder in the Merchant City

Scottish Law of Leases

Scottish Law of Leases

Harper's Practical Genetic Counselling, Eighth Edition

Harper's Practical Genetic Counselling, Eighth Edition

Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping

Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping

The Plough, the Gun and the Glory 2

The Plough, the Gun and the Glory 2

Animals and Ethics

Animals and Ethics

Animals and Ethics - Third Edition

Animals and Ethics - Third Edition

The Secret of Ardnish

The Secret of Ardnish

Drugs, Intoxication and Society

Drugs, Intoxication and Society

The Impact of Humanism on Western Europe During the Renaissance

The Impact of Humanism on Western Europe During the Renaissance

Genetic Testing

Genetic Testing

Customizing the Body

Customizing the Body

Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment

Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment

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