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Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors

By: Brian Hayles

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Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors

By: Brian Hayles

The world is in the grip of a second Ice Age. Despite a coordinated global effort, the glaciers still advance. But they are not the only threat to the planet. Buried deep in the ice, scientists at Britannicus Base have discovered an ancient warrior. But this is no simple archaeological find. What they have found is the commander of a spaceship that crashed into the glacier thousands of years ago. Thawed from the ice, and knowing their home planet Mars is now a dead world, the Ice Warriors decide to make Earth their own... Can the Doctor and his friends overcome the warlike Martians and halt the advance of the glaciers? This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 11 November to 16 December 1967. This was the first Doctor Who story to feature the Ice Warriors. Featuring the Second Doctor as played by Patrick Troughton, and his companions Jamie and Victoria

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The Doctor Who Fooled the World

Science, Deception, and the War on Vaccines

By: Brian Deer

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The Doctor Who Fooled the World

Science, Deception, and the War on Vaccines

By: Brian Deer

Investigative reporter Brian Deer exposes a conspiracy of fraud and betrayal behind attacks on a mainstay of medicine: vaccinations. 2021 IPPY Book Award Winner (Gold) in Health/Medicine/Nutrition, Recipient of the Eric Hoffer Award for Nonfiction in the Culture Category. From San Francisco to Shanghai, from Vancouver to Venice, controversy over vaccines is erupting around the globe. Fear is spreading. Banished diseases have returned. And a militant "anti-vax" movement has surfaced to campaign against children's shots. But why? In The Doctor Who Fooled the World, award-winning investigative reporter Brian Deer exposes the truth behind the crisis. Writing with the page-turning tension of a detective story, he unmasks the players and unearths the facts. Where it began. Who was responsible. How they pulled it off. Who paid. At the heart of this dark narrative is the rise of the so-called "father of the anti-vaccine movement": a British-born doctor, Andrew Wakefield. Banned from medicine, thanks to Deer's discoveries, he fled to the United States to pursue his ambitions, and now claims to be winning a "war." In an epic investigation spread across fifteen years, Deer battles medical secrecy and insider cover-ups, smear campaigns and gagging lawsuits, to uncover rigged research and moneymaking schemes, the heartbreaking plight of families struggling with disability, and the scientific scandal of our time.

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1421438011

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Score Higher on the UKCAT

The Expert Guide from Kaplan, with Over 1000 Questions and a Mock Online Test

By: Brian Holmes,Marianna Parker,Katie Hunt

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Score Higher on the UKCAT

The Expert Guide from Kaplan, with Over 1000 Questions and a Mock Online Test

By: Brian Holmes,Marianna Parker,Katie Hunt

One test stands between you and a place at the medical school of your dreams: the UKCAT exam. This book offers complete expert preparation with more practice questions than any other text, invaluable tips, strategies and advice.

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Oxford University Press

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0198779232

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Empty Sleeves

Amputation in the Civil War South

By: Brian Craig Miller

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Empty Sleeves

Amputation in the Civil War South

By: Brian Craig Miller

The Civil War shattered both the flesh and psyche of thousands of soldiers. Brian Craig Miller shows how the hospital emerged as the first arena where southerners faced the stark reality of what amputation would mean for men and women and their respective positions in southern society after the war.

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Timeless Adventures

How Doctor Who Conquered TV

By: Brian Robb

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Timeless Adventures

How Doctor Who Conquered TV

By: Brian Robb

An expanded edition of the critical history of Doctor Who covering the series' 45 years, from creation to triumphant rebootOpening with an in-depth account of the creation of the series in the early 1960s, each decade of the show is tackled through a unique political and pop cultural historical viewpoint, exploring the links between contemporary Britain and the stories Doctor Who told, and how such links kept the show popular with a mass television audience. This book reveals how Doctor Who is at its strongest when it reflects the political and cultural concerns of a mass audience (the 1960s, 1970s, and 21st Century), and at its weakest when catering to a narrow fan-based audience (as in the 1980s). Chapters range from discussions on the cultural and political relevance of Doctor Who monsters like the Daleks (based on lingering wartime fears) and the Cybermen (1960s spare part replacement surgery), through to themes like energy and the environment in the 1970s (Doctor Who stories tackled big real-life themes in a fantasy format and so connected with a mass audience). The book also addresses the cancellation of the show in the late 1980s (following the series becoming increasing self-obsessed) and the ways in which a narrowly-focused dedicated fandom contributed to the show's demise and yet was also instrumental in its regeneration for the 21st century under Russell T. Davies, and analyzes the new series to reveal what has made it so popular, reflecting real world issues like consumerism and dieting.

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Oldacastle Books

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1843441578

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John Henry Newman

His Life and Work

By: Brian Martin

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John Henry Newman

His Life and Work

By: Brian Martin

Cardinal Newman (1801-1890) was one of the most eminent and controversial figures of the 19th Century. His conversion of the Church of Rome sparked one of the most bitter and divisive controversies of the Victorian age. His religious thought helped to lay the foundations for the second Vatican Council.Brian Martin's sympathetic study is a critical biography of Newman that surveys his life from his brilliant Oxford career to his eventual elevation to the Cardinalate. His relations with other leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Britain are examined, and his major works are discussed in the context of his life.

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1441146415

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A Toolkit for Provosts

A Series of Real Stories and Case Studies

By: Patricia Mosto,Gail Simmons,Brian McGee,Dianne Dorland

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A Toolkit for Provosts

A Series of Real Stories and Case Studies

By: Patricia Mosto,Gail Simmons,Brian McGee,Dianne Dorland

The book provides case studies for reflection in a broad array of situations that that provosts must deal with. The short scenarios and case studies are useful for thinking about problems or issues in advance and considering options that might be available. When analyzing circumstances, readers may find it useful to identify setting aspects that apply to their institutions. While there are differences in involvement, actions and outcomes, each case provides multiple connectors and situational insights for a provost. The book presents tips on deciding to become a provost, interviewing successfully, and managing the “honeymoon” period in a new position. It addresses challenges unique to the provost, such as balancing academic and institutional priorities or leading from a perspective of diversity. Questions on assessing the “fit” of your team and creating a shared vision of academic affairs are probed through example. Collaborations across other divisions of the university and the provost’s role in shared governance guide the reader to examine how to lead change. Leading change is having a vision for the academy and provosts are agents of power outside of their own institutions who shape the dialog of future higher education.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1475848099

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The Book of Names

Stories

By: Brian Kenneth Swain

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The Book of Names

Stories

By: Brian Kenneth Swain

From the author of Sistina, Alone in the Light, and World Hunger The Book of Names is Brian Kenneth Swain’s first collection of short fiction. The stories, characters, and themes explored in this work are as universal as they are diverse: bravery, greed, legacy, and a serious infatuation with horses and French horns. In the title story, one soldier turns hopelessness into a moment of grandeur and sacrifice. In “The Antique Shop,” the proprietor and his customer marvel at the absurdity of debating the provenance and value of a book that cannot possibly exist, despite it being there in the shop with them. And in “Convergence,” two Middle Eastern men share a drink and speak of the inestimable loss each has suffered in a recent terrorist attack, and the terrible secret that binds them together. Swain dissects with candor and immediacy the emotions and motivations of his characters, whether in response to dowsing a well, opening a hamburger shop, working to thwart child abusers, talking a friend off a ledge, or shopping for one’s own casket. The people are instantly recognizable, the fears and joys are boundless, and the language is imbued with empathy, honesty, and humor. The inhabitants of The Book of Names are your neighbors, your friends, your family, possibly even yourself.

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1532071930

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Timeless Adventures

The Unofficial Story of How Doctor Who Conquered Television

By: Brian J. Robb

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Timeless Adventures

The Unofficial Story of How Doctor Who Conquered Television

By: Brian J. Robb

This critical history of Doctor Who covers the series 60 years, from the creation of the show to its triumph as Britain's number one TV drama. Opening with an in-depth account of the creation of the series within the BBC of the early 1960s, each decade of the show is tackled through a unique political and pop cultural historical viewpoint, exploring the links between contemporary Britain and the stories Doctor Who told, and how such links kept the show popular with a mass television audience. Timeless Adventures reveals how Doctor Who is at its strongest when it reflects the political and cultural concerns of a mass British audience (the 1960s, 1970s and 21st Century), and at its weakest when catering to a narrow fan-based audience (as in the 1980s). The book also addresses the cancellation of the show in the late 1980s (following the series becoming increasing self-obsessed) and the ways in which a narrowly-focused dedicated fandom contributed to the show's demise and yet was also instrumental in its regeneration for the 21st Century under Russell T. Davies, and analyses the new series to reveal what has made it so popular, reflecting real world issues like consumerism and dieting.

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1915359082

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Reading Romans after Supersessionism

The Continuation of Jewish Covenantal Identity

By: J. Brian Tucker

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Reading Romans after Supersessionism

The Continuation of Jewish Covenantal Identity

By: J. Brian Tucker

The Letter to the Romans explains the way Paul thought Jewish covenantal identity continued now that the messianic era had begun. More particularly, Paul addresses the relevance of Abraham for Jews and gentiles, the role of Torah, and the way it is contextualized in Christ. All too often, however, these topics are read in supersessionist ways. This book argues that such readings are unpersuasive. It offers instead a post-supersessionist perspective in which Jewish covenantal identity continues in Paul’s gospel. Paul is no destroyer of worlds. The aim of this book is to offer a different view of the key interpretive points that lead to supersessionist understandings of Paul’s most important letter. It draws on the findings of those aligned with the Paul within Judaism paradigm and accents those findings with a light touch from social identity theory. When combined, these resources help the reader to hear Romans afresh, in a way that allows both Jewish and non-Jewish existing identities continued relevance.

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1498217516

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Beyond Believing: Be-Living in a Wonderful World Gone Wonky

A Spiritual Apologetic

By: Brian Shoemaker

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Beyond Believing: Be-Living in a Wonderful World Gone Wonky

A Spiritual Apologetic

By: Brian Shoemaker

In a world gone wonky, people are looking for a system of belief that can offer them hope. This book offers the reader more than just believing in “something.” It is about BE-Living through cultivating a deeper awareness of the presence of God in one’s everyday life.

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The Trial of Emma Cunningham

Murder and Scandal in the Victorian Era

By: Brian Jenkins

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The Trial of Emma Cunningham

Murder and Scandal in the Victorian Era

By: Brian Jenkins

The alleged 1857 murder of a wealthy Bond Street dentist by Emma Cunningham, a mature widow he was believed to be sexually involved with, served to distract many New Yorkers from the deepening national crisis over slavery in the United States. Public anxieties seemed well founded--domestic murders committed by women were believed to be increasing sharply, jeopardizing society's patriarchal structure. The penny press created public demand for a swift solution. The inadequacy of the city police, complicated by the state's decision to install a new force, resulted in the rival forces battling it out on the streets. Elected coroners conducting inquests, and elected D.A.s prosecuting alleged culprits, fed a tendency to rush to judgment. New York juries, all men, were reluctant to send a middle class woman to the gallows. At trial, Cunningham proved a formidable and imaginative member of the so-called weaker sex and was acquitted. This reexamination places the story in its social and political context.

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McFarland

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1476638284

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Forgotten Flyer

By: Brian H Hernan

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Forgotten Flyer

By: Brian H Hernan

Biography of Charles William Snook, 1891-1948, and other pioneer aviators in Western Australia."--Publisher.

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Tangee Publishing

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0975793624

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Applied Business Ethics, Volume 3: POWER Living Through Roundtables

By: Dr. Brian Keen

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Applied Business Ethics, Volume 3: POWER Living Through Roundtables

By: Dr. Brian Keen

POWER Living Through Roundtables is the third book in the Applied Business Ethics series. Roundtables have been viewed most often as relating to King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable. You will discover the actual meaning of the Roundtable, and why it is far more than a round table. You will learn how a Roundtable is the best methodology for networking. Networking skills will enhance your potential for building your business. Specific networking tools are presented in the book to assist you in growing your business. Utilizing the scientifically-verifiable data you can start through knowing whether your business is really a micro-, small-, medium-, or large-business. Many business owners, especially small business owners, think that they have small-businesses when they really are a micro-business. For people interested in a new profession observe the benefits of the CGE professional designation. CGEs can assist your business to grow.

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Lulu.com

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1642556564

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Defying the IRA?

Intimidation, Coercion, and Communities During the Irish Revolution

By: Brian Hughes (Historian)

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Defying the IRA?

Intimidation, Coercion, and Communities During the Irish Revolution

By: Brian Hughes (Historian)

This book examines the grass-roots relationship between the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the civilian population during the Irish Revolution. It is primarily concerned with the attempts of the militant revolutionaries to discourage, stifle, and punish dissent among the local populations in which they operated, and the actions or inactions by which dissent was expressed or implied. Focusing on the period of guerilla war against British rule from c. 1917 to 1922, it uncovers the acts of 'everyday' violence, threat, and harm that characterized much of the revolutionary activity of this period. Moving away from the ambushes and assassinations that have dominated much of the discourse on the revolution, the book explores low-level violent and non-violent agitation in the Irish town or parish. The opening chapter treats the IRA's challenge to the British state through the campaign against servants of the Crown - policemen, magistrates, civil servants, and others - and IRA participation in local government and the republican counter-state. The book then explores the nature of civilian defiance and IRA punishment in communities across the island before turning its attention specifically to the year that followed the 'Truce' of July 1921. This study argues that civilians rarely operated at either extreme of a spectrum of support but, rather, in a large and fluid middle ground. Behaviour was rooted in local circumstances, and influenced by local fears, suspicions, and rivalries. IRA punishment was similarly dictated by community conditions and usually suited to the nature of the perceived defiance. Overall, violence and intimidation in Ireland was persistent, but, by some contemporary standards, relatively restrained.

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Oxford University Press

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1781382972

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Trail of an Intellectual Nomad

My Encounters with People and Wildlife in India and Malawi

By: Brian Morris

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Trail of an Intellectual Nomad

My Encounters with People and Wildlife in India and Malawi

By: Brian Morris

Leaving school at fifteen, Brian Morris has had a and varied career in Malawi, before becoming a university teacher. Now Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London, he is the author of numerous articles and books on anthropology, religion and symbolism, hunter gatherer societies, concepts of the individual and radical politics. His most recent books are Homage to Peasant Smallholders (Luviri Press 2022) and Anthropology and Dialectical Naturalism (Black Rose 2022). After writing much about Anthropology, Brian Morris finally shares about his life. While in his youth the academic future seemed very dim, an all consuming interest in nature was already there. The author does not only share the formative experiences in Malawi and India, but he also shares his intellectual development to become a Dialectical Anthropologist. His travel and research experiences are fascinating, and it is amazing how much fits into one life.

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African Books Collective

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9996080315

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Wordsworth's Poetic Collections, Supplementary Writing and Parodic Reception

By: Brian R Bates

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Wordsworth's Poetic Collections, Supplementary Writing and Parodic Reception

By: Brian R Bates

Wordsworth’s process of revision, his organization of poetic volumes and his supplementary writings are often seen as distinct from his poetic composition. Bates asserts that an analysis of these supplementary writings and paratexts are necessary to a full understanding of Wordsworth’s poetry.

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Routledge

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1317322266

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Valdemar's Daughter / The Mad Trist (Wildside Double #10)

By: Brian Stableford

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Valdemar's Daughter / The Mad Trist (Wildside Double #10)

By: Brian Stableford

In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" (flip one book over to read the second title), here is the tenth Wildside Double: VALDEMAR'S DAUGHTER: A ROMANCE OF MESMERISM, by Brian Stableford Following the sad demise of Ernest Valdemar, as related in the story by Edgar Allan Poe, his mortal remains are sent to his daughter in Paris--but go astray--and detective Auguste Dupin must track them down. The Comte de Saint-Germain seems implicated in the mystery. Meanwhile, the great writer Balzac lies at death's door, convinced that only Valdemar's body can save him. Will Dupin thwart his adversary in the nick of time? THE MAD TRIST: A ROMANCE OF BIBLIOMANIA, by Brian Stableford The Comte de Saint-Germain has come into possession of The Mad Trist, the book from which Edgar Allan Poe and Roderick Usher read aloud before the collapse recorded in "The Fall of the House of Usher." He intends it as a gift to detective Auguste Dupin, but Dupin's friend, Richard Carstairs, cannot deliver the volume immediately. Richard is unintimidated by the prospect of reading a supposedly cursed book--after all, Dupin has a whole shelf full of them! A classic tale of horror.

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1434411915

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@tuambabies

A Critical Look at the Tuam Children’s Home scandal

By: Brian Nugent

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A Critical Look at the Tuam Children’s Home scandal

By: Brian Nugent

In the summer of 2014, and later again in spring 2017, a scandal arose in relation to the Tuam Children's Home in Galway in Ireland. It was alleged that the nuns who looked after children there from 1925-61 had maltreated them. This second edition book casts a critical eye on the local history methodology underpinning the scandal. It examines in detail: the mapping of the burial sites; the statistical traps overlooked; the widely misinterpreted 2017 statement of the Mother and Baby Commission; the Oral History of the Home; and the vexed questions of money and food. Extensive appendices also expand on the recorded history of the Home, the personnel employed there, three detailed eyewitness accounts, and a comprehensive history of the Tuam workhouse. It also contains a valuable foreword by Fr Paul Churchill.

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Brian Nugent

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0244375186

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Brian Unrolls His Mat

A Collection of Fables

By: Brian Haddon

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Brian Unrolls His Mat

A Collection of Fables

By: Brian Haddon

Brian Unrolls His Mat is a collection of short stories that includes rewrites of old stories with an attempt to mitigate their sexist content. It also has some new stories, which are again trying to avoid sexism, despite being written by a man.

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Notion Press

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1647839890

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Finding a Role?

The United Kingdom 1970-1990

By: Brian Harrison

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Finding a Role?

The United Kingdom 1970-1990

By: Brian Harrison

In 1970 the 'cold war' was still cold, Northern Ireland's troubles were escalating, the UK's relations with the EEC were unclear, and corporatist approaches to the economy precariously persisted. By 1990 Communism was crumbling world-wide, Thatcher's economic revolution had occurred, terrorism in Northern Ireland was waning, 'multi-culturalism' was in place, family structures were changing fast, and British political institutions had become controversial. Seven analytic chapters pursue these changes and accumulate rich detail on changes in international relations, landscape and townscape, social framework, family and welfare structures, economic policies and realities, intellect and culture, politics and government. The concluding chapter ranges chronologically even more widely to bring out the interaction of past and present, then asks how far the UK had by 1990 identified its world role. Like Harrison's Seeking a Role: The United Kingdom 1951-1970 (2009) - the immediately preceding volume in this series - Finding a Role? includes a full chronological table and an ample index of names and themes. This, the first thorough, wide-ranging, and synoptic study of the UK so far published on this period, has two overriding aims: to show how British institutions evolved, but also to illuminate changes in the British people: their hopes and fears, values and enjoyments, failures and achievements. It therefore equips its readers to understand events since 1990, and so to decide for themselves where the UK should now be going.

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0192543997

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Best Little Stories from the White House

The Secret Language of Doctors

Cracking the Code of Hospital Culture

By: Brian Goldman

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The Secret Language of Doctors

Cracking the Code of Hospital Culture

By: Brian Goldman

Most people have visited a doctor's office or emergency room in their lifetime to gain clarity about an ailment or check in after a procedure. While doctors strive to ensure their patients understand their diagnoses, rarely do those outside the medical community understand the words and phrases we hear practitioners yell across a hospital hallway or murmur to a colleague behind office doors. Doctors and nurses use a kind of secret language, comprised of words unlikely to be found in a medical textbook or heard on television. In The Secret Language of Doctors, Dr. Brian Goldman decodes those code words for the average patient. What does it mean when a patient has the symptoms of "incarceritis"? What are "blocking" and "turfing"? And why do you never want to be diagnosed with a "horrendoma"? Dr. Goldman reveals the meaning behind the colorful and secret expressions doctors use to describe difficult patients, situations, and medical conditions—including those they don't want you to know. Gain profound insight into what doctors really think about patients in this funny and biting examination of modern medical culture.

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1633191796

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Thief of Souls

An Inspector Lu Fei Mystery

By: Brian Klingborg

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Thief of Souls

An Inspector Lu Fei Mystery

By: Brian Klingborg

In Brian Klingborg's Thief of Souls, the brutal murder of a young woman in a rural village in Northern China sends shockwaves all the way to Beijing—but seemingly only Inspector Lu Fei, living in exile in the small town, is interested in justice for the victim. Lu Fei is a graduate of China’s top police college but he’s been assigned to a sleepy backwater town in northern China, where almost nothing happens and the theft of a few chickens represents a major crime wave. That is until a young woman is found dead, her organs removed, and joss paper stuffed in her mouth. The CID in Beijing—headed by a rising political star—is on the case but in an increasingly authoritarian China, prosperity and political stability are far more important than solving the murder of an insignificant village girl. As such, the CID head is interested in pinning the crime on the first available suspect rather than wading into uncomfortable truths, leaving Lu Fei on his own. As Lu digs deeper into the gruesome murder, he finds himself facing old enemies and creating new ones in the form of local Communist Party bosses and corrupt business interests. Despite these rising obstacles, Lu remains determined to find the real killer, especially after he links the murder to other unsolved homicides. But the closer he gets to the heart of the mystery, the more he puts himself and his loved ones in danger.

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1250779065

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Burke and Hare

The Year of the Ghouls

By: Brian Bailey

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Burke and Hare

The Year of the Ghouls

By: Brian Bailey

My Lord, You are aware that, at this moment, the public feeling is strongly excited against the perpetrators of the late foul and cold blooded murders that have taken place in the very centre of a populous and civilised city . . . Your Lordship is aware, that in all civilized nations, blood calls for blood . . .' From ' Letter to the Lord Advocate . . . By The Echo of Surgeons' Square' Early nineteenth century Edinburgh was gripped by fear of body snatchers. New graves were constantly under threat from unscrupulous ghouls keen to profit from the medical school's voracious appetite for corpses. In 1828, Burke and Hare, a pair of opportunistic low-lives, took the practice to a new extreme. They murdered at least 16 innocent victims, including a 12-year-old boy, in the name of medical science - and the freshness of the corpses they delivered for dissection earned them extra money. The names of Burke and Hare have become synonymous with body-snatching, but the true details of their crimes have been obscured by mythology and questions still surround the case. In Enlightenment Edinburgh, how were Burke and Hare able to carry on their repulsive and murderous trade undetected for so long? Why was only one of the homicidal due brought to justice? And what were the roles of Burke and Hare's common-law wives, the medical students who took delivery of the corpses and Dr Robert Knox, the distinguished teacher of anatomy whose dissecting table was the final resting place of the unfortunate victims? Bailey reveals a sordid side to a society which was famed for its intellectual and progressive thinking, yet depended on predatory criminals for the advance of medical knowledge. In this compulsive and absorbing book, the evidence is thoroughly re-examined - and startling conclusions are reached.

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1780573758

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The Not So Famous Battersea Boy

By: brian gaskin

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The Not So Famous Battersea Boy

By: brian gaskin

A tale filled with humour and sadness sprinkled with stories of a life lived to the full with lots of bumps on the way, from humble beginnings in the industrial working-class area of Battersea, South West London, to the secrets of a celebrity chauffeur, rubbing shoulders with those in Government, British Aristocracy and the world of entertainment this autobiography takes the reader on a roller coaster ride of highs and lows. The author describes what it was like to be young in the 1960s, reliving stories of a happy childhood, the heartache of a becoming a short-lived parent, his struggle to rebuild his life after appalling tragedy and the joy of becoming a father at the age of 53. Then, just when the future was looking good, Brian received devastating news that was to shatter his family's happiness, as he began a long and frightening battle to overcome illness in, what should have been, the golden years of his life.

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We are CHANGE

The Global Truth & Liberty Movement

By: Brian Kenny,Cynthia McKinney

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We are CHANGE

The Global Truth & Liberty Movement

By: Brian Kenny,Cynthia McKinney

What started as a small New York City youth group quickly became one of the most prominent grassroots activist/citizen journalist organizations, with over 260 chapters worldwide. We Are CHANGE emerged from the ashes of a post-9/11 New York and would eventually change the world in a historic effort of epic proportions. The group became a leading force within key political movements, including the 9/11 Truth movement, the antiwar movement, the liberty/patriot movement, and Occupy Wall Street, and confronted some of the most powerful war criminals, propagandists and institutions, on their deepest, darkest lies and secrets. Featuring the insider account of a founding member, keynote speeches and important dialogue from 21st century thought-leaders, and much more, We Are CHANGE exposes covert reconnaissance operations against peaceful activist groups, explores pressing philosophical questions, and shares tales of trials and tribulations, as well as brotherhood and camaraderie.

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1634241401

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The Hundred Days (Vol. Book 19) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

By: Patrick O'Brian

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The Hundred Days (Vol. Book 19) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

By: Patrick O'Brian

One of the best novelists since Jane Austen…The Hundred Days may be the best installment yet." —Philadelphia Inquirer Napoleon, escaped from Elba, pursues his enemies across Europe like a vengeful phoenix. If he can corner the British and Prussians before their Russian and Austrian allies arrive, his genius will lead the French armies to triumph at Waterloo. In the Balkans, preparing a thrust northwards into Central Europe to block the Russians and Austrians, a horde of Muslim mercenaries is gathering. They are inclined toward Napoleon because of his conversion to Islam during the Egyptian campaign, but they will not move without a shipment of gold ingots from Sheik Ibn Hazm which, according to British intelligence, is on its way via camel caravan to the coast of North Africa. It is this gold that Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin must at all costs intercept. The fate of Europe hinges on their desperate mission.

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0393088510

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The Fortune of War

By: Patrick O'Brian

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The Fortune of War

By: Patrick O'Brian

Aubrey and Maturin are caught in the outbreak of the War of 1812.

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Grave Predictions

Tales of Mankind's Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Disastrous Destiny

By: Stephen King,Greg Bear,Ramsey Campbell,Joe R. Lansdale,Carmen Maria Machado,Mark Samuels,Erica L. Satifka,Brian Stableford,Ray Bradbury,Arthur C. Clarke,W.E.B. Du Bois,Kurt Vonnegut

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Grave Predictions

Tales of Mankind's Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Disastrous Destiny

By: Stephen King,Greg Bear,Ramsey Campbell,Joe R. Lansdale,Carmen Maria Machado,Mark Samuels,Erica L. Satifka,Brian Stableford,Ray Bradbury,Arthur C. Clarke,W.E.B. Du Bois,Kurt Vonnegut

Sixteen compelling tales of post-apocalyptic societies and dystopian worlds include stories by Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, W. E. B. Du Bois, Harlan Ellison, and others.

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0486816141

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We Are Monsters

By: Brian Kirk

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We Are Monsters

By: Brian Kirk

Nominated for a Bram Stoker Award® for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. "A stark and frightening novel. Horror fans should definitely seek this one out." – Booklist Some doctors are sicker than their patients. When a troubled psychiatrist loses funding to perform clinical trials on an experimental cure for schizophrenia, he begins testing it on his asylum s criminally insane, triggering a series of side effects that opens the mind of his hospital s most dangerous patient, setting his inner demons free. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

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Simon and Schuster

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1787583805

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Name That Movie! A Painless Vocabulary Builder Comedy & Action Edition

Watch Movies and Ace the SAT, ACT, GED and GRE!

By: Brian Leaf

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Name That Movie! A Painless Vocabulary Builder Comedy & Action Edition

Watch Movies and Ace the SAT, ACT, GED and GRE!

By: Brian Leaf

The most entertaining way to master vocabulary for the SAT, ACT, GED, and GRE exams Do you need to brush up on your vocabulary skills for the SAT, ACT, GED, or GRE exam? Ever wish you could put your talent for quoting movies to more use than one-upping your friends? Now you can do both with Name That Movie! A Painless Vocabulary Builder: Comedy & Action Edition. Name That Movie! is the only vocabulary workbook that capitalizes on your insatiable appetite for comedy and action movies to help build your vocabulary for standardized tests. First, you'll be presented with a popular quote. Then you'll identify the movie and scene from which it was taken. Next, you'll jot down possible definitions for each bolded word in the quote and check your answers against the solutions provided. It's that easy! 1000 cumulative vocabulary words, including synonyms Quotes taken from popular comedy and action movies Other titles by Leaf: Defining Twilight, Defining New Moon, Defining Eclipse, and Defining Breaking Dawn Whether you're the king of quoting Knocked Up or just want to find a more exciting way to build your vocabulary skills, Name That Movie! A Painless Vocabulary Builder: Comedy & Action Edition is for you!

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0544187466

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Science Fact and Science Fiction

An Encyclopedia

By: Brian Stableford

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Science Fact and Science Fiction

An Encyclopedia

By: Brian Stableford

Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the vocabulary of all sciences to create valid narratives that explore the future effects of science on events and human beings. Science Fact and Science Fiction examines in one volume how science has propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science fiction has influenced the sciences. Although coverage will discuss the science behind the fiction from the Classical Age to the present, focus is naturally on the 19th century to the present, when the Industrial Revolution and spectacular progress in science and technology triggered an influx of science-fiction works speculating on the future. As scientific developments alter expectations for the future, the literature absorbs, uses, and adapts such contextual visions. The goal of the Encyclopedia is not to present a catalog of sciences and their application in literary fiction, but rather to study the ongoing flow and counterflow of influences, including how fictional representations of science affect how we view its practice and disciplines. Although the main focus is on literature, other forms of science fiction, including film and video games, are explored and, because science is an international matter, works from non-English speaking countries are discussed as needed.

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1135923736

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The Curies

A Biography of the Most Controversial Family in Science

By: Denis Brian

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The Curies

A Biography of the Most Controversial Family in Science

By: Denis Brian

Focusing on the lives and relationships behind their magnificent careers, The Curies is the first biography to trace the entire Curie dynasty, from Pierre and Marie’s fruitful union and achievements to the lives and accomplishments of their two daughters, Irène and Eve, and son-in-law Frederic Joliot-Curie. Biographer Denis Brian digs deep beneath the headlines and legends to reveal the Curies’ multigenerational saga in its entirety, featuring new, never-before-published personal information as well as newly revealed correspondence and diary excerpts. Brimming with endearing and often amusing anecdotes about this much-misunderstood clan, The Curies reveals a family as closely intertwined in their private lives as they were in their professional endeavors.

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0470307943

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Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery

By: Brian Speer

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Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery

By: Brian Speer

A current and cutting-edge reference, Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery takes the popular Current Therapy approach in providing succinct and clear information pertinent to the medical care of avian species. Most chapters include an up-to-date delivery of the current state of knowledge on their subject material, and provide practical approaches and thought processes applicable to diagnosis and therapy where appropriate. Information is always easy to find, with topics including the latest advances in internal medicine; behavioral medicine; anesthesia, analgesia, and surgery. Sections dedicated to welfare, conservation, and practice risk management explore important, but less commonly discussed aspects of avian practice; and the pattern recognition portion of the text offers readers a view of what companion bird conditions are likely to be seen in practice in different parts of the world. Written by a team of highly regarded contributors from around the world, this text helps readers, regardless of location and current knowledge, develop and augment skills in the medical and surgical care of avian species. The Current Therapy format provides current, up-to-date, succinct and clear information pertinent to the medical and surgical care of avian species. Coverage of clinically significant topics includes current veterinary scientific literature and hot topics relating to today's avian medicine and surgery. Coverage of a wide variety of bird species includes psittacines, pigeons, raptors, ratites, waterfowl, gallinaceous birds, and less common species. More than 800 full-color images show avian disease, management strategies and thought processes, and aid in formulating guidelines to care. World-renowned, expert contributors provide cutting-edge information, offering authoritative, accurate, and sometimes controversial opinions in many areas of study. Summary tables simplify the lookup of key facts and treatment guidelines. References in each chapter facilitate further reading and research on specific topics.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455746711

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The Rising of Dawn and Her Vampire Crew

Riding with the Devil

By: Brian Painter

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The Rising of Dawn and Her Vampire Crew

Riding with the Devil

By: Brian Painter

Satan’s Maze is a great book filled with incredible dialogue and great fight scenes. Dawn and her crew are now faced with the dilemma of saving the world from a horrible creature. This creature’s so powerful that they bring in the old Egyptian gods as well as team up with someone Dawn swore she was done with. So if you want to read a book with all those incredible twists and turns we all look for, well, here it is. Dawn and her crew are unstoppable in this edge-of-the-seat-reading book. By this I mean you will not want to set this book down, and you will want to jump on the bandwagon that’s reading all The Rising of Dawn and Her Vampire Crew books.

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1644627612

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9781644627617

Pulse of My Heart

One Couple Survives A Wife's Failing Heart

By: Brian O'Mara-Croft,Patricia O'Mara-Croft

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Pulse of My Heart

One Couple Survives A Wife's Failing Heart

By: Brian O'Mara-Croft,Patricia O'Mara-Croft

Patty O'Mara-Croft's "widowmaker" heart attack was a cruel assault on her body, threatening the happiest years of her life. Originally misdiagnosed as a panic attack, common among women who suffer heart attacks, Patty's heart suffers permanent damage, and her precarious condition threatens to raze all joy and hope between Patty and her husband, Brian. In a recounting both informative and inspirational, heartbreaking and funny, Patty and Brian share their stories from their own unique perspectives—the first-person account of painful revelations and medical struggles and a loved one's experience of despair, hope, and renewal. Families in medical crisis are getting sucker-punched every day and need help from those who overcame it and emerge stronger than before. The dual voice of both authors represents a love that flourishes, even as Patty's health weakens and is no longer a viable candidate for a heart transplant. Pulse of My Heart is part medical mystery, part comedy of errors, part family drama, and an enduring love story. The field notes at the back of the book focus on: The sometimes-strained relationship between doctors and patient Preparing for anticipatory grief The potential for addiction when narcotics are part of the drug protocol Dealing with familial strife during a time of need Struggling with others' prayers when one's own faith is strained Trying to maintain some level of dignity in an utterly undignified environment Finding ways to be an effective parent in a blended family when illness demands so much attention

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1933016884

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9781933016887

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