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A Journey Through South-East England

Lewes to Woolwich

By: Brian J Rance

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A Journey Through South-East England

Lewes to Woolwich

By: Brian J Rance

A Journey Through South-East England: Lewes to Woolwich follows on from Brian’s previous journey through South-East England from Broadstairs to Lewes (ISBN 9781912362431). This journey of around 100 miles, being part two of a mammoth trek through Kent and East Sussex, was also achieved just before his 70th birthday.

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1913208990

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Nelson's Victory

250 Years of War and Peace

By: Brian Lavery

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Nelson's Victory

250 Years of War and Peace

By: Brian Lavery

May 2015 sees the 250th anniversary of the launch of HMS Victory, the ship that is so closely associated with Nelson and his great victory at Trafalgar and which, still extant, has today become the embodiment of the great Age of Sail. Many books have been written about Victory but none like this, which tells the full story of the ship since she first took to the waters in May 1765. It contains many surprises that she was almost wrecked on her launch; that diplomacy conducted onboard her played a crucial role in provoking Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812; and that in 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm set the First World War in motion at a desk made from her timbers. The book also tells the story of Horatio Nelson, who was born a few weeks before his most famous ship was ordered, and whose career paralleled hers in many ways. It does not ignore the battle of Trafalgar, and indeed it offers new insights into the campaign which led up to it. But it says much more about the other lives of the ship, which at different times was a flagship, a fighting ship, a prison hospital ship, a training ship for officers and boys, a floating courtroom, a signal school in the early days of radio, tourist attraction and national icon. It looks at her through many eyes, including Queen Victoria, admirals, midshipmen and ordinary seamen, and Beatrix Potter who visited as a girl. It is simply a 'must-have' work for historians and enthusiasts, and a compelling new narrative for the general reader.

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Seaforth Publishing

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1473854946

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Churchill's Navy

The ships, people and organisation, 1939-1945

By: Brian Lavery

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Churchill's Navy

The ships, people and organisation, 1939-1945

By: Brian Lavery

In this remarkable book, now reissued in paperback, Brian Lavery examines every aspect of the Royal Navy, both ashore and at sea, during the Second World War, and casts a lucid eye over the strengths and weaknesses of an organisation that was put under acute strain during the period, yet rose to the challenge with initiative and determination. Divided into twelve sections, the book delves into the structure of naval power from the Board of Admiralty and shore commands to officers and crews, their recruitment and training, daily life and discipline. The roles of the Reserves, Merchant Navy, Royal Marines and Wrens within this structure are also explained. Developments in ship design and technology, as well as advances in intelligence, sensors and armament are all discussed and set in context. The different divisions are dealt with one by one, including the Submarine Service, Fleet Air Arm, Coastal Forces, and Combined Operations. The text is complemented by over 300 illustrations and the personal accounts of those who served.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1844863387

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The Politics of Change in the Health Service

By: Brian Salter

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The Politics of Change in the Health Service

By: Brian Salter

What are the political forces which drive the process of change in the health service? How do these forces impact on existing structures of power, policy and organisation? In addressing these questions, Brian Salter applies an original theory of political change to key areas of NHS activity. He shows how the escalating demand for health care combined with recent radical policy initiatives has posed different problems for politicians, doctors, bureaucrats and managers. Out of the accommodations reached, a new shape has emerged for the NHS.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1349262242

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Royal Yachts Under Sail

By: Brian Lavery

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Royal Yachts Under Sail

By: Brian Lavery

From the time of the Restoration of Charles II, when he returned to England from Breda and was presented with the yacht Mary by the burgomaster of Amsterdam, Royal yachts began to be defined as such in England and built with that special purpose in mind. They were built luxuriously and used for royal visits to the fleet, for diplomacy and for racing and cruising for pleasure. Charles II took more of an interest in the sea than any other English monarch. He built a fleet of royal yachts, fine examples of ship design and decorative art, and he can be said to have been the father of yachting and of royal yachts. His successors were less keen on the sea but traveled to Europe on missions of peace and war; and royal yachts took part in regime change several times. In 1689 Queen Mary was bought over to join her husband William of Orange and complete the ‘Glorious Revolution’. In 1714 George I arrived from Hanover to establish a new dynasty. And in 1814, in a reverse process, King Louis XVIII was taken back to France to restore the monarchy after the defeat of Napoleon. This important new book is the first to describe the building and decoration of the yachts in such detail, using many newly discovered sources; and it is the first to describe their uses and exploits, often taking their royal passengers into controversy or danger. Besides the yachts themselves, it reveals much about the character of the kings, queens and princes involved – the impetuousness of the future William IV for example, or his brother George IV’s surprising love of sailing. It describes the design, accommodation, and sailing of the yachts, as well as their captains and crews. Sailing yachts came to an end when Queen Victoria discovered that steam power was more efficient as well as more comfortable, but they revived in the form of her son Edward’s cutter Britannia, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Bloodhound and Coweslip. Their legacy can be seen in the widespread sport of yachting today, and in the lavish superyachts of billionaires. This beautifully illustrated book, full of anecdote and containing detailed descriptions of dozens of royal yachts, will fascinate naval historians, ship modelers and, indeed, anyone who sets foot aboard the deck of a modern yacht.

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1399092944

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Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

By: Michael Allen,Brian Thompson

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Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

By: Michael Allen,Brian Thompson

Filling a need for a case and materials book on constitutional and administrative law, this textbook reflects the latest thinking particularly in relation to the European Communities.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199579040

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School Consultation

Conceptual and Empirical Bases of Practice

By: William P. Erchul,Brian K. Martens

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School Consultation

Conceptual and Empirical Bases of Practice

By: William P. Erchul,Brian K. Martens

Since its emergence during the 1960s, school consultation has become an important vehicle for delivering psychological and educational services. Cooperative efforts between skilled consultants and teachers, rooted in the principles of problem solving, social influence, and professional development, enhance student learning and adjustment while encouraging consultees to be more effective and proactive in their practice. The Third Edition of School Consultation: Conceptual and Empirical Bases of Practice shows in expert detail how this relationship works by synthesizing mental health and behavioral models of consultation with the most effective evidence-based practices (e.g., implementation support, response to intervention) informing the field today. The authors provide real-world contexts for all participants in the equation—consultants, teachers, students, staff, and the school itself—and thoroughly review consultation processes and outcomes for a contemporary practice-oriented approach suited to the new consultant, trainee, or researcher. Key features of the Third Edition include: An integrated mental health/behavioral model for school consultation. An organizational study of the school as a setting for consultation. Assessment issues and strategies particularly relevant to school consultation. Approaches to providing teachers with implementation support. Conceptual models for selecting academic and behavioral interventions. Administrative perspectives on school consultation. A real, transcribed case study analyzed by the authors. In the tradition of its predecessors, School Consultation, Third Edition, is a confidence-building tool for practitioners in school psychology, clinical child psychology, educational specialties, school counseling, special education, and school social work as well as a trusted reference for researchers in these fields.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1441957472

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Cases, Materials and Commentary on Administrative Law

By: S. H. Bailey,Brian L. Jones,Alastair R. Mowbray

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Cases, Materials and Commentary on Administrative Law

By: S. H. Bailey,Brian L. Jones,Alastair R. Mowbray

Provides a set of commentaries on a contractual history of an oil or gas field, from the initial formation of a consortium to bid on concessions, to the abandonment of the facilities. The book is accompanied by a disk containing precedents, to accompany and illustrate the principles described.

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Sweet & Maxwell

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0421900709

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9780421900707

Horatio Lord Nelson

By: Brian Lavery

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Horatio Lord Nelson

By: Brian Lavery

A biography of Britain's greatest naval leader.

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NYU Press

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0814751903

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Chatham From Old Photographs

By: Brian Joyce,Sophie Miller

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Chatham From Old Photographs

By: Brian Joyce,Sophie Miller

Explore a unique and charming look at the history of Chatham and its local inhabitants, through a fascinating collection of photographs.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445633000

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Turbulent Foresters

A Landscape Biography of Ashdown Forest

By: Brian Short

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Turbulent Foresters

A Landscape Biography of Ashdown Forest

By: Brian Short

A richly detailed history of Ashdown Forest -- home of Winnie-the-Pooh.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783277076

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Gillingham & Around From Old Photographs

By: Brian Joyce,Sophie Miller

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Gillingham & Around From Old Photographs

By: Brian Joyce,Sophie Miller

A unique and charming look at the history of Gillingham and its local inhabitants, through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.

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Physician to the Fleet

The Life and Times of Thomas Trotter, 1760-1832

By: Brian Vale,Griffith Edwards

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Physician to the Fleet

The Life and Times of Thomas Trotter, 1760-1832

By: Brian Vale,Griffith Edwards

Details Thomas Trotter's important contributions, as a naval surgeon and after, to the eradication of scurvy and typhus, to the study of addiction, and to improved health and safety in mines. Thomas Trotter, after studying medicine at Edinburgh, began his naval career as a surgeon's mate in 1779 and saw continuous service up to the peace of 1802, rising as a result of great abilities and the right patronage to become Physician to the Channel Fleet, and being present at the great battles of Dogger Bank in 1781 and the Glorious First of June in 1794. As Physician to the Channel Fleet, he was a major player in the conquest of scurvy and the control of typhus and smallpox in the navy. After the peace he settled in Newcastle where he produced pioneering work on alcoholism and neurosis, as a result of which he is regarded as one of the founders of the field of addiction studies. This book provides an intimate account of naval life in the great age of sail from the perspective of a surgeon, describing the impact of Enlightenment ideas and new medical techniques, and showing how improved health was a crucial factor in making possible the British fleet's great victories in this period. BRIAN VALE is a maritime historian, whose books include Independence or Death: British sailors and Brazilian Independence (Tauris 1996), A Frigate of King George, Life and Duty on a British Man-of-War (Tauris 2001) and The Audacious Admiral Cochrane (Conway 2004). GRIFFITH EDWARDS, Emeritus Professor at King's College, London, is one of the country's leading experts on addiction. His publications include Alchohol: the Ambiguous Molecule (Penguin 2000) and Matters of Substance (Penguin 2005).

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Boydell & Brewer

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1843836041

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The Secret War

By: Brian Johnson

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The Secret War

By: Brian Johnson

A look at the scientists and technicians whose hard work off the battlefield assisted the Allied Forces in winning the World War II. Based on the BBC television documentary series of the same name, this book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the fight by the “back room” scientists and technicians of the Second World War, including the battles against the Luftwaffe navigational beams, the V-1 and V-2 flying bombs, the development of radar, the battle against the U-boats, countering the magnetic mine, and the breaking of the codes produced by the Enigma machines.

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Pen and Sword

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1473819652

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9781473819658

Anson's Navy

Building a Fleet for Empire 1744–1763

By: Brian Lavery

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Anson's Navy

Building a Fleet for Empire 1744–1763

By: Brian Lavery

Despite a supreme belief in itself, the Royal Navy of the early eighteenth century was becoming over-confident and outdated, and it had more than its share of disasters and miscarriages including the devastating sickness in Admiral Hosier’s fleet in 1727; failure at Cartagena, and an embarrassing action off Toulon in 1744\. Anson’s great circumnavigation, though presented as a triumph, was achieved at huge cost in ships and lives. And in 1756 Admiral Byng was shot after failure off Minorca. In this new book, the bestselling author Brian Lavery shows how, through reforms and the determined focus of a number of personalities, that navy was transformed in the middle years of the eighteenth century. The tide had already begun to turn with victories off Cape Finisterre in 1747, and in 1759 the navy played a vital part in the ‘year of victories’ with triumphs at Lagos and Quiberon Bay; and it conducted amphibious operations as far afield as Cuba and the Philippines, and took Quebec. The author explains how it was fundamentally transformed from the amateurish, corrupt and complacent force of the previous decades. He describes how it acquired uniforms and a definite rank structure for officers; and developed new ship types such as the 74 and the frigate. It instigated a more efficient (if equally brutal) method of recruiting seamen, and boosted morale and motivation and a far more aggressive style of fighting. The coppering of ships’ hulls and the solving of the problems associated with longitude and scurvy, were also hugely significant steps. Much of this transformation was due to the forceful if enigmatic personality of George, Lord Anson. In a largely static society, he changed the navy so that it was fit for purpose, and in readiness for Nelson just decades later. Using a mass of archival evidence and a mix of official reports and personal reminiscences, this book offers a fascinating and engrossing analysis of all these far-reaching reforms, which in turn led to the radical transformation of Britain’s navy into a truly global force. The consequential effect on the world’s history would be huge.

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1399002899

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The AEC Story

From the Regent to the Monarch

By: Brian Thackray

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The AEC Story

From the Regent to the Monarch

By: Brian Thackray

The story of AEC from 1929 until 1979.

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1445611155

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Rochester, Strood & the Hoo Peninsula From Old Photographs

By: Brian Joyce,Sophie Miller

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Rochester, Strood & the Hoo Peninsula From Old Photographs

By: Brian Joyce,Sophie Miller

A unique and charming look at the history of Rochester, Strood and the Hoo Peninsula and its inhabitants through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.

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1445646870

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Asian Marine Biology

By: Brian Morton,W. F. Perrin

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Asian Marine Biology

By: Brian Morton,W. F. Perrin

Asian Marine Biology 14, the most recent volume, is a memorial volume for the late James Stephen Leatherwood, with Guest Editors Brian D. Smith and William F. Perriu. There are ten papers on Marine mammal survey techniques and various studies of dolphins.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622094627

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William of Orange and the Fight for the Crown of England

The Glorious Revolution

By: Brian Best

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William of Orange and the Fight for the Crown of England

The Glorious Revolution

By: Brian Best

“Essential reading for anyone who wanted to know the real story of how William of Orange became King of England” (Books Monthly). In 1688, a vast fleet of 463 ships, twice the size of the Spanish Armada, put to sea from Holland. On board was William of Orange with 40,000 soldiers—their objective, England. The Protestant William had been encouraged by a group of Church of England bishops to risk everything and oust the Catholic King James. He landed at Tor Bay in Devon and soon gathered enough support, including that of John Churchill, the future Duke of Marlborough, to cause King James to flee to France. It had been seen, in the eyes of most in England and Scotland as a “Glorious” Revolution. William ascended the throne along with his wife Mary, the daughter of England’s Charles II, who had preceded James. Though the revolution had been virtually bloodless, William had to fight to keep his crown. Most Irish were Catholics and King William’s armies met stiff opposition there. In this, James saw a chance to regain his crown. Sailing to Ireland, he led his Jacobite troops against William at the Battle of the Boyne on 1 July 1690. James was defeated, ending his hopes of ousting William. There were also large numbers of Catholics in Scotland, but they too were defeated by William’s army at the Battle of Killiecrankie. This, in turn, led to the infamous Massacre of Glencoe. The accession of William and Mary to the throne was a landmark moment in British history, one which saw Parliament emerge into the modern state. In January 1689, two months after the Glorious Revolution, Parliament met and in February a Declaration of Rights was incorporated into the Bill of Rights. This included the measure that the crown could not tax without Parliament’s consent or interfere in elections. William, therefore, is not only known both for being one of England’s most revolutionary kings, but also one of the least remembered.

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Frontline Books

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152679523X

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Genre, Frames and Writing in Research Settings

By: Brian Paltridge

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Genre, Frames and Writing in Research Settings

By: Brian Paltridge

This book presents a perspective on genre based on what it is that leads users of a language to recognise a communicative event as an instance of a particular genre. Key notions in this perspective are those of prototype, inheritance, and intertextuality; that is, the extent to which a text is typical of the particular genre, the qualities or properties that are inherited from other instances of the communicative event, and the ways in which a text is influenced by other texts of a similar kind. The texts which form the basis of this discussion are drawn from experimental research reporting in English. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Approaches to genre 3. Genre and frames 4. A sample analysis: Writing up research 5. Summary and conclusions.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027250588

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Wooden Warship Construction

A History in Ship Models

By: Brian Lavery

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Wooden Warship Construction

A History in Ship Models

By: Brian Lavery

“A wonderful book detailing the construction of the Royal Navy’s sailing warships” from the maritime historian and author of Nelson’s Navy (Pirates and Privateers). The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, and ranging from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day. As such they represent a three-dimensional archive of unique importance and authority. Treated as historical evidence, they offer more detail than even the best plans, and demonstrate exactly what the ships looked like in a way that even the finest marine painter could not achieve. This book takes a selection of the best models to both describe and demonstrate the development of warship construction in all its complexity from the beginning of the 18th century to the end of wooden shipbuilding. For this purpose, it reproduces a large number of model photos, all in full color, and including many close-up and detail views. These are captioned in depth, but many are also annotated to focus attention on interesting or unusual features, which can be shown far more clearly than described. Although pictorial in emphasis, the book weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing an unusual and attractive form of technical history. “This book includes plentiful visual representations of actual ships in model form and the accompanying graphics make for wonderful reading . . . I cannot express enough how enjoyable this book is to read.”—Spotter Up “A high-quality book which is recommended to all ship historians and modellers.”—Military Modelling

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Seaforth Publishing

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1473894824

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Urban Growth

An Approach

By: Brian T. Robson

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Urban Growth

An Approach

By: Brian T. Robson

Do large cities grow more or less rapidly than small ones? Why should the relationship between city size and population growth vary so much from one period to another? This book studies the process of population growth in a national set of cities, relating its findings to the theoretical concepts of urban geography. To test his ideas, the author studies the growth of cities in England and Wales between 1801 and 1911. His explanations draw strongly on the connection between growth and the adoption of innovations. He develops a model of innovation diffusions in a set of cities and, in support of this model, looks at the way in which three particular innovations - the telephone, building societies and gaslighting - spread amongst English towns in the nineteenth century. This book was first published in 1973.

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1135676046

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The King Who Came To Earth

A Biography

By: Richard Lawrence,Brian Keneipp

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The King Who Came To Earth

A Biography

By: Richard Lawrence,Brian Keneipp

Have you wondered what it would have been like to have known one of the truly great masters? To have witnessed first-hand their intense will, determination and desire to uplift humanity? To have looked into their mysterious eyes and been inspired by their deep, selfless compassion and love for all? The King Who Came To Earth gives a glimpse into such an enlightened master who came among us in order to lay the spiritual foundations for the New Age, so essential at this pivotal time of change. This master, known as Dr. George King, was born near Wellington, Shropshire, England on January 23, 1919. It was not until one hundred years after his birth that this biography was published in 2019. Now, for the first time ever, the astonishing story of the life and achievements of this man and master is revealed by two of his closest disciples, Richard Lawrence and Brian Keneipp. You are taken on a journey of his incredible adventures – from the depths of Earth’s darkest realms to the elevated heights of spirituality on this and other planets. You will learn secrets of advanced intelligences from within this solar system and beyond; and the reasons why advanced spiritual aliens are here among us, helping our world at this time of global crisis. You will discover how: · As a boy, Dr. King expressed an inner power that could heal others. · As a young man, he learned mental control and developed advanced psychic powers. · As an extraordinary medium, he received messages from extraterrestrial intelligences who shared their elevated wisdom and compassion for humanity in hundreds of communications. · He worked closely with masters from Earth and beyond, co-operating with them in global healing missions that are helping our world. · He introduced a relevant new spirituality in keeping with the necessities of this modern age of science. Read this book and you will never be the same again. It is the true story of a man who stepped alone into the materialistic desert of our backward world to save us from self-destruction. He received the message of the gods from space and recorded the greatest wisdom ever known to humanity. A biography companion website drgeorgeking.org is available with many of the best photos, audio extracts and videos of Dr. George King's life and teachings. These offer you the opportunity to make a closer connection with this great spiritual master. ————– Richard Lawrence is an international bestselling author who has frequently appeared on TV and radio, and has featured in numerous magazines and newspapers. Brian Keneipp is author of the book, Operation Earth Light, and has appeared many times in the media. Both have spoken at major events in several countries and they co-edit the metaphysical journal, Cosmic Voice.

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The Aetherius Society

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1941482104

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Elizabeth's Sea Dogs and their War Against Spain

By: Brian Best

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Elizabeth's Sea Dogs and their War Against Spain

By: Brian Best

This maritime history recounts the exploits of sixteenth century English privateers in conflict with the Spanish Empire. The Sea Dogs were seafaring merchants who originally traded mainly with Holland and France. During Queen Elizabeth’s reign, however, they began sailing further afield, spreading the reach of English exploration and plundering. At that time, England was a relatively impoverished country. But it soon found a new source of wealth in the Caribbean—a region that had been the colonial domain of wealthy Catholic Spain. The first man to trade with the Spanish Main was John Hawkins, who traveled to West Africa, captured the natives and transported them to the Caribbean. There he sold them to plantation owners in exchange for goods such as pearls, hides, and spices. His backers included the Queen herself, who encouraged the Sea Dogs to seek greater riches. This led to conflict with Spanish ships that would spark the Anglo-Spanish War. The main thorn in the Spanish side was Francis Drake. Despite efforts to kill or capture him, he continued to plunder the high seas, bringing back Spanish riches to England. This allowed Elizabeth to flourish. It was thanks in main to the privateering exploits of the Sea Dogs that England became so wealthy, paving the way for the Renaissance that followed.

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152678288X

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The Power of Words

Unveiling the Speaker and Writer's Hidden Craft

By: David S. Kaufer,Suguru Ishizaki,Brian S. Butler,Jeff Collins

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The Power of Words

Unveiling the Speaker and Writer's Hidden Craft

By: David S. Kaufer,Suguru Ishizaki,Brian S. Butler,Jeff Collins

Over the past several years, David Kaufer and his colleagues have developed a software program for analyzing writing (DocuScope). This book illustrates the concepts and rhetorical theory behind the software analysis, examining patterns in writing and showing writers how their writing works in different categories to accomplish varying objectives.

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1135618127

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Transport Systems, Policy and Planning

A Geographical Approach

By: Rodney Tolley,Brian John Turton

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Transport Systems, Policy and Planning

A Geographical Approach

By: Rodney Tolley,Brian John Turton

Provides a unique review of the major spatial aspects of transport systems, a detailed analysis of transport problems in urban and rural areas, an evaluation of social and environmental impacts, and a planning and policy overview. Divided into four parts, each considering a different aspect of transport geography. The first part outlines the basic geography of transport and examines transport and spatial structures, focusing upon the varying contributions made by transport to industrial, agricultural and urban development. Part two moves to consider specific transport systems at both national and international scales, drawing on studies from industrialised and developing nations and discussing the effects upon transport of the political changes in the former USSR and Eastern Europe. The third part examines some of the many problems of transport and urban and rural areas using specific examples to illustrate the contrasting difficulties and evaluate current urban transportation planning methods.

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1317902025

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Fighting Songs and Warring Words

Popular Lyrics of Two World Wars

By: Brian Murdoch

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Fighting Songs and Warring Words

Popular Lyrics of Two World Wars

By: Brian Murdoch

The accepted canon of war poetry usually includes only those underlining patriotic or nationalistic views. This study opens up the view of war poetry with the inclusion of such material as Nazi poetry and song, and the poetry of the atomic bomb.

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1134969058

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Empire of the Seas

How the navy forged the modern world

By: Brian Lavery

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Empire of the Seas

How the navy forged the modern world

By: Brian Lavery

The BBC TV Tie-in to Dan Snow's Timewatch series exploring the navy's rise over four centuries. The year 1588 marked a turning point in our national story. Victory over the Spanish Armada transformed us into a seafaring nation and it sparked a myth that one day would become a reality – that the nation's new destiny, the source of her future wealth and power lay out on the oceans. This book tells the story of how the navy expanded from a tiny force to become the most complex industrial enterprise on earth; how the need to organise it laid the foundations of our civil service and our economy; and how it transformed our culture, our sense of national identity and our democracy. Brian Lavery's narrative explores the navy's rise over four centuries; a key factor in propelling Britain to its status as the most powerful nation on earth, and assesses the turning point of Jutland and the First World War. He creates a compelling read that is every bit as engaging as the TV series itself.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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147283559X

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9781472835598

Churchill Warrior

How a Military Life Guided Winston's Finest Hours

By: Brian Lavery

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Churchill Warrior

How a Military Life Guided Winston's Finest Hours

By: Brian Lavery

A “truly exceptional” account of how Churchill’s experiences in the armed forces helped him lead Britain to victory in World War II (Booklist). No defense minister in modern times has faced the challenges that Winston Churchill did during the Second World War. Fortunately, he had a unique and intimate inside knowledge of all three services, which allowed him to assess their real needs—a crucial task when money, material resources, and, especially, manpower were reaching their limits. Churchill Warrior looks at how Churchill gained his unique insight into war strategy and administration through his experiences after joining the army in 1896, and the effect this had on his thinking and leadership. Each period—before, during, and after the First World War, and in the Second World War—is divided into four parts: land, sea, and air warfare and combined operations. The conclusion deals with the effect of these experiences on his wartime leadership. From a Sunday Times–bestselling author, this is a grand narrative that begins with the Marlborough toy soldiers and the army class at Eton, then leads us through those early military and journalistic experiences, the fascinating trials and lessons of the First World War, and the criticism and tenacity culminating in the ultimate triumph of the Second. It explores how some of Churchill’s earliest innovations were to bear fruit decades later and how his uncompromising, uniquely informed hands-on approach, and his absolute belief in combined forces in Normandy, led to a systemic victory against the odds.

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Casemate

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1612005675

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9781612005676

Household Mobility in America

Patterns, Processes, and Outcomes

By: Brian Joseph Gillespie

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Household Mobility in America

Patterns, Processes, and Outcomes

By: Brian Joseph Gillespie

This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the correlates and consequences of residential relocation. Drawing on multiple nationally representative data sets, the book explores historic patterns and current trends in household mobility; individuals’ mobility-related decisions; and the individual, family, and community outcomes associated with moving. These sections inform later discussions of mobility-related policy, practice, and directions for future research.

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Springer

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1349682713

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Reformation of the Commonwealth

Thomas Becon and the Politics of Evangelical Change in Tudor England

By: Brian L. Hanson

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Reformation of the Commonwealth

Thomas Becon and the Politics of Evangelical Change in Tudor England

By: Brian L. Hanson

This study considers sixteenth century evangelicals' vision of a ›godly‹ commonwealth within the broader context of political, religious, social, and intellectual changes in Tudor England. Using the clergyman and bestselling author, Thomas Becon (1512–1567), as a case study, Brian L. Hanson argues that evangelical views of the commonwealth were situation-dependent rather than uniform, fluctuating from individual to individual. His study examines the ways commonwealth rhetoric was used by evangelicals and how that rhetoric developed and changed. While this study draws from English Reformation historiography by acknowledging the chronology of reform, it engages with interdisciplinary texts on poverty, gender, and the economy in order to demonstrate the intersection of commonwealth rhetoric with Renaissance humanism. Furthermore, the experience of exile and the languages of prophecy and companionship directly influenced commonwealth rhetoric and dictated the priorities, vocabulary, and political expression of the evangelicals. As sixteenth-century England vacillated in its religious direction and priorities, the evangelicals were faced with a political conundrum and the tension between obedience and ›lawful‹ disobedience. There was ultimately a fundamental disagreement on the nature and criteria of obedience. Hanson's study makes a further contribution to the emerging conversation about English commonwealth politics by examining the important issues of obedience and disobedience within the evangelical community. A correct assessment of the issues surrounding the relationship between evangelicals and the commonwealth government will lead to a rediscovery of both the complexities of evangelical commonwealth rhetoric and the tension between the biblical command to submit to civil authorities and the injunction to ›obey God rather than man‹.

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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

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3647554545

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9783647554549

How Britain Won the War of 1812

The Royal Navy's Blockades of the United States, 1812-1815

By: Brian Arthur

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How Britain Won the War of 1812

The Royal Navy's Blockades of the United States, 1812-1815

By: Brian Arthur

The book demonstrates the effectiveness of British maritime blockades, both naval blockade, which handicapped the American Navy, and commercial blockade, which restricted US overseas trade. The commercial blockade severely reduced US government income, which was heavily dependent on customs duties, forcing it to borrow, eventually without success. Actually insolvent, the US government abandoned its war aims.

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Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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1843836653

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From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

By: Brian (Bill) Haley

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From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

By: Brian (Bill) Haley

This intense descriptive veracity continues as the narrative moves on to shipboard service. The first phase of the memoir is a lengthy and vividly detailed account of the harsh regime at the Royal Navys training establishment in Gosport, Hampshire. The second phase, which is sustained over half the total memoir, is an account of the experiences in exotic waters from the Mediterranean, down the east coast of Africa, and eventually on to Singapore and Hong Kong. The third phase of the memoir, which is its centerpiece, spans a period of seven years as a member of the crew of the Royal Yacht Britannia. This is another big eye-opener, an insight into running one of the most unusual, famous, and in some eyes, controversial naval vessels of its day.The narrative continues and is built around a fascinating account of a single cruise in 1970, which followed the route taken by Captain Cooks voyage to Australia two hundred years previously. Finally, as a member of the task force that set out to the South Atlantic in 1982, featured are many vividly detailed battles that allowed the Falkland Islands to be returned to the United Kingdom.

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1426995776

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9781426995774

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