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Continuing Care Retirement Communities

Political, Social, and Financial Issues

By: Ian Morrison,Susana Frisch,Ruth Bennett,Barry Gurland

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Continuing Care Retirement Communities

Political, Social, and Financial Issues

By: Ian Morrison,Susana Frisch,Ruth Bennett,Barry Gurland

Here is the first detailed study of the economic, social, and administrative implications for the establishment of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Leaders in the field of optional living arrangements for the elderly examine models of continuing care retirement communities throughout the United States. A wide range of sometimes conflicting views are vigorously discussed--by proponents of continuing care communities as well as by representatives from states that do not allow the existence of such institutions. Other intensely debated topics include existing and recommended financial and legal regulations of the industry; legal, financial, and ethical implications of continuing care communities; and a sociohistorical overview of the concept of continuing care.

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1135849668

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The Semi-Official Letters of British Envoy Sir Ernest Satow from Japan and China (1895-1906)

By: Ian Ruxton (ed.)

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The Semi-Official Letters of British Envoy Sir Ernest Satow from Japan and China (1895-1906)

By: Ian Ruxton (ed.)

PAPERBACK The diplomat Sir Ernest Satow (1843-1929) left many important papers (diaries and letters) in the Public Record Office (now the UK National Archives). This book is a complete and unabridged collection of his semi-official ('demi-official' in the contemporary jargon) private letters as Her Britannic Majesty's envoy to Japan (1895-1900) and China (1900-1906), with an introduction by noted Foreign Office historian and East Asia expert J.E. Hoare and annotations by Ian Ruxton. These handwritten copies of letters carefully recorded in the author's Letter Books have been transcribed into book form for the first time ever by permission of the National Archives. The aim is to make these valuable documents more easily accessible to scholars and students worldwide. Also available on the amazon websites.

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1430315024

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Meat

By: Ian Watson

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Meat

By: Ian Watson

When Saul and Diane save a wild rabbit from a hungry weasel in a quiet country lane, they inadvertently unleash the vengeance of a bloodthirsty, carnivorous force. Soon their sanity and their lives are at risk - as are the young people of a cell of the Animal Liberation Front with whom they join forces to learn the terrible secrets of their rural village. A visit to a battery chicken shed turns into an animal Auschwitz, where Saul is held prisoner. And a raid on a butcher's shop brings to murderous life a full size model of the meatman which, armed with a butcher's cleaver, goes hunting for blood and MEAT!

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0575114681

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The Diaries of Sir Ernest Mason Satow, 1889-1895: Uruguay and Morocco

By: Ian Ruxton (ed.)

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The Diaries of Sir Ernest Mason Satow, 1889-1895: Uruguay and Morocco

By: Ian Ruxton (ed.)

These are the edited (i.e. transcribed, annotated and indexed) diaries of the diplomat Sir Ernest Satow (1843-1929) for the six and a half years during which he was posted to Montevideo (Uruguay) and then Morocco. Throughout the period his ultimate goal was promotion to Minister in Japan, which he achieved in 1895. This edition includes a Foreword by diplomatic historian Professor T.G. Otte. The original diaries are in the National Archives (UK). Published for the first time on lulu.com.

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0359281311

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Information Technology Law

By: Ian J. Lloyd

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Information Technology Law

By: Ian J. Lloyd

Do you download music or shop online? Who regulates large companies such as Google and Facebook? How safe is your personal data on the internet? Information technology affects all aspects of modern life. From the information shared on websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to online shopping and mobile devices, it is rare that a person is not touched by some form of IT every day. Information Technology Law examines the legal dimensions of these everyday interactions with technology and the impact on privacy and data protection, as well as their relationship to other areas of substantive law, including intellectual property and criminal proceedings. Since the pioneering publication of the first edition over twenty years ago, this forward-thinking text has established itself as the most readable and comprehensive textbook on the subject, covering the key topics in this dynamic and fast-moving field in a clear and engaging style. Focussing primarily on developments within the UK and EU, this book provides a broad-ranging introduction and analysis of the increasingly complex relationship between the law and IT. Information Technology Law is essential reading for students of IT law and also appropriate for business and management students, as well as IT and legal professionals. Online Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre hosts a catalogue of web links to key readings, updates to the law since publication, as well as linking to the author's own IT law blog.

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Oxford University Press

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0198787553

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The Golden Gang

Bushranger Frank Gardiner and the biggest gold robbery in Australian history

By: Ian W. Shaw

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The Golden Gang

Bushranger Frank Gardiner and the biggest gold robbery in Australian history

By: Ian W. Shaw

The first comprehensive biography of the godfather of Australian bushranging – Frank Gardiner – leader of the Lachlan gang and mastermind of the largest gold heist in Australian history. Atop the hierarchy of Australian bushrangers sits Ned Kelly – the ultimate outlaw – and just below him, the tragic figure of Ben Hall, who joined a gang led by a man whose name today is less well known, but in his time was much more famous than any other: Frank Gardiner. Mastermind of the largest gold robbery in Australia’s history, Gardiner led an extraordinary life, the full telling of which is long overdue. In a tough country and among a group of tough men, Gardiner was the toughest of them all. But while he engaged in gunfights with police to evade capture, he was always courteous and could lay claim to never killing anyone, and never stole from those who couldn't afford to be robbed. He went by three different surnames in his lifetime and spent almost half of it behind bars, including at some of the colonies' most notorious penal institutions: the Pentridge Stockade, Cockatoo Island and Darlinghurst Gaol. But if Gardiner was never quite the Robin Hood he sometimes imagined himself to be, he was nevertheless a natural leader, and a man capable of inspiring a motley bunch of stockmen and drifters to become the most effective and successful bushranging gang in the country’s history. His Lachlan gang operated with a clockwork efficiency that culminated in the robbery of the Gold Escort at Eugowra Rocks, and from 1861 to 1863 it held reign over the roads of the Western Plains of New South Wales. Richly detailed, The Golden Gang shines a new light onto Gardiner's remarkable life – one that ended in shocking tragedy – and reinstates him in the pantheon of Australian outlaw heroes.

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Simon and Schuster

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1761424734

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The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution

By: Ian Barnes

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The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution

By: Ian Barnes

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Psychology Press

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0415922437

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Binocular Vision and Stereopsis

By: Ian P. Howard,Brian J. Rogers

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Binocular Vision and Stereopsis

By: Ian P. Howard,Brian J. Rogers

This book is a survey of knowledge about binocular vision, with an emphasis on its role in the perception of a three-dimensional world. The primary interest is biological vision. In each chapter, physiological, behavioral, and computational approaches are reviewed in some detail, discussed, and interrelated. The authors describe experiments required to answer specific questions and relates them to new terminologies and current theoretical schemes.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195084764

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An African Worldview

The Muslim Amacinga Yawo of Southern Malaŵi

By: Ian D. Dicks

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An African Worldview

The Muslim Amacinga Yawo of Southern Malaŵi

By: Ian D. Dicks

In this book Ian Dicks informs the reader about the ways in which the Yawo of Malawi view the world. The Yawo are predominantly Muslim, yet many maintain strong links with their traditional religion. They are a largely oral society, teaching and reinforcing their beliefs and practices using oral literature, which includes myths, proverbs, proverbial stories, songs of advice and prayers at various stages of the life cycle, particularly during initiation events. Ian Dicks describes in detail the Yawo's material world, customs, beliefs and rituals, and juxtaposes these with Yawo oral literature. He then examines them under six worldview categories, the result being a rich description of the way in which the Yawo see the world. This book is not an armchair study but has the feel of being written by an eyewitness, by someone who has had first-hand experience of the subject and who seeks to describe this in a manner which is sensitive to the Yawo and their culture.

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African Books Collective

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9990887519

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9789990887518

A Song for the Dark Times

An Inspector Rebus Novel

By: Ian Rankin

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A Song for the Dark Times

An Inspector Rebus Novel

By: Ian Rankin

He’s gone…" When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it’s not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days. Rebus fears the worst – and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect. He wasn’t the best father – the job always came first – but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective? As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast – and a small town with big secrets – he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn’t want to find… A thrilling new Rebus novel about crime, punishment, and redemption, from the Edgar Award-winning "genius" of the genre (Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series)

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0316479233

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Britain and the Ocean Road

Shipwrecks and People, 1297-1825

By: Ian Friel

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Britain and the Ocean Road

Shipwrecks and People, 1297-1825

By: Ian Friel

Britain and the Ocean Road uses new firsthand research and unconventional interpretations to take a fresh look at British maritime history in the age of sail. The human stories of eight shipwrecks serve as waypoints on the voyage, as the book explores how and why Britain became a global sea power. Each chapter has people at its heart – sailors, seafaring families, passengers, merchants, pirates, explorers, and many others. The narrative encompasses an extraordinary range of people, ships and events, such as a bloody maritime civil war in the 13th century, a 17th-century American teenager who stepped from one ship to another - and into a life of piracy, a British warship that fought at Trafalgar (on the French side), and the floating hell of a Liverpool slave-ship, sunk in the year before the slave trade was abolished. The book is full of surprising details and scenes, including England’s rudest and crudest streetname, what it was like to be a passenger in a medieval ship (take a guess), how a fragment of the English theatre reached the Far East during Shakespeare’s lifetime, who forgave who after a deadly pirate duel, why there were fancy dress parties in the Arctic, and where you could get the best herring. Britain and the Ocean Road is the first of two works aimed at introducing a general audience to the gripping (and at times horrifying) story of Britain, its people and the sea. The books will also interest historians and archaeologists, as they are based on original scholarship. The second book, Black Oil on the Waters, will take the story from the age of steam to the 21st century.

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Pen and Sword History

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1526738392

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English Musicians in the Age of Exploration

By: Ian Woodfield

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English Musicians in the Age of Exploration

By: Ian Woodfield

When Drake set sail from Plymouth harbour on 15 November 1577 at the start of his epic circumnavigation of the world, he had with him on board the Pelican four professional musicians and at least one trumpeter... from the Introduction.The three epoch-making voyages of Columbus (1492), Vasco da Gama (1497 and Magellan (1519 inaugurated the Age of Exploration, the most intensive era of discovery in the history of the world. This book seeks to ascertain what part musicians played in the patterns of settlement which still determine many of the cultural and linguistic boundaries of the present-day world. The focus is on Englishmen, but account will betaken of musicians representing the other leading colonial nations of Europe-France, Spain, Portugal and Holland. This study deals with the hundreds of musicians who left their native country to serve on long-distance ships in the years between the accession of Elizabeth I and the end of the 17th century. Among the many subjects covered are musical duties at sea, musicians as ambassadors on land, musical trinkets for barter, musicians of the East India Company, musical instruments presented by the trading companies, trumpeters, drum and fife players, amateur musicians, musicians in the colonization of North America, and much m

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0945193599

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The Golden Age

Essays in British Social and Economic History, 1850–1870

By: Ian Inkster,Colin Griffin,Judith Rowbotham

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The Golden Age

Essays in British Social and Economic History, 1850–1870

By: Ian Inkster,Colin Griffin,Judith Rowbotham

In 1850 the Industrial Revolution came to an end. In 1851 the Great Exhibition illustrated to the whole world the supremacy of industrial England. For the next twenty years Britain reigned supreme. From around 1870 Britain began to decline. Britain is now a second rate power with strong memories of its former supremacy. The above five sentences summarise a common view of the sequencing of Britain’s rise and relative fall, a stereotype that is challenged and modified in the essays of The Golden Age. By concentrating on central aspects of social and industrial change authors expose the underpinnings of supremacy, its unsung underside, its tarnished gold. Major themes cover industrial and technological change, social institutions and gender relations in a period during which industry and industrialism were equally celebrated and nurtured. Against this background it is difficult to argue for any sudden decline of energy, assets or institution, nor for any significant move from an industrial society to one in which a hearty manufacturing was replaced by commerce and land, sensibility and artifice.

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Routledge

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1351888730

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Mechanics of Ice Failure

An Engineering Analysis

By: Ian Jordaan

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Mechanics of Ice Failure

An Engineering Analysis

By: Ian Jordaan

Featuring real-world examples and practical methodology, this rigorous text explores time dependence in the mechanics of ice. Emphasizing use of full scale data, and implementing risk-based design methods, mechanical theory is combined with design and modelling. Readers will gain understanding of fundamental concepts and modern advances of ice mechanics and ice failure processes, analysis of field data, and use of probabilistic design methods, with applications to the interaction of ships and offshore structures with thick ice features or icebergs. The book highlights the use of viscoelastic theory, including nonlinearity with stress and the effects of microstructural change, in the mechanics of ice failure and fracture. The methods of design focus on risk analysis, with emphasis on rational limit-state principles and safety. Full discussion of historical discoveries and modern advances – including Hans Island, Molikpak, and others – support up-to-date methods and models to make this an ideal resource for designers and researchers.

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1108689728

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Teaching Business Education 14-19

By: Martin Jephcote,Ian Abbott

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Teaching Business Education 14-19

By: Martin Jephcote,Ian Abbott

Written in association with the EBEA, this authoritative text provides a comprehensive and insightful study of current curriculum development and classroom practice with business education. Up-to-date, practical and covering the very latest issues, it presents: * Advice on planning courses and managing the curriculum * The latest developments in 14-19 * Guidance on the emerging work-related curriculum * A focus on key topics such as enterprise education, e-learning and citizenship * A teacher-reviewed annotated resource guide of text-based and web-based resources.

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1135056854

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Mischief in the Glen

By: Ian McLaren

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Mischief in the Glen

By: Ian McLaren

Mischief in the Glen is a fast paced story of murder and intrigue set in the Highlands of Scotland. A popular young man dies in a motorbike accident; Richard Ogilvie, the Eighth Duke of Dunmorey is shot whilst deer stalking; an old friend of Jock Andersons, Chief of the Inverness CID is found dead in his garden. As investigations progress, and more stones are unturned, Jock learns that things are not as they might appear; old friends have surprising secrets, and there is more to the respectable young Duke of Dunmorey than is first evident.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1456867989

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The Long Road?s End

By: Ian McLaren

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The Long Road?s End

By: Ian McLaren

An infamous drug baron is tortured before being coldly executed in his London home. The body of a drug dealer who appears to have met a similar fate is found in the dark waters of Loch Ness. As more bodies are found, Detective Superintendent Jock Anderson of Inverness CID fears that he is hunting a calculating serial killer; but although he is suspicious that perhaps more than one murderer is at work there are few clues few leads to follow until Jock is provided with some unusual assistance from a novel source.

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1456866664

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Ian Nish - Collected Writings

By: Ian Nish

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Ian Nish - Collected Writings

By: Ian Nish

Developed in close collaboration with Ian Nish, this book contains a wide and substantial cross-section of writings, thematically structured around essays in the special areas of Anglo-Japanese Alliance.

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1134246218

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The Diaries of Sir Ernest Mason Satow, 1883-1888: A Diplomat In Siam, Japan, Britain and Elsewhere

By: Ian Ruxton (ed.)

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The Diaries of Sir Ernest Mason Satow, 1883-1888: A Diplomat In Siam, Japan, Britain and Elsewhere

By: Ian Ruxton (ed.)

These are the edited (i.e. transcribed, annotated and indexed) diaries of Sir Ernest Satow (1843-1929) for the six years from the time when he left Japan early in 1883, through his time as Agent and Consul-General and subsequent promotion to Minister Resident at Bangkok, until his return to London and his request in December 1887 for another posting on health grounds. The period includes his visits to Japan (officially for rest and recuperation) in 1884 and 1886, and to Paris, Rome and Lisbon for research into the Jesuits in Japan conducted early in 1888, and the confirmation of his appointment to Montevideo in October of that year. Throughout the period his ultimate goal was promotion to Minister in Japan, which he achieved in 1895. The original diaries are in the National Archives (UK). Published for the first time on lulu.com.

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1365462420

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Playfair Cricket Annual 2017

By: Ian Marshall

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Playfair Cricket Annual 2017

By: Ian Marshall

The cricket world's bestselling pocket annual. The indispensable guide to the season. The Playfair Cricket Annual 2017 includes coverage of the 2016 season, including the Specsavers County Championship, Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest T20 Blast. It also contains: a detailed register of all current first-class county players and umpires; county records and 2016 first-class averages; current county players' first-class and List A limited-overs career records; Test match scores and averages (May 2016-February 2017); women's International records, plus England players' register; register of probable touring teams and series records; 2017 fixtures, including 2nd XI and Minor Counties.

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1472232550

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The Measure of Civilization

How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations

By: Ian Morris

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The Measure of Civilization

How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations

By: Ian Morris

Uses four factors--energy capture per capita, organization, information technology and war-making capacity--to attempt to show which world regions were the most powerful throughout all of human history.

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Princeton University Press

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0691160864

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The Origins of the Russo-Japanese War

By: Ian Nish

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The Origins of the Russo-Japanese War

By: Ian Nish

The Russo-Japanese war of 1904-5 has been seen as the turning point of the development of the modern world. Written by a specialist in Japanese diplomacy, this book has been described by the Times Higher Education Supplement as 'diplomatic history at its very best'.

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1317872177

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No Empty Chairs

The Short and Heroic Lives of the Young Aviators Who Fought and Died in the First World War

By: Ian Mackersey

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No Empty Chairs

The Short and Heroic Lives of the Young Aviators Who Fought and Died in the First World War

By: Ian Mackersey

The 1914-18 conflict narrated through the voices of the men whose combat was in the air. 'This moving book uses letters and diaries to evoke the terrible cost of such warfare...Sleepless nights, separated lovers and grieving parents are recalled with painful immediacy in this meticulously researched tribute to those who died or were lucky enough to survive' DAILY MAIL The empty chairs belonged, all too briefly, to the doomed young First World War airmen who failed to return from the terrifying daily aerial combats above the trenches of the Western Front. The edict of their commander-in-chief was the missing aviators were to be immediately replaced. Before the new faces could arrive, the departed men's vacant seats at the squadron dinner table were sometimes poignantly occupied by their caps and boots, placed there in a sad ritual by their surviving colleagues as they drank to their memory. Life for most of the pilots of the Royal Flying Corps was appallingly short. If they graduated alive and unmaimed from the flying training that killed more than half of them before they reached the front line, only a few would for very long survive the daily battles they fought over the ravaged moonscape of no-man's-land. Their average life expectancy at the height of the war was measured only in weeks. Parachutes that began to save their German enemies were denied them. Fear of incarceration, and the daily spectacle of watching close colleagues die in burning aircraft, took a devastating toll on the nerves of the world's first fighter pilots. Many became mentally ill. As they waited for death, or with luck the survivable wound that would send them back to 'Blighty', they poured their emotions into their diaries and streams of letters to their loved ones at home. Drawing on these remarkable testimonies and pilots' memoirs, Ian Mackersey has brilliantly reconstructed the First Great Air War through the lives of its participants. As they waited to die, the men shared their loneliness, their fears, triumphs - and squadron gossip - with the families who lived in daily dread of the knock on the door that would bring the War Office telegram in its fateful green envelope.

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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0297859951

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The Dynamics of Ancient Empires

State Power from Assyria to Byzantium

By: Ian Morris,Walter Scheidel

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The Dynamics of Ancient Empires

State Power from Assyria to Byzantium

By: Ian Morris,Walter Scheidel

The world's first known empires took shape in Mesopotamia between the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, beginning around 2350 BCE. The next 2,500 years witnessed sustained imperial growth, bringing a growing share of humanity under the control of ever-fewer states. Two thousand years ago, just four major powers--the Roman, Parthian, Kushan, and Han empires--ruled perhaps two-thirds of the earth's entire population. Yet despite empires' prominence in the early history of civilization, there have been surprisingly few attempts to study the dynamics of ancient empires in the western Old World comparatively. Such grand comparisons were popular in the eighteenth century, but scholars then had only Greek and Latin literature and the Hebrew Bible as evidence, and necessarily framed the problem in different, more limited, terms. Near Eastern texts, and knowledge of their languages, only appeared in large amounts in the later nineteenth century. Neither Karl Marx nor Max Weber could make much use of this material, and not until the 1920s were there enough archaeological data to make syntheses of early European and west Asian history possible. But one consequence of the increase in empirical knowledge was that twentieth-century scholars generally defined the disciplinary and geographical boundaries of their specialties more narrowly than their Enlightenment predecessors had done, shying away from large questions and cross-cultural comparisons. As a result, Greek and Roman empires have largely been studied in isolation from those of the Near East. This volume is designed to address these deficits and encourage dialogue across disciplinary boundaries by examining the fundamental features of the successive and partly overlapping imperial states that dominated much of the Near East and the Mediterranean in the first millennia BCE and CE. A substantial introductory discussion of recent thought on the mechanisms of imperial state formation prefaces the five newly commissioned case studies of the Neo-Assyrian, Achaemenid Persian, Athenian, Roman, and Byzantine empires. A final chapter draws on the findings of evolutionary psychology to improve our understanding of ultimate causation in imperial predation and exploitation in a wide range of historical systems from all over the globe. Contributors include John Haldon, Jack Goldstone, Peter Bedford, Josef Wiesehöfer, Ian Morris, Walter Scheidel, and Keith Hopkins, whose essay on Roman political economy was completed just before his death in 2004.

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Oxford University Press

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0199888175

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An Audience with Queen Victoria

The Royal Opinion on 30 Famous Victorians

By: Ian Lloyd

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An Audience with Queen Victoria

The Royal Opinion on 30 Famous Victorians

By: Ian Lloyd

One of Britain's most famous and longest serving rulers, Queen Victoria saw widespread change across her empire. During her sixty-three-year reign, in which she became one of the most powerful and influential people in the world, Victoria met everyone from Florence Nightingale to 'Buffalo Bill', as well as royalty from around the world with whom she exchanged truly unique gifts. After meeting the exalted monarch her subjects often recorded their impressions of her, sometimes favourable and sometimes not, and she wasn't shy with her opinion either. The records range from her less than enamoured assessment of 'Greatest Showman' P.T. Barnum and her opinions about Jack the Ripper, to how much she enjoyed Jane Eyre and the affection she held for her family. An Audience with Queen Victoria examines the meetings and letters exchanged between the Queen and a veritable 'who's who' of her time. Through brand-new archival research, newspapers and interviews with descendants, sit right alongside Victoria and, for the first time, experience queenship from her perspective.

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The History Press

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0750991194

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9780750991193

Biotechnology of Microbial Exopolysaccharides

By: Ian W. Sutherland

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Biotechnology of Microbial Exopolysaccharides

By: Ian W. Sutherland

This volume provides a thorough account of the structure and synthesis of microbial exopolysaccharides and of their widespread application across a broad range of industries, including food, oil and medicine. The successful exploitation of these polysaccharides requires a sound scientific understanding of their chemical and physical properties and also their biochemistry and biosynthesis.

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0521363500

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Playfair Cricket Annual 2022: Celebrating 75 Years

By: Ian Marshall

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Playfair Cricket Annual 2022: Celebrating 75 Years

By: Ian Marshall

The world's bestselling cricket annual. The indispensable pocket guide to the cricket season. The 75th edition of the Playfair Cricket Annual is packed with all the information you need to follow the cricket season in 2022, as well as a review of events during the previous Covid-impacted twelve months. India are the main attraction this coming season, and here you'll find comprehensive Test match and limited-overs records and career records to help you follow the action. County cricket is covered in unrivalled depth, with biographies of all players registered to the counties at the start of the season, full coverage of last summer's events and a fixture list for all major domestic matches in 2022. There are also sections on women's cricket and the major domestic T20 competitions from around the world, which in 2021 will include The Hundred. For any cricket fan, the season is never complete without a copy of Playfair to guide you through it all.

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List of Sir Ernest Satow's General Correspondence from 1906 to 1927

By: Ian Ruxton

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List of Sir Ernest Satow's General Correspondence from 1906 to 1927

By: Ian Ruxton

A list of the almost 1,400 letters held in Sir Ernest Satow's General Correspondence files (1906-1927) at the National Archives of the UK. They are mostly addressed to Satow in retirement but there are also some copies of letters from him. This listing, published for the first time, is intended to assist researchers and scholars by giving them an overview of the extensive collection of this most meticulous of diplomats.

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The Essentials of Performance Analysis

An Introduction

By: Mike Hughes,Ian Franks

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The Essentials of Performance Analysis

An Introduction

By: Mike Hughes,Ian Franks

What is performance analysis and how does its use benefit sports performance? How can you use performance analysis in your sport? The Essentials of Performance Analysis answers your questions, providing a complete guide to the foundational elements of match and performance analysis for new students and beginners. As well as a basic introduction to the sport science and theory that underlies performance analysis, the book contains many practical examples to show performance analysis in its applied context. It includes discussion of: approaches to analyzing sport performance the use of feedback technologies the use of video and biomechanical analysis interpreting data coaching with notational analysis. The Essentials of Performance Analysis is a straightforward, concise and authoritative guide for students of sport science and sports coaching, as well as for coaches and athletes looking to develop their insight into sports performance analysis.

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Thyroid Disease and Muscle Dysfunction

By: Ian Ramsay

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Thyroid Disease and Muscle Dysfunction

By: Ian Ramsay

Thyroid Disease and Muscle Dysfunction covers the pioneering work of the author in the study of muscle dysfunction in patients with thyrotoxicosis. His contributions on this subject represent real advances in the understanding of metabolic muscle disease. This book is written to clarify the association between abnormalities of skeletal muscle and derangement of thyroid function. This book is organized into five chapters that describe the muscular abnormalities in people with hypothyroidism, explain the concepts of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis and thyrotoxic myopathy, discuss the association between thyroid disease and myasthenia gravis, and describe the changes in thyroid functions associated with miscellaneous muscle disorders. This book will be of interest to persons dealing with studies on the relation between thyroid disease and muscle dysfunction.

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Science and Commerce of Whisky

By: Ian Buxton,Paul S Hughes

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Science and Commerce of Whisky

By: Ian Buxton,Paul S Hughes

Since the publication of the first edition in 2014, the whisky industry has continued to change. This book provides the reader with an overview of the latest academic research and industry best practice in an accessible and authoritative format. Despite the recession, new distillation capacity has been added at a record pace and new consumers in new markets have entered the arena. Distillers are experimenting with new finishes, packaging and marketing techniques and amongst consumers there is a hunger for knowledge and informed commentary. An entirely new chapter discussing the management and utilization of co-products and recent developments in areas such as anaerobic digestion is included along with revisions and updates to most chapters. Written by acknowledged and experienced authorities of the subject, this book provide an up to date treatment of this fast developing area. Aimed at the popular market, it provides a leading text for students of distilling, industry practitioners, new craft distillers and whisky enthusiasts. Review of the 1st Edition ‘The authors have clearly put much effort into this book... I enjoyed the book almost as much as I enjoy whisky. Fascinating stuff from cover to cover.’ Ian W. Davies, Chromatographia, 2014, 77, 1733-1734 ‘Sometimes, you come across a book that’s so comprehensive that it’s worth shouting about....a fascinating book that can be engaged with on numerous levels, even if you aren’t a student of distilling. Pop it on the shelf and consult it from time to time over the coming years. This might be the only whisky book you’ll ever need.’ http://malt-review.com/2014/08/01/book-review-the-science-and-commerce-of-whisky/

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The Science and Commerce of Whisky

By: Ian Buxton,Paul S Hughes

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The Science and Commerce of Whisky

By: Ian Buxton,Paul S Hughes

Worldwide - whisky has never been in better shape. Despite the recession, new distillation capacity is being added at a record pace and new consumers in new markets are entering the arena. Distillers are experimenting with new finishes, packaging and marketing techniques and amongst consumers there is a hunger for knowledge and informed commentary. The Science and Commerce of Whisky is written by two acknowledged authorities in the area and fills a significant gap in the literature. It will provide a uniquely authoritative overview of a developing and dynamic sector reflecting best current practice and combine this with a historical perspective, production expertise and insightful, expert market and marketing commentary. The style is readable and accessible and will appeal to undergraduates on appropriate degree courses, industry and craft practitioners and the many whisky enthusiasts around the world.

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1782625585

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Conrad in the Nineteenth Century

By: Ian Watt

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Conrad in the Nineteenth Century

By: Ian Watt

Nothing short of a masterpiece. . . . One of the great critical works produced since the 1950s."—New York Times This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980. "Nothing short of a masterpiece. . . . One of the great critical works produced since the 1950s."—New York Times This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek

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The Diaries of Sir Ernest Satow, 1906-1911

By: Ian Ruxton (ed.)

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The Diaries of Sir Ernest Satow, 1906-1911

By: Ian Ruxton (ed.)

The diaries begin with Satow's journey home from his last diplomatic post in China. He travels via Japan, Hawaii, mainland United States and the Atlantic to Liverpool. In 1907 he attends the Second Hague Peace Conference as Britain's second delegate. He settles with some ease into rural life in Devon, keeping busy with local commitments as a magistrate, supporter of missionaries etc. and launching a major new career as a scholar of international law. The Foreword is by Professor Ian Nish of the LSE.

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0359872131

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Secret Sheffield

By: Ian D. Rotherham,Melvyn Jones,Christine Handley

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Secret Sheffield

By: Ian D. Rotherham,Melvyn Jones,Christine Handley

Explore Sheffield's secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445653117

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Scotland before the Industrial Revolution

An Economic and Social History c.1050-c. 1750

By: Ian D. Whyte

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Scotland before the Industrial Revolution

An Economic and Social History c.1050-c. 1750

By: Ian D. Whyte

This splendid portrait of medieval and early modern Scotland through to the Union and its aftermath has no current rival in chronological range, thematic scope and richness of detail. Ian Whyte pays due attention to the wide regional variations within Scotland itself and to the distinctive elements of her economy and society; but he also highlights the many parallels between the Scottish experience and that of her neighbours, especially England. The result sets the development of Scotland within its British context and beyond, in a book that will interest and delight far more than Scottish specialists alone.

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The Complaints

By: Ian Rankin

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The Complaints

By: Ian Rankin

Nobody likes The Complaints -- they're the cops who investigate other cops. It's a department known within the force as The Dark Side, and it's where Malcolm Fox works. He's a serious man with a father in a nursing home and a sister who persists in an abusive relationship, frustrating problems about which he cannot seem to do anything. Then the reluctant Fox is given a new case. There's a cop named Jamie Breck, and he's dirty. The problem is, no one can prove it. As Fox takes on the job, he learns that there's more to Breck than anyone thinks -- dangerous knowledge, especially when a vicious murder takes place far too close to home. In The Complaints, Rankin proves again why he is one of the world's most beloved and bestselling crime writers, mixing unstoppable pacing with the deeper question of who decides right from wrong.

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