Margaret Riddell's Books

An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology

A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology Volume 1

By: Alexander Fenton,Margaret A. Mackay

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology

A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology Volume 1

By: Alexander Fenton,Margaret A. Mackay

The publication of An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology sees the completion of the fourteen-volume Scottish Life and Society series, originally conceived by the eminent ethnologist Professor Alexander Fenton. The series explores the many elements in Scottish history, language and culture which have shaped the identity of Scotland and Scots at local, regional and national level, placing these in an international context. Each of the thirteen volumes already published focuses on a particular theme or institution within Scottish society. This introduction provides an overview of the discipline of ethnology as it has developed in Scotland and more widely, the sources and methods for its study, and practical guidance on the means by which it can be examined within its constituent genres, based on the experience of those currently working with ethnological materials. Theory and practice are presented in an accessible fashion, making it an ideal companion for the student, the scholar and the interested amateur alike.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

641

Publisher

Birlinn

Published Date

ISBN 10

1907909214

ISBN 13

9781907909214

Democracy

Eleven writers and leaders on what it is – and why it matters

By: Margaret Atwood,Mary Beard,Erica Benner,Kaja Kallas,Aditi Mittal,Vjosa Osmani,Adela Raz,Elif Shafak,Lola Shoneyin,Yuan Yang,Lea Ypi

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Democracy

Eleven writers and leaders on what it is – and why it matters

By: Margaret Atwood,Mary Beard,Erica Benner,Kaja Kallas,Aditi Mittal,Vjosa Osmani,Adela Raz,Elif Shafak,Lola Shoneyin,Yuan Yang,Lea Ypi

This is an exceptional moment for democracy. In the year of elections, read Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard, Lea Ypi, Elif Shafak and more on what democracy means - and why it matters. In 2024, nearly half the world will take part in a national election, with billions heading to the polls. It's a thrilling, unprecedented opportunity for change - yet democracy is also under threat. Women are at the forefront of the fight for democratic rights, as well as being the most vulnerable when those rights disappear. Here, eleven extraordinary women - leaders, philosophers, historians, writers and activists - explore democracy's power to uplift our societies. Between its ancient origins and its modern challenges, they chare a vision for a better future - one we can build together.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Profile Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1805223720

ISBN 13

9781805223726

Paris 1919

Six Months That Changed the World

By: Margaret MacMillan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Paris 1919

Six Months That Changed the World

By: Margaret MacMillan

A landmark work of narrative history, Paris 1919 is the first full-scale treatment of the Peace Conference in more than twenty-five years. It offers a scintillating view of those dramatic and fateful days when much of the modern world was sketched out, when countries were created—Iraq, Yugoslavia, Israel—whose troubles haunt us still. Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize • Winner of the PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize • Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize Between January and July 1919, after “the war to end all wars,” men and women from around the world converged on Paris to shape the peace. Center stage, for the first time in history, was an American president, Woodrow Wilson, who with his Fourteen Points seemed to promise to so many people the fulfillment of their dreams. Stern, intransigent, impatient when it came to security concerns and wildly idealistic in his dream of a League of Nations that would resolve all future conflict peacefully, Wilson is only one of the larger-than-life characters who fill the pages of this extraordinary book. David Lloyd George, the gregarious and wily British prime minister, brought Winston Churchill and John Maynard Keynes. Lawrence of Arabia joined the Arab delegation. Ho Chi Minh, a kitchen assistant at the Ritz, submitted a petition for an independent Vietnam. For six months, Paris was effectively the center of the world as the peacemakers carved up bankrupt empires and created new countries. This book brings to life the personalities, ideals, and prejudices of the men who shaped the settlement. They pushed Russia to the sidelines, alienated China, and dismissed the Arabs. They struggled with the problems of Kosovo, of the Kurds, and of a homeland for the Jews. The peacemakers, so it has been said, failed dismally; above all they failed to prevent another war. Margaret MacMillan argues that they have unfairly been made the scapegoats for the mistakes of those who came later. She refutes received ideas about the path from Versailles to World War II and debunks the widely accepted notion that reparations imposed on the Germans were in large part responsible for the Second World War. Praise for Paris 1919 “It’s easy to get into a war, but ending it is a more arduous matter. It was never more so than in 1919, at the Paris Conference. . . . This is an enthralling book: detailed, fair, unfailingly lively. Professor MacMillan has that essential quality of the historian, a narrative gift.” —Allan Massie, The Daily Telegraph (London)

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

626

Publisher

Random House

Published Date

ISBN 10

0307432963

ISBN 13

9780307432964

Sir Oliver Mowat

By: A. Margaret Evans

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Sir Oliver Mowat

By: A. Margaret Evans

Few political leaders in Ontario's history have had as lasting an impact on the province, and perhaps on the nation, as Oliver Mowat, premier from 1872 to 1896. Under his leadership Ontario flourished economically, socially, and politically. Among the many political skills that Mowat brought to office, one of the most useful was pragmatism. He was able to establish a rock-solid style that appealed to a wide spectrum of the electorate: rural and urban, Catholic and Protestant. He was also adept at redrawing constituency boundaries and extending the franchise at opportune times. Margaret Evans's biography of Mowat is in some ways the story of a golden age in the province's history. During this period Ontario modernized agriculture and industry, opened the north, developed natural resources, addressed social problems, and accepted trade unions. Above all, it established itself as the dominant province in Confederation. This last was accomplished through a stubborn struggle with Ottawa. John A. Macdonald fought hard against Mowat's provincial-rights moves, and referred to the premier as 'the little tyrant.' But Mowat prevailed. The Canada that emerged was a less centralized state than Macdonald had ever wanted; the provinces had substantially more power. A century later, that legacy of diffused power has been at the centre of much of Canada's constitutional debate.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

647

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1487596782

ISBN 13

9781487596781

The Making of the English Gardener

Plants, Books and Inspiration, 1560-1660

By: Margaret Willes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Making of the English Gardener

Plants, Books and Inspiration, 1560-1660

By: Margaret Willes

The people and publications at the root of a national obsession

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

336

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0300163827

ISBN 13

9780300163827

Gateshead From Old Photographs

By: Sandra Brack,Margaret Hall,Anthea Lang

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Gateshead From Old Photographs

By: Sandra Brack,Margaret Hall,Anthea Lang

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

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

180

Publisher

Amberley Publishing Limited

Published Date

ISBN 10

1445646811

ISBN 13

9781445646817

Famine and Disease in Ireland, Volume II

By: Leslie Clarkson,E Margaret Crawford

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Famine and Disease in Ireland, Volume II

By: Leslie Clarkson,E Margaret Crawford

The Great Famine of 1845-9 remains the great climacteric in Irish history. This title contains reprints of contemporary works relating to the Great Famine, including writings on the medical conditions in Ireland at the time gathered from the "Dublin Journal of Medical Science" and similar publications.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

152

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000177556

ISBN 13

9781000177558

The Primary English Encyclopedia

The heart of the curriculum

By: Margaret Mallett

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Primary English Encyclopedia

The heart of the curriculum

By: Margaret Mallett

This newly updated, user friendly Primary English Encyclopedia addresses all aspects of the primary English curriculum and is an invaluable reference for all training and practising teachers. Now in its fifth edition, entries have been revised to take account of new research and thinking. The approach is supportive of the reflective practitioner in meeting National Curriculum requirements in England and developing sound subject knowledge and good classroom practice. While the book is scholarly, the author writes in a conversational style and includes reproductions of covers of recommended children’s books and examples of children’s writing and drawing to add interest. The encyclopedia includes: over 600 entries , many expanded and entirely new for this edition, including entries on apps, blogging and computing; short definitions of key concepts; input on the initial teaching of reading including the teaching of phonics and the other cue-systems; extended entries on major topics such as speaking and listening, reading, writing, drama, poetry, non-fiction, bilingualism and children’s literature; information on new literacies and new kinds of texts for children; discussion of current issues and input on the history of English teaching in the primary years; extended entries on gender and literacy; important references for each topic, advice on further reading and accounts of recent research findings; and a Who’s Who of Primary English and lists of essential texts, updated for this new edition. This encyclopedia will be ideal for student teachers on BA and PGCE courses preparing for work in primary schools and primary school teachers. Anyone concerned with bringing about the informed and imaginative teaching of primary school English will find this book helpful and interesting.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

589

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317232089

ISBN 13

9781317232087

Disability Classification in Education

Issues and Perspectives

By: Lani Florian,Margaret J. McLaughlin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Disability Classification in Education

Issues and Perspectives

By: Lani Florian,Margaret J. McLaughlin

This edited volume examines current disability classification systems, the dilemmas educators face in categorizing students with special needs, and alternative options based on recent challenges and trends.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

297

Publisher

Corwin Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

145221588X

ISBN 13

9781452215884

Horses in Society

A Story of Animal Breeding and Marketing Culture, 1800-1920

By: Margaret E. Derry

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Horses in Society

A Story of Animal Breeding and Marketing Culture, 1800-1920

By: Margaret E. Derry

Before crude oil and the combustion engine, the industrialized world relied on a different kind of power - the power of the horse. Horses in Society is the story of horse production in the United States, Britain, and Canada at the height of the species' usefulness, the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century. Margaret E. Derry shows how horse breeding practices used during this period to heighten the value of the animals in the marketplace incorporated a intriguing cross section of influences, including Mendelism, eugenics, and Darwinism. Derry elucidates the increasingly complex horse world by looking at the international trade in army horses, the regulations put in place by different countries to enforce better horse breeding, and general aspects of the dynamics of the horse market. Because it is a story of how certain groups attempted to control the market for horses, by protecting their breeding activities or 'patenting' their work, Horses in Society provides valuable background information to the rapidly developing present-day problem of biological ownership. Derry's fascinating study is also a story of the evolution of animal medicine and humanitarian movements, and of international relations, particularly between Canada and the United States.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

321

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1487511140

ISBN 13

9781487511142

Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland

By: Margaret L Ross,James P Chalmers,Isla Callander

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland

By: Margaret L Ross,James P Chalmers,Isla Callander

A comprehensive and detailed examination of the law of evidence in the broadest of civil and criminal contexts. The emphasis is upon rigorous examination of the issues affecting all who work with the law of evidence whether in court, chamber practice or legal education. The fifth edition takes account of a range of relevant new legislation, including the following statutes: · Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2019 · Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 · Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 · Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc (Scotland) Act 2016 · Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 It includes relevant case law, including significant developments in respect of opinion evidence, real evidence and corroboration.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

887

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

152651446X

ISBN 13

9781526514462

A Glorious and Terrible Life with You

Selected Correspondence of Northrop Frye and Helen Kemp, 1932-1939

By: Northrop Frye,Helen Kemp Frye,Margaret Burgess

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Glorious and Terrible Life with You

Selected Correspondence of Northrop Frye and Helen Kemp, 1932-1939

By: Northrop Frye,Helen Kemp Frye,Margaret Burgess

Northrop Frye's status as one of the most influential critics and intellectuals of the twentieth century makes it difficult to gauge the personal qualities of the man behind the work. However, an intimate picture is revealed through the correspondence Frye exchanged with his first wife, Helen Kemp, and which he bequeathed to Victoria College at the time of his death. In A Glorious and Terrible Life with You, Margaret Burgess presents the essential narrative at the heart of the correspondence, focusing on the thoughts, feelings, and formative experiences of the two central protagonists as they chronicle both their own intertwined voyages of growth and discovery and the central events of their time. Bringing to life their interactions with families and friends, their educational milieu, and the significant cultural and historical currents of the 1930s, these letters show both Frye and Kemp engaging with and contributing to the unique cultural climate of the period. Rich and compelling, they exemplify the wonderful eloquence and vitality of spirit that is evident throughout all of the correspondence. A Glorious and Terrible Life with You is a touching and highly revealing account of the relationship between two kindred spirits and remarkable minds. Lavishly illustrated, this new edition includes family photographs and original graphics by both Helen Kemp and her father, S.H.F. Kemp, mostly dating from his own student days at the University of Toronto.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

465

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0802094767

ISBN 13

9780802094766

A Civilized Community

A History of Social Security in New Zealand

By: Margaret McClure

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Civilized Community

A History of Social Security in New Zealand

By: Margaret McClure

A history of social security in New Zealand.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

263

Publisher

Auckland University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1775580016

ISBN 13

9781775580010

Choosing and Using Fiction and Non-Fiction 3-11

A Comprehensive Guide for Teachers and Student Teachers

By: Margaret Mallett

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Choosing and Using Fiction and Non-Fiction 3-11

A Comprehensive Guide for Teachers and Student Teachers

By: Margaret Mallett

Winner of the United Kingdom Literacy Association's Author Award 2011 for its contribution to extending children's literacy. Praise for the book: 'This book is about making readers. A compact summary of its contents would not do it justice. It is the accountof a life's work and it deserves thanks and readers. *****'. - Margaret Meek, Books for Keeps on-line, Number 185, November 2010. 'This book is a cornucopia of varied pleasures, offering something for all tastes, presented with an awareness of the complexities of the field and communicated with commitment, enthusiasm and deep knowledge'. - Eve Bearne, English 4-11, the primary school journal of The English Association, Number 42, Summer 2011. Choosing and Using Fiction and Non-Fiction 3-11 is a guide to the many kinds of text we want children to encounter, use and enjoy during their nursery and primary school years. So children’s non-fiction literature – including autobiography, biography, information and reference texts – is given equal status with fiction – nursery rhymes, picturebooks, novels, traditional tales, playscripts and poetry. The author addresses important issues and allows the voices of teachers, reviewers and children to be heard. The book supports teachers as they help children on their journey to becoming insightful and critical readers of non-fiction and sensitive and reflective readers of fiction. It also contains suggestions for practice which are in the spirit of the more flexible and creative approach to learning towards which primary schools are moving. It includes: help on using criteria to select quality texts of all kinds; annotated booklists for each kind of text for different age groups; suggestions for keeping a balance between print and screen-based texts; case studies showing teachers and children using texts in interesting and imaginative ways to support learning in English lessons and across the curriculum; advice on developing children’s visual and multimodal literacy; guidance on using the school library and embedding study skills in children’s wider purposes and learning; critiques of key theoretical perspectives and research projects. Although the main readership will be primary and student teachers, it is hoped that the book will be of interest and use to anyone concerned with the role of texts in children’s learning.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

654

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1136994246

ISBN 13

9781136994241

A Darkening of the Heart

By: Margaret Thomson Davis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Darkening of the Heart

By: Margaret Thomson Davis

In 18th-century Scotland, Alexander, a doctor and poet, and his snobbish sister Susanna are desperate to advance their social standing. And while Susanna unwittingly gets herself involved in some truly terrifying situations as a result, Alexander concentrates on his ambition to be a famous poet. And he is surprised and delighted when he meets Robert Burns who is not only a great companion but also a poet like himself. They soon become close friends and Alexander loves him like a brother. But when the genius of Burns begins to completely overshadow Alexander's own poetry, their close friendship changes and there is a darkening of Alexander's heart. As well as a fast-paced and compelling narrative, Margaret Thomson Davis has seamlessly interwoven original songs, poems and letters by the bard into the story to produce a gripping tale of love, rivalry and ambition.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

271

Publisher

Black & White Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1845026713

ISBN 13

9781845026714

Learning Disability

A life cycle approach

By: Grant, Gordon,Ramcharan, Paul,Flynn, Margaret

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Learning Disability

A life cycle approach

By: Grant, Gordon,Ramcharan, Paul,Flynn, Margaret

Learning Disability' uses a life-cycle approach to show how those with learning disabilities can he helped most at different stages in their lives.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

537

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published Date

ISBN 10

0335238432

ISBN 13

9780335238439

Cancer Chemotherapy Care Plans Handbook

By: Margaret Barton-Burke,Gail M. Wilkes,Karen Ingwersen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cancer Chemotherapy Care Plans Handbook

By: Margaret Barton-Burke,Gail M. Wilkes,Karen Ingwersen

This book supplements other oncology nursing textbooks and provides hands-on information to assist the nurse in providing comprehensive care to patients receiving chemotherapy and to their families. The focus of the text is on the chemotherapeutic agents, their side effects, the corresponding nursing diagnoses and care plans, and states methods of administration andhandling of these drugs.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

540

Publisher

Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published Date

ISBN 10

076371481X

ISBN 13

9780763714819

Improving Student Retention in Higher Education

The Role of Teaching and Learning

By: Glenda Crosling,Liz Thomas,Margaret Heagney

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Improving Student Retention in Higher Education

The Role of Teaching and Learning

By: Glenda Crosling,Liz Thomas,Margaret Heagney

Underpinned by research this book provides best practice examples of innovative and inclusive curriculum designined to improve student retention in HE.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

207

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134149778

ISBN 13

9781134149773

Book's by Margaret Riddell

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email