Kabul, Afghanistan, 1979: CIA station chief Lucius Burling, an idealistic but flawed product of his nation’s intelligence establishment, barely survives the assassination of the American ambassador. Burling’s reaction to the murder, and his desire to understand its larger meaning, propel him on a journey of intrigue and betrayal that will reach its ultimate end in the streets of Shanghai, months after 9/11. A Chinese dissident physicist may (or may not) be planning to sell his country’s nuclear secrets, and in his story Burling, now living quietly as consul, recognizes the fingerprints of a covert operation, one without the obvious sanction of the Agency. The dissident’s escape draws the violent attention of the Chinese internal security service, and as Burling is drawn inexorably into their path, he must face the ghosts of his past misadventures and a present world of global trafficking, fragile alliances, and the human need for connection above all. Reminiscent of the best work of Graham Greene and John le Carré, Ministers of Fire extends the spy thriller into new historical, political, and emotional territory.
This book is about helping you to choose and use the right statistical technique to analyze your data and write about your results and findings convincingly. It provides a guide to the essential statistical skills needed for success in your assignment, project or dissertation. Berman Brown and Saunders concentrate on particular statistical tests and their three Ws--what, why, and when. They provide you with the tools to choose the graphs and statistics that are suitable for your data, and to understand what the statistical results actually mean. In addition, the book explains why it is impossible to avoid using statistics in analysing data; describes the language of statistics to make it easier to understand the various terms used for statistical techniques; deals with using tables and charts to present data so that they are easy to understand; and explains the statistics used to describe data used to inferdifferences and relationships. The book also includes a handy alphabet of statistics as well as a glossary of key statistical terms. --From publisher's description.
In contrast to bourgeois churchgoers, who were wedded to decorum and rationality, the plebeians welcomed emotional outbursts and evinced an abiding belief in the supernatural. Schantz charts the ways in which these contrasting religious subcultures collided in the political turmoil of the Dorr Rebellion of 1842."--BOOK JACKET.
As debates around sexuality rumble on within certain sections of the church, and become increasingly entrenched and embittered, there is an increasing need from non-evangelicals and evangelicals alike to grasp the historical and cultural context in which current debates about sexuality are happening. Offering a detailed examination of the development, consolidation and fracturing of an evangelical anglican consensus on the sexuality, Defusing the Sexuality Debate seeks to explain why current disagreements are so intractible and offer some suggestions as to how all sides could facilitate a more constructive conversation. Building on an exploration of the development of tradition and biblical scholarship in evangelical anglicanism during the twentieth century, the book makes the case that conflicts over sexuality are symbolic of deeper disagreements over the place of christianity in the modern world.
In Case Study Research, Bill Lee and Mark Saunders describe the properties of case study designs in organizational research, exploring the uses, advantages and limitations of case research. They also demonstrate the flexibility that case designs offer, and challenges the myths surrounding this approach. Ideal for Business and Management students reading for a Master’s degree, each book in the series may also serve as reference books for doctoral students and faculty members interested in the method. Part of SAGE’s Mastering Business Research Methods Series, conceived and edited by Bill Lee, Mark N. K. Saunders and Vadake K. Narayanan and designed to support students by providing in-depth and practical guidance on using a chosen method of data collection or analysis.
What happens when your punchlines lose their punch? Why did the bear cross a busy highway during low visibility? Can you commit murder with a paperclip? Those questions are asked and answered in this collection of 30 essays by cartoonist, comedian, and playwright Mark Saunders. In his long-awaited sequel to his humorous memoir, Nobody Knows the Spanish I Speak, which turns out not to be a sequel after all, Saunders shares his thoughts and experiences, mostly funny and a few more serious, about life as a clueless expat living in the middle of a country where he can barely speak the native language or understand the holidays. What could possibly go wrong? Many of the events described take place in San Miguel, some occur in Oregon. The essays are largely about his time in Mexico ("The Miracle at the Car Wash"; "Still Spanglish After All these Years"), as well as about dogs ("Sleeping with the Big Dog"; "A Dingo Ate My Baby Ruth") and cats ("Good Cats, Bad Cats"). A few of the essays are comments on aging while trying to keep at least ten thousand steps ahead of the Grim Reaper ("They Died with Their Fitbits on"; "Where Have All My Punchlines Gone?") or other personal reflections in his life ("Free Rubber Chickens"; "A Run-in with the Amish"). In a weak moment, Saunders turned over the writing of one essay to his stomach ("Holy Pozole"). Another body organ, the remnants of a deteriorating brain, asked what the hell he was thinking? In his defense, it seemed like a good idea at the time, like trying a ghost pepper on a dare.
Despite her public profile, she led a surprisingly secret life away from the press. This practical guide allows you to follow her footsteps and is packed with hundreds of photographs showing a London you never knew existed, with such highlights as the school she worked in as a kindergarten teacher, her favorite shops, the pub in which she enjoyed playing the slot machine, and the lake where she dramatically saved a man's life. Everything her fans want to know about her real life in the British capital is revealed for the first time here, with maps and comprehensive directions that readers can follow to take the same routes that she did.
Essentials of Pharmaceutical Preformulation is a study guide which describes the basic principles of pharmaceutical physicochemical characterisation. Successful preformulation requires knowledge of fundamental molecular concepts (solubility, ionisation, partitioning, hygroscopicity and stability) and macroscopic properties (physical form, such as the crystalline and amorphous states, hydrates, solvates and co-crystals and powder properties), familiarity with the techniques used to measure them and appreciation of their effect on product performance, recognising that often there is a position of compromise to be reached between product stability and bioavailability. This text introduces the basic concepts and discusses their wider implication for pharmaceutical development, with reference to many case examples of current drugs and drug products. Special attention is given to the principles and best-practice of the analytical techniques that underpin preformulation (UV spectrophotometry, TLC, DSC, XRPD and HPLC). The material is presented in the typical order that would be followed when developing a medicine and maps onto the indicative pharmacy syllabus of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Undergraduate-level pharmacy students and R&D / analytical scientists working in the pharmaceutical sector (with or without a pharmaceutical background) will find this text easy to follow with relevant pharmaceutical examples. Essential study guide for pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students Covers the pharmaceutical preformulation components of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain’s indicative syllabus Easy to follow text highlighted with relevant pharmaceutical examples Self-assessment assignments in a variety of formats Written by authors with both academic and industrial experience Companion website with further information to maximise learning
Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs, 4th Edition includes entries for 550 drugs, with convenient appendices summarizing clinically relevant information at a glance. New to this edition are 25 new drug monographs and easy access to drug content on any mobile device. Written by clinical pharmacology expert Mark Papich, this handy reference includes a companion website containing more than 150 customizable handouts with special instructions for your clients. It helps you find the specific drug facts and dosage recommendations you need to treat small and large animals, right when you need them! Concise drug monographs are organized alphabetically and cross-referenced by classification, trade, and generic name, providing quick and easy access to key information for each drug including: Generic and trade names, pronunciation, and functional classification Pharmacology and mechanism of action Indications and clinical uses Precautionary information — adverse reactions and side effects, contraindications and precautions, and drug interactions — all featured in colored boxes for at-a-glance retrieval Instructions for use Patient monitoring and laboratory tests Formulations available Stability and storage Dosage information for both small and large animals Regulatory information Clinically relevant appendices help you determine appropriate therapeutic regimens and look up safety and legal considerations. PapichDrugFormulary.com companion website includes more than 150 customizable client information handouts for commonly prescribed drugs, including information on the prescribed drug and dosage, do’s and don’ts, and possible side effects. 15 NEW drug monographs familiarize you with the latest drugs available for veterinary practice. NEW! Access to drug content is available on any mobile device. UPDATED drug monographs include information such as new doses, interactions, indications, adverse reactions, and contraindications. NEW! Discontinued Drugs appendix makes it easy to reference drugs that are no longer in use, and provides suggested substitutions or alternative drugs.
La 4e de couverture indique : "If you need any help with your research project or dissertation then this fully revised and updated 2nd edition is ideal for you. Doing Research in Business and Management brings research methods to life, covering critical literature review projects, projects using existing data, and those projects where you collect your own data. It explains how to write your research proposal and complete your entire research project.The concise and easy-to-read style combined with clear tables and diagrams makes it highly accessible. 'Definition' boxes explain key terms and'Research in practice' boxes show how research is used in real life, making this the book you need to successfully complete your project.New to the 2nd edition: latest sources of online secondary data, extended discussion of research philosophies and theory development, using observation, and how to reference.Don't forget to visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/saunders for online tutorials on research software, such as SPSS, and where you can search the Internet more efficiently and effectively with our Smarter Online Searching Guide!
English evangelicals give the appearance of being a community at war, with each other and with the world around them. The issue of homosexuality is one of the key battlegrounds. How has this issue become so significant to evangelicals? Why is it provoking such violent responses? How is it changing evangelicals, and what might this mean for the future? This book examines the history of evangelical responses to the issue of homosexuality, setting them in a wider historical and cultural context and drawing on the work of Rene Girard to argue that the issue of homosexuality has come to symbolise deeply-held convictions within evangelicalism. The conflict over the issue that is now becoming apparent within evangelicalism reveals deep divisions within the evangelical community that will have great significance for the future. The Scandal of Evangelicals and Homosexuality offers an alternative perspective, seeking not to present an answer to the ethical question, but rather to examine the way the debate has become scandalised and consider the cost. It offers a window into contemporary English evangelicalism and provides an important contribution to international and ecumenical debate.
People have long been fascinated about times in human history when different cultures and societies first came into contact with each other, how they reacted to that contact, and why it sometimes occurred peacefully and at other times was violent or catastrophic. Studies in Culture Contact: Interaction, Culture Change, and Archaeology, edited by James G. Cusick,seeks to define the role of culture contact in human history, to identify issues in the study of culture contact in archaeology, and to provide a critical overview of the major theoretical approaches to the study of culture and contact. In this collection of essays, anthropologists and archaeologists working in Europe and the Americas consider three forms of culture contact—colonization, cultural entanglement, and symmetrical exchange. Part I provides a critical overview of theoretical approaches to the study of culture contact, offering assessments of older concepts in anthropology, such as acculturation, as well as more recently formed concepts, including world systems and center-periphery models of contact. Part II contains eleven case studies of specific contact situations and their relationships to the archaeological record, with times and places as varied as pre- and post-Hispanic Mexico, Iron Age France, Jamaican sugar plantations, European provinces in the Roman Empire, and the missions of Spanish Florida. Studies in Culture Contact provides an extensive review of the history of culture contact in anthropological studies and develops a broad framework for studying culture contact’s role, moving beyond a simple formulation of contact and change to a more complex understanding of the amalgam of change and continuity in contact situations.
The authors have been married for 40 years and have put many things in their respective stomachs over those four decades, and much of that input has been delicious, if not incredible. Simply put, they both love food. One enjoys cooking, the other enjoys eating. They're like an extra lyric from the song "Love and Marriage," with plates of food instead of a horse and carriage. But all has not been smooth sailing in their kitchen. It has been a marriage with its fair share of food fights. For instance, he can't stand herring and she can't stand shrimp. Please join the authors as they share different perspectives on a series of subjects, a twist on a he said-she said argument centered around food. No pies will be thrown in this food fight, no dishes broken, no expensive Waterford crystal shattered (the authors don't own any crystal). Instead, they reveal their likes and dislikes, as well as reverence for a good meal, by responding separately to twenty specific prompts--as either a cook or eater. Answers were not shared until each author finished writing their respective answer, which led to a few surprises. In the book, the authors discuss a range of topics from "What I Eat When I Eat Alone" to "A Nostalgia Meal" to "You Say Potluck, I Say Buffet," and many more, including their personal favorite: "Five People-Dead or Alive-to Invite to Dinner." The book is partly about food but mostly about being in a relationship. Anyone who loves to cook or eat and is in a relationship will appreciate the insights, as well as the squabbles, in She Cooks, He Eats. Dinner is now being served. All hail the cook! And don't forget to tip your waitstaff.
Mark Saunders and Glenn Harvey are celebrated paparazzi photographers, onlyhotographing members of the royal family, especially Princess Diana. In thisook they publish the most controversial photographs of their careers.tarting with the night Princess Diana retired from public life in December993, they reveal the background to some of the most famous royal photographs,ncluding: Diana sneaking the married Oliver Hoare into Kensington Palaceor a nightcap after a candlelit meal; Diana with Will Carling during aecret visit to Twickenham; and, the truth behind the infamous royalellulite photographs.;They also tell us how they climbed mountains tohotograph Diana on her skiing holidays; about the day Diana asked buildingite labourers to get rid of them; about their travels in pursuit of therincess to the West Indies, New York, Washington, Colorado, Martha'sineyard, Paris and Florida; and, how their work sometimes results in head-ononfrontations with her.
Contaminated land and the methods and legal controls governing its reclamation for subsequent development and use are of great current interest and concern. This volume covers aspects of this subject, ranging from the origins and extent of contaminated land problems, including effects on human health, through investigative measures, to specific techniques of remediation. It is written in the context of the new UK contaminated land regime and includes human and ecological risk assessment methodology, and the legal liabilities and insurance aspects of contaminated land. This authoritative review will be welcomed by those involved in the areas of land use planning and development, consultants and engineers in contaminated site investigation and remediation, and environmental regulators. Students of land management and environmental science will also find it essential reading.
Doing Research in Business and Management brings the theory and techniques of research methods to life and covers all of the areas of research, from a review of secondary data or literature, or writing a research proposal, to completing an entire research project. The concise and easy-to-read style combined with clear tables and diagrams makes it highly accessible. ‘Definition’ boxes explain key terms and ‘Research in practice’ boxes show how the research is used in real life, making this the book you need to successfully complete your project. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.
The story of The Hanged Man follows Joshua Barker who finds his world threatened by the eruption of a gangland war to which he has been lead into by an enchanting and mysterious stripper named Amaia. With events escalating out of control, his technical computer skills tested, and with Joshua desperate for answers, he finds himself haunted by a question; ultimately, does he now have to pick an ally?
This is a Pageburst digital textbook; the product description may vary from the print textbook. Concise and easy-to-use, Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs, 3rd Edition helps you find the specific drug facts you need to treat small and large animals, right when you need them! 550 drugs are organized alphabetically and cross-referenced by functional classification, trade, and generic names so you can access dosage recommendations, contraindications, side effects, possible adverse reactions, drug interactions, and more without the need to sort through a lengthy text. Plus, a companion website provides more than 150 clear, customizable handouts to help you easily communicate important drug information to your clients. All drug monographs are conveniently organized and cross-referenced to give you fast, easy access to key information for each drug, including: Generic and trade names, pronunciation, and functional classification Pharmacology and mechanism of action Indications and clinical uses Precautionary information -- adverse reactions and side effects, contraindications and precautions, and drug interactions -- presented in colored boxes for quick reference Instructions for use Patient monitoring and laboratory tests Formulations available Stability and storage Dosage information Regulatory information Updated drug list details up-to-date dosages, updated and new indications, and withdrawal times for food animals. Clinically relevant appendices help you determine appropriate therapeutic regimens and reference safety and legal considerations. Comprehensive drug updates incorporate the most current indications, dosage information, instructions for use and storage, precautions, patient monitoring, available formulations, and regulatory information. New monographs familiarize you with 35 new drugs available for veterinary practice, including: Cefovecin (Convenia) Maropitant (Cerenia) Trilostane (Vetoryl) Dexmedetomidine (Dexdomitor) Dirlotapide (Slentrol) Companion PapichDrugFormulary.com website includes more than 150 client information handouts for the most commonly prescribed drugs.
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