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Construction Contract Claims

By: Reg Thomas,Mark Wright

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Now in its fourth edition, this textbook confronts many of the major problems which can arise in claims situations. It employs a systematic approach and is supported by extensive reference to UK and international case law. The negotiation and settlement of claims is an essential – but often overlooked – element of the construction industry, and this troubleshooting guide can help construction professionals, students and contractors to protect themselves against costly claims. Helpful explanatory diagrams make this book an indispensable resource for tackling various types of claims both in the UK and internationally. This text is the essential guide for construction professionals, contractors, undergraduate and postgraduate students alike. It will save professionals and contractors time and money and will prepare students for the reality of the construction industry. New to this Edition: - Chapter 1 revised to limit historical material and allow space for comment on the development of construction law, particularly in the field of extensions of time and 'time at large' - Includes expanded and clarified sections forming new individual chapters on claims for time and claims for money - Updated with the results of recent landmark rulings in cases such as Walter Lilly & Company Limited v. Giles Patrick Cyril Mackay & another and Osbrascon Huarte Lain SA v. Her Majesty's Attorney General for Gibraltar

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137520388

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9781137520388

Telling Stories to Touch the Heart

How to use Stories to Communicate God's Truth

By: Reg Grant,John Reed

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Telling Stories to Touch the Heart

How to use Stories to Communicate God's Truth

By: Reg Grant,John Reed

Discover one of the oldest--and most effective--communication tools : storytelling. How can stories improve your teaching, public speaking, and communicating? Jesus Himself demonstrated through His parables that telling stories is a dynamic way to reach a listener's heart with ideas. Stories can make a point while evoking laughter or tears, and stories can make messages memorable.

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1579107303

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Both Sides of the Fence

By: Reg Fearman

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Both Sides of the Fence

By: Reg Fearman

Reg Fearman is the man who knows all of speedway’s secrets ... and is prepared to reveal them. He has taken a unique, full-throttle, white-knuckle ride to the top as an international rider, a world-class team manager, a successful promoter and a formidable administrator. He has never ducked a confrontation, on or off the speedway track; he knows the glamorous and the murky side of a tough, fabulously exciting and sometimes cruel sport, and he spares no one's blushes ... not even his own' - John Chaplin, speedway's leading historian. 'From humble origins in London’s East End, this is the story of how Reg Fearman became a local hero with West Ham, the cockney giants of speedway, and went on to represent his country, first as a rider at the tender age of 17, and then as an international manager. A captivating mixture of sporting achievement, politics and business and social history, it also looks at how speedway was resurrected from the doldrums of the late 1950s and dragged into a new ‘Jet Age’ golden era, a time which paved the way for the heights that the sport has enjoyed in the twenty-first century as a global phenomenon.Including a plethora of untold truths, revelations and a rich treasure trove of photographs, Reg lays bare for the first time the sensational inside story of the resurrection of speedway ... warts and all!' - Dr Brian Belton, JP and author

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The History Press

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075096099X

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Airlines of the Jet Age

A History

By: R.E.G. Davies

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Airlines of the Jet Age

A History

By: R.E.G. Davies

Airlines of the Jet Age provides the first comprehensive history of the world's airlines from the early 1960s to the present day. It begins with an informative introductory chapter on the infancy of flight and the development of air-transport craft used during the First and Second World Wars, and then wings into the "first" Jet Age--the advent of jet airlines. It continues through the "second" Jet Age of wide-bodied aircraft, such as the Boeing 747 and DC-10, and closes with the introduction of the "third" Jet Age, which begins with the giant double-decked Airbus A380. This reference book is an unparalelled reference for aviation buffs, covering airlines around the globe and throughout the modern eras of human flight. The last book written by renowned airline historian R.E.G. Davies, Airlines of the Jet Age is the ultimate resource for information and insight on modern air transport.

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Smithsonian Institution

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194446607X

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Vendetta

Turning Your Back on Crime Can be Deadly

By: Paul Ferris,Reg McKay

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Vendetta

Turning Your Back on Crime Can be Deadly

By: Paul Ferris,Reg McKay

The armed guards and Alsatians stayed put as the prison gates slammed shut. 'I'm going straight,' Paul Ferris announced to the press, then sped off in a waiting car. Before he'd reached the first corner, the journalists were after him. And they weren't the only ones . . . Paul Ferris ruled crime in Scotland. He had links to London firms, Manchester gangs and Liverpool faces. He'd been accused of murdering The Godfather's son, Fatboy, and found not guilty. Some cops talked of killing him. Now he was telling the world that he was walking away from his life of crime. But would they let him? Vendetta tells the astonishing inside story of what happened next to Paul Ferris. And it's a story of international gangsters, hit contracts, murders, bank scams, Essex-boy torturers, corrupt politics, crackhead hitmen, knife duels, terrorists and more. In Vendetta, Paul Ferris slashes open the underbelly of Britain's streets and exposes the dark forces that police them as well as revealing the truth about what really happened to him and about the conspiracies and corruption that won't leave him alone. For years, new enemies and old foes have tried to silence Paul Ferris. But it's Ferris who's here to tell the tale while many of them are not. And some tale it is.

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1845023978

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The End of Privacy

How Total Surveillance Is Becoming a Reality (Large Print 16pt)

By: Reg Whitaker,Reginald Whitaker

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The End of Privacy

How Total Surveillance Is Becoming a Reality (Large Print 16pt)

By: Reg Whitaker,Reginald Whitaker

Now in paperback, a sobering look at the threats to privacy posed by the new information technologies. Called ''one of the best books yet written on the new information age'' by Kirkus Reviews and now available in paperback, The End of Privacy shows how vast amounts of personal information are moving into corporate hands. Once there, this data can be combined and used to develop electronic profiles of individuals and groups that are potentially far more detailed, and far more intrusive, than the files built up in the past by state police and security agencies. Reg Whitaker shows that private e-mail can be read; employers can monitor workers' every move throughout the work day; and the U.S. Treasury can track every detail of personal and business finances. He goes on to demonstrate that we are even more vulnerable as consumers. From the familiar - bar-coding, credit and debit cards, online purchases - to the seemingly sci - -''smart cards'' that encode medical and criminal records, and security scans that read DNA - The End of Privacy reveals how ordinary citizens are losing control of the information about them that is available to anyone who can pay for it.

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1459604202

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Sovereign Idea

Essays on Canada as a Democratic Community

By: Reg Whitaker

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Sovereign Idea

Essays on Canada as a Democratic Community

By: Reg Whitaker

In these essays, written during the last fifteen years, Whitaker analyses the paradoxes of federalism and democracy in a society which is deeply divided by region, language, and class. He examines the thought and action of such diverse figures as Mackenzie King, Harold Innis, William Irvine, and Pierre Trudeau and evaluates their impact on Canadian society both then and now. With an astute critical eye he surveys constitutional reform and the question of Quebec sovereignty as it has developed from 1981 through Meech Lake and beyond, and explores federalism, democratic theory, and the practice of politics in the real world. In the final essay, "Quebec and the Canadian Question," written especially for this volume, he evaluates the major changes which have occurred in Canadian politics during the last fifteen years and assesses their resounding impact on the future possibilities for Canadian democracy. The dominant political discourse, Whitaker argues, is increasingly based on human rights. This, in combination with the ascendance of free-market conservatism, the turn to continentalism under free trade, and the resurgence, since the failure of Meech Lake, of serious tensions between Quebec and the rest of Canada, has led to a compounded crisis that requires an examination not only of what Quebec wants, with or without Canada, but what Canada wants -- with or without Quebec. The Canadian idea of democracy is still evolving. Together in one volume for the first time, Whitaker's essays describe the process of that evolution and show what lies beneath the constitutional debate on the future of Canada.

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077356294X

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9780773562943

I Flew For MMA

An Airline Pilot's Life

By: Reg Adkins

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I Flew For MMA

An Airline Pilot's Life

By: Reg Adkins

Reg Adkins was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1926, went to Inglewood State School and after three years at Guildford Grammar School completed his education at the age of 16. From the time he was 11 years old his ambition was to be a pilot. Joining the RAAF in October 1944 he was too late for pilot training but spent four and a half years as an Armourer in the service he loved. Learning to fly at the Royal Aero Club of W.A. at Maylands Aerodrome in 1948 was the first step up the ladder towards achieving his ambition. Following an instructor rating and employment at the club for eighteen months he was well on his way when he stepped out of a Tiger Moth into a DC-3 to become one of the first post-war Aero Club trained pilots to be accepted into the airlines. In 1955 he joined MacRobertson Miller Airlines. After a career spanning 33 years, flying DC-3s, F.27s and F.28s all over W.A. and the Northern Territory and amassing a total of 21,000 hours he retired in 1986 at the top of the ladder as Senior Captain. To use his own words, “How could anyone have been so lucky?” I Flew For MMA is a rollicking story covering the massive change in Western Australia’s aviation history, from the days of post-World War Two flying unpressurised piston-engined DC-3s with virtually no navigation aids and the most basic of equipment and accommodation to the introduction of the comfortable and fast F.27 turboprop, then to the magical jet era and the state of the art F.28. Reg and his colleagues really were the trail-blazers of post-war flying up to the modern age. But I Flew For MMA is more than just a terrific historical record of flying in W.A. and the N.T. It lays bare the highs and the lows of being an airline pilot. The personalities, the family aspects, the industrial battles, and the emotional trials and tribulations that go with being responsible for the lives of the passengers in sometimes trying and stressful conditions, all the while being mindful of the desire to “get the job done”.

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Reg Adkins

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1393442625

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Secret Service

Political Policing in Canada From the Fenians to Fortress America

By: Reg Whitaker,Gregory S. Kealey,Andrew Parnaby

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Secret Service

Political Policing in Canada From the Fenians to Fortress America

By: Reg Whitaker,Gregory S. Kealey,Andrew Parnaby

Secret Service provides the first comprehensive history of political policing in Canada – from its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century, through two world wars and the Cold War to the more recent 'war on terror.' This book reveals the extent, focus, and politics of government-sponsored surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations. Drawing on previously classified government records, the authors reveal that for over 150 years, Canada has run spy operations largely hidden from public or parliamentary scrutiny – complete with undercover agents, secret sources, agent provocateurs, coded communications, elaborate files, and all the usual apparatus of deception and betrayal so familiar to fans of spy fiction. As they argue, what makes Canada unique among Western countries is its insistent focus of its surveillance inwards, and usually against Canadian citizens. Secret Service highlights the many tensions that arise when undercover police and their covert methods are deployed too freely in a liberal democratic society. It will prove invaluable to readers attuned to contemporary debates about policing, national security, and civil rights in a post-9/11 world.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442662387

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9781442662384

Lessons From The Boot Of A Car

By: Reg Lascaris

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Lessons From The Boot Of A Car

By: Reg Lascaris

Reg Lascaris, one of South Africa's most celebrated marketers, literally started out from the boot of an old car. The road leading from the one point to the other has been long, uneven and often difficult, but in one respect it never failed: there was always a lesson to be learnt. Lascaris, together with his partner John Hunt, sparked not only some of the most iconic ad campaigns in the world, but the transformation of the South African advertising industry into a twenty-first century powerhouse. This is where the famous Nando's campaign was born, these were the men the ANC turned to for their first election campaign. They were the first to inject human emotion into financial services for South Africa's best loved bank, Standard Bank ... And who can forget the BMW mouse? Lessons from the Boot of a Car traces an extraordinary journey by an extraordinarily successful entrepreneur, reciting at each point the lessons learnt - career and business lessons as much as they are lessons for life.

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Penguin Random House South Africa

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014353114X

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Heartless

By: Reg Ivory

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Heartless

By: Reg Ivory

Atlanta detective Jack Novak is about to face the toughest case of his careerand possibly the most dangerous. First, though, hes got to get his head on straight, with the help of attractive psychiatrist Laura Benjamin. Does Jack have a crush on her? Of course not. Is he lying to himself? Maybe. His treatment is put on hold when hes called into a murder case. Jack thinks the murderer has to be a sick bastard. He must like pain, but he also must be brilliant, as this killer leaves no clues. Jack has nowhere to start, but, hey, thats never stopped him before. Hes a great investigator, and hell stop this monster, no matter the cost, even if Jack is a little strung out from his last few cases. Soon, the murderer makes his connection to Jack and things take a tragically personal turn. Will the psycho killer get awayespecially now that hes threatened the people Jack loves? Only time will tell what it takes to catch a monster.

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iUniverse

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1491756888

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Stephen A. Douglas

The Political Apprenticeship, 1833-1843

By: Reg Ankrom

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Stephen A. Douglas

The Political Apprenticeship, 1833-1843

By: Reg Ankrom

When newly elected Illinois State Representative Abraham Lincoln first saw 5'4" Stephen A. Douglas, he sized him up as "the least man I ever saw." With the introduction of Douglas's first bill in 1834, Lincoln soon thought differently. The General Assembly not only passed the bill, it appointed the 21-year-old Douglas State's Attorney of Illinois' largest judicial district, replacing John J. Hardin, one of Lincoln's most powerful political allies. It was the first of many Douglas-Lincoln contests in the decade ahead. Struggles over banking, internal improvements, party organizations, the seat of government and slavery--even romantic rivalry--put them on opposing sides long before the 1860 presidential election. These battles were Douglas's political apprenticeship and he would use what he learned to obstruct Lincoln--his friend and nemesis--while becoming the most powerful Democrat in the nation.

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McFarland

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0786498072

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When None of Their Dreams Were Dead

By: R. E. G. Sinke, Jr.

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When None of Their Dreams Were Dead

By: R. E. G. Sinke, Jr.

Sean Paul O'Malley leaves the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League and enlists in the U.S. Marines. His adventures in Vietnam from August 1966 to March 1968 are extraordinary and unforgettable. These tales of heroism in battle are riveting and transfixing -- they make the heart race and leave the reader fascinated, absorbed and in awe. O'Malley begins with his first day in "the bush" by bravely killing a Viet Cong with a bayonet, thereby saving his Company Commander's life. Adding to the complexities of war, an indescribable heartache and personal tragedy tear at his soul, and O'Malley responds by becoming a relentless, efficient destroyer of the enemy. He also emerges as a superior leader -- one who passionately cares for the people under his command. This young man with a powerful, charismatic character, a big, resonant baritone voice and a deep commitment to duty and honor is that rarity among soldiers -- a true warrior.

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1606934694

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Talking Sideways

Stories and Conversations from Finniss Springs

By: Reg Dodd,Malcolm McKinnon

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Talking Sideways

Stories and Conversations from Finniss Springs

By: Reg Dodd,Malcolm McKinnon

Reg Dodd grew up at Finniss Springs, on striking desert country bordering South Australia's Lake Eyre. For the Arabunna and for many other Aboriginal people, Finniss Springs has been a homeland and a refuge. It has also been a cattle station, an Aboriginal mission, a battlefield, a place of learning, and a living museum. With his long-time friend and filmmaker Malcolm McKinnon, Dodd reflects on his upbringing in a cross-cultural environment that defied social conventions of the time. They also write candidly about the tensions surrounding power, authority, and Indigenous knowledge that have defined the recent decades of this resource-rich area. Talking Sideways is part history, part memoir, and part cultural road-map. Together, Dodd and McKinnon reveal the unique history of this extraordinary place and share their concerns and their hopes for its future.

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Univ. of Queensland Press

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0702262110

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Education in Edge City

Cases for Reflection and Action

By: Reg Hinely,Karen Ford,Alexandra Leavell

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Education in Edge City

Cases for Reflection and Action

By: Reg Hinely,Karen Ford,Alexandra Leavell

This volume is an extended case study of a hypothetical school district--its residential communities, a middle school and secondary school, its students, teachers, administrators, parents and board members. An integrated series of cases, all dealing with characters and situations within the school district, it offers a realistic picture of what teaching is really about. Case activities increase readers' awareness of the professional aspects of teaching, and provide opportunities for teacher reflection and decision making and for dealing with the consequences of teacher actions. Chapters 2-15 include "Questions for Reflection and Discussion," "Class and Individual Projects," and "Questions Based on Activities." Most chapters conclude with "Additional Teaching and Learning Skills" and "Suggestions For Further Reading.

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Routledge

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1135706875

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9781135706876

Goodbye to the Working Class

By: Reg Race

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Goodbye to the Working Class

By: Reg Race

After 1979, Labour lost eight of the next eleven general elections. Working-class voters deserted, starting in 1970 when widespread abstention began, and the Conservatives won a majority of the working-class vote in 2019. Brexit was a consequence, and not the cause, of these massive changes.The number of manual workers, Labour's heartland vote, has collapsed and Britain is now a nation where the biggest occupational groups are shopworkers, education and NHS staff. Demographics have challenged Labour's ability to win.But that's not all. Labour's Parliamentary Party is now overwhelmingly middle class, and Labour has left the working class as the working class has left Labour. It is now a Party of Councillors and Special Advisers, with a membership dominated by the public sector middle class. Labour has been the author of its own troubles too. It failed to adapt to change in the 1970s and 80s, attacked the low paid and appeased the powerful, and at a local level is disorganised and sometimes sleazy. Its failures are structural. There is no strategic plan, sectarianism is rife, it has regular financial crises, fragile or unelectable leaders are appointed, and disastrous rule changes are made in an age when social media and the internet can disrupt politics on a daily basis. Power has been turned upside down as a consequence.Political parties matter. Badly organised, ineffective leaderships create policy failures in government, and Labour has failed to ensure a supply of its own working-class or capable candidates too. 'Goodbye to the Working Class' explains why and how this happened. It is a human story of significant consequence for our politics.

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183978394X

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Psychological Management of Stroke

By: Nadina B. Lincoln,Ian I. Kneebone,Jamie A. B. Macniven,Reg C. Morris

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Psychological Management of Stroke

By: Nadina B. Lincoln,Ian I. Kneebone,Jamie A. B. Macniven,Reg C. Morris

Psychological Management of Stroke presents a review and synthesis of the current theory and data relating to the assessment, treatment, and psychological aspects of stroke. Provides comprehensive reviews of evidence based practice relating to stroke Written by clinical psychologists working in stroke services Covers a broad range of psychological aspects, including fitness to drive, decision making, prevention of stroke, and involvement of carers and families Reviews and synthesizes new data across a wide range of areas relevant to stroke and the assessment, treatment, and care of stroke survivors and their families Represents a novel approach to the application of psychological theory and principles in the stroke field

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0470684267

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IL DONO DI NICHOLAS

UNA TESTIMONIANZA SUL POTERE DELL’AMORE

By: Reg Green

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IL DONO DI NICHOLAS

UNA TESTIMONIANZA SUL POTERE DELL’AMORE

By: Reg Green

“Questa è una storia di compostezza, dignità e di come una famiglia abbia trasformato una tragedia senza senso in un gesto che enfatizza il lato positivo della vita.” - Robert Kiener, Reader’s Digest “Non riesco a pensare a nessun altro libro che superi Il Dono di Nicholas nell’aprire in tutto il mondo i cuori e nel cambiare l’atteggiamento verso il bene comune.” - Bud Gardner, Editore, Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul “In questo libro scritto dal padre del bambino, la famiglia Green condivide la sua meraviglia e gratitudine dinanzi all’effusione di emozioni scaturite dal cosiddetto ‘Effetto Nicholas’. Non possiamo fare a meno di sentirci sopraffatti sia dalla tragedia sia dalla suprema compostezza della storia.” - Family Life Magazine “La storia di Nicholas mostra il volto umano della donazione degli organi.... Altamente raccomandato.” - Library Journal “Nessuno al mondo ha fatto di più per accrescere la consapevolezza del pubblico sulla donazione degli organi.” - Howard Nathan, Presidente ed Amministratore Delegato di The Gift of Life Donor Program “Una storia che ha legato una nazione intera al cordoglio di una famiglia.” - Il Messaggero WWW.NICHOLASGREEN.ORG [Please insert photo of Reg Green – as used on back cover of “The Nicholas Effect”] Reg Green è il padre di Nicholas Green, il bambino Americano di sette anni che fu ucciso in una tentata rapita durante una vacanza in Italia con la famiglia. La storia catturò l’attenzione del mondo intero quando Reg e sua moglie Maggie donarono gli organi e le cornee di Nicholas a sette Italiani molto malati, quattro dei quali adolescenti. I Green vivono a La Cañada, in California, con i loro tre figli, Eleanor ed i gemelli Laura e Martin.

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1467043737

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Eastern Starlight ~ A British Girl's Memoir of China in the 1930s

Volume 2

By: Jean Elder with Reg Mitchell

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Eastern Starlight ~ A British Girl's Memoir of China in the 1930s

Volume 2

By: Jean Elder with Reg Mitchell

Set against the backdrop of Japan's seizure of China's entire northeast, Eastern Starlight, a British Girl's Memoir of China in the 1930s is the second of a trilogy by Jean Elder, born in Hwangkutun village near Mukden, Fengtien Province, Manchuria, in 1912, year of the fall of the last Manchu Dynasty. The story continues as Jean and her mother survive the fearsome night assault on Mukden by the Imperial Japanese Army in September 1931, but are forced by the invaders to leave Manchuria. Jean accepts her brother Jim's offer to settle in Peking, intellectual crossroads and cultural oasis of the Orient, safe from China's expanding civil war and continuing clashes with the Japanese in Jehol. We meet her charismatic friends in L'Hotel de Pekin--Italian Count Galeazzo Ciano and his wife, Edda, daughter of Mussolini; Julius Barr, famed American aviator; the playwright George Bernard Shaw; William Henry Donald, referred to by historians as Donald of China; and the acclaimed March of Time photographer "Newsreel" Wong--and become a part of her intriguing social life with them. Chang Hsiao Liang (the Young Marshal), close to Jean and the Elder family, must take a self-imposed year-long exile from China to save face, after which he will be forgiven for the loss of Manchuria. Jim departs with the Marshal for Europe, and during her own leave of absence, Jean shares with us her straight-from-the-heart impressions of America during the Depression and her fascinating life at sea aboard the great liners of the era including Olympic, sister ship of the Titanic. She must defy cannon-firing brigands and snipers along the Yangtze River in order to reunite with Jim in Hupei Province, where the Marshal has reestablished command of his troops. Jean provides an unvarnished insight into the "anything goes" world of China in the 1930s including her harrowing escape in the dark from a pirate vessel while aboard a passenger steamer in the Yellow Sea. In Hankow, she is a frequent guest of the US Navy aboard USS Luzon (PR-7) and USS Tutuila (PR-4) during the swashbuckling days of inshore gunboat diplomacy in scenes much like those portrayed in the movie, Sand Pebbles. After a whirlwind courtship, she marries the love of her life, US Vice Consul Reginald Mitchell. This is the story of a British girl who grew up in China in the hands of an Amah with the good fortune of gaining dual perspectives of life, Chinese and Western, forever loyal to family and friends, compassionate toward others, true to her values, and humble as a person.

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The Nicholas Effect

A Boy's Gift to the World

By: Reg Green

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The Nicholas Effect

A Boy's Gift to the World

By: Reg Green

The Nicholas Effect" is the story of the shooting of seven-year-old Nicholas Green. It tells how the Greens' decision to donate their son's organs saved the lives of five Italians and restored the sight of two others. It covers the murder trial, the making of "Nicholas' Gift," the Jamie Lee Curtis made-for-tv movie, the bell sent by Pope John Paul II to the Greens for their memorial tower and their unceasing campaign to bring attention to the tens of thousands of deaths caused every year by the worldwide shortage of donated organs. Running through it, like a thread, is the hearbreaking journey of Nicholas' parents and little sister to make something good come out of a senseless act of violence.

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1468900153

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Stephen A. Douglas, Western Man

The Early Years in Congress, 1844-1850

By: Reg Ankrom

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Stephen A. Douglas, Western Man

The Early Years in Congress, 1844-1850

By: Reg Ankrom

It didn't take long for freshman Congressman Stephen A. Douglas to see the truth of Senator Thomas Hart Benton's warning: slavery attached itself to every measure that came before the U.S. Congress. Douglas wanted to expand the nation into an ocean-bound republic. Yet slavery and the violent conflicts it stirred always interfered, as it did in 1844 with his first bill to organize Nebraska. In 1848, when America acquired 550,000 square miles after the Mexican War, the fight began over whether the territory would be free or slave. Henry Clay, a slave owner who favored gradual emancipation, packaged territorial bills from Douglas's committee with four others. But Clay's "Omnibus Bill" failed. Exhausted, he left the Senate, leaving Douglas in control. Within two weeks, Douglas won passage of all eight bills, and President Millard Fillmore signed the Compromise of 1850. It was Douglas's greatest legislative achievement. This book, a sequel to the author's Stephen A. Douglas: The Political Apprenticeship, 1833-1843, fully details Douglas's early congressional career. The text chronicles how Douglas moved the issue of slavery from Congress to the ballot box.

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McFarland

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1476673764

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9781476673769

The Golden Age of Speedway

By: Philip Dalling,Reg Pearman

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The Golden Age of Speedway

By: Philip Dalling,Reg Pearman

The post-war era was British speedway’s golden age. Ten million spectators passed through the turnstiles of a record number of tracks at the sport’s peak. With league gates as high as 80,000, speedway offered a colourful means of escape from the grim austerity of the times.A determinedly clean image, with no betting and rival fans mingling on the terraces, made speedway the family night out of choice. The sport thrived despite punitive taxation and Government threats to close down the speedways as a threat to industrial productivity.A three-division National League stretched from Exeter to Edinburgh and the World Championship Final attracted a capacity audience to Wembley. Test matches against Australia provided yet another international dimension.Even at the height of its popularity, speedway was a sporting edifice built on unstable foundations, which crumbled alarmingly as the 1950s dawned and Britain’s economic and social recovery brought competing attractions like television.

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The History Press

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0752494619

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Big Beliefs in Small Bites

The Pilgrim's Projects

By: Reg Nicholson

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Big Beliefs in Small Bites

The Pilgrim's Projects

By: Reg Nicholson

PRAISE FOR BIG BELIEFS IN SMALL BITES "A wonderful miscellany of topics, some serious and troubling, some purely informative, some entertaining, but all full of wisdom and insight. Whether for reading from end-to-end, for dipping into randomly, or for seeking guidance on a specific problem or issue, this collection is an invaluable contribution to the thinking Christian's library." - Dr Ray Harlow, Professor of Linguistics, University of Waikato, New Zealand. If you have questions about religion, you'll find some answers in this volume written by Reg Nicholson MNZM. Learn about the history of the Church and solidify your faith. You'll also get answers to some big questions, such as: + Was Jesus really a carpenter? + What are religion's nine biggest mistakes? + What is the best three-letter word for a Christian to use? + Which major religion acknowledges millions of gods? + Did a Bible translation help Hitler? + What was the world's greatest-ever invention? Many people will be delighted with the author's viewpoints. Some may not concur with all of them, but most may find themselves nodding in agreement in places and even letting out an occasional chuckle. Explore the mystery, beauty, and compassion of God with Big Beliefs In Small Bites: The Pilgrim's Projects.

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Abbott Press

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1458208834

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9781458208835

Formby & Freshfield Through Time

By: Reg Yorke,Barbara Yorke

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Formby & Freshfield Through Time

By: Reg Yorke,Barbara Yorke

The fascinating history of Formby & Freshfield illustrated through old and modern pictures.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445628317

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9781445628318

Handbook of Indices of Food Quality and Authenticity

By: R S Singhal,Pushpa R. Kulkarni,D V Reg

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Handbook of Indices of Food Quality and Authenticity

By: R S Singhal,Pushpa R. Kulkarni,D V Reg

The area of food adulteration is one of increasing concern for all those in the food industry. This book compares and evaluates indices currently used to assess food authenticity.

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Woodhead Publishing

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1855732998

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9781855732995

Small Group Teaching

Tutorials, Seminars and Workshops

By: Kate Exley,Reg Dennick,Andrew Fisher

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Small Group Teaching

Tutorials, Seminars and Workshops

By: Kate Exley,Reg Dennick,Andrew Fisher

This comprehensive guide for new university teachers brings together straightforward and practical advice on small group teaching alongside examples of practice across disciplines. Written in a highly accessible style, it covers topics such as the foundations of small group teaching; methods and techniques; and advice on inclusive and non-discriminatory practice. Now fully updated, this new edition also takes into account changes in technology and the expectation of students, includes examples of practice from a variety of institutions, and offers learning resources and reading suggestions throughout.

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Routledge

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0429956274

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9780429956270

Coaldust

Short Stories Set in a South Yorkshire Mining Community in the 1930S and '40S

By: Reg Brown

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Coaldust

Short Stories Set in a South Yorkshire Mining Community in the 1930S and '40S

By: Reg Brown

Sometimes witty, sometimes cynical, these stories were inspired by people with whom the author came into contact, events of which he became aware and influences which he came under as a boy. They convey the anxieties of the 1930s and '40s and the insecurities of the mining communities. Often raw and earthy, they paint a picture of a society peopled mainly by migrants from the older coalfields, thrown together by economic and social forces and not yet secure in their new identities. The author's awareness of British social history helps to place the stories within the context of what was happening in the world beyond the slag heap.

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AuthorHouse

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1456779427

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9781456779429

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

UAVS Design, Development and Deployment

By: Reg Austin

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems

UAVS Design, Development and Deployment

By: Reg Austin

Unmanned Aircraft Systems delivers a much needed introduction to UAV System technology, taking an integrated approach that avoids compartmentalising the subject. Arranged in four sections, parts 1-3 examine the way in which various engineering disciplines affect the design, development and deployment of UAS. The fourth section assesses the future challenges and opportunities of UAS. Technological innovation and increasingly diverse applications are two key drivers of the rapid expansion of UAS technology. The global defence budget for UAS procurement is expanding, and in the future the market for civilian UAVs is expected to outmatch that of the military. Agriculture, meteorology, conservation and border control are just a few of the diverse areas in which UAVs are making a significant impact; the author addresses all of these applications, looking at the roles and technology behind both fixed wing and rotorcraft UAVs. Leading aeronautical consultant Reg Austin co-founded the Bristol International Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) conferences in 1979, which are now the longest-established UAS conferences worldwide. In addition, Austin has over 40 years' experience in the design and development of UAS. One of Austin's programmes, the "Sprite UAV System" has been deployed around the world and operated by day and night, in all weathers.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119964261

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9781119964261

Ingram Mountain

A Journey to Enlightenment

By: Melanie Zachoda,Reg Johnston

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Ingram Mountain

A Journey to Enlightenment

By: Melanie Zachoda,Reg Johnston

Is there yet time to reverse these deadly trends, or is it already too late? This is the question posed by millionaire businessman Adam Finlay, who has just joined an environmental group comprised of a physicist, a biologist, spiritual practitioners, and a psychic. During the first meeting, they reveal some of the most shocking news Adam has ever heard. The answer to his question comes from a most unlikely source. Through a series of strange events, he ultimately connects with a mysterious mountain woman who takes him on a journey of self-discovery that permanently changes his direction in life. The group was formed to explore ways to salvage what they describe as a seriously ill planet. But what this group learns is that the dire state of environmental affairs is matched by a conspiracy at the highest levels of government and big business. The group races to find steps that can be taken today, in all areas of the world, to avoid what appears to be inevitable. The environmental situation is much more serious than most people are aware of, the group reports. The Earth is facing a crisis unprecedented in our history and if it continues unabated, the result could be the extinction of human life. Can Earth be saved from its manmade fate?

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iUniverse

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1462006817

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9781462006816

Villains

It Takes One to Know One

By: Paul Ferris,Reg McKay

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Villains

It Takes One to Know One

By: Paul Ferris,Reg McKay

Paul Ferris was one of Britain's most feared gangsters for twenty-five years. Now, in Villains, Ferris reveals the real inside story of the villains he met and worked with, the common thugs and big-time players that surrounded him and the world of violence and fear he lived in every day of his life. In Glasgow, London and Manchester, Paul Ferris knew and worked with the biggest gangsters in the UK - everyone from Arthur Thompson in Glasgow to the Addams family in London and Rab Carruthers in Manchester. Villains is the story of the hard lives of hard men by someone who knows. There's jewel heists, crime families, new stories about Glasgow's Godfather, Arthur Thompson, a secret meeting with loyalist 'Mad Dog' Johnny Adair, the Glasgow hard man who loved bingo, and much more. And, when it comes to villains, it takes one to know one.

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Black & White Publishing

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1845025245

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9781845025243

Ear-rings from Frankfurt - With Audio Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library

By: Reg Wright

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Ear-rings from Frankfurt - With Audio Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library

By: Reg Wright

A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Reg Wright. Richard Walton is in trouble again. He has lost his job, and he has borrowed money from his sister, Jennifer – again. And now he has disappeared. Jennifer is looking for him, and so are the police. They both have some questions that they want to ask him. How did he lose his job? Why did he fly to Frankfurt? Who gave his girlfriend those very expensive gold ear-rings? Only Richard can answer these questions. But nobody can find Richard.

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0194631575

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9780194631570

Equine Stud Farm Medicine & Surgery E-Book

By: Derek C. Knottenbelt,Reg R. Pascoe,Michelle LeBlanc,Cheryl Lopate

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Equine Stud Farm Medicine & Surgery E-Book

By: Derek C. Knottenbelt,Reg R. Pascoe,Michelle LeBlanc,Cheryl Lopate

This practical, hands-on guide addresses all aspects of equine reproduction and breeding. Introductory chapters review key aspects of stud farm design and equine nutrition, evaluating how these factors affect the health of horses and foals. Detailed chapters discuss the stallion and mare, conception, parturition, the health of the foal, and other essential topics. Both medical care and surgery are covered in detail, with extensive full-color illustrations designed to help the veterinarian diagnose and treat all conditions relevant to equine reproduction. - Fully international perspective on equine reproduction from North American, European and Australasian authors and contributorAll aspects of equine stud farm medicine covered, from clinical examination and diagnosis to medical and surgical treatment - practical, hands-on guidance of surgical procedures and treatment optionsComprehensive chapters on stallion, mare and foal - All common and most rare conditions discussed in detailUseful appendix of drugs used in equine stud medicine - Full of colour and black and white illustrations

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0702058432

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9780702058431

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