Rupert Wilkinson's Books

Texas

The Lone Star State, CourseSmart eTextbook

By: Rupert N. Richardson,Cary D. Wintz,Adrian Anderson,Ernest Wallace

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Texas

The Lone Star State, CourseSmart eTextbook

By: Rupert N. Richardson,Cary D. Wintz,Adrian Anderson,Ernest Wallace

Written in a narrative style, this comprehensive yet accessible survey of Texas history offers a balanced, scholarly presentation of all time periods and topics.From the beginning sections on geography and prehistoric people, to the concluding discussions on the start of the twenty-first century, this text successfully considers each era equally in terms of space and emphasis.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

518

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1315509792

ISBN 13

9781315509792

Saratoga

The Decisive Battle

By: Rupert Furneaux

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Saratoga

The Decisive Battle

By: Rupert Furneaux

The Grand Strategy, the imaginative plan to divide the rebellious American colonies, ended in disaster. On October 17, 1777, General Sir John Burgoyne, alone, unaided and stranded in the American wilderness, capitulated with his army at Saratoga in upper New York State. It was the ‘turning point’ of the Revolution, which culminated four years later in the British surrender at Yorktown. Creasy wrote of Saratoga: ‘Nor can any military event be said to have exercised more important influence upon the future fortunes of mankind...’ Who blundered? For nearly two centuries, Lord George Germain, the ‘maladroit’ minister, has been blamed, together with the Commander-in-Chief, Sir William Howe; but Burgoyne, ‘Gentleman Johnny’ as his affectionate troops called him, has largely escaped criticism. Only in the late 1960s had a full assessment become possible, by the publication of all the correspondence that passed between these men. Originally published in 1971, from his study of these letters, and by his visit to the campaign area, author Rupert Furneaux questions this long accepted view. The British disaster resulted, he says, not because anyone particularly blundered, or from any ‘pigeon-holed’ despatch, but rather because no one bargained that thousands of ordinary American citizens would rally to bar Burgoyne’s path. Experienced frontier-fighters and skilled marksmen, they mowed down the closely-ranked Redcoats and the German mercenaries, who had all been trained for European battles. Saratoga heralded a new age of warfare, which Europeans took another hundred years to learn. It was also far more than a British defeat; it was an American victory, the decisive battle whereby they won the right to run their own lives without interference from Europe – and with incalculable consequences.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

216

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000339327

ISBN 13

9781000339321

Card, Cross & Jones: Criminal Law

By: Richard Card,Sir Rupert Cross,Philip Asterley Jones

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Card, Cross & Jones: Criminal Law

By: Richard Card,Sir Rupert Cross,Philip Asterley Jones

This popular title combines breadth of coverage with readability and sets out the principal points of criminal law in a systematic and thorough way. This edition includes the most recent legislative and case law developments.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

888

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199646422

ISBN 13

9780199646425

Friends and Apostles

The Correspondence of Rupert Brooke and James Strachey, 1905-1914

By: Rupert Brooke,James Strachey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Friends and Apostles

The Correspondence of Rupert Brooke and James Strachey, 1905-1914

By: Rupert Brooke,James Strachey

Letters between the two men reveal their thoughts on politics, literature, and homosexuality, as well as their observations of such collegues and friends as John Maynard Keynes, Virginia Woolf, and Betrand Russell.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

344

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0300070047

ISBN 13

9780300070040

Hospital Ships

By: Rupert Goodman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hospital Ships

By: Rupert Goodman

The story of hospital ships is a fascinating one indeed, about which little has been written except for isolated tragedies such as the sinking of the Centaur off the Australian coast in 1943.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

308

Publisher

Boolarong Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1925236498

ISBN 13

9781925236491

School Leadership

Beyond Education Management : an Essay in Policy Scholarship

By: Gerald Rupert Grace

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

School Leadership

Beyond Education Management : an Essay in Policy Scholarship

By: Gerald Rupert Grace

This text examines the ways in which concepts of educational leadership and management have evolved historically and culturally, and reviews contemporary debates about school leadership. Theoretical context is illuminated by the research of 88 headteachers of English primary and secondary schools.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

242

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0750704152

ISBN 13

9780750704151

Classroom Talk

By: Rupert Knight

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Classroom Talk

By: Rupert Knight

This book summarises the theoretical principles behind talk in school and briefly maps the research tradition in this field. It examines the evidence relating to a variety of forms of classroom talk, including whole school culture and oracy; classroom environments conducive to talk; whole class teacher-pupil talk and pupil-pupil peer talk. The final chapter explores up-to-date issues and influences relating to talk, such as mastery learning, informed by international comparisons. Firmly grounded in evidence and the latest thinking, the book also offers practical advice for everyday implementation and evaluation of these principles. Evidence-based teaching is fast becoming a new orthodoxy. There are many strong voices, including policy voices, advocating its adoption. Understanding the underlying principles allows you to better evaluate the benefits of different approaches to evidence-based teaching and how they relate to your own school context.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

155

Publisher

Critical Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1912508877

ISBN 13

9781912508877

Wales, A Very Peculiar History

By: Rupert Matthews

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Wales, A Very Peculiar History

By: Rupert Matthews

From the Roman invasion, through tall tales of Merlin and King Arthur, and right up to and beyond the incredible power of the mining industry, 'Wales, A Very Peculiar History' takes a quirky, sideways look at some of the slightly bizarre aspects of the home of welsh rarebit, Maelgwn the Dragon, and Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Featuring the full gamut of Welsh providence from the coal-mining years to its rebirth in the 1970s, this book tells a tale of ups and downs, of hills and valleys, and of hope and triumph against the odds, with a few leeks thrown in for good measure.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

150

Publisher

Andrews UK Limited

Published Date

ISBN 10

1908759224

ISBN 13

9781908759221

Rowan's Rule

The Biography of the Archbishop of Canterbury

By: Rupert Shortt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rowan's Rule

The Biography of the Archbishop of Canterbury

By: Rupert Shortt

A fascinating, fair-minded depiction of Archbishop Rowan Williams. /Rowan Williams is a complex and controversial figure. Widely revered for his personal qualities, he is also an intellectual giant who towers over almost all his predecessors as Archbishop of Canterbury. Among other achievements, he has trounced the atheist Richard Dawkins, and published over twenty well-regarded books, including several volumes of poetry and a major study of Dostoevsky. / Yet he is also one of the most reviled church leaders in modern history. Long before facing calls to step down after his lecture on sharia law in early 2008, he had been accused of heresy on account of his pro-gay views. He has disappointed many of his own supporters as well. So how has high office changed Rowan Williams? Has he been bullied and manipulated? Or is he perhaps playing a long game, obliged to rate church unity above the pursuit of his own vision at a time when the Anglican Communion has never looked more unstable? / Rupert Shortt, already the author of an acclaimed introduction to the Archbishop's thought, offers answers to these and other questions in this authoritative biography. He explores how the events of the Archbishop's remarkable life have shaped his beliefs and practices today. Of particular interest is the riveting account of Williams's experience near the World Trade Center towers on the morning of September 11, 201. Written with Williams's cooperation, Rowan's Rule not only elucidates his ideas but gives a compelling portrait of a private and in some ways surprisingly vulnerable man.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

481

Publisher

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0802864619

ISBN 13

9780802864611

Classroom Talk in Practice Teachers' Experiences of Oracy in Action

By: Rupert Knight

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Classroom Talk in Practice Teachers' Experiences of Oracy in Action

By: Rupert Knight

This thought provoking and highly informative book is a perfect handbook for teachers and school leaders interested in improving the quality of talk in their classrooms." Amy Gaunt and Alice Stott, Directors at Voice 21 and authors of Transform Teaching and Learning through Talk: the Oracy Imperative. “For practising teachers, it offers a guide to how to exercise sound professional judgement in selecting and sustaining strategies that place talk at the centre of teaching and learning, so that all students benefit.” Alan Howe, Education Consultant and Associate with Oracy Cambridge Purposeful classroom talk, or oracy, is increasingly recognised as fundamental for supporting both personal and academic development and for enhancing genuine participation in learning. Based on classroom observations and interviews, this book offers an analysis of schools’ responses to improving the quality of both learning to talk and talking to learn. The book explores classroom talk through the analysis and comparison of examples drawn from diverse schools and age groups, across primary and secondary education settings. Alongside a wealth of practical strategies, the book offers an insight into the realities of implementation, helping teachers to make well-informed judgments about developing classroom talk within their own schools. This book features: •Examples of lesson activities and resources, accompanied by explanations and advice from practitioners •Vivid depictions of real classroom practice with comprehensive analysis linked to up-to-date research and theory •Questions and prompts to promote reflection on the reader’s own context •An emphasis on teachers’ professional judgement and informed implementation of oracy practices A holistic and accessible resource, this book is aimed at experienced, early career and student teachers, as well as other education professionals. Rupert Knight was a teacher in schools in London and Nottingham. He currently works at the University of Nottingham, UK, on teacher education and other postgraduate courses. Rupert is the author of Classroom Talk and he continues to work closely with teachers to develop the use of spoken language in the classroom.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

181

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published Date

ISBN 10

0335250041

ISBN 13

9780335250042

The Victorian Visitors

Culture Shock in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By: Rupert Christiansen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Victorian Visitors

Culture Shock in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By: Rupert Christiansen

In the nineteenth century, London was a city of big money, large audiences, and creative dynamism. In The Victorian Visitors, Rupert Christiansen lucidly captures the city to which visitors went in search of the artistic fervor, fame, and wealth that only London could offer. The great French painter Theodore Gericault escaped to London after a disappointing reception in Paris to show his painting, Raft of the "Medusa." The high pitch and hustle of London life influenced the fecundity and variety of several of his paintings, including Derby d'Epsom. Composer Richard Wagner went for the first time in search of money, but was disappointed to find the audiences indiscriminating, the musicians poorly trained, and the weather depressing. Writing to his friend Liszt in a frenzy of despair, he said, "I live here like a damned soul in hell." Then there was the demon Australian bowler, Frederick Spofforth, who changed the course of English cricket.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

298

Publisher

Grove Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0802139337

ISBN 13

9780802139337

Ancient Chinese Civilization

By: Todd Van Pelt,Rupert Matthews

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ancient Chinese Civilization

By: Todd Van Pelt,Rupert Matthews

This book takes a deep dive into the world's longest continuous civilization, examining both myth and factfrom the dawn of farming and the early bronze-makers, to the great dynasties that united China. Stunningly illustrated historical pages and carefully retold myths introduce young readers to the glories, riches, romance, and mystery of Chinese civilization. Includes sections on creation myths, gods, society, religion, agriculture, medicine, daily life, art, entertainment, war and weapons, inventions and construction, trade, and education, writing, and literature.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published Date

ISBN 10

1615312331

ISBN 13

9781615312337

Precedent in English Law

By: Rupert Cross,J. W. Harris

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Precedent in English Law

By: Rupert Cross,J. W. Harris

This fourth edition of Precedent in English Law presents a basic guide to the current doctrine of precedent in England, set in the wider context of the jurisprudential problems which any treatment of this topic involves. Such problems include the nature of _ratio_ _decidendi_ of a precedent and of its binding force, the significance of precedents alongside other sources of law, their role in legal reasoning, and the account which must be taken of them by any general theory of law. Considerable re-writing has been undertaken to update case-law and take account of the possible implications for the doctrine of precedent of the impact of European Community law, making it an indispensable work of reference for readers interested in the past history, present state, and future developments of English rules of precedent.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

Clarendon Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0191024449

ISBN 13

9780191024443

Cross & Tapper on Evidence

By: Colin Tapper

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cross & Tapper on Evidence

By: Colin Tapper

Cross & Tapper continues to provide exceptionally clear and detailed coverage of the modern law of evidence, with an element of international comparison. The foremost authority in the area, it is a true classic of legal literature.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

875

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199574146

ISBN 13

9780199574148

The Biopolitics of Dementia

A Neurocritical Perspective

By: James Rupert Fletcher

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Biopolitics of Dementia

A Neurocritical Perspective

By: James Rupert Fletcher

This book explores how dementia studies relates to dementia’s growing public profile and corresponding research economy. The book argues that a neuropsychiatric biopolitics of dementia positions dementia as a syndrome of cognitive decline, caused by discrete brain diseases, distinct from ageing, widely misunderstood by the public, that will one day be overcome through technoscience. This biopolitics generates dementia’s public profile and is implicated in several problems, including the failure of drug discovery, the spread of stigma, the perpetuation of social inequalities and the lack of support that is available to people affected by dementia. Through a failure to critically engage with neuropsychiatric biopolitics, much dementia studies is complicit in these problems. Drawing on insights from critical psychiatry and critical gerontology, this book explores these problems and the relations between them, revealing how they are facilitated by neuro-agnostic dementia studies work that lacks robust biopolitical critiques and sociopolitical alternatives. In response, the book makes the case for a more biopolitically engaged "neurocritical" dementia studies and shows how such a tradition might be realised through the promotion of a promissory sociopolitics of dementia.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

219

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1003803911

ISBN 13

9781003803911

Sports Law

By: Michael Beloff KC,Tim Kerr QC,Marie Demetriou QC,Rupert Beloff

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Sports Law

By: Michael Beloff KC,Tim Kerr QC,Marie Demetriou QC,Rupert Beloff

Sports law has been growing with increasing rapidity over the years since the first edition of this book was published in 1999, regularly making headlines as well as leading to a developing body of law practised by specialist lawyers. This revised work, by leading practitioners in the field, with a foreword by Lord Coe, provides a coherent framework for understanding the principles of sports law in this area, as well as a deep analysis of its key features. The subject is split into various areas of practice: first, regulatory rules, which embrace the constitutional aspect of organised sport, including the disciplinary procedures of the various governing organisations; second, broadcasting and marketing resulting from the commercial exploitation, including sponsorship, of sports clubs, sporting events and players; and third, player's rights and obligations, which embraces a wide range of legal issues including club transfers and player contracts, and issues arising from employment (including discrimination law), personal injury and criminal law. Special attention is paid to the impact of EU and Human Rights law as well as to the influential jurisprudence of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. London 2012 provides an appropriate point at which to assess the current state of the law, as well as a look to the future. The target readership extends from solicitors, barristers and legal advisers, to sports organisations and clubs, corporations involved in marketing and sponsorship, media companies, academics teaching sports law, and sports administrators. “I commend it to everyone who has to administer sport as well as to those who have to advise the administrators or argue cases in the field on whatever side. It is a gold medal book.” From the Foreword by Lord Coe KBE This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Sports Law online service.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

366

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1782250344

ISBN 13

9781782250340

The Mick Ronson Story

Turn and Face the Strange

By: Rupert Creed,Garry Burnett

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Mick Ronson Story

Turn and Face the Strange

By: Rupert Creed,Garry Burnett

This book explores Mick Ronson's life and career with his family, friends, fellow musicians and fans. For devotees of David Bowie, and Mick Ronson – the Spider from Hull – who lit up the fabulous Ziggy Stardust shows with his dazzling guitar playing and powerful stage presence. This is Mick Ronson's story. And it begins in his home-town of Hull. Based on the successful show Turn and Face the Strange. With unique material and exclusive interviews with fellow musicians, friends and family (to include Maggie Ronson, his sister, and Nick Ronson, his son) and those who knew him. A new leading biography of guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer and musician Mick Ronson. Most famous for his critical contribution to David Bowie's spectacular live band, studio albums including Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Aladdin Sane. Mick also helped produce Lou Reed's Transformer, released five solo studio albums, performing in bands with Ian Hunter, Van Morrison and Bob Dylan as well as working with many other musicians. This is an authentic story of a boy from a council estate from Hull who achieved international rock god status. Set in a time of seismic social change, with colliding cultures of personal and community identity, image and fashion, gender roles and sexual freedom.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

223

Publisher

McNidder & Grace

Published Date

ISBN 10

0857162276

ISBN 13

9780857162274

Surviving a Japanese Internment Camp

Life and Liberation at Santo Tomas, Manila, in World War II

By: Rupert Wilkinson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Surviving a Japanese Internment Camp

Life and Liberation at Santo Tomas, Manila, in World War II

By: Rupert Wilkinson

During World War II the Japanese imprisoned more American civilians at Manila's Santo Tomas prison camp than anywhere else, along with British and other nationalities. Placing the camp's story in the wider history of the Pacific war, this book tells how the camp went through a drastic change, from good conditions in the early days to impending mass starvation, before its dramatic rescue by U.S. Army "flying columns." Interned as a small boy with his mother and older sister, the author shows the many ways in which the camp's internees handled imprisonment--and their liberation afterwards. Using a wealth of Santo Tomas memoirs and diaries, plus interviews with other ex-internees and veteran army liberators, he reveals how children reinvented their own society, while adults coped with crowded dormitories, evaded sex restrictions, smuggled in food, and through a strong internee government, dealt with their Japanese overlords. The text explores the attitudes and behavior of Japanese officials, ranging from sadistic cruelty to humane cooperation, and asks philosophical questions about atrocity and moral responsibility.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

247

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476612188

ISBN 13

9781476612188

Book's by Rupert Wilkinson

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email