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Dark Realities

America's Great Depression

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Dark Realities

America's Great Depression

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The stock market crash came in October 1929, and America slid into deep depression. Against a background of bank failures, industrial decline, rural poverty, and unemployment, there was an outbreak of protests, strikes, and riots. Hoover was swept from power in 1932, and it fell to the new President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, to revive America's fortunes with a number of ground-breaking new programs which made up the New Deal. Dark Realities covers this period in America's history. The book introduces the key figures of this time period and reveals the impact that the Great Depression had on the American people.

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Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Tycoon

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Bess of Hardwick: An Elizabethan Tycoon

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Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable people who lived in England in the late Tudor period. Born a daughter of a relatively humble Midlands family, she was married and widowed four times, on each occasion raising her social status until she ultimately became the Countess of Shrewsbury. An enthusiast of fine buildings, she left behind Hardwick Hall and Chatsworth House as prime examples of Elizabethan prodigy houses. She also left important genetic legacies in the form of her descendants, and is an ancestress of much of the British aristocracy for the last few hundred years. Whilst she lived at a time when the laws and customs of the land made it difficult for women to exercise any real form of economic or social independence, Bess succeeded in acquiring a personal fortune which not only made her the second wealthiest woman in the kingdom after Queen Elizabeth herself, but for generations after her served as the financial bedrock upon which her descendants would continue to build, in some cases right up to the present day.

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1910151068

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Jean Paul Getty

The meek shall inherit the Earth – but not its mineral rights

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Jean Paul Getty

The meek shall inherit the Earth – but not its mineral rights

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Jean Paul Getty (1892-1976) - a powerful, oil tycoon who was at one point the richest man in the world, with a private life described as ‘bizarre beyond belief’, but what drove him and shaped the man he was? The author looks at the difficulties Getty had in interacting with others on a personal level, and why many have portrayed Getty as living a solitary, even lonely life, despite being surrounded by guards, staff, visiting business colleagues and female companions. Instead he suggests that Getty's fortune was to serve as the central foundation of his life. His need to create, defend and expand that fortune – all of which he successfully did – is key to understanding his life.

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1913507041

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Home Truths

A Practical Guide to Buying, Selling and Investing in Property

By: Bryan Pickup,Wyn Derbyshire

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Home Truths

A Practical Guide to Buying, Selling and Investing in Property

By: Bryan Pickup,Wyn Derbyshire

Home Truths: A Guide to Buying and Selling Property offers information for the reader to thoughtfully assess the needs in the world of property transactions. The book starts by considering renting/being a tenant and then moves on as a guide through the process of getting a mortgage/purchasing, with a discussion of the financial and tax consequences, as well as an explanation of selling process. It also looks at property investment in three forms: buy-to-let, buying abroad, and commercial property. These areas are full of uncertainty and risk, as well as opportunity and profit, but risk and uncertainty can be minimized (though not eliminated) by developing an understanding of how these specialized areas of property investment operate. Finally, the book also considers property issues that can arise in the later years of life, such as property downsizing, equity release, and inheritance tax planning.

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1907444017

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Six Tycoons

The Lives of John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford and Joseph P. Kennedy

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Six Tycoons

The Lives of John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford and Joseph P. Kennedy

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John Jacob Astor - Cornelius Vanderbilt - Andrew Carnegie - John D. Rockefeller - Henry Ford - Joseph P. Kennedy - Even today, long after their deaths, the names of these six men continue to be associated with wealth and power. When they were alive, they dominated their worlds as few men had done before, and few have done since. Now in paperback, this book contains the life stories of six of the richest men who ever lived in America. Their lives offer us windows into ways of life that most of us can only imagine - an opportunity to glimpse times when laws, attitudes, prejudices, and opportunities were very different from today. Their achievements - financial, political, and social - continue to affect us to this day, for good or ill. Additionally, their mistakes still offer important lessons about the acquisition, use, and abuse of wealth and power. And had they not lived, the history of America - and the world - might have been very different indeed.

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1904905854

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Music in Eighteenth-Century Britain

By: David Wyn Jones

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Music in Eighteenth-Century Britain

By: David Wyn Jones

This collection of essays by some of the leading scholars in the field looks at various aspects of musical life in eighteenth-century Britain. The significant roles played by institutions such as the Freemasons and foreign embassy chapels in promoting music making and introducing foreign styles to English music are examined, as well as the influence exerted by individuals, both foreign and British. The book covers the spectrum of British music, both sacred and secular, and both cosmopolitan and provincial. In doing so it helps to redress the picture of eighteenth-century British music which has previously portrayed Handel and London as its primary constituents.

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Routledge

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1351557416

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Place-Names of Flintshire

By: Hywel Wyn Owen,Ken Lloyd Gruffydd

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Place-Names of Flintshire

By: Hywel Wyn Owen,Ken Lloyd Gruffydd

This is the first thorough, authoritative study of the place-names of the entire pre-1974 Flintshire, scholarly in substance, readable in presentation, with its selection of names based on the OS Landranger 1:50,000 map. The entry for each of the 800 names presents a grid reference, documentary and oral evidence with dates, derivation and meaning, and a discussion of the significance of the name in terms of history, language, landscape and industrial associations. Additionally, comparisons are drawn with similar names in other parts of Wales and the UK, and the later linguistic development of names is charted in light of the particular influences of a bilingual society.

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University of Wales Press

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1786831112

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The Regulation of Animal Health and Welfare

Science, Law and Policy

By: John McEldowney,Wyn Grant,Graham Medley

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The Regulation of Animal Health and Welfare

Science, Law and Policy

By: John McEldowney,Wyn Grant,Graham Medley

The Regulation of Animal Health and Welfare draws on the research of scientists, lawyers, economists and political scientists to address the current and future regulatory problems posed by the issues of animal health and disease. Recent events such as the outbreak of mad cow disease, epidemics of foot and mouth disease, concerns about bluetongue in sheep, and the entry into the food chain of the offspring of cloned cattle, have heightened awareness of the issues of regulation in animal disease and welfare. This book critically appraises the existing regulatory institutions and guiding principles of how best to maintain animal health in the context of social change and a developing global economy. Addressing considerations of sound science, the role of risk management, and the allocation of responsibilities, it also takes up the theoretical and practical challenges which here – and elsewhere – attend the co-operation of scientists, social scientists, lawyers and policy makers. Indeed, the collaboration of scientists and social scientists in determined and regulatory contexts such as that of animal disease is an issue of ever-increasing importance. This book will be of considerable value to those with interests in this issue, as well as those concerned with the law and policy relating to animal health and welfare.

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1134068395

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Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales

By: Hywel Wyn Owen,Richard Morgan

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Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales

By: Hywel Wyn Owen,Richard Morgan

An authoritative dictionary of the meanings and derivations of Welsh place-names. The first of its kind in Wales, this volume deals with most of the place-names of Wales as well as prominent features of the landscape. Also includes an invaluable glossary of the place-name elements. First published in November 2007.

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1800992394

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HMS Warrior

Ironclad Frigate 1860

By: Wyn Davies,Geoff Dennison

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HMS Warrior

Ironclad Frigate 1860

By: Wyn Davies,Geoff Dennison

“A well-illustrated tour of the ship as she is today, deck by deck . . . includes a historical introduction looking at the ship and her significance.”—Ships Monthly HMS Warrior, launched in 1860, was the first iron-hulled, sea-going armored ship, and for many years was the most powerful warship in the world. Rescued a century later from her role as a refueling hulk, she became the object of the most ambitious ship restoration project ever mounted and is now afloat and open to visitors at Portsmouth. As is the case for many historic ships, however, there is a surprising shortage of informative and well-illustrated guides, for reference during a visit or for research by enthusiasts, ship modelers, naval buffs, technical historians or students. This book—second in the Seaforth Historic Ship Series—redresses the gap. Written by experts and containing more than 200 specially commissioned photographs, each title in the series takes the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of the ship, deck by deck. Significant parts of the vessel for example, the steering gear, armament and armor, engine-room and gundeck are given detailed coverage so that the reader has at hand the most complete visual record and explanation of the ship that is at present available. In addition, the importance of the ship, both in her own time and now as a museum vessel, is explained, while her design and build, her service career and her life prior to restoration and exhibition are all described. The Seaforth Historic Ship Series is a truly groundbreaking concept, bringing the ships of our past vividly to life. “A beautiful publication.”—Ships in Scale

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1848322836

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Strategic Management and Business Analysis

By: David Williamson,Peter Cooke,Wyn Jenkins,Keith Michael Moreton

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Strategic Management and Business Analysis

By: David Williamson,Peter Cooke,Wyn Jenkins,Keith Michael Moreton

Strategic Business Analysis shows students how to carry out a strategic analysis of a business, with clear guidelines on where and how to apply the core strategic techniques and models that are the integral tools of strategic management. The authors identify the key questions in strategic analysis and provide an understandable framework for answering these questions. Several case studies are used to focus understanding and enable a more thorough analysis of the concepts and issues, especially useful for students involved with case study analysis. Accompanying the text is a CD-Rom containing the models, tutorial guidance, and a PowerPoint presentation. A blank template is provided for each model, enabling students to actively interact and enter their own data - an effective 'what if...' facility. This will enable students to appreciate the limitations as well as the advantages of the strategic models.

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113636272X

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Dark Realities

America's Great Depression

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Dark Realities

America's Great Depression

By: Wyn Derbyshire

The Roaring Twenties, jazz music, Hollywood glamour: the end of the First World War ushered in a golden age for America, with a booming stock market and rampant property speculation. It seemed as if the good times with Presidents Harding and then Coolidge in charge would never end. In marked contrast were the fortunes of many European countries, struggling to repay war debts and with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles plunging Germany into economic catastrophe. With Herbert Hoover now President, the US markets continued to climb and some investors sold out, sensing trouble ahead. The Crash came in October 1929, and America slid into deep depression. Against a background of bank failures, industrial decline, rural poverty and unemployment, protests, strikes and riots broke out. Hoover was swept from power in 1932 and it fell to the new President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, to revive America's fortunes with a number of ground-breaking new programmes which made up the New Deal. This book covers this turbulent period in America's history, introducing us to the key figures and revealing the impact which the Great Depression had on the American people. Will be of value to GCSE, AS and A level history students looking for an accessible account of the Great Depression.

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1907444599

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Six Tycoons

the lives of John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford and Joseph P. Kennedy

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Six Tycoons

the lives of John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford and Joseph P. Kennedy

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John D Rockefeller. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Andrew Carnegie. John Jacob Astor. Henry Ford. Joseph P Kennedy.Even today, long after their deaths, the names of these six men continue to be associated with wealth and power.When they were alive, they dominated their worlds as few men had done before, and few have done since. These are the life stories of six of the richest men who ever lived in America. Their lives offer us windows into ways of life over two centuries that most of us can only imagine,and an opportunity to glimpse times when laws, attitudes,prejudices and opportunities were very different from today. Their achievements - financial, political and social - continue to affect us, for good or ill, to this day. Their mistakes still offer important lessons about the acquisition, use and abuse of wealth and power. And had they not lived, the history of America - and the world - might have been very different indeed.

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190744436X

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Hetty Green - The First Lady of Wall Street

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Hetty Green - The First Lady of Wall Street

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Hetty Howland Green (1834-1916), born Hetty Howland Robinson, and known in her later years as “The Witch of Wall Street”, was born in the whaling town of New Bedford, Massachusetts to Quaker parents. This biography charts Hetty Green’s extraordinary ascent up the pyramid of wealth to a point where, in the earliest years of the twentieth century, she was being identified as the richest woman in America. The first in a series of brief biographies of significant tycoons, this is an insight into the life and methods of one of the earliest and most influential business women in the US. It examines the source of her wealth, and her method of building upon that. It also profiles those who helped or thwarted her along the way.

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1910151750

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Jean Paul Getty

The meek shall inherit the Earth – but not its mineral rights

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The meek shall inherit the Earth – but not its mineral rights

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TUPE

Law & Practice (fourth edition)

By: Stephen Hardy,Wyn Derbyshire

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TUPE

Law & Practice (fourth edition)

By: Stephen Hardy,Wyn Derbyshire

A cascade of TUPE cases, notably and centrally upon the service provision change, and the subsequent enactment of the Collective Redundancies and the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 by the UK Government, have made necessary this fourth edition of TUPE: Law & Practice. The new 2014 Amendment Regulations, in force from 31 January 2014, are intended to clarify the issues raised by recent cases and also to reduce the burdens on employers of small enterprises. This guide provides analysis of the new 2014 TUPE Amendment Regulations including: the scope to “service provision changes” (i.e. outsourcing/contracting-out and in), as well as clarification of the Regulation 3; key changes relating to transfer dismissals and changes to terms and conditions; pensions obligations under TUPE; clarified ‘joint‘consultation rights; the confusing application of TUPE where the transferor is insolvent. Lawyers, politicians and policymakers, HR practitioners, as well as academics, will find this book brings them up to speed on TUPE. This book aims to keep pace with these changes, providing practical advice and cutting edge analysis.

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1907444823

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Pensions and Employment Law

Issues at the Interface

By: Wyn Derbyshire,Stephen T. Hardy

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Pensions and Employment Law

Issues at the Interface

By: Wyn Derbyshire,Stephen T. Hardy

Useful for anyone advising on employment or pensions issues or preparing a case in this area of law. This work brings together points of overlap between these two practice areas and pulls out key issues to be considered when preparing a case. It also aims to demystify these areas of law for generalists and provide a practical guide to dealing with more complex issues that can take up valuable time.

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1847033369

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Money and Work

An Essential Guide

By: Wyn Derbyshire,Stephen T. Hardy,David Wicks

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Money and Work

An Essential Guide

By: Wyn Derbyshire,Stephen T. Hardy,David Wicks

As students leave college â?? already weighed down by the burden of student loans to repay â?? and enter the working world with all of its financial and legal traps and temptations, it is more important than ever that they understand the most important facts of personal finance and employment rights. This guide is for young people attending higher education institutions or starting work for the first time. Many young people have little or no idea about basic financial and related matters, such as how credit cards, bank accounts, and overdrafts actually work â?? and consequently run the risk of paying much more in interest and charges. Nor do they always understand exactly what they are doing when they sign a contract of employment, why it is important to start saving early, what a mortgage really is, and how the various types differ. This book addresses these issues as well as pension planning and income tax.

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190490548X

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TUPE

Law & Practice : a Guide to the TUPE Regulations 2006

By: Wyn Derbyshire,Stephen Hardy

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TUPE

Law & Practice : a Guide to the TUPE Regulations 2006

By: Wyn Derbyshire,Stephen Hardy

After the revised Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) were introduced in April 2006, UK employers and their advisers have been grappling with the consequences for terms and conditions of employment, pensions provision, and insolvencies. Since the second edition of this book was published, the UK's courts have continued to see clarification of the position of TUPE in relation to insolvency. Further, there have been clarifications of what is meant by "service provision change." To that end, this third edition encapsulates these changes and many others caused by the latest UK case law developments. The book provides a guide to the TUPE Regulations 2006, contextualizing the existing TUPE protections. More readily, it considers the practical issues - consultation, pensions, what transfers and what does not, as well as how the vexed issue of fragmentation hinders clarity. This established text also examines the impact of EU law on this area. Consequently, it remains an invaluable reference work for practitioners, human resource managers, policy makers, academics, and students.

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1907444084

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TUPE

Law & Practice : a Guide to the TUPE Regulations 2006

By: Wyn Derbyshire,Stephen Hardy,Grant Jones

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Law & Practice : a Guide to the TUPE Regulations 2006

By: Wyn Derbyshire,Stephen Hardy,Grant Jones

Since the revised Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) were introduced in April 2006, UK employers and their advisers have been grappling with the consequences for terms and conditions of employment, pensions provision, and insolvencies. The TUPE regulations introduced a number of key UK reforms, including: extending the scope of the TUPE regime to "service provision changes" (i.e. contracting-out) . clarification of the definition of 'a relevant transfer' . determining key issues relating to transfer dismissals and changes to terms and conditions . clearer pensions obligations . strengthened consultation rights . the widening of the application of TUPE where the transferor employer is insolvent. This second edition provides a guide to the TUPE Regulations 2006, first setting them in the context of the existing TUPE protections. It explores the practical issues to which these have given rise and some of the controversies they have created since they came into force. The book examines the impact of European law on this area, as well as looking at trade union action in the UK in this context. It is an ideal guide for employers and their advisers, and it is an invaluable reference work for economists, HR managers, policy-makers, academics, and students.

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1904905633

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