Sir Bob Reid is former Chairman of Shell UK, British Rail, ICE Futures Europe, and Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland, among much else. His is a story of determination and achievement shot through with political upheaval, economic reversal, and industrial catastrophe.His first posting was to Borneo. Stints in Africa, Thailand and Australia followed, after which he became chair of Shell UK, responsible

In 1956 John Osborne\'s Look Back in Anger changed the course of English theatre. \'Look Back in Anger presents post-war youth as it really is. To have done this at all would be a significant achievement; to have done it in a first play is a minor miracle. All the qualities are there, qualities one had despaired of ever seeing on stage - the drift towards anarchy, the instinctive leftishness, the automatic

Excessive police violence and its disproportionate targeting of minority communities has existed in the United States since police forces first formed in the colonial period. A personal tragedy for its victims, for the people who love them, and for their broader communities, excessive police violence is also a profound violation of human and civil rights.Most public discourse about excessive police

A rollicking history of England\'s kings and queens from Arthur to Elizabeth I, a tale of power, glory, and excessive beheadings by award-winning British actor and comedian David Mitchell Think you know the kings and queens of England? Think again. In Unruly, David Mitchell explores how early England\'s monarchs, while acting as feared rulers firmly guiding their subjects\' destinies, were in reality

The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Women\'s Writing in English, 1540-1700 brings together new work by scholars across the globe, from some of the founding figures in early modern women\'s writing to those early in their careers and defining the field now. It investigates how and where womengained access to education, how they developed their literary voice through varied genres including poetry, drama,

With recent advances in computing power and the widespread availability of preference, perception and choice data, such as public opinion surveys and legislative voting, the empirical estimation of spatial models using scaling and ideal point estimation methods has never been more accessible.The second edition of Analyzing Spatial Models of Choice and Judgment demonstrates how to estimate and interpret

Munday\'s Evidence is a concise yet stimulating introduction to the key areas of the law of evidence. Vibrant and engaging, the book demystifies a traditionally intimidating subject. Careful analysis of the issues, both historic and current, ensures that the text thoroughly explores the \'core\' of the subject. Evidence is the ideal companion for those keen to grasp the core principles and current

The Big Ideas in Physics and How to Teach Them provides all of the knowledge and skills you need to teach physics effectively at secondary level. Each chapter provides the historical narrative behind a Big Idea, explaining its significance, the key figures behind it, and its place in scientific history. Accompanied by detailed ready-to-use lesson plans and classroom activities, the book expertly fuses

It\'s been a sleepy summer for the folks of Lake Eden, Minnesota. In fact, it\'s been a whole four months since anyone in the Swensen family has come across a dead body--a detail that just made the front page of the local paper. And that means Hannah Swensen can finally focus on her bakery. . .or can she?Life is never really quiet for Hannah. After all, her mother\'s wedding is a little over a month

One of the most popular shows to come out of Shondaland, Shonda Rhimes\'s production company, is ABC\'s political drama Scandal (2012-18)--a series whose tremendous success and marketing savvy led LA Times critic Mary McNamara to hail it as the show that Twitter built and Time magazine to name its protagonist as one of the most influential fictional characters of 2013. The series portrays a fictional

The Rhine River is Europe\'s most important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. In this innovative study, Mark Cioc focuses on the river from the moment when the Congress of Vienna established a multinational commission charged with making the river more efficient for purposes of trade and commerce in 1815. He examines the engineering

Rudiment Creativity Vol. 1 is about achieving your maximum potential as a player and performer. As a teacher, performer and clinician, I have been asked by many drum set students, \"Why is it important to learn rudiments?\" \"What\'s the point?\" \"How can we make music using rudiments?\" Rudimental and orchestral snare drummers often ask me, \"Now that I have learned these rudiments, HOW do I implement

This book covers elementary discrete mathematics for computer science and engineering. It emphasizes mathematical definitions and proofs as well as applicable methods. Topics include formal logic notation, proof methods; induction, well-ordering; sets, relations; elementary graph theory; integer congruences; asymptotic notation and growth of functions; permutations and combinations, counting principles;

The first book in the brand new heart-warming and nostalgic WWII saga series WOMEN ON THE HOME FRONT, from reader favourite Rosie Hendry. The perfect Mother\'s Day

In Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why, acclaimed Washington Post satirist Alexandra Petri offers perfectly logical, reassuring reasons for everything that has happened in recent American politics that will in no way unsettle your worldview.In essays both new and adapted from her viral Washington Post columns, Petri reports that the Trump administration is as competent as it is uncorrupted, white supremacy

Got Grammar? is the comprehensive classroom guide. Each of the over 60 lessons are ready-to-use and reproducible, and each begins with helpful teaching pages that define, explain, and illustrate grammar, usage, or mechanics concepts. These lessons and the many ready-to-use student activities include 15 diagnostic tests, 15 section-review activities, 18 final tests, and over 100 other creative reinforcement

Meet Jack and his talking chicken Betsy, Red, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, and a host of other Little Legends as they have fantastic new

Throw out your old ideas about C and get to know a programming language that\'s substantially outgrown its origins. With this revised edition of 21st Century C, you\'ll discover up-to-date techniques missing from other C tutorials, whether you\'re new to the language or just getting reacquainted. C isn\'t just the foundation of modern programming languages; it is a modern language, ideal for writing

You\'ve always got to listen to the birds. In a tiny town on the North Norfolk coast, Fran\'s life is unraveling. As she fills her days cleaning the caravan park she owns, she is preoccupied by worry - about the behavior of her son, the absences of her husband and her strained relationship with her sister\'s family. Her one source of relief: early in the mornings, before the responsibilities and uncertainties