A detailed look at the lives of the Scottish tenant farmers and laborers who worked the land from the late 1700s to the early 1900s.With a knowledge and a skill that reveals his passion for the land and its people, David Kerr Cameron picks his way through the rural upheavals and developments of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries towards the landscape we recognize today. In doing so he provides a wide-sweeping and unforgettable view of our rural histo...

The world around us is comprised of systems - organisational systems, business systems, political systems, family systems, inter-personal systems, biological systems, economic systems - the list goes on.This eBook, written by an experienced systems thinker and consultant, helps the reader develop an appreciation of the nature of systems - what they comprise of, how they function, how they sustain and organize themselves and what they influence and are influenced by.With thi...

In late November 1960, an ordinary house in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, became the centre of one of Scotland's most unsettling modern poltergeist cases.At the heart of the outbreak was eleven-year-old Virginia Campbell, newly arrived from Ireland and trying to adjust to life in a Scottish village. What began as strange knocking sounds soon escalated into reports of moving furniture, vibrating bedheads, disturbed bedclothes, unexplained noises, and incidents that seemed to follow Vir...

No matter whether you are a lifelong native or a newcomer to Scotland, nothing saves you from the savage bloodthirst of the Highland midge. Although very small, it has an unusual life cycle that produces two generations every season. Roberts has compiled an anthology of anecdotes and information concerning the creature coveting such topics as Bonnie Prince Charlie, Queen Victoria, kilts, and camping. Also included is a section on remedies and repellents.

Willie Gavin, Crofter Man is a portrait of a crofting life in the bare and sometimes bitter landscape of Scotland's North-east lowlands. It is the closely reconstructed life of one man in particular, and beyond that, the wider story of a croft and its people, assembled from the family's folk memories. Willie Gavin's real identity has been blurred, but this is essentially a true story and is illustrated with a fascinating selection of period photographs. Through the eyes of Willie Gavin we ...

In this eBook, Certified NLP Trainers David Kerr and Damian Hamill take the reader through a fascinating and thoughtful introduction to the field of Neuro-linguistic Programming.Rather than merely focusing on techniques and superficial content, David and Damian empower the reader to harvest the full fruits of NLP by exploring the fundamental structure and underpinning concepts that make it the flexible and effective approach to life and work that it is.They help the reader ...

Diabetes Digital Health, Telehealth, and Artificial Intelligence explains how to develop and use the emerging technologies of digital health, telehealth, and artificial intelligence to address this important public health problem to deliver new hardware, software, and processes. The book explores trends in developing and deploying the three most important emerging technologies for diabetes: digital health, telehealth, and artificial intelligence. This book is essential to clinicians, scien...

Of all the wars fought in or by America, only one takes its name from a single person.In 1675, when the English hold on New England was still fragile, one Indian, King Philip, organized the seperate Algonquin tribes into one powerful, military force with a single objective - to drive the English settlers back into the sea. King Philip's War almost did just that.For a year Algonquin forces terrorized English settlements. Out of ninety New England towns, fifty-two felt the fero...

This book provides an overview of Data Monitoring Committees(DMC) - what was done in the past, what is currently being done, and thoughts on improvements for the future. Previous works focused primarily on large cardiovascular studies (where DMCs originated more than 30 years ago) but updated references are needed that discuss smaller, more flexible studies in areas such as oncology. The authors have attended ~800 DMC meetings from ~200 distinct studies across all areas of clinical studies...

Diabetes Digital Health and Telehealth explains, from technologic, economic and sociologic standpoints how digital health and telehealth have come to dominate the management of diabetes. The book also includes information on improved telemedicine tools and platforms for communicating with patients, reviewing medical records, and interpreting data from wearable devices. In addition, evolving wearable sensors such as continuous glucose monitors, closed loop automated insulin delivery systems...

It's almost impossible to overstate the benefits of creating a well-planned pond in your garden or field. This detailed and practical guide will give the novice and experienced gardener alike a straightforward explanation of how to plan, construct and plant a thriving pond, avoiding common problems and establishing a haven for wildlife.

Democracy should enable citizens to play an informed role in determining how power is exercised for their common wellbeing, but this only works if people have the understanding, skills and confidence to engage effectively in public affairs. Otherwise, any voting system can be subverted to serve the interests of propagandists and demagogues.This book brings together leading experts on learning for democracy to explore why and how the gap in civic competence should be bridged.