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Christopher Bayly, Tim Harper

The vast crescent of British-ruled territories from India down to Singapore appeared in the early stages of the Second World War a massive asset in the war with Germany, providing huge quantities of soldiers and raw materials and key part of an impregnable global network denied to the Nazis. Within a few weeks in 1941-2 a Japanese invasion had destroyed all this, almost effortlessly taking the 'impregnable fortress' of Singapore with its 80,000 strong garrison, and sweeping through South a...

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Tim Harper

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2021AN ECONOMIST AND HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'Compelling and highly original ... The Asia that we see today is the product of the 'underground' which Harper describes with skill and empathy in this monumental work' Rana Mitter, Literary ReviewThe story of the hidden struggle waged by secret networks around the world to destroy Eu...

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Tim Bryars, Tom Harper

This beautifully illustrated history of twentieth century cartography charts a century of social and political change through 100 fascinating maps.The twentieth century was a golden age of mapmaking. Maps were employed not only to chart geography and history but also myriad political and social agendas. Here Tim Bryars and Tom Harper select one hundred maps from the twentieth century that reveal the profound changes that took place—from two world wars and the Great...

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Alok Mukherjee, Tim Harper

Alok Mukherjee was the civilian overseer of the Toronto police between 2005 and 2015, during the most tumultuous decade the force had ever faced. In this provocative and highly readable collaboration with Tim Harper, former Toronto Star national affairs columnist, Mukherjee reveals how Police Chief Bill Blair changed the channel after the police-killing of Sammy Yatim. He explains how society has given police tacit approval to cull people in mental health crisis and pulls the curt...

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Various Authors, Walt Whitman, James Whitcomb Riley, Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Richard Mitchley, Lorelei King, Ghizela Rowe, William Dufris, Gideon Wagner, Kate Harper, Patricia Rodriguez, Tim Graham

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Poets of 19th Century America

America. Land of the Free, Home of the Brave. Across its vast landscape a Nation was being built. Expanded into its vast frontiers by military force and financial acquisitions; this was a melting pot of peoples and ideas gathering to form an identity. In these volumes we take a particular interest in the poets of the 19th Century and their views as their young nation came to terms with itself and its place in the World.

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China Medical Board Centennial Series

Health patterns in Southeast Asia have changed profoundly over the past century. In that period, epidemic and chronic diseases, environmental transformations, and international health institutions have created new connections within the region and the increased interdependence of Southeast Asia with China and India. In this volume leading scholars provide a new approach to the history of health in Southeast Asia. Framed by a series of synoptic pieces on the "Landscapes of Health" in Southe...

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David Coulby, Tim Harper

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Routledge Library Editions: Education

There has always been considerable debate about the best solutions to deal with disruptive behaviour in schools. On the one hand is the strategy of segregating disruptive pupils while on the other is a commitment to keeping such pupils in the ordinary school.This book advocates the latter philosophy and examines the best ways of coping with the problem. These concern both teacher skills and school organisational flexibility. In addition, the authors propose the provision of a suppo...

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Kyle Harper

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Tim Fannon

A sweeping germ’s-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemicsPlagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle Harper explains why humanity’s uniquely dangerous disease pool is rooted deep in ourevolutionary past, and why its growth is acceleratedby technological progress. He shows that the story of disease is entangled with the history o...

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Will W. Dobud, Dr. Nevin J. Harper

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Tim Morgan

Kids These Days is a must-read book and protest against harmful mental health treatments for children and youth.—PARIS HILTON, global advocate for institutional reform and founder of 11:11 MediaAnxiety, depression, self-harm, and teen suicide are rising sharply—youth mental health issues have increased over 60% in the past decade. In Kids These Days, experts Will Dobud, PhD and Nevin Harper, PhD

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Harper Jameson, W.A.W. Parker

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Tim Campbell

Fans of T.S. Eliot and Moonlight will love this highly recommended book. (Screencraft)“Oh my God, this book. This book . . . drop everything you’re doing and start flipping pages right now.” —Tissie, Bookshelves & Teacups blogThe extraordinary career and devastating life of T.S. Eliot.T.S. Eliot is a hollow man trapped in a dreary world. He works at a ban...

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Set Sytes, Faith G. Harper PhD

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Tim Bruce

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The Good Life Series

A highly imaginative and relatable guide for anyone who needs the reassurance that suicide is never worth it.Are you inclined to escape the crumminess of everyday life into fantasy worlds? Are you smart and imaginative in a way that isn’t really suited to your surroundings? Are you definitely misunderstood, likely angry, and almost certainly depressed? Set Sytes, hailing from the UK, would prefer you stay alive and sort things out rather than the alternative, thanks. He fi...

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Tim Howard

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William Harper

The uplifting memoir of U.S. national soccer team goalkeeper Tim Howard, adapted for young readers.In this heartwarming and candid account, Tim Howard opens up about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette Syndrome defied the odds to become one of the world's premier goalkeepers.Tim shares his remarkable journey in an accessible way that will speak to soccer fans, kids struggling with issues that make them feel ""different,"" and any young perso...