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A Beatles guide you can read anywhere!For the Beatles fan who is visiting Liverpool this is an illustrated, comprehensive guide to the main Beatles sites you will not want to miss. Includes links to Beatles maps in Liverpool and details of Beatles themed places to stay as well as the story behind each site listed and photographs of key places.A must for any fan of The Fab Four.

A separatist conflict has been ongoing in India-administered Kashmir since 1989. Focusing on this region, this book critiques the existing normative theories of secession, and offers a comprehensive examination of the right of sub-groups to secede.The book looks at the different accounts of the moral right to secede, and assesses both the theories themselves as well as the claims of those who want to separate Kashmir from India. Included within this analysis are the three main type...

Since decolonization began in the late 1940s, a series of often lengthy and destructive separatist insurgencies have imposed severe financial, economic and human costs upon the states of South Asia. Whereas previous analyses of these conflicts have typically focussed upon the parent state or separatist group as the relevant unit of analysis, this book adopts a broader framework, arguing that separatism cannot be understood in isolation from the concept of state sovereignty.This boo...

An essential resource for nurses and paramedics navigating the intricate world of police custody, providing a solid guide for both the novices and the veterans in the fieldAcross the UK there are on average over 750,000 episodes of police detentions annually, the equivalent of over 2,000 a day. Each one is entitled to healthcare comparable to the wider community. It is estimated on average 54% of these detained individuals are referred to a healthcare professional ...

Anesthesia is a practical, clinically based medical science. Its conduct requires Anesthesiologists and Intensivists to learn and understand the principles of applied physics related to equipment responsible for the clinical care of patients.This book is written primarily for anesthetic registrars/residents and their teachers, to assist with preparation for the post graduate, basic science examinations in anesthesia and critical care medicine. Each topic is systematically covered u...

This book assesses the legacy of Dick Hebdige and his work on subcultures in his seminal work, Subculture: The Meaning of Style (1979). The volume interrogates the concept of subculture put forward by Hebdige, and asks if this concept is still capable of helping us understand the subcultures of the twenty-first century. The contributors to this volume assess the main theoretical trends behind Hebdige’s work, critically engaging with their value and how they orient a researcher or ...

Understanding change over time is a critical component of social science. However, data measured over time – time series – requires their own set of statistical and inferential tools. In this book, Suzanna Linn, Matthew Lebo, and Clayton Webb explain the most commonly used time series models and demonstrate their applications using examples. The guide outlines the steps taken to identify a series, make determinations about exogeneity/endogeneity, and make appropriate modelling decisions an...

Hippies overwhelm a beach resort with love--all kinds of love!

An American classic adapted for the stage, starring Kathleen Turner as Mrs. Robinson and Matthew Rhys as Benjamin Braddock. A fresh-faced college grad returns home, diploma in hand, to seek an answer to that age old question: “Now what?” Lacking any clear career path, he falls prey to the original “cougar”, the predatory Mrs. Robinson, wife of his father's business partner. But it’s Mrs. Robinson’s daughter who captures his heart.Includes and interview with the star of The Graduate...

From the search for a Canadian hero to a heart-wrenching immigration tale, with a whole lot of hockey in between, this short story collection is Sorry, Not Sorry: an unapologetic celebration of Canadian life through story.In a heart-warming mix of fiction and creative nonfiction from 16 Canadian writers, readers are taken on a journey through Canadian life:We search for a Canadian herowe hear of a lady who meets her hockey hero...

WHERE THE LIVING IS HARD AND THE KILLING IS EASY...It's in the lawless Indian Territory that Daniel Strange meets his demise. Riding his chestnut mare to Texas to buy himself some cattle, the best gunsmith in St. Joseph, Missouri, gets waylaid by a pack of murdering outlaws. His lifeless body is left dangling at the end of a rope -- robbing his family of a loving husband and father....DEATH CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWNNow, a mysterious gunslinger is on the vengeance tra...

In this strange, elegant novel, Patrick Modiano portrays a man in pursuit of the identity he lost in the murky days of the Paris Occupation, the black hole of French memory.For ten years Guy Roland has lived without a past. His current life and name were given to him by his recently retired boss, Hutte, who welcomed him, a one-time client, into his detective agency. Guy makes full use of Hutte’s files—directories, yearbooks, and papers of all kinds going back half a century—but lea...