Family history is one of Britain's most popular pastimes. Around six million people in Britain are researching their family trees, and genealogy is one of the top categories for online searches. The opening up of public records, the growth of family history societies and the introduction of computers and the internet have made the subject accessible to everyone. Yet, while there is no shortage of books on how to do family history, few writers have attempted to put the field itself into a h...

Birmingham, the cradle of the industrial revolution and the world's first manufacturing town, is an important focus for many family historians who will find that their trail leads through it. Rural migrants, Quakers, Jews, Irish, Italians, and more recently people from the Caribbean, South-Asia and China have all made Birmingham their home. This vibrant history is reflected in the city's rich collections of records, and Michael Sharpe's handbook is the ideal guide to them. He introduces re...

The Bible is our very best textbook on what it means to worship God in the way he desires to be worshiped.The stories of people in Scripture offer practical insights into how we can authentically live a life of worship to the Lord as “living sacrifices.” Some of the stories featured in this series of fifty-two worship devotions are those of well-known Old Testament personalities, like Moses, David, and Elijah. Others highlight lesser-known people, such as Shiphrah, Puah, Uzzah, and...

An easy-to-use reference for those looking to trace English ancestry connected to the North Staffordshire pottery industry.Tracing Your Potteries Ancestors introduces readers to the wealth of information available to those wishing to trace their North Staffordshire roots. Michael Sharpe gives a fascinating insight into the history of this part of the Midlands, which was for so long dominated by the pottery industry. The six pottery towns—Tunstall, Burslem,...

This book provides a cross-regional investigation of the role of citizenship and ethnicity in migration, political incorporation, and political transnationalism in the age of globalization, exploring the political realities of Dutch Antilleans in the Netherlands and Latin American Nikkeijin in Japan.

Guilou lives on the top floor of a large apartment building; from her bedroom window high in the sky she can hear the buzz of the city and the musical voices of her neighbors' accents of Haitian, Spanish, and German, as well as plain ol' English. The sounds of her neighborhood make her happy. On Saturdays Guilou is all smiles because her mother does not have to work, and she and her mother can play the "sunshine bubble" game. But when Guilou's bottle of sunshine bubbles is nearly empty, sh...

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) remains one of the most controversial illnesses, both in terms of its causes, and the best ways to treat the illness. For years, sufferers have had to deal with scepticism from their families, employers, and even health care professionals. The vast amount of conflicting advice that has been published up to now has served only to confuse sufferers, and professionals, even more. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Facts presents a compassionate guide to this illness,...

All long-term illnesses, whatever their diagnosis, have much in common. The difficulties and challenges that come with illness, and the strategies to overcome them, are shared by most patients. Managing an illness effectively and tackling the difficulties it causes can greatly improve how you feel and your quality of life. This book identifies the challenges posed by illness and suggests a wide variety of ways in which you might meet them. Key to this is the idea of becoming expert in mana...

After Howard's routine business trip ends with a reckless night of passion, he ends up with a gun and a mission.Meanwhile the mysterious Irishman, Tommy Morgan, seeks a buyer for a large cache of heroin.It's the early nineties, and IRA bombs continue to threaten the British mainland. When it seems like IRA has forsaken its war on drugs, Tommy takes matters into his own hands, and is plunged into a raging whirlpool of danger and deception.When their lives intertwine,...

Unsure how to 'do' psychiatry?Wondering what psychiatry is all about?Want just the key facts?Lecture Notes: Psychiatry provides essential, practical, and up-to-date information for students who are learning to conduct psychiatric interviews and assessments, understand the core psychiatric disorders, their aetiology and evidence-based treatment options.It incorporates the latest NICE guidelines and systematic reviews, and includes coverage of the Men...

Overcoming Functional Neurological Symptoms uses the proven and trusted five areas model of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to help people experiencing a range of medically unexplained symptoms, including chronic headaches, fatigue, dizziness, loss of sensation, weakness and numbness.Easy to use and practical, this CBT workbook:Presents the insights of award-winning authors who are experts in the field

This timely book explores current trends and future possibilities for undergraduate career education, the nature of the changing workplace, and its impact on students in colleges and universities.Built on decades of experience in career development and professional learning, the editors raise and investigate multiple critical issues facing career educators in higher education today: preparing students for the future of work; exploring the increasing centrality of experiential learn...