A wonderfully festive audio collection of favourite stories and carols for the whole family to enjoy over the Christmas holidays.Take a sleigh ride to the Snow Queen's palace, a trip on a donkey to Bethlehem or sing along with Good King Wenceslas in Christmas Stories and Carols. These well-known Christmas stories and carols, read and sung by popular Children's TV presenters Derek Griffiths and Katy Ashworth, will bring festive cheer to every family. With a...

Read by two of the nation's favourite children's TV presenters, this is a delightful audio collection of favourite nursery rhymes and traditional stories.Climb up the beanstalk with Jack, march with the Duke of York and visit the bears with Goldilocks in Nursery Stories and Rhymes! These popular tales and rhymes read and sung by well-known children's TV presenters Floella Benjamin and Derek Griffiths, with added fun sound effects and music to keep children...

A distinctive and original analysis of how the politics of the UK and the lives of British citizens have evolved in the first decades of the twenty-first century, this book provides an interdisciplinary critical examination of the roots, ideology and consequences of austerity politics, the Brexit vote and the rise of populist politics in Britain.Bringing together case studies and perspectives from an array of international researchers across the social sciences, it dissects the way...

A calming collection of bedtime stories and lullabies, perfect for sending little ones off to sleep, read by two of the nation's favourite children's TV presenters.Take a trip into Wonderland with Alice, sing along with the twinkling stars and then take a snooze with Sleeping Beauty in Bedtime Stories and Lullabies, an audio treasury of popular stories, lullabies and rhymes. With added sleepy sound effects and music, this is the perfect audio collection fo...

Infrared thermal imaging is a rapid and non-invasive procedure for mapping skin-temperature distribution of the human body. Advanced software and high-resolution infrared detectors has allowed for a renaissance in the use of infrared thermal imaging or thermography in medical research and practice. After a review of theory, technology and methodology of medical infrared imaging, the remainder of the book consists of a collection of clinical case studies demonstrating the wide variety of ap...

THE EPIC NEW THRILLER BEGINS.The creator of the number one bestselling SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT series returns with the story of a girl on the run from everything she loves… and the monsters that await her.For anyone who ever thought their parents were monsters… Amber Lamont is a normal sixteen-year-old. Smart but insecure, she spends most of her time online, where she can avoid her beautiful, aloof parents and their weird friends.But when a shocking encounter reveals a...

The audiobook version of the thrilling and innovative narrative podcast, including an exclusive storyline.Gold Medal Winner at the New York Festivals Radio Awards for Best Ensemble Audiobook.On a dark and stormy night …Two ghost-hunting journalists arrive at the most haunted house in Britain – the Hollow Hotel. They’re here to interview the Dark King of television magic, Romeo Gideon.Instead, they discover the body of a murd...

THE EPIC NEW THRILLER CONTINUES.Book two in the mind-blowing new supernatural thriller from bestselling author DEREK LANDY, creator of international sensation Skulduggery Pleasant.Reeling from their bloody encounter in New York City at the end of Demon Road, Amber and Milo flee north. On their trail are the Hounds of Hell – five demonic bikers who will stop at nothing to drag their quarries back to their unholy master.Amber and Milo’s only hope lies within Desolatio...

Scouts are constantly browsing online platforms, private recruiting databases, and social feeds to identify athletes to represent their school, organization, association, or club. If your name doesn't appear — or your video isn't current — you risk being invisible in a world that's always watching.Coaches talk. Scouts share links. Agents discuss rising names in group chats and internal reports. When your footage is accessible and your growth visible, momentum builds behind your name. Digit...

Screaming from the Stands: delves into the leadership qualities of the personnel who makeup an athlete's orbit. By defining the position of the role models, athletes know they are surrounding themselves with a strong advisory group and that they are put into a position to succeed. Coaches, parents, agents, managers, scouts, and the athlete's themselves all have a role to play. That's why it is important that we are "Guiding the Next Generation of Athletes, Parents, Coaches — And P...

The epic conclusion in the mind-blowing supernatural thriller from bestselling author DEREK LANDY, creator of international sensation Skulduggery Pleasant.Bigger, meaner, stronger, Amber closes in on her murderous parents as they make one last desperate play for power. Her own last hopes of salvation, however, rest beyond vengeance, beyond the abominable killers – living and dead – that she and Milo will have to face.For Amber’s future lies in her family’s past, in the brot...

Worldwide, men have more opportunities, privileges, and power, yet they also have shorter life expectancies than women. Why is this? Why are there stark differences in the burden of disease, quality of life, and length of life amongst men, by race, ethnicity, (dis)ability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, rurality, and national context? Why is this a largely unexplored area of research? Men’s Health Equity is the first volume to describe men’s health equity as a field o...