Choice and selection are now cornerstones of education policies wherever these have been shaped by market economics. Now, as never before, schools can face uncertain futures, because their survival is determined by external factors such as admission policies and parental preferences. Because of the link between schooling, and housing and other public sector services, the implications of increasing choice extends well beyond education.Schools, Markets and Choice Policies bri...

This book takes a theoretically informed look at British education policy over the last sixty years when secondary schooling for all children became an established fact for the first time. Comprehensive schools largely replaced a system based on academic selection. Now, under choice and competition policies, all schools are subject to the rigours of local education markets. What impact did each of these successive policy frameworks have on structures of opportunities for families and their...

Vous vous lancez dans un projet de rénovation ou de construction ? Félicitations ! Mais le chemin peut être ardu, entre coups de cœur, grosses galères, imprévus à gérer, décisions à prendre et belles rencontres. Le Chantier vous guide dans la jungle des travaux, depuis le lancement de votre projet jusqu’à la pose du dernier objet déco. Entre conseils concrets, histoires et astuces de particuliers et de professionnels, ce livre vous accompagne pour vivre ce moment intense des travaux le plu...

Tony Fitzjohn, part missionary, part madman, has been called “one of the world’s most endangered creatures.” An internationally renowned field expert on African wildlife, he is best known for the eighteen years he spent helping Born Free’s George Adamson return more than forty leopards and lions—including the celebrated Christian—to the wild in central Kenya.Born Wild is the memoir of Fitzjohn’s extraordinary life. It shows how a man driven by an impossibly restles...

Create and run a human resource analytics project with confidenceFor any human resource professional that wants to harness the power of analytics, this essential resource answers the questions: "Where do I start?" and "What tools are available?" Predictive Analytics for Human Resources is designed to answer these and other vital questions. The book explains the basics of every business—the vision, the brand, and the culture, and shows how predictive analyt...

Feeling Overwhelmed: The Reset Protocol provides a biological and psychological framework for navigating chronic stress, burnout, and sensory overload.The human nervous system is facing unprecedented demands. From digital overwhelm and information fatigue to economic anxiety and the relentless pressure of hustle culture, the sensation of being buried has become a silent psychological baseline for 78% of working adults.This book moves beyond generic self-help advice. Instead...

Most advice on imposter syndrome tells you to "fake it until you make it" or list your achievements in a mirror. But as anyone who has struggled with chronic self-doubt knows, these surface-level fixes rarely work. Imposter syndrome isn't a logical problem; it’s an emotional and neurobiological one.In Imposter Syndrome: The Reset Protocol, Jamie Fitzjohn explores the clockwork of the human brain to explain why high achievers often feel like frauds. Drawing on a mix of mode...

SELF-SABOTAGE: THE RESET PROTOCOLDo you ever feel like you are your own worst enemy?For decades, we’ve been told to "just try harder" or use "willpower." This advice is wrong. In The Reset Protocol, author Jamie Fitzjohn reveals that self-sabotage isn't a character flaw—it’s a misguided safety mechanism. Based on 2026 neurobiological research and ancient wisdom, this book provides the "hardware" and "software" update your brain needs to sto...

Twenty ghostly tales from the supernatural masters of the Victorian age. Wimbourne Books presents the fourth in a series of rare or out-of-print ghost stories from Victorian authors. With an introduction by author Alastair Gunn, Volume 4 in the series spans the years 1835 to 1869 and includes stories from a wide range of male authors; English, Irish, Scottish and American. Includes tales by Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving. Readers new to this genre will discover ...

The case of Fitz John Porter is one of the most argued in the annals of United States Military History. Porter moved rapidly up the ranks of the military, beginning with his valorous service during the Mexican War. He followed his military successes in Mexico with a string of victories as commander of the 5th Army at Antietam and other engagements. He served under General George McClellan in the Army of the Potomac during the Peninsular Campaign. It was when he was ordered to move to north...

The long arm of coincidence is sometimes very startling, and I can vouch for it that the entrance of Parkins at this psychological moment, to herald the appearance of Mary Catesby in the flesh, greatly impressed us all as something quite beyond the ordinary. "Why, here is Mary," said Mrs. Arbuthnot, giving that source of light and authority a cross-over kiss on both checks. It is the hall-mark of the married ladies of our neighbourhood that they all delight to exhibit an almost exaggerated...

Pure Evil is one of our greatest fears. No appeals to reason, no pleas of mercy or forgiveness will have the slightest impact on the mind of the oppressor. These Evil entities, surely we can’t name them as beings, include all sorts of monsters, demons, devils, vampires and other assorted ghouls that care little about the fate of you or I.1 - Essence of Evil - Tales of Monsters, Demons, Devils, Vampires & more2 - The Call of Cthulhu - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft3 - The C...