Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

'This new edition tells you all you need to know about how construction defects in homes occur, how they might be prevented, and how they might be cured.'Her Honour Frances Kirkham CBE, Atkin ChambersThe first edition of Residential Construction Law in 2021 offered the only systematic and analytical overview of the legal framework for residential construction. Since then, there have been significant legislative and caselaw developments across the UK...

"This is a well-written book; the complex ideas are clearly expressed and the arguments well stated. There is some apparent rediscovery (and renaming) of old ideas, but the process is made palatable and worthwhi le by the crispness of the discussion and the un wavering penetration to the root of each issue as it arises. Most difficult problems in the social sciences, the authors note, have no definitive solutions, but simply outcomes. This book deserves a niche among the classic works in t...

The three venerable senior residents of the most prestigious dwelling in the village of Sunken Madley, home in the present day to covert witch Amanda Cadabra and her feline familiar, are old hands at dealing with the unusual. But what were they like in their youth, and how did they first encounter the world of magic? Scroll back to post-war London of the 1950s …GwendolenPhilip Rayke, an MI6 employee in an obscure department no one is eager to acknowledge, is seconded to unra...

From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner: At the close of the 17th century, Iceland is an oppressed Danish colony, suffering under extreme poverty, famine, and plague. A farmer and accused cord-thief named Jon Hreggvidsson makes a bawdy joke about the Danish king and soon after finds himself a fugitive charged with the murder of the king’s hangman.In the years that follow, the hapless but resilient rogue Hreggvidsson becomes a pawn entangled in political and personal ...

L'obésité, du fait de son développement épidémique depuis une quarantaine d'années, est devenue à la fois une question de santé publique et de société. Considérée comme une maladie par l'OMS depuis 1997 et comme une maladie chronique par la Commission Européenne depuis 2021, elle n'est cependant toujours pas reconnue comme telle par le système de soins dans de nombreux pays. Les approches concernant cette pathologie ont beaucoup évolué, à la fois sur le plan de la connaissance de sa physio...

Die Detektive Bianca Bell und ihr bester Freund und Hund Fletsch sind Spezialisten für ungewöhnliche Fälle. Sie knacken jedes Rätsel. Die Fälle gibt es vielleicht nur in ihrer Fantasie, und nicht jeder Hinweis ist unbedingt ein Hinweis, aber davon lassen sich die beiden nicht beirren. Das dynamische Detektivduo beißt sich fest und löst jeden Fall, auch solche, die gar nicht gelöst werden sollen oder müssen …Irrige Interpretationen, chaotisches Kombinieren und scharfsinnige Schlussf...

This treatise is little more than a careful digest of numerous works, of the more important of which a list is given. A sincere note of obligation is due to Messrs. Jones and Freeman's scholarly and accurate History of St. David's and to Mr. John Murray's Handbook to the Welsh Cathedrals; but the list is given quite as much to assist future students as to emphasise those writers to whom the author has been under special obligations. Those who may wish to visit St. David's will find it rema...

The leadership of schools can make a significant difference to enhancing the life chances of students in schools and enabling them to succeed. This book examines leadership within schools, focusing on securing success within a challenging social and political environment. It explores the approaches to leadership adopted by four successful secondary school headteachers in a local authority situated in an area of high social deprivation and identifies the impact the headteachers of these sch...

Offers a comprehensive, accessible introduction to experimental design, field monitoring skills for plants and animals, data analysis, interpretation and reportingThis user-friendly book presents field monitoring skills for both plants and animals, within the context of a research project. This text provides a single resource to take the reader all the way through from the planning stage, into the field, guiding through sampling, organism identification, computer-b...

Alexander Graham Bell, Baddeck’s most illustrious resident, and one of the world’s greatest inventors, is also famous for the greatness of his compassion. It’s 1908, and ten-year-old Eddie MacDonald shares the friendly inventor’s passion for solving problems and for taking long walks in the fields above Bras d’Or Lake. But whereas Bell is renowned by many for being the smartest man in the world, Eddie is just a local farm boy who struggles to learn to read and write. After a few chance enc...