From 1965 to 1980 Rhodesia was involved in a bitter struggle against communist-backed forces intent on overthrowing the country. "C" Squadron Rhodesia Special Air Service played a leading role in the conflict. Four-man SAS call signs operated far and wide in both Mozambique and Zambia taking on the enemy in his own backyard.Long hours of gruelling patrolling and waiting for signs of the enemy, followed by seconds of fierce fighting, epitomised the elements of this saga: Hot and Col...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.You're about to discover some of the best accelerated learning techniques that exist! If you have been struggling with your education, and have feeling experiencing difficulty learning at an acceptable rate, then i have the perfect solution for you! Regardless of your age, gender or even your educational level this book has some of the greatest methods and strategies for accelerated learning.The truth is most pe...

You're about to discover some of the best accelerated learning techniques that exist! If you have been struggling with your education, and have feeling experiencing difficulty learning at an acceptable rate, then i have the perfect solution for you! Regardless of your age, gender or even your educational level this book has some of the greatest methods and strategies for accelerated learning.The truth is most people fail to ever improve their learning abilities bec...

First published in 1984, this groundbreaking title explores the concept of fatherhood, by following a hundred men who become fathers for the first time. The book is addressed to men who are discovering fatherhood and to women who wish to hear what a man feels and thinks about having a child.Many men experience the strange problems of the male couvade. They have everything from mysterious back ache to inexplicable stomach pains. Later they frequently find that the white-coated profe...

Teaching Mindful Writers introduces new writing teachers to a learning cycle that will help students become self-directed writers through planning, practicing, revising, and reflecting. Focusing on the art and science of instructing self-directed writers through major writing tasks, Brian Jackson helps teachers prepare students to engage purposefully in any writing task by developing the habits of mind and cognitive strategies of the mindful writer.Relying on the most rece...

First published in 1981, this book reassesses the case of Sacco and Vanzetti, two Italian immigrant anarchists living in Boston in 1920. The pair were accused of a payroll robbery and the murder of two guards for which they were arrested and, after a long trial based on inadequate and prejudiced evidence, executed in 1927. In 1977, on the fiftieth anniversary of their deaths, the Commonwealth of Massachusettes issued a proclamation which acknowledged a miscarriage of justice. The Black...

First published in 1998. This is Volume XXI, the final of the twenty-one in the Race, Class and Social Structure series and takes as its subject the general notions raised by a series of studies of working class communities in Yorkshire in Northern England. This book is an attempt to exemplify why these voices matter, why we should hear them. They are all working-class voices. Following their leads, the author seeks a dozen ways to define the qualities, good or bad, of working-class life: ...

In this volume a streamed school is studied in detail and parents’ responses are recorded. Eleven plus is (and has been) under criticism, but many children are selected by a ‘seven plus’ because they are streamed into A, B or C classes. Few children escape the label once it is pinned on them – less than six in one hundred change their stream. The study shows that on a national sample the date on which a child is born – irrespective of his ability – affects his or her stream at the age of 7...

First published in 1979, this book considers the culture of a multi-racial community through the eyes of six children about to start school. Each child is from a different background but all live in the same street in a town in the north of England. Following the children from home into school, their six separate lives are unveiled, illustrating the manner in which their six separate worlds are in some ways grounded in their own respective cultures, and in others interwoven with the common...

From a life that was filled with drugs and alcohol, you will be amazed at Brian's life changing experiences.Once consdered Armed and Dangerous and facing years in Prison, Brian is now a multi World Record Holder with different World Record Organizations.Follow the journey as it takes you from the depths of the drug world and drug deals, to the mountain peaks as Brian breaks World Record after World Record.Ever felt like you were too small, too short, too slow, nobody...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, was a complex and controversial figure in American history. Known as "Old Hickory" for his toughness, Jackson rose to national prominence as a military hero during the War of 1812, particularly for his victory in the Battle of New Orleans. A founder of the Democratic Party, he positioned himself as a champion of the common man, advocating for expanded suffrage...

"God calls you to a life of servanthood as a disciple of Jesus Christ. …Lay Servant Ministries is the first step for many laypersons toward their faith journey as they strive for a closer relationship with the Lord," the authors write in the introduction. The Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course is a foundational course designed to equip new church leaders and renew current leaders in The United Methodist Church. It explores perso...