Gurney Sleep wants three things in life: ‘recognition, promotion and sex but not necessarily in that order’. When his highly successful boss and mentor, Professor Nigel Williams suggests he takes charge of the Department of Contrastive Linguistics’ end-of-year Centenary Celebrations Gurney diffidently and reluctantly agrees.Set in one of England’s new universities – the 17th most applied to in fact – Purely Academic is both a critique of the wind of neo-liberalism blowing through h...

In the autumn of 1888, terror gripped the streets of Whitechapel. The brutal murders of five women-attributed to the elusive figure known as Jack the Ripper-became one of history's most infamous unsolved crimes. But behind the headlines and the myth of the killer were real women, abandoned by society, trapped in poverty, and left to survive in the most desperate of circumstances.The Abandoned: Victims of Jack the Ripper is a groundbreaking exploration of the lives...

Confused about IBM Z Mainframes? Need to understand the z/OS operating system - and in a hurry? Then you’ve just found the book you need. Avoiding technical jargon, this book gives you the basic facts in clear, light-hearted, entertaining English. You’ll quickly learn what Mainframes are, what they do, what runs on them, and terms and terminology you need to speak Mainframe-ese. But it’s not all technical. There’s also invaluable information on the people that work on Mainframes, Mainframe...

Rites of Passage was created with revolutionary production values to be a unique experience unlike any audiobook that preceded it. It's not an audio version of a book that's read. It's a symphony of stunning sound effects with a musical score featuring the Jefferson Airplane's Somebody to Love along with 82 pieces of world-wide music that completely immerses the listener in a hilarious coming of age, romantic adventure cast with 26 actors who actually so...

Drawing on a wide range of international contexts, International Education and Development provides an innovative and comprehensive critique of developments to improve schooling in the global South. Offering both a theoretical critique of the field and a series of case studies, drawn from recent research, illustrating the usefulness of a narrative approach, it generates a greater understanding of the meta-narratives that shape development and international education.Focusi...

“A book, open heartedly talking in world-views; sprinklings of humour, endearment and adventure infused for good measure”.

If you were a little kid again, and I told you that you were about to spend the next 16 years of your life sitting at a desk in a classroom which you could only leave occasionally to go to the bathroom…would you think you were being unreasonably punished?What Should We No! is a 28-minute Art Performance Piece…an emotional roller coaster laced with rap and bluegrass music, performance poetry, personal reflections from my own school days in Beverly Hills and UC Berkeley in t...

Western Civilization is at war with fanatical terrorists. It is a new kind of war the West is unaccustomed to fighting. The enemy strikes randomly, often uses difficult to defend suicidal tactics and hides intermingled among the general population. Politically correct Rules of Engagement and international law make it difficult to pursue terrorists and dispense the justice they deserve. They are often secretly supported by rogue states or well-financed organizations that defy international ...

This new volume of Methods in Cell Biology looks at methods for analyzing of golgi complex function. Chapters cover such topics as in vitro reconstitution systems, fluorescence-based analysis of trafficking in mammalian cells and high content screening. With cutting-edge material, this comprehensive collection is intended to guide researchers for years to come. - Covers sections on model systems and functional studies, imaging-based approaches and emerging studies - Chapters are written by...

Independent Generation of Electrical Power explains the different operations involved in the generation of power in power plants and the concepts and principles behind them. The book covers topics such as the parameters and requirements of generator performance; configurations of generators; and the operation and modes of control of generators; system control logic; and different energy management systems. The book also includes three appendices. Appendix 1 contrasts induction generation a...

**“One of the 12 best business books of all time…. Timeless principles of empowering leadership.” – USA Today"The best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution.” —FORTUNE**Marquet was a Naval Academy graduate and an experienced officer when selected for submarine command. Trained to give orders in the traditional model of “know all–tell all” leadership, he faced a new wrinkle when he was shifted to the

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