We live in what has been described as a 'post-truth' world. This poses serious problems for educationists. For centuries, the search for truth has played a vital role in our activities as teachers and learners. It has been fundamental to scholarly inquiry and the advancement of knowledge. If truth is now routinely abandoned or ignored, we might be led to wonder what comes next for education. Truth and Education: Attention, Rigour and Commitment brings a distinctiv...

This fictional work attempts to flesh out the psychological and theoretical dilemmas faced by Saint Peter in the course of his journey with Jesus Christ. From skepticism through to absolute commitment, Peter's inner tribulations, including his traditional and religious restrictions, are projected in light of his awakening and crowning as the Prince of the Apostles. It takes on Peter's life from the perspective of a husband and fisherman, incorporating his Judaic background, his appointment...

A revealing and humorous insight into the world of Sunday League football, where you have to pay to play: truly a million miles away from the Premier League. The book recounts the story of four eventful seasons for the Maindy Conservative Football Club as they ply their trade in the Rhondda Valley & District Sunday League in South Wales.

Urban Regeneration is widely discussed but less widely understood. Fully revised with important new policy, case studies and international analysis, the Second Edition of Urban Regeneration will correct that. The 16 chapters, written by leading experts, are organised into four sections:The Context for Urban Regeneration: The history and evolutionMajor Themes and Topics: Including Housing, Community, Employment and the EnvironmentK...

When an elderly gentleman is returning from a visit to his wife's graveside, he is shocked to find himself the victim of a young thug. What the thug doesn't realise is that this particular gentleman has nothing to lose and will make the young man regret ever having crossed him. (Bringing the House Down) When a lady refuses to leave her bungalow for an easier life in a care home, nobody suspects the real reason behind her reluctance to go. (An Accident) Three friends risk their liberty for ...

In response to the primacy of English law as the lingua franca governing petroleum transactions, and the increased global demand for new sources of oil and gas, this fully updated new edition analyses the application of English law to contracts for project investment, financing, and development. The book provides practitioners and other parties with essential operational detail, as well as advising on the implications of English law on the interpretation of relevant provisions. The scope e...

For the last seventy years, upstream petroleum concessions have been granted worldwide by states to investors, in order to facilitate petroleum exploration and production for the state's benefit, but at the investor's risk and expense. This process has had to evolve in order to accomodate the increasing transition to net zero carbon forms of energy. This book examines the use of petroleum concessions, provides a guide to how they are granted, and how they could develop to accomodate the en...

This comprehensive Handbook offers an in-depth exploration of the relationship between the educational system and the labour market. It examines the role of education in generating skills for work and life, the needs and expectations of the labour market, and the ways in which social inequalities permeate the link between school and work.Expert authors discuss the transition from school to work, focusing on education as an individual investment and a relative position in society, w...

Roberts' dictionary is a comprehensive yet concise guide to the various legal, regulatory, technical, commercial, and financial abbreviations, acronyms, terms and phrases which define the oil and gas industry today. The dictionary is divided into three sections: commonly-used acronyms, an A to Z definition of terms and phrases and a series of technical appendices which summarise certain essential aspects of the industry. Written by a leading practitioner and containing over 7,000 definitio...

Joint Venture Disputes in the Energy and Natural Resource Sectors provides the most comprehensive review of judgments and arbitral awards in these sectors to date. It presents a comprehensive assessment of model joint venture contracts, examining their impact on customary industry practice and case law. Based on a comprehensive industry review of almost 400 cases, the book discusses close to 200 court cases and 50 arbitral awards from around the world - many of which have been pre...

Petroleum royalty agreements are well understood and widely used in several jurisdictions worldwide, and are increasingly being used in many new jurisdictions as a tool for petroleum project development, financing and divestment. However, they are not always drafted with the necessary rigour, and deficiencies are commonplace. This Special Report provides an overview of the key issues relating to petroleum royalty agreements (with drafting examples), including: •key forms of royalty agreeme...

This book follows on from “SPANISH Learn 35 WORDS to speak Spanish”. But it can be used as an independent book if you are already familiar with a limited vocabulary of nouns. This book requires only 5% of the effort usually expended in learning grammar and provides you with the facility to use the essential 35 VERBS to allow you to communicate your requirements in fluent holiday language with perfectly understandable pronunciation. By identifying what you really need to know for your holid...