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Revolting Rhymes (DVD)
David Walliams, Tamsin Greig, Dominic West, Rob Brydon, Gemma Chan, …
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Animated television adaptation of Roald Dahl's famous 'Revolting
Rhymes'. The series of shorts feature the voice talents of David
Walliams, Tamsin Greig, Dominic West and Rob Brydon.
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One Life (DVD)
Michael Gunton, Martha Holmes, George Fenton, Daniel Craig, Martin Pope, …
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Daniel Craig narrates this feature-length BBC wildlife documentary
celebrating the diversity and tenacity of life on earth. Edited
together from some 10,000 hours of footage from the BBC's natural
history archives, the film focuses on the cyclical journey taken by
all living things, from their own birth to the moment they deliver
youngsters of their own and the next generation is born.
From September 1836 to December 1837, young Aboriginal clerks
produced the Flinders Island Weekly Chronicle, a remarkable record
of life on the island off Tasmania where a number of Aboriginal
people had been forced to resettle. Copied by hand, it describes
the settlement in often poignant terms 'I am much afraid none of us
will be alive by and by as there is nothing but sickness among us.
Why don't the black fellows pray to the king to get us away from
this place?' Starting with this extraordinary newsletter, Michael
Rose has brought together examples of Aboriginal journalism from a
wide range of Aboriginal and mainstream publications. He includes
articles from early activists and others who used newspaper and
magazine journalism in their fight for justice. For The Record also
offers the reader an unusual glimpse, through Aboriginal eyes, of
key issues and events in Aboriginal and Australian history.
Included in the dozens of articles selected: protests about poor
treatment on reserves in the 1930s, an eyewitness account of a
Maralinga atomic bomb test in the 1950s, Bill Rosser's reporting of
life on Palm Island, Kevin Gilbert's passionate call for a formal
treaty between Aboriginal people and the Australian government and
Poel Pearson's commentary on the High Court's Mabo decision.
This title was first published in 1979: Deftly combining an
analysis of socio-economic change and social institutions with
political commentary, intellectual biography and theoretical
critique, the author identifies the hidden similarities of the
different currents in sociologie du travail and accounts for the
popularity of such bold but fragile notions as Mallet's 'new
working class' or Touraine's 'post industrial society'.
Simultaneously, the relation between sociologie du travail and the
state , management and politics is defined and evaluated. Finally,
the author discusses the work of the new generation of
investigators emerging after the crisis-point of 1968. His
conclusions are relevant not only for the many English speaking
social scientistswho have been rediscoveringthe problems of the
labour process, but for students of industrial relations,
intellectual history, Marxism and modern French society.
This title was first published in 1979: Deftly combining an
analysis of socio-economic change and social institutions with
political commentary, intellectual biography and theoretical
critique, Michael Rose identifiesthe hidden similarities of the
different currents in sociologie du travail and accounts for the
popularity of such bold but fragile notions as Mallet's 'new
working class' or Touraine's 'post industrial society'.
Simultaneously, the relation between sociologie du travail and the
state , management and politics is defined and evaluated. Finally,
Rose discusses the work of the new generation of investigators
emerging after the crisis-point of 1968. His conclusions are
relevant not only for the many English speaking social
scientistswho have been rediscoveringthe problems of the labour
process, but for students of industrial relations, intellectual
history, Marxism and modern French society.
As 1954 Vietnam roils from its conflict with the French
interlopers, American photographer Coty Fine leaves Hanoi in a rush
on the flatbed of a truck. Also on the truck is a French priest,
Laurent Sabatier—a man who will forever change the course of
Coty’s life. Six decades later, Coty struggles to repair the
frayed bond between Jette, her often-absent, widowed daughter, and
Evelyn, her only grandchild. Evelyn, at the behest of her
grandmother, travels to Vietnam to locate a nun, Sister Lan, whom
Coty has never met yet has been haunted by for many years. Evelyn
persuades Sister Lan to return with her to San Francisco to meet
Coty, even as Coty invites Matheo Aubert, a visiting priest from
Gabon, to move into her home as a guest during his reluctant
sabbatical. The two clerics are central—albeit
unwitting—players in Coty’s scheme to heal the rift in her
family, and her own wounds from the past. But if she is going to
succeed in her quest, she must secure Jette’s long-withheld
permission to share a revelatory photograph—one that promises to
change everything—with Evelyn. And Coty’s daughter, like she,
is one stubborn woman.
How can I fairly reward and recognize employees and align this with
team and organizational performance? Reward Management is a
practical guide for understanding how to develop successful reward
strategies. It covers key areas including pay and grade structures,
job evaluation, non-cash reward, pay reviews, bonus plans and tax
issues. Featuring guidance, practical tools and case studies
throughout, this book provides the knowledge and skills needed to
plan, implement and assess an effective reward strategy in any type
of organization. This third edition of Reward Management includes
the latest research and developments, such as how to incorporate
wellbeing and new technologies in reward strategy and how new ways
of working may affect a benefits package. Case studies include
insight from McDonald's UK, Marks and Spencer and Which? to show
how this can be applied in practice. Online resources include
downloadable templates and further tools to be used in practice. HR
Fundamentals is a series of succinct, practical guides featuring
exercises, examples and case studies. They are ideal for students
and those in the early stages of their HR careers.
How can I fairly reward and recognize employees and align this with
team and organizational performance? Reward Management is a
practical guide for understanding how to develop successful reward
strategies. It covers key areas including pay and grade structures,
job evaluation, non-cash reward, pay reviews, bonus plans and tax
issues. Featuring guidance, practical tools and case studies
throughout, this book provides the knowledge and skills needed to
plan, implement and assess an effective reward strategy in any type
of organization. This third edition of Reward Management includes
the latest research and developments, such as how to incorporate
wellbeing and new technologies in reward strategy and how new ways
of working may affect a benefits package. Case studies include
insight from McDonald's UK, Marks and Spencer and Which? to show
how this can be applied in practice. Online resources include
downloadable templates and further tools to be used in practice. HR
Fundamentals is a series of succinct, practical guides featuring
exercises, examples and case studies. They are ideal for students
and those in the early stages of their HR careers.
Archive and contemporary photographs of the same landmark sit
side-by-side to show how "Gate City" became the bustling capital of
the New South. Atlanta blends the old-Southern charm and
hospitality of its history with the energy of the modern millennial
city. Staked out in the 1837 wilderness of northeast Georgia, the
site that became Atlanta was identified as the termination point
for the as-yet unbuilt railroad line. Since that time,
transportation has been key to the city's growth, from its
declaration as the Gate City of the South in 1857, its prominence
as a distribution center during the Civil War, to its current
designation as home of the nation's busiest airport. At the end of
the 19th century, Atlanta presented itself to the world in a grand
international exposition; it closed the next century by bringing
the world to Atlanta as it hosted the 1996 Centennial Olympic
Games. Throughout this drive from rural terminal to urban
metropolis, Atlanta has witnessed incredible growth. The scenes in
this book document this change as the city's tree-lined avenues and
country crossroads gave way to high-rises, busy city intersections,
and community growth. Atlanta: Then and Now is a captivating
chronicle of history and change since the dawn of the camera age.
It pairs historic photographs, many more than a century old, with
specially commissioned views of the same scene as it exists today
to show the evolution of Atlanta from its early years to the very
different city that it is today. Sites include: Ellis, Hunter,
Alabama, Marietta, Peachtree and Decatur Streets, Train Gulch,
Cabbage Town, Inman Park, Georgian Terrace, Terminal Station, The
Castle, and Margaret Mitchell Square
This comprehensive handbook provides an authoritative source of
information on global water and health, suitable for
interdisciplinary teaching for advanced undergraduate and
postgraduate students. It covers both developing and developed
country concerns. It is organized into sections covering: hazards
(including disease, chemicals and other contaminants); exposure;
interventions; intervention implementation; distal influences;
policies and their implementation; investigative tools; and
historic cases. It offers 71 analytical and engaging chapters, each
representing a session of teaching or graduate seminar. Written by
a team of expert authors from around the world, many of whom are
actively teaching the subject, the book provides a thorough and
balanced overview of current knowledge, issues and relevant
debates, integrating information from the environmental, health and
social sciences.
This comprehensive handbook provides an authoritative source of
information on global water and health, suitable for
interdisciplinary teaching for advanced undergraduate and
postgraduate students. It covers both developing and developed
country concerns. It is organized into sections covering: hazards
(including disease, chemicals and other contaminants); exposure;
interventions; intervention implementation; distal influences;
policies and their implementation; investigative tools; and
historic cases. It offers 71 analytical and engaging chapters, each
representing a session of teaching or graduate seminar. Written by
a team of expert authors from around the world, many of whom are
actively teaching the subject, the book provides a thorough and
balanced overview of current knowledge, issues and relevant
debates, integrating information from the environmental, health and
social sciences.
Over the past 40 years, life in Timor-Leste has changed radically.
Before 1975 most of the population lived in highland villages,
spoke local languages, and rarely used money. Today many have moved
to peri-urban lowland settlements, and even those whose lives
remain dominated by customary ways understand that those of their
children will not. For the Atoni Pah Meto of Timor-Leste's remote
Oecussi Enclave, the world was neatly divided into two distinct
categories: the meto (indigenous), and the kase (foreign). Now
matters are less clear; the good things of the globalised world are
pursued not through rejecting the meto ways of the village, or
collapsing them into the kase, but through continual crossing
between them. In this way, the people of Oecussi are able to
identify in the struggles of lowland life, the comforting and often
decisive presence of familiar highland spirits.
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Devil May Care
Michael Rose
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Lost Atlanta journeys back in time to look at the city as it once
was. Old theaters, hotels, ballparks, civic buildings and the early
transport system of the city are recalled in this book written by a
best-selling Atlanta historian and his colleagues at the Atlanta
History Center. Listed in chronological order the losses stretch
back to 1821 and the Creek Indians. Major events in Atlanta history
are encompassed, such as the Civil War destruction of 1864, the
Cotton States International Exposition of 1896, the Great Atlanta
Fire of 1917 right though to 1996 and the dismantling of key venues
after the 1996 Olympic Games. Sites include: Georgia State Capitol,
Ponce de Leon Springs, Jacob's Pharmacy, Candler Race Track, Union
Passenger Depot, Kimball House Hotel, Atlanta Crackers, Buttermilk
Bottom, Hebrew Orphanage, Henry Grady Hotel, Plaza Park, 1904
Atlanta Terminal Station, The Omni and the Greyhound Bus Terminal.
Felixstowe owes its existence to the 19th-century fashion for
seaside holidays when the gentry and businessmen chose to build
their summer residences in the parishes of Walton and Felixstowe.
In earlier centuries Walton had been the more significant
settlement, with a manor and a castle. Even the later fort guarding
the Suffolk side of Harwich harbour was often considered to be part
of Essex. When the Dutch landed on the Common in 1667 and were
defeated by Land guard Fort's garrison, all England heard of the
place and King Charles II himself paid them a visit. Join Mike
Rouse on this fascinating visual journey around this popular and
colourful town, as he shows us what affect history has had on the
area through time. This new collection of photographs, carefully
selected by the author, is sure to surprise and delight residents
and visitors alike.
The Cambridgeshire Fens lie north of Cambridge and share boundaries
with Lincolnshire and Norfolk. Until the seventeenth century the
fens were marsh and swamp, with wide sluggish rivers. Those that
could survive the damp and the fen ague made a living catching
fish, wildfowling and cutting sedge and reeds. After the drainage,
which revealed the rich fertile peat soil, man battled with
flooding and isolation to create the richest farming land in the
country. At the moment a car is essential to reach most areas, but
new cycle ways are taking shape and there is great potential for
tourism and recreation to boost the local economy. The Wicken Fen
vision and the Great Fen project are developing to recreate some of
the old Fenland habitat alongside the intensive farming. Welcome to
one of the most fascinating areas of our diverse country.
Through a deft compilation of primary sources letters, memoirs, and
personal accounts from composers, librettists, and performers
Michael Rose re-creates for his readers the circumstances that gave
rise to fifteen operatic milestones. From Monteverdi and Mozart to
Puccini and Berg, each chapter focuses on a well-known opera and
tells the story that lies behind its creation.
Rather than retreading familiar ground with pages of historical
and musical analysis, Rose places each opera firmly in the context
of the composer s life and provides an engaging text in which the
varied and colorful personalities involved are seen to discuss,
comment, and contribute in one way or another to the progress of
its composition. The reader will find Mozart with a new and
flamboyant librettist tackling the risky enterprise of Le Nozze di
Figaro; Wagner confessing his hidden love for the woman who
inspires him as he creates the passionate drama of Tristan und
Isolde; Verdi deep in Shakespearian discussion with Boito as they
remodel the tragedy of Otello; and Debussy coming almost literally
to blows with Maeterlinck over the soprano to take the leading role
in Pelleas et Melisande.
Throughout, Rose offers his readers the most direct possible
link to events that have often become twisted or obscured by
operatic myth, and in so doing he captures the bizarre interactions
of chance, genius, practical necessity, and dogged determination
that accompanied the making of some of opera s most enduring
masterpieces."
Standing on what was one of the largest islands in the
Cambridgeshire Fens, Ely has a rich and varied history. The Story
of Ely takes an engaging look at this cathedral city from the
earliest times to the modern day, recalling pivotal events and
taking into account its unique architectural development and
heritage. Illustrated with evocative images, the book brings to
life Ely's history, from its annual fairs and the war years, to
powerful bishops and famous residents. Well-known local historian
Michael Rouse combines a lively tone with authoritative research to
create a unique narrative on his beloved city and the people who
have made it.
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