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The complete sixth series of the light-hearted BBC panel show
hosted by Rob Brydon. Joined by team captains Lee Mack and David
Mitchell, Brydon presides as a range of celebrity guests attempt to
detect truth amidst a mire of lies. Among the challenges on the
show, each guest must read aloud a series of statements about
themselves and attempt to bluff and double-bluff the opposition as
they try to guess which of the statements are correct. Among the
celebrities to appear in this series are Chris Tarrant, Clare
Balding, Des O'Connor, Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Millican and Armando
Iannucci.
This book offers a distinctive perspective on peace processes by
comparatively analysing two cases which have rarely been studied in
tandem, Ireland and Korea. The volume examines and compares Ireland
and Korea as two peace/conflict areas. Despite their differences,
both places are marked by a number of overlaid states of division:
a political border in a geographical unit (an island and a
peninsula); an antagonistic relationship within the population of
those territories; an international relationship recovering from
past asymmetry and colonialism; and divisions within the main
groupings over how to address these relationships. Written by
academics and practitioners from Europe and East Asia, and guided
by the concepts of peacebuilding and reconciliation, the chapters
assess peace efforts at all levels, from the elite to grassroot
organisations. Topics discussed include: historical parallels;
modern debates over the legacy of the past; contemporary
constitutional and security issues; civil society peacebuilding in
relation to faith, sport, and women’s activism; and the role of
economic assistance. The book brings Ireland and Korea into a rich
dialogue which highlights the successes and shortcomings of both
peace processes This book will be of interest to students of Peace
and Conflict Studies, Irish Politics, Korean Politics, and
International Relations.
THE SUNDAY TIMES-BESTSELLING BOOK BY ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED
COMIC WRITERS **Pre-order now: David Mitchell's new book Dishonesty
is the Second-best Policy** There are many aspects of modern life
that trouble award-winning comedian David Mitchell, such as: Why is
every film or TV programme a sequel or a remake? Why are people so
f***ing hung up about swearing? Why do the asterisks in that
sentence make it ok? Why do so many people want to stop other
people doing things, and how can they be stopped from stopping
them? Join Mitchell on a tour of the absurdities of our times -
from Ryanair to Richard III, Downton Abbey to phone etiquette, UKIP
to hotdogs made of cats. Funny, provocative and shot through with
refreshing amounts of common sense, Thinking About It Only Makes It
Worse celebrates and commiserates on the state of things in our not
entirely glorious modern world. 'Mitchell is an exceptionally
clever, eloquent and spot-on commentator. We should be grateful for
him.' Daily Mail, Books of the Year
This book contains original research on conflict, peacebuilding and
the current state of identities and relationships in relation to
the Northern Ireland conflict. It accesses the state of national
identity politics in Northern Ireland a generation after the 1998
Agreement, as well as the impact and meaning of Brexit. It
considers feminist and faith-based peace activism during ‘the
Troubles’, and expressions of Irish national identity. It also
includes revealing comparative case studies: Protestant-Catholic
conflict elsewhere in Europe and nationalism in the Balkans. The
Politics of Conflict and Transformation: The Island of Ireland in
Comparative Perspective arises from a conference celebrating the
work of Jennifer Todd, Professor in the School of Politics and
International Relations at University College Dublin, who has been
one of the most influential scholars of her generation. Her
research has examined conflict and transformation in Ireland from
the level of grassroots identities to geopolitical forces. She has
placed contemporary crises in the peace process in the context of
patterns of conflict and change over centuries. She has both
expounded the rich detail of the Northern Ireland and Irish-British
conflicts and placed them in their regional and global contexts.
Written by some of the leading scholars on peace and conflict in
Ireland, the chapters in this edited volume build on Todd’s work
and are a testament to the thematic and methodological breadth and
depth of her output. This book will be of interest to students and
scholars of Irish and British history and politics, Peace and
Conflict Studies, and the sociology of identity, conflict, and
peacebuilding. The chapters in this book were originally published
as a special issue of Irish Political Studies.
The field of special educational needs and inclusive education is
not only of enormous importance to the study of education as a
whole, it also constitutes a site of major debate. Conflicting
arguments include: * changes in the conceptualisation of special
needs * the role of assessment * the extent to which students with
special needs should and can be educated in regular school settings
* the relative weight given to central versus local control of
education * pedagogical issues. In all of these paradigm clashes,
countries are at different stages in reaching settlements. These
difficulties reflect a range of factors, including intellectual
traditions, cultural values, economic circumstances, and
demography. The articles assembled in this collection provide a
global perspective on these debates. The collection as a whole
demonstrates how the fields of special education and inclusive
education have evolved philosophically and technically over the
past thirty years, as well as showing the contemporary state of
approaches to educating students with special education needs.
Titles also available in this series include: Literacy (June 2004,
4 Volumes, GBP495), Educational Management (October 2004, 4
Volumes, GBP495) and the forthcoming Early Years Education (2005,
c.4 Volumes, c. GBP475).
This will be the most refreshing, entertaining history of England
you'll have ever read. Certainly, the funniest. Because David
Mitchell will explain how it is not all names, dates or ungraspable
historical headwinds, but instead show how it's really just a bunch
of random stuff that happened with a few lucky bastards ending up
on top. Some of these bastards were quite strange, but they were in
charge, so we quite literally lived, and often still live, by their
rules. It's a great story. And it's our story. If you want to know
who we are in modern Britain, you need to read this book.
Carefully selected from five collections and over thirty years of
writing, this beautiful new publication celebrates the best of A.
S. Byatt's short stories. Fascinated by fairy tales and fables, art
and creation, these stories of betrayal and loyalty, quests and
longings, loneliness and passion will delight readers. 'A cabinet
of curiosities... Glitteringly beautiful. Byatt is a vivid
colourist' Sunday Times 'A cerebral extravaganza, bristling with
ideas' Spectator 'These little stories by one of Britain's foremost
grandes dames of the writing world are a delightful surprise,
packing a much greater punch than many full-length novels... They
are moving, thought-provoking, witty and shocking all at once'
Sunday Telegraph 'Antonia Byatt's first collection of stories
displays all her talent as a novelist, but spiced with additional
friskiness... a bright, sensual prose that seems to paint rather
than describe' Penelope Lively, Evening Standard
The dazzling novel from critically-acclaimed David Mitchell.
Shortlisted for the 2006 Costa Novel Award Longlisted for the Man
Booker Prize 2006 January, 1982. Thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor -
covert stammerer and reluctant poet - anticipates a stultifying
year in his backwater English village. But he hasn't reckoned with
bullies, simmering family discord, the Falklands War, a threatened
gypsy invasion and those mysterious entities known as girls.
Charting thirteen months in the black hole between childhood and
adolescence, this is a captivating novel, wry, painful and vibrant
with the stuff of life.
This book contains original research on conflict, peacebuilding and
the current state of identities and relationships in relation to
the Northern Ireland conflict. It accesses the state of national
identity politics in Northern Ireland a generation after the 1998
Agreement, as well as the impact and meaning of Brexit. It
considers feminist and faith-based peace activism during 'the
Troubles', and expressions of Irish national identity. It also
includes revealing comparative case studies: Protestant-Catholic
conflict elsewhere in Europe and nationalism in the Balkans. The
Politics of Conflict and Transformation: The Island of Ireland in
Comparative Perspective arises from a conference celebrating the
work of Jennifer Todd, Professor in the School of Politics and
International Relations at University College Dublin, who has been
one of the most influential scholars of her generation. Her
research has examined conflict and transformation in Ireland from
the level of grassroots identities to geopolitical forces. She has
placed contemporary crises in the peace process in the context of
patterns of conflict and change over centuries. She has both
expounded the rich detail of the Northern Ireland and Irish-British
conflicts and placed them in their regional and global contexts.
Written by some of the leading scholars on peace and conflict in
Ireland, the chapters in this edited volume build on Todd's work
and are a testament to the thematic and methodological breadth and
depth of her output. This book will be of interest to students and
scholars of Irish and British history and politics, Peace and
Conflict Studies, and the sociology of identity, conflict, and
peacebuilding. The chapters in this book were originally published
as a special issue of Irish Political Studies.
Originally published in 1967. The common aim of all logical enquiry
is to discover and analyse correctly the forms of valid argument.
In this book concise expositions of traditional, Aristotelian logic
and of modern systems of propositional and predicative logic show
how far that aim has been achieved.
Originally published in 1967. The common aim of all logical enquiry
is to discover and analyse correctly the forms of valid argument.
In this book concise expositions of traditional, Aristotelian logic
and of modern systems of propositional and predicative logic show
how far that aim has been achieved.
Winner of the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. A
magnificent achievement and an engrossing experience, David
Mitchell's first novel announced the arrival of one of the most
exciting writers of the twenty-first century. An apocalyptic cult
member carries out a gas attack on a rush-hour metro, but what
links him to a jazz buff in downtown Tokyo? Or to a Mongolian
gangster, a woman on a holy mountain who talks to a tree, and a
late night New York DJ? Set at the fugitive edges of Asia and
Europe, Ghostwritten weaves together a host of characters, their
interconnected destinies determined by the inescapable forces of
cause and effect.
Politics and peace in Northern Ireland analyses the complex and
contradictory process of implementing the Good Friday Agreement.
Using the lens of security dilemma theory, it begins with an
original overview of the conflict, the Agreement and post-1998
politics. The book then explores post-Agreement Northern Ireland
through the eyes of each of the four main political parties,
showing how they tried to shape the course of peace implementation,
and how implementation, in turn, shaped the fates and fortunes of
the parties. Drawing on extensive original research, this book
explains the promise and limits of the Agreement. It shows how and
why the two sides' mutual insecurities repeatedly derailed peace
implementation, and reflects on the likely direction of parties and
politics in the future. This clearly written and up-to-date book
will be of interest to scholars and students of recent Northern
Irish history, ethnic conflict and peace-making. -- .
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David Mitchell Robinson
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Discovery Miles 3 800
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To the unsuspecting, wearing a stethoscope could not be more easy.
You pick it up, place it around your neck and...hey presto...you
look like you know what you are doing and people think you are a
doctor...This is the no-nonsense guide to the reality of medical
student life. Everything you need to know is here. What are my
chances of delivering a baby? How many questions should I ask? How
do I insert a nasogastric tube without the patient knowing it's my
first time? Where will I live when I'm on clinical rounds? Why
can't I wear trainers? Will patients like me? What is a patient's
'pack year' history? How do I break bad news? How can I get more
sleep? And much, much more.
'A stand-out triumph' - The Sunday Times The Number One bestselling
novel by the author of CLOUD ATLAS, 'one of the most brilliantly
inventive writers of this, or any country' (Independent). Utopia
Avenue might be the most curious British band you've never heard
of. Emerging from London's psychedelic scene in 1967, folksinger
Elf Holloway, blues bassist Dean Moss, guitar virtuoso Jasper de
Zoet and jazz drummer Griff Griffin together created a unique
sound, with lyrics that captured their turbulent times. The band
produced only two albums in two years, yet their musical legacy
lives on. This is the story of Utopia Avenue's brief, blazing
journey from Soho clubs and draughty ballrooms to the promised land
of America, just when the Summer of Love was receding into
something much darker - a multi-faceted tale of dreams, drugs,
love, sexuality, madness and grief; of stardom's wobbly ladder and
fame's Faustian pact; and of the collision between youthful
idealism and jaded reality as the Sixties drew to a close. Above
all, this bewitching novel celebrates the power of music to connect
across divides, define an era and thrill the soul. 'The great rock
and roll novel - an epic love letter to the greatest music ever
made and the book the music has always deserved' Tony Parsons
Inclusive education is a complex and problematic concept that
raises many questions. A team of prominent academics present fresh
and critical perspectives on these issues, drawing upon their
global resources and knowledge.
The over-arching theme of this book is that social, political,
economic and cultural contexts play a central role in determining
whether or not inclusive education is implemented in a range of
regions and countries around the world. A series of original and
provocative conclusions is presented, such as:
- inclusive education means creating a single system of
education, which serves all children
- inclusive education is a site of conflicting paradigms of
children with special needs, centering on a psycho-medical model
and a socio-political model
- while many countries seem committed to inclusive education in
their rhetoric, legislation and policies, in practice this often
falls short.
This major landmark resource is suitable for educational policy
makers, researchers, teacher educators, students and international
agencies with interests in education.
Originally published in 2005. David Mitchell provides a better
understanding of the role presidents play in the decision-making
process in terms of their influence on two key steps in the
process: deliberation and outcome of policy making. The events that
have taken place in relation to the Bush administration's decisions
to fight the war on terrorism and invade Iraq highlight how
important it is to understand the president's role in formulating
policy. This influential study presents an advisory system theory
of decision-making to examine cases of presidential policy
formulation drawn from the Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton and Bush
administrations. Easily accessible to scholars, graduates and
advanced undergraduates interested in US foreign policy or foreign
policy analysis, presidential studies, and bureaucracy and public
administrations scholars, and to practitioners and those with a
general interest in International Relations.
Inclusive education is a complex and problematic concept that
raises many questions. A team of prominent academics present fresh
and critical perspectives on these issues, drawing upon their
global resources and knowledge. The over-arching theme of this book
is that social, political, economic and cultural contexts play a
central role in determining whether or not inclusive education is
implemented in a range of regions and countries around the world. A
series of original and provocative conclusions is presented, such
as: inclusive education means creating a single system of
education, which serves all children inclusive education is a site
of conflicting paradigms of children with special needs, centering
on a psycho-medical model and a socio-political model while many
countries seem committed to inclusive education in their rhetoric,
legislation and policies, in practice this often falls short. This
major landmark resource is suitable for educational policy makers,
researchers, teacher educators, students and international agencies
with interests in education.
The dazzling novel from the bestselling author of CLOUD ATLAS.
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014 Run away, one drowsy
summer's afternoon, with Holly Sykes: wayward teenager,
broken-hearted rebel and unwitting pawn in a titanic, hidden
conflict. Over six decades, the consequences of a moment's impulse
unfold, drawing an ordinary woman into a world far beyond her
imagining. And as life in the near future turns perilous, the
pledge she made to a stranger may become the key to her family's
survival . . .
This book provides the reader with a text that encompasses the full
range of oral and maxillofacial surgery while also addressing the
core competencies necessary for undergraduates and those in basic
specialist training.
Diversities in Education is a challenging text that will help
educators, teacher educators and trainee teachers to be more
effective in teaching a range of diverse learners. It covers five
major categories of difference: sex and gender; social class and
socio-economic status; race, ethnicity and culture; beliefs and
religion; and different abilities and asks the urgent questions all
policy-makers, educators and students should consider: Why should
we value diversity and human rights? How can inclusive education
accommodate diversity? How do society's aspirations for cohesion
and harmony impact on people who are different? What meanings are
given to differences, culturally and historically? Should educators
seek to accentuate, eliminate, reduce or ignore differences? By
drawing attention to the latest research into the most effective
educational policies and practices, this insightful book suggests
strategies for meeting the challenges being posed in an era of
superdiversity. It's a crucial read for any training or practising
educator who wants to address the issue of diversity, learn
effective ways to reach all learners and create more inclusive and
harmonious societies.
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