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The castles and other properties owned and managed by the National
Trust for Scotland are precious jewels in the crown of the nation's
heritage. Ensuring they provide a wonderful experience for visitors
requires expertise and enthusiasm from many people, mostly unseen,
who offer specialist knowledge and long-term thinking. This book
pays tribute to the craftspeople, gardeners, foresters, managers,
guides, surveyors, architects, archaeologists, conservators,
planners and more, who have made the Trust's properties so very
special to so many people. It celebrates their many and various
contributions as part of a long and continuing tradition in this
beautiful large-format, highly illustrated volume.
Three decades of research into retailing in England from the
seventeenth to nineteenth centuries has established a seemingly
clear narrative: fixed shops were widespread from an early date;
'modern' methods of retailing were common from at least the early
eighteenth century; shopping was a skilled activity throughout the
period; and consumers were increasingly part of - and aware of
being part of - a polite and fashionable culture. All of this is
true, but is it the only narrative? Research has shown that markets
were still important well into the nineteenth century and small
scale producer-retailers co-existed with modern warehouses. Many
shops were not smart. The development of modern retailing therefore
was a fractured and fragmented process. This book presents a
reassessment of the standard view by challenging the usefulness of
concepts like 'traditional' and 'modern', examining consumption and
retailing as inextricably linked aspects of a single process, and
by using the idea of narrative to discuss the roles and perceptions
of the various actors in this process - such as retailers,
shoppers/consumers, local authorities and commentators. The book is
therefore structured around some of these competing narratives in
order to provide a richer and more varied picture of consumption
and retailing in provincial England.
Three decades of research into retailing in England from the
seventeenth to nineteenth centuries has established a seemingly
clear narrative: fixed shops were widespread from an early date;
'modern' methods of retailing were common from at least the early
eighteenth century; shopping was a skilled activity throughout the
period; and consumers were increasingly part of - and aware of
being part of - a polite and fashionable culture. All of this is
true, but is it the only narrative? Research has shown that markets
were still important well into the nineteenth century and small
scale producer-retailers co-existed with modern warehouses. Many
shops were not smart. The development of modern retailing therefore
was a fractured and fragmented process. This book presents a
reassessment of the standard view by challenging the usefulness of
concepts like 'traditional' and 'modern', examining consumption and
retailing as inextricably linked aspects of a single process, and
by using the idea of narrative to discuss the roles and perceptions
of the various actors in this process - such as retailers,
shoppers/consumers, local authorities and commentators. The book is
therefore structured around some of these competing narratives in
order to provide a richer and more varied picture of consumption
and retailing in provincial England.
Sports psychology, exploring the effects of psychological
interventions on important performance-related outcomes, has become
ever more popular and prevalent within elite level soccer clubs in
the past decade as teams look to gain psychological as well as
physiological advantages over their competitors. The Psychology of
Soccer seeks to present the detailed understanding of the theories
underpinning the psychological issues relating to soccer, along
with practical insights into effective psychological interventions
and strategies This book uses contemporary theory and research to
elucidate key concepts and applied interventions. It includes
world-leading expert commentaries of contemporary theoretical and
applied approaches in understanding critical issues in soccer, and
provides practical implications and insights into working
effectively in soccer-related contexts. The Psychology of Soccer is
an evidence-based resource to guide research and facilitate
practice and will be a vital resource for researchers,
practitioners, and coaches within the area of sport psychology and
related disciplines.
This book offers easy access to the everyday ethics problems that
occur in the medical care of children. It contains practical
guidance on how physicians and other healthcare practitioners may
manage both straightforward and complex ethics problems. The book
provides a readable and comprehensive introduction to ethics issues
for beginners and is also extremely valuable to experienced
practitioners.This work covers important "classical" ethical issues
such as privacy, confidentiality, truth telling, and discusses the
elements of the relationships that might exist between parents and
healthcare providers. However, the book also provides a resource
for new and emerging areas of bioethics. These include issues
arising in the new population of children who are beginning to
survive the neonatal and infant periods with a multitude of
problems - "children with medical complexity". Finally, it also
includes a section on the advantages and pitfalls of social media
use.
This book offers easy access to the everyday ethics problems that
occur in the medical care of children. It contains practical
guidance on how physicians and other healthcare practitioners may
manage both straightforward and complex ethics problems. The book
provides a readable and comprehensive introduction to ethics issues
for beginners and is also extremely valuable to experienced
practitioners.This work covers important "classical" ethical issues
such as privacy, confidentiality, truth telling, and discusses the
elements of the relationships that might exist between parents and
healthcare providers. However, the book also provides a resource
for new and emerging areas of bioethics. These include issues
arising in the new population of children who are beginning to
survive the neonatal and infant periods with a multitude of
problems - "children with medical complexity". Finally, it also
includes a section on the advantages and pitfalls of social media
use.
Sports psychology, exploring the effects of psychological
interventions on important performance-related outcomes, has become
ever more popular and prevalent within elite level soccer clubs in
the past decade as teams look to gain psychological as well as
physiological advantages over their competitors. The Psychology of
Soccer seeks to present the detailed understanding of the theories
underpinning the psychological issues relating to soccer, along
with practical insights into effective psychological interventions
and strategies This book uses contemporary theory and research to
elucidate key concepts and applied interventions. It includes
world-leading expert commentaries of contemporary theoretical and
applied approaches in understanding critical issues in soccer, and
provides practical implications and insights into working
effectively in soccer-related contexts. The Psychology of Soccer is
an evidence-based resource to guide research and facilitate
practice and will be a vital resource for researchers,
practitioners, and coaches within the area of sport psychology and
related disciplines.
This book comprehensively presents all the necessary information
health professionals need to become Certified Asthma Educators.
Competent asthma educators must possess a number of skills: they
must have appropriate and sound medical and pharmaceutical
knowledge; be proficient and effective educators who can influence
their patients' behaviors for the better; and, finally, they need
the administrative and organizational skills needed to set up and
run efficient clinics at their places of work. The book is divided
into three sections to meet those needs: Asthma: The Fundamentals;
The Role of Education; and, The Effective Asthma Educator. The
first section covers clinical knowledge of asthma, with chapters
including lung structure and function, clinical presentation of
asthma, and environmental issues in asthma management. The second
section delves into the role of educating patients and teaches
readers how to best do that with an integrated approach between
physician, educator, and patient. The third section looks further
into educating techniques with a view of the learning process,
considerations for instruction locations, and the role the educator
plays overall. The final chapter in the book presents example cases
for readers to assess the knowledge they have learned throughout.
This second edition serves as both textbook and study guide for
certification as well as a long-term reference publication. It has
been fully updated from the previous edition with the latest
treatment guidelines, medications, and disease monitoring methods.
This is an ideal guide for asthma educators, those seeking NAECB
certification, and any health professional involved with
individuals who have asthma.
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Stealing the Lead (Paperback)
Ian Mitchell-Gill; Photographs by Am Photography
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Stealing the Lead (Hardcover)
Ian Mitchell-Gill; Photographs by Am Photography
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The Battle of the Peaks is the first book to be devoted to a series
of forgotten battles in the spring of 1943 in the hills of northern
Tunisia. The author brings to life the fascinating story of a
successful British victory in April 1943 largely achieved by the
78th "Battle Axe" Division which has been all but forgotten by most
historians. This book describes how well led British troops wrested
control of a series of high peaks, and thus inflicted a clear
defeat on troops of the famed Afrika Korps. This in turn secured a
victory which soon led to the surrender of 250,000 Axis troops in
May 1943. The author begins by tracing the background to these
operations and the wider Tunisian campaign. It then briefly
describes the bloody race for Tunis in late 1942 and the first
battle of Longstop Hill on Christmas Day. He continues by
chronicling in detail the tough fighting during Operations Sweep
and Vulcan that took place in the hills west and north of Medjez el
Bab, Tunisia in spring 1943. The book provides a clear picture both
of the infantry and tank operations but also the key role played by
supporting troops in this battle. This account focuses not only on
the fighting but also of the personality and character of the men
who fought, and sometimes died, in the Battle of the Peaks. It
concludes with a detailed description of the fighting during the
final Battle of Longstop Hill, an action that led to the award of a
Victoria Cross to Major Jack Anderson. Written by a former Army
officer and amateur historian, this book is based on extensive
research using both primary sources and several unpublished
personal accounts. It includes 12 specifically designed maps and 30
rarely seen photographs of the battle and the battle area.
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A renowned writer and his wife live quietly in a beautiful villa
outside Vienna, until the triumphant Nazis start subjecting their
Jewish "hosts" to ever greater humiliations. Veza Canetti focuses
on seemingly ordinary people to epitomize the horror: one
flag-happy German kills a sparrow before a group of little
children; another, more entrepreneurial Nazi brands tortoises with
swastikas to sell as souvenirs commemorating the Anschluss.
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