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A much-loved adventure on the high seas from Peter Harris and
Deborah Allwright. Perfect for every reader who loved Pirates Love
Underpants and The Pirates Next Door. One night, young Tom is
awoken by noises outside his house. He peeps out of the window and
what should he see but PIRATES. And stranger still they're GIRL
PIRATES stealing the front of his house! Tom joins their adventure
across the high seas to an island where some rather lazy and silly
grown-up pirates are guarding their treasure. Not very
successfully! Tom and the girl-pirates make a surprise attack and
are soon off on the seas once more with the treasure! This
swashbuckling pirate story from Peter Harris and Deborah Allwright
has become a modern-day classic. Great fun to read-aloud and
entertaining for both boys and girls, The Night Pirates is a
bedtime story to inspire the imagination of kids aged 3 and up.
Peter Harris was born in London in 1933. He has written for
television, radio and children's comics. His picture books include
Have You Seen Max? and Bottomley the Brave. Deborah Allwright has
made a dramatic impact on the picture book scene since the
publication of The Night Pirates. Her other wonderful books include
Hooray for Knickers and The Witch with an Itch.
This book will help undergraduate psychology students to write
practical reports of experimental and other quantitative studies in
psychology. It is designed to help with every stage of report
writing and provides a resource that students can refer to
throughout their degree, up-to and including when writing up a
final year undergraduate project. Now fully updated in its fourth
edition, this book maps to the seventh edition of the APA
guidelines and offers more comprehensive advice, guidelines and
recommendations than ever before. Students will benefit from:
*Coverage of different forms of quantitative study, including
online studies and studies that use questionnaires, as well as
experiments *A range of handy test yourself questions (with answers
at the end of the book) *Self-reflection questions to prompt deeper
understanding *Summary sections that articulate the main points and
provide a useful revision aid *An Index of Concepts indicating
where in the book every concept is introduced and defined *Updated
advice on how to find and cite references *Expanded coverage of
ethics in quantitative research, including how to write ethically
*Common mistake symbols, flagging areas where its easy to be caught
out Peter Harris is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the
University of Sussex, UK where he led the Social and Applied
Psychology Group. He has taught research design and statistics for
many years. He has published extensively in social and health
psychology. Matthew J. Easterbrook is Senior Lecturer in Psychology
at the University of Sussex, UK. He has taught statistics at a
national and international level. Jessica S. Horst is Reader in
Psychology at the University of Sussex, UK, where she is also the
Director of Teaching and Learning. She has taught research methods
in both the USA and the UK.
Top experts specializing in hospitality management have contributed
articles to this new collection which explains recent developments
in accounting and finance. The material is drawn from a combination
of fieldwork and practical experience. The managerial emphasis
means that the content is fully relevant internationally and not
constrained by the legal framework of different countries.
Accounting and Finance provides an overview of: *analysis and
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*financial information and control *financial management. It also
shows how operational analysis can be used as a management tool to
improve performance. Techniques for predicting the financial
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companies in the US and Europe demonstrates key performance
indicators used by hotel managers and financial executives. Other
contributors explore the interface between accounting and marketing
and human resource management and there is thorough coverage of
financial strategy formulation. Readers will also find helpful the
section on statistics in the analysis and prediction of cost
behaviour in hotels.Contributors: Raymond Schmidgall (Michigan
State University, USA); Debra J. Adams (Bournemouth University,
UK); Professor Elisa S. Moncarz (Florida International University,
USA); Richard N. Kron (Kron Hospitality Consulting, USA); Angela
Maher (Oxford Brookes University, UK); Peter J. Harris (Oxford
Brookes University, UK); Geoff S. Parkinson (BDO Stoy Hayward
Chartered Accountants, UK); Paul Fitz-John (Bournemouth University,
UK); Paul Collier (University of Exeter, UK); Professor Alan
Gregory (University of Glasgow, UK); Tracy A. Jones (Cheltenham and
Gloucester College of Higher Education, UK); Jacqueline Brander
Brown (The Manchester Metropolitan University, UK); Nina J. Downie
(Oxford Brookes University, UK): Catherine L. Burgess (Oxford
Brookes University, UK); Ian C. Graham (Holiday Inn Worldwide,
Belgium); Howard M. Field (International Hotel and Leisure
Associates, UK); Professor Paul Beals (Canisius College, USA);
Frank J. Coston (Pannell Kerr Forster Associates, UK).
‘On-road’ is a complex term used by young people to describe
street-based subculture and a general way of being. Featuring the
voices of young people, this collection explores how race, class
and gender dynamics shape this aspect of youth culture. With young
people on-road often becoming criminalised due to interlocking
structural inequalities, this book looks beyond concerns about
gangs and presents empirical research from scholars and activists
who work with and study the social lives of young people. It
addresses the concerns of practitioners, policy makers and scholars
by analysing aspects and misinterpretations of the shifting
realities of young people’s urban life.
** Named one of the 'Best Reads' of 2010 by The Times **In the
early 1990s South Africa was repetitively rocked by violent
incidents that often threatened to derail the delicate peace
process and negotiations for a new state. Among these was a
right-wing conspiracy to ruin the 1994 election by staging a coup d
etat from the northwest of the country, aided by mutinous elements
in the SA Defence Force. Harris relates grippingly how some of the
biggest bombs in the country 's history were exploded in the then
Transvaal, and, with moving sympathy, the desperate plight of the
right-wingers in their pitiful invasion of the then homeland of
Bobhuthatswana.But the biggest drama was perhaps the attempt to
break into the electronic counting system of the election, for
whose supervision Harris was responsible. Harris has one at the
edge of one 's seat as he tells of the drama behind the scenes,
eleventh-hour meetings with Mandela and de Klerk, the plans to make
the results flow again, and of how closely the country steered away
from disaster and ended giving itself a miracle result.
Accounting and Financial Management: developments in the
international hospitality industry presents new and innovative
research and developments in the field of accounting and financial
management as it relates to the work of managing enterprises and
organisations in the international hospitality industry.
The content contains contributions from a rich source of
international researchers, academics and practitioners including,
university and college lecturers, professional accountants and
consultants and senior managers involved in a wide range of
teaching, scholarship, research, and consultancy in the hospitality
industry worldwide. The material is drawn from their work and
experience and relates directly to the management of hospitality
undertakings. Therefore the up to date case studies and examples
used are taken from a wide ranging of companies across the industry
including large international chains such as Sheraton, Holiday Inn,
and Intercontinental.
Divided into three parts: Performance Management, Information
Management and Asset Management the book tackles the following
issues amongst others:
* Performance management in the international hospitality
industry
* Benchmarking: measuring financial success
* The profit planning framework
* Making room rate pricing decisions
* Hotel asset management UK and US perspectives
* Lowering risk to enhance hospitality firm value
Accounting and Financial Management: developments in the
international hospitality industry presents current developments
drawn from a combination of live fieldwork and practical experience
and therefore will content will appeal to a wide-ranging readership
including practisingmanagers and financial controllers in
hospitality organisations, professional accountants and
consultants, postgraduate candidates studying for master's degrees
in hospitality management, and final year undergraduate students of
hospitality management who elect to take an accounting option.
* Presents current developments in the field from a combination of
practical experience and live fieldwork.
* Contains contributions from a rich source of international
academic and practitioners.
* Uses international case studies to explore and contextualise
including Sheraton, Holiday Inn, and Intercontinental.
This new edition of Profit Planning is ideal for hotel, restaurant
and licensed house managers as it focuses on profit planning, the
major area of finance which the general manager needs to get to
grips with. The practical aspects of day-to-day profit planning are
emphasized, which means that the reader can understand the approach
with the minimum of theory and technical jargon. The examples and
illustrations used can easily be translated into all aspects of the
hospitality industry, so this book has a wide appeal.Unit managers
now have high levels of finance responsibility at an early stage in
their career. This reflects the growth in strongly branded and
market oriented chains of pubs and restaurants which need to
achieve swift returns on their investments. The financial
management skills expected of unit managers are therefore growing
in sophistication and this new edition takes full account of this.
Top experts specializing in hospitality management have contributed
articles to this new collection which explains recent developments
in accounting and finance. The material is drawn from a combination
of fieldwork and practical experience. The managerial emphasis
means that the content is fully relevant internationally and not
constrained by the legal framework of different countries.
Accounting and Finance provides an overview of: *analysis and
evaluation of performance *planning methods and techniques
*financial information and control *financial management. It also
shows how operational analysis can be used as a management tool to
improve performance. Techniques for predicting the financial
success or failure of hotels are suggested. Research into hotel
companies in the US and Europe demonstrates key performance
indicators used by hotel managers and financial executives. Other
contributors explore the interface between accounting and marketing
and human resource management and there is thorough coverage of
financial strategy formulation. Readers will also find helpful the
section on statistics in the analysis and prediction of cost
behaviour in hotels. Contributors: Raymond Schmidgall (Michigan
State University, USA); Debra J. Adams (Bournemouth University,
UK); Professor Elisa S. Moncarz (Florida International University,
USA); Richard N. Kron (Kron Hospitality Consulting, USA); Angela
Maher (Oxford Brookes University, UK); Peter J. Harris (Oxford
Brookes University, UK); Geoff S. Parkinson (BDO Stoy Hayward
Chartered Accountants, UK); Paul Fitz-John (Bournemouth University,
UK); Paul Collier (University of Exeter, UK); Professor Alan
Gregory (University of Glasgow, UK); Tracy A. Jones (Cheltenham and
Gloucester College of Higher Education, UK); Jacqueline Brander
Brown (The Manchester Metropolitan University, UK); Nina J. Downie
(Oxford Brookes University, UK): Catherine L. Burgess (Oxford
Brookes University, UK); Ian C. Graham (Holiday Inn Worldwide,
Belgium); Howard M. Field (International Hotel and Leisure
Associates, UK); Professor Paul Beals (Canisius College, USA);
Frank J. Coston (Pannell Kerr Forster Associates, UK).
This new edition of Profit Planning is ideal for hotel, restaurant
and licensed house managers as it focuses on profit planning, the
major area of finance which the general manager needs to get to
grips with. The practical aspects of day-to-day profit planning are
emphasized, which means that the reader can understand the approach
with the minimum of theory and technical jargon. The examples and
illustrations used can easily be translated into all aspects of the
hospitality industry, so this book has a wide appeal.Unit managers
now have high levels of finance responsibility at an early stage in
their career. This reflects the growth in strongly branded and
market oriented chains of pubs and restaurants which need to
achieve swift returns on their investments. The financial
management skills expected of unit managers are therefore growing
in sophistication and this new edition takes full account of this.
It is the final years of Nationalist rule, and four ANC cadres steal across the border into South Africa. They left as students after the Soweto riots of June 1976; now they return as soldiers, a specialist unit reporting to Chris Hani. Their mission: to carry out acts of war in the country of their birth.
On the other side, a police hit squad operates in deepest secrecy, relentless, and a dark conspiracy unfolds. When the four are eventually captured, they face the ultimate penalty.
Narrated by their lawyer as the trial progresses, this compelling true story is an insider's account of one of the most dramatic political court cases of the previous era. A tale of men driven to extremes for an ideal. Of people with unwavering commitment to their cause; and of a mother who never loses hope.
This book examines how migrant remittances contribute to household
social resilience in rural Bangladesh. Using a mixed methods
approach, the authors show that remittances play a crucial role in
enhancing the life chances and economic livelihoods of rural
households, and that remittance income enables households to
overcome immediate pressures, adapt to economic and environmental
change, build economic and cultural capital, and provide greater
certainty in planning for the future. However, the book also
reveals that the social and economic benefits of remittances are
not experienced equally by all households. Rural village households
endure a precarious existence and the potentially positive outcomes
of remittances can easily be undermined by a range of external and
household-specific factors leading to few, if any, benefits in
terms of household social resilience.
This book examines how migrant remittances contribute to household
social resilience in rural Bangladesh. Using a mixed methods
approach, the authors show that remittances play a crucial role in
enhancing the life chances and economic livelihoods of rural
households, and that remittance income enables households to
overcome immediate pressures, adapt to economic and environmental
change, build economic and cultural capital, and provide greater
certainty in planning for the future. However, the book also
reveals that the social and economic benefits of remittances are
not experienced equally by all households. Rural village households
endure a precarious existence and the potentially positive outcomes
of remittances can easily be undermined by a range of external and
household-specific factors leading to few, if any, benefits in
terms of household social resilience.
The Eleventh World Congress of the International Society for Heart
Re search 1983 provided an opportunity to review some of the
growing points in our knowledge of the structure and function of
the myocardium. Those at the meeting will recall how London
suddenly went tropical. Yet aseries of scintillating reviews held
over six hundred scientists captive in the lecture halls of
Imperial College. There were sessions on nuclear magnetic reso
nance, the molecular basis of electrophysiology, calmodulin,
protein syn thesis and degradation, oxygen free radicals, the
structural components of the myocyte, sarcolemmal sodium exchange,
and the influence of lipids on membranes. Here we have gathered
together, as quickly as possible, a number of the presentations of
the speakers invited to the symposia. They give, we believe, a
striking picture ofthe diversity oftechnology and scientific
enquiry which underlies this immensely active domain of modern
cardiology. If only our clinical colleagues were more aware of it
Peter Harris Philip A. Poole-Wilson London v Contents Evolution,
Cardiac Failure, and Water Metabolism: Presidential Address . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."
These some three hundred poems from the Tang Dynasty (618-907)-an
age in which poetry and the arts flourished-were gathered in the
eighteenth century into what became one of the best-known books in
the world, and which is still cherished in Chinese homes
everywhere. Many of China's most famous poets-Du Fu, Li Bai, Bai
Juyi, and Wang Wei-are represented by timeless poems about love,
war, the delights of drinking and dancing, and the beauties of
nature. There are poems about travel, about grief, about the
frustrations of bureaucracy, and about the pleasures and sadness of
old age. Nearly every Chinese household owns a copy of Tang Shi and
poems from it are still included in textbooks and to be memorized
by students.
The food technologist who wishes to produce a gelled product is
faced with two basic options for achieving the desired effect;
whether to use a protein or a polysaccharide. Although a gel can be
formed by either a protein or a polysaccharide, the resultant gels
have different characteristics: * Polysaccharide gels are
characterised by their fine texture and transparency which is
achieved at a low polymer concentration. They can be formed by
heating and cooling, pH adjustment or specific ion addition . *
Protein gels are characterised by a higher polymer concentration
(5-10%) and are formed almost exclusively by heat denaturation.
Before reaching a final decision, the technologist must take a
number of factors into consideration. The purpose of this book is
to help the technologist in his choice by providing fundamental
practical information, in one book, on the properties of gels (and
factors which influence them) for both types of biopolymer. To help
the reader, each chapter is (wherever possible) organised in the
same way so that, for example, information on structure will always
be available in section 2. The examples in the Applications section
of each chapter are not meant to be exhaustive, but to illustrate
the various ways in which the particular polymer can be used to
form a gelled product.
1987, Pretoria. Four young black men have just been arrested for a
horrific string of political murders. There's no doubt that they're
guilty of everything they're accused of - and more. But in a
society riven by brutal repression and racial tensions, are they
assassins or freedom fighters? Peter Harris is the lawyer called
upon to defend them and, as he constructs his case to save them
from the death penalty, he comes to understand the violence they
encountered growing up in the townships and the chain of events
that led them to join the ANC, undergo training at Zuma's camps in
Angola, and return to their homeland to execute some of the
apartheid regime's most notorious figures. Harris intercuts the
story of their trial with flashbacks to the squad's operations and
a deadly counterplot to reveal a campaign carried out with ruthless
efficiency.
Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHab Atlas of Seafloor
Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitats, Second Edition, provides
an updated synthesis of seabed geomorphology and benthic habitats.
This new edition includes new case studies from all geographic
areas and habitats that were not included in the previous edition,
including the Arctic, Asia, Africa and South America. Using
multibeam sonar, the benthic ecology of submarine features, such as
fjords, sand banks, coral reefs, seamounts, canyons, mud volcanoes
and spreading ridges is revealed in unprecedented detail. This
timely release offers new understanding for researchers in Marine
Biodiversity, environmental managers, ecologists, and more.
Strategic Managerial Accounting: Hospitality, Tourism & Events
Applications 6edn explores the nature of these industry sectors and
how these impact on the strategic managerial accounting (SMA) tools
used by decision makers in the industry. Formerly known as
Managerial Accounting in the Hospitality Industry by Harris and
Hazzard, this new edition builds on this successful and well known
text, retaining its practical approach and active learning style,
extending to consider strategic management accounting and to
include tourism and events management industry contexts. This new
6th edition incorporates discussion, explanations and illustrations
of the theoretical underpinning of hospitality, tourism and events
related to SMA and managerial accounting concepts and techniques,
together with specific examples of industry application. It has a
user friendly chapter structure, with pedagogic features including
objectives, learning activities, self check questions, references,
and key points summaries. Each chapter includes 'theoretical
context' sections which put the applied learning in the context of
current research and thinking to bring the theory to life. Key
features of this text are: * A complete revision and expansion of
the well known and successful Harris and Hazzard text; * Includes
several brand new chapters such as: Event and Function Management
Accounting techniques, Sustainability & Environmental
Management Accounting (EMA), Not-for-profit Organisations, Current
Issues in Strategic Management Accounting; * Uses international
real life case studies to illustrate from across the hospitality,
tourism and events sectors including charity (not-for-profit)
sector and music events; * Links to applied and generic research on
each topic; * Includes International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS) terminology suitable for an international audience. With a
complete suite of online tutor resources, this book is essential
reading for all year 2/3 undergraduate and postgraduate students
studying hospitality, tourism and events management.
Fundraising has always been an essential element of the Christian
life: churches, schools, and many other organisations rely on it to
function. But it is a risky enterprise, fraught with questions and
challenges. How can Christians raise funds with integrity? In this
book Peter Harris and Rod Wilson, experienced fundraisers
themselves, bring fundraising within the scope of normal Christian
life and work. They consider fundraising in light of the
relationships that lie at its heart-with God, with creation, and
with ourselves. After first laying a biblical foundation by
discussing 2 Corinthians 8-9, Harris and Wilson develop seven
themes central to the giving and receiving of money: integration,
people, work, success, need, method, and money. In a final section,
the authors offer their own personal experiences, questions,
suggestions, and valuable insights that they have gained from their
many years of fundraising as Christians.
This intellectual biography covers the trajectory of Bateson’s
career, from his anthropological work in Bali alongside his wife,
Margaret Mead, to his contributions to family therapy in the United
States, and to studies of recursion as a feature of communication
patterns in both the human and in the animal world. Layers of
feedback with their many differing contexts, highlight the presence
of meaning in social relations in contrast to that absence of
meaning, purposefully proposed, within information theory.
Throughout the human and in the animal world, recursion of feedback
accounts for grasp of patterns, their difference, and with ability
to communicate, enable transduction of perceptions of difference.
Bateson’s insistence on feedback and communication re-frames many
aspects of culture, psychology, biology, and evolution. His legacy
is recognized as an important precursor to the formation of a new
science called Biosemiotics. Harries-Jones argues that Bateson
turns conventional causality upside down through showing how
humanity’s perceptions, as with perceptions of all sentient
beings, are anticipative. All sentient beings abduct from recursive
patterns, rather than relying on linear evidence gathered about
time/space movements of objects. Thus circular pattering provides
clearer perceptions of the difference between sustainable
creativity and current biocide, between our appreciation of
nature’s aesthetics and time/space ‘games of power’ which
underlie so many social and biological theories.
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