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This text covers the key information necessary to pass Paper B of
the postgraduate examination to become a member of the Royal
College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych). It provides candidates with
comprehensive coverage of the Paper B syllabus, with information
from a wide variety of sources to save candidates crucial time
during exam revision. The content is accessible and presented in
manageable sections, highlighting key information using tables,
lists, and graphics. This text is essential for psychiatry trainees
revising for their written examinations but is also suitable for
individuals/healthcare professionals with an interest in psychiatry
and wanting to learn more.
Award-winning writer Richard Williams tells the remarkable story of
the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the world's most iconic motorsports
events, which celebrates its centenary in 2023. The event was
created by a group of Frenchmen in 1923 and remains uniquely
compelling to spectators, to the major motor manufacturers who
continue to see it as an opportunity for priceless publicity, as
well as to drivers hoping to add their names to its distinguished
roll of honour. Between the wars, those manufacturers included
Bugatti, Bentley and Alfa Romeo. Subsequently, Ferrari, Jaguar,
Mercedes, Aston Martin, Ford, Porsche, Audi and Toyota have all
been serial winners, guaranteeing the continuation of ferocious
inter-marque rivalry. Over the decades the race acquired a rich
folklore, including stories of leaking petrol tanks being sealed
with chewing gum, one competitor making his last pit-stop for a
fill-up and a glass of champagne, or the woman who drove her MG
through the night wearing a fur coat. Competitors have included
princes, debutantes, drug smugglers and a Nazi spy. Leading
Hollywood film-makers lured to the romance of the race include
Steve McQueen, who conceived and starred in Le Mans in 1971, and
James Mangold, who made Le Mans '66 in 2019. But in 1955 it had
also been the scene of the greatest tragedy ever to befall motor
racing, when 82 people were killed by a competing car, an accident
that for a while threatened the sport's entire future. From the
Bentley Boys of the 1920s, through record-breaking multiple winners
Jacky Ickx and Tom Kristensen to modern stars such as Allan McNish,
24 Hours celebrates the skill, courage and technical brilliance of
the men and women who gave the race its worldwide renown.
'Captures the bold, engaging spirit of one of Britain's best-loved
sporting heroes' Sunday Times 'A fascinating read and sure to be
the definitive account of his life' Mark Knopfler SHORTLISTED FOR
THE SPORTS WRITING BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD Even in the midst of a
global pandemic, the death of Stirling Moss on 12 April 2020 at the
age of 90 made headlines, almost 60 years after he retired from
Formula One. In The Boy, Richard Williams assesses what made him
such an iconic figure. Told in 60 brief chapters, Williams builds a
fascinating and revealing portrait of a driver who was a hero to
millions. As the long years of war began to recede, sport in
Britain was getting moving again and there was a need for heroes.
Denis Compton and Stanley Matthews were in their pomp, playing to
packed houses. But Stirling Moss was a fresh face, just 17 years
old when he first emerged in 1947. Too young to have served and
been scarred by the war, he was soon revealed to possess not only
an unearthly degree of skill but the qualities of courage and
resolution noted in the generation that fought in the air and on
land and sea. Their youth had been stolen; his was new and
unspoiled. The Boy explains how and why he came to occupy such a
unique place in the esteem and the affections of the nation. Why
him, rather than some of his contemporaries, such as Mike Hawthorn
and Peter Collins, who shared a role in the rise of Britain as a
power in international motor racing? Moss may never have been world
champion, but he created a remarkable and enduring legacy, and
Williams brilliantly shows just how he did it.
This text covers the key information necessary to pass Paper B of
the postgraduate examination to become a member of the Royal
College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych). It provides candidates with
comprehensive coverage of the Paper B syllabus, with information
from a wide variety of sources to save candidates crucial time
during exam revision. The content is accessible and presented in
manageable sections, highlighting key information using tables,
lists, and graphics. This text is essential for psychiatry trainees
revising for their written examinations but is also suitable for
individuals/healthcare professionals with an interest in psychiatry
and wanting to learn more.
In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture.
Placing the achievements of African-American artists such as Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sun Ra in their broader political and social context, Wilmer evokes an era of extraordinary innovation and experimentation that continues to inspire musicians today.
As vital now as when it was first published in 1977, As Serious As Your Life is the essential story of one of the most dynamic musical movements of the twentieth century.
Originally published in 1994, Urban Land and Property Markets in
the United Kingdom, adopts a perspective that encompasses the
distinctive nature of the legal framework, land law, property
market and procedures of Scotland, England and Wales. The book
provides detailed accounts of the structure of property, planning
and tax law governing urban land and property markets, registration
procedures and transactions charges, market processes and how they
all work in practice. The book is based on a report commissioned by
the German Federal Government as part of a five-country study
completed in 1991.
Substance Misuse and Young People: Critical Issues is a
comprehensive source of information on young people's requirements
for assessment, treatment and other interventions because of their
misuse of substances. It highlights approaches that enhance
understanding of the routes that lead young people to substance
misuse and also the routes away from it. The emergence of new
substances and methods of misuse makes this ever more relevant. The
authors are international experts in the fields of psychiatry,
paediatrics, medicine, psychology, genetics, resilience,
neuropharmacology and epidemiology. This book acknowledges how
widespread both substance misuse and psychiatric disorders are and
explores the complex, challenging links between co-occurring
conditions. Use of substances is associated with illness and
premature mortality, and more so for people who have combined
disorders. The authors critically assess the vital need for
intervention during adolescence and early adulthood. They provide
detailed clinical views of the psychosocial interventions and
medications currently available and illustrate them with case
studies that emphasise adolescents' experiences and thoughtful
lifestyle-specific interventions. This book provides theoretical
knowledge and indicates the practical skills that practitioners
require for work with young people who misuse substances. It is
highly applicable to medical practitioners, psychologists,
pharmacists, social workers, police officers, probation officers,
educationalists and related social and healthcare professionals.
'A tragic age and a tragic character, both seemingly compelled to
destroy themselves...a chilling reminder of how little control we
have over our fates' Damon Hill 'One of the greatest motor racing
stories' Nick Mason 'Timely, vivid and enthralling ... it's
unputdownable' Miranda Seymour, author of The Bugatti Queen Dick
Seaman was the archetypal dashing motorsport hero of the 1930s, the
first Englishman to win a race for Mercedes-Benz and the last Grand
Prix driver to die at the wheel before the outbreak of the Second
World War. Award-winning author Richard Williams reveals the
remarkable but now forgotten story of a driver whose battles
against the leading figures of motor racing's golden age inspired
the post-war generation of British champions. The son of wealthy
parents, educated at Rugby and Cambridge, Seaman grew up in a
privileged world of house parties, jazz and fast cars. But motor
racing was no mere hobby: it became such an obsession that he
dropped out of university to pursue his ambitions, squeezing money
out of his parents to buy better cars. When he was offered a
contract with the world-beating, state-sponsored Mercedes team in
1937, he signed up despite the growing political tensions between
Britain and Germany. A year later, he celebrated victory in the
German Grand Prix with the beautiful 18-year-old daughter of the
founder of BMW. Their wedding that summer would force a split with
his family, a costly rift that had not been closed six months later
when he crashed in the rain while leading at Spa, dying with his
divided loyalties seemingly unresolved. He was just 26 years old. A
Race with Love and Death is a gripping tale of speed, romance and
tragedy. Set in an era of rising tensions, where the urge to live
each moment to the full never seemed more important, it is a richly
evocative story that grips from first to last.
Published in 1992. The author sets out the main issues in Data
Management, from the first principles of meta modelling and data
description through the comprehensive management exploitation,
re-use, valuation, extension and enhancement of data as a valuable
organizational resource. Using his recent in-depth experience of a
major trans-European project, he highlights data value metrics and
provides examples of extended data analysis to assist readers to
produce corporate data architectures. The book considers how the
techniques of data management can be applied in the wider community
of business, institutional and organizational settings and
considers how new types of data (from the EDIFACT world) can be
integrated into the existing data management environments of large
data processing functions. This wide-ranging text considers
existing work in the field of data resource management and extends
the concepts of data resource valuation. References are made to new
aspects of metrics for data value and how they can be applied. It
will interest strategic business planners, information systems, and
DP managers and executives, data-management personnel and data
analysts, and academics involved in MSc and BSc courses on Dara
Analysis, CASE repositories and structured methods.
This text provides a detailed introduction to the computational
techniques, numerical methods, and computational tools used by
engineering students. It is aimed at first or second year students,
and is intended to provide the theoretical and computational
foundation required for advanced study in engineering. The text
provides a foundation in computational theory, and an overview of
thenumerical methods used by engineering students and practicing
engineers. The text focuses on implementation of these
computational techniques using two widely-used software packages:
MATLAB, which provides a structured programming environment, and
Excel, which is a ubiquitous spreadsheet application. Throughout
the text, these two softwares are used to demonstrate the
computational techniques developed in the text, and their
advantages and limitations are described.
Published in 1992. The author sets out the main issues in Data
Management, from the first principles of meta modelling and data
description through the comprehensive management exploitation,
re-use, valuation, extension and enhancement of data as a valuable
organizational resource. Using his recent in-depth experience of a
major trans-European project, he highlights data value metrics and
provides examples of extended data analysis to assist readers to
produce corporate data architectures. The book considers how the
techniques of data management can be applied in the wider community
of business, institutional and organizational settings and
considers how new types of data (from the EDIFACT world) can be
integrated into the existing data management environments of large
data processing functions. This wide-ranging text considers
existing work in the field of data resource management and extends
the concepts of data resource valuation. References are made to new
aspects of metrics for data value and how they can be applied. It
will interest strategic business planners, information systems, and
DP managers and executives, data-management personnel and data
analysts, and academics involved in MSc and BSc courses on Dara
Analysis, CASE repositories and structured methods.
First published in 1997, The Contentious Crown is a study of
comment on the monarchy in Victorian newspapers, journals,
pamphlets and parliamentary debates. It examines radical and
republican criticism, reverence and sentimentality, perceptions of
the Crown's political role, the relationship between the monarchy
and patriotism and attitudes to royal ceremonial. Williams shows
that discussion of the monarchy throughout the reign was of a far
greater volume and complexity than has hitherto been realized. Two
strands of discussion, one critical, one reverential, co-existed
from Victoria's accession to her death. Criticism was overwhelmed
by reverence by the 1880s since the Crown's most controversial
features, especially its political influence and foreignness, were
seen to have receded, allowing the monarchy and Royal Family to
appear in their ceremonial, domestic and philanthropic roles as the
ideal family and the figurehead of the nation and Empire. The book
gives a historical context to the current problems of the British
monarchy by showing that controversy and debate are by no means
novel and that the secure position achieved in the late nineteenth
century was the product of circumstances which no longer exist.
There has been an explosion in the quantity of sports history
literature published in recent years, making it increasingly
difficult to keep abreast of developments. The annual number of
publications has increased from around 250 to 1,000 a year over the
last decade. This is due in part to the fact that during the late
1980s and 90s, many clubs, leagues and governing bodies of sport
have celebrated their centenaries and produced histories to mark
this occasion and commemorate their achievements. It is also the
result of the growing popularity and realisation of the importance
of sport history research within academe.
This international bibliography of books, articles, conference
proceedings and essays in the English language is a one-stop for
the sports historian to know what is new.
There has been an explosion in the quantity of sports history
literature published in recent years, making it increasingly
difficult to keep abreast of developments. The annual number of
publications has increased from around 250 to 1,000 a year over the
last decade. This is due in part to the fact that during the late
1980s and 90s, many clubs, leagues and governing bodies of sport
have celebrated their centenaries and produced histories to mark
this occasion and commemorate their achievements. It is also the
result of the growing popularity and realisation of the importance
of sport history research within academe.
This international bibliography of books, articles, conference
proceedings and essays in the English language is a one-stop for
the sports historian to know what is new.
Originally published in 1994, Urban Land and Property Markets in
the United Kingdom, adopts a perspective that encompasses the
distinctive nature of the legal framework, land law, property
market and procedures of Scotland, England and Wales. The book
provides detailed accounts of the structure of property, planning
and tax law governing urban land and property markets, registration
procedures and transactions charges, market processes and how they
all work in practice. The book is based on a report commissioned by
the German Federal Government as part of a five-country study
completed in 1991.
In this revised and updated text, Fletcher and Williams take an
evidence-based approach to analysing the key elements of the
appraisal process and its place in performance management. Drawing
on the academic literature and examples of best-practice, the
authors explain how performance appraisal can motivate and develop
staff, foster commitment and positivity, and ultimately improve an
organisation's performance. Key topics covered include: Designing
an appraisal system Identifying and developing talent Multi-level
and multi-source feedback Appraising professionals Cultural
challenges Evaluating and maintaining appraisal systems Appraisal:
Improving Performance and Developing the Individual, 5th Edition,
is a standard in the field and essential reading for all students
of HRM and occupational psychology, and for any HRM professional
looking to develop more effective performance appraisal systems.
This text covers the key information necessary to pass Paper A of
the postgraduate examination to become a member of the Royal
College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych). It emphasises memory aids in
the forms of diagrams or tables, a novel presentation of these
materials, providing a quick and portable source for pre-exam
revision and visual memory aids and prompts.
Originally published in 1984 Planning Urban Europe is a volume of
essays reviewing the systems of town and country planning that
operate within the member-states of the European Economic
Community. The book looks at how the community's institutions and
policies relate to the activity of planning and contributions are
written by experts native to the country of study. Each
contribution focuses on the scope and style of planning in that
country, as opposed to detailed accounts of planning legislation.
The book will be of value to practitioners, students and officials
wanting to gain an insight into planning elsewhere in Europe.
First published in 1997, The Contentious Crown is a study of
comment on the monarchy in Victorian newspapers, journals,
pamphlets and parliamentary debates. It examines radical and
republican criticism, reverence and sentimentality, perceptions of
the Crown's political role, the relationship between the monarchy
and patriotism and attitudes to royal ceremonial. Williams shows
that discussion of the monarchy throughout the reign was of a far
greater volume and complexity than has hitherto been realized. Two
strands of discussion, one critical, one reverential, co-existed
from Victoria's accession to her death. Criticism was overwhelmed
by reverence by the 1880s since the Crown's most controversial
features, especially its political influence and foreignness, were
seen to have receded, allowing the monarchy and Royal Family to
appear in their ceremonial, domestic and philanthropic roles as the
ideal family and the figurehead of the nation and Empire. The book
gives a historical context to the current problems of the British
monarchy by showing that controversy and debate are by no means
novel and that the secure position achieved in the late nineteenth
century was the product of circumstances which no longer exist.
Substance Misuse and Young People: Critical Issues is a
comprehensive source of information on young people's requirements
for assessment, treatment and other interventions because of their
misuse of substances. It highlights approaches that enhance
understanding of the routes that lead young people to substance
misuse and also the routes away from it. The emergence of new
substances and methods of misuse makes this ever more relevant. The
authors are international experts in the fields of psychiatry,
paediatrics, medicine, psychology, genetics, resilience,
neuropharmacology and epidemiology. This book acknowledges how
widespread both substance misuse and psychiatric disorders are and
explores the complex, challenging links between co-occurring
conditions. Use of substances is associated with illness and
premature mortality, and more so for people who have combined
disorders. The authors critically assess the vital need for
intervention during adolescence and early adulthood. They provide
detailed clinical views of the psychosocial interventions and
medications currently available and illustrate them with case
studies that emphasise adolescents' experiences and thoughtful
lifestyle-specific interventions. This book provides theoretical
knowledge and indicates the practical skills that practitioners
require for work with young people who misuse substances. It is
highly applicable to medical practitioners, psychologists,
pharmacists, social workers, police officers, probation officers,
educationalists and related social and healthcare professionals.
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