Effects of Mergers charts the history of six industries with a view to examining the effects of mergers. It deals both with the short- and long-term effects of changes in the structure of industry and looks at issues such as whether mergers are in the public interest. The industries covered are: cement, textile printing, soap, glass, motor and brewing, and some comparative material with industries in the USA is included.

While peer learning is often used informally by students - and for many can form an essential part of their HE experience - this book discusses methods of developing more effective learning through the systematic implementation of peer learning approaches.

While peer learning is often used informally by students - and for many can form an essential part of their HE experience - this book discusses methods of developing more effective learning through the systematic implementation of peer learning approaches. It draws on the direct experience of the authors in using peer learning in their classes across a range of disciplines. While the emphasis is on higher education, many of the ideas can be applied more widely. It addresses such questions as: what is peer learning and what is it good for?; what are the design and class management issues that need addressing?; how best can peer learning be introduced and fostered?; what issues need to be considered by teachers and students?; and what are the implications for assessment?

"The New Chinese Medicine Handbook" is an essential guide to achieving total health in body, mind, and spirit. Explore the powerful benefits of Chinese medicine--particularly acupuncture, massage, nutrition, meditation and herbs--along with other Eastern healing arts. This practical guide totraditional Chinese medicine can help you take control of your healing process and maintain orrestore wholeness and harmony in all aspects of your life.Dr. Misha Ruth Cohen, an internationallya recognized practitioner, lecturer, leader and mentorin the field of Chinese medicine, offers comprehensive healing plans for a wide range of ailmentsincluding digestive problems, stress, anxiety, depression, cancer support, liver health, gynecological problems, PMS, fertilitymenopause, and more.This comprehensive guidebook combines Chinese dietary guidelines with Western medicine, plus various other Eastern and Western healing therapies including: Basics of Chinese medicineAcupuncture and moxibustionQi Gong: Chinese exercise and meditationDietary practicesChinese herbal therapy"The New Chinese Medicine Handbook" keeps esoteric information to "need to know" basics andshows you how to use Chinese medicine for different conditions from pain to infertility to various illnesseslike cancer and diabetes. Take the first steps to natural healing remedies and a longer, healthier life."

Effects of Mergers charts the history of six industries with a view to examining the effects of mergers. It deals both with the short and long-term effects of changes in the structure of industry and looks at issues such as whether mergers are in the public interest.
The industries covered are: Cement, Textile Printing, Soap, Glass, Motor and Brewing.
Some comparative material with industries in the USA is included.

Margaret Llewelyn Davies (1861-1944), a co-operator, feminist and socialist, was well known in her time as the outstanding leader of the Women's Co-operative Guild. This first full scale biography chronicles her life and achievements, intertwining activity among working class women with her personal story. Margaret Llewelyn Davies' system of education, discussion and campaigning opened doors. Women became impressive activists, committed to change both in the co-operative movement and the wider public world. As one Guild member put it, 'from a shy, nervous woman the Guild made me a fighter'. The Guild flourished, developing what has been termed a distinctively working class feminism. By 1914 the Manchester Guardian could describe it as 'probably the most remarkable women's organisation in the world'. The Guild pressed for boycotting 'sweated' goods, supported trade unions, battled for a minimum wage, fought for the vote, new divorce laws and for state maternity benefit to be paid to the wife. Cohen draws on original research: in newspapers, the women's pages of the Co-operative News, Guild records, unpublished papers, and more. This book breaks new ground, providing not only compelling insights into Margaret Llewelyn Davies' life and politics, but a fresh perspective on working class women's activism, rediscovering their words, lives, ideas and campaigns.

"My Juvies" is a fictional account of how boys in a group home for juvenile offenders unwittingly get themselves involved in a murder mystery. The boys come from various backgrounds and experiences and had been involved in varous types of crimial activities. Following rules presents a new and challenging way of life for them. The boys start out misguided and cynical, but by learning how to work together and how to resolve issues in an amicable way, they gain respect for themselves and the justice system.

Hepatitis C has been called "the emergent and preeminent public-health problem of the twenty-first century - surpassing HIV." It has also been dubbed "The Shadow Epidemic," because it is one of the most clandestine of viruses and infects healthy people who have no idea they are being attacked by something they can't even detect. Now, the two experts on Hepatitis C who teamed up to write the first comprehensive guide to orthodox and alternative treatment options have revised and fully updated the book to include recent findings in the field. Along with programs for self-care, nutritional and fitness plans and a comprehensive Western and Chinese medical treatment program, the revised edition also includes important new self-help information for the growing number of people who are considering or undergoing interferon treatment, including updated information on vial load and the optimum interferon protocol.

"The Chinese Way to Healing: Many Paths to Wholeness" is an essential guide to achieving total health in mind, body and spirit. By showing you the powerful benefits of Chinese Medicine-particularly acupuncture, massage, nutrition, meditation and herbs-along with other healing arts as adjunct therapies, this book can help you take control of your healing process and maintain or restore wholeness and harmony in all aspects of your life. This book offers comprehensive healing plans for a wide range of ailments including digestive problems, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, gynecological problems, PMS, menopause, and more. These plans combine Chinese dietary guidelines with Western medicine, plus various other Eastern and Western healing therapies. Includes:

• Basics of Chinese medicine
• How to evaluate a Chinese medicine practitioner
• Acupuncture and Moxibustion
• Qi Gong: Chinese exercise and meditation
• Case histories: profiles in healing
• Chinese medicine dietary practices
• Chinese herbal therapy

Beginning in Riga, Latvia, during the latter part of the 19th century and extending through the 1930's in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this family memoir provides a unique contribution to histories of Jews in America's heartland.

One of the most important steps towards self-healing is to take responsibility for your own nourishment. This book provides a set of tools to do this. It takes guidance from the insights of traditional Chinese medicine and makes them accessible to the modern day person. There are over 100 recipes using familiar foods that reflect the cosmopolitan nature of Western cuisine. Each recipe's energetic actions are described to enable the reader to choose recipes suited to their own individual needs. There are no good foods or bad foods: all the reader has to do is listen to the wisdom of their own body. This book can be read alone or as an accompaniment to "Helping Ourselves" and "The Energetics of Food".

What are the key ideas that underpin learning from experience? How do we learn from experience? How does context and purpose influence learning? How does experience impact on individual and group learning? How can we help others to learn from their experience? "Using Experience for Learning" reflects current interest in the importance of experience in informal and formal learning, whether it be applied for course credit, new forms of learning in the workplace, or acknowledging autonomous learning outside educational institutions. It also emphasizes the role of personal experience in learning: ideas are not separate from experience; relationships and personal interests impact on learning; and emotions have a vital part to play in intellectual learning. All the contributors write themselves into their chapters, giving an autobiographical account of how their experiences have influenced their learning and what has led them to their current views and practice. "Using Experience for Learning" brings together a wide range of perspectives and conceptual frameworks with contributors from four continents, and should be a valuable addition to the field of experiential learning.