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This timely study explores the experiences of fathers who take on equal or primary care responsibilities for young children. Offering academic insight and practical recommendations, this will be key reading for researchers, policymakers, practitioners and students interested in contemporary families.

Many books have been written for the Judo beginner. Most are of the "do-it-yourself" variety, but in most places today it should seldom, if ever, be necessary for anyone to have to learn judo without an instructor. Originally published in 1963, the aim of "Judo" was to create a book that would help the beginner who is studying Judo under an instructor. The information in the book is intended to complement what your instructor tells you, to give you background information, and also to some extent to serve as a reminder of things he has taught you. One does not have to vie for the coveted black belt to enjoy the physical and mental benefits associated with this art form. Covering everything from basic breakfalls and throws to complicated locks and strangle-holds this is a well-authored and very comprehensive look at Judo techniques. Each technique is carefully and clearly explained with the aid of illustrations, as the Judoka is taken through the various moves, holds, and falls. It gives you a complete orientation to the principles, practices and techniques of Judo, shows you how to maintain your balance, how to disturb your opponent''s balance, and much more. Along with some advanced Judo techniques as well as self-defense specific movements this book should be a part of any martial arts enthusiast library.

The fifth novel in Tim Hodkinson''s Whale Road Chronicles featuring Viking lord Einar and the Wolf Coats, his shipmates. The Wolf Coats must sail to Brittany, to find the famous religious scholar Israel of Trieste. But can Einar overcome his pride, and his injuries, and make it back alive?

The second in an adventure-filled historical series following Irish Knight Templar, Richard Savage, whose nemesis has abducted his daughter. 1316 AD. Richard Savage thought he had left the war in Ireland behind, but arch enemy Edward Bruce won''t let him just walk away. Savage stole something from him, and he''ll get it back at any cost. To force Savage''s return, Bruce takes what is most dear to him, his daughter Galiene. Desperate to save her, Savage must sail back to Ireland. A land devastated by war and decimated by famine. Carrickfergus castle stands besieged by the Scottish army, the garrison is on its knees, and Scottish invaders ravage the countryside. Savage''s personal mission becomes enmeshed with the battles tearing Ireland apart, and he finds himself on a final, desperate raid. He has only one chance to save his daughter and turn the tide of war in Ireland''s favour...

''In his beautifully balanced, clear and broad-ranging account of a fast-changing field, Paul Hodkinson has successfully brought together myriad perspectives with which to critically analyse today''s media culture and media society.''– Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Media & Communication, LSE Paul Hodkinson''s bestseller is back, once again exploring the concepts and complexities of the media in an accessible, balanced and engaging style. Additions to the Second Edition include: A new chapter on advertising and sponsorship Extensive revision and updating throughout all chapters New material on technologies, censorship, online news, fan cultures and representations of poverty Greater emphasis on and examples of digital, interactive and mobile media throughout Fully reworked chapter on media, community and difference Up-to-date examples covering everything from social media, contemporary advertising, news events and mobile technologies, to representations of class, ethnicity and gender. Combining a critical survey of the field with a finely judged assessment of cutting-edge developments, this Second Edition cements its reputation as the must-have text for any undergraduate student studying media, culture and society.

This groundbreaking volume presents the first detailed look at forced labor among displaced migrants who are seeking refuge in the United Kingdom. Through a critical engagement with contemporary debates about sociolegal statuses, endangerment, and degrees of freedom and its lack, the book carefully details the link between asylum and forced labor and shows how they are both part of the larger picture of modern slavery brought about by globalization.

Understanding and engaging critically with the field of special educational needs and disability (SEND) is a difficult task. However, the new edition of this bestselling book continues to help students contextualize SEND in relation to historical, ideological and political developments as well as support them in developing a critical understanding of the complexities associated with inclusion. Completely up to date with recent legislation such as the SEND Code of Practice (2014) there are case studies, reflections and activities which will help students question practice they have seen and experienced. Covering the 0-25 age range this book is suitable for all those working with children and young people across education, health and social work.

For over 70 years, Faber & Kell''s has been the definitive reference text in its field. It provides an understanding of the principles of heating and air-conditioning of buildings in a concise manner, illustrating practical information with simple, easy-to-use diagrams, now in full-colour. This new-look 11th edition has been re-organised for ease of use and includes fully updated chapters on sustainability and renewable energy sources, as well as information on the new Building Regulations Parts F and L. As well as extensive updates to regulations and codes, it now includes an introduction that explains the role of the building services engineer in the construction process. Its coverage of design calculations, advice on using the latest technologies, building management systems, operation and maintenance makes this an essential reference for all building services professionals.

Colonel Thomas Pride was central to one of the English Civil War''s key events: the arrest and exclusion of 140 Members of Parliament at Westminster in December 1648. Those that remained in the House of Commons - the Rump - voted to bring King Charles I to trial, resulting in the first and only public execution of a British Monarch. But while this monumental episode of early modern history - "Pride''s Purge" - is renowned, the life of the army officer behind it remains shrouded in obscurity. Cromwell''s Buffoon is a detailed and engaging account of the life of soldier and regicide, Colonel Thomas Pride, a Somerset farmer''s son who fought his way through the Civil Wars to become one of the English Commonwealth''s most forceful personalities. Robert Hodkinson''s lively and authoritative study charts Thomas Pride''s rise from businessman and brewer, through his association with London Puritanism, the experiences of the seventeenth century battlefield, obtaining military command through army mutiny, to finally brushing aside accusations of hypocrisy self-gain to claim ownership of a former Royal estate and a seat in Oliver Cromwell''s House of Lords. Cromwell''s Buffoon is a ground-breaking examination of why and how a former apprentice boy rose in status to challenge the ruling elite and affect the death of a monarch. The first full-length biography of its subject, it is a fascinating story of a man who, until now, had all but vanished from history.

First Published in 1996. The transition from school to work has always been a crucial time in the lives of young people. How and when this transition is made can have a major impact upon the sense of identity they develop, the importance they feel they have in the eyes of others, the kind of person they want to be and their view of the world in general. This book is about the nature of that transition for one small group of young people, making the journey in the new policy environment of post-Thatcherite Britain.

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As Years Go By is a richly detailed portrait of Marianne Faithfull, the woman who has lived an incredible life, one that far transcends her best known role as courtesan to the chief rolling stone.

The history of Sparta is increasingly seen as important, not only for its own sake but also for understanding Athenian literature and the political history of numerous Greek states. Traditional approaches to Sparta are now being supplemented by contributions from archaeology and the social sciences. The renewed interest in Sparta is international. The volume includes, for the first time, original contributions from most of the world''s leading authorities on Spartan history.

The standard image of Sparta is of an egalitarian, military society which disdained material possessions. Yet property and wealth played a critical role in her history. Classical Sparta''s success rested upon a compromise between rich and poor citizens. Economic differences were masked by a uniform lifestyle and a communal sharing of resources. Over time, however, increasing inequalities led to a plutocratic society and to the decline of Spartan power. Using an innovative combination of historical, archaeological and sociological methods, Stephen Hodkinson challenges traditional views of Sparta''s isolation from general Greek culture. This volume is the first major monograph-length discussion of a subject on which the author is recognised as the leading international authority.

This classic account of the birth of a legendary group is the truly authentic version of Queen''s rise to stardom.Author Mark Hodkinson interviewed over 60 friends and colleagues of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon to piece together a fascinating jigsaw of anecdotes from the days when the future superstars were playing with bands like The Reaction, The Opposition, 1984 and Sour Milk.Intimate, suprising and meticulously researched, Queen: The Early Years is a riveting read accompanied by many previously unseen early photographs of the four band mambers.

Passive income is earnings derived from enterprises or investments in which a person is not actively involved. Unlike active income, passive income allows participants to see wealth generation benefits long after implementing the foundational "work". For many, the ultimate goal is to create sustainable passive income streams that eventually surpass their earned income leading to financial freedom. Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment is an excellent way to earn a passive income. This book provides a guide in choosing your investment property. This book covers the following topics: - Buying Commercial Real Estate - Laying the Foundation for Commercial Real Estate Success - Financing Commercial Real Estate - Managing Commercial Real Estate - Selling Commercial Real Estate - Measuring Commercial Rents - Long-Term Planning in Commercial Real Estate - Comparing Commercial Real Estate Investments - Legal Aspects of Commercial Real Estate Businesses - Glossary ...And much more

"Iceland, AD 935. Einar Unnsson is destined to be great. When he fights, a frenzy comes upon him. It makes him lethal in battle - so lethal he just defeated the man his own father sent to kill him. Now, with Einar exiled from his kingdom, his father turns his vengeance on Einar''s mother - his escaped former bedslave. Yet Einar is in no position to protect her. He''s made an enemy of the powerful King Eirik and must fight for his own life before he can save her. Einar depends on the Wolf Coats, a band of fearsome, bloodthirsty warriors, but they''re convinced the fates have cursed them. Will Einar''s skill in battle be enough to save his mother? Or will the Wolf Coats'' superstition destroy them all?"--Publisher.

First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Across the western world, there is a growing awareness of the importance of workplace learning, seen at the level of national and international policy, as well as in the developing practices of employers, training providers and Trades Unions. Authoritative, accessible, and appealing, it presents key findings on work-based learning, bringing together conclusions and investigating a variety of workplace contexts to show how such learning can be improved. An extensive practical treatment, brought to life with illustrations from both the public and private sectors, this book has a unique combination of breadth of coverage and depth of understanding. Grounded in rich and detailed empirical studies, this volume challenges conventional thinking. An important new addition to the Improving Learning series, it focuses on guidelines for improving learning by marrying the very best theory and practice to provide an accessible and authoritative guide to workplace learning. Practitioners, policy makers, students and academics with an interest in learning at work will find this an invaluable addition to their bookshelves.

Although more recent critics have discerned an empowered female subject in Novalis, this is the first balanced, book-length study of gender in Novalis in English. It concludes that Hardenberg''s Romantic writing began to be successful in reinventing the "fiction" of female identity, and goes further to reveal his extensive interaction with women as intellectual equals."--BOOK JACKET.

''Believe in the Sign'' is a ''sort of'' memoir of a normal, average boy who would have grown up happily average and normal but for a dark and perverse passion: the seductive lure of masochistic devotion to a no-hope, near-derelict football club.

This third edition continues to guide students through the challenging field of special educational needs and disability, offering essential support as they develop a critical and up-to-date understanding of the practical challenges and opportunities concerning inclusion.

This book tells the stories of the men named on the Marian-glas War Memorial who lost their lives in WWI. It also includes information on Llaneugrad and Llanallgo parishes around that time and tells many stories of the families of the lads as well. From the interesting story of the "Explosive Butcher" and the many tales of the heroes of the sea, to the tragic loss of Isaac Lewis in the Royal Charter disaster, a stones throw from his home in Moelfre and many more. This is a very detailed piece of work, invaluable to family researchers who may be related to these men.

Relation algebras are algebras arising from the study of binary relations. They form a part of the field of algebraic logic, and have applications in proof theory, modal logic, and computer science. This research text uses combinatorial games to study the fundamental notion of representations of relation algebras. Games allow an intuitive and appealing approach to the subject, and permit substantial advances to be made. The book contains many new results and proofs not published elsewhere. It should be invaluable to graduate students and researchers interested in relation algebras and games. After an introduction describing the authors'' perspective on the material, the text proper has six parts. The lengthy first part is devoted to background material, including the formal definitions of relation algebras, cylindric algebras, their basic properties, and some connections between them. Examples are given. Part 1 ends with a short survey of other work beyond the scope of the book. In part 2, games are introduced, and used to axiomatise various classes of algebras. Part 3 discusses approximations to representability, using bases, relation algebra reducts, and relativised representations. Part 4 presents some constructions of relation algebras, including Monk algebras and the ''rainbow construction'', and uses them to show that various classes of representable algebras are non-finitely axiomatisable or even non-elementary. Part 5 shows that the representability problem for finite relation algebras is undecidable, and then in contrast proves some finite base property results. Part 6 contains a condensed summary of the book, and a list of problems. There are more than 400 exercises. The book is generally self-contained on relation algebras and on games, and introductory text is scattered throughout. Some familiarity with elementary aspects of first-order logic and set theory is assumed, though many of the definitions are given. Chapter 2 introduces the necessary universal algebra and model theory, and more specific model-theoretic ideas are explained as they arise.

''The Last Mad Surge of Youth'' focuses on John Barrett whose band, Killings Stars, toured the world & enjoyed numerous hits while holding on to an integrity they forged through the revolution of punk & new wave. Inevitably, the hits dried up, his time ran out. He''s now a washed up alcoholic.

"The story of two men who saved their football club from extinction. Secret plans to turn Spotland, the home of Rochdale AFC, into a housing estate are spied. David Kilpatrick and Graham Morris set upon a desperate mission to save their beloved, beleaguered football club. The Spring King is toppled and his staunch but jaded boardroom acolytes (''a mobile drinks party'') are moved on. They then have to take on what many fans consider to be the ''enemy within''. They work tirelessly, persuading companies to write off debts so they can buy back the land on which the club stands, a tricky proposition when you are skint and bottom of the football league. Meanwhile, it''s the early 1980s and the town of Rochdale is deep in recession, the last of the cotton mills closing down. The limit of most fans'' investment in their club is routinely the price of a season ticket. Directors risk their houses and businesses, sometimes forfeiting marriages, families and health in the name of their club. Even in the corporate age, these Overcoat men - self-made local businessmen serving on club boards - are often the unseen, unsung heroes of football."--Page 4 of cover

Metafiction, the practice in fictional texts of displaying an awareness of their fictional status, highlighting it, or even exploring it after the manner of literary criticism, existed in ancient Greek and Roman literature. The significance of metafiction to this field is very great—arguably even more so than within modern literature studies, despite the greater prevalence of metafictions in later texts—because it necessarily implies that a text is fictional, and that its author was aware of it as such. Some have argued that the ancients had no clear concept of ''fiction'', nor the literary-critical tools to think about and analyse it. While some other scholars have recently begun to refer to metafiction in studies devoted to individual literary texts, no general study exists of the use of metafiction in ancient literature and the implications of this for our understanding of fiction in antiquity. This book demonstrates by cumulative weight of examples the existence of metafiction in classical literature, and in so doing constitutes an ''archaeology'' of the origins of metafiction in Western literature. Author Owen Hodkinson engages with a wide range of approaches to fiction and metafiction, and explores detailed examples or case studies from ancient texts. This book provides for the first time for classical and modern literature scholars a full definition of metafiction which uses the earliest metafictional texts in western literature as its examples rather than only modern novels, and the first general but detailed and theoretically-grounded discussion and definition of metafiction aimed at scholars and students of classical literature.