Best Selling Books by James Hill

This new book has been completely revised and updated to provide a guide to the workings of the Convention on the Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods by Road. The text takes an article by article approach, discussing the relevant English and European case law to illustrate how the courts interpret the convention in practice.

General Surgical Emergencies is essential reading for surgical trainees, providing practical insight and helping to prevent errors and improve the standard of care given to patients. The clinical section deals with the common emergency clinical presentations encountered in a busy general hospital, including urology and vascular surgery as well as abdominal and colorectal problems. This section highlights the important elements of history, examination and investigation appropriate for the adequate assessment of the emergency patient. The pitfalls of management are illustrated by both examples of ''disaster scenarios'' and by pointing out common errors. The book is both practical and detailed in the essentials of diagnosis and perioperative management, leading to clear advice. Furthermore, the book emphasizes the requirement for continuity of care and lays down rational rules as to how this may be achieved. It touches on guidelines, the responsibility of doctors and how to deal with intepersonal difficulties. The issues of delegation and consent are addressed. The last section of the book is particularly valuable as it deals with the important topic of postoperative complications. This is a subject that the surgical trainee finds difficult and is a common source of delay and error.

Study of and evaluation of the work of committees set up by the community relations commission of the UK - covers administrative aspects, membership (incl. Immigrant representation), objectives and achievements in respect of social integration and intergroup relations, liaison with local level public administration, recruitment and promotion of community relations administrators, etc. References and statistical tables.

The best-selling, official, and definitive guide to the characters of the dynamic, ever-expanding Marvel Universe. Compiled by a team of comic book experts in close collaboration with Marvel Comics, this fully updated and expanded edition features more than 1,200 iconic Superheroes and villains, with hundreds of expanded entries detailing their adventures since the previous edition (2019). Major new characters have also been added, and the latest Marvel Universe crossover events, such as Judgment Day, Empyre, and War of the Realms, are included as in-depth features. With every character illustrated with superb artwork from the original Marvel Comics, this is the one book every Marvel fan must own. © 2023 MARVEL

This major textbook examines the current state of British social security policy and explores the options for the future. Using a policy analysis approach, Michael Hill emphasises the need to understand the political processes which have shaped policy. He stresses the need to situate any proposals for reform of these policies in a realistic political, social and economic context. As well being concerned to explore the forces which have shaped policy, the book also shows how it has been implemented and explains how social security policy interacts with other public policies.

Since earliest times the strategy and tactics of the Celts in battle has exhibited a continuity over the centuries that is quite surprising. This book provides a comprehensive study of the way in which the Celtic people fought and the weapons that they used. After an introduction which sets the background, the book concentrates on the Irish Wars, the civil war in Scotland, the campaigns of Graham of Claverhouse, Bonnie Dundee, the Jacobite uprisings of 1715 and 1745, and the North American War against the French and the Indians. Battles which are analyzed in detail include Clontibret, Yellow Ford, Moyry Pass, Kinsale, Tippermuir, Aberdeen, Inverlochy, Auldearn, Kilsyth, Killiecrankie, Preston, Sheriffmuir, Prestonpans, Falkirk, and Culloden. The author of this volume provides a sound, factual, and analytical base that identifies the continuity in Gaelic warfare from the 1590s to the 1760s which will interest all concerned with the study of the military history of Ireland, Scotland, England, and North America.

With over 15 billion stolen credentials to work with, cybercriminals can hijack accounts, discover company secrets, compromise personal information and health care records, and steal virtually any high-value digital asset. To help deter cybersecurity disaster, more and more organizations rely on Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Now, there''s a single source, vendor-neutral guide to today''s leading MFA technologies, applications, best practices, and operations. Enterprise security experts James Hill and Ned Zaldivar reveal how MFA can prevent identity theft, unauthorized remote access, and other attacks, and guide you through configuring, operating and troubleshooting popular solutions across multiple use cases. You''ll find proven techniques for integrating MFA into your current environment, leveraging MFA standards, using SMS and push notifications, and much more. A full chapter on biometrics introduces password-less systems, behavioral biometrics, WebAuthn, TouchID, and FaceID. Hill and Zaldivar present deployment best practices for on-premises, SaaS, and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), as well as troubleshooting techniques for DUO, Azure, and other platforms. Finally, to prepare you for the future, they offer an expert preview of emerging MFA technologies and issues. Whatever your role in planning, deploying, or operating MFA, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Complete Guide will help you protect your people, customers, and assets - and sleep better at night.

Focuses on the political processes which influenced the key reforms of the late 1940s and the ways in which those reforms have subsequently been in some respects consolidated and in other respects undermined. Social policy is shown to have been subordinated to economic and foreign policy.

The authors of this book bring together the different traditions of social policy study - social administration, welfare economics and Marxist political economy - to shed light on the complex relationships between the State, poverty and inequality, the current fiscal crisis, bure ... DATA TRUNCATED.

Minutes of Proceedings on the Finance Bill (Except Clauses Nos. 36, 105, 112, and Schedule 15)

Introduction to the policy process and the structure of power in society.

Minutes of Proceedings on the Proceeds of Crime Bill