Most Popular Books by Peter Clarke

The interdict was an important and frequent event in medieval society. It was an ecclesiastical sanction which had the effect of closing churches and suspending religious services. Often imposed on an entire community because its leaders had violated the rights and laws of the Church, popes exploited it as a political weapon in their conflicts with secular rulers during the thirteenth century. In this book, Peter Clarke examines this significant but neglected subject, presenting a wealth of new evidence drawn from manuscripts and archival sources. He begins by exploring the basic legal and moral problem raised by the interdict: how could a sanction that punished many for the sins of the few be justified? From the twelfth-century, jurists and theologians argued that those who consented to the crimes of others shared in the responsibility and punishment for them. Hence important questions are raised about medieval ideas of community, especially about the relationship between its head and members. The book goes on to explore how the interdict was meant to work according to the medieval canonists, and how it actually worked in practice. In particular it examines princely and popular reactions to interdicts and how these encouraged the papacy to reform the sanction in order to make it more effective. Evidence including detailed case-studies of the interdict in action, is drawn from across thirteenth-century Europe - a time when the papacy''s legislative activity and interference in the affairs of secular rulers were at their height.

Peter Clarke brilliantly challenges the commonly held view of Britain in the twentieth century as a nation in decline. Adopting a wide perspective, he examines the political. social and economic changes that transformed Britain. He looks at how jobs and prices, food and shelter, and education and welfare, shaped society and explores such areas as architecture, sport and popular culture. Embracing a century of national experience, Hope and Glory superbly conveys the diverse aspects of three generations who lived through unparalleled change.

A timely and concise accounting of John Maynard Keynes''s life and work by a renowned historian and Keynes scholar.

Discusses the decline in the British empire''s power after the second World War, and the political issues behind the rise of the United States as a world superpower.

In 1953, Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize for Literature. In fact, Churchill was a professional writer before he was a politician, and published a stream of books and articles over the course of two intertwined careers. Now historian Peter Clarke traces the writing of the magisterial work that occupied Churchill for a quarter century, his four-volume History of the English-Speaking Peoples.As an author, Churchill faced woes familiar to many others; chronically short of funds, late on deadlines, scrambling to sell new projects or cajoling his publishers for more advance money. He signed a contract for the English-Speaking project in 1932, a time when his political career seemed over. The magnum opus was to be delivered in 1939, but in that year, history overtook history-writing. When the Nazis swept across Europe, Churchill was summoned from political exile to become Prime Minister. The English-Speaking Peoples would have to wait.The book would indeed be written and become a bestseller, after Churchill left public life. But even before he took office, the massive project was shaping his worldview, his speeches and his leadership. In these pages, Peter Clarke follows Churchill''s monumental quest to chronicle the English-Speaking Peoples - a quest that helped to define the enduring ''special relationship'' between Britain and America. In the process, Clarke gives us not just an untold chapter in literary history, but a fresh perspective on this iconic figure: a life of Churchill the author.

How to Run a Profitable (Hospitality) Hotel, Resort, Restaurant, Food, and Beverage Business is a management guide focusing on improving product and service offerings, while setting desired monetary goals. The intent is to corner your market by providing a superior, consistent level of performance to exceed guest expectations. Through your commitment to profit, you will recognize that guest satisfaction is the critical ingredient. In order to create a quality product and provide excellent service, a concerted focus on attention to detail is required. Assimilate these valued objectives; they will enable you to recognize a clear pathway to positive operational and financial results. “You deserve to make a profit!” Put acceptable standards in place through “expect what you inspect” ; provide guests a clean, comfortable property with attentive services; making profit is a direct result of running a dynamic property. The objective is to provide guests what they expect, because they are paying for it; use the “Standard Model” concept and structured change by creating your action plan; provide outstanding food and beverage product and service quality; nuild a sales plan for managing your marketplace niche.

A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year for 2017 ''War, comrades,'' declared Trotsky, ''is a great locomotive of history.'' He was thought to be acknowledging the opportunity the First World War had offered the Bolsheviks to seize power in Russia in 1917. Twentieth-century warfare, based on new technologies and mass armies, certainly saw the locomotive power of war geared up to an unprecedented level. Peter Clarke explores the crucial ways in which war can be seen as a prime mover of history in the twentieth century through the eyes of five major figures. In Britain two wartime prime ministers – first David Lloyd George, later Winston Churchill – found their careers made and unmade by the unprecedented challenges they faced. In the United States, two presidents elected in peacetime – Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt – likewise found that war drastically changed their agenda. And it was through the experience of war that the economic ideas of John Maynard Keynes were shaped and came to exert wide influence. When the United States entered the First World War in 1917, President Wilson famously declared: ''The world must be made safe for democracy.'' This liberal prospectus was to be tested in the subsequent peace treaty, one that was to be bitterly remembered by Germans for its ''war guilt clause''. But both in the making of the war and the making of the peace the issue of guilt did not suddenly materialise out of thin air. As Clarke''s narrative shows, it was an integral component of the Anglo-American liberal tradition. The Locomotive of War is a forensic and punctilious examination of both the interplay between key figures in the context of the unprecedented all-out wars of 1914–18 and 1939–45 and the broader dynamics of history in this extraordinary period. Deeply revealing and insightful, it is history of the highest calibre.

Stimulate children to work collaboratively with Maths Plus Groups Work -- and have fun too! Groups Work Year 3 Teacher Book provides 15 problem-solving group activities.

Do you break out into a cold sweat when faced with having to write something in your business?Are you always stretched by a lack of time in your business and, as a result, the quality of your business writing suffers?Do you wake up in the middle of the night worried about your business and whether something you have written will achieve the desired outcomes?If so, rest assured, you''re not alone.There are many small business owners who, for one reason or another, are challenged when it comes to writing something in their businesses.Everything you write in your business whether it''s on a screen or on paper is either directly promoting or reflecting back on the quality of your business. It will also impact on how your prospective customers view you and your business.The importance of getting your business writing accurate and error-free is paramount if you are going to achieve your goals.In this book you will discover how to overcome your challenges through using a simple 7-step plan that will help your business to grow by attracting new customers with error-free writing and content.This book is for you if:- You are a small business owner- Your business writing is a challenge for whatever reason- You could have a simple process plan to follow when you are writing something in your business that will help to alleviate your worries.

Functional safety is the task of developing and implementing automatic safety systems used to manage risks in many industries where hazardous processes and machinery are used. Functional Safety from Scratch: A Practical Guide to Process Industry Applications provides a practical guide to functional safety, as applied in the chemical process industry, including the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and energy sectors. Written by a seasoned professional with many years of functional safety experience, this book explains the purpose of the relevant international standard IEC 61511 and how to achieve compliance efficiently. It provides in-depth coverage of the entire lifecycle of a functional safety system, assuming no prior knowledge of functional safety and only a basic understanding of process safety concepts. SIL assessment, the functional safety management plan, the safety requirements specification, verification, validation and functional safety assessment are covered in particular detail. Functional Safety from Scratch: A Practical Guide to Process Industry Applications is a highly practical source for process and instrumentation engineers, engineering managers and consultants, whether new to the field or already experienced. - Focuses on the ''how to'' aspects of functional safety - Provides detailed explanation and guidance on how to develop the safety requirements specification - Includes extensive coverage of safety lifecycle verification, SIS validation, and functional safety assessment - Provides numerous practical exercises to confirm understanding and promote further thought - Includes tips for those preparing for functional safety examinations - Oriented towards an international audience, especially those for whom English is not their first language

Much progress has been made to understand the intricacies of the brain''s workings. Some have claimed, and many assumed, that these findings have challenged faith in God to the point of destruction. Are we not mere neural machines? Are religious experiences not just ''in the mind'', the products of abnormal ''brain events''? Is faith not just a side effect of evolution? Not so, according to neuroscientist Peter Clarke, after a lifetime''s study of the brain. In this comprehensive book, the current state of neuroscientific evidence is weighed up alongside ideas of what it means to be human, the idea of the soul, near-death experiences, and questions of free will and responsibility. He engages with the leading thinkers in these areas, including Francis Crick, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and Daniel Wegner.

This title contains material for teaching mathematics in line with the National Curriculum Key Stage 1.

This book is about the relationship between liberalism and socialism in Britain in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Uses an accessible narrative frame to explore key issues - like truth, probability, expediency, pragmatism - in Keynes''s unique career.

''Maths Call'' is a series of yearly teaching resources providing 10-20 minute class activities for either the beginning or plenary stages of the daily maths lesson. Each file contains 30 activities, which focus on a particular framework objective.