Nelson: A Dream of Glory by Dr John Sugden (Paperback Book)
Nelson: A Dream of Glory is the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched account ever written of Horatio Nelson’s rise to international fame. Giving us the private as well as the public man, it combines ground-breaking scholarship with a brilliantly vivid and compelling style.
Introducing English for Research Publication Purposes by John Flowerdew
There has been growing scholarly research and interest in writing for academic publication over the past decade and the field of English for Research Publication Purposes (ERPP) has established itself as an important domain within English for Academic Purposes (EAP). This introductory volume provides a comprehensive view of what ERPP encompasses as a scholarly field, including its disciplinary boundaries, competing discourses within the field, research and practice paradigms, and future prospects for research and pedagogy in this field.
Celibacy in Crisis: A Secret World Revisited -A.W. Richard Sipe (2003)
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity supports people in Cambridgeshire living with an advanced serious illness or other life-limiting condition and those who need end-of-life care. All of our CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays have been tested to ensure they’re in full working order.
Computers & Microprocessors by A.C. Downton 2nd Ed. Textbook Electronic
This professional textbook, ‘Computers and Microprocessors: components and systems’, is the Second Edition, authored by A.C. Downton. Part of the ‘Tutorial Guides in Electronic Engineering’ series, it provides a comprehensive guide suitable for first and second-year undergraduate courses. Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold (INT.) Co. Ltd., this volume covers essential aspects of computer and microprocessor architecture, components, and systems, including data representation, memory structures, and applications. It is an invaluable resource for students and professionals in electronic engineering and computer science. The book is in good pre-owned condition, with minimal wear consistent with its age. Refer to images for detailed condition.
Doing Data Science by Cathy O’Neill (Paperback Book)
Now that people are aware that data can make the difference in an election or a business model, data science as an occupation is gaining ground. But how can you get started working in a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary field that’s so clouded in hype? This insightful book, based on Columbia University’s Introduction to Data Science class, tells you what you need to know. In many of these chapter-long lectures, data scientists from companies such as Google, Microsoft, and eBay share new algorithms, methods, and models by presenting case studies and the code they use. If you’re familiar with linear algebra, probability, and statistics, and have programming experience, this book is an ideal introduction to data science. Topics include: Statistical inference, exploratory data analysis, and.
Age Against The Machine by Lucy Standing (Paperback Book)
We’re here to blow apart some of the myths that prevent older workers from fully participating in the world of work. Work is the cornerstone of purpose, income and connection – typically denied to people as they get older either directly through ageism or indirectly through the misselling of the retirement dream. The book is broken into two sections. Part One: This is a wake up call: readers need to understand the size and scale of the problem to ready themselves for the changes they need to make. By the end of part one, the reader will understand how retirement came about and why it’s no longer fit for purpose. They’ll know every marker of successful ageing is associated with those who work and feel through this a sense of purpose. They’ll understand why recruitment is broken and how.
Revolutionary Mothering Love on the Front Lines (Paperback Book)
Inspired by the legacy of radical and queer black feminists of the 1970s and ’80s, Revolutionary Mothering is an anthology that centres mothers of colour and other marginalised mothers’ voices. Marginalised and oppressed mothers are at the centre of a world of necessary transformation. The challenges we face as movements working for racial, economic, reproductive, gender and food justice, as well as anti-violence, anti-imperialist and queer liberation are the same challenges that marginalised mothers face every day.
The Origins of the First World War by Gordon Martel (Paperback Book)
This thoroughly revised edition has been updated to incorporate recent case studies, biographies, syntheses, journal articles and scholarly conferences that appeared in conjunction with the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War in 2014. The original version of this work, published by James Joll in 1984, quickly became established as the authoritative introduction to the subject of the war’s origins. Significantly expanded by Gordon Martel in 2007, this volume continues to offer a careful, clear, and comprehensive evaluation of the multitude of explanations advanced to explain the causes of the cataclysm of 1914, addressing each of the major interpretive approaches to the subject, with essay-like chapters addressing the alliance system, militarism and strategy, the international.
Lesley Anne Ivory: Blossom (Foiled Pocket Journal) (Notebook / blank book)
Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they’re powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. These are perfect for personal use and make a dazzling gift. This example features Lesley Anne Ivory: Blossom. Lesley Anne Ivory is one of the most prolific and prestigious painters of cats in the world today. Her meticulous attention to detail is legendary; she spends many hours researching for her pictures, including countless hours in the British Museum or the Victoria and Albert Museum, researching patterns and fabrics.