Simon Taylor

Beyond Strange Lands

Claire Donald

Mother Earth is Weeping

W. J. Watson

First published in 1926, this book remains the best and most comprehensive guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland and is essential reading for anyone interested in Scottish history and the derivations of place-names the length and breadth of the country. It is divided into sections dealing with early names, territorial divisions, general surveys of areas, and also looks at saints, church terms, and river names. As the standard reference work on the subject it has never been surpassed. This edition contains an introduction which includes biographical material about the author, together with corrigenda and addenda.

The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland

Julian Holder

This book raises awareness of the wide range and the varied character of the historic buildings which make up the Northern Quarter's townscape and the forces and trends which contributed to its appearance. It also shows how the area has evolved over the last two and a half centuries, forming the historic backdrop to everyday life in a particularly vibrant and culturally distinctive quarter of the city. The book will have a broad appeal, both to the established urban community and to those with an interest in the city of Manchester and its buildings.

Manchester's Northern Quarter

D. N. Dumville

Simon Keynes

A semi-diplomatic edition of BL MS Cotton Tiberius A vi, probably written in 977-8, probably at Abingdon. It is the first complete and separate publication of B Version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, B being the primary witness to a 10th-century recension of the Chronicle, and an authority of greater textual importance than MS A for the period from 924. `One may recommend this book as a happy illustration of how much useful and interesting information a diligent editor may prize from an apparently unpromising source — The general editors have clearly given much thought to the system of textual and editorial conventions, which are in every case clear and readily intelligible'PERITIA.

a collaborative edition

The Anglo-Saxon chronicle

Jack Ben-Levi

Leslie C. Jones

Craig Houser

Repulsion and Desire in American Art (Isp Papers, No 3)

Abject Art

In the 1950s, Britain was a pioneer in civil nuclear power and there were high hopes that this could be a source of cheap electricity and a valuable export opportunity. In" The Fall and Rise" "of Nuclear Power in Britain," Simon Taylor looks at why these hopes were never realised, and how we have come to see a new rise in nuclear power in recent years. Throughout the book, Taylor looks at energy policy, economics, politics, and changing environmental priorities. Will this new nuclear energy turn out to be a heroic story of UK leadership on a matter of global importance, or will prove a hugely costly folly, as with British nuclear power in the past?"

A History

The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain

A timely contribution and incisive analysis, this is the story of the British experiment in privatizing the nuclear power industry and its subsequent financial collapse. It tells how the UK's pioneering role in nuclear power led to bad technology choices, a badly flawed restructuring of the electricity industry and the end of government support for nuclear power. In this volume Simon Taylor has combined interviews with former executives, regulators and analysts with his own unique insight into the nuclear industry to provide an analysis of the origins of the crisis and the financial and corporate strategies used by British Energy plc. Arguing that the stock market was a major factor in the company's collapse by misunderstanding its finances, over-valuing the shares and giving wrong signals to management and that the government policy of trying to put all responsibility for nuclear liabilities in the hands of the private sector was neither credible nor realistic. The book concludes that failure was not inevitable but resulted from a mixture of internal and external causes that casts doubt on the policy of combining a wholly nuclear generator with liberalized power markets. This book will be of great interest to students engaged with the history of nuclear power in the UK, privatization, regulation and financial and corporate strategy, as well as experts, policy makers and strategists in the field.

The Origins and Causes of the British Energy Crisis of 2002

Privatisation and Financial Collapse in the Nuclear Industry

Age range 3+ Sally is sick at home in her room. But then something magical happens...she sneezes up all kinds of wacky creatures who want to have fun and games with her! It's a wild story of imagination and silliness.

Sally and the Magical Sneeze

Ben Thomas made a mistake. A one-night stand with Natasha Peters has got her pregnant. Now he has two options: give up on his dream as a comedian and get a day job or abandon his responsibility and be a total dick. Only when Tash tells the full truth does a third possibility emerge...

One Night Stand

Considers the lessons that French medical accident liability and redress law provides for possible reform in England and elsewhere.

Medical Accident Liability and Redress in English and French Law

Murray Walker

Murray Walker combines and enclyclopaedic knowlege of Grand Prix racing with an unbridled fanaticism that remains undimmed after more than half a century of race commentaries.In his personal tribute to the sport, he celebrates the most talented drivers of all time, the rivalries that have set his pulse racing and the circuits he finds the most inspiring.This updated edition of Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes gives an 'in a nutshell' appraisal of legends old and new from an esteemed hero and geniuine F1 insider who, even now he' retired, cannot keep his all-consuming passion off the page.

Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes

Sally is home sick, feeling sad and lonely, but one magical sneeze changes everything. Suddenly, a rainbow horse spews from her lips! With each sneeze, a new magical creature appears, from a cow wearing Christmas lights to a bear on a bike. Swept up in this magical moment, Sally doesn’t feel so sick anymore. This comical story is sure to cheer up kids who are feeling sick or lonely, and sends a strong message of the power of imagination. Wacky illustrations bring this unforgettable story of magical sneezes and imagination to life.

Bonnie Appleton

Closing the Back Door of the Church

In today's world, a good name can be destroyed in a few hours. This report will guide you through the steps to creating a contingency plan for protecting your reputation in any sort of crisis.

A Practical Guide to Crisis Communications

Defending Your Reputation

Gilbert Márkus

The Place-names of Fife: West Fife between Leven and Forth

By taking psychological ideas about what motivates people, Taylor formulates a diet, that by being more varied and sensual, tackles gluttony and excess. Herbs play an essential culinary role, but their capacity to enhance both sexual performance and pleasure is always close at hand.

Herb and Sex Diet

Gareth Williams

Beverley Ballin Smith

This volume is a collection of 30 papers on the broad subject of the Scandinavian expansion westwards to Britain, Ireland and the North Atlantic, with a particular emphasis on settlement. The volume has been prepared in tribute to the work of Barbara E. Crawford on this subject, and to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the publication of her seminal book, Scandinavian Scotland. Reflecting Dr Crawford's interests, the papers cover a range of disciplines, and are arranged into four main sections: History and Cultural Contacts; The Church and the Cult of Saints; Archaeology, Material Culture and Settlement; Place-Names and Language. The combination provides a variety of new perspectives both on the Viking expansion and on Scandinavia's continued contacts across the North Sea in the post-Viking period.Contributors include: Lesley Abrams, Haki Antonsson, Beverley Ballin Smith, James Barrett, Paul Bibire, Nicholas Brooks, Dauvit Broun, Margaret Cormac, Neil Curtis, Clare Downham, Gillian Fellows-Jensen, Ian Fisher, Katherine Forsyth, Peder Gammeltoft, Sarah Jane Gibbon, Mark Hall, Hans Emil Liden, Christopher Lowe, Joanne McKenzie, Christopher Morris, Elizabeth Okasha, Elizabeth Ridel, Liv Schei, Jón Viðar Sigurðsson, Brian Smith, Steffen Stumann Hansen, Frans Arne Stylegård, Simon Taylor, William Thomson, Gareth Williams, Doreen Waugh and Alex Woolf.

Studies in Scandinavian Sea-borne Expansion and Settlement Before 1300 : a Festschrift in Honour of Dr. Barbara E. Crawford

West Over Sea

Whitney Museum of American Art

Repulsion and Desire in American Art : Selections from the Permanent Collection

Johns Book describes the life of Father John Levy, a tormented man with a shocking confession. After turning himself into authorities for the murder of a fellow priest and long-time friend, Father Matthew Spencer, Levy triggers the spread of doubt and confusion from Greenwich to Rome. Told in two parts, the story is relayed through the eyes of Dr. Abe Martin, a self-deprecating psychologist charged with evaluating Father John before trial. The doctors perspective is challenged, however, when he unexpectedly receives an assortment of journal entries taken from the priests own diary. A thought-provoking and unique blend of literary prose and thrilling suspense, Johns Book will take readers captive with its vivid portrayal of two very different people, each struggling to overcome their inner demons, while fighting desperately to preserve the one identity that threatens to destroy them both.

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