New Releases by Andrew Davies

This delightful stage adaptation of Austen''s most popular novel was written by Andrew Davies, author of the iconic 1995 BBC TV adaptation. In Georgian England, when it was customary for only male heirs to inherit an estate, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet live in some comfort, but as they have five daughters and no son, it is imperative that the girls marry well. Hopes rise when Mr. Bingley, a rich bachelor, rents the nearby Netherfield estate. He attends the local ball with his sister and his friend Mr. Darcy. He is immediately attracted to Jane, the eldest Bennet sister, and she to him. But Mr. Darcy seems haughty and aloof, and declines to dance with Elizabeth, (our heroine) the spirited second Bennet daughter. She dislikes him on sight and fails to notice that he gradually becomes more and more attracted by her wit and intelligence. Mr. Collins, a distant cousin who stands to inherit the Bennet estate, comes to visit, with a view to marrying one of the Bennet sisters. He proposes to Elizabeth, who rejects him. Jane and Mr. Bingley become fond of each other and Elizabeth''s secret adoration for Mr. Darcy becomes apparent. The love between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy blossoms, despite his prejudice of her low social connections.

A series of beautifully crafted books with engaging and captivating language that incorporate rhyme, repetition, and positional words. These books are designed to enhance early literacy skills, and expand grammar and vocabulary. Parents can rest assured knowing that their children will be immersed in the delightful rhythm of language through the use of rhyming words, which are proven to enhance phonological awareness and boost reading abilities. An engaging educational resource for children from birth.

A series of beautifully crafted books with engaging and captivating language that incorporate rhyme, repetition, and positional words. These books are designed to enhance early literacy skills, and expand grammar and vocabulary. Parents can rest assured knowing that their children will be immersed in the delightful rhythm of language through the use of rhyming words, which are proven to enhance phonological awareness and boost reading abilities. An engaging educational resource for children from birth

A series of beautifully crafted books with engaging and captivating language that incorporate rhyme, repetition, and positional words. These books are designed to enhance early literacy skills, and expand grammar and vocabulary. Parents can rest assured knowing that their children will be immersed in the delightful rhythm of language through the use of rhyming words, which are proven to enhance phonological awareness and boost reading abilities. An engaging educational resource for children from birth.

Underneath that chilled exterior is a potty-mouthed mouser ready to let rip. Sweary Cats features over 60 fabulous felines itching and scratching to tell it like it is, either through withering sarcasm or deeply insulting remarks.

Subnational governments play a significant role in ensuring good public governance. The way that they are organised and function has a direct impact on the economic and social well-being of citizens and public trust in government. This report presents the system of multi-level government in the six Western Balkan economies, comparing them both with one another and in the context of broader international trends in multi-level governance. The report covers territorial and institutional organisation, competences of local governments, human resources and accountability, public financial management and vertical and horizontal co-ordination, in each case identifying key characteristics and recent trends.

In 2011 Andrew Davies, a dental surgeon, had a brain stem stroke when he was just thirty-three years old. This left him with just a small flicker of movement in his right thumb and only limited speech. Physically there has been very little healing in the years since his stroke but in this book he reveals the healing that has taken place. He says he now has a life worth living but also one he enjoys.In Healing or Hurting, Andrew acknowledges that God can and does heal supernaturally but focuses on the ways in which God often sustains his children when he doesn''t remove the trial. His desire is that this book helps people to understand the potential harm the church can inadvertently cause to people who are suffering by only teaching about God''s desire to heal and neglecting the wish that He may want to provide and sustain. Andrew goes further and suggests lessons Christians could learn from the Apostle Paul''s prayer regarding his thorn in the flesh and details some ethical principles from his medical background by proposing how these could be adopted when praying for the sick.

If you have ever dreamed of building a car then this book will delight. I took the path off, "Don''t just buy a car - build one", so I did. The joy the frustration of building your own classic replica car.

This systematic literature review explores the megaproject management literature and contributes by improving our understanding of the causes and cures of poor megaproject performance. The review analyzes 6,007 titles and abstracts and 86 full papers, identifying a total of 18 causes and 54 cures to address poor megaproject performance. We suggest five avenues for future research that should consider examining megaprojects as large- scale, inter- organizational production systems: (1) designing the system architecture; (2) bridging the gap with manufacturing; (3) building and leading collaborations; (4) engaging institutions and communities; and (5) decomposing and integrating the supply chain.

An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of Jane Austen''s Sanditon television series. Sanditon, the final novel Austen was working on before her death, has been given an exciting conclusion, and will be brought to a primetime television audience on PBS/Masterpiece for the very first time by Emmy and BAFTA Award winning screenwriter Andrew Davies (War & Peace, Mr. Selfridge, Les Misérables, Pride and Prejudice). This, the official companion to the Masterpiece series, contains everything a fan could want to know. It explores the world Austen created, along with fascinating insights about the period and the real-life heartbreak behind her final story. And it offers location guides, behind the scenes details, and interviews with the cast, alongside beautiful illustrations and set photography.

A fresh approach to scholarship on the diverse nature of Indian anticolonial processes. Brings together a varied selection of literature to explore Indian anticolonialism in new ways Offers a different perspective to geographers seeking to understand political resistance to colonialism Addresses contemporary studies that argue nationalism was joined by other political processes, such as revolutionary and anarchist ideologies, to shape the Indian independence movement Includes a focus on a specific anticolonial group, the “Pondicherry Gang,” and investigates their significant impact which went beyond South India Helps readers understand the diverse nature of anticolonialism, which in turn prompts thinking about the various geographies produced through anticolonial activity

The OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) component of the ABA Applied exam is a new concept that involves a number of ''live'' practical stations in which candidates must demonstrate communication, professionalism and technical skills to the examiners. This book covers topics that are outlined in the ABA curriculum, presented in a way that emulates the OSCE exam setting, and will help candidates prepare for the exam and test their knowledge. Each station is constructed in clear, logical fashion to make the revision of individual topics more accessible. The sample questions and answers allow self-testing and are complemented by discussions, numerous illustrations and up-to-date clinical guidelines which follow modern-day anesthetic practice. The OSCE Guide for the ABA Applied Examination is a must-have resource which will help candidates further understand and prepare for the OSCE process.

What is a project? How are projects organized to deal with a complex, rapidly changing, and uncertain world? Why are projects the organization of the future? A project is a temporary organization and one-time process established to achieve a desired outcome. Projects range in size from small teams to large international joint-ventures and temporary coalitions of public and private organizations. What distinguishes projects from all other organizational activities - such as mass produced products and services - is that a project is finite in duration, lasting from hours, days, or weeks to years, and in some cases decades. Each project is disposable. It brings together people and resources to accomplish a goal and when the goal is accomplished, the organization disappears. When projects are complex, unpredictable, and changing, their plans have to be flexible and able to adjust to situations that cannot foreseen at the outset. In this Very Short Introduction Andrew Davies looks at how projects have developed since the industrial revolution to create the human-built world in which we live, work, and play. Considering some of our greatest endeavours such as the Erie Canal, Apollo Moon landing, Japanese product development, and Chinese ecocity projects, Davies identifies how projects are organized and managed to design and produce large and complex systems, cope with fast changing conditions, and deal with the immense uncertainties required to create breakthrough innovations in products and services. He concludes by considering how projects could be organized to address the challenges facing the post-industrial society of the 21st century. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Organsysteme verstehen – die einzigartige Buchreihe erklärt Medizinstudenten in der Vorklinik die Organsysteme umfassend mit klinischen Fällen Den menschlichen Organismus verstehen statt Fächer lernen! Für alle, die nicht nur Fächer lernen, sondern lieber wissen wollen, wie der menschliche Organismus funktioniert, ist die neue und einzigartige Buch-Reihe "Organsysteme verstehen" die beste Wahl: Jedes Organsystem wird detailliert erklärt, von der funktionellen Anatomie über die Physiologie und Biochemie bis zur Pathophysiologie. Du erkennst Zusammenhänge innerhalb eines Organsystems, da die relevanten Teile aus den einzelnen Grundlagenfächern integriert dargestellt werden. Das mühsame Blättern in mehreren Lehrbüchern entfällt! Ausgewählte Krankheitsbilder und klinische Fälle zeigen die Verknüpfung der Grundlagenfächer mit der Klinik. Zusätzlich enthält das Buch auch Lernziele für jedes Kapitel - ganz in Anlehnung an die neusten Zielsetzungen zum Kompetenzerwerb des NKLM! Bestens geeignet für Medizinstudenten in Reformstudiengängen, aber auch für Studenten im klassischen Medizinstudiengang, daneben auch für interessierte Physiotherapeuten und weitere Gesundheitsfachberufe in Bachelor-Studiengängen. Diese Bände sind erhältlich: Atmungssystem, Herz-Kreislauf-System, Verdauungssystem, Niere

"Using step-by-step guides that show children how to drawing basic objects, animals and scenes. The book features more than 150 developmental drawing projects that will not only teach children how to draw, but also build their confidence as budding artists and will bring then immense satisfaction."--

From the creators of Where''s Bin Laden, Where''s Elvis and Where''s Michael the next book in the series asks "Where''s Zayn?" as one fifth of the world''s biggest boy band has gone missing.

This paper explores new ideas on how to strengthen the US-Australia alliance.

This is an integrated textbook on the respiratory system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course. - One of the seven volumes in the Systems of the Body series. - Concise text covers the core anatomy, physiology and biochemistry in an integrated manner as required by system- and problem-based medical courses. - The basic science is presented in the clinical context in a way appropriate for the early part of the medical course. - There is a linked website providing self-assessment material ideal for examination preparation.

Awwww, the old days. A time when grime were fashionable, school sports a menace and exotic holidays were anywhere you couldn’t cycle to. Take a nostalgic trip back to a time before risk assessment and child welfare, when teachers could belt you over the backside with any hard object smaller than a kettle, and kids could buy fireworks and light casual bonfires. Jam-packed with photos that could be never taken today. Children pose on walls, lean out of high-speed fairground rides and sit happily in the middle of road junctions.

Are you frustrated by the lack of lack of quality, up-to-date revision material for the Primary FRCA OSCE examination? The answer is here. Primary FRCA: OSCEs in Anaesthesia provides candidates with over 80 practice OSCE stations presented in the style of the Royal College exam. Covering the main OCSE categories such as physical examination, resuscitation and simulation, anaesthetic hazards, and equipment, this book will help candidates prepare for the exam and test their knowledge. Each station is constructed in clear and logical fashion to make the revision of individual topics more accessible. The sample questions and answers allow self-testing and are complemented by discussions, numerous illustrations and up-to-date clinical guidelines which follow modern-day anaesthetic practice. With more candidates now failing the OSCE component of the exam, Primary FRCA: OSCEs in Anaesthesia is a must-have for trainees and tutors preparing for the primary FRCA.

During the 1920s and 1930s, Glasgow gained an unenviable and enduring notoriety as Britain''s gang city - the ''Scottish Chicago''. Out of the most dilapidated and overcrowded tenements in Britain stepped young men and women dressed like Hollywood gangsters and their molls. On the city''s streets they took centre stage in dramas of their own making, fighting territorial battles laced with religious sectarianism and running protection rackets modelled on those of the American underworld. Drawing on fifteen years of original research, Andrew Davies, author of the acclaimed The Gangs of Manchester, brings to life the reign of terror exerted by gangs like the Billy Boys, the Kent Star, the Savoy Arcadians and the South Side Stickers. He reveals the fascinating role played by the media in creating myths of the underworld. During what the Daily Express described as ''The War on the Gang'', Glasgow''s police were led by Chief Constable Percy Sillitoe (who later became head of M15), determined to maintain his image as a tough, gang-busting cop forged in Sheffield during the 1920s. This dramatic story, played out against the backdrop of the most volatile of Britain''s cities, provides a new window onto the most turbulent period in modern British history and a timely reminder of how deprivation, unemployment and religious bigotry are a toxic cocktail in any era.

The Defence White Paper of 2009 promised to deliver Force 2030, which had as its centrepiece a force of twelve new highly capable long range submarines. That’s not going to happen. One way or another, Force 2030 will have a submarine fleet that is a compromise on the original vision. This paper, written by Andrew Davies and Mark Thomson, quantifies the submarine capability under different options.

Read her name! B. Monkey. You can still see it, emblazoned on the cars, the trains, the writing on the wall. Now she''s Beatrice. Steady job, steady man, off the drugs, on the level. But going straight can''t compare with the heady thrill of life on the edge. Not when the past keeps hooking in to the present. Not when Alan, her love, her rescuer, her future, can never hope to understand...

In his own words, Charlie Cross is a bloke in love. A hard-drinking, chain-smoking lawyer, he is well-off, divorced and heading for trouble. When he meets Viola in an after-hours drinking club, he knows instinctively that they could do each other harm. What follows is one man''s record of a love affair, an erotic, savagely funny and heartfelt tale of destructive sexual passion.

A pretty yet practical notebook for aspiring bee keepers with snippets of helpful advice on everything from choosing a hive to optimizing your honey production. With plenty of space for your own notes to keep track of your prize bees, plus helpful hints from The National Trust to guide you through the bee keeping year.