A lively introduction to the world of home brewing and a how-to guide that combines theory with best practices—from a former award–winning craft brewer.Make Your Own Beer is an accessible and practical guide to home brewing, covering all aspects of the process, including equipment and the cost versus benefit of different types, beer styles and flavors, and an understanding of key, quality ingredients. Readers will gain the skills to brew a number of differe...

Over thirty years later, the ‘winter of discontent’ of 1978–79 still resonates in British politics. On 22 January 1979, 1.5 million workers were on strike. Industrial unrest swept Britain in an Arctic winter. Militant shop stewards blocked medical supplies to hospitals; mountains of rubbish remained uncollected; striking road hauliers threatened to bring the country to a standstill; even the dead were left unburied. Within weeks, the beleaguered Callaghan Labour government fell from power....

In this profound and sweeping study, Worshipping the Mystery of God explores the theological and liturgical heart of Anglican worship. John Shepherd traces the dramatic shift from worship as an embodiment of the divine presence to a reformed emphasis on remembrance, rationality and edification.Through the voices of Anglican divines—Hooker, Andrewes, Donne, Taylor, and others—this book reclaims the richness of worship as a participation in the mystery of God. It examines ho...

Whose Music? combines historical, musicological, and sociological materials and styles of analysis in ways that connect to the field of sociology. The analyses of social class systems presented here speak in translatable ways to analyses of musical forms. Not only that, both are connected to an understanding of the organizations through which works are distributed to their audiences. Perhaps most importantly for the contemporary reader, this book depicts the part of the process by...

Due to cost and time pressures, people are abandoning the gym and organised sport in favour of more flexible and informal pursuits such as running.But it's not just as simple as getting the miles under your belt. Injuries can impact on your ability to train, and all runners can benefit from a simple strength training and conditioning programme to boost performance and avoid unnecessary injuries. Strength and Conditioning is now regarded as integral to any training ...

Afraid of training with weights? Worried of putting on muscles? Think again. Strength training is for women.This book is the ultimate guide to toning up, burning fat and getting the body you want. It shows you why women should train with weights and why you should not be afraid of them. Dispelling the myth that weight training makes a woman 'bulky and unfeminine', the book shows that weights and resistance training methods could be the single most important element...

The Complete Guide to Sports Training is the definitive practical resource for anyone wishing to improve their performance and for coaches looking to get the best out of their athletes.The book demystifies sports science and provides athletes and coaches with the basic building blocks they need to maximise performance. Starting with the basics and progressing to the specific elements all athletes need - speed, endurance and power - this in...

Designed specifically for young athletes, thismanual contains a wide range of progressive practice drills to helpplayers develop. Fun, educational and challenging, all drills areillustrated and cover the essential technical skills, including: warming uprunningjumpinghurdlingthrowingAs well as easy-to-follow instructions, eachdrill contains information on the equipment needed, the space required,how to construct a safe and effective training sessio...

This book is a comprehensive account of five extended modules covering the key branches of twentieth-century theoretical physics, taught by the author over a period of three decades to students on bachelor and master university degree courses in both physics and theoretical physics.The modules cover nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, thermal and statistical physics, many-body theory, classical field theory (including special relativity and electromagnetism), and, finally, relativis...

Previous studies of the practice of footbinding in imperial China have theorized that it expressed ethnic identity or that it served an economic function. By analyzing the popularity of footbinding in different places and times, Footbinding as Fashion investigates the claim that early Qing (1644–1911) attempts by Manchu rulers to ban footbinding made it a symbol of anti-Manchu sentiment and Han identity and led to the spread of the practice throughout all levels of society. Detail...

In a rural Alabama town, during the 1930's, a teenage boy had dreams of being a science fiction publisher. In a dirt floor cellar, using primitive, second hand presses, he managed to publish several science fiction/weird fiction magazines. Along the way, he came into contact and developed a correspondence with H. P. Lovecraft, who became his 'fine' friend. He was ninteen years old when he wrote his first letter to Lovecraft.

British labour history has been one of the dominating areas of historical research in the last sixty years and this book, written in honour of Professor Chris Wrigley, offers a collection of essays written by leading British labour historians of that subject including Ken Brown, Malcolm Chase and Matthew Worley. It focuses upon trade unionism, the co-operative movement, the rise and fall of the Labour Party, and working-class lives, comparing British labour movements with those in Germany ...