Two fractured musical souls meet amongst the perverse privilege of an English boarding school. Through rebellion, by forming a Rock band in the uniquely 'classical' musical environment they found themselves in, and by pursuing a life-long search for a lost autonomy, they take a mutual journey through tragedy, despair, hope, and hilarity to an eventual discovery of the consequences of a childhood stripped of the basic human emotional requirements of love, security, and a sense of identity. ...

Originally published in 1981, this book explores the plight of the locally born or locally employed faced with spiralling house prices and strong and unequal competition from the wealthier commuter, second-home owner or retirement migrant. It was the first book to examine the policy and planning issues in relation to these problems from the starting point of basic research and analysis.

How could one company—General Motors—meet disaster on one continent and achieve explosive growth on another at the very same time?While General Motors was hurtling towards bankruptcy in 2009, GM’s subsidiary in China was setting new sales and profit records. This book reveals how extraordinary people, remarkable decisions and surprising breaks made triumph in China possible for General Motors. It also shows just how vulnerable that winning track record remains....

In her time as a courier with Division Five of EarthGov Security, Special Agent Alexandra Sinclair has gained a reputation for always completing her deliveries, no matter how difficult. When another division came to them with information to be delivered to an allied power, it was expected Alexandra would complete the assignment, as she always has. But she disappeared before making the delivery. Now, Division Five mobilizes to find out what happened to their wayward courier, and who leaked ...

The issue of medical ethics, from thorny moral questions such as euthanasia and the morality of killing to political questions such as the fair distribution of health care resources, is rarely out of today's media. This area of ethics covers a wide range of issues, from mental health to reproductive medicine, as well as including management issues such as resource allocation, and has proven to hold enduring interest for the general public as well as the medical practitioner. This Very ...

In the clinical microbiology laboratory, blood is a critical diagnostic sample that, in the majority of cases is sterile (or is it?). However, when microbes gain access to and multiply in the bloodstream, it can result in life-threatening illness including sepsis. Mortality rates from bloodstream infection and sepsis range from 25% to 80%, killing millions of people annually. Blood cultures are a vital technology used in the microbiology laboratory to isolate and identify microbes and pred...

Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance presents a succinct overview of these key areas of the medical curriculum.This new title aims to provide a concise summary of the three core, interlinked topics essential to resolving ethical dilemmas in medicine and avoiding medico-legal action.Divided into two sections; the first examines the ethical and legal principles underpinning each medical topic; while the second focuses on communication skills and the impo...

This volume sheds light on underexplored aspects of voluntarism that were extensively debated in the thirteenth- and fourteenth-century philosophy and theology. By charting a map of complex and multifaceted debates on the will, it provides insight into approaches to ethics and moral psychology that sprouted in the later Middle Ages and sparked various arguments and methods for defending the freedom of the will.Although interest in medieval ethics has increased in recent years, thes...

A unique study of the engineering and tools used to create Egyptian monuments• Presents a stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statues of Ramses II and the tunnels of the Serapeum• Reveals that highly refined tools and mega-machines were used in ancient EgyptFrom the pyramids in the north to the temples in the south, ancient artisans left their marks all over Egypt, unique marks that reveal craftsmanship we would be hard pressed to duplic...

Eric Wind and Charlie Dunne, renowned experts on the vintage watch market, introduce you to the world of legendary timepieces through iconic brands, expert insight, and more than 250 stunning images in this essential watch collecting guide for beginners and seasoned collectors alike.This comprehensive book explores the most sought-after luxury watch brands, including Rolex sports models (Submariner, Daytona, GMT-Ma...

A series of prose and poetry by emerging and established writers from Indigenous, migrant & refugee backgrounds that was shortlisted for Mascara Literary Review’s 2019 Avant-garde Literary Awards.The Big Black Thing: Chapter. 2 is the second issue in a new series of prose and poetry by emerging and established writers from Indigenous, migrant and refugee backgrounds. Featuring Amanda Yeo, Omar Sakr, Evelyn Araluen, Shirley Le, Stephen Pham, Tamar Chnorhokian, Pete...

Roughly 61 million people with disabilities live in the United States, and there are many more millions of people with disabilities around the world. Not surprisingly, differences among and between people with disabilities are often as notable as differences between people with and without disabilities. And, while the lack of homogeneity among people with disabilities makes creating a valid taxonomy under this term difficult, if not impossible, there is commonality among and between people...