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This text seeks effective ways of merging management theory with workplace practice. It advocates the modular preceptor method whereby participants work together in dyads and triads with a preceptor acting as advisor and instructor.

This is the first biography of Capt. Peter Strickland, a little-known Connecticut Yankee who crossed the Atlantic 100 times in command of a sailing vessel, traded with French and Portuguese colonies during the period 1864-1905, and served as the first American consul to French West Africa for over 20 years. We know about Peter Strickland's long life (1837-1921) because he wrote a daily journal from the age of 19 until the year he died. He bro...

With the growing interest in early railways and the similar desire for something a 'bit different', the author tells the tale of the LBSCR in all its glory. He includes a series of images originating from the collection of the late R C (Dick) Riley purchased by the publisher from his estate some years ago.