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Sometime in the 1980s, Norbert Singer, the then Director of Thames Polytechnic, became interested in the idea of becoming involved in nurse educa­ tion. Project 2000 had been published. In those days, there were three qualified nurses in the Polytechnic: all in the School of Post Compulsory Education and Training, and all involved in the training of nurse tutors. Knowing this, he tele­ phoned the Head of School: 'Take an interest in this', he ...

This work provides an in-depth commentary on all thirteen books of St. Augustine's Confessions. It scrutinizes the details of this world-famous intellectual and spiritual autobiography, while addressing the key issues raised by past and current scholars.

Global Geopolitical Power and African Political and Economic Institutions: When Elephants Fight describes the emergence and nature of the prevailing African political and economic institutions in two periods. In the first, most countries adopted political and economic institutions that funneled significant levels of political and economic power to the political elites, usually through one- or no-party (military) political systems, inward-orien...

Where is the Catholic church going in 2007 and beyond? With the ascendancy of a new pope and talk of a papal visit to the U.S. in 2007, the future of the Catholic church is again on the minds of many. In this influential bestseller, John R. Quinn, who served as Archbishop of San Francisco, makes a clear and bold case for reform within the Catholic Church, particularly of the policies and procedures of the Roman Curia.

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Not another memoir of childhood? Well, yes actually. Not another regressive desire to capture a golden weren't-we-poor-but-happy age? Well, no. Nor a pursuit of misery and repression either. This is simply a journey into the author's past in the quiet, sleepy midlands village of Ballivor sixty odd years ago. This book grew out of the radio documentary Goodnight Ballivor. I'll Sleep in Trim. That expression, common to those who grew up in Balli...

Intended for a two semester advanced undergraduate or graduate course in Solid State Physics, this treatment offers modern coverage of the theory and related experiments, including the group theoretical approach to band structures, Moessbauer recoil free fraction, semi-classical electron theory, magnetoconductivity, electron self-energy and Landau theory of Fermi liquid, and both quantum and fractional quantum Hall effects. Integrated througho...

Quinn presents a comprehensive selection of entertaining, thought-provoking and insightful programs taken from 25 years of his RT Irish radio show. Writers, philosophers, entertainers, educationists, activists, politicians, business people - John has interviewed some of the most interesting personalities. Seamus Heaney, Spike Milligan, Maeve Binchy, and Bernadette Greevy are among those included, with a plethora of topics ranging from childhoo...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This practical, "how-to" literary introduction to Isaiah as a poem is based upon the English text and focuses upon parallelism, figurative language, and the use of imagery.

Here is a unique approach to the popular hobby of keeping fish. The author introduces kids to the diverse world of our native fish, including trout, bass, and perch. Includes complete descriptions of 20 common fish and where to find them, gives instructions for setting up aquarium hardware, and features 11 activities that teach kids about fish behavior.

Amid the burgeoning literature on business ethics, Ethics and Empowerment provides an important lead in taking a well-known everyday management notion such as "empowerment" and using it to make "ethics" more relevant and accessible to the business world.

Focusing on the area where a heavily industrialized marsh complex meets the Hackensack River ecosystem, the author explores the history and environment of an urban wilderness. Line drawings introduce the animals and plants inhabiting it, providing an overview of an area dismissed as wasteland.

Chronicles the mercurial rise, fall, and revival of the Irish temperance movement.