Now more than ever organizations must plan response & recognize all forms of risks that they face. Fundamentals of Risk Management" now in its second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of commercial & business risk for anyone studying for a career in risk as well as a broad range of risk professionals. It examines the key components of risk management & its application with examples to demonstrate its benefit to organisations in the public & private sector. The second edition has been completely updated to take into account the greater influence of ISO 3100 the emergence of Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) & the wide use of the bowtie method to illustrate risk management. In addition there is now a chapter on the skills & competencies required by an effective risk manager." ...

Fundamentals of the Physical Environment" has established itself as a well-respected core introductory book for students of physical geography & the environmental sciences. Taking a systems approach it demonstrates how the various factors operating at Earths surface can & do interact & how landscape can be used to decipher them. The nature of the earth its atmosphere & its oceans the main processes of geomorphology & key elements of ecosystems are also all explained. The final section on specific environments usefully sets in context the physical processes & human impacts. This fourth edition has been extensively revised to incorporate current thinking & knowledge &
Includes:: a new section on the history & study of physical geography; an updated & strengthened chapter on climate change (9) & a strengthened section on the work of the wind; a revised chapter (15) on crysosphere systems
- glaciers ice & permafrost; a new chapter (23) on the principles of environmental reconstruction; a new joint chapter (24) on polar & alpine environments; a key new joint chapter (28) on current environmental change & future environments; new material on the Earth System & cycling of carbon & nutrients; themed boxes highlighting processes systems applications new developments & human impacts; & a support website with discussion & essay questions chapter summaries & extended case studies. Clearly written well-structured & with over 450 informative colour diagrams & 150 colour photographs this text provides students with the necessary grounding in fundamental processes whilst linking these to their impact on human society & their application to the science of the environment."

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Guiding novice & experienced woodworkers alike this ultimate guide to the fine art of using the lathe to shape wood



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The fun & easy way to raise money for your cause Fundraising For Dummies 3rd Edition shows you how to take advantage of the latest strategies & resources available for raising money through everything from special events to online donations in both good & bad economic times. The authors teach you how to market your organization using the most up-to-date tools & technologies available through the Internet. This expanded edition also offers information about philanthropy & tax law. Contains new tips & techniques for creating materials that bring in contributions & support for the more than 1.4 million charitable & nonprofit organizations in the United States Explains how to use social media to keep donors & volunteers engaged through Facebook Linked In Twitter & Web technologies Covers grassroots online fundraising & how to host big events on a shoestring budget You'll also find tips on negotiating without alienating donors & developing long-term organizational goals. All these strategies are what makes this resource indispensable! ...

When a skeleton is discovered on a Devon smallholding DS Wesley Peterson a keen amateur archaeologist is intrigued by the possibility that it is a Viking corpse buried in keeping with ancient traditions. But he has a rather more urgent crime to solve- the disappearance of a Danish tourist. Wesley finds disturbing evidence that the attractive Dane has been abducted. His boss Gerry Heffernan believes that Ingeborg's disappearance is linked to a spate of brutal robberies & that she witnessed something she shouldn't have. But is her disappearance linked to far older events? For it seems that this may not have been Ingeborg's first visit to this far from quiet West Country backwater... Kate Ellis's wonderfully addictive series of West Country set crime novels feature Wesley Peterson one of Devon's first black detectives. ...

A ferociously cool Cold War thriller from the author of The Ipcress File. Len Deightons third novel has become a classic as compelling & suspenseful now as when it first exploded on to the bestseller lists. In Berlin where neither side of the wall is safe Colonel Stok of Red Army Security is prepared to sell an important Russian scientist to the West
- for a price. British intelligence are willing to pay providing their own top secret agent is in Berlin to act as go-between. But it soon becomes apparent that behind the facade of an elaborate mock funeral lies a game of deadly manoeuvres & ruthless tactics. A game in which the blood-stained legacy of Nazi Germany is enmeshed in the intricate moves of cold war espionage...
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The brilliant new Bob Skinner mystery by the master of crime fiction his most ambitious ever. After a tip-off a man's body is exhumed from a shallow grave in Edinburgh. Murder surely yet he died from natural causes so case closed? Indeed was there ever a case? But Chief Constable Skinner & his people keep on digging. Who was the man why was he buried so reverentially & by whom? Meanwhile corruption is discovered within the force & an investigation launched. Immersed in crises his marriage heading for the rocks Skinner finds his very career hanging in the balance its fate beyond his control. In a tale seen through the eyes of each of its leading players Quintin Jardine the Crimemaster lays mystery upon mystery until the greatest threat of all those facing the Chief is revealed & a deadly race begins. Can he win out or will his life implode? ...

Life in Bogeydom is full of snot smells slime scum & other unspeakable things & Bogeymen live under the ground revelling in all the nastiness imaginable. Briggs has created a whole new world in this sophisticated cartoon-strip picture book for older children which will entice the most reluctant of readers into books. ...

Life in Bogeydom is full of snot smells slime scum & other unspeakable things & Bogeymen live under the ground revelling in all the nastiness imaginable. Briggs has created a whole new world in this sophisticated cartoon-strip picture book for older children which will entice the most reluctant of readers into books. ...

The carnival is a world apart endlessly travelling from town to town providing thrills & magic for new kids every week. & the biggest most popular attraction is the Funhouse
- the ghoulish creepshow of ghosts & skeletons rattling chains & make-believe terror... Young Amy Harper is the most beautiful girl at her school but to her life seems wretched. Terrorised by her mother Amys little brother Joey is her only real friend. Their mothers days are regulated by religious obsession & nights by the bottle & drunken confessions. When the carnival comes to town Joey plans to escape his troubled home & join the revellers. But Amy & Joey fall under the carnival spell unaware that their mothers secrets are buried here & that vengeance for past deeds lies in wait for them in the make-believe world of...the Funhouse.
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