Intelligence about the enemy is a fundamental part of any war or battle knowledge of the enemys strength dispositions & intentions are essential for success. This book reveals that for 250 years the British Army resolutely failed to prepare for war by refusing to establish a nucleus of soldiers in peace trained to obtain intelligence in war.rnrn Although there were Scoutmasters & secret spy organisations such as Walsinghams in the 15th Century in no major conflict from the Civil War of 1642 including the Peninsula the Crimea Burma Egypt & South Africa & in the multitude of small wars that gained Britain an empire was there any staff branch or unit specifically pre-established to gain intelligence or frustrate the enemy from obtaining intelligence.rnrn Yet the story of British military endeavour over 250 years is a remarkable story of individuals bravery achievement & success. We read of the Scoutmaster whose role was to gather intelligence on the Kings enemies & of Walsinghams secret organisation at the time of Elizabeth I. During the long years of war against France culminating in the Napoleonic Wars spymasters developed on an ad hoc basis. In the Nineteenth Century despite the power & reach of Empire no central intelligence organisation existed. Enterprising young officers worked wonders but failures such as those in the Boer War cost the Nation dearly. It took the reverses in the Great War to create an Intelligence Corps. But even that was disbanded post-war. ...

Many people in organizations resent internal control & risk management; these two processes representing unwelcome tasks to be completed for the benefit of auditors & regulators. Over the last few years this perception has been heightened by the disastrous implementation of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which is generally regarded as having been too expensive for the benefits it has brought. This important & timely book offers a way of improving this prevailing perception & increasing the value of control & risk mangement by bringing creativity & design skills to the fore. The value of risk & control activities is often limited by the value of the control ideas available & so Matthew Leitch provides an arsenal of 60 high performance control mechanisms. These include several alternative ways to design controls & control systems as well as providing controls for monitoring & audit controls for accelerated learning & techniques for finding & recovering cash. This design material is combined with insights into the psychology of risk control strategies for encouraging helpful behaviour & enabling change & a surprisingly simple integration of internal control with risk management. The book is realistic practical original & easier reading than most in the field. The material is not specific to any one country & has international appeal for internal auditors & all those concerned with risk management corporate governance & security. ...

The classic bestseller by Benjamin Graham The Intelligent Investor" has taught & inspired hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Since its original publication in 1949 Benjamin Graham's book has remained the most respected guide to investing due to his timeless philosophy of "value investing" which helps protect investors against the areas of possible substantial error & teaches them to develop long-term strategies with which they will be comfortable down the road. Over the years market developments have borne out the wisdom of Graham's basic policies & in today's volatile market " The Intelligent Investor" is the most important book you will ever read on making the right decisions to protect your investments & make them a success. Featuring new chapter updates
- which append every chapter of Graham's book leaving his original text untouched
- from noted financial journalist Jason Zweig this Harper Business Essentials edition of the timeless classic offers readers an even clearer understanding of Graham's wisdom as it should be applied today."

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The Original 1949 Edition. Benjamin Grahams classic best seller on value investing has taught & inspired hundreds of thousands ...

Most mergers & acquisitions fail to deliver their expected outcomes yet they remain essential for growing world-class companies. It follows that those handling M& As must draw on all the tools at their disposal to improve their chances of success. Applying the techniques of business intelligence can help managers to beat the odds. Intelligent M&A looks at the full process of a merger or acquisition from start to finish & identifies areas where business intelligence can improve the odds of a favourable outcome. Using techniques developed by governmental intelligence services & a wide range of case studies "ations & anecdotes the expert authors show how to build success into every phase of the deal. ...

Policing is at a crossroads. At a time of unprecedented cuts & increasing levels of demand the British police service (like many others) faces enormous challenges. Under the most radical reforms the service has ever experienced its leadership is looking for new approaches that can maintain levels of service delivery & secure efficiency accountability & public confidence. Recent history shows that applying private sector business models to the public sector often generates hidden costs & unintended consequences that damage productivity & morale. In spite of this evidence reform programmes & prevailing management practices still seek to enforce approaches that have demonstrably failed. In Intelligent Policing Simon Guilfoyle proposes a simple & elegant solution that refocuses organisational activity on the service user. Drawing on his own experience as a police officer he uses a range of evidence to explore the possibilities that systems thinking offers. He clearly outlines how a systems-based approach can bring greater efficiency enhanced service delivery enhanced morale & reduced cost. He shows that the practices & models proposed in the book can be implemented immediately & insists that senior police leaders & policy makers have an ideal opportunity to make lasting improvements today that will resonate throughout policing & leave a positive legacy for the future.. Intelligent Policing is a rich resource for those
- in the UK & around the world
- who care about delivering an effective policing service in the 21st Century. It will also interest systems theorists for its practical approach to policing & inform academic debate in the fields of management & human behaviour.

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Edgler Vess is a sociopath intent on murder. He lives for one purpose only: to satisfy all appetites as they arise seeking ever more outrageous experience. To live with intensity. When he attacks her friend Laura Chyna Shepherd is saved by the instincts developed during a dark & turbulent childhood. Not knowing Laura is already dead Chyna follows hoping to save her friend as Vess carries her body to his motor home
- a dungeon & morgue on wheels. The killer unaware of her presence drives away. But Chyna is now trapped in his dangerous orbit. Her sole aim is to get out alive but when she learns the identity of the killers next intended victim she knows she must act to save that precious life
- & take risks beyond any that she ever imagined she could endure.

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This new edition of Woodrows Intensive Care Nursing will be warmly welcomed. Especially written for qualified nurses working in intensive care nursing units this comprehensive text has been developed to be as accessible as possible. Including new chapters on planning for pandemics & transferring patients it has been revised throughout to ensure the evidence-base is completely up-to-date & the content reflects contemporary best practice. Intensive Care Nursing is structured in user-friendly sections. Each chapter contains fundamental knowledge needed to understand the chapter an introduction implications for practice a chapter summary completely updated further reading time out sections for revision & a clinical scenario with questions included. Reviewed throughout by experienced practitioners & teachers it covers: patient-focused issues of bedside nursing the technical knowledge necessary to care safely for ICU patients the more common & specialized disease processes & treatments encountered how nurses can use their knowledge & skills to develop their own & others practice. Written by a practice development nurse with a strong clinical background in intensive care nursing & experience of teaching nursing Intensive Care Nursing is essential reading for nurses & health professionals working with high dependency patients particularly those undertaking further training in the area. ...

Ever wondered if your intentions prayers or wishes have a real calculable effect on the world? Here from Lynne Mc Taggart groundbreaking author of The Field comes riveting accounts of scientific investigations & real case histories with evidence that we are all connected & our intentions can be harnessed as a collective force for good. For the last 40 years renegade scientists experimenting with the limits of quantum physics have made seemingly impossible discoveries. 1966: a lie-detector expert accidentally discovers that plants can read thoughts. 1982: meditating Buddhist monks in the Himalayas turn their bodies into a human furnace. 1994: a psychologists experiments reveal a stream of light flowing from healers during healing. These events form part of an extraordinary scientific story & revolutionary discovery
- that thought is a thing that affects other things. In The Intention Experiment Lynne Mc Taggart author of the international bestseller The Field joins forces with a team of international renowned scientists to test the effects of focused group intention on scientifically quantifiable targets
- animal plant & human. The Intention Experiment is a truly revolutionary book that invites you the reader to take part in the greatest intention experiment in history. The results of Mc Taggarts global laboratory started with the focused intention that made a geranium leaf glow to evidence to show that group intention is powerful enough to affect targets more than 5000 miles away & may even affect global warming. These remarkable results prove human thought & intention has the power to focus our lives heal our illnesses clean up our communities & improve the planet. This book also shows you how to harness that power to make changes in your own life.

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' Nick Pratt's book looks in detail at the real meaning of teaching mathematics interactively in primary schools. Each section is set clearly within a context is linked by 'key ideas' -- the important bits to think about -- & is summarised to give a succinct close to the chapter's content & thinking. It is a book that the reader will definitely find useful & thought provoking. It certainly made me consider how small changes & a wider variety of approaches in the classroom can make big changes in children's learning & understanding of mathematical concepts'
- Mike Eatwell Primary Maths Advisor Bristol LEA Using a whole-class interactive approach to teaching mathematics is a key feature of the National Numeracy Strategy (NNS) & this book looks at not only what works but also why things work. Teachers will be able to understand why & how the various teaching strategies they are using in their classrooms have a positive effect on children's learning. The book covers: how to engage in meaningful reflective practice that will improve your lessons " how to use whiteboards " making mathematical meaning through talk " getting the whole class interacting " thinking talking & acting mathematically " teaching number
- starting points " teaching shape & space
- starting points " developing your interactive teaching " a glossary of terms It is aimed at both practising & trainee teachers & offers clear subject guidance as well as an explanation of a key part of the NNS. It supports both individuals & mathematics subject leaders delivering INSET to their colleagues."


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