The history of Britain as never before told ' Leviathan' overturns long-held beliefs about our ancestry & weaves together the disparate strands that made the fabric of the Empire. The 350 years between the accession of the Tudors & the beginning of the Victorian era saw one of the great transformations of any nation in history: Britain emerged from its lowly position as European underdog to become the world's only maritime superpower. It was a period that saw the creation of Protestant kingdoms in England & Scotland the gain & loss of American colonies & the beginnings of a new empire in Africa India & Australasia. It is a slice of our past represented by some of the most compelling personalities to have graced the historical stage
- Elizabeth I Nelson Cromwell & Byron amongst them. In this wide-ranging yet succinct history David Scott challenges some of our longest held beliefs in how Britain achieved its constitutional might. Where other histories have concentrated on a narrow chronology ' Leviathan: A World of Ships & Men' encompasses a broad spectrum tracing the connections made across time as never before.
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Leviathan & the Air-Pump" examines the conflicts over the value & propriety of experimental methods between two major ...

Humanity has colonized the planets
- interstellar travel is still beyond our reach but the solar system has become a dense network
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Levisons Textbook for Dental Nurses is a must have for all students studying for their dental nurse qualification. Whilst retaining the core information on dental nursing which has made this book a deserved classic this 10th Edition has been substantially revised to reflect recent changes to many areas of the syllabus & also to the format of the examination. Chapters have been added on brand new areas of study namely communication skills & dental nurse registration regulation & responsibilities. This latest edition fully reflects recent & substantial developments in the dental nursing profession including mandatory registration new legislation the New General Dental Services contract & the subsequent increased pressure for continuing professional development. ...

Welcome to the br&-new edition of the original best-selling book for all students studying for their dental nurse qualification. The 11 th edition of Levison's Textbook for Dental Nurses gives you the same great comprehensive coverage of everything a dental nurse needs to know & also offers for the first time: A new look & feel packed with illustrations & diagrams to make visual learning easy Key Learning Points in every chapter help you master essential information An accompanying website designed to help you test your knowledge with self-assessment exercises case-studies & downloadable images Fully in line with the most recent developments in dental nursing practice & education Levison's Textbook of Dental Nursing is the only dental nursing book written specifically to cater to the new NEBDN Diploma in Dental Nursing. Written by Carole Hollins the Chair of the new National Examining Board for Dental Nurses the new edition of Levison's classic textbook will be the only companion you need to get you through to qualification as a successful & accomplished dental nurse. ...

Lewis Hamiltons explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season in grand prix racing as well as his dad Anthony his home life & his early years. The only book with the real story as told by Lewis. In his first season in F1 Lewis Hamilton thrilled the world of motor racing by finishing on the podium in his first nine consecutive races
- the first driver to do so in the sports 57-year history
- & drove to victories in Canada America Hungary & Japan. But bare statistics alone do scant justice to the amazing impact Lewis Hamilton has had on the sporting landscape. My Story gives the real account from Lewis himself as he sets the record straight about his colourful life on & off the track. Given a grounded upbringing by his dedicated father in unremarkable Stevenage Lewis tells about how he first tried out go-karting while on a cut-price family holiday in Ibiza. In his book he gives the real version of events at a motor sport dinner where as a nine-year-old wearing a borrowed suit he approached McLaren team boss Ron Dennis with the immortal words that were to change his life forever. He rose rapidly through the Junior & Formula ranks dominating every series with his raw speed & canny race craft. Here Lewis candidly recalls those key moments that shaped his career & went some way towards compensating for the sacrifices made by his father Anthony in getting his son to the top. Lewis also charts how he got into the sport & was signed up by Ron Dennis what motivates him who are his closest friends how he copes with the constant travelling & the physical & mental challenges of driving a state-of-the-art Formula 1 car. He looks back in detail at the 2007 World Championship
- the race wins the frightening crash in Germany his intense rivalry with team-mate Fernando Alonso his special relationship with Ron Dennis & the furore over the Ferrari allegations
- right up to the dramatic last race of the season in Brazil.



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In the nail-biting Brazilian Grand Prix of November 2008 Lewis Hamilton clinched his position as the youngest-ever winner of the Formula One World Championship. He is a truly remarkable sporting figure who from his humble upbringing on a council estate in Stevenage has gone on to dominate & revolutionise the world of motor racing. But Hamiltons rise through the motor racing ranks from karting to the hotly contested F3 Superprix & onto the F1 podium has not been straightforward. Lewis racing career began aged just six when his father holding down three jobs to support his sons blossoming success bought him his first go-kart. The breakthrough came when a ten-year-old Lewis met McLaren boss Ron Dennis at an awards ceremony. Lewis told him Im going to race for you one day... Im going to race for McLaren. Sure enough two years later he was signed to McLarens development programme. ...

A MAN WITH NO NAME. An unidentified corpse is recovered from a Lewis peat bog; the only clue to its identity being a DNA sibling match to a local farmer. A MAN WITH NO MEMORY. But this islander Tormod Macdonald
- now an elderly man suffering from dementia
- has always claimed to be an only child. A MAN WITH NO CHOICE. When Tormods family approach Fin Macleod for help Fin feels duty-bound to solve the mystery.

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An unidentified corpse is recovered from a Lewis peat bog; the only clue to its identity being a DNA sibling match to a local farmer. But this islander Tormod Macdonald
- now an elderly man suffering from dementia
- has always claimed to be an only child. When Tormods family approach Fin Macleod for help Fin feels duty-bound to solve the mystery.

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Lewis Mad Dog Moody has been a familiar face in English rugby for fifteen successful & at times painful years. The former Leicester & now Bath flanker has seen & done it all in a sport that has changed beyond recognition from his first forays into the sport to the huge spectacle that rugby & especially test match rugby has become. Known for his near-suicidal fashion of playing the game Moody has achieved as much as anyone in the history of the sport from league cup & European honours with an iconic Leicester Tigers team alongside the likes of Martin Johnson & Neil Back to a 2003 World Cup winners medal & an MBE when still a young man. A great deal of heartbreak would follow
- pain illness self-doubt & dark days in the four years before the next World Cup campaign that saw Moody & England fall in the 2007 final but he re-emerged to finally captain his country to a third World Cup campaign in 2011. Mad Dog
- An Englishman is the story warts & all of one of the most-loved & respected British sporting figures; a story that allows the reader into the inner sanctum of a top rugby stars life from the early days of student & rugby dressing room mayhem to the latter years of dedication to the cause & utter professionalism against all odds. You may think some of Lewis Moodys adventures are well-known. You would be wrong. In this searingly honest autobiography the original Mad Dog lays himself bare & along the way takes you on an incredible journey that will make you laugh cry & understand what it takes to construct a career as successful as Lewis Moodys.

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