1849: Bess Hardemon arrives at the grimly Dickensian Priors Heath school little knowing that she will one day end up as an inspiring & legendary headmistress
- but at considerable personal cost. 1970: Sarah Beckett is delighted to gain a place at Priors Heath
- as much for the pride of her parents as for herself
- but will she fit in? The plight of a nineteenth century schoolteacher trapped by her duty to her job is mirrored by a modern day woman's fight to escape the shackles of a broken marriage. Bess Hardemon a tough & canny young teacher is determined to make a difference at her new school. At the cost of her own chance of finding love Bess remains trapped by her duty a confinement echoed a century later by Sarah who must make her own choice between duty & her efforts to save a broken marriage.


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Conflict & crisis communication is the management of a critical incident which has the potential for resolution through successful negotiations. This can include negotiating with individuals in crisis such as those threatening self-harm or taking individuals hostage as part of emotional expression & also critical incidents such as kidnapping & terrorist activities. By focusing on the empirical & strong theoretical underpinnings of critical incident management & including clear demonstrations of the practical application of conflict & crisis communication by experts in the field this book proves to be a practical comprehensive & up-to-date resource. Discussion of relevant past incidents
- such as the 1993 WACO siege in the United States
- is used to enhance learning whilst an examination of the application of critical incident management to individuals with mental disorder offers groundbreaking insight from clinicians working in this area. Conflict & Crisis Communication is an excellent source of reference for national & international law enforcement agencies professionals working in forensic settings & also postgraduate students with an interest in forensic psychology & forensic mental health.

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Bernardo Bertoluccis Il conformista (The Conformist) (1970) a political drama set in Mussolinis Fascist Italy is widely recognised as a masterpiece of post-war cinema a classic of Italian & European cinema & an inspiration for many other film-makers particularly those of the American New Wave. Christopher Wagstaffs illuminating study of the film traces its pre-production & production history considering how Bertolucci adapted Alberto Moravias source novel for the screen. He provides a careful analysis of Il conformistas formal stylistic & aesthetic strategies paying close attention to editing lighting & mise en scene & their contribution to the films impact. Wagstaff also addresses debates about the sexual politics of the film & its place in a wider political & cultural debate about the legacy of fascism. This special edition of Il conformista is published to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BFI Film Classics series. ...

Drawing on thirty years of writing about Greek & Roman history Mary Beard takes us on an exhilarating journey through the extraordinary riches of the classical heritage & why it still matters. Mary Beard is one of the world's best-known classicists
- a brilliant academic with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her TV presenting & her books. In a series of sparkling essays she explores our rich classical heritage
- from Greek drama to Roman jokes introducing some larger-than-life characters of classical history such as Alexander the Great Nero & Boudicca. She also invites you into the places where Greeks & Romans lived & died from the palace at Knossos to Cleopatra's Alexandria
- & reveals the often hidden world of slaves. She brings back to life some of the greatest writers of antiquity
- including Thucydides Cicero & Tacitus
- & takes a fresh look at both scholarly controversies & popular interpretations of the ancient world from The Golden Bough" to " Asterix". The fruit of over thirty years in the world of classical scholarship " Classical Traditions" captures the world of antiquity & its modern significance with wit verve & scholarly expertise."




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London & Sussex 1942. The English family in turmoil.. . The long dark days of struggle provide the poignant background to the third book of the Cazalet Chronicle. As the war enters its fourth year chaos has become a way of life. Both in the still peaceful Sussex countryside & in air-raid-threatened London the divided Cazalets begin to find the battle for survival echoing the confusion in their own lives.. . Confusion is the third volume in The Cazalet Chronicle. The next & final novel in the series is Casting Off. ...

From the Foreword by Professor Tom Devine: Arnold Kemp one of the greatest of Scottish journalists & editors of the 20th century died prematurely at the age of 63 in 2002. He edited The Herald with memorable elan & panache between 1981 & 1994 & his prolific writings also regularly graced the pages of the Scotsman the Guardian & the Observer in a career which spanned more than four decades from the year he began his first job in journalism in 1959 as a sub-editor on the Scotsman fresh out of Edinburgh University. Kemp left behind him a rich personal but un-catalogued archive of newspaper articles chapters in books & opinion pieces. These have now been expertly harvested & selected by his daughter Jackie. Reading them it is clear that her father was a master of his trade & that his published work provides a perceptive & illuminating guide to the key historical events of his lifetime in Scotl&. This book encompasses the arly rise of nationalism the traumatic de-industrialisation & then transformation of the economy in the 1980s the impact of the Thatcher governments on Scotland the halting progress toward devolution & then the successful establishment of the Scottish Parliament in the last decade of the century. These events & others are all recorded here not in the arid descriptive prose of the chronicler but with the eloquence punch & insight for which Kemp was noted. As a result the recent Scottish past is brought alive in an engaging & highly readable fashion. The immediacy of the reportage the sense of a writer who because of his journalistic & editorial eminence knew all the principal actors involved & was close to the unfolding of great events are all plainly evident to the reader. But Kemp also scorns mediocrity incompetence humbug & hypocrisy in the political & cultural life of the nation & several of the excerpts are also fair & balanced judgements perhaps most notably in the evaluation of the impact of Margaret Thatcher on Scotl&. There is a liveliness & breadth in the writing redolent of Kemps own personal wide international horizons his travels in America & Europe love of conviviality & the craic. The passion for life shines through. This is an important text for anyone wishing to come to a fuller understanding of how Scotland developed from the dark days of the Second World War to the current debates over independence. It is also a hugely enjoyable read which many will savour with interest & delight for its own sake. ...

The political & military struggles of post-independence Congo Post-independence events in the Republic of the Congo are a veritable Gordian knot. The ambitions of Congolese political leaders Cold War rivalry Pan-Africanism Belgium's continued economic interests in the country's mineral wealth & the strategic perceptions of other southern African states all conspired to wrack Africa's second largest country with uprisings rebellions & military interventions for almost a decade. Congo Unravelled solves the intractable complexity of this violent period by dispassionately outlining the sequence of political & military events that took place in the troubled country. The reader is systematically taken through the first military attempts to stabilise the country after independence & the two distinguishing military campaigns of the decade; the United Nations military operations to end the secession of the Katanga Province & the Dragon Operations led by Belgian paratroopers supported by the US Air Force launched to end the insurgency in the east of the country. Finally the mercenary revolt an event that tainted the reputation of the modern mercenary in Africa is described. Lesser known military events such as the Irish UN forces cut off from the outside world by Katangese gendarmes & mercenaries & a combined military operation in which Belgian paratroopers were dropped from US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft & supported by a mercenary ground force to achieve humanitarian ends go far toward resolving the enigma surrounding post-independence Congo. ...

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The greeting inside this card reads ‘ May this special day be filled with happy & memorable moments’ & the card comes complete with a gold envelope ready for posting. Approximate dimensions: 14.5x 20.5cm

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A sparkly 80th Birthday card with 80 in silver 3D lettering against a sparkly violet background embellished with sparkles & more stars further down the card on a white background.

The greeting inside this card reads ‘ May this special day be filled with happy & memorable moments’ & the card comes complete with a silver envelope ready for posting. Approximate dimensions: 14.5x 20.5cm

Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard.



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