This title brings twentieth-century British politics vividly to life & reveals perspective on the tumultuous events it sought to control the changes it resisted & the reforms it brought into being. Ruth Winstone retells Britains history through the great diarists of the last century drawing back the curtain on the lives of political classes their doubts ambitions & emotions. She moves deftly among those in the thick of it showing the elation anger doubts jealousy joys & fears of those such as Nicolson Cooper Channor Macmillan Castle Clark Benn Campbell Mullin & Ashdown as they record their own & the nations triumphs & disasters. To this potent mix she adds the mordant perceptions of observers like Virginia Woolf Cecil Beaton Peter Hall & Roy Strong & the vivid records of everyday life found in the diaries of otherwise ordinary men & women. Events Dear Boy Events" reveals Britains recent past in the words of the actors who were shaping events of the day as they were happening. This is living real-time history." ...

Events Management is the must-have introductory text providing a complete A-Z of the principles & practices of planning managing & staging events. The book: introduces the concepts of event planning & management presents the study of events management within an academic environment discusses the key components for staging an event covering the whole process from creation to evaluation examines the events industry within its broader business context covering impacts & event tourism provides an effective guide for producers of events contains learning objectives & review questions to consolidate learning. Each chapter features a real-life case study to illustrate key concepts & place theory in a practical context as well as preparing students to tackle any challenges they may face in managing events. Examples include the Beijing Olympic Games Google Zeitgeist Conference International Confex Edinburgh International Festival Ideal Home Show & Glastonbury Festival. Carefully constructed to maximise learning the text provides the reader with: a systematic guide to organizing successful events examining areas such as staging logistics marketing human resource management control & budgeting risk management impacts evaluation & reporting fully revised & updated content including new chapters on sustainable development & events perspectives on events & expanded content on marketing legal issues risk & health & safety management a companion website for lecturers & students which

Includes:: Power Point slides extra case studies & multiple choice questions to aid both teaching & learning.

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This is an excellent publication that correctly reviews the external environment associated with events both in the context of the theoretical & operational
- Neil Robinson University of Salford. Guiding readers through the practicalities of events management this book is the resource for understanding the many elements of working successfully in the events industry. Bridging the ever-widening gap between specialists this book you will enable to be fully conversant with the application theory practicalities & value of events management essentials including: equipment & design; planning; marketing & PR; terminology; legislation; finance & budgeting; technology; sponsorship; logistics; & the role of events tourism. Topics are brought to life through application to a range of events case studies including live music venues arenas conference centres & community festivals.
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Told with warmth & humour The Ever Open Door" is the story of a hard working down-to-earth community in a small Yorkshire town during the Second World War & its aftermath. Burly steelworker Jim Butler & his wife Sally are quite content in their little house on Potters Row. Jims only complaint is that Sally is too soft hearted for her own good always at the beck & call of any neighbour friend or even stranger. Sally on the other hand accuses Jim of being a soft touch for anyone after a drink or two at the Rising Sun. Both accept that neither will ever change & they love each other & their daughter Daisy deeply. Theirs is a close-knit family in a close-knit community where gossip
- both good & bad
- abounds & neighbour looks out for neighbour & friend for friend. & when Sallys generosity leads to an inheritance it should mean a change of life for the better instead it brings danger & difficult choices for them all."

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In this entertaining & engaging memoir former ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles lifts the lid on embassy life throughout the world. For over thirty years Sherard Cowper-Coles was on the diplomatic front line in a distinguished career that took him from the corridors of power in Whitehall to a string of high-profile around the world. Entering the Foreign Office in 1977 he took up postings in Beirut Alexandria & Cairo Washington Paris & Hong Kong his globe-trotting punctuated with spells in London where the young diplomat had a baptism of fire writing foreign affairs speeches for Geoffrey Howe & Margaret Thatcher. In 1999 under the New Labour government & Prime Minister Tony Blair he was made Principal Private Secretary to the irascible Foreign Secretary Robin Cook providing the book with some of its most hilarious sequences. His career culminated in a succession of ambassadorial posts as Our Man in Israel Saudi Arabia & finally Afghanistan. Ever the Diplomat is his revealing & witty account of half a lifetime in diplomacy. ...

It seems the odds are forever against Ivy & Tristan being together. Tristan is still trapped in the body of an accused murderer & in trying to clear his name Ivy & Tristan must battle against the dark forces that would keep them apart & destroy them both. Ivy fears for Tristan because as a fallen angel death would mean losing his soul. It's up to Ivy to save the one she loves & hopefully find a way for the two of them to be together… for all eternity. ...

It's been two months since the dark tunnels of the underworld came for Nikki Beckett. That night Nikki's boyfriend Jack made the ultimate sacrifice & took her place in the Everneath for eternity
- a debt that should have been hers. Every night Jack appears in her dreams lost & confused & wasting away. All Nikki wants is to save him before it's too late but no matter how hard she tries to reach for his hand she can never find it. Desperate for answers Nikki turns to Cole the immortal bad boy who wants to make her his Queen
- & the one person least likely to help. But it seems Nikki has touched his heart & surprisingly Cole agrees to help in the only way he can
- by taking Nikki to the Everneath himself. As they descend into the heart of the Everneath Nikki & Cole discover that their journey will be more difficult than they'd anticipated & more deadly. Nikki vows to stop at nothing to save Jack
- even if it means making an incredible sacrifice of her own...



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Ivy & Tristan have both moved on ~ Tristan to the other side of the afterlife & Ivy has moved on with sweet dependable Will. But when an accident seriously injures Ivy almost to the point of near death she meets her soulmate Tristan again. & at the place of the in between" their bittersweet reunion culminates in one breathtaking kiss. But unbeknownst to both Ivy & Tristan it was that one heart stopping kiss that brought Ivy back to life ~ & angels are prohibited from meddling in matters of life & death. Now fallen from heaven for saving the girl he loves Tristan is in the body of a stranger & he must find his way to Ivy once more..." ...

This book is the RGS only official publication on the expedition in 2013 marking the 60th anniversary of the first successful ascent &

Includes:: a foreword by Jan Morris. It contains the largest assemblage of images ever published in a book solely about the 1953 Mount Everest Expedition. It features over 250 unique photographs h&-picked by the RGS own collections staff. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest on 29th May 1953 by Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay Ammonite Press in association with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) presents a lavish photographic record of this historic event. The Earths highest mountain with a peak 8 848m (29 029ft) above sea level located in the Himalayas between Nepal & China has long been a lure for mountaineers & explorers. The dangers of altitude sickness adverse weather conditions & ferocious winds make the peak tantalisingly difficult to attain. The ninth British expedition led by John Hunt made two attempts in 1953. The first climbing pair came to within 100m (300ft) of the summit on 26th May but were forced to turn back after experiencing oxygen problems. Two days later New Zealander Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay a Nepali Sherpa made a second assault reaching the summit at 11:30am on 29th May via the South Col Route. The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)s extensive archives contain an astonishingly detailed & intimate record of the landmark 1953 expedition with many fascinating & beautiful images captured by the photographers who accompanied the climbing team. This is the first time the RGS has worked in association with a publisher to produce a photographic art book on the subject.

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On 29 May 1953 Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay were the first ever to set foot on the highest point on earth: the summit of Everest. It was a magical moment. Since then many men & women have striven to reach the top of this awesome mountain which can be at once beautiful & mystical unpredictable & highly dangerous never straightforward & always incredibly tough. In this timely & remarkable book published to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the original ascent mountaineers from all round the world tell what motivated them to make their own summit bids. They highlight how it felt to reach the top & the impact it made on them ranging from practical comments to spiritual reflections to philosophical statements on the future of our planet including contributions from climbers such as: Chris Bonington Alan Hinkes Eric Simonson Reinhold Messner Jamling Tenzing Norgay Bear Grylls Greg Mortimer Junko Tabei Peter Hillary Doug Scott & Stephen Venables. Not only is this a fascinating & insightful collection to mark more than half a century of the highest adventure it is also an inspiration to any one of us when we contemplate heroic achievements of our own
- whatever they may be.
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