Winner of the Wolfson Prize for history Diarmaid Mac Culloch's Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700" charts a seismic shift in European culture that marked the beginning of the modern world. At a time when men & women were prepared to kill
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- for their faith the Reformation tore the western world apart. Acclaimed as the definitive account of these epochal events Diarmaid Mac Culloch's history brilliantly re-creates the religious battles of priests monarchs scholars & politicians from the zealous Martin Luther nailing his Theses to the door of a Wittenburg church to the radical Ignatius of Loyola founder of the Jesuit order; from Thomas Cranmer martyred for his reforms to the ambitious Philip II unwavering in his campaign against Europe's 'heretics'. Weaving together the many strands of Reformation & Counter-Reformation ranging widely across Europe & even to the new world Mac Culloch also reveals as never before how these upheavals affected everyday lives
- overturning ideas of love sex death & the supernatural & shaping the modern age. " Magisterial & eloquent". (David Starkey). "A triumph of human sympathy". (Blair Worden " Sunday Telegraph"). " From politics to witchcraft from the liturgy to sex; the sweep of European history covered here is breathtakingly panoramic. This is a model work of history". (Noel Malcolm " Sunday Telegraph" Books of the Year). "A masterpiece of readable scholarship... In its field it is the best book ever written". (David Edwards " Guardian"). " Monumental..." Reformation" is set to become a landmark". (Lisa Jardine " Observer"). Diarmaid Mac Culloch is Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University. His " Thomas Cranmer" won the Whitbread Biography Prize the James Tait Black Prize & the Duff Cooper Prize. He is also the author of "A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years"."


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The Reformation was one of the most cataclysmic events in European history which still has a powerful influence on events today. But what was it really like to live through the Reformation in England? How did people cope when some of their dearest beliefs were challenged then reaffirmed only to be challenged again? What happened to individuals & communities as conflicting beliefs & loyalties drove them apart? In this fascinating study Professor Ives shows the impact the Reformation had on individual Christians & what it meant to their lives. To what extent did people believe in the first place & how much did they accept the new teaching? How did it change their behaviour & their perspectives on both life & death? Reflecting the most recent scholarship & controversy this book provides an important & gripping insight into ordinary peoples thoughts & lives & contrasts with the usual emphasis on the great figures of the Reformation. Eric Ives is Emeritus Professor of English History at the University of Birmingham & an expert on the Tudor period. In 2001 he was awarded the OBE for his services to history. Among his books is the highly acclaimed Life & Death of Anne Boleyn while his most recent Jane Grey: a Tudor mystery has been described as essential provocative reading. ...

First published in 1984 Lee Bolman & Terrence Deals best-selling book has become a classic in the field. Its four-frame model examines organizations as factories families jungles & theaters or temples: The Structural Frame: how to organize & structure groups & teams to get results The Human Resource Frame: how to tailor organizations to satisfy human needs improve human resource management & build positive interpersonal & group dynamics The Political Frame: how to cope with power & conflict build coalitions hone political skills & deal with internal & external politics The Symbolic Frame: how to shape a culture that gives purpose & meaning to work stage organizational drama for internal & external audiences & build team spirit through ritual ceremony & story This new edition is filled with new case examples such as Hurricane Katrina & profiles of great leaders such as Mother Theresa Thomas Keller & others. In addition the book updates the Organizational Theorys Greatest Hits" text boxes throughout & increases geographic cultural & gender diversity in examples & text. It also features an enhanced online teachers guide with a new test bank as well as updated Power Point slides teaching ideas & experiential activities & links to resources." ...

This text has been designed for students taking mechanics & technician courses at technical schools colleges & other training institutions. It is a practical guide to refrigeration & air-conditioning maintenance & service. The Motivate" series has been developed to meet the need for practical appropriate & up-to-date technical & vocational core textbooks. The series is based on the principle that each book must be relevant to the needs of the reader & contain all that is required for a comprehensive understanding & study of the subject area. Each title in the series highlights the key concepts;

Includes:: illustrations examples & exercises; features end-of-chapter summaries allowing for self-check followed by exercises & questions; answers to the questions & a list of key words."

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Alem is on holiday with his father for a few days in London. He has never been out of Ethiopia before & is very excited. They have a great few days togther until one morning when Alem wakes up in the bed & breakfast they are staying at to find the unthinkable. His father has left him. It is only when the owner of the bed & breakfast hands him a letter that Alem is given an explanation. Alem's father admits that because of the political problems in Ethiopia both he & Alem's mother felt Alem would be safer in London
- even though it is breaking their hearts to do this. Alem is now on his own in the hands of the social services & the Refugee Council. He lives from letter to letter waiting to hear from his father & in particular about his mother who has now gone missing...A powerful gripping new novel from the popular Benjamin Zephaniah
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REG HARRIS whose statue overlooks the Manchester Velodrome is the legend who all track cyclists want to emulate. He was a poor working-class boy born in the Depression who escaped the Lancashire mills to utterly dominate his sport. He triumphed as world champion an incredible five times between 1947 & 1954 & performed medal-winning heroics at the London Olympics. At his peak he was the most adored sportsman in the country attracting huge crowds sponsorship & the company of the rich & famous. But fiercely driven & ruthlessly single-minded Harris had a dark side. His was a sensational life fuelled by an insatiable need for money celebrity fast cars & beautiful women that constantly threatened to destroy him. Following an exhaustive investigation Robert Dineen has uncovered an epic sporting rise & fall
- a story more astounding than anyone had known.
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1807: the Napoleonic Wars continue & their violence reverberates in the lives of the Morland family. Lucy trying to rebuild her life after the death of her lover Captain Weston is thrown into doubt & confusion by an unexpected proposal of marriage. At Morland Place the hard-won happiness of James & Heloise is threatened by his rebellious daughter Fanny. As heiress to the Morland estate Fanny is determined to claim more than her inheritance but for those dependent on her generosity Fanny's decision to marry the unscrupulous Lieutenant Hawker brings only anxiety. These troubled times hold many surprises & in their darkest hour the Morlands make an astonishing discovery which enables them to face the uncertain future with new strength. ...

It is in regrettable circumstances that beautiful Judith Taverner & her brother Peregrine first encounter Julian St. John Audley. The man they both agree is an insufferably arrogant dandy. But unfortunately for them he is also the Fifth Earl of Worth a friend of the Regent & quite by chance their legal guardian.. . Delightfully witty & romantic Regency Buck shows all the skills which made Georgette Heyer the most widely read & loved author of historical romances in the world & which have made another generation fall in love with her all over again. ...

To all appearances Jack Swann is a typical gentleman of the Regency period; educated cultured & affl uent. In his early thirties he is an attractive & eligible bachelor with all the resources needed to live a privileged life. Haunted by the murder of his father twenty years earlier
- the perpetrators of which have never been caught
- Swann has however turned his back on this world & chosen instead to fi ght crime as ' The Regency Detective' an unoffi cial consulting detective to the Bow Street Runners in London. Arriving in Bath for a family funeral Swann finds several reasons for staying in the city: to protect Mary his sister from the mysterious Lockhart; to fi nd the ' Scarred Man' who might lead him to his father's killer; & to end the reign of terror by Wicks the local underworld boss who in turn sets out to have Swann assassinated.

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Regeneration is Pat Barker's classic Booker-nominated novel of World War I & trauma. Craiglockhart War Hospital Scotland 1917 & army psychiatrist William Rivers is treating shell-shocked soldiers. Under his care are the poets Siegfried Sassoon & Wilfred Owen as well as mute Billy Prior who is only able to communicate by means of pencil & paper. Rivers' job is to make the men in his charge healthy enough to fight. Yet the closer he gets to mending his patients' minds the harder becomes every decision to send them back to the horrors of the front. Pat Barker's Regeneration is the classic exploration of how the traumas of war brutalised a generation of young men. A brilliant novel. Intense & subtle". (Peter Kemp Sunday Times). "A vivid evocation of the agony of the First World War & a multi-layered exploration of all wars. A fine anthem for doomed youth". (Time Out). "A novel of tremendous power". (Margaret Forster). " Unforgettable". (Sunday Telegraph). " One of the strongest & most interesting novelists of her generation". (Guardian). Pat Barker was born in 1943. Her books include the highly acclaimed Regeneration trilogy comprising Regeneration which has been filmed The Eye in the Door which won the Guardian Fiction Prize & The Ghost Road which won the Booker Prize. The trilogy featured the Observer's 2012 list of the ten best historical novels. She is also the author of the more recent novels Another World Border Crossing Double Vision Life Class & Toby's Room. She lives in Durham." ...