Throughout Britains history one factor above all others has determined the fate of the nation: its navy. N. A. M. Rodgers definitive account reveals how the political & social progress of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength
- & weakness
- of its sea power from the desperate early campaigns against the Vikings to the defeat of the great Spanish Armada. Covering policy strategy ships recruitment & weapons this is a superb tapestry of nearly 1 000 years of maritime history. No other historian has examined the subject in anything like the detail found here. The result is an outstanding example of narrative history Barry Unsworth Sunday Telegraph

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This fully-revised second edition looks at how practitioners & students can achieve best-practice when working with vulnerable adults. The first part of the book explores the evolution of concepts & policies for safeguarding adults with particular reference to the Human Rights Act 1998 & the Capacity Act 2005. In the second section the focus shifts to good practice in empowering vulnerable adults. The final section focuses on developing effective professional & inter-professional practice. ...

This title sets out the statutory requirements for signing lighting & guarding excavations & other street works on all roads except motorways & dual carriageways with hard shoulders. Although the code is directed primarily at the operative supervisors & managers have an important reponsibility to ensure that all street & road works & operatives are safe. This is a reference manual for utility companies local authorities street work contractors & others whose day-to-day business involves street work. ...

Many 21st century operations are characterised by teams of workers dealing with significant risks & complex technology in competitive commercially-driven environments. Informed managers in such sectors have realised the necessity of understanding the human dimension to their operations if they hope to improve production & safety performance. While organisational safety culture is a key determinant of workplace safety it is also essential to focus on the non-technical skills of the system operators based at the 'sharp end' of the organisation. These skills are the cognitive & social skills required for efficient & safe operations often termed Crew Resource Management (CRM) skills. In industries such as civil aviation it has long been appreciated that the majority of accidents could have been prevented if better non-technical skills had been demonstrated by personnel operating & maintaining the system. As a result the aviation industry has pioneered the development of CRM training. Many other organisations are now introducing non-technical skills training most notably within the healthcare sector. Safety at the Sharp End" is a general guide to the theory & practice of non-technical skills for safety. It covers the identification training & evaluation of non-technical skills & has been written for use by individuals who are studying or training these skills on CRM & other safety or human factors courses. The material is also suitable for undergraduate & post-experience students studying human factors or industrial safety programmes." ...

When Rachel & Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday they have no idea that such incredible adventures with the fairies await them! in this third book in the series Rachel & Kirsty follow the buzzing bees to try to find Saffron the Yellow Fairy. ...

Composed in medieval Iceland Hrolfs Saga is one of the greatest of all mythic-legendary sagas relating half-fantastical events that were said to have occurred in fifth-century Denmark. It tells of the exploits of King Hrolf & of his famous champions including Bodvar Bjarki the bear-warrior: a powerful figure whose might & bear-like nature are inspired by the same legendary heritage as Beowulf. Depicting a world of wizards sorceresses & berserker fighters originally members of a cult of Odin this is a compelling tale of ancient magic. A work of timeless power & beauty it offers both a treasury of Icelandic prose & a masterful gathering of epic cultic memory traditional folk tale & myths from the Viking age & far earlier. ...

The action of the saga takes place at the end of the tenth century at about the time Scandinavia was converting from worship of Norse gods to Christianity. A masterpiece of medieval literature the story focuses on two families
- that of Hoskuld a prominent farmer with several sons & that of Gudrun the most beautiful woman ever born in Icel&.
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Collecting SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING 28-34 & SWAMP THING ANNUAL 2 the Earth Elemental says goodbye to the illusion of his own humanity after learning that he is 100 percent plant meets a crew of benevolent alien invaders & consummates his relationship with Abigail Arcane as only he could. ...

Written by ALAN MOORE Art by RICK VEITCH JOHN TOTLEBEN & ALFREDO ALCALA Cover by RICK VEITCH & JOHN TOTLEBEN Continuing the hardcover collection of master comics writer Alan Moores award-winning run on SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING with issues 51-56 this volume begins as Swamp Thing returns from his journey to hell only to learn that his girlfriend Abby is being persecuted for their unnatural relations." When she skips town for Gotham City he follows & runs afoul of Batman Lex Luthor & the Gotham City Police Department." ...

Based on Viking Age poems The Saga of the Volsungs" combines mythology legend & sheer human drama. At its heart are the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odins Valkyries. Yet it is also set in a very human world incorporating strands from the oral narratives of the fourth & fifth centuries when Attila the Hun & other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire. One of the great books of world literature the saga is an unforgettable tale of princely jealousy unrequited love greed & vengeance. With its cursed treasure of the Rhine sword reforged & magic ring of power it was a major influence for writers including William Morris & J. R. R. Tolkein & for Wagners Ring cycle." ...