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Manning Publications Serverless Architectures on AWS
DESCRIPTION Serverless architecture is about having more time to focus on code, and moving quickly. In these new architectures, traditional back-end servers are replaced with cloud functions acting as discrete singlepurpose services. With serverless compute technologies like AWS Lambda, developers can build entirely serverless platforms at scale. Serverless Architectures on AWS teaches how to build, secure and manage serverless architectures that can power the most demanding web and mobile apps. This book has many ready-made and real-world examples, code snippets, diagrams, and descriptions of architectures that can be readily applied. It describes a traditional application and its back end concerns and then shows how to solve these same problems with a serverless approach. By the end, readers will be able to reason about serverless systems and be able to compose their own systems by applying these ideas and examples. KEY FEATURES • Up-to-date with the most current platform trends • Real-world examples, code snippets, and diagrams• Learn to solve back end concerns with a serverless approach AUDIENCE This book is for all software developers interested in back end technologies. Experience with JavaScript (node.js) and AWS is useful but not required. ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY Lambda is a compute service that executes code written in JavaScript (node.js), Python, or Java on AWS infrastructure. Source code is deployed to an isolated container that has its own allocation of memory, disk space, and CPU. Serverless architectures herald a new way of building scalable, powerful, cost-effective, and high-performing back end systems. They encourage a new way of creating applications through the use of a stateless compute service to execute code.
£39.99
Oni Press,US Bezkamp
Nem is living in his father's shadow. Migal, one of the strongest warriors in all of BezKamp, is disappointed that his son shows no sign of fire or strength. Nem would rather spend his days collecting rare artifacts from their village's ancestors, especially books and writings, even though the written word has been outlawed in BezKamp for decades. On their planet of Klassew, the people live in fear of the dangerous Crig beasts that can poison their land. BezKamp is isolated from the Crig territory, and the villagers techno-ritual called "Creejun" allows them to cultivate land and expand their territory. But when unexpected corruption begins taking land and lives around BezKamp, the village leaders, warriors, and healers must venture out of the city gates to war-torn lands to protect their livelihood. Heading the charge, Migal hopes to use this mission as a way to finally show his son the meaning of honor and responsibility. When Nem begins to see more of Klassew beyond his home village, he sees a world full of corruption, deceit, and lies. When he meets Janny, a BezKamp outsider living off the land on her own, Nem's view of BezKamp begins to shatter. As the pair begins to unlock deep-seeded secrets about their peoples suppressed past, Nem learns that the strongest warrior fights for the truth.
£13.99
Hodder & Stoughton Of Fangs and Talons
THE FIRST NOVEL BY NICOLAS MATHIEU, WINNER OF THE 2018 PRIX GONCOURTNicolas Mathieu's gripping first novel is the story of a world that has come to an end. With a girl, a gun and acres of snow.When a factory that employs most of a small town is scheduled to close - to the despair of the workers and disdain of the overlords - things start to fall apart. The disenfranchised factory workers have nothing left to lose. Martel, the trade union rep with innumerable tattoos and Bruce, the body-builder addicted to steroids resort to desperate measures. A bungled kidnapping on the streets of Strasbourg goes horribly wrong and they find themselves falling prey to the machinations of the criminal underworld. "[An] uncompromising portrait of a working class eaten up by the frustration and resentment of having been abandoned, and sinking into alcoholism and racism". -- Paris Match
£16.99
Vintage Publishing Bullet Train: NOW A MAJOR FILM
* NOW A MAJOR NEW FILM *FIVE KILLERS. ONE JOURNEY. BUT WHO WILL SURVIVE?Discover the original and propulsive thriller from the massive Japanese bestselling author.Satoshi looks like an innocent schoolboy but he is really a viciously cunning psychopath. Kimura's young son is in a coma thanks to him, and Kimura has tracked him onto the bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka to exact his revenge. But Kimura soon discovers that they are not the only dangerous passengers onboard. Nanao, the self-proclaimed 'unluckiest assassin in the world', and the deadly partnership of Tangerine and Lemon are also travelling to Morioka. A suitcase full of money leads others to show their hands. Why are they all on the same train, and who will get off alive at the last station?(Bullet Train was originally published in Japan with the title Maria Beetle.) 'A locked-room crime drama played out at 200mph' The Times 'A high-octane thriller... Thoroughly enjoyable' Guardian Readers are OBSESSED with Bullet Train: 'Original, quirky and highly entertaining' 'A dark-humoured, twisty thriller that's a lot of fun' 'One of the most addictive thrillers I've ever read... smart and cinematic' 'What an original novel! Exciting from beginning to end' 'A whole lot of darkly comic fun' 'A thrilling ride'
£9.99
Sage Publications Ltd Understanding Social Media
Exploring questions of both exploitation and empowerment, Understanding Social Media provides a critical conceptual toolbox for navigating the evolution and practices of social media. Taking an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach, it explores the key themes and concepts, going beyond specific platforms to show you how to place social media more critically within the changing media landscape. Updated throughout, the Second Edition of this bestselling text includes new and expanded discussions of: Qualitative and quantitative approaches to researching social media Datafication and algorithmic cultures Surveillance, privacy and intimacy The rise of apps and platforms, and how they shape our experiences Sharing economies and social media publics The increasing importance of visual economies AR, VR and social media play Death and digital legacy Tying theory to the real world with a range of contemporary case studies throughout, it is essential reading for students and researchers of social media, digital media, digital culture, and the creative and cultural industries.
£86.40
Bolinda Publishing The Excursion Train
£14.38
Crossway Books Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself
This book provides a practical introduction to the discipline of preaching to oneself alongside fifty brief devotionals that will challenge readers to apply the law and the gospel to their own lives.
£10.99
Astral Horizon Press Air 747: Experiencing the Passion: Boeing's Jumbo Jet.
With over two million YouTube subscribers, Sam Chui is one of the world's best-known travel and aviation personalities, known for his million-hit vlogs and pioneering photography. This book, his fourth, is dedicated to his greatest love, the Boeing 747 jumbo jet. Air 747 takes the reader on a journey through the story of the 747, and onboard with many of the biggest airline brands and some of the most obscure, lavishly illustrated with pictures of the planes, inside and out. Aviation historian Charles Kennedy contributes an epic history essay, from the beginning of flight to the present day. This is an essential volume for fans of travel, aviation, and luxury.
£30.00
Quercus Publishing Retribution Road
"We owe you our lives, Sergeant, but you are our worst nightmare . . ."Burma, 1852. Sergeant Arthur Bowman, a sergeant in the East India Company, is sent on a secret mission during the Second Anglo-Burmese War. But the expedition is foiled - his men are captured and tortured. Throughout their ordeal, a single word becomes Bowman's mantra, a word that will stiffen their powers of endurance in the face of unimaginable suffering: "Survival". But for all that, only a handful escape with their lives.Some years later in London, battling his ghosts through a haze of alcohol and opium, Bowman discovers a mutilated corpse in a sewer. The victim appears to have been subjected to the same torments as Bowman endured in the Burmese jungle. And the word "Survival" has been daubed in blood by the body's side. Persuaded that the culprit is one of the men who shared his captivity, Bowman resolves to hunt him down.From the Burmese jungle to the slums of London to the conquest of the Wild West, Antonin Varenne takes us on a thrilling journey full of sound and unabated fury, reviving the lapsed tradition of the great writers of boundless adventure. Sergeant Bowman belongs to that breed of heroes who inhabit the imaginations of Conrad, Kipling, Stevenson . . . Lost soldiers who have plunged into the heart of darkness and will cross the globe in search of vengeance and redemption.Translated from the French by Sam Taylor
£12.99
Penguin Random House Children's UK Greta and the Ghost Hunters
The hilarious tale of a family coming to terms with its ghosts - literally.Greta Woebegone did not believe in ghosts until the day she was knocked over by a car and almost died. Then everything changed...Now Greta can not only see the spirits that haunt her ancestral home, she can talk to them too - from her grumpy Grandpa Woebegone and Percy the poo-pushing plague victim to the sinister spook in the cellar.Can Greta help the ghosts avoid being exorcised (a fate worse than undeath)? Can the ghosts help Greta stop her beloved Grandma being put in a home? And can they all help each other overcome the pain in their past that's holding them back from the future?From the acclaimed author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken comes a touching and side-splitting new story guaranteed to delight readers of nine and up.'Hilarious, fast-paced and full of heart' - Sunday Express'Funny, engaging and utterly heartfelt' - LD Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency
£8.42
Penguin Random House Children's UK Charlie Turns Into a T-Rex
A Waterstones Paperback of the Year! What happens when you feel stressed? Maybe you start sweating, or your heart beats faster. When Charlie McGuffin gets stressed, something a little bit different happens: he turns into an animal!Unfortunately, things are getting quite stressful for Charlie:- His dad's business is in real trouble - He might have to move in with his Aunt Brenda and her seventeen cats (and wooden leg) - And it's getting harder and harder to control his powersLuckily, Charlie's best friends Flora, Wogan and Mohsen are on hand to help.If they can break into the fortress-like offices of Van Der Gruyne Industries and recover the McGuffins' stolen gold, maybe Charlie won't have to move away after all.Can Charlie's friends help him master his powers once and for all, or will he end up stuck as a pigeon forever?Praise for Charlie Changes into a Chicken:'Belly-busting hilarity' The Guardian'The modern masterpiece . . . this savvy, comic tale ticks every box' The Daily Telegraph'Full of heart and humour, wit and wisdom' Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs'Wonderfully heart-warming and absolutely hilarious' Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's IslandCharlie Changes into a Chicken has been:Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize! Longlisted for the Brandford Boase Award! Longlisted for the Blue Peter Award! The Guardian and The Telegraph's Book of the Year!
£8.42
Penguin Random House Children's UK Charlie Morphs Into a Mammoth
The third hilarious adventure for Charlie McGuffin, the boy who changes into animals when he gets nervous.Charlie McGuffin is an actual superhero. He's gained control over his wacky ability to change into animals - he's even able to use it to turn the tables on school bully Dylan. But there are some things Charlie can't control, like the arguments his parents keep having (which are making him more worried than ever) or the mysterious animal disappearances spreading through town (which might be connected to Charlie himself).Can Charlie unravel the mystery of the pet-nappings before his biggest secret is revealed to the world...?Praise for Charlie Changes into a Chicken:'My body couldn't help but shake with laughter' Maren, age 10'Belly-busting hilarity' The Guardian'Cleverly daft storytelling at its very, very best' Maz Evans, author of Who Let The Gods Out?'The best kind of silly' The ObserverCharlie Changes into a Chicken has been: Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize! Longlisted for the Brandford Boase Award! Longlisted for the Blue Peter Award! The Guardian and The Telegraph's Book of the Year!
£8.42
Oxford University Press Oxford Reading Tree Word Sparks: Level 3: Bat Facts
Find out some strange and interesting facts about bats. Using the world's largest known database of writing for and by children, our experts have defined 300 ambitious words to help children succeed at school. We've combined these with fully-decodable books that help you match your phonics teaching and practice, while inspiring and engaging your young readers. Specially developed to enhance children's vocabulary alongside their decoding skills, these books are perfect for sharing.
£6.97
Oxford University Press Hero Academy: Oxford Level 12, Lime+ Book Band: Villain Academy
Project X Hero Academy is a fully decodable and finely levelled reading series set in a school for superheroes, designed to captivate and motivate all young readers and turn them into reading superheroes. Villain Academy is in Lime+ Book Band, Oxford Level 12. In this story, the Head uncovers a future plot to overtake Hero Academy, and its up to Ben to travel into the future to save them all! Each book can be used for independent reading, but also contains inside cover notes that include help on developing vocabulary and prompt questions that can be used for guided reading and one-to-one sessions. Full guided reading notes are provided in the corresponding handbook. There are also a range of follow-up activities to support reading for pleasure.
£9.24
Vintage Publishing HHhH
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERTwo men have been enlisted to kill the head of the Gestapo. This is Operation Anthropoid, Prague, 1942: two Czechoslovakian parachutists sent on a daring mission by London to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich - chief of the Nazi secret services, 'the hangman of Prague', 'the blond beast', 'the most dangerous man in the Third Reich'. His boss is Heinrich Himmler but everyone in the SS says 'Himmler's brain is called Heydrich', which in German spells HHhH. HHhH is a panorama of the Third Reich told through the life of one outstandingly brutal man, a story of unbearable heroism and loyalty, revenge and betrayal. It is a moving and shattering work of fiction.Laurent Binet's highly anticipated new novel, The Seventh Function of Language, is available for pre-order now...
£9.99
Vintage Publishing The Bridge: A Journey Between Orient and Occident
Istanbul's Galata Bridge has spanned the Golden Horn since the sixth century AD, connecting the old city with the more Western districts to the north. But the bridge is a city in itself, peopled by merchants and petty thieves, tourists and fishermen, and at the same time a microcosmic reflection of Turkey as the link between Asia and Europe. Geert Mak introduces us to the cigarette vendors and the best pickpockets in Europe, to the pride of the cobbler and the tea-seller's homesickness, and interweaves their stories with vignettes illuminating the extraordinary history of Istanbul and Turkey. Charming and learned, The Bridge is a delightful book from the author of the acclaimed international bestseller In Europe.
£10.99
Vintage Publishing Life, After
'A beacon of hope in a dark world' Cathy Rentzenbrink, on international bestseller You Will Not Have My HateA moving account of single fatherhood in the wake of bereavement. When Antoine Leiris lost his wife, Hélène, in a terrorist attack in Paris, he was left to care for their baby alone. In this wry and honest book Antoine talks about how they have both fared since that terrible day.Grief is a succession of transformations. Four years later, I am no longer the same man. The same is true for Melvil. He isn't a baby anymore, but a happy little boy.Life, After follows a single father learning how to create a happy home for his son. From imagining the reviews he might receive as a parent, to dealing with the complicated emotions that arise around a new relationship and talking to children about bereavement, Antoine charts the course of their life together with remarkable humour and self-awareness. At times heartbreaking and at times vibrating with the joy of the companionship of a lively little boy, Life, After finds a way to answer the question 'How can I go on?'That is when it begins. Life, after.
£12.99
Walker Books Ltd Guess How Much I Love You
Guess How Much I Love You has sold over 50 million copies worldwide!An enlarged board book edition of this much-loved classic that children will simply cherish.Sometimes, when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing how much you treasure them. But, as Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discover, love is not always an easy thing to measure. The story of Little and Big Nutbrown Hares’ efforts to express their love for each other has become a publishing phenomenon. This lovely board book edition is one that children will ask for time and again.
£7.99
Quarto Publishing PLC Endangered Animals Atlas
Endangered Animals Atlas is a richly informative book for animal lovers everywhere, with an important and timely focus on the endangered animals around the world that need our protection. In this follow-on to Football Atlas, Space Atlas, Ocean Atlas and Dinosaur Atlas, you will be taken on a journey around the planet and through the distinctive habitats and landscapes it supports. Try and spot the world's smallest chameleon in Madagascar. Marvel at the rarely-seen snow leopard that prowls the Himalayas. Meet the amazing yellow-footed rock-wallaby of the Australian outback. On this Amazing Adventure you will discover the reasons why the rich biodiversity of our planet is so at risk, and why so many of its creatures are endangered. Entries on endangered animals in a whole host of environments will inspire love and admiration for the natural world and all its amazing creatures. An important yet gentle introduction to the impact of climate change and human activity on the environment, Endangered Animals Atlas explores how everyone can help save our planet and enjoy its beauty. What does 'endangered' mean? Why are animals endangered, and how can we help them? What incredible animals are found on the Galapagos Islands? This expansive guide to endangered animals answers all these questions and more as you journey around the world and marvel at the biodiversity of the planet, and how much it needs to be protected.
£12.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Are you there little penguin?
Little penguin is hiding! Children will love searching for the penguin by peeping through the holes in this endearingly illustrated book. Each time they turn the page, what they thought was the penguin turns out to be something else, until finally they find it at the end.
£7.15
Usborne Publishing Ltd First Colouring Book Nativity
Bring the Christmas story to life with this delightful colouring book. Scenes to colour include Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus and the arrival of the shepherds and the Three Wise Men. The backgrounds are already coloured in, so little children can focus on the key parts of the story.
£5.90
Usborne Publishing Ltd Poppy and Sam's Fingerprint Activities
Join Poppy and Sam for lots of fingerprinting fun in this entertaining activity book, with its own brightly coloured inkpad of seven colours. Decorate the scenes with flowers, chicks, piglets, rabbits and much more. There are simple instructions showing how to fingerprint each scene and the book has a spiral binding so that it lies flat.
£9.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Are you there Little Elephant?
Little elephant is hiding! Very young children will love peeping through the holes and touching the textured pages in this beautiful hide-and-seek board book, spotting a sloth, giraffe and other animals as they search for the elusive little elephant. A gorgeous new series for babies and toddlers, perfect for fans of That’s not my...
£6.66
Usborne Publishing Ltd Farm Sounds
Little ones will love bringing the farmyard to life with this adorable sound book. Press the pages and hear hens clucking, cows mooing and much more, and pore over colourful scenes include a sheepdog rounding up sheep, a piglet playing in the mud and ducks splashing in the pond. With simple text, holes to peep through and fingertrails to explore.
£12.99
HarperCollins Publishers Little Gems – We Are Not Frogs!
Children’s literature legend Michael Morpurgo teams up with illustration star Sam Usher for a rollicking countryside adventure story, now in a Little Gems edition for more parents and children to share together. The frogs always beat the toads at long jump but the toads don't mind – anything for a quiet life. But then the children and Mutt the dog come in search of some good jumpers, and the toads see an opportunity to get their own back. Soon the poor frogs have been gathered up and put in an ice-cream tub, and they're hopping mad! Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 5+
£7.78
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Literary London
Discover one of the best cities in the world through the lens of some of the most iconic writers who have ever lived. London has long inspired and celebrated books and writing, and some of the most well-known and beloved names in English Literature have all passed through the city – William Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf and Oscar Wilde, to name a few. With Literary London as your guide, walk in their footsteps, discover their old stomping grounds and shine a new light on both the authors and their city. Decorated with illustrations, maps, and interspersed with fact boxes about the lives of major London writers, this book delves deep into literary history to reveal a hidden world of spies, romantic poets and revolutionary outcasts, journeying via the publishing houses, cafes and parks that have played their part in inspiring them over the years. Traversing both genres and historical periods, Literary London is a snappy and informative guide to a city steeped in history and culture, telling the stories behind the stories.
£9.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Usborne Book and Jigsaw Diggers and Cranes
This book and jigsaw gift box is loaded with nearly 30 of the biggest, loudest, most powerful diggers and cranes. The brightly illustrated and informative book describes what each machine can do and gives statistics for its top speed, size, weight and power. It comes with a 49-piece jigsaw puzzle that young children will love putting together.
£9.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Building Site Sounds
Press the ten buttons in this delightfully illustrated book to hear the building site come to life. From rumbling diggers and beeping trucks to brick-laying, hammering and sawing, the detailed scenes and evocative sounds show all the different jobs the busy builders do as a new house slowly takes shape.
£12.99
Welbeck Publishing Group What Did the Tree See?
£7.78
Faber & Faber Watch Us Dance: The vibrant new novel from the bestselling author of Lullaby
'Engrossing' The Times'Beautifully atmospheric. . . a panoramic, classic quality' Financial TimesThe seductive, vibrant new novel from international bestselling author Leïla Slimani.Morocco, 1968. As she stands at the window, Mathilde reflects on the opportunities before her, and all she has achieved. Looking out at her elegant - not to say expensive - garden, the roses, brought in from Marrakech, have bloomed and their sweet, fresh scent pervades the air. Anything feels possible, and she is determined to celebrate it. Don't they have the right to enjoy life, after dedicating their best years to the war and then to this farm?Mathilde is blissfully unaware of what a new chapter of Moroccan history means for her family, the country and its future. Her babies are now grown up, and they are all about to learn that life can take wild and unexpected turns.Acclaim for The Country of Others:'A panoramic, ambitious tale.' The Times'Exceptional.' SALMAN RUSHDIE 'Captivating.' Elle' I loved it and didn't want it to end.' CLAIRE MESSUD'As wild and lush as a wildflower meadow.' Observer'A powerful and compelling family saga.' CHRISTINE MANGAN
£15.29
Faber & Faber Carnival of the Spider: BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
There were three men and two women . . . One had half a face. One had iron legs. The others all had one or both arms missing. There were pincers and claws and guns instead. And you could hear them ticking. Ticking all the time.When Sheba the wolfgirl learns that her old friend Sister Moon is being held prisoner by the Spider and its gang of mechanical villains, the Carnival immediately launch a daring rescue mission to Paris. Along with Pyewacket the witch's imp and catlike Inji, Sheba joins forces with Moon's son Remy, a boy who can bend shadows to his will.Deep underground in the catacombs of Paris there is a map, which they must find to trade for Moon's freedom. But who is this mysterious Spider? And why is she so desperate for an old map? With the city under siege from Prussian invaders and the Spider's henchmen on their trail, the Carnival will need to use all their powers to save their friend . . .
£7.99
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Renascent Joyce
£16.95
Oni Press,US Rick And Morty Ever After Vol. 1
£18.99
Europa Editions All the Lovers in the Night
£22.43
Triumph Books Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story
Adam Taliaferro had it all: smarts, an easy-going personality, and incomparable athletic ability. None of that seemed to matter, however, on that fateful September day when his father was given startling news: Do not expect your son to walk. Ever. Since that numbing day, Taliaferro, the Penn State freshman cornerback who was paralysed after he tackled an Ohio State running back, has defied the odds. Before he had spinal-fusion surgery, he made a vow to his mother: Mom, I'm not going out like this. Three months later, he walked out of a Philadelphia hospital on crutches, determined to complete his amazing recovery, making the name Adam Taliaferro synonymous with courage and perseverance.
£14.95
Rowman & Littlefield Strategies for Teaching: Technology
The purpose of the Strategies for Teaching series is to help music teachers implement the K-12 National Music Education Standards and MENC's Prekindergarten Standards. Hundreds of music teachers across the country participated in this project, the largest such participation in an MENC publishing endeavor. Each publication focuses on a specific curricular area and a particular level. Each includes teaching strategies based on the content and achievement standards, a preface and an introduction, and a resource list.
£50.84
Pelican Publishing Co Fun, Funky and Fabulous: New Orleans' Casual Restaurant Recipes
£22.49
Trism Books Wrestling Dreams
£16.95
Suzuki Method International The Music Tree Time to Begin Activities
£10.99
Little, Brown & Company True Food: Seasonal, Sustainable, Simple, Pure
£31.50
Hatje Cantz Niko Pirosmani
A Legendary Artist Revisited Unknown to many, Niko Pirosmani is revered as a legend in his native Georgia. Conveying a sense of poignant empathy, his portraits, animal paintings, landscapes and scenes from everyday life painted around 1900 in a flourishing Tbilisi draw on medieval iconography and testify to a deeply felt sense of belonging. At the same time, the avant-garde recognised a novel and radically new form of painting in his work. Like Henri Rousseau or Marc Chagall, Pirosmani is one of the exceptional yet difficult to categorize proponents of early modern art. This catalogue demonstrates Pirosmani’s qualities in numerous illustrations, showing how his rapid brushstrokes on black oilcloth give the sparsely applied colors a glow as if coming from a dark depth. Pirosmani was a master of concentration-and a storyteller. As expertly explained in the catalogue by a selection of Georgian art historians, he was a unique artist, a contradictory figure and an important part of the art scene in Tbilisi, then considered the “Paris of the East.”
£52.20
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,Germany 2G 86: Arquitectura-G: No. 86. International Architecture Review
£34.20
Taylor & Francis Ltd Handbook of General Surgical Emergencies
This is a quick and easy portal of vital information for medical students and clinicians working in accident and emergency departments and surgical admissions units. It is also recommended as a revision aid for surgical exams. Written in an engaging, no-fuss style with helpful overviews and tips, Handbook of General Surgical Emergencies covers the most important of potential problems, including management of the acute surgical patient.
£36.99
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Hodder & Stoughton Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWith a foreword by Diana Gabaldon. Two men. One country. And a lot of whisky.As stars of Outlander, Sam and Graham eat, sleep and breathe the Highlands on this epic road trip around their homeland. They discover that the real thing is even greater than fiction. Clanlands is the story of their journey. Armed with their trusty campervan and a sturdy friendship, these two Scotsmen are on the adventure of a lifetime to explore the majesty of Scotland. A wild ride by boat, kayak, bicycle and motorbike, they travel from coast to loch and peak to valley and delve into Scotland's history and culture, from timeless poetry to bloody warfare. With near-death experiences, many weeks in a confined space together, and a cast of unforgettable characters, Graham and Sam's friendship matures like a fine Scotch. They reflect on their acting careers in film and theatre, find a new awestruck respect for their native country and, as with any good road trip, they even find themselves. Hold onto your kilts... this is Scotland as you've never seen it before.
£18.00
Bristol University Press Northern Exposure: COVID-19 and Regional Inequalities in Health and Wealth
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic affected all parts of the country, it did not do so equally. Northern England was hit the hardest, exposing more than ever the extent of regional inequalities in health and wealth. Using original data analysis from a wide range of sources, this book demonstrates how COVID-19 has impacted the country unequally in terms of mortality, health care, mental health, and the economy. The book provides a striking empirical overview of the impact of the pandemic on regional inequalities and explores why the North fared worse. It sets out what needs to be learnt from the pandemic to prevent regional inequality growing and to reduce inequalities in health and wealth in the future.
£35.00
Bristol University Press Miscarriages of Justice: Causes, Consequences and Remedies
Miscarriages of justice occur far more frequently than we realise and have the power to ruin people’s lives. It is crucial for criminal justice practitioners to understand them, given significant developments in recent years in law and police codes of practice. This text, part of the Key themes in policing textbook series, is written by three highly experienced authors with expertise in the fields of criminal investigation, forensic psychology and law and provides an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of miscarriages of justice. They highlight difficulties in defining miscarriages of justice, examine their dimensions, forms, scale and impact and explore key cases and their causes. Discussing informal and formal remedies against miscarriages of justice, such as campaigns and the role of the media and the Court of Appeal and the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), they highlight criticism of the activities and decision-making of the latter and examine changes to police investigation in this area. Designed to incorporate ‘evidence-based policing’, each chapter provides questions reflecting on the issues raised in the text and suggestions for further reading.
£22.99
Fordham University Press Queer Natures, Queer Mythologies
Queer Natures, Queer Mythologies collects in two parts the scholarly work—both published and unpublished—that Sam See had completed as of his death in 2013. In Part I, in a thorough reading of Darwin, See argues that nature is constantly and aimlessly variable, and that nature itself might be considered queer. In Part II, See proposes that, understood as queer in this way, nature might be made the foundational myth for the building of queer communities. With essays by Scott Herring, Heather Love, and Wendy Moffat.
£85.50