Learning Disability Nursing
Learning disability nurses play a leading role in the care and support of people with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Nursing explores the theory and practice of learning disability nursing, with an emphasis on understanding the experie...
TV Crime Drama
The television crime drama has been a constant of the television landscape since it first migrated from film and radio onto the small screen in the 1950s. Since then, from Dixon of Dock Green to The Wire, from Minder to The Sopranos or Cracker to ...
Tannenberg 1410
By 1400 the long running conflict between the Teutonic Knights and the Polish-Lithuanian kingdom was coming to a head. In June 1410 Ladislos II of Lithuania invaded the Order's territory with an army of 10,000. It included many of the Teutonic Kni...
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Arguably the greatest military commander in the history of the samurai, Toyotomi Hideyoshi rose from the ranks of the peasantry to rule over all Japan. A student of the great unifier Oda Nobunaga, Hideyoshi would later avenge the murder of his mas...
Weapons of the Samurai
This fully illustrated new book describes and analyses the weapons and equipment traditionally associated with the samurai, Japan's superlative warriors. It examines the range of weapons used by them at different times and in different situations....
Nagashino 1575
A compact, illustrated guide to a key battle that originated firearm warfare in Japan. When Portuguese traders took advantage of the constant violence in Japan to sell the Japanese their first firearms, one of the quickest to take advantage of thi...
Mongol Warrior vs European Knight
Featuring specially commissioned artwork and maps, carefully chosen illustrations and insightful analysis, this book examines the legendary Mongol warriors and their vastly different European opponents. Having conquered much of Central Asia by 123...
Gempei War 1180-85
Internationally renowned samurai expert Dr Stephen Turnbull delves into a pivotal era of Japanese history in this highly illustrated account of The Gempei War, a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai. Never before had there be...
Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1)
The Teutonic Knights were the most warlike of the religious orders, and this is reflected in the architecture they left behind. The Teutonic memorials are the magnificent castles they built as a result of their conquest of Prussia. They were all b...
Samurai Armies 1467-1649
The Sengoku The Jidai, 'Age of Warring States', is the age of the samurai - the military aristocracy of Japan. This period, which lasted from the outbreak of the Onin War in 1467 to the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the early 17th cen...
Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592-98
?Stephen Turnbull, a renowned expert on the history of Japan, examines the samurai invasion of Korea, the first step in an ambitious Japanese plan to conquer China. Examining the various stages of the war, from the pitched battles of the early war...
Samurai vs Ashigaru
During the 16th century, Japan underwent a military revolution, characterized by the deployment of large armies, the introduction of firearms and an eventual shift towards fighting on foot. This study encapsulates these great changes through an ex...
Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281
From his seat in Xanadu, the great Mongol Emperor of China, Kubla Khan, had long plotted an invasion of Japan. However, it was only with the acquisition of Korea, that the Khan gained the maritime resources necessary for such a major amphibious op...
Samurai Women 1184-1877
From when the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan's rich history. Using material that has never been translated into English before, thi...
Japanese Castles in Korea 1592-98
The Japanese invasion and occupation of Korea, which lasted from 1592 to 1598, was the only occasion in Japanese history when samurai aggression was turned against a foreign country. During the occupation of Korea the Japanese built 25 wajo or cas...
Pulling Strings with Puppet
Competent system administrators know their success hinges upon being able to perform often tedious tasks with rigor and punctuality. Such metrics are often achieved only by instituting a considerable degree of automation, something that has become...
Paris Deception
EVERY CANVAS HOLDS A SECRET . . . 'GRIPPING' JILL MANSELL 'TENSE AND THRILLING' NATASHA LESTER 'INTRIGUES AND ENTHRALS' KATE QUINN 'A TOUR DE FORCE' GILL PAUL PARIS, 1940. Three years ago, talented art restorer Sophie fled to Paris to escape the h...
Mountain People
In The Mountain People, Colin M. Turnbull describes the dehumanization of the Ik, African tribesmen who in less than three generations have deteriorated from being once-prosperous hunters to scattered bands of hostile, starving people whose only g...
Walking in the Cairngorms
A guidebook to over 100 walking routes in the Cairngorms and Lochnagar. Sitting between Speyside and Deeside the Cairngorms National Park provides the backdrop for these low- and high-level walks and scrambles suitable for a range of abilities. Wa...
No Gods, No Monsters
"Riveting... tender, ferocious" New York Times Magic and monsters collide in this beautifully crafted, powerful, intense tale told through the voices of a diverse and rich cast of characters. An unforgettable novel from a rising star in ...
Walking the Jurassic Coast
This guidebook includes 30 walks on the Jurassic Coast of Devon and Dorset. Covering the coast between Exmouth and Bournemouth, these delightful routes range from 3 to 16 miles (5 to 24km), exploring and explaining the spectacular geology of this ...
Media Audiences
The relationship between the media and its audiences has always been a topic of research and debate. Media Audiences provides a comprehensive and succinct overview of the field of audience studies from the time of the printing press to an era char...
Relevant Search
? DESCRIPTION Users expect search to be simple: They enter a few terms and expect perfectly-organized, relevant results instantly. But behind this simple user experience, complex machinery is at work. Whether using Elasticsearch, Solr...
Pro Nagios 2.0
Pro Nagios 2.0 explains how to install and administer Nagios, the web-based enterprise management tool that helps monitor Unix, Windows, network devices, infrastructure equipment, and applications. You'll learn how to architect Nagios installation...
Bad Beekeepers Club
'A must-read' Daily Mail "'Hello. My name is Bill and I'm a bad beekeeper. A really bad beekeeper." So begins the charming and often hilarious account of how Bill Turnbull - the much-loved and much-missed TV presenter - stumbled into the...
Masons, Tricksters and Cartographers
In an eclectic and highly original study, Turnbull brings together traditions as diverse as cathedral building, Micronesian navigation, cartography and turbulence research. He argues that all our differing ways of producing knowledge - including s...
Lätta Fakta Om Kroppen
Alla undrar väl någon gång hur vi ser ut inuti! Här är den perfekta boken för alla vetgiriga barn som vill lära sig hur kroppen fungerar. Vad gör hjärtat och lungorna egentligen för nytta? Hur fungerar syn och hörsel?Vad händer med maten som vi tuggar i oss? Och varför är de vitablodkropparna så viktiga för kroppen? Detta och mycket mer illustreras med både fotografier och teckningar.Lätta faktaserien lärorika och inspirerande böcker späckade med fakta och bilder.I serien ingår:Lätta fakta om astronauterLätta fakta om balettLätta fakta om borgarLätta fakta om brandmänLätta fakta om dinosaurierLätta fakta om farliga djurLätta fakta om fjärilarLätta fakta om fladdermössLätta fakta om flygLätta fakta om fotbollLätta fakta om hajarLätta fakta om hästar och ponnyerLätta fakta om lastbilarLätta fakta om livet i havetLätta fakta om reptilerLätta fakta om sol, måne och stjärnorLätta fakta om vulkanerLätta fakta om väder
Lätta Fakta Om Vulkaner
Vilken vulkan är störst i världen? Vad är det som händer när en vulkan sprutar ut lava och moln av aska? Vad heter jordens olika lager? Finns det vulkaner under vattnet?Detta och mycket mer får du reda på i den här boken.Lätta fakta är en serie faktaböcker som riktar sig till barn i lågstadieåldern. Böckerna har stor stil och många foton och teckningar. De passar bra som lätt läsning för den nyfikne nybörjaren eller som underlag för ett fördjupat samtal.I serien finns även:Lätta fakta om borgarLätta fakta om hästar och ponnyerLätta fakta om lastbilarLätta fakta om dinosaurierLätta fakta om astronauterLätta fakta om brandmänLätta fakta om livet i havet
Ben Nevis and Glen Coe
A guidebook to 100 walks in the Ben Nevis and Glen Coe region, near Fort William. Routes are graded according to difficulty, and range between short, easy strolls and long, challenging walks with overnight bothy stays. The walks range in length fr...
The Sea Tiger
The Sea Tiger
Dinosaurs
How big were dinosaurs and what did they eat? Which were friendly and which were scary? For children beginning to read on their own, this book is an exciting introduction to dinosaurs, featuring easy-to-read text specially written with the help of...
Transnational TV Crime
Transnational TV Crime
Ancient Greeks
A guide for beginner readers to Ancient Greece and the lives of its citizens. Find out how far the Greek Empire spread, how it was governed, what people wore, ate and did for fun, learn about some of the most famous philosophers, mathematicians an...
