Perhaps Caryl Churchill's most notorious play, Serious Money is a satirical study of the effects of the Big Bang, which has prompted city financiers to applaud and decry its presentation of their lives. This edition contains an introduction, commentary and questions for study.[...]

One of Europe's greatest playwrights, Caryl Churchill has been internationally celebrated for four decades. She has exploded the narrow definitions of political theatre to write consistently hard-edged and innovative work. Always unpredictable in her stage experiments, her plays have stretched the r[...]

This book examines the intertwined dynamics of Churchill's anticommunist and geopolitical thought. It looks at the ways in which he attempted to use Finland as both tool and ally in the anticommunist projects of the twentieth century. Finland appeared a staunch ally in Churchill's recurring efforts [...]

This is a pocketbook of intensive care for junior doctors/residents working on the intensive/critical care unit.[...]

A handbook of clinical pharmacy that covers the role of the pharmacist in hospital and community and key areas of practice such as OTC (over-the-counter) prescribing and therapeutic drug level monitoring. The new edition will specifically address, among other things, the changing role of the pharmac[...]

Providing A-Z entries and appendices, this dictionary contains many words and terms. It contains illustrations that are selected to give true nursing focus, and features photographs.[...]

The 75th anniversary edition of this dictionary has been greatly expanded, with 35 per cent more entries to include terminology in fast-changing, areas such as critical care, nutrition, sports and exercise, and oncology. Illustrations have also been included for the first time.[...]

"London:1673." With her family ruined by war, penniless thirteen-year-old Sarah Jennings is overjoyed to be chosen as a maid of honor at the bawdy Restoration court of Charles II. She soon wins the trust of Lady Anne of York, a lonely princess who becomes one of her staunchest allies. And though Sar[...]

Perhaps no scientific development has shaped the course of modern history as much as the harnessing of nuclear energy. Yet the twentieth century might have turned out differently had greater influence over this technology been exercised by Great Britain, whose scientists were at the forefront of res[...]

In Search of Churchill reveals the staggering extent of Gilbert's research, an epic undertaking that he began in 1962 as Randolph Churchill's assistant. From that auspicious beginning to the exultant moment when, some twenty-five years later, the author "reached the final file in the bottom drawer o[...]

"Sonia Purnell has at long last given Clementine Churchill the biography she deserves. Sensitive yet clear-eyed, "Clementine" tells the fascinating story of a complex woman struggling to maintain her own identity while serving as the conscience and principal adviser to one of the most important figu[...]

"Superb . . . Hamilton brilliantly sets out Roosevelt's foresight, determination and skill in establishing a new world order." --Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post

"Provocative . . . stimulating to follow." --Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review

1943 was the year of Allied milita[...]

Heralding the arrival of a brilliant new heroine, "Mr. Churchill's Secretary" captures the drama of an era of unprecedented challenge--and the greatness that rose to meet it.
London, 1940. Winston Churchill has just been sworn in, war rages across the Channel, and the threat of a Blitz looms lar[...]