'Just you think,' wrote one soldier to his family, 'that while you were eating your turkey I was out talking with the very men I had been trying to kill a few hours before!' Christmas, 1914. The first winter of the First World War. In a conflict infamous for its horror and brutality, enemy shook ha[...]
In 1979, the alleged memoirs of legendary composer Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) were published as "Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitry Shostakovich As Related to and Edited by Solomon Volkov". Since its appearance, however, "Testimony" has been the focus of controversy in Shostakovich studies as dou[...]
There is no doubt about the importance of assessment: it defines what students regard as important, how they spend their time and how they come to see themselves - it is a necessary part of helping them to learn. This text provides background research on different aspects of assessment. Its purpose [...]
Few topics generate as much controversy and argument as that of grounding and the associated topics of surge protection, shielding and lightning protection of electrical and electronic systems. This title helps you to gain practical skills and know-how in grounding, bonding, lightning and surge prot[...]
The ability to give a successful presentation is crucial to anyone who wants to advance their career. Written by David Brown, a leading expert on presenting as both a coach and a practitioner, this book quickly teaches you the insider secrets you need to know to in order to get your audience to do w[...]
"Neuroscience, Psychology, and Religion" is the second title published in the new Templeton Science and Religion Series. In this volume, Malcolm Jeeves and Warren S. Brown provide an overview of the relationship between neuroscience, psychology, and religion that is academically sophisticated, yet a[...]
The Complete Series of the Famous Wartime Trench Newspaper. A fascinating reproduction of the trench newspaper which provided a satirical and subversive look at the First World War. Taking its name from the army slang for Ypres, where it was first produced, The Wipers Times was similar to Punch, but[...]