The growth of the internet, the convergence of technologies such as mobile devices as well as the development of user generated and social networking sites has meant that significant amounts of person data as well as copyrighted materials are now readily accessible.

How did medieval people make sense of their surroundings, and how did this change over the years as understanding and knowledge expanded? This new Seminar Study is designed to familiarise students of medieval history with the ways in which medieval people interpreted the world around them - how they rationalised their observations, and why they developed the models for understanding that they did. Most importantly, it shows how ideas changed over the medieval period, and why. With extensive primary source material, this book builds up a picture using medieval encyclopedias, prose literature...

This 25th volume in the Recollections series coincides with the 25th anniversary of first trains running on the preserved Bobmin & Wenford line and embarks on a fascinating 'trip down the line' photographic tour of the railway.

Stanley Donwood says of a selection of stories contained in Household Worms that were inspired by drinking red wine alone at night: 'These were written to avoid staring for too long at a night-filled window that only reflected my own sorry-for-itself face. Perhaps I should try writing with white wine too. A lighter tone may emerge. Champagne would probably get me writing jokes for crackers. Never mind, never mind.' Donwood is best known as an artist, but this collection confirms his prowess as an equally talented writer of prose.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 28th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, ECOOP 2014, held in Uppsala, Sweden, in July/August 2014. The 27 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: analysis; design; concurrency; types; implementation; refactoring; JavaScript, PHP and frameworks; and parallelism.

Strategy is surrounded by myths and received wisdom, but it doesn't have to be that way. "Strategy Genius" brings together 40 proven pieces of research in one place and shows how to implement them to achieve success.
There is a raft of myth and hearsay around strategy as well as thousands of books, most of which disagree with each other. "Strategy Genius" presents a new and different approach. It cuts through the noise to bring you proven research from around the world, that you can use to reach your goals at work.
Richard Jones, a leading strategic and change consultant who has floated...

A witty and informative guide to nature in the home presented with vintage style. Today we live in snug, well-furnished houses surrounded by the trappings of a civilised life. But we are not alone – we suffer a constant stream of unwanted visitors. Our houses, our food, our belongings, our very existence are under constant attack from a host of invaders eager to take advantage of our shelter, our food stores and our tasty soft furnishings. From bats in the belfry to beetles in the cellar, moths in the wardrobe and mosquitoes in the bedroom, humans cannot escape the attentions of the...

This is the story of Daisy who turned rebellion into an art form; quite literally on one occasion when she endures the pain of an illegal tattoo with hilarious consequences. Her substance abuse and wild behaviour lead to a chain of events which change her life forever when Daisy finds herself packed off to America to experience Wilderness Therapy. Will it work? Will Daisy find her way in life and what will it mean for her future? The Daisy Chain is a tough yet poignant story and is the result of a unique collaboration between Daisy Walton, a GCSE Drama pupil and her Drama teacher Richard...