Rod: 922 books
Last Chance Mile
The Reinvention of an American Community
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2012
Like many other cities in the United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan has struggled with redeveloping its economic identity after the devastation of the Great Recession of 2008. Last Chance Mile: The Reinvention of an American Community demonstrates how Grand Rapids has been redefined as a hub for the...
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Leonardo and Michelangelo in a Tale of Art, Love, and Betrayal
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2016
Michelangelo, explain this passage from Dante for us, Leonardo Da Vinci cries out across the piazza, They say hes your favorite poet. Words such as these might have begun a brief interaction between the two creative giants that prompted the historian, Giorgio Vasari, to write that the two felt an...
by Rod Madocks
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Jack Keyse is looking for the truth about what happened to his vanished lover. He works at a maximum security asylum, and he uses his professional contacts to get close to those who might be responsible. At the same time he seeks forgetfulness in the chaos of his dissolute life. He comes to discover...
International community organising
Taking power, making change
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
As the Arab Spring continues to work through changes, the Occupy Movement is agitating for change and many are looking for alternatives in the face of global financial and political challenges, community organising offers a realistic way forward for many communities: a tried and tested way of improving...
by Mark Bevir, Rod Rhodes
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2006
An incisive examination of Britain today, which breaks from traditional studies, and takes a new approach to account for massive changes in the make-up of the nation.
Over the last twenty years Britain has changed from being governed as a unitary state to a country ruled by the interplay of...
Convict criminology
Inside and out
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2016
Convict criminology is the study of criminology by those who have first-hand experience of imprisonment. This is the first single-authored book to trace the emergence of convict criminology and explore its relevance beyond the USA to the UK and other parts of Europe. Addressing epistemological issues...
I Wanna Be Well
How a Punk Found Peace and You Can Too
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
A punk rocker’s guide to grow, learn, and appreciate the present moment—in short, to live a life that doesn’t totally suck.
All Miguel Chen ever wanted was to be happy. Just like everyone else.
But—also like everyone else—he’s suffered. A lot. Running from difficult personal...
The Butterflies
Field of Lies
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2014
The story is based on fantasy, action, and intrigue and tells the story of young love in a mysterious and distant land. Mr Munchkin and Miss Chip (named in memory of the familys pets, their dog and budgie) are from an ancient and secluded village called Gracelands. The people of Gracelands, the Honey...
The Type 2 Diabetes Handbook
Six Rules for Staying Healthy with Type 2 Diabetes
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Based on the most recent research on Type 2 diabetes, this invaluable and practical health reference focuses on balancing diet, medication, and exercise to achieve optimal health. A host of potential complications of diabetes are discussed in detail, including eye-, kidney-, heart-, nerve-, and foot-related...
Dyslexia
Developing the Debate
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Dyslexia is often presented as a clearly delineated condition that can be diagnosed on the basis of appropriate cognitive tests with corresponding forms on intervention. However, this approachable text explores the issues behind this assertion in bringing together leading figures in the field to debate...
Only Fools and Horses
The Peckham Archives
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
The Trotter family have been pillars of the Peckham community for decades, so when a bin man found this folder of documents at the bottom of the refuse chute in Nelson Mandela Towers and saw that it had official council and even police documents in it, he thought it might be worth something. He passed...
Justice and Governance in East Timor
Indigenous Approaches and the 'New Subsistence State'
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Focusing on the case study of Timor Leste, this book presents the New Subsistence State as a conceptual tool for understanding governance challenges in countries characterised by subsistence economic and social relations. It examines the ways in which Timor Leste conforms to the typology of the New...
Disaster Preparedness
Ready Your Family and Home—Before Disaster Strikes
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Disaster preparedness is a topic that everyone should consider, not just people on the fringe. No matter where people live, the potential for a natural or manmade disaster exists, and every home should be stocked and ready for the worst. Disaster Preparedness is a practical, highly useable guide to...
by Rod Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Original / American English
Pelé is the number one player in the story of soccer. He won the World Cup three times with Brazil and the fans loved him. Today, Pelé is famous in every country of the world. In 1950, he was a young boy with no shoes.
This is his story.