Simon Jones: 27 books
The Test
My Life, and the Inside Story of the Greatest Ashes Series
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Winner of the Wisden Book of the Year
Eighteen years, eight series, eight defeats. These are the facts. I look around the room. We’re a young team. Strauss, Flintoff, Vaughan, the new guy, Kevin Pietersen. None of us remember England holding the Ashes. We are a generation that have grown...
by Simon Jones
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
This is the second volume from Gloucestershire poet Simon Jones, after the publication of "Bright" in 2013. Here is a book of English haiku to enliven the scene of the locally-experienced world. The poems are diverse in subject but meant to respect a single narrative identity as, in three sections,...
Celebrating Christian Initiation
A practical guide to baptism, confirmation and rites for the Christian journey
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Drawing on research carried out as part of the Baptism Project, and making helpful connections with popular catechetical material from sources such as Pilgrim, Simon Jones considers how, where, and for whom rites of Christian initiation are celebrated, and how baptism has been rediscovered as fundamental...
The Eurasian Beaver Handbook
Ecology and Management of Castor fiber
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Beavers are widely recognised as a keystone species which play a pivotal role in riparian ecology. Their tree felling and dam building behaviours coupled with a suite of other activities create a wealth of living opportunities that are exploited by a range of other species. Numerous scientific studies...
by Roisin Campbell-Palmer, Derek Gow, Robert Needham
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
The Eurasian beaver was near extinction at the start of the twentieth century, hunted across Europe for its fur, meat and castoreum. But now the beaver is on the brink of a comeback, with wild beaver populations, licensed and unlicensed, emerging all over Britain.
As a keystone species, the...
by Simon Jones
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
The Know the Game Complete Skills series is a perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Compiled from the individual Know the Game Rugby titles, the book will teach young players the basic skills they need to start enjoying the sport – by giving them plenty of simple practice drills...
Salmon Lice
An Integrated Approach to Understanding Parasite Abundance and Distribution
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011
The salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis is adapted to survive in hostile marine environments of the northern hemisphere, including an ability to parasitize several species of salmon. Salmonids are some of the most economically important and sought after fish for human consumption, and louse parasitism...
by Jones, Simon
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
Simon Joness graphic history of underground warfare during the Great War uses personal reminiscences to convey the danger and suspense of this unconventional form of conflict. He describes how the underground soldiers of the opposing armies engaged in a ruthless fight for supremacy, covers the tunnelling...
by Rogena Mitchell-Jones, Fiona Woodhead, Ian C Douglas
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
EIGHT authors join together to create 'Totally Amazing Spider Tales.' The question is... Do you have what it takes to read it?
Authors: Fiona Woodhead, Lee Richards, Ian C. Douglas, Lynette Teachout, John Ferris, Misha Herwin, Simon W. Best, Tracey Deming. Illustrated by Fiona Woodhead of Fi...
Stephen Jones
A Thinking Man's Game: My Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Since making his national debut in 1998, Stephen Jones has emerged from the shadows of the true greats of Welsh rugby, such as Barry John, Phil Bennett, Jonathan Davies and Neil Jenkins, to make the fly-half position his own. In this revealing autobiography, he provides a rare insight into the demands...
Alabama Women
Their Lives and Times
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Another addition to the Southern Women series, Alabama Women celebrates women’s histories in the Yellowhammer State by highlighting the lives and contributions of women and enriching our understanding of the past and present. Exploring such subjects as politics, arts, and civic organizations, this...
Hallucination
Philosophy and Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Scientific and philosophical perspectives on hallucination: essays that draw on empirical evidence from psychology, neuroscience, and cutting-edge philosophical theory.
Reflection on the nature of hallucination has relevance for many traditional philosophical debates concerning the nature of...
Can't You Hear Them?
The Science and Significance of Hearing Voices
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
The experience of 'hearing voices', once associated with lofty prophetic communications, has fallen low. Today, the experience is typically portrayed as an unambiguous harbinger of madness caused by a broken brain, an unbalanced mind, biology gone wild. Yet an alternative account, forged predominantly...
Shell Shock to PTSD
Military Psychiatry from 1900 to the Gulf War
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2005
The application of psychiatry to war and terrorism is highly topical and a source of intense media interest. Shell Shock to PTSD explores the central issues involved in maintaining the mental health of the armed forces and treating those who succumb to the intense stress of combat.
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