Wilkinson: 644 books

'An impressive revisionist biography' The Times Looming out of the encroaching darkness of the February evening was London Bridge, still ornamented with the severed heads of Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham; the terrible price they had paid for suspected intimacy with the queen. Katherine...

"This book covers the little things that make a difference in the classroom. It stresses the importance of getting off to a good start, learning your students names as quickly as possible, and setting the tone for a positive classroom atmosphere. Teaching our next generation is an important task....

A hard-hitting, honest, and disturbing account of a young boy's abuse at the hands of his parents, leading to his ultimate destruction.

Metal-air batteries (MABs) have attracted attention because of their high specific energy, low cost, and safety features. This book discusses science and technology including material selection, synthesis, characterization, and their applications in MABs. It comprehensively describes various composite...

"Building Back Better" (BBB) has been a popular slogan in disaster recovery efforts around the world, including the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the 2009 Samoan Tsunami, the 2010 Haiti Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. BBB has recently been identified as one of four priorities...

If I have seen further, it is by standing on ye shoulders of giants. Sir Isaac Newton (1675) Although congenital displacement of the hip has always been recognised as the commonest pre-natal deformity of the musculoskeletal system found in otherwise normal children, it is surprising to find that much...

Aimed at scholars interested in engaging the public with their research and postgraduate students exploring the practical aspects of research communication, this book provides a theoretically grounded introduction to new and emerging approaches to public engagement and research communication. Split...

Scotsman Billy Ferguson is a fanatical Glasgow Blue Crew supporter and a promising prospect on the football field. Just as hes set to become a sports star, however, hes called up for active duty in Afghanistan. There, everything changes for Billy when a hidden explosive injures him and results in...

James, Barbara and Tilda need something new in their lives, something exciting, and the June of 2007 promised much. But dealing with new kitchens, conspiracy theories of aliens and monsters, mysterious deaths and a missing Tilda wasn’t what they had in mind. The three of them, along with a motley...

David Lloyd George left a profound political legacy, despite being described by the wife of his successor, Herbert Asquith, as a 'gambler without foresight'. He is, of course, best known as the Prime Minister who led Britain to victory in World War I, but his contribution to domestic politics was...

La arquitectura nos moldea tanto como nosotros la moldeamos ella. No nos limitamos a contemplar los edificios; sus fachadas, su belleza o su fealdad ocultan también el espacio en el que vivimos. Nacemos, trabajamos, amamos, y morimos relacionándonos con la arquitectura. Todos estos aspectos de la...

Aemus Quin, former Inquisitor General of the Wehelian Faith, discovers that the nation he loves is on the verge of unraveling and slipping into civil war. The Chesehdi people are becoming increasingly divided between Quin's former disciple, the dangerous genius Ignatis Luhn, and a reluctant prophetess,...

This book explores the possibility that Plato’s philosophia is influenced by non-agonal practices and values that historically and philosophically antedate the agonal practices of the Athenian ekklesia. The author surveys literature concerning the predominance of agonal in ancient Greek culture,...