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Humankind's greatest collective achievement, Science, is under threat. Science vs Superstition challenges the common belief that in today's world there is no such thing as progress which is not dangerous or at least questionable. While many people...

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Mapping the future of British Universities in a changing world Can the Prizes still Glitter? is edited by Hugo de Burgh (Editor of China in Britain, Professor of Journalism and Director of the China Media Centre at the University of Westminster), ...

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Tom Burkard explores the central paradox of progressive education in this thought-provoking read. Schools in Britain and the United States helped lay the foundations for the greatest civilization the world has ever known. But for the last three de...

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David Urch vividly evokes the birth of modern day Bangladesh. Bangladesh became an independent state in 1971. But its story - often overshadowed by flood, famine and natural disaster - is one that should make every Bangladeshi proud. David Urch's ...

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Debunking the Taboo of Truancy Don't Fence Me In: Essays on the Rational Truant makes the iconoclastic assertion that most truancy stems from rational decisions made by students facing adverse circumstances in school This unique and engaging take ...

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Charles Darwin wrote in The Origin of Species that "... unless profitable variations do occur, natural selection can do nothing." As Darwin recognised, natural selection reduces variation in favour of an optimum type. So, what is the tru...

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This is the epic, true and long overdue story of the young explorer who put forward the first ever case for the creation of a new species, providing what Charles Darwin called the "beautiful proof" for Natural Selection. The major discov...

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Norman Barry: Scholar, writer, friend. In March 2009, a symposium was held in honour of Norman P. Barry at the University of Buckingham, where he had been Professor of Social and Political Theory since 1984. Intended to mark his retirement, the sy...

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English authors in Islamic societies A compelling account of Arabian culture chronicled through the eyes of a British writer David Urch's compelling account of his years in Saudi Arabia belongs to a longstanding and important tradition of English ...

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A case for liberating learning Enhancing students' quality of life through education in the classroom and beyond Throughout the history of our civilisation, education has been seen by philosophers, national leaders and educators as essential for s...

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An essential book on liberty. Liberty is what libertarians advocate, both because of the inherent value of human liberty and the increasing wealth and welfare it brings to all. The aggressive coercion of the state is regarded by libertarians as th...

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Offering a critical analysis of the UK political system, Tragedy of Riches argues that politicians over the past twenty years have changed our economic destiny for the worse. The corresponding demise of ideology means that there can be no great im...

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Companies planning to expand their export business base or to enter international markets for the first time need to focus their strengths and match them with market opportunities.The process of interaction, integration between people, companies, ...

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Over 25 years in the making, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is described by the UN as setting an important standard for the treatment of indigenous peoples that will undoubtedly be a significant tool towards eliminating hum...

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Technology is redefining what it means to live in society and be human.

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China is challenging the mighty behemoths, Google and Facebook, and creating alternative New Media. 750 million people are active on its Social Mediascape and there are a billion mobile phones deploying the innovative apps with which the Chinese c...

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As the world has rapidly changed, how do we best prepare young people for the future? How do we adapt to the fact that children may now spend more time looking at a screen than engaging in actual conversation?

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Do you want to know the difference between a Gamay and a Malbec, and what pairs best with a roast lamb or seafood pasta?Do you want to impress your friends with a little-known and affordable gem from the Mendoza region?Then this book, by an expert...

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On 1st July 1916, the Bay of Somme was the scene of the deadliest day in British military history. What happened there? Englishmen, Scotsmen, Irishmen, Welshmen, Canadians, South Africans, Australians, New Zealanders ¿ many soldiers from Great Bri...

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27,000 French people were killed on 22nd August 1914, the bloodiest day in French history. This is four times more than at Waterloo, and as many in total as during the eight years of the Algerian War. Even more than the Battle of the Marne, Verdun...

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Newest entry in The Little Helpers, a series of climate-conscious children's books. Bella is a bee. Bella's grandma, Bonnie, is a queen bee. Bella notices there aren't as many flowers in the garden as there used to be and the ones which are there ...

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A new series of climate-conscious children''s books. Kati is a kangaroo and she enjoys hopping around the Australian woodland. Kati has a koala friend called Keli. Kati is shocked to hear that Keli is running out of eucalyptus leaves to eat. What ...

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In the UK and most countries today, a person¿s life chances are unfairly influenced by their socio-economic circumstances at birth. This has led to societal divides that have become wider and more pronounced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. T...

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This book, presented in considerably updated and extended second edition, is a call to educators everywhere to open their eyes to what is coming. If we do so, then the future will be shaped by us for the common interests of humanity ¿ but if we do...

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The first book in The Little Helpers, a new collection of climate-focused children''s books. Hector is a kind little hedgehog who likes playing with his friends in the park. When he sees the old park keeper has a problem he wants to help. But what...

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The second book in The Little Helpers series, a new collection of climate-focused children''s books. Penny is a positive little penguin who likes sliding along the ice caps into the sea. When she finds out that the ice caps are in danger because o...

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This book takes Nettie on her first adventure in Cyberland with her new friend Webby, where she finds not everything is cute and fluffy. Using the story of Nettie and Webby, adults can introduce cybersecurity to young children and start the conver...

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