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This best-selling text has been revised to reflect the requirements of the 17^th Edition of the IEEWiring Regulations (BS 7671: 2008).

It includes essential information on the new rules applied to special installations or locations, such as bathrooms, swimming pool locations, camping/caravan sites, marinas, exhibition and show locations, solar photovoltaic power supply systems, and floor and ceiling heating systems, amongst others. It presents clear explanations on inspection, testing, certification and reporting, test instruments and test methods, as well as covering:

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These topics are addressed with pertinent regulation numbers, and a useful appendix lists the relevant Standards. Background guidance and worked examples are provided where appropriate.

Like the earlier editions of this text, this new edition will be a useful aid for designers, installers and verifiers of electrical installations, students of the industry wishing to gain better understanding of the many facets of electrical safety, and ‘duty holders’ as defined by the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. ... Read more

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The letters that passed between Mark Pattison--revered scholar and renowned educational reformer--and Meta Bradley--Pattison's cherished friend and confidante--are among the most remarkable and intimate records of middle-class life in Victorian England.Often moving, sometimes sad, they tell the story of an extraordinary friendship between the Rector of an Oxford college, a married man in his seventies, and a woman some forty years his junior.In character Pattison was an original, the possible prototype for George Eliot's Dr. Casaubon in Middlemarch.After his marriage to the beautiful and artistic Francis Strong went sour, he became friendly with Meta Bradley.But when the sharp disapproval of their friends, relatives, and Oxford society prevented more than occasional meetings, an almost daily correspondence by letter became their primary recourse.These 450 or so letters, most never before published, paint detailed portraits of the enigmatic Pattison and other leading personalities, and provide unique first-hand insights into the lives and values of Victorian academic and middle-class society.The editor offers a valuable commentary on the personalities and issues involved in the correspondence, and in a conclusion follows the lives of the central characters in the years after Pattison's death. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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John Ruskin first met Charles Eliot Norton in 1855. Norton was the American counterpart of a man of letters. With a common distaste for the industrial and scientific directions of modern civilisation, the two men became intimate correspondents and the letters they exchanged until shortly before Ruskin's death in 1900 reflect and express, often more vividly than his own public prose, the spiritual, amatory, artistic, and cultural preoccupations of Ruskin's life. The revelations were so candid that Norton, as one of Ruskin's literary executors, burned many of the letters, altered a number of others in his Letters of John Ruskin to Charles Eliot Norton of 1904, and sought to efface his side of the correspondence almost entirely. In this 1987 volume, Dr Ousby and Dr Bradley present a far more complete and accurate record of the exchanges, which comprise 333 from Ruskin to Norton and 63 in return. ... Read more

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Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. Offers a concise summary of the essential information needed for those preparing for exams. Focuses on the clinical examination of each body system, and summarizes core knowledge for the understanding of specific diseases. Previous edition: c1997. DNLM: Clinical Medicine--Handbooks. ... Read more

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Excellent book for Clinical Approach, good for basic facts
This book is divided into 2 parts: Part 1 deals with The Clinical Approach, and Part 2 deals with the Essential Background Information.

The Clinical Approach is the best part and includes 10 chapters (CNS, Eyes, Limbs, Head & Neck, Abdomen, Respiratory system, CVS, Hematology, Diabetes, and Skin). It focuses on the physical examination, and on the symptomatology.

The second part contains a summary of basic clinical facts about the diseases which you can read in any standard textbook. In addition, there're many important subjects which are not covered properly in this section (e.g. dermatology).

This book is not intended to be a complete textbook, and I think it should be supplemented by further reading. The margins of the pages are large so that you can add your additional notes. It contains few diagrams (no photographic pictures) and many tables. ... Read more

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Arizona Heart Institute and Foundation, Phoenix. Pocket-sized quick reference to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular problems while addressing non-invasive diagnostic techniques such as cardiac ultrasound, nuclear imaging, and electron beam computed tomography. Softcover. DNLM: Cardiovascular Diseases--diagnosis--Hdbks. ... Read more

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All across the nation, the billionaire's wholesale Monster Marts were driving the little "mom and pop" operations out of business and Jay Carnihan wanted dearly to kidnap him and make him say sorry. Jay kidnaps the billionaire, only to find that the man is confoundedly strange and likeable. ... Read more

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'A.C. Bradley put Shakespeare on the map for generations of readers and students for whom the plays might not otherwise have become "real" at all', writes John Bayley in his foreword to this edition of "Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth". Approaching the tragedies as drama, wondering about their characters as he might have wondered about people in novels or in life, Bradley is one of the most liberating in the line of distinguished Shakespeare critics. His acute, yet undogmatic and almost conversational critical method has - despite fluctuations in fashion - remained enduringly popular and influential. For, as John Bayley observes, these lectures give us a true and exhilarating sense of 'the tragedies joining up with life, with all our lives; leading us into a perspective of possibilities that stretch forward and back in time, and in our total awareness of things.' ... Read more

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Literary criticism which is in and by itself great literature
In his opening chapter Bradley defines for us the essence of Shakespearean tragedy. He points out that Tragedy involves the fall of a great hero, but that this fall does not come as random event or as willful act of God , but rather through the results and consequences of the action of the hero himself. He points out too that the effect of this fall is not to leave us in despair or depression, but rather to leave us with a sense of the wonder, mystery and greatness of life i.e. that paradoxically Shakespearean tragedy has an effect on its audience which is uplifting. And this though the hero invariably is killed at the end.
Bradley points out also that the death in tragedy is not the slow crawling death of an illness, but comes out of a sudden violent effect of the action. This too sharpens our sense of wonder and mystery.
The heroes of tragedy and their stories somehow give us a feeling of life and its terrible end which magnifies our feeling of 'greatness' while somehow leaving us more humbled.
I do not know if the paragraphs written above translate Bradley in a completely accurate way.
I do know his writing is inspirational, moving and uplifting. The criticism of the plays makes you want to know and read the plays more.
This is the kind of Literary criticism which is great literature in and by itself.

Speaking to 21st century readers....
A.C. Bradley wrote these lectures in 1904, and the book has gone through at least 26 printings.It is significant that the Folger Shakespeare Library has republished these lectures.They are hugely important and vibrantly written.I am sure my father read these in college, and I know my son did, too.I'm glad I finally got around to them!You will be, also, for all the reasons that other reviewers have noted.

Still hugely important
(Amazon should spell Macbeth's name correctly - not as "MacBeth"!) This has for almost a century been, and continues to be today, one of the most important books on Shakespeare's best and most popular tragedies. For much of the time since around 1930, it has been severely criticised: on the grounds, chiefly, that the author is too much inclined to respect or have sympathy for the heroes (which he is), and that he treats them too much like "real" people (which he does, and which they aren't).

Yet, for all that, Bradley's approach to the heroes as though they were characters we all know has revealed a great deal about what Shakespeare has made those characters, and those who see the characters as complex and psychologically worth exploring identify a more significant aspect of Shakespeare's interest in humans and his art than do many of Bradley's opponents. Moreover, the detail of his examinations of the texts makes it possible to probe much with him, even if one continues to question or quarrel with him on the way (and he is not infrequently demonstrably wrong). Thus this remains a work of criticism which is inspirational and searching even if at times quite wrongheaded; and every serious readerof Shakespeare (including actors and directors) should read this book and own it. - Joost Daalder, Professor of English, Flinders University, South Australia

A wonderful writer on a great subject
I am so glad this book is still in print (it was first published in 1904, I think).My original copy was second-hand and it would be awful to think I couldn't get another!Bradley is so illuminating on Shakespeare'sintentions, and on the characters of his great tragic figures.If nothingelse, read his brilliant discussion of Macbeth - it will convince you that,for a perspective on human nature, for conceiving a dramatic characterwhole, Bradley was as great a critic as Shakespeare was a playwright. Don'tmiss him!

Brilliant Shakespearean criticism
Bradley offers some of the most eloquent, complete, and balanced criticisms of the tragedies that I have yet read.Unlike so many literary critics of today, Bradley does not disdain to view Shakespeare's charactersas actual people, which lends his view of the works a sense of import andmeaning which so few critics manage to convey.These lectures arenecessary reading for anyone at all who wishes to understand Shakespeare'stragedies better, actors, directors, and academics alike. ... Read more

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Thoughtful, perhaps a bit over-written
Richard Dahlen, a lawyer and Civil War enthusiast, collected material for this book for several years, but passed away before it could be completely written. He asked George Bradley to assist with the writing of the book, and when Dahlen died, Bradley took up the cause and spent several more years completing what we have before us. This is an interesting book, written rather like a legal brief, which discusses a now-obscure event from the early part of the Civil War: the sacking of the small city of Athens, Alabama, by Union troops under Colonel (later Brigadier General) John B. Turchin. The authors examine the event in considerable detail, and it's worth going over what they believe occurred, and what they document about it.

Turchin, for one thing, was an interesting guy. There were any number of professional European soldiers in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War, but Turchin is probably unique in that he was Russian, and a colonel in the Imperial Guards. He somehow decided he needed to leave Russia for America, bringing his wife with him to Chicago in the late 1850s. When the Civil War broke out he immediately enlisted, was appointed colonel of a regiment, and by the spring of 1862 was leading that regiment in Northern Alabama. At one point the town of Athens was the scene of guerrilla activity; a day later the town was entered again by Union troops, and they wound up breaking into shops, stealing personal items, and in one case raped a young slave woman. Colonel Turchin was charged by the local commander, Major General Don Carlos Buell, with allowing this to occur by ignoring the incidents once he knew they were occurring. He was court-martialed and convicted, and dismissed from the service, but reinstated after Buell was essentially fired later in 1862.

The authors lay out what occurred and the context in which they feel the events should be viewed in considerable detail. They display an impressive knowledge of the politics of the Civil War in 1862, the politics of the army and promotions within it, and the politics of fighting the war, propagandizing the populace, and arguing your own case in the press. There's a lot of information here about the various twists and turns that Turchin's court-martial took.

Unfortunately not that much is known about Turchin himself, and that hurts the book a little. Worse (from my point of view) the authors are neither of them good writers, in the sense that their arguments, while well-reasoned, are pretty windy. Sometimes presenting all of these facts can be rather daunting; while the authors get everything out clearly, they could have done it a bit more presentably, so that the book wasn't this much of a chore to read.

I did enjoy the book, and I would recommend it to a Civil War buff any day.

Relevant History
I highly recommend this book for the serious student of Civil War history.The text is thought provoking and insightful.It is a timely work when viewed from a modern perspective of today's U.S. volunteer military force in the wake of the invasion and occupation of Iraq.In this context, it is easy to recognize parallels between the attitudes and beliefs of the Union volunteers who perceived themselves initially as liberators and later as occupiers.One can also sense similarities in shifts of official policy and in the roll of the press in shaping public opinion.Simply stated, this text is relevant to the events of today.The book presents a penetrating study of the evolution of official Union policy toward civil populations in occupied areas from Lincoln's first inaugural to the decided policy shift in the Shenandoah Valley adopted by John Pope in 1862.

The text is presented in an easy to read well-organized format and follows the intriguing military career of the immigrant, John Turchin, formerly a colonel in the Imperial Russian Army.Turchin comes to life as a colorful character, schooled in the Russian military academies and a veteran of the Czar's occupation of Hungary after the Revolutions of 1848.Later, settling in Chicago, he is drawn early into the conflict as an experienced professional soldier.As a Union officer, he is portrayed as a courageous leader whose dedication to his regiment's welfare demands the loyalty of his men.
In articulating the details of Turchin's career as a Union officer, the authors lead you through a major policy shift in Lincoln's administration.Turchin's trial and the events preceding it are used to explore the changes in emotions and attitudes of the Union toward the southern secessionists.This is a skilled narration, very different from many Civil War histories.It explores the war from an unusual viewpoint, studying a topic that has received little attention by other scholars.The format of the book makes for an enjoyable easy read.

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The John Lewis Partnership, a major British retailing company, has been employee-owned and operated according to democratic principles since 1929. Conventional models of commercial success would predict that such an arrangement would be inefficient and that the firm would tend to underinvest. Using conventional performance criteria, the authors demonstrate that the Partnership is highly successful and that conventional methods to predict business performance are flawed. The authors feel that to understand why this firm has sustained its commercial prosperity over several decades, one must look to its distinctive emphasis on people. ... Read more

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A concise look at the American Revolution in 1776, the year George Washington and his army experienced numerous defeats, forcing them to retreat from New Jersey to Pennsylvania by December. The demoralized troops lacked food and clothing, and Washington realized a victory was needed to keep the revolution alive. On the morning of December 26, he led his troops across the icy Delaware River, from the site of the historic park, and attacked the unsuspecting Hessians at Trenton. The victory aroused a new spirit in the army and changed the course of the war. ... Read more

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Winner of the Cleveland State University Poetry Center Open Competition
A collection of prose poems that might be described as Franz Kafka and Frida Kahlo go out for a date at Coney Island. The book reflects what happens when you drop an American history textbook, an issue of People, and a short history of dreams into a blender. ... Read more

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The architecture of the Grose Bradley studio springs from the canons of western functionalism, but it translates them into structures that integrate with the Australian environment and interpret its historical and natural characteristics, as well as its way of life. ... Read more

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An excellent novel
One of my favorite books by this author, the character development isexceptionally strong and the plot is very well done.A very likeableprotagonist that you root for throughout.This should come with amoney-back guarantee! ... Read more

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John R. Walsh and Thomas Bradley, The Golden Age of Irish Art, and the time when Ireland earned a reputation as an island of saints and scholars, is the subject of this splendid short history. The records of the time and the best of modern historical scholarship are combined in a clearly-written overview of the period. Starting with the origins of Christianity in Ireland, before the arrival of the national apostle, it moves on to cover in detail the life, work and character of Patrick. It outlines the origins and development of Irish monasticism and introduces some of the major monastic founders. A separate chapter each is given over to the work of Colum Cille in Britain and to Columban's labours in continental Europe. The book concludes with individual chapters on three important topics of the period: the penitentials, the Easter controversy, and early Irish Christian art. Illustrated with several maps, the book ends with a very substantial bibliography of the period. ... Read more

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A deftly researched study
John R. Walsh and Thomas Bradley are a pair of expert history and religion teachers. They draw upon their considerable expertise in A History Of The Irish Church 400-700 AD, offering the reader a straightforward overview of the 300 year time span that characterized a true golden age in Irish art and an era when Ireland earned its lasting and justifiable reputation as a land of saints and scholars. A deftly researched study, narrated in a style as completely accessible to non-specialist general readers as it is to history scholars, A History Of The Irish Church 400-700 AD is a welcome and recommended addition to Irish History and Christian Historical Studies supplemental reading lists and library reference collections.

Irish eyes...
There have, over the past several years, been many texts highlighting the unique contribution of the Irish church to the preservation of the church, culture, and general literacy and administrative strength to Western civilisation.This book by John Walsh and Thomas Bradley fits well in this genre, exploring the history of the Irish church from the years 400-700, roughly corresponding to the time period from the fall of Rome to the beginnings of medievalism in Europe.

During this period, Ireland was saved much of the trouble caused during the general collapse of the Roman Imperial establishment and way of life across Western Europe, as such Imperium had never been established in Ireland.Even the Christianity that was brought over assumed a different character pastorally, academically and liturgically from its British and Continental sources.Walsh and Bradley begin with a brief chapter on Christianity prior to the advent of Patrick, and then devote three chapters to looking at Patrick, the great apostle to the Irish, in terms of who he was, his mission and its setting, and the Church at Armagh.

Following this, Walsh and Bradley look at Irish monasticism, its origins in France and Britain, and the way in which monastic structures came to rival the more traditional diocesan pattern of church authority and administration.Different theories are advanced, including the possibility of plague and the fact that Ireland lacked the secular Diocletian-instituted settings of administration the Continental church co-opted.Walsh and Bradley also look at the character of Irish monastic life liturgically, architecturally, administratively, and from a day-to-day living basis.Many leading Irish thinkers and saints came from the monastic tradition, and many of these leaders are highlighted.

Of particular note for Walsh and Bradley are Colum Cille, an Irish monastic who worked in Britain, and Columba, who saw as his mission field the areas of Continental Europe.Colum Cille was the first great Irish missionary abroad.Colum Cille might have had royal positions had he not turned his attention to the church instead.His upper-class connections likewise might have provided a respectability for the church among the royal and aristocratic classes, and ultimately providing it with an authority beyond simple moral authority.Colum Cille continued as a monastic to be involved in secular affairs, perhaps even being the cause of battles and strife such that he was driven into exile, where he established the community at Iona, famous to this day, and mother monastery to other famous places, such as Kells.

Columba is a very accessible person, having been a prolific writer who established communities and schools with libraries across the continent.Columba's missions took him all across Gaul, and into Italy and Germanic territories.His influence went even further afield, as did that of Irish monasticism generally, as people from Britain and the Continent decided to be trained and educated in the monasteries in Ireland, and then return to their homes with such influence as would be gained there.

Walsh and Bradley conclude by exploring issues such as the Easter-dating controversy and the wider issues it raised for local autonomy and diversity over against central authority and uniformity of practice, and by looking at the unique character and qualities of Celtic art as expressed through Irish Christian artists.Celtic crosses and illuminated manuscripts are but a few of the magnificent productions of this period.

Overall, this is a well-written and engaging book, meant for the casual reader as well as the general scholar.It includes a few endnotes with each chapter, and a bibliography arranged with general titles as well as resources specific to each chapter and topic covered.There are several basic but useful maps highlighting locations in Ireland, Britain and Continental Europe of monasteries, missions, and other important landmarks.

Columba Press (name for St. Columba, 'the dove of the church') is a growing press based in Ireland, begun in 1985 with three titles relating to religious and spiritual themes.Since then, they have grown substantially and now publish across a broad range of areas, including pastoral resources, spirituality, theology, the arts, and history. With over 200 books in print, they add another 30 or so each year. Additionally, they are the British/Irish/European distributors for many other titles in the same fields. ... Read more