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Knowledge and Power - Gilder George

Legendary economist, investor, tech philosopher, and public treasure George Gilder argues that a hard-driving culture of entrepreneurial ideas is now in conflict with a growing mindset of government regulation combined with a total surrender of the individual imagination. The winner of this battle may determine a new paradigm of economics and thought for the next century, whether we like it or not.Ronald Reagan’s most-quoted living author—George Gilder—is back with an all-new paradigm-shifting theory of capitalism that will upturn conventional wisdom. Gilder breaks away from the supply-side model of economics to present a new economic paradigm: the epic conflict between the knowledge of entrepreneurs on one side, and the blunt power of government on the other. The knowledge of entrepreneurs, and their freedom to share and use that knowledge, are the sparks that light up the economy and set its gears in motion. The power of government to regulate, stifle, manipulate, subsidize or suppress knowledge and ideas is the inertia that slows those gears down, or keeps them from turning at all. One of the twentieth century’s defining economic minds has returned with a new philosophy to carry us into the twenty-first. Knowledge and Power is a must-read for fiscal conservatives, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues - George Berkeley

Whether viewed as extreme skepticism or enlightened common sense, the writings of Berkeley are a major influence on modern philosophy. Bishop Berkeley (1685-1753) was one of the great British empirical philosophers. He believed that the existence of material objects depends on their being perceived and The Principles of Human Knowledge sets out this denial of non-mental material reality. At first his views were unfavorably received by the London intelligentsia, and the entertaining Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous are a clarification of the Realist argument and a response to accusations of atheism and skepticism. In the nineteenth century John Stuart Mill wrote that he considered Berkeley''s work to be of "greatest philosophic genius," and it is true to say that its Immaterialism has influenced many recent philosophers.

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Figuring Out Fluency in Mathematics Teaching and Learning, Grades K-8 - John J. SanGiovanni, Jennifer M. Bay-Williams

Teach your students to become decision makers who rely on their own mathematical thinking. Fluency in mathematics is more than adeptly using basic facts or implementing algorithms. Real fluency involves reasoning and creativity, and it varies by the situation at hand. Figuring Out Fluency in Mathematics Teaching and Learning offers educators the inspiration to develop a deeper understanding of procedural fluency, along with a plethora of pragmatic tools for shifting classrooms toward a fluency approach. In a friendly and accessible style, this hands-on guide empowers educators to support students in acquiring the repertoire of reasoning strategies necessary to becoming versatile and nimble mathematical thinkers. It includes:  "Seven Significant Strategies" to teach to students as they work toward procedural fluency.  Activities, fluency routines, and games that encourage learning the efficiency, flexibility, and accuracy essential to real fluency. Reflection questions, connections to mathematical standards, and techniques for assessing all components of fluency. Suggestions for engaging families in understanding and supporting fluency. Fluency is more than a toolbox of strategies to choose from; it’s also a matter of equity and access for all learners. Give your students the knowledge and power to become confident mathematical thinkers.

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Figuring Out Fluency - Multiplication and Division With Fractions and Decimals - John J. SanGiovanni, Jennifer M. Bay-Williams, Jennifer Suh, Sherri

Because fluency practice is not a worksheet. Fluency in mathematics is more than adeptly using basic facts or implementing algorithms. It is not about speed or recall. Real fluency is about choosing strategies that are efficient, flexible, lead to accurate solutions, and are appropriate for the given situation. Developing fluency is also a matter of equity and access for all learners. The landmark book Figuring Out Fluency in Mathematics Teaching and Learning offered educators the inspiration to develop a deeper understanding of procedural fluency, along with a plethora of pragmatic tools for shifting classrooms toward a fluency approach. Now, teachers have the chance to apply that inspiration through explicit instruction and practice every day with the classroom companion Figuring Out Fluency: Multiplication and Division with Fractions and Decimals. With this book, teachers can: Dive deeper into the Significant Strategies for fluency explained in the anchor book Learn how these strategies grow from and relate to the basic fact strategies children learn Access over 100 strategy-aligned and classroom-ready activities for fluency instruction and practice in multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals, including worked examples, routines, games, and centers Find activities for assessing all components of multiplication and division fluency for fractions ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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An Analysis of Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish - Rachele Dini, Meghan Kallman

Michel Foucault is famous as one of the 20th-century’s most innovative thinkers – and his work on Discipline and Punish was so original and offered models so useful to other scholars that the book now ranks among the most influential academic works ever published.Foucault’s aim is to trace the way in which incarceration was transformed between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries. What started as a spectacle, in which ritual punishments were focused on the prisoner’s body, eventually became a matter of the private disciplining of a delinquent soul.Foucault’s work is renowned for its original insights, and Discipline and Punish contains several of his most compelling observations. Much of the focus of the book is on making new connections between knowledge and power, leading Foucault to sketch out a new interpretation of the relationship between voir, savoir and pouvoir – or, ‘to see is to know is to have power.’ Foucault also dwells in fascinating detail on the true implications of a uniquely creative solution to the problems generated by incarcerating large numbers of criminals in a confined space – Jeremy Bentham’s ‘panopticon,’ a prison constructed around a central tower from which hidden guards might – or might not – be ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Life After Google - Gilder George

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: "Nothing Mr. Gilder says or writes is ever delivered at anything less than the fullest philosophical decibel... Mr. Gilder sounds less like a tech guru than a poet, and his words tumble out in a romantic cascade."“Google’s algorithms assume the world’s future is nothing more than the next moment in a random process. George Gilder shows how deep this assumption goes, what motivates people to make it, and why it’s wrong: the future depends on human action.” — Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies and author of Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future The Age of Google, built on big data and machine intelligence, has been an awesome era. But it’s coming to an end. In Life after Google, George Gilder—the peerless visionary of technology and culture—explains why Silicon Valley is suffering a nervous breakdown and what to expect as the post-Google age dawns. Google’s astonishing ability to “search and sort” attracts the entire world to its search engine and countless other goodies—videos, maps, email, calendars….And everything it offers is free, or so it seems. Instead of paying directly, users ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Konec éry Google - Gilder George

Věk Googlu postavený na big datech a strojové inteligenci se chýlí ke konci. Co jej má nahradit a nenastal už náhodou nový technologický věk? Algoritmy Googlu předpokládají, že budoucnost světa není ničím jiným než dalším okamžikem náhodného procesu. Věk Googlu byla úžasná éra. Ale chýlí se ke konci. V knize Konec éry Google technologický vizionář George Gilder vysvětluje, proč Silicon Valley trpí nervovým zhroucením a co lze očekávat, až doba Googlu skončí. Úžasná schopnost Googlu „hledat a třídit“ přitahuje celý svět nejen k jeho vševědoucímu vyhledávači, ale i k mnoha dalším vychytávkám: videím, mapám, e-mailům a kalendářům, bez kterých se už téměř neobejdeme. A všechno, co Google nabízí, je bezplatné. Nebo se to tak alespoň na první pohled jeví. Místo přímých plateb se uživatelé podrobují reklamě. Ač pokroky v umělé inteligenci vyvolávají obavy ohledně její budoucí všemohoucnosti a transcendence, Silicon Valley na bezpečnost rezignovala. Internetové brány firewall údajně chránící všechna hesla a osobní údaje se ukázaly jako propustné. Budoucnost leží v „kryptokosmu“ – architektuře blockchainu a jeho derivátů. Díky aktivaci kryptoměn poskytne internetu bezpečný globální platební systém, který ukončí agregovaný a reklamní věk společnosti Google. Kniha Konec éry Google tvrdí opak toho, co prorokují věštci, jakými jsou Yuval Harari, Larry ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Taking Back My Power - Georgia Harrison

Georgia Harrison''s story as you''ve never heard it before. Explosive and inspiring, Georgia reveals the truth behind the headlines: the shocking truth of how she suffered revenge porn at the hands of her ex - and how she fought to get her life back.In 2020, Georgia Harrison''s ex-boyfriend shared intimate footage of her online without her consent. With the click of a button, Georgia''s world was ripped apart. But now she''s taking her power back.In court, Georgia finally told her side of the story; and her ex was found guilty in what became the most talked-about case in the British media. Although Georgia was a victim, she turned her pain into power - she succeeded in changing the laws around image-based abuse and became a voice for women.Unfiltered and unflinching, Georgia pulls back the curtain on the nightmare that could have crushed her, but that made her who she is today. Holding nothing back, she shines a light on how to navigate traumatic times - the importance of hope, building resilience and a positive mindset. Taking Back My Power is more than just a memoir; it''s an entire movement.''One woman''s campaign for justice for herself and for all victims of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Track Record: Me, Music, and the War on Blackness - George the Poet

**Out now: The ground-breaking memoir by acclaimed rapper and podcast host, George the Poet***WINNER OF THE PEABODY AWARD*''Mpanga''s book goes on to paint a picture of contemporary Black life as inextricable from history.'' Guardian''Full of conviction and integrity'' Observer ''Track Record is a mighty powerful and arresting read.'' Buzz Magazine __________''Our music is the ghost of our freedom and, as anybody who''s ever lost someone will tell you, a ghost can sometimes be the one thing keeping you going. ''Born to Ugandan parents on the St Raphael''s Estate in Neasden, north-west London, George has always been an ambitious storyteller. Influenced by his hometown, George started MCing , and eventually found his voice in poetry and with it an avenue for change.Track Record: Me, Music, and the War on Blackness sheds light on George''s upbringing and artistic career. He looks back at his education, his time at university, and his beginnings as a musician. We are given an insight into the forces that have shaped him and the stories he chooses to tell. As with George''s other work, Track Record goes beyond the traditional memoir and takes the reader on a journey throughout history. George dives deep into the complexities of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Striker and the Clock - Georgia Cloepfil

An exhilarating and searing memoir about life as a professional female footballer - and a beautiful examination of the joy and pain of serious athletics‘Will appeal to readers ready and willing to embrace the deep affinities among the craft and discipline of sport’ TLSIn The Striker and the Clock, Georgia Cloepfil tells the story of her life in football: the triumph, the exhilaration, the deep bonds between teammates, and also the years of self-denial, exile and dedication, in which players try in vain to outpace a clock that ticks down toward an indeterminate ending.Threading between floodlit pitches, sparse dorm rooms, and doctor’s offices, Cloepfil outlines an obsessive pursuit: one that sees her begin each day by touching the ball a thousand times, running sprints alone on empty fields and practicing near-constant visualization and revisualization of triumph and despair.What emerges is a profound meditation on what it is to have a body, and what it is to have the compulsion to push it to do the near impossible; and a love letter to the motivations, joys, pains and desires of a beautiful game.''Georgia Cloepfil has written a nimble, breathtaking book about the beautiful game, and about her beautiful, brutal life playing ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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How To Win Friends And Manipulate People - George Mladenov

A humorous handbook that''ll teach you how to seize power and keep it, from Survivor Australia''s most cunning mastermind, King George.This motivational guidebook will teach you how to emulate the cunning, dastardly qualities of Australia''s favourite reality TV villain, King George. Known for his witty one-liners, silver tongue and strategic genius, George has much to teach anyone who wants to control a room.Each chapter is grounded in an insightful anecdote from George''s life that will leave you doubled-over with laughter and ready to reign over your own kingdom. These lessons are drawn from key moments that have formulated his mindset, from his upbringing in a tight-knit Macedonian-Greek household in Bankstown, to his careers in politics, poker and TV - two times masterminding entire tribes on Survivor and sprinting around the world in The Amazing Race.After reading this book, you''ll be proclaiming GLORY OR DEATH to anyone who will listen.

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George and the Storm - Claire Tucker

George and the Storm is book four in the Gorgeous George series. The weather is turning nasty and George is starting to panic. What dreadful terrors will this storm bring, and how will George survive?

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AQA GCSE 9-1 Maths Higher Organise and Retrieve Your Knowledge - Collins GCSE

Exam Board: AQALevel: GCSE Grade 9-1Subject: Maths (Higher)Suitable for the 2026 examsKnowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in AQA GCSE 9-1 Maths (Higher).The key knowledge needed for AQA GCSE 9-1 Maths (Higher) to help you know more and remember more. Tackle each topic effortlessly with the essentials broken down on the ‘knowledge’ page followed directly by questions on the ‘retrieve’ page to reinforce your understanding.Key knowledge to learn for the Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Maths (Higher) examsQuestions to lock-in knowledge and strengthen memoryAn appendix of maths formulae and vocabularyAnswers includedSimply work through the topics to embed the knowledge and improve your grades!

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Ready to Teach: A Christmas Carol: A compendium of subject knowledge, resources and pedagogy - Amy Staniforth, Stuart Pryke

''It''s a tough gig to write a book that is both academic and accessible. And yet Stuart and Amy have pulled this off. It is a brilliant boon to the English teaching community.'' - Mary MyattReady to Teach: A Christmas Carol brings together the deep subject knowledge, resources and classroom strategies needed to teach Dickens''s most famous Christmas story for GCSE, as well as the pedagogical theory behind why these ideas work, helping teachers to deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum with impact. With fresh approaches building on the success of Ready to Teach: Macbeth, each chapter contains lesson-by-lesson essays and commentaries that enhance subject knowledge on key areas of the text alongside fully resourced lessons reflecting current and dynamic best practice. The book also offers an introduction to the key pedagogical concepts which underpin the lessons and why they are proven to help students develop powerful knowledge and key skills. Whether you are new to teaching or looking for different ways into the text, Ready to Teach: A Christmas Carol is the ideal companion to the study of this 19th century classic. With a foreword by Mary Myatt.

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Ready to Teach: Macbeth:A compendium of subject knowledge, resources and pedagogy - Amy Staniforth, Stuart Pryke

What is the best approach for helping students to understand higher level concepts? How can specific subject knowledge be implemented in lessons?Ready to Teach: Macbeth brings together the deep subject knowledge, resources and classroom strategies needed to teach Shakespeare''s tragic play for GCSE, as well as the pedagogical theory behind why these ideas work, helping teachers to deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum with impact. Each chapter contains lesson-by-lesson essays and commentaries that enhance subject knowledge on key areas of the text alongside fully resourced lessons reflecting current and dynamic best practice. The book also offers an introduction to the key pedagogical concepts which underpin the lessons and why they are proven to help students develop powerful knowledge and key skills.Whether you are new to teaching or looking for different ways into the text, Ready to Teach: Macbeth is the perfect companion to the study of ''the Scottish play''.

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AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science Trilogy Higher Organise and Retrieve Your Knowledge - Collins GCSE

Exam Board: AQALevel: GCSE Grade 9-1Subject: Combined Science (Higher)Suitable for the 2026 examsKnowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science (Higher).The key knowledge needed for AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science (Higher) to help you know more and remember more. Tackle each topic effortlessly with the essentials broken down on the ‘knowledge’ page followed directly by questions on the ‘retrieve’ page to reinforce your understanding.Key knowledge to learn for the AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science (Higher) examsQuestions to lock-in knowledge and strengthen memoryTopics organised in the order of the exam papersCovers required practicals and maths skills for scienceAnswers includedSimply work through the topics to embed the knowledge and improve your grades!

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AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science Trilogy Foundation Organise and Retrieve Your Knowledge - Collins GCSE

Exam Board: AQALevel: GCSE Grade 9-1Subject: Combined Science (Foundation)Suitable for the 2026 examsKnowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science (Foundation).The key knowledge needed for AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science (Foundation) to help you know more and remember more. Tackle each topic effortlessly with the essentials broken down on the ‘knowledge’ page followed directly by questions on the ‘retrieve’ page to reinforce your understanding.Key knowledge to learn for the AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science (Foundation) examsQuestions to lock-in knowledge and strengthen memoryTopics organised in the order of the exam papersCovers required practicals and maths skills for scienceAnswers includedSimply work through the topics to embed the knowledge and improve your grades!

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AQA GCSE 9-1 Biology Organise and Retrieve Your Knowledge - Collins GCSE

Exam Board: AQALevel: GCSE Grade 9-1Subject: BiologySuitable for the 2026 examsKnowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in AQA GCSE 9-1 Biology.The key knowledge needed for AQA GCSE 9-1 Biology to help you know more and remember more. Tackle each topic effortlessly with the essentials broken down on the ‘knowledge’ page followed directly by questions on the ‘retrieve’ page to reinforce your understanding.Key knowledge to learn for the AQA GCSE 9-1 Biology examsQuestions to lock-in knowledge and strengthen memoryTopics organised in the order of the exam papersCovers required practicals and maths skills for scienceAnswers includedSimply work through the topics to embed the knowledge and improve your grades!

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Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Maths Foundation Organise and Retrieve Your Knowledge - Collins GCSE

Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: GCSE Grade 9-1Subject: Maths (Foundation)Suitable for the 2026 examsKnowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Maths (Foundation).The key knowledge needed for Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Maths (Foundation) to help you know more and remember more. Tackle each topic effortlessly with the essentials broken down on the ‘knowledge’ page followed directly by questions on the ‘retrieve’ page to reinforce your understanding.Key knowledge to learn for the Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Maths (Foundation) examsQuestions to lock-in knowledge and strengthen memoryAn appendix of maths formulae and vocabularyAnswers includedSimply work through the topics to embed the knowledge and improve your grades!

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SPELLING, PUNCTUATION & GRAMMAR: WORKBOOK: - the ideal way to catch up, test your knowledge and feel ready for 2025 and 2026 assessments and exams - E

Test your knowledge, practise your skills and feel ready for 2021 assessments and 2022 exams. Test and build your knowledge of key spelling, punctuation and grammar skills. Focus your revision where it''s most needed using the mixture of quick tests and longer ‘Test your understanding'' tasks. Monitor your progress using the ‘SPaG Check'' at the beginning and the ‘Progress Booster'' section at the end Learn to apply what you''ve learned and get vital experience of test and assessment-style questions. For the first time, York Notes bring you a Workbook to help you improve your spelling, punctuation and grammar skills for the whole of your English Language and English Literature GCSE 9-1 courses. So whether you''re studying at home, online or in the classroom, York Notes is your best bet for the best grades. The biggest and most in-depth available, this Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Workbook from York Notes is simple to use and will help you practise, improve and test all your skills and knowledge so you can build your confidence, stay motivated and feel ready to impress in any test, assessment or exam. Why not combine this Workbook with a York Notes Revision and Exam Practice guide? It''s the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Great American Burger Book (Expanded and Updated Edition) - George Motz

The definitive guide to creating the most mouthwatering burgers by the “foremost authority on hamburgers” (New York Times), Emmy Award–winning filmmaker, YouTube’s Burger Scholar, and author George Motz—expanded and updated with new and improved recipesThe Great American Burger Book was the first book to showcase a wide range of regional burger styles and cooking methods. In this expanded and updated edition, George Motz covers traditional grilling techniques as well as how to smoke, steam, poach, smash, and deep-fry burgers based on signature recipes from around the country. Each chapter is dedicated to a specific regional burger and includes the history of the method and details on how to create your own piece of American food history right at home. Motz’s cookbook takes readers on a regional tour of America’s best burgers, with recipes from California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin—as well as such international locations as Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Malaysia, and Turkey.The Great American Burger Book is for anyone who loves a great burger, unique or classic. And who doesn’t love a great ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell

The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts'' collection, discover Orwell''s personal account of life on the streets beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard FaireyTo be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. By day, he tramped the streets, often passing time with ''screevers'' or street artists, drunks and other hobos. At night, he stood in line for a bed in a ''spike'' or doss house, where a cup of sugary tea, a hunk of stale bread and a blanket were the only sustenance and comfort on offer.First published in 1933, Down and Out in Paris and London is George Orwell''s haunting account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them.''A man who looked at his world with wonder and wrote down exactly what he saw, in admirable prose'' John MortimerCOMPLETE THE TRIO WITH SHEPARD FAIREY''S NEW-LOOK 1984 AND ANIMAL FARM.

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Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell

Down and Out in Paris and London was George Orwell's first published book. It is at once a very personal account, and a vivid expose of hard lives weighed down by poverty in France and England between the wars.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by writer Lara Feigel.Towards the end of the 1920s, whilst living in Paris, George Orwell's few remaining funds are stolen and he quickly falls into a life of severe poverty. Living hand to mouth, he shares squalid lodgings with Russian-born Boris and finds tedious and back-breaking work washing up in the bowels of Paris restaurant kitchens. On his return to England, he lives as a tramp, finding occasional shelter in often dangerous doss houses.

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Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell

"Poverty is what I am writing about".In the late 1920s, Eric Blair resigned his post as a colonial policeman in Burma, immersed himself in the slums of Paris and London, and reinvented himself as George Orwell, one of the most revered prose stylists in the English language. Orwell decided to write about the lives of the poor - the dishwashers of Paris, the tramps of London - not by imagining poverty, but by experiencing poverty. The result is a book which is as provocative and incisive about class inequalities, homelessness, and social prejudices today as it was when it was first published in 1933.Down and Out in Paris and London was George Orwell''s first book, and it remains a masterpiece of prose writing. This edition is accompanied by an introduction which examines Orwell''s book for its literary, social, and political significance.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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KS3 Maths Year 8: Organise and retrieve your knowledge - Collins KS3

Level: KS3Subject: MathsKnowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in Year 8 Maths.The key knowledge needed for Year 8 Maths to help you know more and remember more. Tackle each topic effortlessly with the essentials broken down on the ‘knowledge’ page followed directly by questions on the ‘retrieve’ page to reinforce your understanding.Key points to learn for Year 8 MathsQuestions to lock-in knowledge and strengthen memoryKey vocabulary and maths facts summariesMixed topic recall section at the backAnswers includedPerfect for catch up, consolidation, retrieval and interventionSimply work through the topics to embed the knowledge and improve your grades!

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KS3 Maths Year 9: Organise and retrieve your knowledge - Collins KS3

Level: KS3Subject: MathsKnowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in Year 9 Maths.The key knowledge needed for Year 9 Maths to help you know more and remember more. Tackle each topic effortlessly with the essentials broken down on the ‘knowledge’ page followed directly by questions on the ‘retrieve’ page to reinforce your understanding.Key points to learn for Year 9 MathsQuestions to lock-in knowledge and strengthen memoryKey vocabulary and maths facts summariesMixed topic recall section at the backAnswers includedPerfect for catch up, consolidation, retrieval and interventionSimply work through the topics to embed the knowledge and improve your grades!

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Literary and Political Essays - George Orwell

One of the most celebrated novelists in the English language, George Orwell was also a prolific essay writer and literary reviewer, penning articles on such diverse subjects as the craft of writing, international politics and British cookery, and on such varied authors as Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw and P.G. Wodehouse.This volume collects all of Orwell’s major essays, including ‘Shooting an Elephant’, ‘Inside the Whale’, ‘Politics and the English Language’, ‘Why I Write’ and ‘Politics vs Literature: An Examination of Gulliver’s Travels’, as well as a generous selection of shorter pieces on a variety of literary and political subjects. As a whole, this collection will provide useful insights into Orwell as a committed intellectual and serve as an indispensable companion to his fiction.

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KS3 Science Year 8: Organise and retrieve your knowledge - Collins KS3

Level: KS3Subject: ScienceKnowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in Year 8 Science.The key knowledge needed for Year 8 Science to help you know more and remember more. Tackle each topic effortlessly with the essentials broken down on the ‘knowledge’ page followed directly by questions on the ‘retrieve’ page to reinforce your understanding.Key points to learn for Year 8 ScienceQuestions to lock-in knowledge and strengthen memoryKey scientific and investigative skillsMixed topic recall section at the backAnswers includedPerfect for catch up, consolidation, retrieval and interventionSimply work through the topics to embed the knowledge and improve your grades!

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Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth - Robert George

A wide-ranging collection of essays from one of America's leading public intellectualsIn Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth acclaimed political philosopher and legal scholar Robert P. George tackles one of the most vexing issues dividing Americans today. He argues that the "Age of Faith" of the Medieval period and the "Age of Reason" of the European Enlightenments have been followed by a modern "Age of Feeling," in which people derive their beliefs not from faith or reason—or faith and reason—but from emotion, which becomes the central source of truth. And so, many have embraced a fierce moral absolutism on the basis of beliefs that are the products of nothing more than subjective inclinations and experiences. This collection of essays challenges the "Age of Feeling" by appealing to reason in the pursuit of sound moral understanding on crucial and contentious topics of human dignity, the definition of marriage, philosophy of law, constitutional law, the nature of civil liberties, free markets, and others. Robert George has taught generations of students at Princeton University and Harvard Law School, and he has long proclaimed that a teacher's sacred mission is to form his students to be determined truth seekers and courageous truth speakers. In Seeking ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Recipes and Everyday Knowledge - Elaine Leong

Across early modern Europe, men and women from all ranks gathered medical, culinary, and food preservation recipes from family and friends, experts and practitioners, and a wide array of printed materials. Recipes were tested, assessed, and modified by teams of householders, including masters and servants, husbands and wives, mothers and daughters, and fathers and sons. This much-sought know-how was written into notebooks of various shapes and sizes forming “treasuries for health,” each personalized to suit the whims and needs of individual communities.  In Recipes and Everyday Knowledge, Elaine Leong situates recipe knowledge and practices among larger questions of gender and cultural history, the history of the printed word, and the history of science, medicine, and technology. The production of recipes and recipe books, she argues, were at the heart of quotidian investigations of the natural world or “household science”. She shows how English homes acted as vibrant spaces for knowledge making and transmission, and explores how recipe trials allowed householders to gain deeper understandings of sickness and health, of the human body, and of natural and human-built processes. By recovering this story, Leong extends the parameters of natural inquiry and productively widens the cast of historical characters participating in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Knowledge and Civil Society

Chapter 1. The Place of Civil Society in the Making of Knowledge.- Part I: (Re-)Thinking Civil Society.- Chapter 2. The Dialectic of Civil and Uncivil Society-Fragility, Fault Lines, and Countervailing Forces.-Chapter 3. Civil Society as an Agent of Change.- Chapter 4. Undone Science and Smart Cities: Civil Society Perspectives on Risk and Emerging Technologies.- Part II: Analyzing Civil Society Organizations.- Chapter 5. Specialists for Crumble Cakes? The German LandFrauen Organizations in Social Innovation and as Educational, Social, and Political Institutions.- Chapter 6. Schools of Democracy? Giving Circles and the Civic and Political Participation of Collaborative Philanthropists.- Chapter 7. Time Banks as Transient Civic Organizations? Exploring the Dynamics of Decline.- Part III: Spaces, Networks and Fields.- Chapter 8. Civil Society as Networks of Issues and Associations: The Case of Food.- Chapter 9. The Geography of Giving in the Philanthropic Field.- Chapter 10. Global Authenticity, Local Authority: Epistemic Power, Discursive Geographies, and the Creation of Civil Society Knowledge Networks.- Part IV: Doing Civil Society.- Chapter 11. Democracy Movement and Alternative Knowledge in Hong Kong.- Chapter 12. Epistemic Activism in the United States: Examining Meetings Across the Silos of Civil Society.- Chapter 13. Seeding a New World: Lessons From the #FeesMustFall Movement for ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Counselling Skills and Knowledge for SCoPEd B

This text supports you to develop the counselling competencies aligned to the SCoPEd framework professional standards in Column B. It covers key competencies in client assessment, self-awareness, and knowledge and skills, with chapters on topics such as online counselling, working with unconscious and out-of-awareness processes, foundations of psychological assessment and using reflexivity in practice. The book further emphasises the importance of research, with chapters on how to understand and evaluate quantitative and qualitative research and how both can enhance your practice. Throughout, the authors foreground diversity-informed and culturally sensitive ways of working, supporting you to adapt your skills and knowledge to meet your clients’ needs. Each chapter includes learning features such as practice-relevant examples, key definitions and opportunities for reflection, to support you on your learning and professional development journey.

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Primary Science: Knowledge and Understanding - John Sharp, Peacock Graham A., Debbie Wright, Rob Johnsey

All the subject knowledge you need to teach primary science. The essential subject knowledge text for primary science. Secure subject knowledge and understanding is the foundation of confident, creative and effective teaching. This comprehensive text, covering the whole primary curriculum, includes interactive tasks, self-assessment questions and links to other resources in all chapters. Primary science matters. This 10th edition includes links to the ITT Core Content Framework and new content on children’s common misconceptions in science.

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Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child - Alison Clark

This book explores the relationship with time in early childhood by arguing for the valuing of slow pedagogies and slow knowledge. Alison Clark points to alternative practices in Early Childhood Education and Care that enable a different pace and rhythm, against the backdrop of the acceleration in early childhood and the proliferation of testing and measurement. Diverse approaches are explored to enable an ‘unhurried child’ and less hurried adults. Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child is divided in three parts. Part 1, Reasons to be slow, looks at the pressures in Early Childhood Education and Care to speed up and for children to be ‘readied’ for the next stage. The book then explores different relationships with time for young children and educators. Part 2, Slow pedagogies and practices, explore some of the forms slow practices can take including outdoors, in the studio, in everyday routines, through stories, in pedagogical documentation and in ‘slow’ research. Part 3, Moving forward, shows what a ‘timefull’ approach to ECEC can look like, whilst debating the challenges and possibilities that exist. The book serves as a catalyst for urgent discussion about the need to slow down in early childhood education and teacher education and explores ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Sounds Wild and Broken - David George Haskell

An awe-inspiring exploration of the sounds of the living Earth, and the joys and threats of human music, language and noise. ''A symphony, filled with the music of life . . . fascinating, heartbreaking, and beautifully written.''ELIZABETH KOLBERT, author of The Sixth Extinction''Sounds Wild and Broken affirms Haskell as a laureate for the earth, his finely tuned scientific observations made more potent by his deep love for the wild he hopes to save.''NEW YORK TIMES''Wonderful . . . a reminder that the narrow aural spectrum on which most of us operate, and the ways in which human life is led, blocks out the planet’s great, orchestral richness.''GUARDIANWe live on a planet alive with song, music, and speech. David George Haskell explores how these wonders came to be. In rainforests shimmering with insect sounds and swamps pulsing with frog calls we learn about evolution’s creative powers. From birds in the Rocky Mountains and on the streets of Paris, we discover how animals learn their songs and adapt to new environments. Below the waves, we hear our kinship to beings as different as snapping shrimp, toadfish, and whales. In the startlingly divergent sonic vibes of the animals of different continents, we experience ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Trees and Woodlands - Dr George Peterken

Features almost 300 colour photographs and brings together more than 60 years of research by a leading voice in British woodland ecology. Trees define woodland. They provide a complex, multi-layered habitat for a great range of wildlife, but they are also wildlife themselves, reacting to their circumstances and each other. Woodlands are important to people, supplying timber, food and fuel, accumulating carbon, and offering places of refuge and refreshment. But they are also under threat: some stand in the way of ‘progress’, and all are becoming increasingly vulnerable to disease and climate change.In Trees and Woodlands, George Peterken brings together decades of scientific research, while also incorporating his personal experiences, to explore the ecology, nature conservation and wider cultural value of our native trees and shrubs, and the various ways they have combined as woodland. Peterken accepts that all woodlands have been shaped by people as well as nature, and he describes the long history of use and management and how this has influenced woodland wildlife. Woodlands have also contributed to our art, beliefs and social attitudes, and this too is examined. He concludes by asking, what next for Britain’s trees and woodlands? He advocates woods being managed and their ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A Dance with Dragons, part 1: Dreams and Dust - Martin George R.R.

HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age.A DANCE WITH DRAGONS: DREAMS AND DUST is the FIRST part of the fifth volume in the series.‘Richly satisfying and utterly engrossing’ Sunday TimesIn the aftermath of a colossal battle, new threats are emerging from every direction.Tyrion Lannister, having killed his father, and wrongfully accused of killing his nephew, King Joffrey, has escaped from King’s Landing with a price on his head.To the north lies the great Wall of ice and stone – a structure only as strong as those guarding it. Eddard Stark''s bastard son Jon Snow has been elected 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch. But Jon has enemies both inside and beyond the Wall. And in the east Daenerys Targaryen struggles to hold a city built on dreams and dust.

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A Dance With Dragons, part 1: Dreams and Dust - Martin George R.R.

HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R.R. Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS: DREAMS AND DUST is the first part of the fifth volume in the series.‘Characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias’ GuardianTyrion Lannister, having killed his father, and wrongfully accused of killing his nephew, King Joffrey, has escaped from King’s Landing with a price on his head. Jon Snow has been elected Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch. But Jon has enemies both inside and beyond the Wall. And in the east Daenerys Targaryen struggles to hold a city built on dreams and dust.The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance. On all sides bitter conflicts are reigniting, played out by outlaws and priests, nobles and slaves. The tides of destiny will lead to the greatest dance of all.

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The Character of a Trimmer and Other Writings - George Savile, Marquess of Halifax

To know when to let things alone is a high pitch of good sense.George Savile, Marquess of Halifax was among the greatest statesmen of late seventeenth-century England and was a central figure in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. His pursuit of moderation during a time of fierce political controversy earned him the nickname The Trimmer. Halifax took this intended insult as a badge of honour, arguing that all good things trim between extremes and exist healthily between varieties of excess. His pamphlets, published anonymously during his lifetime, make the case for moderate and pragmatic action rooted in caution and compromise. They stand as an abiding critique of extremism and political tribalism. Halifaxs works on the nature of politics rest upon a practical and extensive experience of government. His detached and often jaded view of life lends a markedly distinctive quality to his thoughts on government, political parties, morality, marriage, and the human condition in general.This edition presents Halifaxs published works, including his political testament The Character of a Trimmer, a remarkable sketch of the character of King Charles II, and various sets of Thoughts and Reflections. An introductory essay sets Halifaxs work within the context of his time and emphasizes ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Striker and the Clock - Georgia Cloepfil

An exhilarating and searing memoir about life as a professional female footballer - and a beautiful examination of the joy and pain of serious athletics‘Riveting ... A paean to the beautiful game’ Los Angeles Times ‘It contained so much of what I love and find endlessly interesting about football ... A very lovely thinker and writer’ Rebecca Watson‘A compelling debut’ Times Literary SupplementIn The Striker and the Clock, Georgia Cloepfil tells the story of her life in football: the triumph, the exhilaration, the deep bonds between teammates, and also the years of self-denial, exile and dedication, in which players try in vain to outpace a clock that ticks down toward an indeterminate ending.What emerges is a profound meditation on what it is to have a body, and what it is to have the compulsion to push it to do the near impossible; and a love letter to the motivations, joys, pains and desires of a beautiful game.

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Orwell and the Dispossessed - George Orwell

Including Down and Out in Paris and London''Orwell was the great moral force of his age'' SpectatorThe powerful writings collected together in this volume chronicle George Orwell''s first-hand experiences of life among the underclass of the ''two nations'' of rich and poor. Down and Out in Paris and London is the young Orwell''s memoir of his time as a struggling, often penniless writer, living among the destitute and dispossessed, in which he exposes what ''going to the dogs'' is really like. There are also articles and letters on sleeping rough in Trafalgar Square, being arrested for drunkenness, on the poverty Orwell witnessed in Morocco and India, and his shocking essay, ''How the Poor Die''.Edited by Peter Davison with an Introduction by Peter Clarke

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Arms and the Man - George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw's three-act love comedy Arms and the Man was staged in 1894 and released a year later. The drama satirizes romantic notions of war and valor and is set in the Bulgarian home of the Petkoff family. In Raina Petkoff's bedroom, a battle-weary officer who is a Swiss mercenary serving in the Serbian army seeks safety and she agrees to hide him from the police. Raina initially mocks the intruder's cowardliness after hearing his straightforward description of the war, in which he refutes the heroics of her fiance Sergius, but eventually comes to value his honesty. After the war is done, the captain, Captain Bluntschli, makes a return. By the play's conclusion, Raina has engaged Bluntschli, who recently inherited a series of Swiss hotels, and Sergius has promised himself to maidservant Louka, whose fiancé, the manservant Nicola, voluntarily renounces his claim to her. The Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885 is depicted in the drama. Young Bulgarian woman Raina Petkoff, the book's protagonist, is engaged to Sergius Sarnofff, one of the war's heroes whom she adores.

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Novel and Other Poems - George Seferis

Often compared during his lifetime to T.S. Eliot, whose work he translated and introduced to Greece, George Seferis is noted for his spare, laconic, dense and allusive verse in the Modernist idiom of the first half of the twentieth century. At once intensely Greek and a cosmopolitan of his time (he was a career-diplomat as well as a poet), Seferis better than any other writer expresses the dilemma experienced by his countrymen then and now: how to be at once Greek and modern. The translations that make up this volume are the fruit of more than forty years, and many are published here for the first time.

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The Princess and the Goblin - George MacDonald

George MacDonald’s beloved classic of children’s fantasy is now available in an unabridged, paperback volume in Union Square and Co.’s Signature Editions series. A classic fairy tale of Princess Irene, the brave young miner Curdie, magic, and the dastardly goblins plotting against the kingdom. Throughout their journey, Princess Irene and Curdie face various challenges and magical events that test their courage and friendship. They encounter a wise old woman who gives them important advice, a magical thread that guides them through the darkness of the underground tunnels, and a cunning goblin king who wants to keep Princess Irene captive in his kingdom.

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KS3 Science Year 7: Organise and retrieve your knowledge: Ideal for Year 7 (Collins KS3 Revision)

Level: KS3Subject: ScienceKnowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in Year 7 Science.Just the key knowledge needed for Year 7 science to help students know more and remember more.Key points to learn for Year 7 scienceQuestions to lock-in knowledge and strengthen memoryKey scientific and investigative skillsMixed topic recall section at the backAnswers includedPerfect for catch up, consolidation, retrieval and intervention

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A Storm of Swords, part 2: Blood and Gold - Martin George R.R.

HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age.A STORM OF SWORDS: BLOOD AND GOLD is the SECOND part of the third volume in the series.‘Colossal, staggering . . . one of the greats’ SFXThe Starks are scattered.Robb Stark may be King in the North, but he must bend to the will of the old tyrant Walder Frey if he is to hold his crown. And while his youngest sister, Arya, has escaped the clutches of the depraved Cersei Lannister and her son, the capricious boy-king Joffrey, Sansa Stark remains their captive.Meanwhile, across the ocean, Daenerys Stormborn, the last heir of the Dragon King, delivers death to the slave-trading cities of Astapor and Yunkai as she approaches Westeros with vengeance in her heart.

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A Storm of Swords, part 1: Steel and Snow - Martin George R.R.

HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age.A STORM OF SWORDS: STEEL AND SNOW is the FIRST part of the third volume in the series.‘Martin has captured the imagination of millions’ GuardianWinter approaches Westeros like an angry beast.The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud. In the northern wastes, a horde of hungry, savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wilderness is poised to invade the Kingdom of the North where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown. And Robb’s defences are ranged against the South, the land of the cunning and cruel Lannisters, who have his younger sisters in their power.Throughout Westeros, the war for the Iron Throne rages more fiercely than ever, but if the Wall is breached, no king will live to claim it.

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The Lion and the Unicorn - George Orwell

George Orwell's moving reflections on the English character and his passionate belief in the need for political change. The Lion and the Unicorn was written in London during the worst period of the blitz. It is vintage Orwell, a dynamic outline of his belief in socialism, patriotism and an English revolution.His fullest political statement, it has been described as 'one of the most moving and incisive portraits of the English character' and is as relevant now as it ever has been.

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Language and Power - Andreas Furtmayr, Simpson Paul, Simon Statham

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings – all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible ‘two-dimensional’ structure is built around four sections – introduction, development, exploration and extension – which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained.Language and Power, Second Edition has been completely revised and updated and includes:a comprehensive survey of the ways in which language intersects and connects with the social, cultural and political aspects of power;an introduction to the history of the field, covering all the major approaches, theoretical concepts and methods of analysis in this important and developing area of academic study;coverage of all the ‘traditional’ topics, such as race, gender and institutional power, but also newer topics such as the discourse of post-truth, and the power of social media;readings from works by seminal figures in the field, such as Robin Lakoff, Deborah Cameron and Teun van Dijk;real texts and examples throughout, including advertisements ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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English and American Watches - George Daniels

In this long-awaited reprint - first published in 1967 - the late George Daniels, a master watchmaker of the twentieth century, documents the important contribution made by England and America in the development of the pocket watch from the earliest times to late 1960s America. Daniels tells of the sequence of technical developments that led to the production of electric and electronic watches. It is a fascinating story for all who appreciate not only a watch’s technical niceties but also the intrinsic beauty with which devoted craftsmen endowed it. Mr Daniels’ concise, learned account, which places each phase of the story in its true perspective, will be found indispensable both by collectors and by those new to the history of watchmaking. Over a hundred photographs together with a series of clear line drawings, emphasise the watchmakers’ achievement in marrying pure function and beauty, and at the same time illustrate the changes in movements that accompanied progress in external appearance.

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