British Qualifications: A Complete Guide to Educational, Technical, Professional and Academic Qualifications in Britain

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"An up-to-date, comprehensive guide to professional and academic qualifications in Britain - the Bible in fact!" -- Education & Training "The single best one-volume reference on British Educational awards in print." -- World Education News and Reviews * Reflects the many developments which have occurred within the changing field of educational, professional, academic, technical and vocational qualifications in Britain. * Takes account of the latest changes in university status, listing degree-awarding colleges of further and higher education in addition to the universities themselves Gives up-to-date information on vocational qualifications including NVQs, GNVQs and SNVQs * Covers national secondary school examinations and more than 200 career fields, detailing their professional and accrediting bodies, levels of membership and qualifications. * Fully indexed, with a further index of designatory letters and abbreviations that, in today’s world of the acronym, will prove invaluable

British Qualifications: A Complete Guide to Educational, Technical, Professional and Academic Qualifications in Britain (British Qualifications)

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British Qualifications: A Complete Guide to Educational, Technical, Professional and Academic Qualifications in Britain (British Qualifications)

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This comparative, international review of law and practice liability describes the framework in which lawyers, insurers, contractors, and clients dealing with liability operate.

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The Edna Lewis cookbook
Edna Lewis , and Evangeline Peterson
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Edna Lewis Cookbook 1ST Edition
Edna Lewis
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finally, someone seems to have shared my own experiences

Funny, poignant, harrowing, riveting, highly recommended.

Market Rap : The Odyssey of a Still-Struggling Commodity Trader
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Few books depict both the up and down sides of the trading world as completely as this.

The author leaves his job with a generous, secure income to pursue the life of a full-time floor member, and in so doing endures the loss of security, the consternation of his family, and personal demons that threaten to undermine his dream.

His odyssey is poignant and funny, harrowing, and altogether human. His trials will strike familiar chords with anyone who has ever traded a market, and his tribulations will similarly enrich the reader.

The book includes some highly effective trading ideas and methods that have earned Art money over the years.

A must read for anyone who appreciates honesty over hype.

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finally, someone seems to have shared my own experiences.......2000-08-21

This book was honest, funny, and thoroughly entertaining. Mr. Collins obviously is not afraid to appear less than cool or all-knowledgeable about his subject, but he obviously knows enough to give his reader a ton to think about. In my life, I've encountered many traders who come up with systems, but I haven't met one who doesn't frequently circumvent them. Collins' own experience with such improvisations merely confirms what I've observed--a winning trading approach is incompatible with human emotion. The trades we feel the most sure about are almost always the ones that lose money. But it's obviously hard to stay one-hundred percent committed to a mechanical approach, as Market Rap confirms. I don't know how effective the systems in the book are, (I will get around to testing them), but they seem simple and straight-forward; characteristics that work the best in my portfolios also. Finally, most traders can't get enough of trading books just because they love the subject so much. What's especially cool about this book is, the author obviously shares our passions.

finally, someone seems to have shared my own experiences.......2000-08-21

Funny, poignant, harrowing, riveting, highly recommended........2000-08-06

Market Rap: The Odyssey Of A Still-struggling Commodity Trader is the story of Art Collins who left a job with a generous, secure income to pursue the frantic and frenetic life as a full-time floor member of the commodities exchange. In making this transition Collins endured loss of security, the consternation of family, and personal demons that threatened to undermine his dream. Market Rap is funny, poignant, harrowing, and a riveting read. Included throughout Collins personal story are highly effective trading ideas and methods. Market Rap is immensely rewarding reading for anyone who aspires to become a successful commodities broker, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in this significant aspect of the American economic system.

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Art Collins
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This is a political history of Labour's use of the tax system from 1906 to 1979; an epilogue brings the story up to the present, surveying New Labour's tax policies and dilemmas. Richard Whiting's lucid and readable study examines how Labour used taxation to further its political aims: to fund welfare, manage the economy, promote fairness and achieve greater equality. This study sheds new light on Labour's history, and is a valuable contribution to understanding both the tax structure and the politics of twentieth-century Britain more generally.

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This is a political history of Labour's use of the tax system from 1906 to 1979: an epilogue brings the story up to the present, surveying New Labour's tax policies and dilemmas. Richard Whiting's broad-ranging, lucid and readable study examines how Labour used tax to further its political aims of funding welfare, managing the economy, promoting fairness and achieving greater equality. Whiting also shows the limits of Labour's ability to achieve a more equal society in this way, assesses the ability and standing of key figures in the Labour movement, and delineates the problems caused by the political role of the trade unions. This study provides an original perspective on Labour's history, and is a valuable contribution to understanding both the tax structure and the politics of twentieth-century Britain more generally.

The Labour Party and Taxation: Party Identity and Political Purpose in Twentieth-Century Britain. (Reviews of Books).(Book Review): An article from: Albion

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The Labour Party and Taxation: Party Identity and Political Purpose in Twentieth-Century Britain. (Reviews of Books).(Book Review): An article from: Albion
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Title: The Labour Party and Taxation: Party Identity and Political Purpose in Twentieth-Century Britain. (Reviews of Books).(Book Review)
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Date: December 22, 2002
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The Labour Party and Taxation: Party Identity and Political Purpose in Twentieth-Century Britain. (Reviews/Comptes Rendus). (book review): An article from: Labour/Le Travail

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The Labour Party and Taxation: Party Identity and Political Purpose in Twentieth-Century Britain. (Reviews/Comptes Rendus). (book review): An article from: Labour/Le Travail
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This digital document is an article from Labour/Le Travail, published by Canadian Committee on Labour History on March 22, 2002. The length of the article is 1266 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Poorly organized, written and edited.......2004-04-12

As a physician I looked forward to reading this, but it is poorly organized, written and edited. The author bounces back and forth within a chapter. I expected a straight discourse on each case instead there was a mishmash. For example in one chapter I thought he was going to discuss two malpractice cases that Lincoln defended. Instead there is an eassay on Medical Malpractice from 1830s through the 1850s. In another chapter about a malpractice on a broken leg that was not set as the patient wanted, there is a three page discourse on all the medical literature that Lincoln COULD have used. IN the end the case was setteld, but then we never find out the particulars of the settlement, why it was settled or such.Overall a major disappointment for me.

lincoln the lawyer.......2004-01-16

Like everything else concerning Lincoln's life, his law practice has acquired the patina of legend over the years. Mr. Spiegel's book does an excellent job of dispelling myths and presenting Lincoln as a well respected attorney with a thriving practice. The strongest part of the book are the introductory materials and the first two chapters. Lincoln is shown to be willing to argue any side of a case based on his clients' needs. In a case where two men had a monetary dispute Lincoln was hired by one man for the trial and by the other man during the appeal. Reamrks about the difficulty assessing an attorney's effectiveness based on the won-loss record are well considered.
However, later chapters seem somewhat unfocused. The author adds interesting tidbits unrelated to the topic and outside the time of Lincoln's practice. I had hoped that a ten year research project would focus more extensively on his actual practice. Still, this is a good reference for scholars and Lincoln "buffs."

Abraham Lincoln WAS a Shrewd Lawyer.......2002-05-24

Many people believe that Abraham Lincoln was just a hick lawyer. This book cites more than 60 cases and shows that Lincoln was a top notch shrewd, sophisticated lawyer. In addition, Lincoln took on all types of cases and earned a good iving. He represemterd a slave owner even though he opposed the idea of slavery. He defended people accussed of murder and he prosecuted murderers. He represented corporations and he handled many individual bad debt cases. It was particularly interesting to read about Lincoln's daily mixture of law, politics and activities in the society of his time. For the first time, this book uses newly discovered legal documents about Lincoln's practice and the author describes cases that were previously unknown. There is a large mass of references and a substantial bibliography - about 40 pages of material. If lincoln had not been elected president, there is no doubt that he would have become one of the leading lawyers in the nation. Obviously, lawyers will enjoy this book along with historians and the general public. I heartedly recommend this book.

A truly astounding portrait of a great legal mind.......2002-05-06

A. Lincoln Esquire: A Shrewd, Sophisticated Lawyer In His Time by Allen D. Spiegel (Professor of Medicine and Community Health, State University of New York Health science Center, Brooklyn, New York) is a unique study of an often overlooked aspect of the President who saw America through the Civil War. Studying Abraham Lincoln as a lawyer, A. Lincoln Esquire focuses upon his tireless work as a dedicated litigator facing down a tremendous caseload. Exhaustively researched for ten years, filled with legal papers as primary sources and presenting more than sixty of Lincoln's cases, A. Lincoln Esquire is a truly astounding portrait of a great legal mind - whose far-reaching career in the court of law was curtailed only by the higher calling of the nation at large. A. Lincoln Esquire is a seminal, ground breaking Lincoln biography, and a highly recommended addition to academic and community library collections.

Excellent view of Lincoln's unknown law cases!.......2002-04-27

I liked the mixture of Abraham Lincoln's law cases with his politics and activities within the society of his time. He handled all types of cases and was not a hick lawyer. I was surprised to learn that he defended slave owners despite his opposition to slavery itself. Furthermore, I learned that Lincoln handled medical malpractice and sexually-related slander cases. I highly recommend this book to historians, medical professionals and the general public. Read it and enjoy it!

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Abraham Lincoln: The Lawyer-Statesman
John Thomas Richards
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Richards, John T. Abraham Lincoln The Lawyer-Statesman. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. Frontis. Illustrated. xii, 260 pp. Reprinted 1999 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-20587. ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-94-6. ISBN-10: 1-886363-94-3. Cloth. $65. * An examination that examines Lincoln's role as a lawyer and his approach to the law and judiciary. In so doing the work corrects the myths regarding Lincoln's stand on the South, his position on the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford, and his overall skill as a lawyer and orator. Well illustrated, with one foldout. Also includes a list of cases where Lincoln appeared as counsel in the Illinois Supreme Court.

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Lincoln: The Constitutional Lawyer
John Maxcy Zane
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Zane, John Maxcy. Lincoln The Constitutional Lawyer. Chicago: The Caxton Club, 1932. 92 pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 2002024325. ISBN 1-58477-257-3. Cloth. $80. Zane explores the sources of Lincoln's interpretation of the Constitution, with an emphasis on slavery and civil liberties during times of national emergency. Two introductory chapters offer an appreciation of Lincoln's prose style and courtroom technique. John Maxcy Zane [1863-1937] was a Chicago attorney and the author of The Story of Law (1927). This edition reprints a volume that was issued in a limited edition of 300 copies by Chicago's Caxton Club in 1932.

The influence of the legal profession in the affairs of civil government: An address delivered before the Nebraska State Bar Association at Lincoln, Nebraska ... the eighteenth day of January, 1882

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The influence of the legal profession in the affairs of civil government: An address delivered before the Nebraska State Bar Association at Lincoln, Nebraska ... the eighteenth day of January, 1882
Isham Reavis
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Personal and vivid.......2003-01-11

I found this book to be excellent. I read "I Still Love You" in one sitting; I literally could not put it down. It is a personal, vivid, and a realistic account of the ups and downs of life with an Alzheimer's patient. It is a captivating and emotional roller-coaster and clearly a personal chronicle. This is not a rose-tinted view of life with an Alzheimer's patient. Ms. Darby is a very gifted writer; I recommend this book for those who want to learn more about life with Alzheimer's Disease.

AN EXCELLENT SOURCE FOR LOVING CAREGIVERS.......2003-01-06

DEARLY BELOVED, I STILL LOVE YOU by Jean Darby, PHd is an excellent source for loving caregivers. She tells of experiences similar to what President Regan's wife must be going through--first denial, then acceptance, and much later keeping her husband from public view, not only to protect him from a more agitated physical condition, but to preserve his dignity. In a compact account, the author of over 60 books relates the inevitable in her exceptional writing style and prepares those who might be thrown into the same situation to accept reality and deal with it in a loving manner.

Misery Likes Company.......2003-01-04

Reading Jean Darby's descripions of the problems she had dealing with her husband's Alzheimer's Disease made me feel that I, in my misery as a caregiver for my wife was not alone. My wife's Alzheimer's Disease devasted me as she suffered not knowing what was going on. Every care giver I have met at support groups felt better by sharing the problems they had dealing with their spouse or other family member. Jean Darby shares her problems and heartaches in a manner I could relate to. My dear wife died of a stroke after 5 years of living with a diseased brain. The book is not supposed to be a list of how to or what to do, it is a sharing of the misery that comes to a caregiver when they have to confront Alzheimer's Disease.

Not a good resource for caregivers.......2002-09-14

Dearly Beloved, I Still Love You is one person's view of Alzheimer's. It does not give insight into what it is like for caregivers, instead it tells of hiding the alzheimer's patient away and being embarrased by their illness. Self serving in it's description of her huband's illness. The book is very short, large print and can be read from cover to cover in 1/2 hour. Try 36-Hour Day.

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