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For those building business in China, the protection and preservation of intellectual property (IP) is essential. Until some five years ago there was little or no effective remedy in Chinese Law against patent and trademark infringement or brand piracy.

The irreverent and mostly-true story of a would-be writer who became a stay-home father instead, and subsequently lost his mind when his wife deployed to the desert one summer.

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Nick travels England and Wales, seeking locations used in the show, both Classic (pre-relaunch) and New. Scariest of all, given two other books in the pipeline (both humour books, for Arcturus Publishing), Nick has just 21 days in which to write it.

As he increasingly turns to the comforting climes of alcohol, the wheels threaten to come off and life seems to have one bad turn after another. However, with the help of Daisy, he begins to turn things around until a New Year's Eve party when the rollercoaster ride is finally turned upside down.

Here is a popular but thorough local history of the suffrage movement, tracing the trajectories of both the law-abiding National Union of Women s Suffrage Societies and the militant Women s Social & Political Union in the county.

Choosing independent education is very expensive, yet its value can be incalculable. Choosing the right public school is therefore of great importance and involves a great deal of homework. Making the wrong choice could profoundly affect your child's educational, personal and social development.This is not a definitive handbook nor is it intended to provide all the information needed for a particular school. But what it does give is a feel for...

Kurdistan is technically a federal region of Iraq - a weak state in dire need of security sector reform. This highly topical and relevant contribution to international relations argues that its future is dependent on the private security industry to help develop and pave the way for foreign investment and even its establishment as a nation state.The private security industry has expanded exponentially in recent years. This raises a number of i...

A comprehensive history of the Jews in the United Kingdom since emancipation in the mid-nineteenth century to the summer of 2013.Originally conceived as a natural sequel to The History of the Jews in England by Dr Cecil Roth, which ended with the granting of full political equality in 1858, this is an important departure from Professor Alderman''s previous work, Modern British Jewry. Geoffrey Alderman tracks the examination of the social struc...

One of our most distinguished economists, Sir Alan Peacock, also happens to be a nonagenarian.

Charles Dickens effectively re-invented periodical literature in the nineteenth century, with his phenomenally popular serialised novels published in the weekly magazines ''Household Words'' and ''All the Year Round'' between 1850 and 1870.

One midsummer evening in an English hayfield Jan McCourt was crushed beneath his seven tonne tractor. In an instant his life was changed forever.

This is a novel revealing the astonishing underground partnership that changed the course of history. Facing such danger, the authorities made a decision that would never have been sanctioned at any other time - it sought to solicit the help of the country's most high profile and criminal mafia bosses.

Price is used to living within the shadow of threatening friend George - forever in the fear that not to follow his lead with will end with a beating. But this time it is different - secrets are discovered, decisions are to be made and life and perspective will never be the same again.

When, however, rumours spark of the police's involvement in the death of two young joy riders, the anxieties of the estate flare into a week-long riot, causing burnt out wrecks at every turn and capturing the attention of the local and national media.

8 Rooms showcases a selection of sleek, thought-provoking and powerful short stories portraying thoughts and actions that take place in or around a single room. Each author's interpretation demonstrates original and contemporary fiction that paints a realistic yet inimitable portrait of everyday life.A host of talented writers each offer absolute beauty that is weaved into the very fabric of these short stories. Easily accessible and entertain...

Over the last five years New Writers UK has published around 120 stories and poems by young finalists of their annual creative writing competition. This competition, for the young people of Nottinghamshire, has shown the wealth of literary talent existing within the county and, as in previous years, we are delighted at the increased number of finalists. I now invite you to sit back and enjoy these wonderfully imaginative entries from 8...

A dynamic cross between the novel and the short-story. It features stories following a different main character for a single hour, from a fifteen year old girl who is so tormented she can't sleep, to a man who experiences counselling for the first time.

Heading South is a novel of two parts written by different authors, one depicting the animal-loving painter Cassie and the other the good-humoured Nick, still reeling from being dumped by his fiancee. This is a hilarious comedy also featuring three dogs, two cats, a pony and a mallard.

No proper biography of Thring has ever been written - despite the fact that he was headmaster and second founder of Uppingham over 34 years from 1853-87, and arguably the founding figure in the Headmaster's Conference (HMC) in 1869.