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Reg Kray was born ten minutes before his twin brother Ron, on 24 October 1933. Both professional boxers by the age of nineteen, the Kray twins led a notorious gang from their teenage years. Serial deserters of the British Army and imprisoned for assaulting a police officer, the boxing careers of the Kray twins was soon over - so they turned to crime. They ran one of London's most feared and notorious gangs, known as 'The Firm', alongside their...

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David Dyker argues that the current chaos can only be understood in the context of the failure of fifty years of central planning. He analyses this and some of the new problems on the way to assessing whether the reforms will succeed.

The expansion of the British state was neither automatic nor accidental, Cronin argues. He focuses on the recurring struggles over its role in society and on the later retreat from Keynesian principles.

Fresh concrete must be produced with the properties required for its intended applications. This title deals with the measurement of the flow properties of fresh concrete and the factors which affect its workability. Aspects of concrete mixes and control of manufacture to produce optimum properties which relate to workability are covered.

An up-to-date and accessible account of a key biological process.

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The late David Bohm was one of the foremost scientific thinkers of our time and one of the most distinguished theoretical physicists of his time. His challenge to the conventional understanding of quantum theory has led scientists to re-examine what it is they are doing, and his ideas have been an inspiration across a wide range of disciplines.

This volume contains papers by a group of leading experts on Aristotle and the later Aristotelian tradition--Neoplatonism. The discussion ranges from Aristotle's treatment of Parmenides, the most important pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, to Neoplatonic and medieval use of Aristotle. There are contributions on physics, metaphysics, theology, ethics, logic, and philosophy of mind.

These fourteen critical essays examine the autonomous Greek polis from its origins in the "Dark Age" until the point at which it was transformed into a basis for world civilization by the conquests of Alexander the Great and the subsequent expansion of polis institutions. Contributors such as B. D'Agostino, N. Purcell, O. Rackham, A. Snodgrass, L. Nixon, S. Price, M. Jameson, P. Schmitt-Pantel, M.H. Hansen, O. Murray, and W.G. Runciman, among ...

In this comparative study, Fulcher reassesses existing theories of industrial conflict class organization, and State intervention, taking the history of industrial relations in Britain and Sweden as a case study. Using Barrington Moore's notion of "supressed historical alternatives, " the author explores the origins of the organization and institutional differences between the two countries, finding unexpected and overlooked parallels in their...

Thomas Pakenham's classic, bestselling book, a definitive account of the Boer War.

Pip's mom and dad are taking a trip. Mom asks Grandma Nan to baby-sit. Dad asks Grandma Sal. The grandmas decide they'll both stay and take care of Pip. But they can't agree on anything. Strict Grandma Nan likes a neat room and tuna with sprouts. Fun-loving Grandma Sal likes watching the ball game on TV and sending out for pizza! But Pip is used to doing things Pip's way...Emily Arnold McCully has created a delightful story of two lovable gran...

Japan and the Global Economy" analyses the remarkable growth in Japanese outward investment. It includes chapters on the impact of Japanese FDI on each of the world's major trading blocks and examples from all sectors of the global economy.

The analysis of variance is presented as an exploratory component of data analysis, while retaining the customary least squares fitting methods. Balanced data layouts are used to reveal key ideas and techniques for exploration. The approach emphasizes both the individual observations and the separate parts that the analysis produces. Most chapters include exercises and the appendices give selected percentage points of the Gaussian, "t, F" chi-...

This text is designed to give students a comprehensive view of the British electoral system. Its innovative comparative and theoretical approach will provide a link between courses in British politics, comparative politics and political theory. The book looks at electoral systems in relation to democratic theory and examines the justification for modern electoral rules. It compares parliamentary elections with various other kinds of election, ...