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Covering the period from 1547 to 1660, this is part of a major Radio 4 series telling the history of Britain from the Roman invasion to the death of Victoria. It includes extracts from Churchill's "A History of the English-speaking Peoples", read by Paul Eddington and Peter Jeffrey. ... Read more

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Written for teachers in British schools, this book details how to plan and prepare for a school trip. It gives valuable practical advice on the right and wrong way to approach trips that will both entertain and educate pupils. At the core of the book is an exhaustive directory of places of interest ideal for school trips. ... Read more

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The fifth part of a series detailing the story of Britain from 1901 to 1999. This volume covers 1959-1979, including The Beatles, the first James Bond film, the Profumo affair, Martin Luther King, the first Concorde flight and the first man on the Moon. ... Read more

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David Sanctuary is a middle-ranking Intelligence Officer in an insignificant section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. When Fisher, an old friend from his days in the Moscow embassy is murdered, Sanctuary heads south to Fisher's boat, the Madrigal. By the author of "The House". ... Read more

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The boxed set of ten audio cassettes that includes all five volumes of "This Sceptred Isle" covering the 20th-century history of Britain. ... Read more

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Fast paced and very entertaining
Firstly let me say well done Amazon for making this set available.

The programs are of the highest quality, but what sets this series apart is the way that the programs keep an even pace. Each decade has its own casette and therefore each time period is covered in the same depth. The series carefully doesn't get bogged down in either of the World Wars, in fact by deliberately not concentrating on these, it is able to bring other events to life that I wasn't aware of, and show you that life (politics, strikes, etc) went on even when there was a war on. The later programs covering the 1970s and 1980s were particularly interesting to me given that I can actually remember the events happening.

If you but this I'm sure that you won't be disappointed. ... Read more

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Covering the reigns of Anne and George II, this is part of a major Radio 4 series telling the history of Britain from the Roman invasion to the death of Victoria. It includes extracts from Churchill's "A History of the English-speaking Peoples", read by Peter Jeffrey. ... Read more

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The pharmaceutical industry is on the verge of an exciting and challenging century. Advances in pharmaceutical sciences have dramatically changed the processes of discovery and development of new therapeutic drugs and, in turn, resulted in an extraordinary increase in the potential prophylactic and therapeutic interventions. In this atmosphere, an intimate understanding of the mechanisms of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic activity and the processes of drug evaluation is essential.

Clinical Trials of Drugs and Biopharmaceuticals provides an overview of current procedures and major issues involved in drug and biopharmaceutical development. The book examines critical biochemical and pharmaceutical considerations for trials conducted during each phase of clinical development. It also reports information related to early pre-clinical evaluations of pharmacological activities and safety before proceeding with initiation of clinical trials. The sections focus on clinical assessments of drugs and biopharmaceuticals such as cardiovascular, respiratory, central nervous system, gastrointestinal and liver, genitourinary, skin, metabolism, and chemotherapeutic drugs as well as vaccines, biotechnology-derived therapeutics, and plant-based medicines.

Practical and informative, this step-by-step guide includes information on all four phases of clinical trials prior to licensure and covers the design of post-marketing studies. The editors examine how recent advances and increased demand for safer and more effective drugs have changed the process by which drugs are developed and approved. ... Read more

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Covering the period from 1815 to 1837, this is part of a major Radio 4 series telling the history of Britain from the Roman invasion to the death of Victoria. It includes extracts from Churchill's "A History of the English-speaking Peoples", read by Peter Jeffrey. ... Read more

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Cricket, it has often been said, is more than a game. To many it evokes a golden age of gentlemanly conduct and sunlit afternoons on the village green. This book celebrates cricket as a sport, the king of games, and as a social phenomenon that has grown over the centuries to encompass the professionalism of the Test Match as well as the enduring tradition of amateur tournaments. Very few sports have produced the abundance of literature associated with cricket at every level of the game. In both verse and prose, writers have recorded their love of cricket with passion and enthusiasm, and this collection draws on a range of material - historical documents, anecdotes, reportage, fictional set-pieces and celebratory verse. Over 200 years of cricketing heroes and villains, classic matches, notorious controversies, famous players and equally famous writers - names such as W.G. Grace, Garfield Sobers, Neville Cardus, Frank Keating, John Arlott - are all included here, together with lesser-known writings from out-of-the-way county records and local newspapers. ... Read more

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In This Sceptred Isle: The Dynasties, Christopher Lee tells the stories of some of the most powerful families to have shaped the history of the British Isles during the last thousand years; families that, through their wealth and ambition, were inþuential at the highest level—and many of which were older and more powerful than the monarchy itself. From the Godwines, the Percys, and the Cecils to the so–called “media barons” of the 21st century, The Dynasties surveys the þuctuating fortunes of a privileged elite: their loyalties tested and rewarded, honors bestowed and withdrawn, their successes and failures, their adulteries, schemes, bloody battles, murderous plots, and shocking executions—stories that reveal the true powers behind the throne. ... Read more