Product Description: Sherlock Holmes vs. The Invisible Man. Strange occurences are plaguing London. A fruit vendor sees an apple hanging in mid-air like a balloon, a petty thief claims to have seen a ghostly apparition with internal organs visible, and a large quantity of obscure drugs has been stolen from London chemists...read more

In May 2015, general elections in the United Kingdom shocked the world as a new Conservative Government was voted into power, ending five years of Coalition governance. Both a response to the actions of the Coalition Government and a reflection on the implications of actions taken during the first hundred days of the new Conservative Government, this book could not be more timely in its assessment of the current and future states of UK social policies. The first book to consider Coalition social policy in its entirety, it not only reviews and evaluates the extent of change under the Coalition—looking at the impact of factors like austerity measures on social policies and politics more broadly—but also draws out what the Coalition years will mean for the incoming government, outlining both the challenges and opportunities of its legacy.

Product Description: Young Robinson Crusoe has grown bored with life so he runs away from home to travel the world. One night, a terrible storm strikes his ship. Robinson awakens to find the ship destroyed and the entire crew dead. All alone on a deserted island, Robinson prepares for a life of solitude only to come face to face with pirates, hungry cannibals, and a new friend...read more

Product Description: The 2012 Health and Social Care Act, a major initiative of the Coalition Government, set in motion what are arguably the most extensive reforms undertaken since the founding of the UK National Health Service. This book brings together contributors from the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand to examine those reforms in the contexts of national health policy, service provision, governance, and more...read more

Sequential Pulp and Dark Horse bring you twelve stories from twelve dynamic, diverse artists in a brand new Tarzan anthology based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic pulp novel. Each vine-swinging tale takes place within chapter eleven of Tarzan of the Apes--between Tarzan's avenging of his ape foster mother's death and his ascent to leader of his ape tribe--and has been matched up with an artist whose passion for Burroughs' work will ensure Jungle Tales of Tarzan becomes a cherished contribution to the Tarzan canon.

Product Description: The New Labour Government has placed great emphasis on service delivery. It has provided performance information in the form of Annual Reports, Public Service Agreements, Performance Assessment Frameworks, and a host of other targets...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Governments across the world are pursuing reform in an effort to improve public services. But have these reforms actually led to improvements in services? This volume develops a framework for a theory-based evaluation of reforms, and then uses this framework to assess the impact of new arrangements for public service delivery in the UK...read more

Product Description: The graphic novel adaptation of the classic horror novel by Mary Shelley. Written by Martin Powell (SCARLET IN GASLIGHT, THE SPIDER, A CASE OF BLIND FEAR) and illustrated by Patrick Olliffe (SPIDER-GIRL, CAPTAIN BRITAIN & MI:13). Featuring the following exclusive bonus features: - An interview with Powell on the origins of his adaptation of Shelley's classic horror novel...read more

Product Description: A team of extraordinary guardians from a place of eternal October protect Woodland from supernatural menaces—but can the Skeleton, the Witch, the Ghost, and the Devil defend the sleepy rural town from a full-on UFO invasion? A pulpy, all-ages adventure that stirs up breezy Halloween memories! * A spooky romp with mummies, goblins, and black cats! * Includes the autobiographical short comic "Once Upon a Halloween...read more

Product Description: Tony Blair was the longest serving Labour Prime Minister in British history. This book, the third in a trilogy of books on New Labour edited by Martin Powell, analyses the legacy of his government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the UK welfare state...read more

Product Description: Money Matters: In My Kingdom has been compiled from years of preaching notes and Bible studies that I have written. As a result, occasionally the reader will find some repetition of mate¬rial. I felt it would conflict with the integrity of the individual chapters if I were to remove the repetitious material from the text...read more

Current policy encourages 'partnerships' - between statutory organisations and professionals; public and private sectors; with voluntary organisations and local communities. But is this collaborative discourse really as distinctive as the Labour Government claims? How far do contemporary partnerships exemplify an approach to governing which is based on networks (as distinct from hierarchies and markets)? Partnerships, New Labour and the governance of welfare:provides an up-to-date critical analysis of partnerships;addresses the highly topical theme of 'partnerships' as the means of achieving joined-up government;presents empirical evidence from a wide range of welfare partnerships;examines the relationships between local welfare partnerships and the management of those partnerships by central government;reveals the imbalance of power which characterises many contemporary partnerships.·[vbTab]·[vbTab]It is essential reading for academics and students of contemporary social and public policy and for those with an interest in networks and other theories of welfare governance. (view table of contents)

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