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b From the natural geometry of the Giant's Causeway to the sarsen slabs used to build Stonehenge, we are surrounded by evidence for the extraordinary geological forces that shaped the British Isles. /b Running coast to coast through Devon is 'Sticklepath', Britain's 'San Andreas', a geological faul... Read More about This Volcanic Isle: The Violent Processes That Forged the British Landscape

The study of fossils, the discovery of ancient artifacts, and the use of radiocarbon dating have helped us learn a lot about prehistoric times. How did the dinosaurs live? What did Earth look like long ago? What were the first human beings like? Scientists are now fairly confident in their answers t... Read More about Prehistory (How It Works)

The study of fossils, the discovery of ancient artifacts, and the use of radiocarbon dating have helped us learn a lot about prehistoric times. How did the dinosaurs live? What did Earth look like long ago? What were the first human beings like? Scientists are now fairly confident in their answers t... Read More about Prehistory (How It Works)

When applying for a new job or promotion many people face the rigours of an assessment centre. Many organisations, in both the public and private sectors, use these extended forms of assessment for selection purposes to guarantee they pick the candidate who will be the best fit for the company. Howe... Read More about How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre: Essential Preparation for Psychometric Tests Group and Role-Play Exercises Panel Interviews and Presentations (Testing)

Emerging out of the American punk rock scene of the early 1980s, straightedge youth have held their ground and made important inroads on the broader terrain of American youth culture for the last twenty-five years. Known primarily for their militant opposition to drinking, drug use, and casual sex, ... Read More about Straightedge Youth: Complexity and Contradictions of a Subculture

This book traces the evolution of concessional financing to Third World countries from its postwar origins in the Marshall Plan to the debt crisis that engulfed virtually the entire Third World in the early 1980s. It documents the evolution of a system of aid provision, of structured access to conce... Read More about From Marshall Plan to Debt Crisis: Foreign Aid and Development Choices in the World Economy (Studies in International Political Economy #15)