Bøker av Peter Roberts

This book offers a detailed study of the social, educational, and moral life of the anthracite coal communities in the United States. With a focus on demography and community organization, this book provides insights into the lives of the workers who labored in the nation's coal mines. A must-read for those interested in the history of coal mining in America.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This small publication results from the rediscovery of three long-forgotten photograph albums relating to railway construction in the early days of the Rhodesia Railway network, in what is now Zimbabwe. The photographs document the early career of Charles Murray Ingledew, an engineer who worked on various railway construction contracts for Pauling and Company in southern Africa in the early 1900s and the beginning of over thirty years of railway construction work in Africa. The photographs are presented with supporting notes and show railway construction on the Salisbury to Ayrshire line (1902), Gwelo to Selukwe and Bulawayo to Gwanda lines (1903) and construction of Deka Bridge (1908) on the main line to the Falls. Also including a set of 20 professional photographs of Cecil Rhodes funeral in April 1902 (by Samuel Turner) and 6 views of the Victoria Falls (by William Rausch), among others, and giving a unique insight into the early development of Southern Rhodesia. Featuring over 150 archive photographs, many previously unpublished. [140 pages, over 12,500 words]

A revealing and humorous insight into the world of Sunday League football, where you have to pay to play: truly a million miles away from the Premier League. The book recounts the story of four eventful seasons for the Maindy Conservative Football Club as they ply their trade in the Rhondda Valley & District Sunday League in South Wales.

Often regarded as one of life¿s few certainties, death is both instantly familiar to us and deeply mysterious. Death is everywhere, yet few of us take the time to consider its significance in shaping human lives. This book addresses the difficult, complex, sensitive subject of death from a unique point of view. Drawing on insights from philosophers across the ages, the authors argue that death is a matter of profound educational importance. Paying particular attention to thinkers in the existentialist tradition, Philosophy, Death and Education shows that our understanding of death can play a key role in determining what, how and why we teach and learn. Death exerts an influence, often unnoticed, on our commitments and priorities, our ideals and relationships. A thoughtful examination of death, the authors suggest, can help us to see ourselves in a new light, and in so doing, allow us to better appreciate what others have to offer.

When an elderly gentleman is returning from a visit to his wife's graveside, he is shocked to find himself the victim of a young thug. What the thug doesn't realise is that this particular gentleman has nothing to lose and will make the young man regret ever having crossed him. (Bringing the House Down) When a lady refuses to leave her bungalow for an easier life in a care home, nobody suspects the real reason behind her reluctance to go. (An Accident) Three friends risk their liberty for great financial gain, but do they reap the rewards of such daring behaviour? (Happy New Year) An SAS soldier returning from Egypt, still suffering after the kidnap and murder of his daughter, steps in with drastic action, to punish the would-be perpetrators of a similar crime. (Just Another Day) When a recently unemployed man, witnesses, and assists at a road traffic collision, he is rewarded for his bravery in a very satisfactory way. (Right Time, Right Place)

A revealing and humorous trawl through the drinking establishments of the Rhondda Valley in south Wales, UK. Pub Life details pubs and clubs past and present, highlighting the characters that frequent them and the impact they?ve had as hubs of the Valleys community.

Petroleum royalty agreements are well understood and widely used in several jurisdictions worldwide, and are increasingly being used in many new jurisdictions as a tool for petroleum project development, financing and divestment. However, they are not always drafted with the necessary rigour, and deficiencies are commonplace. This Special Report provides an overview of the key issues relating to petroleum royalty agreements (with drafting examples), including:key forms of royalty agreement (including gross overriding royalties, net profit interests, cash and in-kind royalties);an explanation of the economic underpinning of royalty agreements;the content and effect of key royalty agreement provisions; andadditional provisions which can be found in royalty agreements. It will be an invaluable guide to legal, commercial and financial professionals engaged in petroleum project financing, development and divestment.

Short Stories by Peter Roberts

An English/German language booklet, teaching beginners how to speak German using only 35 words. Created by Peter and Helena Roberts, this booklet explains the same 35 key words needed to get by for the absolute beginner in any language, including: "I want something", "I want to buy something", "I need to find somewhere", or "Thank you". This book not only teaches this core vocabulary but shows how it fits together to create useful grammatical phrases. Despite the apparent simplicity of the concept, the authors spent time in Germany, travelling through the cities and countryside, ensuring that these simple phrases were all that was needed for people to learn, use, and have a great holiday.

This fourth edition of the leading work on joint operating agreements (JOAs) provides a practical examination of the provisions of a typical JOA, with a particular focus on the critical issues of scope, the operator's role, joint and exclusive operations, default, transfers and decommissioning. There is also practical analysis of the key issues which apply to the operation of any JOA and the positions which are taken in the leading industry model form contracts. The perspectives of the operator and non-operator are addressed, along with consideration of the domestic and international standards applicable to petroleum projects. New features include:a major reorganisation of chapters and appendices to present a clearer thematic approach;greater analysis of the key differences between JOAs operating under licence regimes and concession agreements;new chapters on information, intellectual property and technology licensing and sharing, and relevant antitrust rules;consideration of recent model form JOA developments; andanalysis of the application of key recent case law on liquidated damages, default clauses and operator authority. Anyone engaged in the development of worldwide exploration and production projects will find Joint Operating Agreements: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition an essential addition to their professional library.

An English/Italian language booklet, teaching beginners how to speak Italian using only 35 words. Created by Peter and Helena Roberts, this booklet teaches the same key 35 words needed to get by for the absolute beginner in any language. 'I want something', "I want to buy something", "I need to find somewhere", "Thank you". This book not only teaches this core vocabulary, but shows how it fits together to create quite effective grammatical phrases. Despite the apparent simplicity of the concept, the authors spent several visits in Italy, travelling through the cities and countryside, ensuring that these simple phrases were all that was needed for people to learn, use, and have a great holiday.

Happiness, Hope, and Despair makes an important contribution toward meeting this need. It fosters a rethinking of the nature, purpose, and value of education, and opens up possibilities for further scholarly and professional inquiry.

Better Worlds: Education, Art, and Utopia provides a fresh examination of utopia and education. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach and drawing on literature and the visual arts as well as traditional non-fiction sources, the authors explore utopia not as a model of social perfection but as the active, imaginative building of better worlds. Utopian questions, they argue, lie at the heart of education, and addressing such questions demands attention not just to matters of theoretical principle but to the particulars of everyday life and experience. Taking utopia seriously in educational thought also involves a consideration of that which is dystopian. Utopia, this book suggests, is not something that is fixed, final, or ever fully realized; instead, it must be constantly recreated, and education, as an ongoing process of reflection, action, and transformation, has a central role to play in this process.

A distinctive contribution to the international literature on Freire's work.