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The growing interest in fragmentalism is one of the most exciting trends in philosophy of time and is gradually reshaping the contemporary debate. Providing an extensive interpretation of this view, Samuele Iaquinto and Giuliano Torrengo articulate a novel theory of the passage of time and argue that it is the most effective in vindicating the inherent dynamism of reality. Iaquinto and Torrengo offer the first full-range application of fragmentalism to a number of metaphysical topics, including the open future, causation, the A-theoretic interpretation of special relativity and time travel. The resulting picture, they argue, conveys the potential of a radically new understanding of time.

'Here lies our leader all cut down, the valiant man in the dust.' The elegiac words of the Battle of Maldon, an epic poem written to celebrate the bravery of an English army defeated by Viking raiders in 991, emerge from a diverse literature - including Beowulf and Bede's Ecclesiastical History - produced by the people known as the Anglo-Saxons: Germanic tribes who migrated to Britain from Lower Saxony and Denmark in the early fifth century CE. The era once known as the 'Dark Ages' was marked by stunning cultural advances, and Henrietta Leyser here offers a fresh analysis of exciting recent discoveries made in the archaeology and art of the Anglo-Saxon world. Arguing that the desperate struggle (led by Alfred the Great) against the Vikings helped define a distinctively English sensibility, the author explores relations with the indigenous British, the Anglo-Saxon conversion to Christianity, the ascendancy of Mercia and the rise of Wessex. This vivid history evokes both the emergent kingdoms of Alfred and Offa and the golden treasures of Sutton Hoo. It will appeal to students of early medieval history and to all those who wish to understand how England was born.

A new title in the Pippa's Pony Tales series, a must-have for any reader who loves horses and ponies. Tilly and her horse, Magic Spirit, are inseparable. Are they closer to achieving their dreams of stardom?Tilly and Magic Spirit have been chosen to take part in the Pony Club Eventing championships. She and her new teammates, and their horses, are put through their paces in dressage, cross country and show jumping, as they discover how to work together.

Tilly dreams of having a pony of her own. One that only she can ride to stardom. Will her wishes come true when she joins Silver Shoe Farm Stables?Tilly is off on the trip of a lifetime to the Kentucky Horse Trials. She's so excited. While she's there she meets Free Spirit, a wild mustang, with whom she feels an instant connection, that she knows will last forever. Collect all 18 titles in this series of irresistible, uplifting and heartwarming pony adventures. Printed in a dyslexia friendly font and packed with up to date tips from three times Olympic Medallist, Pippa Funnell, as well as a helpful glossary and black and white illustrations on every spread.

A comprehensive and detailed illustrated examination of the development and combat performance of US battle tanks from the end of World War II through to the present day. This is the second of two volumes examining the development of US Army and USMC battle tanks, and covers many of the designs prepared for World War II but never put into serial production. It then details armored warfare in the Korean War " and the US Army's attempts to come to grips with the nuclear battlefield of the Cold War more generally.It then covers the introduction of the famous Patton tank series, as well as short-lived attempts to develop more radical tanks such as the T95 and the failure of the MBT-70 tank program. Finally, the US it introduces the M1 Abrams, which has proved to be the best US tank design of the post-World War II period and is still in service today. The role of this tank in the 1990-91 Gulf War is covered, along with the USMC use of older types such as the M60A1. The story of US tanks is brought right up to the present day with the introduction of the M10 Booker Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle in 2023.Packed with dozens of intricate color profiles and isometric views, vivid battlescene artworks, technical illustrations, and superbly clear period photographs, this work provides a wide-ranging and essential reference work on the tanks and machines at the cutting edge of armored warfare.

A gripping tale of naval warfare, dynastic rivalry, and technical innovation, by the author of Ghenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.

How did the British people feel during the final years of the Second World War? What did they really think about rationing, evacuations, and the US and Soviet Union joining the Allies? How did the tide of feeling change as the war turned against the Axis Powers and the focus moved to creating a post-war world?During the war, the morale of the British people was monitored by Home Intelligence, part of the Ministry of Information, that kept watch on the behaviour and opinions of the public. Leading historian Jeremy Crang brings together extensive extracts from the Home Intelligence Reports from June 1941 to December 1944. The collection provides an original and gripping account of life on the home front in the final years of the Second World War.The book offers unique insights into public reactions to key British military events but also the continuing stresses and strains of life on the home front such as strikes, food rationing and fuel economy. It strips away some of the nostalgia that had grown up around the British home front and enables readers to explore for themselves a fascinating and many-sided record of the 'People's War.'The collection is a truly exceptional history of the last years of the war. It is indispensable in understanding both the unity and the diversity of wartime Britain, as well as public aspirations for a better post-war 'tomorrow'.

Tilly dreams of having a pony of her own. One that only she can ride to stardom. Will her wishes come true when she joins Silver Shoe Farm Stables?When there's a catastrophe at Silver Shoe Farm, Royal Flame the majestic, retired police horse remembers his training and more than lives up to his name. Collect all 18 titles in this series of irresistible, uplifting and heartwarming pony adventures. Printed in a dyslexia friendly font and packed with up to date tips from three times Olympic Medallist, Pippa Funnell, as well as a helpful glossary and black and white illustrations on every spread.

Tilly dreams of having a pony of her own. One that only she can ride to stardom. Will her wishes come true when she joins Silver Shoe Farm Stables?Tilly witnesses the beginning of a lifelong bond between a young autistic boy, Edward, and a sweet pony called Rusty. To have a good friend, you need to be a good friend. Collect all 18 titles in this series of irresistible, uplifting and heartwarming pony adventures. Printed in a dyslexia friendly font and packed with up to date tips from three times Olympic Medallist, Pippa Funnell, as well as a helpful glossary and black and white illustrations on every spread.

Tilly dreams of having a pony of her own. One that only she can ride to stardom. Will her wishes come true when she joins Silver Shoe Farm Stables?Tilly is in pony heaven after winning a horse safari holiday to Africa. But what can she do about the cutest little zebra foal that's been abandoned by its mother, especially when there are lions about ...?Collect all 18 titles in this series of irresistible, uplifting and heartwarming pony adventures. Printed in a dyslexia friendly font and packed with up to date tips from three times Olympic Medallist, Pippa Funnell, as well as a helpful glossary and black and white illustrations on every spread.

A compelling and fascinating portrait of the continuing intellectual tradition of Greek writers and thinkers in the Age of Rome.In 146 BC, Greece yielded to the military might of the Roman Republic; sixty years later, when Athens and other Greek city-states rebelled against Rome, the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla destroyed the city of Socrates and Plato, laying waste to the famous Academy where Aristotle had studied. However, the traditions of Greek cultural life would continue to flourish during the centuries of Roman rule that followed, in the lives and work of a distinguished array of philosophers, doctors, scientists, geographers, travellers and theologians.Charles Freeman's accounts of such luminaries as the physician Galen, the geographer Ptolemy and the philosopher Plotinus are interwoven with contextual 'interludes' that showcase a sequence of unjustly neglected and richly influential lives. Like the author's The Awakening, The Children of Athena is a cultural history on an epic scale: the story of a rich and vibrant tradition of Greek intellectual inquiry across a period of more than five hundred years, from the second century BC to the start of the fifth century AD.

This practical and research-led book will enable you to design and lead an effective professional development programme that works for your primary or secondary school.

A practical and insightful guide to the fundamentals of school governance for new and aspiring governors, exploring research, theory and practice

50 Fantastic Ideas for Bike, Trikes and Scooters features fun and accessible activities using a resource that is often overlooked or underused in Early Years settings. The ideas in this book focus on all areas of child development, including social and emotional development, literacy, maths and creative arts.

14th July 1924: In a Warsaw buried under feet of snow and Russian rule, Venyedikt Yeroslavsky, a dissolute young Polish mathematician, is roused from his bed by two officials from the Ministry of Winter and dispatched to Siberia in search of his long-exiled father. Boarding the Trans-Siberian Express, Venyedikt embarks on an extraordinary journey through a frozen realm, through political, criminal, scientific, philosophical and amorous intrigues to finally stand face to face with something utterly alien...The catalyst for this frosty metamorphosis of 20th Century history is the impact of the Tunguska asteroid, deep in Siberia, in 1908. ICE's meteor is composed from a strange new form of matter that reveals a hitherto hidden relation between the laws of thermodynamics and logic.This connection has a physical manifestation - coallessing as quantum apparitions known as 'Gleissen'. Otherworldly, unknowable, mute - these apparitions of ice and frost stalk the land bringing endless winter wherever they venture. As they move through Russia, agriculture collapses and people flock to cities seeking protection from the deadly cold. But in their glacial wake the Gleissen also leave incredible wealth, their 'black physics' transmuting elements into strange new forms allowing new technologies, industries and economies to prosper.This has drastically altered the global balance of power; the Tsar still rules Russia, the Belle Époque endures, and the First World War never happened. At the heart of it all lies Siberia - the 'Wild East' - a magnet for all the political, religious and scientific fevers shaking the world at the dawn of 20th century. It is the crucible where black physics and the cold logic of winter will forge a new history.So why has Venyedikt been dispatched by the Ministry of Winter to deepest Siberia to make contact with his exiled father? Is it because Benedict's exiled father has managed, somehow, to communicate with the Gleissen? Or are there other agendas at play?

Pearl has never cared to be nice. In fact, pretty much everyone agrees she's the exact opposite. Only her oldest friends - Bea, Betty, and Kat - see her better side. It's no secret that Pearl loves to be the centre of attention, so with a starring role in the school production of Romeo & Juliet up for grabs, Pearl does everything she can to win it. Then new girl Hoshi arrives. Hoshi is beautiful, effortlessly charming, and even nice! Naturally, she immediately is cast as Juliet. A furious Pearl's worst instincts come out and she decides to ruin Hoshi's life. When her friends disapprove, however, Pearl must decide if sweet revenge is really worth risking all the trust she worked so hard to build with them. She just can't get thoughts of Hoshi out of her head - and it's not always getting even that's on her mind ... One of four connected books about best friends - don't miss the rest of the Friends Like Us Series: Bea, Betty and Kat. *Note: This book was originally published with the title Starstruck.

Fashionista Kat is banished to a remote Swedish Island for the summer when her parents catch her (sort of) kissing her sister's ex-boyfriend. It's a nightmare - the island's one shop doesn't even sell clothes, her friends are hundreds of miles away, and the only way to even get phone signal is to swim out to a tiny rock just off the shore. The silver lining is Leo, the ripped local boy in whom Kat sees serious boyfriend potential. But when her attempts to woo him don't go according to plan, Kat has to dig deep inside and figure out what's truly important to her. Far away from everything she loves, what can help Kat embrace who she really is on the inside?One of four connected books about best friends - don't miss the rest of the Friends Like Us series: Bea, Betty and Pearl. *Note: This book was originally published with the title Sunkissed.

Betty is clueless about boys and her only kiss so far has been with her cat! So when she notices fabulously hot new boy Toby at school, she needs guidance urgently. If only her best friend was actually speaking to her at the moment! More than ever, Betty wishes her mum was still around to advise her, but she did at least leave some secret letters in the attic for just such a moment. Will that be enough to help Betty learn how to fall in love - and who to fall for?One of four connected books about best friends - don't miss the rest of the Friends Like Us series: Bea, Kat and Pearl. *Note: this book was originally published with the title Love Bomb.

Marketed as more affordable and safer than film cameras, the Kinora system, launched in 1903, was one of the first amateur filmmaking devices and represents one of the earliest attempts to create a domestic market for moving images. In The Enchanting Kinora, Elizabeth Evans examines the Kinora in its technological, industrial and socio-cultural context to explore how early attempts to domesticate moving images were configured. She closely analyses 84 previously unexamined Kinora reels, filmed using the early motion picture device between 1908-1913 and held by the Smedley Collection. These include 23 reels that were produced for public consumption and others that were meant solely for private viewing by the Smedley family. She goes on to consider the reels as material objects, examining not only their content, but also how the collection was preserved and catalogued by members of the family. Finally, she reflects on her own connection to the reels as the Smedleys' great-granddaughter.In doing so, Evans expands our understanding of moving images' emergence as part of a wider network of cultural practices in Edwardian Britain that featured within domestic as well as public and professional spaces.

A TV dance competition has come to town. Bea loves dancing but can she overcome her shyness in time to enter? It wouldn't be so bad if her best friend hadn't ditched her to join a dance group formed by their school's ultimate Mean Girl, Pearl. When Bea's nan arranges for her to learn to jive, Bea is surprised to find she loves it. And even more shocked to discover that she might feel the same way about her new dance partner Ollie. BUT he's supposed to be going out with Pearl ... Now Bea's fighting for more than just a place in the competition final. One of four connected books about best friends - don't miss the rest of the Friends Like Us series: Betty, Kat and Pearl. *Note: this book was originally published with the title Flirty Dancing.

Get ready for the ULTIMATE family face-off this Christmas with Kids vs Adults, the brilliant brain-busting quiz book where kids go head-to-head with the grown-ups to decide who REALLY knows it all!

Time-travelling penguins Pablo and Splash must rescue their friend from the Ice Age in this brilliantly funny full-colour graphic novel for young readers.Pablo and Splash go to visit Professor O'Brain in her lab, only to find that their friend has been left behind in the Ice Age by her misbehaving time machine. The brave penguin buddies set out on a rescue mission - destination 68,000 years ago! When a Neanderthal man accidentally wanders into their time machine, it's not just the professor who is stuck in the wrong time period. But luckily a scientific breakthrough for Pablo and Splash's endlessly upbeat approach to life's challenges help save the day!The race against time - several times over! - makes this pacey and hilarious graphic novel irresistible. It'll be a huge hit for fans of Bunny vs Monkey, Bumble and Snug, funny animal stories and light-hearted ancient history.

This book considers the seminal debate in jurisprudence between Ronald Dworkin and Stanley Fish. It looks at the exchange between Dworkin and Fish, initiated in the 1980s, and analyses the role the exchange has played in the development of contemporary theories of interpretation, legal reasoning, and the nature of law. The book encompasses 4 key themes of the debate between these authors: legal theory and its critical role, interpretation and critical constraints, pragmatism and interpretive communities, and some general implications of the debate for issues like the nature of legal theory and the possibility of objectivity. The collection brings together prominent legal theorists and one of the protagonists of the debate: Professor Stanley Fish, who concludes the collection with an interview in which he discusses the main topics discussed in the collection.

"This book offers insight on access to justice from rural areas in internationally comparable contexts to highlight the diversity of experiences within, and across rural areas globally. It looks at the fundamental questions for people's lives raised by the issue of access to justice as well as the rule of law. It highlights a range of social, geographic and cultural issues which impact the way rural communities experience the justice system throughout the world with chapters on Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Kenya, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Syria, Turkey, the USA and Wales. Each chapter explores three questions: 1. How do people experience the institutions of justice in rural areas and how does this rural experience differ to an urban experience? 2. What impact have changes in policy had on the justice system in rural areas, and have rural and urban areas been affected in different ways? 3. What impact does the law have on people's lives in rural areas and what would rural communities like to be better understood about their experience of the justice system? By bringing in the voices and experiences of those who are often ignored or side-lined by justice systems, this book will set out an agenda for ensuring social justice in legal systems with a focus on protecting marginalised groups"--