Presents a tale that moves from the teething problems of difficult origins in which 'the fulminations of Auditors-General were increasingly dismissed as nit-picking and legislated around - or ignored' to the brave new world of radical 'value for money' auditing in the 1970s.

This revised and updated edition includes chapters on writing for stage and radio. and screenplays for film and television. Written by professional writers and tutors, it covers all aspects of the writing process, from first drafts to polished and publishable work.

Band theory is evident all around us and yet is one of the most stringent tests of quantum mechanics. This textbook attempts to reveal in a quantitative fashion how band theory leads to the everyday properties of materials. It is suitable for final-year undergraduate and first-year graduate students in physics and materials science.

The nurses call this place the Bin. We have to get out. We have to run away before they hurt us for good. But there's no escaping Dr Dearly and his brutality - is there? Four extraordinary children face a terrifying ordeal. Their only hope is local hard-case Nail - but has he got what it takes to save them?

A comprehensive and lively guide for students on Creative Writing courses, which are becoming increasingly popular in higher education.

This is a companion to The Creative Writing Handbook now in its second edition. It is very much aimed at the individual writer, based on the idea that real writing comes from within and that writing is a craft, skill with determination, art with attitude.

The volume seeks to displace the current focus on school achievement in Japan with a broader understanding of the social context of knowledge acquisition.

Experts in British industrial history analyse the causes of nationalisation in the 1940s.

Experts in British industrial history analyse the causes of nationalisation in the 1940s.

In the early postwar era, Britain enjoyed a very close economic relationship with Australia and New Zealand through their common membership of the Sterling Area and the Commonwealth Preference Area. This book examines the breakdown of this relationship in the 1950 and 1960s.

The Road to Somewhere is designed to provide students with a comprehensive, lively and interesting guide to learning creative writing. It reflects on the writer's life, deals with elements of craft and explores the skills and knowledge needed to develop as a writer.

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Tells the full story of the author's intimate and tumultuous relationship with the young man who was the subject of his long-term study on how the educational system can fail students. This work offers a suitable starting point for discussing the complex public and personal dimensions of qualitative research with students.