Meltdown

Samuel Spendlove has given up his cosy career in academia to work undercover for William Barton, owner of a massive media empire.  He finds that he gets a thrill out of working for the legendary market trader Khan and his Ropner’s Bank, a power institution whose dealings have been known to bring nations to their knees. Barton wants information about Khan so that he can find revenge over a man who once bested him. Spendlove enjoys both sides of this game until it all unravels and he finds himself simultaneously accused of almost bringing down the global economy and of the murder of Kaz Day, a glamorous colleague on the trading floor. He goes into hiding in the surreal and dangerous world of underground Paris. As he is chased by the police, Khan, the bank , and William Barton, he must quickly determine who framed him and why.

Literature & Fiction

Bäker, Martin

Contemporary

Macmillan, UK

Pan/Macmillan

A sophisticated and electrifying debut thriller writer breaks cover! Samuel Spendlove, one of the brightest young academics at Oxford, has given it all up to work undercover for William Barton, owner of a massive media empire. His reasons are complicated, but he's finding he gets a thrill out of working for Khan, the legendary market trader, working out of the Paris office of Ropner's Bank, whose dealings have been known to bring nations to their knees. Barton wants information about Khan. He wants revenge over a man who has bested him once. Spendlove assumes he wants to ensure it is only the once . . . Spendlove enjoys both sides of this game, until it all unravels and he finds himself simultaneously accused of almost bringing down the global economy and of the murder of Kaz Day, a glamorous colleague on the trading floor. He goes into hiding in the surreal and dangerous world of underground Paris chased by the police, by Khan, the bank and William Barton . . . and helped by Kaz's bi-curious lover, Lauren. But who framed him and why?

Imagine a piece of technology so valuable that it turns the world's two most powerful lobbies - the oil industry and the arms trade - against one another. Yavlinsky, a brilliant Russian scientist has created a piece of wonder-technology; a drilling process that uses the forces of supercavitation. Named 'Version Thirteen', it enables oil explorers to take 40 per cent more oil out of the ground - it's worth trillions. But there's a problem. Supercavitation is also the basis for highly sophisticated weaponry - submarines and torpedoes that can travel at hundreds of kilometres per hour beneath the sea. Russian arms dealers have been selling this technology to Iran since the 1980s. If the revolutionary oil-drilling technology works, the weaponry is rendered useless. When Yavlinksy is found dead, the designs for the revolutionary drilling process are stolen or destroyed. Except one set of design plans does still exist. The one lodged in Samuel Spendlove's head. Spendlove, an Oxford academic now working as a spy, is the novel's hero. Blessed (or cursed) with a photographic memory, he suddenly finds himself the most wanted man in the world... The story of his pursuit takes us from the Middle East to Moscow to the Kamchatka peninsula, a land of no roads and many active volcanoes, one of the most remote and spectacular places on the planet. Fans of Robert Harris and Martin Cruz Smith will love Martin Baker. Combining painstaking research with the forensic storytelling skill of a Hollywood screenwriter, Version Thirteen marks the arrival of a master of the genre.

Version Thirteen

Unbound

Too often, safeguarding in education is an unsatisfactory mix of tactical reaction, box-ticking and interminable paper trails that leaves children at risk and staff constantly anxious. Martin Baker and Mike Glanville, both experienced Chief Constables and school governors, set out another way: a unique 8-point strategic model that puts child protection at the heart of the organization. Safeguarding and child protection challenges in education have never been more complex, nor the legal duties on schools and colleges more stringent. Child criminal exploitation, child sexual exploitation, FGM, radicalization and online safety are all now part of the remit, along with self-harm arising from increasing prevalence of mental health issues. The impact on children suffering such Adverse Childhood Experiences - ACEs - is life-long and life limiting, with enormous consequences for their health and wellbeing into adulthood.The responsibility for staff in schools and colleges - and particularly for safeguarding leads - can feel overwhelming. This book shows how to transform your organization with a strategic framework for achieving outstanding safeguarding.It sets out an 8-point approach that will enable you to spot problems before they arise, deal with them more effectively when they do, and build a network of support both within and outside your organization, so that you can protect both your children and your staff and let them both get on with the real work of education.

Lessons Will Be Learned: Transforming safeguarding in education

Politics & Social Sciences

Glanville, Mike

Social Sciences

Practical Inspiration Publishing

Review\nThis book is a brilliant practical guide to understanding your friend's diagnosis and symptoms, the reality of treatments and therapies, and how to overcome the challenges of long-distance communication. More than that, it is a book about what friendship means. 
-- Rachel Kelly, author of Black Rainbow: How words healed me -- my journey through depression, and Walking on Sunshine: 52 Small Steps to Happiness, Ambassador for SANE and Rethink Mental Illness.\nFriendship soothes the soul and provides hope for people with bipolar disorder and yet the illness creates unique challenges to the friendships we so desperately want and need. Marty and Fran specifically address these challenges in this bright, uplifting and brutally honest book. Filled with stories and practical tips, there is more laughter than sorrow as the reader learns to cultivate a loving, kind and caring friendship that transcends the illness and creates a lasting bond. 
-- Julie A. Fast, author of Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder, and Get it Done When You're Depressed.\nMarty and Fran are best buds who have an unbelievable story of friendship, resiliency and what it means to have someone in your life who says 'I hear you and I am here for you.' 
-- Cheryl Ramsay, Community Development Specialist, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine.\nA deeply honest and detailed account of two people's journey as friends, which reminds us that mental illness doesn't change what friendship is all about: being there for those we love. 
-- Bridget Woodhead, Director, Traincon. Certified Mental Health First Aid instructor.\nExtraordinarily well-written and powerful. I know from my own personal experience with friends living with mental illness, that meaningful two-way relationships are a key factor in attaining life balance and recovery. This is a very important book and could be helpful to many people. 
-- Anne Pringle, Member of Board of Trustees, Maine Mental Health Partners 2009-2015 (Chair 2010-2012); Past Chair, "It Takes a Community" initiative, Spring Harbor Hospital and Maine Mental Health Partners; Former Mayor of Portland, Maine.\nHow can you be a good friend when your friend lives with mental illness? 
We all want to be there for our friends, but it can be hard to know what to do when your friend lives with mental illness, especially if you live far apart. Transatlantic best friends Martin Baker and Fran Houston share what they’ve learned about growing a supportive, mutually rewarding friendship between a “well one” and an “ill one.” 
Revised and updated, High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend’s Guide to Bipolar Disorder offers no-nonsense advice from the caring friend’s point of view, original approaches and practical tips, illustrated with real-life conversations and examples. 
No one is too far away to be cared for or to care 
Support your friend and celebrate each other, whether you live on the same street or oceans apart. Learn the key skills and attitudes you need for a successful caring friendship, and strategies to support your friend through episodes of mania, depression, and suicidal thinking, whilst also taking care of yourself.

High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend's Guide to Bipolar Disorder (Revised edition)

Houston, Fran

Parenting & Relationships

Kingston Park Publishing

Presents some of the most popular Radio Times covers of all time and features biographical notes on the illustrators. An exemplary publication.

Artists of Radio Times: A Golden Age of British Illustration

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Chris Beetles Ltd.

A Fool and His Money: How to Understand the Money Markets and Those Who Work in Them

Business & Money

Economics

Orion Publishing Co

An anthology of articles, poetry and short stories from The Cornish Review, a post-war arts magazine

The Cornish Review: Anthology, 1949-52

Sansom & Co

Als Funktionswerkstoffe werden alle Materialien bezeichnet, die nicht als Konstruktionswerkstoffe auf Grund ihres mechanischen Verhaltens, sondern wegen anderer Eigenschaften eingesetzt werden. Dazu gehören beispielsweise elektrische Leiter, Halbleiter und Supraleiter, aber auch als Aktoren oder Sensoren eingesetzte Werkstoffe wie Formgedächtnislegierungen oder piezoelektrische Materialien. Der Schwerpunkt dieses Lehrbuchs liegt auf den Grundlagen und Funktionsprinzipien und nicht auf der Beschreibung bestimmer Funktionswerkstoffe oder Bauteile. Jedes Kapitel behandelt eine Werkstoffgruppe und vermittelt die zum Verständnis notwendigen physikalischen Kenntnisse. Mehr als 40 Aufgaben mit vollständiger Lösung fördern das Verständnis.

Funktionswerkstoffe: Physikalische Grundlagen und Prinzipien (German Edition)

Science & Math

Physics

Springer Vieweg

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