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  Tracing Your Railway Ancestors -...

  Di Drummond

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  Di Drummond's concise and informative guide to Britain's railways will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about the history of the industry and for family history researchers who want to find out about the careers of their railway ancestors. In a clear and accessible way she guides readers through the social, technical and economic aspects of the story. She describes in vivid detail the rapid growth, maturity and long decline of the railways from the earliest days in the late-eighteenth century to privatization in the 1990s. In the process she covers the themes and issues that family historians, local historians and railway enthusiasts will need to understand in order to pursue their research.  A sequence of short, fact-filled chapters gives an all-round view of the development of the railwaysIn addition to tracing the birth and growth of the original railway companies, she portrays the types of work that railwaymen did and pays particular attention to the railway world in which they spent their working lives. The tasks they undertook, the special skills they had to learn, the conditions they worked in, the organization and hierarchy of the railway companies, and the make-up of railway unions - all these elements in the history of the railways are covered. She also introduces the reader to the variety of records that are available for genealogical research - staff records and registers, publications, census returns, biographies and autobiographies, and the rest of the extensive literature devoted to the railway industry.

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  A Doctor's Wisdom For Diabetics...

  Shailendra Sinha

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  There is in this treatise at least one message given exactly 100 years ago, which if followed, may well have limited today’s pandemic of diabetes. 
  The aphorisms, selected by the author, an ex- Joslin Fellow, are from the wrtings of Elliott Proctor Joslin , the founder of the Joslin Diabetes Centre in Boston and one of the greatest diabetes specialist of the 20th century.

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  Hello Goodbye - Level 5 - 6

  Edward Zrudlo

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  e-future PYP Readers is based around three simple principles: explore, reflect and apply through literature. With 65 different stories per level, there will be no problem finding the right book for class.

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  Anxiety - Challenging Yourself...

  Kendra Motors

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  This book gives a different spin to the topic of anxiety. It covers several aspects of managing stress levels and coping with negative outside influences in your life. However, it ends with a serious challenge to eliminate all anxiety triggers from your life to your greatest ability. 
  This makes the book a special gem, an actionable inspirational source from which you can draw the energy to do something about the situations that cause you anxiety in your life. For those situations that are out of your control, a healthier reaction is encouraged. Many outward circumstances can be met without panic, with a calm feeling of self-confidence and reassurance. 
  The question is: Are you ready to make that inner change, so you can handle your life better? 
  Let’s see and find out. Start reading now.

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  Administrations of Lunacy -...

  Mab Segrest

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  Today, 90 percent of psychiatric beds are located in jails and prisons across the United States, institutions that confine disproportionate numbers of African Americans. After more than a decade of research, the celebrated scholar and activist Mab Segrest locates the deep historical roots of this startling fact, turning her sights on a long-forgotten cauldron of racial ideology: the state mental asylum system in which psychiatry was born and whose influences extend into our troubled present. 
  In December 1841, the Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum was founded. A hundred years later, it had become the largest insane asylum in the world with over 10,000 patients. Administrations of Lunacy tells the story of this iconic and infamous southern institution, a history that was all but erased from popular memory and within the psychiatric profession.  
  Through riveting accounts of historical characters, Segrest reveals how modern psychiatric practice was forged in the traumas of slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow. Deftly connecting this history to the modern era, Segrest then shows how a single asylum helped set the stage for the eugenics theories of the twentieth century and the persistent racial ideologies of our own times. She also traces the connections to today’s dissident psychiatric practices that offer sanity and create justice.  
  A landmark of scholarship, Administrations of Lunacy restores a vital thread between past and present, revealing the tangled racial roots of psychiatry in America.

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  HowExpert Guide to Medieval...

  HowExpert, Abigail Bethke

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  If you want to learn about medieval reenactment and experience renaissance fairs to the fullest, then get HowExpert Guide to Medieval Reenactment. You will discover 101 tips to become a medieval reenactor, experience the middle ages, and have fun at renaissance fairs. 
  Have you ever wanted to wield your own sword? Envied the elaborate clothing worn by renaissance fair actors? Wondered what life was truly like for the knights of the middle ages? 
  If you answered yes to any of those questions, then medieval reenacting is for you! Medieval reenactors are individuals who closely study the traditions and practices of the middle ages. Many reenactors are particularly interested in learning medieval combat techniques, but countless prefer to reenact by recreating medieval clothes, art, writing, and recipes. Regardless of your current abilities and interests, if you have a soft spot for the fearsome knights, beautiful royalty, and awe-inspiring castles of the middle ages, then this hobby has a niche for you. 
  Within this detailed how-to guide, you will find all of the information you need to become an accomplished medieval reenactor. In seven short chapters, we will explore: 
  • The basics of medieval reenactment, including overarching guidelines and the differences between major reenactment groups  
  • A step-by-step process for creating your own medieval persona 
  • What a soft kit is and how you can go about creating one 
  • The best way to assemble your own suit of armor 
  • All of the many, many weapons wielded by medieval warriors (and modern reenactors!) 
  • Some dos and don’ts of attending your first reenactment event 
  • And much more! 
  Check out HowExpert Guide to Medieval Reenactment to learn how to become a medieval reenactor, experience the middle ages, and have fun at renaissance fairs! 
  HowExpert publishes quick ‘how to’ guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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