Huw Davies Libros

Cultural and religious beliefs can significantly influence healthcare decisions, particularly for families with disabled children. This book explores how adherence to specific faiths may limit treatment options, potentially compromising health outcomes. It delves into the complex interplay between cultural identity and medical care, highlighting the challenges faced by families as they navigate these critical choices while striving to balance their beliefs with the best interests of their children's health.

Intelligence is often the critical factor in a successful military campaign. This was certainly the case for Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, in the Peninsular War. In this book, author Huw Davies offers the first full account of the scope, complexity, and importance of Wellington's intelligence department.

A compelling history of the British Army in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries-showing how the military gathered knowledge from campaigns across the globe

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington lives on in popular memory as the 'Invincible General', loved by his men, admired by his peers, formidable to his opponents. This book revises such a portrait, offering an accurate - and controversial - new analysis of Wellington's remarkable military career.

The pen of W. H. Davies, super-tramp and writer, reveals a fascinating picture of a vast, bustling continent intent on its own affairs and of a Britain on the cusp of change between old certainties and an uneasy future.

14-year-old 'model pupil' Davidde (his parents had trouble spelling) lives with his dad after his mother died. Then the new headteacher unfairly labels Davidde a troublemaker. To the horror of his teachers, Davidde finds a new passion for mortorcycle scrambling. At last he is able to take on the school bullies, not to mention the Black Rider...

This title was first published in 2002: Health systems across the globe face similar controlling costs while maintaining or improving health care quality and access. Notwithstanding the unprecedented health system reforms of the past decades, many outstanding problems remain in these areas. Drawing on experts from Europe and America this eclectic collection of leading edge research examines the impact of organizational development on improving quality and efficiency in health care. A series of chapters provide accounts of organizational reconfiguration in the UK and elsewhere. The contributors examine how structural and procedural changes must be matched by the development of human resource services if increases in efficiency and effectiveness are to be achieved. The book will be of interest to health care academics, policy makers, managers and practitioners who are interested in keeping abreast of the latest developments in health care research.

Neocenitelné rady pro začínající sportovce týkající se jednak tréninku či soutěžení v celé řadě týmových i individuálních, tradičních i méně tradičních sportů (fotbal, kriket, baseball, házená, akrobatický kiting, rychobruslení, atletika, plavání, golf apod.), a dále rady týkající se recesistických akcí typu "mistrovství světa v kutálení sýra" či "v dělání grimas". Tato vtipně napsaná a ilustrovaná publikace obsahuje též několik námětů na sebepropagaci pro případ, že se člověk skutečně stane úspěšným vrcholovým sportovcem (např. jak poskytovat rozhovory, jak na sebe upozornit na skupinové fotografii nebo jak si užít kolečko slávy).

Fourteen-year-old 'model pupil' Davidde (his parents had trouble spelling) lives with his dad after his mother died. But when a new headteacher starts at his South Wales valleys school, Davidde is unfairly labelled a troublemaker. To the horror of his teachers, Davidde finds a new passion for mortorcycle scrambling. He takes on the school bullies, but soon events threaten to overwhelm him.

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