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A Maze of Moments Every Day a New Beginning

by Lee Ann Corbett ...

Dont say a word. We have never needed them to communicate with one another. Whether its an energy or an ancient kinship between our souls, I dont know. But whatever we have goes beyond language. Between us, even the silence is extraordinary. Even the stillness speaks (Beau Taplin, Silence). ... Read more

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Dont say a word. We have never needed them to communicate with one another. Whether its an energy or an ancient kinship between our souls, I dont know. But whatever we have goes beyond language. Between us, even the silence is extraordinary. Even the stillness speaks (Beau Taplin, Silence).
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Education in France

Continuity and Change in the Mitterrand Years 1981-1995

Edited by Anne Corbett, Bob Moon ...

In common with most industrialised countries, France has undertaken an ambitious programme of education reform over the last fifteen years. This book uses key extracts from contemporary writing to examine exactly how and why that process has happened, focusing on all stages of the education system. Sections cover the main characteristics of school reform in France, its aims and objectives, a ... Read more

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In common with most industrialised countries, France has undertaken an ambitious programme of education reform over the last fifteen years. This book uses key extracts from contemporary writing to examine exactly how and why that process has happened, focusing on all stages of the education system. Sections cover the main characteristics of school reform in France, its aims and objectives, a
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Laggards and Leaders in Labour Market Reform

Comparing Japan and Australia

Edited by Jenny Corbett, Anne Daly, Hisakazu Matsushige, Dehne Taylor ...

Series series Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
A flexible labour market is widely regarded as a key factor in encouraging economic growth and prosperity. In recent years some economies have successfully reformed their labour markets, making part-time and flexible hours easier, limiting the restrictive practices of trade unions, encouraging training and the enhancement of the skills of those in the labour market, coping with the changing age ... Read more

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A flexible labour market is widely regarded as a key factor in encouraging economic growth and prosperity. In recent years some economies have successfully reformed their labour markets, making part-time and flexible hours easier, limiting the restrictive practices of trade unions, encouraging training and the enhancement of the skills of those in the labour market, coping with the changing age
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Improvising the Curriculum

Alternatives to Scripted Schooling

by Michael Corbett, Ann Vibert, Mary Green ...

Series series Routledge Research in Education
Equipped with cultural tools like cell phones, computers and video cameras, youth are called upon to improvise and construct themselves symbolically in a continuously connected world; yet new teachers and students are still expected to learn and deliver standardized, placeless forms of scripted curriculum. This volume argues for improvisation as an approach to curriculum that recognizes the ... Read more

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Equipped with cultural tools like cell phones, computers and video cameras, youth are called upon to improvise and construct themselves symbolically in a continuously connected world; yet new teachers and students are still expected to learn and deliver standardized, placeless forms of scripted curriculum. This volume argues for improvisation as an approach to curriculum that recognizes the
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The Husband Hunters

Social Climbing in London and New York

by Anne de Courcy ...

Narrated by Clare Corbett ...

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10 hours 41 min

Towards the end of the nineteenth century and for the first few years of the twentieth, a strange invasion took place in Britain. The citadel of power, privilege and breeding in which the titled, land-owning governing class had barricaded itself for so long was breached. The incomers were a group of young women who, fifty years earlier, would have been looked on as the alien denizens of another ... Read more

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Towards the end of the nineteenth century and for the first few years of the twentieth, a strange invasion took place in Britain. The citadel of power, privilege and breeding in which the titled, land-owning governing class had barricaded itself for so long was breached. The incomers were a group of young women who, fifty years earlier, would have been looked on as the alien denizens of another
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The Conservative Governments and Social Policy

by Nick Ellison, Ian Greener, Peter Squires, Anne Daguerre, David Etherington, Catherine Bochel, Val Gillies, Rosalind Edwards, Stephen J. Ball, Harriet Churchill, Andrew Defty, Steven Corbett, Jon Glasby, Ann Marie Gray, Stephen D. McKay, Karen Rowlingson, Kirstein Rummery, Peter Somerville ...

Focusing on the policy approaches of Conservative governments since 2015, this book examines key social policy areas including education, health, housing, employment, children and young people, and more.Respected social policy researchers explore the degree to which the positions and policies of recent Conservative governments have differed from the previous Coalition government (2010–15). They ... Read more

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Focusing on the policy approaches of Conservative governments since 2015, this book examines key social policy areas including education, health, housing, employment, children and young people, and more.Respected social policy researchers explore the degree to which the positions and policies of recent Conservative governments have differed from the previous Coalition government (2010–15). They
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The Viceroy's Daughters

by Anne de Courcy ...

Narrated by Maggie Ollerenshaw ...

Series series WOMEN IN HISTORY
Unabridged

18 hours 55 min

The lives of the three daughters of Lord Curzon: glamorous, rich, independent and wilful.Irene (born 1896), Cynthia (b.1898) and Alexandria (b.1904) were the three daughters of Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India 1898-1905 and probably the grandest and most self-confident imperial servant Britain ever possessed.After the death of his fabulously rich American wife in 1906, Curzon's determination to ... Read more

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The lives of the three daughters of Lord Curzon: glamorous, rich, independent and wilful.Irene (born 1896), Cynthia (b.1898) and Alexandria (b.1904) were the three daughters of Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India 1898-1905 and probably the grandest and most self-confident imperial servant Britain ever possessed.After the death of his fabulously rich American wife in 1906, Curzon's determination to
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1939: The Last Season

by Anne de Courcy ...

Narrated by Maggie Ollerenshaw ...

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10 hours 34 min

A wonderful portrait of British upper-class life in the Season of 1939 - the last before the Second World War.The Season of 1939 brought all those 'in Society' to London. The young debutante daughters of the upper classes were presented to the King and Queen to mark their acceptance into the new adult world of their parents. They sparkled their way through a succession of balls and parties and ... Read more

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A wonderful portrait of British upper-class life in the Season of 1939 - the last before the Second World War.The Season of 1939 brought all those 'in Society' to London. The young debutante daughters of the upper classes were presented to the King and Queen to mark their acceptance into the new adult world of their parents. They sparkled their way through a succession of balls and parties and
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Margot at War

Love and Betrayal in Downing Street, 1912-1916

by Anne de Courcy ...

Narrated by Patricia Gallimore ...

Unabridged

16 hours 54 min

Margot Asquith was perhaps the most daring and unconventional Prime Minister's wife in British history. Known for her wit, style and habit of speaking her mind, she transformed 10 Downing Street into a glittering social and intellectual salon. Yet her last five years at Number 10 were a period of intense emotional and political turmoil in her private and public life.In 1912, when Anne de Courcy's ... Read more

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Margot Asquith was perhaps the most daring and unconventional Prime Minister's wife in British history. Known for her wit, style and habit of speaking her mind, she transformed 10 Downing Street into a glittering social and intellectual salon. Yet her last five years at Number 10 were a period of intense emotional and political turmoil in her private and public life.In 1912, when Anne de Courcy's
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Chanel's Riviera

Life, Love and the Struggle for Survival on the Côte d'Azur, 1930–1944

by Anne de Courcy ...

Narrated by Sophie Roberts ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

Far from worrying about the onset of war, in the spring of 1938 the burning question on the French Riviera was whether one should curtsey to the Duchess of Windsor. Few of those who had settled there thought much about what was going on in the rest of Europe. It was a golden, glamorous life, far removed from politics or conflict.Featuring a sparkling cast of artists, writers and historical figures ... Read more

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Far from worrying about the onset of war, in the spring of 1938 the burning question on the French Riviera was whether one should curtsey to the Duchess of Windsor. Few of those who had settled there thought much about what was going on in the rest of Europe. It was a golden, glamorous life, far removed from politics or conflict.Featuring a sparkling cast of artists, writers and historical figures
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Queen Bees

Six Brilliant and Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars – A Spectacle of Celebrity, Talent, and Burning Ambition

by Siân Evans ...

Narrated by Carole Boyd ...

Unabridged

12 hours

'ENORMOUS FUN' GUARDIAN'SO ENTERTAINING' THE TIMES'GOSSIPY, LIGHT AND FUN' TLS***Queen Bees***looks at the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being society hostesses, including Lady Astor, who went on to become the first female MP, and Mrs Greville, who cultivated relationships with Edward VII, as well as Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Lady Colefax. Writ... ... Read more

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'ENORMOUS FUN' GUARDIAN'SO ENTERTAINING' THE TIMES'GOSSIPY, LIGHT AND FUN' TLS***Queen Bees***looks at the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being society hostesses, including Lady Astor, who went on to become the first female MP, and Mrs Greville, who cultivated relationships with Edward VII, as well as Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Lady Colefax. Writ...
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The Sphinx

The revelatory biography of Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough, from 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - FINANCIAL TIMES

by Hugo Vickers ...

Narrated by Hugo Vickers ...

Unabridged

11 hours 51 min

An enthralling portrait of the enigmatic woman at the centre of a now vanished Golden Age: Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough.'Truly wonderful - a masterclass in storytelling' - SUNDAY TIMESThe Times Best Biography Audiobook of the Year (2021)One of the most beautiful and brilliant women of her time, Gladys Deacon dazzled and puzzled the glittering social circles in which she moved . . .</em... ... Read more

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An enthralling portrait of the enigmatic woman at the centre of a now vanished Golden Age: Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough.'Truly wonderful - a masterclass in storytelling' - SUNDAY TIMESThe Times Best Biography Audiobook of the Year (2021)One of the most beautiful and brilliant women of her time, Gladys Deacon dazzled and puzzled the glittering social circles in which she moved . . .</em...
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