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List view record 21: Love from the pink palaceList view anchor tag for record 21: Love from the pink palace
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Love from the pink palace

Nalder, Jill, author2022 - 2023English
When Jill Nalder arrived at drama school in London in the early 1980s, she was ready for her life to begin. With her band of best friends - of which many were young, talented gay men with big dreams of their own - she grabbed London by the horns: partying with drag queens at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, hosting cabarets at her glamorous flat, flitting across town to any jobs could get. But soon rumours were spreading from America about a frightening illness being dubbed the 'gay flu', and Jill and her friends - spirited Juan Pablo, Jae with his beautiful voice, upbeat Dursley, and many others - now found their formerly carefree existence under threat. In this moving memoir, Jill Nalder tells the true story of her life during the AIDS crisis, and that of friends and colleagues, doctors and nurses, activists and fundraisers.
List view record 22: Global encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) historyList view anchor tag for record 22: Global encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) history
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Global encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) history

2019 - 2021English
Abstract: The Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History provides a global view of the history of LGBTQ, covering significant figures and events worldwide. Wide-ranging in scope, this encyclopedia complements courses in a variety of disciplines, including history, American studies, literature, psychology, sociology and others.
List view record 23: Real Anthony Fauci : Bill Gates, Big Pharma, And The Global War On Democracy And Public HealthList view anchor tag for record 23: Real Anthony Fauci : Bill Gates, Big Pharma, And The Global War On Democracy And Public Health
List view record 24: Have pride : an inspirational history of the LGBTQ+ movementList view anchor tag for record 24: Have pride : an inspirational history of the LGBTQ+ movement
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Have pride : an inspirational history of the LGBTQ+ movement

Caldwell, Stella, author2020 - 2021English
This inspirational history of the international LGBTQ+ movement will teach readers to accept and have pride in themselves and others, whatever their sexuality. It details the struggles and successes of LGBTQ+ movements around the world, looking at decriminalisation, the Stonewall riots and their legacy, global Pride movements, the HIV/AIDS crisis and equal marriage. It also includes profiles of significant LGBTQ+ figures from history and messages from young, modern-day members of the LGBTQ+ community, explaining why they have pride in themselves - and why you should, too.
List view record 25: Global pandemics and epidemics and how they relate to youList view anchor tag for record 25: Global pandemics and epidemics and how they relate to you
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Global pandemics and epidemics and how they relate to you

2020English
Abstract: Global Pandemics and Epidemics and How They Relate to You provides information about outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics and their related threats.
List view record 26: Clearing the air : the beginning and the end of air pollutionList view anchor tag for record 26: Clearing the air : the beginning and the end of air pollution
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Clearing the air : the beginning and the end of air pollution

Smedley, Tim (Journalist), author2019 - 2020English
Tells the story of the air we breathe, the impact it has had on our helath and what we can do to fight back against pollution. Shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2019. **SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019** 'Read this book and join the effort to terminate air pollution.' Arnold Schwarzenegger Air pollution has become the world's greatest environmental health risk, and science is only beginning to reveal its wide-ranging effects. Globally, 19,000 people die each day from air pollution, killing more than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and car accidents combined. What happened to the air we breathe? Sustainability journalist Tim Smedley has travelled the world to try and find the answer, visiting cities at the forefront of the fight against air pollution, including Delhi, Beijing, London and Paris. With insights from the scientists and politicians leading the battle against it, and people whose lives have been affected by it, Clearing the Air tells the full story of air pollution for the first time: what it is, which pollutants are harmful, where they come from and - most importantly - what we can do about them. Air pollution is a problem that can be solved. The stories uncovered on this journey show us how. Clearing the Air is essential reading for anyone who cares about the air they breathe. And this much becomes clear: in the fight against air pollution, we all have a part to play. The fightback has begun. 'Compulsory reading' Chris Boardman
List view record 27: Clearing the Air : The Beginning and the End of Air PollutionList view anchor tag for record 27: Clearing the Air : The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution
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Clearing the Air : The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution

Smedley, Tim, author2019 - 2020English
Tells the full story of air pollution: what it is, which pollutants are harmful, where they come from and what we can do about them. Around the world, 9 out of 10 people breathe highly polluted air. **SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019** 'Read this book and join the effort to terminate air pollution.' Arnold Schwarzenegger Air pollution has become the world's greatest environmental health risk, and science is only beginning to reveal its wide-ranging effects. Globally, 19,000 people die each day from air pollution, killing more than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and car accidents combined. What happened to the air we breathe? Sustainability journalist Tim Smedley has travelled the world to try and find the answer, visiting cities at the forefront of the fight against air pollution, including Delhi, Beijing, London and Paris. With insights from the scientists and politicians leading the battle against it, and people whose lives have been affected by it, Clearing the Air tells the full story of air pollution for the first time: what it is, which pollutants are harmful, where they come from and - most importantly - what we can do about them. Air pollution is a problem that can be solved. The stories uncovered on this journey show us how. Clearing the Air is essential reading for anyone who cares about the air they breathe. And this much becomes clear: in the fight against air pollution, we all have a part to play. The fightback has begun. 'Compulsory reading' Chris Boardman
List view record 28: Clearing the Air : SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019List view anchor tag for record 28: Clearing the Air : SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019
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Clearing the Air : SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019

Smedley, Tim, author2019English
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019** 'Read this book and join the effort to terminate air pollution.' Arnold Schwarzenegger Air pollution has become the world's greatest environmental health risk, and science is only beginning to reveal its wide-ranging effects. Globally, 19,000 people die each day from air pollution, killing more than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and car accidents combined. What happened to the air we breathe? Sustainability journalist Tim Smedley has travelled the world to try and find the answer, visiting cities at the forefront of the fight against air pollution, including Delhi, Beijing, London and Paris. With insights from the scientists and politicians leading the battle against it, and people whose lives have been affected by it, Clearing the Air tells the full story of air pollution for the first time: what it is, which pollutants are harmful, where they come from and – most importantly – what we can do about them. Air pollution is a problem that can be solved. The stories uncovered on this journey show us how. Clearing the Air is essential reading for anyone who cares about the air they breathe. And this much becomes clear: in the fight against air pollution, we all have a part to play. The fightback has begun. 'Compulsory reading' Chris Boardman
List view record 29: Arthur Ashe : a lifeList view anchor tag for record 29: Arthur Ashe : a life
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Arthur Ashe : a life

Arsenault, Raymond, author2018 - 2019English
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A "thoroughly captivating biography" (The San Francisco Chronicle) of American icon Arthur Ashe—the Jackie Robinson of men's tennis—a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential civil rights activist and public intellectual. Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1943, by the age of eleven, Arthur Ashe was one of the state's most talented black tennis players. He became the first African American to play for the US Davis Cup team in 1963, and two years later he won the NCAA singles championship. In 1968, he rose to a number one national ranking. Turning professional in 1969, he soon became one of the world's most successful tennis stars, winning the Australian Open in 1970 and Wimbledon in 1975. After retiring in 1980, he served four years as the US Davis Cup captain and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985. In this "deep, detailed, thoughtful chronicle" (The New York Times Book Review), Raymond Arsenault chronicles Ashe's rise to stardom on the court. But much of the book explores his off-court career as a human rights activist, philanthropist, broadcaster, writer, businessman, and celebrity. In the 1970s and 1980s, Ashe gained renown as an advocate for sportsmanship, education, racial equality, and the elimination of apartheid in South Africa. But from 1979 on, he was forced to deal with a serious heart condition that led to multiple surgeries and blood transfusions, one of which left him HIV-positive. After devoting the last ten months of his life to AIDS activism, Ashe died in February 1993 at the age of forty-nine, leaving an inspiring legacy of dignity, integrity, and active citizenship. Based on prodigious research, including more than one hundred interviews, Arthur Ashe puts Ashe in the context of both his time and the long struggle of African-American athletes seeking equal opportunity and respect, and "will serve as the standard work on Ashe for some time" (Library Journal, starred review).
List view record 30: The handy diabetes answer bookList view anchor tag for record 30: The handy diabetes answer book
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The handy diabetes answer book

Barnes-Svarney, Patricia L., author2018English
Abstract: This useful resource shows how and why the disease affects the body and provides background on both the historical and contemporary figures who have battled against it. It explains who is most at risk and how the disease's symptoms can vary throughout life.
List view record 31: Lucky LupinList view anchor tag for record 31: Lucky Lupin
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Lucky Lupin

Mortimer, Charlie, 1952-, author2016English
Based on Charlie Mortimer's life with HIV/Aids during the early years (1984-1996), when there was neither treatment nor cure, this is a poignant yet light-hearted memoir from the bestselling author of 'Dear Lupin'. Using a combination of good luck, gallows humour, Fray Bentos pies and copious quantities of Solpadeine, Charlie survived not only the illness but also the hysteria that accompanied the so-called 'gay plague'.
List view record 32: Global social issues : an encyclopediaList view anchor tag for record 32: Global social issues : an encyclopedia
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Global social issues : an encyclopedia

2013 - 2015English
Abstract: This landmark reference is a comprehensive, one-stop, interdisciplinary resource that examines current, critical social issues in historical and global contexts. Nearly 150 in-depth, balanced, and thought-provoking articles cover a broad range of critically important topics: the environment, health, science, the media, ethnic conflicts, poverty, and immigration.
List view record 33: The A to Z of corporate social responsibilityList view anchor tag for record 33: The A to Z of corporate social responsibility
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The A to Z of corporate social responsibility

2010 - 2015English
The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility is a unique publication and is the culmination of over a hundred of the world's leading thinkers, opinion formers, academic and business people providing an easy-to-use guide to CSR: from general concepts such as sustainability, stakeholder management, business ethics and human rights to more specific topics such as carbon trading, microfinance, biodiversity, the Base of the Pyramid model and globalisation. In addition to definitions of the most important terms across the wide range of CSR associated topics, this book also covers all the most important codes and guidelines, such as the Equator Principles, the UN Global Compact and ISO standards, as well as providing background on organizations such as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and Transparency International and profiles of CSR in particular industries and regions.
List view record 34: Cathy Kelly 3-Book Collection 1 : Lessons in Heartbreak, Once in a Lifetime, HomecomingList view anchor tag for record 34: Cathy Kelly 3-Book Collection 1 : Lessons in Heartbreak, Once in a Lifetime, Homecoming
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Cathy Kelly 3-Book Collection 1 : Lessons in Heartbreak, Once in a Lifetime, Homecoming

Kelly, Cathy, author2012English
Three of Cathy Kelly’s bestselling novels, packaged together as ebooks for the first time. LESSONS IN HEARTBREAK, ONCE IN A LIFETIME and HOMECOMING make the perfect excuse to have some Cathy Kelly time. Three lives. Three loves. Three reasons to let go. LESSONS IN HEARTBREAK tells the story of three women and the lessons they learn – both past and present – which bring both joy and heartbreak. And the hardest lesson of all is learning to let go. In ONCE IN A LIFETIME, three women find that sometimes things can happen which change your life forever, and each learn that the chance for real joy comes only once in a lifetime… Four women, four lives, one place they all call home. HOMECOMING tells the story of Golden Square in Dublin, and four women who live there, their lives drawing ever-closer together…
List view record 35: The world of child labor : an historical and regional surveyList view anchor tag for record 35: The world of child labor : an historical and regional survey
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The world of child labor : an historical and regional survey

2009 - 2010English
Abstract: This definitive resource details both the current and historical state of child labor in each region of the world, focusing on its causes, consequences, and cures. Including contributions by an international team of child labor scholars, researchers, policy-makers, and activists, as well as a wealth of current statistical data, it is the most comprehensive reference available on the subject.
List view record 36: Calderdale Supporting People Shadow Strategy 2003-2004List view anchor tag for record 36: Calderdale Supporting People Shadow Strategy 2003-2004
List view record 37: Dancing naked in the mind fieldList view anchor tag for record 37: Dancing naked in the mind field
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Dancing naked in the mind field

Mullis, Kary B., author1999 - 2000English
In Dancing Naked in the Mind, Prize-winning chemist Kary Mullis, writes with passion and humour about a wide range of subjects including parapsychology, cloning, HIV and AIDS, global warming and religion.
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