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McNidder & Grace
McNidder & Grace Limited was established in 2011 by publisher Andy Peden Smith. His team of professionals have most recently been joined by Caroline Peden Smith, former publishing director of Crown House Publishing. Both Andy and Caroline are publishers with an extensive background and experience in publishing high quality and award-winning books. We specialise in non-fiction and fiction titles for adults. With a particular emphasis on popular culture, our non-fiction list includes books on photography, art, music, biography, history, country pursuits and more recently health and well-being in partnership with BBC Radio 2’s Janey Lee Grace. We are also proud of our popular Railway Journeys in Art Poster to Poster series, a nine-volume set of engaging, beautifully illustrated railway travel books in collaboration with the National Railway Museum and Swann Galleries, New York. Our fiction list concentrates primarily on Crime and Thrillers to include the best-selling Torquil MacLeod Malmö series..
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Technology, Engineering & AgricultureMay 2017Building Agricultural Extension Capacity in Post-Conflict Settings
Case Studies
by Paul McNamara, Austen Moore
This book (a) investigates the experiences and issues involved with rebuilding extension systems (including public sector, private sector, and non-governmental organization (NGO) extension) in post-conflict settings, (b) evaluates the impact of different extension policy approaches and practice in such settings, and (c) identifies the key elements needed to effectively rebuild agricultural extension systems and programs in post-conflict contexts. The chapters include country-specific case studies that provide a descriptive account but also analyze strategies, successes and failures, and lessons learned. A synthesis chapter examines insights and lessons learned across post-conflict settings, and identifies the elements and investments needed to rebuild extension systems and programmes in these contexts. ; This book investigates the experiences and issues involved with rebuilding extension systems n post-conflict settings. It evaluates the impact of different extension policy approaches and practice in such settings, and identifes the key elements needed to effectively rebuild agricultural extension systems and programs in post-conflict contexts
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Animal husbandrySeptember 2000Modelling Nutrient Utilization in Farm Animals
by David E Beever. Edited by John P McNamara, James (Jim) France
This book describes current research in modelling nutrient use in farm animals, from cellular to ecosystem level. The chapters are developed from papers presented at a satellite meeting of the 9th International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, held in South Africa in October 1999.Excellent papers from a top list of contributorsEditors of great reputationCovers the current topics of interest
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Agriculture & related industriesDecember 1996Quarantine Pests for Europe
by Mark Holderness, Edited by D G McNamara, I M Smith, Peter R Scott.
Data sheets on quarantine pests for the European Union and for the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. This book is the result of collaboration between EPPO and CAB INTERNATIONAL, sponsored by the Commission of the European Union, to prepare data sheets on pests of plants of quarantine significance for Europe and the Mediterranean region. Coverage extends to insects, mites, fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes and parasitic plants. It includes organisms that are found outside Europe and the Mediterranean that present a risk to this region, as well as those that are present but have restricted distribution and are subject to phytosanitary controls. The format of the FAO model data sheet is followed, using standard headings: identity, hosts, geographical distribution, biology, detection and identification, means of movement and dispersal, pest significance (including economic impact, control and phytosanitary risk), phytosanitary measures, and bibliography. The first edition of this book was published in December 1992 and consisted of 188 data sheets, some covering groups of similar organisms. During the intervening four years pests have been added to the EU and EPPO lists and changes have occurred in host range, geographical distribution, taxonomy and pest status of many of the organisms described. All data sheets have therefore been revised, some data sheets covering groups of similar organisms have been split up and 56 new sheets added, resulting in a total of 300 data sheets. The second edition will continue therefore to represent a definitive reference source, not only for those with specific interests in plant quarantine, but also for all concerned with pest management.
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August 2018Das Ende der Diplomatie
Warum der Wandel der amerikanischen Außenpolitik für die Welt so gefährlich ist
by Farrow, Ronan / Übersetzt von Dierlamm, Helmut; Übersetzt von Lutosch, Heide; Übersetzt von Remmler, Hans-Peter; Übersetzt von Würdinger, Gabriele
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Dietetics & nutritionDecember 2012Nutrition and Physical Activity in Inflammatory Diseases
by Philip C Calder, Anne Marie Minihane, Elizabeth Kovacs, Sridevi Devaraj, David Heber, Samir Samman, Goran Paulsen, Jeff Coombes, Monica Bullo, Catherine J Field, Josep Bassaganya-Riera, Rohan Walker, Caryl Nowson, Marlena C Kruger, Lynnette Ferguson, Mohsen Meydani, Robert McNamara, Burno Pot, Andreia Oliveira, Anette E Buyken. Edited by Manohar L Garg, Lisa G Wood.
Certain nutrients and physical activity can significantly alter immune function and inflammation. Targeted interventions may be an effective and inexpensive means to improve the inflammation and immune dysfunction associated with chronic diseases. This book defines the relevant underlying biological mechanisms and strengthens our understanding of how nutrients and physical activity impact inflammatory diseases. A useful reference for researchers and students of nutrition, physiology and sports science, it explores the unique aspects of inflammation induced by nutritional deficiencies or activity levels, and their interrelationship.
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Tourism industryJune 2009People and Work in Events and Conventions
A Research Perspective
by Hannah Theobald, Charles Arcodia, John Arthur, Parveen Yaqoob, Bruce German, Christopher Auld, Ronan Gormley, James D House, Paula Jauregi, Zuleika Beaven, Anne Pihlanto, Jo Lunn, Katalin Formádi, Bruce Mullan, Joe Goldblatt, Nigel Scollan, Russell Hoye, Kevin J Shingfield, Leo Jago, Chris Kemp, Jeong S Sim, Adele Ladkin, Judith Mair, Vivienne S McCabe, Roselyne N Okech. Edited by Caroline Rymer, Thomas Baum, Eddie Deaville, Margaret Deery, Clare Hanlon, Leonie Lockstone, Karen A Smith.
The part of the tourism industry which covers events, conventions and meetings is a substantial part of the global economy and provides employment for a very large number of people worldwide. The breakdown of employees in this sector is complex - employees can be full-time, casual labour or part of a volunteer workforce, and events can be as diverse as the Olympic Games and a local meeting. This book examines the role of people who work in events, meetings and conventions by looking at the context in which they work, and presenting theories, perspectives underlying trends of employment in this sector. Leading authors present international examples to further understanding of the concepts involved in people management in tourism events. This book will be an important resource for students and researchers of leisure, tourism and events management.
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Children's & YAGray Wolf & Wolfette
by Gilles Bizouerne, Ronan Badel
Our favorite anti-hero is back and tries to win a lady’s heart... A real fiasco!Spring has come. Mice hug each other, sparrows kiss... Gray Wolf also wants to find love! Like a real handsome guy, he applies a little slug slime to make his hair smooth and shiny, and off he goes… When he meets a beautiful wolf lady, Gray Wolf is ready to do anything to charm her, but she is not so easy to impress! Ronan Badel’s expressive illustrations and Gilles Bizouerne’s talent as a storyteller offer us a hilarious sequel of the humorous best-selling series featuring a clownish character. An extra dose of silliness sure to make little ones giggle with every page.
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December 2023The Personalism of Edith Stein
A Synthesis of Thomism and Phenomenology
by Robert McNamara
Edith Stein’s life and thought intersect with many important movements of life and thought in the twentieth century. Through her life and eventual martyrdom, she gave witness to the primacy of truth and faith in the face of political totalitarianism, and in her philosophical works, she contributed to a synthesis of phenomenological thought with the thought of Aquinas, while also progressively advancing a compelling form of philosophical personalism. As a result, Stein represents one of the most important Catholic thinkers of the twentieth century and is a figure of growing fascination and devotion among believers and nonbelievers alike. The Personalism of Edith Stein is an investigation of Stein’s mature philosophical anthropology, exploring her engagement with the thought of Aquinas and Thomism while maintaining the phenomenological mode of investigation. Through a careful examination of Stein’s later works under the themes of human nature, the human individual, and the human being’s relation to God, McNamara shows that Stein’s mature personalism is considerably expanded and substantiated by her assimilation of key anthropological and metaphysical teachings of Aquinas and Thomism, and, conversely, that Stein significantly develops and deepens these same teachings through a phenomenological reconsideration of each from a personalist perspective. As a whole, the study reveals the profound accord between Stein’s mature thought and the received teachings of Aquinas, while yet carefully attending to the remaining differences between them. Ultimately, the author proposes that Stein imbues the teachings of Aquinas with a fundamental personalization such that her mature anthropology can be understood as a Thomistically informed personalism that represents a significant, original contribution to the anthropological dimension of the philosophia perennis.
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Political / legal thrillerNovember 2009In Death We Trust
by David Crigman
David Crigman's third novel in the trilogy finds the beautiful Naomi Nicholas QC appearing with her adversary, the imposing, bullying and brilliant Ronan Cadogan QC who will use every to win his case. When the headless and mutilated body of Ray Millard, a ruthless and feared player in London's underworld is identified by his girlfriend, the suspect has to be Pal Locke who was set up by Millard for a fourteen year stretch. Just one problem - Locke has been certified dead in Mexico. DI Jake Kemper and Det. Danny Rose arrest two suspects, Susan and Phil Vance and charge them with Ray's murder. While they are certain Vance and Locke are the same person the evidence cannot support this. At the trial, before Mr Justice Bellinger, Naomi Nicholas and Ronan Cadogan are retained to defend the accused while effete womanizer Luther Farlow opens for the prosecution. With long standing enmity between the Judge and Cadogan, the electric tension of the court is further heightened as the case twists and turns when the evidence is revealed. The unexpected outcome grips the reader to the very end. The author, a practising QC brings a long experience of criminal cases to this hugely adsorbing and highly intricate courtroom drama.
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September 2020The Bishop's Burden
Reforming the Catholic Church in Early Modern Italy
by Celeste McNamara
In 1563, the Council of Trent published its Decrees, calling for significant reforms of the Catholic Church in response to criticism from both Protestants and Catholics alike. Bishops, according to the Decrees, would take the lead in implementing these reforms. They were tasked with creating a Church in which priests and laity were well educated, morally upright, and focused on worshipping God. Unfortunately for these bishops, the Decrees provided few practical suggestions for achieving the wide-ranging changes demanded. Reform was therefore an arduous and complex process, which many bishops struggled to accomplish or even refused to undertake fully. The Bishop’s Burden argues that reforming bishops were forced to be creative and resourceful to accomplish meaningful change, including creating strong diocesan governments, reforming clerical and lay behavior, educating priests and parishioners, and converting non-believers. The book explores this issue through a detailed case study of the episcopacy of Cardinal-Bishop Gregorio Barbarigo of Padua (bp. 1664-1697), asking how a dedicated bishop formulated a reform program that sought to achieve the Church’s goals. Barbarigo, like other reforming bishops, borrowed strategies from a variety of sources in the absence of clear guidance from Rome. He looked to both pre- and post-Tridentine bishops, the Society of Jesus, the Venetian government, and the Propaganda Fide, which he selectively emulated to address the problems he discovered in Padua. The book is based primarily on the detailed records of Barbarigo’s visitations of rural parishes and captures the rarely-heard voices of seventeenth-century Italian peasants. The Bishop's Burden helps us understand not only the changes experienced by early modern Catholics, but also how even the most sophisticated plans of central authorities could be frustrated by practical realities, which in turn complicates our understanding of state-building and social control.
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Product designMay 2013The Design Book
1000 New Designs For The Home and Where to Find Them
by Jennifer Hudson
The Design Book brings together the best in contemporary design for the home, presenting a huge range of striking new products: tables and chairs, sofas and beds, storage, kitchens and bathrooms, tableware, textiles and surfaces, lighting, electronics and more. Works by the finest international talents, including Shin and Tomoko Azumi, Sebastian Bergne, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Fernando and Humberto Campana, Piet Hein Eek, Jaime Hayon, Thomas Heatherwick, Javier Mariscal and Patricia Urquiola, are featured. In-depth interviews with twelve key designers explore pivotal projects and approaches to design. Web addresses of designers and manufacturers are given for every object, along with full captions and colour illustrations, making every design easy to source.
