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The Hard Line

Chris O'Leary

Alligator debut from one of the blues most talented unsung heroes, a deeply soulful vocalist, powerhouse harmonica player and gifted songwriter. The Hard Line shines with 12 striking original songs…

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Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie, 1976-2016

Chris O'Leary

From the ultimate David Bowie expert comes an exploration of the final four decades of his musical career, covering every song he wrote, performed or produced.

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Public Service Motivation?: Rethinking What Motivates Public Actors

Chris O'Leary (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Christopher O'Leary provides a fresh perspective on prosocial working choices in this first substantive critique of Public Service Motivation. The book reviews concepts of PSM and research to date and…

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Leaf Man

PATRICIA J. MIRANDA

While wandering through a field of stumps that was once a forest, a boy collects twigs and sticks and leaves that remain and decides to create something new. He makes…

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Payment by Results and Social Impact Bonds: Outcome-Based Payment Systems in the UK and US

Kevin Albertson (Manchester Metropolitan University),Chris Fox (Manchester Metropolitan University),Chris O'Leary (Manchester Metropolitan University),Gary Painter

As public services budgets are cut, the ‘Payment by Results’ (or Pay for Success) model has become a popular choice in public sector commissioning. Social Impact Bonds are a variant…

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The Good Glow: Charity and the Symbolic Power of Doing Good

Jon Dean,Professor Chris Fox (University of Essex UK),Jung Hyun Choi,Jessica Labarbera,Chris O'Leary

We praise those people who do things for others. But the symbolic power of giving means glow of ‘goodness’ that charity provides can be taken advantage of. Drawing on original…

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Pentre Farm, Flint, 1976-81: An official building in the Roman lead mining district

Kevin Blockley,Chris. Musson,T. J. O'Leary

Report on the excavation on a 2nd to 3rd centuries building identified as being connected with the administration of Roman Lead Mining. Report on finds.

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Entrepreneurial Transitions in Family Business: Organic Model, Governance and Succession

Dr Simon O'LEARY, Chris SWAFFIN-SMITH, Dr Rebecca FAKOUSSA

Simon O'Leary, Chris Swaffin-Smith and Rebecca Fakoussa offer an insightful text on family business and their organic model. Family business is one of the earliest forms of economic organisation and…

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Local Authorities and the Social Determinants of Health

This crucial contemporary study reviews the evolving role of local authorities in health, social care and wellbeing. Health and policy experts survey disparities across Britain, share case studies of strategies…

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Local Authorities and the Social Determinants of Health

This crucial contemporary study reviews the evolving role of local authorities in health, social care and wellbeing. Health and policy experts survey disparities across Britain, share case studies of strategies…

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