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De Bellis Renationis version 2.0

Phil Barker

"De Bellis Renationis" is a set of wargames rules for Renaissance battles covering the period from 1494 AD to 1700 AD. DBR version 2.0 offers a combination of realism and…

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DBMM Army Lists: Book 4 The High Medieval Period 1071 AD to 1525 AD

Phil Barker

DBMM Army Lists Book 4. The High medieval Period. 1071 AD to 1525 AD This is the final volume in a series of WRG publications providing detailed guidance on the…

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DBMM Army Lists Book 2: The Classical Period 500BC to 476AD

Phil Barker

DBMM Army Lists is the second volume in the series of WRG publications providing detailed guidance on the structure and organisation of ancient and medieval armies, for use with the…

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DBMM Army Lists Book 3: The Early Medieval Period 476 AD to 1971 AD

Phil Barker

DBMM Army Lists: Book 3 The Early Medieval Period 476 AD to 1071 AD. This is the third volume in the series of WRG publications providing detailed guidance on the…

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DBMM Army Lists Book 1: The Chariot Period 3000 BC to 500 BC

Phil Barker

This is the first volume in a series of WRG publications providing detailed guidance on the structure and organisation of ancient armies for use with the De Bellis Magistrorum Militum…

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De Bellis Magistrorum Militum version 2.1

Phil Barker

Version 2.1 is the latest update to the DBMM rules. It features several rule refinements and now covers the period 3000 BC to 1525 AD. Included in this edition is…

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Horse, Foot and Guns Version 1.1

Phil Barker

"Horse Foot and Guns" (HFG) is a set of quick-play army-level wargames rules for large land Battles for the period 1701-1914. This version 1.1 is a slight revision of the…

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Axed! Who Killed Australian Magazines

Phil Barker

Axed charts the dramatic decline of the magazine industry in Australia from the million-selling highs of the 1990s to the recent round of mergers, closures and mass-redundancies. What went wrong…

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The Revolution of Man

Phil Barker

Journalist Phil Barker unpacks the myth of the ‘Man Box’ and Australian masculinity.

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Bark-B-Cue

Phil Barker

A collection of favorite barbecue and tailgating recipes to enjoy with family and friends. Build memories you can taste!

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The Revolution of Man

Phil Barker

Journalist Phil Barker unpacks the myth of the ‘Man Box’ and Australian masculinity.

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Mental Health Ethics: The Human Context

Mental Health Ethics provides an overview of traditional and contemporary ethical perspectives and critically examines a range of ethical and moral challenges present in contemporary ‘psychiatric-mental’ health services.

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Wargames Rules for All-Arms Land Warfare from Platoon to Battalion Level.

Phil Barker

In June 1988, the set of wargames rules for all-arms land warfare from Platoon to Battalion level during the period from 1925-1950, written by Phil Barker were published. They proved…

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Mental Health Ethics: The Human Context

Mental Health Ethics provides an overview of traditional and contemporary ethical perspectives and critically examines a range of ethical and moral challenges present in contemporary ‘psychiatric-mental’ health services.

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The Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome

Phil Barker

The Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome spans the period from 150 BC to 600 AD and describes the forces of the later Roman Republic and the Byzantine wars as…

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Axed: Who Killed Australian Magazines?

Phil Barker

Axed charts the dramatic decline of the magazine industry in Australia from the million-selling highs of the 1990s to the recent round of mergers, closures and mass-redundancies. What went wrong?

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Phil Barker’s Napoleonic Wargaming Rules 1685-1845 (1979)

John Curry, Phil Barker

First published in 1971, with a second edition in 1979, these rules were revolutionary for their time. They were written to allow wargamers to replay even the largest battles from…

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Phil Barker’s Introduction to Ancient Wargaming and WRG 6th Edition Ancient Rules

John Curry, Phil Barker

He described his rules-writing philosophy as simply ""It is my aim to produce the most accurate and playable rules I possibly can"" The WRG Ancients rule series were both the…

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Spirituality and Mental Health: Breakthrough

Explores spirituality and its relationship to mental health. This text emphasizes the need to look inward and listen to the messages which are channelled through our beings, rather than dismiss…

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De Bellis Antiquitatis Version 3.0

Phil Barker, Sue Laflin-Barker

DBA Version 3.0 updates the highly successful De Bellis Antiquitatis wargame rules for recreating ancient and medieval battles with miniature figures. The brainchild of well-known wargame designer Phil Barker and…

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Clive Barker’s Dark Worlds

Phil and Sarah Stokes

A deep dive into the creative world and personal archive of the master of horror Clive Barker, from Hellraiser and Candyman to today I’ve seen the future of horror ……

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The Philosophy and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing: Selected Writings

Phil Barker (Professor of Psychiatric Nursing Practice, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)

Brings together a collection of the author’s papers which, when taken as a whole, address many of the most pressing issues in psychiatric nursing.

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Hordes of the Things version 2.1

Phil Barker, Sue Laflin-Barker, Richard B. Scott

Hordes of the Things is a fast-play heroic fantasy wargame rule set for miniature figures. Using the successful DB rule system, but based on classical fantasy fiction rather than strict…

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Hordes Of The Things Version 2.1

Phil Barker, Richard Bodley Scott, Sue Laflin-Barker

Hoards Of The Things is the ultimate fast-play fantasy wargame rule set for miniature figures. Using the successful DR rule system, but based on classical fantasy fiction rather than strict…

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Creative Approaches to Health and Social Care Education: Knowing Me, Understanding You

An exciting new text that helps lecturers adapt traditional teaching styles to accommodate the needs of a diverse student population. It investigates innovative classroom strategies such as the use of…

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From the Ashes of Experience: Reflections on Madness, Survival and Growth

Offering a more sensitive appreciation of the total reality of the madness experience , this work presents a number of personal experiences and provides an alternative to the received wisdom…

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Behavior Settings: A Revision and Extension of Roger G. Barker’s Ecological Psychology

Phil Schoggen

Forty years of collaboration in research and writing with Roger G. Barker have uniquely qualified the author to revise Barker’s classic Ecological Psychology: Concepts and Methods for Studying the Environment…

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Japanese Family and Society: Words from Tongo Takebe, A Meiji Era Sociologist

Phil Barker

Although multiculturalism is stressed in modern sociology education, most perspectives continue to be influenced by Judeo-Christian ideas. Tongo Takebe’s work presents an alternative approach to the study of societal development…

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Clive Barker’s the Body Book

Clive Barker

Including two of Clive Barker's classic stories from his groundbreaking collections Books of Blood, "The Body Politic" and "In the Flesh", exclusive content from the cinematic adaptation of "The Body…

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DBA 2.2 Simple Ancient and Medieval Wargaming Rules Including DBSA and DBA 1.0

John Curry, Phil Barker, Richard Bodley Scott, Sue Laflin-Barker

The aim of the rules was to provide the simplest possible set of wargaming rules that retained the feel and generalship of ancient and medieval warfare. The rules were about…

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Japanese Family and Society: Words from Tongo Takebe, A Meiji Era Sociologist

Phil Barker

Although multiculturalism is stressed in modern sociology education, most perspectives continue to be influenced by Judeo-Christian ideas. Tongo Takebe’s work presents an alternative approach to the study of societal development…

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The Lincolnshire Cook Book: A Celebration of the Amazing Food & Drink on Our Doorstep

Nicola Hall

With a foreword by twice Great British Menu winner Colin Mcgurran from Winteringham Fields, The Lincolnshire Cook Book celebrates the culinary diversity of the county of Lincolnshire, and features more…

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Chilli Banana: Authentic Thai Cooking from May’s Kitchen

May Wakefield,Rachel Heward

Inspired by a childhood of cooking with her mother among fields of lemongrass and basil in the Prachinburi district of Thailand, May Wakefield delivers over fifty recipes ranging from simple…

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The Manchester Cook Book: A Celebration of the Amazing Food & Drink on Our Doorstep

Kate Eddison

Featuring recipes from TV chefs Aiden Byrne, Simon Rogan and Masterchef winner Simon Wood, The Manchester Cook Book celebrates the culinary diversity in the capital of the north with more…

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