Understanding the energy source and physical processes within active galaxies are the most challenging areas of current research. Using a logical format and easy-to-follow explanations, Robson demonstrates the crucial connections between observation and theory, illustrating how diverse classes of active galaxies fit into the contemporary perspective. Summary sections explain the physical concepts behind the mathematics.

The jungle animals are gazing up at the night sky when a little star falls down and lands right by their fire. The star is desperate to be back with his friends. How on earth will he get there, though? Harold the Hippo has an idea, but no one seems to be listening...

Offering a detailed overview of what is required to move towards a circular economy by providing a series of cases alongside each chapter that illustrate practice in relation to theory, Maguire and Robson deliver a lens through which academics and students can explore what is emerging as state of the art.

Basic income can no longer be dismissed as a utopian idea — it’s being tested worldwide. But can it truly transform economies and societies? This book dives into real-world examples, revealing how basic income reshapes lives. It explores the ripple effects of financial security—better health, stronger communities, more education, meaningful work, and engaged citizenship. By breaking the cycle of poverty, basic income unlocks access to essentials like food and housing, empowers people, and fuels long-term thinking and entrepreneurship Tying together theory with groundbreaking evidence from real-world trials, this book shows why basic income isn’t just possible—it’s the vital solution to our age of crisis, paving the way for a fairer society.

The Reflective Leader brings together theory and core concepts through reflective practice, reflexivity, and experiential learning to crystallize current thinking regarding introspection and contextual intelligence in understanding and improving the effectiveness of leaders.

On New Year's Day, 1848, John Boyd Robson was doing what many a 24-year-old English lad was doing, having a drink in a pub with friends. What happened that fateful afternoon led to his eventual conviction for perjury and he was sentenced to seven years transportation to Van Diemen's Land. This family history attempts to document John's story, the growth of his Robson family in Australia through to present day, and introduces the family he left behind in Northumberland. This book is available only to family members, directly from the author.

1850 was a year of upheaval for the family of Jesse and Sophia Larkin in Cranbrook, Kent. They had decided to emigrate to the United States but were going without their two eldest children. Their firstborn, Jesse, was given a one-way ticket to Van Diemen's Land for stealing a horse and the eldest daughter, Sarah, had decided to stay in England and marry. The three family groups emerging from this upheaval - Australian, American and British - are the subject of this family history. It traces and documents the generations from about 1804 through to 2013. This book is available only to family members, directly from the author.