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The article reviews the books "The Modernisation of the Public Services and Employee Relations: Targeted Change," by Stephen Bach and Ian Kessler and "Working for the State: Employment Relations in the Public Services," edited by Susan Corby and Graham Symon.

A review of the book "Beyond the Lecture Hall: Universities and Community Engagement From the Middle Ages to the Present Day," edited by Peter Cunningham, Susan Oosthuizen, and Richard Taylor is presented.

The article reviews the book "Natura Pura: On the Recovery of Nature in the Doctrine of Grace," by Stephen Long.

The article reviews several books including "A History of the Northern Ireland Labour Party: Democratic Socialism and Sectarianism," by Aaron Edwards, "Investiture: Royal Ceremony and National Identity in Wales, 1911-1969," by John S. Ellis, and "Harold Wilson's Cold War: The Labour Government and East-West Politics, 1964-1970," by Geraint Hughes.

The article reviews several books including "Young Women, Work, and Family in England 1918-1950," by Selina Todd, "Warfare State: Britain, 1920-1970," by David Edgerton, and "Reckoning With the Past: Teaching History in Northern Ireland," by Margaret E. Smith.

The article reviews two books including "The Professoriate: Profile of a Profession," Higher Education Dynamics Vol. 7, edited by Anthony Welch, and "Recruitment, Retention and Retirement in Higher Education: Building and Managing the Faculty of the Future," edited by Robert Clark and Jennifer Ma.

The article reviews the book "The Cost of Moral Leadership: The Spirituality of Dietrich Bonhoeffer," by Geoffrey B. Kelley and F. Burton Nelson.

The article reviews the book "A Theology of the Built Environment: Justice, Empowerment, Redemption," by T.J. Gorringe.

Reviews several books. "Gender, Justice and Welfare: Bad Girls in Britain, 1900-1950," by Pamela Cox; "Punishment & Civilization: Penal Tolerance and Intolerance in Modern Society," by John Pratt; "Keeping Up With the Joneses: Envy in American Consumer Society, 1890-1930," by Susan J. Matt.

Reviews several books on economic history. "The Victoria History of the Counties of England: A History of the County of Wiltshire," Volume XVII, edited by D. A. Crowley; "Vauxhall Motors and the Luton economy, 1900-2002," by Len Holden; "Operational research in war and peace: the British experience from the 1930s to 1970," by Maurice W. Kirby.

Books reviewed in this article: Andrew Hinde, England's population S. H. Rigby (ed.), A companion to Britain in the later middle ages Michael Snodin and John Styles, Design and the decorative arts Alexandra Shepard, Meanings of manhood in early modern England Steven King and Alannah Tomkins (eds.), The poor in England, 1700-1850 Peter Kirby, Child labour in Britain, 1750-1870 John F. Wilson and Andrew Popp (eds.), Industrial clusters and regional business networks in England, 1750-1970 R. S. Craig, R. Protheroe Jones and M. V. Symons, The industrial and maritime history of Llanelli and Burry Port, 1750-2000 A. K. B. Evans and J. V. Gough (eds.), The impact of the railway on society in Britain Lesley Richmond, Julie Stevenson and Alison Turner (eds.), The pharmaceutical industry Ian Gazeley, Poverty in Britain, 1900-1965 Richard Toye, The Labour Party and the planned economy, 1931-51 Jonathan Hollowell (ed.), Britain since 1945 Vanessa Harding, The dead and the living in Paris and London, 1500-1670 R. W. Davies et al (eds.), The Stalin-Kaganovich correspondence, 1931-36 Michael G. Morony (ed.), Production and the exploitation of resources Michael G. Morony (ed.), Manufacturing and labour John Belshaw, Colonization and community Lizabeth Cohen, A consumers' republic Deborah Fitzgerald, Every farm a factory Diane J. Macunovich, Birth quake W. W. Rostow, Concept and controversy Mario Baldassarri and Pierluigi Ciocca (eds.), Roots of the Italian school of economics and finance [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews three non-fiction books. 'Mapping the Spectrum: Techniques of Visual Representation in Research and Teaching,' by Klaus Hentschel; 'Science, Technology and Governance,' edited by John de la Mothe; 'Media, Risk and Science,' by Stuart Allan.

Reviews the book "The Business of Borderless Education," by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals.

Reviews two books. "Employee Relations in the Public Services: Themes and Issues," edited by Susan Corby and Geoff White; "Public Service Employment Relations in Europe: Transformation, Modernization or Inertia?" edited by Stephen Bach, Lorenzo Bordogna, Guiseppe Della Rocca and David Winchester.

Reviews two books. "European Labour Markets: Analysis and Policy," by Nick Adnett; "Industrial Relations in Europe: Traditions and Transitions," edited by Joris van Ruysseveldt and Jelle Visser.

A review of the book "When the Shopping Was Good: Woolworths and the Irish Main Street," by Barbara Walsh is presented.

The article reviews two books including "Freelancing Expertise: Contract Professionals in the New Economy," by Debra Osnowitz and "Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing & Learn Little in the Brave New Economy," by Ross Perlin.

The article reviews the book "The Development of Higher Education in the United Kingdom Since 1945," by Malcolm Tight.

The article reviews the book "Powers of Attorney," by Gino E. Dal Pont.

The article reviews the book "Employment Policy in the European Union: Origins, Themes and Prospects," edited by Michael Gold.

The article reviews the book "A Moral Climate: The ethics of global warming," by Michael S. Northcott.

The article reviews the book "Institutions, Production and Working Life," edited by Geoffrey Wood and Phil James.

The article reviews the book "The Tertiary Moment: What Road To Inclusive Higher Education?," edited by Chris Duke.

Reviews the book "The Role of Unions in the Twenty-First Century," edited by Tito Boeri, Agar Brugiavini, Lars Calmfors, Alison Booth, Michael Burda, Daniele Checchi, Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Richard Freeman, Pietro Garibaldi, Bertil Holmlund, Robin Naylor, Martin Schludi, Thierry Verdier and Jelle Visser.

Reviews the book 'Inequality and Christian Ethics,' by Douglas A. Hicks.

The article reviews the book "Factory of Dreams: A History of Meccano Ltd," by Kenneth D. Brown.

The article reviews the book "The Productive Programmer," by Neal Ford.

The article reviews the book "Managing Good Governance in Higher Education," by Michael Shattock.

The article reviews the book "Beautiful Code," by Peter Scott.

The article reviews the book "Minimal Perl," by Tim Maher.

The article reviews the book "Perl Hacks," by Damian Conway and Curtis Poe.

The article reviews the book "Motetti de passione, de cruce, de sacramento, de Beata Virgine et huiusmodi B, Venice, 1503," edited by George Warren J. Drake.

This article presents a review of the book "Turning Houses into Homes: A History of the Retailing and Consumption of Domestic Furnishings," by Clive Edwards.

The article reviews the book "Pro Perl Parsing," by Christopher M. Frenz.

Reviews the book "Barclays: The Business of Banking, 1690-1996" by Margaret Ackrill and Leslie Hannah.

Reviews the book 'Building Relationships. The History of Bovis, 1885-2000,' by Peter Cooper.

Reviews the book "A Sense of Security: 150 Years of Prudential," by Laurie Dennett.