LITMIR.BIZ

      First published in Great Britain in 2020 by

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      ISBN 978-1-4473-5495-6 hardcover

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      Dedicated to the memory of my brother, Richard John Jessop (1947–2017)

       Contents

List of tables and figures

Abbreviations

Note on the author

Acknowledgements

Licensing information

Preface