Copyright

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Version: 2018-03-09

Dedication

For my friends

party

noun

1. a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking and entertainment.

2. a formally constituted political group that contests elections and attempts to form or take part in a government, e.g. ‘faction’, e.g. ‘the party’s election manifesto’.

3. a person or people forming one side in an agreement or dispute, e.g. ‘the guilty party’.

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

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Acknowledgements

About the Author

About the Publisher