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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Character Education introduces readers to the key ideas, practices and concepts that are shaping character education in schools today. The book explores the principles underpinning character education and the pedagogical practices which ensure it comes alive in schools.  Each chapter includes a variety of features to help navigate through the ideas, themes and practices examined. These include: âChapter objectives to help readers understand the core focus and intentions of each chapterâReflective activities to help readers to think more deeply about particular ideas and issues, and to consider how practices described are, or could be, applied in their own contextsâCase studies to help readers to understand how character education is approached and implemented by educators in and beyond schoolsâAnnotated further readings to help readers take a closer and more detailed lookTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter One: Character and Character EducationChapter Two: The Character of the TeacherChapter Three: Establishing Appropriate Learning Environments for Character EducationChapter Four: Behaviour for Learning: A Character-Based ApproachChapter Five: Teaching Character Education Within and Across the CurriculumChapter Six: Character Education Beyond the School Gates Through Social ActionChapter Seven: Developing Practice and Further Resources Index

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Book SynopsisFully illustrated with colour maps and 50 images, this is an accessible introduction to the most violent, turbulent, cruel and exciting chapter in Japanese history.In 1467 the Onin War ushered in a period of unparalleled conflict and rivalry in Japan that came to be called the Age of Warring States. In this book, Stephen Turnbull offers a masterly exposition of the wars, explaining what led to Japan''s disintegration into rival domains after more than a century of relative peace; the years of fighting that followed; and the period of gradual fusion when the daimyo (great names) strove to reunite Japan under a new Shogun. Peace returned to Japan with the end of the Osaka War in 1615. Turnbull draws on his latest research to include new material for this updated edition, covering samurai acting as mercenaries, the expeditions to Korea, Taiwan and Okinawa, and the little-known campaigns against the Ainu of Hokkaido, to present a richer picture of an age when conflTrade ReviewThe book has some excellent sections one of which the author looks at the conflict from a soldier’s perspective. The author also looks at how the farming community were affected and the emergence of the farmer-warrior. -- Jason Hubbard * Irregular Magazine *Table of ContentsIntroduction Background to War Warring Sides Outbreak The Fighting (Part 1) The Fighting (Part 2) The World Around War How the War Ended Conclusion and Consequences Chronology Further Reading and Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisCo-authored by two leading voices in the struggle to liberate Palestine, an indispensable book for understanding the situation in Gaza right nowWhat is the future of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement directed at Israel? Which is more viable, the binational or one state solution? Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé discuss the road ahead for Palestinians and how the international community can pressure Israel to end its human rights abuses against the people of Palestine in this urgent and timely book, a sequel to their acclaimed Gaza in Crisis.''Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet'' The New York Times Book Review''Ilan Pappé is Israel''s bravest, most principled, most incisive historian'' John Pilger''This sober and unflinching analysis should be read and reckoned with by anyone concerned with practicable change in the long-suffering region'' Publishers Weekly (on Gaza in Crisis)Trade ReviewSeminal . . . an erudite and nuanced account of Palestine's history . . . An essential guide to understanding the shifting situation * Harper's Bazaar *Chomsky is of course one of the most venerated political critics in the world, and Pappé is regarded as one of Israel’s greatest historians * The Spinoff *

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Book SynopsisWilhelm Reich's classic study is a unique contribution to the understanding of one of the crucial phenomena of our times - fascism. Reich firmly repudiates the concept that fascism is the ideology or action of a single individual or nationality, or of any ethnic or political group. He also denies a purely socio-economic explanation as advanced by Marxian ideologists. He understands fascism as the expression of irrational character structure of the average human being whose primary biological needs and impulses have been suppressed for thousands of years.The social function of this suppression and the crucial role played in it by the authoritarian family and the church are carefully analysed. Reich shows how every form of organised mysticism, including fascism, relies on the unsatisfied orgastic longing of the masses.Trade ReviewWritten in 1942 with the terrible reality of Nazism all around, Reich's book is as relevant now as it was then. * New Psychiatry *Reich really strikes to the core of fascism's mass appeal. His analysis of the twentieth century's dangerous inhibition of sexual instincts, and his reasons why... people attach such significance to the concepts of 'law and order' and 'the family' have become important contributions to the study of crowd control and manipulation. It is very easy to see why this book was banned by the Nazis. -- Gongster * The University of Nottingham *

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Figures xix List of Tables xxi List of Boxes xxii List of Contributors xxiv 1 Environmental Psychology: History, Scope, and Methods 1Linda Steg, Agnes E. van den Berg, and Judith I. M. de Groot 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 History of the Field 2 1.2.1 Towards ‘Architectural’ Psychology 3 1.2.2 Towards a Green Psychology 4 1.3 Current Scope and Characteristics of the Field 4 1.3.1 Interactive Approach 4 1.3.2 Interdisciplinary Collaboration 5 1.3.3 Problem‐Focused Approach 5 1.3.4 Diversity of Methods 6 1.4 Main Research Methods in Environmental Psychology 6 1.4.1 Questionnaire Studies 7 1.4.2 Laboratory Experiments 8 1.4.3 Computer Simulation Studies 8 1.4.4 Field Studies 9 1.4.5 Case Studies 9 1.5 Overview of the Book 10 Glossary 10 Suggestions for Further Reading 11 Review Questions 11 PART I ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND WELL-BEING 13 2 Environmental Risk Perception 15Gisela Böhm and Carmen Tanner 2.1 Introduction 16 2.2 What are Environmental Risks? 16 2.3 Subjective Risk Judgements 17 2.3.1 Heuristics and Biases in Risk Judgements 17 2.3.2 Temporal Discounting of Environmental Risks 19 2.3.3 The Psychometric Paradigm 19 2.4 Risk, Values, and Morality 19 2.4.1 Values 20 2.4.2 Morality and Ethics 21 2.5 Emotional Reactions to Environmental Risks 22 2.6 Summary 23 Glossary 23 Suggestions for Further Reading 24 Review Questions 25 3 Climate Change as a Unique Environmental Problem 26Janet K. Swim and Lorraine Whitmarsh 3.1 Introduction 27 3.2 Public Understanding of Climate Change 27 3.3 Assessing the Risk of Climate Change 28 3.3.1 Detecting a Problem 30 3.3.2 Interpretations of Problems 31 3.3.3 Accepting Responsibility and Taking Action 32 3.4 Summary 33 Glossary 33 Suggestions for Further Reading 34 Review Questions 35 4 Environmental Stress 36Elena Bilotta, Uchita Vaid, and Gary W. Evans 4.1 Introduction 37 4.2 Conceptualizations of Stress 37 4.3 Effects of Environmental Stress 38 4.3.1 Noise 38 4.3.2 Crowding 40 4.3.3 Poor Housing Quality 41 4.3.4 Poor Neighbourhood Quality 42 4.3.5 Traffic Congestion 42 4.4 Summary 43 Glossary 43 Acknowledgements 44 Suggestions for Further Reading 44 Review Questions 44 5 Scenic Beauty: Visual Landscape Assessment and Human Landscape Perception 45Mari S. Tveit, Åsa Ode Sang, and Caroline M. Hagerhall 5.1 Introduction 46 5.2 Visual Quality Assessment 46 5.3 Theories Explaining Landscape Preferences as Innate or Learnt 47 5.4 Measuring and Mapping Scenic Beauty 50 5.5 Methodological Developments 51 5.6 Summary 52 Glossary 52 Suggestions for Further Reading 53 Review Questions 54 6 Health Benefits of Nature 55Agnes E. van den Berg,Yannick Joye, and Sjerp de Vries 6.1 Introduction 56 6.2 What is Health and How can it be Measured? 57 6.3 What is Nature and How can it be Measured? 57 6.4 Nature and Clinical Health 58 6.5 Green Space and Public Health 59 6.6 Mechanisms Linking Nature to Health 60 6.6.1 Air Quality 61 6.6.2 Physical Activity 61 6.6.3 Social Cohesion 62 6.6.4 Stress Reduction 62 6.7 Summary 63 Glossary 63 Suggestions for Further Reading 64 Review Questions 64 7 Restorative Environments 65Yannick Joye and Agnes E. van den Berg 7.1 Introduction 66 7.2 Restorative Environments Research 66 7.2.1 Stress Recovery Theory 67 7.2.2 Attention Restoration Theory 68 7.3 The Evolutionary Origins of Restorative Nature Experiences 69 7.4 Recent Theoretical and Empirical Developments 70 7.4.1 Perceptual Fluency Account 70 7.4.2 Connectedness to Nature 70 7.4.3 Micro‐Restorative Experiences and Instorative Effects 72 7.5 Applications and Implications 72 7.6 Summary 73 Glossary 73 Suggestions for Further Reading 75 Review Questions 75 8 Ambivalence Towards Nature and Natural Landscapes 76Agnes E. van den Berg and Cecil C. Konijnendijk 8.1 Introduction 77 8.2 Historical Overview 77 8.3 Emotional Impacts and Meanings of Natural Environment Experience 78 8.4 Views of Nature and Landscape Preferences 79 8.5 The Role of Biodiversity 80 8.6 An Existential‐Motivational Account 81 8.7 Practical Implications 82 8.8 Summary 83 Glossary 83 Suggestions for Further Reading 84 Review Questions 84 9 Human Dimensions of Wildlife 85Maarten H. Jacobs, Jerry J. Vaske, Tara L. Teel, and Michael J. Manfredo 9.1 Introduction 86 9.2 Early Work: Attitudes Towards Wildlife 86 9.3 The Cognitive Hierarchy 87 9.4 Wildlife Value Orientations 89 9.5 Predicting Norms and Attitudes Towards Wildlife 91 9.6 Emotions Towards Wildlife 91 9.7 Summary 93 Glossary 93 Suggestions for Further Reading 94 Review Questions 94 10 Children and the Natural Environment 95Karin Tanja‐Dijkstra, Jolanda Maas, Janke van Dijk‐Wesselius, and Agnes van den Berg 10.1 Introduction 96 10.2 Childhood Experiences with Nature 96 10.3 Nature and Children’s Health and Well‐Being 98 10.3.1 Physical Health Benefits 99 10.3.2 Mental Health Benefits 99 10.3.3 Cognitive Benefits 100 10.4 Childhood Nature Experiences and Adult Environmentalism 101 10.5 Applications and Implications 101 10.6 Summary 102 Glossary 102 Suggestions for Further Reading 103 Review Questions 103 11 Appraising and Designing Built Environments that Promote Well‐Being and Healthy Behaviour 104Robert Gifford and Lindsay J. McCunn 11.1 Introduction 105 11.2 Aesthetic Appraisals of Architecture 105 11.2.1 Uniformities in the Appraisal of Built Space 105 11.2.2 Observer Differences 107 11.2.3 Meaning in Architecture 108 11.3 Three Building Design Approaches that Promote Well‐Being and Healthy Behaviour in Buildings 108 11.3.1 Social Design 108 11.3.2 Biophilic Design 110 11.3.3 Evidence‐Based Design 111 11.4 Summary 111 Glossary 111 Suggestions for Further Reading 112 Review Questions 112 12 Urban Environmental Quality 113Mirilia Bonnes, Massimiliano Scopelliti, Ferdinando Fornara, and Giuseppe Carrus 12.1 Introduction 114 12.2 Urban Settings as a Source of Stress and Discomfort 115 12.3 Urban Settings as a Source of Well‐Being and Restoration 116 12.4 Residential Satisfaction – A Multicomponent Concept 117 12.5 A Multidimensional Approach to Urban Environmental Quality 117 12.6 The Multi‐Place Approach 120 12.7 Summary 121 Glossary 121 Suggestions for Further Reading 122 Review Questions 122 13 Environment and Quality of Life 123Goda Perlaviciute and Linda Steg 13.1 Introduction 124 13.2 QoL: Objective and Subjective Measures 125 13.3 QoL: Unidimensional and Multidimensional Measures 126 13.4 Environment and QoL: Research Overview 127 13.4.1 Which QoL Aspects are most Important? 127 13.4.2 To What Extent is QoL Sustained in Certain Situations? 129 13.4.3 How Does QoL Differ with Varying Environmental Conditions? 130 13.4.4 How Do Environmental Transformations Influence QoL? 131 13.5 Summary 133 Glossary 133 Suggestions for Further Reading 134 Review Questions 134 14 Place Attachment 135Lynne C. Manzo and Patrick Devine‐Wright 14.1 Introduction 136 14.2 Theories and Models of Place Attachment 137 14.2.1 Components of Place Attachment 137 14.2.2 Types of Place Attachments 138 14.2.3 Place Attachments Involve an Array of Emotions 138 14.2.4 Place Attachments as Dynamic and Socially Produced 139 14.3 Applications of Place Attachment 140 14.4 Summary 142 Glossary 142 Suggestions for Further Reading 143 Review Questions 143 15 How Cues in the Environment Affect Normative Behaviour 144Siegwart Lindenberg 15.1 Introduction 145 15.2 Overarching Goals and their Relative Strengths 146 15.3 Environmental Cues that Directly Strengthen the Normative Goal 148 15.4 Environmental Cues that Directly Weaken the Normative Goal 149 15.5 Indirect Weakening of the Normative Goal by Environmental Cues that Strengthen the Gain Goal 150 15.6 Indirect Weakening of the Normative Goal by Environmental Cues that Strengthen the Hedonic Goal 151 15.7 Summary 152 Glossary 152 Suggestions for Further Reading 153 Review Questions 153 PART II FACTORS INFLUENCING ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR 155 16 Measuring Environmental Behaviour 157Birgitta Gatersleben 16.1 Introduction 158 16.2 What to Measure? Behaviour or Impact 158 16.2.1 Environmental Behaviour 158 16.2.2 Environmental Impact 159 16.3 How to Measure Environmental Behaviour? 162 16.4 Multidimensional or Unidimensional Measures of Environmental Behaviour 163 16.4.1 Multidimensional Measures of Environmental Behaviour 163 16.4.2 A Unidimensional Measure of Environmental Behaviour 164 16.5 Summary 165 Glossary 165 Suggestions for Further Reading 166 Review Questions 166 17 Values and Pro‐Environmental Behaviour 167Judith I.M. de Groot and John Thøgersen 17.1 Introduction 168 17.2 Values 168 17.3 Value Theories 169 17.3.1 Social Value Orientations 169 17.3.2 Schwartz’s Value Theory 169 17.3.3 Four Key Values for Pro‐Environmental Behaviour 171 17.4 How Values Affect Environmental Behaviour 173 17.5 Related Concepts 174 17.6 Practical Relevance of Value Research 176 17.7 Summary 176 Glossary 177 Suggestions for Further Reading 177 Review Questions 178 18 Social Norms and Pro‐Environmental Behaviour 17Kees Keizer and P. Wesley Schultz 18.1 Introduction 180 18.2 What is a Social Norm? 180 18.3 How Influential are Norms on Behaviour? 181 18.4 Why Do People Conform to Norms? 182 18.5 When Do Norms Influence Behaviour? 182 18.5.1 Salience 182 18.5.2 Group Size 183 18.5.3 Reference Groups 184 18.5.4 Personal Norms 184 18.5.5 Norm Conflict and the Importance of Aligned Messages 185 18.6 Summary 187 Glossary 188 Suggestions for Further Reading 188 Review Questions 188 19 Emotions and Pro‐Environmental Behaviour 189Danny Taufik and Leonie Venhoeven 19.1 Introduction 190 19.2 Emotions as a Motive for Action 191 19.3 Hedonic and Eudaimonic View on Emotions 192 19.4 Why Pro‐Environmental Behaviour Elicits Positive Emotions: A Closer Look at the Eudaimonic View 194 19.5 Summary 196 Glossary 196 Suggestions for Further Reading 197 Review Questions 197 20 Symbolic Aspects of Environmental Behaviour 198Birgitta Gatersleben and Ellen van der Werff 20.1 Introduction 199 20.2 Identity 199 20.2.1 Environmental Self‐Identity and Behaviour 200 20.2.2 Factors Influencing Identity 201 20.3 Impression Management 203 20.4 Summary 205 Glossary 205 Suggestions for Further Reading 206 Review Questions 206 21 Social Dilemmas: Motivational, Individual, and Structural Aspects Influencing Cooperation 207Chris von Borgstede, Lars‐Olof Johansson, and Andreas Nilsson 21.1 Introduction 208 21.2 Defining Social Dilemmas 208 21.3 Types of Social Dilemmas 209 21.3.1 Large‐Scale Dilemmas 209 21.3.2 Resource Dilemmas 209 21.3.3 Public Good Dilemmas 210 21.4 Motives in Social Dilemmas 210 21.4.1 Greed 210 21.4.2 Efficiency 211 21.4.3 Fairness 212 21.5 Factors Promoting Cooperation 212 21.5.1 Group Size 213 21.5.2 Communication 213 21.5.3 Response Efficacy 213 21.5.4 Environmental Uncertainty 214 21.5.5 Social Uncertainty 214 21.5.6 Norms in Large‐Scale Dilemmas 214 21.6 Summary 215 Glossary 215 Suggestions for Further Reading 216 Review Questions 216 22 Theories to Explain Environmental Behaviour 217Linda Steg and Annika Nordlund 22.1 Introduction 218 22.2 Theory of Planned Behaviour 218 22.3 Protection Motivation Theory 220 22.4 The Norm Activation Model 221 22.5 The Value‐Belief‐Norm Theory of Environmentalism 223 22.6 Goal‐Framing Theory 224 22.7 Summary 225 Glossary 226 Suggestions for Further Reading 227 Review Questions 227 23 The Role of Group Processes in Environmental Issues, Attitudes, and Behaviours 228Lise Jans and Kelly Fielding 23.1 Introduction 229 23.2 Why Should Environmental Psychologists be Interested in Group Processes? 229 23.3 How the Social Identity Approach Explains Environmental Conflict 230 23.4 Why Social Identity Guides Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours 231 23.4.1 Group Norms Guide Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours 232 23.4.2 Group Members Influence Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours 233 23.4.3 Group Identification Influences Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours 234 23.5 Why Social Identity can Affect Cooperation on Environmental Issues 234 23.6 How the Social Identity Approach Explains Environmental Group Formation 235 23.7 Summary 236 Glossary 236 Suggestions for Further Reading 237 Review Questions 237 24 Yesterday’s Habits Preventing Change for Tomorrow? About the Influence of Automaticity on Environmental Behaviour 238Christian A. Klöckner and Bas Verplanken 24.1 Introduction 239 24.2 Theoretical Background: How Habits are Acquired 240 24.3 Narrowing Down Decision‐Making: How Habits Affect Information Use 241 24.4 Measuring Habits: A Challenge for Research 243 24.5 Breaking Bad Habits, Creating Good Habits: Interventions Changing Routine Behaviour 246 24.6 Summary 248 Glossary 248 Suggestions for Further Reading 249 Review Questions 250 25 Environmental Psychology in Latin America 251Javier Urbina‐Soria and Emilio Moyano‐Díaz 25.1 Introduction 252 25.2 Latin American Background 252 25.3 Past Reviews on Environmental Psychology in Latin America 253 25.4 Recent Developments in Environmental Psychology in Latin America 254 25.5 Key Issues for the Development of Research in Latin America 256 25.5.1 Lack of Collaboration 256 25.5.2 Few Possibilities to Publish in Spanish or Portuguese 257 25.5.3 Academic Training in Environmental Psychology 257 25.6 Summary 258 Glossary 258 Suggestions for Further Reading 259 Review Questions 259 PART III ENCOURAGING PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR 261 26 Informational Strategies to Promote Pro‐Environmental Behaviour: Changing Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes 263Wokje Abrahamse and Ellen Matthies 26.1 Introduction 264 26.2 Interventions: From Research to Implementation 264 26.3 Informational Strategies 265 26.3.1 Provision of Information 265 26.3.2 Goal Setting 266 26.3.3 Commitment 267 26.3.4 Prompting 268 26.3.5 Feedback 268 26.4 Intervention Research: Some General Issues 269 26.5 Summary 270 Glossary 271 Suggestions for Further Reading 271 Review Questions 272 27 Encouraging Pro‐Environmental Behaviour with Rewards and Penalties 273Jan Willem Bolderdijk, Philip K. Lehman, and E. Scott Geller 27.1 Introduction 274 27.2 Analysis of Consequences 274 27.3 Natural Versus Extra Consequences 276 27.4 When is it Appropriate to Apply Extra Consequences? 277 27.5 How Should Extra Consequences be Announced and Delivered? 278 27.5.1 Negative Versus Positive Consequences 279 27.5.2 Monetary Versus Non‐Monetary Consequences 279 27.6 Summary 281 Glossary 281 Suggestions for Further Reading 282 Review Questions 282 28 Persuasive Technology to Promote Pro‐Environmental Behaviour 283Cees Midden and Jaap Ham 28.1 Introduction 284 28.2 Technology and Behaviour 284 28.3 Persuasive Technology 285 28.4 Approaches to Applying Persuasive Technology 286 28.5 Social Influence through Smart Systems 287 28.5.1 The Role of Social Cues 287 28.5.2 Reactance 288 28.6 Providing Persuasive Experiences 289 28.7 Persuasive Technology as a Tool to Promote Behaviour Change 289 28.7.1 Ambient Persuasion 290 28.7.2 Group Interventions 291 28.8 Summary 292 Glossary 293 Suggestions for Further Reading 293 Review Questions 294 29 Acceptability of Environmental Policies 295Geertje Schuitema and Cecilia J. Bergstad 29.1 Introduction 296 29.2 Acceptability as a Social Dilemma 296 29.3 Theoretical Framework to Explain the Acceptability of Policy Measures 297 29.3.1 Individual Policy Outcomes 298 29.3.2 Collective Policy Outcomes 298 29.3.3 Fair Distribution of Policy Outcomes 300 29.4 Procedural Fairness and Acceptability of Environmental Policies 302 29.5 How can Public Support Increase Over Time? An Illustration 303 29.6 Summary 305 Glossary 305 Suggestions for Further Reading 306 Review Questions 306 30 Processes of Change 307Sebastian Bamberg and Maxie Schulte 30.1 Introduction 308 30.2 Lewin’s Theory of Change 308 30.3 Behavioural Change: A Self‐Regulation Process Steered by Feedback Loops 309 30.3.1 Goals as Reference Values in a Feedback Loop 309 30.3.2 Hierarchical Organization of Goals and Feedback Loops 309 30.3.3 The Importance of Self‐Focus 311 30.4 Behavioural Change: It Takes Time to Overcome Resistance to Change 311 30.5 The Stage Model of Self‐Regulated Behavioural Change 312 30.6 Implications for Interventions 314 30.7 Empirical Validation of the SSBC 315 30.8 Summary 316 Glossary 317 Suggestions for Further Reading 318 Review Questions 318 31 Simulating Social Environmental Systems 319Wander Jager and Nick Gotts 31.1 Introduction 320 31.2 An Introduction to Social Complexity 320 31.3 Social Simulation as a Methodology 321 31.4 Social Simulation of Environmental Behaviour 322 31.4.1 Using Theory in Simulation Models: Formalizing Processes of Attitude Change 322 31.4.2 Using Theory and Data in Models: Diffusion of Environmental Innovations 323 31.5 Integrating Social Simulation into Environmental Modelling 324 31.5.1 The Lakeland Study 324 31.5.2 Companion Modelling: A Study of Rice Production and Labour Migrations in North‐East Thailand 325 31.5.3 Integrating Multiple Models of a Socioenvironmental System: Water Use in the Danube Basin 326 31.6 Key Steps in Building Agent‐Based Models 327 31.6.1 Development of Models 327 31.6.2 Using Models 327 31.7 Summary 328 Glossary 328 Suggestions for Further Reading 329 Review Questions 329 32 Environmental Issues in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries 330Nadja Contzen, Hans‐Joachim Mosler, and Silvie Kraemer‐Palacios 32.1 Introduction 331 32.2 Environmental Risk Perception, Environmental Concern, and Climate Change Perception 331 32.2.1 Environmental Risk Perception 331 32.2.2 Environmental Concern 332 32.2.3 Climate Change Perception 332 32.3 Residential Environment and Well‐Being 333 32.3.1 Slums and Public Housing 333 32.3.2 Communal Spaces 334 32.3.3 Rural Communities 334 32.4 Behaviour and Behaviour Change 334 32.4.1 Resource Conservation 335 32.4.2 Sustainable Transportation 335 32.4.3 Recycling 335 32.4.4 Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene 337 32.5 Summary 338 Glossary 339 Suggestions for Further Reading 339 Review Questions 340 33 Conclusion: Summary, Trends, and Future Perspectives in Environmental Psychology 341Agnes E. van den Berg and Linda Steg 33.1 Summary and Key Findings 342 33.1.1 Part I: Environmental Influences on Human Behaviour and Well‐Being 342 33.1.2 Part II: Factors Influencing Environmental Behaviour 343 33.1.3 Part III: Encouraging Pro‐Environmental Behaviour 344 33.2 General Trends and Developments 345 33.2.1 Positive Interactions Between Humans and Environments 345 33.2.2 Integrative Approaches 346 33.2.3 From One Psychology to Multiple Psychologies 346 33.3 Challenges for Future Research 347 33.3.1 Further Integration 348 33.3.2 Further Development of Theories and Methods 349 33.3.3 Further Engagement 349 Glossary 351 Suggestions for Further Reading 351 Review Questions 351 References 352 Index 407

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Book SynopsisAn original and comprehensive look at what it is we seek when we set off on an adventure abroad - and at how we can travel better, so that our experiences overseas become truly transformative and memorable. Going travelling is one of the few things we undertake in a direct attempt to make ourselves happy - and frequently, in fascinating ways, we fail. We get bored, cross, anxious or lonely. It isn't surprising: our societies act as if going travelling were simple, just a case of handing over the right sum of money. But a satisfying journey isn't something we can simply buy: it's the result of an art that has to be learnt. This is the guide: not to any one destination but to travel in general. It talks to us, among other things, about how we should choose a place to go, what we might do when we get there, how we should make good moments stick in our minds and why hotel rooms can be such liberating places... In a succession of genial essays, we become students of an unexpected but vital topic: how to understand and more fully enjoy (what should be) some of the finest experiences of our lives. What people are saying about How to Travel: "How to Travel helped me narrow down where I want to travel to, why I want to travel there, and who I want to travel with. The blank pages included gave me room to respond to the questions posed in the essays, which made the reading experience that much more enjoyable. I highly recommend this book to anyone who dreams of experiencing a culture or world outside of their own but can't decide on a place." Larysa "A lovely collection of thought provoking short essays with note pages for jotting down things like 'useful foreign phrases' or to 'give drawing a go'. This book is very well presented with interesting quotes, images and photographs on different coloured pages on quality paper. It therefore has a nice feel and is really easy to read, no complex theories here. However, each piece on different aspects of travel is written well and makes you think which has real value...So enjoyable, and a perfect gift for someone preparing to travel." Sue "In classic School of Life form, the content is compellingly presented in an uncommon way, playful while authoritative." Rick "Has little pockets and fill in spaces that are so useful." Joana

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Book SynopsisLaurens van der Post was fascinated and appalled at the fate of this remarkable people. Ostracised by all the changing face of African cultural life they retreated deep into the Kalahari desert. His fascinating attempt to capture their way of life and the secrets of their ancient heritage provide captivating reading and a unique insight into a forgotten way of life.Trade ReviewThe Lost World of the Kalahari (1958) and The Heart of the Hunter (1961)...are loathed by San scholars and serious ethnologists. But they matter. Van der Post gave a face and a story to a discarded people before anyone else thought to do so. * Guardian *A master storyteller, he had the knack of identifying the significant, poetical image * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisAdam Zamoyski first wrote his history of Poland two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. This substantially revised and updated edition sets the Soviet era in the context of the rise, fall and remarkable rebirth of an indomitable nation.In 1797, Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland among themselves, rewriting Polish history to show that they had brought much-needed civilisation to a primitive backwater. But the country they wiped off the map had been one of Europe's largest and most richly varied, born of diverse cultural traditions and one of the boldest constitutional experiments ever attempted. Its destruction ultimately led to two world wars and the Cold War.Zamoyski's fully revised history of Poland looks back over a thousand years of turmoil and triumph, chronicling how Poland has been restored at last to its rightful place in Europe.Trade Review‘Invaluable and eye-opening’ Boyd Tonkin, Independent ‘An excellent book’ Financial Times ‘Fresh, different and brilliantly readable…It is the perfect introduction for those who know nothing about the country, yet will also provide some positive food for thought to those who imagined they knew it all too well’ Spectator ‘A dramatic history of Poland that captures the spirit of its people…Such an extraordinary national trajectory demands an accessible and scholarly accounting. Zamoyski succeeds admirably in providing both’ Daily Telegraph ‘For the past 25 years, thanks to the efforts of Adam Zamoyski, we have been better informed about the history and character of Poland than about any other East European country…Zamoyski’s new perspective on an old culture and its modern political liberty is…presented with a new, confident sense of freedom’ The Times ‘Eminently readable’ TLS ‘Shrewd…an excellent section on the country and its politics since ’89’ Independent on Sunday

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Book SynopsisHow Europe Underdeveloped Africa is an ambitious masterwork of political economy, detailing the impact of slavery and colonialism on the history of international capitalism. In this classic book, Rodney makes the unflinching case that African maldevelopment is not a natural feature of geography, but a direct product of imperial extraction from the continent, a practice that continues up into the present. Meticulously researched, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa remains an unshakably relevant study of the so-called "great divergence" between Africa and Europe, just as it remains a prescient resource for grasping the the multiplication of global inequality today. In this new edition, Angela Davis offers a striking foreword to the book, exploring its lasting contributions to a revolutionary and feminist practice of anti-imperialism.Trade ReviewWalter Rodney's magisterial opus is recognized globally as a landmark in African studies, not to mention the history of colonialism and imperialism. Beautifully written and expertly argued, it is that rare book that can be called a classic. It belongs on every bookshelf. -- Gerald Horne, historian and author of The Counter-Revolution of 1776 and Confronting Black JacobinsThis book is a legendary classic that galvanized freedom fighters around the world. -- Cornel West, philosopher, author, critic, and activistWalter Rodney was a pioneering scholar who provided new answers to old questions and posed new questions in relation to the study of Africa. -- Professor Winston McGowanThis classic work of black political thought, political economy, and Africa history inspired scholars and political activists in the struggle against colonialism and its misrepresentations of the past. I applaud this reissue, which should bring Rodney's prescient analysis to a new generation struggling from below, in whose hands, he would have reminded us, is no less than the future of humankind. -- Lewis R. Gordon, Author of An Introduction to Africana Philosophy"Appearing in 1972, HEUA was a genuine tour de force. It fused, as had never been done in a single volume before, African history in the global sense and underdevelopment theory, Marxism and black nationalism, intellectual passion and political commitment. HEUA instantly joined a select pan-Africanist canon that would be read at least as much outside as within the academy, an exclusive category that included the two texts that had greatly influenced Rodney's intellectual development, notably James's Black Jacobins and Williams's Capitalism & Slavery, along with Black Reconstruction, W. E. B. Dubois's magisterial work on the struggle for democracy in the United States during the post-Civil War, post-slavery era. HEUA, however, differed from the above-mentioned works, which were written long after the events they charted occurred. HEUA, by contrast, was more urgent and immediate, having been produced in the heat of battle, which is to say amid the ongoing struggle of Africans against capitalist and neocolonialist underdevelopment. His purpose in writing the book, Rodney explained in the Preface, was "to try and reach Africans who wish to explore further the nature of their exploitation, rather than to satisfy the 'standards' set by our oppressors and their spokesmen in the academic world." -- Michael West * Groundings: Development, Pan-Africanism, Critical Theory, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2018 *A masterpiece. -- Andy Higginbottom * Redline *Rodney's analysis remains as relevant as it was when first published - a call to arms in the class struggle for racial equality. * LA Review of Books *This groundbreaking literary powerhouse performed a vital function in resistance to institutional racism. -- Paul Boateng * Guardian *

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Book SynopsisAre some criminals born, not made? What causes violence and how can we treat it? An Anatomy of Violence introduces readers to new ways of looking at these age-old questions. Drawing on the latest scientific research, Adrian Raine explains what it reveals about the brains of murderers, psychopaths and serial killers. Anti-social behaviour is complex, he argues, and based on the interaction between genetics and the biological and social environment in which a person is raised. But the latest statistical evidence between certain types of biological and early behavioural warning signs is also very strong. These are among the thorny issues we can no longer ignore and this book is an important milestone in our growing understanding of criminal behaviour.Trade ReviewFascinating ... Has profound implications ... It is remarkable that most of the work Raine outlines remains largely unknown to the wider public ... It is high time this defect was remedied -- David Rose * Mail on Sunday *This remarkable book offers startling evidence of the links between our biology and criminality ... powerful and well-written ... I commend his intelllectual courage -- Jenni Russell * Sunday Times *Raine's book is a masterpiece. He has the research at his fingertips - not surprising, since he carried out much of it - and makes a compelling case that society needs to grapple with the biological underpinnings of violent crime -- Bob Holmes * New Scientist *Adrian Raine has devoted his career to uncovering the causes of human violence ... This important book is a most valuable contribution -- Daniel Dennett * Prospect *

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Book SynopsisJoin the global movement that's making corporations more people-centric to achieve great results.The world is facing a global leadership crisis. Seventy-seven percent of leaders think they do a good job of engaging their people, yet 88 percent of employees say their leaders don't engage enough. There is also a high level of suffering in the workplace: 35 percent of employees would forgo a pay raise to see their leaders fired.This is an enormous waste of human talent--despite the fact that $46 billion is spent each year on leadership development.Based on extensive research, including assessments of more than 35,000 leaders and interviews with 250 C-level executives, The Mind of the Leader concludes that organizations and leaders aren't meeting employees' basic human needs of finding meaning, purpose, connection, and genuine happiness in their work.But more than a description of the problem, The Mind of the Leader offers a radical, yet practical, solution. To solve the leadership crisis, organizations need to put people at the center of their strategy. They need to develop managers and executives who lead with three core mental qualities: mindfulness, selflessness, and compassion.Using real-world inspirational examples from Marriott, Accenture, McKinsey & Company, LinkedIn, and many more, The Mind of the Leader shows how this new kind of leadership turns conventional leadership thinking upside down. It represents a radical redefinition of what it takes to be an effective leader--and a practical, hard-nosed solution to every organization's engagement and execution problems.Trade Review"An excellent how-to with exercises and coaching on presence, awareness, and focus." -- Associations Now"lays out succinctly and in clear language a three-part approach to leadership…Books like this should be required reading in business schools everywhere." -- Mindful magazineAdvance Praise for The Mind of the Leader:Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company--"The Mind of the Leader has captured some of the essentials of leadership in the twenty-first century: being mindful, selfless, and compassionate. With these, we are better able to engage our people and we bring more value to our clients."Kathleen Hogan, Chief People Officer, Microsoft--"A forward and practical guide for companies wanting to evolve their leadership capabilities to engage both the minds and the hearts of today's workforce."Francine Katsoudas, SVP and Chief People Officer, Cisco--"How leaders communicate, engage, and show up to their teams has never been more important. Creating a world-class team and environment where people can do their best work is the number-one job of a leader, and more than ever leaders are being asked to elevate team performance through innovative leadership. The Mind of the Leader shares important insights and perspectives and lays a path for how you make this happen."Loren I. Shuster, Chief People Officer, the LEGO Group--"The Mind of the Leader goes beyond the hyperbole associated with mindfulness today and provides real-world examples from leading executives that can not only provide inspiration to the reader but outline a path toward the cultivation of such critical leadership qualities as selflessness and compassion. Creating the context for others to find meaning, purpose, and a sense of connectedness has become the hallmark of a productive and engaged organization."Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO, Thrive Global--"In The Mind of the Leader, Hougaard and Carter draw on years of research to show that the traditional, top-down style of leadership doesn't work anymore. The successful leaders of the future will be human-centered, focused as much on growth and the bottom line as on creating a flourishing and sustainable culture. This book is a manual of success for leaders in any industry."

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Book SynopsisPsychoanalysis has been hailed as an indispensible starting point for understanding neuroses and psychoses. In this Very Short Introduction, Daniel Pick offers an account of the present-day practice of analysis, highlighting the benefits, whilst also shedding light on the problems, risks and failings in the long history of the movement.Trade ReviewRecommended by the Institute of Psychoanalysis * Institute of Psychoanalysis Website *an honest, direct, informative and useful book. * Christopher Bollas, British psychoanalyst and writer *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. How psychoanalysis began ; 3. A case of obsessional neurosis ; 4. Oedipus ; 5. Analytic space, time, and technique ; 6. Politics and upheavals ; 7. Innovations and controversies ; 8. Unconscious dramas ; 9. Concluding remarks ; Notes ; Further reading ; Index

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Book SynopsisTrauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context. Drawing on her own research on incest, as well as a vast literature on combat veterans and victims of political terror, she shows surprising parallels between private horrors like child abuse and public horrors like war.This edition includes a new epilogue by the author assessing what has-and hasn't-changed in understanding and treating trauma over the last three decades.Hailed by the New York Times as "one of the most important psychiatry works to be published since Freud," Trauma and Recovery is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we heal.

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Book SynopsisCollins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners.Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. NowCollins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1 with a word count of 11,000 20,000 words.Each book includes: Full reading of the adapted version available for free online Helpful notes on characters Cultural and historical notes relevant to the plot A glossary of the more difficult words Free online resources for students and teachers atwww.collinselt.com/readersThe plot:Poirot is supposed to be on a relaxing holiday in Egypt, but soon finds himself caught in the middle of a confusing murder.The obvious suspect has an alibi, and not a

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Book SynopsisEdward Said experienced both British and American imperialism as the old Arab order crumbled in the late 1940s and early 1950s. This account of his early life reveals how it influenced his books Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism. Edward Said was born in Jerusalem and brought up in Cairo, spending every summer in the Lebanese mountain village of Dhour el Shweir, until he was 'banished' to America in 1951. This work is a mixture of emotional archaeology and memory, exploring an essentially irrecoverable past. As ill health sets him thinking about endings, Edward Said returns to his beginnings in this personal memoir of his ferociously demanding 'Victorian' father and his adored, inspiring, yet ambivalent mother.Trade ReviewEdward Said is among the truly important intellectuals of our century. His examined life, from the tragic and triumphant perspective of a mortal illness, is superbly worth living. I know I shall not read an autobiography to match this one for many years -- Nadine GordimerSaid is capable of writing like a gifted novelist, like a Palestinian Proust * Independent on Sunday *Out of Place recreates the sights and sounds, the smells and shouts, of a lost world, as Gunter Grass did for Danzig or Joyce for turn-of-the-century Dublin ... One of the greatest cities of our age has produced a work of art, one of the noblest autobiographies of our time * Irish Times *A fine elegy and a scrupulous reckoning with the past -- Marina Warner, Books of the Year * Daily Telegraph *This delicate and candid memoir by a very private man moved me enormously. Written in "counterpoint" to his illness (leukaemia) at times when he was recovering from chemotherapy, its importance may be measured by the ferocity of the public attempt which preceded and accompanied publication to discredit him as an authentic Palestinian voice -- Ahdaf SoueifOut of Place is an intensely moving act of reclamation and understanding, a portrait of a transcultural and often painful upbringing written with wonderful vividness and unsparing honesty. To read it is to come to know [Said's] family and his younger self as closely as we know characters in literature, to be shown, intimately and unforgettably, what it has meant in the last half-century to be a Palestinian -- Salman Rushdie

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Book SynopsisAn illuminating work revealing the long history of xenophobia—and what it means for today’s divided worldTrade Review“Makari . . . tells a compelling story of racial and ethnic animosity.”—Wall Street Journal“We may be inclined to believe that xenophobia is embedded in the human DNA—that it has existed since the dawn of human life. But psychiatrist and author George Makari . . . argues that xenophobia is a recent concept. As a social construct, xenophobia is a product of the modern era, arising under the conditions of intercultural mixing that have marked globalization. Makari traces the term from its first appearance in print to the ways it has been deployed in recent years, particularly since global social upheavals such as the fall of the Soviet Union, the economic crisis of 2008, and the mass displacement of refugees due to war and conflict.”—Washington Post“Riveting. . . . Makari brings an impressive range of reading to bear, wearing his learning lightly. . . . All the material is enthralling.”—New York Times Editor’s Choice“This important study by psychiatrist and historian Makari does not pull its punches.”—Martin Chilton, The Independent“An eloquent and monumental study of the fears that drive hatred, prejudice, violence and war…essential reading to understand the roots and realities of modern xenophobia and how to combat it.”—Mike Davis, The Chartist“Drawing on philosophy, psychology, sociology, and other disciplines, George Makari’s beautiful writing delivers a strikingly original history using words and phrases as clues to be examined: xenophobia, stranger-anxiety, fear of others, and so on. A sheer delight to read, this book is a gift for all.”—Zia Haider Rahman, author of In the Light of What We Know“George Makari shows that xenophobia is as relevant today as it was when this word first originated, and that so much of our hatred is often rooted in fear of outsiders, this notion of inside and outside groups that we create. As we see a rise of identity politics across the world, it becomes imperative to understand this fear, how political discourses and agendas feed into it, and what we can do about it. This insightful, timely and cogently argued book puts current global politics into perspective.”—Pragya Agarwal, author of Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias “With elegance and passionate conviction, George Makari deconstructs one of the ugliest problems of our time: a fear and hatred of strangers, foreigners, anyone perceived to place his loyalties with another group. With penetrating insight, he reveals the history of a grave weakness that is one of the wildest threats against coherent democracy and human kindness.”—Andrew Solomon, former president of PEN, and author of Far from the Tree“[With] astonishing range and lucid erudition, George Makari has again given us an intellectual history that illustrates how little we know about the ideas that animate and rule our world.”—Anthony Walton, author of Mississippi: An American Journey

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Book SynopsisTrickster disrupted the world around him, and in doing so he reshaped it. Playful, mischievous, subversive, amoral, tricksters are a great bother to have around, but they are also indispensable heroes of culture.Trickster Makes This World revisits the stories of Coyote, Eshu and Hermes and holds them up against the life and work of more recent creators: Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, John Cage, Allen Ginsberg, Maxine Hong Kingston and others. Authoritative in its scholarship, supple and dynamic in its style, Trickster Makes This World encourages you to think and see afresh.Trade ReviewThis book is a revelation * * The Times * *A modern classic . . . which celebrates the power of disruptive imagination * * Guardian * *A glorious grab-bag stuffed with necessary loot, a joyful plum pudding rich in treasures -- Margaret Atwood * * Los Angeles Times * *His big ideas are seriously good ones * * Guardian * *An act of pure pleasure from first to last -- Michael ChabonHyde is one of our true superstars of non-fiction . . . Both brilliant (intellectually, literarily) and wise (psychologically, spiritually, you-name-itally) -- David Foster WallaceLewis Hyde's second masterpiece -- Margaret AtwoodA masterpiece . . . The thrilling thing about reading non-fiction such as Hyde's is not just that it gives you new thoughts: it also changes the way you think * * Scotland on Sunday * *Brilliant...By the time he is done he has folded language, culture, and the very habit of being human into his ken * * The New Yorker * *Hyde is far more than an astute cultural critic; he's an original and important thinker. Pass it on -- Geoff Dyer

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Book SynopsisTranslated by J.J. Graham, revised by F.N. Maude Abridged and with an Introduction by Louise Willmot. On War is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war. Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian soldier, had witnessed at first hand the immense destructive power of the French Revolutionary armies which swept across Europe between 1792 and 1815. His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare. On War is both a philosophical and practical work in which Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of the great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive warfare, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics. His arguments are illustrated with vivid examples drawn from the campaigns of Frederick the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte. For the student of society as well as the military historian, On War remains a compelling and indispensable source.

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Book SynopsisThis instant Sunday Times bestseller tells the story of two fighter pilots whose remarkable encounter during the Second World War became the stuff of legend.Five days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a twenty-one-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. Suddenly a German Messerschmitt fighter pulled up on the bomber's tail - the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber with the squeeze of a trigger. This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives collided in the skies that day - the American - 2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown and the German - 2nd Lieutenant Franz Stigler.A Higher Call follows both Charlie and Franz's harrowing missions and gives a dramatic account of the moment when they would stare across the frozen skies at one another. What happened between them, the American 8th Air Force would later classify as 'top secret'. It was an act that Franz could never mention or else face a firing squad. It was the encounter that would haunt both Charlie and Franz for forty years until, as old men, they would seek out one another and reunite.Trade ReviewWell worth reading... A Higher Call pounds along with the all-action rhythm its genre seems to demand, but still manages to rescue the idea of German chivalry from cliché... A Higher Call is deeply felt by its author and deeply affecting to read. Apparently humans react more sentimentally to films and books consumed on aeroplanes than on the ground. I read this at 30,000ft... but I suspect it would have ambushed my emotions anywhere. -- Giles Whittle * The Times *A truly awe inspiring story of wartime chivalry -- Tony Rennell * Daily Mail *A riveting story of humanity and mercy set against the ghastly backdrop of war * Publishers Weekly *A remarkable story... Brown and Stigler, former enemies who became friends, died within months of each other in 2008. Their story is worth retelling and celebrating. * USA Today *

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Book SynopsisThe Political Brain is a ground-breaking investigation into the role of emotion in determining the political life of the nation. For two decades Drew Westen, professor of psychology and psychiatry at Emory University, has explored a theory of the mind that differs substantially from the more "dispassionate" notions held by most cognitive psychologists, political scientists, and economists,and Democratic campaign strategists. The idea of the mind as a cool calculator that makes decisions by weighing the evidence bears no relation to how the brain actually works. When political candidates assume voters dispassionately make decisions based on "the issues," they lose. That's why only one Democrat has been re-elected to the presidency since Franklin Roosevelt,and only one Republican has failed in that quest. In politics, when reason and emotion collide, emotion invariably wins. Elections are decided in the marketplace of emotions, a marketplace filled with values, images, analogies, moral sentiments, and moving oratory, in which logic plays only a supporting role. Westen shows, through a whistle-stop journey through the evolution of the passionate brain and a bravura tour through fifty years of American presidential and national elections, why campaigns succeed and fail. The evidence is overwhelming that three things determine how people vote, in this order: their feelings toward the parties and their principles, their feelings toward the candidates, and, if they haven't decided by then, their feelings toward the candidates' policy positions. Westen turns conventional political analyses on their head, suggesting that the question for Democratic politics isn't so much about moving to the right or the left but about moving the electorate. He shows how it can be done through examples of what candidates have said,or could have said,in debates, speeches, and ads. Westen's discoveries could utterly transform electoral arithmetic, showing how a different view of the mind and brain leads to a different way of talking with voters about issues that have tied the tongues of Democrats for much of forty years,such as abortion, guns, taxes, and race. You can't change the structure of the brain. But you can change the way you appeal to it. And here's how,Trade Review"The most interesting, informative book on politics I've read in many years" Bill Clinton "May prove to be one of the most important studies of political campaigning of recent times." Jonathan Freedland in The Guardian"

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Book SynopsisThis new and revised edition of Peter Kreeft’s Socratic Logic is updated, adding new exercises and more complete examples, all with Kreeft’s characteristic clarity and wit. Since its introduction in the spring of 2004, Socratic Logic has proven to be a different type of logic text:(1) This is the only complete system of classical Aristotelian logic in print. The “old logic” is still the natural logic of the four language arts (reading, writing, speaking, and listening). Symbolic, or “mathematical,” logic is not for the humanities. (How often have you heard someone argue in symbolic logic?)(2) This book is simple and user-friendly. It is highly interactive, with a plethora of exercises and a light, engaging style.(3) It is practical. It is designed for do-it-yourselfers as well as classrooms. It emphasizes topics in proportion to probable student use: e.g., interpreting ordinary language, not only analyzing but also constructing effective arguments, smoking out hidden assumptions, making “argument maps,” and using Socratic method in various circumstances.(4) It is philosophical. Its exercises expose students to many classical quotations, and additional chapters introduce philosophical issues in a Socratic manner and from a commonsense, realistic point of view. It prepares students for reading Great Books rather than Dick and Jane, and models Socrates as the beginner’s ideal teacher and philosopher.Table of ContentsPREFACE ix INTRODUCTION 1 1. What good is logic? 1 2. Seventeen ways this book is different 9 3. The two logics (P)* 15 4. All of logic in two pages: an overview (B)* 26 5. The three acts of the mind (B) 28 I. THE FIRST ACT OF THE MIND: UNDERSTANDING 35 1. Understanding: the thing that distinguishes man from both beast and computer (P) 35 2. Concepts, terms and words (P) 40 3. The “problem of universals” (P) 41 4. The extension and comprehension of terms 43 II. TERMS 47 1. Classifying terms 47 2. Categories (B) 54 3. Predicables (B) 56 4. Division and Outlining (B) 62 III. MATERIAL FALLACIES 68 1. Fallacies of language 71 2. Fallacies of diversion 80 3. Fallacies of oversimplification 86 4, Fallacies of argumentation 92 5. Inductive fallacies 100 6, Procedural fallacies 104 7. Metaphysical fallacies 109 8. Short Story: “Love Is a Fallacy” 114 IV. DEFINITION 123 1. The nature of definition (B) 123 2. The rules of definition (B) 124 3. The kinds of definition 124 4, The limits of definition 129 V. THE SECOND ACT OF THE MIND: JUDGMENT 138 1. Judgments, propositions, and sentences 138 2. What is truth? (P) 143 3. The four kinds of categorical propositions (B) 145 4. Logical form (B) 147 5. Euler’s circles (B) 152 6. Tricky propositions 153 7. The distribution of terms 163 VI. CHANGING PROPOSITIONS 166 1. Immediate inference 166 2. Conversion (B) 167 3. Obversion (B) 170 4. Contraposition 171 VII. CONTRADICTION 173 1. What is contradiction? (B) 173 2. The Square of Opposition (B) 174 3. Existential import (P) 179 4. Tricky propositions on the Square 181 5. Some practical uses of the Square of Opposition 183 VIII. THE THIRD ACT OF THE MIND: REASONING 186 1. What does “reason” mean? (P) 186 2. The ultimate foundations of the syllogism (P) 187 3. How to detect arguments 190 4. Arguments vs. explanations 193 5. Truth and validity 194 IX. DIFFERENT KINDS OF ARGUMENTS 200 1. Three meanings of “because” 200 2. The four causes (P) 202 3. A classification of arguments 205 4. Simple argument maps (B) 206 5. Deductive and Inductive reasoning (B) 210 6. Combining induction and deduction: Socratic method (P) 211 X. SYLLOGISMS 215 1. The structure and strategy of the syllogism (B) 215 2. The skeptic’s objection to the syllogism (P) 219 3. The empiricist’s objection to the syllogism (P) 222 4. Demonstrative syllogisms 230 5. How to construct convincing syllogisms (B) 232 XI. CHECKING SYLLOGISMS FOR VALIDITY 237 1. By Euler’s Circles (B) 237 2. By Aristotle’s six rules (B) 242 3. “Barbara Celarent”: mood and figure 257 4. Venn Diagrams 258 XII. MORE DIFFICULT SYLLOGISMS 264 1. Enthymemes: abbreviated syllogisms (B) 264 2. Sorites: chain syllogisms 275 3. Epicheiremas: multiple syllogisms (B) 279 4. Complex argument maps 282 XIII. COMPOUND SYLLOGISMS 289 1. Hypothetical syllogisms (B) 289 2. “Reductio ad absurdum” arguments 294 3. The practical syllogism: arguing about means and ends 296 4. Disjunctive syllogisms (B) 301 5. Conjunctive syllogisms (B) 303 6. Dilemmas (B) 306 XIV. INDUCTION 313 1. What is induction? 313 2. Generalization 315 3. Causal arguments: Mill’s methods 319 4. Scientific hypotheses 325 5. Statistical probability 328 6. Arguments by analogy 329 7. A fortiori and a minore arguments 335 XV. SOME PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF LOGIC 342 1. How to write a logical essay 342 2. How to write a Socratic dialogue 344 3. How to have a Socratic debate 348 4. How to use Socratic method on difficult people 350 5. How to read a book Socratically 355 XVI. SOME PHILOSOPHICAL APPLICATIONS OF LOGIC 358 1. Logic and theology (P) 358 2. Logic and metaphysics (P) 359 3. Logic and cosmology (P) 360 4. Logic and philosophical anthropology (P) 361 5. Logic and epistemology (P) 362 6. Logic and ethics (P) 362 APPENDIX: PROBLEMS WITH MATHEMATICAL LOGIC 364 1. Basic modern logic 364 2. The paradoxes of material implication 366 3. Responses to the paradoxes of material implication 367ANSWERS TO EVEN-NUMBERED EXERCISES 370INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES 400

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Book SynopsisBernardo Zacka probes the complex moral lives of street-level bureaucrats—the frontline social and welfare workers, police officers, and educators who represent government’s human face to ordinary citizens. Too often dismissed as soulless operators, these workers wield significant discretion and make decisions that profoundly affect people’s lives.Trade ReviewWhen the State Meets the Street reads as one might imagine a collaboration between Bernard Williams, Richard Sennett, and James Scott could turn out. If there can be such a thing as an instant classic, this book is one. -- David Owen, University of SouthamptonIn this refreshing study, Zacka finds in the commonplace decision-making of street level bureaucrats an implicit but coherent moral structure. When citizens experience the state through street-level encounters, the author shows, they are subject to moral reasoning no less than when elected officials expand or contract social welfare policies, or bring a nation to war. -- Michael Lipsky, author of Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the Individual in Public ServicesBeautifully written, tightly argued, and totally original. -- Michael Piore, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyIn his groundbreaking book When the State Meets the Street: Public Service and Moral Agency, Bernardo Zacka illustrates a new methodological approach for political theory, opens up avenues of normative research on the neglected topic of bureaucracy and bureaucrats and overturns an intellectually dubious, but nonetheless dominant, model of the state…Zacka’s discussion is subtle and thoughtful and opens many avenues for political and moral theorists to explore. -- Alex Sager * LSE Review of Books *This book…not only offers a valuable contribution to the street-level bureaucracy literature, but is also an essential read for political theorists interested in a bottom-up account of the state. -- Nadine Raaphorst * Acta Politica *Zacka’s application of normative theory to state-level bureaucrats and his efforts at injecting ethnographically informed descriptive evidence into political theory are to be applauded and should represent a vanguard in political theory. -- Timothy Werner * Administrative Science Quarterly *An exemplary and exquisitely written book from which sociologists have much to learn. -- Gretchen Purser * American Journal of Sociology *Drawing from first-hand observations adds an anthropological sensitivity to the book, in the process showing that political philosophers have much to gain from venturing into the real world. The result is an original book that most democratic theorists should read, especially those interested in moral reasoning in everyday life. -- Jan Pieter Beetz * Constellations *Zacka persuasively argues that street-level bureaucrats are, in fact, moral agents ‘vested with a considerable margin of discretion.’ More importantly, he makes a compelling case for the normative desirability of that discretionary power…The book draws on a broad array of literatures, from other qualitative work on bureaucracies to psychology, sociology, and normative political philosophy, providing Zacka with an astounding and productive array of interlocutors…Zacka’s remarkable book opens up many intriguing questions and will hopefully be one of many future studies that combine the virtues of an ethnographic approach and normative political theory. -- Yuna Blajer de la Garza * Contemporary Political Theory *Drawing eclectically from a breathtakingly wide range of sources and disciplinary approaches to the study of politics, policy, and organizations, Zacka develops a robust and analytically rigorous framework for understanding street-level work that builds on, and ultimately surpasses, Lipsky’s original treatment in several respects. -- Chad Broughton * Contemporary Sociology *It is wide-ranging in its theoretical breadth, evocative in its traversing of theory and practice, and convincing in its marshalling of argument. Above all, it is stylish. It makes bureaucracy—largely neglected in contemporary political theory as technical, apolitical, mundane—intellectually sexy…Brilliant. -- John Boswell * Critical Policy Studies *When the State Meets the Street offers an innovative take on the conditions of and possibilities for frontline workers’ moral agency. Further, the strength of this work is grounded in Zacka's engagement with previous qualitative research on frontline workers, moving seamlessly from vocational rehabilitation agents in the United States to immigration agents in France…An essential read. -- Sule Tomkinson * Governance *A thoughtful book that usefully brings the tools of political theory to bear on questions of public administration. It argues persuasively that democratic theorists need to pay attention not just to the principles and the institutions that shape our laws but also to the street-level bureaucrats who interpret and apply them. -- Clarissa Rile Hayward * Perspectives on Politics *One emerges from this insightful book with a considerable measure of respect for bureaucrats...Studying their experience as well as their behavior, is indeed, 'an experiment in living,' as well as a test of our own values and vision. It is, or should be, humbling. -- Glenn C. Altschuler * Psychology Today *An examination of street level bureaucracy rooted in anthropological fieldwork, but with the philosopher’s toolkit dexterously deployed, it announces [Zacka] as a major new voice. -- Paul Sagar * Political Quarterly *Since Michael Lipsky coined the term in 1969, street-level bureaucracy has developed into a scholarly theme of its own. Nevertheless, the normative dimensions of the work done in this segment of government bureaucracy have remained almost entirely in the shadow so far. Filling this lacuna the book is an absolute must-read. -- Peter Hupe * Public Administration *An excellent piece of work that will interest researchers, current and future policy makers, public administrators, and nonprofit leaders as well as students. But more importantly, as part of the need to integrate more political science in the study of public administration, this is a book that is particularly important to political scientists and implementation scholars. -- Nissim Cohen * Public Administration Review *When the State Meets the Street is both a strikingly original work and a penetrating analysis of governmental decision-making. Not only is the book a sophisticated deconstruction of the administrative state, it also encourages liberty-minded readers to expand their intellectual horizons beyond the traditional citizen-government relationship. -- John Ehrett * The University Bookman *From its novel theorizing about the normative underpinnings of discretion to the nuanced discussion of the ‘impossible situations’ faced by street-level bureaucrats, When the State Meets the Street is essential reading that ought to inform the work of scholars and practitioners alike. -- Yanilda María González * Social Service Review *A sophisticated and empirically rich theorization of street-level agency and discretion. Through close and evocative appreciation of the conflicts and dilemmas posed by street-level work, it yields numerous valuable insights into everyday practice. -- James Kaufman * Social Policy & Administration *A really rich and rewarding read. It fizzes with stimulating insights and ideas and offers the kind of empathetic portrayal of street-level bureaucracy which participant-observation is particularly good at. -- Simon Halliday * Social & Legal Studies *A bold and interesting contribution…Given the recent ‘behavioral turn’ in public administration, Zacka’s unique efforts to understand individual behavior in relation to social dynamic provides an alternative, serious mezzo-level explanation that should not be overlooked. -- Jodi R. Sandfort * American Review of Public Administration *An unusual work of political theory, invigorating and innovative in terms of its methodology and argumentative thread…Its arguments are the result of a reflection on observed practices and on interpretations and analyses of similar practices in philosophical and social scientific literatures. The perceptiveness and care with which it builds taxonomies for the intra- and interpersonal challenges involved in navigating the normative demands of street-level bureaucracy are an outstanding example of this approach. This perceptiveness and care allow Zacka to address several audiences differently, thus providing orientation for political theorists, for street-level practitioners and their managers, and for citizens dealing with public services. Each of these audiences may come away with changed views. -- Janosch Prinz * Polity *

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Book SynopsisVeil, the former French politician who became first President of the European Union, was born Simone Jacob in 1927. In her long-awaited memoir, she describes in vivid detail a time of happiness and innocence spent in Nice where she grew up. This happy time came to an abrupt end in 1944, when at the age of 17, her family was deported to the camps. Her mother, father and brother all died in captivity. With undeterred resolve, she studied law and political science and became Minister for Health (1974- 1979) in the government of Jacques Chirac where her hardest political fight was to introduce the law to legalize abortion. She was elected the first female President of the European Parliament (1979-1985) and returned to French government as Minister for Social Affairs (1993-1995). In 1998, aged 70, she received an honorary damehood (DBE) from the British Government for her contributions to humanity. Veil, one of France’s most beloved political figures, is admired for her personal and political courage, and enjoys respect from all political spectrums. Her memoir is a sincere and candid account of an extraordinary life and career, which reflect her humanity and determination to improve social standards at home and maintain economical and political.

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Book SynopsisEverything preteen and teen boys need to know about their changing bodies and feelings Written by an experienced educator and her daughter in a reassuring and down-to earth style, The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Boys gives sensitive straight talk on: the body's changing size and shape; diet and exercise; the growth spurt; the reproductive organs; body hair; voice changes; romantic and sexual feelings; and puberty in the opposite sex. It also includes information on steroid abuse, acne treatment, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and birth control. Featuring detailed illustrations and real-life stories throughout, plus an introduction for parents and a helpful resource section, this bestselling growing-up guide is an essential puberty education and health book for all boys ages 10 and up.

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Book SynopsisThis educational resource addresses the anxiety of students facing the climate crisis by offering them practical hope. It is a useful and inspiring ecological learning resource for teachers, with practical examples from classes 1 to 12, starting with questions about how to develop ecological awareness. It explains how to deepen students? profound experience of nature e.g. with sit spots, observation, reflection, survival challenges, gardening, and outdoor experiences. It also informs students? analytical skills with systems thinking through units on cycles, paradigm shifts in viewing nature, embodiment exercises, imagination, and exploring deep time. Useful theory, principles, resources and action research methods are included, along with access to a global interactive, resource sharing website being built by a community of Earthwards educators.

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Book SynopsisThe broken rung: a phenomenon even more pervasive than the glass ceiling in holding women back from career success. This book explains it and gives you strategies for how to overcome it and fulfill your potential.Women around the world do extremely well when it comes to their education. They graduate at higher rates than men do and have higher average GPAs. But then a strange thing happens: Upon entering the workforce, they immediately lose their advantage. When the first promotions come around, the slide continues—for every 100 men who are promoted to manager, only 87 women and 73 women of color get promoted.This is what McKinsey senior partners Kweilin Ellingrud, Lareina Yee, and María del Mar Martínez call "the broken rung," and its effects compound throughout women''s careers, causing women to fall behind at the start and keeping them from catching up. In this groundbreaking book, the authors reveal the problem''s underlying cause: while about half of a person''s lifetime earnings come from education and half from experience, men get more value from their experience than women do. As the authors show, it is also here, in one''s experience, that the solution lies: How can women build their "experience capital" to level the playing field and maximize their earning potential?Based on over a decade of research, conversations with more than 50 remarkable leaders, and their own experiences as senior partners and as the first three consecutive chief diversity and inclusion officers for McKinsey, the authors weave data on the potential pitfalls across a career with inspiring and instructive stories of women who have climbed over the broken rung by using strategies that increased their experience capital.Leaders and companies must do more to address structural gender inequalities in the workplace—but you don''t have to wait. The Broken Rung is your guide, right now, for moving up the corporate ladder and reaching your full potential at work.

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Book SynopsisSpinoza's theoretical philosophy is one of the most radical attempts to construct a pure ontology, with a single infinite substance, and all beings as the modes of being his substance. This book, which presents Spinoza's main ideas in dictionary form, has as its subject the opposition between ethics and morality, and the link between ethical and ontological propositions. His ethics is an ethology, rather than a moral science. Attention has been drawn to Spinoza by deep ecologists such as Arne Naess, the Norwegian philosopher; and this reading of Spinoza by Deleuze lends itself to a radical ecological ethic. As Robert Hurley says in his introduction, Deleuze opens us to the idea that the elements of the different individuals we compose may be nonhuman within us. One wonders, finally, whether Man might be defined as a territory, a set of boundaries, a limit on existence. Gilles Deleuze, known for his inquiries into desire, language, politics, and power, finds a kinship between Spinoza and Nietzsche. He writes, Spinoza did not believe in hope or even in courage; he believed only in joy and in vision ...he more than any other gave me the feeling of a gust of air from behind each time I read him, of a witch's broom that he makes one mount. Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) was a French philosopher whose writings influenced many philosophical disciplines such as literary theory, post-structuralism, and postmodernism. He also taught philosophy at the University of Paris at Vicennes. Robert Hurley was a translator for many French philosophers including Michael Foucault (History of Sexuality), Gilles Deleuze, and George Bataille (Theory of Religion).

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1990, Carol J. Adams' revolutionary work has engaged, enraged, inspired and challenged readers with its exploration of the interplay between society's ingrained cultural misogyny and its obsession with eating animals and masculinity. This iconic book, referenced in rock songs, feminist artwork and even a Law and Order SVU episode, continues to change the lives of its readers today.Published to celebrate the book's 35th anniversary, this Bloomsbury Revelations edition includes a new introduction that reflects on how recent events continue to prove the relevance of this influential work.

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Book SynopsisThis work offers a perspective on the causes of the social and economic problems that plague contemporary America. It examines the relationship between ethnicity and intelligence and presents the view that America's population is becoming polarized between an educated elite and uneducated poor.Trade ReviewMichael Novak National Review Our intellectual landscape has been disrupted by the equivalent of an earthquake.David Brooks The Wall Street Journal Has already kicked up more reaction than any social?science book this decade.Peter Brimelow Forbes Long-awaited...massive, meticulous, minutely detailed, clear. Like Darwin's Origin of Species -- the intellectual event with which it is being seriously compared -- The Bell Curve offers a new synthesis of research...and a hypothesis of far-reaching explanatory power.Milton Friedman This brilliant, original, objective, and lucidly written book will force you to rethink your biases and prejudices about the role that individual difference in intelligence plays in our economy, our policy, and our society.Chester E. Finn, Jr. Commentary The Bell Curve's implications will be as profound for the beginning of the new century as Michael Harrington's discovery of "the other America" was for the final part of the old. Richard Herrnstein's bequest to us is a work of great value. Charles Murray's contribution goes on.Prof. Thomas J. Bouchard Contemporary Psychology [The authors] have been cast as racists and elitists and The Bell Curve has been dismissed as pseudoscience....The book's message cannot be dismissed so easily. Herrnstein and Murray have written one of the most provocative social science books published in many years....This is a superbly written and exceedingly well documented book.Christopher Caldwell American Spectator The Bell Curve is a comprehensive treatment of its subject,never mean-spirited or gloating. It gives a fair hearing to those who dissent scientifically from its propositions -- in fact, it bends over backward to be fair....Among the dozens of hostile articles that have thus far appeared, none has successfully refuted any of its science.Malcolme W. Browne The New York Times Book Review Mr. Murray and Mr. Herrnstein write that "for the last 30 years, the concept of intelligence has been a pariah in the world of ideas," and that the time has come to rehabilitate rational discourse on the subject. It is hard to imagine a democratic society doing otherwise.Prof. Eugene D. Genovese National Review Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray might not feel at home with Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Lani Guinier, but they should....They have all [made] brave attempts to force a national debate on urgent matters that will not go away. And they have met the same fate. Once again, academia and the mass media are straining every muscle to suppress debate.Prof. Earl Hunt American Scientist The first reactions to The Bell Curve were expressions of public outrage. In the second round of reaction, some commentators suggested that Herrnstein and Murray were merely bringing up facts that were well known in the scientific community, but perhaps best not discussed in public. A Papua New Guinea language has a term for this, Mokita. It means "truth that we all know, but agree not to talk about." ...There are fascinating questions here for those interested in the interactions between sociology, economics, anthropology and cognitive science. We do not have the answers yet. We may need them soon, for policy makers who rely on Mokita are flying blind.Table of ContentsContentsList of IllustrationsList of TablesA Note to the ReaderPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I.THE EMERGENCE OF A COGNITIVE ELITE1 Cognitive Class and Education, 1900-19902 Cognitive Partitioning by Occupation3 The Economic Pressure to Partition4 Steeper Ladders, Narrower GatesPART II.COGNITIVE CLASSES AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR5 Poverty6 Schooling7 Unemployment, Idleness, and Injury8 Family Matters9 Welfare Dependency10 Parenting11 Crime12 Civility and CitizenshipPART III.THE NATIONAL CONTEXT13 Ethnic Differences in Cognitive Ability14 Ethnic Inequalities in Relation to IQ15 The Demography of Intelligence16 Social Behavior and the Prevalence of Low Cognitive AbilityPART IV.LIVING TOGETHER17 Raising Cognitive Ability18 The Leveling of American Education19 Affirmative Action in Higher Education20 Affirmative Action in the Workplace21 The Way We Are Headed22 A Place for EveryoneAfterworldAPPENDIXES1 Statistics for People Who Are Sure They Can't Learn Statistics2 Technical Issues Regarding the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth3 Technical Issues Regarding the Armed Forces Qualification Test as a Measure of IQ4 Regression Analyses (rom Part II5 Supplemental Material for Chapter 136 Regression Analyses from Chapter 147 The Evolution of Affirmative Action in the WorkplaceNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisEamon Dolan has worked as an editor at HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Penguin Press. He is currently Vice President & Executive Editor at Simon & Schuster. He's also a professional photographer whose work has been shown at the International Center of Photography and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Book SynopsisForget unrealistic childcare manuals this is the book you really need to help you cope brilliantly with those first chaotic days and months ahead.As a health journalist and mother-of-three, Lucy Atkins is familiar with both the medical aspects of childbirth and baby development, and the reality of day-to-day life as an exhausted first-time mum or dad. In her feisty, humorous style, she begins with that first mind-blowing day and addresses the issues unique to the first-time parent who stares at their newborn and thinks Where are the instructions?Anticipating the questions and concerns of all new mothersWhy does my baby cry so much? Will I ever lose all this weight? Am I a bad parent because?the book provides practical advice and level-headed reassurance. It addresses the needs of the baby and, very importantly, those of the parent during the first year of their baby's life.Contents include:Starter's orders the equipment and kit you really need, as opposed to what the department storeTrade Review‘A great book for any first-time mother.’ Sarah Beeny, TV property expert and mother of four. ‘An honest, down-to-earth guide.’ Mother and Baby ‘You can't go wrong with a book as comprehensive as First-Time Parent.’ Tidewater Parent ‘Eminently more friendly than most baby manuals.’ Sunday Express

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Book SynopsisFrom breaking the law to breaking a promise, how do people lie and how can they be caught?Trade Review"[A] wealth of detailed, practical information about lying and lie detection and a penetrating analysis of the ethical implications." -- Jerome D. Frank, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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Book Synopsis"This book provides an introduction to four widely used qualitative research methods, followed by a detailed discussion of a pluralistic approach to qualitative research makes exceellent use of questions both in order to help the reader gain clarity as well as to encourage reflexivity" The Psychologist, May 2012Table of ContentsPrefacePart 1: OrientationsPhenomenology Action ResearchPositionalities Part 2: MethodologiesObservation Ethnography Interviewing The Repertory Grid and its Possibilities Psychosocial Analysis Narrative Inquiry Historical Analyses Part 3: RepresentationsFuture Directions for Qualitative Research New and Emerging Forms of Representation Writing Up Problems in / of Qualitative ResearchIndex

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Book SynopsisLeïla Sebbar's novel recounts an event in French history that has been hidden for many years. Mildred Mortimer's impressive translation conveys the power of Sebbar's words in English and allows English-speaking readers an opportunity to understand the complex relationship between past and present, metropole and colony, immigrant and citizen, that lies at the heart of this acclaimed novel.Trade Review"This novel raises profound and timely questions about the nature of democracy, Muslim-Western relations, memory, history, and forgetting. Mildred Mortimer's masterful translation is a pleasure to read." -Anne Donadey, author of Recasting PostcolonialismTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Unearthing Hidden History by Mildred MortimerNanterre. Amel. October 1996ParisFlora and MinaLouis. Rue de La SantéNanterre. Amel and OmerThe MotherOctober 1961 The Owner of the Atlas CaféNanterre. Amel and OmerThe MotherOctober 1961 Papon's HarkiFloraLouisDéfense. Amel and OmerThe MotherOctober 1961 The Algerian Rescued from the WaterRépublique. Amel and OmerOctober 1961 The Owner of the Goutte d'Or Café. BarbèsFloraLouisFloraLouisPlace de la Concorde. Amel and OmerThe MotherOctober 1961 The French LoverLouisBonne Nouvelle. Amel and OmerOctober 30, 1961 The French StudentFloraSaint-Michel. Amel and OmerThe MotherOctober 17, 1961 The Bookseller of Rue Saint-SéverinLouisOrly. Amel and OmerThe MotherOctober 1961 The Cop at ClichyLouisAlexandria. Amel and Omer. LouisNotesBibliography

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Book SynopsisFrom the wildly popular podcast Giggly Squad, best friends Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo share hilarious and heartwarming advice on how to take life a little bit less seriously.Finding joy and laughter in the mundane can be challenging at times, but Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo have mastered the art of not taking life too seriously. Brought together under the bright lights of reality television, these best friends bonded in incredibly intense circumstances. They quickly came to realize that one of the bedrocks of their friendship is their shared experience with social anxiety. As their friendship deepened, they found themselves constantly devolving into laughter, earning them the nickname “The Giggly Squad,” and with that, their superpower—laughing through life’s hardest moments—was born. Their podcast, Giggly Squad, feels like calling your best friend for a long overdue catch-up. No topic is off limits. No subject too small. And, most importantly, nothing is so serious that you can’t find a way to make it seem less scary by poking fun at it. How to Giggle covers topics like: -Overcoming awkward situations -Red flags in female friendships and romantic relationships -Using delusion and manifestation to achieve your goals -Decentering men from your life -And more! Sprinkled with inside jokes and Hannah and Paige’s riotous humor, How to Giggle feels like you’re at a slumber party with your besties giving you juicy advice on sex, flirting, and social media etiquette. You’ll find the nostalgia of your teen magazines with fun, interactive quizzes, and tips like finding your personal style and wellness hacks. If you’re a longtime Giggler or are simply craving some unfiltered advice to get you through hard times, look no further than How to Giggle.

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Book SynopsisThe result of sixteen years of research in Talmudic, gnostic, cabalistic, apocalyptic, patristic, and legendary texts, the classic reference work on angels is beautifully illustrated and its reissue coincides with the resurgence of belief in angels in America. Simultaneous.

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Book SynopsisThe gripping true story of the hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia's Far East....Trade ReviewAn adventure so heart-thumping, it can feel like a spy thriller.An unbelievable tale, expertly told, with a few paragraphs that I would give my eye teeth to have written.Like its majestic and terrifying subject, John Vaillant's book moves with subtlety and grace, commands a vast terrain - and has the power to shake the observer's soul . . . What unfolds, in a richly layered story that partners cunning with sublimity, is a tragedy in several acts and with multiple dimensions . . . The Tiger also counts as a supreme example of true-crime writing driven by wide-angle empathy and compassion. Some readers may choose to shelve it, not among cosy wildlife yarns, but with Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *A tale with memorable characters, a beautifully described setting and moments of startling drama . . . Vaillant's research is matched by the elegance of his writing . . . Vaillant is able to empathise so fully with both human and animal protagonists that it is hard to believe he wasn't there . . . This is a remarkable story, exceptionally well told -- Tim Souster * Financial Times *This masterful account of the terror, death and grief caused by a man-eating Amur tiger in Russia in 1997 is as mesmerising, rangy and relentless as the creature in question. * Sunday Telegraph *Extraordinary . . . a brilliantly told tale of man and nature -- Tim Flannery * New York Review of Books *Few writers have taken such pains to understand their monsters, and few depict them in such arresting prose. * New York Times Book Review *Compelling . . . a superb book - hyper-intelligent, wonderfully well-written, with a great cast, both human and animal, and at its heart, the amazing and truly chilling story of one tiger's winter campaign of murderous revenge -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail *The structure of Vaillant's nonfiction hunting tale echoes that of Moby Dick, alternating a gripping chase narrative -- the search, in the late 1990s, for a man-eating Amur tiger in the Primorye region, on Russia's far eastern border -- with dense explanations of the culture and ecology surrounding the chase. * New York Times *This is an altogether different kind of manhunt story . . . . The pursuit culminates in a breathtaking stand-off of man versus cat in a forest clearing - a denouement every bit as explosive and surprising as the raid in Abbottabad earlier this week. -- Hampton Sides * Wall Street Journal *Riveting * Washington Post *By all means read Vaillant's magnificent book about the animal: The Tiger offers readers a shiver-inducing portrait of a predator that has been revered - and feared - like no other animal. * San Francisco Chronicle *Brad Pitt has bought the movie rights to The Tiger, but with all due respect to Mr. Pitt, there's no way the movie will match Mr. Vaillant's book. * Washington Times *An affectionate account * TLS *The Tiger is the sort of book I very much like and rarely find. Humans are hard-wired to fear tigers, so this book will attract intense interest. -- Annie Proulx, Puliter Prize-winning author of THE SHIPPING NEWSThe Tiger takes us on a journey to the raw edge of civilization, to a world of vengeful cats and venal men, a world that, in Vaillant's brilliant telling, is simultaneously haunting and enchanting. -- Hampton Sides, author of GHOST SOLDIERSThis book must be read by everybody who is interested in the conservation of wildlife. It takes you to the Russian wilderness to meet face-to-face with the Siberian tiger. -- Temple Grandin, author of ANIMALS IN TRANSLATIONAn absolutely superb book. -- George Schaller, Wildlife Conservation Society & PantheraA masterpiece * Outside *Brilliant * US Library Journal *An instant classic * Calgary Herald *Astoundingly gripping * Toronto Star *Read this fine, true book in the warmth, beside the flicker of firelight. Read it and be afraid. Be very afraid. -- Simon Winchester * Globe and Mail *Breathtakingly exciting * Vancouver Sun *A hair-raising tale in which conservation, madness and even murder collide. * Montreal Gazette *Fascinating and compelling plot * Ottawa Citizen *Not so incidentally, if ever a nonfiction author has used the techniques of fiction any better to recount a real-life narrative, it is difficult to imagine who that author would be. * Seattle Times *Part natural history, part Russian history and part thriller; it tells a gripping and gory story of what it's like to stalk - and be stalked by - the largest species of cat still walking the Earth. * National Public Radio (USA) *John Vaillant is a literary shaman. * Quill & Quire *Enthralling * Christian Science Monitor *An extraordinary account of a tracker on the trail of a Siberian man-eating tiger in 1997. Along the way we get a load of tiger facts and a beautiful portrait of a forbidding region. It is a stunning, lovely, lovely book. * Bookseller *Writing in a vigorous, evocative style . . . Vaillant paints a haunting portrait of man's vexed relationship with nature. * Publishers Weekly *An adventure so heart-thumping, it can feel like a spy thriller.An unbelievable tale, expertly told, with a few paragraphs that I would give my eye teeth to have written.Enriched by sparkling sidetracks into nature and history, this enthralling true-crime narrative takes us on a snowbound search not only for a beast but for a motive. Like its superb quarry, Vaillant's book moves with grace and stealth, covers a vast terrain and shakes the observer's soul * Independent *The structure of Vaillant's nonfiction hunting tale echoes that of Moby Dick, alternating a gripping chase narrative -- the search, in the late 1990s, for a man-eating Amur tiger in the Primorye region, on Russia's far eastern border -- with dense explanations of the culture and ecology surrounding the chase. * New York Times *This masterful account of the terror, death and grief caused by a man-eating Amur tiger in Russia in 1997 is as mesmerising, rangy and relentless as the creature in question. * Sunday Telegraph *This is an altogether different kind of manhunt story . . . . The pursuit culminates in a breathtaking stand-off of man versus cat in a forest clearing - a denouement every bit as explosive and surprising as the raid in Abbottabad earlier this week. * Wall Street Journal *Extraordinary . . . a brilliantly told tale of man and nature * New York Review of Books *The Tiger also counts as a supreme example of true-crime writing driven by wide-angle empathy and compassion. Some readers may choose to shelve it, not among cosy wildlife yarns, but with Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. * Independent *A remarkable story, exceptionally well told. * Financial Times *Few writers have taken such pains to understand their monsters, and few depict them in such arresting prose. * New York Times Book Review *A superb book -- hyper-intelligent, wonderfully well-written, with a great cast, both human and animal, and at its heart, the amazing and truly chilling story of one tiger's winter campaign of murderous revenge. * Daily Mail *Riveting * Washington Post *By all means read Vaillant's magnificent book about the animal: The Tiger offers readers a shiver-inducing portrait of a predator that has been revered - and feared - like no other animal. * San Francisco Chronicle *Brad Pitt has bought the movie rights to The Tiger, but with all due respect to Mr. Pitt, there's no way the movie will match Mr. Vaillant's book. * Washington Times *An affectionate account * TLS *The Tiger is the sort of book I very much like and rarely find. Humans are hard-wired to fear tigers, so this book will attract intense interest.The Tiger takes us on a journey to the raw edge of civilization, to a world of vengeful cats and venal men, a world that, in Vaillant's brilliant telling, is simultaneously haunting and enchanting.This book must be read by everybody who is interested in the conservation of wildlife. It takes you to the Russian wilderness to meet face-to-face with the Siberian tiger.An absolutely superb book.A masterpiece * Outside *Brilliant * US Library Journal *An instant classic * Calgary Herald *Astoundingly gripping * Toronto Star *Read this fine, true book in the warmth, beside the flicker of firelight. Read it and be afraid. Be very afraid. * Globe and Mail *Breathtakingly exciting * Vancouver Sun *A hair-raising tale in which conservation, madness and even murder collide. * Montreal Gazette *Fascinating and compelling plot * Ottawa Citizen *Not so incidentally, if ever a nonfiction author has used the techniques of fiction any better to recount a real-life narrative, it is difficult to imagine who that author would be. * Seattle Times *Part natural history, part Russian history and part thriller; it tells a gripping and gory story of what it's like to stalk - and be stalked by - the largest species of cat still walking the Earth. * National Public Radio (USA) *John Vaillant is a literary shaman. * Quill & Quire *Enthralling * Christian Science Monitor *An extraordinary account of a tracker on the trail of a Siberian man-eating tiger in 1997. Along the way we get a load of tiger facts and a beautiful portrait of a forbidding region. It is a stunning, lovely, lovely book. * Bookseller *Writing in a vigorous, evocative style . . . Vaillant paints a haunting portrait of man's vexed relationship with nature. * Publishers Weekly *

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