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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRussell is able to shed new light on the future of work, in his own personal, witty and humble manner. A much-needed and highly inspiring perspective. -- David Plink * Chief Executive Officer, Top Employers Institute *The world of 2030 may seem near or far away. Whichever it is, Russell Beck has identified that the interval between now and then will be bursting with change – and the opportunity to benefit from it. With hindsight as our guide, we tend often to approach the future “moving forward looking backwards”. That won’t cut it any longer. The World of Work to 2030 does not map the future – it does something better. It gives us an algorithm for approaching the inevitable uncertainty with confidence and competence. The secret to future-proofing lies at the margin between science and art, and Russell Beck shows us the skills and talents we’ll need to prosper in a world where constancy is ever elusive. Focused, flexible, fast, friendly and fun – by 2030 it needs to be “the way we do things round here”. -- John Mark Williams * Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Leadership *Russell Beck aims to challenge our thinking with how we work and he certainly does that with The World of Work to 2030. The book is jam packed with insightful tips, many of which I will be applying at my company. I found the section on recruitment particularly inspiring. In a world where companies are struggling to attract and retain talent, Russell’s novel approach to carrying out a simple task such as writing a job advert could be game changing in attracting ‘best fit’ employees. The World of Work to 2030 is a handy, easy to navigate guide. If you want to best prepare yourself, your current and future employees to confidently embrace and succeed in a rapidly changing, complex and global work environment, then this book is for you. -- Gabrielle Cummins * CEO and Programme Director, Beat 102-103, Ireland *Russell Beck has surpassed his aim to provide a grounded, relevant and practical book on the most significant topic for the greatest number globally. His insights, personified along with empirical evidence, both informs and inspires the reader to face the future by taking action. Russell casts his own leadership shadow by lighting the way for all business professionals who need to confront the changing workplace landscape. The book is a joy to read in its style, insight and inspiration. -- Danny McCoy * CEO, Irish Business and Employers Confederation *The author gives us hope that despite ChatGPT, and all things AI, we humans have a lot to offer the future world of work…it’s compelling and thought-provoking. People will increasingly demand meaningful purpose to their work – we can leave the rest to robotics! -- Ali Williams * Chief Commercial Officer, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust *This is a book that covers so much ground – effortlessly. Everything you need to know about the world of work in 2030, and, more importantly, how you (and your business) can respond positively to the challenges and opportunities outlined. -- Mark Hallas * CEO, Crimestoppers *The World of Work to 2030 is an essential read for both business and HR leaders. It’s a dive into the crystal ball depicting a future already upon us, alongside practical and pragmatic advice on how to future-proof our own careers and thrive. -- Adrian Seligman * Executive Board Member/CCO, Top Employers Institute *Russell has a savant-like ability to spot the patterns ahead of the rest of us. His insight into the way the world is changing is both frightening and explosive, but also an essential read for anyone who wants to shape their future. -- Stewart Angus * Regional Chief Executive Officer Europe, dnata Airport Operations *Russell’s book is both a balanced and insightful glimpse into the near future and also a powerful call to action for educators to think hard about how schools are preparing young people for a dynamic and volatile future in which opportunity and uncertainty abound. Education provides the mechanism for inspiring young people with a curiosity and wonder about the world, but also the skills and self-regulation needed to thrive in uncertain times. We are no longer preparing young people to match a job description – we are enabling the development of a skillset which can be applied to jobs that do not yet exist and for ways of working that are yet to imagined in a truly global and interconnected world. Russell’s book brilliantly synthesizes the complexity of the fourth industrial revolution into a framework that makes sense and which provides a roadmap for all of us. -- Ceri Jones * Headmaster, Caterham School (TES Independent Senior School of the Year 2023) *This book offers a practical yet visionary perspective on the future of work. Tackling the subject with a touch of humour and a healthy dose of “scary” scenarios, making it an enjoyable read for anyone interested in the evolving world of work and their place in it. -- David Vincent * Managing Director, EMEA, Randstad Sourceright *Since reading this book I have been using many examples and ideas presented as thought food for my management team and all those who will listen. I found Russell’s considerations for The World of Work to 2030 both compelling and challenging, and I know that he will resonate to a wide audience. It is clear that our leaders and mangers of the near future are going to face some tough decisions and have to adapt to new horizons, this book will definitely help them prepare. -- Michael Brooksbank * Managing Director Europe, Chauvet *Russell writes from deep insights into the practicalities of work and the realities of careers and businesses. This is not a book of lofty theories, but a map to guide us through a world of work that is arriving faster than many are prepared for. The reflective questions at the end of each section make this essential reading and an ongoing reference. -- Aileen Dempsey * Advisory Council Member, Design Management and Leadership Consultant *The World of Work to 2030 – wow, what a thought-provoking and inspiring read. Written in a way that pragmatically sets out the current world as it is now and then opens your mind, heart and soul to the future. Not just for business people of all specialisms, but for anyone invested in themselves and their future. Each chapter provides practical insight and deep-thinking questions that challenge, inspire and unlock potential. It underpins how much fast-paced change is and will continue to be the norm and that the future, despite technological advances, is truly human. Read this book, it will open your mind to the possibilities available and the potential impact you can make, now and into the future. -- Michelle Reid * Director of performance culture and delivery, Institute of Occupational Medicine *As an educationalist, employer and a parent, interested in the future of our workforce and our world, this book is gripping. It’s thought provoking, challenging yet easy to read for busy people. To be honest, this blew my mind! Highly recommended! -- Laurence Frewin * Principal and CEO, South Devon College *The world is changing and evolving faster digitally now more than at any point in human history and this is having a major impact on how people now work. This book is packed with mind-blowing facts and challenges one’s thinking and assumptions on how the working world will look in only a few years from now. This book has questioned my thought process on ways of working for my team and what my workforce will look and feel like in 2030. From the Boardroom down, for anyone managing people, dealing with people, in any way, this is a must-read book. -- Alan Haynes * Chief Executive Officer, All Aboard Shops Ltd *As an educationalist, this is a fascinating and thought-provoking read. Russell Beck not only outlines the challenges in this rapidly changing world, but also shapes a series of well-crafted questions for us to reflect on. A school’s curriculum is the vehicle to develop the skills that Russell highlights as necessary for the future and, as such, it is an essential read for those in education. -- Cheryl Weyman * Chief Executive Officer, Academies for Character and Excellence (ACE) *Russell Beck’s insightful, practical guide to the future of work is genuinely ground-breaking – a must-read for current and potential leaders. Whereas we used to live in a world of relative stability punctuated by exceptional events (9/11, the global financial crisis) today we live in predominantly uncertain times, with stability now the exception rather than the norm. In these unfamiliar times – with new opportunities emerging alongside challenge and change – the ability to proactively navigate and shape the future is essential. Russell Beck’s well-researched, engaging and practical “Future of Work” shows how. -- Jeremy Kourdi * Founder of Expert Leader, Former Senior Vice President, The Economist *The future is uncertain and crystal balls are in short supply. While no one can provide all the answers, The World of Work to 2030 takes a step in the right direction. Russell Beck offers insights into how quickly our world is changing with solid examples of how these changes are impacting various industry. The author outlines the considerations we’ll all have to make in our businesses, along with highlighting the seismic shifts globally that will affect us all. The book served to inform, educate, enhance this reader’s knowledge and remind him to keep focusing forward. -- Mark Cunning * Chief Executive Officer, iRadio Ireland *

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Book SynopsisA hard-hitting history of the U.S. airborne unit who made a name for themselves in the unforgiving jungles of South Vietnam.It was easier killing than living. Third Battalion 506th Airborne veteranDrawing on interviews with veterans, many of whom have never gone on the record before, Ian Gardner follows up his epic trilogy about the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II with the story of the unit''s reactivation at the height of the Vietnam War. This is the dramatic history of a band of brothers who served together in Vietnam and who against the odds lived up to the reputation of their World War II forefathers.Brigadier General Salve Matheson''s idea was to create an 800-strong battalion of airborne volunteers in the same legendary Currahee spirit that had defined the volunteers of 1942. The man he chose to lead them was John Geraci, who would mold this young brotherhood into a highly cohesive and motivated force. In December 1967, the battalion was sent intoTrade ReviewWe need books like this because they remind us that the same dedication, teamwork, optimism and courage that defined the World War II generation also defined the generation that fought the war in Vietnam. * Martin K.A. Morgan, Historian and Author *This fabulous book reveals our fears, hardships, humor, trust in each other and creation of a bond that still endures to this day. A must-read for teachers and students of combat leadership. * Joe Alexander, Platoon Leader, A Company *A riveting story of heroism, hardship, and tough combat in Vietnam that vividly brings to life the experiences of an extraordinary unit. * General David Petraeus *Ian Gardner has produced a narrative that is remarkable in keeping the reader engaged in the events through a roller coaster ride of emotions… While the prose is gritty and at times shocking, it is honest in describing the realities of combat often at close quarters in a hostile climate and landscape against a highly experienced and determined enemy. * David Rattee, Honorary Member of US Army 506th Inf. Regt. *Thoroughly researched, with a fascinating array of previously unseen photographs, this is a must-read for those interested in one unit’s Vietnam War. * Classic Military Vehicle *A useful addition to the vast library of books on the US intervention in Vietnam, it provides the reader with a down to earth perspective of one unit’s fight in a conflict. * Aspects of History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Illustrations List of Maps Acronyms Introduction Chronology of Significant Events 1. “Salute the New Dawn”: Reactivation – Fort Campbell, Kentucky 2. “To the Limit and Beyond”: Training for Vietnam 3. “The Things We Cannot Change”: Shipping Out 4. “Only the Strong Survive”: Orientation and Deployment – October 28–November 30, 1967 5. “The Dragon’s Graveyard”: Operation Rose – November 1967 6. “Battle Troopers”: Operation Klamath Falls – December 1967 7. “Badge of Courage”: The Battle of the Knoll – January 2, 1968 8. “The Aftermath”: January 3–8, 1968 9. “Beer, Bang, and Boom Boom”: Phan Rang – January 9–16, 1968 10. “Living in the Dirt”: Landing Zone Betty and Phan Thiet 11. “We Stand Together”: January 22–February 1, 1968 12. “Blood Trail 556”: The Battle of the Van Ta House – February 2, 1968 13. “Into the Sunrise”: February 3–5, 1968 14. “Death Patrol to Disneyland”: The Battle of Phu Bon and Beyond – February 6, 1968 15. “Take it to the Bridge”: The Second Battle of Phan Thiet – February 18–23, 1968 16. “Red Sand”: The Battle of the Ca Ty River – February 19, 1968 17. “After the Storm”: The Bowl – February/March 1968 18. “Watch and Shoot”: April 1968 19. “Let the Light Shine”: Operation MR-6, April 26–May 16, 1968 20. “Return to the Graveyard”: Operation Rockne Gold, May 19–27, 1968 21. “The Bitterest Pill”: Operation Banjo Royce and Beyond – June/July 1968 22. “The Protected Will Never Know”: August–October 1968 Epilogue Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisGet your assessment and differentiation up to scratchIntegrate snappy starters and pimp your plenariesCreate your own outstanding resources...and don''t forget your literacy and numeracy elements!The bestselling Pimp Your Lesson! reveals the secret to impressing the pants off your observers, whether they are your Head of Department, Headteacher, Mentor or - worst of all OFSTED! No smoke and mirrors required, this book provides practical and easy-to-implement guidance on embedding outstanding practice in your daily teaching, all written in the authors'' witty and accessible style.This brand new edition provides updated advice on all aspects of outstanding teaching. The new ''Pimp your Progress'' feature includes guidance on how to measure pupil progress in every lesson and the popular Poundland Pedagogy activities won''t fail to get your students engaged!Pimp Your Lesson! will ensure your teaching is consistently outstanding so that you are prepared for inspection at a moment''s notice Trade ReviewPimp Your Lesson! offers a sumptuous collection of concepts and encourages the reader to unleash the 'pimp within!' This book challenges dogma and guides the reader through an array of best-practice; encouraging us to 'cherry-pick' from a range of classroom activities to survive the ever-changing world of observation. This is a book for every teacher, fortifying them from head-to-toe in a bulletproof vest, ready to welcome any observer with open arms! For planning; marking; teaching. You should have it by your side... * Ross Morrison McGill, @TeacherToolkit and author of 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Lessons *Wow, what a fantastic to book to read no matter what stage your teaching career - this book is beyond helpful! It's crammed full of practical, useful tips that not only make your life easier and your lessons more exciting, but can be used in your classroom the very next day. Packed with down to earth advice, it's like having your own personal helping hand to guide you through some of the toughest, most daunting times in school. With this book in hand, bring on the next observation * Laura Jokic, NQT *Pimp your Lesson is a great read which offers a vast range of exciting strategies that will help any teacher. Isabella and Leah's passion for making learning an engaging process shines throughout this book. Taking their practical advice creates a win, win, win scenario. First, learners will enjoy their learning more. Next, they will develop essential skills and attitudes to help them to perform better in school and finally teachers will perform better in lesson observations. * Andy Griffith, author of Outstanding Teaching: Engaging Learners *Wallace and Kirkman are to education what Gok Wan is to fashion! They talk sense and show teachers how to teach well. Teachers need practical and immediate high impact strategies to motivate learners. With Ofsted’s cry for less teacher talk, narrowing the gap and higher levels of pupil engagement, it is essential that we provide our teachers with the tools to deliver outstanding lessons. This book is packed full of practical and realistic classroom strategies that provide style and substance to lessons. If you are looking to motivate, challenge and engage your pupils this book is for you. Whatever age range or subject you teach, the strategies used in this book will certainly improve your teaching and lead to school improvement….which is why I bought a copy for every teacher in my school. * Coral McIntosh, Head Teacher. Brierley Primary School *OF THE PREVIOUS EDITION: ‘How nice to see the humanisation of a process that it is of real concern to teachers. It is good to see a book that takes the teachers' issues seriously but reminds us that the best teaching and learning is motivating, personalised and rewarding to both pupils and the teachers themselves rather than mechanistic and unnecessarily formulaic. This book reminds us that enjoyable teaching and Ofsted success should be and usually are synonymous.' -- Tim Lomas, Principal School Improvement Adviser * CfBT Lincolnshire School Improvement Service, UK *OF THE PRVIOUS EDITION: ‘Engagingly written and bursting with practical, stimulating ideas to PIMP your lessons. This is a book my PGCE trainees will lap up - it has the potential to help prevent panic in the face of formal lesson observation! but, more importantly, to enhance and energise their everyday classroom practice.' -- Ruth Hewitt, PGCE Coordinator * Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln, UK *OF THE PREVIOUS EDITION: ‘A fresh, innovative and exciting take on lesson planning providing engaging and educational strategies for effective planning which will entertain both the teacher and their students. This book is beneficial for trainee teachers, newly qualified and the experienced and provides a positive influence on the reader, encouraging them to abandon stale ideas and not to be afraid of experimenting. I think it is an absolute triumph to make the prospect of being observed sound like a fun challenge and this book really encourages teachers to make the best of their lessons and to take the opportunity to show off what they can do!' -- Sarah Peacock, NQT * North Kesteven School, Lincoln, UK *OF THE PREVIOUS EDITION: ‘A current, relevant and fun-packed perspective providing an excellent toolkit for lesson conception and planning - not only in anticipation of the dreaded observation process but also in day to day teaching life. Wallace and Kirkman provide practical, inventive and invigorating approaches for all teaching professionals, old and new. Prepare to be inspired, prepare to be ‘pimped'! -- Kirsty Dring, Visual Arts Consultant * CfBT Lincolnshire School Improvement Service, UK *OF THE PREVIOUS EDITION: ‘This book gives any teachers who are wanting to improve their effectiveness in the classroom some very practical pointers, tips and guidelines that enable them to become more effective in the teaching/learning process. Eminently practical and easily readable, with a light touch and humour, this book reignites enthusiasm to do a better job in the classroom.' -- John Gibbon, Education Consultant and Co-ordinator of professional growth seminars * National Association of Professional Teaching Organisations of South Africa *OF THE PREVIOUS EDITION: ‘Panic over! You've got an interview? This book will help you showcase your teaching skills to great effect. Knowing that you are well prepared, you'll be full of confidence to get that job.' , -- Theo Griff * TES Forum Expert *Table of Contents1. Unleashing the PIMP Within...\ 2. PIMP Your...Preparation \ 3. PIMP Your...Lesson Planning \ 4. PIMP Your...Assessment for Learning \ 5. PIMP Your...Spiritual, Moral and Cultural Element \ 6. PIMP Your...Differentiation \ 7. PIMP Your...Core skills: Literacy and Numeracy \ 8. PIMP Your...Information and Communication Technology \ 9. PIMP Your...Resources \ 10. PIMP Your...Starters \ 11. PIMP Your... Plenaries \ 12. Go Forth and PIMPify... \ Index

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Book SynopsisThe Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics series provides non-specialist primary school teachers with subject knowledge and full teaching programmes in a variety of key primary curriculum subjects._______________Covering a range of different sports including basketball, hockey, football, tag rugby, tennis, gymnastics, cricket and athletics for KS1 and KS2, Teaching Primary PE encompasses a complete teaching framework for planning and delivering effective lessons. With helpful summaries and key teaching points, this book also includes notes on differentiation and progression to suit all ages and ability levels. Each activity is aligned with National Curriculum requirements for attainment tracking. Each lesson is broken down into lesson objectives, warm-ups, main lesson, match play, cool down and plenary. This must-have resource will equip any primary teacher to tackle PE lessons with confidence!Trade ReviewThe author is highly qualified in his field, so you can be sure these lessons will be effective… The lesson plans are clear and include cross- curricular links and differentiation. An excellent resource. * Parents in Touch *... equips non-specialists to confidently deliver engaging lessons. * Teach Primary *I'm very pleased with the Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics range and would highly recommend them to home school parents and new teachers too. There's a wealth of knowledge to be gained from them as well as lesson plans to guide you through each lesson ensuring you meet the criteria. In my mind, they are a great investment as they'll see you through all 6 years of Primary education. * Nazira, lovehijabgirl.blogspot.co.uk *

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2020 GENERAL OUTSTANDING SPORTS WRITING''A fascinating book about the psychology of elite sport Mind Games explores compelling territory.'' - Don McRae, the Guardian''An amazing book that I very much enjoyed.'' - Simon Mundie, Don''t Tell Me the Score (BBC Podcast)''...a fascinating book'' - Daily MailIt's well known that to reach the top in elite sport, you need to have spent years honing and perfecting your physical ability. However this is only part of the template required to win the other half is about mind games. Throughout her career as one of the world's top athletes, Annie Vernon struggled with existential questions about the purpose of sport in our comfortable, first-world society: Why do we do it? What is it in our psyche that makes us push ourselves to the limit? What allows us to mentally overcome the physical pain? Now retired from competition, OlympiTrade ReviewAn amazing book that I very much enjoyed. -- Simon Mundie * Don’t Tell Me the Score (BBC Podcast) *A tour de force of elite sport, nerves, expectation and pressure from all perspectives. -- Matthew PinsentA fascinating book about the psychology of elite sport… Mind Games explores compelling territory. It asks searching questions about the mentality required to succeed at sport’s highest level while mining themes of self-doubt, determination, competitiveness and why “talent needs trauma” to blossom. -- Don McRae * the Guardian *There is no better person to shed light on the fascinating subject of sports psychology than two-timed World Champion, Olympian and talented sports journalist, Annie Vernon -- Chrissie Wellington OBELoved it… I would recommend it to all of you. -- Jazmin Sawyers * BBC 5 Live *I played professional rugby for 13 years and it was amazing to read in Mind Games that the doubts and challenges I felt during that time weren't mine alone – they were shared by my peers across different disciplines. I wish I’d had Mind Games as a reference book during my career as I’m sure it would have made me much stronger to know I wasn't alone in my thinking. -- Chris Bentley, former professional rugby playerAs engaging as it is broad-ranging… After reading and thoroughly enjoying Mind Games, I'll look at lots of sports in a quite different way... I highly recommend adding it to your own collection. -- Peter CossinsTable of ContentsIntroduction: Science, Magic or Voodoo 1. Chickens or Pigs 2. The Penny's Got to Drop 3. Coming to Violence Over Trivial Pursuits 4. Choosing training over Turkey 5. Personalty 6. The Confidence Wand 7. How to be Tarzan, How to be Jane 8. Race Day, the Moment of Truth 9. Becoming a Carrot Farmer 10. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisSince its publication in 1994, Richard McKirahan's Philosophy Before Socrates has become the standard sourcebook in Presocratic philosophy. It provides a wide survey of Greek science, metaphysics, and moral and political philosophy, from their roots in myth to the philosophers and Sophists of the fifth century. A comprehensive selection of fragments and testimonia, translated by the author, is presented in the context of a thorough and accessible discussion. An introductory chapter deals with the sources of Presocratic and Sophistic texts and the special problems of interpretation they present.In its second edition, this work has been updated and expanded to reflect important new discoveries and the most recent scholarship. Changes and additions have been made throughout, the most significant of which are found in the chapters on the Pythagoreans, Parmenides, Zeno, Anaxagoras, and Empedocles, and the new chapter on Philolaus. The translations of some passages have been revised, as have some interpretations and discussions. A new Appendix provides translations of three Hippocratic writings and the Derveni papyrus. Trade ReviewOn the First Edition: McKirahan has written a comprehensive guide which steers totally clear of either simplification or mystification. Philosophy Before Socrates combines impeccable translations of the primary texts with commentary that is historically responsible and philosophically stimulating, firm guidance with unobtrusiveness. He encourages his readers to think for themselves, but he gives them a great deal of help in the way of background information, scholarly aids, and skillful dissection of competing interpretations. What stands out above all is the up-to-date scholarship and analytical acumen, the sensitivity to social context and the accessibility. The book is a great achievement: it will rapidly establish itself as the standard course-text for introducing students to early Greek philosophy. --A. A. Long, Professor of Classics and Irving G. Stone Professor of Literature, University of California, Berkeley

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Book SynopsisThe European Union could soon be a thing of the past. Xenophobia is rampant and commonly reflected in elections across the continent. Great Britain may hold a referendum on whether to abandon the union altogether. Spurred by anti-EU sentiments due to the euro crisis, national interests conflict with a shared vision for the future of Europe. Is it too late to preserve the union that generated unprecedented peace for more than half a century?This is no mere academic question with limited importance for America and the rest of the world. In the past decade, the EU has declined from a unified global power to a fractious confederation of states with staggering unemployment resentfully seeking relief from a reluctant Germany. If the EU collapses and the former member states are transformed again from partners into rivals, the US and the world will confront the serious economic and political consequences that follow.In a series of revealing interviews conducted by Dr. Gregor Peter Schmitz, George Soros -- a man of vast European experience whose personal past informs his present concerns -- offers trenchant commentary and concise, prescriptive advice: The euro crisis was not an inevitable consequence of integration, but a result of avoidable mistakes in politics, economics, and finance; and excessive faith in the self-regulating financial markets that Soros calls market fundamentalism inspired flawed institutional structures that call out for reform. Despite the considerable perils of this period, George Soros maintains his faith in the European Union as a model of open society. This book is a testament to his vision for a peaceful and productive Europe.Trade Review"The most honest and sensible book yet to tackle the euro crisis. Soros eschews the sanctimony and pseudoscience that frequently accompany commentary on the EU and gets right to the basic political conflicts and human foibles that underlie the union's problems."--Foreign Affairs "It is clear that his observations about the eurozone crisis and the structural flaws in the euro are largely correct... The book remains an interesting read and Soros does an excellent job of concisely highlighting the challenges facing the EU... The book remains an interesting read and Soros does an excellent job of concisely highlighting the challenges facing the EU."--Forbes.com "Soros's trenchant critique appears on the mark."--Financial Times

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Book SynopsisSoon after its publication, Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy was hailed as the favorite to become "the 'standard' text for survey courses in ancient philosophy."* More than twenty years later that prediction has been borne out: Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy still stands as the leading anthology of its kind. It is now stronger than ever: The Fifth Edition of Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy features a completely revised Aristotle unit, with new translations, as well as a newly revised glossary. The Plato unit offers new translations of the Meno and Republic. In the latter, indirect dialogue is cast into direct dialogue for greater readability. The Presocratics unit has been re-edited and streamlined, and the pages of every unit have been completely reset.* APA Newsletter for Teaching Philosophy

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Book SynopsisThis new translation of De Caelo (On the Heavens) fits seamlessly with other volumes in the New Hackett Aristotle series, enabling Anglophone readers to study Aristotle’s work in a way previously not possible. The Introduction describes the book that lies ahead, explaining what it is about, what it is trying to do, how it goes about doing it, and what sort of audience it presupposes. Sequentially numbered endnotes provide the information most needed at each juncture, while a detailed Index indicates the places where focused discussion of key notions occurs.Trade Review"The De Caelo can be quite difficult for a first-time reader. C. D. C. Reeve's fluid and accurate translation, along with his superb Introduction and 560 endnotes (in effect functioning as a commentary), are bound to make this work much more accessible, while at the same time being a highly useful tool for seasoned Aristotle scholars." —Robert Mayhew, professor of philosophy at Seton Hall University"Reeve's lucid and accurate translation of this difficult work will be of great value both to historians of philosophy and to philosophers interested in the topics Aristotle addresses for their own sake. The generous Introduction and notes provide the reader without Greek with full access to Aristotle’s thinking." —William Charlton, author of many works on Aristotle's philosophy of nature and contributor of five volumes to the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series"From among the eight Aristotelian treatises translated by C. D. C. Reeve thus far, De Caelo belongs, together with Generation of Animals (2019), to the less often rendered. This is the first complete English version since Guthrie (1939), and its virtues are the same as those of previous volumes, including the clarity of translation (here based on Paul Moraux’s 1965 Budé edition) and a thorough Introduction. In this case, the introductory study is especially welcome, since explaining the place of De Caelo in the corpus is no easy task. . . . All things considered, De Caelo adds another building block to Reeve's admirable Aristotelian edifice." —Karel Thein, Charles University, Prague, in Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental Ethics provides an accessible, lively, and up-to-date introduction to the central issues and controversies in environmental ethics. Requiring no previous knowledge of philosophy or ethical theory, the book will be of interest to students, environmental scientists, environmental policy makers, and anyone curious to know what philosophers are saying today about the urgent environmental challenges we face. The book is divided into two parts.Part One deals with theoretical issues in environmental philosophy, examining a variety of ethical and environmental theories that provide diverse and thought-provoking perspectives on critical ecological issues. Part Two turns to applied environmental ethics, addressing current debates on topics such as climate change, biodiversity loss, wilderness preservation, responsibilities to future generations, population growth, overconsumption, food ethics, and ecological activism. Features include: Clear explanations of key concepts and theories that lie at the heart of current debates in environmental ethics. A mix of theory of practice that permits readers to apply diverse theoretical perspectives to key environmental debates. A wealth of pedagogical aids, including chapter summaries, discussion questions, suggested readings, and a glossary of important terms. Trade Review"This is a wonderful text! It is clear, comprehensive, and balanced. The Current Issues sections are extremely well-researched while remaining very accessible, making them valuable to students and professionals alike. I’ll use this book." –Frederik Kaufmann, Ithaca College"Environmental ethics is a constantly changing field of study. Bassham's book is a well-balanced treatment of the central environmental issues for our time and place. It rightly locates climate change for us today as 'the mother of all environmental problems.'" –James P. Sterba, University of Notre Dame "Bassham's highly accessible writing offers applied ethical thinking within a helpful theoretical framework, and properly positions environmental ethics as central to our collective future." –Kristin Wolf, Champlain College"[T]he new introductory text Environmental Ethics: The Central Issues (2021) approaches moral issues holistically, with an eye to arguments and their application. Gregory Bassham offers an accessible and affordable multi-directional blueprint to help us think about current problems. Environmental Ethics engages broad enough issues to attract a variety of learners, including philosophy, public policy, and environmental science majors. "As a blueprint, it is compact enough to aid those who wish to veer off the beaten path. This encourages a range of approaches in the classroom, opening space for instructors to touch on the history, development and interconnectivity of philosophical ideas. We can effortlessly move from principles in Kant or Mill (Chapter 1), to those challenged by biocentrism and ecocentrism (Chapters 4 and 5), and see how they play out today vis-à-vis environmental justice (Chapters 8 or 11). Or, we might connect virtue ethics with deep ecology (Chapter 6) and civil disobedience (Chapter 14). "On the whole, Environmental Ethics will be a great addition for a variety of individuals. Instructors wishing to change up their course materials will find this short text helpful for getting to the heart of key arguments and fresh issues. Those new to the environmental side of applied ethics will also greatly benefit. Lastly, independent learners, students and environmentalists will find countless starting points for further exploration." —Zachary Vereb, University of Mississippi, in Environmental Values"This book is fantastic! Prior to this semester, I had never taught environmental ethics and had minimal exposure to the topic. Teaching from Environmental Ethics: The Central Issues has been extremely helpful to me and my students. In fact, I took a poll in my class and every student agreed that the book is extremely helpful, well written, and worthy of recommendation."—Ryan Lemasters, Western Michigan University

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Book Synopsis"Even those already familiar with Aristotle may be surprised to learn that discussions of theological topics can be found in so many of his works. Reeve's idea of packaging these texts sequentially along with commentary and notes is brilliant. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in Aristotle's theology."—S. Marc Cohen,Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, University of WashingtonTrade Review“Based on comprehensive knowledge of the Aristotelian corpus, Reeve’s book is a transformative addition to the literature.”—David Sedley, Emeritus Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Cambridge“Aristotle’s profound but scattered insights into divinity and the gods have never before been so expertly gathered together, nor rendered with more precision and grace into English.”—David K. O’Connor, Professor of Philosophy and Classics, University of Notre Dame

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Book SynopsisAlthough scent has always played a major role in personal adornment in the Arab world, its evanescent quality leaves very few or no traces at all over time. This book presents an introduction into this lesser known aspect of personal adornment in the Arab world. Starting from a historic background, it explores the uses of scent in personal appearance such as jewellery, hairstyles and make-up, but also its purpose in religious, ritual and social context. The book is illustrated with many examples such as beautiful silver perfume containers, sumptuously scented paste beads and fragrant clove necklaces.

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Book SynopsisA fascinating new accountof the work and lives ofBritain?s women artists inthe twentieth century.Trade Review'A wonderfully rich panorama of creative lives, by turns elegiac and celebratory. Truthful, practical and open-minded, Trant’s book points us in new directions' - Alexandra Harris'Offers a powerful and important corrective to historical accounts that continue to draw on the same small pool of participants ... It was a pleasure to discover for the first time so many women artists overdue serious attention' - Times Literary Supplement

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Book SynopsisElectrocardiography for Health Care Personnel prepares users for a national ECG certification examination, as well as providing ECG skills training for health care students and health care personnel who are interested in mastering additional skills. The text includes the essential skills needed to perform an ECG, including anatomy of the heart, basic characteristics, equipment, appropriate intervention, and other technical applications, such as Holter monitoring and stress testing. Emphasis throughout the text is placed on troubleshooting.Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1ElectrocardiographyCHAPTER 2The Cardiovascular SystemCHAPTER 3The ElectrocardiographCHAPTER 4Performing an ECGCHAPTER 5Rhythm Strip Interpretation and Sinus RhythmsCHAPTER 6Atrial DysrhythmiasCHAPTER 7Junctional DysrhythmiasCHAPTER 8Heart Block DysrhythmiasCHAPTER 9Ventricular DysrhythmiasCHAPTER 10Bundle Branch BlockCHAPTER 11 Pacemaker RhythmsCHAPTER 12 Cardiac Stress TestingCHAPTER 13 Ambulatory MonitoringCHAPTER 14Clinical Presentation and Management of the Cardiac PatientCHAPTER 15Basic 12 Lead ECG InterpretationAPPENDIX ACardiovascular MedicationsAPPENDIX BStandard and Isolation PrecautionsAPPENDIX CMedical Abbreviations, Acronyms, and SymbolsAPPENDIX DAnatomical TermsAPPENDIX EGlossary

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Book SynopsisFoundations of Early Childhood Education is designed to help improve the quality of early care and education programs through training teachers in the latest research and best practices. It features skill-building with a solid theoretical base and provides students with an overview of early childhood programs through the use of examples, anecdotes, and scenarios. Readers will come away with an understanding of what makes a quality program, where children will gain the foundation they need for school success and beyond.Table of ContentsPart 1 Foundations of the Teaching–Learning Process: The Role of the Early Childhood Educator1Early Childhood Education as a Career2First Things First: Health and Safety Through Observation and Supervision3Communicating with Young Children4Facilitating Young Children's Work and Play5Guiding Young Children's Behavior6The Teacher as Model7Modeling Adult Relationships in Early Childhood SettingsPart 2Foundations in Supporting Development and Learning8Setting Up the Physical Environment9Creating a Social-Emotional Environment10Routines11Developmental Tasks as the Curriculum: How to Support Children at Each Stage12Observing, Recording, and AssessingPart 3 Planning for Learning and Development by Enhancing Children's Curiosity, Joy, and Sense of Wonder13Enhancing Children's Learning and Development Through Language and Emergent Literacy14Fostering Joy in Developmentally Appropriate Experiences in Math and Science15Integrating Art, Music, and Social Studies into a Holistic Curriculum

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines how urban potentiality emerges in performances that reclaim the city, acting as an emancipatory force when dominant patterns of urban behaviour are thrown into crisis. It can result in establishing new habits of inhabiting city space, collective experiences shaping practices of urban commoning, re-inventing community relations, and freeing collaboration from capitalist expropriation. Instead of problematizing such radical change through the modernist belief in heroic unique acts, we need to explore the power dissident performances acquire when repeated. In search of an emancipatory politics of urban potentiality, commoning thus has the ability become a collective ethos based on mutuality and equality rather than merely a relatively fair way of sharing urban infrastructures. In this book, the leading social and urban theorist Stavros Stavrides draws on a wide range of classic and historical thought on the urban question and social transformation. D

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Book SynopsisA New York Times bestseller, “The Dying Citizen is essential reading for any American who cares about the fate of our nation” (Mark R. Levin)Human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, and tribes. Yet the concept of the “citizen” is historically rare—and was among America’s most valued ideals for over two centuries. But without shock treatment, warns Victor Davis Hanson, American citizenship may soon vanish.In The Dying Citizen, Hanson outlines the forces that led to this crisis. The evisceration of the middle class has made many Americans dependent on the federal government. Open borders have undermined allegiance to a particular place. Identity politics have eradicated our collective sense of self. And a top-heavy state has endangered personal liberty.With a new epilogue that assesses how the events of 2021 have further diminished the meaning of American citizenship, The Dying Citizen is a clarion call to rebuild our collective national identity.

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Book SynopsisApplied Ethics: An Impartial Introduction prepares readers to evaluate selected classical and contemporary problems in applied ethics in a way that does justice to their complexity without sacrificing clarity or fairness of representation. Its balanced exposition and analysis, enhanced by helpful pedagogical features, make it an ideal book for introducing the ethics of real-life problems including abortion, animal rights, disability, the environment, poverty, and punishment.Trade Review"Jackson, Goldschmidt, Crummett, and Chan are experienced teachers with a multitude of insights on the problems they explain in this splendid introduction to applied ethics. It is selective in focus but comprehensive in coverage; it is philosophically rigorous but remarkably clear in presentation; and each of the six sections is substantive enough for a good part of a course while the whole could occupy a full term. The book is an excellent choice as a main introductory text in applied ethics but so well laid out and referenced as to be a resource for students working in this field at any level. It has the clarity and concreteness needed for an introduction and the thoroughness needed in a higher-level study of the moral problems it explores." —Robert Audi, John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame"An engaging, well written, and rigorous introduction to applied ethics. Jackson, Goldschmidt, Crummett, and Chan have produced an impressive work. Their text covers many different topics, some of which are not often covered by similar books, even as they become more and more relevant in the current debate (e.g., wild animal suffering and charitable giving). I particularly liked the way in which the authors help students to test their own level of understanding, and how they encourage students to deepen their knowledge of the topics they find most interesting. I look forward to using this book in my next undergraduate course." —Francesca Minerva, University of Milan"The authors have done a marvelous job with Applied Ethics. They’ve chosen great topics, they’ve explained contemporary debates crisply and clearly, they’ve obviously made a huge effort to represent every position charitably. Moreover, they’ve made smart decisions to enhance reader comprehension and engagement, such as scattering questions throughout the text, rather than burying them at the end of each chapter. It’s going to be a pleasure to teach with this book!" —Bob Fischer, Department of Philosophy, Texas State University

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Book Synopsis"This book explores settler colonial genocides in a global perspective and over the long durée. It does so systematically and compellingly, as it investigates how settler colonial expansion at times created conditions for genocidal violence, and the ways in which genocide was at times perpetrated on settler colonial frontiers. This volume will prove invaluable to teachers and students of imperialism, colonialism, and human rights."—Lorenzo Veracini, Swinburne University of Technology, and author of The World Turned Inside Out: Settler Colonialism as a Political IdeaTrade Review"A succinct, insightful, and highly readable text discussing an issue that deserves to be integral to any world history course. Using four finely crafted, yet widely dispersed, case studies Adhikari strikingly shows how vulnerability and resistance occur as the waves of global capitalism hit indigenous societies."—Robert Gordon, University of Vermont“Illuminating and compelling. This is a volume about genocide, a recurrent phenomenon in world history that, disturbingly, has created our modernity. Mohamed Adhikari equips the reader with a sound conceptual introduction, then provides four detailed yet clear accounts of genocide in the Canary Islands, Queensland, California, and German Southwest Africa. He has expertly provided the big picture as well as the specifics true to each history. Primary sources from each episode invite the reader’s participation in analysis. A book with which to think and to teach others.”—Lora Wildenthal, Rice University

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Book SynopsisIn this synthetic introduction to the history of the philosophy of art, Noël Carroll elucidates and analyzes selected writings on art by Plato, Aristotle, Hutcheson, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Tolstoy, and Bell. Carroll’s narrative tracks developments between major positions in philosophy of art, ranging from the idea that art is unavoidably embedded in society to the evolution of the notion that art is autonomous ("art for art’s sake"), thereby setting the stage for continuing debates in the philosophy of art.Presupposing no prior background, and useful on its own or accompanying the reading of primary works, Classics in Western Philosophy of Art is ideal as a text for introductory undergraduate and graduate courses in philosophy of art and aesthetics, or for anyone interested in learning about the origin of some of our most fundamental conceptions of art in the Western tradition.Trade Review"Indispensable turn-by-turn directions for those navigating the ideas of nine philosophers who set the stage for thinking about art and society. Clear and comprehensive, Noël Carroll is the perfect guide to the history of aesthetics."—Dominic McIver Lopes, University of British Columbia"Carroll’s Classics in Western Philosophy of Art is a masterful series of commentaries on nine classical writings on art by philosophers in the Western tradition—learned and penetrating in exegesis, equally penetrating in critique. It’s not just one philosopher after another. Carroll takes note of what later writers say, explicitly or implicitly, about earlier writers, and imagines what those earlier writers might have said in response. He is host to a conversation. How I wish these commentaries had been available when I was still teaching philosophy of art! I would have been spared my own exegetical labors over these often-difficult texts, and my teaching would have been immeasurably improved."—Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, Yale University

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Book SynopsisIf you want to make a difference, make a change or make your mark on the world but just don't know how to start, here's the answer. Realise your true potential, find your edge and make your ideas and dreams - however big or small - a reality with The Ripple Effect. Wherever you are in life and no matter what you want to achieve, little changes in your approach and small shifts in your mindset can create ripples that have the potential to make big things happen - for you, your organisation, your community and maybe even the world! In this inspiring and motivating guide, visionary business leader and entrepreneur David J Harkin coaches you through eight key lessons that will empower you to make your own ripples. By igniting your curiosity, releasing your energy and teaching you how to ride the wave of your enthusiasm and self-belief, David expertly demonstrates how you can build your confidence, bounce back from failure and feel positively relentless in the pursuit of your goals and ambitions. Now is the right time to start making your mark. By starting The Ripple Effect today, just imagine the impact you might make on tomorrow.Trade Review"An entertaining, step-by-step approach to improvement, how to make it stick and celebrating the results as they ripple through your life." -- Alistair Stewart OBE, Journalist and Broadcaster"David Harkin's drive, integrity and wisdom will help you create good ripples in any walk of life." -- Edwina Dunn OBE, Entrepreneur & Founder of The Female Lead"This book oozes positivity and I loved it! Be more energised and purposeful, find your motivation and run with it." -- Professor Dame Alison Peacock, CEO Chartered College of Teaching"Invaluable! David Harkin is an inspirational entrepreneur." -- Tom Whittle, CEO of MIssion, Entrepreneur and World-Record Holder"Authenticity springs from every word. Beautifully manages to give you a feeling of confidence that 'you can do it'" -- Ashish Trivedi, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Innovation and Incubation, International Baccalaureate"Wherever you are, whoever you are, whatever age you are, devour this book! It will make a difference and help your ripple make the world a better place." -- Anita Gleave, Founder & CEO Chatsworth Schools"A great read! Readable, relatable advice and clear actionable takeaways that can easily be picked up at the point of need." -- Professor Samatha Twiselton OBE, Director of Sheffield Institute of Education

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Book SynopsisThis book examines how insufficient policies can lead to the alleged abuse of power in organisations. When independent ethical structures and processes are missing or weak, practices of abuse, misconduct and cover-ups can easily arise at the leadership level. Even organisations that specialise in good governance are no exception, as illustrated by this case study on arguably the world’s most influential anti-corruption NGO, Transparency International (TI). Written by the former Managing Director of Transparency International, this book chronicles its ethical breakdown over a 5-year period starting in 2015. By comparing TI’s whistleblower policies with its internal whistleblower practices, it demonstrates how the organisation gradually became trapped in a vicious cycle of secrecy, corruption and lies. The author chronologically tracks TI’s practices, drawing on 12 whistleblower complaints filed with TI since 2017, as well as communications with TI, international donor agencies, and other international civil society organisations from 2015 to 2020 to do so. The chronological format aptly reveals the snowball effect that ethical weaknesses can create over time, as well as the emotional warfare that whistleblowers are typically subjected to. The unfolding chronology also shows what it means to be a whistleblower for an organisation that avoids public transparency, reporting on and scrutiny of its own practices.Table of ContentsSaturday 1 May 2004: Berlin.- 1993-2020: TI: A Short History of Holding the Powerful to Account.- October 2014 - December 2016: Breakdown of Ethical Conduct.- January - 14 March 2017: Organisational Coup.- 15 March - May 2017: Becoming a Whistleblower.- June - September 2017: Fire a Whistleblower.- October - December 2017: New Beginning.- January - September 2018: Avoid Responsibility.- 8-20 October 2018: Criminalise Whistleblowing.- 21 October 2018 - June 2019: Celebrate Whistleblowers.- July 2019: Accountable Now.- August 2019 - May 2020: Manage Independent Investigations.- 2 June 2020 - 19 March 2021: ‘Mission Accomplished’.- WBC Day 1480: 10 April 2021: Reflections.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsTable of Contents Chapter 1 1. Introduction 1.1. The reception of Wolffian philosophy 1.2. Wolff's Oeconomica in the literary context 1.3. Research question and methodology Chapter 2 2. The hallmarks of Wolffian philosophy 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Wolff's scientific method 2.2.1. Wolff's method in context 2.2.2. Demonstrative morality 2.3. Wolff's philosophical system 2.3.1. The concept of system in context 2.3.2. Wolff's system in practice 2.4. Wolff's natural law 2.4.1. Wolffian natural law in the historical context 2.4.2. Natural law as a theoretical foundation for moral philosophy Chapter 3 3. A contextual reading of the Oeconomica methodo scientifica petractata 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Oeconomica – methodo scientifica pertractata 3.2.1. Truth, non-contradiction and household wisdom 3.2.2. A house built on sufficient reasons 3.2.3. Sources of knowledge in the Oeconomica – empirical, rational, practical 3.3. Oeconomica in the philosophical system 3.3.1. Crosspollination in the systema doctrinarum 3.3.2. The household as a structural liability 3.4. Natural law in the Oeconomica 3.4.1. A contractual reading of family life 3.4.2. Reconciling reason and religion 3.4.3. Natural law beyond the home turf 3.5. Summary Chapter 4 4. Oeconomica, natural law and social welfare in the absolutist state 4.1. Introduction 4.2. The theoretical foundation of social welfare in Wolff's natural law 4.2.1. The contract as a legitimising fiction 4.2.2. Patrimonial welfare: moral duty with an ulterior motive 4.3. State education in philosophy and reality 4.3.1. Non scholae sed vitae – pedagogy in education 4.3.2. Universities: theory in practice 4.4. Preserving prosperity, providing for the poor 4.4.1. Economic sustainability in the household 4.4.2. The case for state-managed poor relief 4.5. Public Health 4.5.1. Keeping the healthy healthy 4.5.2. A priori medicine contra institutional innovation 4.6. Summary Chapter 5 5. Michael Hanov's completion of the Wolffian system 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Hanov: From independent scholar to wavering Wolffian 5.2.1. Hanov's intellectual background 5.2.2. Congruences and dissonances between Hanov and Wolff 5.3. Hanov's Oeconomica – method, system, natural law 5.3.1. Method 5.3.2. System 5.3.3. Natural Law 5.4. Hanov versus Wolff – political systems in comparison 5.4.1. Legitimacy, power and levels of administration 5.4.2. Social welfare programmes in contrast 5.5. Summary 　 Chapter 6 6. Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisLearn all the basics of psychedelics and why all this research is great news for public health in this century.After a very long and strange journey, psychedelics may finally be back for good. Rick Doblin, PhD, Founder & Executive Director, MAPS. In the guide you will learn all the essentials about the history, neuroscience, legality, therapeutic applications and harm reduction of the most promising psychedelic drugs for science. After decades of international prohibition these molecules are returning to laboratories and clinics, hand in hand with the most rigorous science, to revolutionize the way we understand and treat mental health (depression, anxiety, PTSD and addictions). Discover the world of psilocybin, MDMA, DMT, ketamine and LSD, before society immerses in this revolution, which will forever change the perception we have of psychedelics. This guide will be of interest to both therapists and other mental health professionals interested in the clinical applications, parents and educators seeking to understand the impact and safety of psychedelics and other drugs, as well as any adult curious to learn about and explore this new world of the psychedelic renaissance.

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Book SynopsisThe book dives into the history of sedition and censorship in colonial India. Closely examining 100 texts that the British Empire banned, censored or deemed seditious, the work brings to life these lost gems from India’s freedom, cultural, and social movements. It includes writing by figures famous and obscure, of events immortalised and forgotten, by Indians and non-Indians, by people jailed and free, by politicians and missionaries, by travellers and novelists, and in several Indian as well as European languages. Each excerpt illuminates not just its author’s thought processes, but the times in which it was composed and circulated.

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Book SynopsisDit Courseware pakket bestaat uit twee publicaties, PRINCE2(R) Editie 2017 Foundation Courseware Nederlands - 2de herziene druk (ISBN: 978 94 018 0326 7) en Projectmanagement op basis van PRINCE2(R) Editie 2017 (ISBN: 978 94 018 0004 4). Het Courseware is Nederlands en er wordt Engelse terminologie gebruikt, geschikt voor het Engelse PRINCE2(R) Editie 2017 examen.Waarom een PRINCE2 training volgen? In ieder project komen zes variabelen voor, daarom zijn er bij een project zes aspecten die beheerdmoeten worden:- Geld, Tijd, Kwaliteit en Scope- Risico's- BenefitsPRINCE2(R) is een geintegreerd kader van processen en thema's dat een handvat biedt voor het plannen, delegeren, toezicht houden en beheren van de zes aspecten van de prestaties van een project.Aan de hand van voorbeelden en opdrachten uit de praktijk wordt de methode verduidelijkt.De deelnemers worden zo optimaal voorbereid voor het PRINCE2(R) Foundation examen en krijgen ook handvatten aangereikt om in hun eigen praktijk mee aa

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Book SynopsisNaast de publicaties, IPMA-C op basis van ICB 4 Courseware - herziene druk (ISBN: 978 94 018 427 1) adviseren wij bij dit materiaal gebruik te maken van het boek Projectmanagement op basis van ICB versie 4 - 4de herziene druk - IPMA B, IPMA C, IPMA-D , IPMA PMO (ISBN: 978 94 018 0381 6) De inhoud is gebaseerd op de Individual Competence Baseline version 4 (ICB4) van de International Project Management Association (IPMA) en beschrijft alle vakinhoudelijke, gedragsmatige en contextuele competenties voor de projectprofessional zoals deze zijn gespecificeerd in de examengids van IPMA Nederland. Deze 4-daagse training en halve dag examentraining is bedoeld voor projectmanagers met minimaal 3 jaar ervaring op het gebied van projectmanagement. De training richt zich op het versterken van zowel de 'harde' als 'zachte' kant van projectmanagement. Deze training leidt op tot het examen IPMA-C van IPMA CertificeringNa afloop van de training is de deelnemer in staat zelfstandig niet-complexe projec

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Book SynopsisThe Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) is a global, not-for-profit association of banks, solution providers, consultancy companies, integrators and academic partners, with the shared aim of defining a semantic standard for the banking industry covering all banking activity and almost all of the well-known architectural layers. BIAN's Reference Architecture for the Financial Industry provides its users with a set of building blocks that, when used in different combinations, can support all of the functionality and information a bank needs for both its internal functioning and its collaboration with partners in an Open Finance and Open API economy. BIAN's Reference Architecture for the Financial Industry is freely available on the BIAN website. This website also provides a wealth of information on both the theory and practice of the standard. So why this book? Importantly, it summarizes all of the above information and guides the reader through it on a step-by-step basis. It pr

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Book SynopsisA celebration of the healing power of reading in the hospital, featuring children from infancy through school-age with complex health needs. Simple rhymes and vibrant, full-color photographs introduce these amazing children from A to Z, reading with family members, medical caregivers, pets and by themselves. Commentary is provided by Colleen the Cat and her pal Bookworm on each page, noting benefits of reading for bonding, language and brain development and to help children feel more comfortable and loved. An illustrated glossary describes medical devices required by these children shown in the photographs, including tracheostomies, ventilators and feeding tubes, which helps foster understanding of health differences and is ideal for STEM and DEI curricula. Recommended for age 3 and up.

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Book SynopsisDevelop your students theoretical and practical marine science skills for first examination in 2022. This digital teacher''s resource is the perfect companion to the coursebook and workbook, helping you bridge the gap between teaching theory and practice. It helps you support your learners, plan lessons and teach to the syllabus, with downloadable support notes for the practical activities and answers to all the questions in the workbook and coursebook, as well as sample data for the workbook. From teaching activity, assessment and homework ideas, to how to tackle common misconceptions and support with practical activities, this handy resource provides inspiration and time-saving support.Table of ContentsWelcome; About the authors; How to use this series; How to use this Teacher's Resource; Lesson Plan template; About the syllabus; About the examination; Key teaching approaches; Teaching notes per topic; Practical Support for Coursebook activities; Practical Support for Workbook Activities; Coursebook Answers; Workbook Answers

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1989, The Sublime Object of Ideology was Žižek's breakthrough work, and is still regarded by many as his masterpiece. It was an iconoclastic reinvention of ideology critique that introduced the English-speaking world to Žižek's scorching brand of cultural and philosophical commentary and the multifaceted ways in which he explained it. Tying together concepts from aesthetics, psychoanalytic theory, cultural studies and the philosophy of belief, it changed the face of contemporary commentary and remains the underpinning of much of his subsequent thinking.This compelling guide introduces all of the influential thinkers and foundational concepts which Žižek draws on to create this seminal work. Grounding the text's many and varied references in the work of Peter Sloterdijk, Saul Kripke, Walter Benjamin, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Immanuel Kant and G.W.F. Hegel, amongst others, helps students who are encountering this mercurial writer for the first

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Book SynopsisHappy Lives, Good Lives offers a thorough introduction to a variety of perspectives on happiness. Among the questions at issue: Is happiness only a state of mind, or is it something more? Is it the same for everyone? Is it under our control, and if so, to what extent? Can we be mistaken about whether we are happy? What role, if any, does happiness play in living a good life? Is it sometimes morally wrong to pursue happiness? Should governments promote happiness through public policy? Asking and answering these questions is worthwhile not only as an intellectual exercise, but also as a means of gaining practical insight into how best to pursue a happy life.Trade Review“Happy Lives, Good Lives: A Philosophical Examination is an outstanding book, brimming with exciting philosophical ideas, always expressed clearly and supported with engaging examples. Mulnix and Mulnix have wisely decided to organize this book by topic, not chronology, which allows them to bring in contemporary scientific findings as they are relevant. As a result, readers get a more complete view of the nature of happiness more quickly. It is an unparalleled strength of Happy Lives, Good Lives that its readers will be ready and able to apply what they have learnt about happiness to their own lives, the lives of others, and possible public policies.” — Dan Weijers, California State University, Sacramento“Students and teachers alike will benefit from this comprehensive guide to theories of happiness. Mulnix and Mulnix offer engaging, charitable presentations of theories from ancient philosophy to contemporary psychology, illustrated with examples from real life, literature, and film (the Dalai Lama, Stephen Hawking, Robin Hood, and Truman Burbank from the film The Truman Show all make an appearance). They pose questions that challenge our assumptions about happiness, and they weave these diverse views into a compelling narrative that culminates in a thoughtful discussion of the prospects for government policies to promote happiness.” — Valerie Tiberius, University of MinnesotaTable of ContentsPrefaceOnline MaterialsPART I: THINKING ABOUT THE NATURE AND VALUE OF HAPPINESSChapter 1: Introduction Who Is the Happy Person?Three Theories of HappinessThe Value of HappinessOverview of the Book Chapter 2: Intuitions about Happiness Is Happiness Only a State of Mind?Is Happiness More Than a Mental State?Can We Be Wrong about Our Own Happiness?Is Happiness under Our Control? Chapter 3: Happy Lives, Good Lives, and Moral Lives Is What’s Good for You Good for Me?Happiness: Description or Evaluation?How Might the Happy Life Be Connected to the Good Life?The Happy Life and the Moral Life PART II: HAPPINESS AS PLEASUREChapter 4: The Feel-Good Feature of Happiness Varieties of HedonismCan Happiness Be Measured? The Felicific CalculusRemembering versus Experiencing Happy EventsThe Worry of AdaptationWe Love Happy EndingsIs There Just One Type of Pleasure Feeling?Desiring Things Other Than for How They Feel Chapter 5: Taking Pleasure in Things and Feeling Joy Pleasure Is an Attitude, Not a FeelingWhere’s the Fun in Happiness?Do We Actually Want Those Things That Bring Us Pleasure?Happiness Is Deep, ManThe Problem with Feelings PART III: HAPPINESS AS SATISFACTIONChapter 6: Satisfied with What? Local Desire SatisfactionismWhole Life SatisfactionismThat Which Is, Was, and Will BeNot Happy? Just Lower Your StandardsMistakes Come Easy: The Contextual, Arbitrary, and Fickle Nature of Life SatisfactionDo We — or Can We — Even Make Life Satisfaction Judgments? Chapter 7: It’s All about Perspective Putting Things in PerspectiveValue-Based Life SatisfactionFiguring Out What We WantIs Being Satisfied Enough?Revisiting the Cult Experience PART IV: HAPPINESS AS EUDAIMONIAChapter 8: Is Ignorance Bliss? Do We Value Things outside Our Subjective Experience?Are We Talking about Well-Being or Happiness?Can We Be Happily Deceived?Are Happiness and Well-Being the Same?What of Moral Virtue? Chapter 9: Happiness, Moral Virtue, and the Purpose of Life The Transformative Power of VirtueThe King, the Tyrant, and the Democrat: The Role of Pleasure in the Life of VirtueThe Complete LifeThe Psychological Rewards of the Eudaimon LifeA Theory of CapabilitiesHow Much Is Enough? Chapter 10: Finding Equanimity in the Face of Suffering Equanimity as the GoalThe Determined Universe: A Lesson in What Lies within and beyond Our ControlThe Science of MindfulnessOvercoming Irrationality and Dealing with LossFinding Meaning in Suffering PART V: APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER QUESTIONSChapter 11: Justice and National Happiness Can National Happiness Be Measured?Measuring Happiness in Terms of WealthIndexing Subjective Well-BeingBuilding a List for Happiness: A Capabilities IndexThe Greatest Happiness for the Greatest Number? Chapter 12: Concluding ReflectionsReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisIn a context of contemporary warfare, drones are increasingly used as tools and machines for control, surveillance, and repression, becoming more and more technologically sophisticated. Through a selection of images collected from various channels, active in most modern conflicts (Syria, Libya, Mali, Central Africa and Ukraine), the book questions the ways war is represented. Where journalistic images are often framed, if not suppressed, by the belligerents and tend to lose relevance, they are gradually being replaced by these machine-produced images. The book brings together documentary images on which the author intervenes only minimally. It is not question of creation here but more on how representing reality.

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Book SynopsisMasala is a word that conjures up many associations. The word derives, through Urdu and Persian, from the Arabic masalih''ingredients. To a westerner, it immediately suggests exotic eastern spices. In its most widespread metaphorical use in India, it means embellishment or exaggeration. It also means a mixtureoriginally a mixture of ground spices, but more metaphorically any kind of mixture, especially one of cultural influences.While Shakespeare today is considered literature'' and is taught as a pure'', high'' form of art, in his own day it was the quintessential masala'' entertainment he provided that attracted both the common people and the nobility. In Masala Shakespeare, Jonathan Gil Harris explores the profound resonances between Shakespeare''s craft and Indian cultural forms as well as their pervasive and enduring relationship in theatre and film. Indeed, the book is aoveetter to popular cinema and other Indian storytelling forms. It is also aoveetter to an idea of India. One of the arguments of this book is that masalaand, in particular, the masala movieis not just a formal style or genre. More accurately, it embodies a certain version of India, one that celebrates the plural, the polyglot, the all-over-the-place. The book is also ultimately a portrait of contemporary India with all its pluralities and contradictions.In Masala Shakespeare, the author focuses on twelve Shakespeare playsThe Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night''s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet, Kingear, The Tempest, Pericles and Titus Andronicusthat have acquired Indianives independent of the familiar English texts of the plays. The plays are a diverse mixture whose Indian avatarsincluding films such as Angoor, 10mlove, Ishaqzaade, Goliyon ki Rasleela Ram-Leela, Gundamma Katha, Isiife Mein, Dil Bole Hadippa!, Maqbool, Omkara, Haider, Arshinagar and Theastear and plays such as Kamdev ka Apna Basant Ritu ka Sapna, Jangal mein Mangal, Chattan Kattu, Piya Behrupiya, Chahat ki Dastaan and Hera-Phericlesare very different from each other. In their own ways, however, they all chafe against an oppressive power by refusing the current vogue for shuddhta (purity), and singularity, and instead celebrate the plural and mixed.

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Book SynopsisAfter the shock of the conflict against the Indian Army in Sikkim in 1967 and the loss of almost 400 soldiers, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) pressed for resolving all territorial disputes by discussion only, without using force or firearms against one another.This book analyses the process of bulletless border management by the Indian Army against the PLA, presenting the history of this process over the course of half a century.

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Book SynopsisJames Whitley is Professor in Mediterranean Archaeology at Cardiff University, UK. Between 2002 and 2007 he was Director of the British School at Athens, Greece.Trade ReviewThis is a very readable and stimulating book on one of the most visited archaeological sites in Greece, which does not focus exclusively on its Minoan (Bronze Age) palace, but explores its fascinating history in its entirety, from its humble beginnings in the Neolithic period to the present day. -- Nicoletta Momigliano, Professor of Aegean Studies, University of Bristol, UKTable of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgements A Note on Chronology and Terminology On the spelling of and transliteration of ancient Greek names List of Abbreviations with Explanatory Note Chapter 1. Legends and Labyrinths Chapter 2. Inventing the Minoans: Arthur Evans and After Chapter 3. From Village to Palace: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Knossos Chapter 4. Palatial Knossos: The Palace of Minos? Chapter 5. After the Palace: From the Iron Age to the Romans Chapter 6. Knossos Yesterday and Today Bibliography General Index Topographical Index

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Book SynopsisProvocative, brutally honest, and timeless, Machiavelli?s The Prince is one of the most important yet misunderstood writings in history. In it, Machiavelli lays bare the reality behind politics as it has always been practiced, teaching leaders to avoid the errors and failings of others while also educating those outside of government about what goes on inside the halls of power. This edition offers a new and lively translation of The Prince, written in fluid modern English that is impressively accurate to the original source. It also includes extensive selections from the Discourses on Livy, together with a range of Machiavelli?s other works such as his poetry, his personal correspondence, and the Florentine Histories. The supplemental readings, engaging original introduction, and thorough annotations provided in this edition show the relevance of The Prince to a wide range of themes: human nature, the philosophy of history, and the existential question all rulers face?how to survive in a world that is largely outside of one?s control.

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