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Indiana University Press The Year's Work at the Zombie Research Center
They have stalked the horizons of our culture, wreaked havoc on moribund concepts of dead and not dead, threatened our sense of identity, and endangered our personal safety. Now zombies have emerged from the lurking shadows of society's fringes to wander the sacred halls of the academy, feasting on tender minds and hurling rot across our intellectual landscape. It is time to unite in common cause, to shore up defenses, firm up critical and analytical resources, and fortify crumbling lines of inquiry. Responding to this call, Brain Workers from the Zombie Research Center poke and prod the rotting corpus of zombie culture trying to make sense of cult classics and the unstoppable growth of new and even more disturbing work. They exhume "zombie theory" and decaying historical documents from America, Europe, and the Caribbean in order to unearth the zombie world and arm readers with the brain tools necessary for everyday survival. Readers will see that zombie culture today "lives" in shapes as mutable as a zombie horde—and is often just as violent.
£11.99
Columbia University Press The Economists’ Voice: Top Economists Take On Today's Problems
In this valuable resource, more than thirty of the world's top economists offer innovative policy ideas and insightful commentary on our most pressing economic issues, such as global warming, the global economy, government spending, Social Security, tax reform, real estate, and political and social policy, including an extensive look at the economics of capital punishment, welfare reform, and the recent presidential elections. Contributors are Nobel Prize winners, former presidential advisers, well-respected columnists, academics, and practitioners from across the political spectrum. Joseph E. Stiglitz takes a hard look at the high cost of the Iraq War; Nobel Laureates Kenneth Arrow, Thomas Schelling, and Stiglitz provide insight and advice on global warming; Paul Krugman demystifies Social Security; Bradford DeLong presents divergent views on the coming dollar crisis; Diana Farrell reconsiders the impact of U.S. offshoring; Michael J. Boskin distinguishes what is "sense" and what is "nonsense" in discussions of federal deficits and debt; and Ronald I. McKinnon points out the consequences of the deindustrialization of America. Additional essays question whether welfare reform was successful and explore the economic consequences of global warming and the rebuilding of New Orleans. They describe how a simple switch in auto insurance policy could benefit the environment; unravel the dangers of an unchecked housing bubble; and investigate the mishandling of the lending institutions Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Balancing empirical data with economic theory, The Economists' Voice proves that the unique perspective of the economist is a vital one for understanding today's world. To learn more about the electronic journals published by The Berkeley Electronic Press, please visit http://www.bepress.com/ev.
£15.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Pesticides: Characteristics, Uses & Health Implications
£152.09
Guilford Publications Group Cognitive Therapy for Addictions
This pragmatic guide -- from a team of experts including cognitive therapy originator Aaron T. Beck -- describes how to implement proven cognitive and behavioral addiction treatment strategies in a group format. It provides a flexible framework for conducting ongoing therapy groups that are open to clients with any addictive behavior problem, at any stage of recovery. Practical ideas are presented for optimizing group processes and helping clients build essential skills for coping and relapse prevention. Grounded in decades of research, the book features rich case examples and reproducible clinical tools that can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size.
£39.99
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Familiar Villain, A
While stepping in to help a friend, The Code Breakers get busy battling mysterious attackers and tracing stolen jewellery! Who has kidnapped Benji's father and what do all the threatening notes mean? Will The Code Breakers be able to find the mastermind and rescue their friend?Join The Code Breakers as they tackle exciting puzzles that lead to deeper investigation and intrigue! Matthew, Bell and Jimmy have always loved Maths. Little did they know that their hobby would eventually lead them to work with the police, take them to different countries and meet with all sorts of dangers that would test them to their limits!Each book in the series is a new adventure that invites readers to help solve Maths puzzles and codes, together with the three friends. Solutions are provided, and the stories also come with interesting and educational fun facts to grab the interest of readers.
£20.32
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Solved! The Maths Mystery Adventure Series (Set 1)
Join The Code Breakers as they tackle exciting puzzles that lead to deeper investigation and intrigue! Matthew, Bell and Jimmy have always loved Maths. Little did they know that their hobby would eventually lead them to work with the police, take them to different countries and meet with all sorts of dangers that would test them to their limits!Each book in the series is a new adventure that invites readers to help solve Maths puzzles and codes, together with the three friends. Solutions are provided, and the stories also come with interesting and educational fun facts to grab the interest of readers.This set includes two titles: The Downfall of the Two Kings and The Stolen Aztec Treasures.
£16.08
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Downfall Of Two Kings, The
Matthew, Jimmy and Bell are the Code Breakers, an adventurous trio with a fondness for codes and math puzzles! After winning a trip to Hong Kong, the trio are drawn into a police investigation involving a dangerous and ruthless gang. Who is the mysterious Kum Wong and why are the police hunting for him? Will the Code Breakers be able to use their mathematical prowess to find the gang and apprehend its leader?Join The Code Breakers as they tackle exciting puzzles that lead to deeper investigation and intrigue! Matthew, Bell and Jimmy have always loved Maths. Little did they know that their hobby would eventually lead them to work with the police, take them to different countries and meet with all sorts of dangers that would test them to their limits!Each book in the series is a new adventure that invites readers to help solve Maths puzzles and codes, together with the three friends. Solutions are provided, and the stories also come with interesting and educational fun facts to grab the interest of readers.
£20.32
Thieme Medical Publishers Inc Brain Arteriovenous Malformations and Arteriovenous Fistulas
Definitive guide on management of malformations of the brain, spinal cord, dura mater and arachnoid from leading international masters With contributions from leading multidisciplinary experts, this book is a comprehensive compendium on state-of-the-art management of intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and arteriovenous fistulas (AVF). All major treatment approaches are encompassed including microsurgery, endovascular treatment, and radiosurgery. The text begins with in-depth coverage of cerebrovascular anatomy susceptible to abnormalities, followed by pathogenesis, physiology, hemodynamics, natural history, clinical presentation, and indications for treatment of AVMs and AVFs. Throughout the book, internationally renowned experts provide clinical pearls and insights based on hand-on surgical expertise, case studies, and evidence-based data. Key Highlights Diagnosis and treatment of uncommon congenital syndromes including Wyburn-Mason syndrome and Parkes-Weber syndrome; and autosomal dominant genetic disorders such as Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome) and Capillary malformation/arteriovenous malformation (CM-AVM) syndrome. More than 300 high quality illustrations plus videos elucidate impacted cerebrovasculature and treatment modalities. The utilization of preoperative and postoperative imaging for AVM evaluation and intraoperative imaging for AVMs and AVFs. Surgical management of lobar AVMs, brain dural arteriovenous fistulas, cerebellar AVMs, basal ganglia, thalamic, and brainstem AVMs. Complications and controversies including hemorrhaging, inoperable malformations, pediatric cases, residual or recurrent AVMs, epilepsy, and seizures. With step-by-step tutorials and classification systems for brain AVMs and fistulas, this is a must-have guide on cerebrovascular malformations. It will benefit trainee and experienced neurosurgeons alike.
£124.00
New York University Press Feasting and Fasting: The History and Ethics of Jewish Food
How Judaism and food are intertwined Judaism is a religion that is enthusiastic about food. Jewish holidays are inevitably celebrated through eating particular foods, or around fasting and then eating particular foods. Through fasting, feasting, dining, and noshing, food infuses the rich traditions of Judaism into daily life. What do the complicated laws of kosher food mean to Jews? How does food in Jewish bellies shape the hearts and minds of Jews? What does the Jewish relationship with food teach us about Christianity, Islam, and religion itself? Can food shape the future of Judaism? Feasting and Fasting explores questions like these to offer an expansive look at how Judaism and food have been intertwined, both historically and today. It also grapples with the charged ethical debates about how food choices reflect competing Jewish values about community, animals, the natural world and the very meaning of being human. Encompassing historical, ethnographic, and theoretical viewpoints, and including contributions dedicated to the religious dimensions of foods including garlic, Crisco, peanut oil, and wine, the volume advances the state of both Jewish studies and religious studies scholarship on food. Bookended with a foreword by the Jewish historian Hasia Diner and an epilogue by the novelist and food activist Jonathan Safran Foer, Feasting and Fasting provides a resource for anyone who hungers to understand how food and religion intersect.
£66.60
John Wiley & Sons Inc Quantum Information and Computation for Chemistry, Volume 154
Examines the intersection of quantum information and chemical physics The Advances in Chemical Physics series is dedicated to reviewing new and emerging topics as well as the latest developments in traditional areas of study in the field of chemical physics. Each volume features detailed comprehensive analyses coupled with individual points of view that integrate the many disciplines of science that are needed for a full understanding of chemical physics. This volume of the series explores the latest research findings, applications, and new research paths from the quantum information science community. It examines topics in quantum computation and quantum information that are related to or intersect with key topics in chemical physics. The reviews address both what chemistry can contribute to quantum information and what quantum information can contribute to the study of chemical systems, surveying both theoretical and experimental quantum information research within the field of chemical physics. With contributions from an international team of leading experts, Volume 154 offers seventeen detailed reviews, including: Introduction to quantum information and computation for chemistry Quantum computing approach to non-relativistic and relativistic molecular energy calculations Quantum algorithms for continuous problems and their applications Photonic toolbox for quantum simulation Vibrational energy and information transfer through molecular chains Tensor networks for entanglement evolution Reviews published in Advances in Chemical Physics are typically longer than those published in journals, providing the space needed for readers to fully grasp the topic: the fundamentals as well as the latest discoveries, applications, and emerging avenues of research. Extensive cross-referencing enables readers to explore the primary research studies underlying each topic.
£179.95
Yale University Press Stepping in the Same River Twice: Replication in Biological Research
An international team of biologists, philosophers, and historians of science explores the critically important process of replication in biological and biomedical research Without replication, the trustworthiness of scientific research remains in doubt. Although replication is increasingly recognized as a central problem in many scientific disciplines, repeating the same scientific observations of experiments or reproducing the same set of analyses from existing data is remarkably difficult. In this important volume, an international team of biologists, philosophers, and historians of science addresses challenges and solutions for valid replication of research in medicine, ecology, natural history, agriculture, physiology, and computer science. After the introduction to important concepts and historical background, the book offers paired chapters that provide theoretical overviews followed by detailed case studies. These studies range widely in topics, from infectious-diseases and environmental monitoring to museum collections, meta-analysis, bioinformatics, and more. The closing chapters explicate and quantify problems in the case studies, and the volume concludes with important recommendations for best practices.
£47.50
Guilford Publications Cognitive Therapy for Adolescents in School Settings
*Highly practical: features accessible writing, illustrative vignettes, and 20 reproducibles. *Authoritative: authors include cognitive therapy originator Aaron T. Beck. *Focuses on what works: CT has been proven effective for treating a wide range of problems. *Addresses the unique challenges of therapy in school settings. *Needed: the first concise guide to CT in the schools.
£37.99
New York University Press Feasting and Fasting: The History and Ethics of Jewish Food
How Judaism and food are intertwined Judaism is a religion that is enthusiastic about food. Jewish holidays are inevitably celebrated through eating particular foods, or around fasting and then eating particular foods. Through fasting, feasting, dining, and noshing, food infuses the rich traditions of Judaism into daily life. What do the complicated laws of kosher food mean to Jews? How does food in Jewish bellies shape the hearts and minds of Jews? What does the Jewish relationship with food teach us about Christianity, Islam, and religion itself? Can food shape the future of Judaism? Feasting and Fasting explores questions like these to offer an expansive look at how Judaism and food have been intertwined, both historically and today. It also grapples with the charged ethical debates about how food choices reflect competing Jewish values about community, animals, the natural world and the very meaning of being human. Encompassing historical, ethnographic, and theoretical viewpoints, and including contributions dedicated to the religious dimensions of foods including garlic, Crisco, peanut oil, and wine, the volume advances the state of both Jewish studies and religious studies scholarship on food. Bookended with a foreword by the Jewish historian Hasia Diner and an epilogue by the novelist and food activist Jonathan Safran Foer, Feasting and Fasting provides a resource for anyone who hungers to understand how food and religion intersect.
£23.99
Pennsylvania State University Press Material Culture Matters: Essays on the Archaeology of the Southern Levant in Honor of Seymour Gitin
Dr. Seymour Gitin is completing his tenure as Director and Dorot Professor at the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. Much of his long career has been spent helping young scholars expand their contacts and hone their skills. This volume is a collection of articles by some of the many developing scholars and Albright fellows with whom Sy has shared his time and knowledge. Their appreciation shows in the quality of their articles, the breadth of their interests, and their dedication to Sy Gitin.The articles range from a discussion of tomb robbing in Palestinian areas, to a geographical analysis of the Shephelah region, to Islamic historical texts, to Israelite cult stands, to Middle Bronze Age burials. In addition, there are several articles by former members of the Tel Miqne–Ekron staff that draw on the finds from that site and further demonstrate Sy’s willingness to mentor and to share the publication of the site’s rich trove of materials.This book not only honors Dr. Gitin by the willingness of fellows to contribute to the volume; it also expands our knowledge base of the southern Levant and shows that “Material Culture Matters.”
£50.36
John Wiley & Sons Inc Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management
FUNDAMENTALS OF TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT THE PREMIER TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK—UPDATED AND EXPANDED Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management is the longstanding authority on all aspects of the science and practices behind world-class turfgrass care. This fully revised Fifth Edition comes enriched by two new authors who share their cutting-edge research and real-world expertise on such topics as growth, soil testing, nutrition, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. Coverage throughout is refreshed with new illustrations and charts, as well as: Expanded coverage on professional lawn care programs, including cool-season and warm-season turfgrasses, establishing methods and costs, cultivation, sand topdressing, and more Enhanced material on the most up-to-date thinking and practices in weed management Brand-new chapters on the environmental, economic, and quality-of-life benefits of well-maintained turf, as well as the influence of light on turf health Whether you’re earning a degree or a paycheck, Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Fifth Edition remains the most complete, respected guidebook of solutions for developing and maintaining the finest-standards of turfgrass.
£116.95
Nova Science Publishers Inc Beneficial Effects of Perhexiline in Cardiovascular Disease States
£55.79
The Library of America The Civil War Told By Those Who Lived It: A Library of America Boxed Set
£128.69
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Transradial Access in Interventional Radiology: Background, Applications and Techniques
This book provides how-to recommendations and detailed guides for using transradial access in interventional radiology. A relatively new and growing technique, transradial access is most commonly found within interventional cardiology. This book approaches those cardiac uses of transradial access while extending its use to other body sites and disease states. The book details the interventional radiologist’s transition to using transradial access across a broad spectrum of clinical applications, allowing them to better introduce it into their practice and to their patients. The text is divided into three sections: overview, clinical applications, and novel applications and techniques. The first section covers the history of transradial access, the initial patient assessment, and how to prepare for a procedure. The second section is divided into different diseases and interventional situations where transradial access could be considered, including subclavian artery stenosis and endovascular neurosurgery. The third section includes coverage of how to perform the latest techniques and projections for future procedures. This guide provides a manual of operations to assist in the setup of the practice, from office visit to procedure room to recovery across a variety of service lines and patient populations. Key take home points and equipment summaries accompany each chapter, allowing the user to easily navigate the book to accelerate his or her practice. This is an ideal guide for interventional radiologists.
£119.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Emergent Executive: A Dynamic Field Theory of the Development of Executive Function
Executive function (EF) is a central aspect of cognition that undergoes significant changes in early childhood. Changes in EF in early childhood are robustly predictive of academic achievement and general quality of life measures later in adulthood. We present a dynamic neural field (DNF) model that provides a process-based account of behavior and developmental change in a key task used to probe the early development of executive function—the Dimensional Change Card Sort (DCCS) task. In the DCCS, children must flexibly switch from sorting cards either by shape or color to sorting by the other dimension. Typically, 3-year-olds, but not 5-year-olds, lack the flexibility to do so and perseverate on the first set of rules when instructed to switch. Using the DNF model, we demonstrate how rule-use and behavioral flexibility come about through a form of dimensional attention. Further, developmental change is captured by increasing the robustness and precision of dimensional attention. Note that although this enables the model to effectively switch tasks, the dimensional attention system does not “know” the details of task-specific performance. Rather, correct performance emerges as a property of system-wide interactions. We show how this captures children’s behavior in quantitative detail across 14 versions of the DCCS task. Moreover, we successfully test a set of novel predictions with 3-year-old children from a version of the task not explained by other theories.
£33.95
John Wiley & Sons Inc Forest Growth and Yield Modeling
Forest Growth and Yield Modeling synthesizes current scientific literature and provides insights in how models are constructed. Giving suggestions for future developments, and outlining keys for successful implementation of models the book provides a thorough and up-to-date, single source reference for students, researchers and practitioners requiring a current digest of research and methods in the field. The book describes current modelling approaches for predicting forest growth and yield and explores the components that comprise the various modelling approaches. It provides the reader with the tools for evaluating and calibrating growth and yield models and outlines the steps necessary for developing a forest growth and yield model. Single source reference providing an evaluation and synthesis of current scientific literature Detailed descriptions of example models Covers statistical techniques used in forest model construction Accessible, reader-friendly style
£112.95
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Exploits Of An Evil Queen
The Code Breakers have a happy reunion with Stephie, their friend from Hong Kong, that is, until she is mysteriously kidnapped one night. What are her ruthless kidnappers after and why does everything resemble a computer game? Will The Code Breakers be able to conquer the eerie Gatekeeper's challenge and uncover the sinister plot?Join The Code Breakers as they tackle exciting puzzles that lead to deeper investigation and intrigue! Matthew, Bell and Jimmy have always loved Maths. Little did they know that their hobby would eventually lead them to work with the police, take them to different countries and meet with all sorts of dangers that would test them to their limits!Each book in the series is a new adventure that invites readers to help solve Maths puzzles and codes, together with the three friends. Solutions are provided, and the stories also come with interesting and educational fun facts to grab the interest of readers.
£11.86
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Solved! The Maths Mystery Adventure Series (Set 1)
Join The Code Breakers as they tackle exciting puzzles that lead to deeper investigation and intrigue! Matthew, Bell and Jimmy have always loved Maths. Little did they know that their hobby would eventually lead them to work with the police, take them to different countries and meet with all sorts of dangers that would test them to their limits!Each book in the series is a new adventure that invites readers to help solve Maths puzzles and codes, together with the three friends. Solutions are provided, and the stories also come with interesting and educational fun facts to grab the interest of readers.This set includes two titles: The Downfall of the Two Kings and The Stolen Aztec Treasures.
£25.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Downfall Of Two Kings, The
Matthew, Jimmy and Bell are the Code Breakers, an adventurous trio with a fondness for codes and math puzzles! After winning a trip to Hong Kong, the trio are drawn into a police investigation involving a dangerous and ruthless gang. Who is the mysterious Kum Wong and why are the police hunting for him? Will the Code Breakers be able to use their mathematical prowess to find the gang and apprehend its leader?Join The Code Breakers as they tackle exciting puzzles that lead to deeper investigation and intrigue! Matthew, Bell and Jimmy have always loved Maths. Little did they know that their hobby would eventually lead them to work with the police, take them to different countries and meet with all sorts of dangers that would test them to their limits!Each book in the series is a new adventure that invites readers to help solve Maths puzzles and codes, together with the three friends. Solutions are provided, and the stories also come with interesting and educational fun facts to grab the interest of readers.
£11.86
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Stolen Aztec Treasures, The
A trip to National Museum lands the Code Breakers right in the middle of another baffling case! Who is targeting the museum's precious Aztec exhibits? Is Matthew truly a victim of ancient Aztec curse? Will the Code Breakers be able to solve the mystery and stop the thief... before it is too late?Join The Code Breakers as they tackle exciting puzzles that lead to deeper investigation and intrigue! Matthew, Bell and Jimmy have always loved Maths. Little did they know that their hobby would eventually lead them to work with the police, take them to different countries and meet with all sorts of dangers that would test them to their limits!Each book in the series is a new adventure that invites readers to help solve Maths puzzles and codes, together with the three friends. Solutions are provided, and the stories also come with interesting and educational fun facts to grab the interest of readers.
£11.86
MO - University of Illinois Press Cultural Sustainabilities
Environmental sustainability and human cultural sustainability are inextricably linked. Reversing damaging human impact on the global environment is ultimately a cultural question, and as with politics, the answers are often profoundly local. Cultural Sustainabilities presents twenty-three essays by musicologists and ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, folklorists, ethnographers, documentary filmmakers, musicians, artists, and activists, each asking a particular question or presenting a specific local case study about cultural and environmental sustainability. Contributing to the environmental humanities, the authors embrace and even celebrate human engagement with ecosystems, though with a profound sense of collective responsibility created by the emergence of the Anthropocene. Contributors: Aaron S. Allen, Michael B. Bakan, Robert Baron, Daniel Cavicchi, Timothy J. Cooley, Mark F. DeWitt, Barry Dornfeld, Thomas Faux, Burt Feintuch, Nancy Guy, Mary Hufford, Susan Hurley-Glowa, Patric
£32.32
University of Toronto Press Electing a Mega-Mayor: Toronto 2014
Electing a Mega-Mayor represents the first-ever comprehensive, survey-based examination of a Canadian mayoral race and provides a unique, detailed account of the 2014 mayoral election in Toronto. After making the case that local elections deserve more attention from scholars of political behaviour, this book offers readers an understanding of Toronto politics at the time of the 2014 election and presents relevant background on the major candidates. It considers the importance that Torontonians attached to policy concerns and identifies the bases of support for the outgoing, scandal-ridden mayor, Rob Ford, and his brother Doug. In the penultimate chapter, the authors examine how Torontonians viewed their elected officials, and the city’s performance, two years after the election. McGregor, Moore, and Stephenson conclude with a reflection on what the analysis of the Toronto 2014 election says about voters in large cities in general and provide a short epilogue addressing the 2018 election results. Written in an accessible style, this is the first book on the politics of Toronto during the Ford era that focuses on the perspective of the voter.
£49.50
John Wiley & Sons Inc Advances in Chemical Physics, Volume 163
The Advances in Chemical Physics series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline.• This is the only series of volumes available that presents the cutting edge of research in chemical physics• Includes 10 contributions from leading experts in this field of research• Contains a representative cross-section of research in chemical reaction dynamics and state of the art quantum description of intramolecular and intermolecular dynamics• Structured with an editorial framework that makes the book an excellent supplement to an advanced graduate class in physical chemistry, chemical physics, or molecular physics
£244.95
Emerald Publishing Limited Community and Ecology: Dynamics of Place, Sustainability and Politics
Humans live in social communities that are embedded ecologically within overlapping biophysical environments. This volume facilitates an ongoing dialogue between community sociologists and environmental sociologists about how humans interact with each other in social communities and with biophysical environments in an ecological community. The chapters in this volume contribute to three related areas of scholarship. First, chapters two through four deal with the ecological and social significance of place. The authors of these three chapters examine different theoretical and substantive dilemmas regarding place and ecology. Their scholarship investigates the significance of place across a range of natural, modified, and built environments. Second, chapters five through seven deal with the challenges of local sustainability. The authors of these three chapters perform scholarship on social, economic and ecological dimensions of local sustainability. Third, chapters eight through eleven deal with local environmental politics. The authors of these four chapters examine the various dynamics of local political processes in communities across three continents. These scholars explicitly examine how the structure of political opportunities in different localities affects the mobilization necessary to recognize and ameliorate environmental problems. We anticipate that this volume furthers the cross-pollination of ideas between community sociologists and environmental sociologists. Ultimately, the heightened and sustained communication between these two groups of scholars may lead to emergent theoretical, methodological, and substantive insights that may contribute to the discipline of sociology more generally. Different sections of the book address ecological and social significance of place, challenges of local sustainability, and local environmental politics. The book enhances the interplay of ideas between community sociologists and environmental sociologists, and stimulates thought that will contribute to the general field of sociology.
£94.83
Penguin Putnam Inc Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthough Program to End Negative Behavior...and FeelGreat Again
£18.00
University of Illinois Press Cultural Sustainabilities: Music, Media, Language, Advocacy
Environmental sustainability and human cultural sustainability are inextricably linked. Reversing damaging human impact on the global environment is ultimately a cultural question, and as with politics, the answers are often profoundly local. Cultural Sustainabilities presents twenty-three essays by musicologists and ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, folklorists, ethnographers, documentary filmmakers, musicians, artists, and activists, each asking a particular question or presenting a specific local case study about cultural and environmental sustainability. Contributing to the environmental humanities, the authors embrace and even celebrate human engagement with ecosystems, though with a profound sense of collective responsibility created by the emergence of the Anthropocene. Contributors: Aaron S. Allen, Michael B. Bakan, Robert Baron, Daniel Cavicchi, Timothy J. Cooley, Mark F. DeWitt, Barry Dornfeld, Thomas Faux, Burt Feintuch, Nancy Guy, Mary Hufford, Susan Hurley-Glowa, Patrick Hutchinson, Michelle Kisliuk, Pauleena M. MacDougall, Margarita Mazo, Dotan Nitzberg, Jennifer C. Post, Tom Rankin, Roshan Samtani, Jeffrey A. Summit, Jeff Todd Titon, Joshua Tucker, Rory Turner, Denise Von Glahn, and Thomas Walker
£81.90
Taylor & Francis Ltd Architecture Beyond Criticism: Expert Judgment and Performance Evaluation
For the first time, this book demonstrates that the two paradigms of architectural criticism and performance evaluation can not only co-exist but complement each other in the assessment of built works.As architecture takes more principled stances worldwide, from environmental sustainability to social, cultural, and economic activism, this book examines the roles of perceived and measured quality in architecture. By exploring in tandem both subjective traditional architectural criticism and environmental design and performance evaluation and its objective evaluation criteria, the book argues that both methodologies and outcomes can achieve a comprehensive assessment of quality in architecture.Curated by a global editorial team, the book includes: Contributions from international architects and critics based in the UK, USA, Brazil, France, Qatar, Egypt, New Zealand, China, Japan and Germany Global case studies which illustrate both perspectives addressed by the book and comparative analyses of the findings A six part organization which includes introductions and conclusions from the editors, to help guide the reader and further illuminate the contributions. By presenting a systematic approach to assessing building performance, design professionals will learn how to improve building design and performance with major stakeholders in mind, especially end users/occupants.
£53.99
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Solved! The Maths Mystery Adventure Series (Set 2)
Join The Code Breakers as they tackle exciting puzzles that lead to deeper investigation and intrigue! Matthew, Bell and Jimmy have always loved Maths. Little did they know that their hobby would eventually lead them to work with the police, take them to different countries and meet with all sorts of dangers that would test them to their limits!Each book in the series is a new adventure that invites readers to help solve Maths puzzles and codes, together with the three friends. Solutions are provided, and the stories also come with interesting and educational fun facts to grab the interest of readers.This set includes two titles: A Familiar Villain and Exploits of an Evil Queen.
£25.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Solved! The Maths Mystery Adventure Series (Set 2)
Join The Code Breakers as they tackle exciting puzzles that lead to deeper investigation and intrigue! Matthew, Bell and Jimmy have always loved Maths. Little did they know that their hobby would eventually lead them to work with the police, take them to different countries and meet with all sorts of dangers that would test them to their limits!Each book in the series is a new adventure that invites readers to help solve Maths puzzles and codes, together with the three friends. Solutions are provided, and the stories also come with interesting and educational fun facts to grab the interest of readers.This set includes two titles: A Familiar Villain and Exploits of an Evil Queen.
£16.08
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Exploits Of An Evil Queen
The Code Breakers have a happy reunion with Stephie, their friend from Hong Kong, that is, until she is mysteriously kidnapped one night. What are her ruthless kidnappers after and why does everything resemble a computer game? Will The Code Breakers be able to conquer the eerie Gatekeeper's challenge and uncover the sinister plot?Join The Code Breakers as they tackle exciting puzzles that lead to deeper investigation and intrigue! Matthew, Bell and Jimmy have always loved Maths. Little did they know that their hobby would eventually lead them to work with the police, take them to different countries and meet with all sorts of dangers that would test them to their limits!Each book in the series is a new adventure that invites readers to help solve Maths puzzles and codes, together with the three friends. Solutions are provided, and the stories also come with interesting and educational fun facts to grab the interest of readers.
£20.32
