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A special reissue from Head of Zeus's bestselling anthology
collection of the 100 finest short stories ever written. Profound,
lyrical, shocking, wise: the short story is capable of almost
anything. This collection of 100 of the finest stories ever written
ranges from the essential to the unexpected, the traditional to the
surreal. Wide in scope, both beautiful and vast, this is the
perfect companion for any fiction lover. Here are childhood
favourites and neglected masters, twenty-first century wits and
national treasures, Man Booker Prize winners and Nobel Laureates.
Featuring an all-star cast of authors, including Kate Atkinson,
Julian Barnes, Angela Carter, Anton Chekhov, Richmal Crompton,
Charles Dickens, Roald Dahl, Penelope Fitzgerald, Gustave Flaubert,
Rudyard Kipling, Somerset Maugham, Ian McEwan, Alice Munro, V.S.
Pritchett, Thomas Pynchon, Muriel Spark and Colm Toibin, That
Glimpse of Truth is the biggest, most handsome collection of short
fiction in print today.
Written by a technical expert who has fired many of the guns
featured, this book includes wide and varied assemblage of weapons
from each of the world's major manufacturing countries. The
Illustrated Directory series provide readers with a fully
illustrated, comprehensive reference book packed with timelines,
historical facts, and images designed to inform and excite. At 512
pages packed with information and photographs, this book is a
necessary addition to any enthusiast's library. Complete with full
specification table with each entry including type, origin,
caliber, and size, The Illustrated Directory of Guns is the most
ambitious and lavishly illustrated history of guns for the
collector and enthusiast. It shows in clear, detailed photographs
and text over 1500 guns with separate sections on Pistols,
Revolvers, Rifles, Shotguns (military and sporting), Machine Guns,
and Submachine guns. A few featured include: Remington Smith &
Wesson Winchester Glock Vickers Mauser Browning Colt Beretta And
more Organized A-Z by country and gunmaker's name, the book clearly
shows the different types of gun which the world has used to hunt,
wage war, break and defend its laws, hone its sharpshooting skills,
and fire purely for the fun of it. The book also features an
introduction on each section, which gives a brief history of the
development of that particular kind of firearm.
In the past few decades social changes have impacted how we
understand justice, as societies become both more multicultural and
more interconnected globally. Much philosophical thought, however,
seems to proceed in isolation from these developments. While
philosophers from Plato onwards have portrayed justice as an
abstract, universal ideal, Miller argues that principles of justice
are always rooted in particular social contexts, and connects these
ideas to the changing conditions of human life. In this important
contribution to political philosophy, it is argued that
philosophers need to pay more attention to the way that people
actually think about what's fair, and only defend principles that
are feasible to apply in the real world. To understand equality of
opportunity, for example, we must explore the cultural constraints
that people face when presented with life choices. Justice for
Earthlings also explains how national boundaries make justice at
global level different from social justice.
How to assess and deal with the claims of millions of displaced
people to find refuge and asylum in safe and prosperous countries
is one of the most pressing issues of modern political philosophy.
In this timely volume, fresh insights are offered into the
political and moral implications of refugee crises and the
treatment of asylum seekers. The contributions illustrate the
widening of the debate over what is owed to refugees, and why it is
assumed that national state actors and the international community
owe special consideration and protection. Among the specific issues
discussed are refugees' rights and duties, refugee selection,
whether repatriation can be encouraged or required, and the ethics
of sanctuary policies.
Regions are difficult to govern - coordinating policies across
local jurisdictional boundaries in the absence of a formal regional
government gives rise to enormous challenges. Yet some degree of
coordination is almost always essential for local governments to
effectively fulfill their responsibilities to their citizens. State
and local governments have, over time, awkwardly, and with much
experimenting, developed common approaches to regional governance.
In this revolutionary new book, authors David Miller and Jen Nelles
offer a new way to conceptualize those common approaches: Regional
Intergovernmental Organizations (RIGOs) that bring together local
governments to coordinate policies across jurisdictional
boundaries. RIGOs are not governments themselves, but as Miller and
Nelles demonstrate, they do have a measure of political authority
that allows them to quietly and sometimes almost invisibly work to
further regional interests and mitigate cross-boundary irritations.
Providing a new conceptual framework for understanding how regional
decision-making has emerged in the U.S., this book will provoke a
new and rich era of discussion about American regionalism in theory
and practice. Discovering American Regionalism will be a future
classic in the study of intergovernmental relations, regionalism,
and cross-boundary collaboration.
In 2007, scientists estimated the direct cost of diseases
associated with mould and dampness on the US population to be in
the range of 4 billion dollars, and the indirect costs of lost work
and school days are gauged even higher. The US Centers for Disease
Control recently concluded that elimination of moisture and mouldy
materials in the home definitively results in improved health.
Unfortunately, problems of accurate assessment and precise
identification plague the full understanding of the effects of
mould on human health. Addressing exposure assessment and
identification, Microorganisms in Home and Indoor Work
Environments: Diversity, Health Impacts, Investigation, and
Control, Second Edition discusses the methodology for conducting
investigations on indoor environments, including details on key
fungi and actinobacteria, and reflects advances in predicting their
occurrence in buildings in various parts of the world. Beginning
with a review of types of microorganisms in outdoor and indoor air,
their growth and control in home and work environments, and their
role in respiratory disease, this second edition presents new
studies on pollen and its allergenic effects, the mechanistic basis
for the effects of toxins and inflammatory agents on lung biology,
and the use of molecular methods for determining microbial
contaminants. On the practical side, this edition examines
remediation, control, and quality assurance; occupational exposures
in a wide range of environments; and infectious fungi and bacterial
endotoxins in the built environment. Bringing together the
state-of-the-science in this health-critical field, this accurate
and timely book offers researchers, public health officials, and
industrial hygienists crucial information on specific
microorganisms in the built environment, along with current
measurement and assessment solutions to clean up indoor air and
keep residents and workers healthy in the future.
If there has been some modest advance, since Karl Popper's death in
1994, in the general understanding of his critical rationalist
theory of knowledge and philosophy of science, there is still
widespread resistance both to it and to the recognition of the
magnitude of his contribution. Popper long ago diagnosed the
logical problems of traditional enlightenment rationalism (as did
some irrationalists), but instead of pretending that they are
readily solved or embracing irrational defeatism (as do
postmodernists), he provided a cogent and liberating rationalist
alternative. This book promotes, defends, criticizes, and refines
this alternative. David Miller is the foremost exponent of the
purist critical rationalist doctrine and here presents his mature
views, discussing the role that logic and argument play in the
growth of knowledge, criticizing the common understanding of
argument as an instrument of justification, persuasion or discovery
and instead advocating the critical rationalist view that only
criticism matters. Miller patiently and thoroughly undoes the
damage done by those writers who attack critical rationalism by
invoking the sterile mythology of induction and justification that
it seeks to sweep away. In addition his new material on the debate
on verisimilitude is essential reading for all working in this
field.
This book covers the most important aspects of these essential
issues, such as: how and when to budget how to audit your school's
facilities how to manage, maintain and improve your premises ways
to gain extra funding for your premises what are the main Health
and Safety issues, what are the common pitfalls, and what are the
policies you really need.
The book explores the regional governing of metropolitan America in
a comprehensive and systematic fashion. It reviews the financial
system of state and local government at the broadest possible
level?the national level?and explores the relationships between the
federal government, the 50 state governments, and the 86,000 local
governments that con
A captivating and wonderfully illustrated chronicle of one of the
most influential and legendary names in gunsmithing history. John
M. Browning was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1855, into a world of
gunsmithing. His father was a gunsmith who was already well known
for a number of innovations in the field. As a young boy, John
spent hours in his father's shop and allegedly knew the name of
every part of a gun before he could read. It's hardly surprising
that at age twenty-three, he was filing his first patent for the
"J. M. Browning Single-Shot Rifle." Browning inherited his father's
gun making shop, and with funds of less than a thousand dollars,
developed it into a highly successful business that developed
several iconic firearms including the Colt Peacemaker. Browning
also cooperated with Winchester to develop a whole range of small
arms including semi-automatic pistols, single-shot rifles, repeater
rifles, and machine guns. His enthusiasm and creativity have led
many to believe he is the greatest firearm designer of all time.
This fascinating book describes the Browning history, and in
addition to covering the full range of inventions and designs, also
shows various gun-making artifacts, copies of designers' drawings,
and interesting photographs of the weapons in the hands of users.
The History of Browning Firearms makes a perfect addition to the
libraries of Wild West buffs and firearms enthusiasts.
If there has been some modest advance, since Karl Popper's death in
1994, in the general understanding of his critical rationalist
theory of knowledge and philosophy of science, there is still
widespread resistance both to it and to the recognition of the
magnitude of his contribution. Popper long ago diagnosed the
logical problems of traditional enlightenment rationalism (as did
some irrationalists), but instead of pretending that they are
readily solved or embracing irrational defeatism (as do
postmodernists), he provided a cogent and liberating rationalist
alternative. This book promotes, defends, criticizes, and refines
this alternative. David Miller is the foremost exponent of the
purist critical rationalist doctrine and here presents his mature
views, discussing the role that logic and argument play in the
growth of knowledge, criticizing the common understanding of
argument as an instrument of justification, persuasion or discovery
and instead advocating the critical rationalist view that only
criticism matters. Miller patiently and thoroughly undoes the
damage done by those writers who attack critical rationalism by
invoking the sterile mythology of induction and justification that
it seeks to sweep away. In addition his new material on the debate
on verisimilitude is essential reading for all working in this
field.
The US boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics left German lawyer
Thomas Bach unable to defend his fencing title. Instead, he devoted
the next 20 years to climbing the sports administrative ladder. His
mission was to protect athletes' independent rights, and his
ambition to become IOC president. Bach was elected IOC president in
2013, and immediately set about transforming the organisation's
century-old constitution. His 40-point agenda launched a radical
host city election procedure, while enforcing the International
Federations' internal disciplines and introducing new Olympic
sports such as skateboarding. New age Olympics had arrived - but it
wasn't all smooth sailing. With Russia's institutional cheating
marring three consecutive Games, the near financial collapse of Rio
'16 and the threatened cancellation of Tokyo 2020, Bach sustained
IOC equilibrium through repeated crises. Igniting the Games reveals
how Bach transformed the Olympics and saved a ponderous ancient
institution from itself.
The purpose of this text is to help the physical education,
exercise science, or kinesiology major develop the necessary
confidence and skills to conduct measurement techniques properly
and effectively. However, more than just measurement techniques are
presented. Emphasis is placed upon the reasons for the measurement
and the responsibilities after measurement is completed. These
inclusions should help the student develop an appreciation of the
need for measurement in a variety of settings. In addition, every
effort has been made to present all the material in an
uncomplicated way, and only practical measurement techniques are
included.
This book shows how the release of the free market in the last part
of the twentieth century produced a rise in inequality and
violence, the development of a huge criminal economy and the
degradation of social and cultural life. It questions the silence
of academics in the face of these changes and asks how much they
have been incorporated into the priorities of commerce and
governments. Many academics in the social sciences, media and
cultural studies have avoided critical issues and become occupied
in obscure theoretical debates such as post-modernism. The effect
was to draw inellectuals and students away from the engaged and
empirical work needed to identify key social problems and
possibilities for change. The authors of this book point to the
need for independent research which can criticise political
policies and reveal their effects. They show, for example, why
contemporary policies on drugs and education are creating more
problems than they solve. The book features contributions from a
wide range of academic disciplines including mass communications,
sociology, politics, geography, philosophy and economics, and
points to new directions for radical science. It also examines the
possibilities for a free and democratic media and calls for the
development of critical and open debate.
This book shows how the release of the free market in the last
part of the twentieth century produced a rise in inequality and
violence, the development of a huge criminal economy and the
degradation of social and cultural life. It questions the silence
of academics in the face of these changes and asks how much they
have been incorporated into the priorities of commerce and
governments. Many academics in the social sciences, media and
cultural studies have avoided critical issues and become occupied
in obscure theoretical debates such as post-modernism. The effect
was to draw inellectuals and students away from the engaged and
empirical work needed to identify key social problems and
possibilities for change. The authors of this book point to the
need for independent research which can criticise political
policies and reveal their effects. They show, for example, why
contemporary policies on drugs and education are creating more
problems than they solve. The book features contributions from a
wide range of academic disciplines including mass communications,
sociology, politics, geography, philosophy and economics, and
points to new directions for radical science. It also examines the
possibilities for a free and democratic media and calls for the
development of critical and open debate.
Based on major multi-centre research in the UK, Dying to Care
identifies why work stress is a problem in health care generally,
and in HIV health care in particular. The similarities and
differences between work stress experienced in general health care
settings and in HIV/AIDS are explored in a state-of-the-art review
of research and experience in the field to date.
The book has a practical focus, and goes on to explore ways in
which the unique stresses of patient advocacy in HIV/AIDS can be
addressed, identifying the best approaches for management.
Highlighting the practical importance of a clear distinction
between the burnout and work stress for design of strategies for
burnout prevention, the emergence of the concept of burnout is
described and the general historical confusion between work stress
and burnout examined. This will be a key handbook for managers,
physicians, nurses, social workers, health advisors and counsellors
working in or alongside healthcare.
Based on major multi-centre research in the UK, Dying to Care
identifies why work stress is a problem in health care generally,
and in HIV health care in particular. The similarities and
differences between work stress experienced in general health care
settings and in HIV/AIDS are explored in a state-of-the-art review
of research and experience in the field to date.
The book has a practical focus, and goes on to explore ways in
which the unique stresses of patient advocacy in HIV/AIDS can be
addressed, identifying the best approaches for management.
Highlighting the practical importance of a clear distinction
between the burnout and work stress for design of strategies for
burnout prevention, the emergence of the concept of burnout is
described and the general historical confusion between work stress
and burnout examined. This will be a key handbook for managers,
physicians, nurses, social workers, health advisors and counsellors
working in or alongside healthcare.
This book focuses on state terrorism, Western counterinsurgency,
propaganda and misinformation. It showcases leading examples of
critical terrorism studies and presents an agenda for the expansion
of an evidence-based approach to political violence and terrorism.
Rethinking Northern Ireland provides a coherent and critical
account of the Northern Ireland conflict. Most writing on Northern
Ireland is informed by British propaganda, unionist ideology or
currently popular 'ethnic conflict' paradigm which allows analysts
to wallow in a fascination with tribal loyalty. Rethinking Northern
Ireland sets the record straight by reembedding the conflict in
Ireland in the history of an literature on imperialism and
colonialism. Written by Irish, Scottish and English women and men
it includes material on neglected topics such as the role of
Britain, gender, culture and sectarianism. It presents a formidable
challenge to the shibboleths of contemporary debate on Northern
Ireland. A just and lasting peace necessitates thorough
re-evaluation and Rethinking Northern Ireland provides a stimulus
to that urgent task.
Rethinking Northern Ireland provides a coherent and critical
account of the Northern Ireland conflict. Most writing on Northern
Ireland is informed by British propaganda, unionist ideology or
currently popular 'ethnic conflict' paradigm which allows analysts
to wallow in a fascination with tribal loyalty. Rethinking Northern
Ireland sets the record straight by reembedding the conflict in
Ireland in the history of an literature on imperialism and
colonialism. Written by Irish, Scottish and English women and men
it includes material on neglected topics such as the role of
Britain, gender, culture and sectarianism. It presents a formidable
challenge to the shibboleths of contemporary debate on Northern
Ireland. A just and lasting peace necessitates thorough
re-evaluation and Rethinking Northern Ireland provides a stimulus
to that urgent task.
A complete compendium of rifles and shotguns through the ages. A
"rifled" firearm is one in which the projectile is made to spin as
it travels up the bore. The term "rifle," however, was originally
applied to muskets to differentiate them from the earlier
smoothbore weapons and is used today to designate the infantryman's
personal weapon, fired from the shoulder or the hip, or, in some
modern weapons, from a bipod. The rifle has also been used by
sportsmen to kill larger game and was also used as a working tool
by cowboys and trappers during the period of Western Expansion. It
progressed from being a muzzle-loader to a breechloading,
bolt-operated weapon, then to a semi-automatic weapon, and finally
to a lightweight "assault rifle." The emphasis throughout these
developments has been in increasing the rate of fire, reducing the
weight and making the weapons more accurate, simpler to fire, more
reliable, and easier to maintain. The shotgun is a smoothbore
weapon originally developed as a hunting device for killing fast
moving, flying or running prey. Loaded with shot (many small
projectiles) the chances of hitting a moving target was greatly
enhanced. Like the rifle, the shotgun has undergone similar
progression from muzzle-loader to breechloader, bolt action, and
finally semi-automatic mode. The weapon has also seen military use
in trench warfare and special operations as well as riot
suppression by the police. The Illustrated Catalog of Rifles and
Shotguns shows the reader over 500 longarms of all types form the
early flintlocks of the revolutionary period, the percussion cap
rifles and repeaters of the Civil War, the famous rifles and
shotguns of the Wild West, the standard infantry rifles of two
World Wars, to the present day with Assault Rifles, and combat
shotguns, together with state-of-the-art sporting rifles and
shotguns. Each entry has a color photo along with a description and
a technical specification. It is arranged in alphabetical order
within five historical periods: Historic, Civil War, The Frontier,
Two World Wars, and Modern, plus a separate comprehensive Shotgun
section.
In 2007, scientists estimated the direct cost of diseases
associated with mould and dampness on the US population to be in
the range of 4 billion dollars, and the indirect costs of lost work
and school days are gauged even higher. The US Centers for Disease
Control recently concluded that elimination of moisture and mouldy
materials in the home definitively results in improved health.
Unfortunately, problems of accurate assessment and precise
identification plague the full understanding of the effects of
mould on human health. Addressing exposure assessment and
identification, Microorganisms in Home and Indoor Work
Environments: Diversity, Health Impacts, Investigation, and
Control, Second Edition discusses the methodology for conducting
investigations on indoor environments, including details on key
fungi and actinobacteria, and reflects advances in predicting their
occurrence in buildings in various parts of the world. Beginning
with a review of types of microorganisms in outdoor and indoor air,
their growth and control in home and work environments, and their
role in respiratory disease, this second edition presents new
studies on pollen and its allergenic effects, the mechanistic basis
for the effects of toxins and inflammatory agents on lung biology,
and the use of molecular methods for determining microbial
contaminants. On the practical side, this edition examines
remediation, control, and quality assurance; occupational exposures
in a wide range of environments; and infectious fungi and bacterial
endotoxins in the built environment. Bringing together the
state-of-the-science in this health-critical field, this accurate
and timely book offers researchers, public health officials, and
industrial hygienists crucial information on specific
microorganisms in the built environment, along with current
measurement and assessment solutions to clean up indoor air and
keep residents and workers healthy in the future.
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