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'Lively history of British women aviators.' Daily Mail 'Compelling
stories of female pioneers whose soaring ambition achieved firsts
in the field of aviation.' Britain Magazine 'This lovely book
offers a welcome and enjoyable read and provides a timely testament
for these unsung pioneers of aviation.' Maggie Appleton MBE, Chief
Executive Officer, RAF Museum 'A real celebration of the women who
defied tradition and followed their dreams into the sky. Readable
and entertaining, this book is a worthy tribute to Britain's woman
aviation pioneers.' Sharon Nicholson FRAeS, Chairwoman of the
British Women Pilots' Association Just eighteen months after two
Frenchmen made the world's first ever flight, a fearless British
woman hopped into a flimsy balloon and flew across the London sky
for nearly an hour. Since then, many other remarkable British women
have decided to defy traditional society and follow their dreams to
get into the sky. For the first time, Magnificent Women and Flying
Machines tells the stories of the pioneers who achieved real firsts
in various forms of aviation: in ballooning, parachuting, gliding,
airships and fixed-wing flight - right up to a trip to the
International Space Station! Full of entertaining adventure, here
at last is a proper record of Britain's wonderful women of the air.
Capital punishment, serial killings, war, terrorism, abortion,
honour killings, euthanasia, suicide bombings, war, and genocide:
all involve the taking of life. Put most simply, all involve
killing other people. However, cultural context heavily influences
heavily how people perceive these acts, and most people reading
this paragraph will likely disagree on the extent to which these
"count" as killing. For such an evolved species, humans can be
violent far beyond the point of humanity. Why We Kill examines this
violence in its many forms, exploring how culture plays a role in
people's understanding and definition of violent action. From the
first chapter, which examines "conventional" homicide, to the final
chapter's bone-chilling account of the Rwandan genocide, this
fascinating book makes compelling reading.
Exploring the issue of how educational staff can balance
successfully their research and teaching activities, this volume
argues that the entire system governing the relationship amongst
research, teaching and learning should be dismantled and rebuilt,
focusing on symbiosis rather than conflict.
Exploring the issue of how educational staff can balance
successfully their research and teaching activities, this volume
argues that the entire system governing the relationship amongst
research, teaching and learning should be dismantled and rebuilt,
focusing on symbiosis rather than conflict.
A survey of ancient spirituality and Self-realization for the
embodied soul in the modern day. With increasing levels of
polarization, humanity is moving in the wrong direction. We need to
recognize our most innate intentions and act on achieving them.
Spirituality, in its broadest sense, calls for personal betterment.
By becoming aware of one's own sense of spirituality--their belief
system--the individual will set forth on the trajectory of
improvement and enlightenment. The human, in its individuality,
represents larger scale systems that define our existence. By
consciously efforting towards a better personal ideal, the same
changes will reflect in the external world around us. As a call for
Self-realization in the modern world, Spirituality Will Save The
World surveys spirituality through a contemporary lens backed by
ancient insight and the author's personal experience. It is for
anyone with an open-mind and an expanding perspective--written for
the beginner by a beginner. This is not a text to be taken
seriously. Have fun with the material as you begin to uncover or
expand your belief system.
Infanticide, serial killings, war, terrorism, abortion, honour
killings, euthanasia, suicide bombings and genocide; all involve
taking of life. Put most simply, all involve killing one or more
other people. Yet cultural context influences heavily how one
perceives all of these, and indeed, some readers of this paragraph
may already have thought: 'But surely that doesn't belong with
those others, that's not really killing.'
Why We Kill examines violence in many of its manifestations,
exploring how culture plays a role in people's understanding of
violent action.
From the first chapter, which tries to understand multiple forms of
domestic homicide including infanticide, filicide, spousal homicide
and honour killings, to the final chapter's bone-chilling account
of the massacre at Murambi in Rwanda, this fascinating book makes
compelling reading.
Capital punishment, serial killings, war, terrorism, abortion,
honour killings, euthanasia, suicide bombings, war, and genocide:
all involve the taking of life. Put most simply, all involve
killing other people. However, cultural context heavily influences
heavily how people perceive these acts, and most people reading
this paragraph will likely disagree on the extent to which these
"count" as killing. For such an evolved species, humans can be
violent far beyond the point of humanity. Why We Kill examines this
violence in its many forms, exploring how culture plays a role in
people's understanding and definition of violent action. From the
first chapter, which examines "conventional" homicide, to the final
chapter's bone-chilling account of the Rwandan genocide, this
fascinating book makes compelling reading.
Just eighteen months after two Frenchmen made the world's first
ever flight, a fearless British woman hopped into a flimsy balloon
and flew across the London sky for nearly an hour. Since then, many
other remarkable British women have decided to defy traditional
society and follow their dreams to get into the sky. Magnificent
Women and Flying Machines tells the stories of the pioneers who
achieved real firsts in various forms of aviation: in ballooning,
parachuting, gliding, airships and fixed-wing flight - right up to
a trip to the International Space Station! Full of entertaining
adventure mixed with a wealth of new information, this is a proper
record of Britain's wonderful women of the air.
In the fall of 1980, Genentech, Inc., a little-known California
genetic engineering company, became the overnight darling of Wall
Street, raising over $38 million in its initial public stock
offering. Lacking marketed products or substantial profit, the firm
nonetheless saw its share price escalate from $35 to $89 in the
first few minutes of trading, at that point the largest gain in
stock market history. Coming at a time of economic recession and
declining technological competitiveness in the United States, the
event provoked banner headlines and ignited a period of speculative
frenzy over biotechnology as a revolutionary means for creating new
and better kinds of pharmaceuticals, untold profit, and a possible
solution to national economic malaise. Drawing from an unparalleled
collection of interviews with early biotech players, Sally Smith
Hughes offers the first book-length history of this pioneering
company, depicting Genentech's improbable creation, precarious
youth, and ascent to immense prosperity. Hughes provides intimate
portraits of the people significant to Genentech's science and
business, including cofounders Herbert Boyer and Robert Swanson,
and in doing so sheds new light on how personality affects the
growth of science. By placing Genentech's founders, followers,
opponents, victims, and beneficiaries in context, Hughes also
demonstrates how science interacts with commercial and legal
interests and university research, and with government regulation,
venture capital, and commercial profits. Integrating the
scientific, the corporate, the contextual, and the personal,
"Genentech" tells the story of biotechnology as it is not often
told, as a risky and improbable entrepreneurial venture that had to
overcome a number of powerful forces working against it.
Sir Edward Marshall Hall KC saved more people from the hangman's
noose than any other known barrister. In an age of inadequate
defence funding, minimal forensic evidence, a rigid moral code
making little allowance for human passion and a reactionary
judiciary, his only real weapons were his understanding of human
psychology and the power of his personality. His charismatic
oratory and film star profile made him an Edwardian celebrity.
Jurors collapsed and judges wept at the overwhelming power of his
performances. Thousands congregated to await the verdicts in the
trials in which he appeared for the defence. Curtains were brought
down in West End theatres to announce the acquittals he secured.
His famous trials included the Camden Town murder, Seddon the
Poisoner, the Brides in the Bath, the Green Bicycle Murder and the
Murder at the Savoy. As a result of his oratory in these he was
adulated as an entertainer, his performances greeted with the same
relish as those by the great actors; but he was also loved as a
champion of the underdog, who almost single-handedly introduced
compassion in to the Edwardian legal system. No other barrister in
any age can claim such celebrity, nor such public adoration and
affection. Meticulously researched, Marshall Hall: A Law unto
Himself is the first modern biography of a complex and influential
man and, as a result of access to new material: * Sets the
legendary barrister in his social, historical and political
context. * Reveals the sensational private life of the man behind
the public figure, the two turbulent marriages, and the mistresses.
* Tells the full story of his first wife's death. * Examines his
magnetic oratory and extraordinary fame from a modern perspective.
In the fall of 1980, Genentech, Inc., a little-known California
genetic engineering company, became the overnight darling of Wall
Street, raising over $38 million in its initial public stock
offering. Lacking marketed products or substantial profit, the firm
nonetheless saw its share price escalate from $35 to $89 in the
first few minutes of trading, at that point the largest gain in
stock market history. Coming at a time of economic recession and
declining technological competitiveness in the United States, the
event provoked banner headlines and ignited a period of speculative
frenzy over biotechnology as a revolutionary means for creating new
and better kinds of pharmaceuticals, untold profit, and a possible
solution to national economic malaise. Drawing from an unparalleled
collection of interviews with early biotech players, Sally Smith
Hughes offers the first book-length history of this pioneering
company, depicting Genentech's improbable creation, precarious
youth, and ascent to immense prosperity. Hughes provides intimate
portraits of the people significant to Genentech's science and
business, including cofounders Herbert Boyer and Robert Swanson,
and in doing so sheds new light on how personality affects the
growth of science. By placing Genentech's founders, followers,
opponents, victims, and beneficiaries in context, Hughes also
demonstrates how science interacts with commercial and legal
interests and university research, and with government regulation,
venture capital, and commercial profits. Integrating the
scientific, the corporate, the contextual, and the personal,
"Genentech" tells the story of biotechnology as it is not often
told, as a risky and improbable entrepreneurial venture that had to
overcome a number of powerful forces working against it.
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