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Aesop's Fables (Hardcover)
Agnes Miller Parker; Translated by V.S. Vernon Jones And Others
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R956
Discovery Miles 9 560
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For 25 centuries, the animal stories which go by the name of
Aesop’s Fables have amused and instructed generations of children
and adults alike. They are still as fresh and poignant today as
they were to the ancient Greeks who composed them. This beautifully
illustrated edition contains some of the best-loved fables,
including the Boy who cried Wolf, the Lion and the Mouse, the Goose
that Laid the Golden Egg, the Hare and the Tortoise, and The Town
Mouse and the Country Mouse alongside many of the lesser-known
tales. These timeless stories are illustrated with 35 wood
engravings by Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980), one of the
greatest British wood engraving artists of the twentieth century.
Parker was influenced by the art of Wyndham Lewis and the Cubist
and Vorticist movements which flourished in the period between the
wars. Her distinctive work is strikingly stylised and deceptively
simple. Commissioned in the 1930s by the fine press publisher,
Gregynog Press, for their edition of the work, these exquisite wood
engravings inspired by the fables are among Parker's finest.
Key Features: * Study methods * Introduction to the text *
Summaries with critical notes * Themes and techniques * Textual
analysis of key passages * Author biography * Historical and
literary background * Modern and historical critical approaches *
Chronology * Glossary of literary terms
The influence of the past, and of the future on current-time
tradeoffs in the forest arena are particularly relevant given the
long-term successions in forest landscapes and the hundred years'
rotations in forestry. Historically established path dependencies
and conflicts determine our present situation and delimit what is
possible to achieve. Similarly, future trends and desires have a
large influence on decision making. Nevertheless, decisions about
forest governance and management are always made in the present -
in the present-time appraisal of the developed situation, future
alternatives and in negotiation between different perspectives,
interests, and actors. This book explores historic and future
outlooks as well as current tradeoffs and methods in forest
governance and management. It emphasizes the generality and
complexity with empirical data from Sweden and internationally. It
first investigates, from a historical perspective, how previous
forest policies and discourses have influenced current forest
governance and management. Second, it considers methods to explore
alternative forest futures and how the results from such
investigations may influence the present. Third, it examines
current methods of balancing tradeoffs in decision-making among
ecosystem services. Based on the findings the authors develop an
integrated approach - Reflexive Forestry - to support exchange of
knowledge and understandings to enable capacity building and the
establishment of common ground. Such societal agreements, or what
the authors elaborate as forest social contracts, are sets of
relational commitment between involved actors that may generate
mutual action and a common directionality to meet contemporary
challenges.
This book critiques and extends the analysis of power in the
classic, Who Rules America?, on the fiftieth anniversary of its
original publication in 1967-and through its subsequent editions.
The chapters, written especially for this book by twelve
sociologists and political scientists, provide fresh insights and
new findings on many contemporary topics, among them the concerted
attempt to privatize public schools; foreign policy and the growing
role of the military-industrial component of the power elite; the
successes and failures of union challenges to the power elite; the
ongoing and increasingly global battles of a major sector of
agribusiness; and the surprising details of how those who hold to
the egalitarian values of social democracy were able to tip the
scales in a bitter conflict within the power elite itself on a
crucial banking reform in the aftermath of the Great Recession.
These social scientists thereby point the way forward in the study
of power, not just in the United States, but globally. A brief
introductory chapter situates Who Rules America? within the context
of the most visible theories of power over the past fifty
years-pluralism, Marxism, Millsian elite theory, and historical
institutionalism. Then, a chapter by G. William Domhoff, the author
of Who Rules America?, takes us behind the scenes on how the
original version was researched and written, tracing the evolution
of the book in terms of new concepts and research discoveries by
Domhoff himself, as well as many other power structure researchers,
through the 2014 seventh edition. Readers will find differences of
opinion and analysis from chapter to chapter. The authors were
encouraged to express their views independently and frankly. They
do so in an admirable and useful fashion that will stimulate
everyone's thinking on these difficult and complex issues, setting
the agenda for future studies of power.
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Substance Misuse Programs in Commercial Aviation - Safety First
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, …
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R651
Discovery Miles 6 510
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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While there is a limited data on safety-sensitive professionals,
substance use disorders potentially affect pilots and flight
attendants at the same rate as the general population - around 15
percent - but due to the high-risk nature of their jobs, aircraft
operators are held to a higher standard for substance misuse on the
job. To protect the safety of the public and the aviation
workforce, the Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) and the
Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP) were launched to
help treat critical aviation workers - pilots and flight
attendants, respectively - who misuse substances. In response to a
congressional mandate, this new report reviews available evidence
on the effectiveness of HIMS and FADAP and offers recommendations
for improving these programs. Table of Contents Front Matter
Summary 1 Introduction 2 Brief Descriptions of the Human
Intervention and Motivational Study and the Flight Attendant Drug
and Alcohol Program 3 Evidence-Based Practices for Identifying and
Treating Substance Use Disorders 4 A Program Evaluation Overview
for Support of Pilots and Flight Attendants with Substance Use
Disorders 5 Outcomes of the Human Intervention and Motivation Study
(HIMS) and the Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP):
Analysis of the Available Evidence 6 Summary Assessment:
Conclusions and Recommendations References Appendix A: Other
Alcohol and Drug Programs in the Transportation Sector Appendix B:
Speakers, Papers, and Literature Review Data Gathering Appendix C:
Communications between the Committee and the FAA, HIMS, ALPA, and
Congressional Staff Appendix D: Committee Member Biosketches
Appendix E: Disclosure of Unavoidable Conflict of Interest
The influence of the past, and of the future on current-time
tradeoffs in the forest arena are particularly relevant given the
long-term successions in forest landscapes and the hundred years'
rotations in forestry. Historically established path dependencies
and conflicts determine our present situation and delimit what is
possible to achieve. Similarly, future trends and desires have a
large influence on decision making. Nevertheless, decisions about
forest governance and management are always made in the present -
in the present-time appraisal of the developed situation, future
alternatives and in negotiation between different perspectives,
interests, and actors. This book explores historic and future
outlooks as well as current tradeoffs and methods in forest
governance and management. It emphasizes the generality and
complexity with empirical data from Sweden and internationally. It
first investigates, from a historical perspective, how previous
forest policies and discourses have influenced current forest
governance and management. Second, it considers methods to explore
alternative forest futures and how the results from such
investigations may influence the present. Third, it examines
current methods of balancing tradeoffs in decision-making among
ecosystem services. Based on the findings the authors develop an
integrated approach - Reflexive Forestry - to support exchange of
knowledge and understandings to enable capacity building and the
establishment of common ground. Such societal agreements, or what
the authors elaborate as forest social contracts, are sets of
relational commitment between involved actors that may generate
mutual action and a common directionality to meet contemporary
challenges.
This book critiques and extends the analysis of power in the
classic, Who Rules America?, on the fiftieth anniversary of its
original publication in 1967-and through its subsequent editions.
The chapters, written especially for this book by twelve
sociologists and political scientists, provide fresh insights and
new findings on many contemporary topics, among them the concerted
attempt to privatize public schools; foreign policy and the growing
role of the military-industrial component of the power elite; the
successes and failures of union challenges to the power elite; the
ongoing and increasingly global battles of a major sector of
agribusiness; and the surprising details of how those who hold to
the egalitarian values of social democracy were able to tip the
scales in a bitter conflict within the power elite itself on a
crucial banking reform in the aftermath of the Great Recession.
These social scientists thereby point the way forward in the study
of power, not just in the United States, but globally. A brief
introductory chapter situates Who Rules America? within the context
of the most visible theories of power over the past fifty
years-pluralism, Marxism, Millsian elite theory, and historical
institutionalism. Then, a chapter by G. William Domhoff, the author
of Who Rules America?, takes us behind the scenes on how the
original version was researched and written, tracing the evolution
of the book in terms of new concepts and research discoveries by
Domhoff himself, as well as many other power structure researchers,
through the 2014 seventh edition. Readers will find differences of
opinion and analysis from chapter to chapter. The authors were
encouraged to express their views independently and frankly. They
do so in an admirable and useful fashion that will stimulate
everyone's thinking on these difficult and complex issues, setting
the agenda for future studies of power.
A lively collection of free-wheeling fun, this jam-packed treasury
features ten stories about bikes, cars, trains, and machines that
can each be read aloud in five minutes flat. Whether they prefer
semi trucks, tanker trucks, pickup trucks, or tow trucks, when
on-the-go kids need a break from the hustle and bustle this story
time collection is there to give them a lift Features a padded
cover with plenty of shine. Includes ten tales that are ready to
roll: " Curious George Takes a Train "by Margret and H. A. Rey" Pug
in a Truck "by Nancy Coffelt" All Aboard the Dinotrain "by Deb
Lund, illustrated by Howard Fine" Farmer Dale's Red Pickup Truck
"by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Ivan Bates" Monster Trucks " By
Mark Todd" Sheep in a Jeep" by Nancy Shaw, illustrated by Margot
Apple" Rush Hour" by Christine Loomis, illustrated by Mari
Takabayashi" Here Comes Darrell" by Leda Schubert, illustrated by
Mary Azarian" Monsters on Machines" by Deb Lund, illustrated by
Robert Neubecker" Katy and the Big Snow" by Virginia Lee Burton
PLUS jokes from Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle, illustrated by
Jill McElmurry
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A John Brown Reader (Paperback)
John Brown, Frederik Douglass, W. E. B Du Bois, Others
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R243
R201
Discovery Miles 2 010
Save R42 (17%)
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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In the Cinnamon Corners (Paperback)
Mick Evans, Liz Hayward, Sharon Larkin, Vivienne Tregenza, and others; Edited by …
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R276
R177
Discovery Miles 1 770
Save R99 (36%)
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Four emerging poets namely Mick Evans, Liz Hayward, Sharon Larkin
and Vivienne Tregenza present ten poems each, and come together
with a range of fifteen other individual new voices from the
Cinnamon Press Debut Poetry Collection Competition. -- Cyngor
Llyfrau Cymru
York Notes offer an exciting and fresh approach to the study of
literature. The easy-to-use guides aim to provide a better
understanding and appreciation of each text, encouraging students
to form their own ideas and opinions. This makes study more
enjoyable and leads to exam success. York Notes will also be of
interest to the general reader, as they cover the widest range of
popular literature titles. Key Features: How to study the text -
Author and historical background - General and detailed summaries -
Commentary on themes, structure, characters, language and style -
Glossaries - Test questions and issues to consider - Essay-writing
advice - Cultural connections - Literary terms - Illustrations -
Colour design. General Editors: John Polley - Senior GCSE Examiner
Head of English, Harrow Way Community School, Andover; Martin Gray
- Head of Literary Studies, University of Luton.
Key features of this text: How to study the text Author and
historical background General and detailed summaries Commentary on
themes, structure, characters, language and style Glossaries Test
questions and issues to consider Essay writing advice Cultural
connections Literary terms Illustrations Colour design
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