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Echinoderms are an ancient and diverse group of marine animals with
a rich fossil record. They occur abundantly in all modern oceans
and at all depths, where they contribute importantly to patterns in
biodiversity and to the structure and functioning of marine
systems. It is therefore vital to understand how they will respond
to a rapidly changing ocean climate and other anthropogenic
stressors, informed by both the dynamics of the fossil record and
responses of extant species. The theme of the 13th International
Echinoderm Conference (Hobart, Tasmania, 5-9 January 2009) was the
response of echinoderms to global change. Echinoderms in a Changing
World contains a selection of plenary and contributed papers, and a
comprehensive presentation of abstracts of all oral papers and
posters. The collection will be useful to all students of
echinoderm biology, ecology and palaeontology, from undergraduate
level to professional researchers.
The perfect gift for "Longmire" fans: A boxed set of the first four
mysteries in the bestselling Longmire Mystery series
With the hit A&E television series "Longmire" capturing
millions of viewers and Craig Johnson's last two novels hitting the
"New York Times" bestseller list in hardcover, Walt Longmire is a
name on everyone's lips and has earned his star.
For fans of the show and newcomers to the novels, we now offer the
first four books in the series in one boxed set, giving "Longmire"
devotees a chance to catch up on the world of their favorite
small-town sheriff before the second season of the show begins next
year.
Scholars have become increasingly concerned about the impact of
neo-liberalism on the field of development. Governments around the
world have for some time been exposed to the forces of
globalization and macro-economic reform, reflecting the power and
influence of the world's principal international economic
institutions and a broader commitment to the principles of
neo-classical economics and free trade. Concerns have also been
raised that neo-classical theory now dominates the ways in which
scholars frame and ask their questions in the field of development.
This book is about the ways in which ideologies shape the
construction of knowledge for development. A central theme concerns
the impact of neo-liberalism on contemporary development theory and
research. The book's main objectives are twofold. One is to
understand the ways in which neo-liberalism has framed and defined
the 'meta-theoretical' aims and assumptions of what is deemed
relevant, important and appropriate to the study of development. A
second is to explore the theoretical and ideological terms on which
an alternative to neo-classical theory may be theorized, idealized
and pursued. By tracing the impact of Marxism, postmodernism and
liberalism on the study of development, Arresting Development
contends that development has become increasingly fragmented in
terms of the theories and methodologies it uses to understand and
explain complex and contextually-specific processes of economic
development and social change. Outside of neo-classical economics
(and related fields of rational choice), the notion that social
science can or should aim to develop general and predictive
theories about development has become mired in a philosophical and
political orientation that questions the ability of scholars to
make universal or comparative statements about the nature of
history, cultural diversity and progress. To advance the debate, a
case is made that development needs to re-capture what the American
sociologist Peter Evans once called the 'comparative institutional
method.' At the heart of this approach is an inductive methodology
that searches for commonalities and connections to broader
historical trends and problems while at the same time incorporating
divergent and potentially competing views about the nature of
history, culture and development. This book will be of interest to
scholars and students of Development, Social and Political Studies
and it will also be beneficial to professionals interested in the
challenge of constructing "knowledge for development."
A new novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire
series. When Lolo Long's niece Jaya begins receiving death threats,
Tribal Police Chief Long calls on Absaroka County Sheriff Walt
Longmire along with Henry Standing Bear as lethal backup. Jaya
"Longshot" Long is the phenom of the Lame Deer Lady Stars High
School basketball team and is following in the steps of her older
sister, who disappeared a year previously, a victim of the scourge
of missing Native Woman in Indian Country. Lolo hopes that having
Longmire involved might draw some public attention to the girl's
plight, but with this maneuver she also inadvertently places the
good sheriff in a one-on-one with the deadliest adversary he has
ever faced in both this world and the next.
Walt Longmire faces one of his most challenging crime scenes as he
tries to reckon with the revelations of his last case where he
confronted the ghosts of his past and questioned the very nature of
justice and mercy in the hard country of the West. Deep in the
heart of the Wyoming countryside, Sheriff of Absaroka County, Walt
Longmire, is called to a crime scene like few others that he has
seen. This crime brings up issues that go back to Walt's
grandfather's time in Wyoming, as the revelations he learns about
his grandfather come back to offer clues and motives for Walt's
investigation. Filled with back-country action, and with the great
cast of characters that readers have come to love with the Longmire
series, this new book will be sure to satisfy both long-time
readers and those new to the series.
Drawing upon a variety of empirical and theoretical perspectives,
The Urban Climate Challenge provides a hands-on perspective about
the political and technical challenges now facing cities and
transnational urban networks in the global climate regime. Bringing
together experts working in the fields of global environmental
governance, urban sustainability and climate change, this volume
explores the ways in which cities, transnational urban networks and
global policy institutions are repositioning themselves in relation
to this changing global policy environment. Focusing on both
Northern and Southern experience across the globe, three questions
that have strong bearing on the ways in which we understand and
assess the changing relationship between cities and global climate
system are examined. How are cities repositioning themselves in
relation to the global climate regime? How are cities being
repositioned - conceptually and epistemologically? What are the
prospects for crafting policies that can reduce the urban carbon
footprint while at the same time building resilience to future
climate change? The Urban Climate Challenge will be of interest to
scholars of urban climate policy, global environmental governance
and climate change. It will be of interest to readers more
generally interested in the ways in which cities are now addressing
the inter-related challenges of sustainable urban growth and global
climate change. Chapter 9 and Chapter 11 of this book is freely
available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at
www.tandfebooks.com/openaccess. It has been made available under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0
license.
This anthology of scholarly essays on climate change, sustainable
development, and human security presents a comprehensive analysis
of severe global warming and its potential to impact all aspects of
human life and security. It has been observed that climate change
will most drastically impact poor tropical regions of the world for
various reasons. The main focus of this collection of essays is to
analyze the pro and cons of the global warming and climate change
debate among scholars, policymakers, and scientists, as well as to
examine the potential adverse impact of global warming/climate
change on social and economic development and human security (food,
health, immigration etc.). Much controversy exists on the topic,
and many scientific reports issued by think tanks, United Nations,
groups of scientists, NGOs, environmentalists, and policymakers are
concerned about it. An extensive discussion and review of
literature sets the tone and framework for the volume, and
facilitates the volume's analyses of the relationship between
prevailing climate change/global warming models and their ability
to provide us information on the topic. Exclusion of North America
is deliberate; included are case studies from countries in Asia,
Latin America, Europe, Russia and the Middle East.
The new novel in Craig Johnson's beloved New York Times bestselling
Longmire series. "It's the scenery-and the big guy standing in
front of the scenery-that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson's
lean and leathery mysteries." -The New York Times Book Review
Recovering from his harrowing experiences in Mexico, Sheriff Walt
Longmire returns to Absaroka County, Wyoming, to lick his wounds
and try once again to maintain justice in a place with grudges that
go back generations. When a shepherd is found dead, Longmire
suspects it could be suicide. But the shepherd's connection to the
Extepares, a powerful family of Basque ranchers with a history of
violence, leads the sheriff into an intricate investigation of a
possible murder. As Walt searches for information about the
shepherd, he comes across strange carvings on trees, as well as
play money coupons from inside Mallo Cup candies, which he
interprets as messages from his spiritual guide, Virgil White
Buffalo. Longmire doesn't know how these little blue cards are
appearing, but Virgil usually reaches out if a child is in danger.
So when a young boy with ties to the Extepare clan arrives in town,
the stakes grow even higher. Even more complicating, a renegade
wolf has been haunting the Bighorn Mountains, and the townspeople
are out for blood. With both a wolf and a killer on the loose,
Longmire follows a twisting trail of evidence, leading to dark and
shocking conclusions.
After years of study in the area of consumer behavior, Mullen and
Johnson bring together a broad survey of small answers to a big
question: "Why do consumers do what they do?" This book provides an
expansive, accessible presentation of current psychological theory
and research as it illuminates fundamental issues regarding the
psychology of consumer behavior. The authors hypothesize that an
improved understanding of consumer behavior could be employed to
more successfully influence consumers' use of products, goods, and
services. At the same time, an improved understanding of consumer
behavior might be used to serve as an advocate for consumers in
their interactions in the marketplace.
The latest novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire
series finds the sheriff chasing down the whereabouts of an iconic
American painting. One of the most viewed paintings in American
history, Custer's Last Fight, copied and distributed by
Anheuser-Busch at a rate of over two million copies a year, was
destroyed in a fire at the 7th Cavalry Headquarters in Fort Bliss,
Texas, in 1946. Or was it? When Charley Lee Stillwater dies of an
apparent heart attack at the Wyoming Home for Soldiers &
Sailors, Walt Longmire is called in to try and make sense of a
piece of a painting and a Florsheim shoebox containing a million
dollars, sending the good sheriff on the trail of a dangerous art
heist.
Drawing upon a variety of empirical and theoretical perspectives,
The Urban Climate Challenge provides a hands-on perspective about
the political and technical challenges now facing cities and
transnational urban networks in the global climate regime. Bringing
together experts working in the fields of global environmental
governance, urban sustainability and climate change, this volume
explores the ways in which cities, transnational urban networks and
global policy institutions are repositioning themselves in relation
to this changing global policy environment. Focusing on both
Northern and Southern experience across the globe, three questions
that have strong bearing on the ways in which we understand and
assess the changing relationship between cities and global climate
system are examined. The Urban Climate Challenge will be of
interest to scholars of urban climate policy, global environmental
governance and climate change. It will be of interest to readers
more generally interested in the ways in which cities are now
addressing the inter-related challenges of sustainable urban growth
and global climate change. Chapter 9 and Chapter 11 of this book
are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0
license.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138776883_oachapter11.pdf
Chapter 9 and Chapter 11 of this book are freely available as
downloadable Open Access PDFs under a Creative Commons
Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138776883_oachapter9.pdf
In recognising an urgent need to move beyond case studies and
develop a conceptual synthesis, the scope of this volume is broad,
covering the principal elements of both the invasion process and
human responses to seaweed invasions. This includes addressing
legal frameworks for regulatory control, practical means to track
and respond to invasive seaweeds in the field, as well as the
ecology of invasions. The result is both a valuable
multidisciplinary synthesis of work to date, and a pointer to
future challenges and priorities.
Scholars have become increasingly concerned about the impact of
neo-liberalism on the field of development. Governments around the
world have for some time been exposed to the forces of
globalization and macro-economic reform, reflecting the power and
influence of the world's principal international economic
institutions and a broader commitment to the principles of
neo-classical economics and free trade. Concerns have also been
raised that neo-classical theory now dominates the ways in which
scholars frame and ask their questions in the field of development.
This book is about the ways in which ideologies shape the
construction of knowledge for development. A central theme concerns
the impact of neo-liberalism on contemporary development theory and
research. The book's main objectives are twofold. One is to
understand the ways in which neo-liberalism has framed and defined
the 'meta-theoretical' aims and assumptions of what is deemed
relevant, important and appropriate to the study of development. A
second is to explore the theoretical and ideological terms on which
an alternative to neo-classical theory may be theorized, idealized
and pursued. By tracing the impact of Marxism, postmodernism and
liberalism on the study of development, Arresting Development
contends that development has become increasingly fragmented in
terms of the theories and methodologies it uses to understand and
explain complex and contextually-specific processes of economic
development and social change. Outside of neo-classical economics
(and related fields of rational choice), the notion that social
science can or should aim to develop general and predictive
theories about development has become mired in a philosophical and
political orientation that questions the ability of scholars to
make universal or comparative statements about the nature of
history, cultural diversity and progress. To advance the debate, a
case is made that development needs to re-capture what the American
sociologist Peter Evans once called the 'comparative institutional
method.' At the heart of this approach is an inductive methodology
that searches for commonalities and connections to broader
historical trends and problems while at the same time incorporating
divergent and potentially competing views about the nature of
history, culture and development. This book will be of interest to
scholars and students of Development, Social and Political Studies
and it will also be beneficial to professionals interested in the
challenge of constructing "knowledge for development."
The thirteenth Longmire novel from the New York Times bestselling
author of Land of Wolves Sheriff Walt Longmire is enjoying a
celebratory beer after a weapons certification at the Wyoming Law
Enforcement Academy when a younger sheriff confronts him with a
photograph of twenty-five armed men standing in front of a
Challenger steam locomotive. It takes him back to when, fresh from
the battlefields of Vietnam, then-deputy Walt accompanied his
mentor Lucian to the annual Wyoming Sheriff's Association junket
held on the excursion train known as the Western Star, which ran
the length of Wyoming from Cheyenne to Evanston and back. Armed
with his trusty Colt .45 and a paperback of Agatha Christie's
Murder on the Orient Express, the young Walt was ill-prepared for
the machinations of twenty-four veteran sheriffs, let alone the
cavalcade of curious characters that accompanied them. The
photograph-along with an upcoming parole hearing for one of the
most dangerous men Walt has encountered in a lifetime of law
enforcement-hurtles the sheriff into a head-on collision of past
and present, placing him and everyone he cares about squarely on
the tracks of runaway revenge.
The perfect gift for Longmire fans: A boxed set of the first twelve
mysteries in the New York Times bestselling Longmire mystery series
With the hit television series Longmire capturing millions of
viewers and Craig Johnson's last seven novels hitting the New York
Times bestseller list, Walt Longmire is a name on everyone's lips
and has earned his star. With all seasons of Longmire now available
on Netflix, Longmire devotees can delve into the first twelve books
in the series to catch up on the backstory and keep abreast of the
latest goings-on in the world of their favorite straight-talking
sheriff.
"It's the scenery-and the big guy standing in front of the
scenery-that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson's lean and
leathery mysteries." -The New York Times Book Review Walt journeys
into the northern Mexican desert alone to save his daughter Cady,
who has been kidnapped by the cartel Welcome to Walt Longmire's
worst nightmare. Winter is creeping closer, but for Sheriff
Longmire this one is looking to be harsh in a way to which he is
wholly unaccustomed. He has found himself in the remotest parts of
the northern Mexican desert, a lawless place where no horse or car
can travel, where no one speaks his language or trusts an outsider,
far from his friends and his home turf back in Wyoming. But
desperate times call for desperate measures. Tomas Bidarte, the
head of one of the most vicious drug cartels in Mexico, has
kidnapped Walt's beloved daughter, Cady. The American government is
of limited help and the Mexican one even less so. Armed with his
trusty Colt .45 and a father's intuition, Walt must head into the
110-degree heat of the desert, one man against an army.
Walt brings Western-style justice to Philadelphia in this
action-packed thriller from the" New York Times "bestselling author
of "The Cold Dish "and "As the Crow Flies," the third in the
Longmire Mystery Series, the basis for "LONGMIRE," the hit A&E
original drama series Fans of Ace Atkins, Nevada Barr and Robert B.
Parker will love" New York Times "bestselling author Craig
Johnson's mystery series--starring Walt Longmire, the
straight-shooting sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming, and the
basis for "LONGMIRE," the hit A&E original drama series---is
attracting more and more fans with its distinctive blend of humor
and action. In "Kindness Goes Unpunished," Walt's pleasure trip to
Philadelphia to visit his daughter, Cady, turns into a nightmare
when she is the victim of a vicious attack that leaves her near
death. Walt is forced to unpack his saddlebag of tricks to mete out
some Western-style justice, and the result is another action-packed
thriller from this star of crime fiction.
Philadelphia gets a taste of Western justice in "a series that
should become a 'must' read" ("The Denver Post")
Introducing Wyoming's Sheriff Walt Longmire in this riveting novel
from the "New York Times "bestselling author of "Hell Is Empty "and
"As the Crow Flies," the first in the Longmire Mystery Series, the
basis for "LONGMIRE," the hit A&E original drama series Fans of
Ace Atkins, Nevada Barr and Robert B. Parker will love this
outstanding first novel, in which "New York Times" bestselling
author Craig Johnson introduces Sheriff Walt Longmire of Wyoming's
Absaroka County. Johnson draws on his deep attachment to the
American West to produce a literary mystery of stunning
authenticity, and full of memorable characters. After twenty-five
years as sheriff of Absaroka County, Walt Longmire's hopes of
finishing out his tenure in peace are dashed when Cody Pritchard is
found dead near the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Two years
earlier, Cody has been one of four high school boys given suspended
sentences for raping a local Cheyenne girl. Somebody, it would
seem, is seeking vengeance, and Longmire might be the only thing
standing between the three remaining boys and a Sharps .45-70
rifle. With lifelong friend Henry Standing Bear, Deputy Victoria
Moretti, and a cast of characters both tragic and humorous enough
to fill in the vast emptiness of the high plains, Walt Longmire
attempts to see that revenge, a dish best served cold, is never
served at all.
In the twelfth Longmire novel, Walt, Henry, and Vic discover much
more than they bargained for when they are called in to investigate
a hit-and-run accident involving a young motorcyclist near Devils
Tower-from the New York Times bestselling author of Land of Wolves
In the midst of the largest motorcycle rally in the world, a young
biker is run off the road and ends up in critical condition. When
Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good friend Henry Standing Bear are
called to Hulett, Wyoming-the nearest town to America's first
national monument, Devils Tower-to investigate, things start
getting complicated. As competing biker gangs; the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; a military-grade vehicle donated to
the tiny local police force by a wealthy entrepreneur; and Lola,
the real-life femme fatale and namesake for Henry's '59 Thunderbird
(and, by extension, Walt's granddaughter) come into play, it
rapidly becomes clear that there is more to get to the bottom of at
this year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally than a bike accident. After
all, in the words of Arthur Conan Doyle, whose Adventures of
Sherlock Holmes the Bear won't stop quoting, "There is nothing more
deceptive than an obvious fact."
The first book in the New York Times bestselling Longmire series,
featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire After twenty-five years as Sheriff
of Absaroka County, Walt Longmire's hopes of ending his tenure in
peace are dashed when Cody Pritchard is found dead near the
Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Two years earlier, Cody was one of
four high school boys given suspended sentences for raping a local
Cheyenne girl. Somebody, it would seem, is seeking vengeance, and
Longmire might be the only thing standing between the three
remaining boys and a Sharps .45-70 rifle. With lifelong friend
Henry Standing Bear and Deputy Victoria 'Vic' Moretti, Walt
Longmire attempts to see that revenge, a dish best served cold, is
never served at all.
A Christmas novella for fans of the hit drama series LONGMIRE now
on Netflix and the New York Times-bestselling series. Craig
Johnson's new novel, The Western Star, will be available from
Viking in Fall 2017. Sheriff Walt Longmire is in his office reading
A Christmas Carol when he is interrupted by a ghost of Christmas
past: a young woman with a hairline scar and more than a few
questions about his predecessor, Lucian Connally. With his daughter
Cady and undersherrif Moretti otherwise engaged, Walt's on his own
this Christmas Eve, so he agrees to help her. At the Durant Home
for Assisted Living, Lucian is several tumblers into his Pappy Van
Winkle's and swears he's never clapped eyes on the woman before.
Disappointed, she whispers "Steamboat" and begins a story that
takes them all back to Christmas Eve 1988-a story that will thrill
and delight the bestselling series' devoted fans.
Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear embark on their
latest adventure in this novella set in the world of Craig
Johnson's New York Times bestselling Longmire series-the basis for
the hit drama Longmire, now on Netflix Craig Johnson's new novel,
The Western Star, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017. When
Wyoming highway patrolman Rosey Wayman is transferred to the
beautiful and imposing landscape of the Wind River Canyon, an area
the troopers refer to as no-man's-land because of the lack of radio
communication, she starts receiving "officer needs assistance"
calls. The problem? They're coming from Bobby Womack, a legendary
Arapaho patrolman who met a fiery death in the canyon almost a
half-century ago. With an investigation that spans this world and
the next, Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear take on a
case that pits them against a legend: The Highwayman.
An estimated 1 out of every 6 men will have to come to grips
with prostate cancer, and while there is abundant clinical
information about prostate cancer available, we don t hear much
from the men who have actually been through prostatectomy surgery
or what they ve experienced during recovery.
In "My Prostate Cancer Adventure and the Lessons Learned," I
take the reader through my experiences from the time I first
learned of my cancer, my thoughts of how to deal with it, and what
I experienced during my recovery. I tell my story on a personal
level. I m direct and to the point. So if you re looking for a
politically correct discussion of the topic put this book back on
the shelf and look elsewhere. I talk man to man about a man s
problem. My goal in writing this book is to let guys know what they
can expect if they choose to undergo prostatectomy surgery. There s
not a lot of drama in this book. You may have to forgive my French
because I tell my story without a lot of embellishment mostly.
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