Global Environmental Politics has provided an accurate, up-to-date, and unbiased understanding of the world's most pressing environmental issues for thirty years. The eighth edition continues this practice by covering critical new developments in global environmental politics and policymaking. Updated case studies on key issues such as on climate change, endangered species, ozone depletion, desertification, whaling, hazardous wastes, toxic chemicals, and biodiversity detail the ongoing development of major environmental treaty regimes, and new case studies on mercury and marine biodiversity showcase the challenges of creating new treaties during a period of significant global change. There is also new material on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, trade and environment, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental diplomacy. Updated information about global environmental trends, paradigms, and actors completes this comprehensive introduction to contemporary international environmental politics. Global Environmental Politics is vital reading for students of environmental politics and anyone wishing to understand the current state of the field and to make informed decisions about which policies will best safeguard our environment for the future.

Global Environmental Politics has provided an accurate, up-to-date, and unbiased understanding of the world's most pressing environmental issues for thirty years. The eighth edition continues this practice by covering critical new developments in global environmental politics and policymaking. Updated case studies on key issues such as on climate change, endangered species, ozone depletion, desertification, whaling, hazardous wastes, toxic chemicals, and biodiversity detail the ongoing development of major environmental treaty regimes, and new case studies on mercury and marine biodiversity showcase the challenges of creating new treaties during a period of significant global change. There is also new material on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, trade and environment, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental diplomacy. Updated information about global environmental trends, paradigms, and actors completes this comprehensive introduction to contemporary international environmental politics. Global Environmental Politics is vital reading for students of environmental politics and anyone wishing to understand the current state of the field and to make informed decisions about which policies will best safeguard our environment for the future.

A whole new perspective on drinking. Highly recommended - Dr Rafal Zakrzewski, Cambridge University TAKE A BREAK FROM DRINKING TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE Drinking is awesome, but if the grog monster has you by the tail then it is easy to get into a rut and waste your life away, especially if you are in a soul destroying job. Whether you are curious about improving your health, relationships or simply creating a better version of you, this book will show you how giving up alcohol for a period can let you do this. THIS GUIDE TO TAKING A BREAK FROM THE DRINK TEACHES: - How David went from one of Australia's leading beer experts and writers to going off the drink for a year and giving up his job as a partner in a major law firm to become a children's book writer - How to justify taking a break from drinking to yourself and to your peers - How to cope with risk of boredom - How to gain zen like clarity after breaking the drinking cycle - How to redesign your life to become a better, more joyous version of you - How to make a decision about your future after your time off the drink.

An accessible introduction to climate change that outlines key scientific, economic, and political issues, reviews how the global community has addressed the issue to date, and discusses the options being explored for further action. Climate Change: A Reference Handbook offers readers a way to separate science from politics on this crucial and often contentious issue. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the science and public policy of climate change, including discussion of historical developments, today's key concepts, and the future of climate science and policy. Climate Change begins by explaining the science behind global climate change, including the growing consensus that human activity is a major contributing factor. It then takes an objective look at the key conflicts in climate science and policy, describes those that have been resolved, and offers a balanced review of proposals for those that have not. A separate chapter focuses on the scientific, economic, and political aspects of climate change as they are playing out specifically in the United States.

Roman Roulette: Murder in the Catacombs, the Second Daria Vinci Investigation.For Commissioner Daria Vinci, it was supposed to be a night off, attending a benefit concert for the Institute of America in Rome. But little did the wealthy, distinguished guests know that beneath their feet, in the ancient catacombs, a very different kind of gathering was being held. One that would end in murder. In Roman Roulette, the second Daria Vinci investigation, the glamorous and high-principled police commissioner of DIGOS, Italy’s FBI, must investigate what at first seems a simple case of suicide. In doing so, she attracts the attention of her boss, the Questor of the Province of Rome, who has his own reasons for wanting her off the case. Now, Daria Vinci must solve the murder in 36 hours, while risking her career and, possibly, her life.

Abounding in secluded, atmospheric parks, artists' studios, cafes, restaurants and streets little changed since the 1800s, Paris exudes romance. The art and architecture, the cityscape, riverbanks, and the unparalleled quality of daily life are part of the equation. But the city's allure derives equally from hidden sources: querulous inhabitants, a bizarre culture of heroic negativity, and a rich historical past supplying enigmas, pleasures and challenges. Rarely do visitors suspect the glamour and chic and the carefree atmosphere of the City of Light grew from and still feed off the dark fountainheads of riot, rebellion, mayhem and melancholy-and the subversive literature, art and music of the Romantic Age. Weaving together his own with the lives and loves of Victor Hugo, Georges Sand, Charles Baudelaire, Balzac, Nadar and other great Romantics Downie delights in the city's secular romantic pilgrimage sites asking, Why Paris, not Venice or Rome-the tap root of "romance"-or Berlin, Vienna and London-where the earliest Romantics built castles-in-the-air and sang odes to nightingales? Read A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light and find out.

"A whole new perspective on drinking. Highly recommended" - Dr Rafal Zakrzewski, Cambridge University

TAKE A BREAK FROM DRINKING TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE

Drinking is awesome, but if the grog monster has you by the tail then it is easy to get into a rut and waste your life away, especially if you are in a soul destroying job. Whether you are curious about improving your health, relationships or simply creating a better version of you, this book will show you how giving up alcohol for a period can let you do this.

THIS GUIDE TO TAKING A BREAK FROM THE DRINK TEACHES:

- How David went from one of Australia's leading beer experts and writers to going off the drink for a year and giving up his job as a partner in a major law firm to become a children's book writer

- How to justify taking a break from drinking to yourself and to your peers

- How to cope with risk of boredom

- How to gain zen like clarity after breaking the drinking cycle

- How to redesign your life to become a better, more joyous version of you

- How to make a decision about your future after your time off the drink.

AFRIKAANS EDITION

David en Jacko vrees die ergste wanneer 'n klasmaat vreemde woorde opdreun wat veroorsaak dat hul skoolhoof aan breinskade ly. Hul nuuskierigheid lei gou tot 'n ramp en Dawid het geen ander keuse as om die bome in te sluip om sy klasmaat se geheime boek te bestudeer voordat hul albei tot 'n ontydige einde kom.

David and Jacko fear the worst when a classmate chants strange words and brain damages their headmaster. Their curiosity soon leads to disaster and David has no choice but to sneak into the trees to study his classmate's secret book before they both meet their untimely end.

Suitable for ages 8 and up.

Inspired by Roald Dahl and the Twits, David Downie writes an engaging account of the horrible stories his dad told him as a boy.

The stories are beautifully illustrated by Tea Seroya.

Suitable for ages 8 and up.

David and Jacko fear the worst when a classmate chants strange words and brain damages their headmaster. Their curiosity soon leads to disaster and David has no choice but to sneak into the trees to study his classmate's secret book before they both meet their untimely end. Suitable for ages 8 and up.

Most commercial contracts contain exclusion clauses and indemnities. Much effort is spent negotiating them, and yet they are often poorly understood. This book provides a practical guide to approaching these clauses so as to ensure your interests are best protected. The importance of each clause is highlighted along with helpful tips drawn from the long experience of the authors in drafting, negotiating and interpreting commercial contracts in their everyday practice.

AFRIKAANS EDITION

Gewoonlik kom David en Jacko goed oor die weg met die wereld se hardwerkende miere. Maar toe David een oggend wakkerskrik en besef sy nagmerrie 'n aaklige waarheid geword het, het hy en Jacko geen ander keuse as om van die dier wat miere die meeste vrees hulp te soek voordat miljoene klein tande hul vlees van hul bene afstroop.

David and Jacko normally get on just fine with the hard-working ants of the world. But when David wakes one morning to discover his nightmare is turning into a horrible reality, he and Jacko have no choice but to seek help from the animal the ants fear the most before millions of tiny teeth strip them to the bone.

Every commercial transaction involves risk. Negotiating the terms of a contract that gives effect to a transaction provides an opportunity to transfer that risk to someone else through the use of common drafting mechanisms including warranties, indemnities, exclusion clauses and insurance clauses. This book provides a practical guide to approaching these clauses so as to ensure your interests are best protected. The importance of each clause is highlighted along with helpful tips drawn from the long experience of the authors in drafting, negotiating and interpreting commercial contracts in their everyday practice.

AFRIKAANS EDITION

Geinspireer deur Roald Dahl en die Twits, skryf David Downie 'n opwindende verhaal van die avonture van Dawid en sy hond Jacko en hulle ontmoetings met die groteske Mnr Sniggles en sy dodelike troeteldier slang.

Die stories is pragtig geillustreer deur Tea Seroya.

Inspired by Roald Dahl and the Twits, David Downie writes a thrilling tale of the adventures of David and his dog Jacko and their encounters with the grotesque Mr Sniggles and his deadly pet snake. The stories are beautifully illustrated by Tea Seroya.

LUO EDITION

Kogolo paro kuom Rold Dal gi Twits Daudi Doni ndiko sigendni mamit koloso e wach mar sigendni maricho mane wuongi okone kapod en wuoyi matin.

Sigendni ogor maber gi Ti Seroya.

Inspired by Roald Dahl and the Twits, David Downie writes an engaging account of the horrible stories his dad told him as a boy.

The stories are beautifully illustrated by Tea Seroya.

Suitable for ages 8 and up.

LUO EDITION

Inspired by Roald Dahl and the Twits, David Downie writes a thrilling tale of the adventures of David and his dog Jacko and their encounters with the grotesque Mr Sniggles and his deadly pet snake. The stories are beautifully illustrated by Tea Seroya.

David and Jacko normally get on just fine with the hard-working ants of the world. But when David wakes one morning to discover his nightmare is turning into a horrible reality, he and Jacko have no choice but to seek help from the animal the ants fear the most before millions of tiny teeth strip them to the bone.

Inspired by Roald Dahl and Stephen King, David Downie writes a spine chilling tale of the adventures of David and his dog Jacko and their encounters with the local undead. The book is beautifully illustrated by Tea Seroya.

Suitable for ages 8 and up.

Inspired by Roald Dahl and the Twits, David Downie writes a thrilling tale of the adventures of David and his dog Jacko and their encounters with the grotesque Mr Sniggles and his deadly pet snake. The stories are beautifully illustrated by Tea Seroya.

Suitable for ages 8 and up.

For decades, David Downie and Alison Harris have been exploring Burgundy-they walked clear across it in 2006-reporting on their finds for top magazines and newspapers worldwide. This is the third Terroir Guide they have collaborated on and perhaps the most detailed and personal of any so far. Burgundy is one of France's great food and wine regions. Many of the world's most sought-after wines are produced there; so, too, are some of the most underrated, underpriced white wines in France, most grown in tiny, family-owned vineyards. Each of Burgundy's five wine districts is thoroughly explored in this guide, with recommendations on which wines to buy and which wineries to visit. Wine terminology is explained in a way that anyone can understand. On the food side, Burgundy still has a surprising number of luxurious restaurants, as well as dozens of country auberges visitors dream of discovering. Downie leads you to just such places, as well as to specialty food shops where you can taste the region's terroir firsthand. Burgundy's lush scenery distills the essence of French terroir, and each of its subregions has a distinctive character where the architecture and art reflect this storied diversity.