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At the Poles
David Elliott; Illustrated by Ellen Rooney
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R568
R493
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A monumental work of research and analysis, this is a history of
the Vietnam War in a single province of the Mekong Delta over the
period 1930-1975. More precisely, it is a study of the Vietnamese
dimension of the "Vietnam War, " focusing on the revolutionary
movement that became popularly known as the "Viet Cong." There are
several distinctive features to this study: (1) it provides an
explanation for the paradox of why the revolutionary movement was
so successful during the war, but unable to meet the challenges of
postwar developments; (2) it challenges the dominant theme of
contemporary political analysis which assumes that people are
"rational" actors responding to events with careful calculations of
self-interest; (3) it closely examines province-level documentation
that casts light on a number of important historical controversies
about the war. No other history of the Vietnam War has drawn on
such a depth of documentation, especially firsthand accounts that
allow the Vietnamese participants to spea directly to us.
The Third Indochina Conflict (1975-) is seen by some as the
escalation of a local quarrel between Vietnam and Kampuchea; others
attribute it to the attempts of external powers to advance their
own interests by encouraging conflict among the various Indochinese
states; most agree that it is a logical--but not
inevitable--consequence of the First (1946-54) and Second (1959-75)
Indochinese conflicts. The contributors to this book analyze the
origins and development of the Third Indochinese Conflict and the
problems posed by the complex issues involved.
Told through medieval poetic forms and in the voices of the people
and objects in Joan of Arc's life, (including her family and even
the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood), Voices
offers an unforgettable perspective on an extraordinary young
woman. Along the way it explores timely issues such as gender,
misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to power. Before Joan of
Arc became a saint, she was a girl inspired. It is that girl we
come to know in Voices.
Renewable energy is a fast expanding field, welcomed by many as
part of the answer to climate change and energy security concerns.
But can renewables deliver? This book reviews the basic
technological options and what is happening around the world, so as
to convey the sense of excitement that abounds in this new area of
technological development. But it also looks at the problems,
including local environmental impacts and the need to deal with the
variability of some renewable energy sources.
The Third Indochina Conflict (1975-) is seen by some as the
escalation of a local quarrel between Vietnam and Kampuchea; others
attribute it to the attempts of external powers to advance their
own interests by encouraging conflict among the various Indochinese
states; most agree that it is a logical--but not
inevitable--consequence of the First (1946-54) and Second (1959-75)
Indochinese conflicts. The contributors to this book analyze the
origins and development of the Third Indochinese Conflict and the
problems posed by the complex issues involved.
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On the Farm (Paperback)
David Elliott; Illustrated by Holly Meade
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R192
Discovery Miles 1 920
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A New York Ttimes best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning
illustrator evoke life on a farm in a simple, lyrical text and
boldly expressive images.
From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard
bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees
buzz, and over there in the garden, a snake -- silent and alone --
winds and watches. David Elliott's graceful, simple verse and Holly
Meade's exquisite woodcut and watercolor illustrations capture a
world that is at once timeless yet disappearing from view -- the
world of the family farm.
"From the Hardcover edition."
Whilst energy use is fundamental to human existence, it is also at the heart of many environmental problems we face in the 21st century. Deteriorating air quality and the global warming phenomenon can all be attributed to our use of fossil fuels. The re-emergence of nuclear power as an alternative also prompts major concerns. Sustainable alternatives such as wind and hydroelectric power also face opposition. Energy, Society and Environment explores the ways in which energy interacts with society and the environment. The book is structured to provide: · an understanding of energy related environmental problems · an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of technological solutions · knowledge of the social and institutional obstacles to implementing these solutions · an understanding of the strategic issues facing sustainable energy use. The revised edition reflects recent changes in the area. Chapters on nuclear and wind energy have been revised in response to recent debates. Coverage of fossil fuels has also been strengthened, whilst there is greater emphasis on environmental and energy policy in the context of the debate surrounding the Kyoto accord. Additional case-studies have been added which highlight alternative energy solutions. Energy, Society and Environment examines the potential and limits of technological solutions to energy-related environmental problems and suggests that social, economic and political solutions may also be necessary to avoid serious environmental damage in the future. Global case-studies are used throughout to ground the debates and illustrate the interaction between technological and social aspects.
Contents: Part 1: Environmental Problems 1. Technology and Society 2. Energy and Environment 3. Sustainable Technology Part 2: Sustainable Technology 4. Green Technology 5. The Nuclear Alternative 6. Renewable Energy 7. Renewables Worldwide 8. Sustainable Energy Strategy Part 3: Problems of Implementation 9. Getting Started: Institutional Obstacles 10. Keeping Going: Deployment Problems 11. Case-Study: Public Reactions to Wind Farms in the UK 12. Public Acceptance: The Need for Negotiation Part 4: Sustainable Society 13. Sustainable Development 14. The Global Perspective 15. Sustainable Future 16. Conclusions: The Way Ahead?
Told through medieval poetic forms and in the voices of the people
and objects in Joan of Arc's life, (including her family and even
the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood), Voices
offers an unforgettable perspective on an extraordinary young
woman. Along the way it explores timely issues such as gender,
misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to power. Before Joan of
Arc became a saint, she was a girl inspired. It is that girl we
come to know in Voices.
All 39 episodes of Gerry Anderson's cult Supermarionation series.
The programme follows the adventures of the World Aquanaut Security
Patrol and their flagship vessel, the technologically advanced
combat submarine Stingray. Operating out of Marineville in 2065,
the crew of Stingray encounter a number of undersea enemies
including the aquatic warriors the Aquaphibians, who operate under
the command of the tyrannical King Titan (voice of Ray Barrett).
The episodes are: 'Stingray', 'Emergency Marineville', 'The Ghost
Ship', 'Subterranean Sea', 'Loch Ness Monster', 'Set Sail for
Adventure', 'The Man from the Navy', 'An Echo of Danger', 'Raptures
of the Deep', 'Titan Goes Pop', 'In Search of the Tajmanon', 'A
Christmas to Remember', 'Tune of Danger', 'The Ghost of the Sea',
'Rescue from the Skies', 'The Lighthouse Dwellers', 'The Big Gun',
'The Cool Cave Man', 'Deep Heat', 'Star of the East', 'Invisible
Enemy', 'Tom Thumb Tempest', 'Eastern Eclipse', 'Treasure Down
Below', 'Stand By for Action', 'Pink Ice', 'The Disappearing
Ships', 'Secret of the Giant Oyster', 'The Invaders', 'A Nut for
Marineville', 'Trapped in the Depths', 'Count Down', 'Sea of Oil',
'Plant of Doom', 'The Master Plan', 'The Golden Sea', 'Hostages of
the Deep', 'Marineville Traitor' and 'Aquanaut of the Year'.
A monumental work of research and analysis, this is a history of
the Vietnam War in a single province of the Mekong Delta over the
period 1930-1975. More precisely, it is a study of the Vietnamese
dimension of the "Vietnam War, " focusing on the revolutionary
movement that became popularly known as the "Viet Cong." There are
several distinctive features to this study: (1) it provides an
explanation for the paradox of why the revolutionary movement was
so successful during the war, but unable to meet the challenges of
postwar developments; (2) it challenges the dominant theme of
contemporary political analysis which assumes that people are
"rational" actors responding to events with careful calculations of
self-interest; (3) it closely examines province-level documentation
that casts light on a number of important historical controversies
about the war. No other history of the Vietnam War has drawn on
such a depth of documentation, especially firsthand accounts that
allow the Vietnamese participants to spea directly to us.
"Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art" reflects upon the complex
relationship between ancient Tibet s artistic tradition of
anonymity and contemporary artists search for a voice in the
present. This fully illustrated catalogue, designed by Philipp
Hubert and copublished by "ArtAsiaPacific" and Samuel Dorsky Museum
of Art, State University of New York at New Paltz, includes texts
by exhibition curator Rachel Perera Weingeist, curator and writer
David Elliott and Tibetan cultural activist Jamyang Norbu.
Participating artists Penba Wangdu, Tenzing Rigdol and Tsherin
Sherpa also contribute essays sharing personal insight into their
artistic practice.
This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition
Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art at Samuel Dorsky Museum in New
Paltz, which features more than fifty works of painting, sculpture,
installation, and video art by twenty-seven Tibetan artists. The
exhibition runs from July 20 through December 15, 2013, and will
later travel to the Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont and
the Queens Museum of Art, New York."
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Bull (Paperback)
David Elliott
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R418
R349
Discovery Miles 3 490
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Resurrected from the dark depths of the labyrinth, this fresh,
deliciously shocking, and darkly comedic novel-in-verse takes on
the Theseus and Minotaur myth and shines a light on one of
history's most infamous monsters. Garnering six starred reviews,
this update of the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur has
been called "beautifully clever," "a literary feast fit for the
gods," 'powerful and engrossing,' 'irresistible, slick, and sharp,'
'a genre of its own,' and 'rude - crude, and it's a whole bunch of
fun.'
The mathematical theory of control became a ?eld of study half a
century ago in attempts to clarify and organize some challenging
practical problems and the methods used to solve them. It is known
for the breadth of the mathematics it uses and its
cross-disciplinary vigor. Its literature, which can
befoundinSection93ofMathematicalReviews, wasatonetimedominatedby
the theory of linear control systems, which mathematically are
described by linear di?erential equations forced by additive
control inputs. That theory led to well-regarded numerical and
symbolic computational packages for control analysis and design.
Nonlinear control problems are also important; in these either the
- derlying dynamical system is nonlinear or the controls are
applied in a n-
additiveway.Thelastfourdecadeshaveseenthedevelopmentoftheoretical
work on nonlinear control problems based on di?erential manifold
theory, nonlinear analysis, and several other mathematical
disciplines. Many of the problems that had been solved in linear
control theory, plus others that are new and distinctly nonlinear,
have been addressed; some resulting general de?nitions and theorems
are adapted in this book to the bilinear case
The mathematical theory of control became a ?eld of study half a
century ago in attempts to clarify and organize some challenging
practical problems and the methods used to solve them. It is known
for the breadth of the mathematics it uses and its
cross-disciplinary vigor. Its literature, which can
befoundinSection93ofMathematicalReviews, wasatonetimedominatedby
the theory of linear control systems, which mathematically are
described by linear di?erential equations forced by additive
control inputs. That theory led to well-regarded numerical and
symbolic computational packages for control analysis and design.
Nonlinear control problems are also important; in these either the
- derlying dynamical system is nonlinear or the controls are
applied in a n-
additiveway.Thelastfourdecadeshaveseenthedevelopmentoftheoretical
work on nonlinear control problems based on di?erential manifold
theory, nonlinear analysis, and several other mathematical
disciplines. Many of the problems that had been solved in linear
control theory, plus others that are new and distinctly nonlinear,
have been addressed; some resulting general de?nitions and theorems
are adapted in this book to the bilinear case
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On the Farm (Board book)
David Elliott; Illustrated by Holly Meade
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R265
R220
Discovery Miles 2 200
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Significant progress has been made by industrial countries to
reduce emissions from the use of fossil fuels, but as the economies
of the less-developed regions of the world begin to expand, they
too will face similar challenges. This book looks at energy
transitions being made in developing countries, focusing on the
adoption of renewable energy systems in Africa, for example under
the UN Sustainable Energy for All programme, but also by the EU in
the Former Soviet countries of Eastern and Central Europe. It draws
on experience from involvement with programmes in the EU and Africa
and will be of great interest to academics, policy makers and
practitioners in the development aid and renewable energy policy
fields.
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Finn Throws a Fit! (Paperback)
David Elliott; Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
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R195
R166
Discovery Miles 1 660
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Who among us hasn't encountered that force of nature called "a
fit"? A best-selling author and illustrator depict a toddler's
tantrum in all its horror and hilarity.
Finn likes peaches. Usually. But not today. Today Finn doesn't like
anything. Uh-oh. Is Finn going to throw a fit? Author David Elliott
directs the event with wit, warmth, and appropriate wariness, while
illustrator Timothy Basil Ering's energy and whimsy match this
tantrum turn for turn. At once empathetic and uproariously funny,
this picture book speaks directly to anyone (young or old) who has
ever had -- or tried to contain -- a real earth-quaking,
ground-shaking, full-on fit.
Significant progress has been made by industrial countries to
reduce emissions from the use of fossil fuels, but as the economies
of the less-developed regions of the world begin to expand, they
too will face similar challenges. This book looks at energy
transitions being made in developing countries, focusing on the
adoption of renewable energy systems in Africa, for example under
the UN Sustainable Energy for All programme, but also by the EU in
the Former Soviet countries of Eastern and Central Europe. It draws
on experience from involvement with programmes in the EU and Africa
and will be of great interest to academics, policy makers and
practitioners in the development aid and renewable energy policy
fields.
From award-winning author David Elliott and Ezra Jack Keats
Award-winning illustrator Evan Turk comes a vibrant celebration of
color, birds, and birdsong-perfect for fans of Eric Carle or Chris
Raschka Red, big / red, small / Red sits on my garden wall. / Blue,
low / blue, high / Blue has taken to the sky.... This tender and
stirring read aloud uses the beauty of birds to invite readers to
observe primary and secondary colors. With lyrical rhyme and
striking pastel artwork by rising star-illustrator Evan Turk, Color
the Sky masterfully captures childlike curiosity, wonder, and joy.
Not only does it beckon readers to answer the call of exploring the
outdoors, it encourages children to embrace the differences within
themselves and the world around them.
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