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The Lucid Veil - Poetic Truth in the Victorian Age (Hardcover): W. David Shaw The Lucid Veil - Poetic Truth in the Victorian Age (Hardcover)
W. David Shaw
R6,301 Discovery Miles 63 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Lucid Veil is conceived as a sequel to The Mirror and the Lamp by M.H. Abrams. It gives a comprehensive account of the philosophic background of Victorian poetics. It is the first study to attempt to relate the theory and practice of poetry in the Victorian period to changing axioms of knowledge and perception. it will become a major work of reference and a new point of departure in the study of Victorian thought, philosophy, language and poetry. The author is Professor of English at Victoria College, University of Toronto.

Too Big for a Single Mind - How the Greatest Generation of Physicists Uncovered the Quantum World (Hardcover): Tobias Hurter Too Big for a Single Mind - How the Greatest Generation of Physicists Uncovered the Quantum World (Hardcover)
Tobias Hurter; Translated by David Shaw
R778 R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Last Wolf (Paperback): David Shaw Mackenzie The Last Wolf (Paperback)
David Shaw Mackenzie
R340 Discovery Miles 3 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The New World Disorder - How the West Is Destroying Itself: Peter R. Neumann The New World Disorder - How the West Is Destroying Itself
Peter R. Neumann; Translated by David Shaw
R584 R543 Discovery Miles 5 430 Save R41 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Uncertainty Analysis of Experimental Data with R (Paperback): Benjamin David Shaw Uncertainty Analysis of Experimental Data with R (Paperback)
Benjamin David Shaw
R1,581 Discovery Miles 15 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"This would be an excellent book for undergraduate, graduate and beyond....The style of writing is easy to read and the author does a good job of adding humor in places. The integration of basic programming in R with the data that is collected for any experiment provides a powerful platform for analysis of data.... having the understanding of data analysis that this book offers will really help researchers examine their data and consider its value from multiple perspectives - and this applies to people who have small AND large data sets alike! This book also helps people use a free and basic software system for processing and plotting simple to complex functions." Michelle Pantoya, Texas Tech University Measurements of quantities that vary in a continuous fashion, e.g., the pressure of a gas, cannot be measured exactly and there will always be some uncertainty with these measured values, so it is vital for researchers to be able to quantify this data. Uncertainty Analysis of Experimental Data with R covers methods for evaluation of uncertainties in experimental data, as well as predictions made using these data, with implementation in R. The books discusses both basic and more complex methods including linear regression, nonlinear regression, and kernel smoothing curve fits, as well as Taylor Series, Monte Carlo and Bayesian approaches. Features: 1. Extensive use of modern open source software (R). 2. Many code examples are provided. 3. The uncertainty analyses conform to accepted professional standards (ASME). 4. The book is self-contained and includes all necessary material including chapters on statistics and programming in R. Benjamin D. Shaw is a professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of California, Davis. His research interests are primarily in experimental and theoretical aspects of combustion. Along with other courses, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on engineering experimentation and uncertainty analysis. He has published widely in archival journals and became an ASME Fellow in 2003.

Genetic Morality (Paperback): David Shaw Genetic Morality (Paperback)
David Shaw
R2,014 Discovery Miles 20 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Cloning, embryo research and genetic modification are three of the most controversial issues of our time. Is it ethical to use cloning as a means of reproduction? Are embryos people? Is there a difference between removing genetic disease and creating « designer babies? This book will attempt to show that these and other problems are ultimately resolvable, given careful and unbiased application of established ethical principles, many of which underlie common morality. These principles, when applied to the problems of the new genetic technologies, form the basis of a new genetic morality. This book applies established principles of biomedical ethics to the new genetic technologies and examines the ethical implications of reproductive and therapeutic cloning, genetic modification and stem cell research from a deontological and a rule-utilitarian perspective. Finally, it seeks to establish what, if anything, is wrong with each of these practices, and why.

The Fashion Handbook (Hardcover): Tim Jackson, David Shaw The Fashion Handbook (Hardcover)
Tim Jackson, David Shaw; Series edited by James Curran
R4,480 Discovery Miles 44 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"The Fashion Handbook" is the indispensable guide to the fashion industry. It explores the varied and diverse aspects of the business, bringing together critical concepts with practical information about the industries structure and core skills, as well as offering advice on real working practices and providing information about careers and training.
Tracing the development of the fashion industry the book looks at how fashion can be understood from both social and cultural perspectives. Each chapter contributes to the knowledge of a particular academic or vocational area either through building on existing research or through the dissemination of new research undertaken into specialist vocational disciplines.
"The Fashion Handbook" uses case studies, interviews and profiles and includes chapters written by recognized academics and fashion industry experts. Specialist topics include fashion culture, luxury brands, fashion journalism, fashion buying, design and manufacturing, retailing, PR and styling.
"The Fashion Handbook" includes:
* a unique and wide overview of the fashion industry
* chapters on specialist topics
* contributions from recognized experts in both academia and the fashion industry
* expert advice on careers in fashion retailing.
A must for all students of the fashion world.

The Fashion Handbook (Paperback, New edition): Tim Jackson, David Shaw The Fashion Handbook (Paperback, New edition)
Tim Jackson, David Shaw; Series edited by James Curran
R1,406 Discovery Miles 14 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"The Fashion Handbook" is the indispensable guide to the fashion industry. It explores the varied and diverse aspects of the business, bringing together critical concepts with practical information about the industries structure and core skills, as well as offering advice on real working practices and providing information about careers and training.
Tracing the development of the fashion industry the book looks at how fashion can be understood from both social and cultural perspectives. Each chapter contributes to the knowledge of a particular academic or vocational area either through building on existing research or through the dissemination of new research undertaken into specialist vocational disciplines.
"The Fashion Handbook" uses case studies, interviews and profiles and includes chapters written by recognized academics and fashion industry experts. Specialist topics include fashion culture, luxury brands, fashion journalism, fashion buying, design and manufacturing, retailing, PR and styling.
"The Fashion Handbook" includes:
* a unique and wide overview of the fashion industry
* chapters on specialist topics
* contributions from recognized experts in both academia and the fashion industry
* expert advice on careers in fashion retailing.
A must for all students of the fashion world.

Regional Planning and Development in Europe (Paperback): David Shaw, Peter Roberts Regional Planning and Development in Europe (Paperback)
David Shaw, Peter Roberts
R1,136 Discovery Miles 11 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This title was first published in 2000: Providing a review and assessment of a number of the major features evident in regional planning and development in Europe, this volume contains a series of regional case studies, drawn from current research in various European countries. These illustrate a broad range of theoretical views, which offer perspectives on the operation of the EU Structural Funds and regional restructuring, development and key concerns evident in spatial planning an environmental management and lessons from past experience. The editors collate views to arrive at challenging conclusions and suggestions for future policy priorities.

Regional Planning and Development in Europe (Hardcover): David Shaw, Peter Roberts Regional Planning and Development in Europe (Hardcover)
David Shaw, Peter Roberts
R2,818 Discovery Miles 28 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This title was first published in 2000: Providing a review and assessment of a number of the major features evident in regional planning and development in Europe, this volume contains a series of regional case studies, drawn from current research in various European countries. These illustrate a broad range of theoretical views, which offer perspectives on the operation of the EU Structural Funds and regional restructuring, development and key concerns evident in spatial planning an environmental management and lessons from past experience. The editors collate views to arrive at challenging conclusions and suggestions for future policy priorities.

Gut - the new and revised Sunday Times bestseller (Paperback, B format edition): Giulia Enders Gut - the new and revised Sunday Times bestseller (Paperback, B format edition)
Giulia Enders; Translated by David Shaw
R396 R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Save R36 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A Sunday Times bestseller - now with revised and expanded content on the exciting new science about the gut-brain link. Our gut is as important as our brain or heart, yet we know very little about how it works and many of us are too embarrassed to ask questions. In Gut, Giulia Enders breaks this taboo, revealing the latest science on how much our digestive system has to offer. From our miraculous gut bacteria - which can play a part in obesity, allergies, depression and even Alzheimer's - to the best position to poo, this entertaining and informative health handbook shows that we can all benefit from getting to know the wondrous world of our inner workings.

The Diet Compass - The 12-Step Guide to Science-Based Nutrition for a Healthier and Longer Life (Paperback): Bas Kast The Diet Compass - The 12-Step Guide to Science-Based Nutrition for a Healthier and Longer Life (Paperback)
Bas Kast; Translated by David Shaw
R513 R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
An Ancient Greek Philosophy of Management Consulting - Thinking Differently About Its Assumptions, Principles and Practice... An Ancient Greek Philosophy of Management Consulting - Thinking Differently About Its Assumptions, Principles and Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
David Shaw
R2,904 Discovery Miles 29 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Management consultancy practice is particularly concerned with helping clients implement strategic organisational change. But what exactly are organisations, and management consultancy interventions in them? Management consulting is said to be a knowledge-intensive industry. But what kind of knowledge do management consultants possess, and how far can we rely on it? Management consultants are often criticised for unethical exploitation of their clients. But how ought management consultants to behave in order to meet acceptable ethical standards? These are questions about the philosophical topics of ontology, epistemology and ethics. The ancient Greek philosophers thought deeply about these topics, and their ideas remain fresh and relevant even to so modern a subject matter as management consulting. Writing between the end of the sixth and the end of the fourth century BCE, these philosophers were drawing upon an intellectual tradition that was very different from our own, and were responding to social and economic conditions that were wholly unlike ours. Approaching these philosophical questions from a perspective that is radically different from our own, their work provides a rich resource for novel thinking about management consulting. From the speculations of the Presocratic philosophers Heraclitus, Parmenides, Leucippus and Democritus about the nature of the universe to the thought of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle about the nature of human beings, this book uses the work of these great thinkers as a lens through which to study major philosophical questions about management consulting. Examined in this way, many established assumptions and principles of management consultancy practice seem questionable, and new ways of thinking possible.

Rethinking Our World - An Invitation to Rescue Our Future (Paperback): Maja Göpel Rethinking Our World - An Invitation to Rescue Our Future (Paperback)
Maja Göpel; Translated by David Shaw
R505 Discovery Miles 5 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The New World Disorder - how the West is destroying itself (Hardcover): Peter Neumann The New World Disorder - how the West is destroying itself (Hardcover)
Peter Neumann; Translated by David Shaw
R617 R549 Discovery Miles 5 490 Save R68 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A coruscating analysis of current international relations, setting out the dangers the world will face if the West does not succeed in reinventing itself. The West is under pressure, and it has only itself to blame. Over the past 30 years, through a mixture of naivety and arrogance, it has lost its global advantage. The challenges are profound: the rise of China, climate change, and the polarisation of society. It’s time for a new start: modernity must become sustainable if it is to survive. The triumph of the West had seemed unstoppable not that long ago. After the end of the Cold War, the democratic market economy took hold in the former Eastern Bloc, Russia went from being an enemy to a partner, and even China turned to capitalism. Then came the terrorist attacks of 9/11 that shook the world. The War on Terror destabilised an entire region; the Arab Spring only brought forth new autocracies; and, following the annexation of Crimea, the confrontation with Russia intensified. Instead of a liberal world order, a new world disorder has emerged.  Peter R. Neumann, an internationally acclaimed expert on terrorism and geopolitics, uncovers the mistakes that led to our present dire situation and outlines what must happen now. 

Rumpelstiltskin (Paperback): Eric Blair Rumpelstiltskin (Paperback)
Eric Blair; Illustrated by David Shaw
R188 R174 Discovery Miles 1 740 Save R14 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Diet Compass - the 12-step guide to science-based nutrition for a healthier and longer life (Paperback): Bas Kast The Diet Compass - the 12-step guide to science-based nutrition for a healthier and longer life (Paperback)
Bas Kast; Translated by David Shaw
R459 R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Save R41 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

What do people with a particularly long life-span eat? How can you lose weight efficiently? Are illnesses in old age avoidable? Can you 'eat yourself young'? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this practical, science-based guide to eating well and living longer, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. When science journalist Bas Kast collapsed with chest pains, he feared he had ruined his health forever with a diet of junk food. So he set off on a journey to uncover the essentials of diet and longevity. Here, filtered from thousands of sometimes conflicting research findings, Kast presents the key scientific insights that reveal the most beneficial diet possible. From analysing how much sugar you should consume to looking at the impact of supplements, fasting, and even whether you should drink tea or coffee, Kast breaks down diet myths to present the key facts you need to know in clear, accessible language.

Too Big for a Single Mind - How the Greatest Generation of Physicists Uncovered the Quantum World: Tobias Hürter Too Big for a Single Mind - How the Greatest Generation of Physicists Uncovered the Quantum World
Tobias Hürter; Translated by David Shaw
R504 R477 Discovery Miles 4 770 Save R27 (5%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Conquering Fat Logic - How to Overcome What We Tell Ourselves About Diets, Weight, and Metabolism (Paperback): Nadja Hermann Conquering Fat Logic - How to Overcome What We Tell Ourselves About Diets, Weight, and Metabolism (Paperback)
Nadja Hermann; Translated by David Shaw 1
R467 R427 Discovery Miles 4 270 Save R40 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Why do diets fail? Is it because of genetic disposition? A sluggish metabolism? An underactive thyroid?

A behavioural psychologist reveals the truth about dieting, including how she lost over 100lb in one year.

After years of failed diets Dr Nadja Hermann weighed over 23 stone at the age of 30. All her life, she had heard and read about hundreds of reasons why diets wouldn't work for her. But when her weight started to seriously affect her health, she took a hard look at the science and realised that most of what she believed about dieting was a myth. What was more, those very myths were preventing her from losing weight.

Forget clean eating, paleo, or fasting ― it was conquering these elements of ‘Fat Logic’ that finally led to Hermann achieving a healthy weight. One and a half years later, she weighed 10 stone, and has maintained that weight to this day. Now, using humour, the insight she’s acquired, and a dose of science, Hermann debunks widespread lies about weight loss, and shows how it is possible to attain a healthy weight.

La Compra Profesional de Moda (Paperback): David Shaw La Compra Profesional de Moda (Paperback)
David Shaw
R786 Discovery Miles 7 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
International Planning Studies - An Introduction (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022): Olivier Sykes, David Shaw, Brian Webb International Planning Studies - An Introduction (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Olivier Sykes, David Shaw, Brian Webb
R1,401 Discovery Miles 14 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the evolving field of international planning studies. It is an essential resource that situates planning as an international discipline and practice with an important role to play in delivering sustainable development across different scales in diverse global contexts. A series of chapters covers past episodes of international influence and exchange in planning, key concepts, research strategies, methods in contemporary international planning studies, as well as ways of characterising and comparing planning systems. The authors explore the emergence of a global agenda for planning, through the activities and goal setting of international organisations, and professional and civil society networks. Transnational and cross-border contexts and initiatives in different global regions, and their relevance to planning, are investigated. An invaluable resource for students and researchers in planning studies, this book offers an important reflection on the internationalisation of planning practice, education, and scholarship, and the future prospects for planning and planning studies from an international perspective.

An Ancient Greek Philosophy of Management Consulting - Thinking Differently About Its Assumptions, Principles and Practice... An Ancient Greek Philosophy of Management Consulting - Thinking Differently About Its Assumptions, Principles and Practice (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
David Shaw
R3,092 Discovery Miles 30 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Management consultancy practice is particularly concerned with helping clients implement strategic organisational change. But what exactly are organisations, and management consultancy interventions in them? Management consulting is said to be a knowledge-intensive industry. But what kind of knowledge do management consultants possess, and how far can we rely on it? Management consultants are often criticised for unethical exploitation of their clients. But how ought management consultants to behave in order to meet acceptable ethical standards? These are questions about the philosophical topics of ontology, epistemology and ethics. The ancient Greek philosophers thought deeply about these topics, and their ideas remain fresh and relevant even to so modern a subject matter as management consulting. Writing between the end of the sixth and the end of the fourth century BCE, these philosophers were drawing upon an intellectual tradition that was very different from our own, and were responding to social and economic conditions that were wholly unlike ours. Approaching these philosophical questions from a perspective that is radically different from our own, their work provides a rich resource for novel thinking about management consulting. From the speculations of the Presocratic philosophers Heraclitus, Parmenides, Leucippus and Democritus about the nature of the universe to the thought of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle about the nature of human beings, this book uses the work of these great thinkers as a lens through which to study major philosophical questions about management consulting. Examined in this way, many established assumptions and principles of management consultancy practice seem questionable, and new ways of thinking possible.

Immune - stay healthy and take good care of your immune system (Paperback): Servaas Binge Immune - stay healthy and take good care of your immune system (Paperback)
Servaas Binge; Translated by David Shaw
R393 R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Save R37 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Learn how to strengthen your immune system, for life. Our immune system is our body's fortress - without it, we would be vulnerable to all sorts of infections and diseases. Yet misinformation about how to boost the immune system is everywhere. In Immune, Dr Servaas Binge breaks through those myths, translating the latest scientific findings on immunity into clear advice with which you can optimise your lifestyle. Using no-nonsense language with a touch of humour and lots of creative thinking, Binge takes us on a fascinating journey through our immune system. He explains how we become ill and how best to protect against it, providing superb guidance for the most important thing you can do - stay healthy.

Empty Brain - Happy Brain: How Thinking is Overrated (Paperback): Niels Birbaumer, Joerg Zittlau Empty Brain - Happy Brain: How Thinking is Overrated (Paperback)
Niels Birbaumer, Joerg Zittlau; Translated by David Shaw 1
R397 R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Save R37 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Find the happiness of emptiness.

Few things scare us more than inner emptiness. The presumed emptiness of coma or dementia scares us so much that we even sign living wills to avoid these states. Yet as Zen masters have long known, inner emptiness can also be productive and useful. We can reach this state through meditation, concentration, music, or even during sex. In fact, our brain loves emptiness ― it makes us happy.

Leading brain researcher Niels Birbaumer investigates the pleasure in emptiness and how we can take advantage of it. He explains how to overcome the evolutionary attentiveness of your brain and take a break from thinking ― a skill that’s more important than ever in an increasingly frantic world.

Babel and the Ivory Tower - The Scholar in the Age of Science (Hardcover, New): W. David Shaw Babel and the Ivory Tower - The Scholar in the Age of Science (Hardcover, New)
W. David Shaw
R1,799 R1,593 Discovery Miles 15 930 Save R206 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Torn between the competing forces of scholarship as a profession and scholarship as a calling - between Babel and the Ivory Tower - the modern academic faces a dilemma: should she or he try to preserve the soul of higher education by cultivating the Muse of personal knowledge, or renounce the Music and imitate a technician? Having come to the end of his own scholarly career, W. David Shaw felt out of place in the technological realm academia has become - where scholars increasingly model their work on that of scientists rather than the classical thinkers of the past, and where original ideas often only alienate the scholar, rather than enrich. Thus, Babel and the Ivory Tower is as much a eulogy as an elegy. Shaw reflects on the changes that have taken place in the academic sphere while philosophically enlarging our stock of fresh ideas about the competing claims of maps and models and open and closed capacities in higher learning. This is a fascinating and illuminating discussion of liberal and contemplative scholarship and adds significantly to the growing body of contemporary philosophical literature.

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