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The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to
argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as
"majestic" and "noble" yet savaged the living bird behind their
national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely,
a snatcher of babies. Taking us from before the United States'
founding through inconceivable resurgences of this enduring
all-American species, Jack E. Davis contrasts the age when native
peoples lived beside it peacefully with that when others, whether
through hunting bounties or DDT pesticides, twice pushed Haliaeetus
leucocephalus to the brink of extinction. Filled with spectacular
stories of Founding Fathers, rapacious hunters, heroic bird
rescuers and the lives of bald eagles themselves-monogamous
creatures, considered among the animal world's finest parents-The
Bald Eagle is a much-awaited cultural and natural history that
demonstrates how this bird's wondrous journey may provide
inspiration today, as we grapple with environmental peril on a
larger scale.
Social Psychology in Sport, Second Edition, offers global
perspectives and a broad base of knowledge in areas that shape the
social environment of sport. The text guides readers through the
interactions, relationships, influences, and perceptions that
affect sport performance and the lived experience of sport
participation. Athlete relationships with coaches, parents, and
peers are examined in depth. Editors Louise Davis, Richard Keegan,
and Sophia Jowett offer their expert knowledge and diverse
perspectives regarding social relationships in competitive sport at
every level. Through the contributions of an international group of
established scholars, Social Psychology in Sport, Second Edition,
explains how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of sport
performers are influenced by the presence of others. The second
edition offers a broad range of topics, with theoretical,
empirical, and applied perspectives of social psychology. Trending
topics such as the maltreatment of athletes, parental involvement,
and safe sport cultures are addressed. The text also covers
established areas of interest such as group dynamics and
coach–athlete relationships. Each chapter follows a progression,
starting with theory and then moving to current research, future
research directions, and suggested practical applications. This
chapter structure helps readers to build a foundation of
understanding before moving on to application benefits. Chapter
objectives and discussion questions are provided to aid in
knowledge retention. Social Psychology in Sport, Second Edition,
explores the growing field of social psychology in sport settings,
offering a broad base of knowledge alongside practical application
and areas for further research. This text is a comprehensive
resource for students and researchers interested in the
psychosocial aspects of sport.
'. . . the book is a good example of the writing and reasoning
style, sometimes vivid and intriguing, often used by NIE authors.
Similarly, the book is a good sample of NIE's multidisciplinary
approach to economics. . . The range of papers presented gives the
reader a good picture of the variety of approaches used by NIE
scholars, and their ability to integrate sociological and legal
consideration within the economic analysis.' - Martino Bianchi, CEU
Political Science Journal The field of institutional economics has
witnessed a surge in interest over recent years and has attracted
the attention of a growing number of social scientists. This
topical and highly informative collection brings together critical
writings on the relationship between institutions and economic
performance. The included works encompass seminal cross-country
studies of 'whether institutions matter', as well as leading
examples of within-country studies on the role of specific
institutions. This indispensable volume includes an original
introduction by the editor which explores the definition and
measurement of institutions. The book is essential reading for
anyone interested in institutions and economic development.
In The Other Side of Empathy, Jade E. Davis contests the value of
empathy as an affective or critical tool. Whether focusing on
technology, colonialism, or racism, she shows how empathy can
obscure relationships of dominance, control, submission, and
victimization, arguing that these histories taint the whole concept
of empathy. Drawing on digital archives of photographs, memoirs,
newspapers, interviews, and advertisements regarding
nineteenth-century ethnographic museums and human zoos, Davis shows
how empathetic responses erase culpabilities from those
institutions that commodify difference. She also contends that
empathy’s mediation through digital technology cannot lead to
more ethical actions, as technology only connects representations
of people rather than the people themselves. In empathy’s place,
Davis proposes mutual recognition as a way to see and experience
others beyond colonial modes of empathy. Davis illustrates that
moving beyond empathy allows for a more nuanced understanding of
the colonial past and its ongoing impact while providing for a more
meaningful affective engagement with the world.
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Eternally Rose (Paperback)
Lou Mastantuono; As told to Mary E Davis
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Focusing on the works of Thomas Reid, Dugald Stewart, Sir William
Hamilton, Thomas Brown and James Frederick Ferrier, this book
offers a definitive account of an important philosophical movement,
and represents a ground-breaking contribution to scholarship in the
area. Essential reading for philosophers or anyone with an interest
in the history of philosophical thought.
In October 1967, eighteen-year-old Patrick Bradley enlisted in the
US Army and was later deployed to North Vietnam as a special
operator with missions to kill high-value targets. Combat left him
physically and psychologically wounded, as it does many veterans,
and Bradley struggled to adjust when he returned home. He seemed
destined for military prison after an altercation in which he broke
a superior officer's jaw, but his life changed forever when a
psychiatrist recommended a unique path for healing. Thanks to a
program sponsored by the Canadian government, Bradley traveled to
Canada to study bald eagles and document their behavior. He found
himself recovering while living alone in the wild with minimal
supplies or human contact. At the same time, his work was paving
the way for groundbreaking research, including the discovery of a
link between the use of the pesticide DDT and a decrease in
southern bald eagle populations. Later, he forged a successful
career training and managing wild animals and committed himself to
helping other wounded warriors by cofounding the Avian Veteran
Alliance, a nonprofit that pairs veterans suffering from PTSD and
physical injuries with injured birds of prey. The Eagle on My Arm
tells Bradley's inspirational story for the first time. This moving
account reveals how a soldier became a dedicated healer, using his
years of study and solitude to face his demons and turn his pain
into a lifelong passion for helping others.
Strap in alongside the Sabre pilots as they experienced the world's
first large-scale jet-vs-jet combats. Brought to life with
innovative tactical artwork and dramatic first-hand accounts from
the pilots themselves. The F-86A Sabre had entered USAF service in
1949, and in December 1950 three squadrons were sent to South
Korea. Despite primitive basing conditions and overwhelming Chinese
opposition, the Sabre pilots stopped communist air forces from
attacking UN ground troops and allowed Allied fighter-bombers to
operate without threat of interception. The ensuing air battles
between Sabres and MiG-15s were the first since World War II, and
the last in recent times to involve large numbers of jet fighters
in direct confrontation. In all of them the victorious F-86 pilots
demonstrated the superiority of their training and tactics and the
outstanding qualities of their Sabres. Contemporary photographs and
specially commissioned artwork, including a dramatic battlescene,
armament views, technical diagrams and ribbon diagrams illustrating
step-by-step each main dogfight explored in the book, bring the
experiences of the Sabre pilots and their battle tactics vividly to
life.
With specially commissioned artworks and dynamic combat ribbon
diagrams, this volume reveals how the 'last of the gunfighters', as
the F-8 was dubbed by its pilots, prevailed against the growing MiG
threat of the Vietnamese People's Air Force. When the Vietnam War
began, the F-8 was already firmly established as a fighter and
reconnaissance aircraft. It entered combat as an escort for Alpha
strike packages, braving the anti-aircraft artillery and
surface-to-air missiles alongside the A-4 Skyhawk bombers and
meeting MiGs for the first time on 3 April 1965. Although the
Crusader was nicknamed 'last of the gunfighters', its pilots
employed 'secondary' AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles in all but one of
their MiG kills, with guns also used as back-up in three. Its 20 mm
guns were unreliable as they often jammed during strenuous
manoeuvres, although they were responsible for damaging a number of
MiGs. However, in combat the F-8 had the highest 'exchange ratio'
(kills divided by losses) at six-to-one of any US combat aircraft
involved in the Vietnam War. Through the copious use of first-hand
accounts, highly detailed battlescene artwork, combat ribbon
diagrams and armament views, Osprey's Vietnam air war specialist
Peter E. Davies charts the successful career of the F-8 Crusader
over Vietnam.
The Handbook of Humility is the first scholarly book to bring
together authors from psychology as well as other fields to address
what we know and don't know about humility. Authors review the
existing research in this burgeoning field that has well over 100
empirical articles and an increasing trajectory of publication.
This work should form the basis for research in humility for many
years. In this book, chapters address definitions of humility that
guide research. Authors also reflect on the practical applications
of humility research within the areas they reviewed. The book
informs people who study humility scientifically, but it is also an
exceptional guide for psychotherapists, philosophers, religious and
community leaders, politicians, educated lay people, and those who
would like to fuel an informed reflection on how humility might
make interactions more civil in relationships, organizations,
communities, political processes, and national and international
relations.
This text highlights the indispensable role of school counselors
today, namely as change agents in an increasingly complex and
fluctuating school system. Informed by emerging standards of
practice and current research, the book adopts the salutary
perspective of solution-focused brief therapy as its foundation. It
outlines practical and time-sensitive strategies for school
counselors to use with students, parents, teachers, and
administrators. The Solution-FocusedSchool Counselor encourages
readers to envision and proactively construct interactions with
students, families, and staff that contribute not only to the
formation of an exceptional school, but to the shaping of an
effective professional practice. Blending current theory into
practice, the authors have consulted research across a variety of
disciplines and have related it in an understandable format. School
counselors will find this book useful either as a professional
resource to be read from cover-to-cover, or as a reference tool
from which specific sections may be consulted. This book is an
excellent resource for school counselors and students alike. It is
also useful for school psychologists and administrators as well as
anyone interested in making a difference in the school setting.
Identity and Social Change examines the thorny problem of modern
identity. Trenchant critiques have come from identity politics,
focusing on the construction of difference and the solidarity of
minorities, and from academic deconstructions of modern
subjectivity. This volume places identity in a broader sociological
context of destabilizing and reintegrating forces. The contributors
first explore identity in light of economic changes, consumerism,
and globalization, then focus on the question of identity
dissolution. Zygmunt Bauman examines the effects of consumerism and
considers the constraints these place on the disadvantaged. Drawing
together discourses of the body and globalization, David Harvey
considers the growth of the wage labour system worldwide and its
consequences for worker consciousness. Mike Featherstone outlines a
rethinking of citizenship and identity formation in light of the
realities of globalization and new information technologies. Part
two opens with Robert Dunn's examination of cultural
commodification and the attenuation of social relations. He argues
that the media and marketplace are part of a general
destabilization of identity formation. Kenneth Gergen maintains
that proliferating communications technologies undermine the
traditional conceptions of self and community and suggest the need
for a new base for building the moral society. In the final
chapter, Harvie Ferguson argues that despite the contemporary
infatuation with irony, the decline of the notion of the self as an
inner depth effectively severs the long connection between irony
and identity.
The purpose of The Organists' Manual is to provide, within a single
volume, technical studies, diverse compositions, and technical
information for beginning organists.
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Trailblazers
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The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 marked a turning point
in international politics, representing a new type of threat that
could not easily be anticipated or prevented through state-based
structures of security alone. Opening up interdisciplinary
conversations between strategic, economic, ethical and legal
approaches to global terrorism, this edited book recognises a
fundamental issue: while major crises initially tend to reinforce
old thinking and behavioural patterns, they also allow societies to
challenge and overcome entrenched habits, thereby creating the
foundations for a new and perhaps more peaceful future. This volume
addresses the issues that are at stake in this dual process of
political closure, and therefore rethinks how states can respond to
terrorist threats. The contributors range from leading conceptual
theorists to policy-oriented analysts, from senior academics to
junior researchers. The book explores how terrorism has had a
profound impact on how security is being understood and
implemented, and uses a range of hitherto neglected sources of
insight, such as those between political, economic, legal and
ethical factors, to examine the nature and meaning of security in a
rapidly changing world.
The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 marked a turning point
in international politics, representing a new type of threat that
could not easily be anticipated or prevented through state-based
structures of security alone. Opening up interdisciplinary
conversations between strategic, economic, ethical and legal
approaches to global terrorism, this edited book recognises a
fundamental issue: while major crises initially tend to reinforce
old thinking and behavioural patterns, they also allow societies to
challenge and overcome entrenched habits, thereby creating the
foundations for a new and perhaps more peaceful future. This volume
addresses the issues that are at stake in this dual process of
political closure, and therefore rethinks how states can respond to
terrorist threats. The contributors range from leading conceptual
theorists to policy-oriented analysts, from senior academics to
junior researchers. The book explores how terrorism has had a
profound impact on how security is being understood and
implemented, and uses a range of hitherto neglected sources of
insight, such as those between political, economic, legal and
ethical factors, to examine the nature and meaning of security in a
rapidly changing world.
Until the publication of this new book there had been a lack of
well-founded guidelines for evaluating concentrations of lead in
soil and its relationship to human health. Thus, much confusion has
existed among regulatory agencies, industries, public health
officials, and the medical community about the evaluation and
remedying of lead-contaminated soils. Lead in Soil: Recommended
Guidelines represents the combined efforts of a multi-disciplinary
international task force from the Society for Environmental
Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) whose members are experts in the
fields of lead pollution and toxicology. It provides an
international consensus concerning environmental lead and blood
lead-especially in children. The task force evaluated the evidence
and made recommendations for guidelines to appraise lead
concentration. It also studied the influence of soil and other
sources of lead on blood lead concentrations. A model was prepared
that allows the user to select appropriate target levels of blood
lead while allowing for a variety of environmental situations or
regulatory criteria.
Focusing on the works of Thomas Reid, Dugald Stewart, Sir William Hamilton, Thomas Brown and James Frederick Ferrier, this book offers a definitive account of an important philosophical movement, and represents a ground-breaking contribution to scholarship in the area. Essential reading for philosophers or anyone with an interest in the history of philosophical thought. eBook available with sample pages: 0203471156
With first-hand insight into the into the key role of the US Air
Force's fighter-bomber from the Vietnam War through to Operation
Desert Storm during the First Gulf War, this book is an unmissable
account of some of the most dangerous and demanding missions in the
two wars. The advent of the surface-to-air missile (SAM) in the
early 1950s threatened the whole concept of aerial bombing from
medium and high altitude. Countermeasures were developed during the
Korean War, but with little initial success. It was only in the
closing stages of the Vietnam War, with the F-4Cww Phantom II (Wild
Weasel 4), that this equipment started to become successful enough
to allow a substantial investment in converting 116 F-4E Phantom
IIs into dedicated SEAD aircraft. This move introduced a new
generation of anti-radar missiles which became invaluable in later
operations including operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and
Northern Watch over Iraq. This volume features dynamic archival
photography from crews who flew the jet, alongside mission accounts
and technical details of the development and fielding of the F-4
Wild Weasel in its various iterations. Including specially
commissioned artwork of 'sharkmouthed' Phantom IIs in Vietnam
jungle camouflage and more modern USAF 'Ghost Gray', this book is
the ultimate visual and technical guide to the F-4 Phantom II Wild
Weasel Units in combat.
The capacity to conduct international disease outbreak surveillance
and share information about outbreaks quickly has empowered both
State and Non-State Actors to take an active role in stopping the
spread of disease by generating new technical means to identify
potential pandemics through the creation of shared reporting
platforms. Despite all the rhetoric about the importance of
infectious disease surveillance, the concept itself has received
relatively little critical attention from academics, practitioners,
and policymakers. This book asks leading contributors in the field
to engage with five key issues attached to international disease
outbreak surveillance - transparency, local engagement, practical
needs, integration, and appeal - to illuminate the political effect
of these technologies on those who use surveillance, those who
respond to surveillance, and those being monitored.
The Handbook of Humility is the first scholarly book to bring
together authors from psychology as well as other fields to address
what we know and don't know about humility. Authors review the
existing research in this burgeoning field that has well over 100
empirical articles and an increasing trajectory of publication.
This work should form the basis for research in humility for many
years. In this book, chapters address definitions of humility that
guide research. Authors also reflect on the practical applications
of humility research within the areas they reviewed. The book
informs people who study humility scientifically, but it is also an
exceptional guide for psychotherapists, philosophers, religious and
community leaders, politicians, educated lay people, and those who
would like to fuel an informed reflection on how humility might
make interactions more civil in relationships, organizations,
communities, political processes, and national and international
relations.
Until the publication of this new book there had been a lack of
well-founded guidelines for evaluating concentrations of lead in
soil and its relationship to human health. Thus, much confusion has
existed among regulatory agencies, industries, public health
officials, and the medical community about the evaluation and
remedying of lead-contaminated soils. Lead in Soil: Recommended
Guidelines represents the combined efforts of a multi-disciplinary
international task force from the Society for Environmental
Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) whose members are experts in the
fields of lead pollution and toxicology. It provides an
international consensus concerning environmental lead and blood
lead-especially in children. The task force evaluated the evidence
and made recommendations for guidelines to appraise lead
concentration. It also studied the influence of soil and other
sources of lead on blood lead concentrations. A model was prepared
that allows the user to select appropriate target levels of blood
lead while allowing for a variety of environmental situations or
regulatory criteria.
Underpinned by a rights-based approach, this essential text
critically analyses the theory and practice of children and young
people's nursing from several perspectives - public health, acute
and community based care, education and research. Chapters address
the clinical, legal, ethical, political and professional issues and
controversies which impact on the care delivered to children, young
people and their families both nationally and internationally. This
new edition continues to promote reflection and critical thinking
about the practice of children's nursing and professional
development.
A detailed look at the deadly battle between US Navy F9F Panther
jet fighter-bombers and communist anti-aircraft artillery (AAA)
defenses that proliferated throughout the Korean War. The F9F
Panther was one of the many fighters converted for ground-attack
duties, following an established US tradition. Originally designed
as a jet fighter, in April 1951 it became the first jet to launch
from a carrier with bombs loaded, using them to destroy a crucial
railway bridge at Songjin. The Panther's four 20 mm guns were
considered to be very effective for flak suppression and these
aircraft were used as escorts for propeller-driven AD Skyraider and
F4U Corsair attack aircraft. However, later in 1951, flak damage to
Panthers increased as the Chinese established better AAA weapons to
defend key transport routes. The communist AAA crews had heavy guns
of 37 mm caliber and above. Gunners could use optical height
finders, predictors and in many cases radar control. They learned
to conceal their weapons in civilian buildings, use wires to bring
aircraft down, and set up false targets as "flak traps." Both
opponents' tactics and gunnery are explored in depth in this study
of the F9F Panthers and of their adversaries. Containing full-color
illustrations including cockpit scenes and armament views, this
innovative volume also includes a detailed analysis of the US Navy
Panthers' loss rates and their causes.
A fully illustrated study into the extraordinary Convair B-36
during the Cold War. Conceived during 1941 in case Germany occupied
Britain, when US bombers would then have insufficient range to
retaliate, the B-36 was to be primarily a '10,000-mile bomber' with
heavy defensive armament, six engines and a performance that would
prevent interception by fighters. Although rapid developments in
jet engine and high-speed airframe technology quickly made it
obsolescent, the B-36 took part in many important nuclear test
programmes. The aircraft also provided the US nuclear deterrent
until the faster B-52 became available in 1955. It was one of the
first aircraft to use substantial amounts of magnesium in its
structure, leading to the bomber's 'Magnesium Overcast' nickname.
It earned many superlatives due to the size and complexity of its
structure, which used 27 miles of wiring, had a wingspan longer
than the Wright brothers' first flight, equivalent engine power to
400 cars, the same internal capacity as three five-room houses and
27,000 gallons of internal fuel - enough to propel a car around the
world 18 times. Much was made of the fact that the wing was deep
enough to allow engineers to enter it and maintain the engines in
flight. B-36s continued in the bomber and reconnaissance role until
their retirement in February 1959 following 11 years in SAC.
Convair employees were invited to suggest names for the giant
aircraft, eliciting suggestions such as 'King Kong Bomber',
'Condor', 'Texan' and 'Unbelievable', but the most popular was
'Peacemaker'. Oddly, objections from religious groups deterred the
USAF from ever adopting it officially. This fully illustrated
volume includes first-hand accounts, original photographs and up to
30 profile artworks depicting in detail the complexity of this
superlative aircraft.
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