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This major, definitive anthology of writings is a complete and
up-to-date guide to environmental literacy. This major anthology is
the first to apply a fully interdisciplinary approach to
environmental studies. A comprehensive guide to environmental
literacy, the book demonstrates how the sciences, social sciences,
and humanities all contribute to understanding our
interrelationships with the natural world. Though not specialized,
Environment is a book that even specialists can learn from. Ten
innovative case studies--climate shock, species endangerment,
nuclear power, biotechnology, sustainable development,
deforestation, environmental security, globalization, wilderness,
and the urban environment-are followed by readings from specific
disciplines. These can be integrated with the case studies to shape
individual interests and teaching strategies. The volume presents
an imaginative array of texts, from scientific papers to poetry,
legal decisions to historical accounts, personal essays to economic
analysis. Taken together, these selections provide a balanced,
authoritative, and up-to-date treatment of key issues in
environmental studies.
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Martin Lawrence, Gary Sinise, Ashton Kutcher, Jon Favreau, Georgia Engel, …
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Animated adventure comedy featuring the voice talents of Martin
Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher and Gary Sinise. When a domesticated
grizzly bear called Boog (Lawrence) gets lured into leaving the
creature comforts of home by a fast-talking mule deer named Elliott
(Kutcher), he finds himself lost in the woods just three days
before hunting season begins. Forced to rough it in the great
outdoors, Boog goes native, rallying all the forest animals to take
back their home and send the hunters packing.
This book is about innovation ecosystems, Clusters of Innovation
(COI) and the Global Networks of Clusters of Innovation (GNCOI)
they naturally form. What is innovation and why is it important to
us? Innovation is nothing less than the ability for constructive
response and adaptation to change. The cause and catalyst for that
change is frequently identified as technology and its unceasing
pressure to improve on existing solutions and address unmet needs.
The last decade has painfully demonstrated that exogenous
environmental shocks are also sources of change that call for
innovative responses, ranging from the obvious challenges such as
global warming and Covid-19 to the more subtle social and political
perturbations of our time. Entrepreneurs, in collaboration with
venture investors and major corporations can create a flywheel of
constructive engagement, a cluster of Innovation, that helps build
the resiliency of our communities to adsorb and rebound from these
shocks. The process is enhanced when actively supported by
government, universities, and other elements of the ecosystem. This
book provides the tools for understanding this value creation
process and the means to enhance it, in both emerging and mature
innovation ecosystems. This book provides a framework for
understanding innovation in mature and emerging innovation
ecosystems to a wide swath of professionals and academics, from
senior executives of major corporations, government leaders, public
policy makers, and consultants, to academics, researchers, and
educators.
Full-length animated feature following Mickey Mouse (voice of Wayne
Allwine) and the rest of the gang. Aboard the Clubhouse Train,
Mickey and his friends collect snow that never melts so they can
play in the snow in the summertime!
This timely book provides an astute assessment of the institutional
and constitutional boundaries, interactions and tensions between
the different levels of governance in EU criminal justice. Probing
the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of the EU's approach
to transnational crime, it proposes improved mechanisms for public
participation in the governance of EU criminal law, designed to
ensure better transparency, accountability and democratic controls.
Influential scholars from across Europe analyse key practical
challenges to the governance of EU criminal law in the context of
specific crimes, including financial crime, cybercrime and
environmental crime. Offering sector-specific perspectives on
tackling transnational crime, insightful chapters examine the
potential options for criminal-law cooperation between the EU and
the UK after Brexit, and consider to what extent these avenues may
represent enhanced mechanisms for the governance of transnational
crimes and common security threats in the future. This important
study will prove crucial reading for academics, researchers and
postgraduate students examining EU, transnational and comparative
criminal law, as well as European integration studies and
constitutional law more broadly. Practitioners and policy-makers
working in the EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice will also
benefit from this book's practical insights into the mechanisms of
EU law and justice.
Packaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale
Classics is a new series of essential works. From the musings of
intellectuals such as Thomas Paine in Common Sense to the striking
personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a
Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our
intellectual history through the words of the exceptional few.
Originally published as a political pamphlet in 1848, amidst the
revolutions in Europe, The Communist Manifesto documents Karl Marx
and Friedrich Engels's theories on society and politics. It does so
by defining the state of the class system in contemporary Europe in
which a larger, lower class is controlled and oppressed by a
tyrannical, oppressive upper class. The Manifesto argues that, at
some point in history, the lower class will inevitably realize
their potential and exploitation and subsequently revolt. Once this
occurs, Marx and Engels argue, there will be an uprising among
proletariats that shifts political and economic power, ultimately
resulting in the dismantling of class systems and capitalism.
Additionally, in the Manifesto, Marx and Engels also predict the
future state of the global economy and discuss their viewpoints on
private property, while also addressing many other topics pertinent
to today's world. Although written nearly 170 years ago, The
Communist Manifesto is still widely read and cited. Amid the
current turmoil between social classes and the societies of the
world, its revolutionary prose and ideas can still yield ripe food
for thought.
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Saving Up
Ruthie Van Oosbree; Illustrated by Mette Engell
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This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of current
developments, issues and good practices regarding assessment in
social science research. It pays particular attention to the
challenges in evaluation policies in the social sciences, as well
as to the specificities of publishing in the area. The Handbook
discusses the current societal challenges facing researchers, from
digital societies, to climate change and sustainability, to trust
in democratic societies. Chapters provide ways to strengthen
research assessment in the social sciences for the better, by
offering a diverse range of experiences and views of experts from
all continents. The Handbook also outlines major data sources that
can be used to assess social sciences research, as well as looking
at key dimensions of research quality in the social sciences
including journal peer review, the issue of identifying research
quality, and gender disparities in social science research. This
book will be an essential read for scholars interested in research
assessment in the social sciences. It will also be useful to policy
makers looking to understand the key position of the social
sciences in science and society and provide appropriate frameworks
for key societal challenges.
A fascinating and enlightening celebration of mushrooms and the
magic of the forest for those who revel in mushroom imagery and
lore. Mushrooms--as a decorative element, as a signifier of the
mystery of the forest, and as an adorable emblem of witchy
cottagecore dreams--have proliferated in the collective
consciousness as of late. Mushroom Magick is a whimsical collection
of mushroom facts and fables divided into three sections: first,
profiles of 22 well-known mushrooms include information on biology
and common uses as well as a rundown of their energetic properties
and suggestions for incorporating them into spellwork. Section two
provides a world-spanning collection of mushroom myths and fables.
The final section is a taste of the spells and rituals that you can
perform with common mushrooms such as creminis, shiitakes, and
portobellos--carved candles, floor washes, teas, and even some
yummy meals can improve your love life, super-charge your good
fortune, or even cast a well-deserved hex upon your most hated
enemy.
Exploring the emerging and vibrant field of critical agrarian
studies, this comprehensive Handbook offers interdisciplinary
insights from both leading scholars and activists to understand
agrarian life, livelihoods, formations and processes of change. It
highlights the development of the field, which is characterized by
theoretical and methodological pluralism and innovation. The
Handbook presents critical analyses of, and examines controversies
about, historical and contemporary social structures and processes
in agrarian and rural settings from a wide range of perspectives.
Chapters explore the origins of critical agrarian studies, the
concepts underpinning the diverse theoretical approaches to the
field, and the strengths and weaknesses of different methodologies
used within the field. Finally, it illuminates debates around the
topic and trajectories for future research and development. This
will be a vital resource for graduate students, scholars and
activists interested in critical agrarian studies. The analytical
and empirical insights will also be helpful to students of
environmental and development studies as well as agricultural and
development economics, human geography and socio-cultural
anthropology.
'The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.' Marx and
Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes - one of the
most important and influential political theories ever formulated.
Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th
birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and
diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and
across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over
Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del
Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are
stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays
satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives
of millions. Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Friedrich Engels
(1820-1895). Marx's works available in Penguin Classics are
Capital, Dispatches for the New York Tribune, Early Writings,
Grundrisse, The Portable Karl Marx and Revolution and War.
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Bed! Bed! Bed!
Douglas Florian; Illustrated by Christiane Engel
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This book is about innovation ecosystems, Clusters of Innovation
(COI) and the Global Networks of Clusters of Innovation (GNCOI)
they naturally form. What is innovation and why is it important to
us? Innovation is nothing less than the ability for constructive
response and adaptation to change. The cause and catalyst for that
change is frequently identified as technology and its unceasing
pressure to improve on existing solutions and address unmet needs.
The last decade has painfully demonstrated that exogenous
environmental shocks are also sources of change that call for
innovative responses, ranging from the obvious challenges such as
global warming and Covid-19 to the more subtle social and political
perturbations of our time. Entrepreneurs, in collaboration with
venture investors and major corporations can create a flywheel of
constructive engagement, a cluster of Innovation, that helps build
the resiliency of our communities to adsorb and rebound from these
shocks. The process is enhanced when actively supported by
government, universities, and other elements of the ecosystem. This
book provides the tools for understanding this value creation
process and the means to enhance it, in both emerging and mature
innovation ecosystems. This book provides a framework for
understanding innovation in mature and emerging innovation
ecosystems to a wide swath of professionals and academics, from
senior executives of major corporations, government leaders, public
policy makers, and consultants, to academics, researchers, and
educators.
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Vehicles (Paperback)
Fiona Hayes, Christiane Engel
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Nothing beats the joy a cardboard box can bring on a rainy day.
Want to fly a plane? Get a cardboard box. Want to go to space?
Cardboard box. Want to build a castle and hold a jousting
tournament? That's right - you need a cardboard box! Cardboard
Creations is bursting full of ideas for how to turn that magical
cardboard box into so many exciting playthings. In Vehicles you can
build a car to race in or a rocket ship to fly to space in using
the simple instructions and full colour photos. Like the humble
cardboard box, this book will stretch as far as your imagination
will allow. What will you build?
DISCOVER THE WORK THAT LAUNCHED REVOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD
Although it was published in 1848, The Communist Manifesto is as
controversial and provocative as ever. Its stirring and poetic
language helped spread Marx and Engels' socialist message far and
wide, unleashing a century of political revolution. In an age of
great inequality, the Manifesto's message of an exploited and
suffering working class that must rise up and claim the means of
production and wealth continues to resonate. This deluxe edition
features an insightful introduction from Tom Butler-Bowdon which
explains how the text came to be written, and why it remains
popular.
*A New York Times Editors’ Choice* From the author of Infinite
Country—a New York Times bestseller and a Reese’s Book Club
pick—comes a “rich and compelling” (The Washington Post)
collection of ten exquisite, award-winning short stories set across
the Americas and linked by themes of migration, sacrifice, and
moral compromise. Two Colombian expats meet as strangers on the
rainy streets of New York City, both burdened with traumatic pasts.
In Cuba, a woman discovers her deceased brother’s bones have been
stolen, and the love of her life returns from Ecuador for a
one-night visit. A cash-strapped couple hustles in Miami, to
life-altering ends. “If you’re looking for a collection that
will touch your heart and make you look at your fellow humans more
generously, this one’s a can’t-miss” (Good Housekeeping).
Author Patricia Engel is “a wonder” (Lauren Groff) and these
intimate and panoramic stories bring to life the liminality of
regret, the vibrancy of community, and the epic deeds and quiet
moments of love.
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Dump Truck Disco (Paperback)
Skye Silver; Illustrated by Christiane Engel; Narrated by Audra Mariel
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Dump Truck Daisy and her construction vehicle crew are on a secret
nighttime mission - build a playground before sunrise! Detailed
endnotes provide additional information about construction vehicles
and inclusive playgrounds. Vibrant artwork and a catchy disco tune
and animation make this a stellar choice for any child who is
fascinated by construction vehicles. A QR code on the book provides
access to video animation and audio.
Drink deliciously and magickally with this exquisite compendium of
potent mystical beverages, with witchy wisdom from author Shawn
Engel and expertly crafted cocktails from mixologist Steven
Nichols. For thousands of years, witches young and old have
concocted mysterious potions to heal, to divine the future, to get
in touch with the energies of the planet-and just to have fun. In
this enchanting compendium of 40 drink recipes, mystical maven
Shawn Engel shares her thoughts on what to imbibe for power,
energy, and amusement. Written in tandem with the award-winning
cocktail writer and developer Steven Nichols, this collection
presents a broad range of drinks for every purpose. Whether it's a
trio of beverages celebrating the energies of the maiden, mother,
and crone (with notes of pomegranate, fig, and smoke respectively),
or an eminently sippable mint-based money magick brew for
prosperity, this book is a party with a purpose. Not only are these
drinks fun and shareable, they also contain ingredients with
ancient magickal significance. For example, the 'Keep it Hexy' is
not only a delicious vodka-based cocktail perfect for kick-starting
a memorable evening, it also contains black pepper to return a hex
to sender, sage to cleanse an evil eye, and blackberries for
protection. All recipes include energetic properties and plenty of
information about magickal ingredients and why they've been used to
address certain ills for millennia; some even come with invocations
and rituals to amplify their power.
Explore the busy town, bustling seaside and look up in the air in First Explorers: Things That Go! Spot cars, boats and fire engines, as well as lots of other things that go all around us.
Each scene has chunky push, pull and slide mechanisms perfect for little hands and vehicles to spot with fun facts about them. Beautifully illustrated by Christiane Engel, this title provides gentle early learning and is a wonderful introduction to science topics for small children.
Discover more in the First Explorers series: Night Animals, Sea Creatures, In the Jungle, Dinosaurs, My Body, Astronauts, Wild Animals, Brilliant Bugs, Snowy Animals
Entrepreneurship and innovation are the drivers of value creation
in the twenty-first century. In the geography of the global economy
there are 'hot spots' where new technologies germinate at an
astounding rate and pools of capital, expertise, and talent foster
the development of new industries, and new ways of doing business.
These clusters of innovation have key attributes distinct from
traditional industrial clusters that allow them to extend beyond
geographic boundaries and serve as models for economic expansion in
both developed and developing countries. How do these clusters
emerge? What is the role of individual institutions such as
governments, universities, major corporations, investors, and the
individual entrepreneur? Are there systemic underpinnings, an
invisible hand, that encourage these communities? The book begins
with a presentation of the Clusters of Innovation Framework that
identifies the salient components, behaviors, and linkages that
characterize an innovation cluster, followed by an analysis of the
archetypal cluster, Silicon Valley. Subsequent chapters probe how
these characteristics apply in a diverse selection of economic
communities in Germany, Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom, Israel,
Japan, Taiwan, China, Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil. Concluding
chapters investigate the role of transregional organizations as
cross-border disseminators of best practices in entrepreneurship
and innovation. Students and professors of economics, business,
public policy, management, entrepreneurship, and innovation will
find this book a useful resource. Corporate executives, university
administrators, government officials, policy makers, and
entrepreneurs will also find it an insightful guide. Contributors:
O. Berry, D. Chapman, J.-M. Chen, S.H. De Cleyn, I. Del Palacio, W.
De Waele, J. Engel, F. Feferman, F. Forster, S. Kagami, M.
Pareja-Eastaway, J.M. Pique, Q. Lang, C. Scheel, H. Schoenenberger,
M. Subodh, V. Trigo, D. Wasserteil, P. Weilerstein, C.-T. Wen
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Get a Move On! (Paperback)
Ben Bailey Smith; Illustrated by Mette Engell
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It's Monday morning and there's chaos at Maxine's house. Dad's got
ketchup on his sleeve and has lost his yellow sock. Mum can't get the
car to start. But there's time for a puppet show and maybe even a third
piece of marmalade toast, right? Maxine has really got to get a move on!
This hilarious story from rapper, actor and comedian Ben Bailey Smith
is perfect for children who are learning to read by themselves and for
Key Stage 1. It features engaging illustrations from Mette Engell and
hilarious characters young readers will find hard to resist.
Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading,
with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson.
They are packed with gorgeous colour illustrations and include inside
cover notes to help adults reading with children, as well as ideas for
activities related to the stories.
Book Band: Purple
Ideal for ages 6+
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