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Hurricanes (Paperback)
Jack Williams, Stephen P. Leatherman
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R93
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For many Americans, Katrina's deadly destructiveness offered a
first harrowing lesson in the power of hurricanes. For those living
along the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, Katrina was one
more disastrous encounter with an overwhelming force of nature. As
evidence mounts that these tropical cyclones will only grow more
frequent and intense, this book offers a much-needed opportunity to
understand the workings of hurricanes. Two recognized authorities
on climate and weather gives readers a close look at hurricanes
past and present, from the historic Galveston storm of 1900 to the
devastating Katrina. Along with near-incredible stories of damage
wreaked and lives altered, this book provides a clear and concise
introduction to the mechanics of the storms. In scientifically
accurate but easily comprehensible terms, the authors explain the
formidable wind speed, the heavy rains, and the eye of the
hurricane, all accompanied by detailed diagrams and spectacular
color photographs. Their work makes it possible for readers to make
informed decisions about a natural phenomenon that increasingly
affects our lives.
Tom is a young man without a plan. After graduating from university
in the UK, his search for something meaningful sees him embark on a
doctorate in political philosophy at the prestigious Laughton
University in the US. When he secures a scholarship from the
Willoughby T. Forsyth Foundation, the future’s looking bright
across the pond… After two relatively quiet years at Laughton,
the election of Trump galvanises Tom to join the political activism
sweeping campus, through which he finally finds a purpose – and a
girlfriend! But in a cruel twist of fate, the budding progressive
activist’s life is thrown into chaos when the sordid past of
Willoughby T. Forsyth is revealed. Dumped, publicly shamed and with
his bank account empty, Tom struggles haplessly through the fallout
from under his desk. Will he ever make it out? Witty and
thought-provoking in equal measure, Pond Life is a satire of
contemporary academia that questions the institutionalisation of
privilege and highlights the dangers of unequal power.
The environmental impacts of construction are momentous. How can
architects minimise these by making responsible material choices?
Material choices have a global impact. The design and construction
industry are responsible for 39% of all carbon emissions in the
world. Despite the great desire among architects to address this,
it can be difficult to compare materials directly, let alone
understand the repercussions of selecting materials for use in
different parts of a building or of sourcing them from across the
world. Showcasing the latest thought leadership from subject
experts across the industry, this primer sets out the various
considerations and parameters for specifying a particular material.
It empowers architects with the knowledge of which materials are
available, how best to use them, and what their future holds as the
industry continues to innovate. Each chapter will be devoted to a
single material and will consider environmental impacts
holistically, looking at health and biodiversity impacts, among
other issues. Featuring: • Chapters written by subject experts,
including: Duncan Baker-Brown, Carol Costello, Graham Coult,
Barbara Jones, Rowland Keable, Bruce Martin, Michael Stacey and
Oliver Wilton. • Mainstream and burgeoning materials, including:
aluminium, bamboo, brick, concrete, cork, hemp, mycelium, plastics,
steel, stone and timber. • Diagrams, graphics and illustrated
exemplars.
A study of how cricket in England between the Wars reflected the
social relations and cultural values of the time. The authors
explore English social and cultural history through the sport by
analysing the relationships between classes, Church and society, as
well as gender roles. They point out cricket's role as part of the
national image and the influence it had on evaluating the 'English
character'. They carefully outline how the sport demonstrates the
tendencies and morals of the time; for example, in the game of
cricket social and economic differences were made obvious. The game
was intertwined with the convictions of whether a person's moral
fitness for political and social leadership was a shown by prowess
in the sport. Examining cricket playing among women and their
support for the sport provides an unusual perspective upon gender
roles between the Wars. The study the beliefs that cricket
sportmanship expressed Christian teachings and how the Church's
presence in recreational cricket established the role of
Christianity in English social life and ethical values. The images
of cricket and how far the world of cricket conformed to these
ideas are essential for understanding English culture and society
between the Wars.
Taiwan experienced a highly successful economic transformation in
the last 50 years that produced one of Asia's genuine 'miracles' of
modern development, in terms of improvement in per capita income
and overall quality of material well being for its citizens. The
process, though, involved rapid industrialization and urbanization,
and breakneck mass consumption, that inevitably resulted in rapid
escalation in degradation of the island's fragile air, water, and
land, and produced some of the worst environmental pollution to be
found anywhere in Asia This book examines the causes of Taiwan's
environmental predicament, engaging in Taiwan's unique geological,
geographical, demographical, political, industrial, historical and
economic circumstances. In addition, Jack Williams and Ch'ang-yi
David Chang assess the efforts of the government, NGOs and private
citizens to create a "green" environmentally sustainable island,
with a high tech economy based on the silicon chip, the backbone of
Taiwan's highly successful IT industry. Finally the authors discuss
what can be done to improve Taiwan's environmental future. As the
first commercially available book in English on Taiwan's
environmental problems this is an invaluable read for students and
scholars interested in environmental studies, sustainable
development and the island of Taiwan.
From an environmental perspective, Taiwan not only ranks as one of
the more polluted places on earth, it also has a unique mix of
factors that account for the island's relatively weak standing on
the environmental front. First, the island is relatively small in
proportion to its population so the impact of humans upon the
environment is more intense than in less densely populated places.
Second, the island experienced a highly successful economic
transformation in the last 50 years that produced one of Asia's
genuine 'miracles' of modern development, in terms of improvement
in per capita income and overall quality of material well being for
its citizens. The process, though, involved rapid industrialization
and urbanization, and breakneck mass consumption, that inevitably
resulted in rapid escalation in degradation of the island's fragile
air, water, and land, and produced some of the worst environmental
pollution to be found anywhere in Asia. Third, the island suffered
for more than 40 years under an authoritarian one-party government
that ran the island virtually unchecked in terms of development
policies and allocation of the island's physical resources. The
result was that abuses to the environment were buried under the
rhetoric of higher priorities in the government's ongoing struggle
with the Chinese government in Beijing. In short, the environment
had to wait.
In this book Jack Williams and Ch'ang-yi David Chang examine the
causes of Taiwan's environmental predicament, engaging in Taiwan's
unique geological, geographical, demographical, political,
industrial, historical and economic circumstances with a view to
what can be done to improve Taiwan's environmental future.
A thorough, innovative yet entertaining and readable analysis of
sport as an expression of the values and social relations of a
nation. Covering the years between the two World Wars, the central
place of sport in English life is brought into sharp focus,
providing insight into issues of gender, class, religion and
locality, ideas of morality, continuity and change, and what it
meant to be English during this pivotal time. Themes include: the
nature of sport and its place in national life how sport was
portrayed in the media and through the sports stars of the age
tradition and change in sport and in society gaining meaning from
sport: the pursuit of pleasure, a moral code, and ideas of
Englishness class, social conflict and social cohesion. This
original and lucid study is ideal for students of sport and social
history, and anyone with an interest in the social role of sport.
In this book Jack Williams takes a look at cricket as a symbol of
England in the 1920s and 1930s. Cricket had a vital role in how the
English imagined themselves and their social world. Assumptions
attached to the high level of sportsmanship within cricket and the
associations of cricket with the Church, respect for tradition, the
empire, the public schools and reverence for pastoralism meant that
cricket was represented as expressing a distinctively English form
of moral worth.
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The Missing (Blu-ray disc)
Tchéky Karyo, Csaba Bartos, James Nesbitt, Anastasia Hille, Frances O'Connor, …
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R420
Discovery Miles 4 200
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All eight episodes of the BBC miniseries starring James Nesbitt and
Frances O'Connor. When Tony and Emily Hughes (Nesbitt and O'Connor)
travel to France with their five-year-old son Oliver (Oliver Hunt),
their family holiday turns into a nightmare when Oliver disappears
into the crowd of a busy French street. As the frantic father loses
patience with the police and their lack of motivation to search for
Oliver, Tony takes matters into his own hands and begins to form a
private investigation. The cast also includes Tchéky Karyo and
Anastasia Hille.
The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly
remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the
greater significance and broader scope of his work is often
overlooked.
"Robert Recorde: Tudor Polymath, Expositor and Practitioner of
Computation" presents an authoritative and in-depth analysis of the
man, his achievements and his historical importance. This scholarly
yet accessible work examines the latest evidence on all aspects of
Recorde s life, throwing new light on a character deserving of
greater recognition.
Topics and features: presents a concise chronology of Recorde s
life; examines his published works; "The Grounde of Artes," "The
Pathway to Knowledge," "The Castle of Knowledge," and "The
Whetstone of Witte"; describes Recorde s professional activities in
the minting of money and the mining of silver, as well as his
dispute with William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke; investigates
Recorde s work as a physician, his linguistic and antiquarian
interests, and his religious beliefs; discusses the influence of
Recorde s publisher, Reyner Wolfe, in his life; reviews his legacy
to 17th-Century science, and to modern computer science and
mathematics.
This fascinating insight into a much under-appreciated figure is
a must-read for researchers interested in the history of computer
science and mathematics, and for scholars of renaissance studies,
as well as for the general reader."
The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered
for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater
significance and broader scope of his work is often overlooked.
This book presents an authoritative and in-depth analysis of the
man, his achievements and his historical importance. This scholarly
yet accessible work examines the latest evidence on all aspects of
Recorde 's life, throwing new light on a character deserving of
greater recognition. Topics and features: presents a concise
chronology of Recorde 's life; examines his published works;
describes Recorde 's professional activities in the minting of
money and the mining of silver, as well as his dispute with William
Herbert, Earl of Pembroke; investigates Recorde 's work as a
physician, his linguistic and antiquarian interests, and his
religious beliefs; discusses the influence of Recorde 's publisher,
Reyner Wolfe, in his life; reviews his legacy to 17th-Century
science, and to modern computer science and mathematics.
Cricket and broadcasting explores how the significance of radio and
television to cricket in England has grown since the beginnings of
broadcasting. Since the Second World War cricket has been
increasingly shaped by its relationship with broadcasting which has
been a force for conservatism and change. Representations of
cricket on radio and television have done much to determine levels
of interest and participation in the sport. Major changes such as
the growth of the limited-overs game, the expansion of
international cricket, reforms to County Championship and the rise
of sponsorship were dependent on support from television, and
income from television has enabled county cricket to survive as the
highest form of domestic cricket in England. This accessibly
written book will be essential reading for scholars and students of
sports history, social and cultural history, and media studies. --
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Raw (Paperback)
Jack William
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R372
Discovery Miles 3 720
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Jack Williams provides a thought-provoking examination of
television's role in British popular culture.
The Internal Market Act 2020 provides the foundation for freedom of
trade within the UK following Brexit. The Act is a central element
of the UK's constitutional infrastructure. By enabling goods and
services that are lawfully made or sold in one of the UK's four
constituent parts to be marketed and sold across the rest of the
UK, the Act exerts a practical brake on regulatory divergence,
because higher regulatory standards imposed by legislation in one
part of the UK may have little practical effect unless these
standards are also adopted in the UK's other three constituent
parts. The Act will therefore be a strong force compelling
cooperation between the four legislatures' regulatory standards and
will be a powerful tool for lawyers challenging regulatory rules.
As well as impacting almost every area of business and trade, the
Act also touches the lives of individuals and provides the UK
Government with powers to fund economic and cultural activities on
a UK wide basis despite the devolution settlement. This
Blackstone's Guide explores the Act's provisions in a succinct and
practical manner, supported by worked examples and comparative
insights from EU internal market and competition law.
Life outside our nation's big cities comprises a remarkably rich
aspect of America-culturally, historically, and physically. Because
of the way we move through the country, however-on roads built for
maximum expediency-most of us are rarely if ever exposed to these
small communities, a trend that is moving these towns dangerously
far off the maps of commerce and public consciousness. In Easy On,
Easy Off, Jack Williams takes to the roads of the interstate
highway system to explore America's small towns, bringing back
diverse examples of both beautiful and neglected places that
illustrate how shifts in modern transportation have influenced
urban form. Most of these communities are little known beyond their
discrete regions, yet their struggles to prosper are universal.
Mill towns, county-seat court squares, villages of the Great
Plains, mining towns, and California's forgotten Chinese
settlements all share similar fates-overshadowed by interstate
off-ramp towns and bypassed by high-speed traffic. Employing more
than 150 historic maps and images, unique drawings, and
contemporary photographs, Williams convincingly argues that
irreversible changes have overtaken the landscapes of small-town
America, with each community's economic and social vitality slowly
shifting away to other commercial places that attach to our highway
interchanges and extrude into strip malls. A tale of success
perhaps for the highway system, the more urgent story relayed in
Easy On, Easy Off is of the loss of the complex fabric of thousands
of small towns that once defined this nation.
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