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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Étienne Gilson (1884-1978) was a French philosopher and historian
of philosophy, as well as a scholar of medieval philosophy. In 1946
he attained the distinction of being elected an ""Immortal""
(member) of the Académie française. He was nominated for the
Nobel Prize in Literature in 1959 and 1964. This major biography of
Gilson was first published in France in 2018, and now arrives in a
long-anticipated English translation. Florian Michel traces
Gilson's life through his time as a professor at the College de
France and member of the French Academy. Gilson was a prisoner of
war in Germany, was one of the first to describe the horrors of the
famine in Ukraine (1922), created an institute of medieval studies
in Toronto, published hundreds of articles in the French daily
press and took part in the founding conferences of the United
Nations.He was neither for Sartre nor for Aron, and advocated, when
the NATO agreements were signed, the neutrality and non-alignment
of Europe. Gilson did not hesitate to engage in quarrels with the
bishops and allows us to understand how one passes from a critical
modernism before the First World War to a liberal Thomism and to
the Vatican Council II. James G. Colbert, who translated Gilson's
The Metamorphosis of the City, offers a careful and measured
translation to bring this important work to an English speaking
audience.
The elucidation of reaction mechanisms generally requires the
carefully designed control of molecular symmetry to distinguish
between the many possible reaction pathways. Making and Breaking
Symmetry in Chemistry emphasises the crucial role played by
symmetry in modern synthetic chemistry. After discussion of a
number of famous classical experiments, the advances brought about
by the introduction of new techniques, in particular NMR
spectroscopy, are exemplified in numerous cases taken from the
recent literature. Experimental verification of many of the
predictions made in Woodward and Hoffmann's explication of the
Conservation of Orbital Symmetry are described. Applications that
involve the breaking of molecular symmetry to resolve these and
other mechanistic problems in organic, inorganic and organometallic
chemistry are presented in the first sections of the book, together
with many examples of the detection of hitherto hidden
rearrangement processes.Subsequently, under the aegis of making
molecular symmetry, examples of the preparation of highly
symmetrical molecules found in the organic, organometallic or
inorganic domains are discussed. These include Platonic
hydrocarbons or boranes, tetrahedranes, cubanes, prismanes,
dodecahedrane, fullerene fragments such as corannulene, sumanene or
semibuckminsterfullerene, and other systems of unusual geometries
or bonding characteristics (Moebius strips, molecular brakes and
gears, Chauvin's carbomers, Fitjer's rotanes, persubstituted rings,
metal-metal multiple bonds, etc.). The text also contains vignettes
of many of the scientists who made these major advances, as well as
short sections that briefly summarise key features of important
topics that underpin the more descriptive material. These include
some aspects of chirality, NMR spectroscopy, and the use of
isotopic substitution to break molecular symmetry. A brief appendix
on point group symmetry and nomenclature is also helpfully
provided.
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The Art of the Novel (Paperback)
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How do you write a novel? Practising novelists and teachers of
creative writing reveal their working methods and offer practical
advice. Subjects covered range from magic realism to
characterisation, surrealism to historical fiction, via
perspective, plot twists and avoiding being boring, among many
others. This book is for creative writing students writers and
readers of novels teachers of creative writing With contributions
from Leone Ross, Tom Bromley, Jenn Ashworth, AJ Dalton, Nikesh
Shukla, Stella Duffy, Mark Morris, Alison Moore, Nicholas Royle,
Alice Thompson, Kerry Hudson, Toby Litt, Livi Michael, Joe Stretch,
James Miller, Sarah Butler, Will Wiles, Graeme Shimmin Featuring
Eighteen specially commissioned essays Creative writing exercises
Top tips Lists of recommended novels
The first volume of a two part set on the history of the Galician
Division is based on over 25 years research by accomplished
historian Michael James Melnyk who has sourced additional new and
hitherto unseen original material on all aspects of the Division's
history from archives and private collections in Europe, Australia,
North American and Canada. Complemented by the individual accounts
and contributions of many veterans which add an engaging personal
dimension, this new definitive two volume account supersedes his
earlier divisional history published in 2002. As a recognised
authority on the subject he has produced the most reliable and
exhaustive account to date lavishly illustrated with many rare and
unique photos and crammed full of details, notes and references in
this last ever book to include direct and new material from the
participants.
'This book presents a timely set of academic and intellectual views
on SalamaEURO (TM)s scientific passion, contribution and
personality, and will be of great interest to academics in the
fields of particle physics, high energy physics and scientific
history of the developing world.'Contemporary PhysicsIn honor of
one of the most prolific and exciting scientists of the second half
of the last century, a memorial meeting was organized by the
Institute of Advanced Studies at Nanyang Technological University
for Professor Abdus Salam's 90th Birthday in January 2016.Salam
believed that 'scientific thought is the common heritage of all
mankind' and that the developing world should play its part, not
merely by importing technology but by being the arbiter of its own
scientific destiny. That belief saw him rise from humble beginnings
in a village in Pakistan to become one of the world's most original
and influential particle physicists, culminating in the 1979 Nobel
Prize (shared with Glashow and Weinberg) for contributions to
electroweak unification, which forms an integral part of the
Standard Model.The book collected the papers presented at this
memorable event which saw many distinguished scientists
participating as speakers to reflect on Prof Salam's great passion
for the science and achievements.
Nietzsche and Critical Social Theory: Affirmation, Animosity and
Ambiguity brings together scholars from a variety of disciplinary
background to assess the salience of Nietzsche for critical social
theory today. In the context of global economic crises and the rise
of authoritarian regimes across the U.S. and Europe, the question
asked by these scholars is: why Nietzsche now? Containing several
innovative interventions in the areas of queer theory, political
economy, critical race theory, labour history, hip-hop aesthetics,
sociology, the Frankfurt School, social movements studies, science
and technology studies, pedagogy, and ludic studies, this volume
pushes Nietzsche studies in new directions, seeking to broaden the
appeal of Nietzsche beyond philosophy and political theory.
An affective reading of twentieth-century Afro-Cuban literature
focussing on a set of concerns ranging from the filial to the
erotic. This book proposes an affective reading of
twentieth-century Afro-Cuban literature through its focus on a set
of concerns ranging from the filial to the erotic. Existing
scholarship on black Cuban literature tends to privilege national
political and economic discourses often focusing solely on the
dynamics of race in the Revolution and the place of the black
writer/artist within the nation's cultural institutions. And while
there is substantial engagementwith feminist and queer
articulations of desire within Cuban literary studies, there
remains an urgent need for a sustained analysis of black Cuban
writing which investigates its preponderant concerns with themes of
family, love and erotic politics-a need fully addressed in this
timely book. CONRAD MICHAEL JAMES is Associate Professor of World
Cultures and Literatures at the University of Houston.
A brilliant musician. A young woman in love. A determined
free-thinker who risked everything for his cause. This compelling
book tells the stories of the personal journeys and struggles of
three Cubans and how their lives have been shaped by Fidel Castro's
influence over nearly half a century. It begins in 1959 with the
triumph of the Cuban revolution, a euphoric event that sets the
stage for dramatic changes in the years to come. Their experiences
come alive in a narrative filled with childhood pranks, secret
plots, and wrenching family decisions. Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo was a
rebel commander who fought on the side of Castro's forces during
the revolution, then later turned against the government and spent
twenty-two years in Cuban prisons. Once free and living in Miami,
he began a controversial effort to seek changes in Cuba through
dialogue with Castro. He later surprised his family and friends by
deciding to move back to Cuba in an attempt to start a new
opposition movement. Paquito D'Rivera was just a boy when Castro
and his rebels rolled into Havana. His career as a saxophonist and
clarinetist prospered in the years that followed, but seeking
greater personal freedom, he eventually defected. Separated from
his family, he settled in New York City. It took him many painful
years to be reunited with his son. While Paquito has achieved
stardom in the jazz world, he also longs at times for the island he
left behind. Nancy Lledes was a child of the revolution, born in
the early years of Castro's rule and taught to respect the
socialist system. Her parents believed in those ideals, and while
Nancy was growing up she never imagined leaving Cuba. But she fell
in love with a man who opposed the system. And for him, she
abandoned her homeland and left behind all that she knew. Together,
these three tell a remarkable story in a unique age filled with
upheaval, sharp divisions, and yet, hope. Spanning nearly five
decades of life in Cuba and in exile, this wide-ranging history is
also an intimately personal narrative.
Selected for Jamie Oliver's Cookbook Club For every two lovers of
sweet baked treats, there is at least another who will take the
gruyere gougere or the curry pastie every time. All Day Baking:
Savoury, Not Sweet is a baking cookbook - at last - for them. All
Day Baking: Savoury, Not Sweet delivers 77 comforting, inventive
and wholegrain-forward ideas for savoury pies, sausage rolls,
pasties and myriad other mostly pastry-based recipes. The book is
structured across the arc of a day but the recipes are
interchangeable; it also includes ideas for gutsy accompaniments
that equip the reader with the tools to transform delicious bakes
into nourishing any-time-of-day meals, with a focus on minimising
waste, sustainability and seasonability. Author Michael James is a
Michelin-restaurant chef by training who was drawn early to the
art, precision, and satisfaction of baking. In All Day Baking he
turns his attention to the pasties of his British childhood, the
pies he creates today for his young family, and the quiches,
sausage rolls, palmiers and galettes that have earned him an
international cult following. He delivers a master class in pastry
- from puff to rye to vegan and gluten-free - gifting readers a
foundation knowledge that sets them on a path to their own
delicious baking adventures. Throughout there is a nod to Michael
and wife Pippa James' ethos, rooted in sustainability, seasonality
and a desire to minimise their waste footprint.
"Given the nature and severity of your heart attack, you should no
longer be with us. Statistically, you are dead." - Dr. Michael
James to Michael Ranville A generation ago, heart patients rarely
defied the statistical category that dictated a sedentary existence
and an abbreviated life. But one patient didn't die. He continued
to live, refused to take up membership in that statistical
category. Under the 30-year care of Dr. Michael James and a
forward-leaning cardiac community, Mike Ranville and a host of
other determined heart patients created a new statistical category.
A robust re-entry into life after heart disease is but one of many
compelling topics examined by the insightful doctor-patient team in
Life to the Years. Life to the Years is the story of a tenacious
and resourceful cardiologist and his resolute patient. It is a
lively, anecdote-laden account of seizing control of life after
heart disease - long the nation's number one killer. The authors
illustrate the development of life-saving technology with
fascinating stories that underscore the human element that still
drives medicine. Life to the Years does not shy from the
controversial, from the uncomfortable. A confrontation with
mortality is the inevitable companion of heart disease. For the
authors, the significance of dignity when faced with death - for
both family and patient - is far from a theoretical discussion.
Forest School's innovative outdoor approach offers specific
benefits to learners with autism, including increased social
skills, raised self-esteem and improved sensory function. This
guide raises autism awareness amongst practitioners by providing
practical and easy-to-follow advice for adapting Forest School
activities for those with autism. For those coming from a
mainstream Forest School background, the author offers an
introduction to autism and shows what Forest School can offer
people with autism - both children and adults - with first-person
accounts that highlight its success with this group. The guide
gives advice on the social and sensory benefits, offers practical
advice on safety and on how to set up a Forest School and finally
presents specific activities to be incorporated into practitioners'
routines.
This book, formed as a series of essays in honour of Professor Carl
Baudenbacher, addresses the very art of judicial reasoning, and
features contributions from many of the foremost current or former
national, supranational, or international judges. This unique
volume is intended first and foremost for legal scholars, but its
approachable style makes it readily accessible for students and for
those with a general interest in the application of the law and
justice in today's multi-layered world. The collection of essays is
rather more philosophical and reflective as opposed to doctrinal.
Each contribution focuses on the nature and operation of justice,
the independence of the judiciary, and on judicial style primarily
from the perspective of the judges themselves. The book provides
perspectives on what it means to be accountable and independent as
a judge, the role of language and languages in the quest for
justice, while other contributions acquaint readers with the some
of the structures of courts themselves, or indeed question for whom
judgments are written. Each chapter has been written by a presiding
judge, or head of an institution and the book is divided into three
parts: - Part I Art and Method - Part II Justice and the Judiciary
- Part III Reasoning and Language(s)
A collection of accessible, interdisciplinary essays that explore
archival practices to unsettle traditional archival theories and
methodologies. What would it mean to unsettle the archives? How can
we better see the wounded and wounding places and histories that
produce absence and silence in the name of progress and knowledge?
Unsettling Archival Research sets out to answer these urgent
questions and more, with essays that chart a more just path for
archival work. Unsettling Archival Researchis one of the first
publications in rhetoric and writing studies dedicated to
scholarship that unsettles disciplinary knowledge of archival
research by drawing on decolonial, Indigenous, antiracist, queer,
and community perspectives. Written by established and emerging
scholars, essays critique not only the practices, ideologies, and
conventions of archiving, but also offer new tactics for engaging
critical, communal, and digital archiving within and against
systems of power. Contributors reflect on efforts to counteract,
resist, and explore alternatives to racist, colonial histories and
which approaches best support such work. They also confront the
potentials and pitfalls of common archival theories and
methodologies. Unsettling Archival Research intervenes in a
critical issue: whether the discipline’s assumptions about the
archives serve or fail the communities they aim to represent and
what can be done to center missing voices and perspectives. The aim
is to explore the ethos and praxis of bearing witness in unsettling
ways, carried out as a project of queering and/or decolonizing the
archives. Unsettling Archival Research takes seriously the
rhetorical force of place and wrestles honestly with histories that
still haunt our nation, including the legacies of slavery, colonial
violence, and systemic racism.
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Comedy written and directed by Todd Solondz which follows a
loveable Dachshund as it travels around the country, changing the
lives of a number of very different owners along the way. After
setting off on a road trip with veterinary assistant Dawn Wiener
(Greta Gerwig), the dog then encounters young cancer survivor Remi
(Keaton Nigel Cooke), failing film professor Dave Schmerz (Danny
DeVito) and troubled grandmother Nana (Ellen Burstyn).
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Last Chance Holiday (DVD)
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Shiri Appleby stars in this American Christmas comedy. After
spending Christmas Eve alone, 34-year-old Kristin (Appleby) awakens
the next morning to discover she has been transported 17 years into
the past to relive a disastrous Christmas with her now estranged
family. But this time she has the opportunity to change her past
and future by helping her 17-year-old self (Hannah Marks) to avoid
some of her previous mistakes.
'Deleuze and Evolutionary Theory' gathers together contributions by
many of the central theorists in Deleuze studies who have led the
way in breaking down the boundaries between philosophical and
biological research. They focus on the significance of Deleuze and
Guattari's engagements with evolutionary theory across the full
range of their work, from the interpretation of Darwin in
'Difference and Repetition', to the symbiotic alliances of wasp and
orchid in 'A Thousand Plateaus'. In this way, they explore the
anthropological, social and biopolitical significance of the
convergences and divergences between philosophy and evolutionary
science.
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