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Impossible (Paperback)
Erri De Luca; Translated by N.S. Thompson
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***Longlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger 2023*** "If
there's an entry point into the work of the enduring, award-winning
Italian writer Erri De Luca, then N.S. Thompson's excellent
translation is surely it ... Thoughtful and wise about life and
landscape, it's the most cerebral of whodunnits" Ben East, Observer
Two men go walking in the Dolomites, but not together; one falls to
his death, the other reports the body. Is it coincidence that they
knew each other in earlier years, and that one had betrayed the
other? Impossible is at once a game of cat-and-mouse in which the
prisoner, a survivor of a left-wing cadre now long dispersed, holds
his own. Nor is he crushed by his solitary confinement from which
he communicates with his distant beloved. This novel is a brilliant
hymn to the lure of the mountains, an engrossing illumination of
political brotherhood, and also the subtlest of detective stories.
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Sicilian Uncles (Paperback)
Leonardo Sciascia; Translated by N.S. Thompson
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R276
R220
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The expression 'Sicilian uncle' has the same sense in Italian as
'Dutch uncle' does in English, but with sinister overtones of
betrayal and inconstancy. The four novellas in Sicilian Uncles,
originally published in 1958, are political thrillers of a kind -
the first fruits of Sciascia's maturity. In these stories,
illusions about ideology and history are lost in mirth, suffering
and abandoned innocence. Each novella has its historical moment:
the Allied invasion of Sicily, the Spanish Civil War, the death of
Stalin, the 'events' of 1848. These occasions and their
consequences are registered in the lives of Sciascia's wonderfully
drawn characters. Each has voice, wit and a private history which
opens out onto the wider circumstances of his time.
This book charts the personal and professional life experiences of
contributors from the discipline of developmental psychology. It
provides a unique view of how research and scientific inquiries are
conducted while adding the human dimension generally absent from
textbooks or journal articles.
The ten original essays presented here chart the personal and
professional life experiences of these remarkable contributors from
the discipline of developmental psychology. Employing the
autobiographical approach, the book provides a unique view of how
research and scientific inquiries are conducted while adding the
human dimension generally absen
With detailed data from nine sites around the world, the authors
examine how the so-called 'fragmentation' of these fragile
landscapes occurs and the consequences of this break-up for
ecosystems and the people who depend on them. 'Rangelands' make up
a quarter of the world's landscape, and here, the case is developed
that while fragmentation arises from different natural, social and
economic conditions worldwide, it creates similar outcomes for
human and natural systems.
"Bringing together contributors from a wide range of disciplines,
countries and perspectives this book provides a thought-provoking
overview of the human dimension of the workplace. It covers
workplace problems as well as potential solutions. Essential
reading for anyone committed to making the workplace a humane and
effective place"--Provided by publisher.
Bringing together contributors from a wide range of disciplines,
countries and perspectives this book provides a thought-provoking
overview of the human dimension of the workplace. It covers
workplace problems as well as potential solutions. Essential
reading for anyone committed to making the workplace a humane and
effective place.
The concept of fragmentation is explored in this book as it applies
to arid, pastoral systems throughout the world. Global significance
of the world's vast rangelands is large. Arid and semiarid
rangelands make up almost 25% of the earth's landscapes and support
more than 20 million people whose livelihoods depend on these
lands. It is the home of the planet's last remaining megafauna and
many other important species. The case is developed that
fragmentation arises from different natural, social and economic
conditions worldwide but creates similar outcomes for human and
natural systems. With information from nine sites around the world
the authors examine how fragmentation occurs, the patterns that
result, and the consequences of fragmentation for ecosystems and
the people who depend on them for their livelihoods.
Reviewing Sex: Gender and the Reception of Victorian Novels looks
at the influence of Victorian definitions of gender on the cultural
processes of reading and canon formation in nineteenth-century
England, examining the reception of several mid-century works in
over 100 Victorian book reviews. This study investigates four
canonical and popular novelists (Emily Bronte, Anthony Trollope,
Charles Reade, Charlotte Yonge), all of whom caused high cultural
commotions by epitomizing or subverting contemporary definitions of
'masculine' or 'feminine' writing.
'A book rich and various in ideas and substance...It belongs on the
shelf of anyone wanting to keep up with what is happening in
ethology.'-Bioscience, from a review of an earlier volume Beginning
with Volume 11, Nicholas S. Thompson takes over the editorship of
this remarkable series. For this volume, contributors bring fresh
perspectives to the subject of natural design.
The current volume focuses on behavioral similarities and
differences within individual animals, larger populations, and
species as a whole. Research from ecological, social ontogenetic,
physiological, and other perspectives is presented to explicate
specific behaviors, as well as to provide a more profound
understanding of how behavior work influences thought about
evolutionary processes.
This book studies John Strachey, one of the most important left
intellectuals in twentieth century Britain. It provides a detailed
exposition of his intellectual evolution set in its historical
context, thus highlighting the options, pressures, dilemmas and
pitfalls besetting British socialists in the turbulent times of the
inter and post-war periods.
This book studies John Strachey, one of the most important left
intellectuals in twentieth century Britain. It provides a detailed
exposition of his intellectual evolution set in its historical
context, thus highlighting the options, pressures, dilemmas and
pitfalls besetting British socialists in the turbulent times of the
inter and post-war periods.
Bayesian modeling has become an indispensable tool for ecological
research because it is uniquely suited to deal with complexity in a
statistically coherent way. This textbook provides a comprehensive
and accessible introduction to the latest Bayesian methods--in
language ecologists can understand. Unlike other books on the
subject, this one emphasizes the principles behind the
computations, giving ecologists a big-picture understanding of how
to implement this powerful statistical approach. Bayesian Models is
an essential primer for non-statisticians. It begins with a
definition of probability and develops a step-by-step sequence of
connected ideas, including basic distribution theory, network
diagrams, hierarchical models, Markov chain Monte Carlo, and
inference from single and multiple models. This unique book places
less emphasis on computer coding, favoring instead a concise
presentation of the mathematical statistics needed to understand
how and why Bayesian analysis works. It also explains how to write
out properly formulated hierarchical Bayesian models and use them
in computing, research papers, and proposals. This primer enables
ecologists to understand the statistical principles behind Bayesian
modeling and apply them to research, teaching, policy, and
management. * Presents the mathematical and statistical foundations
of Bayesian modeling in language accessible to non-statisticians*
Covers basic distribution theory, network diagrams, hierarchical
models, Markov chain Monte Carlo, and more* Deemphasizes computer
coding in favor of basic principles* Explains how to write out
properly factored statistical expressions representing Bayesian
models
At a glance, most species seem adapted to the environment in which
they live. Yet species relentlessly evolve, and populations within
species evolve in different ways. Evolution, as it turns out, is
much more dynamic than biologists realized just a few decades ago.
In "Relentless Evolution," John N. Thompson explores why adaptive
evolution never ceases and why natural selection acts on species in
so many different ways. Thompson presents a view of life in which
ongoing evolution is essential and inevitable. Each chapter focuses
on one of the major problems in adaptive evolution: How fast is
evolution? How strong is natural selection? How do species co-opt
the genomes of other species as they adapt? Why does adaptive
evolution sometimes lead to more, rather than less, genetic
variation within populations? How does the process of adaptation
drive the evolution of new species? How does coevolution among
species continually reshape the web of life? And, more generally,
how are our views of adaptive evolution changing? "Relentless
Evolution" draws on studies of all the major forms of life--from
microbes that evolve in microcosms within a few weeks to plants and
animals that sometimes evolve in detectable ways within a few
decades. It shows evolution not as a slow and stately process, but
rather as a continual and sometimes frenetic process that favors
yet more evolutionary change.
Coevolution--reciprocal evolutionary change in interacting species
driven by natural selection--is one of the most important
ecological and genetic processes organizing the earth's
biodiversity: most plants and animals require coevolved
interactions with other species to survive and reproduce. "The
Geographic Mosaic of Coevolution" analyzes how the biology of
species provides the raw material for long-term coevolution,
evaluates how local coadaptation forms the basic module of
coevolutionary change, and explores how the coevolutionary process
reshapes locally coevolving interactions across the earth's
constantly changing landscapes.
Picking up where his influential "The Coevolutionary Process" left
off, John N. Thompson" "synthesizes the state of a rapidly
developing science that integrates approaches from evolutionary
ecology, population genetics, phylogeography, systematics,
evolutionary biochemistry and physiology, and molecular biology.
Using models, data, and hypotheses to develop a complete conceptual
framework, Thompson also draws on examples from a wide range of
taxa and environments, illustrating the expanding breadth and depth
of research in coevolutionary biology.
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Impossible (Hardcover)
Erri De Luca; Translated by N.S. Thompson
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'Mine is an experimental case. It's pushing a man to confess to a
political crime, the last instalment of a forgotten era.' In this
taut novella set in the Dolomites, a cat-and-mouse interview opens
between a young magistrate and an older suspect. It becomes an
examination of perception versus truth and of the group protection
afforded in a moment of collective action versus the echoing
responsibility of the individual over 'the leprosy of time'.
Without evidence, an experienced hiker is held in solitary
confinement under suspicion of murdering a man who fell to his
death on a mountain path. In a series of tense, metered interviews,
the political causes of the suspect's past emerge. The men knew
each other decades earlier, were brothers-in-arms against a greater
social injustice until the victim turned state's evidence and the
accused was sent to prison. Climb the mountain yourself, the old
man urges the young magistrate. Not for confirmation, but to find
out the truth. His past guilt and the suspense surrounding his
guilt now become corollaries to De Luca's central drama of
discovery: the real character of a man and his integrity in the
impossibility of the moment.
Although debated since the time of Darwin, the evolutionary role of
mutation is still controversial. In over 40 chapters from leading
authorities in mutation and evolutionary biology, this book takes a
new look at both the theoretical and experimental measurement and
significance of new mutation. Deleterious, nearly neutral,
beneficial, and polygenic mutations are considered in their effects
on fitness, life history traits, and the composition of the gene
pool. Mutation is a phenomenon that draws attention from many
different disciplines. Thus, the extensive reviews of the
literature will be valuable both to established researchers and to
those just beginning to study this field. Through up-to-date
reviews, the authors provide an insightful overview of each topic
and then share their newest ideas and explore controversial aspects
of mutation and the evolutionary process. From topics like gonadal
mosaicism and mutation clusters to adaptive mutagenesis, mutation
in cell organelles, and the level and distribution of DNA molecular
changes, the foundation is set for continuing the debate about the
role of mutation, fitness, and adaptability. It is a debate that
will have profound consequences for our understanding of evolution.
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Youth (Paperback)
Paolo Sorrentino; Translated by N.S. Thompson
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R245
R219
Discovery Miles 2 190
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BY THE DIRECTOR AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING THE
GREAT BEAUTY THE FILM OF YOUTH, STARRING MICHAEL CAINE, HARVEY
KEITEL, RACHEL WEISZ, PAUL DANO AND JANE FONDA IS RELEASED IN THE
UK ON 29 JANUARY In a luxury spa hotel in the Swiss Alps,
octogenarian friends Fred Ballinger and Mick Boyle look back on
their eventful and successful lives as composer and film director,
surrounded by a host of colourful and eccentric fellow guests. But
despite the tranquil setting, trouble is brewing. Fred's daughter
and Mick's son are having marital problems, and both men, without
knowing it, are entering a critical stage in their careers - for it
is never too late to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
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The Memory of Evil (Paperback)
Roberto Costantini; Translated by N.S. Thompson
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Everything started from that day. The memory of 31 August 1969 has
been at the back of Commissario Michele Balistreri's mind for over
four decades. It was not only the day that preceded Colonel Muammar
Gadaffi's seizure of power in Balistreri's birthplace of Libya,
drastically altering his and his country's destiny, but that on
which his beloved mother Natalia fell to her death, and the
resulting suicide verdict that Balistreri - now Head of Homicide in
Rome - has always suspected to be a flagrant cover-up for her
murder. The memory of 23 July 2006 has been at the front of
investigative journalist Linda Nardi's mind for the past five
years. Ever since her and Balistreri together thwarted a
phantom-like killer stalking Rome, Nardi has been intent on
shedding further light on the Vatican Bank's shadowy involvement in
the abominations uncovered that summer. But now Linda will find her
attention diverted to an equally irresistible assignment: the
collapse of Colonel Gadaffi's forty-two year dictatorship. The
Memory of Evil is the earth-shattering finale to Roberto
Costantini's internationally bestselling trilogy, in which one
woman will encounter a long-entombed truth in the rubble of
Gadaffi's Tripoli: unearthing a conspiracy neither she, nor the man
it was designed to protect, will ever be able to erase from their
minds.
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