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This timely set of solutions based on a new theory of economics
shows how America can reverse its inexorable economic decline and
stop the bleeding of its middle class by rebuilding its
manufacturing sector on a green basis. Manufacturing Green
Prosperity: The Power to Rebuild the American Middle Class connects
two critical issues: the importance of manufacturing to the growth
and fair distribution of national wealth and the need to create an
environmentally sustainable society. In so doing, the book offers
groundbreaking arguments demonstrating the centrality of
manufacturing and shows ways in which creating a green economy will
rebuild U.S. manufacturing and expand the middle class. Drawing
from the fields of political science, economics, ecology, history,
engineering, and philosophy, the author challenges existing myths
about manufacturing, exposes the weaknesses of neoclassical
economics, and proposes a production-centered alternative. America,
he persuasively argues, needs a sophisticated, green manufacturing
base in order to create an entirely new transportation and energy
infrastructure-one that will make cities ecologically sustainable;
prevent the worst effects of global warming; protect vulnerable
ecosystems; and counter the depletion of oil, coal, and other
critical natural resources.
Every successful sports coach knows that good teaching and social
practices are just as important as expertise in sport skills and
tactics. Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, and
introducing a new author team, Understanding Sports Coaching
introduces theories and practices while exploring pedagogical,
social, and cultural concepts underpinning good sports coaching
practice. Broken into four sections, Understanding Sports Coaching
examines the complex interplay between coach, athlete, coaching
programme and social context, and encourages coaches to develop an
open and reflective approach to their own coaching practice. It
covers key aspects of coaching theories and practice, including
important and emerging topics, such as: leadership athlete learning
emotion in coaching culture as meaning making quality in coaching
talent identification and development philosophy and sports
coaching Understanding Sports Coaching also includes a full range
of practical exercises and extended case studies designed to
encourage coaches to critically reflect upon their own coaching
strategies, their interpersonal skills and upon important issues in
contemporary sports coaching. This is an essential textbook for any
degree-level course in sports coaching, and for any professional
coach looking to develop their coaching expertise.
The authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager
with depression. While coping with teenage moodiness can be
difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging
if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise, readable
book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective
help for adolescents with depression, designed for parents and
other adults in contact with afflicted teens. It combines the most
current scientific expertise available today—including the newest
treatments and medications and the latest research findings on
depression—with no-nonsense, hands-on advice from parents who
have faced this mood disorder in their own children. Among other
topics, the book addresses the roots of depression, red flags to
look out for, treatment options for young people, and practical
strategies for helping a teen cope at home and at school. It
concludes on a hopeful note, by reviewing the latest scientific
evidence on treating depression. A growing body of research now
shows that early diagnosis and treatment of depression may reduce
the severity of the disease, both now and in the future. Including
chapters on sex, drugs, and social media, and life after high
school, this book will provide the information and tools parents
need to help adolescents achieve the best possible outcome.
Every successful sports coach knows that good teaching and social
practices are just as important as expertise in sport skills and
tactics. Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, and
introducing a new author team, Understanding Sports Coaching
introduces theories and practices while exploring pedagogical,
social, and cultural concepts underpinning good sports coaching
practice. Broken into four sections, Understanding Sports Coaching
examines the complex interplay between coach, athlete, coaching
programme and social context, and encourages coaches to develop an
open and reflective approach to their own coaching practice. It
covers key aspects of coaching theories and practice, including
important and emerging topics, such as: leadership athlete learning
emotion in coaching culture as meaning making quality in coaching
talent identification and development philosophy and sports
coaching Understanding Sports Coaching also includes a full range
of practical exercises and extended case studies designed to
encourage coaches to critically reflect upon their own coaching
strategies, their interpersonal skills and upon important issues in
contemporary sports coaching. This is an essential textbook for any
degree-level course in sports coaching, and for any professional
coach looking to develop their coaching expertise.
The promotion of CCTV surveillance and identity cards, along with
ever heightened security at airports, immigration control and
institutional access, has seen a dramatic increase in the use of
automated and manual recognition. In addition, several recent
disasters have highlighted the problems and challenges associated
with current disaster victim identification. Discussing the latest
advances and key research into identification from the face and
skull, this book draws together a wide range of elements relating
to craniofacial analysis and identification. It examines all
aspects of facial identification, including the determination of
facial appearance from the skull, comparison of the skull with the
face and the verification of living facial images. With sections
covering the identification of the dead and of the living, it
provides a valuable review of the current state of play along with
the latest research advances in this constantly evolving field.
The authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager
with depression. While coping with teenage moodiness can be
difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging
if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise, readable
book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective
help for adolescents with depression, designed for parents and
other adults in contact with afflicted teens. It combines the most
current scientific expertise available today—including the newest
treatments and medications and the latest research findings on
depression—with no-nonsense, hands-on advice from parents who
have faced this mood disorder in their own children. Among other
topics, the book addresses the roots of depression, red flags to
look out for, treatment options for young people, and practical
strategies for helping a teen cope at home and at school. It
concludes on a hopeful note, by reviewing the latest scientific
evidence on treating depression. A growing body of research now
shows that early diagnosis and treatment of depression may reduce
the severity of the disease, both now and in the future. Including
chapters on sex, drugs, and social media, and life after high
school, this book will provide the information and tools parents
need to help adolescents achieve the best possible outcome.
Across the world, performing arts programmes are increasing in
number, scope and professionalism. They attract increasing academic
and media attention. Theoretical and applied research,
organizational evaluation reports, documentary films and journalism
are detailing prison arts and creating recognition that this body
of work is becoming a valued part of the correctional enterprise.
There is a growing body of evidence that suggests music, theatre,
poetry and dance can contribute to prisoner wellbeing, management,
rehabilitation and reintegration. Performing Arts in Prisons:
Creative Perspectives explores prison arts in Australia, the United
States, the United Kingdom and Chile, and creates a new framework
for understanding its practices.
These ten detailed and authoritative survey articles on numerical methods for direct and inverse wave propagation problems are written by leading experts. Researchers and practitioners in computational wave propagation, from postgraduate level onwards, will find the breadth and depth of coverage of recent developments a valuable resource. The articles describe a wide range of topics on the application and analysis of methods for time and frequency domain PDE and boundary integral formulations of wave propagation problems. Electromagnetic, seismic and acoustic equations are considered. Recent developments in methods and analysis ranging from finite differences to hp-adaptive finite elements, including high-accuracy and fast methods are described with extensive references.
Brings together over thirty of the leading scholars in Post
Medieval archaeology and examines how this relatively new
discipline has developed and where it is going. The impetus for
this volume lies in the expansion of interest in Post Medieval
archaeology in university, commercial, and voluntary sectors. The
study of Post Medieval archaeology is a relatively new discipline
but, within archaeology as a whole, it represents one of the
fastest growing areas of study. Archaeologists seek to avoid the
fragmentation of a still small discipline into subfields such as
pre-1750 post-medieval archaeology, post-1750 industrial
archaeology, or the incorporation of theory as somehow outside of
the purview of the work of the older organisations. This important
and timely volume brings together articles that consider the
commonalties between approaches as well as the unique contributions
made by members of each organisation towards the study of the
material heritage of the post-1550 period. The chapters in the
volume derive from a well-attended three day conference held at the
University of Leicester in April 2008 and sponsored by the Society
for Post-medieval Archaeology, the Association for Industrial
Archaeology, and the Irish Post-Medieval Archaeology Group. The aim
of the discussion-focused conference was to foster enhanced
understanding and cooperation between the organisations and their
approaches; with in-depth consideration of the future of the
broader field of historical archaeology. The volume will bring the
debatefrom the conference to a wider academic, professional, and
vocational audience and, it is anticipated, will act as a benchmark
by which future development will be judged.
Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents and can be
debilitating if not recognized and treated. This issue covers the
landscape of anxiety disorders in youth, from development and
neurobiology; to treatments, advances, and novel approaches; to
informing other systems of care: primary physicians, schools, and
parents. Specific anxiety disorders discussed include:
Obsessive-compulsive and tic-related disorders, PTSD, and school
refusal and panic disorder. Pharmacotherapy, CBT, and Parent-Child
interaction therapies are reviewed.
New to the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series are books
written specifically for teens and adolescents. Each book addresses
some of the major mental health issues facing young people today:
depression, alcoholism, drug abuse, eating disorders,
schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders. They will be written for and
by young people who have struggled with and conquered these
illnesses themselves. Supplementing this first-person narrative
with the scholarship and expertise of leading psychiatrists and
psychologists, the authors will provide such essential information
as how to go about getting a diagnosis, what the latest treatment
options are, and how to cope with mental illness at home and at
school. Using this unique combination of personal narrative and
cutting-edge research, these books are designed to help teens and
young adults deal effectively with these illnesses and to empower
them and their families to act immediately and wisely at getting
the best available treatment possible. The life of a person with
bipolar disorder can be tumultuous. The world is made up of many
moods: one is fast-paced, frantic, energetic - you are at the top
of your game and feeling invincible. Another is so bleak and dark
that basic tasks are nearly impossible - your body no longer abeys
simple commands and your interest in the world around you
dissolves. Now imagine a third mood: the sudden and volatile mixed
state in which both the highs and lows occur simultaneously. Many
of those diagnosed with this disorder are adolescents: young people
who often feel isolated, afraid, and unsure of who to talk to or
where to turn for help and answers. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder
at age 15, Patrick Jamieson knows firsthand the highs and lows and
bring his experiences to bear in Mind Race, the first in the
Annenberg Mental Health Initiative series written specifically for
teenagers and young adults. This is a first-person account, aimed
at teens who have recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder,
combining Jamieson's personal experience with practical advice for
young people. Incorporating the medical expertise of psychiatrist
Moira Rynn, the author discusses his own challenges and triumphs
and offers guidance on issues such as psychiatric hospitalisation,
living with mood-stabilising medications, and "what doctors know"
about bipolar disorder. In authoritative yet accessible language,
he presents the latest in scientific research on the disorder,
treatment options, and how to deal with the disorder at home and at
school. Included is a detailed FAQ for the recently diagnosed. With
Mind Race, Jamieson offers hope to teens and young adults living
with bipolar disorder, helping them to navigate and overcome their
challenges so they can lead a full and rewarding life.
50 Questions With Biblical Answers In 5 Categories . Women's
Questions About Biblical Women . Sexual Issues Of Concern To Women
. A Christian Woman's Role In The Church . A Christian Woman's Role
In The Home . A Christian Woman's Role In the Workplace Many of you
who read this book will not agree with what has been written about
solutions to the problems Christian women in the church struggle
with today. Please do not judge as you read, but withhold judgment
until the Bible passages quoted are re-examined in the light that
sincere scholarly Christian women are diligently searching
continually for answers to vital issues that women must face. Many
Christian women were interviewed in a period of two years. This
book is a compilation of their prayerfully studied conclusions.
This introduction to the ideas and methods of linear functional
analysis shows how familiar and useful concepts from
finite-dimensional linear algebra can be extended or generalized to
infinite-dimensional spaces. Aimed at advanced undergraduates in
mathematics and physics, the book assumes a standard background of
linear algebra, real analysis (including the theory of metric
spaces), and Lebesgue integration, although an introductory chapter
summarizes the requisite material.
The initial chapters develop the theory of infinite-dimensional
normed spaces, in particular Hilbert spaces, after which the
emphasis shifts to studying operators between such spaces.
Functional analysis has applications to a vast range of areas of
mathematics; the final chapters discuss the particularly important
areas of integral and differential equations.
Further highlights of the second edition include:
a new chapter on the Hahna "Banach theorem and its applications
to the theory of duality. This chapter also introduces the basic
properties of projection operators on Banach spaces, and weak
convergence of sequences in Banach spaces - topics that have
applications to both linear and nonlinear functional analysis;
extended coverage of the uniform boundedness theorem;
plenty of exercises, with solutions provided at the back of the
book.
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