Bøker av John Young

This catalogue showcases the impressive collection of paintings at Leigh Court. Executed by permission of the proprietor, this extensive collection is accompanied by historical and biographical details providing valuable insights into the archive of artwork. Beautiful etchings of every piece are included in this stunning visual chronicle.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This book is what you need to have to install solar panels and live off the grid.

In a radical reflection, John Young contends that the US model of democracy have failed the Global South because its emphasis on the supremacy of market capitalism entails a loss of national sovereignty and a truncated notion of human rights that leaves little room for citizens' engagement or socioeconomic justice. The Global South needs democracy, but the US model does not address issues of national oppression or economic injustices by raising living standards and ensuring national sovereignty. However, the US international liberal order is increasing being challenged, and a multipolar world is emerging that provides opportunities for people in the Global South to construct systems of democracy that meet their needs rather than those of the US.

You saw them at Occupy Wall Street protests: people who had tons of student loan debt, useless degrees and no job. This book shows you how to avoid that problem. A college degree doubles your lifetime earning potential. Unfortunately, with college costs rising faster than wages, many financial analysts are now openly speculating whether a college education is still a worthwhile investment. This book will help you think outside the standard educational box, introducing you to lower cost alternatives that will lead you to an accredited degree faster, and at dramatically less expense.

John Young first left England, at 10 days old, for Sierra Leone with his missionary parents in 1934. Thus began a life of adventure, travel, and zest for new opportunities. After a childhood spent between Africa, the Yorkshire moors, and English boarding schools, he set off at 17 alone for New Zealand to be a forester and then to university, paying his way with an assortment of jobs from boatbuilder to wharfie to postman. Pursuing a career on the stage was somehow combined with completing an MA degree, as John energetically threw himself into working out where to live, what to do, and who to love. Marriage, a return to England to take a degree at Oxford, and starting a family, were followed by a move to South Australia and an academic career.Through all this, there were always wooden boats. A leaky skiff held together with pitch, old rope and a father’s love. Summers spent making himself useful to owners of other boats. A boat to sailas a young couple in New Zealand; a sloop built in the backyard and sailed amongst the Fijian islands mapping ancient fortifications; the 100-foot sail training ship, One and All, built with community perseverance and now gracing the waters of South Australia. Boats built with unique Tasmanian timbers, after John and his wife moved to Franklin to establish a school of wooden boatbuilding and helped a town recover its remarkable maritime identity.At 85, John looks back on the many choices made and turns taken in his life with some pride in his achievements as well as regret at his failures—and still wants to build another boat.Dr John Young is the author of Australia’s Pacific Frontier (1967), Adventurous Spirits (1984), A Touch of Magic: The Building of the One and All (1984), Sustaining the Earth (1990) and numerous articles on New Zealand, Australian, Maritime and Pacific History, environmental issues and the educational value of wooden boatbuilding.