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Dr. Seuss's imaginative, whimsical children's tales are in fact packed with insights on national security and military strategy. Theodor Geisel's anti-totalitarian and pro-democracy views coming out of his WWII experiences are embedded in his classic books illuminating military topics such as strategy, insurgency, deterrence, cyber war, and more.
Dr. Seuss's imaginative, whimsical children's tales are in fact packed with insights on national security and military strategy. Theodor Geisel's anti-totalitarian and pro-democracy views coming out of his WWII experiences are embedded in his classic books illuminating military topics such as strategy, insurgency, deterrence, cyber war, and more.
This book combines advice from certified autism travel professionals, parents, and advocates to restructure every aspect of vacations for those with autism/ASD or mood/distraction disorders, though the tips can be used to soothe any child¿s travel anxieties.
The paranormal has long been a hotly contested topic, especially in academia. Most people are entertained by the paranormal or casually read a few books they come across on the topic, perhaps assuming that these topics are nothing more than campfire fodder. Of course, there's nothing wrong with being entertained by the paranormal, but how many people know that there is a long history of academic, scientific, and credible research into topics such as extrasensory perception, hauntings, poltergeists, cryptozoological sightings, near-death experiences, and more? In Researching the Paranormal, Courtney M. Block provides an overview of paranormal research and introduces readers to an assortment of resources that seriously examine various paranormal topics. She shows readers how to think critically about paranormal sources and how to apply the components of credibility when conducting their own paranormal investigations. Highlighting the long history of serious, academic inquiry into various paranormal topics, Block provides citations to primary source documents, journal articles, helpful databases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and books. In addition, she provides a historical overview of various paranormal phenomena such as parapsychology, cryptozoology, ufology, divination, ghosts, hauntings, and more.
This book explores the fascinating influence of intelligence work during World War II on spy fiction, as well as the important roles many spy novelists played during the war and the sustained influence of spy fiction on intelligence operations after World War II and during the Cold War.
This resource advances the scholarship in academic research about the experiences of parole officers' occupational challenges, including exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic events, and provides evidence-based recommendation for meeting the mental health needs of correctional workers broadly.
What moves us to take action on behalf of the environment? That is the question at the heart of Jon Biemer's new book, which introduces us to the wisdom of counselors, the passion of youth, breakthroughs of entrepreneurs, and the yeoman competence of dedicated employees saving our planet on a daily basis.
This book proposes a new epistemological and methodological approach to concept formation across human and natural sciences, beyond Eurocentrism and specism. The new method enables global epistemics to cope with multiplex challenges coming from geohistorical as well as epistemological standpoints whose methodological potential remains unexplored.
This book explores the implications of creolizing Hannah Arendt and thinking for: action, liberation, freedom, power, democracy, identity, racism, prejudice, totalitarianism, immigration, judgment, revolution, decolonial politics, the human, modern traditions of Caribbean political thought, Africana philosophy, and existential phenomenology.
Welcoming Museum Visitors with Unapparent Disabilities explores how international cultural organizations (i.e. museums, aquariums, art centers) serve individuals with mental health and neurodiverse challenges.
THE BUNNY ADVENTURES: OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD!DISCOVER THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES_______________Hop into AUSTRALIA with the Bunny Adventures!We're hopping around Australia. Come and join the fun! Get ready to explore Australia with the bunnies, as our four favourite friends set off on an exciting lift-the-flap adventure Down Under! With sun hats, surf boards, and special Aussie treats to find hidden under the flaps, it's an action-packed treasure hunt! You'll have to watch out for koalas, crocodiles, kangaroos â¿ and a great white shark!Brilliantly bouncy and full of fun, this is the perfect celebration of all things Australian, from the bestselling author of We're Going on an Egg Hunt and Weâ¿re Going on a Sleigh Ride.
This seminal book develops a new perspective on the debate concerning the Europeanisation of private law. The theory is both realistic, building on existing experience, and normative as it focuses on the future. It outlines 'good' Europeanisation in which legal sources can be used across borders; hence the free movement of legal ideas. At its core, is the analysis of the legal consequences of growing societal uncertainty and increasing use of micro-politics, leading to a situation where the law develops through small narratives rather than according to a coherent master plan. The inevitable rule of law concerns around such a development, have to be addressed by transparent legal reasoning. The author masterfully illustrates how this can be achieved in decision-making across Europe, drawing on arguments which are both substantive and authoritative in nature. He shows how all legal actors, including decision-makers and scholars, are morally responsible for the choices made.This is a fascinating intervention in the field of European private law by one of its leading authorities.
This book explores the High Court's powers under its inherent jurisdiction and wardship to make orders in relation to children and vulnerable adults.The book introduces the inherent jurisdiction and investigates its place in the modern law. Part 1 provides a comprehensive history of the inherent jurisdiction and gives a detailed account of the core principles applicable today. By offering comparison with Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Scotland, the book illustrates the different approaches of other common law jurisdictions. Part 2 considers the inherent jurisdiction in practice, addressing the procedure of the court and the approach to specific categories of case. The book provides detailed analysis of the use of the inherent jurisdiction to respond to child abduction, medical decision-making about children, child protection outside the statutory scheme (including secure accommodation and radicalisation cases), and the protection of vulnerable adults. Despite its ancient roots, the inherent jurisdiction is relied on by High Court judges on a daily basis, used in both everyday and cutting-edge cases. To what extent is this justified? This book explores these diverse powers and asks critical questions about the use of the inherent jurisdiction.Through its critical examination of the modern use of wardship and the inherent jurisdiction, the book is essential reading for practitioners and researchers working in this field.
Steadfast Parenting provides guidance, support, and reassurance to parents as they strive to raise children with integrity and respect. Emphasizing the fundamental principles of effective parenting, this book reminds parents to live in the moment and enjoy and appreciate this relationship that is uniquely theirs.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'Deeply poetic.' CAROLINE LUCAS MP'A masterpiece of storytelling.' NICK MAYHEW-SMITH'Mary Colwell is a candle of open-minded curiosity.' PATRICK LAURIE-Mary Colwell makes a solo pilgrimage along the Camino Francés winding through forests, mountains, farmland, industrial sprawls and places of worship. Pilgrims have always walked in times of upheaval, pitching themselves against weather, hunger, thirst and sometimes pain as they tread the paths their ancestors once followed. In the winter of 2020, author, nature campaigner and veteran solo walker Mary Colwell walked a 500-mile pilgrimage along the Camino Francés in northern Spain. In a typical year, many thousands of people walk this route, but Mary had it virtually to herself at a unique historical moment - a time of profound political change, escalating climate and biodiversity emergencies and global pandemic. The modern world weaves in and out of the Camino's worn trackway, providing a focus for contemplation and a place for memories and experiences to gather. In her delightful book, Mary weaves experiences from her solo winter pilgrimage with stories from a walk millions have undertaken over the centuries. Her thoughtful and, at times, humorous journey of body and soul includes moments of intense spirituality, meetings with a demon slayer, strange goings-on and magical tales, and Mary's exquisite descriptions of the constant backdrop of nature in all its complexity and wonder.
You didnâ¿t come for a weekend in Scarborough to watch Homes Under The Hammer. After all those extra shifts, all Lorna wants is a night out on the town and time to reconnect with her daughter. All 16-year-old Mila wants is for the world to stop burning. And for someone to take down that â¿Beach Body Readyâ¿ poster. Please. As mum and daughter check into their â¿premiumâ¿ room where they can almost see the sea, they quickly discover that their favourite seaside town, which was once their annual sunny escape, could really use some attention â¿ just like their relationship. Katie Redford's Wish You Weren't Here is a hilarious and heart-warming exploration of family relationships, the agony of growing up, and how to find your way in the world when you canâ¿t help thinking youâ¿re just not good enough. This edition was published to coincide with Theatre Centre's UK tour in January 2024.
Articulates a radical vision of the ecological university in its interconnectedness with the whole Earth, and provides general principles for its realisation.
This book focuses on student voice and classroom practice: how students are consulted on classroom practice; the negative consequences of these consultations; the capacity of students to judge teaching; and the potential for students to be consulted on teacher performance. The book reports on qualitative data generated through interviews with 101 participants from seven schools - staff members from classroom teachers to school principals, and students. It maps out the variety of ways that students are now being consulted in relation to classroom practice in schools, and highlights some unsavoury consequences of these consultations. It also examines the views of staff and students on the capacity of students to judge teaching, and how they feel about students being consulted on teacher performance going forward. In doing this, close attention is paid to how experiences and perceptions can differ across different types of schools and schools in different settings.
This book innovatively explores the policy, practice and pedagogy of community engagement in higher education settings. It contributes to the evaluation of adaptive practice and responses in addressing inequalities further exposed by the pandemic, and the role of higher education institutions within this. By exploring such themes, contributors highlight implications for future practice and suggest areas for further pedagogical development. The book also includes perspectives on the patterns of change in higher education asking crucial questions pertaining to its role in regeneration and recovery as it seeks to work for, within, and between communities and constituencies. While it foregrounds youth and community work, it makes wider and systemic connections between communities and higher education institutions.
To achieve a better understanding of the everyday lives of the Mesopotamians, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinerman interrogate the relationships between life, death and the afterlife in this ancient society. By focusing on the beliefs and rituals surrounding life and death, illuminated through case studies and primary evidence, including letters written by both women and men, the book allows readers to infiltrate the minds of the ancients and gain first-hand awareness of their passions, concerns, trials and tribulations. To achieve this, this book follows the life cycle of the people of the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys from 3000 BCE to 300 BCE, from birth, through death and beyond. Inspired by Mesopotamian conceptions of the afterlife, which was said to mirror life, the book is divided into two parallel sections. In section one, the authors focus on life, examining topics such as the rituals surrounding birth, marriage, religion and the law. They also analyze the material evidence for everyday life, including food, clothing and entertainment, to show how people lived while alive, providing comparison for later explorations of how people 'lived' when dead. In the second half of the book, the authors concentrate on death, examining the common causes of death, death rituals and the Mesopotamian views of the netherworld, its gods and its inhabitants. The book includes discussions on women's perceptions of sexuality as illustrated by erotic poetry, concepts of gender fluidity both in life and death as evidenced by the epigraphic data, and an exploration of the problematic concept of dying gods. Overall, this book shows daily life in Mesopotamia as a multifaceted subject affected by time, space, location, socioeconomics, and gender, and demonstrates how life and death experiences continually changed and developed over nearly three millennia of Mesopotamian history.
This work, the first in a groundbreaking series making Babylonian literature accessible, presents Enuma Elish in transcription and translation, with an introduction for non-specialist readers and essays from leading scholars in the field.Acting as a companion to the poem, the book provides readers with the tools they need to explore Enuma Elish in greater depth. Essays cover important historical and contextual information, offer discussions of key topics and explanations of technical terms, as well as suggestions of relevant further reading. The book's interpretive and reflective approach, which pays special attention to questions of poetic style, intertextual resonance, and literary and cultural significance, encourages a greater understanding of the poem as a work of literature while remaining grounded in philology.The critical essays examine Enuma Elish and the following themes: the poem's rhythm and style; its modern receptions, issues of gender, motherhood and masculinity; Marduk's rise to power; Babylonian astronomy; intertextuality and the poem as as counter myth.Enuma Elish and the Library of Babylonian Literature series will be an indispensable companion for anyone interested in the literature, culture and religion of ancient Assyria.
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