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Gender Inequalities, Households and the Production of Well-Being in Modern Europe

By: Tindara Addabbo,Marie-Pierre Arrizabalaga,Alastair Owens

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Gender Inequalities, Households and the Production of Well-Being in Modern Europe

By: Tindara Addabbo,Marie-Pierre Arrizabalaga,Alastair Owens

Feminist scholars have long pointed out the relevance of the unpaid work that goes on within European households in sustaining the well-being of the continent's populations. However, care work and domestic labour continue to be largely unremunerated and unequally distributed by gender. This unique volume of interdisciplinary essays casts new light on the roles that households play in securing the well-being of individuals and families, uncovering the processes of bargaining and accommodation, and conflict and compromise that underpin them. Contributors put gender at the centre of their analyses, demonstrating the uneven experiences of men and women as both providers and receivers of welfare in European households, in both the past and the present. As European states grapple with changing family forms, a growing population of dependent people, increased participation of women in labour markets and a profound shift in the nature and organisation of work, this book makes a timely contribution to our understanding of the critical role played by households in mediating processes of economic and social change. It offers new challenges to scholars, researchers and policy makers eager to address gender inequalities and enhance well-being. This book is the second of four volumes being published as part of Ashgate's 'Gender and Well-Being' series that arise from a programme of international symposia funded by the European Science Foundation under the auspices of COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research).

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1317130189

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Ice Age Earth

Late Quaternary Geology and Climate

By: Alastair G. Dawson

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Ice Age Earth

Late Quaternary Geology and Climate

By: Alastair G. Dawson

Ice Age Earth provides the first detailed review of global environmental change in the Late Quaternary. Significant geological and climatic events are analysed within a review of glacial and periglacial history. The melting history of the last ice sheets reveals that complex, dynamic and catastrophic change occurred, change which affected the circulation of the atmosphere and oceans and the stability of the Earth's crust.

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Routledge

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1135853568

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9781135853563

McAlpine's Multiple Sclerosis

By: Douglas McAlpine,Alastair Compston

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McAlpine's Multiple Sclerosis

By: Douglas McAlpine,Alastair Compston

Comprehensive text highlighting current clinical research in the area of multiple sclerosis. Includes expanded coverage of genetics, neurobiology, pathophysiology, and historical background.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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044307271X

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9780443072710

Equity and Trusts

By: Alastair Hudson

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Equity and Trusts

By: Alastair Hudson

Alastair Hudson’s Equity and Trusts is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses on the law of trusts and equitable remedies. It provides a clear, current and comprehensive account of the subject through which the author’s enthusiasm and expertise shine through, helping to bring to life an area of the law which students often find difficult. Beginning with the core principles, Alastair Hudson reinforces the key points by means of clear examples throughout each chapter, helping students to build and develop their own knowledge of equity and trusts. A set of lively, discursive essays reflecting on the law then begin to outline the broader political, social and economic context of the subject and encourage the reader to begin to engage with their own critical analysis. The eighth edition of Equity and Trusts will be edited and updated to include discussion of the key developments in the subject since publication of the seventh edition in 2012, including the latest case law and potential for regulation relating to cohabitation and shared ownership as well as cases arising in the light of the enforcement of the Charities Act 2006.

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1317684346

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The Politics of Court Scandal in Early Modern England

News Culture and the Overbury Affair, 1603-1660

By: Alastair Bellany

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The Politics of Court Scandal in Early Modern England

News Culture and the Overbury Affair, 1603-1660

By: Alastair Bellany

This is a detailed 2002 study of the political significance of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, 1613.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521035430

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9780521035439

Applied Mineral Inventory Estimation

By: Alastair J. Sinclair,Garston H. Blackwell

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Applied Mineral Inventory Estimation

By: Alastair J. Sinclair,Garston H. Blackwell

Presents an applied approach to the estimation of mineral resources/reserves. It is suitable for any university or mining school that offers courses on mineral resource/reserve estimation. It will also be valuable for professional mining and geological engineers and geologists working with mineral exploration companies.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139433598

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9781139433594

Urban Fortunes

Property and Inheritance in the Town, 1700–1900

By: Jon Stobart,Alastair Owens

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Urban Fortunes

Property and Inheritance in the Town, 1700–1900

By: Jon Stobart,Alastair Owens

Property is central to any historical analyses of production, reproduction and consumption. It lies at the heart of discussions of material culture, class relations and the household economy. Recent work has begun to look beyond the acquisition and possession of goods to examine what the disposal, transmission and giving of property might tell us about changing society and culture. This landmark collection of articles represents a wide range of approaches to and perspectives on the ownership, use and transmission of property in eighteenth and nineteenth-century towns. An introductory essay highlights the importance of property and inheritance in shaping social, cultural, economic and political structures and interactions within and between towns and cities. Writing from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, the contributors then explore in detail the changing meaning of property to households and individuals; the social, economic and geographical contexts of inheritance practices; the geography of wealth; the role of gender in shaping property relations and, perhaps above all, the enduring link between property, the family and the household in urban contexts.

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Routledge

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1351876619

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9781351876612

Contemporary Military Strategy and the Global War on Terror

US and UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq 2001-2012

By: Alastair Finlan

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Contemporary Military Strategy and the Global War on Terror

US and UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq 2001-2012

By: Alastair Finlan

Contemporary Military Strategy and the Global War on Terror offers an in-depth analysis of US/UK military strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001 to the present day. It explores the development of contemporary military strategy in the West in the modern age before interrogating its application in the Global War on Terror. The book provides detailed insights into the formulation of military plans by political and military elites in the United States and United Kingdom for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Alastair Finlan highlights the challenges posed by each of these unique theatres of operation, the nature of the diverse enemies faced by coalition forces, and the shortcomings in strategic thinking about these campaigns. This fresh perspective on strategy in the West and how it has been applied in recent military campaigns facilitates a deep understanding of how wars have been and will be fought. Including key terms, concepts and discussion questions for each chapter, Contemporary Military Strategy and the Global War on Terror is a crucial text in strategic studies, and required reading for anyone interested in the new realities of transnational terrorism and twenty-first century warfare.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1628921455

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9781628921458

Battalion

A British infantry unit's actions from the battle of El Alamein to the Elbe, 1942-1945.

By: Alastair Borthwick

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Battalion

A British infantry unit's actions from the battle of El Alamein to the Elbe, 1942-1945.

By: Alastair Borthwick

Alastair Borthwick's Battalion is the widely acclaimed story of a British Army infantry unit in the Second World War. Written in Germany just after VE Day, Battalion captures the immediate memories of troops at war. It gives the soldier's view of events, avoiding moralising or sensationalism, and making full use of first-hand accounts of battles. The result is a sharp depiction of war and of the extraordinary circumstances in which the soldiers frequently found themselves. The book is notable for the sheer amount of front line action. The planning and execution of battles is minutely described, and the lot of the ordinary soldier is related with humour and immediacy. It is a tale of remarkable courage and application to duty. It records in detail a period of history, reflecting the experiences of many Allied infantrymen and providing a unique testament to the trials and tribulations of conflict. The battalion in question is the 5th Seaforth Highlanders of the 51st (Highland) Division. Alastair Borthwick joined the battalion in 1943, as the soldiers fought a series of desert battles to push the German Army out of North Africa. They then took part in the conquest of Sicily and later, following behind the D-Day landings, advanced into Germany, fighting several vicious battles in the final days of the war. 'An outstanding book' Max Hastings, Daily Telegraph

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Vertebrate Publishing

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1910240257

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9781910240250

A Sixth Sense

A priestly murder unleashes a lifelong odyssey of pursuit, hiding, and escape . . .

By: Alastair Davie

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A Sixth Sense

A priestly murder unleashes a lifelong odyssey of pursuit, hiding, and escape . . .

By: Alastair Davie

What would you do to escape the grinding poverty of life in a Dublin slum in the 1930s? What chance do you have to break out of its debilitating and mind-numbing hold on you? Would you kill to survive? This is the dilemma facing Francis Reagan. He has a run-in with a paedophile priest whose subsequent murder unleashes for him a lifelong odyssey. Wherever he goes, he can’t find peace as his past continuously haunts him and further crimes entrap him. He trusts only his instincts-- his sixth sense-- which enable him to keep one step ahead of his pursuers, or does he? In order to escape the hangman in Ireland, Francis volunteers as an ambulance driver for the Republican Army in Spanish Civil War. He is recruited by the Germans and reconnoitres the poor air-raid defences in Belfast. A significant German bombing raid occurred in April 1941, when some 1,000 people lost their lives and thousands were displaced. Francis was devastated and blamed himself for the many city-wide deaths, particularly those of his close friends. A disillusioned Francis escapes from the clutches of the Abwehr and from a suspicious British military intelligence officer by moving to Britain’s Lake District. Francis finally finds a peaceful oasis as a Church of England vicar first in the racial cesspool that is Notting Dale, London, in the late 1950s, and then in quiet Branton, Devon. His first fifteen years there sees him at peace with his past, but his paranoia grows with the arrival in the village of the same intelligence officer who had been tasked to capture him during the war. Francis’s life finally begins to unravel. A series of murders leads the police to focus on the amiable vicar and his past.

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1493174967

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The Grinch Two-Book Boxed Set

Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Full-Color Edition and How the Grinch Lost Christmas!

By: DR. SEUSS.,Alastair Heim

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The Grinch Two-Book Boxed Set

Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Full-Color Edition and How the Grinch Lost Christmas!

By: DR. SEUSS.,Alastair Heim

Find out how the Grinch stole and then lost Christmas in this boxed set of two Grinch picture books. This is the ULTIMATE Christmas gift for Dr. Seuss fans and the perfect way to start a child's library this holiday season! Give a gift that will make a lasting impression with this boxed set of two Grinch picture books--a Full Color Edition of the classic 1957 title, and the newly written sequel How the Grinch Lost Christmas! by Alastair Heim in which the Grinch tries to prove to the residents of Who-ville how much he has changed. Ideal for fans of the original classic--or children completely new to the Grinch--it's a gift that is sure to be cherished by the entire family and enjoyed year after year at Christmas.

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Random House Books for Young Readers

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0593898613

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9780593898611

Equality Law in the Workplace

By: Alastair Purdy

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Equality Law in the Workplace

By: Alastair Purdy

Equality Law in the Workplace (originally titled: Employment Equality Law in Ireland) considers the equality issues that employers need to be aware of and deal with on a daily basis. This practical book covers pre-employment, during employment and post employment in Ireland.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1780436165

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9781780436166

Medicine and Surgery E-Book

An integrated textbook With STUDENT CONSULT online access

By: Eric KS Lim,Yoon Kong Loke,Alastair M. Thompson

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Medicine and Surgery E-Book

An integrated textbook With STUDENT CONSULT online access

By: Eric KS Lim,Yoon Kong Loke,Alastair M. Thompson

This is a stunning new hybrid textbook that has evolved as a direct response to the increasing integration of the two disciplines of medicine and surgery in today's medical curricula. The advantage of this combined approach is it reduces the amount of reading by the elimination of repetition (and inconsistencies) to provide an integrated explanation of the common problems faced both by students during exams and clinicians in daily practice. This book's greatest asset is the ability to illustrate that medical and surgical treatment options are actually part of a continuum in the management of disease. An integrated textbook combining the two major clinical specialities of general medicine and general surgery. Written and edited by a team of physicians and surgeons supported by a team of specialist subject advisors. Puts medicine and surgery in the context of the continuum of disease management and outlines a comprehensive and structured approach to patient management. Adopts a current evidence-based approach with extensive use of national and international guidelines. A full colour textbook with innovative design features and illustrations.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0702040142

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9780702040146

The Politics of Magnate Power in England and Wales, 1389-1413

By: Alastair Dunn

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The Politics of Magnate Power in England and Wales, 1389-1413

By: Alastair Dunn

Using previously neglected sources, this work offers a radical reinterpretation of the Lancastrian revolution, and the establishment of Henry IV's kingship. It also re-examines the reign of Richard II, and charts the shift of power between the crown and the nobility at the turn of the fifteenth century.

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Oxford University Press

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0199263108

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9780199263103

Torts

By: Alastair Mullis,Ken Oliphant

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Torts

By: Alastair Mullis,Ken Oliphant

The previous editions of Torts were highly regarded for their clarity of explanation and engaging writing style, and this new fourth edition fully retains each of these qualities. The text has been extensively revised and updated, and there is a new chapter on privacy. The enhanced layout includes end of chapter summaries and self-test exercises and an extensive bibliography. This is therefore an ideal companion to the subject for both law undergraduates and GDL/CPE students.

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0230345697

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9780230345690

Scotland and Beyond; the Families of Donald Gunn (Tormsdale) and John Gunn (Dalnaha, Strathmore and Braehour)

By: Alastair Gunn,Donald Gunn

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Scotland and Beyond; the Families of Donald Gunn (Tormsdale) and John Gunn (Dalnaha, Strathmore and Braehour)

By: Alastair Gunn,Donald Gunn

This book examines two linked Caithness Gunn families over many generations in places such as Scotland, Canada, Jamaica and Australia. It has many family trees, photographs and original documents including details of trips to Canada in the 1840s and Australia in the 1850s. Many letters from the mid 1800s are included. The book has many biographies including the Hon. Donald Gunn of Canada, William Gunn of Waranga Park, Sir John Gunn of Tormsdale and the Hon. John Alexander Gunn of New South Wales ('anthrax' Gunn). This book contains much original information showing how Gunns integrated into new lands. This work has taken many years and builds on documents held within the family and much detailed genealogical research. Two versions are available; a paperback black and white version and a deluxe hardback version with some colour photographs. The information and images are the same in both texts.

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Lulu.com

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1471647951

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9781471647956

Master Dentistry Volume 3 Oral Biology

Oral Anatomy, Histology, Physiology and Biochemistry

By: Barry Berkovitz,Bernard J. Moxham,Roger W. A. Linden,Alastair J. Sloan

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Master Dentistry Volume 3 Oral Biology

Oral Anatomy, Histology, Physiology and Biochemistry

By: Barry Berkovitz,Bernard J. Moxham,Roger W. A. Linden,Alastair J. Sloan

Master Dentistry: Oral Biology is designed as a revision guide for dental students and offers the 'curriculum essentials' in an easy-to-digest format. Each section is fully illustrated throughout and is supported by extensive self-assessment questions which allow the reader to assess their own knowledge of the topic and perfect their exam techniques. New to the Master Dentistry series, this volume addresses oral anatomy and its related histology, physiology and biochemistry and is perfect for both undergraduate students and post-graduates preparing for the MJDF. - Quick reference revision aid for dental students – ideal for exam preparation! - Covers the 'essentials' of the subject to a level that is expected with the GDC's curriculum outlined in the First Five Years document. - Each chapter provides a brief overview of the topic and lists the essential learning objectives for that area of study. - Presents key anatomical, biochemical and physiological material in a useful, integrated, clinically relevant format. - Includes extensive self-testing material – true false questions, extended matching questions, picture questions, and essay questions – enabling readers to assess their knowledge and perfect exam techniques. - Contains unique, 'mind-map' summary sheets to provide crucial information in a pictorial format to further promote learning.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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070204458X

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9780702044588

Tourism Marketing

In the Age of the Consumer

By: Alastair M. Morrison

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Tourism Marketing

In the Age of the Consumer

By: Alastair M. Morrison

Tourism Marketing: In the Age of the Consumer offers a fresh and contemporary approach as an introductory textbook on tourism marketing. Six major themes along with the traditional core marketing principles are blended together: Age of the consumer: This book places the customer at the heart of tourism marketing and not the sector’s promotional apparatus. Experiences: It highlights the growing consumer interest in the enjoyment of experiences and experiential marketing. New media: Social media and e-marketing are given emphasis throughout. Coverage of new media is present in all chapters. Global marketplace: Every chapter adopts a global outlook and offers international perspectives. Environment and social responsibility: An emphasis is placed on the sustainability of tourism, including the concepts of ethical tourism and social responsibility. Events: This book treats events as a major tourism marketing topic and integrates events within the concept of experiential marketing. Written in an engaging and accessible style, Tourism Marketing: In the Age of the Consumer is richly illustrated and full of actual case studies and examples looking at a wide variety of topics such as slum tourism, the sharing economy, staycations, event bidding, coping with COVID-19, air travel emissions and many more. Four features add interest and bring greater pedagogical value – Quick Bytes, Case Studies, Industry Voices and Vignettes. This will be essential reading for all tourism marketing students.

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Routledge

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1317929659

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9781317929659

Hellish Imaginations from Augustine to Dante

An Essay in Metaphor and Materiality

By: Alastair Minnis

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Hellish Imaginations from Augustine to Dante

An Essay in Metaphor and Materiality

By: Alastair Minnis

Medieval literature and art abounds in descriptions of grotesque torments (punitive in hell, redemptive in purgatory) being meted out to the unhappy dead. But how can pain be experienced in the absence of the body? Can the main agents of suffering specified in Old Testament prophecies, fire and the worm, actually trouble a disembodied soul? The relative merits of material and metaphorical understandings of the economy of pain were debated throughout the Middle Ages, and extended far beyond, surviving the abolition of purgatory within Protestantism. This book brings to life many of the intellectual clashes, beginning with Augustine’s foundational yet troubling doctrines, proceeding to the problems caused by Aristotle’s insistence that death kills off all sense and sensation, and culminating in a fresh reading of Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto XXV. Wide-ranging, lucid and bristling with ideas on every page, it illustrates superbly well the variety, liveliness and continuous creativity of scholastic thought, particularly in respect of the contribution it made to literary theory.

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Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature

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0907570518

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9780907570516

Queen Square: A History of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology

By: Simon Shorvon,Alastair Compston,Martin Rossor,Andrew Lees,Michael J. Clark

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Queen Square: A History of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology

By: Simon Shorvon,Alastair Compston,Martin Rossor,Andrew Lees,Michael J. Clark

A comprehensive history of the National Hospital, Queen Square, and its Institute, placed within the context of British neurology.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107100828

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Our Planet

By: Alastair Fothergill,Keith Scholey,Fred Pearce

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Our Planet

By: Alastair Fothergill,Keith Scholey,Fred Pearce

With a foreword by Sir David Attenborough, this is the striking photographic companion to the Emmy–winning NETFLIX original documentary series, presenting never-before-seen visuals of nature's most intriguing animals in action and the environmental change that has to be seen to be believed. With six hundred members of crew filming in fifty countries over four years, the directors that brought us the original Planet Earth and Blue Planet now take readers on a journey across all the globe’s different biological realms to present stunning visuals of nature's most intriguing animals in action, and environmental change on a scale that must be seen to be believed. Featuring some of the world's rarest creatures and previously unseen parts of the Earth―from deep oceans to remote forests to ice caps―Our Planet takes nature-lovers deep into the science of our natural world. Revealing the most amazing sights on Earth in unprecedented ways, alongside stories of the ways humans are affecting the world’s ecosystems―from the wildebeest migrations in Africa to the penguin colonies of Antarctica―this book places itself at the forefront of a global conversation as we work together to protect and preserve our planet. With a keepsake package featuring debossing and foil stamping, this groundbreaking coffee-table book reveals the most amazing sights on Earth in unprecedented ways.

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Ten Speed Press

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0399581553

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9780399581557

The Pattern Recognition Theory of Humour

An Outline

By: Alastair Clarke

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The Pattern Recognition Theory of Humour

An Outline

By: Alastair Clarke

This slim volume was the first presentation of Clarke’s theory. A limited number of paperbacks are still available. Published in June 2008, An Oultine was produced to offer people who study and work in related fields an overview of the fundamentals of Pattern Recognition Theory and its implications for understanding the role of humour in human cognitive development. Its publication generated worldwide media coverage and discussion.

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Pyrrhic House

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0955936500

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9780955936500

The faculty of adaptability : humour's contribution to human ingenuity

By: Alastair Clarke

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The faculty of adaptability : humour's contribution to human ingenuity

By: Alastair Clarke

The definitive text on the pattern recognition theory of humour. When our species turns inward to analyze itself, the two facets of ingenuity and humour are often held in high regard as examples of its unique abilities, and this theory suggests they are more closely connected than has previously been imagined or acknowledged. While adaptability is a necessary facet of biological evolution, its expression in human beings has become accelerated into an intellectual capacity for inventing non-genetic solutions to environmental challenges, producing a versatility and ingenuity that have come to define the species. How does this ability function, then, and what has led to its unparalleled exaggeration in the human race? According to pattern recognition theory, this abundant resourcefulness has arisen due to the presence of a simple, hardwired faculty that exists precisely to encourage it, operating via the recognition of interesting patterns. This, suggests the author, is known as humour. One of two contrasting theories of humour by Clarke, The Faculty of Adaptability interprets amusement as a creative, adaptive system encouraging the invention and discovery of new information and original ideas. Following a detailed description of a schematic model via which such a system could exist, the book proceeds to suggest a timeframe for the evolution of the faculty before addressing the basis for over 100 common stimuli to humour.

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