Christopher Jary's Books

Portrait of a Bomber Pilot

By: Christopher Jary

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During the Second World War RAF Bomber Command produced a handful of remarkable pilots who won fame and high honors: Gibson, Cheshire, Martin, Tait, and Searby. The majority of aircrew, however, were young sergeants, many of whom did not survive to complete a first tour of thirty operations. Between the two extremes, there were, on every squadron, one or two senior captains who had survived one tour and whose experience, skill, courage, and example made a vital contribution to their squadron's life, training and operational success. This book is about one such captain, Flight Lieutenant Jack Wetherly, DFC. It traces his development from novice second pilot of a Wellington in the pioneering days of 1940 to senior captain of a Halifax in Wing-Commander Leonard Cheshire's squadron in what MRAF Sir Arthur Harris called his 'Main Offensive'. It deals also with his pre-war life and service, flying tiny bi-planes with the RAFVR, and with his career as a flying instructor at the RAF College Cranwell and as an instructor of instructors at RAF Montrose.Above all, it is a personal book, inspired by the sacrifice made nearly half a century ago by a young man of twenty-eight. Acclaim for the work:''Reading Portrait of a Bomber Pilot, I felt that I was living with Jack Wetherly through the last few years of his young life. He is a good man to be with honorable, selfless, and an exceptional pilot...Christopher Jary has written of Jack Wetherly carefully, unsentimentally, and very movingly. He has added a chapter to the brave, sad story of World War Two''.

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Casemate Publishers

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1783830255

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Self, Attitudes, and Emotion Work

Western Social Psychology and Eastern Zen Buddhism Confront Each Other

By: Christopher Bradley

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Self, Attitudes, and Emotion Work

Western Social Psychology and Eastern Zen Buddhism Confront Each Other

By: Christopher Bradley

This book is about how Western social psychology interfaces with an Eastern Zen Buddhist perspective. It is neither a purely Zen Buddhist critique of the former, nor is it merely a social psychological interpretation of Zen. Rather, it is an attempt to create common ground between each through the systematic comparison of certain shared fundamental concepts and ideas. Anglo-American social psychology is not much more than a century old despite having its roots in a broad philosophical tradition. Alternately, the Zen version of Buddhism can trace its historical origins to roughly 1,500 years ago in China. Even though the two arose at different times and at first glance appear stridently antithetical, the authors show that they share considerable areas of overlap. The logic of Zen contemplates the consequences of the taken-for-granted tyranny created by personal memories and culture. These traits, common to every culture, include hubris, greed, self-centeredness, distrust, prejudice, hatred, fear, anxiety, and violence. Social psychology leans more toward a "nurture" rather than "nature" explanation for behavior. Both areas of research are firmly rooted within the domain of sociological social psychology; the processes are also sometimes referred to as learning or conditioning. Zen challenges in radical terms key assumptions of both sociology and psychology concerning individual identity, human nature, and human motivation. This stimulating volume will provoke new thoughts about an old tradition and a newer area of scholarly work.

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Routledge

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1351491520

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Practical Social Investigation

Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Social Research

By: Richard Lampard,Christopher Pole

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Practical Social Investigation

Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Social Research

By: Richard Lampard,Christopher Pole

Practical Social Investigation provides, within a single text, an introduction to a wide range of both long-standing and newer social research methods. Its balanced and integrated coverage of qualitative and quantitative approaches demonstrates that they can be complementary. While research practice is emphasised, readers are encouraged to reflect on methodological issues as well as being provided with tools for their own research.This coherent, accessibly written book draws upon the authors' extensive experience of conducting research and teaching research methods. Numerous examples, based on real research studies, illustrate key issues in a way that acknowledges both the messiness and the creativity of social research.

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1317903471

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An Invitation to Social Theory

By: David Inglis,Christopher Thorpe

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An Invitation to Social Theory

By: David Inglis,Christopher Thorpe

A comprehensive introduction to social theory, covering areas such as Marxism, structuralism, post-structuralism, phenomenology, symbolic interactionism, and feminism.

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Polity

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074564208X

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Humane Warfare

By: Christopher Coker

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Humane Warfare

By: Christopher Coker

The decision to fight 'humanitarian wars' - such as Kosovo - and the development of technology to make war more humane, illustrates the trend in the West to try to humanise war, and thereby humanise modernity. This highly controversial and cutting-edge book asks whether the attempt to make war 'virtual' or 'virtuous' can succeed and whether the wes

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1134521324

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Ecobehavioral Consultation in Schools

Theory and Practice for School Psychologists, Special Educators, and School Counselors

By: Steven W. Lee,Christopher R. Niileksela

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Ecobehavioral Consultation in Schools

Theory and Practice for School Psychologists, Special Educators, and School Counselors

By: Steven W. Lee,Christopher R. Niileksela

Ecobehavioral Consultation in Schools is a practical, theory-based text that advances the practice of ecobehavioral consultation (EBC) and teaches consultants how to develop their own successful practice. It includes examples of what the consultant could say at each step of the process, over 30 easy-to-use forms, and more than 60 interventions available for download on the book’s website. In addition, the explication of EBC theory helps the reader to better understand the "big picture" of each problem, going well beyond a strict behavioral approach to understand family, social, cultural, historical, and internal influences. Ecobehavioral Consultation in Schools is the perfect companion for students in consultation-training programs such as special education, school psychology, school counseling, school social work, or for any other school professional interested in working collaboratively with teachers and parents.

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1135849757

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Hydro-Climatic Extremes in the Anthropocene

By: Christopher Ndehedehe

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Hydro-Climatic Extremes in the Anthropocene

By: Christopher Ndehedehe

This book explores how human civilization has contributed to changes in the Anthropocene, an era that marks a fundamental change in the way mankind has interacted with the Earth system. It examines the 21st century in the context of human development of water infrastructures, climate change impacts on freshwater resources, groundwater depletion, rising population, land use change, extreme events (droughts, floods, and wildfires). The implications of climate change impacts on environmental assets and the global water cycle are also highlighted. The book takes a pragmatically trans-disciplinary and holistic approach to the discussion of these issues, and the Earth system in the Anthropocene, drawing from a plethora of case studies. The capabilities of machine learning tools in satellite hydrology applications have been demonstrated as well as the feasibility of remote sensing data and innovative geospatial tools in environmental assessment. The book further showcases the multiple strengths and potential of new multi-disciplinary satellite radar programmes and geodetic missions, to measure and characterize extreme events, and their links to global climate, as well as in remote sensing of the environment. The aim is to provide innovative tools and a scientific framework that underpin our fundamental understanding of environmental systems, and the complexities of socio-hydrological systems in the Anthropocene. Policy issues have also been raised as an important aspect that can strengthen the management and administration of water resources, particularly in emerging economies where observational data is often lacking, limited, or difficult to access. It also highlights the lessons learned from freshwater hotspots (e.g., Lake Chad and Lake Urmia) where prolonged droughts and human activities have led to a permanent loss of surface water. It identifies the role of institutions and stakeholders in driving policies that underpins water management and climate change adaptation. The book articulates the novel applications of remote sensing tools as part of a monitoring framework that can alert stakeholders and the public sector to the dangers of mismanagement of freshwater in these hotspots and help facilitate water governance approaches. The book fills a critical gap in the multi-disciplinary aspect of planetary science, particularly in understanding the impacts of climate change and human actions on freshwater resources, as well as the stability of the Earth system.

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Springer Nature

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3031377273

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Medicine at the Margins

EMS Workers in Urban America

By: Christopher Prener

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Medicine at the Margins

EMS Workers in Urban America

By: Christopher Prener

Presents a unique view of social problems and conflicts over urban space from the cab of an ambulance. While we imagine ambulances as a site for critical care, the reality is far more complicated. Social problems, like homelessness, substance abuse, and the health consequences of poverty, are encountered every day by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers. Written from the lens of a sociologist who speaks with the fluency of a former Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Medicine at the Margins delves deeply into the world of EMTs and paramedics in American cities, an understudied element of our health care system. Like the public hospital, the EMS system is a key but misunderstood part of our system of last resort. Medicine at the Margins presents a unique prism through which urban social problems, the health care system, and the struggling social safety net refract and intersect in largely unseen ways. Author Christopher Prener examines the forms of marginality that capture the reality of urban EMS work and showcases the unique view EMS providers have of American urban life. The rise of neighborhood stigma and the consequences it holds for patients who are assumed by providers to be malingering is critical for understanding not just the phenomenon of non- or sub-acute patient calls but also why they matter for all patients. This sense of marginality is a defining feature of the experience of EMS work and is a statement about the patient population whom urban EMS providers care for daily. Prener argues that the pre-hospital health care system needs to embrace its role in the social safety net and how EMSs’ future is in community practice of paramedicine, a port of a broader mandate of pre-hospital health care. By leaning into this work, EMS providers are uniquely positioned to deliver on the promise of community medicine. At a time when we are considering how to rely less on policing, the EMS system is already tasked with treating many of the social problems we think would benefit from less involvement with law involvement. Medicine at the Margins underscores why the EMS system is so necessary and the ways in which it can be expanded.

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Fordham Univ Press

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1531501095

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Subject Knowledge

Readings For The Study Of School Subjects

By: Christopher J. Anstead,Ivor F Goodson,J. Marshall Mangan

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Subject Knowledge

Readings For The Study Of School Subjects

By: Christopher J. Anstead,Ivor F Goodson,J. Marshall Mangan

This text attempts to account for the growth of increased interest by sociologists and others in school subjects since the 1960s. Goodson's analysis of his own work examines the range of insights afforded of the nature of schooling and teaching through the study of school subjects.

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1135712069

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Racial Exclusionism and the City

The Urban Support of the National Front

By: Christopher T. Husbands

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Racial Exclusionism and the City

The Urban Support of the National Front

By: Christopher T. Husbands

First published in 1983, this book reports on the results of a survey in thirteen areas of England where the National Front (NF) had previously gained significant levels of electoral support and examines the social and political histories of these areas to reveal not only who and was voting for the NF in the 1970s but also why.

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1135685568

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Designing Learning

From Module Outline to Effective Teaching

By: Christopher Butcher,Clara Davies,Melissa Highton

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Designing Learning

From Module Outline to Effective Teaching

By: Christopher Butcher,Clara Davies,Melissa Highton

Written in an informative and jargon-free style, this book is guided by principles of good practice and covers the relevant theory to deal with the essential aspects of designing a course. Important areas covered include:learning levels and outcomesaligning learning and teaching strategiesassessment methodscourse managementC&ITresources.In this concise guide, the authors look to the future in terms of integration of computing and technology in course design and consider the promotion of student learni.

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1134180152

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Doctors in Community

The Training of Interns and Residents at Brackenridge Hospital, Austin, Texas

By: Christopher S. Chenault

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Doctors in Community

The Training of Interns and Residents at Brackenridge Hospital, Austin, Texas

By: Christopher S. Chenault

Austin, Texas, has a great tradition of medical excellence. In this writing, it is my goal to demonstrate the qualities that led a community of doctors to nurture young doctors, fresh out of medical school, to become better practitioners and better people as they care for their patients. The choices that they made to spend time beyond their own practices to make sure that these trainees learn the ropes speak volumes about their character and drive. These characteristics, seen in many over generations, reflect a special kind of person who gives of himself or herself with no idea that anyone will recognize their efforts or reward them for the hours that they have spent. For the first forty years of this history, there was minimal organization or supervising structure and just a will to improve quality. For the next forty years, there developed a significant progression of well-thought-out organizations that were able to respond to the complex requirements of the national medical organizations, as well as community, state, and federal regulations to make the system even more responsive. There has been a progression of teaching techniques from the older follow the masters approach to the modern evidence-based medicine process of today.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1543427138

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Livestock Brands and Marks

An Unexpected Bayou Country History: 1822–1946 Pioneer Families: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

By: Christopher Everette Cenac,Claire Domangue Joller

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Livestock Brands and Marks

An Unexpected Bayou Country History: 1822–1946 Pioneer Families: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

By: Christopher Everette Cenac,Claire Domangue Joller

A richly illustrated and incomparable collection documenting the brands and marks of the pioneers of Southeast Louisiana

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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0989759407

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Deadpool

The Adamantium Collection

By: Rob Liefeld,Fabian Nicieza,Joe Kelly,Christopher Priest

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Deadpool

The Adamantium Collection

By: Rob Liefeld,Fabian Nicieza,Joe Kelly,Christopher Priest

Presenting the Merc-iest, Mouth-iest Deadpool collection of all time! From his dynamic debut in 1991 to a story that unfolded across 2016's variant covers, celebrate 25 years of Wade Wilson wackiness by the finest creators to ever regenerate the degenerate! Deadpool will try to stop the Juggernaut, cross the Black Panther's path and lock horns with Daredevil and Typhoid Mary! He'll have an explosive encounter with Black Swan, and try to join the X-Men! COLLECTING: NEW MUTANTS (1983) #98; DEADPOOL: THE CIRCLE CHASE #1-4; DEADPOOL (1997) #6-8, #44, #65-69; DAREDEVIL/DEADPOOL ANNUAL '97; BLACK PANTHER (1998) #23; CABLE & DEADPOOL #20-23; DEADPOOL (2008) #16-18; DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1-4; DEADPOOL (2012) #15-19; DEADPOOL SECRET COMIC VARIANTS.

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Marvel Entertainment

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1302496514

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Air War for Yugoslavia Greece and Crete 1940-41

By: Christopher Shores,Brian Cull

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Air War for Yugoslavia Greece and Crete 1940-41

By: Christopher Shores,Brian Cull

The air battle for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete began in June 1940 with the Italian declaration of war. In the past, there has been much controversy amongst air historians on many of the details of the operations. It was here, for example, that "Pat" Pattie believed by many to be the Royal Air Force's "unknown" top-scoring fighter pilot of the whole war, saw most of his action. Just how many kills did he achieve and how? Taken from extensive research into available British, Italian and German records, and interviews and correspondence with survivors or relatives of those present, this book seeks to provide an accurate portrait of the air war for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete from 1940-41.

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Grub Street Publishing

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0948817070

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9780948817076

Through the Schoolhouse Door

By: Ivor F. Goodson,Christopher J. Anstead

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Through the Schoolhouse Door

By: Ivor F. Goodson,Christopher J. Anstead

The authors make a case for tracing the history of classroom and curriculum, using a variety of ways to examine the history, the institutional structures, and everyday life in the school.

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BRILL

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9460912168

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9789460912160

The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber

By: Johann Rudolf Glauber,Christopher Packe

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The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber

By: Johann Rudolf Glauber,Christopher Packe

The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber: containing great variety of choice secrets in medicine and alchymy, in the working of metallick mines, and the separation of metals. Also various cheap and easie ways of making salt-petre, and improving barren-land and the fruits of the earth. Together with many other things very profitable for all the lovers of art and industry.

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