Deirdre Good's Books

Women Writing Home, 1700-1920 Vol 2

Female Correspondence Across the British Empire

By: Klaus Stierstorfer,Deirdre Coleman,Cecily Devereux,Susan Clair Imbarrato,Charlotte J Macdonald

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Women Writing Home, 1700-1920 Vol 2

Female Correspondence Across the British Empire

By: Klaus Stierstorfer,Deirdre Coleman,Cecily Devereux,Susan Clair Imbarrato,Charlotte J Macdonald

Assembles a range of women's letters from the former British Empire. These letters 'written home' are not only historical sources; they are also representations of the state of the Empire in far-off lands sent home to Britain and, occasionally, other centres established as 'home'.

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1040248667

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The Case Against Punishment

Retribution, Crime Prevention, and the Law

By: Deirdre Golash

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The Case Against Punishment

Retribution, Crime Prevention, and the Law

By: Deirdre Golash

Golash addresses the value of punishment in contemporary society.

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NYU Press

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0814731848

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Economical Writing, Third Edition

Thirty-Five Rules for Clear and Persuasive Prose

By: Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

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Economical Writing, Third Edition

Thirty-Five Rules for Clear and Persuasive Prose

By: Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

Write clearly about any subject: “Writers should check out Economical Writing, and editors should recommend it. Your future readers will be thankful.” —Journal of Scholarly Publishing Economics is not a field known for good writing. Charts, yes. Sparkling prose, no. Except, that is, when it comes to Deirdre Nansen McCloskey. Her conversational and witty yet always clear style is a hallmark of her classic works of economic history, enlivening the dismal science and engaging readers well beyond the discipline. And now she’s here to share the secrets of how it’s done, no matter what your field. Economical Writing is itself economical: a collection of thirty-five pithy rules for making your writing clear, concise, and effective. Proceeding from big-picture ideas to concrete strategies for improvement at the level of the paragraph, sentence, or word, McCloskey shows us that good writing, after all, is not just a matter of taste—it’s a product of adept intuition and a rigorous revision process. Debunking stale rules, warning us that “footnotes are nests for pedants,” and offering an arsenal of readily applicable tools and methods, she shows writers of all levels of experience how to rethink the way they approach their work, and gives them the knowledge to turn mediocre prose into magic. At once efficient and digestible, hilarious and provocative, Economical Writing lives up to its promise. With McCloskey as our guide, we discover how any piece of writing—on economics or any other subject—can be a pleasure to read.

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University of Chicago Press

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022644810X

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The Unknown God

Negative Theology in the Platonic Tradition: Plato to Eriugena

By: Deirdre Carabine

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The Unknown God

Negative Theology in the Platonic Tradition: Plato to Eriugena

By: Deirdre Carabine

This book contains a careful, thorough, and where necessary skeptical as regards doubtful evidence (especially in the case of Plato and the Old Academy) of the beginnings in European thought of the negative or apophatic way of thinking and its relations to more positive or kataphatic ways of thinking about God. One of its greatest strengths, perhaps the greatest, is that the author makes clear that none of the persons concerned, Hellenic, Jewish or Christian, was engaged in the pursuit of a philosophical abstraction, or the heaping of rhetorical superlatives on God. They were rather concerned to present the origin of the universe as an intimately present living reality which infinitely transcends our thought and speech. This, combined with careful attention to the varieties of negative theology and its relations with positive, and the particular difficulties experienced by the members of the various traditions involved, makes the book the best introduction to the negative theology available."" -A. H. Armstrong, Emeritus Professor of Greek, University of Liverpool, England. Emeritus Professor of Classics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Senior Fellow of the British Academy. Irish academic Deirdre Carabine has lived and taught in Uganda for more than twenty years. She has recently been founder Vice-Chancellor at the Virtual University of Uganda (VUU), the first fully online university in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to that she set up International Health Sciences University in Kampala. She has taught at Queen's Belfast, University College Dublin, and Uganda Martyrs University. Currently, she is Director of Programmes at VUU. She attended the Queen's University of Belfast where she graduated with a PhD in philosophy, and University College Dublin where, as one of the first Newman Scholars, she gained a second PhD in Classics. She is also author of John Scottus Eriugena in the Great Medieval Thinkers Series (2000).

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1620328623

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John Scottus Eriugena

By: Deirdre Carabine

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John Scottus Eriugena

By: Deirdre Carabine

This volume provides a brief and accessible introduction to the 9th-century philosopher and theologian John Scottus Eriugena--perhaps the most important philosophical thinker to appear in Latin Christendom in the period between Augustine and Anselm. Eriugena was known as the interpreter of Greek thought to the Latin West, and this book emphasizes the relation of Eriugena's thought to his Greek and Latin sources.

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The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part I Vol 1

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

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The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part I Vol 1

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

A selection of texts by Elizabeth Gaskell, accompanied by annotations. It brings together Gaskell academics to provide readers with scholarship on her work and seeks to bring the crusading spirit and genius of the writer into the 21st century to take her place as a major Victorian writer.

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Routledge

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1351220411

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Armenia

with Nagorno Karabagh

By: Deirdre Holding,Tom Allen

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Armenia

with Nagorno Karabagh

By: Deirdre Holding,Tom Allen

This new, thoroughly updated 5th edition of Bradt's Armenia remains the only standalone guide available to this mountainous post-Soviet republic at the crossroads of Europe. Packed with detailed background information and invaluable practical advice, Bradt's Armenia remains the essential choice for anyone travelling to this beautiful country. New for this edition is coverage of the gastronomic revival in Yerevan, increased coverage of local music and nightlife, and expanded sections on protected areas, particularly the National Parks, including overview maps of their trail networks. Also new is information on the Transcaucasian Trail, hitch-hiking as a mode of transport, volunteering opportunities for longer-term travellers, and Yerevan as a popular base for 'digital nomads' and young diaspora Armenians. In addition, there is a wealth of new details for adventure travellers, including guidance on hiking and trekking, camping, mountain biking, cycle touring, rock climbing, off-road driving, and winter sports including ski touring. New long-distance trails are covered, too. Bradt's Armenia provides all of the information needed for a successful trip and covers all the most popular sights as well as those off-the-beaten track, including Dilijan National Park and the stunning forested mountains of Tavush, a region which is undergoing a renaissance as a place to explore and reconnect with nature; Areni village, one of the birthplaces of wine 6,000 years ago; and Vayots Dzor, the 'valley of woes', whose side valleys are abundant with wildlife-spotting opportunities. Tatev village and proposed National Park are included, as are the Orbelian caravanserai and other remnants of the ancient Silk Road trading route network that once criss-crossed the Caucasus region. Rich in both history and spectacular scenery, Armenia is a truly captivating country. Whether seeking out ancient monasteries dotted within dramatic landscapes, wandering through one of Yerevan's impressive museums or admiring the intricate stone carvings at Noratus, you'll find opportunities to delve into this nation's past at every turn. Add to this the welcoming locals, superb hiking possibilities and abundant bird life, and you'll soon discover why Armenia is worth more than just a fleeting visit.

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1784770795

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EBOOK: Giving Students Effective Written Feedback

By: Deirdre Burke,Jackie Pieterick

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EBOOK: Giving Students Effective Written Feedback

By: Deirdre Burke,Jackie Pieterick

This book focuses on one of the key issues in student assessment - delivering student feedback. It considers feedback from both the perspective of tutor provider and student receiver to offer new insights into the impact feedback has on student performance. The text provides an opportunity to explore research and contemporary concerns about the function and impact of written feedback, and offers practical guidance on how to give more appropriate and effective feedback. The text also explores strategies for tutors to use with students to ensure that they make full use of tutor feedback. Giving Students Effective Feedback not only covers assessment theories and literature, but contains a wide range of examples as well as case studies that will be of use to all higher education staff involved in the teaching and support of student learners.

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Nourishing Life the Yang Sheng Way

Nutrition and Lifestyle Advice from Chinese Medicine

By: Deirdre Courtney

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Nourishing Life the Yang Sheng Way

Nutrition and Lifestyle Advice from Chinese Medicine

By: Deirdre Courtney

Combining the wisdom of classical Chinese medicine with modern nutritional science, this book explores the concept of Yang Sheng, which means to nourish life by nurturing body, mind and spirit in harmony with the natural rhythms and universal laws, revealing the importance of nutrition within it and outlining how our modern lifestyle and environment challenges our ability to do that. A perfect guide for practitioners and students of Chinese medicine, the book explains modern diets and Chinese nutritional theory with a focus on prevention of illness and the impact of lifestyle and environment on our health during each stage of life. Lifestyle and nutritional advice for prevention and treatment of a range of illnesses and conditions is given for both adults and children.

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Singing Dragon

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Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich

How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World

By: Deirdre Nansen McCloskey,Art Carden

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Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich

How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World

By: Deirdre Nansen McCloskey,Art Carden

A “thought-provoking” one-volume distillation of the author’s powerful trilogy in praise of the middle class’s role in creating a better, and richer, world (Library Journal). The economist and historian Deirdre Nansen McCloskey has been best known recently for her Bourgeois Era trilogy, a vigorous defense, unrivaled in scope, of commercially tested betterment. Its massive volumes, The Bourgeois Virtues, Bourgeois Dignity, and Bourgeois Equality, solve Adam Smith’s puzzle of the nature and causes of the wealth of nations, and of the moral sentiments of modernity. The world got rich, she argues, not chiefly by material causes but by an idea and a sentiment, a new admiration for the middle class and its egalitarian liberalism. For readers looking for a distillation of McCloskey’s magisterial work, Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich is what you’ve been waiting for. In this lively volume, McCloskey and the economist and journalist Art Carden bring together the trilogy’s key ideas and its most provocative arguments. The rise of the west, and now the rest, is the story of the rise of ordinary people to a dignity and liberty inspiring them to have a go. The outcome was an explosion of innovation after 1800, and a rise of real income by an astounding 3,000 percent. The Great Enrichment, well beyond the conventional Industrial Revolution, did not, McCloskey and Carden show, come from the usual suspects, capital accumulation or class struggle. It came from the idea of economic liberty in Holland and the Anglosphere, then Sweden and Japan, then Italy and Israel and China and India, an idea that bids fair in the next few generations to raise up the wretched of the earth. The original shift to liberalism arose from 1517 to 1789 from theological and political revolutions in northwest Europe, upending ancient hierarchies. McCloskey and Carden contend further that liberalism and “innovism” made us better humans as well as richer ones. Not matter but ideas. Not corruption but improvement. Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich draws in entertaining fashion on history, economics, literature, philosophy, and popular culture, from growth theory to the Simpsons. It is the perfect introduction for a broad audience to McCloskey’s influential explanation of how we got rich. At a time when confidence in the economic system is under challenge, this book mounts an optimistic and persuasive defense of liberal innovism, and of the modern world it has wrought. Praise for the Bourgeois Era Trilogy “A contender for the great book of our age.” —The Times, Book of the Week “Persuasive . . . richly detailed and erudite.” —Financial Times

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For Her Own Good

Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women

By: Barbara Ehrenreich,Deirdre English

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For Her Own Good

Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women

By: Barbara Ehrenreich,Deirdre English

From the bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed and a former editor in chief Mother Jones, this women's history classic brilliantly uncovers the constraints imposed on women in the name of science. Since the nineteenth century, professionals have been invoking scientific expertise to prescribe what women should do for their own good. Among the experts’ diagnoses and remedies: menstruation was an illness requiring seclusion; pregnancy, a disabling condition; and higher education, a threat to long-term health of the uterus. From clitoridectomies to tame women’s behavior in the nineteenth century to the censure of a generation of mothers as castrators in the 1950s, doctors have not hesitated to intervene in women’s sexual, emotional, and maternal lives. Even domesticity, the most popular prescription for a safe environment for women, spawned legions of “scientific” experts. Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English has never lost faith in science itself, but insist that we hold those who interpret it to higher standards. Women are entering the medical and scientific professions in greater numbers but as recent research shows, experts continue to use pseudoscience to tell women how to live. For Her Own Good provides today’s readers with an indispensable dose of informed skepticism.

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1400078008

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The Pagan In Recovery: The Twelve Steps From A Pagan Perspective

The Twelve Steps from A Pagan Perspective

By: Deirdre A. Hebert

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The Pagan In Recovery: The Twelve Steps From A Pagan Perspective

The Twelve Steps from A Pagan Perspective

By: Deirdre A. Hebert

The Twelve Steps developed by Alcoholics Anonymous are powerful tools to transform the lives of people who struggle with addiction, co-dependency, and compulsive behaviors. Unfortunately, Pagans in recovery are likely to struggle with the Christian assumptions and language found in many of these programs. This book is intended to support a Pagan's participation in any Twelve Step program, by showing that the effectiveness and relevance of these tools does not depend on a specific religious or spiritual tradition. This book attempts to bridge the gap between the Christian and Pagan understanding of the Twelve Steps, while remaining faithful to the original Twelve Step process. The Pagan in Recovery is the result of Deirdre Hebert's ability to live her Pagan faith in the midst of a program with a deeply Christian heritage, and demonstrates that anyone, of any faith, can experience freedom from addictions, compulsive or co-dependent behaviors through this process.

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The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part I Vol 3

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

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The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part I Vol 3

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

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The Myth of the Entrepreneurial State

By: Deirdre Nansen McCloskey,Alberto Mingardi

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The Myth of the Entrepreneurial State

By: Deirdre Nansen McCloskey,Alberto Mingardi

A common narrative of the post-World War II economists was that the State is indispensable for guiding investment and fostering innovation. They claimed that the wealth of the modern world is the result of past State guidance and that what is needed for future economic growth is more State guidance. This position has recently been rejuvenated in reaction to the Great Recession of 2008. The truth is that the enriched modern economy was not a product of State coercion. It was a product of a change in political and social rhetoric in northwestern Europe from 1517 to 1789. The Great Enrichment, that is, came from human ingenuity emancipated from the bottom up, not human ingenuity directed from the top down. The true question is what on balance is the best way to organize innovation—by the “wise State” or by commercially tested betterment? The American Institute for Economic Research in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, was founded in 1933 as the first independent voice for sound economics in the United States. Today it publishes ongoing research, hosts educational programs, publishes books, sponsors interns and scholars, and is home to the world-renowned Bastiat Society and the highly respected Sound Money Project. The American Institute for Economic Research is a 501c3 public charity. The Adam Smith Institute is one of the world's leading think tanks, recognised as the best domestic and international economic policy think-tank in the UK and ranked 2nd in the world among Independent Think Tanks by the University of Pennsylvania. Independent, non-profit and non-partisan, the Adam Smith Institute works to promote free market, neoliberal ideas through research, publishing, media outreach, and education. The Institute is today at the forefront of making the case for free markets and a free society in the United Kingdom. The Institute was founded in the 1970s, as post-war socialism reached its high-watermark. Then, as now, its purpose was to educate the public about free markets and economic policy, and to inject sound ideas into the public debate.

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1630692093

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An Archipelago of Care

Filipino Migrants and Global Networks

By: Deirdre McKay

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An Archipelago of Care

Filipino Migrants and Global Networks

By: Deirdre McKay

A study of Filipino caregivers in London and what it says for migrant workers and the networks they build in the global marketplace. Focusing on the experience of Filipino caregivers in London, some of whom are living and working illegally in their host country, Deirdre McKay considers what migrant workers must do to navigate their way in a global marketplace. She draws on interviews and participant observations, her own long-term fieldwork in communities in the Philippines, and digital ethnography to present an intricate consideration of how these caregivers create stability in potentially precarious living situations. McKay argues that these workers gain resilience from the bonding networks they construct for themselves through social media, faith groups, and community centers. These networks generate an elaborate “archipelago of care” through which migrants create their sense of self. “A beautifully written ethnography of Filipino migrants in the UK and their experience of living their lives within and across the UK and the Philippines, mediated by physical space, institutions and a series of digital media.” —Heather Horst, coauthor of Digital Ethnography: Principles and Practices “Deirdre McKay takes a novel approach to key concepts undergirding globalization and transnationalism today—citizenship, surveillance, and security. She makes us think differently about the negotiation of belonging in a digital and hyper-securitized age.” —Jennifer Burrell, author of Maya After War: Conflict, Power, and Politics in Guatemala

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Indiana University Press

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0253024986

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Meaning and Relevance

By: Deirdre Wilson,Dan Sperber

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Meaning and Relevance

By: Deirdre Wilson,Dan Sperber

When people speak, their words never fully encode what they mean, and the context is always compatible with a variety of interpretations. How can comprehension ever be achieved? Wilson and Sperber argue that comprehension is a process of inference guided by precise expectations of relevance. What are the relations between the linguistically encoded meanings studied in semantics and the thoughts that humans are capable of entertaining and conveying? How should we analyse literal meaning, approximations, metaphors and ironies? Is the ability to understand speakers' meanings rooted in a more general human ability to understand other minds? How do these abilities interact in evolution and in cognitive development? Meaning and Relevance sets out to answer these and other questions, enriching and updating relevance theory and exploring its implications for linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science and literary studies.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107376777

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Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Religious Studies Route B: Catholic Christianity and Judaism

By: Andrew Barron,Deirdre Cleary,Patrick Harrison,Joy White

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Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Religious Studies Route B: Catholic Christianity and Judaism

By: Andrew Barron,Deirdre Cleary,Patrick Harrison,Joy White

Help students to build their subject knowledge and understanding with this accessible and engaging Student's Book, created for the 2016 WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Religious Studies Route B specification by subject specialists with examining experience. - Feel confident teaching the Catholic and Judaism content with expert guidance written by faith experts and Diocesan advisors. - Develop understanding through clear, accessible explanations of the specification content and key concepts. - Keep track of progress with learning objectives and summaries for every topic. - Engage students and cement knowledge and skills using a range of assessment related tasks, activities and guidance that support learning and revision. - Cater for students of varying learning styles through a visually engaging approach that uses photos and artwork to enhance subject interest and understanding. To access draft content please log into www.wjecservices.co.uk. Your centre's unique login and username will be available from your Exams Officer. You will need permissions access to the 'Subject specific material including CPD' section.

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Hodder Education

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1510423796

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Saul Steinberg

A Biography

By: Deirdre Bair

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Saul Steinberg

A Biography

By: Deirdre Bair

From National Book Award winner Deirdre Bair, the definitive biography of Saul Steinberg, one of The New Yorker's most iconic artists. The issue date was March 29, 1976. The New Yorker cost 75 cents. And on the cover unfolded Saul Steinberg's vision of the world: New York City, the Hudson River, and then...well, it's really just a bunch of stuff you needn't concern yourself with. Steinberg's brilliant depiction of the world according to self-satisfied New Yorkers placed him squarely in the pantheon of the magazine's—and the era's—most celebrated artists. But if you look beyond the searing wit and stunning artistry, you'll find one of the most fascinating lives of the twentieth century. Born in Romania, Steinberg was educated in Milan and was already famous for his satirical drawings when World War II forced him to immigrate to the United States. On a single day, Steinberg became a US citizen, a commissioned officer in the US Navy, and a member of the OSS, assigned to spy in China, North Africa, and Italy. After the war ended, he returned to America and to his art. He quickly gained entree into influential circles that included Saul Bellow, Vladimir Nabokov, Willem de Kooning, and Le Corbusier. His wife was the artist Hedda Sterne, from whom he separated in 1960 but never divorced and with whom he remained in daily contact for the rest of his life. This conveniently freed him up to amass a coterie of young mistresses and lovers. But his truly great love was the United States, where he traveled extensively by bus, train, and car, drawing, observing, and writing. His body of work is staggering and influential in ways we may not yet even be able to fully grasp, quite possibly because there has not been a full-scale biography of him until now. Deirdre Bair had access to 177 boxes of documents and more than 400 drawings. In addition, she conducted several hundred personal interviews. Steinberg's curious talent for creating myths about himself did not make her job an easy one, but the result is a stunning achievement to admire and enjoy. The electronic version of this title does not contain the 35 Saul Steinberg illustrations that are available in the print edition.

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Nan A. Talese

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0385534981

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Medicine, Ethics and the Law in Ireland

By: Deirdre Madden

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Medicine, Ethics and the Law in Ireland

By: Deirdre Madden

Written by one of Ireland's leading medical law academics, this practical book comprehensively covers Irish case law and regulations regarding the healthcare system, the law relating to human reproduction, and the key issues of consent and treatment. Designed to be used by lawyers and healthcare professionals, the book provides an invaluable reference tool for anybody who requires accurate information and guidance on this area of Irish law. This second edition covers medical research and clinical trials, organ donation and transportation, patient safety, and biobanking.

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1847666701

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Different Minds

Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and Other Learning Deficits

By: Deirdre V. Lovecky

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Different Minds

Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and Other Learning Deficits

By: Deirdre V. Lovecky

Explaining why certain children are gifted and how giftedness is manifested, each chapter addresses the relevance for children with AD/HD and Asperger Syndrome. Lovecky guides parents and professionals through methods of diagnosis and advises on how best to nurture individual needs, positive behaviour and relationships at home and at school.

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Women Writing Home, 1700-1920 Vol 3

Female Correspondence Across the British Empire

By: Klaus Stierstorfer,Deirdre Coleman,Cecily Devereux,Susan Clair Imbarrato,Charlotte J Macdonald

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Women Writing Home, 1700-1920 Vol 3

Female Correspondence Across the British Empire

By: Klaus Stierstorfer,Deirdre Coleman,Cecily Devereux,Susan Clair Imbarrato,Charlotte J Macdonald

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1040249841

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Knowledge and Persuasion in Economics

By: Deirdre N. McCloskey

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Knowledge and Persuasion in Economics

By: Deirdre N. McCloskey

Argues that economics is a science, but a human science: a witty guide to the ins and outs of economic philosophy.

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Cambridge University Press

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Al Capone

His Life, Legacy, and Legend

By: Deirdre Bair

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Al Capone

His Life, Legacy, and Legend

By: Deirdre Bair

At the height of Prohibition, Al Capone loomed large as Public Enemy Number One: his multimillion-dollar Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime, and law enforcement was powerless to stop him. But then came the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, a stint in Alcatraz. After his release, he returned to his family in Miami a much diminished man, living quietly until the ravages of his neurosyphilis took their final toll. Our shared fascination with Capone endures in countless novels and movies, but the man behind the legend has remained a mystery. Now, through rigorous research and exclusive access to Capone’s family, National Book Award–winning biographer Deirdre Bair cuts through the mythology, uncovering a complex character who was flawed and cruel but also capable of nobility. At once intimate and iconoclastic, Al Capone gives us the definitive account of a quintessentially American figure.

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Romantic Colonization and British Anti-Slavery

By: Deirdre Coleman

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By: Deirdre Coleman

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The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part II vol 4

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

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The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part II vol 4

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

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Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology

By: Gary W. Procop,Deirdre L. Church,Geraldine S. Hall,William M. Janda

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Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology

By: Gary W. Procop,Deirdre L. Church,Geraldine S. Hall,William M. Janda

Now in striking full color, this Seventh Edition of Koneman’s gold standard text presents all the principles and practices readers need for a solid grounding in all aspects of clinical microbiology—bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, and virology. Comprehensive, easy-to-understand, and filled with high quality images, the book covers cell and structure identification in more depth than any other book available. This fully updated Seventh Edition is enhanced by new pedagogy, new clinical scenarios, new photos and illustrations, and all-new instructor and student resources.

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1284226220

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The Bourgeois Virtues

Ethics for an Age of Commerce

By: Deirdre Nansen

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The Bourgeois Virtues

Ethics for an Age of Commerce

By: Deirdre Nansen

For a century and a half, the artists and intellectuals of Europe have scorned the bourgeoisie. And for a millennium and a half, the philosophers and theologians of Europe have scorned the marketplace. The bourgeois life, capitalism, Mencken’s “booboisie” and David Brooks’s “bobos”—all have been, and still are, framed as being responsible for everything from financial to moral poverty, world wars, and spiritual desuetude. Countering these centuries of assumptions and unexamined thinking is Deirdre McCloskey’s The Bourgeois Virtues, a magnum opus that offers a radical view: capitalism is good for us. McCloskey’s sweeping, charming, and even humorous survey of ethical thought and economic realities—from Plato to Barbara Ehrenreich—overturns every assumption we have about being bourgeois. Can you be virtuous and bourgeois? Do markets improve ethics? Has capitalism made us better as well as richer? Yes, yes, and yes, argues McCloskey, who takes on centuries of capitalism’s critics with her erudition and sheer scope of knowledge. Applying a new tradition of “virtue ethics” to our lives in modern economies, she affirms American capitalism without ignoring its faults and celebrates the bourgeois lives we actually live, without supposing that they must be lives without ethical foundations. High Noon, Kant, Bill Murray, the modern novel, van Gogh, and of course economics and the economy all come into play in a book that can only be described as a monumental project and a life’s work. The Bourgeois Virtues is nothing less than a dazzling reinterpretation of Western intellectual history, a dead-serious reply to the critics of capitalism—and a surprising page-turner.

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0226556670

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Armenia

and Nagorno Karabagh

By: Tom Allen,Deirdre Holding

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Armenia

and Nagorno Karabagh

By: Tom Allen,Deirdre Holding

This new, thoroughly updated sixth edition of Bradt’s Armenia remains the only standalone, English-language guide to this mountainous post-Soviet republic at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Packed with detailed background information and invaluable practical advice, Bradt’s Armenia remains the essential choice for anyone travelling to this beautiful country, which is now easily and cheaply accessed by air. Following recent political changes, the story of this new republic is rapidly being rewritten, with transformations extending far beyond the vibrant capital of Yerevan. Road infrastructure has greatly improved, while rural tourism is coming to life in even far-flung provinces, thereby catering for visitors exploring well off the beaten path. New elements in this edition include: expanded treatment of new budget accommodation in Yerevan and provincial capitals; enhanced information on Yerevan designed to inspire the city-break visitor, encompassing arts, culture and nightlife; a wealth of new information for adventurous travellers, including about more than 300km of new hiking trails established since 2018; and an enhanced language section designed to facilitate communication with Armenians. Bradt’s Armenia provides the information needed for a successful trip, covering all the most popular sights as well as those off-the-beaten track, including Dilijan National Park and the stunning forested mountains of Tavush, a region undergoing a renaissance as a place to reconnect with nature; Areni village, one of the birthplaces of wine; and Vayots Dzor, the ‘valley of woes’, whose side valleys are abundant with wildlife-spotting opportunities. Tatev village and the Vorotan Canyon are included, as are the Orbelian’s Ccaravanserai and other remnants of the ancient Silk Road trading route network that once criss-crossed the Caucasus region. Rich in both history and spectacular scenery, Armenia is a truly captivating country. Whether seeking out ancient monasteries dotted within dramatic landscapes, wandering through one of Yerevan’s impressive museums or admiring the intricate stone carvings at Noratus, you’ll find opportunities to delve into this nation’s past at every turn. Add to this the welcoming local people, superb hiking possibilities and abundant bird life, and you’ll soon discover why Armenia is worth more than just a fleeting visit.

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1784779431

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Beyond Positivism, Behaviorism, and Neoinstitutionalism in Economics

By: Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

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Beyond Positivism, Behaviorism, and Neoinstitutionalism in Economics

By: Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

A penetrating analysis from one of the defining voices of contemporary economics. In Beyond Positivism, Behaviorism, and Neoinstitutionalism in Economics, Deirdre Nansen McCloskey zeroes in on the authoritarian cast of recent economics, arguing for a re-focusing on the liberated human. The behaviorist positivism fashionable in the field since the 1930s treats people from the outside. It yielded in Williamson and North a manipulative neo-institutionalism. McCloskey argues that institutions as causes are mainly temporary and intermediate, not ultimate. They are human-made, depending on words, myth, ethics, ideology, history, identity, professionalism, gossip, movies, what your mother taught you. Humans create conversations as they go, in the economy as in the rest of life. In engaging and erudite prose, McCloskey exhibits in detail the scientific failures of neo-institutionalism. She proposes a “humanomics,” an economics with the humans left in. Humanomics keeps theory, quantification, experiment, mathematics, econometrics, though insisting on more true rigor than is usual. It adds what can be learned about the economy from history, philosophy, literature, and all the sciences of humans. McCloskey reaffirms the durability of “market-tested innovation” against the imagined imperfections to be corrected by a perfect government. With her trademark zeal and incisive wit, she rebuilds the foundations of economics.

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0226818314

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9780226818313

Hannah Arendt’s Ethics

By: Deirdre Lauren Mahony

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Hannah Arendt’s Ethics

By: Deirdre Lauren Mahony

The vast majority of studies of Hannah Arendt's thought are concerned with her as a political theorist. This book offers a contribution to rectifying this imbalance by providing a critical engagement with Arendtian ethics. Arendt asserts that the crimes of the Holocaust revealed a shift in ethics and the need for new responses to a new kind of evil. In this new treatment of her work, Arendt's best-known ethical concepts – the notion of the banality of evil and the link she posits between thoughtlessness and evil, both inspired by her study of Adolf Eichmann – are disassembled and appraised. The concept of the banality of evil captures something tangible about modern evil, yet requires further evaluation in order to assess its implications for understanding contemporary evil, and what it means for traditional, moral philosophical issues such as responsibility, blame and punishment. In addition, this account of Arendt's ethics reveals two strands of her thought not previously considered: her idea that the condition of 'living with oneself' can represent a barrier to evil and her account of the 'nonparticipants' who refused to be complicit in the crimes of the Nazi period and their defining moral features. This exploration draws out the most salient aspects of Hannah Arendt's ethics, provides a critical review of the more philosophically problematic elements, and places Arendt's work in this area in a broader moral philosophy context, examining the issues in moral philosophy which are raised in her work such as the relevance of intention for moral responsibility and of thinking for good moral conduct, and questions of character, integrity and moral incapacity.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350034185

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9781350034181

Jesus' Family Values

By: Deirdre Good

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Jesus' Family Values

By: Deirdre Good

What are Christian family values, why are there so many interpretationsof what Jesus actually taught and said, and which biblicalvalues should guide our lives? Many people claim to know whatJesus would say or do in the kinds of ethical dilemmas we facetoday, but applying "traditional" Christian values out of contextactually sells Jesus' teachings short.Through careful attention to the words and stories of Matthew, Luke, Mark, and John, and the letters of Paul, Deirdre Goodprovides an ideal method for learning what the Bible has to sayto our communities and households today.

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Church Publishing, Inc.

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1596270276

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Critical Companion to Robert Frost

A Literary Reference to His Life and Work

By: Deirdre J. Fagan

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Critical Companion to Robert Frost

A Literary Reference to His Life and Work

By: Deirdre J. Fagan

Known for his favorite themes of New England and nature, Robert Frost may well be the most famous American poet of the 20th century. This is an encyclopedic guide to the life and works of this great American poet. It combines critical analysis with information on Frost's life, providing a one-stop resource for students.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438108540

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High Blood Pressure

By: Tom Fahey,Deirdre Murphy,Julian Tudor Hart

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High Blood Pressure

By: Tom Fahey,Deirdre Murphy,Julian Tudor Hart

High Blood Pressure – the 'at your fingertips' guide is the essential handbook for straightforward and medically accurate information about your blood pressure. Packed full of information about how to get your blood pressure down - and keep it down, it is a must for anyone interested in controlling their blood pressure.

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Class Publishing Ltd

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185959090X

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9781859590904

How to be Human-- Though an Economist

By: Deirdre N. McCloskey

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How to be Human-- Though an Economist

By: Deirdre N. McCloskey

A witty and thoughtful romp through the profession and practice of economics

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University of Michigan Press

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0472067443

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9780472067442

Journey to the Well

Connecting to Celtic Ways and Wisdom

By: Mary Kennedy,Deirdre Ní Chinnéide

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Journey to the Well

Connecting to Celtic Ways and Wisdom

By: Mary Kennedy,Deirdre Ní Chinnéide

For sisters Mary Kennedy and Deirdre Ní Chinnéide, spirituality has been at the centre of their lives since childhood. Their home on St Brigid's Road in Clondalkin, Dublin, was around the corner from a holy well, a place that signalled family, community and divinity. In these pages, they draw on this heritage, with an emphasis on Celtic spirituality - a key focus in Deirdre's work and a long-held area of interest for Mary. The journey to the well is a pilgrimage to source, to that which remains steadfast whatever challenges we face. Traversing the Celtic seasons of Samhain, Imbolc, Bealtaine and Lughnasa, the authors explore themes such as hope, love and loss, resilience and new dawns, through personal reflections, stories, lore and healing words. Journey to the Well is a book of rich connection that celebrates the divine within each of us.

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Hachette Books Ireland

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1529382343

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9781529382341

Medical Law in Ireland

By: Deirdre Madden

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Medical Law in Ireland

By: Deirdre Madden

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this convenient volume provides comprehensive analysis of the law affecting the physician-patient relationship in Ireland. Cutting across the traditional compartments with which lawyers are familiar, medical law is concerned with issues arising from this relationship, and not with the many wider juridical relations involved in the broader field of health care law. After a general introduction, the book systematically describes law related to the medical profession, proceeding from training, licensing, and other aspects of access to the profession, through disciplinary and professional liability and medical ethics considerations and quality assurance, to such aspects of the physician-patient relationship as rights and duties of physicians and patients, consent, privacy, and access to medical records. Also covered are specific issues such as organ transplants, human medical research, abortion, and euthanasia, as well as matters dealing with the physician in relation to other health care providers, health care insurance, and the health care system. Succinct and practical, this book will prove to be of great value to professional organizations of physicians, nurses, hospitals, and relevant government agencies. Lawyers representing parties with interests in Ireland will welcome this very useful guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its comparative value as a contribution to the study of medical law in the international context.

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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9403516852

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9789403516851

The Great Cholesterol Myth Now Includes 100 Recipes for Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease

Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease-and the Statin-Free Plan that Will

By: Jonny Bowden,Stephen Sinatra,Deirdre Rawlings

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The Great Cholesterol Myth Now Includes 100 Recipes for Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease

Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease-and the Statin-Free Plan that Will

By: Jonny Bowden,Stephen Sinatra,Deirdre Rawlings

Now includes 100 recipes for preventing and reversing heart disease from the The great cholesterol cookbook.

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Fair Winds Press (MA)

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1592337120

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9781592337125

Essential Vegetarian Cookbook

By: Jane Price,Deirdre Blayney

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Essential Vegetarian Cookbook

By: Jane Price,Deirdre Blayney

This book contains a wealth of superb vegetarian recipes, from snacks to substantial meals, desserts and drinks. Drawing on flavours from around the world, and using fine, fresh produce, vegetarian food will never again seem second best.

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174045409X

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Residential Construction Law

By: Philip Britton,Matthew Bell,Deirdre Ní Fhloinn,Kim Vernau

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Residential Construction Law

By: Philip Britton,Matthew Bell,Deirdre Ní Fhloinn,Kim Vernau

This is the first book to offer a systematic and analytical overview of the legal framework for residential construction. In doing so, the book addresses two fundamental questions: Prevention: What assurances can the law give buyers (and later owners and occupiers) of homes that construction work – from building of a complete home to adding an extension or replacing a shower unit – will comply with minimum standards of design, safety and build quality? Cure: What forms of redress - from whom, and by what route - can residents expect, when, often long after completion of construction, they discover defects? The resulting problems pose some big and difficult questions of principle and policy about standards, rights and remedies, which in turn concern justice more generally. This book addresses these key issues in a comparative context across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. It is an accessible guide to the existing law for residents and construction professionals (and their legal advisers), but also charts a course to further, meaningful reforms of the legal landscape for residential construction around the world. The book's two co-authors, Philip Britton and Matthew Bell, have taught in the field in the UK, Australia and New Zealand; both have been active in legal practice, as have the book's two specialist contributors, Deirdre Ní Fhloinn and Kim Vernau.

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1509939253

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