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Bass Fishing in South Africa

By: Gareth Coombs

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It is axiomatic that the goal of any fisherman is to catch fish! However, this is not always as easy as simply casting a line or throwing a net into the water. Some fish are wily, and know how to avoid the hooks, lures or bait that has been set for them. As a species, bass regularly elude even the most canny angler. Author Gareth Coombs has experienced the frustration and the pleasure of trying to catch this often-aggressive, predatory sportfish. Bass Fishing in South Africa is his response to many years of patiently studying currents, wind, temperature and the underwater landscape of the lakes, dams and rivers where he fishes for bass. His analysis of the underwater environment and water characteristics, as well as the behaviour traits, sensory capabilities and nesting habits of largemouth black bass, allow him to present a tackle-box’s worth of tricks and tools for the keen bass fisherman. Knowing how a fish might behave at certain times of the year, or under certain weather conditions, improves the angler’s chance of making a catch. As a scientist who is mindful of the importance of conservation, Gareth also covers how to handle a captured fish and return it safely to the water.

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Penguin Random House South Africa

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1432309994

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Intermediate Public Economics, second edition

By: Jean Hindriks,Gareth D. Myles

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Intermediate Public Economics, second edition

By: Jean Hindriks,Gareth D. Myles

A new edition of a comprehensive text, updated throughout, with new material on behavioral economics, international taxation, cost-benefit analysis, and the economics of climate policy. Public economics studies how government taxing and spending activities affect the economy—economic efficiency and the distribution of income and wealth. This comprehensive text on public economics covers the core topics of market failure and taxation as well as recent developments in both policy and the academic literature. It is unique not only in its broad scope but in its balance between public finance and public choice and its combination of theory and relevant empirical evidence. The book covers the theory and methodology of public economics; presents a historical and theoretical overview of the public sector; and discusses such topics as departures from efficiency (including imperfect competition and asymmetric information), issues in political economy, equity, taxation, fiscal federalism, and tax competition among independent jurisdictions. Suggestions for further reading, from classic papers to recent research, appear in each chapter, as do exercises. The mathematics has been kept to a minimum without sacrificing intellectual rigor; the book remains analytical rather than discursive. This second edition has been thoroughly updated throughout. It offers new chapters on behavioral economics, limits to redistribution, international taxation, cost-benefit analysis, and the economics of climate policy. Additional exercises have been added and many sections revised in response to advice from readers of the first edition.

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MIT Press

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0262313804

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9780262313803

Visiting the Somme & Ypres Battlefields Made Easy

A Helpful Guide Book for Groups and Individuals

By: Gareth Hughes

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Visiting the Somme & Ypres Battlefields Made Easy

A Helpful Guide Book for Groups and Individuals

By: Gareth Hughes

This splendid and timely book will be invaluable to those visiting the battlefields, sites, museums, memorials and cemeteries of France and Belgium. It is intended for those planning and leading school groups and similar parties but is also ideal for individual/family visitors.??Rather than list every site etc it provides realistic itineraries to the best places in the two major areas of the Somme and Ypres. Even these are flexible to allow party leaders suitable discretion.??The author provides helpful information for each site such as its context in the War, visitor orientation, the 'spiel' (the essential facts to engage, inform and entertain), suggested activity and relevant photos and maps.??This combines to make every visit of maximum benefit and interest and yet reduce the workload of the party leaders.??There are also valuable tips for lunch breaks, free time ideas and other helpful pointers.

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170

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Pen and Sword

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1473821398

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9781473821392

I Drum, Therefore I Am

Being and Becoming a Drummer

By: Gareth Dylan Smith

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I Drum, Therefore I Am

Being and Becoming a Drummer

By: Gareth Dylan Smith

Despite their central role in many forms of music-making, drummers have been largely neglected in the scholarly literature on music and education. But kit drummers are increasingly difficult to ignore. While exponents of the drum kit are frequently mocked in popular culture, they are also widely acknowledged to be central to the musical success and aesthetic appeal of any musical ensemble in which they are found. Drummers are also making their presence felt in music education, with increasing opportunities to learn their craft in formal contexts. Drawing on data collected from in-depth interviews and questionnaires, Gareth Dylan Smith explores the identities, practices and learning of teenage and adult kit drummers in and around London. As a London-based drummer and teacher of drummers, Smith uses his own identity as participant-researcher to inform and interpret other drummers' accounts of their experiences. Drummers learn in multi-modal ways, usually with a keen awareness of exemplars of their art and craft. The world of kit drumming is highly masculine, which presents opportunities and challenges to drummers of both sexes. Smith proposes a new model of the 'Snowball Self', which incorporates the constructs of identity realization, learning realization, meta-identities and contextual identities. Kit drummers' identities, practices and learning are found to be intertwined, as drummers exist in a web of interdependence. Drummers drum; therefore they are, they do, and they learn - in a rich tapestry of means and contexts.

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Routledge

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1317119223

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9781317119227

Post-Truth Public Relations

Communication in an Era of Digital Disinformation

By: Gareth Thompson

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Post-Truth Public Relations

Communication in an Era of Digital Disinformation

By: Gareth Thompson

This book explores the purpose, practice and effects of public relations (PR) at a time that has been variously described as an era of populism, post-truth and fake news. It considers how PR processes have contributed to the current social condition of post-truth and what constitutes PR work in this environment. Post-Truth Public Relations: Communication in an Era of Digital Disinformation proposes that while we can now look back upon the last 80–100 years as a period of classical PR, that style is being supplemented by the emergence of a post-classical form of PR that has emerged in response to the post-truth era. This new style of PR consists of a mixed repertoire of communicative work that matches the new geometry of digital media and delivers a mix of online engagement and persuasion in order to meet the needs of increasingly partisan audiences. Using contemporary case studies and original interviews with PR practitioners in several countries, including China and the Philippines, the book investigates how PR workers have reconciled their role as communicative intermediaries with the post-truth era of digital disinformation. This thought-provoking book will be of great interest to researchers and advanced students interested in the changing nature of PR and its practice.

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Routledge

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0429769032

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9780429769030

Visiting the Normandy Invasion Beaches and Battlefields

A Helpful Guide Book for Groups and Individuals

By: Gareth Hughes

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Visiting the Normandy Invasion Beaches and Battlefields

A Helpful Guide Book for Groups and Individuals

By: Gareth Hughes

This informative and easy to use WWII travel guide features everything you need to know while exploring the historic sites of D-Day. Whether planning a school tour or a family holiday, this guide provides everything you need to get the most out of your visit. It includes essential historical context to help everyone appreciate the importance of D-Day beaches and battlefields, as well as important information on WWII museums, monuments, and cemeteries. Author and expert tour guide Gareth Hughes provides handy itineraries covering the best places in the Normandy area. A comprehensive overview of each site includes essential facts, visitor orientation, suggested activities, relevant photos and maps. There are also valuable tips for lunch breaks, free time ideas and other helpful pointers.

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307

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Pen and Sword

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1473854334

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9781473854338

Public Economics

By: Gareth D. Myles

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Public Economics

By: Gareth D. Myles

A rigorous, self-contained textbook covering all the central topics in public economics.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521497698

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9780521497695

Solutions Manual to Accompany Intermediate Public Economics, second edition

By: Nigar Hashimzade,Jean Hindriks,Gareth D. Myles

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Solutions Manual to Accompany Intermediate Public Economics, second edition

By: Nigar Hashimzade,Jean Hindriks,Gareth D. Myles

A solutions manual for all 582 exercises in the second edition of Intermediate Public Economics. A solutions manual for all 582 exercises in the second edition of Intermediate Public Economics.

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MIT Press

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0262518481

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9780262518482

Bass Fishing in South Africa

By: Gareth Coombs

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Bass Fishing in South Africa

By: Gareth Coombs

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Bass Fishing in South Africa

Bass Fishing in South Africa

Intermediate Public Economics, second edition

Intermediate Public Economics, second edition

Visiting the Somme & Ypres Battlefields Made Easy

Visiting the Somme & Ypres Battlefields Made Easy

I Drum, Therefore I Am

I Drum, Therefore I Am

Post-Truth Public Relations

Post-Truth Public Relations

Visiting the Normandy Invasion Beaches and Battlefields

Visiting the Normandy Invasion Beaches and Battlefields

Public Economics

Public Economics

Solutions Manual to Accompany Intermediate Public Economics, second edition

Solutions Manual to Accompany Intermediate Public Economics, second edition

Bass Fishing in South Africa

Bass Fishing in South Africa

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