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Glimmerfin

By: Kingsley Pilgrim

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Six years after his game show destroyed most of the city of Olympia, disgraced TV boss Big Man has gone into hiding. Then a highly contagious virus is released into the public, it reduces most of the population into enraged killers. A handful of survivors have taken refuge beneath the city. Realizing that his two daughters are still trapped in the city, Big Man must leave his safe haven for the first time in years and venture outside to a new horror to find his loved ones before it's too late.

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Grosvenor House Publishing

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1781482527

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9781781482520

Emerging Africa

How the Global Economy's 'Last Frontier' Can Prosper and Matter

By: Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu

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Emerging Africa

How the Global Economy's 'Last Frontier' Can Prosper and Matter

By: Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu

A rare and timely intervention from Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on development in Africa. To many, Africa is the new frontier. As the West lies battered by financial crisis, Africa is seen as offering limitless opportunities for wealth creation in the march of globalization. But what is Africa to today's Africans? Are its economies truly on the rise? And what is its likely future? In this pioneering book, leading international strategist Kingsley Moghalu challenges conventional wisdoms about Africa's quest for growth. Drawing on philosophy, economics and strategy, he ranges from capitalism to technological innovation, finance to foreign investment, and from human capital to world trade to offer a new vision of transformation. Ultimately he demonstrates how Africa's progress in the twenty-first century will require nothing short of the reinvention of the African mindset. 'Africans seriously analyzing Africa's opportunities are all too rare. Kingsley Moghalu writes with insight and authority' Paul Collier 'Savvy . . . distinguished' Mark Malloch-Brown 'Unique in the depth of its insight, the ambition of its scope, and the clarity of its argument. Kingsley Moghalu brings a remarkable intellect and his vast experience to this tour de force on Africa's economic transformation. This is a truly weighty contribution to understanding Africa's developmental dilemma and its quest for a more prosperous future' Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 'Insightful and analytical . . . sheds instructive light on Africa's position in the world. It is a testament to the palpable optimism that encompasses Africa while frankly addressing the myriad challenges that lie ahead for its economic transformation' Shashi Tharoor Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu is Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. He was the Founder and CEO of Sogato Strategies S.A., a global strategy and risk management consulting firm in Geneva, Switzerland. He has previously worked for the United Nations for 17 years in strategic planning, legal, development finance and executive management. His previous books include Global Justice and Rwanda's Genocide.

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Penguin UK

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0141979461

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9780141979465

The Naturalist's Assistant. A Hand-book for the Collector and Student, with Bibliography of Fifteen Hundred Works Necessary for the Systematic Zoologist

By: John Sterling Kingsley

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The Naturalist's Assistant. A Hand-book for the Collector and Student, with Bibliography of Fifteen Hundred Works Necessary for the Systematic Zoologist

By: John Sterling Kingsley

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385483735

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9783385483736

The Afterlife of Shakespeare's Sonnets

By: Jane Kingsley-Smith

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The Afterlife of Shakespeare's Sonnets

By: Jane Kingsley-Smith

An original account of the reception and influence of Shakespeare's Sonnets in his own time and in later literary history.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107170656

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9781107170650

Environmental Pollution and the Media

Political Discourses of Risk and Responsibility in Australia, China and Japan

By: Glenn D. Hook,Libby Lester,Meng Ji,Kingsley Edney,Chris G. Pope,Luli van der Does-Ishikawa

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Environmental Pollution and the Media

Political Discourses of Risk and Responsibility in Australia, China and Japan

By: Glenn D. Hook,Libby Lester,Meng Ji,Kingsley Edney,Chris G. Pope,Luli van der Does-Ishikawa

This book offers a theoretically informed empirical investigation of national media reporting and political discourse on environmental issues in Australia, China and Japan. It illuminates the risks, harms and responsibilities associated with climate change through an analysis of pollution, adopting an interdisciplinary approach drawing on both the social sciences and humanities. A particular strength of the work is the detailed analysis of the data using a range of both quantitative and qualitative techniques, enabling the authors to reveal in rich and compelling detail the complex relationship between risk and responsibility in the climate change discourse. The case studies of Australia, China and Japan are set in the current literature as well as in the historical context of climate change in these three countries. The analysis of the media discourse on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia demonstrates how the mining of coal for overseas markets has led to devastating harm to the life of the reef. A critical discussion of the Chinese documentary, Under the Dome, shows how this medium has played a crucial role in building awareness of the harm from atmospheric pollution among the citizens, shaping attitudes and promoting action. The first case study of Japan elucidates how cross-border atmospheric pollution from China forges a chain of responsibility for responding to climate change, running from the state to society. The other case study of Japan demonstrates how ‘smart cities’ have emerged as a way to mitigate the risks and harms of climate change. The Conclusion draws together the similarities and differences in how climate change is addressed in the three countries. In all, Environmental Pollution and the Media: Political Discourses of Risk and Responsibility in Australia, China and Japan uncovers the dynamics of the triadic relationship among risk, harm and climate change in Australia, China and Japan. By so doing, the book makes an original and timely contribution to understanding comparative media, discourse and political debates on climate change.

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Taylor & Francis

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135177302X

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9781351773027

The New Odyssey: The Story of the Twenty-First Century Refugee Crisis

By: Patrick Kingsley

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The New Odyssey: The Story of the Twenty-First Century Refugee Crisis

By: Patrick Kingsley

Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR and Christian Science Monitor In the humane tradition of Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers comes a searing account of the international refugee crisis. On the day of his son’s fourteenth birthday, Hashem al-Souki lay somewhere in the Mediterranean, crammed in a wooden dinghy. His family was relatively safe—at least for the time being—in Egypt, where they had only just settled after fleeing their war-torn Damascus home three years prior. Traversing these unforgiving waters and the treacherous terrain that would follow was worth the slim chance of securing a safe home for his children in Sweden. If he failed, at least he would fail alone. Hashem’s story is tragically common, as desperate victims continue to embark on deadly journeys in search of freedom. Tracking the harrowing experiences of these brave refugees, The New Odyssey finally illuminates the shadowy networks that have facilitated the largest forced exodus since the end of World War II. The Guardian’s first-ever migration correspondent, Patrick Kingsley has traveled through seventeen countries to put an indelible face on this overwhelming disaster. Embedding himself alongside the refugees, Kingsley reenacts their flight with hundreds of people across the choppy Mediterranean in the hopes of better understanding who helps or hinders their path to salvation. From the starving migrants who push through sandstorms with children strapped to their backs to the exploitive criminals who prey on them, from the smugglers who dangerously stretch the limits of their cargo space to the volunteers who uproot their own lives to hand out water bottles—what emerges is a kaleidoscope of humanity in the wake of tragedy. By simultaneously tracing the narrative of Hashem, who endured the trek not once but twice, Kingsley memorably creates a compassionate, visceral portrait of the mass migration in both its epic scope and its heartbreaking specificity. Exposing the realities of this modern-day odyssey as well as the moral shortcomings evident in our own indifference, the result is a crucial call to arms and an unprecedented exploration of a world we too often choose not to know.

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Liveright Publishing

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1631492608

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9781631492600

Biology at Work

Rethinking Sexual Equality

By: Kingsley R. Browne

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Biology at Work

Rethinking Sexual Equality

By: Kingsley R. Browne

Does biology help explain why women, on average, earn less money than men? Is there any evolutionary basis for the scarcity of female CEOs in Fortune 500 companies? According to Kingsley Browne, the answer may be yes. Biology at Work brings an evolutionary perspective to bear on issues of women in the workplace: the "glass ceiling," the "gender gap" in pay, sexual harassment, and occupational segregation. While acknowledging the role of discrimination and sexist socialization, Browne suggests that until we factor real biological differences between men and women into the equation, the explanation remains incomplete. Browne looks at behavioral differences between men and women as products of different evolutionary pressures facing them throughout human history. Womens biological investment in their offspring has led them to be on average more nurturing and risk averse, and to value relationships over competition. Men have been biologically rewarded, over human history, for displays of strength and skill, risk taking, and status acquisition. These behavioral differences have numerous workplace consequences. Not surprisingly, sex differences in the drive for status lead to sex differences in the achievement of status. Browne argues that decision makers should recognize that policies based on the assumption of a single androgynous human nature are unlikely to be successful. Simply removing barriers to inequality will not achieve equality, as women and men typically value different things in the workplace and will make different workplace choices based on their different preferences. Rather than simply putting forward the "nature" side of the debate, Browne suggests that dichotomies such as nature/nurture have impeded our understanding of the origins of human behavior. Through evolutionary biology we can understand not only how natural selection has created predispositions toward certain types of behavior but also how the social environment interacts with these predispositions to produce observed behavioral patterns.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813542472

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9780813542478

Divided Labours

An Evolutionary View of Women at Work

By: Kingsley Browne

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Divided Labours

An Evolutionary View of Women at Work

By: Kingsley Browne

But sex discrimination alone cannot account for these disparities, Browne contends. In a sophisticated application of evolutionary theory to human behavior, he argues that basic biological sex differences in personality and temperament account for much of the gender gap and the glass ceiling in the modern labour market."--BOOK JACKET.

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Yale University Press

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0300080263

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9780300080261

The Fear-free Organization

Vital Insights from Neuroscience to Transform Your Business Culture

By: Paul Brown,Joan Kingsley,Sue Paterson

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The Fear-free Organization

Vital Insights from Neuroscience to Transform Your Business Culture

By: Paul Brown,Joan Kingsley,Sue Paterson

Evidence from neuroscience shows that individuals and organizations are more successful when people are encouraged to take risks, explore new ideas, and channel their energies in ways that work for them. And yet many organizations are filled with bullies, vicious gossip, undermining behaviours, hijacking tactics, political jockeying for position, favouritism and other factors that instil fear and impede productivity. It is no wonder that organizations are actively looking at how they can improve and maintain the psychological health and wellbeing of their employees to the benefit of all concerned. The Fear-free Organization reveals how our new understanding of the neurobiology of the self - how the brain constructs the person - can transform for the better the way our businesses and organizations work. Academic yet accessible, The Fear-free Organization addresses head on the issue that scared people spend a lot more time plotting their survival than working productively. The book helps leaders understand the neurobiology of fear, face the damage it is doing, and replace it with building relationships, managing energy flow and fostering trust. It guides you in making your workplace one that's full of energy, not adrenalin; focused on possibility, not profit; and generates independent thinking, not obedience so you can promote the psychological wellbeing that is strongly correlated with greater energy, motivation and better cognitive function.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749472960

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9780749472962

Kingsley Davis

A Biography And Selections From His Writings

By: Kingsley Davis

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Kingsley Davis

A Biography And Selections From His Writings

By: Kingsley Davis

David Heer's biography of Kingsley Davis is based on material contained in the Kingsley Davis Archive at the Hoover Institution Library at Stanford University, the Kingsley Davis graduate file at Harvard University, the interview of Kingsley Davis by Jean van der Tak in Demographic Destinies (1990), and David Heer's personal relationship with Kingsley Davis. The book also contains thirty of the most important writings by Kingsley Davis. These were chosen, in part, for the number of citations received in the Cumulative Social Science Citation Index, and in part to ensure that readers would be able to assess the continuity of Kingsley Davis's ideas at all stages of his career."--BOOK JACKET.

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Transaction Publishers

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1412827167

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9781412827164

Book's by Kingsley Norton

Glimmerfin

Glimmerfin

Emerging Africa

Emerging Africa

The Naturalist's Assistant. A Hand-book for the Collector and Student, with Bibliography of Fifteen Hundred Works Necessary for the Systematic Zoologist

The Naturalist's Assistant. A Hand-book for the Collector and Student, with Bibliography of Fifteen Hundred Works Necessary for the Systematic Zoologist

The Afterlife of Shakespeare's Sonnets

The Afterlife of Shakespeare's Sonnets

Environmental Pollution and the Media

Environmental Pollution and the Media

The New Odyssey: The Story of the Twenty-First Century Refugee Crisis

The New Odyssey: The Story of the Twenty-First Century Refugee Crisis

Biology at Work

Biology at Work

Divided Labours

Divided Labours

The Fear-free Organization

The Fear-free Organization

Kingsley Davis

Kingsley Davis

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