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The People of the Sea

Environment, Identity, And History in Oceania

By: Paul D'Arcy

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The People of the Sea

Environment, Identity, And History in Oceania

By: Paul D'Arcy

Countering the dominant paradigms of recent Pacific Islands' historiography, which tend to limit understanding of the sea's importance, this volume emphasizes the flux in the maritime environment and how it instilled an expectation and openness toward outside influences and the rapidity with which cultural change could occur in relations between various Islander groups." "Students and scholars of Pacific history and environmental and cultural studies will welcome this re-evaluation of the sea's influence in Oceanic history."--BOOK JACKET.

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University of Hawaii Press

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082482959X

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International Environmental Policy

From the Twentieth to the Twenty-first Century

By: Lynton Keith Caldwell,Paul Stanley Weiland

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International Environmental Policy

From the Twentieth to the Twenty-first Century

By: Lynton Keith Caldwell,Paul Stanley Weiland

In this newly revised and expanded edition of the award-winning International Environmental Policy, Lynton Keith Caldwell updates his comprehensive survey of the global international movement for protection of the environment. Serving as a history of international cooperation on environmental issues, this book focuses primarily on the development of international agreements and institutional arrangements--both governmental and nongovernmental--along with the impact of science, technology, trade, and communication on environmental policy. With implications for multinational commerce, population policy, agriculture, energy issues, biological and cultural diversity, transnational equity, ideology, and education, this book takes a broad view of the policy outcomes of what may be the most important social movement of the 20th century, and addresses the events and politics that have significantly affected the movement over the last twenty years and will continue to affect it into the next century.

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Duke University Press

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0822318660

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9780822318668

In the Eye of the China Storm

A Life Between East and West

By: Paul T.K. Lin,Eileen Chen Lin

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In the Eye of the China Storm

A Life Between East and West

By: Paul T.K. Lin,Eileen Chen Lin

Born in Vancouver in 1920 to immigrant parents, Lin became a passionate advocate for China while attending university in the United States. With the establishment of the People's Republic, and growing Cold War sentiment, Lin abandoned his doctoral studies, moving to China with his wife and two young sons. He spent the next fifteen years participating in the country's revolutionary transformation. In 1964, concerned by the political climate under Mao and determined to bridge the growing divide between China and the West, Lin returned to Canada with his family and was appointed head of McGill University's Centre for East Asian Studies. Throughout his distinguished career, Lin was sought after as an authority on China. His commitment to building bridges between China and the West contributed to the establishment of diplomatic relations between Canada and China in 1970, to US President Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972, and to the creation of numerous cultural, academic, and trade exchanges. In the Eye of the China Storm is the story of Paul Lin's life and of his efforts - as a scholar, teacher, business consultant, and community leader - to overcome the mutual suspicion that distanced China from the West. A proud patriot, he was devastated by the Chinese government's violent suppression of student protestors at Tiananmen Square in June 1989, but never lost faith in the Chinese people, nor hope for China's bright future.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773538577

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Life

A Journey Through Science and Politics

By: Paul R. Ehrlich

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Life

A Journey Through Science and Politics

By: Paul R. Ehrlich

A renowned scientist and environmental advocate looks back on a life that has straddled the worlds of science and politics "Compelling. . . . [Ehrlich's] memoir includes remarkable stories of his research, travels, friends, colleagues, and scientific controversies that still roil today."--Peter Gleick, Science Acclaimed as a public scientist and as a spokesperson on pressing environmental and equity issues, delivering his message from the classroom to 60 Minutes, Paul R. Ehrlich reflects on his life, including his love affair with his wife, Anne, his scientific research, his public advocacy, and his concern for global issues. Interweaving the range of his experiences--as an airplane pilot, a desegregationist, a proud parent--Ehrlich's insights are priceless on pressing issues such as biodiversity loss, overpopulation, depletion of resources, and deterioration of the environment. A lifelong advocate for women's reproductive rights, Ehrlich also helped to debunk scientific bias associating skin color and intelligence and warned some fifty years ago about a possible pandemic and the likely ecological consequences of a nuclear war. This book is a vital contribution to literature focused on the human predicament, including problems of governance and democracy in the twenty-first century, and insight into the ecological and evolutionary science of our day. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding global change, our planet's wonders, and a scientific approach to the present existential threats to civilization.

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Yale University Press

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0300264542

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9780300264548

Navigating East Asian Maritime Conflicts

By: Paul Midford

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Navigating East Asian Maritime Conflicts

By: Paul Midford

“This volume brings together leading experts to examine the potentials for maritime conflict and cooperation in a region where geopolitical rivalries are intensifying. I highly recommend it to scholars, practitioners, and students alike.” —Miranda A. Schreurs, Professor, Technical University of Munich. “With an original approach to maritime conflicts that focuses on the effects of technological and environmental change, this is a must-read for anyone interested in East Asian peace and security!” — Stein Tønnesson, Research Professor Emeritus, Peace Research Institute Oslo “A crucial read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of maritime conflicts in East Asia and their broader global implications.” —Yurika Ishii, Associate Professor, National Defense Academy of Japan “The volume offers multi-disciplinary perspectives that reach across disciplinary boundaries and connect perspectivesfrom natural sciences and engineering to social sciences and policy.” —Clive Schofield, Professor, University of Wollongong, Australia As technological development and diffusion have greatly increased the resources states can recover from maritime space, the stakes of these conflicts have grown. Nowhere is this clearer than in East Asia. This book examines how technological change and diffusion impact East Asian maritime conflicts, and approaches for conflict management and resolution. Paul Midford is Professor of Political Science, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan. Jennifer L. Bailey is Professor of Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway. Katja Levy is Associate Professor of Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway. Espen Moe is Professor of Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway.

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Springer Nature

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3031519892

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9783031519895

The Book of Three

By: Diana G. Gallagher,Paul Ruditis

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The Book of Three

By: Diana G. Gallagher,Paul Ruditis

An authorized guide to the popular television show features a series overview, character profiles, episode guides, interviews, quotes, and fun facts.

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Simon and Schuster

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0689867093

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Italian Horror Film Directors

By: Louis Paul

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Italian Horror Film Directors

By: Louis Paul

There is no cinema with such effect as that of the hallucinatory Italian horror film. From Riccardo Freda's I Vampiri in 1956 to Il Cartaio in 2004, this work recounts the origins of the genre, celebrates at length ten of its auteurs, and discusses the noteworthy films of many others associated with the genre. The directors discussed in detail are Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Mario Bava, Ruggero Deodato, Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Antonio Margheriti, Aristide Massaccesi, Bruno Mattei, and Michele Soavi. Each chapter includes a biography, a detailed career account, discussion of influences both literary and cinematic, commentary on the films, with plots and production details, and an exhaustive filmography. A second section contains short discussions and selected filmographies of other important horror directors. The work concludes with a chapter on the future of Italian horror and an appendix of important horror films by directors other than the 50 profiled. Stills, posters, and behind-the-scenes shots illustrate the book.

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McFarland

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0786487496

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The Espionage Filmography

United States Releases, 1898 through 1999

By: Paul Mavis

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The Espionage Filmography

United States Releases, 1898 through 1999

By: Paul Mavis

From Sean Connery to Roy Rogers, from comedy to political satire, films that include espionage as a plot device run the gamut of actors and styles. More than just "spy movies," espionage films have evolved over the history of cinema and American culture, from stereotypical foreign spy themes, to patriotic star features, to the Cold War plotlines of the sixties, and most recently to the sexy, slick films of the nineties. This filmography comprehensively catalogs movies involving elements of espionage. Each entry includes release date, running time, alternate titles, cast and crew, a brief synopsis, and commentary. An introduction analyzes the development of these films and their reflection of the changing culture that spawned them.

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1476604274

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Environmental Activism and World Civic Politics

The Cultural and Political Landscape of Anishinaabe Anti-Clearcutting Activism

By: Paul Kevin Wapner

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Environmental Activism and World Civic Politics

The Cultural and Political Landscape of Anishinaabe Anti-Clearcutting Activism

By: Paul Kevin Wapner

Based on case studies of three transnational groups, it argues that in addition to lobbying governments, activists operate within and across societies to effect widespread change. They work through transnational social, economic, and cultural networks to alter corporate practices, educate vast numbers of people, pressure multilateral development banks, and shift standards of good conduct. Wapner argues that because this activity takes place outside the formal arena of inter-state politics, environmental activists practice "world civic politics"; they politicize global civil society.

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SUNY Press

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0791427897

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9780791427897

Mixed Blood

Intermarriage and Ethnic Identity in Twentieth-century America

By: Paul R. Spickard

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Mixed Blood

Intermarriage and Ethnic Identity in Twentieth-century America

By: Paul R. Spickard

Mixed Blood serves an important function in drawing together a far-ranging set of experiences, all of which bear on the phenomenon of intermarriage. -- from publisher's site

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299121143

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9780299121143

By the Bomb's Early Light

American Thought and Culture At the Dawn of the Atomic Age

By: Paul Boyer

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By the Bomb's Early Light

American Thought and Culture At the Dawn of the Atomic Age

By: Paul Boyer

Originally published in 1985, By the Bomb's Early Light is the first book to explore the cultural 'fallout' in America during the early years of the atomic age. Paul Boyer argues that the major aspects of the long-running debates about nuclear armament and disarmament developed and took shape soon after the bombing of Hiroshima. The book is based on a wide range of sources, including cartoons, opinion polls, radio programs, movies, literature, song lyrics, slang, and interviews with leading opinion-makers of the time. Through these materials, Boyer shows the surprising and profoundly disturbing ways in which the bomb quickly and totally penetrated the fabric of American life, from the chillingly prophetic forecasts of observers like Lewis Mumford to the Hollywood starlet who launched her career as the 'anatomic bomb.' In a new preface, Boyer discusses recent changes in nuclear politics and attitudes toward the nuclear age.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807875708

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9780807875704

The Mediterranean Fleet, 1930-1939

By: Paul G. Halpern

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The Mediterranean Fleet, 1930-1939

By: Paul G. Halpern

The Mediterranean Fleet entered the 1930s looking back to the lessons of Jutland and the First World War but also seeking to incorporate new technologies, notably air power. Unfortunately in the depression years of the early 1930s there was a lack of funds to remedy deficiencies. The problem became critical during the Abyssinian crisis of 1935. The crisis wound down by mid-1936 but the respite did not last long. In June 1936 the Spanish Civil War broke out and the Mediterranean Fleet was soon involved in evacuations of British and other endangered foreigners from Spanish ports as well as the protection of British flagged merchant ships in the war zone. In addition to the Spanish Civil War there was an increase of tension with Germany in 1938 that culminated with the Czechoslovak crisis in September. The situation of the Mediterranean Fleet and its possible actions had the Munich agreement not been reached are described. The Spanish Civil War ended in 1939 with the victory of the Nationalists and the Mediterranean Fleet was again involved in evacuations. By now the prospect of war with Germany and possibly Italy was quite clear and serious preparations for war continued. The plans for war in the Mediterranean are reproduced in detail.

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Routledge

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1317024125

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Investigating Local Knowledge

New Directions, New Approaches

By: Paul Sillitoe

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Investigating Local Knowledge

New Directions, New Approaches

By: Paul Sillitoe

Originally published in 2004. Local knowledge reflects many generations of experience and problem solving by people around the world, increasingly affected by globalizing forces. Such knowledge is far more sophisticated than development professionals previously assumed and, as such, represents an immensely valuable resource. A growing number of governments and international development agencies are recognizing that local-level knowledge and organizations offer the foundation for new participatory models of development that are both cost-effective and sustainable, and ecologically and socially sound. This book provides a timely overview of new directions and new approaches to investigating the role of rural communities in generating knowledge founded on their sophisticated understandings of their environments, devising mechanisms to conserve and sustain their natural resources, and establishing community-based organizations that serve as forums for identifying problems and dealing with them through local-level experimentation, innovation, and exchange of information with other societies. These studies show that development activities that work with and through local knowledge and organizations have several important advantages over projects that operate outside them. Local knowledge informs grassroots decision-making, much of which takes place through indigenous organizations and associations at the community level as people seek to identify and determine solutions to their problems.

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Routledge

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0429581246

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9780429581243

Continuous Delivery and DevOps – A Quickstart Guide

Start your journey to successful adoption of CD and DevOps, 3rd Edition

By: Paul Swartout

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Continuous Delivery and DevOps – A Quickstart Guide

Start your journey to successful adoption of CD and DevOps, 3rd Edition

By: Paul Swartout

A practical and engaging guide to help map out, plan and navigate through the journey to successful CD and DevOps adoption. Key FeaturesIdentify and overcome the issues that stifle the delivery of quality softwareLearn how Continuous Delivery and DevOps work together with other agile toolsReal-world examples, tricks and tips that will help the successful adoption of CD & DevOpsBook Description Over the past few years, Continuous Delivery (CD) and DevOps have been in the spotlight in tech media, at conferences, and in boardrooms alike. Many articles and books have been written covering the technical aspects of CD and DevOps, yet the vast majority of the industry doesn’t fully understand what they actually are and how, if adopted correctly they can help organizations drastically change the way they deliver value. This book will help you figure out how CD and DevOps can help you to optimize, streamline, and improve the way you work to consistently deliver quality software. In this edition, you’ll be introduced to modern tools, techniques, and examples to help you understand what the adoption of CD and DevOps entails. It provides clear and concise insights in to what CD and DevOps are all about, how to go about both preparing for and adopting them, and what quantifiable value they bring. You will be guided through the various stages of adoption, the impact they will have on your business and those working within it, how to overcome common problems, and what to do once CD and DevOps have become truly embedded. Included within this book are some real-world examples, tricks, and tips that will help ease the adoption process and allow you to fully utilize the power of CD and DevOps What you will learnExplore Continuous Delivery and DevOps in depthDiscover how CD and DevOps fits in with recent trends such as DataOps, SecOps, pipelines and CIUnderstand the root causes of the pain points within your existing product delivery processUnderstand the human elements of CD and DevOps and how intrinsic they are to your successAvoid common traps, pitfalls and hurdles as you implement CD and DevOpsMonitor and communicate the relative success of DevOps and CD adoptionExtend and reuse CD and DevOps approachesWho this book is for Whether you are a software developer, a system administrator, an agile coach, a product manager, a project manager, a CTO, a VP, a CEO or anyone else involved in software delivery, you will have a common problem which is delivering quality software. This book has been written for anyone and everyone who wants to understand how to regularly deliver quality software to their customers without said pain.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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1788999088

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9781788999083

Conversations with Paul Auster

By: Paul Auster

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Conversations with Paul Auster

By: Paul Auster

Interviews with the author of The New York Trilogy, In the Country of Last Things, and The Brooklyn Follies

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1617037362

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Midget Submarine Commander

The Life of Godfrey Place VC

By: Paul Watkins

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Midget Submarine Commander

The Life of Godfrey Place VC

By: Paul Watkins

Of all the acts of gallantry in World War II few were as audacious as the attack by midget submarines on the pride of the German fleet, the battleship Tirpitz, lying in her fortified mooring in a Norwegian fjord. Lieutenant Godfrey Place was in command of submarine X7 in September 1943 and traveled over 1000 miles, negotiating minefields and antisubmarine nets to accurately place four tons of high explosive under the hull of the Tirpitz. He was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1944, at the age of 22. Taken prisoner he was repatriated to England at the end of the war, and continued to serve in the Royal Navy for 25 years, flying with 801st squadron in the Korean War, and served on aircraft carriers at Suez, Nigeria and the withdrawal from Aden. On his retirement in 1970, he had the distinction of being the last serving naval officer to hold the Victoria Cross.Using many first-hand accounts, the book details his life, from a childhood spent partly in East Africa to being Chairman of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association for over 20 years. It draws on previously unpublished material, including his own recollections on the attack on the Tirpitz and his time as a prisoner of war.

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Casemate Publishers

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1783462086

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Economic Analysis of Environmental Impacts

By: John Dixon,Louise Scura,Richard Carpenter,Paul Sherman

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Economic Analysis of Environmental Impacts

By: John Dixon,Louise Scura,Richard Carpenter,Paul Sherman

This revised and updated guide to the environmental economics of development projects demonstrates how the environmental impacts of projects can be translated into monetary values. The theoretical bases are examined, and the techniques themselves given detailed exposition, supported by extensive case studies illustrating a wide range of applications. The text should become a useful complement to all standard forms of project analysis.

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Routledge

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1134164106

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Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns

Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television and Games, 2d ed.

By: Paul Green

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Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns

Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television and Games, 2d ed.

By: Paul Green

From automatons to zombies, many elements of fantasy and science fiction have been cross-pollinated with the Western movie genre. In its second edition, this encyclopedia of the Weird Western includes many new entries covering film, television, animation, novels, pulp fiction, short stories, comic books, graphic novels and video and role-playing games. Categories include Weird, Weird Menace, Science Fiction, Space, Steampunk and Romance Westerns.

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McFarland

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1476662576

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Biodiesel from Flowering Plants

By: Samuel Paul Raj,Pravin Raj Solomon,Baskar Thangaraj

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Biodiesel from Flowering Plants

By: Samuel Paul Raj,Pravin Raj Solomon,Baskar Thangaraj

This book offers an exhaustive coverage of process modifications in biodiesel production from oil drawn from 84 oleaginous plant species occurring in all parts of the world, thereby enlisting the scope and potential of many new and non-conventionally obscure plant sources. Biodiesel, now prepared from major vegetable oils, has become a compulsion to offset the dwindling reserve of petro-diesel, which naturally intrudes into the cooking oil demand. This has necessitated search for new sources. The book consolidates the biodiesel production from oils being extracted from conventional plants and also from a plethora of new and non-conventional plants along with their habit and habitats, history of biodiesel’s invention, explanation on species-wise biodiesel process variables, catalytic inclusions, global standards, fuel properties varying with species, blending benefits, cost effectiveness, shelf life, ignition characteristics, fuel consumption and engine performances with eco-friendly exhaust. This book is of immense use to teachers, researchers, scientists of climatology and carbon footprint, energy consultants, fuel chemists, students of agriculture and forestry, automobile engineering, industrial chemistry, environmental sciences and policy makers or anyone who wishes to scale up the biodiesel industry.

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Springer Nature

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9811647755

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9789811647758

The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal

Volume 12, 1984

By: The J. Paul Getty Museum

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The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal

Volume 12, 1984

By: The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal 12 is a compendium of articles and notes pertaining to the Museum's permanent collections of antiquities and decorative arts. This volume includes a supplement introduced by John Walsh with a fully illustrated checklist of the Getty’s recent acquisitions. Volume 12 includes articles written by Pat Getz-Preziosi, Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway, Guntram Koch, Jiří Frel, Reynold Higgins, Alain Pasquier, Birgitta Lindros Wohl, Mario A. Del Chiaro, David Ball, Frank Bommer, Hille Kunckel, Anna Manzoni Macdonnell, Georges Daux, Stanley M. Burstein, Jaan Puhvel, Marit Jentoft-Nilsen, Gillian Wilson, Adrian Sassoon, and Charissa Bremer-David.

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Getty Publications

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0892360798

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M&A From Planning to Integration: Executing Acquisitions and Increasing Shareholder Value

By: Robert J. Borghese,Paul Borgese

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M&A From Planning to Integration: Executing Acquisitions and Increasing Shareholder Value

By: Robert J. Borghese,Paul Borgese

How Today's Leading Corporations Use Mergers & Acquisitions as a Competitive Weapon Mergers and acquisitions are designed to build market leadership and create long-term valuein theory, anyway. M&A from Planning to Integration provides complete guidelines for ensuring these optimistic theories become reality, and outlines a systematic plan for developing, implementing, and monitoring a successful M&A deal. Examples from companies including Cisco Systems, GE, Microsoft, and others reveal M&A strategies that have worked in the real world, illustrate the book's concepts in action, and help you apply those concepts and strategies to your own company. Covering each step, from identifying a promising target to managing the post-merger transition, this comprehensive book details: Six pre-deal techniques for boosting the odds of a successful merger Methods for performing due diligence to ensure appropriate legal and tax structures Strategies to confront and overcome legacy issues during the integration process Is your company ready to pursue a strategic acquisition? Do you currently find yourself the target of a potential acquirer? Let M&A from Planning to Integration provide you with the tools you need to successfully guide your organization through both sides of the M&A equation. In 1970, Ted Turner merges his father's small-time billboard company with the publicly traded operator of an Atlanta television station. Turner uses this new access to the capital markets to build cable television pioneer Turner Broadcasting In 1996, Quaker Oats pays $1.7 billion for specialty beverage producer Snapple. A little more than two years later, debilitating losses and miscalculations force Quaker to sell Snapple for $300 millionless than 20 percent of what they had paid How can acquiring companies experience the success of Ted Turner, while avoiding the disaster of Quaker Oats' Snapple acquisition? M&A from Planning to Integration provides in-depth analysis and guidance for each stage of the M&A transaction. This step-by-step guide to "doing the deal" is built around the authors' innovative M&A Strategy Guide, a walkthrough of a typical negotiation, which features unique tools including: The Acquisition ScorecardAn objective, empirical process that gives potential acquirers a broad understanding of the overall health of an enterprise The Acquisition Feedback LoopTechniques for the acquiring company to establish an ongoing learning program, and apply previous M&A lessons to future acquisitions Valuable, practical appendixesA sample confidentiality agreement, due diligence checklist, strategies for valuation and protection of a company's intellectual propertyincluding patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secretsand more Mergers and acquisitions are among the business world's most dramatic, attention-grabbing operations. But behind each flashy headline lies a stark reality: The devil is in the details, and the success or failure of any M&A depends on effective execution of the deal's numerous finer points. Let M&A from Planning to Integration introduce you to the multiple factors that signal the potential for a successful deal, as it provides you with hands-on guidelines for addressing the particulars and building shareholder value with every merger or acquisition.

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