 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Archaeological Reasoning: A Guide to Understanding the Past Uus! GTIN: 9798765157497 Raamatud This text bridges freshman introductory texts on archaeology and junior/senior archaeology courses by building students' comfort with some of the tools of archaeological research and how archaeologists make plausible inferences about the past.How do archaeologists learn what happened thousands of years ago when all they have to work with are clusters of broken artifacts or patterns of post holes? Are their explanations any better than theories about ancient civilizations that we see in social media or popular streaming services? This book focuses on the ways archaeologists draw conclusions from evidence, recognizing that those interpretations will change as new evidence comes into play. Readers will learn more about the methods and research strategies that archaeologists use to understand ancient economies, social and political systems, or help date or classify sites, artifacts, or whole societies. The first chapter discusses the nature of inference and explanation in archaeology, or how archaeologists figure things out. It emphasizes that observations and measurements that archaeologists make are samples subject to various kinds of error, and to future revision in the light of new evidence. Subsequent chapters cover how archaeologists use lithic technology, experiments, and classification, how styles of pottery decoration help us identify social groups, and the intricacies of dating events. The book then turns to social archaeology, from the household scale, through settlements, to landscapes and regions, and mobility and sedentism over such regions. The next two chapters consider research on trade, wealth, status, and mortuary practices. Chapter 11 focuses on food and cuisine, and the last one on the archaeology of labor.There are also 12 exercises, with fictitious case studies from around the world and different research traditions. These build students' confidence in how to interpret data, without any expectation of statistical background. They help students think critically about how to draw reasonable conclusions from what are often rather messy data. This text bridges freshman introductory texts on archaeology and junior/senior archaeology courses by building students' comfort with some of the tools of archaeological research and how archaeologists make plausible inferences about the past. Autorid: Edward Banning | 1 | 47,87 € | Vaata | ||
 Troubador Publishing Zen and the Art of Organising Work: an Illustrated Guide: The Hidden Anatomy of Effective Organisations Using Systems Thinking to Unlock Natures Secrets Uus! GTIN: 9781800463356 Raamatud We live in times of unprecedented turbulence and uncertainty and we are losing faith in our ability to organise ourselves to deal with it. The traditional top down functional hierarchy doesnt feel as secure as it once did, and new generations of workers demand something more than the kind of life and career it is capable of offering. But when we look for an alternative we are faced with a miasma of competing claims for different organising principles. Do we need to be purpose led or profit driven? Fixed or flexible? More centralised or decentralised? Hierarchical or networked? Agile or structured? This situation is perilous. It is also unnatural - in a very fundamental sense - because it demonstrates that we have failed to learn natures tricks about how to survive and grow, in any kind of environment, no matter how turbulent and unpredictable. The remedy prescribed in this book is not a choice between this or that, it is about balance. Or more specifically maintaining a set of balances that continuously shift to tame the complexity faced, and created by organisations. Balance begets calm and poise. Calm and poise begets clarity of thought, decisiveness and agility. This book paints a picture of the balances organisations need to strike to survive and thrive. It describes how they work. It helps readers to describe and make sense of the mess and muddle of organisational life. And it helps to design healthy workplaces and diagnose and cure diseased ones. It can do this because the book is not a manifesto of hope and wishful thinking. It brings together decades of esoteric knowledge about systems and how they work in a form that is both accessible and practical. To a curious reader it is the key to a world of ideas that have largely remained hidden. For a management practitioner it provides a new perspective on familiar problems and a platform for action. And it helps a leader to see what is and what could be. Autorid: Steve Morlidge | 1 | 36,75 € | Vaata | ||
 University of Toronto Press No Regrets: The Rise and Fall of Sir William Hearst Uus! GTIN: 9781487550097 Raamatud When William Hearst succeeded James Whitney as leader of Ontarios Conservative party and Premier in 1914, he was relatively unknown and represented northern Ontario, a region that was emerging as the provinces richest source of resources and government revenues. He took office just after the outbreak of the First World War and, an unapologetic imperialist, aligned his government with Sir Robert Bordens Unionist government during a period when the country was becoming increasingly divided. At the same time, he was a relatively progressive conservative who enfranchised women and introduced public health reforms such as restricting the consumption of alcohol yet his government was badly defeated in the 1919 election.No Regrets examines Hearsts political career during a tumultuous time, covering the First World War and Ontarios mobilization as well as the temperance movement. Brian Douglas Tennyson explains that Hearst was not incompetent, but that his party was sharply divided and operating amid extraordinarily chaotic social and political instability. Tennysons archival research is extensive and touches on the critical issues of the time many of which are still relevant today, including the abuse of Indigenous treaty rights in the interests of economic development. No Regrets examines the remarkable life and tumultuous times of William Howard Hearst, who served as Premier of Ontario from 1914 to 1919. When William Hearst succeeded James Whitney as leader of Ontario’s Conservative party and Premier in 1914, he was relatively unknown and represented northern Ontario, a region that was emerging as the province’s richest source of resources and government revenues. He took office just after the outbreak of the First World War and, an unapologetic imperialist, aligned his government with Sir Robert Borden’s Unionist government during a period when the country was becoming increasingly divided. At the same time, he was a relatively progressive conservative who enfranchised women and introduced public health reforms such as restricting the consumption of alcohol – yet his government was badly defeated in the 1919 election.No Regrets examines Hearst’s political career during a tumultuous time, covering the First World War and Ontario’s mobilization as well as the temperance movement. Brian Douglas Tennyson explains that Hearst was not incompetent, but that his party was sharply divided and operating amid extraordinarily chaotic social and political instability. Tennyson’s archival research is extensive and touches on the critical issues of the time – many of which are still relevant today, including the abuse of Indigenous treaty rights in the interests of economic development. Autorid: Brian Douglas Tennyson | 1 | 74,55 € | Vaata | ||
 New York University Press American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent Uus! GTIN: 9781479847525 Raamatud 2025 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title A concise history that proves that dissent is patriotic The history of America is a history of dissent. Protests against the British Parliament's taxation policies led to the American Revolution and the creation of the United States. At the Constitutional Convention the founders put the right to protest in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. In the nineteenth century, dissenters protested against the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, they demanded the abolition of slavery, suffrage for women, and fair treatment for workers. In the twentieth century, millions of Americans participated in the Civil Rights Movement, the antiwar movement, and second-wave feminism. In the twenty-first century, hundreds of thousands protested the war in Iraq, joined the 2011 Occupy movement, the 2017 Women's March, and the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprisings. The crowds grew larger than ever, but the sentiments expressed were familiar. There have been dissenting Americans for as long as there has been an America. In American Patriots, historian Ralph Young chronicles the key role dissent has played in shaping the United States. He explains that activists are not protesting against America, but pushing the country to live up to its ideals. As he guides the reader through the history of protest, Young considers how ordinary Americans, from moderates to firebrands, responded to injustice. He highlights the work of organizations like SNCC and ACT UP, and he follows iconic individuals like Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Woody Guthrie, charting the impact of their dissent. Some of these protesters are celebrated heroes of American history, while others are ordinary people, frequently overlooked, whose stories show that change is often accomplished through grassroots activism. Yet not all dissent is equal. In 2021, thousands of rioters stormed the US Capitol, and Americans on both sides of the aisle watched the destruction with horror. American Patriots contrasts this attack with the long history of American protest, and challenges us to explore our definition of dissent. Does it express a legitimate grievance or a smokescreen for undermining democracy? What are the limits of dissent? Where does dissent end and sedition begin? In a time when legitimate dissent is framed as unpatriotic, Young reminds us of the dissenters who have shaped our country's history. American Patriots is a necessary defense of our right to demand better for ourselves, our communities, and our nation. Autorid: Ralph Young | 1 | 23,24 € | Vaata | ||
 New York University Press Gospel According to Frank Wood: Memory and the Making of White American Evangelicalism Uus! GTIN: 9781479835676 Raamatud An eye-opening history of how white evangelicals came to see Americas past as sacred and themselves as its rightful stewards Though unknown to scholars of religion today, Frank Wood (1864-1945) was a prominent Protestant figure in his day. He taught what was said to be the largest Bible classes in Chicago and helped found the citys first neighborhood historical society. In this compelling microhistory, Christopher D. Cantwell draws upon these features of Woods life to uncover the historic rise and historical origins of the white evangelical nostalgia that haunts the United States today. In fact, Woods religious life and historical interests directly reveal how evangelicalism itself is something of an invented tradition--a religious movement devised by layfolk like Frank Wood to defend their white, Protestant privilege.Beginning with Woods move to Chicago, the book situates the origins of the modern evangelical movement in the mass migration of rural, white Protestants from the country to the city at the turn of the twentieth century. The sense of dislocation that accompanied this move made recreating the rhythms of rural social life a major feature of the Bible classes that Wood and millions of other white Protestants joined. The sense of cultural displacement that came with city living, meanwhile, placed an aggrieved sense of nativism and a commitment to Protestant nationalism at the center this communitys religious faith and political vision. Out of this culturally meaningful, but racially charged sense of nostalgia would emerge what Wood and others like him called the old-time religion, a wooden yet pliable phrase that spoke to the religious commitments and the social anxieties of an emerging community that identified itself as evangelical. The historical importance that everyday white evangelicals attributed to their religious history became a stand-in for the white, Christian nationalism that animated their social vision. Through this surprising and compelling social biography, The Gospel According to Frank Wood offers a bottom-up examination of American evangelicalism, grounding the movements history in the religious beliefs, cultural memories, and social anxieties of white American Protestants. Autorid: Christopher D. Cantwell | 1 | 34,04 € | Vaata | ||
 The University of North Carolina Press Radical Reconstruction in New Orleans, 18681876 Uus! GTIN: 9781469695440 Raamatud Step into the turbulent aftermath of the Civil War, where the abolition of slavery marked the start of a fierce struggle over property, politics, and personhood. In Louisiana—a wealthy, diverse state shaped by a history of brutal enslavement and devastating war—former Confederates pushed to restore white supremacy through violence and new systems of control. Meanwhile, the US Congress enforced military occupation and passed the Fourteenth Amendment to protect the rights of formerly enslaved people. Set in the vibrant and volatile city of New Orleans, this game puts students in the shoes of Black freedpeople, French-speaking Creoles, white Unionists, German immigrants, and Northern transplants (carpetbaggers), all grappling with the challenges of rebuilding society.Students face tough choices on civil rights, suffrage, education, religion, and political power amid corruption, economic instability, and violent white supremacist resistance. Will you compromise, fight, or build coalitions? As students navigate this complex landscape, they'll discover how democracy can be both rebuilt and broken at the local level—and what it truly takes to advance justice and equality in the face of fierce opposition. Autorid: Nicolas W. Proctor | 1 | 34,04 € | Vaata | ||
 The University of North Carolina Press Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and the Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era Uus! GTIN: 9781469694993 Raamatud Free people of color were both architects of equal rights and active participants in the Civil War, on and off the battlefield. Their unique status as already free persons before emancipation shaped their experiences of military service, political activism, and community life in ways distinct from those newly freed from slavery and impacted how they navigated the pursuit of equal rights.In this groundbreaking work, Warren Eugene Milteer Jr. brings the stories of free people of color to the forefront, revealing that freedom was not simply the absence of enslavement but a powerful foundation of identity, rights, and belonging. Their determined struggles and strategies before, during, and after the war helped redefine what it meant to be a citizen in a nation grappling with democracy and equality. Through military service, vital civilian roles, and political advocacy, free people of color stood at the heart of the nation’s most transformative conflict. Centering their voices and histories, Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom shows how their sacrifices and strategies helped forge America’s path toward justice, reshaping our understanding of freedom and their enduring legacy in the national story. Autorid: Warren Eugene Milteer | 1 | 31,34 € | Vaata | ||
 Taylor & Francis Ltd Reframing Transitional Justice: Innovations, Boundaries, and Refractions Uus! GTIN: 9781041097747 Raamatud This book challenges the simplicity, predestination, and self-evident nature of the contemporary narratives of transitional justice. This book challenges the simplicity, predestination, and self-evident nature of the contemporary narratives of transitional justice. Transitional justice is the field of study that examines how states should reckon with massive human rights abuses. The book upends these assumptive narratives on three crucial fronts. The first front is that of innovations. Here, the book questions the ability of transitional justice to deliver tangible successes in an era of rapid and overwhelming technological change and contestation over what constitutes human memory, communicative dialogue, and reliable evidence. The second front involves boundaries. Here the book confronts the professed superpower of transitional justice to do more and more, in an endless concatenation of additives. While there is cause for optimism, this book also suggests that transitional justice remains awkward in how it copes with the existential pressures of environmental, health, and cultural crises. On its third front, refractions, this book identifies how transitional justice addresses racism, misogyny, and democratic backsliding. Throughout, the book asks readers to imagine where the field and practice of transitional justice could go from here what new innovations are required, what boundaries must be stretched or retrenched, and what perspectives need to be considered due to new ways of seeing current and past atrocities.Accordingly, this book will be of considerable interest to academics, practitioners working on post-conflict reconstruction, ranging from undergraduate to post-doctoral studies in the areas of law, politics, cultural property, criminology, human rights, international relations, and technology studies. Autorid: Mark A. Drumbl, Kirsten J. Fisher | 1 | 65,09 € | Vaata | ||
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 Taylor & Francis Ltd New Political Sociology: A Synthetic Theory of Political Economy and Culture Uus! GTIN: 9781041096139 Raamatud Providing a fresh approach to thinking about the big questions around political economy, culture, and power, this book offers a synthetic view of political economic and cultural explanations of how institutions, organizations, and groups operate, cohere, and influence each other, as well as how power works within and across these networks. The New Political Sociology rethinks the ways societies are built and function in two parts. After delineating a theory of the bargaining process, the first part undertakes a reconstruction of the state, the inordinate influence of business, the weakened position of labor, the variable role of social movements, and the active role of the media. The second part delineates how exploitation and humiliation lead to social movements that reverse values and create new social forces, and the author uses empire in global theory to delineate how globalization affects politics within the now multi-nation-state. Both parts involve structures of power through class (business and labor) and status (race, gender, and religion), and each section discusses how new alternatives emerge for each bargaining group.Connecting sociology and sociological theory to issues of social and democratic movements, this book shows how political economy and culture need each other as the opposite sides of the same coin. The New Political Sociology redirects theoretical approaches of researchers in political sociology and provides teachers with a classroom resource on theories and practices in political sociology, cultural sociology, social movements, and the media. Providing a fresh approach to thinking about the big questions around political economy, culture, and power, this book offers a synthetic view of political economic and cultural explanations of how institutions, organizations, and groups operate, cohere, and influence each other, as well as how power works within and across these networks. Autorid: Thomas Janoski | 1 | 65,09 € | Vaata | ||
 Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump GmbH West Canada (1:1.900.000) 10th edition Uus! GTIN: 9783831775194 Raamatud The map of Western Canada from Reise Know-How is the perfect companion for any adventure on the go: -Tear-resistant, waterproof and writable like normal paper - ideal for outdoor tours -Classified road network with distance information - the ideal map for car and motorcycle routes -Important sights marked -GPS-accurate, with UTM grid and latitude/longitude coordinates - for precise navigation -Detailed location index for quick orientation -Five-language legend (German, English, French, Spanish, Russian) -Coloured elevation layers and contour lines - ideal readability in the field -Handy format - the foldable map fits in any pocket Autorid: Reise Know How | 1 | 15,88 € | Vaata | ||
 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Active Mom: Your Guide to Feeling Strong and Confident in Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Beyond Uus! GTIN: 9798881808099 Raamatud Exercise physiologist Ashley Reid helps moms stay strong and active through all stages of pregnancy and motherhood with her concrete advice, workout recommendations, and exercise and wellness tips, walking moms through an approach to exercise that will meet all of their unique fitness needs. An invaluable guide for moms who want to feel strong and stay active through all stages of pregnancy and motherhood.Moms are told to stay active but often left to figure out how on their own. With conflicting advice and few resources designed for the realities of motherhood, exercise can feel confusing, intimidating, or overwhelming-but it doesn't have to be that way. In Active Mom, exercise physiologist, award-winning pre/postnatal wellness practitioner, and mom Ashley Reid provides a clear, customizable path to improved strength, energy, and confidence. Whether preparing for labor, navigating postpartum healing, or trying to make time for movement in a busy day, this book offers practical tools, encouragement, and expert guidance every step of the way. Rooted in the Core, Function, and Fitness® method, Reid helps readers rebuild core strength and function, move with confidence through the physical demands of everyday life, and create flexible fitness plans that reflect their recovery, energy, and available time. Featuring self-assessments, easy-to-follow training charts, and QR-linked videos, Active Mom offers the support moms need to reach their personal fitness goals. Empowering, adaptable, and grounded by science, this is the resource every mom deserves. Autorid: Ashley Reid, Linda E. May | 1 | 25,50 € | Vaata | ||
 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC History of Russia 3rd edition Uus! GTIN: 9798765136751 Raamatud Now in its third edition, this new volume of the acclaimed The History of Russia offers a wealth of material on events of the last decade and a half. Now in its third edition, this new volume of the acclaimed The History of Russia offers a wealth of material on events of the last decade and a half.When first published, Charles Ziegler's The History of Russia was acclaimed as a source of information not easily found elsewhere, and as "clear, balanced, and insightful," by Rajan Menon of Lehigh University. Now Ziegler returns for a third edition, fully updated to be the work of choice for readers looking for an introduction to the history of the world's largest country.The History of Russia: Third Edition moves from the 10th-century founding of Kievan Rus to the czars to the Communist Era to the war with Ukraine, with particular emphasis on the process by which Vladimir Putin established a fully authoritarian state. In addition to a new chapter on the tumultuous era Russia has seen since the second edition published in 2009, this edition features an updated introduction and an expanded chapter on the return to authoritarianism. Autorid: Charles E. Ziegler | 1 | 64,89 € | Vaata | ||
 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sandra Day O'Connor: How an Arizona Cowgirl Became the First Woman Supreme Court Justice Uus! GTIN: 9798765126356 Raamatud A fresh look at the legacy of Sandra Day O'Connor from hardscrabble childhood in the Arizona desert, to facing adversity as a female in politics, to her work as the first woman Justice on the US Supreme Court.By being the first woman on the Supreme Court, O'Connor set the stage for future gender equity in America's legal system, becoming one of the most significant people in US history. This accessible analysis of O'Connor's life, examines how her early beginnings in the remote desert of the American Southwest, where her family's ranch was 32 miles from the nearest school, shaped her world view and in turn, decisions at the US Supreme Court that affect us today. At first, she aspired to be a cattle rancher, but instead, went on to enroll at California's Stanford University at the age 16. This biography follows her determination as she overcame prejudice and made history by being appointed to the US Supreme Court in 1981; and it places O'Connor in the context of her times by examining how her decisions on the Supreme Court helped to move the country forward and continue to impact us today. An introduction to the workings and legacy of the US Supreme Court through the life of the first woman on America's highest court in its 200-year history. Autorid: Nancy Hendricks, Peg A. Lamphier, Rosanne Welch | 1 | 59,22 € | Vaata | ||
 Tara Books Another History of The Children's Picture Book: from Soviet Lithu Uus! GTIN: 9789383145454 Raamatud This book calls for a re-imagining of global picture book history: with the former Soviet Union at the centre of this narrative web. The result of an unusual collaboration between India and Lithuania, the book looks at two different global impacts of the Soviet picture book enterprise. At a particular period in Indian history, cheaply available Soviet picture books, in English and vernacular translations, changed the way Indian children read. This was part of the Soviet Union's efforts to spread 'socialist' culture across the world. Meanwhile, a different and more problematic kind of cultural 'globalization' was underway in the regions governed by the Soviet State, and Lithuania is a rich case in point.A sumptuous and unusual archive of art has been mined to go with this history: from socialist realist art to classic examples of the Lithuanian primitive-modern, many of the images in the book are featured in an English language publication for the first time. Autorid: Giedre Jankeviciute and V | 1 | 50,25 € | Vaata | ||
 Die Gestalten Verlag How Many Birds? Uus! GTIN: 9783967047462 Raamatud Henne, Piepmatz, Papagei, alle sind sie mit dabei!Henne, Piepmatz, Papagei, alle sind sie mit dabei! Der Nachfolgetitel unseres beliebten ersten Pappbilderbuchs The Animal Show ist da: How Many Birds? bringt Kindern mit farbenfrohen Illustrationen von Marcos Farina spielerisch das Zählen bei. Jeder Zahl steht die gleiche Anzahl bunter Vögel gegenüber. Ein Karneval der Vögel und eine Einladung zum Mitzählen!Chickens, penguins, and parrots - how many are there?!Chickens, penguins, and parrots - how many are there?!Our latest collaboration with Marcos Farina and the followup to the much-loved and popular first Little Gestalten board book, The Animal Show, How Many Birds? explores first numbers in Marcos" colorful and fun way - with birds!Marcos Farina ist ein argentinischer Grafikdesigner mit Schwerpunkt auf analoge Drucktechniken und Illustrationen im Retro-Stil. Er studierte an der Universität Buenos Aires, wo er auch seit 2005 unterrichtet. Zudem ist er Professor an der Fakultät für Architektur, Design und Urbanistik.Heute lebt er mit seiner Katze Sumi, die sich auch in vielen seiner Illustrationen versteckt, in Madrid. Nach You und Me und Everybody Else und The Animal Show ist How Many Birds? das dritte Bilderbuch des argentinischen Grafikdesigners im Programm von Little Gestalten. Autorid: Marcos Farina, Little Gestalten | 1 | 15,88 € | Vaata | ||
 Slanted Publishers UG REBEL PRINTSThe Poster Rex Manifesto Uus! GTIN: 9783948440800 Raamatud REBEL PRINTS-The Poster Rex Manifesto ist eine Auswahl von Siebdruckplakaten, die in den letzten 10 Jahren in Zusammenarbeit mit Poster Rex und Künstler_innen aus aller Welt entstanden sind.Lars Harmsen und Markus Lange, das visionäre Duo hinter Poster Rex, wissen um die Kraft der Zeichen. Ihre Plakate verbinden zeitgenössische Ästhetik mit unbequemen Bildern aus unserer turbulenten Zeit, oft in einem politischen und/oder gesellschaftskritischen Kontext. Poster Rex steht für Popkultur und die anhaltende Kraft von Kreativität und menschlicher Resilienz - der rebellische Geist von Poster Rex provoziert und weckt Hoffnung.Davon zeugen nicht nur die im Siebdruckverfahren hergestellten Plakate, sondern auch die kraftvollen Aussagen von über 25 Designerinnen und Künstlern, mit denen sie vor Ort zusammengearbeitet und gedruckt haben, darunter namhafte Persönlichkeiten wie Peter Bankov (CZ), Edwin van Gelder (NL), Mirko Borsche (DE), Götz Grämlich (DE), Ariane Spanier (DE), Officina Arara (PT), Yetkin Basarir (TR) und viele mehr. ...REBEL PRINTS-The Poster Rex Manifesto ist eine Auswahl von Siebdruckplakaten, die in den letzten 10 Jahren in Zusammenarbeit mit Poster Rex undKünstler_innen aus aller Welt entstanden sind. Autorid: | 1 | 48,58 € | Vaata | ||
 Park Books Residential Architecture 2nd New edition Uus! GTIN: 9783038604587 Raamatud The first English translation of Kazuo Shinoharas landmark book on twentieth-century Japanese architecture. Kazuo Shinoharas (19252006) book Residential Architecture is considered one of the most significant pieces of writing on Japanese architecture of the late twentieth century. First published in Japan in 1964 as Jutaku kenchiku, the book was mandatory reading for generations of students of architecture in Japan and has deeply influenced many of the best-known Japanese designers, such as Toyo Ito, Kazuyo Sejima, Ryue Nishizawa, and others. Translated by architectural historian David B. Stewart (19422025) and architects Shin-ichi Okuyama (born 1961) and Kenichi Nakamura (born 1958), Shinoharas reflections on housing are available in English for the first time, making multifaceted insights into the fundamentals of his outstanding work accessible to a global audience. In the first of three chapters, Shinohara writes about traditional Japanese architecture, thus explaining the foundation of his theory and practice, followed by a description of his design method, which he further illustrates through the examples of his first seven designs for homes. Autorid: Kazuo Shinohara, Christian Dehli, Andrea Grolimund | 1 | 40,95 € | Vaata | ||
 FOR BEGINNERS Stanislavski Uus! GTIN: 9781939994356 Raamatud Stanislavski was the first person to develop a cogent and practical system of acting. Throughout his life he sought the answers to such fundamental questions as: "What is great acting?" and "How can you find inspiration in every performance?" Stanislavski remains the most important influence on actor training today, and yet many of his ideas are little known, or even misunderstood.Stanislavski For Beginners charts the development of the Stanislavski system. It includes a clear exposition of the key elements of the system and explores his Method of Physical Actions, which he worked on in the years before his death, and which he called "the result of my whole life's work." Autorid: David Allen, Jeff Fallow | 1 | 20,54 € | Vaata | ||
 Chooseco Llc Time Travel Inn Uus! GTIN: 9781937133771 Raamatud "No one seems very worried that your Grandmother Dolores has vanished from her job as innkeeper in the middle of the Wisconsin woods. That is until your parents suddenly and mysteriously insist on moving the family to take over the inn while she's 'away.' Kids in the neighborhood are eager to tell you wild tales about your new home"-- 4th Bestselling Children's Book Series of all Time --The New Yorker "Mind-blowing adventure and heart-stopping thrills!" - Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Acclaimed children's humor author Bart King takes readers ages 8-12 on an interactive science fiction mystery adventure. Battle gladiators and escape from dinosaurs in this funny romp through time and space. Your adventurous Grandmother Dolores makes you and your family the unlikely stewards of her Time Travel Inn in rural Wisconsin. You move from Florida to Wisconsin with hopes of investigating more about the inn, and your grandmother's disappearance, but quickly learn the inn is an epicenter for time travel research gone awry. Choose Your Own Adventure is the bestselling gamebook series of all time. Empowering generations of children through choice, it is widely commended for its appeal to reluctant readers. Travel to ancient Rome and beyond in this interactive book where YOU decide what happens next! Packed with 23 possible endings! Choose Your Own Adventure booksthe 4th bestselling childrens series of all timeare now available with even more pages and choices (and laughs!) for 10- to 12-year-old readers. Your adventurous Grandmother Dolores makes you and your family the unlikely stewards of her Time Travel Inn in rural Wisconsin. You move from Florida to Wisconsin with hopes of investigating more about the inn, and your grandmother's disappearance, but quickly learn the inn is an epicenter for time travel research gone awry. Will you end up as the ruler of faraway lands? Or will you return to Earth? Be careful, the choices YOU make might end in glory, disaster, or certain death. Autorid: Bart King, María Pesado, María Pesado | 1 | 13,29 € | Vaata | ||
 Pocket Mountains Ltd Perthshire - 40 town & country walks: Pocket mountains New edition Uus! GTIN: 9781916739161 Raamatud Straddling the Higlhands and Lowlands, Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and is one of the most popular regions for lovers of the great outdoors. Home to the wide and graceful River Tay, as well as magnificent forests, great rolling mountains and heather-clad moors, this area contains some unforgettable walking terrain. This volume features 40 walks around the traditional hubs of Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin (with it's historical connections to the county), as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Autorid: Paul Webster, Helen Webster | 1 | 12,44 € | Vaata | ||
Fernhurst Books Limited Wind Companion for Racing Sailors Uus! GTIN: 9781912621064 Raamatud A compact guide which clearly explains how the wind works. It allows you to visualise the invisible and work out how the big-picture forecasts will affect your race course, wherever the venue. This information is vital to constructing a race-winning strategy through identifying wind bends, understanding the clouds, or anticipating a sea breeze. Out of all the explanations for why a sailor has lost out on a race, an unforeseen change in the wind and the weather is by far one of the most frequent. Whether a bad windshift; the non-occurrence of a sea breeze; or being becalmed, the weather has a huge impact on racing. However, it is not hard to turn these problems around. This handy guide has all you need to work out the best way to use the wind to your advantage and boost you up the fleet.The book covers all the essentials for racing, from why gusts form and where to find them, to the formation of the sea breeze (which is never quite as simple as first appears!). Splash-proof and spiral bound, this little companion stands up to frequent use and serves as a great aide-memoire that will fit into your pocket or kit bag, meaning that you can always work out a detailed forecast for your specific racing area, regardless of whether you are on home territory or on completely new waters.Wind Companion also clearly and simply develops a more advanced understanding of the wind, such as which clouds indicate weather fronts and when they may occur. This will also allow you to identify and adapt to changes on the water and even during races, giving you a significant advantage over your competition. Such adaptability will give you the opportunity to beat even knowledgeable locals, as there will always be occasions when the wind does something unexpected but which can always be explained by the wind-wise sailor.Written by two acclaimed meteorologists, David Houghton and Fiona Campbell, who have advised top sailing teams at all of the big regattas, from Olympics to the Americas Cup, you cant go far wrong! This book, based on their best-selling Wind Strategy, is packed full of vital information and clear diagrams to visualise the invisible and is a key resource for anyone looking to advance their sailing knowledge and results. Autorid: Fiona Campbell, David Houghton, Rosie Williamson | 1 | 15,14 € | Vaata | ||
 Brambleby Books Walking with Birds: An Exploration of Wildlife and Landscape of a Cumbrian Valley Uus! GTIN: 9781908241351 Raamatud Exploring in journal form the seasonal bird fauna, more especially including bird behaviour, in a Cumbrian valley. The author has worked in forestry and was a lecturer in Natural History studies at two UK universities. The text is accompanied by a series of stunning watercolours of birds and their habitats. Autorid: Colin Whittle | 1 | 16,49 € | Vaata | ||
 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh James Duncan: An Enlightened Victorian Uus! GTIN: 9781906129330 Raamatud The first Scottish collector to purchase an Impressionist painting, Duncan had an extraordinary eye as a collector at a time when Victorian sensibilities frowned upon many modern works. At his estate, Benmore in Argyllshire, Duncan amassed an internationally important collection, housed in his own vast gallery and available for public view, along with his other projects, a fernery and a sugar refinery. Autorid: Andrew Watson | 1 | 13,80 € | Vaata | ||
 Anness Publishing Sticker Fun - Party Uus! GTIN: 9781861474339 Raamatud This book comes with over 50 reusable stickers. It is a stimulating play-and-learn book for the very young. Children love parties, and they will respond to the action photographs of kids just like them - dancing, dreaming of various different party cakes, watching a magic show, and generally enjoying the festivities. You can choose some outfits to wear to the party, find some more apples for Anna to go bobbing for, and give all the party-goers some treats to take home. It is full of action photographs of children, food, presents, toys, costumes and other everyday items for youngsters to identify with. It includes reusable stickers which mean that readers can repeat the play-and-learn experience time and time again. It is a themed word-and-picture book that makes early learning fun. It's time for a party - with stickers! This exciting book presents a child's-eye view of the world, combining photographs and simple text to help youngsters develop their reading skills. Little ones will absorb words and ideas even as they use interactive stickers to find instruments for the musicians to play, put hats on the party-goers, or make a chain of birthday cards.The stickers are reusable, so youngsters can think about the concepts and develop skills again and again, or use the stickers to make their own pictures, stories and games. Autorid: Press Armadillo | 1 | 7,04 € | Vaata | ||
 SPCK Publishing Stories Jesus Told Colouring Book New edition Uus! GTIN: 9781859856536 Raamatud A great way to remember the stories Jesus told, this colouring book is a fun and involving way to learn from the Parables Autorid: Nick Butterworth, Mick Inkpen | 1 | 11,09 € | Vaata | ||
 Batsford Zen of Drawing: How to Draw What You See Uus! GTIN: 9781849941945 Raamatud Zen of Drawing inspires you to pick up a pen, pencil or an iPad and start drawing what you see with a 'zen' approach. Author Peter Parr has spent his career in animation successfully teaching people to draw and encouraging students to nurture their skills through observational drawing. He advocates a fresh way of looking closely at your subject and enlisting an emotional response, in order to fully appreciate the nature of what you are about to draw. You will learn that whatever you are drawing, it is essential not only to copy its outline but also to ask yourself: is it soft, smooth or rough to the touch? How heavy is it? Is it fragile or solid? Then, having grasped the fundamental characteristics, or zen, of the object, make corresponding marks on the paper crisp textures, a dense wash, a scratchy or floating line. The chapters cover: keeping a sketchbook; tools (pen, pencil, charcoal, watercolour and iPad); perspective; line and volume; tone and texture; structure and weight; movement and rhythm; energy, balance and composition. Autorid: Peter Parr | 1 | 23,24 € | Vaata | ||
 Emerald Publishing Limited Bridges and Sustainability: Best practice for design, maintenance and replacement Uus! GTIN: 9781837084210 Raamatud Bridges and Sustainability: Best practice for design, maintenance, and replacement provides a comprehensive evaluation of sustainability topics related to the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of bridges. It addresses critical challenges of achieving sustainability in bridge engineering, offering valuable insights and practical guidance.Given their longevity, achieving sustainability for bridges involves tackling climate change, ensuring resilience, and cutting carbon emissions to meet net zero goals. This book offers targeted advice on resilience and sustainability for bridges, including:risk and resilience assessments at both global and local scales, with examples for various bridge sizes, types, and locationsmethods to measure and improve circularity, including updates to standard specifications and lifetime data for different materials and bridge typesgreen bridges that support nature and enhance biodiversitythe social value of bridges, their contribution to community well-being, and how designers can incorporate social value into their projectsintegrating sustainability themes, demonstrating how links between carbon and circularity, carbon and nature, and circularity and service life can inform better material choices and bridge designs.Bridges and Sustainability: Best Practice for Design, Maintenance, and Replacement is an essential guide for students, practitioners, and researchers dedicated to building a sustainable future. Bridges and Sustainability: Best practice for design, maintenance, and replacement provides a comprehensive evaluation of sustainability topics related to the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of bridges. Autorid: David Collings | 1 | 97,50 € | Vaata | ||
 Emerald Publishing Limited Green Technology and the Circular Economy: Towards a Sustainable Future Uus! GTIN: 9781805922131 Raamatud Green Technology and the Circular Economy explores the transformative potential of the circular economy as a response to the global call for environmental stewardship. Delving into the principles of restorative and regenerative design, chapters advocate for reduced material consumption and the adoption of clean technologies. Historically, companies have engaged in sustainable practices like recycling and refurbishing, but Green Technology and the Circular Economy: Towards a Sustainable Future provides modern, actionable strategies for reshaping operations. With these insights, businesses can minimize their environmental impact and maximize innovation in a rapidly evolving world.Green Technology and the Circular Economy explores the transformative potential of the circular economy as a critical response to the global call for environmental stewardship. Delving into the principles of restorative and regenerative design, chapters advocate for reduced material consumption and the adoption of clean technologies. By emphasising the efficient reuse, recycling, and remanufacturing of products and materials, the authors highlight how the circular economy offers a sustainable alternative to the traditional linear economic model, driving resource efficiency and long-term sustainability. This edited collection also addresses the growing importance of sustainability in technology, particularly within the IT sector, where the challenges of electronic waste and carbon emissions from algorithmic training are becoming increasingly urgent. By introducing the concept of Green AI, the authors demonstrate how businesses can reduce their environmental footprint while still leveraging innovation through predictive modelling. An essential read for academics and practitioners with a vested interest in innovation in green technology, Smart Cities, marine ecosystems and environmental issues. Autorid: Krishn Awatar Goyal, R. Sivasamy, Teena Mertiya | 1 | 117,75 € | Vaata | ||
 University of Exeter Press Hoxton Hall: The History of an East End Music Hall Uus! GTIN: 9781804130339 Raamatud One of Londons best-kept secrets, Hoxton Hall, built in 1863, is one of only a handful of surviving Victorian music halls in Britain. This book presents a history of the building and its role in the social life of a deprived but resilient area of the city, celebrating the Halls reopening in 2015 after a two-year, Heritage Lottery-funded, refurbishment. This landmark volume charts the Halls many different guises over more than a century and a half of activity, from its founding as exemplar of Victorian rational recreation to a working-class variety music hall; from headquarters of a prominent evangelical temperance movement to outpost of a Quaker East-End mission; from pioneer of 1970s community arts to todays multipurpose centre reflecting the diversity of the neighbourhood it still serves. The wide-ranging contributions gathered here offer an invaluable lens for understanding an area of London that has experienced comprehensive social change during the lifetime of the venue. This unique history of a building brings together scholars of architectural, theatrical, musical and entertainment history, and of social and religious history, to chart the various lives of Hoxton Hall and those who have been drawn to this remarkable space. Autorid: Nicholas Till, Nadia Valman | 1 | 131,25 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Water Demand Management Uus! GTIN: 9781789065381 Raamatud A common characteristic of water demand in urban areas worldwide is its inexorable rise over many years; continued growth is projected over coming decades. The chief influencing factors are population growth and migration, together with changes in lifestyle, demographic structure and the possible effects of climate change (the detailed implications of climate change are not yet clear, and anyway will depend on global location, but must at least increase the uncertainty in security of supply). This is compounded by rapid development, creeping urbanization and, in some places, rising standards of living. Meeting this increasing demand from existing resources is self-evidently an uphill struggle, particularly in water stressed/scarce regions in the developed and developing world alike. There are typically two potential responses: either "supply-side" (meeting demand with new resources) or "demand-side" (managing consumptive demand itself to postpone or avoid the need to develop new resources). There is considerable pressure from the general public, regulatory agencies, and some governments to minimise the impacts of new supply projects (e.g. building new reservoirs or inter-regional transfer schemes), implying the emphasis should be shifted towards managing water demand by best utilising the water that is already available. Water Demand Management has been prepared by the academic, government and industry network WATERSAVE. The concept of the book is to assemble a comprehensive picture of demand management topics ranging from technical to social and legal aspects, through expert critical literature reviews. The depth and breadth of coverage is a unique contribution to the field and the book will be an invaluable information source for practitioners and researchers, including water utility engineers/planners, environmental regulators, equipment and service providers, and postgraduates. Contents Water consumption trends and demand forecasting techniques The technology, design and utility of rainwater catchment systems Understanding greywater treatment Water conservation products Water conservation and sewerage systems An introduction to life cycle and rebound effects in water systems Developing a strategy for managing losses in water distribution networks Demand management in developing countries Drivers and barriers for water conservation and reuse in the UK The economics of water demand management Legislation and regulation mandating and influencing the efficient use of water in England and Wales Consumer reactions to water conservation policy instruments Decision support tools for water demand management Autorid: David Butler, Fayyaz Ali Memon | 1 | 50,25 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Strategic Planning of Sustainable Urban Water Management Uus! GTIN: 9781789065374 Raamatud The strategic planning of urban water systems is a complex task. The Urban Water programme covered projects from various disciplines at 9 Swedish Universities, from 1999 to 2006. The projects developed a "toolbox" for strategic planning of drinking-, waste- and stormwater management, covering aspects such as the environment, health and hygiene, financing, organisation, households, and technical function. Strategic Planning of Sustainable Urban Water Management synthesises the results and presents a comprehensive approach, which includes not only the technical, economic and environmental aspects, but also the challenges of institutional capacity and public participation in the planning process. Furthermore, the experience from a number of case studies are summarised and can offer readers inspiration for their own planning situations. Autorid: Per-Arne Malmqvist, G. Heinicke, E. Korrman, T. A. Stenstrom, G. Svensson | 1 | 50,25 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Activated Sludge Uus! GTIN: 9781789065282 Raamatud Industrial pollution is still a major concern and despite its significance, sound and systematic pollution control efforts are very poorly documented. The character and treatability of industrial wastewaters is highly variable and specific for each industrial activity. Biological treatment with activated sludge is the appropriate technology for industrial wastewaters from several major industrial sectors. Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Activated Sludge deals with the activated sludge treatment of industrial wastewaters by considering conceptual frameworks, methodologies and case studies, in a stepwise manner. The issues related to activated sludge treatment, such as biodegradability based characterization, modeling, assessment of stoichiometric and kinetic parameters and design, as well as the issues of industrial pollution control, e.g. in-plant control, effect of pretreatment, etc. are combined in a way to provide a comprehensive and information-rich view to the reader. By doing so, the book supplies an up-to-date reference for industrial wastewater experts and both graduate and undergraduate students. Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Activated Sludge provides a roadmap, describing the methodologies for the treatment of industrial wastewaters from several major sectors, based on a solid theoretical background. Up to now although valuable separate efforts both on activated sludge and industrial wastewater treatment have been presented, an integrated approach that is crucial to practice has not been available. This gap is filled by this book. Autorid: Derin Orhon, Fatos Germirli Babuna, Ozlem Karahan | 1 | 50,25 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Experimental Methods in Wastewater Treatment Uus! GTIN: 9781789065275 Raamatud Over the past twenty years, the knowledge and understanding of wastewater treatment has advanced extensively and moved away from empirically based approaches to a fundamentally-based first principles approach embracing chemistry, microbiology, and physical and bioprocess engineering, often involving experimental laboratory work and techniques. Many of these experimental methods and techniques have matured to the degree that they have been accepted as reliable tools in wastewater treatment research and practice. For sector professionals, especially a new generation of young scientists and engineers entering the wastewater treatment profession, the quantity, complexity and diversity of these new developments can be overwhelming, particularly in developing countries where access to advanced level laboratory courses in wastewater treatment is not readily available. In addition, information on innovative experimental methods is scattered across scientific literature and only partially available in the form of textbooks or guidelines. This book seeks to address these deficiencies. It assembles and integrates the innovative experimental methods developed by research groups and practitioners around the world. Experimental Methods in Wastewater Treatment forms part of the internet-based curriculum in wastewater treatment at UNESCO-IHE and, as such, may also be used together with video records of experimental methods performed and narrated by the authors including guidelines on what to do and what not to do. The book is written for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, laboratory staff, plant operators, consultants, and other sector professionals. Autorid: Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht, Per Halkjaer Nielsen, C. M. Lopez-Vazquez, Damir Brdjanovic | 1 | 70,49 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Regulation of Water and Waste Services: An Integrated Approach (Rita-Ersar) Uus! GTIN: 9781789065220 Raamatud The public water supply, urban wastewater and urban waste management services are essential to the well-being of citizens, public health and economic activities. These are generally provided under natural or legal monopoly, so there is no incentive for utilities to search for greater efficiency and effectiveness and as such there is an increasing prevalence of such risks for users. For these reasons, society can significantly benefit from the existence of regulatory intervention capable of introducing greater balance in the relationship between utilities and their users. The Regulation of Water and Waste Services: An Integrated Approach (Rita-Ersar) presents a practical integrated regulatory approach to these water and waste services. This approach is called the ARIT-ERSAR model and it is capable of contributing to the promotion of access by citizens to these services that is tending towards the universal. These services are provided with suitable quality by utilities at socially acceptable prices and with an acceptable level of risk. This approach consists of a regulation model with two major areas of intervention: structural regulation of the sector and regulation of the performance of the utilities. The components of structural regulation are contributions to organisation, legislation, information and sectoral capacity building. The performance regulation of utilities consists of legal and contractual regulation, economic regulation, quality of service regulation, drinking water quality regulation and user interface regulation. Autorid: Jaime M. Baptista | 1 | 50,25 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Alternative Water Supply Systems Uus! GTIN: 9781789065206 Raamatud Owing to climate change related uncertainties and anticipated population growth, different parts of the developing and the developed world (particularly urban areas) are experiencing water shortages or flooding and security of fit-for-purpose supplies is becoming a major issue. The emphasis on decentralized alternative water supply systems has increased considerably. Most of the information on such systems is either scattered or focuses on large scale reuse with little consideration given to decentralized small to medium scale systems. Alternative Water Supply Systems brings together recent research into the available and innovative options and additionally shares experiences from a wide range of contexts from both developed and developing countries. Alternative Water Supply Systems covers technical, social, financial and institutional aspects associated with decentralized alternative water supply systems. These include systems for greywater recycling, rainwater harvesting, recovery of water through condensation and sewer mining. A number of case studies from the UK, the USA, Australia and the developing world are presented to discuss associated environmental and health implications. The book provides insights into a range of aspects associated with alternative water supply systems and an evidence base (through case studies) on potential water savings and trade-offs. The information organized in the book is aimed at facilitating wider uptake of context specific alternatives at a decentralized scale mainly in urban areas. This book is a key reference for postgraduate level students and researchers interested in environmental engineering, water resources management, urban planning and resource efficiency, water demand management, building service engineering and sustainable architecture. It provides practical insights for water professionals such as systems designers, operators, and decision makers responsible for planning and delivering sustainable water management in urban areas through the implementation of decentralized water recycling. Authors: Fayyaz Ali Memon, Centre for Water Systems, University of Exeter, UK and Sarah Ward, Centre for Water Systems, University of Exeter, UK Autorid: Sarah Ward, Fayyaz Ali Memon | 1 | 50,25 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Wastewater and Biosolids Management 3rd New edition Uus! GTIN: 9781789065152 Raamatud The third edition of Wastewater and Biosolids Management includes six brand new chapters covering: · Phosphorous removal from wastewater using multi-soil-layering systems · Trace organic contaminants from reclaimed wastewater found in agricultural soil, and an assessment of their risks to human health · Wastewater treatment using adsorbents derived from biosolids as a contribution to sustainable sludge management · Constructed wetlands: case studies from Türkiye, challenges and solutions · Decentralized rural domestic wastewater treatment and resource utilization · Hydrothermal carbonization processes for the degradation of organic pollutants in sewage sludge The book tackles a wide range of current, new and emerging topics in wastewater and biosolids. It addresses the theoretical and practical aspects of water reuse and its application in agricultural production based on current practice and recent research developments. Designed for researchers, academics and water professionals, this volume also includes a comprehensive study guide for the benefit of students. Autorid: Ioannis K. Kalavrouziotis | 1 | 131,24 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Reducing Water Use and Carbon Footprint: working toward a circular economy Uus! GTIN: 9781789065121 Raamatud Reducing Water Use and Carbon Footprint: Working toward a circular economy tackles some of todays most pressing environmental, economic, and social challenges. Aligned with the principles of the Circular Economy, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the European Green Deal, it showcases groundbreaking technologies that reduce carbon and water footprints, improve air quality, and promote smarter, more sustainable water and waste management. Designed for scientists, graduate students, industry professionals, policymakers, and environmentally conscious readers, this publication provides both the scientific foundation for and practical insights into efficient, cost-effective methods for exhaust gas purification and post-process waste utilization, framed within the Circular Economys 6R concept - refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle, rethink. Particular attention is given to novel carbon capture techniques using water-soluble sorbents and ferriferrohydrosol (FFH)an innovative, affordable, and environmentally friendly reagent with catalytic and coagulating properties. The first part of the book provides an overview of modern CO capture technologies, comparative analyses of removal costs in solid fuel conversion processes, and the evolving regulatory framework for greenhouse gas emissions in small and medium-sized enterprises. The second part turns to innovative solutions for industrial waste and water management, including steam plasma processing of biomass and organic waste to generate hydrogen-enriched syngas and biochar, and the incorporation of fine granite waste into ceramic tile production to boost durability and reduce water absorption. Blending cutting-edge technologies and sustainable strategies, this book offers practical pathways toward lower CO emissions and water use, supporting the global transition to a low-carbon circular economy and resource-efficient future. Autorid: Magdalena Zabochnicka | 1 | 171,75 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Sustainability Uus! GTIN: 9781789065008 Raamatud Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Sustainability provides comprehensive insights on existing technologies and up-to-date advances in the field of water, wastewater and waste treatment using nature-based approaches and systems. This book highlights: · Process fundamentals of nature-based solutions, including hydrodynamics, media, bacteria/media interactions and phytoremediation for pollution control, resource recovery and energy generation. · Critical insights on the status, major challenges and modern engineering solutions in nature-based solutions for the treatment of rainwater, storm water, wastewater and solid waste. · Advanced methods for valorisation using nature-based solutions through integration with other technologies, such as composting, anaerobic digestion and bioelectrochemical systems. · Up-to-date information on modern approaches for deriving value-added operation, by combining nature-based solutions with agricultural practices such as fish farming or protein production. · Case studies of nature-based solutions from countries in transition including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines. This reference textbook is recommended reading for both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in environmental sciences, technologies, or engineering. It is equally useful for a broader audience including researchers, engineers, and policy makers interested in the field of nature-based solutions for urban sustainability. It is also tailored to be used as an advanced manual for practitioners and consultancies working in the field of diffuse pollution and climate change mitigation. Autorid: Piet Lens, Xuan-Thanh Bui | 1 | 171,75 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Biological Wastewater Treatment 2nd edition Uus! GTIN: 9781789064186 Raamatud The first edition of this book was published in 2008 and it went on to become IWA Publishings bestseller. Clearly there was a need for it because over the twenty years prior to 2008, the knowledge and understanding of wastewater treatment had advanced extensively and moved away from empirically-based approaches to a fundamental first-principles approach based on chemistry, microbiology, physical and bioprocess engineering, mathematics and modelling. However the quantity, complexity and diversity of these new developments was overwhelming for young water professionals, particularly in developing countries without readily available access to advanced-level tertiary education courses in wastewater treatment. For a whole new generation of young scientists and engineers entering the wastewater treatment profession, this book assembled and integrated the postgraduate course material of a dozen or so professors from research groups around the world who have made significant contributions to the advances in wastewater treatment. This material had matured to the degree that it had been codified into mathematical models for simulation with computers. The first edition of the book offered, that upon completion of an in-depth study of its contents, the modern approach of modelling and simulation in wastewater treatment plant design and operation could be embraced with deeper insight, advanced knowledge and greater confidence, be it activated sludge, biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal, secondary settling tanks, or biofilm systems. However, the advances and developments in wastewater treatment have accelerated over the past 12 years since publication of the first edition. While all the chapters of the first edition have been updated to accommodate these advances and developments, some, such as granular sludge, membrane bioreactors, sulphur conversion-based bioprocesses and biofilm reactors which were new in 2008, have matured into new industry approaches and are also now included in this second edition. The target readership of this second edition remains the young water professionals, who will still be active in the field of protecting our precious water resources long after the aging professors who are leading some of these advances have retired. The authors, all still active in the field, are aware that cleaning dirty water has become more complex but that it is even more urgent now than 12 years ago, and offer this second edition to help the young water professionals engage with the scientific and bioprocess engineering principles of wastewater treatment science and technology with deeper insight, advanced knowledge and greater confidence built on stronger competence. Autorid: G. H. Chen, Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht, G. A. Ekama, Damir Brdjanovic | 1 | 138,00 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Sanitation For All: A Women's Perspective Uus! GTIN: 9781789064032 Raamatud Can women bring a fresh perspective to the provision of global sanitation services? The co-authors of this book, through their strong socio-political and scientific experiences, believe this to be the case. The book offers a critical look at the challenges and solutions needed to achieve Sanitation for All, including for vulnerable people, refugees, asylum seekers, stateless, or internally displaced persons, and especially women. We present sanitation policy and decision making from the perspective of women, providing conclusions to the prevailing debates. In 2022, 43% of the worlds population lacked access to safely managed sanitation. Poor sanitation is linked to the transmission of diarrhoeal diseases, exacerbates stunting, and contributes to the spread of antimicrobial resistance. In low-income countries, 5% of deaths are associated with unsafe sanitation. Poor sanitation affects mental well-being and safety, especially for women and children. Lack of sanitation costs around 2% of GDP (a figure that increases rapidly with epidemic outbreaks) because of income losses from trade and tourism and the impact on water quality. Besides being part of our human right to water, sanitation is essential to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals on poverty, health, education, gender, water, equity, cities and the sustainable environment. Nevertheless, convincing politicians to invest in sanitation is a daunting challenge since, in contrast to drinking water, it is not an immediate vote-winner and is perceived as an unpleasant topic for public discussion. Despite this, to achieve the SDG target by 2030, a five-fold increase on current rates of progress will be required. The role of women in sanitation planning and implementation is key, due to their leadership in communities and their ability to organise and guarantee the sustainability of systems. Furthermore, womens care-giving nature at home and in their communities has led them to understand the importance of sanitation and being open to discussing it publicly; women stand ready to raise the profile of this subject, putting it on a higher level on the political agenda. This book is vital reading not just for women but all stakeholders and partners in the water industry, especially those working in the sanitation and hygiene sectors. Autorid: Blanca Elena Jiménez Cisneros, Maria Inês Zanoli Sato, Corinne Schuster-Wallace, Akissa Bahri, Juliana Calabria de Araújo, Claudia Campos, María Luisa Castro de Esparza, Bettina Genthe, Paula Kehoe, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana | 1 | 36,75 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Computational Techniques for Modelling and Simulating Adsorption Processes for (Waste)Water Treatment Uus! GTIN: 9781789063936 Raamatud As global water resources face growing threats from pollution and overuse, sustainable treatment solutions are urgently needed. Among these, adsorption stands out as an effective and versatile method for removing a broad spectrum of contaminants from water and wastewater. However, optimizing adsorption for large-scale applications is a complex challenge that demands both a solid understanding of adsorption science and the use of advanced computational tools. Computational Techniques for Modelling and Simulating Adsorption Processes for (Waste)Water Treatment addresses this challenge by providing a comprehensive guide integrating core adsorption principles with cutting-edge computational approaches for enhancing adsorption efficiency and system design. Structured to lead readers from fundamental concepts to advanced applications, the book includes: an overview of water pollution and treatment a detailed exploration of adsorption principles and models an introduction to general computational strategies for modelling and optimization, leading on to density functional theory, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo simulations and QSAR techniques AI and machine learning in adsorption modelling computational fluid dynamics and system-level optimization. Together, these topics provide researchers, engineers, and practitioners with the tools needed to model, simulate, and optimize adsorption processes for more efficient and sustainable water treatment. Autorid: Anshul Yadav, Pawan Labhasetwar | 1 | 111,00 € | Vaata | ||
 The Crowood Press Ltd Prop Maker's Workshop Manual Uus! GTIN: 9781785005039 Raamatud For many people, even within the theatre industry, prop making is something of a 'dark art', practised by gifted individuals who manage to produce intricate works battling against short deadlines. However, the skills of prop making are relevant to many industries and contexts, whether for art projects, carnival floats, live action role-play (LARP), model railways or film and television. The options and applications are endless, but the traditional skills remain the same. The Prop Maker's Workshop Manual is a definitive guide to the materials and practices used within the professional performing arts industries, covering both traditional techniques and modern practices. Supported by original hand-drawn illustrations and over 300 colour photographs, topics covered include: paper mache and card construction; flexible canes and withies; timber and steel frameworks; sculpting, moulding and casting processes; texture and paint techniques; GRP and epoxy resins; thermoformable plastics, including Plastazote and Wonderflex and finally, an introduction to life casting. Autorid: David H Rigden | 1 | 36,75 € | Vaata | ||
 IWA Publishing Performance Indicators for Water Supply Services 3rd edition Uus! GTIN: 9781780406329 Raamatud The IWA Performance Indicator System for water services is now recognized as a worldwide reference. Since it first appearance in 2000, the system has been widely quoted, adapted and used in a large number of projects both for internal performance assessment and metric benchmarking. Water professionals have benefited from a coherent and flexible system, with precise and detailed definitions that in many cases have become a standard. The system has proven to be adaptable and it has been used in very different contexts for diverse purposes. The Performance Indicators System can be used in any organization regardless of its size, nature (public, private, etc.) or degree of complexity and development. The third edition of Performance Indicators for Water Supply Services represents a further improvement of the original manual. It contains a reviewed and consolidated version of the indicators, resulting from the real needs of water companies worldwide that were expressed during the extensive field testing of the original system. The indicators now properly cover bulk distribution and the needs of developing countries, and all definitions have been thoroughly revised. The confidence grading scheme has been simplified and the procedure to assess the results- uncertainty has been significantly enhanced. In addition to the updated contents of the original edition, a large part of the manual is now devoted to the practical application of the system. Complete with simplified step-by-step implementation procedures and case studies, the manual provides guidelines on how to adapt the IWA concepts and indicators to specific contexts and objectives. This new edition of Performance Indicators for Water Supply Services is an invaluable reference source for all those concerned with managing the performance of the water supply industry, including those in the water utilities as well as regulators, policy-makers and financial agencies. Autorid: Helena Alegre, Jaime M. Baptista, Enrique Cabrera, Francisco Cubillo, Patricia Duarte, Wolfram Hirner, Wolf Merkel, Renato Parena | 1 | 171,75 € | Vaata | ||
 Page Two Books, Inc. Cure for Loneliness: How to Feel Connected and Escape Isolation Uus! GTIN: 9781774580004 Raamatud Globe & Mail Bestseller! You can build authentic social connectionseven while physically apart. We are wired for social connection; our mental health depends on it. From a simple smile from a stranger on the street to a hug from a relative or close friend, we humans thrive when we feel connected to one another. And yet, loneliness is on the rise. The good news is, you dont have to continue suffering in silence. In this powerful guide and workbook, renowned mental health expert and addictions counselor Dr Bill Howatt drills into the root causes of isolation and lonelinessincluding the double-edged sword of digital technologyand shows you how to conquer them to achieve a more fulfilling, enriching life. Through a compelling mix of real-life case studies, self-reflection exercises, and cognitive behavioral techniques, youll learn how to recognize your own self-limiting thoughts and behaviors, unlock your mental traps, and close the social connection gaps in all areas of your lifefrom the personal to the professional. Employers will also find tips for boosting psychological safety in the workplace and among their virtual teams. No single pill or exercise offers an escape from isolation; the cure for loneliness lies in a combination of realizing where youre stuck, and closing social connections gaps in meaningful ways. But if you commit to doing the work, you can become who you want to be. You can have more meaningful social connections. Ultimately, youll see that why you feel isolated and lonely may not be as important as what you learn to do with it. Autorid: Bill Howatt | 1 | 19,19 € | Vaata | ||
 University of Utah Press,U.S. Reed Shaken with the Wind: A Human and Natural History of the Bear River Marsh Uus! GTIN: 9781647692414 Raamatud Reveals the environmental and historical pressures shaping an essential stretch of land and water in the American WestA Reed Shaken with the Wind tells the story of the Bear River Marsh, freshwater and sheltered grasslands on the northeast end of the Great Salt Lake with a complex past. Despite being one of Utahs most renowned hunting and birdwatching locations, the marsh today holds only a shadow of its former ecological vitality. Tracing the marsh from its creation during the last ice age to its current status as an imperiled national wildlife refuge, Andrew Hedges draws on geology, ecology, archaeology, wildlife biology, and water resource management to explore the natural and human forces that shaped the marsh and contributed to its decline. Covering Indigenous relationships with land, market economies impacts, and the intersection of ecology, science, and politics in establishing the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, this volume deepens discussions of humanitys place in the environment and efforts to restore balance with our planet. Autorid: Andrew H. Hedges | 1 | 39,44 € | Vaata | ||
 Emerald Publishing Inc Taking the Measure of Work: A Guide to Validated Scales for Organizational Research and Diagnosis Uus! GTIN: 9781623962197 Raamatud This book is a handbook for people who want to assure the use of reliable and valid questionnaires for collecting information about organizations. It significantly reduces the time and effort required for obtaining validated multi-question measures of aspects of organizational health such as employee job satisfaction, organizational commitment, organizational justice, and workplace behaviors. It helps users in measuring some factors underlying employee perceptions of work such as job characteristics, role ambiguity or conflict, job stress, and the extent to which employees believe their values and those of the organization are congruent. All the measures in the book have been used and tested in research studies published in the 1990s. In addition, all the measures describe the extent and types of reliability and validity tests that have been completed, a feature that organizational researchers should find particularly useful. All in all, this book is a handy tool to increase the efficiency of researchers, consultants, managers, or organizational development specialists in obtaining reliable and valid information about how employees view their jobs and organizations. This handbook helps ensure reliable and valid questionnaires for organizational research, reducing time and effort. It covers employee job satisfaction, commitment, justice, and behaviors, with tested measures from the 1990s. Useful for researchers, consultants, and managers. Autorid: Dail L. Fields | 1 | 43,50 € | Vaata | ||
 Kent State University Press Behind the White House Curtain: A Senior Journalist's Story of Covering the Presidentand Why It Matters Uus! GTIN: 9781606355091 Raamatud Going behind the scenes with a veteran member of the White House press corps Steven L Herman, chief national correspondent for the nonpartisan, government-funded Voice of America (VOA), weaves together memoir and history to pull back the curtain on the inner workings of the White House press corps, giving readers a rare glimpse into the historic and current relationship between the president and the press. Herman traces the trajectory of his career as a journalistfrom learning to be skeptical of government officials statements when he worked as a novice reporter covering nuclear testing in Nevada in the 1970s to understanding the power of on-the-ground social media coverage after the Fukushima disaster in 2011 and facing the challenges of covering the Trump administration. He reflects on the experience of reporting on a president who once called journalists enemies of the peopleand indeed, former president Trump singled out VOA, accusing the organization of being not a voice of America but rather a voice supporting Moscows and Beijings interests. Under questionable circumstances, top VOA executives lost their security clearances, and a dossier was prepared on Herman in an effort to remove him as White House bureau chief. With journalistic independence under threat, Herman feared not only for his career but also for the soul of Voice of America. Throughout Behind the White House Curtain, Herman convincingly argues that public access to accurate, unbiased information is essential to a healthy and peaceful democracy, and that journalists can and should play a key role in pressing government officials to be truthful and transparent. At a time when misinformation is rampant and the need for unbiased coverage of current events is more urgent than ever, Herman reminds readers that freedom of the press is a foundational American right. Autorid: Steven L Herman | 1 | 28,64 € | Vaata | ||
 U.S. Games Under The Roses Lenormand Uus! GTIN: 9781572817609 Raamatud 40-card, sepia-toned Petit Lenormand deck Autorid: Kendra Hurteau | 3 | 14,14 € | Vaata | ||
 Bristol University Press Atmospheres and Digital Media: Connection and Disconnection Across Everyday Life Uus! GTIN: 9781529252620 Raamatud Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. From parenting and pilgrimage to activism and mourning, this thought-provoking book explores how digital connectionand disconnectionshapes the emotional texture of our lives. Using the concept of affective atmospheres, the authors examine the feelings that emerge in the interactions between people, platforms and places. Drawing on rich, real-world examples, it explores how digital media infuse our homes, beliefs, rituals and politics with emotion, tension and meaning. A timely exploration of the emotional labour of online life, this book offers fresh insights into how we feel our way through digital culture. Autorid: Francisca Porfírio, Rita Grácio, Ana Kubrusly, Filipa Neto, Edna Santos, Ionara Silva, Peter Lunt, Ana Jorge, Sofia P. Caldeira | 1 | 36,74 € | Vaata | ||
 Bristol University Press Contemporary Public Administration in New Zealand: Stories, Culture, Values Uus! GTIN: 9781529238853 Raamatud This book provides an up-to-date account of New Zealand public administration, including insider stories of leading reform. Hailed for its distinctiveness and high performance, New Zealands radical public service reforms of the 1980s were studied, praised, criticised, and emulated around the world. However, New Zealand has not stood still. The 80s model had tremendous strengths, reducing some problems but also creating new problems and exacerbating others. More recent reforms layered cultural and behavioural approaches on top of earlier changes. This book, co-authored by the former head of the New Zealand public service, describes decades of change, what worked, what didnt, and what challenges remain. Autorid: Rodney Scott, Peter Hughes | 1 | 117,74 € | Vaata | ||
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