Alternative Societies: For a Pluralist Socialism, Luke Martell
Автор: Luke Martell Название: Alternative Societies: For a Pluralist Socialism ISBN: 1529229677 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529229677 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 5542.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In a time of great gloom and doom internationally and of major global problems, this book offers an invaluable contribution to our understanding of alternative societies that could be better for humans and the environment. Bringing together a wide range of approaches and new strands of economic and social thinking from across the US, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa, Luke Martell critically assesses contemporary alternatives and shows the ways forward with a convincing argument of pluralist socialism. Presenting a much-needed introduction to the debate on alternatives to capitalism, this ambitious book is not about how things are but how they can be!
Автор: Martell-MacKenzie Kathyrn Название: Life and Passion ISBN: 1728323223 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781728323220 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5861.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book of poetry entices the reader to really think about life and see life with clear eyes and a clear mind.
Описание: A charming bakery cookbook with 85 southern baking recipes for favorites like cookies, cakes, pies, and more to make every day delicious--from breakfast to dessert. Nestled on Main Street among the apple orchards and rolling hills of rural Virginia, Red Truck Bakery is beloved for its small town feel and standout baked goods. Red Truck Bakery Cookbook is your one-way ticket to making these crowd-pleasing confections at home. Full of fresh flavors, a sprinkle of homespun comfort, and a generous pinch of Americana, the recipes range from Southern classics like Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits and Mom's Walnut Chews, to local favorites like the Shenandoah Apple Cake and Appalachian Pie with Ramps and Morels. Between the keepsake recipes are charming stories of the bakery's provenance and 75 gorgeous photographs of evocative landscapes and drool-worthy delectables. These blue-ribbon desserts and anytime snacks are sure to please "I like pie. That's not a state secret... I can confirm that the Red Truck Bakery makes some darn good pie."--President Barack Obama
Автор: Martell Eric S. Название: Nano-Magic ISBN: 0998980560 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780998980560 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Can humans find a place in a world filled with self-replicating, AI-controlled nanobots?
Sophie understood the problem better than any other cyber-sorcerer. She'd been there at the beginning. The benign AI, Hippocrates, has never spoken to any other humans besides her and Michael and is now missing. The other AI, Wiindigo, means nothing good for humans. The rogue intelligence intends to dominate the world and all that it contains, humans included.
In the world after AI, nanobot mediated spells can be performed by knowledgeable humans, leaving those who don't have that ability as a permanent underclass. Spells can be used for DNA manipulation and, as a result, many species of were-creatures exist. Chimeras, animals with human DNA, have developed the ability to speak. Brownies exist, and Fairies fly over the meadows.
All is not well in the new order. Wiindigo's nanites have scattered over the countryside and blindly seek to regroup. Local concentrations of the rogue AI's nanites form horrendous threats, taking the semblance of mythological monsters.
The "Good Powers," Sophie and Michael, must contend with other sorcerers in their struggle to keep humans from becoming Wiindigo's puppets. Wiindigo's nanites are everywhere and pose a constant threat.
They will need all the assistance they can get, from every source-no matter how strange.
Автор: Eliot Elizabeth Название: Mrs. Martell ISBN: 1912574632 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781912574636 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2206.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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'As far as I am concerned, Aunt Violet, I don't want another penny of your money. I can go out and earn my bread' and she saw a distinct picture of herself working her fingers to the bone and being seduced by goodness knows whom.
Obsessed with money and class and all the appearances of a sophisticated life, but coming herself from genteel poverty, Cathie Martell rarely loses her focus on getting what she wants, regardless of the feelings or happiness of those who get in her way. Her Aunt Violet, for example, who finances her education, or her first husband, or the man she's set her sights on to be her second (not to mention that man's current wife).
Elizabeth Eliot's third novel, first published in 1953, follows an utterly self-absorbed, superficial woman from her teens to her second marriage. But if that sounds unsavoury, you clearly haven't encountered Eliot's giddy prose, as packed with clever insights and a sharp eye for detail as it is with humour. This new edition includes an introduction by Elizabeth Crawford.
Furrowed Middlebrow and Dean Street Press have also reprinted three of Eliot's other long-neglected novels--Alice, Henry, and Cecil--in their first new editions for more than half a century.
"Malicious, alarmingly observant and continually amusing" Sunday Times
"There are sad patches in this book because wickedness is a sad business, but also enchantingly funny ones. Lady Elizabeth's writing is light and witty as ever--delicious conversation pieces again--and her judgment of people is always penetrating and often tolerant" Time and Tide
"Written with a humour that is adult without being cynical and from an outlook that is observant without being critical" The Sphere
Автор: Martell Verda Beth, Martell Eric C. Название: The Physics of Theatre: Mechanics ISBN: 1515333884 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781515333883 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 6888.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This eagerly awaited text from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology Physics of Theatre Project provides a firm conceptual grounding in physics principles along with a clear guide of how to apply those concepts to numerous common theatrical situations. How much power do you need to drive a wagon or skid? Why do we use design factors and where do those values come from? How does a rake affect the moving scenery installed on it? The Physics of Theatre: Mechanics is a first step to understanding why the machines in theatre work the way they do.
The first half of the book uses theatrical examples to guide readers through developing an understanding of kinematics, statics and dynamics, rotational mechanics, and center of mass. The second half applies these concepts to increasingly complex theatrical machines: wagons and skids, static rigging, dynamic rigging, turntables, and jackknives.
See the companion website, physicsoftheatre.org, for even more examples and resources. Use the Physics of Theatre Forum to ask your questions and get answers from us and other technicians.
For some theatre technicians, the idea of delving headlong into physics might seam daunting, so a math primer is included to help exercise those math skills again before diving into the text. The examples and formulas used in this text are algebra and trigonometry based. Theatre technicians do harder things than this every day. You can do this math.
For instructors, this text includes a guide to pedagogical techniques and resources which have been validated through research and are known to increase student learning.
The examples in this book work up from first principles - Newton's laws and basic truths about how the world functions. By working all of the formulas from the ground up, students learn how and why the formulas work. They can also make informed decisions about how to change the formula to fit their specific situations. Understanding first principles and having the ability to derive equations is an incredibly powerful skill. There are no mystery equations in this book. In each case, the reader knows where the equation came from and what assumptions were made.
One of the great powers of working formulas from base principles is that one set of concepts allows a user to create and adapt one formula for multiple situations rather than trying to remember numerous formulas, each for a specific case. For instance, this text will walk readers through generating one formula to determine the tensions in 2-point bridle rigging. Whether the bridles are even or uneven, at the same height or different heights doesn't matter. The tensions can be found for any bridle if we know the angles off of vertical and the load.
The same advantage exists for linear motion. If we are willing to do a little math, we can determine the force necessary to drive a wagon or skid at a particular acceleration, stop a fire curtain cleanly at the deck, or investigate why allowable fall arrest distances are what they are. The process for all of these situations is startlingly similar. It doesn't matter if we generate the necessary force with cylinders, motors or humans. If we start with the forces acting on a system, then we can choose the mechanics that best fit our situation, rather than choosing a type mechanism up front. It also gives us a straight-forward path for combining machines.
The Physics of Theatre: Mechanics hopes to increase our intuition as technicians and mechanical designers, so we can create a safer, more efficient industry.
Автор: Martell, Peter Название: First raise a flag ISBN: 1849049599 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849049597 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5082.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: FEATURED ON THE SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018
