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Imagine Doing Better

Why Policies Backfire and How Prevention Thinking Can Change Everything

by Paul J. Fleming ...

A bold vision for reimagining harmful public policies through prevention.Public policies in the United States are built on certain assumptions: that long-term prison sentences deter crime, that corporate profits benefit everyone, that police are the best way to ensure safety, and that meritocracy ensures equal opportunity. Yet, as public health expert Paul J. Fleming reveals, mountains of evidence ... Read more

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A bold vision for reimagining harmful public policies through prevention.Public policies in the United States are built on certain assumptions: that long-term prison sentences deter crime, that corporate profits benefit everyone, that police are the best way to ensure safety, and that meritocracy ensures equal opportunity. Yet, as public health expert Paul J. Fleming reveals, mountains of evidence
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Exemplarity and Mediocrity

The Art of the Average from Bourgeois Tragedy to Realism

by Paul Fleming ...

Following Hegel's analysis of art's increasing difficulty to both engage and extricate itself from prosaic reality, Paul Fleming investigates the strategies employed by German literature from 1750 to 1850 for increasingly attuning itself to quotidian life—common heroes, everyday life, non-extraordinary events—while also avoiding all notions of mediocrity. He focuses on three sites of this tension: ... Read more

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Following Hegel's analysis of art's increasing difficulty to both engage and extricate itself from prosaic reality, Paul Fleming investigates the strategies employed by German literature from 1750 to 1850 for increasingly attuning itself to quotidian life—common heroes, everyday life, non-extraordinary events—while also avoiding all notions of mediocrity. He focuses on three sites of this tension:
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Changing by Degrees

The Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the East Midlands

by Simon Shackley, Jim Kersey, Paul Fleming ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice
It is now accepted that the world’s climate has warmed by about 0.5Â°C over the past one hundred years and will continue to warm by as much as 6Â°C by the end of the current century. What, however, do such fundamental changes actually mean for life and the economy at the local and regional scales for the industrialized nations? This extensive study represents a state-of-the-art regional assessment ... Read more

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It is now accepted that the world’s climate has warmed by about 0.5Â°C over the past one hundred years and will continue to warm by as much as 6Â°C by the end of the current century. What, however, do such fundamental changes actually mean for life and the economy at the local and regional scales for the industrialized nations? This extensive study represents a state-of-the-art regional assessment
... Read more
Camera Trapping

Wildlife Management and Research

Edited by Peter Fleming, Paul Meek, Guy Ballard, Peter Banks, Andrew Claridge, Jim Sanderson, Don Swann ...

Camera trapping in wildlife management and research is a growing global phenomenon. The technology is advancing very quickly, providing unique opportunities for collecting new biological knowledge. In order for fellow camera trap researchers and managers to share their knowledge and experience, the First International Camera Trapping Colloquium in Wildlife Management and Research was held in ... Read more

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Camera trapping in wildlife management and research is a growing global phenomenon. The technology is advancing very quickly, providing unique opportunities for collecting new biological knowledge. In order for fellow camera trap researchers and managers to share their knowledge and experience, the First International Camera Trapping Colloquium in Wildlife Management and Research was held in
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The Science and Engineering of Sport Surfaces

Edited by Sharon Dixon, Paul Fleming, Iain James, Matt Carré ...

Series series Routledge Research in Sports Technology and Engineering
Sports surface design is crucial for the successful performance of sports skills and the reduction of injury risk. Surfaces have developed from natural materials such as turf, clay and cinder, to synthetic surfaces such as acrylic tennis courts, artificial turf for soccer and synthetic running tracks, while our understanding of natural turf has developed in terms of properties appropriate for ... Read more

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Sports surface design is crucial for the successful performance of sports skills and the reduction of injury risk. Surfaces have developed from natural materials such as turf, clay and cinder, to synthetic surfaces such as acrylic tennis courts, artificial turf for soccer and synthetic running tracks, while our understanding of natural turf has developed in terms of properties appropriate for
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Boy vs. Shark

by Paul Gilligan ...

Narrated by John Fleming, Brandon Ludwig ...

Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

A hilarious middle-grade memoir about boyhood, toxic masculinity and a shark named Jaws. For fans of Guts and New Kid.In the summer of 1975, 10-year-old Paul Gilligan doesn't have a whole lot to worry about other than keeping his comic books untarnished, getting tennis balls off roofs and keeping up with the increasingly bold stunts of his best friend, David.And then Jaws comes to town.Suddenly ... Read more

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A hilarious middle-grade memoir about boyhood, toxic masculinity and a shark named Jaws. For fans of Guts and New Kid.In the summer of 1975, 10-year-old Paul Gilligan doesn't have a whole lot to worry about other than keeping his comic books untarnished, getting tennis balls off roofs and keeping up with the increasingly bold stunts of his best friend, David.And then Jaws comes to town.Suddenly
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St. Matthew Passion

by Hans Blumenberg ...

Translated by Helmut Müller-Sievers, Paul Fleming ...

Series series signale|TRANSFER: German Thought in Translation
St. Matthew Passion is Hans Blumenberg's sustained and devastating meditation on Jesus's anguished cry on the cross, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Why did this abandonment happen, what does it mean within the logic of the Gospels, how have believers and nonbelievers understood it, and how does it live on in art? With rare philological acuity and vast historical learning, Blumenberg ... Read more

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St. Matthew Passion is Hans Blumenberg's sustained and devastating meditation on Jesus's anguished cry on the cross, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Why did this abandonment happen, what does it mean within the logic of the Gospels, how have believers and nonbelievers understood it, and how does it live on in art? With rare philological acuity and vast historical learning, Blumenberg
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Muon Spin Spectroscopy

Methods and Applications in Chemistry and Materials Science

by Donald G. Fleming, Iain McKenzie, Paul W. Percival ...

Muon Spin SpectroscopyAn introduction to muon spin spectroscopy with a focus on applications in chemistry and materials scienceMuon Spin Spectroscopy: Methods and Applications in Chemistry and Materials Science delivers a robust and practical discussion of the areas in muon spin spectroscopy most relevant to chemistry and materials science. In this text readers will find the background details of ... Read more

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Muon Spin SpectroscopyAn introduction to muon spin spectroscopy with a focus on applications in chemistry and materials scienceMuon Spin Spectroscopy: Methods and Applications in Chemistry and Materials Science delivers a robust and practical discussion of the areas in muon spin spectroscopy most relevant to chemistry and materials science. In this text readers will find the background details of
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The Pulp Fiction Megapack

25 Classic Pulp Stories

by Robert Leslie Bellem, Hugh B. Cave, Howard Hersey, Ray ngs Cummi, Robert Wallace, John Wallace, Harold Ward, Hugh Pendexter, Hugh J. Gallagher, G. T. Fleming-Roberts, Russell Gray, Paul Chadwick, Captain S. P. Meek, Sewell Peaslee Wright, Emile C. Tepperman ...

Apes! Sex fiends! Gangsters! Mad scientists! Tentacles! Yes, this MEGAPACK has them all, no less than 25 lurid tales ripped from the pages of pulp fiction magazines. For The Pulp Fiction Megapack, we selected stories with great pulp titles. (Where else are you going to find stories like "Blood for the Vampire Dead," "Mistress of Snarling Death," or "When Super-Apes Plot"?) Of course, these stories ... Read more

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Apes! Sex fiends! Gangsters! Mad scientists! Tentacles! Yes, this MEGAPACK has them all, no less than 25 lurid tales ripped from the pages of pulp fiction magazines. For The Pulp Fiction Megapack, we selected stories with great pulp titles. (Where else are you going to find stories like "Blood for the Vampire Dead," "Mistress of Snarling Death," or "When Super-Apes Plot"?) Of course, these stories
... Read more
Good Governance for Pension Schemes

by Paul Thornton, Donald Fleming ...

Series series Law Practitioner Series
Regulatory and market developments have transformed the way in which UK private sector pension schemes operate. This has increased demands on trustees and advisors and the trusteeship governance model must evolve in order to remain fit for purpose. This volume brings together leading practitioners to provide an overview of what today constitutes good governance for pension schemes, from both a ... Read more

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Regulatory and market developments have transformed the way in which UK private sector pension schemes operate. This has increased demands on trustees and advisors and the trusteeship governance model must evolve in order to remain fit for purpose. This volume brings together leading practitioners to provide an overview of what today constitutes good governance for pension schemes, from both a
... Read more
Audiobook

The Worlds Best Poetry, Volume 3 (Unabridged)

by et al. Paul Fleming ...

Narrated by Ralph Lewis, Robert Quivers, Patricia Johnson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 14 min

Prepare to embark on a literary odyssey with "The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 (Unabridged)." This captivating anthology showcases the timeless masterpieces of renowned poets from across the globe. From the lyrical sonnets of Shakespeare to the evocative verses of Emily Dickinson, this volume offers a symphony of words that will ignite your imagination and stir your soul. Immerse yourself in the ... Read more

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Prepare to embark on a literary odyssey with "The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 (Unabridged)." This captivating anthology showcases the timeless masterpieces of renowned poets from across the globe. From the lyrical sonnets of Shakespeare to the evocative verses of Emily Dickinson, this volume offers a symphony of words that will ignite your imagination and stir your soul. Immerse yourself in the
... Read more
The Bronze Serpent

Liturgical Poems 1975–2014

by Edward Lense ...

Deeply interested in theology but never satisfied with the commonplaces of faith, Edward Lense wrote liturgical poems that delve into the meaning of belief. Both free verse and formalist, they employ biblical imagery such as transformative fire, living water, spiritual cleansing, and certainty of salvation to reveal their importance for modern times. Following the tradition of Milton, Donne, ... Read more

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Deeply interested in theology but never satisfied with the commonplaces of faith, Edward Lense wrote liturgical poems that delve into the meaning of belief. Both free verse and formalist, they employ biblical imagery such as transformative fire, living water, spiritual cleansing, and certainty of salvation to reveal their importance for modern times. Following the tradition of Milton, Donne,
... Read more

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