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 Edward G. Verlander, "The Practice of Professional Consulting" English | 2012 | ISBN: 1118241843 | PDF | pages: 317 | 3.6 mb The Practice of Professional Coaching  The Power of Necessity: Reason of State in the Spanish Monarchy, c. 1590-1650 English | 2023 | ISBN: 1316513149 | 297 Pages | PDF | 4.3 MB Exploring reason of state in a global monarchy, The Power of Necessity examines how thinkers and agents in the Spanish monarchy navigated the tension between political pragmatism and moral-religious principle. This tension lies at the very heart of Counter-Reformation reason of state. Nowhere was the need for pragmatic state management greater than in the overstretched Spanish Empire of the seventeenth century. However, pragmatic politics were problematic for a Catholic monarchy steeped in ideals of justice and divine justifications of power and kingship. Presenting a broad cast of characters from across Europe, and uniting published sources with a wide range of archival material, Lisa Kattenberg shows how non-canonical thinkers and agents confronted the political-moral dilemmas of their age by creatively employing the legitimizing power of necessity. Pioneering new ways of bridging the persistent gap between theory and practice in the history of political thought, The Power of Necessity casts fresh light on the struggle to preserve the monarchy in a modernizing world.  The Policy Process: A Practical Guide for Natural Resource Professionals By Susan G. Clark 2002 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 0300090129 | PDF | 14 MB This useful book is designed to teach natural resources professionals how to be more effective in solving conservation and environmental policy problems. Its presentation of basic concepts, case studies, and "real world concerns" provides a deeper understanding of the policy process and makes the book an invaluable aid for students and practitioners in such fields as wildlife biology, conservation biology, forestry, range management, ecosystem management, and sustainable development.Susan G. Clark begins by describing the challenges faced by natural resources professionals. She then explains how the substance and process of policy analysis and decision making can be improved by using a policy sciences framework that takes into account biological, social, political, and institutional considerations. Finally she reflects on how issues of human rights and morality should affect natural resources management and policy analysis. The book is very user-friendly.
 The Poetics of Ethnography in Martinican Narratives: Exploring the Self and the Environment By Christina Kullberg 2013 | 232 Pages | ISBN: 0813935121 | PDF | 9 MB Drawing on narratives from Martinique by Aimé Césaire, Édouard Glissant, Ina Césaire, and Patrick Chamoiseau, among others, Christina Kullberg shows how these writers turn to ethnography―even as they critique it―as an exploration and expression of the self. They acknowledge its tradition as a colonial discourse and a study of others, but they also argue for ethnography's advantage in connecting subjectivity to the outside world. Further, they find that ethnography offers the possibility of capturing within the hybrid culture of the Caribbean an emergent self that nonetheless remains attached to its collective history and environment. Rather than claiming to be able to represent the culture they also feel alienated from, these writers explore the relationships between themselves, the community, and the environment. Although Kullberg's focus is on Martinique, her work opens up possibilities for intertextual readings and comparative studies of writers from every linguistic region in the Caribbean―not only francophone but also Hispanic and anglophone. In addition, her interdisciplinary approach extends the reach of her work beyond postcolonial and literary studies to anthropology and ecocriticism.
 The Pan American Imagination: Contested Visions of the Hemisphere in Twentieth-Century Literature By Stephen M. Park 2014 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 0813936659 | PDF | 11 MB In the history of the early twentieth-century Americas, visions of hemispheric unity flourished, and the notion of a transnational American identity was embraced by artists, intellectuals, and government institutions. In The Pan American Imagination, Stephen Park explores the work of several Pan American modernists who challenged the body of knowledge being produced about Latin America, crossing the disciplinary boundaries of academia as well as the formal boundaries of artistic expression―from literary texts and travel writing to photography, painting, and dance. Park invests in an interdisciplinary approach, which he frames as a politically resistant intellectual practice, using it not only to examine the historical phenomenon of Pan Americanism but also to explore the implications for current transnational scholarship.  Rite of the Shaman 2022 1080p WEBRip x265-RARBG_Lori Language: English 1.07 GB | 01:08:46 | MP4 | 1920x812 | MP4a-40-2, 48 Khz, 6 channels, 224 Kbps Genre: Drama iMDB info Provider: Lori.Yagami A high school boy must follow in his shaman grandfather's footsteps to become the beacon of light he was meant to be.  The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction (Oxford Handbooks) edited by Rob Latham English | October 1, 2014 | ISBN: 0199838844 | True PDF | 640 pages | 39.4 MB The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction attempts to descry the historical and cultural contours of SF in the wake of technoculture studies. Rather than treating the genre as an isolated aesthetic formation, it examines SF's many lines of cross-pollination with technocultural realities since its inception in the nineteenth century, showing how SF's unique history and subcultural identity have been constructed in ongoing dialogue with popular discourses of science and technology.  Emma M. Seppälä, Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Stephanie L. Brown, "The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science" English | 2017 | ISBN: 0190464682 | PDF | pages: 701 | 7.0 mb How do we define compassion? Is it an emotional state, a motivation, a dispositional trait, or a cultivated attitude? How does it compare to altruism and empathy? Chapters in this Handbook present critical scientific evidence about compassion in numerous conceptions. All of these approaches to thinking about compassion are valid and contribute importantly to understanding how we respond to others who are suffering.  George Johnson, "The Living World" English | 2014 | ISBN: 0078024218 | PDF | pages: 896 | 606.8 mb The Living World is often considered a student favorite. George Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". The Living World focuses on concepts rather than terminology and technical information, and features a straightforward, clear writing style and a wide variety of media assets to enhance the content of the textbook.  Sick 2022 1080p WEBRip x264-RARBG_Lori Language: English 1.58 GB | 01:23:05 | MP4 | 1920x804 | MP4a-40-2, 48 Khz, 6 channels, 224 Kbps Genre: Horror | Thriller iMDB info Provider: Lori.Yagami Due to the pandemic, Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone - or so they think. |
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