Earthly Order

Earthly Order
Author: Saleem H. Ali
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2022
Genre: International organization
ISBN: 0197640273

The Covid-19 Pandemic has brought forth global anxiety about linkages between the environment and society at a fundamental structural level. Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life provides an accessible exposition of the latest foundational knowledge on how natural and social systems science can inform planetary crises. Humanity has either tried to conquer or capitulate to natural order, whereas we should be seeking to understand latent structures and patterns that permeate all systems and develop an "earthly order," that is socially functional and sustainable. Current debates in politics often present what should constitute a "world order" while scientists have wrestled with what are fundamental conditions of "natural order." Author Saleem H. Ali provides a readable synthesis of these debates with practical guidance for the public with a host of current examples around environmental decision-making by consumers, the government and industry. Twitter: @saleem ali

Picturepedia

Picturepedia
Author: Dorling Kindersley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2015-09-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9780241186985

Explore the wonders of history, space, the natural world and more with Picturepedia. Packed with over 10,000 stunning photographs and illustrations, it's a mini-encyclopedia for kids on every page! From astonishing insects and outer-space to musical instruments and fascinating animals, Picturepedia explains every topic under (and including) the sun. Uncover the secrets of prehistoric life using photographs, explore the human body through graphics and discover galleries of musical instruments in Picturepedia. Ideal for homework, projects or young curious minds, Picturepedia is a must-have encyclopedia for kids.

True Brits

True Brits
Author: Vinay Patel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2014-09-08
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1472594835

The old lady on this train is looking at me, staring at me, she's been doing it since New Eltham, I can feel her eyes on the sweat on my neck. I turn ro catch her out, and she flicks her head back to her book, like she's subtle, but she ain't. I wish she'd just punch me, y'know? The punch I can take, but the look . . . all these frightened half-glances they . . . they just . . . When a violent encounter leads to a whirlwind romance, young Rahul is more than willing to be caught up. But in the aftermath of 7/7, his world changes in ways he cannot control, drawing him into ever-darker places as he struggles to remain part of a British society that now distrusts him on sight. Sweeping between the paranoid London of 2005 and the euphoric city of the 2012 Olympics, HighTide Escalator writer Vinay Patel's debut play is an honest, humorous, hopeful play about wanting to love and be loved. By your crush. By your friends. By your country. True Brits received its world premiere on 31 July 2014 at the Assembly Hall, Baillie Room, Edinburgh.

Jane's Air-launched Weapons

Jane's Air-launched Weapons
Author: Duncan Lennox
Publisher:
Total Pages: 5
Release: 2001
Genre: Air defenses
ISBN: 9780710608666

- Air-to-air missiles - Air-to-surface missiles - Bombs - Guns, pods and mountings - Air-launched rockets - Underwater weapons - Analysis tables - Contractors

The Warming

The Warming
Author: Stanley Johnson
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2015-06-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062414909

For fans of Michael Crichton and Dan Brown: a fast-paced, blazingly smart thriller that will send your temperature rising. Charles Hodson is on the trail of his brother, who has disappeared in the depths of the Brazilian rainforest. For Charles, an intrepid journalist, the rescue mission is personal – but it becomes something much more terrifying when he uncovers evidence of a global conspiracy surrounding a large deposit of a rare substance: a mineral that could solve the planet's climate-change crisis. Bolting between the lush South American jungle and cosmopolitan Amsterdam, from the remote Falkland Islands to the forbidding frozen zone of Antarctica, The Warming is a pulse-pounding adventure as entertaining as it is intelligent.

Bureaucracy in Action

Bureaucracy in Action
Author: I. C. Srivastava
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Bureaucracy
ISBN: 9788131605257

In India, the dynamics of public administration calls for fast and adaptive responses to the challenges and problems faced by civil servants in dealing with day-to-day and long-term administrative issues. Post partition, the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) has provided a firm foundation for all-round development in the country. This anthology presents the myriad experiences, encounters, initiatives, innovations, and successes of eminent IAS officers who have left an imprint on the administrative system. It will serve as a reference for those who seek to explore, analyze, and learn from the nuances of administrative action. The book's contributions exemplify the nature of law and order and other related problems faced by civil servants.

The Huxleys

The Huxleys
Author: Ronald William Clark
Publisher: London : Heinemann
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1968
Genre: Evolution
ISBN:

Nothing is as rare as genius, unless it is a family which produces geniuses for three and even four generations. Thomas Henry, Aldous, and Sir Julian are depicted with depth and detail in this family biography.

Grandmother School

Grandmother School
Author: Rina Singh
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1459819071

Key Selling Points Based on a true story from Phangane village in India’s Maharashtra state, where grandmothers attend the Aajibaichi Shala (school for grandmothers). For many of them, this has been their first time in a classroom. Explores how important education is, especially for girls and women who have historically been left behind. Ellen Rooney’s bright and vivid illustrations shine as this book moves through the effects that the opportunity for education has had on one grandmother. The author dedicated this book to her own grandmother, who never had the chance to go to school. This book encourages readers to think critically about why education has historically been withheld from women and about gender inequality overall, as well as to consider what basic human rights and needs are. Grandmother School was the winner of the 2021 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize.