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Unfit for Purpose
| Author | : Adam Hart |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 353 |
| Release | : 2020-06-11 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1472971019 |
'A gripping and sobering reminder of how much we are all governed by our genetic inheritance. So much for free will.' The Mail on Sunday Stress, obesity, poor mental health, drug addiction, bowel diseases, violence and fake news; a stark checklist of modern world problems and every one of them is an echo of our evolutionary past. In Unfit for Purpose, biologist and broadcaster Adam Hart explores the mismatch between our fundamental biology and the modern world we have created. In each chapter Adam reveals the many ways in which biological adaptations that evolved to help us survive and thrive now work against us. For example, in the modern world stress is a killer but how did 'fight or flight' instincts turn from life-savers to life-takers? Obesity is a disease now but is it also just a side-effect of our evolutionary past? Whether it's the derailing of microbes in our gut, the rise of gluten and lactose intolerance, problems of social media or drug addiction, we always seem to have one foot in the modern world and the other firmly in our evolutionary past. Adam explores science, archaeology, medicine, genetics, sociology and more, to show how, in a modern world of our own making, we find ourselves 'unfit for purpose'. But all is not lost! In unpicking the causes of our current woes, he unearths some secrets of evolutionarily informed treatments that will change the way we think about ourselves and our future.
Unfit for Purpose
| Author | : Steve Moody |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2016-12-15 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781524665135 |
'Essential reading for anyone who can look the disasters of the modern world in the face and still laugh...' Having dipped his metaphorical toe in the murky waters of modern education, Sear has somehow survived to live another day, only to discover that he is now being remorselessly hounded by the Department of Works and Pensions and HMRC for work that he has never done, and for an alleged employer in the public sector some three hundred miles away, who has never even heard of - let alone employed - him! The absurdity of life in twenty-first century Britain once again unfolds with all the insane logic that is now so familiar to Sear, and against which he can but rail impotently, with great humour, and ultimately with a belly laugh of despair... Another delightful romp through a jealously guarded world of legal ineptitude and incompetence... or a deeply Kafkaesque and disturbing exposE of one of the most worrying aspects of the British legal system? **The eBook is available in the AuthorHouse Bookstore. http: //bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-001062668/Unfit--for--Purpose.aspx
The Pursuit of Porsha
| Author | : Porsha Williams |
| Publisher | : Worthy Books |
| Total Pages | : 179 |
| Release | : 2021-11-30 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1546015930 |
Porsha Williams, entrepreneur and one of today’s most recognizable media personalities, opens up about family, faith, fame, and becoming an agent for change. Porsha Williams is a remarkable voice in the television and podcast communities. In The Pursuit of Porsha, she takes readers on a deeply personal journey as she searches for happiness and self-acceptance, giving fans a first-hand look into the defining moments of her life that have not been captured on-screen or in the press. Charged with candor, vulnerability, and the sharp wit Porsha is known and loved for, The Pursuit of Porsha brings readers back to the beginning and along her path of self-reflection and discovery. She details her upbringing as the granddaughter of civil rights activist Hosea Williams and her painful recollections of childhood bullying and gives readers a look at her search for love and her journey into the spotlight. Porsha shares every moment that has tried–and restored –her faith, over and over again. Through it all, Porsha proves that she is more than a soundbite, headline, or rumor. She is an empowering role model to black women and an icon for women everywhere. In The Pursuit of Porsha, readers will see Porsha as they have never seen her before.
Unfit for the Future
| Author | : Ingmar Persson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 154 |
| Release | : 2012-07-19 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 019965364X |
Introduction -- Human nature and common-sense morality -- Liberal democracy -- Catastrophic misuses of science -- Responsibility for omissions -- the Tragedy of the commons -- the Tragedy of the environment and liberal democracy -- Authoritarianism and democracy -- Moral enhancement as a possible way out.
Reinventing the Welfare State
| Author | : Ursula Huws |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : Great Britain |
| ISBN | : 9781786807083 |
"The Covid-19 pandemic has tragically exposed how today's welfare state cannot properly protect its citizens. Despite the valiant efforts of public sector workers, from under-resourced hospitals to a shortage of housing and affordable social care, the pandemic has shown how decades of neglect has caused hundreds to die. In this bold new book, leading policy analyst Ursula Huws shows how we can create a welfare state that is fair, affordable, and offers security for all. Huws focuses on some of the key issues of our time - the gig economy, universal, free healthcare, and social care, to criticize the current state of welfare provision. Drawing on a lifetime of research on these topics, she clearly explains why we need to radically rethink how it could change. With positivity and rigor, she proposes new and original policy ideas, including critical discussions of Universal Basic Income and new legislation for universal workers' rights. She also outlines a 'digital welfare state' for the 21st century. This would involve a repurposing of online platform technologies under public control to modernize and expand public services, and improve accessibility."--Provided by publisher
Without Rival
| Author | : Lisa Bevere |
| Publisher | : Baker Books |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2016-08-16 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1493404989 |
Now a New York Times bestseller! There is a reason we look at others as rivals and limit ourselves to comparison and competition. We have an enemy assaulting our mind, will, and emotions in the hope that we'll turn on ourselves and each other. It's a cycle that isolates us from intimate connections, creates confusion about our identity, and limits our purpose. In Without Rival, bestselling author Lisa Bevere shares how a revelation of God's love breaks these limits. You'll learn how to stop seeing others as rivals and make the deep connections with your Creator you long for--connections that hold the promise of true identity and intimacy. With biblically sound teaching filled with prophetic insight for our day, Lisa uses humor and passion to challenge you to · Flip rivalry so it brings out the best in you · Stop hiding from conversations you need to be a part of · Answer the argument that says women are unfit, easily deceived, and gullible · Dismantle gender rivalry and work with the men in your life It's time to step forward to live a life without rival.
The Plot Against America
| Author | : Philip Roth |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 401 |
| Release | : 2004-10-05 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0547345313 |
Philip Roth's bestselling alternate history—the chilling story of what happens to one family when America elects a charismatic, isolationist president—is soon to be an HBO limited series. In an extraordinary feat of narrative invention, Philip Roth imagines an alternate history where Franklin D. Roosevelt loses the 1940 presidential election to heroic aviator and rabid isolationist Charles A. Lindbergh. Shortly thereafter, Lindbergh negotiates a cordial “understanding” with Adolf Hitler, while the new government embarks on a program of folksy anti-Semitism. For one boy growing up in Newark, Lindbergh’s election is the first in a series of ruptures that threaten to destroy his small, safe corner of America–and with it, his mother, his father, and his older brother. "A terrific political novel . . . Sinister, vivid, dreamlike . . . creepily plausible. . . You turn the pages, astonished and frightened.” — The New York Times Book Review
Fit2Fat2Fit
| Author | : Drew Manning |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 183 |
| Release | : 2012-06-12 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 0062194224 |
Drawing from the lessons and insights of his breakout website, Fit2Fat2Fit.com, personal trainer Drew Manning delivers the story of his quest to go from fit to fat to fit again in one year in order to better understand the weight-loss struggles of his clients and the online community. Drew embarked on this journey to prove to clients, website followers, and people across the country that it is possible to get back into shape—and his bottomless desire to kindle a new hope for his readers comes through on every page of Fit2Fat2Fit. With before and after (and after...) photos to that tell their own striking story, and intimate reflections from Drew’s wife Lynn, Fit2Fat2Fit is more than a spectacle or a gimmick; it’s an inspiring story, and sound proof that anyone can reach the level of fitness they desire to make themselves happy.
