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Discover the hidden world of Australia’s most misunderstood reptiles with "So Many Snakes, So Little Time: Uncovering the Secret Lives of Australia’s Serpents." This compelling life science book by Prof. Rick Shine takes you deep into the fascinating realm of serpents, blending groundbreaking research with captivating storytelling. Australia’s diverse and often dangerous snake population serves as the backdrop for a scientific journey that reshapes how we view these remarkable creatures. Prof. Shine’s work has revolutionized snake ecology and behavior studies, revealing their vital roles in maintaining healthy ecosystems. Through his engaging anecdotes and field experiences, you’ll gain a new appreciation for snakes—beyond the fear and myths. This book doesn’t just present data; it shares the passion, challenges, and triumphs of a leading herpetologist dedicated to conservation and coexistence. Inside, you’ll explore influential studies that have paved the way for effective snake conservation strategies. Learn how scientific discoveries are helping protect snake populations while fostering safer interactions between humans and serpents. Each chapter offers insights into snake biology, behavior, and the delicate balance of nature, making complex research accessible and engaging for readers of all backgrounds. Perfect for nature lovers, students, and anyone curious about wildlife, this book inspires a deeper connection to Australia’s unique fauna. At Bare Necessities, we’re proud to offer titles that educate and inspire. Visit BareNecessities.com to add this eye-opening read to your collection and support a greater understanding of the natural world.

The relationship between media and the organizations they cover has changed dramatically in the last few decades which have witnessed a huge expansion of news coverage focusing on different types of organizations and their activities. In parallel organizations have dramatically increased their investment in public relations and other media-oriented forms of communication. Like other societal developments – globalization marketization individualization scientification – mediatization has become an institutional force. This book analyses the mediatization of contemporary organizations and how individual organizations industry or markets are scrutinized. It examines its key influence on the actions of organizations and how it shaptes the entire landscape in which the organizations operate. What such a perspective provides is the accentuation of the interplay between organizations and different parts of the society as embedded in the media and its logic. This will be essential reading for professionals academics and advanced students in organizational studies public relations and media studies. |Organizations and the Media Organizing in a Mediatized World

The success of an economy to adapt quickly flexibly and effectively to the demands of the changing international economic environment can only be investigated using the achievements of other national economies or regions as a benchmark. This book analyzes the fundamental factors of competitiveness which will in turn facilitate economic development and in the new post-crisis environment. In the economic social legal and technological environment that has emerged in recent years as well as in the period after the recent financial crisis it is critical to define assess and implement new pathways to competitiveness and economic development. The book covers all aspects of competitiveness and economic from financial intermediaries to tourism and the digital economy and from regulation and corporate governance to exchange rate dynamics and monetary policy issues. It uses empirical findings from a variety of different countries with divergent economic structures and policies. It examines the new system of production and the technological commercial financial and institutional environment with the aim of recommending a proportional division of benefits and costs of economic . It offers a fresh holistic and flexible concept to underscore the new relationship between competitiveness and economic . Such an approach is needed whereby competitiveness is no longer a zero-sum game between countries but is achievable for all countries. The book recommends future directions and offers policy solutions and as such will appeal to students researchers and policymakers as well as those interested in the role of competitiveness in the operation of markets productivity and economic development and how it might foster innovation and . | Competitiveness and Economic Development in Europe Prospects and Challenges

This book first published in 1951 is an examination of Hume’s ‘Treatise of Human Nature’ ‘An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals’ and ‘An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding’. It lucidly clarifies and makes alive the new discoveries of Hume’s works in a study that makes plain the importance of this philosopher to the world today. |David Hume: His Theory of Knowledge and Morality | Philosophy

International Perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiative investigates the most significant global‐scale international trade expansion and capital investment programme since the Second World War. This book focusses on the multi-national perspectives of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in order to interrogate the Chinese government’s representation of it as a symbol of peace cooperation development and mutual benefit. With specific focus on the interrelationship between geopolitics infrastructure investments and urban regional development the book reflects on 12 countries’ experiences in depth including those of Iran Pakistan Brazil Thailand Indonesia Japan and Ethiopia specificly to their economic development levels political systems power dynamics and socio-environmental issues. The book clarifies and contributes new knowledge on the nature of BRI concerning its relationship to globalism neo-colonialism the notion of developed vs developing countries and their institutions and macro-micro benefits and impacts. In doing so the book offers a balanced account of the antagonistic geo-political narrative of socio-political conflict and the collaborative framework of real socio-economic flows and development. The book will appeal to academics researchers and policy-makers with an interest in the BRI and its impacts on politico-economic development and urban regional and spatial systems in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. | International Perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiative A Bottom-Up Approach

ENT emergencies are a regular occurrence. This new book covers the full range of hospital emergencies seen by ENT trainees and practitioners and also by oral and maxillofacial surgeons and plastic surgeons. Succinct text and clear illustrations complement the sections on Rhinology Head and Neck Otology and Paediatrics. Practical and up to date this book facilitates excellence in clinical practice. |ENT Head & Neck Emergencies A Logan Turner Companion | Medicine

Play therapy is one of the fastest-growing specialty areas in mental health. Understanding the skills knowledge and strategies that make play therapy supervision effective is essential in supporting the integrity and needs of a thriving field. Play Therapy Supervision: A Practical Guide to Models and Best Practices is an all-encompassing play therapy supervision compendium. In these pages current and prospective play therapy professionals and supervisors will find effective strategies for engaging in supervision with literature that is firmly rooted in empirical research and practical examples. Useful for novice and experienced supervisors this book describes best practices in supervision and contemporary topics for building an effective play therapy supervision practice. This text also emphasizes the critical importance of cultural humility in play therapy supervision. Other important features include: Ethical and legal issues in play therapy supervision Building a play therapy supervision relationship Evaluation in play therapy supervision Technology in play therapy supervision including extended reality School-based play therapy supervision Techniques in play therapy supervision: mindfulness sand tray self-compassion art and movement and more! | Play Therapy Supervision A Practical Guide to Models and Best Practices

Why learn functional programming? Isn’t that some complicated ivory-tower technique used only in obscure languages like Haskell? In fact functional programming is actually very simple. It’s also very powerful as Haskell demonstrates by throwing away all the conventional programming tools and using only functional programming features. But it doesn’t have to be done that way. Functional programming is a power tool that you can use in addition to all your usual tools to whatever extent your current mainstream language supports it. Most languages have at least basic support. In this book we use Python and Java and as a bonus Scala. If you prefer another language there will be minor differences in syntax but the concepts are the same. Give functional programming a try. You may be surprised how much a single power tool can help you in your day-to-day programming. |Quick Functional Programming | Computer Science

A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters Maniacs and More is an introduction to special effects makeup using cost-effective tools and materials that can be found in local stores. The book is divided into three sections – Simple Makeup Advanced Materials and Techniques and Advanced Makeup – and features tutorials to create characters such as a pirate vampire ghost robot burn victim witch zombie and goblin. Each character is introduced with a full-page photograph of the finished makeup and illustrated with full-color step-by-step photographs. The book also includes instructions on how to make fake teeth apply bald caps create gory wounds and injuries and make simple prosthetics. Each makeup tutorial is designed to progressively build on the techniques outlined in the preceding tutorial guiding readers from the basics of foundation highlight and shadow to creating advanced creature makeups. This is a beginner makeup book suited for students of Stage Makeup courses as well as for the theatre technician working and training on their own. |A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects Monsters Maniacs and More | Theatre and Performance

In Myers-Briggs Typology vs Jungian Individuation: Overcoming One-Sidedness in Self and Society Steve Myers unravels the century-long misinterpretation of Jung’s seminal text Psychological Types to show how Jung’s thinking offers solutions to the conflicts that have torn apart our societies. By challenging the popular interpretation of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and similar instruments Myers argues that we have not only missed Jung’s main proposition but our contemporary interpretation runs counter to it.　 Myers aims to rediscover the overlooked argument of Jung’s Psychological Types and make it of practical relevance to contemporary issues. He intends to refocus rather than discard Myers-Briggs typology showing that there are further stages of development after becoming a type and that typological principles have a much broader application. Raising queries about the way typology is used in contemporary society Myers uses literary examples such as Romeo and Juliet and Carl Spitteler’s Prometheus and Epimetheus to show how one-sidedness leads to conflict and to illustrate Jung’s solution to the problem of opposites. He also applies this to real-life political crises by examining the decision-making of key political figures such as Nelson Mandela Robert Mugabe and those involved in Brexit or the Northern Ireland peace process. The latter part of the book relates Jung’s process of typological development to his later writings on alchemy notably the axiom of Maria to show how they all have a common goal the transformation of attitude. The book concludes by analysing the implications of the divergence of Myers-Briggs typology and Jungian individuation for the communities who use those ideas. This book puts Jungian individuation back at the forefront of debate and will be essential reading for intermediate and advanced users of Myers-Briggs typology. Due to its political relevance it will also be of interest to Jungian analysts and their clients and to academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian ideas and political science. |Myers-Briggs Typology vs. Jungian Individuation Overcoming One-Sidedness in Self and Society | Mental Health

How stem cells behave is very much a factor of their local microenvironment also known as the stem cell niche. Physical chemical or electrical signals from the neighboring cells or biochemical signals from distant cells are crucial in the cell fate decision process. A major challenge of tissue engineering is to mimic the natural cell environment by designing very sophisticated scaffolds able not only to mechanically support cells but also to release signals biologically relevant for governing stem cell fate. In addition increasing evidence suggests that abnormal interaction of stem cells with their niche is responsible for altered cell function leading to malignant transformation. This book discusses some of the recent advances in stem cell research that may help understanding the properties of the niche that govern stem cell fate. Technical topics discussed include:Stem cell biology Cancer stem cells Stem cell interactions with biomaterials Engineering the stem cell microenvironment Stem cells in tissue regeneration and repair The Disputationes Workshop series is an international initiative aimed at disseminating stem cell related cutting edge knowledge among scientists healthcare workers students and policy makers. This book emerges as a result of the scientific contributions presented and discussed during the fifth Disputationes Workshop held in Aalborg (Denmark) in April 2014. The stem cell microenvironment and its role in regenerative medicine and cancer pathogenesis is ideal for academic staff and master/research students in biomedical and health sciences

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of environmental regionalism at the international level analyzing the concept and identifying recurring patterns from six in-depth case studies. While ecoregions or environmental regions are defined on ecological boundaries rather than administrative criteria ecoregionalism is the idea that regional dynamics should cluster around ecoregions while ecoregionalization is the tendency of regional dynamics to cluster around ecoregions. Focusing on the international level this book presents six cases of ecoregional processes from around the world and the regional environmental agreements: two are terrestrial the Alps and the Andes; two are marine the Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea; two are related to freshwater ecosystems: the Amu Darya in Central Asia and the Great Lakes in North America. The book analyzes both ecoregional processes focused on the environment as well as intersectoral ecoregional processes. The case studies are analyzed based on the ecoregional governance framework developed by the author for this book. Despite the diversity of context the similarity of the governance system of the six cases is striking. Several recurring patterns have been identified which may also extend to the subnational level. They are not design principles but may be taken into consideration for the design or redesign of current and future regional environmental agreements and processes. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental politics natural resource management spatial planning and international relations. |Ecoregionalism Analyzing Regional Environmental Agreements and Processes | Environment & Sustainability

Originally published in 1976 the aim of this book was to understand the contribution of community work to meeting some of the problems to be found in many of Britain’s inner city neighbourhoods. It describes the community work process and the tasks roles and skills of the professional community worker as he interacts with neighbourhood groups and service agencies. The author also indicates some of the strengths of collective action and its likely benefits and costs to those who participate. The book includes an examination of how to effect changes in the delivery of services from statutory and voluntary agencies as well as an assessment of the community project of which the author was a staff member. The book is a contribution to the theory of community work and practice and it is based upon the experience of those who worked in and used the Southwark Community Project established by the National Institute for Social Work. It was written for practitioners teachers and students of community work as well as for other closely involved in community affairs such as teachers playground workers planners and social workers. |Organising for Social Change A Study in the Theory and Practice of Community Work | Health & Social Care

Known for speaking with the birds for professing poverty receiving the stigmata and for initiating the Franciscan order Francis of Assisi is one of the most radical and inspiring figures in Christianity. In this outstanding and celebrated biography the distinguished medievalist Jacques Le Goff paints a fascinating picture of the life of Francis of Assisi. Locating Francis in the feudal world of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and exploring the social and political changes taking place at the time Le Goff assess the dramatic influence of the saint on the medieval church and celebrates his role in the spiritual revival of the Catholic Church. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Sean L. Field. |Saint Francis of Assisi | History

The Exercising Female: Science and Its Application is the first book to provide students researchers and professionals with an evidence-based reference on the exceptional scientific issues associated with female participation in sport and exercise. Based on the latest research and treating women as a unique population the book seeks to critically evaluate current debates present the science underpinning female sport and exercise performance and inform applied practice for the exercising female. Featuring contributions from leading scientists from around the world and adopting a multidisciplinary approach-from exercise physiology endocrinology and biochemistry to psychology biomechanics and sociology-the book includes chapters on topics such as: Exercise and the menstrual cycle contraception pregnancy motherhood and menopause. Body image exercise dependency the psychology of sports performance and homophobia in female sport. The Female Athlete Triad bone health musculoskeletal injury and breast biomechanics. Nutritional requirements for the exercising female immune function and exercise and cardiovascular health. Filling a considerable gap in book literature around the science of female sport and exercise this is crucial reading for any student studying female sport and exercise science researchers of female sport and any coach sport scientist strength and conditioning coach sport psychologist physician or physiotherapist working with female athletes. |The Exercising Female Science and Its Application | Sport & Leisure

First published in 1921 and revised here in 1947 The Psychology of Industry was intended to make available for the ordinary person rather than specialists in either psychology or economics the results of recent experimental work in psychology at the time so far as these had a direct bearing on problems of industry and commerce. The revised edition intended to emphasize principles rather than details to bring out the relation of psychology to economics and of education to industry. Stress is also laid on the new urgency which the Second World War had given to many of the problems discussed. Today it can be read in its historical context. This book is a re-issue originally published in 1921. The language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.

The book analyses mental health well-being and their interdependence through Indian perspectives. It offers critical insights on mastering wellness stress and coping suffering and healing and achieving work-life balance. Describing key concepts of the Indian philosophical thought with contemporary implications the volume focuses on explaining the how mental health and mental well-being are correlated. It examines the dynamic interplay of biological social psychological ecological cultural religious and spiritual factors that affect individuals in their everyday lives and act as contributing factors to our illness or wellness. The book also explores in-depth Indian traditions of spirituality and their significant contributions to mental well-being including discussions on concepts found in Ayurveda and Yoga. This book will be of interest to students researchers and teachers of psychology applied psychology clinical and counselling psychology and wellness. It will also be very helpful for academicians mental health professionals counsellors and those working in health and wellbeing industries. |Mental Health and Well-being An Indian Psychology Perspective | Asian Studies

The seventh edition of the highly successful The City Reader juxtaposes the very best classic and contemporary writings on the city. Sixty-three selections are included: forty-five from the sixth edition and eighteen new selections including three newly written exclusively for The City Reader. The anthology features a Prologue essay on How to Study Cities eight part introductions as well as individual introductions to each of the selected articles. The new edition has been extensively updated and expanded to reflect the latest thinking in each of the disciplinary and topical areas included such as sustainable urban development globalization the impact of technology on cities resilient cities and urban theory. The seventh edition places greater emphasis on cities in the developing world the global city system and the future of cities in the digital transformation age. While retaining classic writings from authors such as Lewis Mumford Jane Jacobs and Louis Wirth this edition also includes the best contemporary writings of among others Peter Hall Manuel Castells and Saskia Sassen. New material has been added on compact cities urban history placemaking climate change the world city network smart cities the new social exclusion ordinary cities gentrification gender perspectives regime theory comparative urbanization and the impact of technology on cities. Bibliographic material has been completely updated and strengthened so that the seventh edition can serve as a reference volume orienting faculty and students to the most important writings of all the key topics in urban studies and planning. The City Reader provides the comprehensive mapping of the terrain of Urban Studies old and new. It is essential reading for anyone interested in studying cities and city life.|The City Reader | Geography

Unlock the power of causal inference with Monoprice’s essential guide, "Causal Inference in Pharmaceutical Statistics." This foundational book introduces key concepts and methods for determining cause-and-effect relationships in pharmaceutical research, making it an indispensable resource for professionals and students alike. Whether you're working in clinical trials, real-world evidence studies, or longitudinal research, this book equips you with the tools to navigate complex statistical challenges. Designed specifically for clinical statisticians and epidemiologists in the pharmaceutical industry, the book aligns with FDA and ICH guidance documents to ensure regulatory compliance. It walks you through every stage of clinical studies—from planning and design to analysis and interpretation—so you can confidently apply causal thinking across diverse study types. Graduate students in statistics, biostatistics, and data science will find this book a practical stepping stone toward a successful pharmaceutical career. It covers everything from randomized controlled trials to single-arm studies with external controls, offering a clear roadmap for conducting reliable causal inference. Visit Monoprice.com today to add this vital resource to your professional library and elevate your impact in pharmaceutical statistics.

This book is a theoretical study of many interconnected facets of the social unconscious and the social part of the personality. It takes us from what we thought we knew and knew we thought to the un-thought and the unknown which is indeed both disturbing and creative. |The Social Nature of Persons One Person is No Person | Mental Health

Discover the groundbreaking exploration of creativity and technology with AI for Arts from Bare Necessities. This compelling book dives deep into the evolving relationship between humanity and artificial intelligence, focusing on one of our most cherished domains: art. As AI continues to reshape our world, many wonder what remains uniquely human when machines can create, inspire, and even surpass us in artistic expression. AI for Arts tackles this urgent and fascinating question head-on. It presents the unfolding conundrum of man versus machine through the lens of art, bringing philosophical and aesthetic debates to a compelling apex. This is not just a theoretical discussion; it’s a timely manifesto that addresses a critical gap in today’s discourse. Readers will gain insights into how AI is transforming creativity and what that means for our future. Perfect for artists, technologists, and curious minds alike, this book offers a thought-provoking look at the implications of AI in the arts. Whether you're involved in computer science, digital media, or simply intrigued by the intersection of innovation and expression, AI for Arts provides valuable perspectives. It’s an essential read for anyone preparing for a world where artificial intelligence and human creativity coexist and collide. Explore this must-have title today at Bare Necessities and join the conversation that is shaping the future of art and intelligence. Visit barenecessities.com to order your copy and delve into a subject that is as timely as it is timeless.