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Climate Resilience
An intersectional primer for saving the planet: place-based perspectives and community-led tools for fighting climate change—for readers of The Intersectional Environmentalist and All We Can Save "An essential, inspired chorus of voices echoing the urgency of action in the fight against climate change." —Kirkus Reviews In Climate Resilience, climate justice and resilience strategist Kylie Flanagan invites us to see and act beyond status-quo solutions, Big Tech promises...and everything we’re usually told about how to save the planet. Centering the voices of Native Rights activists, queer liberation ecologists, youth climate-justice organizers, Latinx wilderness activists, and others on...
Resilience in Ecology and Health
This edited book is a collection of essays addressing emerging concerns and pivotal problems about our planet’s environment and ecology. The contributions gathered here highlight the inter-relation of topics and expertise, connecting resilience with ecology, health, biotechnology and generational challenges. The book concludes with an ethical analysis of the multiple and over-lapping challenges that require urgent attention and long-term resolution. The book is written for scholars and students in a variety of disciplines and fields that deal with sustainability.
Rectors Remembered: The Descendants of John Jacob Rector Volume 3
Volume 3 of 8, 1213-1918. A genealogical compilation of the descendants of John Jacob Rector and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Fischbach. Married in 1711 in Trupbach, Germany, the couple immigrated to the Germanna Colony in Virginia in 1714. Eight volumes document the lives of over 45,000 individuals.
Double Helix
Would you want to know what awaits you? Would you want to be in control of your life . . . and death? What would you do for love? 'Sooner or later, willingly or unwillingly, he’s going to leave you.' The words cut deep. Emily knows Jake is not like his father; he’d never leave her willingly. But if he has inherited his mother's genes, then Huntington’s disease is more than likely to take him away. He may even make the same request his mother made, when Jake was still a teenager: to end the suffering for good.
100 Ways You Can Help Save The Planet
Give someone you love this ingenious book of climate-saving tips, from TikTok eco superstars Earthtopia ---- From the TikTok sensation, Earthtopia is here to teach you the little things you can do that make a huge difference to our planet. Things like: - Ditching fast fashion - Making your school plastic-free - Learning to fix your belongings - Using reef safe sunscreen - Getting involved in political change - And... bamboo-ing your poo?! With these and 100 other tips that make a massive impact, Earthtopia is here to help you live your best life - without costing the earth.
View from the Beach
After all the trials and triumphs, the sea was still there ... This is the story of four remarkable women. Dorrie, who, in the dying years of the nineteenth century, dares to defy the conventions of her time by running away with an artist. The ambitious Roberta, who rides roughshod over all opposition in her single-minded desire to reach her goals. The gentle Louise, who defies her own nature to find the strength to pursue her personal happiness. And finally, Ruth, who survived the terrors of the Second World War only to be trapped in a loveless marriage. Through ability, dedication and raw guts she finds fame and fulfilment in her chosen career. Now the possibility opens up of a glittering triumph greater than anything she has so far achieved... An elegant and beautifully told story of the loss of innocence amid turmoil and change — and a woman's determination to succeed.
The Unknown Terrorist
FROM THE WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014 After a one-night stand with an attractive stranger, pole-dancer Gina Davies finds herself prime suspect in an attempted terrorist attack on Sydney. Hunted by the police, her face stares back at her on the unremitting 24/7 news cycle. She is soon running away from her dreams for a better life and witnessing every truth turn into a betrayal. The Unknown Terrorist is a startlingly prescient novel that drums with the cadences of city life; where fear invades individual lives, pushing one woman ever closer to breaking point.
One Less Bitter Actor
An invaluable reference for anyone who is a working actor, or wants to be. Learn how to make it in the day-to-day business of acting and stay sane and focused while attempting to merge art and commerce. This book covers everything the author wishes someone had told him about how casting decisions are made, what rejection really means, how to behave on a set, the two factors the business is built on, and much more. Markus Flanagan offers encouraging, highly useful pointers on such vital matters as: How do you combat getting typed?, Understanding the people you are auditioning for, Bad habits to avoid in the audition waiting room, The two deadliest questions you may be asked before starting your reading, What are they looking for in the call back?. One Less Bitter Actor offers sage, pragmatic, anxiety-calming advice on how to succeed in acting from one who has.
Transformative Collaboration
Every school strives to better itself so that it can better its students. In Transformative Collaboration, the authors dive deep into one of the strongest strategies for school improvement--the PLC process. You will explore five collaboration-based commitments--from gaining clarity to building trust--that will ultimately help you build and sustain a PLC that provides the best possible avenues of learning to students. Use this resource to provide students with the education they deserve: Commit to collaboration and use the five commitments to transform your school Understand what it means to be a PLC Find the courage to lead the process Build a climate of trust Shape school structures for success Create clarity in collaboration Contents: Table of Contents About the Authors Foreword Preface Chapter 1: Understand What it Means to Be a PLC Chapter 2: Find the Courage You Need to Lead Chapter 3: Build a Climate of Trust Chapter 4: Shape School Structures for Success Chapter 5: Create Clarity in Collaboration Appendix: Key Terms References and Resources Index
Show Me Where it Hurts
Personal essay meets pop-culture critique in this unflinchingly honest collection about chronic illness and misogyny in medicine, by Adelaide writer Kylie Maslen
