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The essays and reportage in How to Breathe Underwater offer a panoramic overview of this age of radical changefrom the online gambling boom in the Caribbean to Cyberjaya, the Malaysian governments attempt to build its own Silicon Valley; from video game design to digital-age tabloid journalism to the artistry ofThe Simpsons; and from the fate of the Great Barrier Reef to Cubas economic limbo after the fall of the Soviet empire. In field reports that survey the rise of the internet in the 1990s, analyze the changing nature of mass culture in the digital age, and provide a multifaceted look at how human industry is shaping the planets foundations, this collection presents a fractal portrait of a society in rapid flux.Chris Turner is the author of four previous books, a nine-time National Magazine Award winner and a sought-after speaker on the rise of the global green economy, as well as a celebrated feature writer for The Walrus, Canadian Geographic, The Globe & Mailand other major publications. His lively and passionate reportage, along with his incisive essays and shrewd cultural criticism, have for the past fifteen years made essential contributions to the debates on our climate, culture, and technology. They are collected here for the first time.Praise for How To Breathe Underwater“Chris Turner is among the best magazine writers on the planet. His writing is so beautiful, wry and well-reported that it's spellbinding. And spellbreaking: He wakes you up, makes you sit upright and look afresh at our culture, our climate, and where we need to go.This is literary nonfiction at its finest.”Clive Thompson,Wiredcolumnist and author ofSmarter Than You Think"e;Chris Turner is the master of long-form journalism in Canada, a smart, funny, and endlessly curious envoy to everywhere. This collection gathers his best work, forging links of meaning in a chain of superb reporting and writing; readers will see many choice pieces and realize, maybe for the first time, that they were all fashioned by the same indefatigable intelligence."e;Mark Kingwell, the author of A Civil Tongue"e;Whatever you choose to call this kind of stylishly reported, deeply engaged, richly nuanced, gorgeously written nonfiction--saturation reportage, new journalism, longform writing--it without question qualifies as real literature. It's the only kind of journalism that gets remembered, and the only kind that produces real change. Chris Turner has been writing it since he started taking notes.”Ian Brown, author of The Boy in the Moon and Globe & Mail feature writer

A guide to leading the learning in schools that draws on theoretical principles and research. It draws on evidence obtained from interviews with effective teachers in primary and secondary schools in England and Wales to explore what leading the learning means in terms of pedagogy in the classroom.

A passionate and meticulously researched argument against the Harper government's war on scienceIn this arresting and passionately argued indictment, award-winning journalist Chris Turner contends that Stephen Harper's attack on basic science, science communication, environmental regulations, and the environmental NGO community is the most vicious assault ever waged by a Canadian government on the fundamental principles of the Enlightenment. From the closure of Arctic research stations as oil drilling begins in the High Arctic to slashed research budgets in agriculture, dramatic changes to the nation's fisheries policy, and the muzzling of government scientists, Harper's government has effectively dismantled Canada's long-standing scientific tradition. Drawing on interviews with scientists whose work has been halted by budget cuts and their colleagues in an NGO community increasingly treated as an enemy of the state, The War on Science paints a vivid and damning portrait of a government that has abandoned environmental stewardship and severed a nation.

Designing and building a miniature aero-engine is an exciting and rewarding task. Whether a professional engineer or an amateur looking to build an engine to fly your model aeroplane, this book helps you guide through all the stages of designing and constructing an aero-engine in your workshop at home.

Key Facts Key Cases: EU Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your EU Law module with ease. Core topics are presented in each book chapter, using clear subsections, bullet pointed lists, diagrams and flowcharts to make the material as easy to understand and navigate as possible. Chapters are then supported by Key Case sections they ensure you have covered and understand the most important areas of case law for these core topics.This book explains the facts and associated case law for: The constitution of EU law, its institutions, the sources of EU law and the means of enforcement The relationship with national law The law of the single market EU competition law EU discrimination law and other social policy

Key Facts and Key Cases: Contract Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Contract Law module with ease. This book explains in concise and straightforward terms: The rules regarding formation of contracts The contents of a contract Vitiating factors, factors which invalidate an otherwise validly formed contract The rules on discharge of contractual obligations Available remedies The Key Facts and Key Cases revision series is designed to give you a clear understanding and concise overview of the fundamental principles of your law course. The books¿ chapters reflect the most commonly taught topics, breaking the law down into bite-size sections with descriptive headings.

Key Facts Key Cases: Equity & Trusts will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Equity & Trusts module with ease. This book explains the facts and associated case law for:¿ The nature of a trust, the creation of express private trusts and purpose trusts ¿ Constitution of trusts¿ Types of trust: secret, protective and discretionary, resulting and constructive and charitable¿ Trusteeship and the powers and duties of trustees¿ Varying trusts¿ Breach of trust and available remedies

Brings together essays written just after World War II. This title features essays that range across the author's reflections on collaboration, resistance and liberation in post-war Europe, his thoughts and observations after his extended trip to the USA in 1945, and an examination of the failings of philosophical materialism.

With its succinct, focussed and easy-to-follow approach covering both AS and A2, Revision Express is the fast and effective route to exam success. This new edition has been fully revised and updated for the new A-levels.