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Covers the theoretical framework underpinning biodiversity conservation in agriculture: landscape approaches, methods for mapping and modelling biodiversity, and ways of assessing the economic value of biodiversity conservation practices Comprehensive review of the range of biodiversity conservation practices such as field margins, hedgerows, agroforestry and improved grassland managementIncludes case studies of successful biodiversity conservation programmes
The Cultural Construction of Monstrous Children
The Cultural Construction of Monstrous Children raises important questions at the heart of society and culture, and through an interdisciplinary, trans-cultural analysis, presents important findings on socio-cultural representations and embodiments of the child and childhood. At the start of the 21st century, new anxieties constellate around the child and childhood, while older concerns have re-emerged, mutated, and grown stronger. But as historical analysis shows, they have been ever-present concerns. This innovative and interdisciplinary collection of essays considers examples of monstrous children since the 16th century to the present, spanning real-life and popular culture. to exhibit the manifestation of the Western cultural anxiety around the problematic, anomalous child as naughty, dangerous, or just plain evil. The linkage between children and horror, or horror-full children, would seem an almost natural connection to make given its popularity in contemporary horror films and novels. However, the intersection between the two categories has a long history going back beyond the more obvious Gothic reimaginings of the 19th century with its under-age ghostly terrors revealing that the idea of the ‘little horror’ is seemingly an inherent demarcation within society between adults and those that are viewed as ‘not adults’. However, as seen in this timely and innovative collection, the anomalous child can also be seen in a positive light, and that resistance to easy categorization can be embraced by wider society as a force for change as can be seen in the recent example of a problematic child/adolescence, Greta Thunberg, a singularly focused individual, who is 16 years-old at the time of writing, has consistently refused to act as desired by the adult society around her in pursuit of gaining recognition of the urgent need for action in regard to environmental change. The book takes an inter- and multidisciplinary approach, drawing upon fields as diverse as sociology, psychology, film, and literature, to study the role of the child and childhood within contemporary Western culture and to see the ways in which each discipline intersects and influences the other, as well as viewing all this through a historical lens.
Selected Poems of Bernard Barton, the 'Quaker Poet'
William Hazlitt had concluded in 1815 that a Quaker poet would be ‘a literary phenomenon’ – how could a marginal sect renowned for their plain dress, sober ways and proscription of pleasures produce imaginative literature? To conceive such a writer would be a paradox. Yet the career of Bernard Barton, a prolific poet of the 1820s and 1830s, presented the Romantic era with just such a phenomenon. Instantly recognisable to his contemporaries as the Quaker poet, Barton drew on the styles of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century – Cowper, Wordsworth, Crabbe – to fashion verse under a Quaker muse. His diverse poetic output is unified by a tender emotional warmth, a picturesque love for the Suffolk countryside and a self-consciously modest but nevertheless sophisticated authorship. This is the first ever modern edition of Barton’s poetry, providing freshly edited texts from the original print sources and a comprehensive scholarly treatment encompassing critical commentary, detailed notes and textual variations. Capturing the full range of his career from the 1810s to 1840s, it includes generous selections of nature poetry, religious verse, texts of sociability and friendship, ekphrastic compositions, political writings and a long extract from his radically pacifist elegy to Napoleon. The book also includes a selection of invaluable contextual material, such as periodical reviews and Barton’s own prefaces, as well as a substantial essay introducing Barton and his times. In a time when the nineteenth-century literary canon is in a continual process of expansion and revision, this unusual and striking poet, working from the position of a religious minority and yet fully engaging the mainstream poetic traditions of his day, deserves to be rediscovered, and this edition achieves precisely this.
The Four Rs of Parenting
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This book is about «intentional parenting,» values based concept. It refers to parents being guided by certain principles or values by which they raise their children. «The 4Rs of Parenting» documents authentic conversations about parenting beliefs and practices the author had with parents, young adults who are not yet parents and grandparents, referred to as «elders». The conversations with all three groups center on the importance of the Four Rs, that is, the values of respect, responsibility, reciprocity and restraint in the process of raising children. Parents and grandparents share their personal stories about raising their children, and provide advice to current and future parents about the importance of values-based parenting with a focus on the 4Rs. Young adults are by no means shy in sharing their concerns about the behaviors of some of their peers and children in today's world. Above all, all respondents have made a sincere contribution, however small, to improving the lives of children of the 21st century, as well as interpersonal relationships between and among people of all generations.
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The author of this book, Dr. Carmen Bovell is an expert in the field of early childhood education and has spent more than 50 years in the field engaging with, advocating for, and fostering relationships with young children and their families. Most of her years engaging in this work were with the federally funded but locally operated Head Start program for children birth to five years old and their families. Dr. Bovell is steeped in parenting information, parenting advice, and parenting advocacy and is by far the best person to write such a compelling account of what “real parents” both current, past (grandparents), and future parents have to say about the subject of parenting in today's world.
Dr. Marsha Carter McLean
Chasing Worthiness
Chasing Worthiness teaches women that their biggest crutch to creating the life they actually want is their missing sense of worthiness. After 25 years of leading, coaching and mentoring thousands of people, Tammy Sherger has discovered that when the brain is retrained to recognize one’s own worthiness, they will find success in life. Within Chasing Worthiness , she explains to women how to take the golden crown of worthiness and place it firmly on their heads each day before they head out into the world. Chasing Worthiness teaches women how to show up, lead others, and make decisions in order to change what they are able to do in the world not only for themselves but for those around them. Chasing Worthiness shows women that success is not something brought to a lucky chosen few, success is something brought to those who learn how to dream big because they believe they are worthy of it.
Be Strong, Be Wise
Be Strong, Be Wise teaches women how to protect themselves from sexual assault. In Be Strong, Be Wise , psychotherapist and trauma expert Amy Carpenter provides all the information women need to keep themselves safe at college (and still have fun!). Use the tools Amy provides to feel confident in public settings, whether on campus, at a party or a club, on a date or a night on the town. By the end of Be Strong, Be Wise , women learn how to: Establish a safety system with their friends that decreases risk Be safety-minded when going out for drinks Recognize the red flags they need to know when meeting new people or starting a new relationship Understand gender roles as they relate to safety Respond if an assault takes place
Fleeing the Past
Reveals the rigors of becoming a Border Patrol agent Provides an inside look at life in the U.S. Border Patrol Highlights overcoming personal challenges Addresses one of the most pressing situations in the U. S. today (border security) Focuses on the challenges faced by so-called “Dreamers”—those undocumented immigrants brought across the border as infants Tells a realistic love story
Daring to Fight
Connects God’s Word to the day-to-day struggles that come with depression and anxiety Outlines practical steps and core self-care habits Includes portrayal of the hard days and how to prepare for them Organized in an eight-week format with reflection questions and an activity for each chapter that lend themselves to small groups and Bible studies
6 Organ Sonatas Op.65 - For Solo Organ
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Il tamburo di fuoco: Dramma africano di calore, colore, rumori, odori
"Il tamburo di fuoco: Dramma africano di calore, colore, rumori, odori" di F. T. Marinetti. Pubblicato da Good Press. Good Press pubblica un grande numero di titoli, di ogni tipo e genere letterario. Dai classici della letteratura, alla saggistica, fino a libri più di nicchia o capolavori dimenticati (o ancora da scoprire) della letteratura mondiale. Vi proponiamo libri per tutti e per tutti i gusti. Ogni edizione di Good Press è adattata e formattata per migliorarne la fruibilità, facilitando la leggibilità su ogni tipo di dispositivo. Il nostro obiettivo è produrre eBook che siano facili da usare e accessibili a tutti in un formato digitale di alta qualità.