Author: Charles C. Lemert Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 9780742542396 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 212
Book Description
Deadly Worlds offers an original analysis of one of the unsolved questions of the current age: what are the emotional costs and possibilities of globalization? Lemert and Elliott challenge the dominant interpretations of the late modern world by delving below the surface of cultural and economic theories to explore theories of the new individualism. Against European ideas that the individual is either a manipulated artifact of mass culture or a reflexive self facing global risks, they pose the possibility that the new worlds are actually deadly. Against the American tradition of viewing the individual as having abandoned her moral center, they suggest the necessity of rediscovered aggression as a proper moral quality. Deadly Worlds is controversial, but also plain spoken and intriguing. It dares to rework the case method by telling the stories of real individuals: Kelly struggling to find herself by plastic surgery; Norman responding to a positive HIV status by remaking his community; Larry desperately seeking to control the world's demands by therapy; Phyllis using her natural gift for aggression to heal and build institutions. The life stories root the book's themes in worlds all can recognize, while the presentation of the prevailing theories of globalization and its effects expand the reader's social imagination to new possibilities.
Author: Claire Henry Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1477761608 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
Book Description
Details some of the deadliest diseases in history, from the Black Death to Swine flu, and examines the efforts to stop the spread of epidemics.
Author: Steve Crawford Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9780312202620 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 196
Book Description
From the Russian spetsnaz to U.S. Navy SEALs, Crawford records some of the most dangerous and fantastic exploits and examines the skills and weaponry used by these legendary warriors. 100 illustrations. 80 photos.
Author: Jack Goldstein Publisher: Andrews UK Limited ISBN: 178538550X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 53
Book Description
For as long as humans have lived on this earth, nature has done its very best to rid the planet of us. This book not only looks back at a number of times in recorded history where the future of our very existence was put in jeopardy, but also asks whether we could survive a resurgence of these pandemics… or even an entirely new as-yet undetected threat. From the plague of Justinian, through the Black Death and Spanish flu, to the 2015/16 Zika outbreak, the authors explore how each epidemic began, spread, and threatened to wipe us out. Although at times it may be a scary read, this fascinating book takes the reader on an unmissable journey through some of the darkest and most worrying threats to mankind.
Author: Claire Henry Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1477761470 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
Book Description
Thousands upon thousands of death and injuries occur every year from things that no one can control—natural disasters. Death tolls and dollars of damage are laid out in comparison charts, and paths of destruction are shown in maps. Highlighting the deadliest tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes with gritty detail, this volume is a grim reminder that sometimes all one can do is hang on and hope for the best.
Author: Brian Herbert Publisher: WordFire +ORM ISBN: 1614753849 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 235
Book Description
The fantastic collection of bestselling author Brian Herbert’s short fiction, a volume packed with highly imaginative, intriguing stories and ideas. This is the first collection of Brian Herbert’s short fiction, a volume that is packed with highly imaginative, intriguing stories and ideas. In the previously unpublished “Death of the Internet,: Under Burning Skies,” the internet is wiped out—forever!—leaving hundreds of millions of people unable to function without a technology that they have become addicted to, and totally dependent upon. Another previously unpublished story, "Earth Games" describes an alien world where Earth people are kept prisoner and forced to perform competitions with hotrod automobiles. Those games strongly resemble rush-hour commute experiences in major U.S. cities, where drivers compete for lane space and make rude hand gestures to one another. A slight difference: the cars in this story have machine guns on the fenders, and cannons on the rooftops! Two of the stories in this collection—“Earth Games” and “The Stakeout”—were edited by Brian’s father Frank Herbert, the famed author of DUNE, in the early 1980s, and rewritten by Brian, with those expert comments in mind. A New York Times-bestselling author, Brian has written many works of fiction and non-fiction. Brian is best known as the coauthor of 14 new Dune-series novels, written with Kevin J. Anderson. In his solo books, Brian is known for addressing important social issues, such as the environment, politics, and religion. In his highly original novel OCEAN, the ocean and its sea creatures declare war on human civilization, in retaliation for pollution and other human-caused abuses that are fouling the waters of the planet. In DANGEROUS WORLDS, the characters find themselves in an ocean of deep, deep trouble, and must try to get out of seemingly impossible situations. Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don’t!
Author: Claire Henry Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1477761519 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
Book Description
Which of the following is the deadliest? The shark, the bear, or the mosquito? The answer may come as a surprise to some readers. After learning about this assortment of dangerous animals, even the bravest students will realize that maybe they’re not as safe at the top of the food change as they thought. Comparison charts and maps help to clarify this informational text.
Author: Larry Slawson Publisher: Larry Slawson ISBN: Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 59
Book Description
This work examines the world's deadliest snakes through an examination of twenty-five separate species. It provides a direct analysis of each snake's venom toxicity, aggressiveness, and potential for causing human deaths.
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