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Science and technology, Environment
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Geographer offers a synthesis of the extraordinarily important part played by rivers in human history and culture. Examples--including the Amazon,…
the Danube, the Ganges, and the Mississippi--are provided from every continent. Explores the science of river flow and flood control, rivers in mythology and literature, and rivers' role in commerce. 2012
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Social issues, Business and economics
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Professor and policy consultant discuss the field of decision theory and risk analysis. The authors demonstrate how to be a…
critical consumer of claims about risk--whether from politicians, pundits, doctors, financial advisors, car mechanics, suitors, or scientists--and provide a conceptual framework for thinking about risks in the context of decisions where they matter. 2011
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European history
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Russia is rarely out of the news. Yet Russian politics can be difficult to understand. It is powerfully shaped by…
large, impersonal forces such as geography, and Russia's place in the international political and economic system. At the same time, Russia's formal political institutions, such as the Constitution and electoral procedures, are relatively weak and manipulable compared to those of stable, established democracies. Under these circumstances, powerful leaders represent a source of potential dynamism and change. This Very Short Introduction provides a guide to understanding Russian Politics that goes beyond the headlines, offering a vivid account of the key forces driving Russian politics. It places Russia in a global context while explaining its internal political development. Several major themes run through the book, including the primacy of the state over society, the role of the so-called "West," which has represented a source of inspiration, of threat, and of competition for generations of Russians, and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Soviet collapse brought about dramatic change across multiple spheres, from the nature of the political and economic system to the country's borders and who counted as a citizen. To this day, Russia is still working its way through the consequences of these transformations
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Literature, Arts and entertainment, Drama, Humour
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Scholar examines comedy, from the ancient Greeks to the present, through recurring elements and themes: the physical body, marriage, pain,…
the humdrum of existence, death. Discusses the idea that comedy and tragedy are not true opposites; comedy presupposes rather than precludes tragedy. 2013.
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Philosophy
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Academic shares insights into the thinking and writings of the philosopher labeled the father of deconstruction. Discusses positive and hostile…
reactions to his work. Addresses the problem of language in the history of Western metaphysics, thought-provoking ideas on ethics and politics, and the significance of the structure of writing. 2011.
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Travel and geography, History, Adventurers and explorers
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Analyzes the uniquely human compulsion to travel seeking discovery and adventure, and discusses the intrusive nature of activity that usually…
encouraged occupation, conquest, and control. Presents examples of acquisition and dissemination of new knowledge of earth's inhabitants, from earliest prehistoric human migrations to the latest polar and underwater explorations. 2015.