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Jar Jar Binks and two Jedi Knights journey through the dangerous core of the planet Naboo. Illustrations.
Author : Jim Thomas
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,81 MB
Release : 1999
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ISBN : 9780613160841
Jar Jar Binks and two Jedi Knights journey through the dangerous core of the planet Naboo. Illustrations.
Author : Kent Osband
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,57 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0231151721
Author of the acclaimed work Iceberg Risk: An Adventure in Portfolio Theory, Kent Osband argues that uncertainty is central rather than marginal to finance. Markets don't trade mainly on changes in risk. They trade on changes in beliefs about risk, and in the process, markets unite, stretch, and occasionally defy beliefs. Recognizing this truth would make a world of difference in investing. Belittling uncertainty has created a rift between financial theory and practice and within finance theory itself, misguiding regulation and stoking huge financial imbalances. Sparking a revolution in the mindset of the investment professional, Osband recasts the market as a learning machine rather than a knowledge machine. The market continually errs, corrects itself, and makes new errors. Respecting that process, without idolizing it, will promote wiser investment, trading, and regulation. With uncertainty embedded at its core, Osband's rational approach points to a finance theory worthy of twenty-first-century investing.
Author : Claire Jean Kim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 14,97 MB
Release : 2015-04-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1107044944
Dangerous Crossings interprets disputes in the United States over the use of animals in the cultural practices of nonwhite peoples.
Author : Lea David
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,78 MB
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1108495184
Lea David exposes the dangers and pitfalls of mandating memory in the name of human rights in conflict and post-conflict settings.
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Page : 386 pages
File Size : 19,35 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Accidents
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Author : Annelie Ädel
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 28,26 MB
Release : 2023-07-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027249733
The widespread view that risk is highly relevant in late modern societies has also meant that the very study of risk has become central in many areas of social studies. The key aim of this book is to establish Risk Discourse as a field of research of its own in language studies. Risk Discourse is introduced as a field that not only targets elements of risk, safety and security, but crucially requires aspects of responsibility for in-depth analysis. Providing a rich illustration of ways in which risk and responsibility can serve as analytical tools, the volume brings together scholars from different disciplines within the study of language. An Introduction and an Epilogue highlight the intricate relationship between risk and responsibility. Part 1 deals with expert and lay perspectives on risk; Part 2 with emerging genres for risk discourse; Part 3 with risk and technology and Part 4 with ways of managing risk. The topics covered – such as COVID-19, nuclear energy, machine translation, terrorism – are socially pertinent and timely.
Author : Nicholas Tampio
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 23,55 MB
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1421424649
How the Common Core standardizes our kids’ education—and how it threatens our democracy. The Common Core State Standards Initiative is one of the most controversial pieces of education policy to emerge in decades. Detailing what and when K–12 students should be taught, it has led to expensive reforms and displaced other valuable ways to educate children. In this nuanced and provocative book, Nicholas Tampio argues that, though national standards can raise the education bar for some students, the democratic costs outweigh the benefits. To make his case, Tampio describes the history, philosophy, content, and controversy surrounding the Common Core standards for English language arts and math. He also explains and critiques the Next Generation Science Standards, the Advanced Placement US History curriculum framework, and the National Sexuality Education Standards. Though each set of standards has admirable elements, Tampio asserts that democracies should disperse education authority rather than entrust one political or pedagogical faction to decide the country’s entire philosophy of education. Ultimately, this lively and accessible book presents a compelling case that the greater threat to democratic education comes from centralized government control rather than from local education authorities.
Author : Grant Heiken
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 19,29 MB
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107435153
What are the real risks posed by a volcanic eruption near a city – what is fact and what is myth? How have volcanic eruptions affected cities in the past, and how can we learn from these events? Why do communities continue to develop in such locations, despite the obvious threat? In this fascinating book, Grant Heiken explores global examples of cities at risk from volcanoes, from Italy, the US, Mexico, Ecuador, The Philippines, Japan and New Zealand, providing historical and contemporary eruption case studies to illustrate volcanic hazards, and cities' efforts to respond to them, both good and poor. He shows that truly successful volcanic hazard mitigation cannot be accomplished without collaboration between experts in geology and natural hazards, public health, medicine, city and infrastructure planning, and civil protection. This is a topical and engaging read for anyone interested in the history and future activity of these dangerous neighbors.
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Page : 768 pages
File Size : 31,19 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Medicine
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Page : 982 pages
File Size : 41,14 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Medicine
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