International Law and World Order: A Critique of Contemporary Approaches

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Spalona Żywcem Wyd. Kieszonkowe - Souad

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Opis - Pierwsze na świecie świadectwo ofiary zbrodni honorowej. Miała siedemnaście lat i zakochała się: zhańbiła rodzinę. Więc rodzina wydała na nią wyrok śmierci... Pokochała go pierwszą miłością. Myślała, że się z nią ożeni. Ale ukochany zniknął, a ona odkryła, że jest w ciąży. A w jej świecie to najcięższa zbrodnia... W zapomnianej przez Boga wiosce w Cisjordanii kobiety są warte mniej niż zwierzęta domowe. Tu mężczyzna jest panem życia i śmierci żony, córki, siostry. Brat może bezkarnie zabić siostrę, matka - córkę, kolejną bezużyteczną dziewczynkę, jaka się urodzi. Tu kobiecie odbiera się godność, a nawet życie zgodnie z odwiecznym obyczajem i uświęconą tradycją. A śmierć jest karą dla dziewczyny, która zhańbi rodzinę. Tak jak Souad. Wyrok wydaje jej ojciec. Szwagier dokonuje egzekucji. Oblewa Souad benzyną i podpala... SOUAD przeżyła - cudem, ale rodzina usiłowała zabić ją nawet w szpitalu. Na zawsze jednak pozostanie straszliwie okaleczona - na ciele i duszy. I wciąż musi się ukrywać; dopóki żyje, jej rodzinę okrywa hańba. Spalona żywcem, opublikowana pod pseudonimem szokująca opowieść o piekle, jakim było jej dzieciństwo i młodość, stała się międzynarodowym bestsellerem. Wydana w 37 w krajach książka przerywa tabu milczenia wobec istniejącej nadal w krajach muzułmańskich barbarzyńskiej tradycji. Nieludzkiego obyczaju, prawa mężczyzn, na mocy którego co najmniej pięć tysięcy kobiet pada co roku ofiarą zbrodni honorowej. Nazwa - Spalona Żywcem Wyd. Kieszonkowe Autor - Souad Oprawa - Miękka Wydawca - Amber Kod ISBN - 9788324159406 Kod EAN - 9788324159406 Wydanie - 1 Rok wydania - 2016 Tłumacz - 31182,maria rostworowska; Format - 110 x 175 x 14 Ilość stron - 224 Podatek VAT - 5% Premiera - 2016-06-23

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Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush, and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It's been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero's non-Muggle friends from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief... or will it? Book five in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard, who finds himself knocked down a peg or three after the events of last year. Over the summer, gossip (usually traced back to the magic world's newspaper, the Daily Prophet) has turned Harry's tragic and heroic encounter with Voldemort at the Triwizard Tournament into an excuse to ridicule and discount the teenager. Even Professor Dumbledore, headmaster of the school, has come under scrutiny from the Ministry of Magic, which refuses to officially acknowledge the terrifying truth: that Voldemort is back. Enter a particularly loathsome new character: the toad-like and simpering ('hem, hem') Dolores Umbridge, senior undersecretary to the minister of Magic, who takes over the vacant position of defence against dark arts teacher--and in no time manages to become the high inquisitor of Hogwarts. Life isn't getting any easier for Harry Potter. With an overwhelming course load as the fifth years prepare for their examinations, devastating changes in the Gryffindor Quidditch team line-up, vivid dreams about long hallways and closed doors, and increasing pain in his lightning-shaped scar, Harry's resilience is sorely tested. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a coming-of-age story. Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed black and white suddenly come out in shades of gray. Gone is the wide-eyed innocent, the whiz kid of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Here we have an adolescent who's sometimes sullen, often confused (especially about girls), and always self-questioning. Confronting death again, as well as a startling prophecy, Harry ends his year at Hogwarts exhausted and pensive. Readers, on the other hand, will be energised as they enter yet again the long waiting period for the next title in the marvellous magical series.

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Conflict & International Order Adelphi Papers Routledge

Polityka

Complete set Since 1961 the Adelphi Papers have provided some of the most informed accounts of international and strategic relations. Produced by the world renowned International Institute of Strategic Studies, each paper provides a short account of a subject of topical interest by a leading military figure, policy maker or academic. The project reprints the first forty years of papers, arranged into thematic sets. The collection as a whole provides a rich and insightful account of international affairs during a period which spans the second half of the Cold War, the fall of the communist bloc and the emergence of a new regime with the United States as the sole superpower. There is a wealth of global coverage: Four volumes on east and southeast Asia as well as individual volumes on China, Japan and Korea Particular attention is given to the Middle East, with volumes addressing internal sources of instability; geo-politics and the role of the superpowers; the Israel-Palestine conflict; and the Iran-Iraq War and the first Gulf War. There is also a volume on oil and insecurity There are also two volumes on Africa, the site of most of the world's wars during the period. The IISS has obviously made a particular contribution to the understanding of military strategy, and this is reflected with material on topics such as urban and guerrilla warfare, nuclear deterrence and the role of information in modern warfare. Volumes on military strategy are complemented by approaches from other disciplines, such as defence economics. Key selling points: Early papers were only distributed by the IISS and will have achieved limited penetration of the academic market A host of major authors on a range of different subjects (eg Gerald Segal on China, Michael Leifer on Southeast Asia, Sir Lawrence Freidman on the revolution in military affairs, Raymond Vernon on multinationals and defence economics) Individual volumes will have a strong appeal to different markets (eg the volume on defence economics for economists, various volumes for Asian Studies etc)

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Communities and Networks in the Ancient Greek World Oxford University Press

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This volume examines the diversity of networks and communities in the classical and early Hellenistic Greek world, with particular emphasis on those which took shape within and around Athens. In doing so it highlights not only the processes that created, modified, and dissolved these communities, but shines a light on the interactions through which individuals with different statuses, identities, levels of wealth, and connectivity participated in ancient society. By drawing on two distinct conceptual approaches, that of network studies and that of community formation, Communities and Networks in the Ancient Greek World showcases a variety of approaches which fall under the umbrella of 'network thinking' in order to move the study of ancient Greek history beyond structuralist polarities and functionalist explanations. The aim is to reconceptualize the polis not simply as a citizen club, but as one inter-linked community amongst many.This allows subaltern groups to be seen not just as passive objects of exclusion and exploitation but active historical agents, emphasizes the processes of interaction as well as the institutions created through them, and reveals the interpenetration between public institutions and private networks which integrated different communities within the borders of a polis and connected them with the wider world.

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Empire Of The Undead (w) - Gamma Ray (Płyta CD)

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Opis - Najnowsza płyta z 2014 roku zespołu muzycznego z Niemiec grającego power metal, założona przez byłego gitarzystę i wokalistę Helloween, Kaia Hansena. Zespół zdobył dużą popularność w Niemczech, Japonii oraz niemałą w Polsce. Nazwa - Empire Of The Undead (w) Autor - Gamma Ray Wydawca - Ear Music Kod EAN - 4029759093695 Rok wydania - 2014 Nośnik - Płyta CD Podatek VAT - 23%

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Módl się i zwyciężaj - Ks. Krystian Wilczyński

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Nazwa - Módl się i zwyciężaj Autor - Ks. Krystian Wilczyński Oprawa - Miękka Wydawca - Emmanuel Kod ISBN - 9788363757625 Kod EAN - 9788363757625 Rok wydania - 2014 Format - 105x145 Ilość stron - 31 Podatek VAT - 5%

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Cognition and Decision Making in Complex Adaptive Systems Springer, Berlin

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This book will explain the role of human behavior research, from both a historical and modern perspective, in improving objective, measurable performance outcomes, to include safety, strategic decision making, and organizational performance. It will include a brief history of the development of the scientific method, in general, and of the disciplines of cognitive psychology and human factors, in particular. Emphasis will be given to common misconceptions of scientific research that can impact interpretation and application of research findings. The book will build upon resources developed through my 25 plus years of combined applied research and graduate teaching. In addition to over 16 years teaching graduate students, my professional background includes over 10 years of applied research in cognitive psychology and human factors in aviation safety, as well as the design of cockpit information systems to enhance human decision making. Moreover, the foundations of these systematic approaches already have proven success records and have expanded outside the field of aviation (e.g., emergency, and operating room team decision making). The book builds upon empirically supported foundations of human cognition, but with a focus on applying this knowledge in a manner that can improve human decision-making in order to enhance safety and performance.  It includes explanations of how the human mind processes information, including differences in novice versus expert information processing, and tools to combat various cognitive biases. All of this is explained within the framework of complex adaptive systems. Complex adaptive systems are the key to understanding the nature of multivariate research and systems engineering approaches, and so the book will include chapters on the roles of uncertainty and complexity within scientific research. Contemporary, real-world scenarios, such as related to COVID and crowd behavior, will be examined within the context of cognitive science, human factors, and game theory. Finally, the book will offer tools that are rooted in empirical research and demonstrated within the context of contemporary, real-world scenarios, with a focus on improving organizational effectiveness through improved strategic decision-making and the development of learning cultures within organizations. The book is intended for an educated and curious audience, but one that does not necessarily have a strong foundation in the sciences. This book is for anyone who gets frustrated with seemingly contradictory results in the scientific research, and wishes to dive deeper into the complex, multivariate, interactive nature of research, without necessarily needing a formal background in research methods and statistics. The ideal reader would be the person that considers him or herself a curious, thinking person, but who may not have the background on or familiarity with the terminologies and applications of general or specific research methodologies. The intended audience includes those who respect history and science, desire to understand the workings of the human mind and the interactive nature of social behavior, but also want practical tools and applications to effectively manage themselves and others from a systematic perspective in order to enhance organizational safety and performance. In short, it is applicable to both formal and informal students of the behavioral sciences who are in a position to apply the research to policy and practices within organizations.

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Niebieskie strefy w praktyce - Dan Buettner

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Opis - Pierwsza książka Dana Buettnera Niebieskie strefy. 9 lekcji długowieczności od ludzi żyjących najdłużej wskazała, gdzie i jak żyją najzdrowsi, długowieczni mieszkańcy Ziemi. W Niebieskich strefach w praktyce autor prezentuje praktyczne rozwiązania i przepisy, stanowiące receptę na długie i zdrowe życie. Niebieskie strefy w praktyce to przede wszystkim: o pionierski poradnik zawierający gotowe wskazówki, jak żyć dłużej, zachowując pełną witalność, o zbiór 44 ,,niebieskich" produktów - fundamentów długowieczności, o aż 77 przepisów na potrawy z wykorzystaniem ,,niebieskich" produktów, o zestaw porad i wskazówek, jak wdrożyć styl życia zaczerpnięty z Niebieskich Stref. Są na świecie miejsca, gdzie czas się zatrzymał. Dan Buettner zabiera nas do wspaniałych krain długowieczności, w których żwawi stulatkowie chętnie dzielą się swoją receptą na długie zdrowie i szczęście, a także motywuje do działania, dając przepis na zmiany, które możemy wprowadzić w naszej codzienności oraz w okolicy i społeczności, by wpłynąć na jakość i długość naszego życia. Niebiskie Strefy w praktyce udowadniają, że w każdej chwili można wziąć zdrowie w swoje ręce, nie tylko poprzez odpowiednio dobrane produkty spożywcze, ale też zmianę podejścia do świata - odpowiednią celebrację posiłków czy odnalezienie motywacji do aktywnego i bogatego życia wśród bliskich. Nie wybieraj drastycznej diety, z której i tak zrezygnujesz, nie katuj się ciężkimi treningami, bo one wcale nie są gwarancją długiego zdrowia - zmień kilka prostych rzeczy na stałe i stwórz swoją prywatną Niebieską Strefę! Agata Gregorowicz, dietetyczka, autorka bloga Dietetyczne fanaberie To, co jemy bezpośrednio wpływa na długość i jakość naszego życia. Właściwa dieta, np. bogata w zielone warzywa, może je wydłużać, zaś zła zdecydowanie skracać. Dan Buettner w swojej nowej książce pokazuje, jak zastosować zasady zdrowego żywienia w praktyce. Realizację recepty na twoją prywatną niebieską strefę proponuję zacząć od przepisu na pyszny niebieski koktajl. Zachęcam do delektowania się nim w towarzystwie przyjaciół, bez zegarka, telefonu i tabletu. Agata Ziemnicka-Łaska, dietetyczka, psycholożka Agata Ziemnicka-Łaska, dietetyczka, psycholożka DAN BUETTNER jest założycielem Blue Zones, organizacji pomagającej Amerykanom wieść dłuższe, zdrowsze życie. Efektem jego przełomowych badań nad długowiecznością był opublikowany w 2005 roku duży artykuł dla ,,National Geographic" pod tytułem The Secrets of Living Longer oraz dwa bestsellery: Niebieskie Strefy: 9 lekcji długowieczności od ludzi żyjących najdłużej i Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way. Buettner mieszka w Minneapolis w stanie Minnesota. Prowadzi stronę internetową bluezones.com. Nazwa - Niebieskie strefy w praktyce Oryginalny tytuł - The Blue Zones Solution Autor - Dan Buettner Oprawa - Miękka Wydawca - Galaktyka Kod ISBN - 9788375794786 Kod EAN - 9788375794786 Rok wydania - 2014 Język - angielski Tłumacz - Żuławnik Jacek Format - 15.8x24.0cm Ilość stron - 344 Podatek VAT - 5% Premiera - 2016-02-23

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From Shakespeare to Sh(Web)speare - Monika Sosnowska

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Opis - Shakespeare's place in culture can only be captured by many relocations and recreations of his works in/via old and new media. From Shakespeare to Sh(Web)speare provides analysis of Shakespeare's cultural presence in various spheres of human creative activity and in different locations, both in real and virtual worlds. The volume explores cultural significance of Shakespeare in a broad array of contexts: historical, social, and political; local and global; national and international; highbrow and popular. In order to demonstrate the multiplicity of perspectives used by scholars in Shakespeare studies, this collection of essays offers three approaches to Shakespeare: Polish, senesory, and popcultural. From Shakespeare to Sh(Web)speare demonstrates how cultural transformations of Shakespeare's works, both using and constructing his cultural authority, have shaped his status as the world's most popular playwright in high and popular cultural registers. The volume will appeal to Shakespeare scholars, cultural critics, students, and anyone with an interest in Shakespeare's influence on cultures of the past and present. Nazwa - From Shakespeare to Sh(Web)speare Autor - Monika Sosnowska Oprawa - Miękka Wydawca - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego Kod ISBN - 9788380881280 Kod EAN - 9788380881280 Rok wydania - 2015 Język - angielski Format - 16.5x24.0cm Ilość stron - 118 Typ podręcznika - Podręcznik Podatek VAT - 5%

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Melanoma Springer US

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This extensive book brings together leading melanoma researchers from across the world and highlights many of the cutting-edge protocols and experimental systems currently being used to investigate questions surrounding this disease. The volume opens with sections on 2D and 3D cell culture-based approaches for studying melanoma biology, and continues with collections of chapters examining various approaches for detecting, isolating, and characterizing circulating melanoma cells, circulating tumor DNA, and exosomes, as well as experimental procedures for studying and detecting melanoma metastasis in both pre-clinical and clinical settings, bioinformatics-based approaches, protocols for quantifying and characterizing immune cell infiltrates in both melanoma tumors and tertiary lymphoid structures, and development and evaluation of therapeutic strategies for melanoma treatment. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and comprehensive, Melanoma: Methods and Protocols aims to serve basic research scientists and clinicians who bring questions from the clinic into the lab in order to translate observations in the laboratory into improved patient care for this highly malignant form of cancer. Chapter 14 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

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Naruto, Vol. 66 Viz Media

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Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He's got a wild sense of humor, but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world's greatest ninja! The ninja war approaches its climax as the revived Hokage head to the battlefield in order to stop Obito and Madara. Naruto will have to team up with his dad in order to save the ninja world. But what dark tricks does Obito have up his sleeve...?

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Seven Ethics Against Capitalism - Towards a Planetary Commons Polity Press

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Capitalism has become so dominant that it is difficult to ever imagine a world in which its injustices and inequalities are not violently present. In this ambitious and compelling book, Oli Mould turns his diagnosis of capitalism's perversions towards defining the new set of ethics we need to succeed in organizing a more just society.In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, capitalism has been rocked to its foundations and 'the commons' as a means of providing for all people in our world has come crashing into the foreground. However, in order for the commons to be a viable alternative to the injustices of capitalism, it needs to be grown to a planetary scale. This is not an easy process, but if we can commit to act ethically in the world, then suddenly anything is possible. Blending theoretical thinking and real-life examples of commoning in action, Mould guides the reader through a suite of ethical mindsets - mutualism, transmaterialism, minoritarianism, decodification, slowness, failure and love - which can stand firm against capitalism's seemingly inexorable ability to co-opt and subsume all before it. When thought of collectively, these ethics can offer tantalizing visions and practical approaches towards a world beyond capitalism.

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EVA and Value-Based Management: A Practical Guide to Implementation McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

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Real-world guidelines for implementing EVA§Today's Most Comprehensive and Unbiased Evaluation of Value-Based Management and EVA§Economic Value Added (EVA) and Value Based Management (VBM), despite persistent claims to the contrary, are not magic wands, guaranteeing instant success. Instead, they are a set of management tools-powerful tools, to be sure, proven to work in case after case-for creating and augmenting shareholder value.§And as with any tools, users will achieve the greatest success only by learning and understanding both their strengths and weaknesses. EVA and Value Based Management is the first book to fully explain all sides of EVA and VBM, and cover the critical factors in harnessing EVA and VBM to build shareholder value. It provides in-depth coverage of the key steps in implementing EVA, including:§Determining your cost of capital§Using accounting adjustments to make EVA a better measure of performance§Identifying value drivers to guide performance improvement§Tying management compensation to EVA§The sustained creation of shareholder value doesn't happen by accident-it happens because companies plan for it. Let EVA and Value Based Management give you the clear, concise, and up-to-date information you need on EVA and VBM-what they are, why they work, and how they can work for you-and then show you how to use that information to reach your own informed conclusions.§Managers-even those from just a quarter century ago-would have a difficult time recognizing today's business climate. In the new world order, companies must prove their worth in both commercial markets (making and selling the best products and ideas) and capital markets (creating value through optimal use of all available resources, all the time). Those that fall behind in either pursuit will find the climb to market leadership difficult if not impossible.§EVA and Value Based Management is the first book to frankly and comprehensively discuss the pros and cons of Economic Value Added (EVA) and Value Based Management (VBM)-proven in numerous cases to increase shareholder value while strengthening organizations in which they are successfully implemented. Written by award-winning INSEAD professor S. David Young and leading management expert Stephen F. O'Byrne, it covers both conceptual and implementation issues, placing a strong emphasis on performance measurement, value drivers, and management compensation.§Look to EVA and Value Based Management for:§A clear explanation of the concepts behind EVA and VBM§A highly practical guide to implementing EVA for performance measurement and incentive compensation, with dozens of real world examples§An honest assessment of the pros and cons of EVA and competing value-based approaches§A frank discussion of the company characteristics that help or hinder successful EVA implementation, helping you to decide whether EVA and VBM are right for your organization.§Many prominent corporate leaders have long proclaimed-and, even more significant, put to the real-world test-the benefits of EVA. In EVA and Value Based Management, management experts S. David Young and Stephen F. O'Byrne define and discuss EVA, then present a simple, easy-to-understand approach for determining how it will succeed in your organization. The result is an all-inclusive, no-holds-barred overview of value-based management and EVA-and today's most valuable, practical guidebook for implementing a highly effective, performance driven management program.

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Spirituality and Sustainability Springer International Publishing AG

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This book aims to examine sustainability and spirituality philosophically with ethics as the balancing force. The goal is to reveal the important intersection between sustainability and spirituality by using spirituality as the invisible guiding hand in the quest for sustainability. The editors and contributors examine old social and economics dilemmas from a new perspective in order to provide alternative approaches to economic and social development. The enclosed contributions cover a broad range of topics such as sustainable development and human happiness, contemporary spirituality, environmental ethics and responsibility, and corporate social responsibility. In addition, the title features real-world case studies and discussion questions that inspire self-reflection and theoretical and empirical deliberation in academic courses and business seminars.§§Contemporary approaches to economic and social development have failed to address humankind's abiding need for spiritual growth. For material development to be sustainable, spiritual advancement must be seen as an integral part of the human development algorithm. While the policy makers and governments can play their respective role, each one of us has to consciously adopt spirituality and sustainability as a way of life. This book will rely on the spiritual power of individuals to heal themselves and the environment.§§Featuring interdisciplinary perspectives in areas such as science, marine biology, environmental policy, cultural studies, psychology, philosophy, ecological economics, and ethics, this book will provide extensive insights into the complimentary fields of spirituality, sustainability and ethics.§

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