Jar Jar Binks and two Jedi Knights journey through the dangerous core of the planet Naboo. Illustrations.

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.

Lea David exposes the dangers and pitfalls of mandating memory in the name of human rights in conflict and post-conflict settings.

Now in its third edition, Fundamentals of Risk Management provides a comprehensive introduction to commercial and business risk for anyone studying for a career in risk as well as for a broad range of risk professionals in different sectors. Providing extensive coverage of the core concepts and frameworks of business continuity planning, enterprise risk management and project risk management, with an increased focus on risk in international markets, this is the definitive guide to dealing with the different types of risk an organization faces. With relevant international case studies and examples from both the private and public sectors, this third edition of Fundamentals of Risk Management is completely aligned to ISO 31000. Including a thorough overview of the international risk standards and frameworks, it explores the different types of risk an organization faces, including hazard risks and uncertainties. This new edition includes an extended section with best-practice advice on analysing your organization's risk appetite and successfully implementing a company-wide strategy on risk, reinforced by enhanced resilience. Endorsed by the IRM and the core text for their International Certificate in Risk Management qualification, Fundamentals of Risk Management is the definitive professional text for risk managers.

Do you suffer from anxiety and don’t know how to control it? Do you ever have angry outbursts and want to stop? In our society, most of us have learned to suppress our emotions. In fact, we often use coping strategies—like shopping, smoking, partying, eating junk food, binge watching TV, even getting angry—just so that we don’t have to deal with them. But by doing so, we only increase our anxiety. In Not Good Enough: Understanding Your Core Belief and Anxiety, Sabrina Trobak uses practical, mindful activities and strategies to help the reader better understand and manage their anxiety. First, she delves into the importance of understanding and then challenging your core belief. Your core belief—your self-perception—affects your present-day thoughts, actions, behaviours, level of anger and anxiety, and how you deal with your emotions. Your core belief is believing you are “not good enough, not important, not valued” or that you are “good enough, important, and valued.” Sabrina states that by understanding your core belief, how it was derived, and how it influences your everyday thinking, you will be able to recognize how your behaviour affects yourself and others, resolve and challenge your unhealthy behaviours, and create a long-lasting change so that you can feel more confident in your daily life.

Dangerous Crossings interprets disputes in the United States over the use of animals in the cultural practices of nonwhite peoples.