The Warm Winds of Change

The Warm Winds of Change
Title The Warm Winds of Change PDF eBook
Author Cluny Macpherson
Publisher Auckland University Press
Pages 175
Release 2013-10-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1775582140

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Examining a variety of intriguing issues, this sociological study analyzes the impact global culture has had on the flora and fauna, people, economies, languages, and cultures of the Pacific for many centuries. The survey draws on findings from a 40-year research partnership, illustrating the effects of globalization from the perspective of a typical Samoan village and documenting the country's shift from baskets to buckets, from religious authority to a questioning democracy, and from in-kind work to a cash economy. Delving into questions such as When do Pacific emigrants stop sending money to their home village? Do villagers stop giving away fish when they get a refrigerator? and How do cell phones change villages? this argument contends that contemporary changes are presenting a more profound challenge to Samoan social institutions and society than at any other time in the past. Comprehensive and accessible, this guide is essential for those interested in the way global forces are shaping change in small Pacific nations.

The Winds of Change

The Winds of Change
Title The Winds of Change PDF eBook
Author Eugene Linden
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 322
Release 2006
Genre Climate and civilization
ISBN 0684863529

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Are we better prepared than our ancestors were to deal with climate change? Explaining fast-changing science, Linden suggests that man must learn from the past to avoid a coming catastrophe. Illustrations throughout.

The Weather Makers

The Weather Makers
Title The Weather Makers PDF eBook
Author Tim Flannery
Publisher Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Pages 445
Release 2007-12-01
Genre Nature
ISBN 1555846335

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The #1 international bestseller on climate change that’s been endorsed by policy makers, scientists, writers, and energy executives around the world. Tim Flannery’s The Weather Makers contributed in bringing the topic of global warming to worldwide prominence. For the first time, a scientist provided an accessible and comprehensive account of the history, current status, and future impact of climate change, writing what has been acclaimed by reviewers everywhere as the definitive book on global warming. With one out of every five living things on this planet committed to extinction by the levels of greenhouse gases that will accumulate in the next few decades, we are reaching a global climatic tipping point. The Weather Makers is both an urgent warning and a call to arms, outlining the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. Originally somewhat of a global warming skeptic, Tim Flannery spent several years researching the topic and offers a connect-the-dots approach for a reading public who has received patchy or misleading information on the subject. Pulling on his expertise as a scientist to discuss climate change from a historical perspective, Flannery also explains how climate change is interconnected across the planet. This edition includes a new afterword by the author. “An authoritative, scientifically accurate book on global warming that sparkles with life, clarity, and intelligence.” —The Washington Post

Globalisation and the Wealth of Nations

Globalisation and the Wealth of Nations
Title Globalisation and the Wealth of Nations PDF eBook
Author Brian Easton
Publisher Auckland University Press
Pages 260
Release 2013-10-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1775580806

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Neither an argument for nor against globalization, this book is a careful and thorough analysis of the issues of globalization and an imaginative, wide-ranging picture of the globalizing world. It aims to both inform and enable readers to improve their own decisions about how to harness globalization, the economic theory behind it, the political and social consequences, and the various options for nations in a globalized world. Case studies aid in the exploration of this largely unstoppable but governable force in the world today.

The Change Book

The Change Book
Title The Change Book PDF eBook
Author Tricia Emerson
Publisher Association for Talent Development
Pages 225
Release 2011-03-15
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 160728863X

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Change is hard, but learning more about it doesn't have to be boring. The Change Book: Change the Way You Think About Change helps you get smart on change management without the pain. It addresses framing your change, leadership, resistance, culture, communication and more. Flip it open to any page and you'll find powerful, concise, and easy advice from battle-tested practitioners. Why aren't your communication efforts working? The book addresses common pitfalls, like waiting too long, delivering "bad" news and hitting people with the wrong kinds of information. How many people should you involve in your new effort? There's advice on engaging the masses and there are real stories of organizations who harnessed the power of their people. What should you do about those who resist? Do you have to turn all of them into supporters? Read about finding the people in your "sweet spot" and focusing on them. How will you keep people excited and engaged? The book offers tips for getting buy-in and maintaining momentum.

A Heart Revealed (Winds of Change Book #2)

A Heart Revealed (Winds of Change Book #2)
Title A Heart Revealed (Winds of Change Book #2) PDF eBook
Author Julie Lessman
Publisher Baker Books
Pages 512
Release 2011-09-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1441234039

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Ten years ago, Emma Malloy fled Dublin for Boston as a battered woman, escaping the husband who scarred her beautiful face. The physical and emotional wounds have faded with time, and her life is finally full of purpose and free from the pain of her past. But when she falls for her friend Charity's handsome and charming brother, Sean O'Connor, fear and shame threaten to destroy her. Could Sean and Emma ever have a future together? Or is Emma doomed to live out the rest of her life denying the only true love she's ever known? Filled with intense passion and longing, deception and revelation, A Heart Revealed will hold readers in its grip until the very last page.

Researches on the Past and Present History of the Earth's Atmosphere

Researches on the Past and Present History of the Earth's Atmosphere
Title Researches on the Past and Present History of the Earth's Atmosphere PDF eBook
Author Thomas Lamb Phipson
Publisher
Pages 216
Release 1901
Genre Atmosphere
ISBN

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