Michael Adams: Development of a Grandmaster

Adams, Michael

Adams, Bill

Biographies & Memoirs

Pergamon Pr

Evan Larkspur dreamed of greater glory than his play writing could ever bring him. But his newfound career as officer on a star-survey mission ended in disaster almost as soon as it had begun. And when he returned home, the only survivor of a freak accident that had flung his ship out of known space, he found that a century had passed -- and though Larkspur the playwright was now famous, Larkspur the explorer was a wanted man.Buried in his memory was the fate of his ship; hidden on his person was the star-access data that would have been worth several fortunes -- if it were not scrambled beyond repair. The repressive First Column government coveted that data and would not hesitate to strip Larkspur's mind in an attempt to decipher it.There was nothing a deceased playwright or a vanished explorer could do against the Column. And so Larkspur fled to the fringe worlds, hiding his identity, intent only on survival -- until, on an obscure planet called Newcount Two, he discovered a powerful legacy he never knew he had . . .

Unwound Way

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Del Rey

No one was more revered by the Kanalist movement than the fugitive playwright and actor, Evan Larkspur. Now the Column dictators decide that Larkspur -- or the actor Larkspur is currently pretending to be -- will be the perfect spy for them to send against none other than . . . Evan Larkspur. On the decadent waterworld Venezia, Larkspur the spy auditions for and wins the leading role in the play of Larkspur the pretender. And as the spy plays his parts, onstage and off, he begins to wonder which is truly the leader returned and which the deluded imposter. For there can only be one Evan Larkspur . . . or can there?

End of Fame (Discovery)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in a Developing World

The concept of sustainability lies at the core of the challenge of environment and development and the way governments, business and environmental groups respond to it. Green Development provides a clear and coherent analysis of sustainable development in both theory and practice. This third edition retains the clear and powerful argument of previous editions, but has been updated to reflect advances in ideas and changes in international policy. Greater attention has been given to political ecology, environmental risk and the environmental impacts of development. This fully revised third edition discusses: <ul>
<li>the origins of thinking about sustainability and sustainable development and its evolution to the present day</li> <li>the ideas that dominate mainstream sustainable development (ecological modernization, market environmentalism and environmental economics)</li> <li>the nature and diversity of alternative ideas about sustainability that challenge ‘business as usual’ thinking (for example ecosocialism, ecofeminism, deep ecology and political ecology)</li> <li>the dilemmas of sustainability in the context of dryland degradation, deforestation, biodiversity conservation, dam construction and urban and industrial development</li> <li>the nature of policy choices about the environment and development strategies and between reformist and radical responses to the contemporary global dilemmas.</li>
</ul>
Green Development offers clear insights into the challenges of environmental sustainability and social and economic development. It is unique in offering a synthesis of theoretical ideas on sustainability and in its coverage of the extensive literature on the environment and development around the world. This book has proved its value to generations of students as an authoritative, thought-provoking and readable guide to the field of sustainable development.

Business & Money

Economics

Routledge

Nature conservation has become increasingly important in Britain over the last three decades. This title, first published in 1986, deals with the critical issues surrounding nature conservation and wildlife protection. The book is broad in scope, with a focus on the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act and its provisions for the protection of wildlife habitats in Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). This follows an historical account of habitat loss over the past 200 years and the origins of conservation and site-protection policy. This reissue will be of particular value to professionals, voluntary workers and students with an interest in the origins, developments and practice of nature conservation.

Nature's Place (Routledge Revivals): Conservation Sites and Countryside Change

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Nature conservation has become increasingly important in Britain over the last three decades. This title, first published in 1986, deals with the critical issues surrounding nature conservation and wildlife protection. The book is broad in scope, with a focus on the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act and its provisions for the protection of wildlife habitats in Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). This follows an historical account of habitat loss over the past 200 years and the origins of conservation and site-protection policy. This reissue will be of particular value to professionals, voluntary workers and students with an interest in the origins, developments and practice of nature conservation.

Nature's Place (Routledge Revivals)

The concept of sustainability lies at the core of the challenge of environment and development, and the way governments, business and environmental groups respond to it. Green Development provides a clear and coherent analysis of sustainable development in both theory and practice. Green Development explores the origins and evolution of mainstream thinking about sustainable development and offers a critique of the ideas behind them. It draws a link between theory and practice by discussing the nature of the environmental degradation and the impacts of development. It argues that, ultimately, ‘green’ development has to be about political economy, about the distribution of power, and not about environmental quality. Its focus is strongly on the developing world. The fourth edition retains the broad structure of previous editions, but has been updated to reflect advances in ideas and changes in international policy. Greater attention has been given to the political ecology of development, market-based and neoliberal environmentalism, and degrowth. This fully revised edition discusses: <ul>
<li>the origins of thinking about sustainability and sustainable development, and its evolution to the present day;</li> <li>the ideas that dominate mainstream sustainable development (including natural capital, the green economy, market environmentalism and ecological modernisation);</li> <li>critiques of mainstream ideas and of neoliberal framings of sustainability, and alternative ideas about sustainability that challenge ‘business as usual’ thinking, such as arguments about limits to growth and calls for degrowth;</li> <li>the dilemmas of sustainability in the context of forests, desertification, food and farming, biodiversity conservation and dam construction;</li> <li>the challenge of policy choices about sustainability, particularly between reformist and radical responses to the contemporary global dilemmas.</li> </ul>
Green Development offers clear insights into the challenges of environmental sustainability, and social and economic development. It is unique in offering a synthesis of theoretical ideas on sustainability and in its coverage of the extensive literature on environment and development around the world. The book has proved its value to generations of students as an authoritative, thought-provoking and readable guide to the field of sustainable development.

Reference

In the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, high in the Himalayas, is an ancient land steeped in legend. It was here that Bill Adams, on vacation with his family, met Sangratan the Amchi. Sangratan, a healer, was a man of extraordinary powers who traveled from farm to farm dispensing medicines and knowledge. Adams was intrigued and sought him out. Soon Sangratan began teaching him "the Five Lessons of Life," and Adams realized he had stumbled upon a man who could offer advice that was both profound in its simplicity and powerful in its practicality. This is the true story of the meetings between these two men, and the author's attempt to pass on Sangratan's teachings to all who seek to improve the quality of their lives, to cope when faced with problems, to live harmoniously with others, and to discover what is truly important.

The Five Lessons of Life

Health, Fitness & Dieting

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Michael Adams: Development of a Grandmaster

Unwound Way

End of Fame (Discovery)

Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in a Developing World

Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in a Developing World

Nature's Place (Routledge Revivals): Conservation Sites and Countryside Change

Nature's Place (Routledge Revivals)

Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in a Developing World

Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in a Developing World

The Five Lessons of Life