First Published in 1983, Syria: Modern State in an Ancient Land presents a concise profile of Syria in which the author depicts the factors that shaped modern Syria, introducing its land, people, and culture and explaining how it moved from being the coup - prone cockpit of inter-Arab politics to the relative stability in the 1980s. He discusses how its political system functions, the development of its moderate socialist economy, the nation's external affairs (particularly within...

Presenting a broad range of case studies, this book explores rural social movements contesting natural resource development initiatives.Natural resource development takes multiple forms, including infrastructure corridors, mines, dams, resource processing plants and pipelines. Many of which are driven by economic valuations, whilst social and environmental effects are given limited consideration. In this volume the authors discuss the emergence, process and outcomes of social movem...

Tiberius Elroy And The Eternal Death: A Spooky Thrillerby John DevlinThe size of this book is equivalent to 236 paperback pages.The dead Björn Renner was murdered in the Ewig correctional facility. Dr. Böttcher is convinced of this. But the circumstances are more than strange, and so the forensic pathologist begins to investigate on his own, unexpectedly getting help from the Order of the Holy Light. But apparently a lot of people are under the influence of Arthur T...

This collection of engaging short stories is set in places as diverse as Ireland, UK, China and Vietnam.It includes tales of romance, adventure, disaster, chance meetings, deception, mystery and imagination. His observations combined with a wry sense of humour serve to populate his stories with interesting characters and scenarios. It has a cast of international heroes and villains all striving to realise their full potential in their own unique ways.There ...

Bird of Paradox and Other Tales gathers vivid, true-to-life stories from John Devlin's years drifting between Ireland, London, China, and Vietnam. Classrooms, bars, backstreets, lakeside promenades, and long bus rides become stages where the ridiculous rubs shoulders with the tragic. The author teaches English abroad, falls in and out of love, and collects characters you could not invent: managers with whiskey noses, beggars on trolleys, songbird clubs at dawn, and a saxophonist whose musi...

This volume represents the result of almost two decades of trans-Atlantic collaborative development of a policy research paradigm, the International Comparative Rural Policy Studies program. Over this period dozens of scientists from different disciplines but with a common interest in rural issues and policy have collaboratively studied the policies in North America, Europe, and other parts of the world.A core element of the book is the idea and practice of comparative res...

For decades heavily sedated ICU patients were assumed to be asleep. However, in the past 20 years, physiologic and epidemiologic studies have established sleep is frequently disrupted in the ICU. The inter-relationship between ICU sleep, delirium, and survivorship has come to the forefront of ICU practice. We now routinely aim for lighter sedation, delirium assessment has become standardized, and knowledge regarding the ICU factors leading to Post- Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) has evolve...

Climate change and an evolving non-renewable energy sector threaten the future viability and sustainability of communities across the country. While rural communities have a special place in the national fabric, they often lack the resources to tackle these important and evolving threats.Planning for Rural Resilience: Coping with Climate Change and Energy Futures makes clear that communities and municipalities have opportunities to make informed and constructive decisions ...

The 2016 Election, which altered American political history, was not decided by the Russians or in Ukraine or by Steve Bannon. The event that broke Hillary's blue wall in the Midwest and swung Florida and North Carolina was an October Surprise, and it was wholly a product of the leadership of the FBI. This is the inside story by the reporter closest to its center.In September 2016, Hillary Clinton was the presumptive next president of the US. She had a blue wall of...

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.‘Vengeance is in my heart, death in my hand, Blood and revenge are hammering in my head.’A story of hatred and revenge, Titus Andronicus is Shakespeare’s most bloody revenge ...

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.‘When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.’Depicting a once-great ruler's descent into madness, King Lear is one of the most powerful tragedies ...

Me.David Corcoran.Corcoran David.Names.Words.Lute.I slept fitfully that night. And although I had gone to bed quite late, I woke up very early. I was wide awake and felt a strange restlessness inside me. I got up and walked barefoot to the window of my London hotel room. Outside, a gray day was dawning.A haze had settled over London. Light drizzle trickled from the sky.I looked out and took a pinch of the salt of life....