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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days This book aims to provide a comprehensive account of the history and development of the regulation, law and policy of the European Community relating to the media and audiovisual fields. It describes the various support measures developed for the media industries in order to provide a complete picture and a context for the regulatory actions outlined. Features Summary Aims to provide a reasonably comprehensive account of the law and policy of the European Community in the media or audiovisual fields. The text also briefly describes the various support measures developed for the media industries in order to provide a context for the regulatory actions described.. Author David Goldberg (Author), Etc (Author), Tony Prosser (Author), Stefaan Verhulst (Author) Publisher Longman Release date 19981001 Pages 160 ISBN 0-582-31266-3 ISBN 13 978-0-582-31266-1

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Readings in American Foreign Policy delivers a contemporary introduction to America's role in world affairs. Serving either in a standalone capacity or as a supplementary reader for undergraduate American foreign policy courses, Hastedt's new volume focuses on the most current problems and how to interpret them. Readings are divided into six parts and each part opens with an introductory essay providing students with a historical framework and "big picture" questions to guide comprehension. Each part incorporates a variety of sources, including not only articles from the most popular journals worldwide, but lesser known government documents and think tank pieces. By exposing students to a unique array of government policies and debates, Readings in American Foreign Policy prompts students to analyze policy making from multiple perspectives and to develop their own strategies toward evaluating policy positions. Format:Paperback Pages:328

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 9 working days For the two-semester principles of economics course. An intuitive and grounded approach to economics Get students to think like an Economist using the latest policy and data while incorporating global issues. Microeconomics, Twelfth Edition builds on the foundation of the previous edition and retains a thorough and careful presentation of the principles of economics. Microeconomics emphasizes real-world applications, the development of critical thinking skills, diagrams renowned for pedagogy and clarity, and path-breaking technology. Each chapter opens with one of today's central issues and is then revisited in the chapter ending Economics in the News feature. This Parkin hallmark encourages student to think critically about a news article relating to the issue, demonstrating how thinking like an economist can bring a clearer perspective to and deeper understanding of today's events. Students will begin to think about issues the way real economists do and learn how to explore difficult policy problems to make more informed decisions in their own economic lives. Please note that the product you are purchasing does not include MyEconLab. MyEconLab Join over 11 million students benefiting from Pearson MyLabs. This title can be supported by MyEconLab, an online homework and tutorial system designed to test and build your understanding. Would you like to use the power of MyEconLab to accelerate your learning? You need both an access card and a course ID to access MyEconLab. These are the steps you need to take: 1. Make sure that your lecturer is already using the system Ask your lecturer before purchasing a MyLab product as you will need a course ID from them before you can gain access to the system. 2. Check whether an access card has been included with the book at a reduced cost If it has, it will be on the inside back cover of the book. 3. If you have a course ID but no access code, you can benefit from MyEconLab at a reduced price by purchasing a pack containing a copy of the book and an access code for MyEconLab (ISBN:9781292094779) 4. If your lecturer is using the MyLab and you would like to purchase the product... Go to www.myeconlab.com to buy access to this interactive study programme. For educator access, contact your Pearson representative. To find out who your Pearson representative is, visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/replocator Features Summary For the two-semester principles of economics course. An intuitive and grounded approach to economics Get students to think like an Economist using the latest policy and data while incorporating global issues... Author Michael Parkin Publisher Pearson Education Limited Release date 20150918 Pages 560 ISBN 1-292-09463-X ISBN 13 978-1-292-09463-2

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Improving Public Policy. From theory to Practice. Second Edition. - F Cloete et al by F Cloete et al Publisher:Van Schaik / Year:2006 / Office Use: H-180425072016 Type:Paperback Pages:366 Approx. H X W X D (cm): 25 X 17 X 3 ISBN (10):062702632X / ISBN (13):9780627026324 Light to mild wear. Chaffing on covers. Other: None.

 The Policy Of The United Party. (What Can and Will Be Done for the People of South Africa). Written by: United Party, Division of Information, Johannesburg   First Edition, published by: United Party, Division of Information, Johannesburg. Not Dated Circa 195?   Pamphlet, paperback, stapled booklet, Illustrated printed covers. From the personal collection of Professor J. H. Coetzee, Extremely rare Africana.      

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Avi Shlaim's The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World is the outstanding book on Israeli foreign policy, now thoroughly updated with a new preface and chapters on Israel's most recent leaders In the 1920s, hard-line Zionists developed the doctrine of the 'Iron Wall': negotiations with the Arabs must always be from a position of military strength, and only when sufficiently strong Israel would be able to make peace with her Arab neighbours. This doctrine, argues Avi Shlaim, became central to Israeli policy; dissenters were marginalized and many opportunities to reconcile with Palestinian Arabs were lost. Drawing on a great deal of new material and interviews with many key participants, Shlaim places Israel's political and military actions under and uncompromising lens. His analysis will bring scant comfort to partisans on both sides, but it will be required reading for anyone interested in this fascinating and troubled region of the world. 'The Iron Wall is strikingly fair-minded, scholarly, cogently reasoned and makes enthralling...reading' Philip Ziegler, Daily Telegraph 'Anyone wanting to understand the modern Middle East should start by reading this elegantly written and scrupulously researched book' Trevor Royle, Sunday Herald 'A milestone in modern scholarship of the Middle East' Edward Said 'Fascinating...Shlaim presents compelling evidence for a revaluation of traditional Israeli history' Ethan Bronner, The New York Times Book Review Avi Shlaim is Professor of International Relations at St. Antony's College, Oxford. His previous books include Collusion Across the Jordan (1988) and War and Peace in the Middle East (1995). Features Summary In the 1920s, hard-line Zionists developed the doctrine of the 'Iron Wall': negotiations with the Arabs must always be from a position of military strength... Author Avi Shlaim Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20141020 Pages 900 ISBN 0-14-103322-3 ISBN 13 978-0-14-103322-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days ALL-IN-ONE GRADE 1, PHON, FAL, LB Grade 1 The New All-in-One Gr 1 First addiotional Language Phonica Learner's Book ¿has been completely revised and adapted according to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement ¿ can be used per subject or as a package. The Learners Books for each subject comprises ¿ can be used year after year ¿ provides the opportunity for inculcation with at least two pages of activities per week ¿ is used with free worksheets on the CD in the Teacher¿s guide Features Summary ALL-IN-ONE GRADE 1, PHON, FAL, LB Grade 1 The New All-in-One Gr 1 First addiotional Language Phonica Learner's Book •has been completely revised and adapted according to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement • can be used per subject or as a package... Author Best Books Panel Publisher Best Books Release date 20140108 Pages 85 ISBN 1-77589-072-4 ISBN 13 978-1-77589-072-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days Bowman/Kearney's STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE ESSENTIALS, FIFTH EDITION takes an positive look at state and local government, in a shorter and more streamlined approach. While acknowledging the legitimate concerns voiced by critics, it espouses, clearly, that government can be a force for good in society. Through engaging coverage of current events and an accessible writing style, the text fosters student interest and involvement in state and local politics, policy, and public service. For instructors who prefer a more streamlined text or for those who teach one-semester courses, this new edition of the Essentials version features limited focus on policy, and six fewer chapters than its full-length counterpart. Features Summary Looks at state and local government. While acknowledging the legitimate concerns voiced by critics, this title espouses that government can be a force for good in society... Author Ann O'M. Bowman (Author), Richard C. Kearney (Author) Publisher Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc Release date 20110202 Pages 352 ISBN 1-111-34149-4 ISBN 13 978-1-111-34149-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 11 - 17 working days Based on a conference organised by the Aspen Institute and Idasa, this book explores South Africa's international economic policy options in the 1990s. For those wishing to understand international economic trends and their implications for South and southern Africa. Features Summary Based on a conference organised by the Aspen Institute and Idasa, this book explores South Africa's international economic policy options in the 1990s... Author Pauline Baker (Editor), Warren Krafchik (Editor), Alex Boraine (Editor) Publisher David Philip Publishers Release date 19931231 Pages 263 ISBN 0-86486-258-X ISBN 13 978-0-86486-258-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Where has capitalism gone wrong? Why do conventional policy solutions produce only wider income disparity and inequality? We now live in a new world in which we enjoy the highest living standard in history, acquiring ever more goods and services as necessary luxuries. Yet current policies only serve to expand public debt and exacerbate socio-economic inequality. In Too much stuff, Yamamura suggests the only way for capitalism and democracy to thrive is to increase investment to meet societal needs and argues that this will help reduce the growing wealth gap which threatens global democracy. With convincing evidence from across the Western world, this bold book challenges the economic orthodoxy and offers practical steps forward that we can all support. Features Summary We now enjoy the highest living standard in history yet spend more of our income on pointless luxury. Instead, we should tax more in order to invest much more in societal needs... Author Kozo Yamamura Publisher Policy Press Release date 20180301 Pages 224 ISBN 1-4473-3569-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4473-3569-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Knowledge grows as ideas are tested against each other. Agreement is not resolved simply by naming concepts but in the dialectical process of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. There are many echoes of these debates in The Evidence Book. The contributors make claims for both practitioner wisdom and the voice of experience. Against this is posed the authority of experimental science and the randomized controlled trial. The contributors are concerned, in their own ways, with collecting, ranking, and analyzing evidence and using this to deliver evaluations. As an expert group, they are aware that the concept of evidence has been increasingly important in the last decade. As with other concepts, it too often escapes precise definition. Despite this, the growing importance of evidence has been advocated with enthusiasm by supporters who see it as a way of increasing the effectiveness and quality of decisions and of professional life. The willingness to engage in evidence-based policy and the means to do so is heavily constrained by economic, political, and cultural climates. This book is a marvelously comprehensive and utterly unique treatise on evidence-based policy. It is a wide-ranging contribution to the field of evaluation. Features Summary Knowledge grows as ideas are tested against each other. Agreement is not resolved simply by naming concepts but in the dialectical process of thesis, antithesis... Author Frans L. Leeuw Publisher AldineTransaction Release date 20111015 Pages 192 ISBN 1-4128-4581-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4128-4581-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days This Newbery Honor Book by acclaimed author Avi is available again through Scholastic--in an After Words paperback edition In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth-grader, Philip Malloy, is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class. Convinced that the teacher just doesn't like him, Philip concocts a plan to get transferred out of her class. Breaking the school's policy of silence during the national anthem, he hums along, and ends up in a crisis at the center of the nation's attention. Features Summary In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth-grader, Philip Malloy, is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class... Author Avi Publisher Scholastic Paperbacks Release date 20100101 Pages 177 ISBN 0-545-17415-5 ISBN 13 978-0-545-17415-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Productivity is essentially the ratio of an organization's outputs divided by its inputs. For many years it was treated as always being static in government agencies. In fact productivity in government services should be rising rapidly as a result of digital changes and new management approaches, and it has done so in some agencies. However, Dunleavy and Carrera show for the first time how complex are the factors affecting productivity growth in government organizations - especially management practices, use of IT, organizational culture, strategic mis-decisions and political and policy churn. With government budgets under stress in many countries, this pioneering book shows academics, analysts and officials how to measure outputs and productivity in detail; how to cope with problems of quality variations; and how to achieve year-on-year, sustainable improvements in the efficiency of government services. Features Summary With government budgets under stress in many countries, this pioneering book shows academics, analysts and officials how to measure outputs and productivity in detail; how to cope with problems of quality variations; and how to achieve year-on-year... Author Patrick Dunleavy (Author), Leandro Carrera (Author) Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Release date 20130131 Pages 384 ISBN 1-78195-610-3 ISBN 13 978-1-78195-610-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Rees Howells was a man of little worldly fame, yet through Norman Grubb's best-selling biography, his life story is known to millions. Born in a Welsh mining village, he left school at twelve and worked in a tin mill and a coal mine. As he came to know the redeeming power of his Lord and Saviour he faced the implications of an entire surrender, learned to love the unlovely and found the key to the power of prayer. As a result he became a man of great Christian inspiration to others in both Britain and Southern Africa where he became the channel of a mighty revival. Norman Grubb describes all this, but also the foundation of the Bible College of Wales at Swansea, perhaps the greatest monument of his work, and the intercessory prayer that became the hallmark of Rees Howells, impacting as it did on national policy and international affairs. Rees Howells' life was so great that the Church of Christ still feels the impact of his truths of the Spirit and the Scriptures in a unique and amazing way. Every chapter in this biography is full of drama and light. Rees Howells, Intercessor is an enthralling story, told with simplicity, humanity and humour, and it has proved an inspiration for nearly half a century. Features Summary Norman Grubb explores the life story of Rees Howells. He also looks at the foundation of the Bible College of Wales at Swansea, perhaps the greatest legacy of his work... Author Norman Grubb Publisher Lutterworth Press Release date 20030522 Pages 283 ISBN 0-7188-3027-X ISBN 13 978-0-7188-3027-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Paul Kennedy's classic naval history, now updated with a new introduction by the author This acclaimed book traces Britain's rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day. Challenging the traditional view that the British are natural 'sons of the waves', he suggests instead that the country's fortunes as a significant maritime force have always been bound up with its economic growth. In doing so, he contributes significantly to the centuries-long debate between 'continental' and 'maritime' schools of strategy over Britain's policy in times of war. Setting British naval history within a framework of national, international, economic, political and strategic considerations, he offers a fresh approach to one of the central questions in British history. A new introduction extends his analysis into the twenty-first century and reflects on current American and Chinese ambitions for naval mastery. 'Excellent and stimulating' Correlli Barnett 'The first scholar to have set the sweep of British Naval history against the background of economic history' Michael Howard, Sunday Times 'By far the best study that has ever been done on the subject...a sparkling and apt quotation on practically every page' Daniel A. Baugh, International History Review 'The best single-volume study of Britain and her naval past now available to us' Jon Sumida, Journal of Modern History Features Summary Paul Kennedy's classic naval history, now updated with a new introduction by the author This acclaimed book traces Britain's rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day... Author Paul Kennedy Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20170121 Pages 464 ISBN 0-14-198382-5 ISBN 13 978-0-14-198382-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Using a comparative, interdisciplinary approach, Nationalism in Asia analyzes currents of nationalism in five contemporary Asian societies: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea. * Explores the ways in which nationalism is expressed, embraced, challenged, and resisted in contemporary China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea using a comparative, interdisciplinary approach * Provides an important trans-national and trans-regional analysis by looking at five countries that span Northeast, Southeast, and South Asia * Features comparative analysis of identity politics, democracy, economic policy, nation branding, sports, shared trauma, memory and culture wars, territorial disputes, national security and minorities * Offers an accessible, thematic narrative written for non-specialists, including a detailed and up-to-date bibliography * Gives readers an in-depth understanding of the ramifications of nationalism in these countries for the future of Asia Features Summary Using a comparative, interdisciplinary approach, Nationalism in Asia analyzes currents of nationalism in five contemporary Asian societies: China, India... Author Jeff Kingston Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Release date 20160603 Pages 326 ISBN 0-470-67302-8 ISBN 13 978-0-470-67302-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days This book combines extracts from major cases and secondary materials with critical commentary to provide a complete resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of intellectual property law. All areas of intellectual property law in the UK are covered: copyright, trademarks and passing off, confidential information, industrial designs, patent, procedure and enforcement. This book also tackles topical areas, such as the application of intellectual property law to new technologies and character merchandising. While the focus of the book is on intellectual property law in a domestic context, it provides international, EU and comparative law perspectives on major issues. It also addresses the wider policy implications of legislative and judicial developments in the area. Features Summary This book combines extracts from major cases and secondary materials with critical commentary to provide a complete resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of intellectual property law. Author Tanya Aplin (Author), Jennifer Davis (Author) Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date 20170112 Pages 984 ISBN 0-19-874354-8 ISBN 13 978-0-19-874354-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days Acclaimed for the scholarship of its prominent authors and the clarity of its narrative, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES, 13E, International Edition sets the standard for public policy coverage while maintaining focus on three fundamental topics: the institutions of American government; the historical development of governmental procedures, actors, and policies; and who governs in the United States and to what ends. Reader involvement in the material is bolstered by features such as learning objectives, "Who Governs?" and "To What Ends?" questions framing each chapter, and "How Things Work" boxes that illustrate important concepts. Available separately, a state-of-the-art media package with new online tools makes the learning experience engaging and accessible. Features Summary Focuses on three fundamental topics: the institutions of American government; the historical development of governmental procedures, actors, and policies; and... Author John J DiIulio (Author), James Q Wilson (Author), Meena Bose (Author) Publisher Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc Release date 20111228 Pages 688 ISBN 1-111-83002-9 ISBN 13 978-1-111-83002-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Democratic presidential candidates, including Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, along with progressive economists like Thomas Piketty and Paul Krugman, have made a case for redistributing income from the wealthy to the poor as a means of reducing inequalities in income and wealth. Meanwhile, public opinion polls show that voters reject programs of redistribution in favor of policies designed to promote overall economic growth and job creation. While voters are concerned about inequality, they are more skeptical of the capacity of the government to do anything about it without making matters worse for everyone. In this Broadside, James Piereson explains why the voters are right and the progressive politicians and economists are wrong. As he demonstrates, the progressive case is based upon a serious fallacy: it assumes that the government is actually capable of redistributing income from the wealthy to the poor. For reasons of policy, tradition, and constitutional design, this is not the case. The United States currently has one of the more progressive income tax systems in the industrial world but it does little to redistribute income from the wealthy to the poor. One reason for this is that, though the government spends vast sums on programs to aid the poor, most of these funds flow to providers of services rather than to the poor themselves. Thus, whatever one may think of inequality, redistributive tax and spending policies are unlikely to do much to ameliorate it but will instead line the pockets of providers and advocates who wield great influence in Washington. Features Summary Democratic presidential candidates, including Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, along with progressive economists like Thomas Piketty and Paul Krugman... Author James Piereson Publisher Encounter Books,USA Release date 20151029 Pages 48 ISBN 1-59403-873-2 ISBN 13 978-1-59403-873-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days "Assessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook" provides practical guidance in the assessment of the most frequently encountered offender subgroups found within the criminal justice system. Topics include: criminal justice assessments offenders with mental disorders family violence policy and practice Features Summary Forensic and clinical psychologists work with a range of different offenders within the criminal justice system, and their evaluations need to be tailored to the client... Author Leam A. Craig (Editor), William R. Lindsay (Editor), Anthony R. Beech (Editor), Kevin D. Browne (Editor) Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Release date 20151120 Pages 384 ISBN 0-470-01902-6 ISBN 13 978-0-470-01902-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days In the fourth edition of "Essential Criminology," authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and Desire J.M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critical review of criminology, which has become essential reading for students of criminology in the 21st century. Designed as an alternative to overly comprehensive, lengthy, and expensive introductory texts, "Essential Criminology" is, as its title implies, a concise overview of the field. The book guides students through the various definitions of crime and the different ways crime is measured. It then covers the major theories of crime, from individual-level, classical, and rational choice to biological, psychological, social learning, social control, and interactionist perspectives. In this latest edition, the authors explore the kind of criminology that is needed for the globally interdependent twenty-first century. With cutting-edge updates, illustrative real-world examples, and new study tools for students, this text is a necessity for both undergraduate and graduate courses in criminology. Features Summary This bestselling criminology text offers a concise introduction to the nature and extent of crime, surveying core perspectives on crime causation and their policy implications within a sociological context and providing students with a strong foundation for the study of crime. Author Mark M. Lanier (Author), Stuart Henry (Author), Desire' J. M. Anastasia (Author) Publisher BasicBooks Release date 20141201 Pages 440 ISBN 0-8133-4885-4 ISBN 13 978-0-8133-4885-8

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The period from 1945 to the present day may not constitute an American century, but it can be seen as the American Moment: the time when, for good or ill, the United States became the predominant political, military, economic and cultural power in the world. This revised and updated new edition introduces the historic and tumultuous developments in American politics, foreign policy, society and culture during this period. It includes coverage of key recent events, such as the:- 2008 election of Barack Obama - global recession - protracted war in Iraq and Afghanistan - rise of the internet - transformation of American Society and Culture - challenges of new immigration and multi-culturalism - changing global status of the US in the new millennium.Examining the American Moment in a global context, the authors emphasise the interaction between politics, society and culture. America Since 1945 encourages an awareness of how central currents in art, literature, film, theatre, intellectual history and media have developed alongside an understanding of political, economic and social change. Features Summary In this essential introduction to postwar America, central currents in art, film, theatre, intellectual history and media are explored alongside political and social change... Author Paul Levine (Author), Harry Papasotiriou (Author) Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Release date 20101207 Pages 312 ISBN 0-230-25145-5 ISBN 13 978-0-230-25145-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days This book offers an illuminating analysis of the theories, politics, and realities of boys? education around the world -- an insightful and often disturbing account of various educational systems? successes and failings in fostering intellectual and social growth in male students. Examining original research on the impact of implementing boys? education programs in schools, the book also discusses the role of male teachers in educating boys, strategies for aiding marginalized boys in the classroom, and the possibilities for gender reform in schools that begins at the level of pedagogy. Complete with case studies of various classrooms, school districts, and governmental policy programs, the detailed essays collected provide a look into education's role in the development of masculinities, paying special attention to the ways in which these masculinities intersect with race, class, and sexuality to complicate the experience of boys within and outside of a classroom setting. Features Summary Presents an analysis of the theories, politics, and realities of boys' education around the world, providing an insightful and often disturbing account of various educational systems' successes and failings in fostering intellectual and social growth in male students.. Author Wayne Martino (Editor), Michael D. Kehler (Editor), Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower (Editor) Publisher Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group Release date 20090315 Pages 312 ISBN 1-56023-683-3 ISBN 13 978-1-56023-683-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days "Smart, wide-ranging, [and] nontechnical." -- Los Angeles Times"Anyone who wants to understand what's coming must read this fascinating book." -- Martin Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the RobotsIn the year 2014, Google fired a shot heard all the way to Detroit. Google's newest driverless car had no steering wheel and no brakes. The message was clear: cars of the future will be born fully autonomous, with no human driver needed. In the coming decade, self-driving cars will hit the streets, rearranging established industries and reshaping cities, giving us new choices in where we live and how we work and play.In this book, Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman offer readers insight into the risks and benefits of driverless cars and a lucid and engaging explanation of the enabling technology. Recent advances in software and robotics are toppling long-standing technological barriers that for decades have confined self-driving cars to the realm of fantasy. A new kind of artificial intelligence software called deep learning gives cars rapid and accurate visual perception. Human drivers can relax and take their eyes off the road. When human drivers let intelligent software take the wheel, driverless cars will offer billions of people all over the world a safer, cleaner, and more convenient mode of transportation. Although the technology is nearly ready, car companies and policy makers may not be. The authors make a compelling case for why government, industry, and consumers need to work together to make the development of driverless cars our society's next "Apollo moment." Features Summary "Smart, wide-ranging, [and] nontechnical." -- Los Angeles Times"Anyone who wants to understand what's coming must read this fascinating book." -- Martin Ford... Author Hod Lipson (Author), Melba Kurman (Author) Publisher MIT Press Release date 20170902 Pages 328 ISBN 0-262-53447-9 ISBN 13 978-0-262-53447-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 10 working days Trying to decide who to vote for in South Africa can be extremely difficult. A black and white issue for some, but shaded with grey for many. Much has been written about the ANC, their past, their future, their strengths and their shortcomings, but what about the official opposition? Could the DA be a political home for you? Eusebius McKaiser explores this question from a variety of angles — what do the DA get right? What do they get wrong? Is black discomfort with the DA a matter of policy or maybe a question of tone? Do the DA really "get" what worries their critics? Read Could I Vote DA? and make up your own mind. Features Summary Why can’t the DA win more votes from black South Africans? Will they remain a white party? What are they doing wrong? Eusebius McKaiser has earned a formidable reputation as a commentator and analyst who does not pull his punches. Author Eusebius McKaiser Publisher Bookstorm Release date 20130828 Pages 196 ISBN 1-920434-55-0 ISBN 13 978-1-920434-55-7