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Intro -- Contextualizing Climate Change: Linking Science and Culture -- ACS Symposium Series1382 -- Contextualizing Climate Change: Linking Science and Culture -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Montezuma: Lush Green and Natural Warmth -- Monteverde: Orgy of the Golden Toad -- The Ring of Fire: Volcanoes and Other Natural Forcing -- England: John Dalton and the Atomic Theory -- Doha: Mass Balance-It's the Law -- China: From the Cultural Revolution to the Economic Revolution -- Grand Canyon: Water Structure, Properties, and Challenges -- Ethiopia: Water and Human Health -- Jimma: Bean to Brew-What's Invested in a Cup of Coffee? -- Switzerland: Glaciers Retreat -- Geneva: Hypothesis to Informed Consensus -- Churchill: Climate Change at the Arctic's Edge -- Copenhagen: The Long Road from Rio to Paris -- Paris: The Paris Agreement and the Path Beyond -- Lima: Indigenous Peoples and Disenfranchised Voices -- Planet Earth: The Anthropocene -- Costa Rica: Natural Capital -- Editors' Biographies -- Indexes -- Indexes -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- 1 -- Introduction -- The Costa Rican Cloud Forest: 10.30° North, 84.80° West -- Figure 1. Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas). [Photo courtesy of Spencer Smith]. -- References -- 2 -- Montezuma: Lush Green and Natural Warmth -- Montezuma, Costa Rica: 9.66° North, 85.07° West -- Figure 1. Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliate). [Photos courtesy of Sarah Denhardt]. -- The Greenhouse Effect -- The Visible Spectrum and the Color Green -- Figure 2. The Color Wheel. Sir Isaac Newton developed the first circular color diagram in 1666. Today, the color wheel is a fundamental educational tool for those studying color theory. -- Light as a Wave -- Figure 3. The visible range of the Electromagnetic Spectrum. -- Figure 4. Long and Short Wavelength Light.

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy -- 1.1 Introduction: The Just Transition Policy and Concept -- 1.2 The Policy Journey of the Just Transition 2015-2020 -- 1.3 Early Financing Issues in the Just Transition -- 1.4 Legal Redirection Needed to Ensure a "Just" Transition -- 1.5 The Structure and Scope of This Text -- Chapter 2: What is the "Just Transition"? -- 2.1 Introduction: What Is the Just Transition?1 -- 2.2 Why the Need for a United Just Transition Concept? -- 2.3 Merging of the Three CEE Justices Under the Just Transition Concept -- 2.4 Application of Legal Geography -- 2.5 Steps in the Future Development of the Just Transition -- Chapter 3: The Just Framework -- 3.1 Introduction: Background to the Just Framework -- 3.2 The Just Theoretical Framework -- 3.3 Key Questions to Ask for the Just Theoretical Framework: Case Study Example on Critical Minerals5 -- 3.3.1 Background to the Case Study -- 3.3.2 Justice and Its Elements: Distributive, Procedural and Restorative Justice -- 3.3.3 Universal -- 3.3.4 Space -- 3.3.5 Time -- Chapter 4: The Advance of Just Transition Commissions -- 4.1 Introduction: Background to the Rise of Just Transition Commissions -- 4.2 Brief Examination of the Just Transition Commissions -- 4.2.1 Australia -- 4.2.2 Canada -- 4.2.3 The European Union -- 4.2.4 Germany -- 4.2.5 International: The United Nations -- 4.2.6 Ireland -- 4.2.7 New Zealand -- 4.2.8 Scotland -- 4.2.9 South Africa -- 4.2.10 The USA -- 4.3 Just Transition Commissions Analysed with the JUST Framework -- 4.3.1 Justice and Its Elements: Distributive, Procedural and Restorative Justice -- 4.3.1.1 Procedural Justice -- 4.3.1.2 Distributive Justice -- 4.3.1.3 Restorative Justice -- 4.3.2 Universal: Recognition and Cosmopolitanism.

Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- Introduction -- The Dadaesque World We Live In -- 1: The Dark Cloud of Crowds -- The Siren Song of Populists -- Populism -- Crowd Psychology -- The Selfish Herd -- Mimicry -- Psychological Explanations -- Dissolving the Conscience -- The Sycophant Effects -- 2: Let's Install Leaders for Life -- A "Swiftian" Proposal -- Time-Limited Leaders Akin to "Post Turtles" -- Absolute Power Is Kind of Neat -- A Glorious History of "Leaders for Life"-Caesar, Napoleon, Ceaușescu, and Hitler -- Mugabe and Mobutu-Also Making Their Countries "Great Again" -- Turkmenbashi of Turkmenistan- A Narcissistic Visionary -- Kim Jong-un-Our Ultimate Role Model -- The Democratic Delusion -- Creative Election Strategies -- Managed Elections -- The Need for a Coup -- The Proxy President Innovation -- Beyond Term Limits -- The Nepotistic, Kleptocratic Imperative -- Cultivating Nepotism and a Mafia-Like Inner Core -- Money Talks-Virtue of Paying People Off -- Media and Culture Management -- In Praise of Stability -- Democracy-Worst Form of Government, Except for All the Others -- 3: The Little Drum Boy or the Rise and Fall of a Flawed Leader -- Once Upon a Time -- The Quest -- Pugna Ego Cogito Ergo Sum: I Fight Therefore I Am -- A Father's Education -- The Making of a Man Without Qualities -- The Basic Psychological Architecture -- The Finishing Touches -- Feeling Alone While Playing to the Crowd -- A Damaged Leader's Character Armor -- Looking Out for Number One -- The Autocratic Imperative -- Paranoid Thinking -- A Master of Factoids -- Anger Management -- Driving Other People Crazy -- What Persona? -- Running for King -- Cleaning the Swamp -- The King of Drumlandia -- Living in an Echo Chamber -- Paranoia Being the Disease of Kings -- Hubris Comes Before the Fall -- Gotterdämmerung -- 4: A Strange Tale of Hatred.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Author Biography -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2 Characteristics and Properties of Crude Oil and Its Products -- 2.1 Nature of Crude Oils and Their Products -- 2.2 Basic Properties of Pure Hydrocarbons -- 2.3 Basic Properties of Crude Oil and Its Products -- 2.4 Estimation of the Composition of Petroleum Mixtures -- 2.5 Estimation of Density and Pour Point -- 2.6 Estimation of Boiling Point, Flash Point, and Vapor Pressure -- 2.7 Estimation of Viscosity, Diffusivity, and Surface Tension -- 2.8 Solubility of Hydrocarbons and Petroleum Fluids in Water -- 2.9 Summary -- References -- Chapter 3 Sources and Causes of Oil Spills -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Statistical Data on Oil and Gas Production and Trade Movement -- 3.3 Oil Spills Caused by Petroleum Exploration and Production -- 3.4 Oil Spills Caused by Marine Transportation -- 3.4.1 Oil and Gas Transportation by Tankers -- 3.4.2 Oil and Gas Transportation by Pipelines -- 3.5 Oil Spills Caused by Refineries -- 3.6 Oil Spills Caused by Natural Seeps -- 3.7 Oil Spills Caused by War, Sabotage, and Other Actions -- 3.8 Summary -- References -- Chapter 4 Major Oil Spills: Occurrence and Their Impacts -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Oil Spill Detection -- 4.3 Major Accidents -- 4.4 Tanker Oil Spills -- 4.4.1 Sanchi Oil Spill -- 4.4.2 Haven Oil Spill -- 4.4.3 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill -- 4.5 Persian Gulf Oil Spill -- 4.6 Deepwater Horizon (Gulf of Mexico) Oil Spill 2010 -- 4.6.1 Chronology of Events -- 4.6.2 How it Occurred -- 4.6.3 Deepwater Horizon, Macondo Well, and Fluid Composition -- 4.6.4 Meteorological Data -- 4.6.5 Oil Flow Rate and Slick Area -- 4.6.5.1 Oil Flow Rate -- 4.6.5.2 Surface Area -- 4.6.6 Trajectory and Simulation -- 4.7 Summary -- References.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Conversion Factors -- Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Oil and Natural Gas in the Modern World -- 1.1. The History of the World Energy Production and Consumption -- 1.2. World Oil and Natural Gas Resources and Infrastructure -- 1.3. Basic Features of the World Oil and Gas Markets -- 1.4. Main Oil Benchmarks of the World -- 1.5. Oil Price and Political Economy of Oil and Natural Gas in the Modern Globalized World -- 1.6. Hydrocarbon Markets during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic -- Chapter 2 -- Oil and Natural Gas Production and Consumption in the World and the EU Member Countries -- 2.1. World Oil and Natural Gas Production and Consumption -- 2.2. Oil and Natural Gas in the EU -- 2.3. Energy Security and Future Perspectives of the EU -- Chapter 3 -- Iranian Economy and Hydrocarbon Sector -- 3.1. The Modern Development Tendencies of Iran -- 3.2. Peculiarities of Iranian Economy -- 3.3. Iranian Oil and Natural Gas Reserves, Productions, Consumptions and Exports -- 3.4. Iranian Economy and Hydrocarbon Sector After the U. S. Sanction -- Chapter 4 -- The EU - Iran Cooperation Perspectives -- 4.1. Importance of the EU - Iran Cooperation for European Energy Security -- 4.2. Georgia as an Essential Energy Hub in Eurasia -- 4.2.1. Geopolitics and Strategy of Georgia -- 4.2.2. West Root Export Pipeline (WREP) -- 4.2.3. South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) -- 4.2.4. The North-South Gas Pipeline (NSGP) -- 4.2.5. Kulevi Oil Terminal -- 4.2.6. Supsa Terminal -- 4.2.7. Turkey - Ceyhan Terminal - -- 4.3. General Review of Georgia - Iran Economic Relations -- 4.4. Georgia - Iran Eventual Cooperation and Oil and Natural Gas Markets -- 4.5. Possible International Projects -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- About the Author -- About the Editor.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Barnard's Life and Career -- 1.2 Barnard's Publications -- 1.3 Research Trends on Barnard -- 1.4 Overview of This Book -- References -- 2 The Theory of Cooperative System -- 2.1 Main Idea of Cooperative System -- 2.2 The Theory of Cooperative System -- 2.2.1 The Individual and Organization -- 2.2.2 Cooperative System as a Means of Overcoming Limitations -- 2.2.3 The Development of a Cooperative System -- 2.2.4 Social Factors of a Cooperative System -- 2.2.5 Cooperative System as an Integration of Physical, Biological, and Social Factors -- 2.3 Discussion -- References -- 3 The Theory of Formal Organization -- 3.1 Main Idea of Formal Organization -- 3.2 The Theory of Formal Organization -- 3.2.1 Cooperative System and Formal Organization -- 3.2.2 The Definition of Formal Organization -- 3.2.3 The Nature of Formal Organization -- 3.2.4 The Conditions for Establishing a Formal Organization -- 3.2.5 The Conditions for Survival of a Formal Organization -- 3.3 Discussion -- References -- 4 The Theory of Complex Formal Organization -- 4.1 Main Idea of Complex Formal Organization -- 4.2 The Theory of Complex Formal Organization -- 4.2.1 Superior and Subordinate Organization -- 4.2.2 The Origin and Growth of Organizations -- 4.2.3 The Growth of a Unit Organization -- 4.2.4 The Size Limit of a Unit Organization -- 4.2.5 Executive Organization -- 4.3 Discussion -- References -- 5 The Theory of Informal Organization -- 5.1 Main Idea of Informal Organization -- 5.2 The Theory of Informal Organization -- 5.2.1 The Definition of Informal Organization -- 5.2.2 The Nature of Informal Organization -- 5.2.3 Interdependence of Formal Organization and Informal Organization -- 5.2.4 The Functions of Informal Organization -- 5.2.5 Informal Executive Organization -- 5.3 Discussion -- References.

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Contents -- About the Author -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Development Road of China's Modern Iron and Steel Industry -- 1.1 Exploration Stage of Fluctuating Development -- 1.1.1 Restoration and Transformation of Iron and Steel Production Facilities -- 1.1.2 Opening-Up of Iron and Steel Capital Construction to Increase Production Capacity -- 1.2 Initial Stage of Stable Development -- 1.2.1 Technical Transformation of Existing Iron and Steel Enterprises -- 1.2.2 Newly-Built Baosteel had Greatly Accelerated the Modernization Pace of China's Iron and Steel Industry -- 1.2.3 Summarizing and Promoting the Experience of Handan Steel to Explore Market-Oriented Operation -- 1.3 Accelerated Stage of Leapfrog Development -- 1.3.1 Expansion of Scale of Iron and Steel Driven by the Market -- 1.3.2 The End of an Era of Iron and Steel Shortage -- 1.3.3 Further Improvement of Technical Equipment Level -- 1.4 Reduction Stage of Innovative Development -- 1.4.1 Development Situation of China's Iron and Steel Industry Under the New Normal -- 1.4.2 Requirements for China's Iron and Steel Industry by the Supply-Side Structural Reform -- 1.4.3 The Iron and Steel Industry in China has Competitive Advantages and will Lead the Global Iron and Steel Development for a Long Time -- 1.4.4 The Direction of the Coordinated Development in "Nine Aspects" for China's Iron and Steel Industry -- References -- 2 International Experiences -- 2.1 Iron and Steel Industry in Western Europe -- 2.1.1 Post-War Reconstruction Driving the Rapid Development of the Iron and Steel Industry -- 2.1.2 Structural Adjustment of the Iron and Steel Industry in Western Europe -- 2.1.3 Iron and Steel Action Plan of Europe in the Post-International Financial Crisis Era -- 2.2 Iron and Steel Industry in the USA -- 2.2.1 Development History.

Intro -- Three Weeks, a Lie -- About the Author -- Dedication -- Copyright Information © -- Acknowledgment -- Prologue -- Men in White -- Chapter One -- Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 1943-1947 -- A Few Good Years -- Neighborhood -- Backyard Activities -- Family Activities -- Telling Time -- Fighting the Japanese -- Sundays with Dad and Mom -- Garden Discovery -- Locked 'In'! -- Mom's Italian Gravy -- Sunday Meals with Family Relatives -- Sunday Walks Along Flatbush Avenue -- Leftovers -- Ice Cream My Treat! -- Playground -- Ice Cream Snack with Dad and Mom -- Al's Nailed Down -- Bed Springs -- Al's Nose Job -- Crayon Incident -- On the Steps with Dad -- Sledding with Dad -- Prospect Park Lake Swimming Lessons -- Al's 'Almost' Baseball Glove Purchase -- Submarine -- Scrap Man -- Scooter -- The Girl -- They finally tired of my answers. I was restricted from playing outside after school. I had to come directly home. I couldn't play in our playroom. Mom needed to keep an eye on me. As to the girl, I don't know how we ended up in the entrance hallway. It could have been her idea. Just saying. -- Visiting Santa -- Christmas Tree Shopping with Dad -- Christmas Morning -- Christmas Presents -- Singing Christmas Carols with Dad -- Penny's 'Not So' Christmas -- Saint Jerome School -- 1944 -- Covering School Books -- School Lunch -- Mom's Sandwiches -- The Zipper -- School Fight -- Lunch at Woolworths -- Sister Principal Meets Dad! -- School -- Doodling -- Arithmetic Tables -- Spelling -- Ink Well Opportunities -- Altar Boy vs. Torch Boy -- Playing Hooky -- A Shortcut Home From School -- Kitchen Fire -- Radiator Burst -- An Unusual Supper -- Neighborhood Butcher -- The Heist -- Happy Thanksgiving -- Moms on a Mission -- Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Trigger -- Dad and Mom Dancing with Al - Really! -- A Rose for Mom -- Al's Peanut Adventure -- Impetigo!.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- About This Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Prior Research on Accrual Accounting as a Public Sector Reform -- 2.1 New Public Management and Accrual Accounting Studies: An Overview -- 2.2 Accrual Accounting for Government: What It Means in Practice -- 2.3 NPM Reforms: A Brief Country Overview -- 2.4 Prior Studies in Accounting in Action -- 3 Science in Action by Latour -- 3.1 Bruno Latour, the Anthropologist of Science -- 3.2 Opening Pandora's "Black Box" -- 3.3 The Construction of Technologies: Starting from a Blueprint -- 3.4 The Strategy for Fortifying Text from Controversies -- 3.5 The Construction and Fabrication of Fact: Laboratory Life -- 4 The "Emergence Approach" from Direct Fieldwork Observations -- 4.1 Research Approach -- 4.2 Research Design -- 4.3 Data Collection -- 4.4 Research Context -- 4.5 A Brief Overview of the Reforms in the Italian Public Sector -- 4.6 The Italian Harmonization Reform -- 4.7 Unit of Analysis: Regional Government -- 4.8 Campania Region, the First Year of Trial -- 4.9 Research Method -- 5 Results of Documentary Analysis Policy Arenas -- 5.1 Human and Non-Human Actors -- 5.2 The First Enrollment of Human Actors: The Arenas of the Policy -- 5.3 The Controversies Behind the Text of the Policy -- 5.4 Policy as a Blueprint -- 5.5 The Evaluation Path, Initial Results -- 6 Accounting in Action: Laboratory Life in Campania Region -- 6.1 The Translation of Policy -- 6.2 The Analysis of Literary Inscriptions -- 6.3 The First Step of Emergence of Accrual Accounting -- 6.4 Some Stories of Doubts -- 6.5 Accrual Accounting Implementation: New Stories -- 6.6 Some Stories of Creations: The Construction of a New Object -- 6.7 The Facticity of Accrual Accounting -- 6.8 Conclusion -- Glossary -- References.

Intro -- The Engineering of Racism -- About the Author -- Dedication -- Copyright Information © -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Meaning of Racism and the Concept of Racial Engineering -- Meaning of Racism -- The Concept of Racial Engineering -- Chapter 3: Engineered Beams of Racism: Superiority Complex and Religion -- The Pre-Atlantic Slavery Period in Europe -- European Exploration and Trade with Africa Before the Atlantic Slave Trade -- European Exploration and Trade with Other Parts of the World Before the Atlantic Slave Trade -- The New World and the Need for Slaves: Culmination of White Supremacy -- The Self-Adorned Superiority Complex of the Europeans -- The So-Called Religious Basis of White Supremacy -- The Reverend Buckner H. "Aeriel" Payne and God-Sanctioned White Supremacy -- Dr. Bob Jones and Bob Jones College -- Pastor, Dr. Wallie Amos Criswell on Race and Segregation -- Is God Really a White Supremacist and a Racist? -- Chapter 4: The "Scientific" Pillar of White Supremacy and Racism -- The Scientific Method -- Dubious Justification of Scientific Racism -- Black Resistance to Slavery -- Running Away -- Slave Rebellion/Insurrection -- The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 -- Stono Rebellion of 1739 -- New York City Conspiracy of 1741 -- Gabriel's Conspiracy of 1800 -- German Coast Uprising of 1811 -- Denmark Vesey's Conspiracy of 1822 -- Nat Turner Rebellion of 1831 -- Other Acts of Resistance -- Chapter 5: Brutality As Part of the Engineering Design of Racism -- Rounding Up Slaves in Africa -- Brutality during the Middle Passage -- Brutality in the Americas -- Abuse in the Plantations -- Chapter 6: The Government's engineering of Racism and White Supremacy -- Legalization of Slavery -- Massachusetts Slave Laws -- The New England Confederation Law of 1643 -- Connecticut Slave Laws -- Virginia Slave Laws.

Intro -- Title -- Colophon -- Contents -- Preface -- The Open Group -- This Document -- How to Use this Document -- Conventions Used in this Document -- About the Author -- Trademarks -- Acknowledgments -- Referenced Documents -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Key Learning Points -- 1.2. The Open Group Certification for People Program -- 1.3. The DPBoK Foundation Certification -- 1.4. The DPBoK Level 1 Syllabus -- 1.4.1. Format of the Examination Questions -- 1.4.2.. What ID do I need to present to take the examination? -- 1.4.3 Can I refer to materials while I take the examination? -- 1.4.4. If I fail, how soon can I retake the examination? -- 1.5. Preparing for the Examination -- 1.6. Summary -- 1.7. Test Yourself Questions -- 1.8. Recommended Reading -- 2. An Introduction to the DPBoK Standard -- 2.1. Key Learning Points -- 2.2. Key Terminology -- 2.3. Digital-First -- 2.4. Digital Transformation -- 2.5. The Seven Levers of Change -- 2.6. The Structure of the Body of Knowledge -- 2.6.1. Context I: Individual/Founder -- 2.6.2. Context II: Team -- 2.6.3. Context III: Team of Teams -- 2.6.4. Context IV: Enduring Enterprise -- 2.7. Summary -- 2.8. Test Yourself Questions -- 2.9. Recommended Reading -- Context I: Individual/Founder -- 3. Digital Value -- 3.1. Key Learning Points -- 3.2. What is Digital Value? -- 3.3. Digital Systems and Value -- 3.4. Defining Digital -- 3.5. Inside a Digital Service -- 3.6. The Concept of the Digital Stack -- 3.6.1. The Moment of Truth -- 3.7. The Digital Lifecycle -- 3.8. The Three Ways of DevOps -- 3.9. Defining Consumer, Customer, and Sponsor -- 3.10. Understanding Digital Context -- 3.10.1. Positioning a Digital Offering -- 3.10.2. Business Discovery Techniques -- 3.11. Summary -- 3.12. Test Yourself Questions -- 3.13. Recommended Reading -- 4. Digital Infrastructure -- 4.1. Key Learning Points.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Author biography -- Preface -- 28 May 2016, Stockholm. A woman out of place -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: breaking the silence -- Untold stories -- A personal and a public issue -- Aims of the book I: documenting childlessness -- Aims of the book II: reclaiming childlessness -- Reaching out -- Structure of the book and a warning -- Notes -- References -- Part I -- Unravelling silence -- Of silence and invisibility -- Notes -- References -- Section 1 T-word: the story behind my story -- Finding a place for "me" -- "Me" the researcher: where I come from and where I am going -- Notes -- References -- Section 2 The body and communication -- Note -- References -- Section 3 What my story brings to the debate -- Studies of (in)fertility and childlessness -- Understanding stigma -- Political communication from a minority perspective -- Notes -- References -- Section 4 Silence, deconstructed -- Reality and fiction: not an odd couple -- Explaining silence: when bodies, narratives, and suffering collide across the private-public domain -- References -- Section 5 Revealing the unspeakable: finding a different language -- Dreams and imagination -- Establishing a different relationship with the reader -- Notes -- References -- Part II -- Life journeys -- Folder 1 "About me"? -- Cutting the long story short -- We, vanilla flowers -- My (failed, of course) IVF story -- ICSI and the unexpected -- The other story: infertility, ethics, and the crisis of higher education in the UK -- Uncertainty and the unsustainability of hope -- Adoption is not an option and having children of a different kind -- The wrong solutions for no problem: Is life without children impossible? -- References -- Folder 2 Relationships -- Variable pressure.

From the celebrated author of American Philosophy: A Love Story and Hiking with Nietzsche, a compelling introduction to the life-affirming philosophy of William JamesIn 1895, William James, the father of American philosophy, delivered a lecture entitled "Is Life Worth Living?" It was no theoretical question for James, who had contemplated suicide during an existential crisis as a young man a quarter century earlier. Indeed, as John Kaag writes, "James's entire philosophy, from beginning to end, was geared to save a life, his life"-and that's why it just might be able to save yours, too. Sick Souls, Healthy Minds is a compelling introduction to James's life and thought that shows why the founder of pragmatism and empirical psychology-and an inspiration for Alcoholics Anonymous-can still speak so directly and profoundly to anyone struggling to make a life worth living.Kaag tells how James's experiences as one of what he called the "sick-souled," those who think that life might be meaningless, drove him to articulate an ideal of "healthy-mindedness"-an attitude toward life that is open, active, and hopeful, but also realistic about its risks. In fact, all of James's pragmatism, resting on the idea that truth should be judged by its practical consequences for our lives, is a response to, and possible antidote for, crises of meaning that threaten to undo many of us at one time or another. Along the way, Kaag also movingly describes how his own life has been endlessly enriched by James.Eloquent, inspiring, and filled with insight, Sick Souls, Healthy Minds may be the smartest and most important self-help book you'll ever read

This book deals with the eventful history of the Tyrolean Folk Art Museum (Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum). After a long founding phase that goes back to the 1880s, discussions about its content and considerations about its location, the museum was opened in 1929 in the former Franciscan monastery in the center of Innsbruck. Its extensive folklore and cultural studies collection comes from the European region of Tyrol-South and Tyrol-Trentino. It stands in the field of tension between art, everyday culture, handicraft and mass production. While in the past the focus of the collection was on artistic, aesthetic, historical and aspects of exceptionality, since the redesign in 2008 the collection has been expanded to include the present and takes more everyday things into account. The volume contains an editorial note from the editors (Reinhard Bodner and Timo Heimerdinger), introductory remarks by the author on the recent history of research, a foreword by the chairwoman of the Friends of the Tyrolean Folk Art Museum (Freundeskreis des Tiroler Volkskunstmuseums), Herlinde Keuschnigg, and an epilogue by the current director of the museum, Mag. Dr . Karl C. Berger.; Dieses Buch behandelt die wechselvolle Geschichte des Tiroler Volkskunstmuseums. Nach einer langen Gründungsphase, die bis in die 1880er Jahre zurückreicht, ­Diskussionen um seine inhaltliche Ausrichtung sowie Überlegungen zum Standort wurde das Museum 1929 im ehemaligen Franziskanerkloster im Zentrum ­Innsbrucks eröffnet. Seine umfangreiche volkskundlich-kulturwissenschaftliche Sammlung stammt räumlich aus der Europaregion Tirol-Südtirol-Trentino. Sie steht im Spannungsfeld von Kunst, Alltagskultur, Handwerk und Massenproduktion. Während in der Vergangenheit kunsthandwerklich-ästhetische, historische und Gesichtspunkte der Außergewöhnlichkeit im Sammlungsfokus standen, wird die Sammlung seit der Neugestaltung 2008 verstärkt zur Gegenwart ausgebaut und berücksichtigt mehr das Alltägliche. Der Band enthält eine editorische Notiz der Herausgeber (Reinhard Bodner und Timo Heimerdinger), einleitende Bemerkungen des Verfassers zur jüngeren Forschungsgeschichte, ein Geleitwort der Obfrau des Freundeskreises des Tiroler Volkskunstmuseums, Herlinde Keuschnigg, ­sowie ein Nachwort des jetzigen Leiters des Museums, Mag. Dr. Karl C. Berger.

Front Cover -- The Economics of Globally Shared and Public Goods -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- About the author -- Preface -- 1 An introduction to the challenges of public and globally shared goods in economics and policy-making -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Public goods and globally shared goods examined -- 1.3 The furor, dances, and charade over global public goods -- 1.4 The economic theories of public goods -- 1.5 Three critiques -- 1.6 The economics of globally shared goods -- 1.7 Structure of the book -- References -- Further reading -- 2 The economics of public goods and club goods -- 2.1 The emergence of the term public goods -- 2.2 Samuelson's pure theory -- 2.3 Friedman's public sector versus private sector -- 2.4 Club goods -- 2.5 An efficient provision versus market provision of a public good -- 2.6 Policy instruments for providing the public good optimally -- 2.7 Morality, private provision, specialized markets -- 2.8 Valuation methods -- 2.9 Uncertainty and policy options -- 2.10 Wealth redistributions and policy options -- 2.11 Concluding remarks -- References -- 3 The economics of global-scale public goods: key challenges and theories -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Spatio-political scales of a public good -- 3.3 Global public goods -- 3.4 Production technologies -- 3.5 A globally harmonized carbon price or tax -- 3.6 Economics of the value of time -- 3.7 Uncertainty, catastrophe, and precautionary principle -- 3.8 Optimal mutually beneficial monetary transfers -- 3.9 The public sector for global public goods -- 3.10 Conclusion -- References -- 4 A critique of the economics of global public goods: a microbehavioral theory and model -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 A theory of the microbehavioral economics of globally shared goods -- 4.3 The microbehavioral economic model -- 4.4 Empirical analyses of the microbehavioral model.