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Uncertainty in Climate Change Research

An Integrated Approach

Edited by Linda O. Mearns, Chris E. Forest, Hayley J. Fowler, Robert Lempert, Robert L. Wilby ...

This edited volume with open access discusses all aspects of uncertainty in climate change research, with a unique emphasis on decision making under uncertainty and the assessment of various uncertainties in the landscape of decision making. By analyzing uncertainty through the lens of decision making, the book seeks to understand and assess the various uncertainties inherent in climate change ... Read more

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This edited volume with open access discusses all aspects of uncertainty in climate change research, with a unique emphasis on decision making under uncertainty and the assessment of various uncertainties in the landscape of decision making. By analyzing uncertainty through the lens of decision making, the book seeks to understand and assess the various uncertainties inherent in climate change
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The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

by John le Carré, Robert Forest ...

Narrated by Brian Cox, Full Cast, Ruth Gemmell, Simon Russell Beale ...

Unabridged

2 hours 49 min

George Smiley is one of the most brilliantly realised characters in British fiction. Bespectacled, tubby, eternally middle-aged and deceptively ordinary, he has a mind like a steel trap and is said to possess ‘the cunning of Satan and the conscience of a virgin’. It is 1962: the height of the Cold War and only months after the building of the Berlin Wall. Alec Leamas is a hard-working, hard ... Read more

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George Smiley is one of the most brilliantly realised characters in British fiction. Bespectacled, tubby, eternally middle-aged and deceptively ordinary, he has a mind like a steel trap and is said to possess ‘the cunning of Satan and the conscience of a virgin’. It is 1962: the height of the Cold War and only months after the building of the Berlin Wall. Alec Leamas is a hard-working, hard
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Murder in the Nudist Colony

by Ted Bun, Will Forest, Paul Z Walker, Robert Longpré, Wallace Greensage, Jacob M Drake, James Gault, Hannah Steenbock, Matthew McDermott, Robert Payne, Stan Muir, Ana Jurić, Gregg B White, Andreas Nudetzki ...

Early in 2020, naturist fiction author P. Z. Walker had the idea for a collection of mystery stories to be called "Murder in the Nudist Colony," deliberately using the antiquated term "nudist colony" for a slightly retro, humorous touch. On social media platforms, mostly Twitter, other folks associated with the fine network of naturist authors chimed in. Ted Bun put together the call for ... Read more

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Early in 2020, naturist fiction author P. Z. Walker had the idea for a collection of mystery stories to be called "Murder in the Nudist Colony," deliberately using the antiquated term "nudist colony" for a slightly retro, humorous touch. On social media platforms, mostly Twitter, other folks associated with the fine network of naturist authors chimed in. Ted Bun put together the call for
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Poo-Poo and the Dragons

by C. S. Forester ...

Illustrated by Robert Lawson ...

It was published in 1942, before the war impacted book production. Forester came up with the premise for the book while he was at home in the Berkeley hills, minding his two boys while his wife Kathleen was away. The younger of the two, 8 year old George, went on a hunger strike; he refused to eat. Forester made up the stories to tell during dinnertime, but would only tell them if George would eat ... Read more

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It was published in 1942, before the war impacted book production. Forester came up with the premise for the book while he was at home in the Berkeley hills, minding his two boys while his wife Kathleen was away. The younger of the two, 8 year old George, went on a hunger strike; he refused to eat. Forester made up the stories to tell during dinnertime, but would only tell them if George would eat
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The Argumentative Turn in Policy Analysis and Planning

by Maarten A. Hajer, Robert Hoppe, Bruce Jennings ...

Public policy is made of language. Whether in written or oral form, argument is central to all parts of the policy process. As simple as this insight appears, its implications for policy analysis and planning are profound. Drawing from recent work on language and argumentation and referring to such theorists as Wittgenstein, Habermas, Toulmin, and Foucault, these essays explore the interplay of ... Read more

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Public policy is made of language. Whether in written or oral form, argument is central to all parts of the policy process. As simple as this insight appears, its implications for policy analysis and planning are profound. Drawing from recent work on language and argumentation and referring to such theorists as Wittgenstein, Habermas, Toulmin, and Foucault, these essays explore the interplay of
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Berlin Airlift, The

The Cold War's most remarkable operation

by Robert Jackson ...

Narrated by Wayne Forester ...

Unabridged

6 hours 17 min

It has been 70 years since the ‘Iron Curtain’ was drawn around the Western-occupied sectors of Berlin by the Soviet Union.Having occupied Berlin three years earlier, Russian forces managed to enforce a blockade on the city in June 1948, preventing the Western Allies access by road, rail or canal. Effectively condemning the people of Berlin to starve, Russia refused to lift the blockade until the ... Read more

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It has been 70 years since the ‘Iron Curtain’ was drawn around the Western-occupied sectors of Berlin by the Soviet Union.Having occupied Berlin three years earlier, Russian forces managed to enforce a blockade on the city in June 1948, preventing the Western Allies access by road, rail or canal. Effectively condemning the people of Berlin to starve, Russia refused to lift the blockade until the
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Holiday in the Nudist Colony

by René Beauchemin, Ted Bun, Michael Beyers, Andrew Calow, Will Forest, D.H. Jonathan, Ana Jurić, Allen Knudsen, Stan Muir, Hannah Steenbock, Paul Z Walker, Linda Weber, Steve Wiiliams ...

Early in 2020, naturist fiction author P. Z. Walker had the idea for a collection of mystery stories to be called "Murder in the Nudist Colony," deliberately using the antiquated term "nudist colony" for a slightly retro, humorous touch. I put together the call for submissions, posted it on Twitter and they came. Writers, some established naturist fiction authors, some imaginative non-naturists ... Read more

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Early in 2020, naturist fiction author P. Z. Walker had the idea for a collection of mystery stories to be called "Murder in the Nudist Colony," deliberately using the antiquated term "nudist colony" for a slightly retro, humorous touch. I put together the call for submissions, posted it on Twitter and they came. Writers, some established naturist fiction authors, some imaginative non-naturists
... Read more
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Call for the Dead

by John Le Carré ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 1 - George Smiley
Unabridged

4 hours 34 min

After an unremarkable interview, Circus agent George Smiley determines the subject of a standard security check—a civil servant in the Foreign Office named Samuel Fennan—poses no threat, nor presents any reason for suspicion of espionage.Hours later, Samuel Fennan is found dead by suicide. Suddenly finding himself under intense scrutiny, Smiley realizes the Circus intends to blame him for Fennan's ... Read more

$29.99 USD

After an unremarkable interview, Circus agent George Smiley determines the subject of a standard security check—a civil servant in the Foreign Office named Samuel Fennan—poses no threat, nor presents any reason for suspicion of espionage.Hours later, Samuel Fennan is found dead by suicide. Suddenly finding himself under intense scrutiny, Smiley realizes the Circus intends to blame him for Fennan's
... Read more
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The Looking Glass War

by John Le Carré ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 4 - George Smiley
Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

John Le Carré dominates the espionage form as no other writer has since Eric Ambler was at his peak. —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In years past, the Circus oversaw political matters while their counterpart, the Department, dealt with intelligence more military in nature. These days, however, the Circus' influence looms large, while the Department is relegated to the doldrums of bureaucracy and ... Read more

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John Le Carré dominates the espionage form as no other writer has since Eric Ambler was at his peak. —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In years past, the Circus oversaw political matters while their counterpart, the Department, dealt with intelligence more military in nature. These days, however, the Circus' influence looms large, while the Department is relegated to the doldrums of bureaucracy and
... Read more
Adventures Without Clothes

by Ted Bun, Will Forest, Paul Z Walker, Andrew Calow, D.H. Jonathan, Michael Beyers, Stan Muir, Linda Weber, Molly Freytag, Fabien Barabé, Dave Zigzag, Gregg B White, Steve Green, Steve Wiiliams, Nikola Novak, Jerom Buijsse, Pip Dunbar, Mary Thomas, Odin Dayne, René Bellamy ...

The challenge was to write a short story for a charity anthology to be called Adventures Without Clothes - 20 people rose to the challenge!The guidelines were as follows: "Your story can be set anywhere in this world or any other you wish to create. Some of the people on this adventure must be without clothing for all or part of the undertaking. You should seek to include some elements of either ... Read more

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The challenge was to write a short story for a charity anthology to be called Adventures Without Clothes - 20 people rose to the challenge!The guidelines were as follows: "Your story can be set anywhere in this world or any other you wish to create. Some of the people on this adventure must be without clothing for all or part of the undertaking. You should seek to include some elements of either
... Read more
Romance in the Nudist Colony

Naturist Fiction for MSF, #2

by Ted Bun, Will Forest, Ana Jurić, Hannah Steenbock, Jacob M Drake, Stan Muir, James Gault, Matthew McDermott, Gregg B White, Andrew Calow, Linda Weber, Tanis Lang, Steve Wiiliams, Steve Green, Dave Zigzag, Fabien Barabé, Allen Knudsen ...

Series Book 2 - Naturist Fiction for MSF
The nude romance collection of this and any other year!Seventeen writers, eighteen stories, all with a common objective: portraying a romance at a naturist venue somewhere in the modern, Western world. Young love, love between seniors, love twixt people who have just met, the rekindling of old loves, laments for loves lost. They are all included.Naturist fiction is a relatively new genre where ... Read more

$8.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The nude romance collection of this and any other year!Seventeen writers, eighteen stories, all with a common objective: portraying a romance at a naturist venue somewhere in the modern, Western world. Young love, love between seniors, love twixt people who have just met, the rekindling of old loves, laments for loves lost. They are all included.Naturist fiction is a relatively new genre where
... Read more
Beneath Healing Skies

by The Naturist Fiction Collaborative ...

The Naturist Fiction Collaborative's fifth collection of short stories set in assorted naturist settings. Following on from Murder in The Nudist Colony, Romance In The Nudist Colony, and Adventures Without Clothes, to be published to support the work of Médecins Sans Frontières. The charity also known as Doctors Without BordersOnce again, we announced the forthcoming publication on social media ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Naturist Fiction Collaborative's fifth collection of short stories set in assorted naturist settings. Following on from Murder in The Nudist Colony, Romance In The Nudist Colony, and Adventures Without Clothes, to be published to support the work of Médecins Sans Frontières. The charity also known as Doctors Without BordersOnce again, we announced the forthcoming publication on social media
... Read more

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