New Releases by Andrew Norris

Books are more than texts. They are survivors. A softened page, a penciled inscription, a well-worn dust jacket-each carries traces of readers and eras now past. To collect books is to encounter these traces and decide what deserves to be preserved, studied, and lived with. In A Life Among Books: The Art of Collecting and Preserving the Printed Past, physician and collector Andrew Norris explores rare-book collecting as both a practical discipline and a lifelong intellectual pleasure. Blending thoughtful reflection with practical insight, Norris guides readers through the world of bibliophilia-how collectors learn to evaluate condition, recognize provenance, navigate auctions, and appreciate the physical craftsmanship that allows books to survive across generations. Yet this book is not a guide to speculation or trophy-hunting. Instead, it invites readers to cultivate taste slowly, to notice the small details that reveal a book''s history, and to build a library shaped by curiosity rather than fashion. A Life Among Books speaks to both seasoned collectors and curious newcomers who wish to understand the deeper appeal of printed books. At its heart, it is a meditation on the enduring cultural life of books and the quiet satisfaction of living among them. Inside the book you will explore: - how collectors evaluate condition and craftsmanship - the meaning of provenance and ownership marks - the culture of antiquarian bookshops and auctions - the role of technology in modern collecting - the deeper rewards of building a personal library A Life Among Books is both an introduction to rare-book collecting and a celebration of the printed page as a living artifact of human thought.

In turntable inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) measurements, the term zero doppler clutter refers to the collection of stationary undesirable objects that lie in the field of view of the radar. The presence of this clutter can negatively impact ISAR images, adding extraneous data to the Image. In this project, a python software tool was developed to aid in the process of zero doppler estimation and suppression in Radar Cross Section (RCS) measurements. The tool was created to give users multiple methods of estimating and coherently subtracting the zero doppler clutter vector from a measured data file. It was designed to run efficiently with large binary data files, be used as an alternative to a two-measurement background subtraction process, and to provide more consistency between multiple users processing data files. This was accomplished through four methods to compare zero doppler estimation and suppression. Each subsequent method requires less user input and the software calculates the zero doppler vector utilizing attributes of stationary clutter. These attributes include, angle independence and the constant magnitude and phase of in-phase and quadrature signals. Each method was tested with simulated data as well as measured RCS data of a metal test body. The results showed the effectiveness of the tool and the benefits of computer aided zero doppler estimation.

While much literature exists on the work of Stanley Cavell, this is the first monograph on his contribution to politics and practical philosophy. As Andrew Norris demonstrates, though skepticism is Cavell''s central topic, Cavell understands it not as an epistemological problem or position, but as an existential one. The central question is not what we know or fail to know, but to what extent we have made our lives our own, or failed to do so. Accordingly, Cavell''s reception of Austin and Wittgenstein highlights, as other readings of these figures do not, the uncanny nature of the ordinary, the extent to which we ordinarily fail to mean what we say and be who we are. Becoming Who We Are charts Cavell''s debts to Heidegger and Thompson Clarke, even as it allows for a deeper appreciation of the extent to which Cavell''s Emersonian Perfectionism is a rewriting of Rousseau''s and Kant''s theories of autonomy. This in turn opens up a way of understanding citizenship and political discourse that develops points made more elliptically in the work of Hannah Arendt, and that contrasts in important ways with the positions of liberal thinkers like John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas on the one hand, and radical democrats like Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe on the other.

This study examines how hunger narratives and performances contribute to a reconsideration of neglected or prohibited domains of thinking which only a full confrontation with the body’s heterogeneity and plasticity can reveal. From literary motif or psychosomatic symptom to revolutionary gesture or existential malady, the double crux of hunger and disgust is a powerful force which can define the experience of embodiment. Kafka’s fable of the "Hunger Artist" offers a matrix for the fast, while its surprising last-page revelation introduces disgust as a correlative of abstinence, conscious or otherwise. Grounded in Kristeva’s theory of abjection, the figure of the fraught body lurking at the heart of the negative grotesque gathers precision throughout this study, where it is employed in a widening series of contexts: suicide through overeating, starvation as self-performance or political resistance, the teratological versus the totalitarian, the anorexic harboring of death. In the process, writers and artists as diverse as Herman Melville, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Christina Rossetti, George Orwell, Knut Hamsun, J.M. Coetzee, Cindy Sherman, Pieter Breughel, Marina Abramovic, David Nebreda, Paul McCarthy, and others are brought into the discussion. By looking at the different acts of visceral, affective, and ideological resistance performed by the starving body, this book intensifies the relationship between hunger and disgust studies while offering insight into the modalities of the "dark grotesque" which inform the aesthetics and politics of hunger. It will be of value to anyone interested in the culture, politics, and subjectivity of embodiment, and scholars working within the fields of disgust studies, food studies, literary studies, cultural theory, and media studies.

Background and Goal of Study:Post Intubation Laryngotracheal Stenosis (PILTS) is a serious debilitating complication of invasive ventilation. Estimated incidence varies widely from 0.6% to 21% following endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy. Information on the impact this condition has on its sufferers is scarce in the literature. Our aim was to identify the themes emerging around the impact on quality of life reported by PILTS patients. Materials and Methods:Members of an international social media group set up by a foundation established to promote awareness and provide support for the patients affected by tracheal stenosis were invited to take part in a short online survey. It included free text option on the impact the condition has on quality of life, the responses to which were evaluated using thematic analysis assisted by the software package NVivo-11 (QSR International Pty Ltd.; Melbourne, Australia). Results and Discussion:Ninety one participants completed the survey, the majority of which were from the USA. Sixty seven of the respondents have had or currently have laryngotracheal stenosis, while the rest comprised carers and one healthcare professional with interest in LTS. Forty eight percent were diagnosed with PILTS several years after developing symptoms with 90% respondents indicating there was confusion over the diagnosis. Seventy percent needed multiple endoscopic dilatation procedures and 60% had had more than 10 outpatient appointments. Ninety one percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that PILTS has a major impact on their quality of life. The thematic analysis found PILTS affected the individualu2019s quality of life in the following multiple areas; physical activity, psychological and emotional wellbeing, financial costs, social context with impact on work, family and community. Conclusion(s):This qualitative study suggests that PILTS is usually misdiagnosed for several years. The majority of those diagnosed undergo multiple procedures and surgeries and numerous outpatient appointments, with ninety percent reporting a significant impact on their quality of life. Impact on quality of life varies from personal health through to work and family and the wider community, extending over time. This survey has highlighted the need for further in-depth research into the lived experience of patients with post-intubation laryngotracheal stenosis.

This new edition of a well-established text provides a comprehensive, digestible and accessible introduction to trade mark law, explaining the technicalities of the law in plain, non-technical language.

Much current discourse around policing in the UK stresses the need for a partnership between the police and public and, in particular, the need for the police to be responsive to the concerns of local communities. It is argued that appearing responsive to local needs, and showing a willingness to consult the public in the process of decision making, is likely to increase support for the police. Despite this, detailed analysis of the public''s preferences for policing remains relatively sparse. This thesis uses data from the 2003-04 Metropolitan Police''s Public Attitude Survey (PAS) to consider whether survey data can provide a useful indication of a respondent''s preferences, and how these preferences may vary depending on the characteristics of respondents and the boroughs in which they live. This thesis argues that rather than simply considering some overall measure of the level of policing individuals would like to see, or investigating attitudes towards different functions of the police individually, a more interesting and complete view of preferences for policing can be developed by looking at the mix of policing that individuals best believe will meet their needs. Additionally, it will be shown that differences in respondents'' preferences can be related to both the characteristics of individuals and the nature of the boroughs in which they live. It will be suggested that some of these relationships provide evidence that respondents favour a mix of policing they believe will protect them from perceived threats and reflect their perception of the police''s role within society. In addition, this thesis provides an example of how the techniques of Factor Analysis and Latent Class Analysis can provide greater insight into the data collected in large scale surveys. It is suggested that responses provided to different questions are often related and may represent a more general underlying attitude held by the respondent. It is also argued that using techniques which can handle multilevel data will provide greater explanatory depth by suggesting how a respondent''s attitude may be influenced by the context in which they live. The analysis presented offers new insights into the public''s priorities for policing and demonstrates the worth of the statistical methods employed. However it is, to some extent, limited by the form of the questions within the PAS dataset and by the lack of information about the thought process underlying a respondent''s answers. These concerns will be discussed, along with suggestions for future research.

"This paper is a summary of the report prepared for the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water by the Invasive Animals CRC (formerly the Pest Animal Control CRC). Norris A., Low T., Gordon I., Saunders G., Lapidge S., Lapidge K., Peacock T., and Pech R. Review of the management of feral animals and their impact on biodiversity in the rangelands. Pest Animal Control CRC report, June 2005"--T.p. verso.

A comparative account of the musical and cultural acts of Zappa and his cohort, collaborator and antagonist Captain Beefheart. Written in the iconoclastic spirit of Zappa''s art, this book traces the mixed media experiments of California freakdom through the dada blues of Beefheart, mapping out the pleasures of imaginative excess.

Counting the cost: impact of invasive animals in Australia 2004.

The fourth edition of this legal guide for advisers of housing associations and housing association tenants provides comprehensive coverage of this area of law. It incorporates wide-ranging changes in law and policy, including the shift towards a more holistic approach

`I was impressed with the accessibility of the book, offering a guided tour through the history, context and purposes of reminiscence therapy, the range of applications from promoting social and emotional stimulation to reminiscence as psychotherapy. It also provides a brief overview of its theoretical underpinnings... As a book for health professionals interested in reminiscence work, it is a must for the shelf... most importantly it emphasizes the need for adequate training and supervision for those undertaking this type of work... the authors [also] provide a very good working guide to the assessment process′ - Aging and Health In this practical and accessible book, leading exponents of reminiscence work describe the purposes and techniques of reminiscence and set out detailed guidelines on how to implement and conduct a wide range of reminiscence activities with different types of client. Highlighting its tremendous diversity and potential - and its special ability to allow people of all ages and abilities to communicate deeply about their lives - the authors separate out the different aims of reminiscence, which include intellectual or social stimulation, allowing people to leave behind them a cultural legacy, or a means of intergenerational communication. They show clearly how each can be directly beneficial either to clients or their carers, or for improving the culture of the arena in which the activity is being carried out.

A handbook that provides all those working with elderly people in residential care hospitals and within the community practical information on groupwork with elderly individuals.