New Releases by Christopher Bennett

In the shadowy depths of conspiracy and myth, two lifelong friends and seasoned contractors-Jack and Sam-embark on their most bizarre mission yet aboard the USNS SBX-1. Former Navy comrades who first uncovered the paranormal during a desert expedition hunting Bigfoot in the UAE, they''ve since been sworn to protect secrets that threaten reality itself. Their journey begins with flashbacks to those desert days, revealing how their shared experiences unlocked a gateway to the supernatural. Now, stationed on the USNS SBX-1, they find themselves embroiled in a cosmic conspiracy: guarding the legendary Ice Wall, a mysterious barrier believed by flat-earthers to mark the edge of the world. But beneath the surface, the truth is far stranger-vampires rule the isolated islands beyond the wall, led by the sinister King Stump Chuggins, aka Stumpy. As the ship ventures past the ice, the friends uncover ancient relics and cryptic messages hinting at the Earth''s true disc shape and the vampire monarchy''s dominion. Flashbacks reveal their prior encounters with the supernatural-ghostly apparitions, desert monsters, and the mystical Bigfoot-each informing their current mission. The climax erupts in a fiery showdown aboard Stumpy''s lavish, laser-armed yacht. With the crew caught between disbelief and dread, Jack and Sam face off against the vampire king-armed with sporks, wit, and unbreakable friendship. In a brutal, graphic hand-to-hand duel amidst the chaos, they defeat Stumpy, but not without sacrifice. Their lives fade together, side by side, as the ship sinks into icy depths, their final words a cryptic, amused farewell: "those damn nargles." *Edge of the Ice* is a bizarro odyssey blending surreal mythology, conspiracy, and horror, revealing the shocking truths lurking beneath the Earth''s surface-and the enduring bond of friendship amidst cosmic chaos.

Roy Boy is the compelling story of Christopher Bennett who was born and raised in the working-class suburb of Fitzroy in the 1950s and 1960s. In those days it was considered a slum area and the close-knit community had more than its fair share of ratbags, drunks and crooks. A cheeky and boisterous kid of migrant parents, Chris roamed the streets and nearby haunts for fun and adventure and found much more than he bargained for - including trouble with authorities and exile from his home and family.

This thought-provoking and timely book asserts that the dichotomy between leaders and managers described in much business literature fails to recognize how the two roles overlap. The book discusses techniques for senior executives based on history and neuroscience to enhance their "managerial leadership" in different environments. The ethical dilemmas of directors and executives are explored, with lessons from both leadership failures and successes. The Principles and Practice of Effective Leadership redefines "leadership" as a morally neutral activity, reflecting the impact of strategic, cultural and operational contexts on a leader’s effectiveness. The authors suggest there are universal but morally neutral techniques for effective leadership that depend on the context in which they are practiced. In Part 1, the careers and personalities of historical figures including Elizabeth Tudor, Napoleon, and Atatürk are examined. Part 2 deliberates on why leadership cannot be separated from effective management and concludes that leadership is managerial, and best encapsulated in the concept of "wayfinding." In Part 3, the authors discuss the techniques "wayfinders" can learn to be both effective and ethical, using a simple and practical framework. This insightful book is essential reading for professionals, coaches, consultants, and academics interested in techniques and ethics of leadership and executive education.

How do we punish others socially, and should we do so? In her 2018 Descartes Lectures for Tilburg University, Linda Radzik explores the informal methods ordinary people use to enforce moral norms, such as telling people off, boycotting businesses, and publicly shaming wrongdoers on social media. Over three lectures, Radzik develops an account of what social punishment is, why it is sometimes permissible, and when it must be withheld. She argues that the proper aim of social punishment is to put moral pressure on wrongdoers to make amends. Yet the permissibility of applying such pressure turns on the tension between individual desert and social good, as well as the possession of an authority to punish. Responses from Christopher Bennett, George Sher and Glen Pettigrove challenge Radzik''s account of social punishment while also offering alternative perspectives on the possible meanings of our responses to wrongdoing. Radzik replies in the closing essay.

In Kierkegaard''s and Heidegger''s Analysis of Existence and its Relation to Proclamation (1950), Løgstrup offers an original critique of these key thinkers. Arguing against their idea that ''life in the crowd'' threatens individuality, he proposes an ethic beyond social rules: a requirement to care for a person whose life is placed in your hands.

Many U.S. students arrive on college campus lacking the skills expected for college-level work. As state leaders seek to increase postsecondary enrollment and completion, public colleges have sought to lessen the delays created by remedial course requirements. Tennessee has taken a novel approach by allowing students to complete their remediation requirements in high school. Using both a difference-in-differences and a regression discontinuity design, we evaluate the program''s impact on college enrollment and credit accumulation, finding that the program boosted enrollment in college-level math during the first year of college and allowed students to earn a modest 4.5 additional college credits by their second year. We also report the first causal evidence on remediation''s impact on students'' math skills, finding that the program did not improve students'' math achievement, nor boost students'' chances of passing college math. Our findings cast doubt on the effectiveness of the current model of remediation--whether in high school or college--in improving students'' math skills. They also suggest that the time cost of remediation--whether pre-requisite or co-requisite remediation--is not the primary barrier causing low degree completion for students with weak math preparation.

This is a birthday present for my fiance. She is the love of my life and my best friend. I love her with all my heart.

Each June the world''s toughest mountain bike race is held. Covering over 2,650 miles with over 170,000 feet of climbing, the race course follows dirt roads, muddy tracks and snow covered mountains along the Continental Divide from Banff Canada to the Mexican border at Antelope Wells New Mexico. This is the Tour Divide, a unique race where the clock never stops and outside support is forbidden. It is the rider and their bike against the elements-and the internal demons. The Cordillera is the journal of the Tour Divide. 2016 saw the first ever sub-14 day ride. There was an unprecedented number of animal encounters. The weather was torrid. The Cordillera Volume 8 shares the stories of the successes, and challenges, of the 2016 Tour Divide. It shares the experiences of athletes plumbing the depths of endurance, in the transformational experience that is the Tour Divide.

The Path of War continues onward! Inside the pages of this tome, your options for martial characters more than double! Within Path of War Expanded you will find more maneuvers, stances, and feats for your existing martial disciples as well as a host of new options! There are new classes, archetypes, martial traditions, and even the new class template that provides a way to use a single archetype for different character classes. Path of War Expandedcontains: Three new base classes, from the ill-omened harbinger, to the psychic zealot, and finally the arcane mystic who all mix supernatural elements into their martial combat styles. Nine new martial disciplines like Cursed Razor, Eternal Guardian, and Sleeping Goddess A host of archetypes for the three original classes from Path of War and the three new classes from Path of War Expanded Martial archetypes for core and psionic classes, including options for the Aegis, Dread, and Marksman classes from Ultimate Psionics Class templates, which provides archetypes that work across multiple classes Martial style feats for all the different disciplines, including those originally found in Path of War like Iron Tortouise and Solar Wind More than a dozen new martial traditions And new and optional rules and clarifications to martial combat that will take your martial characters to a whole new level! Come and enjoy the spoils of battle with Path of War Expanded! This version of Path of War Expanded has black & white interior.

Each June the world''s toughest mountain bike race is held. Covering over 2,650 miles with over 170,000 feet of climbing, the race course follows dirt roads, muddy tracks and snow covered mountains along the Continental Divide from Banff Canada to the Mexican border at Antelope Wells New Mexico. This is the Tour Divide, a unique race where the clock never stops and outside support is forbidden. It is the rider and their bike against the elements-and the internal demons. The Cordillera is the journal of the Tour Divide. 2015 was an epic year with ideal racing conditions. This saw both the men''s and woman''s records fall. After two weeks of racing, the first three men finished within 46 minutes of each other. The Cordillera Volume 7 shares the stories of the successes, and challenges, of the 2015 Tour Divide. It shares the experiences of athletes plumbing the depths of endurance, in the transformational experience that is the Tour Divide.

These bread recipes are the best alternative to any grain-free diet! Just because you can''t eat grains does not mean you have to deprive yourself of wonderful slice of bread. These grain-free bread recipes and ideas are sure to help you make the best out of your sandwiches, toast, flatbread, or you can simply just enjoy them on their own! You will enjoy these tasty and healthy grain-free bread recipes to help you remain on track with your diet.

It''s no secret that the sales and marketing game has changed drastically for business owners over the last few years. What used to work yesterday, if it hasn''t evolved, has become dormant, unproductive, and simply ineffective. With so many options and ways to market your business, how do you choose what marketing techniques and sales methods will convert best for your business? How do you effectively measure your business marketing performance? How do you develop and execute your sales and marketing strategy, tailored to your business needs? The book gathers a series of strategic marketing tips that if read and executed, will indeed improve the reader''s average leads and customer conversions. Monday Morning Marketing was written to give the reader the feeling that they''re getting one to one coaching, with their very own personal business marketing coach. This book is written for the person who''s seriously considering starting his or her own business, as well as for seasoned entrepreneurs who are ready to take their business to the next level. This book is also for experienced business owners who have not become complacent but still seek to find new innovative ideas and methods to consistently increase their leads and convert more customers.

Each early June the world''s toughest mountain bike race kicks off from Banff Canada. The race course follows dirt roads, muddy tracks, and snow covered mountains along the Continental Divide to the Mexican border, some 2,750 miles in total. This race, this cannonball run of pain, is called the Tour Divide and is unique in the world of sport: the clock never stops and no outside support is allowed. The Cordillera is the journal of the Tour Divide. The Cordillera is about things that break - broken bodies, broken bikes, broken spirits. Between these covers are people at their lowest, their most physically and emotionally depleted. Volume 6 of The Cordillera describes the 2014 race. But as always, the Cordillera is about focusing and getting on with the job of trying to reach Antelope Wells. The common thread to all stories is the incredible strength of the human spirit, and what can be achieved if we really try.

Each early June the world''s toughest mountain bike race kicks off from Banff Canada. The race course follows dirt roads, muddy tracks, and snow covered mountains along the Continental Divide to the Mexican border, some 2,700 miles in total. This race, this cannonball run of pain, is called the Tour Divide and is unique in the world of sport: the clock never stops and no outside support is allowed. The Cordillera is the journal of the Tour Divide. The Cordillera is about things that break - broken bodies, broken bikes, broken spirits. Between these covers are people at their lowest, their most physically and emotionally depleted. Volume 5 of The Cordillera describes the 2013 race. But as always, the Cordillera is about focusing and getting on with the job of trying to reach Antelope Wells. Even if your frame has cracked and is being held together by duct tape. The common thread to all stories is the incredible strength of the human spirit, and what can be achieved if we really try.

This is a book composed to shed some light on the two worlds that are currently at war within the African American Conmmunity. A war that is wage between the highly educated and the less sophisicated African American. Who''s right or who''s wrong is not the question, for both sides raises valid points in the defense to justify its existance. Instead the question is how can the two come together to ensure a possibility of survival as one. This is a compelling fictional story that takes its reader on a historical journey through the judical, educational, and political disparities that has played a profound impact in the destruction of the African American family. This story touches upon the importances of family structure no matter whether it''s inside or outside of the home by emphazing the dire need of having both parents being actively involved during the crucial early stages of their childrens'' development.

Hyper-Raman spectroscopy is a nonlinear optical probe which can be used to explore the multi-photon properties of molecules. Three studies are presented in this dissertation. The first study is a combined experimental investigation of the surfaceenhanced hyper-Raman scattering with a theoretical study of the electronic states of the Rhodamine 6G molecule. This study demonstrates that hyper-Raman spectroscopy can be used to probe electronic states which are one-photon inaccessible. The second study involves a comparison of experimentally measured resonance hyper-Raman spectra to first-principles calculations of the resonance hyper-Raman scattering. This study shows the utility of coupling hyper-Raman spectroscopy and hyper-Raman calculations to define the multi-photon properties of the molecule. The final study compares the experimentally collected surface-enhanced hyper-Raman spectra of Rhodamine 6G to the theoretical simulations of the resonance hyper-Raman for identical excitation energies. In this study, the mechanism of vibronic coupling in the hyper-Raman effect is fully explained, demonstrating the capability of hyper-Raman spectroscopy predicting the two-photon absorption mechanism.

Immediately following Bosnia''s recent war, 60,000 NATO troops were deployed to help implement aspects of the Dayton Peace Agreement. A number of international institutions, including the European Commission, the IMF, the OHR, the OSCE, the World Bank, and the United Nations, as well as many development agencies, worked together to make the country whole, cushioned by generous flows of aid. Nevertheless, despite this massive commitment in resources and effort, Bosnia''s peace process can at best be described as paralyzed. Various unresolved issues threaten to revive old conflicts, and the zero-sum politics of rival ethnonational leaders threaten to disrupt permanent stability. International officials continue to claim that there is no alternative to Bosnia''s European peace path. They urge the country''s leaders to temper their rhetoric and hold fast to internationally approved reforms. Christopher Bennett argues instead that the failure to build peace is directly tied to the liberal peace model dominating international strategy.While policymakers focus on what should be in reproducing Western liberal democracy, they really should consider what is, especially in terms of ethnonational security. Bennett''s account of Bosnia''s slow historical disintegration, subsequent brutal war, and present reconstruction institutes a paradigm shift in the scholarship on securing ethnonational security within the country. It also points to a truer method for promoting self-sustaining peace.

The Park Grass Experiment (PGE) was started in 1856 as an investigation into the impact of organic and inorganic fertilisers on hay yields and is now the world''s longest running ecological experiment. Functional ecology involves describing plant communities by traits, which give an indication of how the community responds under different stresses and the effect on the rest of the ecosystem. Describing communities by traits removes some of the complexities associated with a taxonomic approach. A comprehensive long term dataset was re-analysed in relation to functional traits (CSR (competitiors, stress tolerators and ruderals) and functional diversity indices) and how they correlate with nutrient treatment and productivity and their power to explain variance in predicting community stability. The most abundant species on the PGE were sampled to investigate the effect of different fertilisers on leaf traits and the link between leaf traits and productivity. The leaf traits were also used to investigate the palatability of the species and communities on the PGE. Biomass samples were taken from the PGE and separated into species. Leaves were also taken from the most abundant species for analysis of specific leaf area (SLA), leaf dry matter content (LDMC), leaf nitrogen content (LNC) and leaf tensile strength. The palatability experiment was conducted as a preference experiment of leaf discs of the different species to snails and locusts. The community CSR signature varied across the treatments; community C increased and community S decreased with nutrient input. The response of the communities to drought was best described by functional diversity. Species found on the plots that had greater productivity have higher SLA and LNC than those from plots with lower productivity. Intra-specific differences in SLA and LDMC were observed and mirrored the inter-specific response to productivity. Community-weighted palatability decreased with fertilisation; this was due to the changes from dicots to monocots. Dicots were generally more palatable and more abundant in low fertility plots but monocots did show a positive correlation between palatability and fertility. Different traits correlated significantly with either productivity (SLA) or palatability (tensile strength), suggesting that a suite of traits is required when making inferences about ecosystem function.

''This is an excellent introduction to ethics, and will be of great help and interest to undergraduate students, their tutors, and their lecturers ... It presents a very fair and balanced – not to mention comprehensive and subtle – examination of the subject ... The chapters are full of interesting and thought-provoking examples, and the writing is clear and engaging.'' – Michael Brady, University of Glasgow, UK What is morality? How do we define what is right and wrong? How does moral theory help us deal with ethical issues in the world around us? This engaging introduction explores these central questions and more in a highly readable manner. Christopher Bennett eases the reader in with examples of contemporary and relevant ethical problems, before looking at the main theoretical approaches and key philosophers associated with them. Topics covered include: life and death issues such as abortion and global poverty the meaning of life major moral theories such as Utilitarianism, Kantian Ethics and Virtue Ethics critiques of morality from Marx and Nietzsche. What is this thing called Ethics? contains many helpful student-friendly features. Each chapter concludes with a useful summary of the main ideas discussed, study questions, and annotated further reading. This is an ideal introduction to ethics not only for philosophy students but for anyone coming to the subject for the first time.

Christopher Bennett presents a theory of punishment grounded in the practice of apology, and in particular in reactions such as feeling sorry and making amends. He argues that offenders have a ''right to be punished'' - that it is part of taking an offender seriously as a member of a normatively demanding relationship (such as friendship or collegiality or citizenship) that she is subject to retributive attitudes when she violates the demands of that relationship. However, while he claims that punishment and the retributive attitudes are the necessary expression of moral condemnation, his account of these reactions has more in common with restorative justice than traditional retributivism. He argues that the most appropriate way to react to crime is to require the offender to make proportionate amends. His book is a rich and intriguing contribution to the debate over punishment and restorative justice.

An incisive and revealing history of how Yugoslavia plunged into violence in the 1990s Over the past two years, the entire world watched in horror as one of Europe''s most stable countries plunged into an orgy of violence and bloodshed that has invoked comparisons to the Holocaust. Aside from empty threats and diplomatic hand wringing, the West has done little to stop the ethnic cleansing, the sieges, and the brutality that has characterized the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. Contrary to common wisdom, the hyper-violent disintegration of the former Yugoslavia is not simply and exclusively the product of inherent and irrational ethnic animosities and centuries of strife. In this engaging book, journalist Christopher Bennett traces the turning point to the 1987 struggle within the Serbian Communist party which was between adherents of a Serb nationalist ideology -embodied by Slobodan Milosevic- and the other Yugoslavs who clung to the vision of a multinational state. As soon as Milosevic gained the upper hand, he ruthlessly purged his rivals and launched a massive campaign of media indoctrination to stir up Serb nationalism. This new nationalism, which has repelled the world since 1991, is primarily Milosevic''s creation and not merely the result of historical enmity. As a student at two different Yugoslav universities in the 1980''s, Bennett witnessed firsthand many if the critical events which contributed to Yugoslavia''s destruction. He renders an incisive and accessible history, covering the period from Tito''s dictatorship to the present day.

Supercarrier: The USS George WashingtonBennettThe USS George Washington is shown from top to bottom, from its crew of over 6, sailors, to the 8 aircraft on board, to its 25-story height and its 1,-foot length. Exciting coverage of flight deck operations, including details of this gigantic ships two 6, pound anchors. Sftbd., 8 1/4x 9, 96 pgs., 8color ill.