“…Reading Originals made me feel like I was seated across from Adam Grant at a dinner party, as one of my favorite thinkers thrilled me with his insights and his wonderfully new take on the world." …”

“…In order to identify the person or institution responsible for the work, scholars have attempted to impose principles across a broad range of works to which they may or may not apply. …”

“…In Nudging Health, forty-five experts in behavioral science and health policy from across academia, government, and private industry come together to explore whether and how these tools are effective in improving health outcomes. …”

“…Their critical contributions investigate how writers, cultural activists, filmmakers, and visual and performance artists across the region conceptualize, visualize, and document this invisible but far-reaching realm of violence that so tenaciously resists representation. …”

“…The extended mind hypothesis, the power of parallel distributed processing, the role of language in opening up novel paths for thinking, the flexible interface between biological minds and artificial technologies, the significance of representation in explanations of intelligent behaviour, the promise of the predictive processing framework to unify the cognitive sciences: these are just some of the ideas explored in Clark’s work that have been picked up by many researchers and that have been contributing to intense debate across the sciences of mind and brain. This volume provides the first interdisciplinary, critical engagement with Clark’s work; it includes contributions of authors from several disciplines, offering a fresh perspective on key questions in the sciences of mind and brain."…”

“…Drawn from a major research project and corresponding online database that collates all the available evidence for the 'statue habit' across the Empire from the late third century AD onwards, the volume examines where, how, and why statues were used, and why these important features of urban life began to decline in number before eventually disappearing around AD 600. …”

“…For the first time speech-introductions and 'speech in speech' are discussed across all genres. All chapters also pay attention to moments when characters do not speak.-- Brill…”

“…This collection of essays fills this gap with a dedicated study of receptions, remediations and representations of Classical Antiquity across all electronic gaming platforms and genres. …”

“…This global analysis is both in-depth and expansive in its coverage of the operation of Ombudsmen across civil and common law legal systems. The book has two key themes: - The enduring question of the location and operation of Ombudsmen within public law systems in a changing state, and - The challenges faced by Ombudsmen in contemporary governance. …”

“…Combining classical scholarship, philosophical analysis, and the history of ideas--and ranging across discussion of poetry, painting, and music--Stephen Halliwell shows with a wealth of detail how mimesis, at all stages of its evolution, has been a more complex, variable concept than its conventional translation of "imitation" can now convey. …”

“…In this volume, leading commentators from across the globe address the shift from the monolithic influence of major world religions in the past towards religious pluralism coupled with the increased secularism of civil society. …”

“…To make this case, Ding first outlines a new theory that centers on not the creation of new technology but its spread across society, looking specifically at the role of education in promoting technological skill and literacy. …”

“…Combining both quantitative and qualitative research and contributions from industry experts in sports reporting across Europe, America and Australia, the collection offers a valuable look at the digital sports reporting industry today. …”

“…In this illuminating new book cultural historian Antoine Lilti shows that the mechanisms of celebrity were developed in Europe during the Enlightenment, well before films, yellow journalism and television, and then flourished during the Romantic period on both sides of the Atlantic. Figures from across the arts like Voltaire, Garrick and Liszt were all veritable celebrities in their time, arousing curiosity and passionate loyalty from their "fans.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Coping With Rejection: Core Social Motives Across CulturesPART IV: INFLUENCES OF REJECTION ON EMOTION. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Criteria for Assessing the Effectiveness of the Conservation Partnering ProjectsCriteria for Examining the Efficiency of the Conservation Partnering Projects and Program; Chapter Five - Assessing Accomplishments Across All the Buffering Projects; Effectiveness of the Buffering Projects; Efficiency of the Buffering Projects; Conclusions: REPI Shows Promise; Chapter Six - Findings; The Fundamental Causes of Encroachment Problems Need to Be Addressed; Urgency for Action: Buffer Before It Is Too Late; Local Government Support Is Useful, But Installations Cannot Rely on It for the Long Term…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…: Αιτήματα μαθητών της Ελληνικής ως ξένης γλώσσας / Δείκτες εισαγωγής συμπληρωματικών προτάσεων στη Νέα Ελληνική ως Γ2: Πειραματική προσέγγιση με ρωσόφωνους μαθητές / The Effects of Working on Multi-Word Expressions on the Development of Lexical Competence: A Case of 25 Students Enrolled in One Course / Proximal Predictors of L2 Willingness to Communicate in Polish Adolescents / Implementing CLIL in a Tertiary Setting: Research on Learners' Attitudes and Perceptions / The Linguistic Characteristics of KPG Written Mediation Tasks across Proficiency Levels / Δείκτες αναγνωσιμότητας: Ζητήματα εφαρμογής και αξιοπιστίας / Contact Sessions in Distance Education: Students' Perspective / Language Learning Strategy Use by Elementary School Students of English in Greece / Linguistics Textbooks in Greek: Publication Practices in the Last Three Decades / Breadth of Vocabulary, and Frequency and Recycling of Vocabulary Items in Primary Schools' English Course Books…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…7 Chinese Mass Nature Tourism and Ecotourism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Negotiating with Ethno-Ecology: Landscape Management Strategies for Northern Laos's Ecotourism Boom -- 3 Living Heritage: Redefining Protections for Urban Expansion in Luang Prabang -- References -- 8 Northern Scientific Knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Scientific Stewardship: Indigenous and Ecosystem Territories Across the China-Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor -- 3 Empowering a Labor Transition During Enclosure and Securitization of Luang Prabang's Natural Heritage…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Key findings -- Key recommendations -- Country profile: Croatia -- 1 Macroeconomic and political context -- Political context: Croatia's path from independence to EU membership -- Government structure -- Local government structure -- Economic context -- Current economic situation: Croatia's path of recovery from one of the EU's most severe recessions -- Market regulation and competition -- Investment in Croatia -- Public sector integrity and trust in government -- Grey economy -- References -- Notes 2 The context for Better Regulation in Croatia -- Regulatory policy and core principles -- History of Better Regulation in Croatia -- Regulatory impact assessment -- Transparency, e-government and Better Regulation -- Ex post evaluation of regulatory policy -- Assessment and recommendations -- References -- Notes -- 3 Institutional framework and capacities for regulatory policy -- Key institutions and regulatory policy oversight of the regulatory process in Croatia -- Government Legislation Office -- Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts -- Government Office for Co-operation with NGOs Information Commissioner and his/her Office (OIC) -- Ministry of Finance -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs -- Ministry of Justice -- Ministry of Administration -- Other institutions -- Parliament -- State Audit Office -- Judiciary -- Local governments -- National Competitiveness Council (NCC) -- Co-ordination of the Better Regulation policy across government -- Inter-ministerial co-ordination during the development of regulations -- Resources, training and guidance -- Resources -- Training and guidance -- Assessment and recommendations -- References -- Note 4 Stakeholder engagement and public consultations -- Regulatory framework for stakeholder engagement -- Electronic consultations -- Public consultations and RIA -- Early stage consultations -- Institutional set up for overseeing the quality of stakeholder engagement -- Stakeholder engagement in reviewing regulations -- Access to regulations -- Assessment and recommendations -- References -- Notes -- 5 The development of new regulations in Croatia -- RIA in OECD countries -- The legislative process in Croatia -- Trends in new regulation -- Procedures for new regulation in Croatia Forward planning -- Process for developing new regulations in the executive -- Oversight and inter-ministerial co-ordination -- Legal quality -- Ex ante analysis of regulations -- The RIA process in Croatia in detail -- Considering risk and performance-based alternatives to regulation -- Public consultation and communication on RIA -- Guidance, resources and training -- Assessment and recommendations -- RIA twinning projects in Croatia -- IPA 2011 Strengthening capacity for implementation of Regulatory Impact Assessment Strategy 2013 -- 2015.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Data, information and knowledge management for innovation -- Introduction -- Analytical framework -- Sourcing information from within and across organisations and sectors -- Exploiting: Extracting meaning for learning organisations -- Sharing information multiplies its innovative potential -- Sharing within the public sector -- Advancing for continuous innovation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8. …”