Arthur has been living in a cave on prehistoric earth, almost completely alone, for the last four years... but it feels like two million. Suddenly, Ford rocks up, followed by a chesterfield sofa that just so happens to be going their way... anywhere but Arthur’s prehistoric cave is preferable. And so they wind up at Lord’s Cricket ground, four days before the scheduled destruction of the Earth.
In our Eye Witness series we talk to those who were present for the moments that changed the world. We dig beneath the surface, get their first-hand account of the sights, sounds and smells on the ground and find out what it was like to witness history in the making.
Written by renewable energy experts, this hands-on resource provides the technical information and easy-to-follow instructions you need to harness the wind and generate clean, safe, and reliable energy for on-site use.
Build Your Own Small Wind Power System shows you how to install a grid-connected or off-grid residential-scale setup.
Robert Stalnaker explores the notion of the context in which speech takes place, its role in the interpretation of what is said, and in the explanation of the dynamics of discourse. He distinguishes different notions of context, but the main focus is on the notion of context as common ground, where the common ground is an evolving body of background information that is presumed to be shared by the participants in a conversation.
Multinational corporations have the potential to bring economic and social benefits to emerging economies, but also social and political upheaval that can suppress fundamental human rights. This book synthesizes views from multinational corporations and civil society groups to find areas of common ground and raise issues of future potential conflict.