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CricketDecember 2009Ashes 2009: When Freddie Became Jesus
by Jarrod Kimber
Jarrod Kimber, the Aussie author of the cult cricketwithballs blog, goes where other cricket chroniclers fear to tread in his 2009 series Ashes diary. From his couch, in the stands and with the occasional press pass from the Wisden Cricketer, Kimber produces a unique take on events on and off the field. When he's not rubbing shoulders with cricket's glitterati, he's either rubbing Steve Waugh up the wrong way, fraternising with the npower girls or attempting to lick Richie Benaud’s trousers. Unless he’s threatening to strip Ian Bell naked, oil him up and make him practice in a giant birdcage, that is. But amid the bawdy humour and ribald ranting is the penetrating insight and love of the game that by the end of the summer had journalists of a more conventional nature tapping cricketwithballs into their search engines, leading the Guardian to describe Kimber as “a 22nd-century cricket writer”.
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CricketJuly 2011Australian Autopsy
How England Dissected Australia in the 2010/11 Ashes
by Jarrod Kimber
English cricket fans will love Jarrod Kimber's second Ashes book, Australian Autopsy – Australian cricket fans perhaps less so! Employing his own unique brand of dry humour, Kimber tells the story of the events of the winter 2010/11 series, and England's record-breaking 3-1 victory Down Under. Described by the Guardian as “a 22nd-century cricket writer”, Kimber’s style is certainly refreshing, having little in common with traditional cricket writing either in literary or lifestyle terms. He travels around his homeland staying in flea-bitten motels, bonding in a beautiful bromance with fellow cricket writer Sam Collins, and getting whispered at by Cricket Australia officials. When Australian Autopsy isn’t chronicling his dreams about Alastair Cook, it observes the English side ripping up the Australians’ script, cutting deep into the national psyche and cricket system. A wholly original chronicle of life on an Ashes tour, the international cricket circus, and Kimber’s home country.
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General cookery & recipes20120936Celebrity Bake Book
Supporting the Ben Kinsella Trust
by Mary Berry, Linda Morris
Celebrities, chefs and politicians share their favourite bakes to raise money for The Ben Kinsella Trust which raises awareness about the growing problem of knife crime. The book is the idea of Linda Morris and the members of her Cake Club the Baking Belles, a small group of friends who get together, share recipes, bake and eat cake. A keen baker Linda’s son Ed Shaerf , Chef Patron at One Blenheim Terrace. Celebrities include TV cook Mary Berry who is one of UK's best-known and respected cookery writers Other well know contributors include Jamie Oliver, Jane Asher, Arlene Philips, Lynda Bellingham, Calum Best, Pearl Lowe, Denise Van Outen, Edd Kimber, Fearne Cotton, Gabby Logan, Hayley Tamaddon, Jane Asher, Jemma Kidd, Lorraine Kelly, Michel Roux Jr, Pearl Lowe, Sherrie Hewson , Stacey Solomon, Tania Bryer, Tracey Ann Oberman and Wendi Peters.
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CricketJanuary 2015Second XI
Cricket In Its Outposts
by Tim Wigmore, Peter Miller, Gideon Haigh, Sahil Dutta and Tim Brooks
As the world's second most popular sport, cricket is much richer and more diverse than many realise. Globally, passionate players give up holidays, time with loved ones and hard-earned money to achieve the extraordinary and play for their country. Afghanistan, whose captain grew up on a refugee camp, will play in the 2015 World Cup not just in spite of the Taliban but partly because of them. In Ireland, cricket has reawakened after a century of dormancy - but can they achieve their aim of Test cricket and end the player drain to England? These tales resonate far beyond cricket, touching on war, sectarianism and even women's rights. This book explains why an Emirati faced Allan Donald armed only with a sunhat; whether cricket will succeed in China and America; what happened when Kenya reached the World Cup semi-finals, and how cricket in the Netherlands almost collapsed after two bad days.
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Paediatric medicineMay 2014Considerations in Applying Benefit-Cost Analysis to Preventive Interventions for Children, Youth, and Families
Workshop Summary
by Steve Olson and Kimber Bogard, Rapporteurs; Board on Children, Youth, and Families; Institute of Medicine; National Research Council
Benefit-cost analyses hold great promise for influencing policies related to children, youth, and families. By comparing the costs of preventive interventions with the long-term benefits of those interventions, benefit-cost analysis provides a tool for determining what kinds of investments have the greatest potential to reduce the physical, mental, and behavioral health problems of young people. More generally, the growth of benefit-cost analysis as a field of research and practice represents an exciting and promising trend in the development and implementation of public policies. The utility of benefit-cost analyses has been limited by a lack of uniformity in the methods and assumptions underlying these studies. For years, those who perform and those who use benefit-cost analyses have argued that the development and use of theoretical, technical, and reporting standards for benefit-cost analyses would enhance the validity of results, increase comparability across studies, and accelerate the progress of the field. Considerations in Applying Benefit-Cost Analysis to Preventive Interventions for Children, Youth, and Families is the summary of a workshop convened by the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council in November 2013 as the first phase of a possible two-part effort directed toward guiding future benefit-cost studies and enhancing the relevance of benefit-cost analysis to governments and other organizations wanting to make sound prevention decisions. The workshop brought together leading practitioners in the field, researchers who study the methodological and analytic dimensions of benefit-cost analysis, and representatives of organizations that use the results of benefit-cost analyses to shape and implement public policies. This report discusses a wide range of issues about benefit-cost analysis, including the level of research rigor that should be met before results from an evaluation are used to estimate or predict outcomes in a cost-benefit analysis; best practices and methodologies for costing prevention interventions; prevention outcomes that currently lend themselves to monetization; processes and methodologies that should be used when linking prevention outcomes to avoided costs or increased revenues; and best methods for handling risk and uncertainty in estimates.
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Thriller / suspenseSeptember 2012Chosin File
by Dale A. Dye
Chosin File is a 2013 gold medal winner from the Military Writers Society of America! Nuclear saber-rattling in North Korea has created international palpitations and some unlikely partnerships in an effort to keep communist loose cannons from causing a war that no one wants and everyone fears. The CIA calls on clandestine contacts in neighboring China to run a dark—and wholly unauthorized—reconnaissance mission over North Korea from a top-secret drone base along the Yalu River. All is well and under international radar until Gunner Shake Davis’ best friend goes missing on a mission near the infamous Chosin Reservoir to check on a tip that the North Koreans are up to something sinister around the infamous Chosin Reservoir. That brings Marine Gunner Shake Davis out of retirement once again to locate his buddy on a risky trek through the snow-blown mountains surrounding the Korean War battle site where an earlier generation of Marines fought a classic withdrawal that became an iconic chapter in military history. While Shake is on his risky mission, the North Korean Supreme Leader suddenly dies and the entire world goes on high alert to see what might happen next in Pyongyang. That puts serious pressure on Shake and his South Korean allies who have discovered—and must deter—a potentially world-shattering North Korean weapon that threatens the very fabric of modern computer-based societies. It’s a high-stakes game and the clock is ticking as an international team of technical experts and military special operators launch a desperate search that culminates in a deadly confrontation in the Korea Straits in the midst of a howling storm.
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Business, Economics & LawOctober 2020Corporate Fraud Exposed
A Comprehensive and Holistic Approach
by H. Kent Baker, Lynnette Purda, Samir Saadi
After each major corporate scandal, new suggestions for combatting fraud emerge from regulators and industry professionals. Despite changes to guidelines for firms’ corporate governance, augmented protection for whistle blowers, and enhanced cybersecurity measures, evidence documents an alarming increase in the prevalence and severity of corporate fraud. The rapidly changing laws aimed at curbing corporate fraud sometimes lag behind the changing sophistication of fraud schemes. Corporate Fraud Exposed discusses the motivations and drivers of fraud including agency theory, executive compensation, and organizational culture. It examines fraud’s consequences for various firm stakeholders and its spillover effects to other corporations, the political environment, and financial market participants, including those who participate via crowdfunding platforms. This book provides a fresh look at this intriguing but often complex subject. It skillfully blends the contributions of a global array of scholars and practitioners into a single review of some of the most important topics in this area. Given its broad scope, this practical and comprehensive title should be of interest to anyone curious about corporate fraud.
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Paediatric medicineSeptember 2014
The Cost of Inaction for Young Children Globally
Workshop Summary
by Kimber Bogard and Maureen Mellody, Rapporteurs; Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally; Board on Children, Youth, and Families; Board on Global Health; Institute of Medicine; National Research Council
The Cost of Inaction for Young Children Globally is the summary of a workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally in April 2014 to focus on investments in young children and the cost of inaction. Participants explored existing, new, and innovative science and research from around the world to translate this evidence into sound and strategic investments in policies and practices that will make a difference in the lives of children and their caregivers. This report discusses intersections across health, education, nutrition, living conditions, and social protection and how investments of economic, natural, social, and other resources can sustain or promote early childhood development and well-being.
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Agriculture & farmingSeptember 2018Utilization of Agricultural Waste for The Production of High Valued Products (Co-Published With Crc Press,Uk)
by Renu Agarwal
The present book deals with the research work carried out in the past related to conversion and utilization of agricultural waste into useful products and to increase their economic values. The book mainly aims in analysing the various application and research carried in the fields of potential utilization of agricultural wastes. The recycling and utilization of agricultural wastes is an important step forward towards environmental protection, energy structure and agricultural development. The recycling and utilization pathway of agricultural wastes have also been discussed. The book also deals with the laws and regulations and strengthening of rural market. It will provide more comprehensive fundamental information for the recycling and utilization of agricultural wastes during the modernization and urbanization around the globe.
