Origins of the Modern World sets out an analytical framework that is accessible to students while providing a global approach to world history. Remarkable in its presentation of global narratives in such a brief text. Marks's book has a strong emphasis on economic and environmental factors as well as Western coercion and exploitation.
The year was 2016. The culture wars were deepening, with no end in sight. As the marketplace of ideas faded further into memory, one writer tried to bring it back – and succeeded.In September 2016 Robert B. Marks' Garwulf's Corner returned to The Escapist for another year, presenting a moderate and mature look at many of the hot-button issues facing pop culture. Months after Garwulf's Corner’s second year came to an end the Escapist was sold to another media company – and its new editor-in-chief libeled everybody who had worked there since 2014. During the ensuing legal action, the whole of Garwulf's Corner was removed from the pages of the Escapist and all but destroyed...until now.Insightful, compelling, and still relevant, this volume The second year of Garwulf's Corner, covering topics ranging from Star Wars movies to outrage culture to video games.- Previously unpublished installments looking at Minecraft, video game addiction, and more.- The full run of The Most Important PC Games of All Time, a comprehensive look at the decades-long history of the video game from the 1940s to today.From No Man’s Sky to Police Quest, from Fox’s Gotham to military science fiction, take a fresh and new odyssey back into the world of pop culture.
The grand challenge for radiation oncology centers is to develop highly reliable systems and deliver value to every patient. This book is about the pathway of getting there. In a world of limited time and resources, any waste within the system serves as a distraction and as a hindrance to reliability and quality. The book describes proven concepts and examples that are borrowed from high reliability and value creation organizations to guide radiation oncology centers towards achieving their patient safety and quality goals.
"5.9. Conclusion of the stability analysis"--"CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUSION" -- "6.1. Discussion of assumptions and results" -- "6.2. The longer run" -- "6.3. Policy recommendations" -- "REFERENCES" -- "APPENDICES" -- "Appendix A1" -- "Appendix A2" -- "Appendix A3" -- "Appendix A4" -- "Appendix B1" -- "Appendix B2" -- "Appendix B3" -- "Appendix B4" -- "Appendix B5" -- "Appendix C1" -- "Appendix C2" -- "Appendix C3" -- "Appendix C4" -- "Appendix C5" -- "Appendix C6" -- "Appendix D1" -- "Appendix D2" -- "Appendix D3" -- "Appendix D4" -- "Appendix D5" -- "Appendix D6" -- "Appendix D7" -- "Appendix D8" -- "Appendix D9