Toxic Fear explores how fear shaped the public and private lives of those seeking to make sense of pollution in the 1980s. Driving Egan's interest in environmental anxieties is an exploration of the social and political infrastructure that took shape during the final quarter of the twentieth century. Egan ties the uncertainties rippling through American communities and across mainstream media to the neoliberal project and its deference to self-interest as the only path to prosperi...

"Where fate and free will collide... Jia and Bai were just children when they were abducted-stolen from the lives they knew and thrust into a web of cosmic intrigue. Gifted with extraordinary abilities, they become pawns in a battle far greater than themselves. In a future where the Fates, celestial beings who weave the fabric of reality, struggle against those who seek to manipulate destiny, the twins must choose: remain victims of their past or rise to reclaim their own fate. As Jia hone...

Declan Kirby plays for a promising new football club called Smithgreen. They have lots of talent but there are problems beneath the surface. Will their temperamental star player, Dereck, produce the goods when it is really needed? Meanwhile, someone seems to be hatching a secret plan to have the manager replaced, just when they need him the most. Declan also carries a secret wish – that his dad will once again come and see him play. Maybe if they make the championship final his dream will ...

Ann Savage is a prostitute with a great arse, big titties, and a very bad attitude. She lifts a wallet stuffed full of crisp one-thousand-dollar notes from a punter. What she doesn't know then and soon finds out is that whoever steals this wallet unwittingly inherits a demonic curse.Ann picks up Frank, a world-class pussy hound, and dirtbag. On their first drug and alcohol-fuelled night of crazy sex in a cockroach-infested city motel, the curse kicks in, and Ann transforms into a v...

This volume celebrates the life and work of Robin Fox and the idea of a biosocial science. From his early studies of kinship, primates, the brain, evolution, the incest taboo, and aggression, to his later work on literature, politics, civilization, law, the Bible, Shakespeare, and the history of ideas, Robin Fox inspired many with an evolutionary vision of humanity that goes beyond narrow disciplinary boundaries and embraces the universal history of mankind. Fox's work represents an indepe...

"I regard him as right and compassionate on nearly every major issue." — Stephen Jay GouldA radical argument about the root causes of climate change, The Closing Circle was progressive when it was written in 1971 and its message remains increasingly relevant today. Barry Commoner, the father of modern ecology, claims that production for profit creates dangerous ecological ramifications and offers a concise analysis of the nature, causes, and possible solutions to impending...

This set comprises 40 volumes covering 19th and 20th century European and American authors. These volumes will be available as a complete set, mini boxed sets (by theme) or as individual volumes.This second set complements the first 68 volume set of Critical Heritage published by Routledge in October 1995.

The trajectories of pollution in global capitalism, from the toxic waste of early tanneries to the poisonous effects of pesticides in the twentieth century.Through the centuries, the march of economic progress has been accompanied by the spread of industrial pollution. As our capacities for production and our aptitude for consumption have increased, so have their byproducts—chemical contamination from fertilizers and pesticides, diesel emissions, oil spills, a vast...

Declan Kirby can't believe it when he's selected for the county team to play in the inaugural All-Ireland underage competition. What's more, a few teammates from his home club, Smithgreen, are picked too. Declan and his friends will have to give it everything they've got to make it to the big final in Croke Park. But when they travel to Galway for the tournament, they find out that all is not as it seems … Away Days is the second book in the exciting new series written by teacher and schoo...

After joining the school hurling team, Declan must find a way to juggle training for this new sport and football at the same time. When Smithgreen's goalkeeper gets injured, Declan convinces his brother, Daniel, to take the spot. But their parents mustn't find out, as a childhood illness means Daniel is forbidden from playing sport. Declan struggles to hide the truth while competing in two championships. Has he finally bitten off more than he can chew? 'Ideal for GAA-loving children aged 9...

The Smithgreen team are invited to Spain to participate in the GAA World Games and play against teams from different countries. But Declan's excitement about the trip soon turns sour, as he struggles to prove himself to the new coach and keep his place on the team. Meanwhile, the boys get caught in a storm while enjoying a boating adventure. Can they find their way back to shore before something terrible happens? 'A lot of insight and heart.' The Irish Times

From Jamestown to 9/11, concerns about the landscape, husbanding of natural resources, and the health of our environment have been important to the American way of life. Natural Protest is the first collection of original essays to offer a cohesive social and political examination of environmental awareness, activism, and justice throughout American history. Editors Michael Egan and Jeff Crane have selected the finest new scholarship in the field, establishing this complex and fas...