As the Russia-Ukraine War sees its fourth year, this book provides a timely analysis of the successes and failures of Ukraine's campaign to expel Russian forces from sovereign Ukrainian territory. Lessons are drawn using sociological approaches to risk management such as systems-thinking, organising for high-reliability, latent and active error, mindfulness, groupthink, strategic empathy, passive and active learning, single and double-loop learning, isomorphic learning and active foresight...

“As a student at Bristol University I became aware of two things. The first was my own brokenness and complete inability to fix myself. The second was, similarly, the brokenness of the world and its inability to fix itself. Both needed redemption and both needed a saviour. Both were in denial if they thought they could muddle through without one! I was fortunate enough to meet Christians who could explain to me both God’s plan for my redemption through the cross, and His plan for the redem...

This monograph evaluates the consequences for ICT users of failures in the supply of electricity. As demand for electricity grows it is vital that the electricity generating industry expands its capacity. It is also vital that the networks (grids) that deliver that electricity are up to the task. There is talk in Britain of an impending ‘energy gap’ and in the United States of a grid at breaking point. Case studies illustrate the consequences for advanced societies of power outages. It is ...

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to travelas one big, happy familyover one thousand miles in a motor home? Simon Bennett did more than think about it: He decided to do it. It all began when he and his wife, Emma, adopted a dolphin and a polar bear as gifts to give to their twin children on their eighth birthday: Jessica and Jacob. But the determined Jessica simply had to see her adopted dolphin, which the family learned was named Sundance and lived in the Moray Firth in the hig...

Letters from your favorite leading men, addressed to your deepest fantasies.This audio-only anthology features love letters from some of your favorite book boyfriends, speaking directly to you…performed by voices you already love.Sometimes the letters are sweet, sometimes they’re emotional, sometimes they’re just plain FILTHY.This sultry collection of audio-only shorts is written by bestselling contemporary romance writers and performed by audiobook...

A manifesto for the systems-thinking-informed approach to incident and accident investigation, this accessible text is aimed at experts and generalists. A Glossary of Terms explains key concepts.The premise is both unoriginal and original. Unoriginal, because it stands on the shoulders of systems-thinking pioneers – Barry Turner, Bruno Latour, Charles Perrow, Erik Hollnagel, Diane Vaughan and other luminaries. Original, because it is populist: The Systems-thinking for Safety

What role will God's people play in the last days? Where will we find our security? What power is available to us? What should our attitude be?God's Children Look Forwards answers these questions by examining the relevant last days' scriptures through the lens of the archetypal stories of The Flood, The Exodus, Elijah and David. Patterns emerge that we can expect to be replicated in the last days before Christ's return.We will not need to fear, for God will provide an 'ark' ...

"As a student at Bristol University I became aware of two things. The first was my own brokenness and complete inability to fix myself. The second was, similarly, the brokenness of the world and its inability to fix itself. Both needed redemption and both needed a saviour. Both were in denial if they thought they could muddle through without one!I was fortunate enough to meet Christians who could explain to me both God's plan for my redemption through the cross, and His plan for th...

Daniel Looks Forwards takes a hikeout of the fog and confusion of the 21st Centuryinto the highlands of God's prophetic territory.You will be presented with stunning panoramic viewsof the rise and fall of man's empires,the emergence of the final great world leader the Anti-Christ,the glorious return of Christand the inauguration of the eternal Kingdom of God.Daniel's experiences in Babylon also provide a lensto investigate its...

This book paints a detailed picture of the commercial pilot lifestyle, from the struggle to pay for training to time spent down route to thoughts of retirement. Once a glamorous occupation, commercial flying is today more of a job than a vocation with many pilots working the maximum permissible hours for increasingly meagre rewards under evermore stressful conditions. Pilots talk candidly about acute and chronic fatigue, short-notice roster changes that leave them insufficiently rested, no...

Winner: International Book Award, Business: Communications/Public RelationsWinner: Axiom Awards, Business Technology (Silver)Microsoft Teams. Slack. Zoom. Google Workspace.Every day, hundreds of millions of people use these über-popular collaboration tools, but only to limited extents. That is, as replacements to email and Skype. We are merely scratching the surface of what these collaboration hubs can do. Rare is the company that h...

First published in 2015, this second edition of the Aviation Safety and Security: The Importance of Teamwork, Leadership, Creative Thinking and Active Learning monograph has been thoroughly revised and updated, with new case studies and insightful observations on the prospects for aviation safety and security in today’s turbulent world. Essential reading for aviation professionals, academics and students, the monograph uses sociological approaches to risk management to show how av...