Most Popular Books by Andy Smith

Summary: Provides techniques and tips for creating Manga characters in the American style, including step-by-step instructions on how to draw facial expressions, bodies in motion, and backgrounds.

Proven strategies for harnessing the power of social media to drive social change Many books teach the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to compete in business. But no book addresses how to harness the incredible power of social media to make a difference. The Dragonfly Effect shows you how to tap social media and consumer psychological insights to achieve a single, concrete goal. Named for the only insect that is able to move in any direction when its four wings are working in concert, this book Reveals the four "wings" of the Dragonfly Effect-and how they work together to produce colossal results Features original case studies of global organizations like the Gap, Starbucks, Kiva, Nike, eBay, Facebook; and start-ups like Groupon and COOKPAD, showing how they achieve social good and customer loyalty Leverage the power of design thinking and psychological research with practical strategies Reveals how everyday people achieve unprecedented results-whether finding an almost impossible bone marrow match for a friend, raising millions for cancer research, or electing the current president of the United States The Dragonfly Effect shows that you don''t need money or power to inspire seismic change.

Why do many athletes risk their careers by taking performance-enhancing drugs? Do the highly competitive pressures of elite sports teach athletes to win at any cost? An Introduction to Drugs in Sport provides a detailed and systematic examination of drug use in sport and attempts to explain why athletes have, over the last four decades, increasingly used performance-enhancing drugs. It offers a critical overview of the major theories of drug use in sport, and provides a detailed analysis of the involvement of sports physicians in the development and use of performance-enhancing drugs. Focusing on drug use within elite sport, the book offers an in-depth examination of important contemporary themes and issues, including: the history of drugs in sport and changing patterns of use fair play, cheating and the ‘spirit of sport’ WADA and the future of anti-doping policy drug use in professional football and cycling sociological enquiry and the problems of researching drugs in sport. Designed to help students explore and understand this problematic area of research in sport studies, and richly illustrated throughout with case studies and empirical data, An Introduction to Drugs in Sport is an invaluable addition to the literature. It is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the relationship between drugs, sport and society.

Comic book artist Andrew Smith presents advice, example illustrations, and instructions for creating one''s own comics; covers such topics as three-point perspective, body shapes and facial ages, pacing and flow in page layouts, and inking.

This resource provides a practical guide for the use of exercise in heal care and allows the health professional to make informed decisions about the inclusion of exercise in patient treatment. The vital links between exercise and mentla health and psychological well being are addressed.

Disability sport is a relatively recent phenomenon, yet it is also one that, particularly in the context of social inclusion, is attracting increasing political and academic interest. The purpose of this important new text – the first of its kind – is to introduce the reader to key concepts in disability and disability sport and to examine the complex relationships between modern sport, disability and other aspects of wider society. Drawing upon original data from interviews, surveys and policy documents, the book examines how disability sport has developed and is currently organised, and explores key themes, issues and concepts including: disability theory and policy the emergence and development of disability sport disability sport development in local authorities mainstreaming disability sport disability, physical education and school sport elite disability sport and the Paralympic Games disability sport and the media. Including chapter summaries, seminar questions and lists of key websites and further reading throughout, Sport, Disability and Society provides both an easy to follow introduction and a critical exploration of the key issues surrounding disability sport in the twenty-first century. This book is an invaluable resource for all students, researchers and professionals working in sport studies, disability studies, physical education, sociology and social policy. Nigel Thomas is Head of Sport and Exercise at Staffordshire University, UK, where his research focuses on the history, mainstreaming, and media coverage of disability sport. He previously worked for ten years with young disabled people as a sports development officer in local authorities and national governing bodies. Andy Smith is Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport and Exercise at the University of Chester, UK. He is a co-editor of the International Journal of Sport Policy, and a co-author of Sport Policy and Development: A Sociological Introduction, and An Introduction to Drugs in Sport: Addicted to Winning? Both books are published by Routledge (2009).

How has French society been made, by whom and why? And how in turn has it influenced the French? This book sets out the institutionalized rules and norms that continue to structure France, together with the ‘political work’ that has recently changed or reproduced these power relations. Exploring a range of age groups and types of social activity, including work, business, entertainment, political mobilizations and retirement, Made in France examines where significant change has occurred over the last four decades. Smith argues that while transformation has occurred in France''s financial and education sectors, only relatively marginal shifts have occurred elsewhere in French society. To explain this pattern of continuity and isolated change, the book strongly nuances claims that neo-liberalism, globalization or a rise in populism have been its causes. References to these trends have impacted upon French politics to varying extents, Smith argues; however, France continues to be dominated by issues which are specific to the country and linked to its deep societal structures and history. Smith provides a comprehensive account of French society and politics and in doing so proposes an insightful analytical framework applicable to the comparative analysis of other nations.

"We need to use our imagination. We need to imagine that change might be possible. That change is possible, however hard or impossible it might seem.” In a blend of English, Farsi and fully integrated BSL, three performers tell a story from three perspectives. It is the story of an international meeting. A meeting at which something happened, and in that moment everything changed. Exploring equality and inviting action, Summit delves into ideas of language, rhetoric and how we communicate with each other, over three acts and in three different ways.

Varietals of Capitalism shows that politics is an omnipresent part of the economics of wine and of economic activity in general. Based on a four-year research project encompassing fieldwork in France, Spain, Italy, and Romania, Xabier Itçaina, Antoine Roger, and Andy Smith examine the causes and effects of a radical reform adopted at the EU level in 2008. Regulatory change politically transformed the rationale of EU support to the wine industry, from shaping the supply side to encouraging producers to adapt to the demands of a supposedly "new consumer."To explain the adoption and impact of the reform, the authors develop an analytical framework to capture the actors—their perceptions, preferences, and interdependencies—within an industry crisscrossed by institutions located at the global, European, national, and local scales. This framework combines concepts and lessons from historical institutionalism and regulationist economics, Bourdieu''s field theory, and the sociology of public policymaking. The authors reject accounts that attribute policy change simply to material determinants and "the invisible hand of the market." They emphasize the crucial importance of institutions within sectors of the economy, and propose ways to bolster constructivist approaches to political economy by linking industrial change to scientific and bureaucratic balances of power. This book’s novel focus on different levels of institutional impact should prove influential in the study of the politics of industry, and more broadly within the comparative analysis of capitalism.

The Politics of Economic Activity examines the fundamental nature of the relationship between politics and economics, and proposes a new definition of politics; the mobilization of values to change or reproduce the institutions that orientate, and indeed make possible, economic activity.

Transform your life and achieve your goals with strategies to ensure success in Work/Life: Achieve Your Goals. Work/Life: Achieve Your Goals includes solutions to key issues from weighing priorities to creating your own vision for the future, 5-minute fixes and high-impact techniques, plus a simple self-assessment exercise to help monitor progress. Follow the Work/Life series as a complete course, or dip in and out of topics of particular interest.

When the Task Force of the Royal Navy started its southbound voyage, as the second major act during the Falklands/Malvinas War of 1982, its commanders assessed the Argentine submarines as the biggest threat. Even if limited in total size and scope, this threat was so conditioning that the conclusion was that it had to be neutralized at the earliest possible moment in time, otherwise no victory would have been possible. The British believed that the Argentines would wait for them in the waters of the war zone with two modern and dangerous German-made Type-209 submarines, and a modified US-made submarine from the times of the Second World War. To their good luck, this threat was quickly reduced to two, because during the first naval combat of the conflict, the old ARA Santa Fe was knocked out and captured by the Royal Navy at South Georgia. Further anti-submarine operations followed on 1 May 1982, when ARA San Luis attacked Royal Navy warships, and, in turn, was counterattacked, resulting in scenes reminiscent of those from the movie Das Boot. Avoiding its pursuers, the boat distanced before re-attacking a few days later – when multiple factors conspired to prevent it from becoming successful. Despite systematic pursuit by warships and helicopters of the Royal Navy, the submarine eventually returned to its home port in one piece. Because the other Argentinean Type-209, ARA Salta, was non-operational, the withdrawal of the ARA San Luis also prompted the withdrawal of all the major units of the Argentine Navy into shallow waters off the coast of South America. Although the undersea battlefield was thus actually empty of Argentine submarines, elements of the Royal Navy’s task force continued detecting and tracking multiple sonar contacts over the following days and weeks. Indeed, they ultimately fired no fewer than 31 torpedoes, 49 depth-charges and 21 mortar salvoes at these. "Go Find Him and Bring Me Back His Hat" is the story of the crews of 22 warships, submarines, anti-submarine-warfare helicopters, and Nimrod submarine-hunter aircraft, their intensive and advanced training, and combat experiences – a richly illustrated story that has never been told before.

Sport Policy and Development introduces the key themes in sport and social policy and provides students with a base for understanding the process of social policy creation more generally. Bringing a distinctively sociological perspective to the subject, the text provides a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which pro-sport policies are thought to influence the community and the individual.

This is the premier world conference for the presentation of the latest advances in ion implantation, from the fundamentals of ion-solid interactions to manufacturing implant equipment. All papers were peer-reviewed. Ion implantation is used to manufacture semiconductor devices. Materials properties are changed by bombarding wafers with atoms, which are accelerated in an ion implanter.

This is a work of fiction. Any names, characters, events or locations depicted are the product of the imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons (living or dead) is entirely coincidental. It''s also a kind of history play. I''ll admit that there are plenty of gaps, but that''s OK. You can fill them in. Let''s begin. Award-winning theatre-maker Andy Smith presents a new piece of theatre telling a story from the north. The story of a life. The story of our lives. Exploring some of the events of the last eighty years alongside the experience of a man who has lived through it, the work looks to examine as well as challenge some of our ideas of identity, location and history. Created as part of Fuel''s New Theatre in Your Neighborhood project. Co-commissioned by They Eat Culture. Supported by Live at LICA. The Preston Bill is a new monologue from acclaimed theatre maker Andy Smith. Telling the story of the life of a man from this city, it reflects on the socio-political and historical shifts of the last eighty years by placing everyday moments alongside extraordinary global events. Commissioned and produced by Fuel for the New Theatre in Your Neighborhood project, The Preston Bill can be presented in any room that can be turned into a theatre for its duration. It has been performed in a social club, a gallery, and around a pub table as well as in more conventional and traditional theatre spaces. This volume also contains the texts of two earlier works, commonwealth and all that is solid melts into air, which have also been presented as a double bill under the title two from a smith.

Taking a unique approach, this book provides a co-ordinated and consistent coverage of all major user issues in information systems development. Unlike other books in this area, this text explores wider aspects of systems design, support, etc.

Based upon original research on four manufactured or processed goods industries (cars, wine, pharmaceuticals and aquaculture), and driven by theory that is constructivist, institutionalist and sociological, this book sets out to analyse just what Europe governs, by whom and why. In doing so, it reveals three recurrent features of the European government of industries: its omnipresence, its incompleteness and its de-politicization. The authors show that the many gaps in the EU''s mode of governing industries stem from struggles over economic doctrine as well as the continued unwillingness of many actors to accord the EU a legitimacy to act politically in the name of industrial government.

Reposant principalement sur une série importante d''entretiens avec des commissaires et des membres de leurs cabinets, cet ouvrage comble le manque d''informations sur cette fonction. Empruntant ses outils à la sociologie politique, il analyse les conditions de leur nomination, le rôle dans la mise en oeuvre des politiques communautaires et leur activité de représentation de l''Europe.

Annihilus, signore della Zona Negativa, è più pericoloso che mai. E al suo fianco c’è Blastaar, la bomba vivente. Ora Annihilus torna ad attaccare l’universo positivo alla ricerca di una fonte di potere infinito. Per fermarlo, si forma una fragile alleanza di difensori cosmici: la sgangherata banda di avventurieri conosciuta come i Guardiani della Galassia, Gladiatore, signore degli Shi’ar, e Adam Warlock, il cui complesso ciclo di morte e rinascita lo ha reso più confuso che mai sulla sua vera natura e sulla reale portata dei suoi poteri. Adam si è riunito con i suoi compagni della Guardia dell’Infinito – Gamora, Drax e Pip il Troll – e a più recenti amici come Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon e Groot, e insieme avrebbero il potenziale per fermare la minaccia di Annihilus una volta per tutte… se solo sapessero come farlo. Ma la risposta sta nella mente oscura di qualcun altro. Un Titano, che qualcuno ritiene matto. Che il destino dell’universo sia nelle mani di… Thanos? Il leggendario cartoonist Jim Starlin (Il guanto dell’Infinito) prosegue la sua nuova trilogia che investe l’universo Marvel con questo sequel di THANOS: LA RIVELAZIONE DELL’INFINITO!

Thanos – il folle Titano, uccisore di dei e distruttore di mondi – deve seguire una serie di indizi in tutto l’universo, alla ricerca della rivelazione che innescherà tutti i nostri domani. Al suo fianco, il redivivo eroe che un tempo fu il suo più grande nemico: Adam Warlock! Ciò che lo attende è nientemeno che la domanda definitiva! Ma quale sarà la risposta finale di Thanos?

L’économie est fondamentalement politique, la politique ne peut se comprendre sans l’analyse économique. Le postulat de l’interdépendance entre ces deux domaines est indispensable pour comprendre les formes contemporaines du capitalisme. L’économie politique fournit des outils puissants pour appréhender la contingence des phénomènes économiques et les choix sociaux qu’ils ne cessent d’engendrer. D’« Austérité » à « Travail », de « Crise financière de 2007 » à « Public choice », politistes, sociologues et économistes définissent et discutent les concepts clés, perspectives théoriques et controverses sociétales de ce vaste champ de recherche, offrant avec ce dictionnaire une synthèse unique et pluraliste des connaissances actuelles en économie politique.

L''Union européenne obéit-elle à une logique intergouvernementale ou supranationale ? Poser ainsi la question, c''est s''enliser dans une discussion sans fin. Et c''est pourquoi l''auteur déplace le débat : l''Union européenne peut être conçue comme un gouvernement consubstantiel fortement fissuré. Composé d''acteurs et de scènes d''interaction localisés à Bruxelles - mais qui interviennent également dans et entre les États membres -, ce gouvernement, depuis plus de quinze ans, structure une partie majeure des décisions publiques prises en Europe. Il comporte également deux autres caractéristiques majeures - une carence de médiation intersectorielle et une tendance à dépolitiser sa propre action - qui ont une forte incidence sur les problèmes de légitimité de " la construction européenne ". L''étude de sociologie politique d''un tel gouvernement, développée dans ces pages, cherche à identifier et à expliquer ses récurrences, ses anomalies, ses cohérences et ses contradictions. Les hypothèses sont étayées à la fois sur une large littérature spécialisée et sur des enquêtes empiriques menées par l''auteur, et portant sur la comparaison longitudinale de six " problèmes européens ". C''est un nouveau paradigme de recherche que propose cette manière de considérer l''Union européenne. L''ouvrage s''adresse aussi bien au chercheur, qu''à l''acteur ou au simple citoyen.

Passer du gouvernement à la gouvernance, est-ce ouvrir la porte à plus de délibération, c''est-à-dire une logique d''action fondée sur l''argumentation publique ? Cette manière d''opérer et de légitimer des décisions se substitue-t-elle aux procédures préexistantes ou forme-t-elle des "instances" supplémentaires qui compliquent l''action publique ? Ces contributions identifient les conditions qui encouragent ou découragent l''émergence de la délibération comme logique d''action sociétale et gouvernementale.

Face à l''arrivée sur le marché de vins de pays étrangers et compte tenu de la baisse de la consommation en France, les producteurs et les acteurs de la filière viticole française sont contraints de transformer leurs pratiques de production, de vinification et de commercialisation. Cet ouvrage analyse les raisons pour lesquelles ce changement est difficile à appliquer.

"Мастерство Промтов: Искусство взаимодействия с ИИ"Эта книга – практическое руководство для эффективного взаимодействия с искусственным интеллектом. Автор Andy Smith раскрывает секреты создания точных и действенных промтов для ChatGPT, MidJourney, Stable Diffusion и других ИИ-инструментов.Подходит как для новичков, так и для опытных пользователей. Простые объяснения, реальные примеры и пошаговые инструкции помогут вам:Создавать тексты, изображения и автоматизировать задачи.Освоить ключевые методы генерации промтов.Улучшать запросы для получения точных результатов.Особенности:Доступна на русском и английском языках.Подходит для всех уровней подготовки.Практическое руководство для бизнеса, творчества и обучения.Дополнительно:Фон обложки создан с использованием нейросети PixArt, текст и оформление выполнены в редакторе PixArt.Раскройте потенциал ИИ и начните использовать его возможности уже сегодня!

It was a lot more than a young mother losing her battle with Breast Cancer. It was a facebook blog that reflected a woman with an inspirational attitude that carried her through her journey. "I don''t know if I can beat cancer, but I promise you that I will never let cancer beat me" Cancer took her body, but it never touched her heart.

Comment l''activité de supporter joue un rôle important dans la formation de l''identité territoriale.

Tempi disperati richiedono soluzioni folli. Di fronte alla prospettiva di uno scacco matto nella sua ultima, grande partita cosmica, Thanos si è ritirato dalla scacchiera. Violentemente. Ma per l’amante di Lady Morte, l’oblio è spesso temporaneo. Ora il Titano è tornato, ma durante la sua assenza la galassia è stata devastata. Annihilus, signore della Zona Negativa, è più forte che mai e ha a disposizione il potere divino di Adam Warlock per provocare un genocidio in tutto il Posiverso. Solo un manipolo di eroi e un paio di supercriminali sono sopravvissuti. I pochi che restano avranno però la forza di scegliere il male minore e allearsi con Thanos? Formerebbero una delle squadre più potenti mai esistite, ma anche questo potrebbe non essere sufficiente per evitare la completa annichilazione dell’esistenza. E stavolta, la distruzione di tutto il tempo e di tutto lo spazio potrebbe essere veramente la fine.

Omniprésent dans les énoncés de sens commun comme dans les commentaires journalistiques, le mot leadership a souvent suscité de la circonspection dans les sciences sociales. Pourtant la question de la légitimité de la direction politique de nos sociétés est à nouveau reposée et, avec elle, celle des clés conceptuelles de son analyse, dont celui de leadership.

Red Sonja, the legendary crimson-haired she-devil with a sword, and DC Comics'' Claw, the cursed warrior, are thrown together as unlikely allies against a despotic evil sorcerer who was once a friend to Red Sonja but is now her sworn enemy. The problem is, that enemy may be the only one who holds the key to unlocking the terrible curse Claw must endure. One thing is certain: should Claw finally succumb to the dark urges that have been slowly consuming him, the only person who can stop him is Sonja!