New Releases by Richard Adams

This book argues for reform of the convention that, when politicians decide on a course of action, the general in supreme command obeys without question. The entire spread‐out chain of command is unified in the general, who offers the only connection between the military and politics. Offering the sole connection between the military and politics, only the general can turn political directions into military command and capacitate war. Thus, the general has unique opportunity to resist unconscionable direction to launch an unjust war or to conduct or expand war unjustly. This book argues for reform, so the general has the right in law to refuse direction which is lawful, but awful. The legal capacity to refuse would mean the general would be expected to act responsibly, not merely as the unresisting pawn of politics. Such reform, creating legal opportunity for the supreme command to refuse lawful but unconscionable directives, might avert unjust war. This book will be of much interest to students of the ethics of war, civil‐military relations, and international relations.

"In Philosopher Fish Carey immerses himself in the world of sturgeon, the fish that lays these golden eggs. Ancient, shrouded in mystery, inexplicable in several of its behaviors, the sturgeon has a fascinating biologic past-and a very uncertain future. This new edition brings the story up to date"--

This book will advance the understanding of leadership beyond the inherited myths and modalities of command and control. Leadership is separated from ideas and institutional seniority and explained as the collaborative power of one with others. Enabling the intelligent co-participation of all people, the constructive effect of this approach to leadership is in the engagement of people. This is significant when task accomplishment depends not on managerial direction, but on the interaction of people with each other, with technical systems, and with complex regulations which are often across jurisdictional boundaries. Examples and case studies are included.

A quiet New England town is shattered by violence--and rises above it

Richard Adams, author of ''Watership Down'' and described recently as a legend of literature, was born in Newbury in 1920 as the replacement for a baby brother who died in the great influenza epidemic of 1917-19. His mother was well over 40 at the time of his birth, and his was a solitary childhood spent in a large garden. Here he explains how his days spent watching bird, beetles and wild creatures around his home engendered in him a lifelong love of nature. His years at prep and public school, at Oxford and in the army are all vividly described, and their influence on the recurrent themes in his writing of battle, leadership, friendship, bullying, solitude and longing made plain.

Alan Desland, who feels himself to be an ordinary and unremarkable man, falls passionately in love with the beautiful but mysterious German stenographer, Karin, who is sent to assist him during a business trip to Denmark. To his astounded joy, she returns his love - but their courtship and marriage will shake his life to its very foundations and test him to the limits of sanity.

The “utterly captivating” (People) sequel to the beloved classic Watership Down, which introduced millions of readers to an extraordinary world of rabbits. • “It’s grand to see Mr. Adams’s characters again.” —The New York Times Book Review Tales From Watership Down returns to the unforgettable characters of Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary hero El-ahrairah, and also presents new heroes as they struggle to survive the cruelties of nature and the shortsighted selfishness of humankind, embark on new adventures, and recount traditional stories of rabbit mythology, charming us once again with imagination, heart, and wonder. A spellbinding book of courage and survival, these tales are an exciting invitation to come home to a beloved world.

Un branco di conigli protagonisti di una meravigliosa epopea della libertà. Il saggio Moscardo, l''ingegnoso Mirtillo, il prode Argento e tanti altri sono gli eroi di questo fantastico romanzo epico. Un drappello di piccoli coraggiosi conigli, alla ricerca di un avvenire più sicuro, migra attraverso le ridenti colline del Berkshire e affronta mille nemici in un indimenticabile cammino verso il più prezioso dei beni: la libertà. Con La collina dei conigli la letteratura contemporanea ha ricreato la sua Iliade e la sua Odissea: i piccoli e coraggiosi protagonisti vivono avventure ed emozioni, la quiete di splendidi pascoli e raccontano leggende sul Popolo dei Conigli, i suoi dèi e i suoi eroi.

С экспериментальной станции, где проводятся жестокие опыты над животными, бегут два приятеля - дворняга Раф и фокстерьер Шустрик. Но долгожданная свобода таит новые опасности и испытания. По роману известного английского писателя Р.Адамса в 1982 году снят культовый анимационный фильм "Чумные псы".

Cessant d''être les Jeannot de notre enfance et le gibier des Raboliot, voici que les lapins deviennent pour la première fois les héros d''une épopée. Ce récit a la simplicité des grands mythes. Comme eux, il est tissé de symboles : le sang versé, l''herbe rase et l''herbe haute. l''oiseau noir et l''oiseau blanc, le grand chien qui vous pourchasse et qui vous sauve sans le savoir, l''eau qui noie ou qui vous porte, la " grande eau " que les lapins n''ont jamais vue et dont ils rêvent, et enfin ces innombrables petites fleurs des champs, avec lesquelles ils entretiennent une amitié complice et gourmande, incarnations fugaces du temps qui passe et de la Mort, leur éternelle compagne. Fable ? Œuvre de moraliste ? Livre de sagesse ? Richard Adams a simplement raconté une histoire - mais en lui prêtant une telle fraîcheur, une telle poésie et tant de mystérieux échos que nous croyons reconnaître une odyssée venue du fond des siècles. A nous de l''interpréter à notre façon, ou mieux de la lire avec des yeux d''enfant.

This fully updated edition spells out what action school personnel should take when faced with specific physical, emotional and behavioral problems. Covering everything from the common cold to trauma, it helps school personnel make decisions that protect student health -- and prevent litigation. Plus, this new third edition offers expanded information on mental health, special education, teen pregnancy, STDs, and more.

Raymond, a wandering minstrel, joins the forces massing to challenge the reign of Richard of York. His bravery in fighting for Henry Tudor''s cause begins a tradition in which he and his family become loyal and true servants to those who guide England through the sixteenth century.

With its spectacular beaches and charming towns, Cape Cod is known around the world as a vacation spot and a summer retreat for the well-to-do. But there is another Cape Cod, a hidden, hardscrabble, year-round world whose hunter-gatherer economy dates back to the Bay Colony. The world of the independent fisherman is one of constant peril, of arcane folkways and expert knowledge, of calculated risk and self-reliance -- and of freedom won daily through backbreaking, solitary work. It is a way of life deep in the American grain. Haunted by the numbers of family fishermen who have recently been forced to abandon the profession, Richard Adams Carey spent a year among a handful of men who stubbornly refuse to do so. Reminiscent of the work of William Warner and Joseph Mitchell, AGAINST THE TIDE is a masterly profile of four New England fishermen in which every page opens onto something more profound: maritime history, maritime ecology, and the poetic celebration of a special American place.

Profusely illustrated text looks at wild horses. Includes the Przewalskis of Asia, Tarpans of Poland, ponies of the British Isles, white horses of the Camargue, Stable Island horses, Australian Brumbies, and American mustangs.

The author recounts his childhood, education, and World War II experiences

Maia, a peasant girl in the mythical Beklan Empire, is sold into slavery, but a turn of fate sees her become a successful concubine, then a national heroine.

Analyses of 1960 to 1980 change in crude birth rates in Asian, Latin American, and all LDCs found a significant impact of social development, but no significant impact of economic development, net of family planning program activity. Social development indicators were narrowed to life expectancy and adult literacy. Implications for policies to reduce birth rates in LDCs are discussed.