On Combat looks at what happens to the human body under the stresses of deadly battle ? the impact on the nervous system, heart, breathing, visual and auditory perception, memory - then discusses new research findings as to what measures warriors can take to prevent such debilitations so they can stay in the fight, survive, and win. A brief, but ...
A passionate and timely manifesto against violent imagery aimed at children in TV, films, and video games--by a leading and respected authority on the subject.
It is six hundred years in the future and mankind has learned to move between the stars...by going into Two-Space, the vast realm where sentient wooden ships travel beneath canvas sails in a universe that is corrosive to technology. As they charged headlong into the galaxy, humans discovered others who were already there: The Elvin Sylvans who ...
Sam takes a trip to the moon on an important mission. His goal? To turn up the moonlight, of course. This exciting tale features a moon person, underground city, and even a secret elevator. This one is out of this world. Illustrations.
Someone is removing letters from the neon signs around town, causing much distress, as they now say different things. Freddi and Luther apprehend the culprit and set everything right. Illustrations.
First, the involuntary colonists of New Kashubia rescued their planet from crushing debt by becoming virtual reality mercenaries, then they successfully revolted against the oppressive government of Earth, but now they are menaced by the Mitchegal, a species whose biology has made them inherently evil. The carnivorous adults lay and abandon vast ...
New Kashubia was a planet rich in heavy metals, but utterly lacking in carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. Even dirt had to be imported at great expense. The colonists, moved there from Earth against their will, lived in tunnels drilled through solid gold but still were the poorest people in the universe. Since their only resource was people, they sent ...
Rather than look strictly at violence and its implications - fatalities, crime, and assault - this work instead looks ahead, in order to prevent violence rather than simply to act in reaction to it. By using a methodology of "Aggression Management", those responsible for the safety of others may circumvent the standard practice of mere "conflict ...
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