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Gilles Pronovost

Synthèse et analyse sociologique sur le loisir moderne; c'est en même temps une étude de la société québécoise à travers le prisme du loisir. Cinq niveaux d'analyse: 1. Le système culturel: les rapports à la culture - 2. Les activités de loisir - 3. Les acteurs: les personnes âgées, les travailleurs en loisir, les associations - 4. Les structures sociales: les budgets-temps; l'équipement et le budget des ménages; les structures publiques et para-publiques - 5. Les institutions sociales: la famille; travail et loisir; les médias.

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Henry Petroski

This book explores the nature of engineering and technology through case studies of familiar objects, from paper clips and aluminum cans to airplanes and modern high-rise buildings. These real-world artifacts (some of which I have written about before) are approached here from a perspective designed to illuminate different facets of the engineering enterprise -- design, analysis, failure, economics, aesthetics, communications, politics, and quality control, to name but a few. The case studies also touch on a variety of engineering fields, including aeronautical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, manufacturing, mechanical, and structural engineering. - Preface.

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W. McLennan, Australian Statistian

The report presents statistical information on the relationship between human activities and the environment. The new organisational structure introduced for this edition is particularly suited to providing a sustainable development perspective on the subject. The chapters examine the influences of people on the environment, the influences of the economy on the environment, the influences of environmental processes on the economy and society. While much of the information on human activities is drawn from the databases of the ABS, the report also contains a variety of information from other agencies on characteristics of the natural environment.

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Tad Lathrop

"This Business of Music Marketing and Promotion, an invaluable guide to planning and producing a complete marketing campaign for selling music to the listening public, arms the reader with key strategies and tools to ensure that a musical recording reaches its full sales potential."--BOOK JACKET.