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The Bit Before the Beginning Chapter 1 - Somewhere Now Chapter 2 - Head. Cloud. Heart. Sleeve. Chapter 3 - Don't Quit the Daydream Chapter 4 - You Are Not Everyone Else Chapter 5 - Forever Elsewhere Chapter 6 - Putting the Trolley Away Chapter 7 - Awkward! Chapter 8 - Once Upon a Time, the End Acknowledgments About the Author Other Books by Gavin Oattes

Preface. Acknowledgments. PART I: State-of-Nature Theory, or How to Back into a State without Really Trying. 1. Why State-of-Nature Theory?. 2. The State of Nature. 3. Moral Constraints and the State. 4. Prohibition, Compensation, and Risk. 5. The State. 6. Further Considerations on the Argument for the State. PART II: Beyond the Minimal State?. 7. Distributive Justice. 8. Equality, Envy, Exploitation, Etc. 9. Demoktesis. PART III: Utopia. 10. A Framework for Utopia. Notes. Bibliography. Index

Dollop 1: You are the meal Real deal 1 Dollop 2: The parable of the okay day 15 Dollop 3: Weird science 23 Dollop 4: Lego 4 Life 43 Dollop 5: No chapter in a book of this kind would be complete without a chapter about internet stuff and screen time. Hey presto! This is That dollop but don't worry, we're absolutely not going to lecture you about getting off your games console. So chill! Dollop 5 is a lot cleverer than that. It's so hot it's actually steaming! But for goodness sake don't jump straight into the book here. It's best if you read Dollops 1, 2, 3 and 4 first because they kind of set the scene 47 Dollop 6: The great Jam Ripple of 2008 73 Dollop 7: How to train your parents 87 Dollop 8: The Ultimatepoetry challenge 125 Dollop 9: Joe's Amazing Technicolour Wheelie-Bin 129 Dollop 10: Chip 'n' Pin: The Money Savvy Kids (TM) 141 Dollop 11: Daymares 147 Dollop 12: 'It' 191

List of plates. A Note of Thanks. Acknowledgements. Preface to the English Edition. 1. The Heroic Myth. 2. The Young Fidel. Among Jesuits. Among gangsters. 3. The Young Revolutionary. Storm and stress: Moncada. "Che", the Argentinean. Stormy crossing on the Granma. A guerillero in the Sierra Maestra. 321 against 10,000. 4. The Young Victor. Communists and "barbudos". 1,500 revolutionary laws. 5. Old Enemies, New Friends. The great powers at the gates. The CIA, the Mafia and the Bay of Pigs. Fidelismo. "Mongoose" and "Anadyr". Thirteen days on the brink of a third world war. Three gamblers. 6. The Long March with Che. Moscow, Beijing, and Havana. The new man. The demise of Che. 7. Bad Times, Good Times. War and peace with Moscow. Ten million tons. Into the Third World. The revolution devours its children. 8. Alone Against All. Exodus to Florida. Rectificacion and perestroika. The Soviet imperium collapses. The brother's power. War economy in peacetime. 9. The Eternal Revolutionary. Class Struggle on a dollar basis. Cuba and the global policeman. Castro, God and the Pope. Freedom or "socialismo tropical". 10. Don Quixote and History. Notes. Bibliography. Index

Introduction. Chapter 1: Viewing the World through the Lens of Physics. Chapter 2: Taking Vectors Step by Step. Chapter 3: Going the Distance with Speed and Acceleration. Chapter 4: Studying Circular Motions. Chapter 5: Push-Ups and Pull-Ups: Exercises in Force. Chapter 6: Falling Slowly: Gravity and Friction. Chapter 7: Putting Physics to Work. Chapter 8: Moving Objects with Impulse and Momentum. Chapter 9: Navigating the Twists and Turns of AngularKinetics. Chapter 10: Taking a Spin with Rotational Dynamics. Chapter 11: There and Back Again: Simple Harmonic Motion. Chapter 12: Ten Marvels of Relativity. Index.

How to Get From Talking... 1 TICK TOCK The speed of life Trying to catch up If not now, then when? Would, could, should... 2 THE ITCH What do you want? What makes you happy? Time to stop daydreaming Self awareness Where are you scratching? 3 FEAR AND REGRET Embrace fear Flush the excuses Your discomfort zone Leave regret Seize control If only... 4 START Do what you say The power of Marshmallows The whoosh of time Climb into the ring The danger of hesitation 5 THE ART OF DECISION- MAKING Propulsion Too much jam? State of flow Get on with it The danger of drifting 6 ...AND ACTION What's your goal? Chunk it down Now what? Eating elephants Planning ... to Doing

Figures and Exhibits vii Preface xi Acknowledgments for the Fourth Edition xxi The Author xxvii PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING 1 1 Why Strategic Planning Is More Important Than Ever 3 2 The Strategy Change Cycle: An Effective Strategic Planning Approach for Public and Nonprofit Organizations 41 PART TWO: KEY STEPS IN THINKING AND ACTING STRATEGICALLY 81 3 Initiating and Agreeing on a Strategic Planning Process 83 4 Clarifying Organizational Mandates and Mission 117 5 Assessing the Environment to Identify Strengths and Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges 150 6 Identifying Strategic Issues Facing the Organization 185 7 Formulating and Adopting Strategies and Plans to Manage the Issues 219 8 Establishing an Effective Organizational Vision for the Future 271 9 Implementing Strategies and Plans Successfully 286 10 Reassessing and Revising Strategies and Plans 317 PART THREE: MANAGING THE PROCESS AND GETTING STARTED WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING 353 11 Leadership Roles in Making Strategic Planning Work 355 12 Getting Started with Strategic Planning 383 RESOURCES 403 Resource A: A Guide to Stakeholder Identifi cation and Analysis Techniques 405 Resource B: Using the Web in the Strategic Planning Process 428 Resource C: Developing a Livelihood Scheme That Links Aspirations, Distinctive Competencies, and Distinctive Assets 450 Resource D: Using Action-Oriented Strategy Mapping to Identify Strategic Issues and Formulate Effective Strategies 469 References 493Name Index 528Subject Index 536

Introduction. 1. THE WORLD AS A WHOLE. 2. NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA. 3. SOUTH AMERICA. 4. EUROPE. 5. ASIA. 6. AFRICA. 7. OCEANIA AND ANTARCTICA. World Countries and Territories Listed Alphabetically. Glossary. Selected Bibliography. The New York Public Library's Recommended Reading List. Internet Resources. Index.