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United Nations Environment Programme 2016, Baobab Programme Innovation Winner; 2023 Global Your Nottingham University Alumni Award Winner; Environment, Climate Change and Development Policy Expert - Dr Richard Munang, changes the debate and narrative on how environmental and climate action solutions can be leveraged as a source to spur entrepreneurship opportunities to win the war against poverty and perception in Africa and the world. Called the "father of Innovative Volunteerism", Dr Richard Munang knows how to leverage environmental and climate action to accelerate socio-economic development. He has led enhancing skills retooling of youth through a mindset change mentorship tool called Innovative volunteerism, an innovative structured approach to guide and inspire youth to turn their passion into profits through driving environmental and climate action enterprises.Over the past twelve years, Dr Munang has found that the essential thing we urgently need right now to address climate change and environmental crisis is our mindset perspective. Traditionally, discussions on climate change tend to focus on finance, technology transfer and capacity building alone. These are all important. But one most critical aspect that remains missing is human capital, which is the sovereign capital that is urgently needed for implementation. That is the mindset perspective we urgently need. Human capital, which is the ability of a population to leverage their skills, talents, aptitudes to turn challenges into opportunities, is up to 15times the value of natural capital and up to 4 times the value of produced capital. This then means that the primary, sovereign capital that we need to mobilize in Africa and the world towards driving climate action from a socio-economic lens is one - human capital. How we can get people to invest in climate action implementation from an enterprise lens leveraging on what is already accessible to them is the new perspective we urgently need to bring into climate action implementation in addition to the other traditional elements. This calls for a change in narrative and attitude.In Mindset Change, Dr Munang argues that there are many climate action and environmental policies, strategies & plans that have been developed but lacks implementation. He points out that addressing this missing link needs innovative thinking that centres on Africa's powerhouse - the youth and its informal sector. We need a mindset change to happen where the continent's population, especially the youth, starts seeing themselves as solutions providers, not victims of circumstances. The book showcases with practical examples how a mindset change among the citizens can position themselves as solutions providers and implementers of climate & development policy from an opportunities dimension that accelerates inclusive socio-economic transformation.Mindset Change leaves us with the tools to win the war against poverty and perception

If the reader would decide to live in this crazy book for a magic spell, he'd have all thoseof the living for company: Rosalind Tess Mansfield and Dylan Albright, inseparable; Caroline, Francesco, Miles the villainous charmer, Justine from Britain, Tootsie, Juanita from Puerto Rico, Eustace, Norah, Lutecia, Mister Cochran, Donut Joe, Camilla, Lyndon, Brian, Shinishi, Daniéle from Marseille, Bradley, Frances, Alyssa, Amos, Shania, Murdock, Cheetah the horse, Estelle, Krysten, Guitar JayJay, Dr. Godfrey, Haji Halef, Asmaa the supreme, Amina the Trustworthy, Ayat, Miriam, Harry, Rose Lee, Christopher, Donald, Canadian Thelma, Patricia, Roger, Hannelore, Allister, Captain Ben Taman, Reverend Harris, Trevor, Giorgio, Webster, salesman Dick, Kamelya, Ebenezer, Monica, nurses Abigail and Amélie, wee Anaïs, Doctor Dewberry, Jason, Geronimo, Ahanu Ahiga, Aiyana the Eternal Blossom, Raymond, Anita, Max, Catori the Spirit, Elmer, Untermeyer, the impresario, Bruce, Bohdana prima ballerina, Alexander, Igor, Polly the dog, Krysten, Akna the Goddess of Fertility and Childbirth, Professor Gilmour, Rawiri, Bartholomew, Angelina, Aroha the Compassionate Love, Bill, Robert, Vanesse, Philippe, Jennifer lifeless temptress, Charlotte, Viola, Priscilla, Arthur, Abraham, Frederick, Margret, Helene, Sarah from Birmingham, Addie, Elizabeth, Richie, Doctor Richmond, Enola, laughing Ahanu, Cutesy Rose, Anastasia, Professor Dempsey, Aurelia, Xue Zhongming, Van, Constance, Bohuslava the God-glory, Miss Turlington, Peggy-Sue, Doctor Mailer, Priscilla Sue Albright, Buck and Rosemary the Brits, Sophia, Martin, Eric, Calvin, Alfonso from San Juan, Joey, Timothy, Roger, Pilar, Reginald, Buster 'Stud' the Hillbilly, Horace, Elmer, Amber half Māori, Richard, Dimitri, Sofia, Aleksei, Ekaterina the Ukranian ballerina; and Amelia of Saint Petersburg...

And the Hills Replied is a story of one man's strange encounter during a 2005 vacation in Scotland to pay homage to his ancestors, where he stumbles upon a missing link in his genealogy. Sparhawk Hutchins's historical fantasy is a whirlwind adventure into the past. A mix of Scottish mythology and history, this debut novel opens with fifty-eight-year-old Sparhawk, who is determined to find out whether he truly descended from King Robert I, and to learn more about Sir Thomas, who is the missing Middle Ages link in his genealogical history. Sparhawk comes across some letters written in 1939 by one of his relatives. In them, he finds stories about Queen of Scotland Elizabeth de Burgh and her mysterious time-travelingadventures. Hutchins opens each chapter with poetry that gives a foretaste of what lies ahead, which is an appreciated extra touch to this captivating narrative. While Sparhawk is featured as the narrator at the beginning and end of the novel, many of the interim chapters vacillate between first-and third-person voices to describe Elizabeth's time-travel encounters. Her journeys take her from the Tower of Babel to the era of Moses and Pharaoh, then fast-forwarding to the Middle ages, and back to 1939 before the story comes full circle to 2005. Hutchins keeps his story line moving and very interesting by grouping segments within chapters, utilizing changes in narrative voice, and mixing storytelling with the richness of Scottish mythology and history. Although Hutchins's novel centers on Scota's Stone (known over the centuries as the stone used in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland), he includes a plethora of historical characters that tie in with this epic artifact. For example, Niul, the Prince of Scythia, who marries Pharaoh's daughter Scota-the mythological founders of Ireland and Scotland, respectively-and King Edward, who captures the stone and keeps it under his throne. Hutchins also meticulously integrates apt imagery of biblical times and the Middle Ages throughout his storytelling. Whether he's describing the lush and verdant hills of Scotland, hideous battle scenes, characters' clothing, or specific character traits, Hutchins's depictions clearly portray each time period. Hutchins has produced a novel that is not only a wonderful read for those who love historical fiction, but also a great addition to Scottish and history collections.ANITA LOCK (October 15, 2014) Foreword Clarion Reviews.