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Universul muzicii românești.Vol. 2.
January 1, 2020
Second edition, revised and enriched
MTK Global On Everipedia
August 14, 2022
The book is located at Internet Archive.It is a book about the former boxing and mixed martial management and promotions company MTK Global.The book details the Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder boxing matches that were contested for the Lineal/WBC world heavyweight championship.It also gives a description of the company's history.O'Neil explains the careers of Michael Conlan,Akeem Ennis Brown,Gary Cully,Paul Ryan and Mark Dickinson.O'Neil gives biographical information about his biological son and promising boxer Dan Marshall. Everipedia Inc. is a cryptocurrency and Internet encyclopedia company with an office in Santa Monica, California.The book contains hyperlinks to Everipedia articles written by the author Matthew E. O'Neil (text in underlined blue).Please use lower font.
This Is Not a Normal Animal Book
November 7, 2017
"An author and illustrator try to work together to create a book about animals, but have very different ideas about what it should look like"--
Red Winter
April 22, 2021
"Passion and politics unfold against the darkness of winter in 1970s Sweden. In an isolated northern town, Siv, a married mother of three falls in love with a young communist, Ulrik. Though their affair takes place in the shadowy winter, Siv's children witness her affair without comprehending its reality. Anneli Furmark's delicate hues of blue and orange heighten the sublime qualities of the cinematic subarctic landscape and provide the nuanced backdrop in which Siv and Ulrik drift through the season, musing on their love, boasting of their ideals, dreaming of a new beginning, all the while oblivious to their actions and the inevitable consequences"--Back cover.
Winter Solstice
October 3, 2017
It's been too long since the entire Quinn family has been able to celebrate the holidays under the same roof, but that's about to change. With Bart back safe and sound from Afghanistan, the Quinns are preparing for a holiday more joyous than any they've experienced in years. And Bart's safe return isn't the family's only good news: Kevin is enjoying married life with Isabelle; Patrick is getting back on his feet after paying his debt to society; Ava thinks she's finally found the love of her life; and Kelly is thrilled to see his family reunited at last. But it just wouldn't be a Quinn family gathering if things went smoothly.
Walking on My Grave
May 2, 2017
"Annie's friend and fellow shop owner Ves Roundtree is a very wealthy woman. Her rich brother entrusted her with his estate, and upon her death, his fortune is to be divided. Several cash-strapped islanders are in line to collect life-changing inheritances. The problem is, Ves is very much alive. Ves hosts a dinner for the prospective beneficiaries and feels a chill in the air that has nothing to do with the wintry season. Not long after, she suffers a bad fall that was no accident. Everyone at the table had a motive but not a shred of evidence was left behind. When one of the suspects is found floating in the harbor and Ves disappears, Annie and her husband Max spring into action to catch a calculating killer before greed takes another life."
Hidden Peril (Code of Honor Book #2)
October 2, 2018
As teenagers, Kristin Dane and her two best friends took a vow to make the world a better place. Twenty years later, she's fulfilling that pledge through her fair trade shop that features products from around the world. All is well until, one by one, people connected to the shop begin dying. Detective Luke Carter, new to the St. Louis PD, wants to know why. Before he can answer that question, however, the FBI weighs in and Kristin suddenly finds herself in the middle of international intrigue--and in the sights of the ruthless mastermind behind an ingenious and deadly, scheme. Can this cold-blooded killer be stopped before more people die . . . including Kristin? Three-time RITA Award-winner and "queen of inspirational romantic suspense" ( Library Journal ) Irene Hannon doesn't disappoint in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that will have readers up late as they rush toward the explosive conclusion.
All That's Left to Tell
February 14, 2017
"Every night, Marc Laurent, an American taken hostage in Pakistan, is bound and blindfolded. And every night, a woman he knows only as Josephine visits his cell. At first, her questions are mercenary: Is there anyone back home who will pay the ransom? But when Marc can offer no name, she asks him a question about his daughter that is even more terrifying than his captivity. And so begins a strange yet increasingly comforting ritual, in which Josephine and Marc tell each other stories. As these stories build upon one another, a father and daughter start to find their way toward understanding each other again" -- Provided by publisher.
Some Rise by Sin
May 9, 2017
"The Mexican village of San Patricio is being menaced by a bizarre, cultish drug cartel infamous for its brutality. As the townspeople try to defend themselves by forming a vigilante group, the Mexican army and police have their own ways of fighting back. Into this volatile mix of forces for good and evil (and sometimes both) steps an unlikely broker for peace: Timothy Riordan, an American missionary priest who must decide whether to betray his vows to stop the unspeakable violence and help the people he has pledged to protect. Riordan's fellow expatriate Lisette Moreno serves the region in a different way, as a doctor who makes "house calls" to impoverished settlements, advocating modern medicine to a traditional society wary of outsiders. To gain acceptance, she must keep secret her rocky love affair with artist Pamela Childress, whose troubled emotions lead Moreno to question their relationship. Together, Lisette and Riordan tend to their community. But when Riordan oversteps the bounds of his position, his personal crisis echoes the impossible choices facing a nation beset by instability and bloodshed."--Amazon.com
I Didn't Talk
July 31, 2018
A retiring professor reflects on the past, when he and his brother-in-law were arrested and tortured, but only he survived.
Land of the Lustrous 12
August 22, 2023
Left in Pieces is the twelfth volume of Haruko Ichikawa's manga Land of the Lustrous.
Law & Disorder
April 25, 2017
"Nineteenth-century New York City was one of the most magnificent cities in the world, but also one of the most deadly. Without any real law enforcement for almost 200 years, the city was a lawless place where the crime rate was triple what it is today and the murder rate was five or six times as high. The staggering amount of crime threatened to topple a city that was experiencing meteoric growth and striving to become one of the most spectacular in America. For the first time, award-winning historian Bruce Chadwick examines how rampant violence led to the founding of the first professional police force in New York City. Chadwick brings readers into the bloody and violent city, where race relations and an influx of immigrants boiled over into riots, street gangs roved through town with abandon, and thousands of bars, prostitutes, and gambling emporiums clogged the streets. The drive to establish law and order and protect the city involved some of New York's biggest personalities, including mayor Fernando Wood, police chief Fred Tallmadge, and journalist Walt Whitman. Law and Disorder is a must read for fans of New York history and those interested in how the first police force, untrained and untested, battled to maintain law and order"--
Memoirs of a Watch Salesman
September 26, 2025
Memoirs of a Watch Salesman: A New York Real Estate Story is the remarkable journey of Joseph Aquino, who went from hustling housewares and watches on the streets of Brooklyn to becoming one of New York’s most respected dealmakers in luxury real estate. With candor, humor, and an insider’s eye, Aquino takes readers behind the velvet ropes of Manhattan’s most iconic properties and into the boardrooms where billion-dollar decisions are made. He recounts the relentless hustle of his early days, the lessons learned managing health clubs, and the four decades spent brokering deals for global luxury brands, financial institutions, and property owners. Along the way, he shares vivid stories of negotiating with Cartier for its Fifth Avenue mansion, shaping Times Square’s 42nd Street Development Project, and building a 26-year partnership with the legendary Faith Hope Consolo. Aquino also writes about attending Financial Times Luxury Summits around the world—London, Rome, Vienna, Marrakech, Singapore, and more—where conversations with CEOs, designers, and financiers turned into real-world transactions. At once a street-smart sales manual and a love letter to New York City, Memoirs of a Watch Salesman is a fast-paced story of resilience, relationships, and the art of closing deals.
Wedding Promise
January 1, 2017
467 pages ; 20 cm
Ancient Tillage
January 31, 2017
179 pages ; 18 cm
America's Greatest Library
January 9, 2018
Packed with fascinating facts, compelling images, and little-known nuggets of information, this new go-to illustrated guide to the history of the Library of Congress will appeal to history buffs and general readers alike. It distils 242 years of history into an engaging read that makes a Washington icon relevant today.
Proceedings of the International Seminar on Safety and Security of Autonomous Vessels (ISSAV) and European STAMP Workshop and Conference (ESWC) 2019
January 1, 2020
Aalto University hosted the 2nd edition of the International Seminar on Safety and Security of Autonomous Vessels (ISSAV) together with the 7th edition of the European STAMP Workshop and Conference (ESWC). ISSAV promotes all aspects of maritime safety and security in the context of autonomous vessels. The seminar focuses on exchanging knowledge about key safety and security challenges and opportunities in the context of autonomous vessels and the autonomous maritime ecosystem. The ESWC focuses on applications and studies related to the Systems-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP) which is a relatively new systems-thinking approach to engineering safer systems. The 2nd edition of the International Seminar on Safety and Security of Autonomous Vessels (ISSAV) and the 7th edition of the European STAMP Workshop and Conference (ESWC) took place 17-20 September 2019 in Helsinki, Finland. Scope – ISSAV Autonomous vessels have become a topic of high interest for the maritime transport industry. Recent progress in the development of technologies enabling autonomous systems has fostered the idea that autonomous vessels will soon be a reality. However, before the first autonomous vessel can be released into her actual context of operation, it is necessary to ensure that it is safe and secure. The aim of ISSAV is to promote all aspects of maritime safety and security in the context of autonomous vessels. The seminar focuses on exchanging knowledge about key safety and security challenges and opportunities in the context of autonomous vessels and the autonomous maritime ecosystem. The seminar has a special emphasis on: The challenges in managing safety and security in the operation of autonomous vessels and the entire ecosystem of an autonomous maritime system Innovative approaches for managing the safety of autonomous vessels, supporting the design, operations and managerial strategies for ensuring the safety in the functioning of the autonomous maritime system. Digitalization as technological enabler for efficient safety and security assurance in the context of autonomous shipping Discussion and research on how to standardize safety approaches for autonomous vessels. The development of intelligent security strategies for establishing resilient and robust systems for autonomous vessels Safety and security integration in the operative context of autonomous maritime systems Safety aspects of autonomous shipping in extreme environments Scope – ESWC Traditional system safety approaches are being challenged by the introduction of new technology and the increasing complexity of the systems we design, manufacture and operate. STAMP and its associated tools deal with the complexity of systems and provide systematic ways to analyze and assess existing and conceptual systems proactively or detect and illustrate deficiencies revealed through investigations. ESWC brings together researchers and practitioners who apply, or want to get familiar with, STAMP that is widely used in different sectors such as space, aviation, healthcare, defense, nuclear, railways, infrastructure and automotive. The conference covers the following topics: Experiences using STPA, STPA-Sec, and CAST Introducing STAMP, STPA, and CAST into large organizations Safety-guided and Security-guided design using STPA and STPA-Sec Using STPA to make decisions Accident/loss analyses
ГЕНЕЗА ПУБЛІЧНОГО УПРАВЛІННЯ У СФЕРІ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ТВАРИННОГО СВІТУ ГАЛИЧИНИ
January 1, 2019
Наведено результати наукових досліджень щодо публічного управління у сфері використання тваринного світу Галичини. Обгрунтувані сутності, закономірності, структурування, функціонування, еволюції управління тваринним світом Галичини досліджуваного періоду. Окреслено джерельну базу дослідження, розкрито вплив груп тиску, національних, релігійних, культурних впливів на формування публічного управління. Розглянуто вплив публічного управління на соціально-економічний стан галузі мисливства та рибальства. Розкрито позитивні та негативні сторони формування та здійснення державної політики в організації мисливства і рибальства в означений історичний період розвитку Галичини. Видання орієнтоване для науковців та практиків у сфері публічного управління та економіки, представників громадських об’єднань та політичних діячів. Видання орієнтоване для науковців та практиків у сфері публічного управління та екології, представників громадських об’єднань та політичних діячів
Atticus Finch
May 8, 2018
"Who was the real Atticus Finch? The publication of Go Set a Watchman in 2015 forever changed how we think about Atticus Finch. Once seen as a paragon of decency, he was reduced to a small-town racist. How are we to understand this transformation? In Atticus Finch, historian Joseph Crespino draws on exclusive sources to reveal how Harper Lee's father provided the central inspiration for each of her books. A lawyer and newspaperman, A.C. Lee was a principled opponent of mob rule, yet he was also a racial paternalist. Harper Lee created the Atticus of Watchman out of the ambivalence she felt toward white southerners like him. But when a militant segregationist movement arose that mocked his values, she revised the character in To Kill a Mockingbird to defend her father and to remind the South of its best traditions. A story of family and literature amid the upheavals of the twentieth century, Atticus Finch is essential to understanding Harper Lee, her novels, and her times"-- "One of the most famous characters in all of American culture, Atticus Finch has long been regarded as a touchstone of decency and goodness. But that changed with the 2015 publication of Lee's long-hidden manuscript Go Set a Watchman, in which Atticus is portrayed not as the heroic defender of a wrongly accused black man but as a small-town southern racist. Many have tried to piece together the "real" Atticus, and to determine how and why Harper Lee would have created two such seemingly different versions of the same character. The best way to understand Atticus, as the award-winning historian Joseph Crespino explains, is to examine the life of the flesh-and-blood man who inspired him: Harper Lee's father, Amasa Coleman (A.C.) Lee. In Atticus Finch, Crespino has unearthed a variety of new sources that show how Harper Lee's views were formed in tension with her father's, and how she used his example, even while smoothing over its rough edges, to create an enduring icon. From 1929 to 1947 A.C. Lee was the part-owner and sole editor of the lone newspaper in Monroeville, Alabama. On display in Lee's editorials were all the attributes commonly associated with Atticus: integrity, idealism, and a vigorous opposition to political demagoguery, whether that meant mob rule in Alabama or fascism in Hitler's Germany. Yet Lee was also a white southerner of his time and place, and his growing opposition to the New Deal and the emerging civil rights movement informed the character his daughter conceived in Watchman"--
Enciclopedia de las Ciencias Morales y Políticas para el siglo XXI
January 1, 2020
Esta *Enciclopedia de las Ciencias Morales y Políticas para el siglo XXI* es un proyecto colectivo puesto en marcha gracias a la participación de muchos académicos y colaboradores externos de alto nivel. No es ni pretende ser un «Diccionario» de carácter exhaustivo y puramente técnico, ya que su objetivo es muy diferente: se trata de hacer balance y plantear perspectivas de futuro. Vivimos en un tiempo de anarquía conceptual y realidades confusas, pero envidiable —a pesar de todo— si lo comparamos con épocas recientes o pretéritas a efectos de dignidad humana, recursos económicos y estabilidad social y política. Sin embargo, los tiempos apuntan «a peor», y conviene acertar cuanto antes con el diagnóstico y ofrecer algunos remedios sensatos. Las más de trescientas voces de que consta este tomo están dedicadas a las Ciencias Políticas y Jurídicas, Sección Segunda de la Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas. La obra es el resultado de la participación de miembros de la Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas, de otras Reales Academias del Instituto de España, catedráticos y otros profesores de Universidad, altos funcionarios de los cuerpos más prestigiosos del Estado y profesionales reconocidos en su ámbito correspondiente. Los textos, lógicamente heterogéneos, suponen un esfuerzo notable para armonizar los elementos formales: extensión de las voces, referencias bibliográfcas básicas y actualizadas que permiten al lector ampliar sus fuentes de información y un completo sistema de remisiones. A la vista de la pandemia, la Enciclopedia no puede ser ajena a los primeros indicios de un mundo nuevo. Se incluye, por ello, una sección específca sobre las «perspectivas» de la COVID-19 (económicas, éticas, internacionales, jurídicas, laborales, políticas, sociológicas), a cargo de académicos de número de Ciencias Morales y Políticas. Siguiendo el sabio consejo de Alexis de Tocqueville, intentamos ver algo de luz «a través de las tinieblas que ocultan el porvenir».
Reiner Schürmann and the Poetics of Politics
January 1, 2018
Reiner Schürmann's thinking is, as he himself would say, "riveted to a monstrous site." It remains focused on and situated between natality and mortality, the ultimate traits that condition human life. This book traces the contours of Schürmann's thinking in his magnum opus Broken Hegemonies in order to uncover the possibility of a politics that resists the hegemonic tendency to posit principles that set the world and our relationships with one another into violent order. The book follows in the footsteps of Oedipus who, in abject recognition of his finitude, stumbles upon the possibility of another politics with the help of his daughters at Colonus. The path toward this other, collaboratively created and thus poetic politics begins with an encounter with Aristotle, a thinker whom Schürmann most frequently read as the founder of hegemonic metaphysics, but whose thinking reveals itself as alive to beginnings in ways that open new possibility for human community. This return to beginnings leads, in turn, to Plotinus, who Schürmann reads as marking the destitution of the ancient hegemony of the Parmenidean principle of the One. By bringing Schürmann's innovative and compelling reading of René Char's poem, The Shark and the Gull, into dialogue with Plotinus we come to encounter the power of symbols to transform reality and open us to new constellations of possible community. In Plotinus, where we expected to encounter an end, we experience a new way of thinking natality in terms of what comes to language in Char as the nuptial. Having thus been awakened to the power of symbols, we are prepared to experience how in Kant being itself comes to expression as plurivocal in a way that reveals just how pathologically delusional it is to attempt to deploy univocal principles in a plurivocal world. This opens us to what Schürmann calls the "singularization to come," a formulation that gestures to a mode of comportment at home in the ravaged site between natality and mortality. This then returns us to Oedipus at Colonus; but not to him alone. Rather, it points to the relationship that emerges for a time between Antigone, Ismene, and Oedipus, as they navigate a way between their exile from Thebes and Oedipus's final resting place near Athens. Here, having been awakened to the power of a poetic politics, we attend to three symbolic moments of touching between Oedipus and his daughters through which we might discern something of the new possibilities a poetic politics opens for us if we settle into the ravaged site that conditions our existence, together.
The Black Woman's Breast Cancer Survival Guide
July 14, 2017
xiii, 203 pages ; 24 cm
Clouds Without Water
August 19, 2020
In this publication, we will explore the subject of false ministers. Jesus said that many would come in His name. As Christians, we need to be able to identify false ministers. Though some may appear like true Christians, the scriptures provide guidelines for their identification. It is our hope that those who lead and are engaged in Christian ministry will boldly expose these false ministers who endeavor to invade the Christian community.
Fracking
January 1, 2018
On the surface, fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, seems like a perfect solution to the countrys energy crises. It is a relatively easy and independent way to supply natural gas. But controversies surround the practice. The process involved in fracking has been shown to be harmful to the environment and a threat to our public health. Do the benefits of fracking outweigh the costs? Can improvements be made to the process that would eliminate its dangers? Should the government get more involved in regulating fracking, or should it be up to the people?
Chollima Korea
January 1, 2017
This account is the result of a trip to the People’s Republic of Korea in early 1971. The author spent a month there on invitation of the North Korean government, to report, as one of the first journalists from the West, on the communist wonderland, already in those days shielded off from the world at large. It was a time when in Europe, as well as in America, diverse Maoist groups believed that they could learn from “the Great Leader and Helmsman Mao” and his small Korean “brother” Kim Il Sung how to counter hunger and squalor in the Third World. In the face of unrestrained capitalist exploitation and the misery in the Third World, it was no wonder that authoritarian youths, and some who were no longer so young, were again looking for Leader figures, who should deliver the world. One of these was Kim Il-Sung. His books were read in the universities in the West and used by communist groups as propaganda material. It was pre-cisely because almost nothing was known about North Korea that his example could work so radiantly in the minds of unknowing paradise searchers. In the time which has gone by, except for a lot of squandered cement and steel, which transformed the façade of the country, while the rest of industry that North Korea once had, is today apparently reduced to missile and atomic armament, the account of the frozen up Leader state, so conserved over the years, has lost none of its relevance.
Qamer Javed writes
July 1, 2023
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site preserves the remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric Indian civilization north of Mexico, circa A.D. 900-1300. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982, Cahokia is noted for its important role in the prehistory of North America. This book, written for a general audience, introduces the reader to this ancient metropolis, with its towering 100 foot-high Monks Mound and American Woodhenge sun calendar. This is the astounding story of an advanced Indian culture in North America that thrived and then declined before European contact.
The Norman Geras Reader
July 21, 2017
This is the first book to gather the key writings of the distinguished political theorist Norman Geras into a single volume, providing a comprehensive overview of the thinking of one of the most important Marxist philosophers in the post-war era. Among the essays included here are 'The Controversy about Marx and Justice', 'The Duty to Bring Aid', 'Primo Levi and Jean Amery: Shame' and the contentious 'Euston Manifesto', which lays down a set of central principles for the democratic left in the twenty-first century. The reader is rounded out with several posts from Geras's much-loved and widely read 'Normblog', as well as companion essays by Alan Johnson and Terry Glavin, which explore how Geras's philosophical concerns led to his more recent, trenchant critiques of the direction of left-wing politics. --
Sherlock: The Essential Arthur Conan Doyle Adventures
January 1, 2017
This second of two volumes of Arthur Conan Doyle’s original stories featuring the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes begins with Silver Blaze and ends with Sherlock’s final appearance in The Adventure of The Dying Detective. Each tale of murder, suspense, cryptic clues and revenge is a ground-breaking combination of forensic science and bold storytelling. The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle’s work. With each story selected and introduced by Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, this collection welcomes readers inside the world of Sherlock Holmes and provides them with a curated masterclass in crime fiction.
Way Back to Us
January 1, 2017
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¿El arte sirve para algo?
January 1, 2018
This volume presents case studies addressing the principle of "Art for art", against position with case studies of "Art at the service of..." Examples of works linked to social, historical, political movements, etc." (HKB Translation) --Verso Cover.
White Man's Game
July 11, 2017
"The stunningly beautiful Gorongosa National Park, once the crown jewel of Mozambique, was nearly destroyed by decades of civil war. It looked like a perfect place for Western philanthropy: revive the park and tourists would return, a win-win outcome for the environment and the impoverished villagers living in the area. So why did some researchers find the local communities actually getting hungrier, sicker, and poorer as the project went on? And why did efforts to bring back wildlife become far more difficult than expected? In pursuit of answers, Stephanie Hanes takes readers on a vivid safari across southern Africa, from the shark-filled waters off Cape Agulhas to a reserve trying to save endangered wild dogs. She traces the tangled history of Western missionaries, explorers, and do-gooders in Africa, from Stanley and Livingstone to Teddy Roosevelt, from Bono and the Live Aid festivals to Greg Carr, the American benefactor of Gorongosa. And she examines the larger problems that arise when Westerners try to "fix" complex, messy situations in the developing world, acting with best intentions yet potentially overlooking the wishes of the people who live there. Beneath the uplifting stories we tell ourselves about helping Africans, she shows, often lies a dramatic misunderstanding of what the locals actually need and want. A gripping narrative of environmentalists and insurgents, poachers and tycoons, elephants and angry spirits, White Man's Game profoundly challenges the way we think about philanthropy and conservation."--Jacket flap.
Journalism after Snowden
January 1, 2017
Journalism After Snowden is essential reading for citizens, journalists, and academics in search of perspective on the critical need for investigative journalism in an age of heightened surveillance. The book features contributions from key players involved in the reporting of leaks of classified information by Edward Snowden, including Alan Rusbridger, former editor-in-chief of the Guardian; Jill Abramson, former executive editor of the New York Times; legal scholar and journalist Glenn Greenwald, Snowden himself. Steve Coll, Clay Shirky, Cass Sunstein, and Julia Angwin are among the other contributors. Topics include protecting sources, digital security practices, interpreting journalistic privilege in the digital age, access to classified data, and understanding the impact of the Internet and telecommunications policy on journalism. --Cover.
Fractured families
January 1, 2017
Another group of murders, and Undersheriff Lottie Albright is on the case, this time as lead investigator and director of the regional crime center. She is joined by a local and not-so-local cast of characters, whom have their own ideas about how certain elements of the case should be run. Can they solve the case, and stop the serial murderer, all while dealing with the bad winter weather destroying the crime scenes?
21 things you need to know about diabetes and weight loss surgery
January 1, 2017
"According to recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 34.9 percent or 78.6 million U.S. adults are obese. In addition, about 17 percent, or 12.7 million U.S. children, between the ages of 2 to 19, are obese. In addition, obesity-related conditions, such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and even some cancers are increasing. These alarming statistics coupled with the exponential growth of medical costs to treat obesity, have created an urgency to find effective treatment options. Weight-loss (bariatric) surgery has become a preferred, and cost-effective, treatment option. This book is an overview of weight loss surgery. Written by Scott A. Cunneen, MD, FACS, the Director of Bariatric Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angles and leading expert, the book is a concise resource for people with diabetes who are considering weight-loss surgery. Following the American Diabetes Association's 21 Things Series premise and structure, Dr. Cunneen covers all the important questions patients have when facing weight-loss surgery, such as, the types of bariatric surgery, how to prepare for the procedure, what to expect after surgery, establishing new habits and food routines, and managing the patients expectations, "--Amazon.com.
Celebrate People's History
August 4, 2020
**A full-color graphic history of global dissent and historical activism, celebrating the possibilities of collective resistance—with an introduction by Charlene Carruthers and a foreword by Rebecca Solnit.** Spanning nearly three thousand years of history—from the ancient Secession of the Plebs to the 2017 protests of the Confederate Soldiers Monument in Durham, from Sojourner Truth to Naoto Matsumura—these posters pay tribute to the long-standing human legacy of revolution, creative activism, and grassroots organizing. In this book, contemporary artists imagine and interpret often-overlooked events and figures in movements for racial justice, women's rights, queer liberation, labor organizing, and environmental conservation. The second edition of Celebrate People's History! includes one hundred new posters printed in duotone, presenting these essential moments as a visual tour through decades and across continents. Featured artists include Miriam Klein Stahl, Swoon, Cristy C. Road, Bishakh Som, Sabrina Jones, Nicole Schulman, Christopher Cardinale, Eric Drooker, Klutch, Carrie Moyer, Laura Whitehorn, Dan Berger, Ricardo Levins Morales, Chris Stain, and more.
In the shadow of the moon
January 1, 2017
In anticipation of the solar eclipses visible in 2017 and 2024, an exploration of the scientific and cultural significance of this mesmerizing cosmic display.
My life in a Chinook village
January 1, 2018
So much of life today is different from life in an 1800s Chinook village. Located in the present-day states of Washington and Oregon, the Chinook are one of North America s native cultures. This book introduces young readers to the lifestyle of the Chinook through a fictional journal chronicling the daily life of an 8-year-old fisherman s son. Fact boxes throughout the text present the historical context for the journal s stories, and an engaging table sums up just how different their life was from young readers lives today.
Rick Steves Belgium
January 1, 2017
"You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you 'really' need to know when traveling in the Belgian towns of Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent. The self-guided walks and tours in this book will lead you through medieval squares with soaring bell towers and down tranquil lanes bordering quiet canals. Take a peek at a famouts squiriting statue visitit the ultramodern European Parliament, and lose yourself in the work of the Flemish Primitives. Smell the hops and yeast of beer fermenting in boutique breweries. Explore Flanders Fields -- the idyllic Belgian countryside that was forever transofrmed by the trench warfare of World War I. When it's time for a break, wash down some Beligian fried with a local ale."--From publisher's description.
All ears, all eyes
January 1, 2017
Shh look listen to the sounds of the dark say Goodnight! A homage to the melodies of nighttime, to each critter that sings, hoots, or glows, All Ears, All Eyes takes us on a moonlit journey where the landscape shimmers with Fantasia-like beauty. Where if you look and listen, you might spy an owl, a deer, a chipmunk or what else! before falling asleep.
The Identity Quotient
December 31, 2020
Do you know that an annual procession taken out from the Haigrib Madhab temple in Hajo is incomplete without the participation of some local Muslims? And the fact that the ancestors of the Daullah family of Sivasagar town used to play the negera or drum at the Dols or temples during the reign of the Ahom kings? The indigenous Muslims of Assam are different from rest of the community in the country. Over the years, they have assimilated to the greater Assamese society to such an extent that barring religion, there is not much to differentiate them. The study unravels the journey of this community and looks at how they have contributed significantly to the composite heritage of the state. It profiles achievers in various fields and talks about groups like Deshis, Goriyas, Moriyas, Julhas, and also the Bengali-speaking Muslims of Barak Valley. It also mentions the unique cuisine of Assamese Muslims, actors, singers and writers, the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the controversial citizenship bill, besides how this community, of late, has been suffering the ignominy of being bracketed with illegal immigrants as ‘Miya’ by people who do not know much about it or tend to ignore its contribution.
Wall of Storms
January 1, 2017
1 volume : 20 cm
Shogunes y navegantes
January 1, 2021
El 25 de julio de 1609, Rodrigo de Vivero, exgobernador de Filipinas y pariente del virrey Luis de Velasco, embarcó para regresar a Nueva España. El 30 de septiembre sus naves fueron embestidas y azotadas contra las costas de Japón por un terrible huracán. El gran Shogún de aquellas tierras, considerado héroe por haber unificado el país, supo que entre los náufragos se encontraba el exgobernador de Luzón, sin duda la figura más importante que había pisado el territorio japonés hasta ese momento. El monarca mandó recoger a don Rodrigo y le regaló hermosos kimonos para que pudiera presentarse ante la corte. En ese momento comenzó una relación entre los dos personajes, misma que posibilitó llegar a un acuerdo diplomático y comercial. Posteriormente, para pagar lo prestado a De Vivero, el virrey mandó una nueva expedición a Japón. Ésta fue encabezada por Sebastián Vizcaíno, personaje que resultó ser un diplomático extremadamente torpe. La relación de amistad, y posiblemente comercial, que se había construido entre Japón y Nueva España se rompió de manera definitiva. El papel que tuvieron la cortesía y el honor quedó expresado en el juego político de ambos personajes, como lo atestigua este libro.
The democratic faith
January 1, 2017
"Modern political science has concentrated on cataloguing voters' failings--their lack of knowledge, tolerance, or consistency in political thinking. While it would be a mistake to think this portrait of citizens is simply wrong, it is a deeper mistake to accept it as a satisfactory likeness. In this book, Paul Sniderman demonstrates that a concentration on the pathologies of citizens' political thinking has obscured the intense clash of opposing belief systems in the electorate. He shows how a concentration on racism has distorted understanding of the politics of race by keeping out of sight those who think well of black Americans. And he exposes the fallacy of spotlighting the dangers of mass politics while ignoring those of elite politics." -- Provided by the publisher.
The Kolams of Adilabad in Telangana
January 1, 2018
Selected essays on Gujarati literature; translated into English.
Небеса в смятении
January 1, 2022
По мере того как мир выходит (хотя, возможно, только временно) из пандемии, в центре внимания оказываются другие кризисы: вопиющее неравенство, климатическая катастрофа, отчаявшиеся беженцы и нарастание напряженности в результате новой холодной войны. Неизменный мотив нашего времени – безжалостный хаос. На пепелище неудач нового века Жижек заявляет о необходимости международной солидарности, экономических преобразований и прежде всего безотлагательного коммунизма. В центре внимания новой книги Славоя Жижека, традиционно парадоксальной и философски-остросюжетной, – Трамп и Rammstein, Amazon и ковид, Афганистан и Христос, Джордж Оруэлл и интернет-тролли, Ленин и литий, Байден и Европа, а также десятки других значимых феноменов, которых Жижек привлекает для радикального анализа современности.
We All Will Be Received
January 1, 2019
"In 1977, a young woman swipes a duffel bag of drug money and flees her bad-news boyfriend, hitching a ride with a long-haul trucker who points out satellites and enthuses about the future of space cargo. Building a life disconnected from her past, she assumes a new identity as Dawn Taylor, but thirty years later, running a roadside motel on a remote highway, Dawn will host a group of disparate individuals--all desperate to rewrite their own stories. Brody seeks escape from those intent on repeating the narrative of his childhood trauma. Cheryl, whose career as a filmmaker is being dismantled on social media, rushes to rescue her daughter from a vicious cycle. And Spencer, an ex-con with easy access to his criminal past, chases an elusive redemption after seeing a picture of Dawn on a tourism website. In We All Will Be Received, Leslie Vryenhoek offers a range of unforgettable characters--all hoping to reconstruct a truth that's been shattered by perspective--and asks whether anyone can find peace or atonement in a contemporary world where technology makes the past ever present."--Provided by publisher.
Among The Wicked
January 1, 2017
viii, 342 pages ; 17 cm
Ask Dr. Nandi
January 1, 2017
"The star of the award-winning TV show, Ask Dr. Nandi, which reaches over eighty-five million US households, empowers readers to become their own health hero. Dr. Partha Nandi delivers passionate, empathetic, and trusted health advice daily to over eighty-five million US households, is seen in ninety countries worldwide, and his Facebook videos have been watched by more than 1.5 million viewers. In a sound bite culture, Ask Dr. Nandi disrupts the status quo by engaging viewers with in depth discussions on the health and wellness topics that matter to their lives. A health hero means being an advocate for yourself and your family, in sickness and in health. It's about building the confidence to gain knowledge and use that knowledge to make tough decisions. In Ask Dr. Nandi, Dr. Nandi gives readers the necessary tools to become empowered and take ownership of his or her health choices. Whether addressing bullying or prostate cancer, community and purpose or fitness and nutrition, Dr. Nandi tackles the tough questions, stimulates conversations, creates a new awareness of options and resources, and guides readers to confidently make the choices that are best for them"-- "A health hero means being an advocate for yourself and your family, in sickness and in health. It's about building the confidence to gain knowledge and use that knowledge to make tough decisions. In Ask Dr. Nandi, Dr. Nandi gives readers the necessary tools to become empowered and take ownership of his or her health choices. Whether addressing bullying or prostate cancer, community and purpose or fitness and nutrition, Dr. Nandi tackles the tough questions, stimulates conversations, creates a new awareness of options and resources, and guides readers to confidently make the choices that are best for them"--
Transforming the Future
January 1, 2018
People are using the future to search for better ways to achieve sustainability, inclusiveness, prosperity, well-being and peace. In addition, the way the future is understood and used is changing in almost all domains, from social science to daily life. This book presents the results of significant research undertaken by UNESCO with a number of partners to detect and define the theory and practice of anticipation around the world today. It uses the concept of ?Futures Literacy? as a tool to define the understanding of anticipatory systems and processes ? also known as the Discipline of Anticipation. This innovative title explores: ?? new topics such as Futures Literacy and the Discipline of Anticipation; ?? the evidence collected from over 30 Futures Literacy Laboratories and presented in 14 full case studies; ?? the need and opportunity for significant innovation in human decision-making systems. This book will be of great interest to scholars, researchers, policy-makers and students, as well as activists working on sustainability issues and innovation, future studies and anticipation studies.
Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring
March 21, 2017
xi, 284 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm
The Detroit Printing Co-op
January 1, 2019
Between 1970 and 1980, the Detroit Printing Co-op, spearheaded by Fredy and Lorraine Perlman, was responsible for the first English translation of Guy Debord's Society of the Spectacle, printed journals like SDS' Radical America, ultra-left books by their in-house press, Black & Red, and countless posters, pamphlets, and books printed by high school students, black radicals, labor organizers, and anarchists who made use of the freely available facilities at the Co-op. Fredy Perlman was not a printer or a designer by training, but was deeply engaged in the ideas, issues, processes, and materiality of printing. While at the Detroit Printing Co-op, he rethought the possibilities of prit by experimenting with overprinting, collage techniques, and different kinds of papers. Behind the calls to action and class consciousness written in his publications, there was an innate sense of the politics of design, experimentation, and pride of craft. "The Detroit Printing Co-op" is a timely exploration of the history, output, and legacy of this unique enterprise, and serves as a testament to the power of printing, publishing, design, and distribution.
Romance Phonetics and Phonology
January 1, 2018
This volume explores several recurring topics in Romance phonetics and phonology, with a special focus on the segment, syllable, word, and phrase levels of analysis. An international team of experts and junior researchers present research that ranges from the low-level mechanical processes involved in speech production and perception to high-level representation and computation, based on data from across the Romance language family, including from varieties that are less widely studied.0The book is divided into five parts. In the first, chapters present acoustic studies, examining topics such as Italian anaphonesis and voiceless fricative sibilants in Galician, while chapters in part twoOxford linguistics turn to articulatory studies of features including three-consonant onsets in Romanian and rhotic variation in Tuscan Italian. The focus of the third part is perception, and includes studies of perceived phrasing in French and perceptual cues for individual voice quality, while part four examines phonological issues such as Galician mid-vowel reduction and sibilant voicing in Spanish. Chapters in the final part of the volume look at the effects of production and perception on issues in language acquisition. The book draws on a range of experimental and methodological approaches and will be of interest not only to scholars of Romance linguistics but also to all those working in phonetics and phonology from graduate level upwards.
Inkonfeso
January 1, 2025
INKONFESO adalah buku kumpulan cerpen bertema filosofis satiris religius-kritis humanistis. Lembaran literatur yang memadukan estetika narasi dan kritik epistemologis. Sebuah laboratorium refleksi skeptis yang mengubur keengganan dan ketakutan untuk bertanya: Apakah iman hanya konstruksi sosial? Apakah moralitas meniscayakan doktrin? Bagaimana menjadi manusia merdeka dalam lanskap keyakinan yang hegemonik? INKONFESO menghimpun narasi eksistensial yang menelanjangi dogma, menggugat pretensi kebenaran mutlak, dan merayakan keberanian berpikir otonom. Melalui cerita pendek bernapas prosa kontemplatif, buku ini menghadirkan potret manusia yang bergulat dengan trauma spiritual, krisis identitas, dan paradoks kasih tanpa syarat. Rayakan keraguan Anda. Biarkan ia tumbuh subur menjadi kebijaksanaan. Manusia, sejak awal keberadaannya, telah memikul beban pertanyaan besar tentang asal-usul, makna, dan tujuan hidup. Dalam pencarian itu, lahirlah berbagai sistem kepercayaan, filsafat, dan nilai-nilai yang membentuk peradaban. Namun, di tengah keragaman pandangan tersebut, ada satu benang merah yang menyatukan kita: kemanusiaan itu sendiri. Buku kumpulan cerpen ini hadir sebagai upaya sastra untuk menelusuri denyut nalar yang tak henti bertanya, merenung, dan menggugat. Cerita-cerita dalam buku ini tidak sekadar menyajikan konflik batin atau pergulatan identitas, melainkan menggali lebih dalam ke dalam wilayah yang kerap dihindari: pertanyaan-pertanyaan tentang Tuhan, makna iman, dan tempat manusia dalam semesta yang luas ini. Melalui perspektif humanisme, setiap cerpen menjadi ruang kontemplatif, tempat di mana tokoh-tokohnya berani melangkah keluar dari dogma demi menemukan kebenaran yang berakar pada akal sehat, empati, dan tanggung jawab moral. Buku ini bukan ajakan untuk meninggalkan keyakinan, melainkan undangan untuk berpikir. Ia tidak menggurui, tetapi menawarkan jendela pandang alternatif terhadap realitas, spiritualitas, dan eksistensi. Di dalamnya, pembaca diajak menyusuri jejak-jejak pikiran yang penuh gejolak, namun jujur. Sebab, dalam dunia yang kian bising oleh klaim kebenaran mutlak, suara nurani yang bersandar pada nalar dan cinta kasih menjadi lebih relevan dari sebelumnya. Semoga kumpulan cerpen ini dapat menjadi teman berpikir yang menyenangkan sekaligus menantang, serta memperluas cakrawala kita dalam memahami hakikat menjadi manusia, bukan dari apa yang kita anut, tetapi dari bagaimana kita memperlakukan sesama dengan keadilan, kebebasan, dan welas asih.
OM, THE UNIVERSE AND I
January 1, 2020
The 3rd publication by Omer Toledano entitled "OM, THE UNIVERSE AND I: A Poetry Collection" is an anthology comprised of previously published poems gathered to form a unique collection which conveys the author's inner world and is a personal testament and introspection on life, love and the nature of reality. Omer Toledano takes us on a colorful journey of discovery and paints his self-portrait with his words.
THE VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHER'S DATA OTHER: SECRETS UNVEILED FOR A SOCIOLOGICAL J. M. COETZEE
June 26, 2026
Navigating the unseen, the omitted, and the marginalized in visual research. How do the ephemeral, sensory traces of East Asian performance traditions survive their translation into digital data streams? ***THE VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHER'SDATA OTHER:*** *SECRETS UNVEILED FOR A SOCIOLOGICAL J. M. COETZEE* (Eliva Press, June 2026) **『視覚民族誌学者のデータ・アザー：社会学的J・M・クッツェーに向けて明かされる秘密』**（Eliva Press、2026年6月刊行）introduces a rigorous methodological framework for documenting the interstitial spaces where the sensing body, material textiles, and digital platforms collide. Bridging the archival system with the post-colonial narrative of J. M. Coetzee, the monograph interrogates the hidden architectures of the "Data Other"—the unquantifiable human interiority that resists digital capture. By tracking how secrets, ethical boundaries, and sensory absences manifest both in field observation and on the literary page, this work establishes a radical sociological framework for reading text as live cultural data. It is a critical read for researchers working at the intersections of sociological theory, visual cultural studies, and transnational literature.
The Presidency and Social Media
January 1, 2018
The media have long played an important role in the modern political process and the 2016 presidential campaign was no different. From Trump’s tweets and cable-show-call-ins to Sander’s social media machine to Clinton’s "Trump Yourself" app and podcast, journalism, social and digital media, and entertainment media were front-and-center in 2016. Clearly, political media played a dominant and disruptive role in our democratic process. This book helps to explain the role of these media and communication outlets in the 2016 presidential election. This thorough study of how political communication evolved in 2016 examines the disruptive role communication technology played in the 2016 presidential primary campaign and general election and how voters sought and received political information. The Presidency and Social Media includes top scholars from leading research institutions using various research methodologies to generate new understandings―both theoretical and practical―for students, researchers, journalists, and practitioners.
Afterworld (Next Life, #1)
January 1, 2021
Death comes, and misery follows. As a man in his early twenties, Leon never genuinely contemplated what would happen after his death. Like those before him, he never understood the truth of our universe. After his sudden demise, the terrorizing reality of a mysterious dystopian afterlife begins crushing him as it has those prior. Men have started enslaving and killing each other to sate their greed while enigmatic creatures oppress the masses. Only a select few have shown the courage that is needed to challenge their supremacy. Through this eclipsing darkness, there is hope. But will that hope prove to be enough to save this turbulent cosmos? The revelations of advanced science, magic, human savagery, and even our gods will be showcased. Both in a new light and disturbing darkness, will the verities of Earth and Afterworld give Leon a greater understanding of our universe; or in turn, break him as they have done to so many before? Review "This story is complex, with multiple systems of nature to consider and fantastically multifaceted characters. James Robertson has managed to create characters that are reflective of humanity, characters completely devoid of it, and the tricky ones in between. Afterworld is the first in a series (Next Life) and it sets a cracking pace for the ongoing story, with terrific action and some pretty graphic detail. The story incorporates philosophical moral discussion without getting weighed down in argument but instead utilizes the outcomes for the plot - leaving the moralizing to the reader. Fans of dystopian fantasy and sci-fi will have something to love here. Mixing elements from different genres works particularly well in this story and applies a macabre logic to the afterlife created by Robertson. A fast-paced and action-packed dystopic sci-fi fantasy, Afterworld is less of an adventure more of a quest - one you can't help but want to finish." - manybooks.net About the Author James G. Robertson was born in a small town in Kansas. He's also lived in Texas, Missouri, and in New York, where he graduated college from SUNY Oswego in 2019 with a bachelor's in political science and a theatre minor. He has also received an associate's degree in information network technology, which he obtained in 2012 from Pratt Community College. His first book in the Next Life series, Afterworld, was published May 1st, 2020. If you wish to know anything else, feel free to contact him using the contact page on nextlifeuniverse.com
Undulant, Trooper
January 1, 2021
Monday Journal is a print/online poetry and arts journal founded in San Francisco and published from Rocklin, California, edited by Vlad Pogorelov. This issue of Monday Journal (#2) appeared in May 2021.
The Teaching Ministry
July 20, 2023
The focus of this book is to bring clarity and understanding to the teaching office and the teaching anointing. This information will help individuals to recognize the operations of this anointing in their lives and in the lives of others. It is our hope that believers will develop a greater respect and appreciation for the teaching office and gift. For a full examination of the teaching ministry, please see my book entitled “Now Concerning Establishing the Role of the Teacher in the Body of Christ."
Machines
January 1, 2017
Enter a world of monster excavators, Mach 9.6 jets, deep-space probes, microscopic nanobots and more marvelous machines, and learn how they ve impacted our world.