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We all place our trust in things we cannot fully prove - and we do it every day. We trust that a plane will land safely, and that the food we eat will nourish rather than harm us. Life runs on belief long before...

"A delicious galaxy of games...what a triumph." Celia Imrie, actress and writer "A literal permission slip to have SUCH FUN!" Miranda Hart, actress, comedian and writer "Games that get everyone laughing, shouting and off their phones!" Jools Oliver, writer and designer New games, old...

Proven blueprint to master the art of sponsorships and start signing million-dollar deals The Sponsorship Bible: The Proven Framework for Winning Marketing Partnerships Across Any Industry shatters the mystery surrounding lucrative partnerships with a revolutionary methodology that transforms sponsorship from haphazard logo-slapping into a...

In her fluid and inexorable fourth book, Jana Prikryl summons Cordelia's voice, harnessing the power of King Lear to think back through her family story and see more clearly our contemporary mad kings. Weaving short lyrics through experiments with the dramatic monologue, Prikryl runs...

American government is broken. The country that built the national highway system and created Social Security and Medicare can now barely manage the basics. What went wrong?University of Michigan Law professor Nicholas Bagley argues that America's obsessively legalistic approach to governance--our "procedure fetish"--has strangled...

Illness is one of humanity's most universal experiences, yet it is often endured privately and in silence. When Meghan O'Rourke, esteemed poet, editor, and author of The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness, fell ill in her thirties, she turned to poetry for company and...

The Dark Side of France provides us with a revelatory examination of rightward French politics across three centuries. Beginning with the aftermath of the humiliating Franco-Prussian War, the international journalist Enda O'Doherty boldly assesses some of the most notorious moments in modern French history,...

What is American courage? What role does this virtue play in today's fractured country? Are traditional ideals of bravery, dedication, and self-sacrifice still relevant? These are among the questions asked by Elizabeth Samet, author of Soldier's Heart. Demonstrating a deep love of literature and...

Hobbled by conservative cuts to education beginning in the Reagan era, universities became increasingly consumer-focused, giving rise to the now-pervasive "party school." Fraternities dominated campus life as administrators looked away from their destructive cultures. When Covid hit, universities enforced strict public health measures, encouraged...

Before they became household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place was the Village Gate, a New York City nightclub that became a downtown hotspot for Black art, culture, music,...

Sociological studies of science have typically dealt with the view that science represents pure and 'objective' knowledge, untainted by 'social' factors which distort or divert it from uncovering the 'true' nature of the physical world. Originally published in 1988 this book develops a critical...

Learn about the hours and minutes on an analog clock and a digital clock in this book about telling time. Simple sentences and colorful photographs make learning to tell time fun! This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding...

What if the biggest obstacle to happiness isn't your environment, your past, or other people -- but a blindness to some uncomfortable truths about yourself? In the book his fans have been waiting for, one of the internet's most beloved therapists, Kier Gaines, sets...

A passionate and illuminating account of soul, the hard-won wisdom shepherded by Black people throughout generationsHow did enslaved Africans turn America's infamous failure into the greatest moral occasion of modern Western life? In this book, Christopher Freeburg answers that question with one word: soul....

A dazzling celebration of Earth's strangest, most extraordinary life forms--where science, art, and evolutionary wonder meetFrom the world's greatest popular science writer, this wonderfully accessible new book takes us on a romp through a menagerie of ingenious tales about how animals evolved into such...

A bold assessment of America's populist turn--and a roadmap for rebuilding faith in liberal democracyFormer Congressman Barney Frank offers a timely analysis of how liberals in the United States and other democracies lost support to xenophobic populism--and how they can find their way back....

Levi's the new kid in town and starting a new school is scary enough without a bully like Blake making things worse! Struggling with ADHD and feeling totally out of place, Levi thinks he'll never fit in... until he meets a crew of awesome...

What happens when a family of five trades classrooms, commutes, and comfort zones for a year of worldschooling around the globe?From sheep herding in Morocco to snorkeling with hammerhead sharks in the Galápagos, from birthday mishaps in Slovenia to bat-filled caves in Greece, these...

Cold Was the Ground is a neo-western crime novel in which a small Texas town becomes the crucible for a series of ritualistic murders that force Sheriff Joanne Dalton to confront not only a killer, but the moral architecture of violence, faith, and history...

When rain clouds roll in and cancel his long-awaited bike ride, young Jama feels deeply disappointed. As he waits for the sunshine to return, Jama begins to notice the gentle rhythms of his African village-listening to the rain, observing his family, and finding beauty...

What Is Property? (1840) by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon is a foundational anarchist text that famously declares "Property is theft." Proudhon argues that private ownership of productive property-especially land and capital-allows owners to exploit workers by taking value they did not create. He distinguishes this from...

What if a single, repeatable method could turn gold's chaos into a daily workflow you can execute without second-guessing?This book guides you from first principles to live trading with a mentor's voice that keeps theory grounded in real market action. It begins by explaining...

Sustainable prototyping is integral to responsible design, emphasizing thoughtful material selection, production technique refinement, and ecological impact awareness. As designers and engineers prioritize environmental stewardship, they turn toward renewable, recyclable, and low-impact materials, alongside methods that minimize waste and energy use. These strategies reduce...

What if your pain is not the enemy but a message?When chronic pain and illness disrupt your life, it can leave you feeling disconnected from your body, your purpose, and your hope. In Listen to Your Body: Holistic Choices for Managing Chronic Pain, author...

The GLP-1 Weight Loss Blueprint is a personal, experience-based account of one Registered Nurse's journey through a significant health and lifestyle transformation involving GLP-1 medications.Rather than offering medical instruction or prescriptive advice, this book documents the real-world decisions, adjustments, challenges, and mindset shifts that...

Author: Jen-Tsung ChenISBN-10: 9819541646ISBN-13: 9789819541645Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2026Pages: 391Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.64lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d

Learn how to break free from worry's grip and raise more confident, resilient children who can cope with life's many challenges. Are you a parent who worries a lot? If so, you are not alone. Relentless worry is currently the norm. While concern about...

This monograph offers a comprehensive study of diagonally stiffened steel plate shear walls, focusing on their mechanical properties, seismic performance, design methods, and simplified modeling. As a key component in lateral force resistance systems, these structures are critical in enhancing the stiffness, strength, and...

Green Manufacturing with Artificial Intelligence Applications serves as a comprehensive textbook designed for students, researchers, and educators in mechanical, production, and industrial engineering. The book integrates principles of sustainable manufacturing with cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools to promote eco-efficient and smart production systems. It explains...

The series Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR) publishes monographs and collected volumes which explore the reception history of the Bible in a wide variety of academic and cultural contexts. Closely linked to the multi-volume project Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its...

Mungus ate the end of the world. It tasted like chicken.When Claire Pemberton's cat consumes a cosmic artifact that was supposed to be her thesis paperweight, she expects some digestive complications. She does not expect fish showers over London, traffic lights speaking ancient Sumerian,...

The development of autonomous vehicles represents a major technological breakthrough, revolutionizing mobility through the integration of advanced technologies at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), mechatronics and control sciences. This heralds a new era of disruptive innovation for the automotive and aerospace industries. Autonomous...

Nanosatellites, CubeSats of the NewSpace Era for Space Observation 2 presents the entire life cycle of a CubeSat, from the design phase to orbital operations. The CubeSat nanosatellite carries instruments designed for space observation and study, integrated into a mechanical architecture that supports the...

Curl up with this purrrfectly cozy collection of poems written by cats, from the author of the beloved and bestselling I Could Pee on This series.Cats will let you know when they want you to stay put and get comfortable. Whether it's with a...

This book offers in-depth coverage of the process of climate change management in African forests, from assessment of woody species diversity to climate change mitigation, including carbon sequestration capacity and carbon taxation. Going beyond merely demonstrating the importance of vegetation in carbon sequestration, the...

Assyria's Plunder offers a new history of ancient Assyria and its interactions with its client states of Israel and Judah. Considering the entanglement of modern imperialism with the historiography of ancient empire, Jessie DeGrado reassesses the conventional understanding of the Neo-Assyrian Empire using textual...

Sydney is a bold lamb with a keen nose for adventure. Her breathtaking journey celebrates the new year. 2027 is The Year of the Sheep. This revised edition features a new bilingual translation in simplified Chinese. The lamb Sydney befriends the shepherd girl Zhi...

Take a stunning visual and narrative journey down the "dark desert highway" to explore the creation, legacy, and lasting cultural power of one of rock's most iconic albums. A milestone celebration of rock history and myth, Eagles and Hotel California: 50 Years offers fans...

Live magically every day of the year with this sumptuously designed guide to both everyday spellwork and seasonal celebrations. Witchcraft is not just for special occasions--it's a daily practice, a seasonal rhythm, and a lifelong path of intention and enchantment. Sacred Art of Witchcraft...

Shows the human impact of war through the voices of the victims themselves AI and algorithms now drive modern warfare, shaping surveillance and targeting. While promising precision, these systems often mask significant, hidden civilian harm. Algorithms of War moves past the binary debate of...

Recipes and memories from Froehlich's, the beloved local empire that helped transform tiny, almost forgotten Three Oaks, Michigan, into a bustling tourist destination. Colleen Froehlich spent her childhood in her family's store, a mom-and-pop grocer and bakery in St. Joseph, Michigan, where she learned...

'A lot of people love us, a lot of people hate us, and that will probably never change. But they do know who we are.' When Adam Spivey first became obsessed with training his dog Sammie, he never would have guessed he would one...

Life doesn't fall apart all at once. It drifts.Health erodes. Focus fades. Relationships weaken. Finances slip.The Drift Effect explains why disorder is the default state of life and why stability requires constant, deliberate effort.Using principles from physics, psychology, and real-world examples, this book shows...

Human friendship has been millions of years in the making, and evolutionary science richly reveals that deep history. Yet close friendship is a puzzle to evolutionary scientists because they misconstrue close relationships in strictly means-ends terms. Although social science offers sophisticated methods, it is...

A paradigm-shifting achievement, built from the author's own research, showing that pregnancy profoundly transforms our brains even more than adolescence does. Dispels "mommy brain" stereotypes and trailblazes new understanding at the core of humanity with warmth and compassion. Eighty-five percent of women experience pregnancy...

Mucho Que Contar / So Much To Tell - The dual-language structure: This special bilingual edition contains the full Spanish text followed by the complete English translation. Ideal for bilingual readers, language learners, and families who wish to enjoy both versions in one volume....

I am Frank McClure, born October 25, 1944, in York County, South Carolina, during the Jim Crow era. I was eleventh of the fourteen children of Paul and Cornelius McClure. As I look back over my life, I now awaken every morning with a...

All Anastacia wanted was to control what she saw. But no one controls death.Anastacia Geist escaped to New Orleans in hopes to control her ability to see spirits and other entities. Her gift, turned curse, gained the attention of more than her fair share...

The Holding Space Companion Journal extends the experience, offering caregivers a place to pause, breathe, and gently honor their own story. Inside are prompts that help caregivers reflect on what they carry, what they've lost, what they hope for, and what they need-often before...

Journey across the African Savannah from A to Z! Each letter brings a new African animal to life with vibrant illustrations. Perfect for young learners practicing their letters. This book turns learning into a wild safari adventure, come along! Enjoy the fun safari activities...