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Truly Madly Magically (Witchlore #3)
by Hazel Beck&“An absolute delight of a magical tale.&” —Louisa Morgan, author of The Age of Witches, on Small Town, Big MagicA witch cursed to tell the truth, and the man who won&’t let her lie to herself anymore… Cursed by her own mother to always tell the truth and one of the only half-witches around, Ellowyn Good has never considered herself an equal part of the Riverwood coven. But when the Joywood, the evil rulers of the witching world, target her directly, she begins to wonder why they want her gone. She&’ll need to work with her newly formed coven to survive, which includes dealing with her first love, past wreckage and a whole new complication she didn&’t see coming. With their fates in the balance, Ellowyn will have to learn to trust Zander again—or be doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. Assuming they all survive the Joywood&’s latest bid for absolute power over the witching world…WitchloreBook 1: Small Town, Big MagicBook 2: Big Little SpellsBook 3: Truly Madly Magically
Magical Meet Cute: A Novel
by Jean Meltzer&“A laugh-out-loud funny romance with depth and heart, readers will love this spellbinding novel!&” —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling authorIs he the real deal…or did she truly summon a golem?Faye Kaplan used to be engaged. She also used to have a successful legal practice. But she much prefers her new life as a potter in Woodstock, New York. The only thing missing is the perfect guy.Not that she needs one. She&’s definitely happy alone.That is, until she finds her town papered with anti-Semitic flyers after yet another failed singles event at the synagogue. Desperate for comfort, Faye drunkenly turns to the only thing guaranteed to soothe her—pottery. A golem protector is just what her town needs…and adding all the little details to make him her ideal man can&’t hurt, right?When a seriously hot stranger mysteriously turns up the next day, Greg seems too good to be true—if you ignore the fact that Faye hit him with her bike. And that he subsequently lost his memory…But otherwise, the man checks Every. Single. Box. Causing Faye to wonder if Greg&’s sudden and spicy appearance might be anything but a coincidence.
The Madness: A Novel
by Dawn KurtagichAward-winning author Dawn Kurtagich masterfully weaves a captivating tale of suspense and horror, in which Dr. Mina Murray returns to the windswept shores of Wales to help her childhood friend fight the mysterious illness that plagues her. When the lines between reality and delusion begin to blur, Mina must face off against a monstrous legacy—or be consumed herself.Beware what waits in the shadows…With one unexpected email from her estranged best friend, Lucy, Mina Murray&’s carefully curated life is turned upside down. Leaving behind her psychiatric practice in London, she returns home to the windswept shores of Wales. Faced with everything she&’s left behind, she soon discovers that Lucy&’s symptoms mirror those of her mysterious amnesiac patient hundreds of miles away.With nothing but an untreatable sickness connecting the two women, and with Lucy&’s life on the line, Mina finds herself asking questions and being drawn ever-deeper into a web of secrets, missing girls, and the powerful, nameless force at its center—one that has been haunting her for years.As terrible, ancient truths begin to reveal themselves, Mina prepares to confront her own darkest secrets, and with them, an evil beyond comprehension. Together with a group of smart, savvy women, Mina seizes one last, desperate chance to stop the cycle that began so long ago. But there are dangers to inviting the attentions of what might not be a man, but a monster…
The Berlin Apartment: A Novel
by Bryn Turnbull&“Wholly immersive and impeccably researched, Bryn Turnbull&’s tale brings the time vividly to life.&” —Toronto Star on The Paris DeceptionFor fans of Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah, this sweeping love story follows a young couple whose lives are irrevocably changed when they&’re separated overnight by the construction of the Berlin Wall.Berlin 1961: When Uli Neumann proposes to Lise Bauer, she has every reason to accept. He offers her love, respect, and a life beyond the strict bounds of the East German society in which she was raised — which she longs to leave more than anything. But only two short days after their engagement, Lise and Uli are torn violently apart when barbed wire is rolled across Berlin, splitting the city into two hostile halves: capitalist West Berlin, an island of western influence isolated far beyond the iron curtain; and the socialist East, a country determined to control its citizens by any means necessary. Soon, Uli and his friends in West Berlin hatch a plan to get Lise and her unborn child out of East Germany, but as distance and suspicion bleed into their lives and as weeks turn to months, how long can true love survive in the divided city?
French Kissed (International School #3)
by Chanel CleetonOn the surface, she appears to have it all. If only the facade matched reality…With one year left at the International School in London, Fleur Marceaux is struggling to graduate, her love life is a mess and she can&’t stop thinking about Max, her ex-boyfriend&’s best friend. But all that pales in comparison to the blackmailer determined to destroy her.After watching Fleur break his friend&’s heart, Max Tucker knows to stay away from trouble, despite the crush he&’s had on her since freshman year. There&’s a social hierarchy at the International School, and Max is outside the velvet ropes. But when they&’re partnered on a project, Max learns there&’s more to Fleur than meets the eye, and she just might be worth the wild ride.The more time they spend together, the further Max falls. And when a kiss awakens a passion Fleur never imagined, she&’s unable to resist Max, who she had thought was all wrong for her but who might be the only thing that&’s right. But will he stand by her when her secrets are revealed?Don&’t miss the dramatic final installment of the International School series!International SchoolBook 1: I See LondonBook 2: London Falling
The Ghost Cat: A Novel
by Alex HowardA charming novel for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and How to Stop Time, following a cat through his nine lives in Edinburgh, moving through the ever-changing city and meeting its inhabitants over centuries Early morning, 1902. At 7/7 Marchmont Crescent, Eilidh the charlady tips coal into a fire grate and sets it alight. Overhearing, Grimalkin the cat ambles over to curl up against the welcome heat and lick his favorite human&’s hand. But this is to be his last day on earth…before he becomes the Ghost Cat. Follow Grimalkin as he witnesses the changes of the next 120 years, prowling unseen among the inhabitants of an Edinburgh tenement while unearthing some startling revelations about the mystery of existence, the unstoppable march of time and the true meaning of feline companionship.
The Temptation of Magic
by Megan ScottAn International Bestseller!Perfect for fans of A Discovery of Witches and Serpent & Dove, this mesmerizing dark academia romantasy debut delves into a dangerous supernatural society hidden within our own—where forbidden love and immortal hunters collide, and a dark truth may unravel the entire world.Nicole Palmer and her family have been in hiding for years from the Wake—a shadowy organization that governs all supernatural creatures. If the Wake discovers that Nicole is an Empyreal—a rare kind of creature that can shapeshift into any creature&’s natural predator—they&’ll force her to join them or kill her for resisting. Like they did her mother. Nicole is close to uncovering a secret message hidden in a supernatural art collection—a message from her mother about how to destroy the Wake for good. But when the collector is murdered and a key painting stolen, the Wake sends their best Empyreal assassin to track down the dangerous creature on the loose. Kyan McCarter is handsome, perceptive, and the last person Nicole wants to work with to find the stolen painting. Their search sparks a powerful connection between them, but if Kyan finds out that Nicole is a rogue Empyreal, he&’ll have no choice but to hunt her next. After all, no one disobeys the Wake and survives.
Multibody Systems: An Introduction to the Kinematics and Dynamics of Systems of Rigid Bodies
by Christoph WoernleThe book Multibody Systems guides the reader from the fundamentals of engineering mechanics to the formulations of the kinematic and dynamic equations of systems of rigid bodies suitable for computational generation. Multibody systems are used for the numerical simulation of complex mechanical systems in mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, aerospace engineering, and biomechanics. The presentation focuses on the implicit and explicit mathematical formulations of the bonds that geometrically constrain the motion of the partial bodies and define the directions of the reaction forces and reaction moments. This results in a consistent and common approach to the various known forms of the equations of motion of multibody systems. In addition to open multibody systems with a tree structure, closed multibody systems with kinematic loops are also treated in detail. In the third edition, planar multibody systems are presented in a separate chapter to facilitate the transition from mass point systems to spatial multibody systems.
Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management: 17th International Conference, KSEM 2024, Birmingham, UK, August 16–18, 2024, Proceedings, Part V (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14888)
by Huajun Chen Liang Zhao Cungeng Cao Junaid Arshad Taufiq Asyhari Yonghao WangThe five-volume set LNCS 14884, 14885, 14886, 14887 & 14888 constitutes the refereed deadline proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management, KSEM 2024, held in Birmingham, UK, during August 16–18, 2024. The 160 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 495 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Volume I: Knowledge Science with Learning and AI (KSLA) Volume II: Knowledge Engineering Research and Applications (KERA) Volume III: Knowledge Management with Optimization and Security (KMOS) Volume IV: Emerging Technology Volume V: Special Tracks
The Use of Frames in Sampling Theory (RSME Springer Series #14)
by Antonio García GarcíaThis book provides a comprehensive review of regular sampling based on frame theory in a separable Hilbert space. Thus, sampling theory has common features in almost all situations: classical theory, Kramer sampling theory, and finite sampling or sampling Hilbert–Schmidt operators. In addition, the transversality of sampling theory with other mathematical fields appears, in an easy way. The first three chapters of the book can be used as an introduction to sampling theory, while the rest of the chapters are addressed to introduce the interested reader in the research on the topic.
Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management: 17th International Conference, KSEM 2024, Birmingham, UK, August 16–18, 2024, Proceedings, Part III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14886)
by Huajun Chen Liang Zhao Cungeng Cao Junaid Arshad Taufiq Asyhari Yonghao WangThe five-volume set LNCS 14884, 14885, 14886, 14887 & 14888 constitutes the refereed deadline proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management, KSEM 2024, held in Birmingham, UK, during August 16–18, 2024. The 160 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 495 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Volume I: Knowledge Science with Learning and AI (KSLA) Volume II: Knowledge Engineering Research and Applications (KERA) Volume III: Knowledge Management with Optimization and Security (KMOS) Volume IV: Emerging Technology Volume V: Special Tracks
Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management: 17th International Conference, KSEM 2024, Birmingham, UK, August 16–18, 2024, Proceedings, Part IV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14887)
by Huajun Chen Liang Zhao Cungeng Cao Junaid Arshad Taufiq Asyhari Yonghao WangThe five-volume set LNCS 14884, 14885, 14886, 14887 & 14888 constitutes the refereed deadline proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management, KSEM 2024, held in Birmingham, UK, during August 16–18, 2024. The 160 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 495 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Volume I: Knowledge Science with Learning and AI (KSLA) Volume II: Knowledge Engineering Research and Applications (KERA) Volume III: Knowledge Management with Optimization and Security (KMOS) Volume IV: Emerging Technology Volume V: Special Tracks
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Meteorological and Agricultural Drought in China
by Yi Li Guang Yang Asim Biswas Faliang Yuan Qiang Zhou Fenggui Liu Zhihao LiaoThis book explores spatiotemporal analysis and impact assessment of agricultural drought in China and investigates the correlation coefficient between meteorological drought and agricultural drought. It then conducts multivariate frequency analysis of drought events using drought indices and copula functions. It aims to reveal spatiotemporal characteristics and impacts of agricultural drought in China both on vegetation phenology and productivity. The book assesses the performances of drought indices for better predicting multi-year droughts and return periods and drought risk assessment.
Volkswille – Ideal oder Illusion?: Weshalb Volksentscheide undemokratisch werden können
by Rudolf G. AdamWas versteht man unter dem Begriff Volksabstimmung und welche Mechanismen verbergen sich dahinter? In einer Zeit, in der das Vertrauen in die repräsentative Demokratie hinterfragt wird, analysiert dieses Buch verschiedene Formen von Volksabstimmungen sowie die potenziellen Gefahren, die davon ausgehen können. Es wendet sich an politisch interessierte Bürger, die glauben, der Volkswille könne in verknöcherten Strukturen von Parteiendemokratie und Parlamenten nicht mehr adäquat Ausdruck finden. Es ist ein Beitrag, der sich den Forderungen nach mehr Bürgerbeteiligung sachlich entgegenstellt. Ein besonderes Augenmerk liegt auf den Fragen: Wer ist das Volk? Kann es definitionsgemäß überhaupt einen einheitlichen Willen bilden? Ab wann gelten Mehrheiten als verbindlich? In welchem Umfang sollten Minderheitsinteressen berücksichtigt werden? Durch eine empirische Übersicht über gelungene und problematische Volksabstimmungen weist der Autor auf die Erfordernisse hin, die notwendig sind, damit ein Volksentscheid einen sachlich fundierten und dauerhaften Mehrheitswillen ausdrücken kann.
Organic-Based Nanomaterials in Food Packaging
by Shahid Ul Islam Kaiser Younis Owais YousufThe use of nanomaterials in food packaging is a rapidly advancing area with massive potential for increasing shelf life and improving the safety of food products. Up to this point there has not been a suitable reference work covering the basic modules of organic-based nanomaterials in food packaging. This work documents organic nanomaterials and their synthesis; Characterization, composition and structure of organic nanomaterials; Mechanical properties of organic nanomaterials; Cellulose, Starch, Chitosan, protein and conjugated organic nanomaterials for food packaging plus nano emulsions for edible coating and the overall safety and regulatory aspects of organic nanomaterials. Organic-Based Nanomaterials in Food Packaging is designed to serve researchers, students in food science and technology and food processing, and food industry professionals as well. With chapters covering the synthesis of organic nanomaterials, characterization, composition and structure of organic nanomaterials, mechanical properties and an overview of organic-based nanomaterials use in food packaging, cellulose, starch, chitosan and protein -based nanomaterials are covered. Further chapters focus on conjugated organic nanomaterials, nano emulsions for edible coating and the safety and regulatory issues of organic nanomaterials. For researchers, students and the professionals looking for a full and up-to-date overview of organic based nanomaterials in food packaging, this book serves as an excellent source.
Recent Advances in Machine Design: Proceedings of ISME 2023 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by C. V. Chandrashekara N. Rajesh Mathivanan K. HariharanThis book presents the select proceedings of 21st ISME conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering. It covers the latest research and technological advancements in the area of machine design. Various topics covered in this volume are product design and development, CAD/CAE/FEM/modelling and simulation, fatigue, fracture and failure analysis, vibrations/ condition monitoring, rotor dynamics, multi-body dynamics, tribology, robotics and mechatronics, computational mechanics, sensors and actuators materials failure analysis, engineering optimization, machines and mechanisms, mechanics of composites, biomechanics and fracture mechanics. This book is useful for researchers and professionals working in the area of machine design and allied fields.
Somitra
by Doctor Dan Luedke&“Mortality provides the certainty of the grave. Being privy to that knowledge has brought our species a measure of solace; there&’s an end to our sorrows. Amortality takes away that certainty, creating its own peculiar anxiety.&”Death taunts us as we age. Despite our efforts, we inevitably grow frail until we draw our last breath. Imagine a drug that parries death&’s taunt by giving us amortality—life without death—and reversal of the aging process. Should we embrace this elixir or reject it as being contrary to the laws of God? A large pharmaceutical company discovers SOMITRA, a drug giving mice amortality. Elijah-Co keeps the discovery under wraps as it feverishly tries to duplicate its effects on human subjects. When word is leaked to the public, a culture war breaks out between religious fundamentalists and Grizzleds, senior citizens who want the right to choose amortality for themselves. SOMITRA picks up where the first book, ELIJAH-CO, left off. Dr. Lars Sorenson returns, facing the consequences of his desperate attempt to save his beloved wife, Kate. The reader is taken into the lives of clandestine drug developers, religious zealots, mercenaries, and an aging population who want to experience eternal life on Earth.
Sleep in Peace
by Melanie DoctorsA period piece for Gen X that deals with themes of alcoholism, family secrets, and self-destructive tendencies, this terse but also funny novel is a Californian Fleabag set in 2007.It's 2007, and while 43-year-old Leanne Spencer's career is building up steam, her love life is a trainwreck. She's always believed her addiction to bad boys stems from her flawless father dying when she was a child, but it turns out Mom&’s a liar, Dad&’s not dead, and her childhood was a well-crafted illusion. After Leanne forces Mom to confess what really happened, she&’s not sure what to believe. Mom&’s flashbacks of an innocent jazz singer and the manipulative creep who ruined her life sound more like a 1950s B-movie than reality. And yet, the unthinkable stories explain more than Leanne is willing to admit. In the midst of trying to pry the truth from her mother's locked lips, Leanne is falling fast for "The One," David, a sexy, grounded widower who is perfect, except he&’s none too thrilled with Leanne&’s trust issues. Determined to figure herself out before committing to David, she&’s on a secret mission to meet her dad and discover if he&’s misunderstood and her mom is something far worse than a liar. As her past, present, and future collide, Leanne must reconcile the inconceivable and rescue herself or lose a dream of a man who accepts her for exactly who she is, flaws and all. Content Warnings: Domestic abuse and manipulation, a scene of marital rape, alcoholism, child sexual abuse, injury to animals
The Lion's Roar of a Yogi-Poet: The Great Song of Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen
by Lama Migmar TsetenAn exultant song of realization by one of Tibet&’s greatest yogis, explained and elaborated upon by a beloved contemporary Tibetan teacher.Jetsun Rinpoche Dragpa Gyaltsen (1147–1216)—revered as one of Tibet&’s greatest yogis and one of the founding figures of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism—composed his Great Song of Experience as a way to distill and communicate the essence of the Buddhist path to enlightenment. Shimmering with double meanings, seeming tautologies, and ribald references, Dragpa Gyalsten&’s verses resound with insights thrown out like bolts of lightning: &“When mind itself is comprehended, that is Buddha; do not seek elsewhere for the Buddha!&” Beloved teacher Lama Migmar Tseten&’s newly updated translation of Dragpa Gyeltsen&’s Great Song brings these verses to life with a clarity and immediacy that belies the underlying challenge that these verses pose to our ordinary ways of thinking and being. In his extensive verse-by-verse commentary, Lama Migmar unravels Dragpa Gyaltsen&’s terse, enigmatic verses with clarity and humor, bringing Rinpoche&’s ecstatic realization and pointed insights into conversation with twenty-first-century concerns, showing how the experiential teachings of a twelfth-century Tibetan yogi can help us understand and counteract the modern pressures of wanton consumerism, greed and inequality, isolation and loneliness, and environmental degradation. Lama Migmar&’s insightful commentary opens the door to the radical vision presented by Dragpa Gyalsten&’s poetic teachings, showing us a view of the mind without center or limits, as bright as the sun, and clear and open as space. In addition to Lama Migmar&’s extensive verse-by-verse commentary, the book includes facing-page English and Tibetan editions of the root text of Great Song of Experience, and the laudatory poem Praise to Jetsun Rinpoche Dragpa Gyaltsen by Dragpa Gyaltsen&’s nephew and student, the great Sakya Pandita (1182–1251).
With Love, Echo Park
by Laura Taylor NameyFrom the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of A Cuban Girl&’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, this novel follows two Cuban teens in LA&’s Echo Park neighborhood who clash over their visions for the future, the secrets between their families…and the sparks flying between them.Seventeen-year-old Clary is set to inherit her family&’s florist shop, La Rosa Blanca—one of the last remnants of the Cuban business district that once thrived in Los Angeles&’s Echo Park neighborhood. Clary knows Echo Park is where she&’ll leave a legacy, and nothing is more important to her than keeping the area&’s unique history alive. Besides Clary&’s florist shop, there&’s only one other business left founded by Cuban immigrants fleeing Castro&’s regime in the sixties and seventies. And Emilio, who&’s supposed to take over Avalos Bicycle Works one day, is more flight risk than dependable successor. While others might find Emilio appealing, Clary can see him itching to leave now that he&’s graduated, and she&’ll never be charmed by a guy who doesn&’t care if one more Echo Park business fades away. But then Clary is caught off guard when an unexpected visitor delivers a shocking message from someone she thought she&’d left behind. Meanwhile, Emilio realizes leaving home won&’t be so easy—and Clary, who has always been next door, is who he confides in. As the summer days unfold, they find there&’s something stronger than local history tying them together.
Bridge Across the Sky
by Freeman NgA raw and honest historical novel in verse about a Chinese teen who immigrates to the United States with his family and endures mistreatment at the Angel Island Immigration Station while trying to navigate his own course in a new world.Tai Go and his family have crossed an ocean wider than a thousand rivers, joining countless other Chinese immigrants in search of a better life in the United States. Instead, they&’re met with hostility and racism. Empowered by the Chinese Exclusion Act, the government detains the immigrants on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay while evaluating their claims. Held there indefinitely, Tai Go experiences the prison-like conditions, humiliating medical exams, and interrogations designed to trick detainees into failure. Yet amid the anger and sorrow, Tai Go also finds hope—in the poems carved into the walls of the barracks by others who have been detained there, in the actions of a group of fellow detainees who are ready to fight for their rights, in the friends he makes, and in a perceived enemy whose otherness he must come to terms with. Unhappy at first with his father&’s decision to come to the United States, Tai Go must overcome the racism he discovers in both others and himself and forge his own version of the American Dream.
Escuela de espías malvados (Spy School)
by Stuart GibbsEn el tercer libro de la exitosa serie Escuela de espías de Stuart Gibbs, que ha aparecido en las listas de los más vendidos del New York Times, el superespía Ben Ripley se pasa al lado oscuro como agente encubierto dentro de la mismísima escuela de espías malvados de ARAÑA. Cuando expulsan a Ben de la escuela de espías, es reclutado por la malvada organización criminal ARAÑA para su programa de entrenamiento. Ben acepta con la secreta esperanza de estar actuando como agente encubierto al servicio de los buenos. Como era de esperar, ARAÑA está tramando algo a gran escala y terriblemente siniestro. ¿Podrá Ben descubrir qué maquina ARAÑA y avisar a los buenos sin ser descubierto antes de que sea demasiado tarde?
......And the Dogs Were Silent/......Et les chiens se taisaient
by Aimé CésaireAvailable to readers for the first time, Aimé Césaire’s three-act drama . . . . . . And the Dogs Were Silent—written during the Vichy regime in Martinique in 1943 and lost until 2008—dramatizes the Haitian Revolution and the rise and fall of Toussaint Louverture as its heroic leader. This bilingual English and French edition stands apart from Césaire’s more widely known 1946 closet drama. Following the slave revolts that sparked the revolution, Louverture arrives as both prophet and poet, general and visionary. With striking dramatic technique, Césaire retells the revolution in poignant encounters between rebels and colonial forces, guided by a prophetic chorus and Louverture’s steady ethical and political vision. In the last act, we reach the hero’s betrayal, his imprisonment, and his last stand against the lures of compromise. Césaire’s masterwork is a strikingly beautiful and brutal indictment of colonial cruelty and an unabashed celebration of Black rebellion and victory.
Shadow of My Shadow
by Jennifer DoyleOver the course of two years, Jennifer Doyle filed multiple harassment complaints with her campus’s Title IX office and one with the Department of Labor. Her experiences with these complaints and how they subsequently impacted her life have led to this book, Shadow of My Shadow. Doyle tells her personal story, sharing how she lost her sense of voice, felt exposed at work, became distrustful of students and colleagues, and was consumed by grief. Working across autobiography, literary criticism, an analysis of the Larry Nassar Title IX case, and a larger institutional critique of harassment administration, Doyle shows that harassment is at once intimate, dynamic, and intensely social, flourishing in neglected social spaces. In her own case, it profoundly reshaped her relationship to her work, her writing, and ultimately to herself. As Doyle explains, the experience drew out the distance between herself in the world and herself on the page. This book is her effort to understand and repair that breach and to consider how loss and grief can be sources of insight and compassion.
The New Rules of Influence: How to Authentically Build Trust, Drive Change, and Make an Impact
by Lida CitroenLeave the power tie at home. The old rules of influence don't work anymore.It's time to throw out the old rules of influence and become the leader you've always wanted to be.A new type of leader is emerging—one with a bold mission who empowers others through transparency and unwavering passion. Modern-day executive presence mandates levels of authenticity and honesty never before seen in the C-suite.Personal branding and reputation management expert, Lida Citron guides leaders through this new paradigm of executive presence and influence. Through inspiring examples, compelling stories, and practical exercises, Citron helps leaders tap into their passion, connect authentically with others, and create space for inclusivity and community.Greta Thunberg is a powerful example of a new paradigm leader. The Swedish teenager s influence arguably exceeds that of most CEOs or political leaders. The youngest person to be named Time's Person of the Year, she radically upended Swedish politics and world climate policy. Nothing about her conforms to the typical expectations of a leader's executive presence—her power comes from her absolute honesty and genuine passion to make the world a better place.