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May You Love and Be Loved: Wishes for Your Life
by Cleo WadeAn Amazon Best Book of the Month!May You Love and Be Loved: Wishes For Your Life is the tender and joyous next picture book from New York Times-bestselling author and poet, Cleo Wade. May you know fear but not be driven by itMay you know joy and follow it everywhereMay you know light and shine it every chance you getFrom the bestselling author of What the Road Said, Cleo Wade’s next heartfelt and lyrical picture book is a love letter to the infinite potential of the future, expressing the many hopes and dreams we hold for our children and ourselves. Gorgeously illustrated by the author and filled to the brim with her signature big-hearted emotions, this book is an important reminder that, above all, what we wish for everyone’s precious life is that they can love and be loved.
One Giant Leap: Neil Armstrong's Stellar American Journey
by Leon WagenerOn July 20, 1969 the whole world stopped. It was a day in which a man who grew up on a farm without electricity would announce, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."In this, the first ever biography of Neil Armstrong, Leon Wagener explores the man whose walk on the moon is still compared to humankind's progenitor's crawl out of the primordial ooze. And whose retreat back to a farm in his native Ohio soon after the last ticker tape confetti fell, has left him looked upon as a reclusive hermit ever since.This is the true story of a national hero, whose life long quest to walk on the moon truely mirrors our best selves, an American who braved incredible danger daily over a long career, finally achieving what seemed impossible, and broke free of the Earth's surly bonds proving forever that man can reach for the stars, and succeed.Relying on hundreds of interviews with family and friends of the astronaut, plus generous access to the NASA files, Leon Wagener explores the life of one of America's true heroes, in a book filled with extraordianry adventure, and even greater achievement.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Golf My Own Damn Way: A Real Guy's Guide to Chopping Ten Strokes Off Your Score
by Glen Waggoner John DalyIf you know anything at all about John Daly—and if you don't, what in the hell are you doing with this book in your hands?—you know he approaches the game of golf from an, uh, slightly different perspective than your average two-time major winner. How different? Well, for starters, Long John thinks the PGA Tour ought to permit Bermuda shorts, make carts mandatory, let him wear his hair down to his butt if he wants to, and strip-search tournament patrons at the entrance gate to keep cameras and cell phones off the course.In Golf My Own Damn Way, you'll take a virtual ride on Big John's magic bus as he tells you the best way to grip it so you can rip it. Looking for a sure cure to bunkerphobia? It's here. A one-hour golf lesson that's 100 percent guaranteed to make you a better golfer? Ditto. Want to know why you should occasionally leave your big dog in your trunk, how to watch your weight, and what golf and sex have in common? You came to the right book. And while he's busy explaining all these and many other things, Daly also tells you why you should keep your head out of the game, let your belly lead your hands, listen to your right foot, check your ball position—and buy a hybrid (the club, not the car).Following in the spike prints of his 2006 bestselling autobiography, My Life In and Out of the Rough, Golf My Own Damn Way is an off-the-wall and intensely personal yet imminently practical and accessible tip sheet on how to cut ten strokes off your score—now. Two things are certain: you've never seen a golf instructional book quite like this one, and you'll never need another one. Fairways and greens, Pard!
The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekers: Two Novellas
by Bruce WagnerThe sacred and the profane come together with visceral force in two novellas by Bruce Wagner, The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekers.The Met Gala follows a prominent family of influencers and would-be philanthropic socialites in the Hollywood hills as they spiral ever further away from reality. Candida is a young actress who sleeps with the &“unhoused&”—the ultimate charitable act—and her brother, Charlie, transitioned into womanhood at the age of eleven. Their mother and father have long been divorced but still come together to torment their children, mutilating and destroying friends and enemies along the way.Tales of Saints and Seekers is the digestivo, a collection of stories about the journey to enlightenment and the wisdom given by gurus. Where The Met Gala pushes past boundaries and steps over the line, Tales of Saints and Seekers knows that there is no line at all, only characters who travel on their own path, sometimes straying and other times going completely off the map. Wagner is able to hold the dichotomy of the sacred and profane in one book, smearing them together, and ripping them apart. The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekers is an illuminated manuscript of Heaven and Hell.
Tell Me More
by Jaymie WagnerThe day Kaylee O’Connell meets a cute redheaded girl in her college O-chem class, she has no idea she’s found the love of her life.Rachel Nikolides loves to learn about all kinds of strange and interesting things, and Kaylee loves to listen to her info dump. Eight years later, the flames are still burning between them, but how sexy can to a trip to the local flea market be?
Leading Up: Transformational Leadership For Fundraisers (The AFP/Wiley Fund Development Series)
by Lilya WagnerFundraisers at all levels discover the art of leading up Fundraisers know that in order to be successful in their demanding profession, they have to get things done. And to get things done, they need to exercise leadership from whatever rank or position they hold--often from the middle. This concept is called "leading up." Recognizing that all fundraisers must be leaders, Leading Up teaches professionals the skills and traits they need to be successful in their philanthropic roles. <P><P>Leading Up centers around author Lilya Wagner's unique model, which exemplifies the concept of leading up. Here, fundraisers will discover: how to get things done when they're not in charge; how to motivate others when they don't have formal authority; how to convince or persuade their colleagues and superiors about their need for action and involvement; and how to lead when they're not recognized leaders by virtue of power or position. Focusing on problem-solving concepts, Leading Up is packed with thought provoking questions, exercises, and practical application steps that allow professionals to practice and implement the principles they've just learned. The book also includes inspirational quotes on leadership from recognized and successful professionals and leaders. <P><P>Leadership qualities have to be learned and practiced by all who wish to achieve success in fundraising, whether boss or not. Leading Up provides readers with the groundwork they need to not only build up their causes and organizations, but also influence a professional field that is still developing.
Super Pancake and the Mini Muffin Mayhem: (A Graphic Novel) (Super Pancake #2)
by Megan Wagner LloydIt's a bird! It's a plane! It's a . . . pancake? The syrupy superhero of Breakfast Town, Peggy Pancake, is now up against her toughest, scariest obstacle yet: babysitting.When we last saw our hero Peggy Pancake, she was mastering her newfound superhero abilities and saving her sidekick, Luc Croissant, from the scary clutches of Dr. Evil Breakfast Sandwich and his sinister Henchtoasts. Now, Peggy balances being a superhero with her everyday life--going to school and hiding her crime-fighting identity from her family. This Spring Break, Peggy has homework to complete: write an instructional "How To" paper. Soon, Peggy's mom volunteers her to babysit six rambunctious mini muffins so she can write about "how to be responsible." That shouldn't be too bad, right? Nothing's worse than an Evil Breakfast Sandwich! Maybe Peggy can even finish her paper...But Peggy soon learns that she underestimated her responsibility...and created an accidental villian in the process. Can Peggy and Luc save Breakfast Town and all that is dear? Find out in: SUPER PANCAKE AND THE MINI MUFFIN MAYHEM!
Die Human Rights Sanctions der EU gegen staatliche Akteure: Eine europa- und völkerrechtliche Analyse
by Sarah WagnerAls Reaktion auf Menschenrechtsverletzungen in Drittstaaten verhängt die Europäische Union regelmäßig sog. targeted sanctions gegen die verantwortlichen staatlichen Akteure. Den sanktionierten Personen wird vorgeworfen, als Teil des Staatsapparates, sei es als Staatsoberhaupt, Regierungsmitglied oder Angehöriger der Sicherheitskräfte, Menschenrechtsverletzungen gegen die eigene Bevölkerung zu begehen. Zu diesen zählen in diesem Kontext insbesondere die Unterdrückung oppositioneller Bewegungen, aber auch allgemein die Untergrabung von Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit. Aus diesen Charakteristika ergeben sich sowohl auf europa- als auch völkerrechtlicher Ebene Besonderheiten, die eine nähere Betrachtung verdienen. Sarah Wagner nimmt in diesem Buch eine europa- und völkerrechtliche Bewertung von targeted sanctions der EU gegen staatliche Akteure aufgrund innerstaatlicher Menschenrechtsverletzungen vor.
Modeling Software with Finite State Machines: A Practical Approach
by Thomas Wagner Ferdinand Wagner Ruedi Schmuki Peter WolstenholmeModeling Software with Finite State Machines: A Practical Approach explains how to apply finite state machines to software development. It provides a critical analysis of using finite state machines as a foundation for executable specifications to reduce software development effort and improve quality. It discusses the design of a state machine and of a system of state machines. It also presents a detailed analysis of development issues relating to behavior modeling with design examples and design rules for using finite state machines. This text demonstrates the implementation of these concepts using StateWORKS software and introduces the basic components of this software.
Light Metals 2024 (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series)
by Samuel WagstaffThe Light Metals symposia at the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition present the most recent developments, discoveries, and practices in primary aluminum science and technology. The annual Light Metals volume has become the definitive reference in the field of aluminum production and related light metal technologies. The 2024 collection includes contributions from the following symposia: · Alumina & Bauxite · Aluminum Alloys: Development and Manufacturing · Aluminum Reduction Technology · Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production · Melt Processing, Casting and Recycling · Scandium Extraction and Use in Aluminum Alloys
Biostatistics For Dummies
by Monika Wahi John C. PezzulloBreak down biostatistics, make sense of complex concepts, and pass your class If you're taking biostatistics, you may need or want a little extra assistance as you make your way through. Biostatistics For Dummies follows a typical biostatistics course at the college level, helping you understand even the most difficult concepts, so you can get the grade you need. Start at the beginning by learning how to read and understand mathematical equations and conduct clinical research. Then, use your knowledge to analyze and graph your data. This new edition includes more example problems with step-by-step walkthroughs on how to use statistical software to analyze large datasets. Biostatistics For Dummies is your go-to guide for making sense of it all. Review basic statistics and decode mathematical equations Learn how to analyze and graph data from clinical research studies Look for relationships with correlation and regression Use software to properly analyze large datasets Anyone studying in clinical science, public health, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, and epidemiology-related fields will want this book to get through that biostatistics course.
World Class: Purpose, Passion, and the Pursuit of Greatness On and Off the Field
by Grant Wahl&“This collection of Grant&’s work is a great testament to not only what he did when he was here, but what he&’s still doing to impact others.&”—LeBron James The definitive collection of beloved late journalist Grant Wahl&’s work—a masterclass in the art of sportswritingAfter Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, collapsing in his press seat during a quarterfinal match, tributes to Wahl poured in from around the globe. Wahl was beloved for good reason—he was kind, generous, and unflinching in the face of injustice. He was also one of the best sports journalists of his generation.Spanning four decades of storytelling, World Class collects for the first time the finest writing of Grant Wahl, from op-eds for his college newspaper to twenty-five years of reporting at Sports Illustrated to his deeply personal work for Fútbol with Grant Wahl on Substack. Wahl was the multi-tool modern sportswriter: clear and direct; able to write long, short, or in between; cosmopolitan; socially aware.Arranged thematically, World Class demonstrates how Wahl&’s career aligned with the evolution of sportswriting. Included are explorations of soccer subcultures from Buenos Aires and F.C. Barcelona to the dusty sandlots of Nacogdoches, Texas, as well as accounts of trophy lifts that have a first-draft-of-history definitiveness. Some pieces capture prodigies early in their careers, like LeBron James and Landon Donovan; others lift the voices of the women athletes to whom Wahl paid early attention—stars like Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe. The book showcases the daring and important positions Wahl took in Qatar in the weeks before he died, supporting migrant workers and LGBTQ+ people.More than a collection of Grant Wahl's best work, World Class is a portrait of a journalist at the height of his powers, always evolving with the times, revealed by the stories he found and the unflinching way he told them.
Business and Professional Communication: KEYS for Workplace Excellence
by Shawn T. Wahl Kelly MillerOrganized around the transition from student to professional life, Business and Professional Communication, Fifth Edition gives readers the tools they need to move from interview candidate to team member to leader. Coverage of new communication technology and social media, and an emphasis on building skills for business writing and presentations help students gain a deeper understanding of the role of communication in successfully handling situations like job interviewing, providing feedback to supervisors, and working in teams. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Learning Platform / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality SAGE textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. It’s a learning platform you, and your students, will actually love. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available in SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.
Business and Professional Communication: KEYS for Workplace Excellence
by Shawn T. Wahl Kelly MillerOrganized around the transition from student to professional life, Business and Professional Communication, Fifth Edition gives readers the tools they need to move from interview candidate to team member to leader. Coverage of new communication technology and social media, and an emphasis on building skills for business writing and presentations help students gain a deeper understanding of the role of communication in successfully handling situations like job interviewing, providing feedback to supervisors, and working in teams. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Learning Platform / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality SAGE textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. It’s a learning platform you, and your students, will actually love. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available in SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.
Africa Beyond Inventions: Essays in Honour of V.Y. Mudimbe
by Zubairu WaiAfrica Beyond Inventions is a rich critical engagement with the work of V.Y. Mudimbe. For decades, Mudimbe advanced a distinctive and erudite critical project that contributes to various bodies of knowledge in fields such as philosophy, anthropology, theology, postcolonial studies, decolonial theory, literary criticism, cultural studies, prose fiction, and African studies more broadly. A decade after his retirement and in the expansive spirit of his work, this volume stages a productive engagement with Mudimbe’s remarkable and capacious body of work and the conceptual, epistemic, methodological, and ethical challenges it poses for the modern disciplines, specifically in relation to Africa. It situates Mudimbe in his proper place as a complex and significant thinker whose extraordinary contributions to various bodies of knowledge deserves to be recognised and better apprehended for what it has taught and continues to teach about the discursivity of the modern disciplines and the possibility of decolonising their colonising imprints in a moment that has been characterised as a decolonial turn. Through these engagements, the volume honours the intellectual legacy of one of Africa’s most brilliant minds and make his work accessible to a new generation of readers.
Sustainability at Work: Careers That Make a Difference
by Marilyn WaiteSustainability at Work is a compelling guide for anyone who seeks both a successful career and a career that makes a positive difference in society.Containing career advice of great value to students and professionals, and explaining how one can integrate sustainability into future roles, this book’s appeal extends far beyond those well versed in sustainability thinking. The text includes an easy-to-follow structure—the SURF Framework—that anyone wondering how they can make a difference in the workplace can apply. In this thoroughly revised new edition, Marilyn Waite builds upon recent career trends to include two all-important themes that are redefining sustainability: justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and climate-related career pathways. In addition, practical advice for finding and creating roles that correspond to one’s preferences and purpose is elaborated. The book explains how real people in a plethora of sectors can have a positive impact on people and planet. Professionals from a variety of backgrounds and locations explain how they brought a sustainability approach to various sectors, including agriculture, business, economics, and financial services, education and research, entertainment and media, health care, law and policy, and science and technology. The breadth of stories covers individuals working on five continents in various levels of responsibility.Through inspiring narratives and a structured framework, Sustainability at Work illustrates how sustainability can be incorporated into every imaginable career to impact the quadruple bottom line: environment, economy, society, and future generations.
Anything Is Good
by Fred WaitzkinTwo Bronx boys take radically different paths in this novel about the limits of genius and the loss of home, by a &“terrifically gifted&” author (Anita Shreve, New York Times–bestselling author). Ralph Silverman was a foreign film buff, a victim of bullies, and a boy genius. He held long conversations with his pet parakeet and spent countless hours on a computer, creating mesmerizing music and solving problems in philosophy. He was a friend of great scholars and the son of a wealthy outer-borough businessman with shady associates and a secret second family. And, as he begins to take over the story from the narrator, Ralph finds himself in South Florida, physically abused and expelled into a frightening world of the unhoused—with a broken pair of glasses, no money, and no shoes. From the celebrated author of Searching for Bobby Fischer, Anything Is Good is a hypnotically compelling tale of a man haunted by the fate of his childhood buddy, and of that friend&’s pleasures and misfortunes as he navigates an unhoused life—a life more complex and dramatic than a bypasser might ever imagine. &“Anything Is Good . . . offers a deeply affecting dive into the lives of the unhoused. Its shifting perspective and changing narrative voice builds to a clarion call for greater empathy and understanding.&” —Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of March &“Anything Is Good is the best portrait of homelessness I&’ve read since George Orwell&’s Down and Out in London and Paris. . . . Superbly written.&” —Gabriel Byrne Praise for Fred Waitzkin&’s previous books &“Very few writers can deliver a story with this much heart . . . A great novel.&” —Sebastian Junger &“I&’ve seldom been so captivated by a book.&” —Tom Stoppard &“A gem of a book.&” —The New York Times
As Formas do Homem e da Mulher: Amor
by Dy WakefieldCompilação de curtas histórias sobre encontros entre um homem e uma mulher.
Formas de amor entre un hombre y una mujer: Amor
by Dy WakefieldFORMAS DE AMOR ENTRE UN HOMBRE Y UNA MUJER: es una recopilación de relatos breves sobre encuentros entre un hombre y una mujer.
A Rainha em você: 3 passos para o seu reinado nos negócios
by Dy WakefieldA Rainha em você: 3 passos para o seu reinado nos negócios por Dy Wakefield Como uma Rainha nos negócios, seus objetivos são se tornar próspera e impactar sua comunidade. Como uma Rainha nos negócios, seus objetivos são se tornar próspera e impactar sua comunidade; ao mesmo tempo, mantendo o equilíbrio em sua vida com Deus, em primeiro lugar, e sua família, em segundo. Entretanto, para que você possa fazer isso, é preciso passar por uma preparação e aprimorar o seu caráter, para que se torne capaz de tomar o seu trono. Quando estiver em seu trono, você terá que seguir todas as etapas para ser bem sucedida ao governar. Gênero: NEGÓCIOS & ECONOMIA / MULHERES NOS NEGÓCIOS Gênero secundário: NEGÓCIOS & ECONOMIA / PEQUENAS EMPRESAS Língua: Português Palavras-chave: Quantidade de palavras: 11.842 Links de livros: Amazon Goodreads
Richer and More Equal: A New History of Wealth in the West
by Daniel WaldenströmOnce there were princes and peasants and very few between. The extremes of wealth and poverty are still with us, but that shouldn't blind us to the fact our societies have been utterly transformed for the better over the past century. As Daniel Waldenström makes clear in this authoritative account of wealth accumulation and inequality in the modern west, we are today both significantly richer and more equal. Using cutting-edge research and new, sometimes surprising, data, Waldenström shows that what stands out since the late 1800s is a massive rise in the size of the middle class and its share of society’s total wealth. Unfettered capitalism, it seems, doesn’t have to lead to boundless inequality. The key to progress was political and institutional change that enabled citizens to become educated, better paid, and to amass wealth through housing and pension savings. Waldenström asks how we can consolidate these gains while encouraging the creation of new capital. The answer, he argues, is to pursue tax and social policies that raise the wealth of people in the bottom and middle rather than cutting wealth of entrepreneurs at the top. Richer and More Equal is a benchmark account of one of the most profound and encouraging social changes in human history and a blueprint for continued progress.
The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America
by Michael WaldmanA &“terrific, if chilling, account&” (The Guardian) of how the Supreme Court&’s new conservative supermajority is overturning decades of law and leading the country in a dangerous political direction.In The Supermajority, Michael Waldman explores the tumultuous 2021–2022 Supreme Court term. He draws deeply on history to examine other times the Court veered from the popular will, provoking controversy, and backlash. And he analyzes the most important new rulings and their implications for the law and for American society. Waldman asks: What can we do when the Supreme Court challenges the country? Over three days in June 2022, the conservative supermajority overturned the constitutional right to abortion, possibly opening the door to reconsider other major privacy rights, as Justice Clarence Thomas urged. The Court sharply limited the authority of the EPA, reducing the prospects for combatting climate change. It radically loosened curbs on guns amid an epidemic of mass shootings. It fully embraced legal theories such as &“originalism&” that will affect thousands of cases throughout the country. These major decisions—and the next wave to come—will have enormous ramifications for every American. It was the most turbulent term in memory—with the leak of the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, the first Black woman justice sworn in, and the justices turning on each other in public, Waldman previews the 2022–2023 term and how the brewing fights over the Supreme Court and its role that already have begun to reshape politics. The Supermajority is &“a call to action as much as it is a history of the Supreme Court &“ (Financial Times) at a time when the Court&’s dysfunction—and the demand for reform—are at the center of public debate.
Slavery's Constitution: From Revolution to Ratification
by David WaldstreicherTaking on decades of received wisdom, David Waldstreicher has written the first book to recognize slavery's place at the heart of the U.S. Constitution. Famously, the Constitution never mentions slavery. And yet, of its eighty-four clauses, six were directly concerned with slaves and the interests of their owners. Five other clauses had implications for slavery that were considered and debated by the delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the citizens of the states during ratification. This "peculiar institution" was not a moral blind spot for America's otherwise enlightened framers, nor was it the expression of a mere economic interest. Slavery was as important to the making of the Constitution as the Constitution was to the survival of slavery.By tracing slavery from before the revolution, through the Constitution's framing, and into the public debate that followed, Waldstreicher rigorously shows that slavery was not only actively discussed behind the closed and locked doors of the Constitutional Convention, but that it was also deftly woven into the Constitution itself. For one thing, slavery was central to the American economy, and since the document set the stage for a national economy, the Constitution could not avoid having implications for slavery. Even more, since the government defined sovereignty over individuals, as well as property in them, discussion of sovereignty led directly to debate over slavery's place in the new republic.Finding meaning in silences that have long been ignored, Slavery's Constitution is a vital and sorely needed contribution to the conversation about the origins, impact, and meaning of our nation's founding document.
Mad Scenes and Exit Arias: The Death of the New York City Opera and the Future of Opera in America
by Heidi WalesonFrom the Wall Street Journal's opera critic, a wide-ranging narrative history of how and why the New York City Opera went bankrupt—and what it means for the future of the artsIn October 2013, the arts world was rocked by the news that the New York City Opera—“the people’s opera”—had finally succumbed to financial hardship after 70 years in operation. The company had been a fixture on the national opera scene—as the populist antithesis of the grand Metropolitan Opera, a nurturing home for young American talent, and a place where new, lively ideas shook up a venerable art form. But NYCO’s demise represented more than the loss of a cherished organization: it was a harbinger of massive upheaval in the performing arts—and a warning about how cultural institutions would need to change in order to survive.Drawing on extensive research and reporting, Heidi Waleson, one of the foremost American opera critics, recounts the history of this scrappy company and reveals how, from the beginning, it precariously balanced an ambitious artistic program on fragile financial supports. Waleson also looks forward and considers some better-managed, more visionary opera companies that have taken City Opera’s lessons to heart.Above all, Mad Scenes and Exit Arias is a story of money, ego, changes in institutional identity, competing forces of populism and elitism, and the ongoing debate about the role of the arts in society. It serves as a detailed case study not only for an American arts organization, but also for the sustainability and management of nonprofit organizations across the country.