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Riley's New World (Step into Reading)
by RH DisneyThis Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on the Disney and Pixar film Inside Out 2—in theaters summer 2024!Disney and Pixar&’s Inside Out 2 is an all-new adventure inside the mind of now-teenager Riley, who is definitely feeling all kinds of new Emotions. Amy Poehler returns as the voice of Joy. Directed by Kelsey Mann and produced by Mark Nielsen, Inside Out 2 is set for release in Summer 2024. Children ages 6 to 8 will love this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the animated feature film.Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. They are for children who are ready to read on their own.
The Rise and Fall of Jesse James
by Robertus LoveExplore the dramatic and turbulent life of one of America's most infamous outlaws with Robertus Love's The Rise and Fall of Jesse James. This captivating biography provides an in-depth look at the life and legacy of Jesse James, from his beginnings as a Confederate guerrilla fighter to his notorious career as a bank and train robber, and ultimately, his dramatic downfall.Robertus Love, a renowned journalist and historian, meticulously chronicles the events that shaped Jesse James's life, offering readers a nuanced and well-researched portrait of this legendary figure. The Rise and Fall of Jesse James delves into the socio-political context of post-Civil War America, examining how the turbulent times influenced James's actions and the public's perception of him.The book covers Jesse James's early life and family background, his transition into a life of crime alongside his brother Frank, and the formation of the James-Younger Gang. Love vividly recounts their daring heists, violent encounters, and the relentless pursuit by law enforcement. Through detailed narrative and historical accuracy, readers gain a comprehensive understanding of the man behind the myth.This biography is an essential read for anyone interested in American history, the Old West, and the enigmatic figures who have become legends in popular culture. Robertus Love's engaging storytelling and rigorous scholarship make The Rise and Fall of Jesse James a definitive account of one of America's most enduring outlaw legends.Join Robertus Love on a journey through the life of Jesse James, and uncover the truth behind the legend. The Rise and Fall of Jesse James is a compelling and insightful exploration of the man whose name became synonymous with rebellion, adventure, and infamy.
Rise of a Killah
by Ghostface KillahThe story of the celebrated rapper and the iconic Wu-Tang Clan, told by one of its founding members Dennis Coles—aka Ghostface Killah—is a co-founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, a legendary hip hop group who established themselves by breaking all the rules, taking their music to the streets during hip hop’s golden era on a decade-long wave of releasing anthem after classic anthem, and serving as the foundation of modern hip hop. An all-star cast who formed like Voltron to establish the pillars that serve as the foundation of modern hip hop and released seminal albums that have stood the test of time.Rise of a Killah is Ghost’s autobiography, focusing on the people, places and events that mean the most to him as he enters his fourth decade writing and performing. It’s a beautiful and intense book, going back to the creative ferment that led to Ghost’s first handwritten rhymes. Dive into Ghost’s defining personal moments, his battles with his personal demons, his journey to Africa, his religious viewpoints, his childhood in Staten Island, and his commitment to his family (including his two brothers with muscular dystrophy), from the Clan’s early successes to the pinnacle of Ghost’s career touring and spreading his wings as a solo artist, fashion icon, and trendsetter. Exclusive photos and memorabilia, as well as graphic art commissioned for this book, make Rise of a Killah both a memoir and a unique visual record, a “real feel” narrative of Ghost’s life as he sees it, a one of a kind holy grail for Wu-Tang and Ghost fans alike.
The Rise of American Populism: A Handbook for Radical Patriotism
by Chase GeiserThe Rise of American Populism is a captivating exploration into the evolving landscape of American politics. This insightful book delves deep into the ongoing clash between traditional American values and the emerging globalist ideologies. From Chase Geiser, a writer for InfoWars and with a foreword from Alex Jones, the book offers a robust critique of the current state of American democracy, examining the cultural, economic, and political shifts that have shaped the nation. With a focus on the resurgence of populism, the book passionately advocates for a renewed sense of patriotism and individualism. It critically assesses the influence of globalist organizations on American sovereignty, urging a return to national interests and values. Written in a compelling and assertive style, this book is a call to action, seeking to inspire and mobilize those who share a deep concern for the future of America.The Rise of American Populism is not just a critique, but a bold statement on the importance of preserving American ideals in an ever-changing world.
The Rise of Digital Management: From Industrial Mobilization to Platform Capitalism (Routledge International Studies in Business History)
by François-Xavier de VaujanyThis book analyzes the history of management, placing it in perspective with both American history and the genealogy of digital technology. Focusing on the years of industrial mobilization in the United States (from 1937 to 1945) and their extension into the Cold War, it shows particularly how "scientific management" was reconfigured and re-legitimized in favor of a new profoundly American geopolitics. In a context where the future was at a standstill, this research also explains what became of the managerial processes at the heart of capitalism from the 40s onwards: the shift from a managerial capitalism of calculation to a narrative capitalism made up of "desiring machines". This digital management no longer simply contributes, along with others, to unveiling and revealing the future. Aligned with the American obsession with novelty, it is the very process of revelation and unveiling, with managers and consumers alike becoming the intersecting subjects of desires borne of managerial apocalypses.To explore this period of American history, the author has combined a triple narrative anchored in three types of archives: an intimate history of this reconfiguration from the presence in New York of Saint-Exupéry, Burnham and Wiener; a description of the great historical moment of industrial mobilization; and a philosophical speculation about reconfiguration and its links to American history.
Risiko jenseits wiederholter Spiele: Extreme Ereignisse zwischen Statistik und Verantwortung
by Udo MilkauIn diesem Buch wird – ausgehend von der Fiktion von wiederholten Spielen – das Konzept von „Risiko“ in unterschiedlichen Betrachtungsweisen verdeutlicht. Dabei werden insbesondere verborgene Annahmen herausgearbeitet. In dieser erweiterten Sicht zeigt sich „Risiko“ als ein vielschichtiger Ansatz, der immer vor dem Hintergrund von menschlichen Entscheidungen, unserer limitierten Rationalität und gesamtgesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen verstanden werden muss. Nur in diesem Gesamtkontext lassen sich konkrete Handlungsoptionen von wirtschaftlichen Akteuren – anstelle von Visionen einer besseren Welt – ableiten.Der heute in der Wirtschaft und bei Banken in der Regel verwendete Begriff von Risiko lautet vereinfacht „Schadenshöhe mal Wahrscheinlichkeit“. Dabei werden eine Vielzahl von Annahmen – impliziert – als gegeben vorausgesetzt: sich wiederholende Prozesse, eher kurzfristiger Zeithorizont von wenigen Tagen bis zu einem Jahr, Unabhängigkeit von verschiedenen Entscheidungsprozessen, Rationalität aller Beteiligten und weitgehend statische Rahmenbedingungen. Wenn es ein Gegenbeispiel bedurft hätte, dann hat sich dies mit der Herausforderung des „Climate-Change Risk“ – und mit Betonung auf „Change“, also eine Differenzbetrachtung – ergeben: singuläre Situationen, sehr langfristige Perspektiven, verknüpfte wirtschaftliche Fragen, ideologisierte Positionen in der Gesellschaft und Tendenzen zur Bescheidung einer freien Marktwirtschaft zugunsten der Illusion staatlicher Planung.
Risikobeurteilung von Mensch-Roboter-Koexistenz-Systemen: Ansätze für ein erweitertes Bewertungsverfahren zur Sicherstellung der Maschinensicherheit (BestMasters)
by Dominik PuschIn der heutigen industriellen Produktion werden neue, flexibel einsetzbare Unterstützungssysteme notwendig, wie sie beispielsweise hybride Montagesysteme in Form von Leichtbaurobotern bieten. Der Einsatz solcher Systeme stellt dabei erhebliche Anforderungen an die Maschinensicherheit. Dies führt häufig zu einem Konflikt zwischen Produktivität und Sicherheit der Anwendung. Die nicht ausreichende Differenzierung zwischen Leichtbau- und Industrieroboter stellt dabei die größte Herausforderung dar, weshalb für die Interaktionsform der Koexistenz eine erweiterte Bewertungsmethodik erarbeitet wurde. Diese ermöglicht es, den normativen Sicherheitsabstand ohne Kompromittierung der Sicherheit zu reduzieren, um das volle Potential der neuen Technologie auszuschöpfen.
Risk and Crisis Communication in Europe: Towards Integrating Theory and Practice in Unstable and Turbulent Times (Routledge Research in Communication Studies)
by Audra Diers-Lawson Andreas Schwarz Florian Meissner Silvia RavazzaniThis timely volume offers an international and cross-disciplinary examination of risk and crisis communication theory and practice in Europe.Placing the rapidly developing field of risk and crisis communication within the context of a Europe in flux – experiencing the amplification of the refugee crisis, Brexit, increasing terrorist attacks, a heightened awareness of the climate crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic – a cross-continental team of experts explore these developments from a theoretical and practical standpoint. Drawing connections between culture, digital technology, identity, public health, politics, and industry, the analysis offers a multitude of perspectives from across the continent and provides ways ahead for the field of risk and crisis communication.This exciting and innovative volume will interest scholars and students of risk and crisis communication, media studies, political communication, public relations, political studies, and international relations.Chapter 5 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license
Risk and Crisis Management in the Public Sector (Routledge Masters in Public Management)
by Allan McConnell Alastair Stark Lynn T. Drennan Adina DudauRisk and Crisis Management in the Public Sector 3rd edition is a guide for public managers and public management students which combines practical and scholarly knowledge about risk and crisis management together in a single accessible text. In the uncertainty of the twenty-first century, public managers need to know how to identify risks and plan for crises, how to respond to uncertain events and emergencies and how to develop resilience. This book provides this fundamental knowledge with reference to a range of contemporary cases including COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and global cyber-crime crises. It also explores the international, transboundary and multi-agency dimensions of risk and crisis management.This fully updated new edition explores the cutting edge of risk and crisis management scholarship, provides an extensive series of tools and practical guidance for public managers who deal with uncertainty and draws on a wealth of classic and contemporary case studies. This content equips readers and public managers with the knowledge and skills to understand key issues and debates, as well as the capacity to treat risks and better prepare for, respond to and recover from crisis episodes. This book is essential reading for students studying public management, risk management and crisis management as well as professionals in the public management sector.
Risk-Based Project Decisions in Situations of High Complexity and Deep Uncertainty
by Yuri G. RayduginThis book integrates for readers three areas of knowledge, pertaining to risk-based project decision making: project risk management (PRM), complexity theory, and decision-making under deep uncertainty (DMDU). Readers will appreciate that in practice, too often relevant complexity and uncertainty factors are either ignored or overlooked resulting in epic project failures. The author discusses a variety of methodologies and a decision-tree-type framework to determine why, when and how particular methodologies should be applied to ensure project success. These include nonlinear Monte Carlo techniques, a dynamic adaptive methodology to adapt to external environment changes, game theory for devising robust decision-making criteria, systems dynamics and cost escalation modelling, as well as risk-based & economic-based alternatives selection methodologies. This book will be an eye-opener for many PRM practitioners, helping to increase their chances of project success by properly handling inescapable project-complexity and deep-uncertainty implications in specific contexts.
Risk in Children’s Adventure Literature (Children's Literature and Culture)
by Elly McCauslandRisk in Children’s Adventure Literature examines the way in which adults discuss the reading and entertainment habits of children, and with it the assumption that adventure is a timeless and stable constant whose meaning and value is self-evident. A closer enquiry into British and American adventure texts for children over the past 150 years reveals a host of complexities occluded by the term, and the ways in which adults invoke adventure as a means of attempting to get to grips with the nebulous figure of ‘the child’. Writing about adventure also necessitates writing about risk, and this book argues that adults have historically used adventure to conceptualise the relationship between children and risk: the risks children themselves pose to society; the risks that threaten their development; and how they can be trained to manage risk in socially normative and desirable ways. Tracing this tendency back to its development and consolidation in Victorian imperial romance, and forward through various adventure texts and media to the present day, this book probes and investigates the truisms and assumptions that underlie our generalisations about children’s love for adventure, and how they have evolved since the mid-nineteenth century.
Risks and Security of Internet and Systems: 18th International Conference, CRiSIS 2023, Rabat, Morocco, December 6–8, 2023, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14529)
by Frédéric Cuppens Guillermo Navarro-Arribas Nora Cuppens Abderrahim Ait Wakrime Redouane BenainiThis book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 18th International Conference on Risks and Security of Internet and Systems, CRiSIS 2023, which took place in Rabat, Morocco, during December 6–8, 2023. The 13 full papers and 2 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. The papers detail security issues in internet-related applications, networks and systems.
RNA Vaccines: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2786)
by Thomas KrampsThis second edition volume expands on the previous edition with discussions of the latest technology and advancements in the development of RNA vaccines and proposed solutions on how to tackle currently unmet medical needs. The chapters in this book are organized into four parts and cover topics such as replication and non-replicating RNA vectors, formulation and delivery of RNA vaccines, and clinical and nonclinical development of RNA vaccines. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.Practical and comprehensive, RNA Vaccines: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition is a valuable resource for any researcher interested in learning more about this important and developing field.
The Road to Heaven: A Patrick Bird Mystery (A Patrick Bird Mystery #1)
by Alexis Stefanovich-ThomsonA gripping noir mystery introducing artless young detective Patrick Bird, set in Toronto’s Parkdale during the tumultuous ’60s.“I didn’t kill her. I had the thought, the idea. What’s the saying? The road to heaven is paved with bad intentions?”Police academy burnout turned private eye Patrick Bird works divorce cases, using his camera to catch the unfaithful and the lonely looking for love in rented rooms. But his easy routine is shattered by a new case involving a missing girl.Sixteen-year-old Abbie Linklater hasn’t been home for three days. Her mother believes Abbie’s getting an abortion. Her twin brother thinks she’s studying at the library. Her best friend couldn’t care less. Her father has no idea; he just wants her home without involving the police.Before the sun sets on the first day of his investigation, as Bird roams the streets of Toronto looking for the runaway, he’s caught a drifter prowling in the Linklater’s backyard, stumbled into a creepy church with a belligerent minister, sparred with the client, been hit by a car, and discovered some loose ends in a bank robbery gone wrong a decade earlier.And that was before he found the body.
The Road to Outsourcing 4.0: Next-Generation Supply Chain
by Mohammadreza AkbariThis book provides valuable insights and guidance for firms looking to improve their operations in the face of disruption and uncertainty. It contributes to the body of knowledge in logistics and supply chain disciplines which will be useful to both industry practitioners and academics. With this, the book first emphasizes the road to outsourcing 4.0 by providing updated information and perspectives on these trends, given that outsourcing has evolved significantly over the years and new technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and machine learning are changing the way outsourcing is done. In addition, the book also explores new models such as third-party logistics (3PL) providers and crowdsourcing which have changed the landscape of outsourcing. Lastly, the book includes updated best practices for outsourcing, including how to choose outsourcing partners, manage outsourcing relationships, and minimize risks in the post-COVID-19 recovery period. Each chapter in the book goes through concepts, development histories, benefits, risks and challenges, and includes recent case studies
The Road to the Country: A Novel
by Chigozie ObiomaA sweeping, heart-racing, mystical novel about a university student in Lagos trying to save his brother, and himself, amid the chaos of Nigeria&’s civil war—a story of love, friendship, and personal triumph by the two-time Booker Prize finalist and &“the heir to Chinua Achebe&” (New York Times)&“A wondrous novel.&”—Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All Stars, finalist for the National Book Award&“Chigozie Obioma is that rare thing: an original. His world is a mix of the real and the folkloric, and his writing sounds like no one else&’s.&”—The Wall Street JournalThe first images of the vision are grainy—like something seen through wet glass. But slowly it clears, and there appears the figure of a man.Set in Nigeria in the late 1960s, The Road to the Country is the epic story of a shy, bookish student haunted by long-held guilt who must go to war to free himself. When his younger brother disappears as the country explodes in civil war, Kunle must set out on an impossible rescue mission. Kunle&’s search for his brother becomes a journey of atonement that will see him conscripted into the breakaway Biafran army and forced to fight a war he hardly understands, all while navigating the prophecies of a local Seer, he who marks Kunle as an abami eda—one who will die and return to life.The story of a young man seeking redemption in a country on fire, Chigozie Obioma&’s novel is an odyssey of brotherhood, love, and unimaginable courage set during one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of Africa. Intertwining myth and realism into a thrilling, inspired, and emotionally powerful novel, The Road to the Country is the masterpiece of Chigozie Obioma, a writer Salman Rushdie calls &“a major voice&” in literature.
The Roadmap to Financial Freedom: A Millionaire's Guide to Building Automated Wealth
by Brennan SchlagbaumAn easy-to-follow and realistic path to financial security and independence In The Roadmap to Financial Freedom: A Millionaire's Guide to Building Automated Wealth, veteran Certified Public Accountant and founder of Budgetdog Academy, Brennan Schlagbaum, delivers an inspiring and practical account of how he and his family paid off over $300,000 in debt. He'll also show you how you can apply the same principles to your own life to transform your financial situation. In the book, you'll discover how to track, grow, and protect your money as you work your way closer to financial freedom. You'll also find: Comprehensive strategies for crafting a plan to turn around your personal finances Ways to give to others that help you in your path to financial security Rock-solid budgeting techniques that help you get control of your income and spending patterns Perfect for members of new and growing families, young professionals, and anyone else seeking to redefine their relationship with money, The Roadmap to Financial Freedom is an intuitive, insightful, and hands-on roadmap to financial independence.
Robert Rosen and Relational System Theory: An Overview (Anticipation Science #8)
by James Bryan LennoxThis book focuses on Robert Rosen’s contributions to relational system theory, which is the science of organization and function. This science was originally developed by Nicolas Rashevsky, and further developed by Rashevsky’s student Robert Rosen, and continues to be developed by Rosen’s student A. H. Louie amongst others. Due to its revolutionary character, it is often misunderstood, and to some, controversial. The formal and conceptual setting for Rosen’s relational system theory is category theory. Rosen was the first to apply category theory to scientific problems, outside of pure mathematics, and the first to think about science from the point of view of category theory. To better understand the work of Rosen, this book provides an overview of his theory of modeling, complexity, anticipation, and organism. It presents the foundations of this science and the philosophical motivations behind it along with conceptual clarification and historical context in order to present Rosen’s ideas to a wider audience.
Robotics, Computer Vision and Intelligent Systems: 4th International Conference, ROBOVIS 2024, Rome, Italy, February 25–27, 2024, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2077)
by Joaquim Filipe Juha RöningThis volume constitutes the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Robotics, Computer Vision and Intelligent Systems, ROBOVIS 2024, which was held in Rome, Italy, during February 25-27, 2024. The 8 full papers and 21 short papers are presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 33 submissions. They focus on topics on research and development in robotics, computer vision, and intelligent systems.
ROBuST: Course Manual
by George Attilakos Dimitrios Siassakos Sharon Jordan Michele Mohajer Glen Mola Stephen O’BrienAssisted vaginal birth (AVB) remains a key aspect of respectful, effective care for women in labour. In trained hands, it is associated with better maternal and neonatal outcomes than the alternative of a caesarean section in late labour. Written to accompany the RCOG Assisted Birth Simulation Training (ROBuST) course, this book provides guidance on the only RCOG-approved, evidence-based techniques for when and how to perform AVB and complex caesarean sections. There are clear descriptions of techniques, plus photographs, diagrams and videos to improve learning. Internationally recognised contributors discuss all aspects of assisted birth, including vacuum and forceps-assisted birth; caesarean section at full dilatation; safe and effective practice of Kielland's forceps; and essential non-technical skills. This second edition includes chapters on providing care within the medico-legal context of modern obstetric practice and on exploring the worldwide trends in AVB. This remains a much-valued, and much-consulted, part of any accoucheur's library.
Rock and Tempest: Surviving Cyclone Tracy and its Aftermath
by Patricia CollinsWhen Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin on Christmas Day 1974, it was the worst natural disaster Australians had ever experienced. Stationed in the city with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service, Patricia Collins not only lived through Tracy but was part of the massive clean-up effort. This is her extraordinary story. The experience of living through a terrifying natural disaster is chillingly told by Collins as she recounts her own dark hours that Christmas, along with those of her contemporaries. They sat huddled in doorways and bathtubs as the winds raged, lifting off roofs, picking up cars and sinking ships. Most of the city was destroyed. Seventy-one people died.The Navy suffered terrible losses. A patrol boat was sunk with the loss of two crewmen and another was driven onto rocks. A sailor lost his wife and two children, and another lost his young son.In the days after Tracy, the majority of Darwin's population was evacuated interstate as the Navy's Task Force arrived to clean up and rebuild. Collins was there as a survivor of Tracy and now an integral part of the recovery.Rock and Tempest contains astonishing first-person accounts of terror and uncertainty as well as courage and survival. It is fascinating and moving, and absolutely essential reading.
Rockin' Robots! (Questioneers)
by Andrea Beaty Theanne GriffithNew York Times bestselling author Andrea Beaty and neuroscientist Theanne Griffith’s Rockin’ Robots is the fifth book in a nonfiction early-reader series about the science of robots starring Ada Twist, Scientist! <P><P> What exactly is a robot? How do they talk and move? And what does it take to build one? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction resource for all these questions and more. Based on the bestselling Questioneers series and the Ada Twist, Scientist Netflix show, this nonfiction series is perfect for the youngest scientists of tomorrow as they learn along with Ada. Designed in a scrapbook format, these books combine art from the show, illustrations, and photography to bring simple science concepts to life. Check out all the books in the Questioneers Series: The Questioneers Picture Book Series: Iggy Peck, Architect | Rosie Revere, Engineer | Ada Twist, Scientist | Sofia Valdez, Future Prez | Aaron Slater, Illustrator | Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year The Questioneers Chapter Book Series: Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters | Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants | Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion | Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote | Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs | Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake The Questioneers: The Why Files Series: Exploring Flight! | All About Plants! | The Science of Baking | Bug Bonanza! | Rockin’ Robots! The Questioneers: Ada Twist, Scientist Series: Ghost Busted | Show Me the Bunny | 5-Minute Ada Twist, Scientist Stories | Ada Twist, Scientist: Brainstorm Book The Questioneers Big Project Book Series: Iggy Peck’s Big Project Book for Amazing Architects | Rosie Revere’s Big Project Book for Bold Engineers | Ada Twist’s Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists | Sofia Valdez’s Big Project Book for Awesome Activists | Aaron Slater’s Big Project Book for Astonishing Artists
Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs
by Mo Rocca Jonathan GreenbergFrom beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca, author of New York Times bestseller Mobituaries, comes an inspiring collection of stories that celebrates the triumphs of people who made their biggest marks late in life. Eighty has been the new sixty for about twenty years now. In fact, there have always been late-in-life achievers, those who declined to go into decline just because they were eligible for social security. Journalist, humorist, and history buff Mo Rocca and coauthor Jonathan Greenberg introduce us to the people past and present who peaked when they could have been puttering—breaking out as writers, selling out concert halls, attempting to set land-speed records—and in the case of one ninety-year tortoise, becoming a first-time father. (Take that, Al Pacino!) In the vein of Mobituaries, Roctogenarians is a collection of entertaining and unexpected profiles of these unretired titans—some long gone (a cancer-stricken Henri Matisse, who began work on his celebrated cut-outs when he could no longer paint), some very much still living (Mel Brooks, yukking it up at close to one hundred). The amazing cast of characters also includes Mary Church Terrell, who at eighty-six helped lead sit-ins at segregated Washington, DC, lunch counters in the 1950s, and Carol Channing, who married the love of her life at eighty-two. Then there&’s Peter Mark Roget, who began working on his thesaurus in his twenties and completed it at seventy-three (because sometimes finding the right word takes time.) With passion and wonder Rocca and Greenberg recount the stories of yesterday&’s and today&’s strongest finishers. Because with all due respect to the Golden Girls, some people will never be content sitting out on the lanai. (PS Actress Estelle Getty was sixty-two when she got her big break. And yes, she&’s in the book.)
Rogue Sequence: A Novel (Ander Rade #1)
by Zac ToppingIt's 2091 and independent contract companies around the world are producing genetically modified soldiers…to be sold to the highest bidders.Ander Rade is a super-soldier, a genetically engineered living weapon, and has been dutifully following orders since he gave himself to Scythe Industries’ Gene-Mod Program several years ago. But when a mission goes sideways, he’s captured, imprisoned, and forced into brutally violent fighting pits for the better part of the next decade…until agents from the Genetic Compliance Department of the United American Provinces appear in the visitors room.Things have changed since Rade was captured. Shortly after his incarceration, the World Unity Council banned human genetic engineering and deemed all modified individuals a threat to society. Overnight, an entire subculture of people became outlaws simply for existing. But instead of leaving Rade locked behind bars, the GCD agents have come with an offer: Freedom in exchange for his help tracking down one of his former teammates from that ill-fated mission all those years ago.It's an offer Rade can't refuse, but he soon realizes the situation is far more volatile than anyone had anticipated, and must take matters into his own hands as he tries to figure out whose side he’s really on, and why?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Role of Explainable Artificial Intelligence in E-Commerce (Studies in Computational Intelligence #1094)
by Ajith Abraham Loveleen GaurThe technological boom has provided consumers with endless choices, removing the hindrance of time and place. Understanding the dynamic and competitive business environment, marketers know they need to reinforce indestructible customer experience with the support of algorithmic configurations to minimize human intrusion. World Wide Web (WWW) and online marketing have changed the way of conducting business; with artificial intelligence (AI), business houses can furnish a customized experience to fulfil the perceived expectation of the customer.Artificial intelligence bridges the gap between business and prospective clients, provides enormous amounts of information, prompts grievance redressal system, and further complements the client’s preference. The opportunities online marketing offers with the blend of artificial intelligence tools like chatbots, recommenders, virtual assistance, and interactive voice recognition create improved brand awareness, better customer relationshipmarketing, and personalized product modification.Explainable AI provides the subsequent arena of human–machine collaboration, which will complement and support marketers and people so that they can make better, faster, and more accurate decisions. According to PwC’s report on Explainable AI(XAI), AI will have $15.7 trillion of opportunity by 2030. However, as AI tools become more advanced, more computations are done in a “black box” that humans can hardly comprehend. But the rise of AI in business for actionable insights also poses the following questions: How can marketers know and trust the reasoning behind why an AI system is making recommendations for action? What are the root causes and steering factors? Thus, transparency, trust, and a good understanding of expected business outcomes are increasingly demanded.