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Essays on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, and the Left (Studies in Antisemitism)
by Jean AméryIn April 1945, Jean Améry was liberated from the Bergen Belsen concentration camp. A Jewish and political prisoner, he had been brutally tortured by the Nazis, and had also survived both Auschwitz and other infamous camps. His experiences during the Holocaust were made famous by his book At the Mind's Limits: Contemplations by a Survivor of Auschwitz and Its Realities.Essays on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, and the Left features a collection of essays by Améry translated into English for the first time. Although written between 1966 and 1978, Améry's insights remain fresh and contemporary, and showcase the power of his thought.Originally written when leftwing antisemitism was first on the rise, Améry's searing prose interrogates the relationship between anti-Zionism and antisemitism and challenges the international left to confront its failure to think critically and reflectively.
Security: A Novel
by Stephen AmidonThere isn't much crime in Stoneleigh, Massachusetts. It's a college town, a mountain getaway for the quietly rich,where the average burglar alarm is set off by foraging wildlife. So when Edward Inman, the owner of Stoneleigh Sentinel, gets a latenight false alarm from the home of Doyle Cutler, one of his wealthiest clients, Edward thinks nothing of it—not until a local student, Mary Steckl, claims that she was sexually assaulted at Cutler's house.Edward soon finds himself drawn to Mary's story, even though the rest of the town doubts her, including his wife, a rising politician who has made security the platform of her mayoral campaign. While homework from a creative writing class is leaked as evidence of a dark secret between Mary and her father, Edward's investigations lead him to his old girlfriend, Kathryn Williams, whose teenage son may hold the key to the truth about that night.From the author of Human Capital, Security is a timely, wry, and riveting story of adults and children, secret lives and civicculture, suspicion and sexual hysteria. It confirms Stephen Amidon as a master of the art and one of the foremost chroniclers of American life today.
Distributed Machine Learning and Computing: Theory and Applications (Big and Integrated Artificial Intelligence #2)
by M. Hadi AminiThis book focuses on a wide range of distributed machine learning and computing algorithms and their applications in healthcare and engineering systems. The contributors explore how these techniques can be applied to different real-world problems. It is suitable for students and researchers interested in conducting research in multidisciplinary areas that rely on distributed machine learning and computing techniques.
Psychoanalysis as Radical Hospitality: Six Perspectives on Turning-to versus Turning-Away (Psychoanalysis in a New Key Book Series)
by Dana AmirThis book focuses on different forms of turning-to versus turning-away from speech across a range of experiences in clinical treatment and general life.The chapters of this volume deal with the entrapment involved in exile from mother tongue, the parasitic language that uses the other's language as a linguistic prosthesis, the language of blank mourning which separates the mourner from their mourning, the adhesive identification of the voice and the psychotic split between voice and meaning, the mental hypotonia associated with an internalized object that turns away, and the spectrum between revenge and forgiveness. Each chapter sheds light on a different angle of the psyche's ability to spot its own leverage point and use it to transcend the infinite varieties of helpless victimhood: from the position of the victim to the position of the witness, from being the object of the narrative to being its subject, and from the position of righteousness to the willingness to forgive and be forgiven.This book is a must read for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and literary scholars, as well as philosophers of language and of the mind.
Erfolgreiche Geschäfte in der Golfregion: Wie Exporteure mit dem Wandel in Saudi-Arabien und den Golfstaaten umgehen können
by Paul Ammann Gerald DrißnerDieses Buch zeigt, wie Unternehmen aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz in den arabischen Golfstaaten erfolgreich Geschäfte machen können. Die Region, insbesondere Saudi-Arabien, erfindet sich derzeit jenseits von Öl und Gas neu – und bietet lukrative Möglichkeiten für viele Branchen. Wie Exportunternehmen diese nutzen können, erklären die Autoren sachlich und pragmatisch. Als profunde Kenner der Golfstaaten analysieren sie ihre Beobachtungen und liefern unverzichtbare Handlungsempfehlungen sowie Insidertipps aus über 30 Interviews mit vorwiegend arabischen Managern. Ethische Fragen, die sich in dieser schwierigen Region stellen, werden nicht ausgeklammert, sondern aus verschiedenen Gesichtspunkten thematisiert. Oft unsichtbare Hürden für europäische Manager werden sichtbar gemacht. Eine Anleitung für alle, die in der Golfregion Händler suchen, Kunden finden oder Niederlassungen gründen wollen – und die Dinge nicht nur wissen, sondern auch verstehen wollen.
Youth in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Sociological Perspective (ISSN)
by Acheampong Yaw Amoateng Elizabeth BineyThis book investigates the life experiences of youth in South Africa, considering whether contemporary youth have benefitted from the socioeconomic reconstruction of post-apartheid society.Student protests against apartheid drove transformative change in South Africa, and the subsequent new constitution promised positive change for the nation’s youth across a range of sectors. Adopting a sociological perspective, this book uses primary and secondary data sources to illustrate the myriad ways post-apartheid socioeconomic developments have impacted the life experiences of the country’s youth across areas including health, education, family life, economic activity, technology, substance use, and politics. The book considers the historical legacy of colonialism, racism and immigration in shaping the context in which youth experiences in the country have evolved. The book argues that in 1976 South Africa’s youth became the conscience of the nation when they brought the apartheid regime to its knees during the Soweto uprising. What happens to them now will continue to define the nation’s future.This book will be of interest to researchers across the social sciences, most especially in the fields of Sociology, Demography, Development Studies, and Psychology.
The Music Business for Music Creators: Industry Mechanics for Contemporary Creators
by Jonny AmosThe Music Business for Music Creators is a roadmap to understanding the traditional and emerging income streams that define the modern music industry. It presents the key concepts and principles that underpin the business, with an emphasis on educating and empowering the next generation of music creators to build a career from their creative pursuits.The book provides a comprehensive overview of the mechanics of the music business, from music publishing, marketing and contract negotiation to licensing, streaming and performing. This accessible guide is written with music creators in mind and features case studies, profiles and interviews with established professionals, as well as a glossary of key terms to empower the reader in their understanding of the industry, alongside a number of useful accompanying digital resources.This book is core reading for students of music business and music creation in contemporary music education, and an essential resource for those on music, music production and music performance courses, as well as aspiring and early career professionals.
Samidha FYBA - SPPU: समिधा एफ.वाय.बी.ए. - सावित्रीबाई फुले पुणे यूनिवर्सिटी
by Sadhana Amteबाबा आमटे यांच्या लोकविलक्षण जीवनाला साथ देत असताना साधनाबाईंनी अपार कष्ट केले, अग्निदिव्ये म्हणावीत अशा प्रसंगांतून निर्भयपणे वाटचाल केली आणि हे सारे सहजतेने व आनंदाने सोसताना त्यांनी स्वतःच्या स्वतंत्र व्यक्तिमत्त्वाचे वैशिष्ट्यही टिकविले. बाबा आमटे यांचे कार्य किती महान आहे याचे अधिक वर्णन करण्याची आवश्यकता नाही. पण त्याचबरोबर त्यांच्या स्वभावात अद्वितीय सहानुभूती आणि जबरदस्त तापटपणा, असामान्य सहृदयता आणि तत्त्वांचा आग्रह धरताना पत्नीच्या होरपळीकडे त्यांनी काही वेळा केलेली डोळेझाक अशी एक विलक्षण विसंगती आहे. बाबांच्या वादळी जीवनात त्यांना साधनाताईंनी जी आयुष्यभर साथ दिली तिची अद्भुतरम्य कहाणी असे या आत्मकथेचे स्वरूप आहे.
Firebreather Fitness: Work Your Body, Mind, and Spirit into the Best Shape of Your Life
by Greg AmundsonForge a powerful new path to fitness and health with Greg Amundson&’s Firebreather Fitness program and get into the best shape of your life physically, mentally, and spiritually.Former SWAT officer, DEA Special Agent, U.S. Army Captain, and founding CrossFit® athlete and coach, Greg Amundson is a globally recognized leader in functional fitness conditioning and anti-inflammatory foods and diet. Known as CrossFit&’s® &“original firebreather," Amundson shares his secrets, advice, and experiences that helped him forge his Firebreather Fitness, a fitness program of body, mind, and spirit. Amundson&’s Firebreather Fitness program will help you align your physical, mental, and spiritual training so you can gain strength, unlock potential, and live a high-performance, super-healthy life. In Firebreather Fitness you will find: Integrated 21-day training programs that include innovative workouts, key mental drills, and warrior yoga to get you into top condition Performance standards that keep your workouts challenging and let you compete with athletes on your level More than 40 exercises with clear technique photographs and advice Scaling options to make workouts easier or harder, depending on your level of fitness It takes more than a hard body to excel at work, in the gym, and in life. Firebreather Fitness folds in the cutting-edge mental toughness training and time-tested spiritual practices that guide Amundson and the athletes he coaches. Amundson&’s smart and effective guide to goal-setting, pain tolerance, honing purpose and focus, and exerting control over your mental state offer invaluable tools to help meet any challenge. Packed with practical advice, vetted training methods, and Amundson&’s guided workout programs, Firebreather Fitness is a must-have resource for athletes, coaches, law enforcement and military professionals, and anyone interested in pursuing the high-performance life.
The NGOization of Social Movements in Neoliberal Times: Contemporary Feminisms in Romania and Belgium (Gender and Politics)
by Alexandra AnaDrawing on theories in politics, sociology, gender and feminist studies, and social movement studies, this book compares and contrasts NGOized feminist organizations and informal street feminist groups in Belgium and Romania in order to understand the transformation of modern and contemporary feminist movements. Chapters trace the development of this NGOization process and its entanglements with neoliberal modes of governance and techniques and proposes an historically and empirically grounded analytical model to studying the NGOization of feminist movements as a multidimensional process. By analyzing the NGOization process through a cross-national comparison based on very different cases, the book disentangles the links between institutionalization, professionalization, bureaucratization and precarization and brings clarifications concerning the outcomes associated with them, such as demobilization, depoliticization, co-optation and burn-out. This book places the NGOization offeminist movement organizations within the specific context of relations between the state and the market in neoliberalism. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers across Gender & Feminist Studies, Social Movements, Sociology, and Politics.
Trump, White Evangelical Christians, and American Politics: Change and Continuity
by Anand Edward Sokhey and Paul A. DjupeIn Trump, White Evangelical Christians, and American Politics, political scientists Anand Edward Sokhey and Paul A. Djupe bring together a wide range of scholars and writers to examine the relationship between former President Donald Trump and white American evangelical Christians. They argue that, while this relationship—which saw evangelicals supporting a famously unfaithful, materialistic, and irreligious candidate despite self-defining in opposition to these characteristics—prompted many to wonder if Trump himself transformed American evangelical religion in politics, this alliance reflected both change and the outcome of dynamics that were in place or building for decades.Contributors contextualize the Trump presidency within the story of religious demographic change, the growth of politicized religion, nationalistic religious expression, and the ways religion and politics in the United States are enmeshed in the politics of race. These investigations find that the idea of religious “transformation” is not accurate. Instead, the years 2015 to 2022 saw mainly minor changes to the ways religion appeared in public life—but these changes ultimately complemented and advanced an existing white evangelical strategy to increase political and social power as they became a demographic minority in the United States. Taken together, this collection reveals new insights for readers seeking to understand the religious dimensions of Trump’s rise, the reasons evangelicals become political activists, and the multifaceted alliances between secular politicians and conservative religious subcultures.Contributors: Abraham Barranca, Ruth Braunstein, Ryan P. Burge, David E. Campbell, Jeremiah J. Castle, Paul A. Djupe, John C. Green, Sarah Heise, Geoffrey C. Layman, Andrew R. Lewis, Gerardo Martí, Eric L. McDaniel, Napp Nazworth, Shayla F. Olson, Enrique Quezada-Llanes, Kaylynn Sims, Anand Edward Sokhey, Hilde Løvdal Stephens, Kyla K. Stepp, Allan Tellis.
Methods for Estimation and Inference in Modern Econometrics
by Stanislav Anatolyev Nikolay GospodinovThis book covers important topics in econometrics. It discusses methods for efficient estimation in models defined by unconditional and conditional moment restrictions, inference in misspecified models, generalized empirical likelihood estimators, and alternative asymptotic approximations. The first chapter provides a general overview of established nonparametric and parametric approaches to estimation and conventional frameworks for statistical inference. The next several chapters focus on the estimation of models based on moment restrictions implied by economic theory. The final chapters cover nonconventional asymptotic tools that lead to improved finite-sample inference.
Don't Sink Your Own Ship: 20 Spiritual Lessons You Don’t Have to Learn the Hard Way
by Max AndersDon't Sink Your Own Ship equips believers with simple truths for living fulfilling lives, because sometimes it's all too easy to sail into trouble unnecessarily. In this lighthearted guide, bestselling author and Bible teacher, Max Anders, gives powerfully practical insights that, if heeded, can keep you afloat in even the most treacherous of seas.Generously punctuated by interesting and sometimes outrageous stories, Max walks readers through 20 spiritual lessons, providing biblical clarity on problems we all face. Each lesson includes application questions, scripture references, and recommended reading. The book's format and the teaching guideline included at the end make this an ideal small group resource.Whether you read this book individually or as a group, you'll get a fresh grip on transforming truths, like:The small stuff in life will build up to become big stuff, if you let it.We become what we think about.We are created for love. It's the principle of existence and its only end.Success is being faithful to what God asks of us and leaving the results to HimUnless we are willing to forgive, our wounds will never heal.Truth seekers, new Christians, and established Christians alike will benefit from the simple reminders that this book provides. You don't have to learn your lessons the hard way.
The Salt of the Earth: A History of Norwegian-Danish Methodism in America
by Arlow W. AndersenDive into the rich and inspiring history of Norwegian-Danish Methodism in America with Arlow W. Andersen's The Salt of the Earth: A History of Norwegian-Danish Methodism in America. This meticulously researched book chronicles the remarkable journey of Norwegian and Danish immigrants who brought their Methodist faith to the New World, shaping the religious and cultural landscape of American society.Andersen traces the origins and development of this unique religious movement, from its early beginnings in the mid-19th century to its growth and establishment across the United States. Through detailed narratives and personal stories, the book highlights the resilience, dedication, and faith of the Norwegian-Danish Methodist community as they navigated the challenges of immigration, assimilation, and cultural preservation.Readers will explore the key figures, pivotal moments, and significant contributions of Norwegian-Danish Methodists, including their efforts in founding churches, educational institutions, and social organizations. Andersen's engaging storytelling brings to life the vibrant communities that flourished despite adversity, driven by a shared sense of purpose and faith.The Salt of the Earth is not just a history of a religious group; it is a testament to the enduring spirit of immigrants who sought to create a better life while staying true to their beliefs. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in religious history, immigration studies, and the cultural heritage of Scandinavian-Americans. Andersen's work offers a profound understanding of how faith and perseverance can shape a community and leave a lasting legacy.
Connie the Confused Chameleon
by Jane AndersenWELCOME TO CONNIE’S COLOURFUL WORLD. Connie must soon pick an option, Choices wide and varied. The stakes are high, but friends stand by, Decisions can be scary! Connie has a choice to make, Perhaps you’ve got one too? So, settle back and join her story, What will Connie do?
Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships
by Peter A. Andersen Laura K. Guerrero Walid AfifiClose Encounters: Communication in Relationships helps students learn about their own relationships with romantic partners, friends, and family members by focusing on issues that are central to describing and understanding close relationships. Best-selling authors Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Andersen, and Walid A. Afifi present research-based insights and content illustrated with engaging scenarios to show how state-of-the-art research and theory can be applied to specific issues within relationships. The updated Sixth Edition includes fresh content reflecting current research and trends in relationships, balanced with coverage of classic research, and continues to empower readers to be more critical consumers of information about relationships.
Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships
by Peter A. Andersen Laura K. Guerrero Walid AfifiClose Encounters: Communication in Relationships helps students learn about their own relationships with romantic partners, friends, and family members by focusing on issues that are central to describing and understanding close relationships. Best-selling authors Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Andersen, and Walid A. Afifi present research-based insights and content illustrated with engaging scenarios to show how state-of-the-art research and theory can be applied to specific issues within relationships. The updated Sixth Edition includes fresh content reflecting current research and trends in relationships, balanced with coverage of classic research, and continues to empower readers to be more critical consumers of information about relationships.
Some Bright Morning, I'll Fly Away: A Memoir
by Alice AndersonThe incredible true story of one woman's journey to relocate the place inside herself where strength, hope, and personal truth reside.After Hurricane Katrina, Alice Anderson has returned home to assess the damage to her beloved Mississippi coastline and the once-immaculate home she’d carefully cultivated for her husband, Dr. Liam Rivers, one of the community's highly respected doctors.But in the wake of this natural disaster, a more terrifying challenge emerges as Liam’s mental health spirals out of control, culminating in a violent attack at knifepoint, from which Alice is saved by their three-year-old son. Afraid for her life, she flees with her children.What ensues is an epic battle—emotional, psychological, spiritual, and legal—for her children’s welfare, for self-preservation, and ultimately for redemption. It’s an unrelenting battle that persists even as life goes on, finally coming full circle when the same son who saved Alice ten years before endures an eerily-familiar violent encounter at his father’s hands. Yet even as she confronts the harsh realities of high-powered Southern lawyers and an inadequate legal system, Alice forges a new life with her blossoming children and an ultimate reclamation of her true self.
Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management
by David A. AndersonThe tools of environmental economics guide policymakers as they weigh development against nature, present against future, and certain benefits against uncertain consequences. The policies and research findings explained in this textbook are relevant to decisions made daily by individuals, firms, and governments. This textbook offers instructors and students a user-friendly, relevant, and up-to-date introduction to these topics while covering recent advancements in the field and significant political and economic changes.The book has been thoroughly updated while retaining the story-based narratives and visual emphasis of previous editions, capturing students’ attention with full-color photos, graphs, and illustrations. This sixth edition includes: Updated coverage of international environmental regulations, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, the effects of war on the environment, recent environmental summits and agreements, the evolving energy and transportation sectors, and trailblazing policies and research Expanded coverage of environmental issues and approaches in underrepresented countries and continents New discussions of EV batteries, populist leaders, carbon leakage, food waste, and ecological resilience Revised digital supplements, including a solutions guide, PowerPoints, and sample tests. Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management promotes environmental and economic literacy with policy-oriented, application-based content delivered in concise, accessible discussions. Through its engaging approach, the text brings the economic way of thinking into discussions of personal, community, corporate, and government activities that affect environmental assets and the quality of life.
The Unlikely Hero: George Scott Robertson
by Dorothy AndersonBeginning his career as a British Surgeon Major in Afghanistan, George Scott Robertson found himself defending Chitral Fort in 1895 against a besieging force of thousands of tribesmen. He was celebrated as a hero, but this was only one chapter in what was an extraordinary life. This book is the story of an adventurer, ethnographer, and soldier.
Kill Zone: A High-Tech Novel
by Kevin J. Anderson Doug BeasonPower duo Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason team up in Kill Zone, a perilous disaster thriller for the modern age. Deep within a mountain in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a Cold War-era nuclear weapons storage facility is being used to covertly receive more than 100,000 tons of nuclear waste stored across the US. Only Department of Energy employee, Adonia, and a few others including a war hero, a senator, and an environmental activist, are allowed access to perform a high-level security review of the facilities. But Hydra Mountain was never meant to securely hold this much hazardous waste, and it has the potential to explode, taking with it all of Albuquerque and spreading radioactivity across the nation. This disaster situation proves all too possible when a small plane crashes at a nearby military base, setting off Hydra’s lockdown and trapping Adonia and her team in the heart of the hazardous, waste-filled mountain. Now, the only direction for them to go is deeper into the mountain, through the tear gas and into a secretive area no one was ever supposed to know about.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Princess of Dune (Dune #12)
by Kevin J. Anderson Brian HerbertSet two years before Dune, Princess of Dune is the never-before-told story of two key women in the life of Paul Muad’Dib—Princess Irulan, his wife in name only, and Paul’s true love, the Fremen Chani. Both women become central to Paul’s galaxy-spanning Imperial reign.Raised in the Imperial court and born to be a political bargaining chip, Irulan was sent at an early age to be trained as a Bene Gesserit Sister. As Princess Royal, she also learned important lessons from her father—the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV. Now of marriageable age, Princess Irulan sees the machinations of the many factions vying for power—the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, the Spacing Guild, the Imperial throne, and a ruthless rebellion in the Imperial military. The young woman has a wise and independent streak and is determined to become much more than a pawn to be moved about on anyone’s gameboard. Meanwhile, on Arrakis, Chani—the daughter of Liet-Kynes, the Imperial Planetologist who serves under the harsh rule of House Harkonnen—is trained in the Fremen mystical ways by an ancient Reverend Mother. Brought up to believe in her father’s ecological dream of a green Arrakis, she follows Liet around to Imperial testing stations, surviving the many hazards of desert life. Chani soon learns the harsh cost of Fremen dreams and obligations under the oppressive boot heel of the long Harkonnen occupation.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Habla / Speak (Spanish edition)
by Laurie Halse AndersonPor primera vez en español para el mercado norteamericano, un clásico moderno conmovedor sobre el consentimiento y la capacidad de encontrar el coraje para hablar.«Alza la voz; queremos oír lo que tienes para decir.»Desde el minuto uno de su primer año en la Secundaria Merriweather, Melinda sabe que esto es una gran mentira, parte del sinsentido de la secundaria. No tiene amigos, es marginada, porque arruinó una fiesta de finales del verano cuando llamó a la policía, así que nadie quiere hablar con ella, y mucho menos escucharla. Con el paso del tiempo, se aísla cada vez más y prácticamente deja de hablar. El único consuelo lo encuentra en su clase de Arte, y es mediante su trabajo en un proyecto de arte que finalmente es capaz de enfrentar lo que pasó en realidad en esa terrible fiesta.Su proceso de sanación apenas comienza cuando tiene otro encuentro violento. Pero esta vez, Melinda no se calla.Laurie Halse Anderson's award-winning modern classic Speak is now in Spanish for the North American market as Habla, translated by Hercilia Mendizabal Frers.
The Witch's Apothecary: How to make magical potions for the Wheel of the Year
by Lorriane AndersonBestselling author of The Seasons of the Witch Oracle cards series, Lorriane Anderson, has created a practical guide for beginning and advanced witches to unlock the greater powers of making your own apothecary blends. Lorriane owns and operates her own successful, soul-based apothecary and uses her own practices to teach you how to make potions based on your needs, intentions, and energy.A sacred living lifestyle is like slow living, and spiritually infused and focused on mindfulness, magic and self-care. Learn to craft magical blends that carefully follow the Wheel of the Year. You will feel empowered to craft your own formulas for personal use, experiment, and work from nature to create magical blends which tie into sacred sabbat days and tip into your magical energy.Imagine creating your own candle to improve and appreciate Abundance in your life. Or creating an incense to clear blocks in your life to love.Learn about the various ingredients, practices, and exercises needed to begin your magical journey and start your own witchy apothecary. You will also find a selection of over 100 recipes associated with each of the sabbats in the Wheel of the Year, and instructions on how to deepen your connection with nature through these seasonal cycles.
My One-Night Heir
by Natalie AndersonHe&’ll break every rule to claim his Cinderella…and his surprise heir! A new first-person, billionaire romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Natalie Anderson! &“She&’s had my son…and this is the first I&’ve heard about it.&” Too busy serving the rich and famous to even think about romance, waitress Talia Parrish has never so much as kissed a man… Until she meets obscenely gorgeous Dain Anzelotti. Their oh-so-brief encounter leaves her with delicious memories—and a baby boy! Dain runs his multibillion-dollar empire from Brisbane. Sticking to an ironclad coparenting contract with Talia should be easy, especially as connecting with his son feels so natural. But when their scorching chemistry refuses to burn out, Dain&’s hunger for Talia risks turning into something far more complicated…From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.