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Product-Focused Software Process Improvement: 25th International Conference, PROFES 2024, Tartu, Estonia, December 2–4, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15452)
by Dietmar Pfahl Jil Klünder Javier Gonzalez Huerta Hina AnwarThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, PROFES 2024, held in Tartu, Estonia, during December 2–4, 2024. The 18 full papers, 12 short papers, 9 Industry papers, 2 Workshop papers, 2 Doctoral symposium papers, and one Keynote paper presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. The main theme of PROFES 2024 was professional software process improvement (SPI) motivated by product, process, and service quality needs. The technical program of PROFES 2024 was selected by a committee of leading experts in software process improvement, software process modeling, and empirical software engineering.
Pattern Recognition: 27th International Conference, ICPR 2024, Kolkata, India, December 1–5, 2024, Proceedings, Part XXIII (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15323)
by Rama Chellappa Subhasis Chaudhuri Cheng-Lin Liu Umapada Pal Apostolos Antonacopoulos Saumik BhattacharyaThe multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15301-15333 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, ICPR 2024, held in Kolkata, India, during December 1–5, 2024. The 963 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 2106 submissions. They deal with topics such as Pattern Recognition; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Computer Vision; Robot Vision; Machine Vision; Image Processing; Speech Processing; Signal Processing; Video Processing; Biometrics; Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Document Analysis; Document Recognition; Biomedical Imaging; Bioinformatics.
Versorgung von Menschen ohne Krankenversicherung: Konzeption und Prototyping eines Gesundheitsportals zur Vernetzung beteiligter Akteure (BestMasters)
by Victoria KösterDieses Buch widmet sich einem drängenden gesellschaftlichen Problem: dem fehlenden Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung für Menschen ohne Krankenversicherung. Die Autorin analysiert die Rahmenbedingungen und Prozessabläufe von ehrenamtlichen Organisationen, die Menschen ohne Krankenversicherung im Raum Lübeck versorgen. Durch leitfadengestützte Interviews wurden die Anforderungen für ein Kollaborationsportal identifiziert, das die administrativen Herausforderungen der NGOs und Leistungserbringer bewältigen und Versorgungsprozesse unterstützen soll. Der entwickelte (high fidelity) Prototyp zeigt vielversprechende Ansätze zur Verbesserung der Versorgung und weist eine hohe Gebrauchstauglichkeit auf. Zukünftige Forschung und Iterationen sind notwendig, um die Konzeption weiterzuentwickeln und die Versorgung von Menschen ohne Krankenversicherung in Deutschland nachhaltig zu verbessern.
History, Politics and the Evolution of Cultivation Theory: Beyond Violence? (Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media)
by Andy RuddockThis book provides a cultural history of cultivation theory, a North American mass communication paradigm best known for arguing that television violence was a potent agent of political socialisation. Decades after its inception, cultivation theory remains an evocative force in imagining twenty-first-century media power. This book reveals how many factors shaped the theory: the spectre of twentieth-century fascism, the Cold War, political turbulence in 1960s America, and the realisation that television had profoundly altered the rhythms of social and political life. The book also explains how cultivation theory became a means of analysing diverse media influences, thanks to various scholars who brought different motivations, perspectives and skills to the project. Cultivation theory succeeded because its practitioners related their work to the changing political moods of post-war America. In doing so, they created a unique critical perspective within mass communication research, which continues to shed light on the role media play in political conflict.
Optimizing Evidence-Based Treatment for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (CBT: Science Into Practice)
by Jennifer L. Greenberg Hilary WeingardenThis book provides an understanding of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a psychiatric classification that is characterized by a preoccupation with a perceived or slight imperfection in physical appearance. This disorder lowers quality of life due to time-consuming compulsions intended to hide, fix, or check appearance concerns. Although relatively common, BDD is often not treated appropriately. When untreated, BDD is chronic, severe, and associated with substantial psychosocial impairment and morbidity, including unemployment rates of roughly 40-50%, suicide attempts in 22-28%, and lifetime housebound rates of roughly 30%.This book provides an overview of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a psychiatric classification that is characterized by excessively impaired perception of physical attributes that can lead to acute disruption of life activities. BDD is a common disorder, but few clinicians are trained in its assessment and treatment. This volume provides an evidence-based review of the literature for a greater understanding of the nature of the disorder. Most important, it demonstrates how to effectively assess and treat BDD. Evidence-based psychological and pharmacological treatments are presented, and importantly, ineffective treatments are also reviewed. To optimize CBT for BDD, guidelines are provided to address the most common challenges in diagnosis and treatment, including common comorbidities, differential diagnoses with similar disorders, safety management, addressing low insight or motivation, and modifying treatment for special populations including youth, patients from under-represented backgrounds, and BDD variants. Case examples throughout illuminate for practitioners the theoretical and clinical aspects of this complex problem. This an essential volume for practitioners and clinicians-in-training for gaining perspective on the disorder and its efficacious treatment. “Integrating research and clinical wisdom of some of the world's leading BDD experts, this book comprehensively covers the foundational as well as more nuanced approaches to treatment. Clinicians from all experience and skill levels who treat BDD will find this book to be a go-to guide to delivering high quality, evidence-based, and individually tailored care.” Jamie Feusner, MD Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Popular Memory and Franco's 'Disappeared' in Spain: Telling Stories of Mourning, Resistance, and Activism (Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies)
by Francie Cate“Francie Cate’s Popular Memory and Franco’s ‘Disappeared’ is an obra magistral, an opus magnum, a masterwork. It is an in-depth and broad study in which further research on memory, imposed forgetting, counter-memory, and the dynamics of cultural memory will be rooted.” – Maureen Tobin Stanley, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA This book examines a "people's history" of the Spanish Civil War's anti-fascists who lost their 1936-1939 fight against far right military insurgents. The book argues that the regime’s “disappeared” have in fact since 1936 been the most visible protagonists safeguarded in the shared collective memory of the war’s losers. Narratives about Franco’s up to 150,000 civilian shooting victims—stories told in the form of memoirs, political speeches, visual art, film, novels, and oral testimonies—form the centerpiece of this study. How have these narratives told by the war’s losers--focused explicitly on the figure of the dead body—been mobilized in periods of political upheaval from 1936 to the present, including WWII; the 1950s and 60s of the Cold War; the 1970s and 80s Spanish Transition; ongoing mass media “culture wars” that have polarized the Right and the Left since public exhumations of unmarked graves began in the year 2000? Through fieldwork in the province of Cádiz, the authorhas also recorded interviews with family members of citizens who were murdered. Through oral narratives, an entire community—violently punished during the years of the dictatorship—succeeded in keeping alive an alternative history of the pre-war enterprise to establish the 1931 Spanish democratic Republic and to build a modern nation bound by constitutional law. The discursive commonalities identified in the wide-ranging testimonies—including pioneering researchers’ publications beginning in the 1970s—constitute a fascinating textual topography of popular cultural memory. This book argues that this treasure trove of storytelling preserved an initially clandestine counter narrative of anti-Francoist resistance, as well as dreams of justice for the dead.
Fire Exposures to Structural Elements (The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Series)
by Society for Fire Protection EngineersThis volume provides the information and methodology needed to predict the thermal boundary condition for a fire over time. The methods contained herein are based on experimental measurements and correlations, and mostly give global rather than local results. Eventually, computational fluid dynamics methods for fire must be subjected to some of the same tests used here and judged accordingly for accuracy and application.
Erzählungen und Wirklichkeit unternehmerischer Nachhaltigkeit: Konflikte in der Messung und Steuerung der ökologischen Nachhaltigkeit von Unternehmen (BestMasters)
by Hannes MattIn der Fachliteratur herrscht die Diagnose vor, dass die gegenwärtigen Methoden und Standards für das unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement nicht dazu geeignet sind, Nachhaltigkeit in Unternehmen tatsächlich zu managen. Eine methodische und historische Analyse zeigt, dass die Methoden und Standards vor allem darauf ausgelegt sind, bzw. dazu zweckentfremdet werden, Unternehmen einerseits einen erzählerischen Rahmen zu geben, um sich öffentlichkeitswirksam als verantwortungsvolle Wirtschaftsakteure darzustellen. Andererseits sollen sie Banken und Finanzinstitutionen dabei unterstützen, ihre Investitionen vor den Risiken des Klimawandels zu bewahren. Im Ergebnis zementiert dieses System des Nachhaltigkeitsmanagements oft mehr den Status quo und legitimiert Business-as-Usual, anstatt den Weg in eine tatsächlich nachhaltige (oder zumindest nachhaltigere) Ökonomie zu weisen.
The Holocaust: Origins, History and Aftermath c.1920-1945
by Thomas CussansApproximately 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust. No one will ever know the exact figure. Of those, some six million were Jewish, including one million children. The remainder comprised numerous ethnic and social groups deemed the Untermenschen, the subhuman species that, according to the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and the ruling Nazis, were not fit to live.When the implementation of the Final Solution - Reinhard Heydrich's plan to exterminate the remaining Jewish population in Nazi occupied Europe - began in 1942, it was but the height of a brutally executed, systematic plan to rid the world of these "unwanted" peoples. But how did the Holocaust begin? How did it develop? And who was responsible?The Holocaust explores the background to this most barbaric of crimes and contains several reproductions of moving and important documents, including a child's drawing from the Warsaw Ghetto, the plans of the Theresienstadt concentration camp, and the Wannsee Protocol, the blueprint for the Holocaust itself.There are 15 documents reproduced on the page, including:Letter describing Kristallnacht and a diary extract about life in the ghettoList of Jews to be transported, including place of departure and destinationDrawings by a child incarcerated at Theresienstadt concentration camp
Plant Response to Gold Nanoparticles: Plant Growth, Development, Production, and Protection (Smart Nanomaterials Technology)
by Azamal HusenIn this book, overall plant and soil system are examined exclusively in terms of gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) exposure. Au-NPs influence plant growth and yield performance. They also affect plant and soil system interactions. Au-NPs responses are primarily depends on the concentration, plant species or cultivars, exposure time, shape and size of NPs. Investigation have shown that the lower concentrations of Au-NPs increase seed germination, beneficial biochemical components, rate of photosynthesis, and overall growth, however, at higher concentrations, all these responses are declined in different plant species. At higher concentration, Au-NPs induce stress in plant, create phytotoxicity and produce reactive oxygen species which leads to the disruption of cellular metabolism. Further, at higher concentration, Au-NPs hampered the physico-chemical process of plant and soil system. Moreover, the molecular and physiological performance showed that the exposure of Au-NPs resulted in oxidative stress and induced antioxidative and defense responses. The energy production related to metabolic pathways were also influenced by Au-NPs exposure. Au-NPs exposure accelerated the number of chromosomal aberrations, micronuclei, and decreased the mitotic index in plant root tip cells. Proteomic study has shown that the exposure Au-NPs resulted in an accumulation of protein precursors, indicative of the dissipation of a proton motive force. Au ions were noticed in roots and shoots, while Au-NPs were absorbed only in the plant root tissues. Au-NPs exposure also influence flowering process and seed germination. Beside the terrestrial plants, these particles have also influenced the growth of some wetland and aquatic plants. It was also noticed that the addition of Au-NPs into the culture medium had also influence the in vitro development and multiplication of plants. Studies have begun to examine how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi might affect the uptake of specific nanoparticles include Au and how these particles might influence the plant-mycorrhizal relationships. The impact of Au-NPs on the size and structure of microbial communities in soil; and soil enzymatic activities for β-glucosidase, urease, alkaline phosphatase, and dehydrogenase has been examined. In the present book, environmental safety, and ethical issues related to use of Au-NPs in plant and soil system has been also explored. Overall, this book is provide an up to date, most important and selected information associated with the plant response to Au-NPs. This book will be a good resource for upper-level students, faculty, scientists, and researchers working specially on plant biology, plant nanobiotechnology, plant biochemistry, plant microbiology, agricultural and other allied subjects and or science.
Handbook of Quality System, Accreditation and Conformity Assessment
by Sanjay Yadav Shanay Rab Anuj Bhatnagar Venugopal Achanta Ulrich Harmes-LiedtkeThis handbook comprehensively covers the topics of quality system, accreditation and conformity assessment. The main sections in this handbook covers topics such as conformity assessment, accreditation and certification, measurement requirements and conformity assessment, management systems, Product quality and safety and future of conformity assessment. This multidisciplinary handbook will be a useful reference for researchers and professionals across disciplines who are involved in conformity assessment activities.
Defects Engineering in Electroceramics for Energy Applications (Engineering Materials)
by Upendra KumarThis book highlights the history of electroceramics starting from synthesis using different routes of the solid solution to hybrid nanocomposites and its applications in different renewable energy, thermistor, actuators, thermoelectric, thermo-optic, sensor, and much more applications in electronic industry. In ceramic materials, the properties are controlled by doping and composition, but the grain size and the porosity of the sintered ceramics also play essential roles. The latter features depend on the method of fabrication. The end-user requirements define the optimum physical and chemical properties of ceramic materials. Therefore, the design and fabrication of ceramic components are multidisciplinary, spanning physical chemistry, metallurgy, and chemical engineering. Also included in this book are the various characterizing techniques to study the physical properties of ceramics.
Asia and UNCLOS 30 Years’ Implementation: An Assessment (International Law in Asia)
by Nguyen Hong Thao Vu Hai DangThis book provides critical legal analyses of latest developments in ocean law and policy by leading Asian legal scholars in the 5 years leading up to the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) entering into force on 16 November 1994. The Asia’s maritime domain, including both the Pacific and Indian Oceans, is currently facing a plethora of serious challenges, ranging from maritime and territorial disputes (especially in the South China Sea and East China Sea), competition between superpowers, piracy and armed robbery at sea, the degradation of marine environment, IUU fishing, to sea-level rising. This book allows readers to explore and understand how the scholars in the region examine, conceive, understand, and suggest solutions to these challenges.
Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships: Three Dimensions of Effective Implementation (WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs #11)
by Chong-Ju Chae Raphael BaumlerThis book covers MASS regulation, technology, and policy. MASS development began with the realization of the 4th industrial revolution technologies such as big data, AI, IoT, and communication, which were also linked to technological development in the maritime field. However, it is still unclear how MASS will operate. This book is divided into three parts: MASS regulation, technology, and policy, and explains each part in detail. Part I “MASS regulation and safety” deals with IMO works for MASS, including IMO MASS RSE results which has been finished in 2021. In addition, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), one of the most important international conventions to be considered for MASS operation, will be dealt with and various safety considerations will be explained in detail. Through this, this book explains in detail the regulatory considerations and safety considerations for MASS. In particular, the gaps and themes identified in IMO MASS RSE and the priority discussion needs are explained, and based on this, the development of a goal-based non-mandatory MASS code currently in progress is discussed. UNCLOS is a convention like the blueprint of the IMO Conventions, and it is very important to understand and meet the requirements of UNCLOS for the operation of MASS. Therefore, this book provides a detailed explanation of the application of UNCLOS. In particular, UNCLOS Article 94 would be a very important consideration. Also, this book covers COLREGs and technologies for MASS operations.
Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media (Palgrave Studies in Adaptation and Visual Culture)
by Taner Can Seda ÖzThis edited collection provides a comprehensive exploration of key trends and methodologies in adaptation within the Turkish context, examining how socio-political and economic conditions shape the interaction between texts, cultures, and media industries. With thirteen essays covering adaptation topics from the early 1940s to the present, the collection addresses a diverse range of subjects, including novel-to-film adaptations, film remakes, television series, documentary dramas, stage adaptations, comic books, and the music industry.
Modern Political Caricatures: "I Can See Russia from My House"
by Jody C BaumgartnerPolitical humor has an extensive record in the United States, replete with examples of humorists and satirists lampooning political leaders, institutions, ideas and more. Dating back to at least before the beginning of the republic, satirists often ridiculed often ridiculed British leaders and policies as well colonial leaders. Thomas Nast’s cartoons about Boss Tweed are credited with helping bring down the infamous Tammany Ring. Mark Twain never tired of making jokes about Congress and its members. And contemporary late night talk show hosts of regularly lampoon political figures. This book examines humorous depictions of political leaders in the television era. The book is divided into two parts, the first focusing on presidents, the second on vice presidents, presidential, and vice-presidential candidates. The book highlights the comedic and satirical characterizations of these political leaders presented on Saturday Night Live, various late night talk shows, other television programs (e.g., the HBO series Veep), The Onion, YouTube videos, editorial cartoons, and more. Both humorous and informative, this book allows readers to learn more about the leaders examined within and how they acquired their popular reputations and how their careers were impacted. It also sheds light on how political humor, both political comedy and political satire, function in the modern era.
The Nature of Scientific Innovation, Volume I: Processes, Means and Impact
by David DentInnovation is a major driver of social, economic and environmental change and is researched extensively by academics from disciplines as diverse as, business, engineering, economics, sociology and psychology. On the whole, each discipline pursues its own pathway to understanding without an interdisciplinary framework that links diverse research outputs. This partite structure creates a remove from the practical realities of entrepreneurship, and the innovators who operate and perceive innovation in its entirety. This book delivers insights and creates a different framework, one that includes terminologies and typologies, greater understanding of paradigmatic influences in science, needs vs wants and demand, impact and value of knowledge, publications and patents and economic benefits. It challenges current approaches to education, research, creativity and skills development, infrastructure, investment and policy. This book addresses changes needed to better deliver innovation at a time when the world is desperate for solutions to global problems. It will be of interest to scholars and students of innovation from multiple disciplines, as well as practitioners, policymakers and all those with an interest in scientific innovation. The first volume focuses on the processes, the means and the impact of scientific innovation. It highlights the way scientific research came to the fore as an instrument of government policy for economic growth, the way research is undertaken, the structures and processes involved, the values, biases and limitations associated with them, and why these matter for innovation. Questions are asked about who innovation is for and whether value is being captured in ways that really matter, whether the systems are fit-for-purpose and how meaningful impact could be delivered to meet societal, economic and environmental needs and priorities.
Local Election Administrators in the United States: The Frontline of Democracy (Elections, Voting, Technology)
by Paul Gronke David Kimball Bridgett A. King Thessalia Merivaki Mara Suttmann-Lea Christian R. GroseThis book focuses on the more than 8,000 local elections administrators in counties, municipalities, and townships who largely manage the key administrative processes of elections, work with campaigns and candidates, design voting materials and choose voting equipment, staff early, and Election Day polling locations, and communicate with and educate voters. They are the frontline of democracy, and this is the first book that explores who becomes an election administrator; their opinions about election reform and election integrity; how LEOs responded to the unique challenges of the 2020 election which included misinformation and even death threats; and how to move forward to ensure a sustainable, diverse, and sustainable community.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Geotechnical Issues in Energy, Infrastructure and Disaster Management: ICGEID 2024, January 18–20, IIT, Patna, India (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #475)
by Stephen Wilkinson T. N. Singh Amit Kumar Verma Edy Tonnizam Mohamad A. K. Mishra Ranjith Pathegama Gamage Ramesh BhatawdekarThis book consists of selected papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Geotechnical Issues in Energy, Infrastructure and Disaster Management (ICGEID 2024), held on January 19-20, 2024 at IIT, Patna, India. The papers represent the research work in the related fields of underground mining, ground control, mining geotechnics, geo-instrumentation, mine tunneling, and underground structures. It focuses on the latest technology being implemented including artificial intelligence and machine learning applications to solve challenges in mining tunneling and geotechnical structure engineering. It also highlights the state-of-the-art technologies adopted by the civil and mining industry for their commercial as well as environmental benefits. The papers are presented by an international pool of academics, research scientists, and industrial experts and therefore cater to the global audience from the field of underground engineering.
The Holocaust: Origins, History and Aftermath c.1920-1945
by Thomas CussansApproximately 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust. No one will ever know the exact figure. Of those, some six million were Jewish, including one million children. The remainder comprised numerous ethnic and social groups deemed the Untermenschen, the subhuman species that, according to the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and the ruling Nazis, were not fit to live.When the implementation of the Final Solution - Reinhard Heydrich's plan to exterminate the remaining Jewish population in Nazi occupied Europe - began in 1942, it was but the height of a brutally executed, systematic plan to rid the world of these "unwanted" peoples. But how did the Holocaust begin? How did it develop? And who was responsible?The Holocaust explores the background to this most barbaric of crimes and contains several reproductions of moving and important documents, including a child's drawing from the Warsaw Ghetto, the plans of the Theresienstadt concentration camp, and the Wannsee Protocol, the blueprint for the Holocaust itself.There are 15 documents reproduced on the page, including:Letter describing Kristallnacht and a diary extract about life in the ghettoList of Jews to be transported, including place of departure and destinationDrawings by a child incarcerated at Theresienstadt concentration camp
The Mind Manual: Mental Fitness Tools for Everyone (Dr Alex George)
by Dr Alex GeorgeYour complete mental fitness toolkit by Dr Alex George'How are you? No really, how are you?'Learn how to assess your mental health today and understand what's normal for you.This is the mental health toolkit that will help you thrive.The Mind Manual is broken down into four parts with each one building on the last. Thegoal is to help you to establish your baseline, to know what peace feels like to you. Andthen to offer advice and tools to help you maintain that as much as possible.Part 1 looks at how to figure out where your baseline is and what normal feels like foryou. It's all about recognising your own needs so that you can best support yourselfwhen issues arise.Part 2 explores the seven universal truths and how they can support you when youmind is telling you lies. These seven truths are: Connection is your superpower; Sleepwill save you; Boundaries are beautiful; Mistakes are a must-have; Stress is the enemy;You are enough; Happiness is an inside job.Part 3 focuses on the foundations of mental fitness and explores the five different areasof life. These include what you eat and drink, how you release stress from your body,how much you move, how to talk out your thoughts and how to approach the medicalside of things.Part 4 is your mental health toolkit, where you'll find a wide range of worksheets andactivity tools to use. These can help while reading the book, but can also be usedregularly in your day-to-day life to check in on how you're coping.
The Little Book of Crystal Healing
by Katalin PatniakThe Little Book of Crystal Healing is an essential beginner's guide to enhancing your day-to-day life with the help of crystal healing. From overcoming anxiety and soothing unregulated emotions to remedying physical symptoms such as headaches and insomnia, this little book draws on the unique healing energy of crystals to bring you mental and physical health benefits.Not to worry if you don't know the difference between jade or moonstone, this practical, pocket-sized handbook breaks down the benefits and properties of each crystal stone. From providing healing remedies and clear instruction on how to harness each crystal's individual power to suggesting the perfect pairings for the flow of good vibrations, The Little Book of Crystal Healing will help you focus your energy and balance your chakra to feel in harmony with your mind, body and soul.
The Little Book of Positivity: For When Life Gets a Little Tough
by Orange Hippo!We live in difficult, stressful times and finding positivity in the little things can sometimes be a challenge. With the endless balance of work, family and the constant buzz of our phones adding to the chaos, it's important to make sure you can find the light. The Little Book of Positivity offers guidance for when the scales of life are tipped and seeing the cup half full becomes a little more difficult. Packed full of wise words from some of the world's best-known figures - from ancient philosophers and celebrated writers to modern-day figures - this book will help you change your perspective, shake off the gloom and see life on the brighter side.
A Little Book About Art: Quotes for the Aesthete in Your Life
by Orange Hippo!"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable..." - Cesar A. CruzAcross the centuries, art has held up a mirror to humanity's evolving culture and creativity. Ancient civilizations left us mysterious sculptures while Renaissance artists produced iconic masterpieces. The Impressionists captured fleeting moments of beauty, while the Surrealists explored dreams and the subconscious. In recent decades, artists such as Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock and Banksy have embraced new mediums and pushed artistic boundaries even further.Brimming with fabulous quotes, this little book offers a window into the minds of some of the world's most admired artists and thinkers - and is a vibrant celebration of the evolution of art through the ages."Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it." - Ai Weiwei
The Little Book of Manifesting
by Orange Hippo!Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Visualise your goals.Everything you need to know to attract your dream life - The Little Book of Manifesting is the ultimate beginner's guide to harnessing the power of thoughts, feelings and energy to tap into the law of attraction and take control of the life you want.From chanting daily affirmations and visualising your intentions and ideal scenarios to identifying negative thought patterns and trusting in the universe, this little book provides essential tips and methods to practise the art and magic of manifestation. Be it the ideal job, the perfect partner, or even unblocking unwanted emotions to allow the flow of positivity, The Little Book of Manifesting provides you with all the manifestation tools you need to help you transform your life into whatever you desire.