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101 Topics for Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Leaders: Accreditation, Verification, Quality Systems, and More (ASM Books)
by Rebekah M. MartinSuccessfully manage your laboratory accreditation and compliance audits with this easily accessible how-to resource for clinical laboratories 101 Topics for Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Leaders: Accreditation, Verification, Quality Systems, and More by Rebekah M. Martin is your roadmap to achieving and maintaining excellence in clinical microbiology laboratory administration. This quick reference guide is designed to help laboratory professionals efficiently navigate the key aspects of accreditation, regulatory compliance, and quality management. This practical resource is perfect for both new and experienced laboratory leaders who need accessible, actionable information. Inside, you’ll find: Regulatory Overview: Information on the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, test complexity categories, and the roles of key agencies like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food & Drug Administration in overseeing clinical laboratories.Accreditation Basics: Guidance on how to obtain and maintain laboratory accreditation, including what to expect during inspections and how to respond to deficiencies.Test Verification & Validation: Essential tips on conducting verification and validation studies to ensure your laboratory’s test systems are accurate, reliable, and compliant with regulatory standards.Quality Management Essentials: Practical strategies for implementing and maintaining a quality management system, including process control, document management, and continuous improvement techniques that keep your lab running smoothly. Presented in a user-friendly question-and-answer format, 101 Topics for Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Leaders is your go-to resource for quick, reliable guidance on leading a compliant and high-performing clinical microbiology laboratory.
101 Ways to Brush Your Teeth
by Imogen FosterBig teeth, small teeth, wonky teeth and chompy teeth. You can brush your teeth almost anywhere and doing anything!You can brush them balancing on one leg like a pink flamingo. You can brush them with a pal, like a crocodile. You can brush them while you ROAR like a lion.There are 101 ways to brush your teeth packed into the pages of this funny and totally ridiculous but REALLY helpful book. With tips on how to brush your teeth and fun facts about animals' real teeth throughout, this book will help help little readers get their teeth sparkling.
101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax - Legally! 2025 - 2026
by Adrian RafteryAn essential guide that will help you minimise your tax bill and maximise your after-tax earnings In 101 Ways to Save Money On Your Tax – Legally! 2025–2026, bestselling author Adrian Raftery — aka Mr. Taxman — shows you how to lower your tax bill and keep more of your hard-earned money. With the cost of living always on the rise, every dollar you can save counts. Get the most out of your taxable assets and (legally!) reduce your taxes. 101 Ways to Save Money On Your Tax – Legally! makes it easy to find and implement every deduction that applies to you. This handy guide, trusted by tens of thousands of Australians, takes the stress and confusion out of the tax season. Find out what you actually owe and lodge on time, with no mistakes. Whether you're an individual, married couple, investor, business owner or pensioner, this guide will help you: Understand how your taxes have changed for this year Reduce your tax bill, potentially by $100s or $1000s Easily navigate work-related expenses, levies, shares, property, education, business expenses, family expenses, superannuation, and more Protect yourself against errors, audits, overpayments, and common tax traps Get the answers to frequently asked questions Updated with all the latest tax legislation and thresholds, this 15th edition of 101 Ways to Save Money On Your Tax – Legally! is the comprehensive, authoritative and easy-to-follow guide that every Australian needs. Don’t pay more than you have to. Mr. Taxman is here to help.
101+ Tips and Tricks Every Prop Maker Should Know
by Ben HohmanIn 101+ Tips and Tricks Every Prop Maker Should Know, Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Properties Director Ben Hohman explains tricks of the trade generally not taught in schools, but essential for prop makers working on the job. With tips and tricks divided into subject categories like carpentry, prop math, soft goods, upholstery, finishing, crafts and effects, and tools, the book breaks this knowledge down so that makers and prop managers can easily access the information, learn the skills, and be better prepared and more useful to any shop they work in. Each tip or trick is clearly introduced, features a relevant example of how it is useful, and includes step-by-step instructions. The book also features interviews and tips from prop makers across the creative industries, showcasing different techniques and need-to-know skills, and a glossary of prop terms that will help readers navigate the day-to-day of the prop shop.This book is written for theatrical prop artisans, prop managers, technical theatre students, and anyone who has an interest in prop building or backstage theatrical knowledge. Whether they are novice prop builders or seasoned professionals with decades of experience, this book will provide readers with a wealth of practical information that will serve them in their craft for many years to come.
10th International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam: Proceedings of BME 10, July 25-27, 2024, Phan Thiet, Vietnam: Healthcare Evolution Towards 5P Medicine in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Ecosystem - Volume 1: Medical Devices, Biomedical Data Science and Models, and Entrepreneurship and Management in Healthcare (IFMBE Proceedings #122)
by Thi-Hiep Nguyen Van Toi Vo Binh Long Vong Thi Thu Hien Pham Ngoc Hoan DoanThis book presents cutting-edge research and developments in the field of biomedical engineering, with a special emphasis on results achieved in Vietnam and neighboring low- and middle-income countries. Gathering the first volume of the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on The Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam, BME 10, held on July 25-27, 2024, in Phan Thiet, Vietnam, reports on the design, fabrication, and application of low-cost and portable medical devices, biosensors, and microfluidic devices, on improved methods for biological data acquisition and analysis, including applications of artificial intelligence. It also discusses strategies to address some relevant issues in biomedical education and entrepreneurship. A special emphasis is given to advances promoting Healthcare Evolution towards 5P Medicine in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Ecosystem. All in all, this book offers important answers to current challenges in the field and a source of inspiration for scientists, engineers, and researchers with various backgrounds working in different research institutes, companies, and countries.
10th International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam: Proceedings of BME 10, July 25-27, 2024, Phan Thiet, Vietnam: Healthcare Evolution Towards 5P Medicine in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Ecosystem - Volume 2: Tissue Engineering, Drug Discovery, and Health Informatics (IFMBE Proceedings #123)
by Thi-Hiep Nguyen Van Toi Vo Binh Long Vong Thi Thu Hien Pham Ngoc Hoan DoanThis book presents cutting-edge research and developments in the field of biomedical engineering, with a special emphasis on results achieved in Vietnam and neighboring low- and middle-income countries. Gathering the second volume of the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on The Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam, BME 10, held on July 25-27, 2024, in Phan Thiet, Vietnam, it describes advances in molecular and cellular biology techniques, neuroengineering techniques, and statistical and computational methods, for different biomedical applications, such as drug delivery, medical diagnosis and monitoring. A special emphasis is given to advances promoting Healthcare Evolution towards 5P Medicine in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Ecosystem. All in all, this book offers important answers to current challenges in the field and a source of inspiration for scientists, engineers, and researchers with various backgrounds working in different research institutes, companies, and countries.
13 Days of Summer
by Stephanie Kate StrohmThis unforgettable and fun novel follows three best friends and one hot hitchhiker entering their summer road trip era, it's all about that reputation. . . It&’s the summer after senior year of high school for Carson, Noemi, and Eleanor, and they intend to live it up while they can. What could be more epic than a cross-country road trip to see Taylor Swift in concert? Along the way, the friends pick up a mysterious and charming guy who is stranded at a rest stop (is that a James Dean daydream look in his eyes?). As she and Carson hit it off, Carson gets a crash course in love-at-first sight. But as attractions grow, so, too, do tensions among the friends. Will the group make it to the concert with relationships intact? Or is there too much bad blood? At its core, a novel about the power and possibility of friendships, sprinkled with just enough romance and set against the ultimate summer playlist, this lighthearted read is both a quintessential teen romance and coming-of-age novel that will stay with readers long after Taylor sings her last note.
13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read)
by Christopher J. ScaliaA discussion of 13 works of literary fiction in the context of their relevance to conservative beliefs. Great novels are a remarkable confluence of complex characters, powerful storytelling, and beautiful language. They ask important questions and explore major ideas that can reflect a culture—and shape it. Yet if you talk to right-of-center readers about literary fiction that considers ideas of particular interest to conservatives, they tend to mention the same handful of books. They neglect greatness from across the centuries—hardly a conservative thing to do! Christopher J. Scalia&’s 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven&’t Read) helps anyone interested in conservatism both restock their fiction shelves and better understand a great intellectual tradition. A former English professor and a widely published critic and opinion writer, Scalia discusses outstanding works of fiction by anglophone writers from Samuel Johnson to Zora Neale Hurston, Nathaniel Hawthorne to P. D. James, Willa Cather to Walter Scott. These novels explore topics like national identity, tradition, religion, human nature, and many more—without descending into simplistic propaganda. Scalia connects the themes of great works spanning four centuries to the insights of such thinkers as Edmund Burke, William F. Buckley, Roger Scruton, Michael Oakeshott, Gertrude Himmelfarb, and Russell Kirk. Engaging, insightful, and funny, 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven&’t Read) introduces readers to great literature and teaches them about principles central to conservativism.
13 Ways to Say Goodbye
by Kate FussnerA novel-in-verse about life after loss, 13 Ways to Say Goodbye beautifully renders the power of sibling bonds, the depth of grief, and the strength of learning to love again, perfect for fans of Everywhere Blue and The Distance to Home, from the author of The Song of Us.Nina always followed her older sister, Lily. But just before her thirteenth birthday, Lily died, leaving Nina behind forever.In the three years since she lost her sister, Nina has completed Lily’s secret Before Birthday lists to continue in her footsteps. But now Nina is catching up. When Nina flies to Paris, France, and completes tasks that Lily never finished, Nina finds herself magically transported inside of her own memories, face-to-face with the ghosts of her past.With her birthday looming and the last list running out, Nina is torn between visiting her sister in her memories and adventuring in the present, including crushing hard on her art classmate, Sylvie. Should she follow Lily’s instructions or try something new? And what happens when she finishes the list?
15th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (Environmental Science and Engineering)
by Peng Zhang Gordon Huang Yongping Li Ed McBean Wendy HuangThis book is proposed to be a collection of excellently peer-reviewed research from the 2024 15th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD 2024), which will be held during August 7-9, 2024 in Calgary, Canada. ICESD 2024 will gather innovative academics and industrial experts to a common forum to facilitate the exchange of scientific information and its application in the field of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development. Particularly, a large amount of the research is related to the Water Governance Programme which is an initiative as developed by the China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges, United Nations Development Programme, and Coca- Cola China. Recently, effects of energy crisis, water scarcity, environmental pollution, climate change, pandemic, and their interactions on eco-environment and health have caused extraordinary risks in socio-economic and environmental systems (SEE). Such risks feature dynamic, uncertain and interactive characteristics. In order to tackle these risks, cutting-edge technologies, including both experimental approaches and modeling ones, are desired urgently. Particularly, nature-based solutions will be developed to help achieve net-zero emission and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, data-driven and AI-based methodologies will be developed to facilitate policy analysis of SEE under New Normal scenarios. Furthermore, the combinations of multiple approaches are expected to support the enhancement of SEE resilience in a post- pandemic future. Consequently, ICESD 2024 will include presentations in the field of Water Resources Management, Wastewater Treatment, Drinking Water Safety, Energy and Environmental systems Analysis, Air Pollution Control, Solid Waste Management, Sustainable Development, Ecosystem Restoration, Climate change adaptation, and Socio-Economic and Environmental Management. Excellent papers related to these topics would be enclosed in this proposed book.
15th International Scientific Conference on Distance Learning in Applied Informatics: DiVAI 2024 (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Milan TurčániThe book presents the proceedings of the 15th DIVAI (Distance Learning in Applied Informatics) Conference, an international scientific event that focuses on the field of distance learning in applied informatics. The 15th edition of the conference took place from September 30 to October 2, 2024. The conference is held under the patronage of the Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. The proceedings are relevant to researchers, academics, professionals, and students in distance learning and applied informatics.
1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era (Volume 30) (1650-1850)
by Christopher D. Johnson Susan Spencer Lynn Festa Anthony W. Lee Victoria Barnett-Woods Ashley Bender Yvonne Fuentes Melanie Hayes Pamela F. Phillips Michael J. Mulryan Duane Coltharp Courtney A. Hoffman Flavio Gregori Steven Minuk Andie Barrow Ross W. Beales Jr. Stephanie Koscak Corey Risinger Youenhee Kho Donald W. Nichol Christopher VilmarExploratory, investigative, and energetically analytical, 1650–1850 covers the full expanse of long-eighteenth-century thought, writing, and art while delivering abundant revelatory detail. Essays on well-known cultural figures combine with studies of emerging topics to unveil a vivid rendering of a dynamic period, simultaneously committed to singular genius and universal improvement. The contributors to volume 30 join with Enlightenment thinkers in pulling, pushing, and stretching the elastic boundaries of human experience. Essays on comical apocalypticism, the evolution of satire, and the Asian periphery of English literature open a volume that offers two special features on extreme aspects of a modernizing world. The first probes the undiscovered world of last wills and testaments, while the second explores the soaring world of eighteenth-century birds. As always, 1650–1850 culminates in a bevy of book reviews critiquing the latest scholarship on long-established specialties, unusual subjects, and broad reevaluations of the period. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press. ISSN: 1065-3112
16th International Conference on Applications of Fuzzy Systems, Soft Computing and Artificial Intelligence Tools – ICAFS-2023: Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #1142)
by Witold Pedrycz Janusz Kacprzyk Rafik A. Aliev Mo. Jamshidi Fahreddin M. Sadikoglu M. B. BabanliThis book covers diverse areas of fuzzy logic, soft computing, and AI approaches such as uncertain computation, decision-making under imperfect information, deep learning, and others. The topics of the papers include theory and application of soft computing, decision theory with imperfect information, neuro-fuzzy technology, intelligent control, machine learning, evolutionary computing, fuzzy logic, and soft computing in engineering, industry, social sciences, business, economics, earth sciences, material sciences, and others. This book presents the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Applications of Fuzzy Systems, Soft Computing, and Artificial Intelligence Tools, ICAFS-2023, held in Antalya, Turkey, on September 14–15, 2023. This will be a useful guide for academics, practitioners, and graduates in fields of fuzzy systems and soft computing. It would allow for attracting of interest in development and applying of these paradigms in various real fields.
180 Business Hacks: Little Changes, Big Difference
by Roel de Graaf180 OF THE SHARPEST AND STICKIEST WAYS TO GET BETTER RESULTS AT WORK"Flip the org chart and put the customer on top." "Write the press release before you start development." "Give someone busy more work to do." In 180 Business Hacks, you'll find these and 177 other surprising, sharp and inspiring ways to get better results at work. These cheat codes will help you succeed by shifting the way you think about business problems. Conventional thinking gets you conventional results but often the stickiest ideas are small. And like tiny cracks, they eventually turn into in something bigger. The hacks are organized into 9 themed chapters (Innovation, Strategy, Structure, Management, Analysis, Portfolio, Change, Impact and Effectiveness) so you can find them quickly, but for best results just flip through and open at random. You'll always find something unexpected to add to your daily routine.
180 Business Hacks: Little Changes, Big Difference
by Roel de Graaf180 OF THE SHARPEST AND STICKIEST WAYS TO GET BETTER RESULTS AT WORK"Flip the org chart and put the customer on top." "Write the press release before you start development." "Give someone busy more work to do." In 180 Business Hacks, you'll find these and 177 other surprising, sharp and inspiring ways to get better results at work. These cheat codes will help you succeed by shifting the way you think about business problems. Conventional thinking gets you conventional results but often the stickiest ideas are small. And like tiny cracks, they eventually turn into in something bigger. The hacks are organized into 9 themed chapters (Innovation, Strategy, Structure, Management, Analysis, Portfolio, Change, Impact and Effectiveness) so you can find them quickly, but for best results just flip through and open at random. You'll always find something unexpected to add to your daily routine.
1861: The Lost Peace
by Jay WinikFrom an award-winning historian and New York Times bestselling author, a gripping, fly-on-the-wall account of the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln's decision to go to war against the Confederacy.1861: The Lost Peace is the story of President Lincoln&’s difficult and courageous decision at a time when the country wrestled with deep moral questions of epic proportions. Through Jay Winik&’s singular reporting and storytelling, readers will learn about the extraordinary Washington Peace Conference at the Willard Hotel to avert cataclysmic war. They will observe the irascible and farsighted Senator JJ Crittenden, the tireless moderate seeking a middle way to peace. Lincoln himself called Crittenden &“a great man&” even as Lincoln jousted with him. Readers will glimpse inside Lincoln&’s cabinet—the finest in history—which rivaled the executive in its authority, a fact too often forgotten, and witness a parade of statesmen frenetically grasping for peace rather than the spectacle of a young nation slowly choking itself to death. A perfect read for history buffs, with timely overtones to our current political climate.
18th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference: Proceedings of IB2MaC 2024—Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #614)
by Gabriele Milani Bahman GhiassiThis book highlights the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of masonry structures and constructions, as presented by leading international researchers at the 18th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference (IB2MaC), held in Birmingham, UK, on July 21–24, 2024. Conference topics include architecture with masonry, analysis of masonry structures, bricks and blocks, mortars, repair, strengthening and retrofitting, conservation of historical heritage, new construction techniques, seismic engineering, durability and deterioration of materials, energy efficiency, AI, and masonry. The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, present a wealth of exciting ideas that will open novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists.
1945: A World at the End of War
by Max Likin1945 is a fresh look at the last year of the Second World War. Evoking the disorienting strangeness of the end and aftermath of war, it narrates the lives of fifty protagonists caught in the ruins of warfare. The effect is a dazzling kaleidoscope, showing how events affected a wide variety of individuals. From world leaders, artists, writers and musicians to housewives, servicemen and women, concentration camp victims and children, we trace their stories throughout a momentous twelve months. It is a gripping documentary as six years of relentless attrition finally began to come to an end. Written in a fast-moving, impressionistic style, the result is a powerfully evocative and often surprising account, showing how chance and fortune impacted on different people at different times. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in history or military history throughout the world and surprise many with its fascinating juxtapositions of places and people.
1945: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World
by Phil CraigAs the fate of the world is decided, so too is that of the British, Dutch and French empires. In India a generation committed to independence must decide whether to support 'the Raj' or fight alongside the Japanese. One military family is bitterly divided. Will it be the brother who serves under British command, or the one who follows Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army, who goes on to help build a new and free India? In Borneo a little known Australian special forces campaign - secretly controlled from London - goes horribly wrong as questions are asked about whether its true purpose is military or imperial. And in Indochina and the East Indies British Generals free and arm Japanese prisoners of war and use them in savage campaigns that aim to put colonial rulers back into their palaces.Clearing away the haze of nostalgia, many uncomfortable truths emerge - but so too does a humane and balanced exploration of what victory in the Second World War truly means.
1945: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World
by Phil CraigAs the fate of the world is decided, so too is that of the British, Dutch and French empires. In India a generation committed to independence must decide whether to support 'the Raj' or fight alongside the Japanese. One military family is bitterly divided. Will it be the brother who serves under British command, or the one who follows Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army, who goes on to help build a new and free India? In Borneo a little known Australian special forces campaign - secretly controlled from London - goes horribly wrong as questions are asked about whether its true purpose is military or imperial. And in Indochina and the East Indies British Generals free and arm Japanese prisoners of war and use them in savage campaigns that aim to put colonial rulers back into their palaces.Clearing away the haze of nostalgia, many uncomfortable truths emerge - but so too does a humane and balanced exploration of what victory in the Second World War truly means.
1964, A Year in African American Performance History (ISSN)
by David KrasnerThis book examines the Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of a single year, 1964.The book analyses specific events that occurred in 1964 as benchmarks of the Civil Right Movement, making the case that 1964 was a watershed year. Each chapter considers individually politics, rhetoric, sports, dramatic literature, film, art, and music, breaking down the events and illustrating their importance to the social and political life in the United States in 1964. This study emphasizes 1964 as a nodal point in the history of the Civil Rights Movement, arguing that it was within this single year that the tide against racism and injustice turned markedly.This book will be of great interest to the scholars and students of civil rights, theatre and performance, art history, and drama literature.
1975: The Year the World Forgot
by Dylan JonesThere is a myth that the long, dark days before punk were full of legions of British prog rock groups; that the likes of Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer and Jethro Tull roamed the land, soiling the culture like university-educated Orcs.Wrong.The mid-seventies were dense with extraordinarily sophisticated, mature rock music made by singers, songwriters and musicians who had no problem calling themselves artists. And the records they made aspired to artistic status: everyone was trying to make their own masterpiece, and the sense of competitiveness was like something not seen since the mid-sixties. Three-minute pop singles had given way to concept albums and pop-package tours had been supplanted by rock festivals, and rock in general had a renewed sense of ambition.1975 was the apotheosis of the adult pop, the most important year in the narrative arc of post-war music, and a year that was rich with masterpieces: Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan, The Who by Numbers by the Who, Young Americans by David Bowie, Another Green World by Brian Eno, The Hissing of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell and A Night at the Opera by Queen, amongst countless other legendary albums.These records were magisterial; records that couldn't be bettered. Who could realistically make a more sophisticated album than The Hissing of Summer Lawns? Or a more complex hard-rock album than Physical Graffiti? Or indeed a record as unimpeachable and as prescient as Horses?1975, as Dylan Jones expertly illustrates, was the greatest year of them all.
1978: Baseball and America in the Disco Era
by David KrellAmericans struggled to find their footing in the late 1970s. The Vietnam War ended with more than fifty-eight thousand American soldiers&’ deaths; the public&’s trust in politicians plummeted amid the Watergate scandal. As deadly blizzards ripped through the Midwest and Northeast in early 1978 and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, Americans turned to baseball for the welcome distraction and promise of a new season. From spring training to the World Series, 1978 gave baseball fans one of the sport&’s greatest seasons, full of legendary moments like the battle between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox for the American League East pennant, Gaylord Perry&’s three thousandth strikeout, Tom Seaver&’s only career no-hitter, Willie McCovey&’s five hundredth home run, and Pete Rose&’s marathon forty-four-game hitting streak. The 1978 season played out against a backdrop of disco music, bell-bottom pants, and gas-guzzling cars, while Hollywood answered a desperate longing for a simpler time with nostalgic offerings such as Grease, The Buddy Holly Story, American Hot Wax, Animal House, and Superman. Robin Williams became a household name with a guest appearance on the popular TV show Happy Days, Atlantic City debuted its first casino, and Jill Clayburgh symbolized the emerging independence of women in An Unmarried Woman. In a memorable end to the baseball season, Reggie Jackson and Bucky Dent led the Yankees to their second consecutive World Series over the Dodgers after losing the first two games, then winning four in a row. With a month-by-month approach, David Krell breaks down major events in both baseball and American culture at large in 1978, chronicling in novelistic detail the notable achievements of some of the greatest players of the era, along with some of the national pastime&’s quirkiest moments, to capture an extraordinary year in baseball.
1982, Lebanon and the Road to War: Decision-Making on the Road to War and During It (Routledge Studies in Modern History)
by Yigal KipnisOn June 6, 1982, the Israeli Defence Forces entered Lebanon for what was billed as a relatively limited operation. In reality, the Lebanon War claimed many lives and undermined public trust in decision-makers. Through newly published archival documents, this book explores the events that led to the war and the actions of the people involved.With the help of documents published in this book for the first time, historian Yigal Kipnis lays out the circumstances of the war, the preparations and discussions leading up to and during it, Israel's convoluted moves against the administration in Washington and against the Lebanese Christians, and above all – the consistent coordination between Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Minister of Defense Ariel Sharon. The goals of the war were derived from Begin's worldview. Sharon worked to achieve these goals in the military field while Begin operated in the Israeli political field and diplomatically with the United States. To this end, he skillfully, cleverly, and decisively maneuvered between his principles and his obligations as a leader guiding a nation to war and to the political struggle for its justice. However, he was also subject to extreme emotional changes, as revealed by the detailed reports of his behavioral transformations by representatives of the US State Department.This book will be of interest to researchers of Middle Eastern political history, US-Israeli relations, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as political science and political history.
1re année: Livre pour adolescent au sujet d'une académie surnaturelle (L'académie des Anges Gardiens #1)
by Tamara Hart HeinerLe mal existe. Je le sais, car j'en ai été créée. Les anges nous appelent les Renégats. Nous nous appelons les Délaissés. Parce qu'on a été abandonnés par le paradis et les êtres célestes, condamnés à vivre dans la misère en enfer. Mais j'ai réussi à me faire inviter à entrer à l'Académie des Anges Gardiens. Et l'heure de la revanche a sonné. Bienvenue à l'Académie des Anges Gardiens. 1re année : Renégat est le premier livre d'une série enlevante pour adolescents/ jeunes adultes au sujet d'une académie paranormale pour anges avec une histoire d'amour lente d'ennemis qui tomberont amoureux. Parfaite pour les fans de Supernatural Academy, Dark Angel Academy, Shadowspell Academy et Evermore Academy.