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Never Surrender: A Soldier's Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom
by Jerry Boykin Lynn VincentIn 1978, Jerry Boykin joined what would become the world's premier Special Operations unit, Delta Force. The only promise: "A medal and a body bag." What followed was a .50 caliber round in the chest and a life spent with America's elite forces bringing down warlords and war criminals, despots, and dictators. In Colombia, his task force hunted the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. In Panama, he helped capture the brutal dictator Manuel Noriega, liberating a nation. From Vietnam to Iran to Mogadishu, Lt. General Jerry Boykin's life reads like an action-adventure novel. Boykin's powerful story will keep you riveted as he reveals how his military duty worked in tandem with his faith to bring him through the bloody storms of foreign battle-and through the political firestorm that ambushed him in his own country.
The Flip Side: A Graphic Novel
by Jason WalzThis breathtaking, page-turning graphic novel is a supernatural survival story in which a grieving teen finds himself in a haunting alternate reality—the frightening embodiment of his depression. For fans of Stranger Things and Nimona.Theo&’s best friend has died, and he can&’t pull himself out of his sadness—a sadness that those around him don&’t seem to respect or even notice. And then something even more disconcerting happens: His town literally flips upside down and everyone disappears, except for a threatening, shape-shifting monster and a snarky teenage girl who knows her way around this flipped world. Is Theo doomed to spend the rest of his life in this scary state?Tremendously unique and suspenseful, The Flip Side tackles grief and depression in a fascinating and affecting way.
Tales from Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ Fairy Tales Proudly Reclaimed
by Pete Jordi WoodEpic stories of love, adventure, and resilience featuring LGBTQ+ narratives and heroes, published as a collection of queer classics for the first time.These are the fairy tales that history forgot—or concealed. Ten tales in which gender is fluid and where queer stories can have a happy ending. Some are rare examples of LGBTQ+ folklore, like &“The Dog and the Sailor,&” which features a male protagonist who meets his own handsome prince. These stories include folklore from Europe, Asia, and the African savanna. Vibrant illustrations from an international group of artists enhance the multicultural identities showcased here, including artists from India, Germany, Cape Verde, Russia, Canada, China, and more. They remind readers that folk tales are our tales, and invite them to be whoever they want to be. Researcher Pete Jordi Wood has combed through generations of history to collect and adapt these ten unforgettable stories celebrating LGBTQ+ themes and characters.This title is already included on the Puffin Classics list, indicating its importance in preserving the ancient folklore of queer histories.
The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity
by Sarah SchulmanFrom award-winning writer Sarah Schulman, a longtime social activist and outspoken critic of the Israeli war on Gaza, comes a brilliant examination of the inherent psychological and social challenges to solidarity movements, and what that means for the futureFor those who seek to combat injustice, solidarity with the oppressed is one of the highest ideals, yet it does not come without complication. In this searing yet uplifting book, award-winning writer and cultural critic Sarah Schulman delves into the intricate and often misunderstood concept of solidarity to provide a new vision for what it means to engage in this work—and why it matters.To grapple with solidarity, Schulman writes, we must recognize its inherent fantasies. Those being oppressed dream of relief, that a bystander will intervene though it may not seem to be in their immediate interest to do so, and that the oppressor will be called out and punished. Those standing in solidarity with the oppressed are occluded by a different fantasy: that their intervention is effective, that it will not cost them, and that they will be rewarded with friendship and thanks. Neither is always the case, and yet in order to realize our full potential as human beings in relation with others, we must continue to pursue action towards these shared goals.Within this framework, Schulman examines a range of case studies, from the fight for abortion rights in post-Franco Spain, to NYC&’s AIDS activism in the 1990s, to the current wave of campus protest movements against Israel&’s war on Gaza, and her own experience growing up as a queer female artist in male dominated culture industries. Drawing parallels between queer, Palestinian, feminist, and artistic struggles for justice, Schulman challenges the traditional notion of solidarity as a simple union of equals, arguing that in today's world of globalized power structures, true solidarity requires the collaboration of bystanders and conflicted perpetrators with the excluded and oppressed. That action comes at a cost, and is not always effective. And yet without it we sentence ourselves to a world without progressive change towards visions of liberation.By turns challenging, inspiring, pragmatic, and poetic, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity provides a much-needed path for how we can work together to create a more just, more equitable present and future.
Candle Island
by Lauren WolkA moving portrait of loss and the restorative power of art from Lauren Wolk, the Newbery Honor-winning author of Beyond the Bright Sea.Lucretia Sanderson has a secret.Lucretia and her mother have come to tiny Candle Island, Maine (Population: Summer, 986; Winter, 315) to escape—escape memories of the car accident that killed her father and escape the journalists that hound her mother, a famous and reclusive artist. The rocky coast and ocean breeze are a welcome respite for Lucretia, who dedicates her summer days to painting, exploring the island, and caring for an orphaned osprey chick.But Candle Island has secrets of its own—a hidden room in her new house, a mysterious boy with a beautiful voice—and just like the strong tides that surround the shores, they will catch Lucretia in their wake.With an unforgettable New England setting and a complex web of relationships old and new, Candle Island is a powerful story about art, loss, and the power of being true to your own voice.
Under Anna's Umbrella
by Amanda DriscollWhen a loved one dies, grief can isolate us as if we&’re hiding under an umbrella of sadness. This touching and wise story will comfort the readers who need it most.Anna never goes anywhere without her umbrella. Not since the stormy day of her father&’s funeral. Under her umbrella, she feels safe—safe to be angry and sad. She refuses to put away her umbrella no matter the weather, both outside and in. And then one rainy day she notices a boy getting drenched, and when she invites him under the umbrella with her, things begin to change.This heartfelt story explores how grief, like an umbrella, protects us, but also blocks light from our lives. However, with time and healing and help from a friend, we can lower our umbrella to see the sun. And maybe even a rainbow.
Tahini Baby: Bright, Everyday Recipes That Happen to Be Vegetarian
by Eden GrinshpanAn irresistible celebration of veg-forward Middle Eastern– and Mediterranean-inspired recipes guaranteed to bring fresh flavors and liven up your table, from the beloved TV personality, cookbook author, and creator of Eden Eats.For Eden Grinshpan, everyday cooking means saying yes to more shareable and delicious dishes, more veggies, and more fun in the kitchen. Tahini Baby invites you into Eden&’s world and offers her joyful, playful, and always forgiving approach to Middle Eastern and Mediterranean–inspired meals. Packed with tangy, tart, rich, and creamy ingredients, especially Eden&’s #1 fave (tahini!), these dishes lend themselves to endless mixing and matching.From noshes and breakfast to boss veggie sides and hearty mains, as well as condiments, dips, and pickles that add pops of glorious flavor, these dishes will bring ease and exciting flavors to any and every meal. Try the Eggplant Schnitzel drizzled with Garlicky Tahini, mop up the Golden Amba Pepper Sauce Za&’atar with Laffa, and enjoy Harissa-Roasted Cauliflower with a flavor-packed Preserved Lemon Toum. Strawberry Rhubarb Rose Tahini Crumble and Sage-Honey Semifreddo provide the perfect, satisfying ending to any dinner. Whether you&’re throwing together a casual dinner party, putting together a lunch or brunch of made-in-advance components, or feeding a family, Eden&’s way of veg cooking is happy-making, versatile, and always guaranteed to wow.
Wicked (Twisted Truths #2)
by Maggie GilesWICKED by Maggie Giles is a gripping sequel set in the heart of Canada, where a determined detective and a forensic expert uncover a chilling conspiracy with nationwide implications, making it a must-read for fans of Gillian Flynn and Lisa Gardner.Detective Ryan Boone just can't let this case go. While the mystery behind the robbery and murders in Twisted was uncovered a few months back, there is still a very large loose thread that Boone desperately wishes to tie up. He convinces his superiors to allow him to travel to Ottawa, where he's uncovered a lead into a conspiracy that hints what happened in Toronto has nation-wide, and horrific, implications. Former detective Cora Porter has moved to forensics, but when a strange case involving a murder, a runaway, and a case of mistaken identity hits close to home, she squeezes her way into the investigation. It also doesn't help that a certain visiting detective has caught her eye, and is also willing to work with her on the case. Their suspect, Blaine Roche, always seems to be one step ahead of Ryan and Cora. What they don't know is that he's not just trying to evade arrest, but take down the conspiracy for his own purposes. Given he's already a wanted man, Blaine is willing to do whatever it takes to get revenge. He has nothing else to lose ... or so he thinks. Wicked picks up where Twisted left off, but in a new location and with several new twists.
New Developments in Environmental and Energy Technologies: Proceedings of the 2023 5th International Conference on Environmental Sciences and Renewable Energy (Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences)
by Jan Baeyens Raf Dewil Barbara Rossi Yimin DengThis book presents the selected papers from the 2023 5th International Conference on Environmental Sciences and Renewable Energy (ESRE 2023), which was held as a hybrid conference during June 19–21, 2023, in Vienna, Austria. The book includes first-rate, original research on various aspects of environmental sciences and renewable energy, offering perspectives from industrial and research communities to address current challenges in related fields. In the field of environmental science, wastewater and sludge treatment, air pollution and control, global environmental change, and ecosystems management are discussed. In the area of renewable energy, several hot topics are presented including solar energy, energy conservation and recovery, and hydrogen generation and application. This book supports the transfer of vital knowledge to next-generation researchers, students, and practitioners in academia and industry.
Fundamentals of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology: Methods and Exercises in MATLAB (Modeling and Optimization in Science and Technologies #19)
by Gautam B. SinghThis book comprehensively covers all the core bioinformatics topics and includes practical examples completed using the MATLAB bioinformatics and machine learning toolboxes™. It is primarily intended as a textbook for engineering and computer science students attending advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in bioinformatics and computational biology. The book develops bioinformatics concepts from the ground up, starting with an introductory chapter on molecular biology and genetics to enable physical science students to appreciate the challenges in biological data management, sequence analysis, and systems biology. The book is divided into five parts. The first one includes a survey of existing biological databases and tools that have become essential in today’s biotechnology research. The second part covers methodologies for retrieving biological information, including fundamental algorithms for sequence comparison, scoring, and determining evolutionary distance. The third part of the book focuses on modeling biological sequences and patterns as Markov chains, covering core principles for analyzing and searching for sequences of significant motifs and biomarkers and developing stochastic ergodic hidden Markov models for biological sequence families. The fourth one is dedicated to systems biology and covers phylogenetic analysis and evolutionary tree computations, as well as gene expression analysis with microarrays. In turn, the last part of the book includes an introduction to machine-learning algorithms for bioinformatics and outlines strategies for developing intelligent diagnostic machine-learning applications, RNA sequence data, and deep learning systems for mass spectrometry data. All in all, this book offers a unique hands-on reference guide to bioinformatics and computational biology. This second edition has been updated to cover additional and most recent databases, and machine learning and deep learning applications in RNA sequence and mass-spectrometry data analysis. Moreover, it presents significant enhancements to the chapter dedicated to microarray analysis, and more practical examples, with additional end-of-chapter problems.
As You Like It (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesAs You Like It (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by William Shakespeare Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topics Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.
Nausea (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesNausea (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Jean-Paul Sartre Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers
Bridge to Terabithia (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesBridge to Terabithia (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Katherine Paterson Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.
The Iliad SparkNotes Literature Guide (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series #35)
by SparkNotesThe Iliad SparkNotes Literature Guide by Homer Making the reading experience fun! When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing. Includes:An A+ Essay—an actual literary essay written about the Spark-ed book—to show students how a paper should be written.16 pages devoted to writing a literary essay including: a glossary of literary termsStep-by-step tutoring on how to write a literary essayA feature on how not to plagiarize
The Business Devotional: 365 Inspirational Thoughts on Management, Leadership & Motivation
by Lillian Hayes MartinIn these trying economic times, we could all use a little inspiration. And that’s exactly what this collection of 365 daily devotionals provides: motivational words on career growth and positive change, along with guidance on both day-to-day and long-term decision-making in the workplace. There’s something for every day of the week. Read each entry and absorb the sage advice and encouragement. With luck, it will lead to improved profits, better management skills, and the incentive to reach new heights of excellence.Features words from these outstanding business leaders!- Tom Peters - Oprah Winfrey - Peter Drucker - Bill Gates - Warren Buffett - Carly Fiorina - Ken Blanchard
Julius Caesar, CEO: 6 Principles to Guide & Inspire Modern Leaders (CEO)
by Alan AxelrodThanks to Caesar, “crossing the Rubicon” has become a synonym for bold, decisive decision-making where the risks are great--but the rewards can be greater. In his popular CEO series, bestselling writer Alan Axelrod analyzes Caesar as a business leader, using an engaging, conversational style to explore six inspirational principles that constitute Julius Caesars guiding tenets. From this, Axelrod draws 92 lessons that modern business leaders should learn from this first, great, and iconic CEO.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Union Square Kids Unabridged Classics)
by Mark TwainWho could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It’s something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom’s sly trickery with the whitewashed fence—when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him—to his and Becky Thatcher’s calamities in Bat Cave, the enjoyment just never ends. The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations.Scott created these drawings in scratchboard an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories. Scratchboard is an illustration board with a specifically prepared surface of hard white chalk. A thin layer of black ink is rolled over the surface, and lines are drawn by hand with a sharp knife by scraping through the ink layer to expose the white surface underneath. The finished drawings are then scanned and the color is added digitally.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Edward Albee Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers
I, Rigoberta Menchu (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesI, Rigoberta Menchu (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Rigoberta Menchu Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers
Antigone (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesAntigone (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Jean Anouilh Making the reading experience fun! Antigone (SparkNotes Literature Guide) Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:*chapter-by-chapter analysis *explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *a review quiz and essay topics Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.
Governing Street-Level Bureaucracies: The Organizational Shaping of Caseworkers (Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Work, Professions and Organisations)
by Kerstin Jacobsson Håkan JohanssonThis book examines how caseworkers are governed in today’s street-level bureaucracies. It redefines our understanding of public sector governance by highlighting the subtle, informal, and everyday forms of organizational governance that shape caseworkers’ subjectivities beyond formal policies and professional identities. Based on four distinct types of normative governance – ‘governance by discourse’, ‘governance by emotions’, ‘governance by peers’, and ‘governance by numbers, colours, and symbols’, the book shows how caseworkers are shaped as organizational staff members alongside their roles as welfare professionals and welfare state bureaucrats. Governing Street-Level Bureaucracies will be of interest to scholars and students in organizational sociology, street-level bureaucracy research, public administration, and critical management studies. It also provides valuable insights for policymakers and practitioners seeking to understand caseworkers’ responses to public governance and public sector reforms.
Cultural Appropriation: Wrongs and Rights (Routledge Focus on Philosophy)
by Aurélia Bardon Jennifer M. PageFrom the fashion label Dior being accused of cultural appropriation after using American Indian imagery in an ad campaign for its “Sauvage” fragrance, to the backlash against Kendall Jenner’s afro-esque hairstyle in Vogue, debates about cultural appropriation have reached a fever pitch. In this much-needed analysis of the phenomenon Aurélia Bardon and Jennifer Page step back and ask: when is cultural appropriation wrong and when are we right to criticize it?Their analysis of wrongful cultural appropriation centers on three questions: whether appropriation involves theft; whether it communicates disrespect; and whether it disregards requests made by marginalized groups about their cultural practices. Sometimes, they argue, it is structural injustice rather than individual wrongdoing that is at stake. They examine cultural appropriation’s political dimensions, asking whether the state should be neutral between appropriative and non-appropriative artistic expression. They contrast bans on wrongful cultural appropriation and the state’s using its expressive power as a speaker, spender, and educator to discourage it. They also consider the ethical questions that arise when cultural appropriation debates spur further debates about online shaming and cancel culture.Using cases from music, fashion and the arts, Cultural Appropriation: Wrongs and Rights will be of great interest to students and researchers in philosophy, politics and related subjects, such as race and ethnic studies, sociology, and cultural studies.
The Mendicants and the Urban Mediterranean, c.1200-1500 (Studies in Medieval Religions and Cultures)
by Jon Paul Heyne Austin PowellThis volume explores the relationship of mendicant men and women to cities and their inhabitants in the Mediterranean world, c.1200–1500. It asks questions including: what was specifically “urban” about the mendicant movement? what does it mean to think of the mendicants as an “urban phenomenon”? and was there anything common to mendicant experiences in the cities of the Mediterranean?In addressing these questions, the volume expands our understanding of the mendicants by offering chapters that examine this religious movement within urban environments from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, Southern France, and Italy, to the Dalmatian Coast, Aegean Islands, Egypt, and the Levant. The chapters treat a wide array of textual, artistic, and architectural sources to consider how mendicants navigated and negotiated the unique social dynamics of Mediterranean cities in their interactions with political potentates, merchants, prisoners, pilgrims, religious and intellectual elites, non‑Christians, and inhabitants of the surrounding countryside. It thus offers an interdisciplinary and broad survey of mendicancy as a social‑religious phenomenon of the urban Mediterranean, demonstrating that these communities can be defined by much more than their traditionally accepted roles as beggars, preachers, and teachers.Mendicants and the Urban Mediterranean, c.1200–1500 will be of interest to scholars and students across multiple disciplines engaged in questions about medieval mendicancy, gender, urban society, inter‑religious encounters, and the Mediterranean.
The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Volume Three: Murder Must Advertise, The Nine Tailors, Gaudy Night, and Busman's Honeymoon (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries)
by Dorothy L. SayersNo mystery can stump the British aristocrat and sleuth—in these four novels in the beloved series from &“one of the greatest mystery story writers&” (Los Angeles Times). A gentleman needs hobbies. For Lord Peter Wimsey—a Great War veteran with a touch of shell shock—collecting rare books, sampling fine wines, and catching criminals are all most pleasant diversions. In these Golden Age whodunits, &“Lord Peter can hardly be spared from the ranks of the great detectives of the printed page&” (The New York Times). Murder Must Advertise: The iron staircase at Pym&’s Publicity is a deathtrap, so no one in the advertising agency is surprised when Victor Dean tumbles down it, cracking his skull. His replacement arrives just a few days later—a green copywriter named Death Bredon. Though he displays a surprising talent for selling margarine, alarm clocks, and nerve tonics, Bredon is not really there to write copy. He is, in fact, Lord Peter Wimsey, come in search of the man who pushed Dean. The Nine Tailors: During their stay in the countryside, Lord Peter and his manservant Bunter encounter hospitality, dinner, and an invitation from the local rector to go bell ringing to welcome the New Year. They also encounter murder, a mutilated corpse, and a decades-old jewel theft for which locals continue to die. In this land where bells toll for the dead, the ancient chimes never seem to stop. Gaudy Night: When mystery novelist and acquitted murder suspect Harriet Vane returns to Oxford for her college reunion, she finds that her troubles are far greater than a damaged reputation. The first poison-pen letter calls her a &“dirty murderess,&” and those that follow are no kinder. As the threats become more frightening, she calls on Wimsey for help. Among the dons of Oxford lurks a killer, but it will take more than a superior education to outwit the gentleman sleuth and his ladylove. Busman&’s Holiday: A murderer kills the mood for newlyweds Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane on their honeymoon, when they discover the house&’s caretaker bludgeoned to death in the manor&’s basement. In a house full of suspects, the only thing harder than finding the killer will be finding time to be alone.