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Islamic Finance, Governance and Regulation: Global Perspectives (Islamic Business and Finance Series)
by Hakimah Yaacob Razali Mat Zin Qaisar AliIslamic financial institutions (IFIs) are often criticized due to insufficient regulatory provision, thus lowering clients’ confidence in them. Additionally, few countries have well-established legislation relating to the Islamic finance industry, while others are only now developing preliminary regulations to incorporate Islamic finance within their own financial systems. This book offers a comprehensive understanding of Islamic financial regulation, outlining the regulatory landscape in various jurisdictions, examining how it supports the development and foundation of IFIs and addressing the regulation and supervision of IFIs from a global perspective. The book begins by introducing Islamic finance and its current position in the international banking system, then goes on to review the historical developments of the field. It discusses the key financial regulators, their functions, and the regulations that have been implemented to foster the growth of Islamic finance. It includes cases from both Eastern and Western countries. It thoroughly examines how Shariah principles are integrated into the regulatory framework of Islamic finance. Specifically, the book examines the laws and arrangements established in different countries regarding the governance of the Islamic finance industry as well as the legal criteria for setting up and governing IFIs. The focus is on exploring diverging laws and their impact on developing Islamic Finance. This will serve as an academic and practitioner guide to understanding the preliminary regulations required for the establishment, governance, and management of IFIs. Also, it offers practical insights and guidance for professionals working in the Islamic finance industry, including bankers, lawyers, regulators, and policymakers.
Foundations of Quantitative Finance, Book VI: Densities, Transformed Distributions, and Limit Theorems (Chapman and Hall/CRC Financial Mathematics Series)
by Robert R. ReitanoEvery finance professional wants and needs a competitive edge. A firm foundation in advanced mathematics can translate into dramatic advantages to professionals willing to obtain it. Many are not—and that is the competitive edge these books offer the astute reader.Published under the collective title of Foundations of Quantitative Finance, this set of ten books develops the advanced topics in mathematics that finance professionals need to advance their careers. These books expand the theory most do not learn in graduate finance programs, or in most financial mathematics undergraduate and graduate courses.As an investment executive and authoritative instructor, Robert R. Reitano presents the mathematical theories he encountered and used in nearly three decades in the financial services industry and two decades in academia where he taught in highly respected graduate programs.Readers should be quantitatively literate and familiar with the developments in the earlier books in the set. While the set offers a continuous progression through these topics, each title can be studied independently.Features Extensively referenced to materials from earlier books Presents the theory needed to support advanced applications Supplements previous training in mathematics, with more detailed developments Built from the author's five decades of experience in industry, research, and teaching Published and forthcoming titles in the Robert R. Reitano Quantitative Finance Series:Book I: Measure Spaces and Measurable FunctionsBook II: Probability Spaces and Random VariablesBook III: The Integrals of Riemann, Lebesgue and (Riemann-)StieltjesBook IV: Distribution Functions and ExpectationsBook V: General Measure and Integration TheoryBook VI: Densities, Transformed Distributions, and Limit TheoremsBook VII: Brownian Motion and Other Stochastic ProcessesBook VIII: Itô Integration and Stochastic Calculus 1Book IX: Stochastic Calculus 2 and Stochastic Differential EquationsBook X: Classical Models and Applications in Finance
Dreams: The Basics (The Basics)
by Dale Mathers Carola MathersDreams: The Basics presents introductory and accessible information about what dreams are, where they come from, what they do, and how to understand and work with them.This book demythologises dream interpretation, with each chapter inviting the reader to ask questions about their own dreams and try exercises. Chapters explore social dreaming, how culture impacts dreams, and their use in counselling, therapy, and analysis. They offer suggestions about how to engage with and develop a skill set to work with dreams. This book summarises the latest thinking and research in this subject, as well as exploring key analytic theorists such as Freud, Jung, and their successors. A glossary is included, along with useful diagrams and images.The book is aimed at high school and A-level students, undergraduate students, and anyone interested in dreams.
Roads Not Taken: Progressive Populism in Historical Perspective
by Michael KimmelUsing a range of in-depth historical case studies, this timely work excavates the oft-forgotten tradition of progressive populism and highlights the relevance of such movements to our own tumultuous times.Populism in its 21st-century guise is often centered around exclusionary notions of nationality and the exultation of an authoritarian leader. Yet, as this book demonstrates, this has not always been the case. As demonstrated by the Levellers in the English Civil War and the Sans-Culottes in the French Revolution, the ideas of progressive populism have often surfaced in the midst of revolution where they have sought to ensure that revolutions do not deviate from their lofty ideals. Progressive populism has also emerged during periods of crisis and social dislocation, reasserting conceptions of the “moral economy” and a romanticized view of the past in support of their goals. By looking at the trajectories of past iterations of these ideas, Michael Kimmel retrieves a different populism, based not upon the illusory entity of “the people,” but something more concrete: the capacity of real people, living their lives with a sense of both autonomy and community.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in disciplines including sociology, history, and political science.
Disaster Memorials and Monuments: History, Context and Practice from around the World
by Kjell BrataasBringing together the historical and the contemporary, the political and the personal, Disaster Memorials and Monuments: History, Context and Practice from around the World presents a wide-ranging understanding and exploration on memorials and monuments built in the aftermath of accidents, natural disasters and acts of violence.Disaster management expert, Kjell Brataas, provides a compassionate voice to difficult and complex situations as well as practical advice based on lessons learned through academic research, site visits and personal experience. Brataas illustrates a wide range of monuments and memorial projects from all over the world and explains the process of their creation and the challenges that occur in memorialization processes. He further proposes strategies for dealing with trials and controversies in similar future developments.Features include: Personal interviews with key stakeholders in the field of memorializing, psychology and victim support, who have first-hand experience with memorial projects Insights, lessons learned and advice from scholars, professors, politicians, support group leaders, survivors, bereaved, community leaders and neighbors Reporting on more than 80 memorials from around the world, including New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Sahara, Chile, Japan and South Korea Suggested reading, including books, reports and presentations on the topic Disaster Memorials and Monuments: History, Context and Practice from around the World is important reading for all practicing professionals, for those who study and teach the importance and the process of developing memorials and monuments and for everyone interested in crisis management and the aftermath of disasters.
Dissident Women, Beguines, and the Quest for Spiritual Authority (Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology)
by Catherine LambertDissident Women, Beguines, and the Quest for Spiritual Authority focuses on the responses of a group of twenty-first-century women to the lives and writings of thirteenth-century beguine mystics, and reveals how the struggle to discover their own inner spiritual authority connects two groups of women across centuries. For contemporary women who are disenchanted with the institutional church and who seek spiritual direction, models deeply rooted within the tradition may not be the most helpful. The author explores the value of exemplars from the fringes, ushering Hadewijch of Brabant, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Marguerite Porete into the spotlight. The contemporary women studied developed a relationship with the beguines that transformed and influenced their own journeys. Their encounters underline the importance of re-membering the beguine mystics, the value of contemplative engagement with historical mystics, and the need for explicit validation of the richness of the edges of tradition within spiritual direction.Dissident Women, Beguines, and the Quest for Spiritual Authority will be of particular interest to scholars of mysticism and spirituality as well as practical, pastoral, and feminist theology.
Code: An Esoteric Guide to British Sitcoms
by Sophie Sleigh-JohnsonAn alternative occult and esoteric history of England told through one of its most popular cultural forms: the comedy sitcom.Code: Damp is a sometimes-comedic field report that charts an esoteric code hidden within the twin poles of 1970s sitcoms Rising Damp and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. Outlining how past cultural patterns condensate and repeat through technology, time is shown to be a damp condensation seeping through the centuries and out onto the telly. Interspersed with the author&’s own photographs, prints, Holsten Pils cans, local newspaper entries and carrier bags, as well as a whole host of other characters, the work seems an antiquarian&’s conceit that takes time travel as a metaphoric methodology. This is not media studies; more an allegory of all reality as (tele)visual recorded history, excavating the strata of haunted technology from which the fragile band of code comprising our sense of time is briefly emitted. Drawing connections between incidents of ancient and popular culture, from Mark E. Smith&’s lyric— &“They say damp records the past&”—to Rising Damp&’s (meta)physical structure of decay, the book finds damp&’s temporal power manifest in everything from alchemy, mysticism, and parish folklore to pulp, Time Team, darts, the local newspaper and, of course, the sitcom. Merging the vast with the parochial, the occult with the comedic, Code: Damp tunes into the weird demands of damp as a time-traveling material at the intersections of comedy, myth and technology, taking all three as serious resources to better (dis)orient the ground we stand on.
The Stupendous Switcheroo #3: Can't Go Home Again (The Stupendous Switcheroo #3)
by Mary Winn Heider Chad SellThe heroic cast of rag-tag, superpowered kids are back! In this third installment of the highly illustrated series, can the Stupendous Switcheroo change his fate from #1 undesirable prisoner to top student at the Valor Innovations Academy?When the Stupendous Switcheroo—Switch, for short—set out to rescue his mom from supervillain jail, he never imagined he could be captured instead.Now, Switch is plotting his escape—but a failed attempt quickly proves it&’s an impossible mission. But then, mastermind Vin Valor offers Switch a bargain: he can remain a prisoner… or he can join the Valor Innovations Academy instead.Switch is reluctant to choose between two evils—but maybe the resources at VIA will help him finally find a way back home. What he finds instead is a web of sinister secrets—and the family robot, Al, who has snuck into VIA to be Switch&’s sidekick in disguise!It turns out reclaiming his freedom isn't the hardest mission—but figuring out where to go next sure is....
When Southern Women Cook: History, Lore, and 300 Recipes with Contributions from 70 Women Writers
by America's Test KitchenA first-of-its-kind Southern cookbook featuring more than 300 Cook's Country recipes and fascinating insights into the culinary techniques and heroes of the American South.Tour the diverse history of Southern food through 200+ stories of women who've shaped the cuisine!Shepherded by Toni Tipton-Martin and Cook's Country Executive Editor and TV personality Morgan Bolling, When Southern Women Cook showcases the hard work, hospitality, and creativity of women who have given soul to Southern cooking from the start. Every page amplifies their contributions, from the enslaved cooks making foundational food at Monticello to Mexican Americans accessing sweet memories with colorful conchas today. 70+ voices paint a true picture of the South: Emmy Award–winning producer and author Von Diaz covers Caribbean immigrant foodways through Southern stews; food journalist Kim Severson delves into recipes' power as cultural currency; mixologist and beverage historian Tiffanie Barriere reflects on Juneteenth customs including red drink. Consulting food historian KC Hysmith contributes important—and fascinating—context throughout. 300 Recipes—must-knows, little-knowns, and modern inventions: Regional Brunswick Stew, Dollywood Cinnamon Bread, Pickle-Brined Fried Chicken Sandwiches, Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Banh Mi, and Oat Guava Cookies bridge the gap between what Southern cooking is known for and how it continues to evolve.Recipe headnotes contextualize your cooking: Learn Edna Lewis&’ biscuit wisdom. Read about Waffle House and fry chicken thighs to top light-as-air waffles. Meet Joy Perrine, the "Bad Girl of Bourbon."Covering every region and flavor of the American South, from Texas Barbecue to Gullah Geechee rice dishes, this collection of 300 recipes is a joyous celebration of Southern cuisine and its diverse heroes, past and present.
Get Your Spirit Back: Break Free of Negative Self-Talk and Step Fully Into Your Calling
by Earl McClellanIn this bold call to find your purpose, a sought-after speaker and devoted pastor inspires you to show up to your life with God-given confidence by moving beyond insecurity and negative self-talk.&“In a world focused on the exterior, Earl McClellan reveals that real transformation always begins within.&”—Rich Wilkerson, lead pastor of VOUS ChurchWhat if the main thing holding you back in life is . . . you?Pastor Earl McClellan knew he&’d been given a gift for leadership, yet too often whenever the time came to speak up, he would shy away. He passed the spotlight to others until God challenged him to stop sidestepping his calling. Now a speaker and church founder, McClellan shares how he learned to break free from the prisons of insecurity, negativity, and confusion.In this manifesto of courage and purpose, McClellan draws fresh insights from the life of the unlikely biblical hero Gideon to help you do the same. Discover how to• identify when God is speaking and when you&’re overthinking• replace insecurity with God-given confidence• follow God&’s call with bold humility• engage God&’s presence, power, and favor wherever you goIf you&’ve ever felt you had more to give—leadership, courage, kindness—but have struggled to fully unleash these qualities, Get Your Spirit Back is the catalyst you need. Liberate yourself from the mindset holding you back and stand in the confidence of who God made you to be.
Everybody Loves Chocolate: Delicious recipes from around the world
by Jennifer DonovanThe only chocolate-themed cookbook to offer recipes from all over the world in a beautiful hardback with color photographs – the perfect gift for chocaholics! Over 90 decadent chocolate recipes from around the globe.Whether you want to bake homemade cakes or brownies, create spectacular desserts for a party or craft mini chocolate treats, you&’ll find something to love here. Take a tour around the globe and learn the best chocolate recipes from the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia–Pacific and Africa. ♥ Perfect familiar favourites such as the American classic Chocolate Fudge Cake. ♥ Discover Mexico&’s famous fried donut treat: Chocolate Sopapillas. ♥ Experiment with flavour with Japan&’s Matcha & White Chocolate Blondies. ♥ Get a taste of Italy with the Chocolate Tiramisu or Chocolate & Pistachio Biscotti. ♥ Put an Irish spin on meringue with the Coffee Liqueur Meringue with Chocolate. ♥ Craft a gift inspired by the Middle East with Marzipan-stuffed Chocolate Dates.A one-stop bible for chocoholics, this book offers everything you need to quench your sweet tooth cravings.
Princeton Review AP U.S. History Premium Prep, 24th Edition: 6 Practice Tests + Digital Practice Online + Content Review (College Test Preparation)
by The Princeton ReviewPREMIUM PRACTICE FOR A PERFECT 5! Ace the new Digital AP U.S. History Exam with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide—including 6 practice tests with answer explanations, timed online practice, and thorough content reviews.Techniques That Actually Work• Tried-and-true strategies to help you avoid traps and beat the test• Tips for pacing yourself and guessing logically• Essential tactics to help you work smarter, not harderEverything You Need for a High Score• Updated to address the new digital exam• Detailed coverage of the short-answer and source-based multiple-choice questions• In-depth guidance on the document-based and long essay questions• Access to digital flashcards for core content, study plans, a key terms and concepts list, and more via your online Student ToolsPremium Practice for AP Excellence• 6 full-length practice tests (4 in the book, 2 online) with complete answer explanations• Online tests provided as both digital versions (with timer option to simulate exam experience) online, and as downloadable PDFs (with interactive elements mimicking the exam interface)• Pacing drills to help you maximize points
Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson's Imagination
by Carole Boston WeatherfordTake a journey through the creative process that led folk artist Vollis Simpson to create his wonderful and whimsical wind-powered whirligigs and more in this STEAM/STEM picture book.Vollis Simpson was a man with a curious mind—always eager to know how things worked and how to fix them. Growing up on a farm in North Carolina, he loved to tinker with machines. And when he served in the Army Air Corps during WWII, Vollis kept right on tinkering. His ingenuity allowed him to build things no one would have thought to create from scraps—a washing machine out of airplane parts and a motorcycle out of a bike. After the war, his passion for metal creations picked up speed—turning into a whirlwind of windmills as far as the eye could see. Luckily, Vollis&’s fanciful and colorful windmills have been preserved at a park in Wilson, NC, where visitors can behold his magnificent and towering creations forever whizzing in the air.
The Fermentation Kitchen: Recipes, Techniques, and Science for Everyday Preserving
by Sam CooperThe Fermenter’s Almanac is a comprehensive guide that explores the fascinating world of fermentation, showcasing a wide range of authentic and adapted techniques using seasonal and homegrown ingredients.This book aims to bridge the gap between professional kitchens and home kitchens, providing readers with practical knowledge and inspiring recipes to unlock incredible flavors, enhance nutrition, improve gut health, and foster a deeper connection to food.The health benefits of fermented foods have long been celebrated, and this title provides an introduction to wild cultures and how to harness them in your home kitchen. Delving into the historical roots of fermentation, The Fermenter’s Almanac will explore traditional methods from across cultures and continents.With step-by-step instructions and photography, this practical guide to fermentation takes a seasonal approach, ensuring that your cabinets are stocked with gut-boosting bacteria all year round, along with recipes on how best to utilize them in your everyday.
A Dinosaur's Day: Spinosaurus Makes a Splash (A Dinosaur's Day)
by Elizabeth Gilbert BediaA series of picture books that teach children about dinosaurs through a narrative story, plus additional facts, and information about what they just learned.These picture books will teach children about dinosaurs through a story! Marie Bollmann's beautiful illustrations are friendly and fun (but still technically correct!), and each story will end with a working spread on dinosaurs doing what DK does best—using photography and illustrations to teach children incredible facts that deepen their knowledge of a well-loved subject.In this installment, follow a day in the life of a hungry Spinosaurus as it heads underwater in search of its next tasty snack.
Machines A Visual History: 100 Machines and the Remarkable Stories Behind Each Invention
by Dominic ChineaThe Repair Shop's Dom Chinea takes you on an exploration of more than 120 essential machines found in the workshops and studios of the world's finest artisans and heritage craftspeople.Having covered tools in his first book, Dominic Chinea turns his attention to machines. Featuring more than 120 machines, defined as items with a mechanism to help transfer energy, Dom looks at objects, including the potter's wheel, grain mill, sewing machine, printing press, wheel maker, and plenty more. Each machine has a fascinating history and story to tell that highlights its contribution to artisanal crafts. And with every machine accompanied by beautifully ornate illustrations by Lee John Philips, it's certain to be a treasured book for all creators and craftspeople.
Secretos del Planeta Tierra (Explanatorium of the Earth)
by DKUna completísima enciclopedia juvenil para explorar nuestro planeta de forma diferente.Emprende un increíble viaje al corazón de nuestro planeta y descubre cómo las placas tectónicasse separan y chocan, observa la erosión que sufre la Tierra a lo largo del tiempo, explora el interior de un volcán, aprende sobre el cambio climático y el calentamiento global y mucho más.¿Cuántos volcanes activos existen? ¿Qué provoca los tornados y los huracanes? ¿Cómo se forman las rocas, los fósiles y las gemas? ¿De qué se compone el aire?Con cantidad de datos curiosos e increíbles fotografías e imágenes de todo tipo de fenómenos, este libro ilustrado para niños responde a todas las preguntas sobre nuestro universo, ya se trate del origen de la vida en la Tierra, la atmósfera, los fósiles, los océanos o la actividad tectónica.Incluye datos asombrosos sobre geología, accidentes geográficos y paisajes, fósiles, rocas y minerales, climatología, el sistema solar y mucho más.Con explicaciones sencillas de más de 100 principios científicos: la materia, las reacciones, los materiales, las fuerzas, la energía, la vida y la Tierra.Impresionantes fotografías de primeros planos, además de increíbles imágenes macro, cortes transversales e imágenes tomadas con time-lapse, rayos X y ultravioleta.Un libro de consulta esencial en las bibliotecas familiares y el complemento perfecto para los trabajos escolares.Perfecto para niños a partir de 9 años interesados en las ciencias de la Tierra y los fenómenos naturales y meteorológicos.Un regalo especial que los niños guardarán como un tesoro.---------------------------------- Welcome to the Explanatorium of the Earth - the only Earth encyclopedia you'll ever need, with excellent photographs of everything from supervolcanoes to tsunamis. This Earth exploration book for kids aged 9-12 and beyond answers the biggest and smallest questions about our universe, whether it’s fossils, oceans, or geology. The Exploratorium of Earth brings science to life with striking photographic explanations, helping kids understand how the world works.This fact-filled encyclopedia for kids offers:An extensive earth science guide– explaining more than 100 scientific principles, including matter, reactions, materials, forces, energy, life, and Earth.Detailed, close-up photography, plus incredible macro images, cross-sections, exploded views, time-lapse, x-ray, and ultra-violet photography.What makes volcanoes erupt? Why are tornadoes and hurricanes so destructive? How do rocks, fossils, and gems form? Explanatorium of the Earth takes you on an incredible voyage deep into the heart of our planet and back to discover the powerful forces that continually shape and remodel our ever-changing world. Discover how tectonic plates tear apart and cause earthquakes. Learn how the slow but relentless process of erosion and weathering wears away rock, reducing mountains to dust and carving valleys and canyons into the land. And learn how the living world and rock cycles have worked together for millions of years to stabilize the planet's climate, keeping Earth suitable for life.Are you interested in other subjects? Explore more from the Explanatorium series, such as Explanatorium of History, Explanatorium of Nature, and Explanatorium of Science.
Universo: La guía visual definitiva (DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias)
by DKDéjate deslumbrar por las maravillas del universo a través de impresionantes imágenes y prepárate para conocer todo lo que necesitas saber sobre el cosmos.Universo es una enciclopedia llena de impactantes fotografías, información contrastada y explicaciones claras que te ayudarán comprender de manera fácil y visual todo lo relativo al universo y a los elementos y cuerpos que lo forman, como las estrellas, los planetas, los agujeros negros o las nebulosas. Esta enciclopedia del espacio, incluye: Impresionantes imágenes en 3D, mapas astrales y fotografías de calidad (¡entre ellas la primera que se tomó de un agujero negro!).Los últimos descubrimientos en astronomía, como las ondas gravitacionales, el agua líquida en Marte o nuevos planetas.Datos e información detallada de cada una de las constelaciones del firmamento.Un mapa que muestra cómo se ve el cielo de noche en cada mes del año desde los hemisferios norte y sur.Con explicaciones de los conceptos básicos de la astronomía, un análisis del Sistema Solar y las galaxias, y una guía del cielo nocturno, esta enciclopedia escrita por expertos en cosmología es el regalo perfecto para los amantes de esta ciencia. Marvel at the wonders of the universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our solar system and beyond.Universe opens with a look at astronomy and the history of the Universe, using 3D artworks to provide a comprehensive grounding in the fundamental concepts of astronomy, including the basic techniques of practical astronomy.The core of the book is a tour of the cosmos covering the Solar System, the Milky Way, and galaxies beyond our own. Explanatory pages introduce different celestial phenomena, such as galaxies, and are followed by catalogs that profile the most interesting and important examples.A comprehensive star atlas completes the picture, with entries on each of the 88 constellations and a monthly sky guide showing the night sky as it appears throughout the year as viewed from both the northern and southern hemispheres
A Hat for House: One Storm, Many Helpers
by Audrey PerrottAn uplifting picture book debut about community and hope.One windy day, House&’s hat blows clean off his head!His friends are happy to help, but nothing they try seems quite right. Then the wind gets even stronger and thunder rumbles, making House wonder how he can keep his family safe and if he&’ll ever feel quite like himself again.But just in time, more neighbors come to pitch in. And they have a plan for a new hat that fits him perfectly.Sweetly illustrated and studded with humor, this tale of community is perfect for reminding readers that during tough times, neighbors can work together to help each other.
MoneyGPT: AI and the Threat to the Global Economy
by James RickardsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The New Great Depression and Currency Wars, a telling prediction for how AI will endanger global economic markets and securityIn November 2022, OpenAI released GPT-4 in a chatbot form to the public. In just two months, it claimed 100 million users—the fastest app to ever reach this benchmark. Since then, AI has become an all-consuming topic, popping up on the news, in ads, on your messenger apps, and in conversations with friends and family. But as AI becomes ubiquitous and grows at an ever-increasing pace, what does it mean for the financial markets?In MoneyGPT, Wall Street veteran and former advisor to the Department of Defense James Rickards paints a comprehensive picture of the danger AI poses to the global financial order, and the insidious ways in which AI will threaten national security. Rickards shows how, while AI is touted to increase efficiency and lower costs, its global implementation in the financial world will actually cause chaos, as selling begets selling and bank runs happen at lightning speed. AI further benefits malicious actors, Rickards argues, because without human empathy or instinct to intervene, threats like total nuclear war that once felt extreme are now more likely. And throughout all this, we must remain vigilant on the question of whose values will be promoted in the age of AI. As Rickards predicts, these systems will fail when we rely on them the most.MoneyGPT shows that the danger is not that AI will malfunction, but that it will function exactly as intended. The peril is not in the algorithms, but in ourselves. And it&’s up to us to intervene with old-fashioned human logic and common sense before it&’s too late.
How to Let Things Go: 99 Tips from a Zen Buddhist Monk to Relinquish Control and Free Yourself Up for What Matters
by Shunmyo MasunoFeeling overwhelmed? Step away from life's demands and free yourself up for what matters with this succinct and sensible guide by the Zen Buddhist author of the international bestsellers The Art of Simple Living and Don't Worry.Amid the relentless cycle of news, social media, emails, and texts, it can be hard to know when, if ever, you can take a break from everything clamoring for your attention. The internationally bestselling Buddhist monk Shunmyo Masuno offers a radical message: You can leave it all be, and, indeed, sometimes the best thing you can learn is how to do nothing. How to Let Things Go will teach you to:Lesson #2: Give people space—being caring and being nosy are not the same thing.Lesson #15: Remember that social media is a tool and nothing more.Lesson #19: Let a relationship come to an end rather than force it.Lesson #40: Think of letting things go not as throwing them away but as setting them free.Lesson #75: Make decisions in the light of the morning—don't rush into them.Lesson #90: Slow down and take more breaks.With these and ninety-three other practical tips, you can abandon the futile pursuit of trying to control everything and discover the key to a fulfilling social life; individual well-being; and a calmer, more focused mind.
On Your Baptism Day (Tiny Moments)
by J. D. ForesterThis sweet board book is the perfect gift for celebrating a little one&’s baptism day.Following a newborn baby, from their first steps to their baptism, rhyming text and adorable art combine for a delightful read-aloud that little ones will love as they embark on their journeys of faith.Commemorate some of life&’s biggest milestones and occasions with the Tiny Moments series!
The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar (Cambridge Companions to Music)
by Jan-Peter Herbst Steve WaksmanThe electric guitar is one of the most important musical instruments and cultural artifacts of the 20th and 21st centuries and enjoys popularity worldwide. Designed for students, this Companion explores electric guitar technology and performance, and the instrument's history and cultural impact. Chapters focused on the social significance of the electric guitar draw attention to the ways in which gender and race have shaped and been shaped by it, the ecology of electric guitar manufacturing, and the participation of electric guitarists in online communities. Contributions on electric guitar history stretch the chronology backwards in time and broaden our ideas of what belongs in that history, and those addressing musical style investigate the cultural value of virtuosity while providing material analysis of electric guitar technique. The Companion's final section considers the electric guitar's global circulation, particularly in Africa, the Afro-Caribbean, and Southeast Asia.
Race and Inequality in American Politics: An Imperfect Union
by Zoltan L. Hajnal Vincent L. Hutchings Taeku LeeAuthored by three of the USA's most well-known scholars on American politics, this undergraduate textbook argues that racial considerations are today-and have always been since the nation's founding-central to understanding America's political system writ large. Drawing on decades of teaching experience and compelling original research, Hajnal, Hutchings, and Lee present an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of race's role in American democracy, spanning topics as wide-ranging as public opinion, voting behavior, media representation, criminal justice, social policy, and protest movements. The reader will examine the perspectives of multiple racial groups, learn how to bring empirical analysis to bear on deeply divided viewpoints, and debate solutions to the many problems of governance in an America that is polarized by party, riven by race, and divided by inequality. Chapters open with a vignette to introduce the core issues and conclude with discussion questions and annotated suggested readings. Full color photos, figures, and boxed features elaborate on and reinforce important themes. Instructor resources are available online.
Recycling the Roman Villa: Material Salvage and the Medieval Circular Economy
by Beth MunroThough abandoned between the third and seventh centuries CE, many Roman villas enjoyed an afterlife in late antiquity as a source of building materials. Villa complexes currently serve as a unique archaeological setting in that their recycling phases are often better preserved than those at urban sites. Building on a foundational knowledge of Roman architecture and construction, Beth Munro offers a retrospective study of the material value of and deconstruction processes at villas. She explores the technical properties of glass, metals, and limestone, materials that were most frequently recycled; the craftspeople who undertook this work, as well as the economic and culture drivers of recycling. She also examines the commissioning landowners and their rural networks, especially as they relate to church construction. Bringing a multidisciplinary lens to recycling practices in antiquity, Munro proposes new theoretical and methodological approaches for assessing architectural salvage and reprocessing within the context of an ancient circular economy.