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Wie funktioniert CT?
by Hatem Alkadhi Sebastian LeschkaWie funktioniert eigentlich die CT?Dieses Buch beantwortet, leicht und verständlich erklärt, diese Frage zur Computertomographie. Das Autorenteam hat sein Wissen vom Aufbau, von der Funktionsweise und von den spezifischen Anwendungen dieser faszinierenden bildgebenden Methode in diesem Buch zusammengefasst und dabei die 2. Auflage substantiell erweitert. Sowohl angehende Radiologen als auch Radiologie-Assistenten und MTRA/RTA finden hier den perfekten Überblick zur Computertomographie.Aus dem Inhalt:Von den technischen Grundlagen wie Röhrendesign oder Prinzipien der Bilderzeugung über die grundsätzliche praktische Anwendung, hier erfahren die Leser grundlegende Kniffe, wie man mit der CT arbeitet.Neu wird in der zweiten, vollständig überarbeiteten und aktualisierten Auflage auch das Photon-Counting CT erklärt, von technischen Besonderheiten bis hin zu klinischen Anwendungen.Von erfahrenen Kursleitern geschrieben, legt dasBuch besonderen Wert auf eine leicht verständliche und anwendbare Darstellung. Didaktisch ausgefeilte Grafiken und Tabellen veranschaulichen die Informationen und helfen beim Verständnis schwierigerer Sachverhalte.Übersichtstabellen und viele Tipps und Tricks zur Erzielung optimaler Ergebnisse bei den verschiedenen Fragestellungen machen das Buch darüber hinaus im täglichen Arbeitsalltag auch für Fortgeschrittene interessant. Wie funktioniert CT? - Hier finden Sie die Antwort!
A History of Italian Cinema: Cinema Paradiso? (Film und Bewegtbild in Kultur und Gesellschaft)
by Irmbert SchenkThis book provides a complete description of the development of Italian film and cinema from its beginnings in 1895 until today. Special emphasis is placed on those periods in which Italian film history became aesthetically decisive for world cinematography: silent film of the 1910s, neorealism after World War II, and auteur and genre cinema around 1960. And then on the multifaceted development up to the present day, which still guarantees films from Italy a significant place in international cinema. The chapters are introduced with compact descriptions of Italy's political and social history and the institutional formation of film and cinema. This is the basis for the extensive examination of genres and films. The film analyses also include a look at the reception by the audiences.
Echoscopie in de verloskunde en gynaecologie
by Monique HaakDit boek biedt een rijk geïllustreerd overzicht van alle aspecten van echoscopie binnen de verloskunde en gynaecologie. Al sinds jaren is dit boek vanwege zijn didactische opzet de standaard voor gynaecologen (i.o.), verloskundigen (i.o.) en echoscopisten (i.o) en is daarmee een belangrijk en breed gewaardeerd naslagwerk. Het innovatieve karakter van de echoscopie maakt deze zesde, geheel herziene editie noodzakelijk. Zeer veel afbeeldingen zijn daarom vernieuwd, zodat ze voldoen aan de huidige standaarden voor hoogwaardige echoscopie-apparatuur en aan nieuwe wetenschappelijke inzichten. De sectie Gynaecologie is volledig herschreven. Daarnaast is het boek geactualiseerd op basis van de recente veranderingen binnen de prenatale screening. De redactie bestaat uit prof. dr. M.C. Haak, gynaecoloog LUMC Leiden, prof. dr. M.N. Bekker, gynaecoloog UMC Utrecht, prof. dr. J.A.F. Huirne, gynaecoloog Amsterdam UMC en dr. M.A.J. Engels, eigenaar/docent echo- en opleidingscentrum Echoxpert Amsterdam. De auteurs van de hoofdstukken zijn allen experts in hun vakgebied, zowel nationaal als internationaal.
Seigniorage: Über die Einnahmen aus der Geldschöpfung
by Jens ReichIn diesem Buch werden die Einnahmen aus der Währungsschöpfung durch eine Zentralregierung analysiert. Ausgehend von einer institutionellen Perspektive wird eine allgemeine Theorie der Seigniorage entwickelt, indem drei Geldsysteme in der Wirtschaftsgeschichte und der Geschichte des wirtschaftlichen Denkens identifiziert werden: eine Warenwährung, eine Fiat-Währung und ein Kreditwährungssystem. Als solche bietet sie einen modernen analytischen Rahmen, um die Art der Einnahmen aus der Währungsschöpfung und ihre optimale Höhe zu analysieren, unabhängig davon, ob die Währung durch die Prägung von Münzen, den Druck und die Ausgabe von Papierscheinen, die Kreditvergabe an Privatpersonen oder eine Kombination davon ausgegeben wird. Die Ergebnisse dieser Analyse reichen über das unmittelbare Thema hinaus. Das Buch stellt eine Beziehung zwischen der Theorie der Seigniorage und der Staatsverschuldung, der Theorie des Zinssatzes, der optimalen Inflationsrate oder der Wirksamkeit und den Inflationsgrenzen von reinen Geldgeschäften her.
Femtosekundenlaser: Einführung in die Technologie der ultrakurzen Lichtimpulse
by Klemens JesseDas Buch beschreibt die Grundlagen der Femtosekundenlaser, d.h. Strahlungsquellen mit ganz neuen Möglichkeiten in Technik, Chemie, Produktion und Medizin. Neben etablierten Verfahrenstechniken kommen modernste Einsatzgebiete des Zeitmikroskops, das zur direkten Beobachtung von Elektronen dient, zur Sprache. In der Chemie und Biologie geschehen optische Übergänge durch optische Anregung auf ganz bestimmten Zeitskalen, und der Femtosekundenlaser kann dabei helfen, die schnellsten Zeitbereiche dieser untersuchten Übergänge präzise aufzulösen. Neben den neuartigen Gebieten Femtochemie, Femtonik und Attowissenschaften werden spezielle Anwendungen an der Grenze von Forschung und Theorie erläutert. 1999 gab es den Nobelpreis für Ahmed Zewail für seine Erfolge um das Gebiet der Femtochemie. Am 20. Dezember 2013 hat die UN-Generalversammlung das Jahr 2015 als „Internationales Jahr des Lichts und der lichtbasierten Technologien“ ausgerufen. Das Jahr des Lichts „soll an die Bedeutung von Licht als elementare Lebensvoraussetzung für Menschen, Tiere und Pflanzen und daher auch als zentraler Bestandteil von Wissenschaft und Kultur erinnern“. Heute gilt die Femtosekundentechnologie als der Innovations- und Wirtschaftsmotor der Zukunft und wird viele Arbeitsplätze in der Industrie sichern helfen. Neben der Zahn- und Krebsmedizin sowie Augenheilkunde ist der Femtosekundenlaser auch bei industriellen Anwendungen nicht mehr wegzudenken. Man kann Werkstoffstrukturen im Nanometerbereich mit einem Ti:Saphir-Femtosekundenlaser herstellen. Ein Ausblick auf das nächste Technik-Zeitalter – das des Lichts – wird mit einem abschließenden kleinen Lexikonteil und Literaturzitaten gegeben.
Plurinationality and epistemic justice: The challenges of intercultural education in Ecuadorian Amazonia (EADI Global Development Series)
by Ruth Arias-Gutiérrez Paola MinoiaThis book examines interculturality in education in Ecuador at the crossroads between an educational model inherited from the colonial past, which still represents white and mestizo hegemony, and a vision of an alternative form of decolonizing education that contributes to the development of an intercultural and plurinational state, as promised in the Ecuadorian Constitution. Championing indigenous voices and discussing the role of education in the fight against poverty and in the recovery of cultural and ecological diversity, the authors propose that quality education for all, a target of the Sustainable Development Goals, should move out of the commonly defined models of technological modernization and cultural globalization that disvalue knowledge from other cultures. Through their analysis of practical experimentations of indigenous and intercultural education in Amazonian schools and universities, they conclude that enhanced preservation of indigenous languages, cultures and ecological knowledge prove fundamental prerequisites for biological conservation and strengthening societies’ resilience to climate change threats.
Intelligent Systems in Computing and Communication: First International Conference, ISCComm 2023, Moodabidri, India, December 8–9, 2023, Proceedings, Part I (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2231)
by Shreekumar T. Dinesha L. Sreeja RajeshThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference, Intelligent Systems in Computing and Communication, ISCComm 2023, held in Moodabidri, India, during December 8–9, 2023. The 36 full papers and 17 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 245 proceedings. They were categorized under the topical sections as follows: Part I: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Part II: IoT&Blockchain Technology, Communication Technology and Data Processing, Image/Video Analysis and Processing
Climate-Smart Rice Breeding
by Akansha Singh Shravan Kumar Singh Jiban ShresthaThis book covers all aspects of smart-breeding technologies in creating novel crop architecture to meet future rice demand. Several advanced crop breeding technologies like, marker-assisted backcross breeding, marker-assisted recurrent selection, genomic assisted breeding, haplotype breeding and genome editing technologies have been introduced and employed for rice productivity improvement. Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in crop phenotype prediction is paving the way for climate-smart breeding. Chapters in this volume cover all these relevant topics. The global rice demand is estimated to rise to 555 and 827.86 million tons in 2035 for milled rice and paddy, respectively. Enhancing high-nutrition rice production under the pressure of global climate change conditions is a hard task for breeders. Changing climatic scenarios and extreme weather conditions have increased the incidence of various biotic and abiotic stresses. Also, every degree rise in global mean temperature causes 3.2 % reduction in rice yield globally. This creates an urgent need for developing high-yielding rice varieties to tackle the aggravated issue of food security. This book is meant for scientists, professionals, researchers, and students working on enhancing rice production through advanced plant-breeding technologies.
The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook (Belt Neighborhood Guidebooks)
by Aaron FoleyAn anthology of essays and poetry exploring the Motor City&’s hidden corners—from the people who live and work there. It seems like everybody in Detroit thinks they know the city&’s neighborhoods, but because there are so many, their characteristics often become muddled and the stories that define them are often lost. Edited by Aaron Foley—author of How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass—this intimate and wide-ranging collection offers revealing perspectives on a city that many people think they have figured out. A homegrown portrait about the lesser-known parts of the city, The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook showcases the voices and people who make up Cass Corridor, West Village, Minock Park, Warrendale, Hamtramck, and almost every other spot in the city. Contributors include Zoe Villegas, Drew Philip, Hakeem Weatherspoon, Marsha Music, Ian Thibodeau, and dozens of others.
An Anti-Communist on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of a Russian Officer in the Spanish Blue Division 1941-1942
by Vladimir KovalevskiVladimir Kovalevskii’s memoirs record in graphic detail a remarkable military career. As a soldier, a committed anti-communist and Russian patriot he saw from the inside a series of conflicts that ravaged Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. In the First World War he fought the Germans, as a White Russian he opposed the Bolsheviks. He joined the French Foreign Legion and served in Africa before fighting for Franco in the Spanish Civil War and for Hitler in the Spanish Blue Division on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. His memoirs give a vivid insight into the armies he fought with and the causes he fought for – and they show how eventually the mental toll became so great that he was devoured by his own contradictions and the contradictions of his times. His experiences on the Eastern Front during the Second World War were shocking. He hoped the German campaign in the Soviet Union would liberate the Russian people, but after witnessing the grim suffering inflicted on the civilian population by a brutal occupying army he was deeply disillusioned and tormented by a sense of guilt. In the late 1940s, in order to make sense of his life as a soldier and to document the extraordinary sights he’d seen, he wrote these memoirs in Russian. They were buried in an archive for over seventy years, but they have now been edited, annotated and translated for this first English edition.
The The Chinese Love Pavilion: A Novel
by Paul ScottPaul Scott is most famous for his much-beloved tetralogy The Raj Quartet, an epic that chronicles the end of the British rule in India with a cast of vividly and memorably drawn characters. Inspired by Scott’s own time spent in India and Malaya during World War II, this two powerful novel provides valuable insight into how foreign lands changed the British who worked and fought in them, hated and loved them. The Chinese Love Pavilion follows a young British clerk, Tom Brent, who must track down a former friend—now suspected of murder—in Malaya. Tom faces great danger, both from the mysterious Malayan jungles and the political tensions between British officers, but the novel is perhaps most memorable for the strange, beautiful romance between Tom and a protean Eurasian beauty whom he meets in the eponymous Chinese Love Pavilion.
Erring: A Postmodern A/theology
by Mark C. Taylor"Erring is a thoughtful, often brilliant attempt to describe and enact what remains of (and for) theology in the wake of deconstruction. Drawing on Hegel, Nietzsche, Derrida, and others, Mark Taylor extends—and goes well beyond—pioneering efforts. . . . The result is a major book, comprehensive and well-informed."—G. Douglas Atkins, Philosophy and Literature "Many have felt the need for a study which would explicate in coherent and accessible fashion the principal tenets of deconstruction, with particular attention to their theological implications. This need the author has addressed in a most impressive manner. The book's effect upon contemporary discussion is apt to be, and deserves to be, far-reaching."—Walter Lowe, Journal of Religion
The Men of Wellington’s Light Division: Unpublished Memoirs from the 43rd Light Infantry in the Peninsular War
by Gareth Glover Robert BurnhamSome of the most famous memoirs of Britain’s long war against Napoleon have come from the pens of members of Wellington’s Light Division, but many wonderful accounts were never published and have sat in archives, libraries, museums, and private collections, forgotten for 200 years. The regiments of the Light Division, and its predecessor, the Light Brigade, were involved in almost every major battle and skirmish fought by Wellington and Sir John Moore in the Peninsular War. Unlike the line infantry, these men were encouraged to think and fight independently and were, often, of a higher educational standard, resulting in vivid descriptions of warfare and campaign life. However, these memoirs do not simply cover old ground. Many of these accounts were produced within hours, or at most days, after the incidents they describe, and they often portray a very different view of many famous events and cause us to question numerous claims made in those later published memoirs. Never intended to be published, the memoirs in this book were written only for the men themselves and their families, being penned without the dreaded influence of ‘hindsight’ to alter and temper their views. Consequently, they provide brutally honest assessments of their senior officers, how operations were handled and who made mistakes that have subsequently been quietly covered over. The Men of Wellington’s Light Division is certain to be welcomed by historians and enthusiasts alike, providing a glimpse into the past that has not been seen before.
Arresting Citizenship: The Democratic Consequences of American Crime Control (Chicago Studies In American Politics Ser.)
by Amy E. Lerman Vesla M. WeaverThe numbers are staggering: One-third of America’s adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. Many more were never convicted, but are nonetheless subject to surveillance by the state. Never before has the American government maintained so vast a network of institutions dedicated solely to the control and confinement of its citizens. A provocative assessment of the contemporary carceral state for American democracy, Arresting Citizenship argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has fundamentally recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable—and growing—group of second-class citizens. From police stops to court cases and incarceration, at each stage of the criminal justice system individuals belonging to this disempowered group come to experience a state-within-a-state that reflects few of the country’s core democratic values. Through scores of interviews, along with analyses of survey data, Amy E. Lerman and Vesla M. Weaver show how this contact with police, courts, and prisons decreases faith in the capacity of American political institutions to respond to citizens’ concerns and diminishes the sense of full and equal citizenship—even for those who have not been found guilty of any crime. The effects of this increasingly frequent contact with the criminal justice system are wide-ranging—and pernicious—and Lerman and Weaver go on to offer concrete proposals for reforms to reincorporate this large group of citizens as active participants in American civic and political life.
A is for Armageddon: A Catalogue Of Disasters That May Culminate In The End Of The World As We Know It
by Richard HorneA Is for Armageddon is a stunningly illustrated, eye-openingly informative, and wickedly entertaining catalog of disasters that may possibly culminate in the end of the world as we know it. Richard Horne—author of 101 Things to Do Before You Die and illustrator of the blockbuster New York Times bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys, as well as the covers for J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter School Books for Comic Relief,Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Quidditch Through the Ages—combines science, religion, and sociology with good old fashioned paranoia to explore humankind’s dire future. From the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to super volcanoes, A Is for Armageddon is a delectable compendium of doom—and in plenty of time for 2012!
Language & Species
by Derek BickertonThe classic work on the origins and evolution of language from the pioneering linguist and author of Adam&’s Tongue.Language and Species presents the most detailed and well-documented scenario to date of the origins of language. Drawing on "living linguistic fossils" such as "ape talk," the "two-word" stage of small children, and pidgin languages—as well as important discoveries in paleoanthropology—Bickerton shows how a primitive "protolanguage" could have offered Homo erectus a novel ecological niche. He goes on to demonstrate how this protolanguage could have developed into the languages we speak today."You are drawn into [Bickerton's] appreciation of the dominant role language plays not only in what we say, but in what we think and, therefore, what we are."—Robert Wright, New York Times Book Review "The evolution of language is a fascinating topic, and Bickerton's Language and Species is the best introduction we have."—John C. Marshall, Nature
Sport Tourism, Island Territories and Sustainable Development: A Comparative Perspective (Sports Economics, Management and Policy #24)
by Derek Van Rheenen Olivier Naria Ricardo Melo Claude SobryThis edited volume discusses the role of sport tourism in local sustainable development in small island territories. Using an international, comparative study, this volume explores the contributions of sport tourism to sustainable development in island settings. Written by 25 research teams across ten seas, oceans, and island archipelagos, chapters present comparative findings with the view of assisting stakeholders and decision-makers in collaboratively and responsibly developing island territories in accordance with specific sustainable development goals. Presenting a refined comparative methodology at the intersection of sport tourism and sustainable development, this book is geared towards academic researchers and students interested in sport tourism, sports economics, management and sustainable development, as well as professionals.
Proteomics Applied to Foods (Methods and Protocols in Food Science)
by Pasquale FerrantiThis volume illustrates advanced methods on proteomic procedures in food science and nutrition. Chapters offer a comprehensive view of food proteomics applications, detailing modern instruments and methods of proteomics, impact of protein composition on our current understanding of availability of and micronutrients, and principles and practices of hurdle and green food proteomios. Written in the format of the Methods and Protocols in Food Science (MeFS) series, the chapters include an introduction to the respective topic, list necessary materials and reagents, detail well-established and validated methods for readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and contain notes on how to avoid or solve typical problems. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Proteomics Applied to Foods aims to provide enables students and researchers in food science and nutrition the latest tools to advance their research and open up new areas of food and nutrition investigation.
Computerphysik: Praktische Einführung in computergestützte Physik mit C und Python sowie Numerik anhand von physikalischen Anwendungen
by Stefan GerlachPhysikalische Aufgaben mit dem Computer zu lösen, ist eine zunehmend wichtige Kompetenz. Dieses Lehrbuch führt Sie durch alle erforderlichen Schritte, beginnend bei den Grundlagen von Computern über die Programmierung und Datenverarbeitung hin zu den numerischen Methoden bis zu konkreten physikbezogenen Projekten. Besonderheiten: Mit diesem Buch wird das Grundwissen für wissenschaftliches Arbeiten gelegt, denn Begrifflichkeiten wie Datenkompetenz und Forschungsdatenmanagement inklusive Open Science und Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis sind längst nicht mehr aus der Wissenschaft wegzudenken. Kapitelweise wird das Erlernte mit vielen Beispielen, Übungen mit Lösungen, digitalen Karteikarten sowie Online-Programmcodes verdeutlicht und auf bekannte Probleme der Physik angewandt. Der Inhalt: 1. Einleitung – 2. Hard- und Software – 3. Datenspeicherung – 4. Arbeiten mit Linux – 5. Programmieren in C – 6. Programmieren in Python – 7. Wissenschaftliches Rechnen – 8. Arbeiten mit Daten – 9. Hochleistungsrechner – 10. Zahlendarstellung und Numerische Fehler – 11. Numerische Standardverfahren – 12. Numerik von gewöhnlichen Differenzialgleichungen – 13. Verfahren der linearen Algebra – 14. Zufallszahlen – 15. Der Oszillator – 16. Nichtlineare Dynamik – 17. Randwertprobleme – 18. Anfangswertprobleme – 19. Eigenwertprobleme – 20. Daten- und Signalanalyse – 21. Stochastische Methoden Neuerungen: In der 3. Auflage wurden alle Kapitel aktualisiert, teilweise erweitert und zwei neue zu Datenspeicherung und Datenverarbeitung ergänzt. Kapitelweise wurden Flashcards und Jupyter Notebooks neu eingeführt. Die Zielgruppe: Dieses Buch ist in erster Linie gedacht für Bachelorstudierende der Physik, aber auch anderer naturwissenschaftlicher Fächer sowie deren Lehrende. Vorkenntnisse: Computerwissen, Linux, C, Python u. Git werden nicht vorausgesetzt. Nur in Projekten wird auf Wissen aus den Grundvorlesungen der Physik zurückgegriffen.
CLOUD Computing – CLOUD 2024: 17th International Conference, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2024, Bangkok, Thailand, November 16–19, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15423)
by Yang Wang Liang-Jie ZhangThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on CLOUD Computing – CLOUD 2024, held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2024 held in Bangkok, Thailand, during November 16-19, 2024. The 8 full papers in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions. The conference facilitates the exploration of emerging research areas and the shaping of the future landscape of cloud computing.
Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement - Handbuch für die Unternehmenspraxis: Gestaltung und Umsetzung von Nachhaltigkeit in produzierenden Betrieben
by ifaa – Institut für angewandte Arbeitswissenschaft e. V.Das Handbuch vermittelt in kompakter Form die Grundlagen und ein praxisorientiertes Konzept zur erfolgreichen Einführung und Verbesserung eines Nachhaltigkeitsmanagements in Unternehmen. Es basiert auf einem ganzheitlichen Verständnis von Nachhaltigkeit, das neben wirtschaftlichen, umweltbezogenen und sozialen Aspekten auch technische Ziele berücksichtigt. Die Inhalte werden strukturiert, übersichtlich und anschaulich dargestellt. Das Handbuch enthält zudem zahlreiche Hinweise sowie praktische Arbeits- und Gestaltungshilfen für betriebliche Akteure.
Web Services – ICWS 2024: 31st International Conference, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2024, Bangkok, Thailand, November 16-19, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15428)
by Yuchao Zhang Liang-Jie ZhangThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Web Services – ICWS 2024, held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand, during November 16-19, 2024. The 9 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions. The papers cover topics in the field of Web engineering innovations to scientific research for the whole services industry. Service delivery platforms have been expanded to mobile platforms, Internet of Things, cloud computing, and edge computing.
What is a Good Childhood?: A Philosophical Approach
by Johannes Drerup Gottfried SchweigerThis book deals with the question of what is a good life for children. It argues that a good childhood is one in which: a child is sufficiently provided with all the goods it needs to develop into an autonomous person a child is sufficiently provided with the goods it needs for its well-being sufficient space is given to a child´s will, wishes, concerns and projects The book not only develops a new theoretical conception of a good childhood and defends it against objections, it also engages with the problem how a good childhood can be realized in the context of families as well as the institutions of liberal states. In so doing it provides numerous insights into central themes and key issues of the philosophy of childhood. What is a Good Childhood? is essential reading for all scholars and researchers of ethics, social and political philosophy and philosophy education, especially those focusing on the philosophy of childhood.
Grandma's Dead: Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals
by Amanda McCall Ben SchwartzAvoid the messy confrontations that accompany delivering bad news personally and let one of these cute baby animal postcards deliver the devastating message for you.Are you afraid to tell your girlfriend that her ass looks fat? Do you need to explain to your nephew that dreams don't come true? Why not let a cute, fuzzy bunny do it for you! We understand how hard it is to tell someone that you're sleeping with his wife, so let a photograph of a duckling sleeping on a teddy bear soften the blow. These perforated postcards answer all of your cowardly prayers—you'll finally be able to tell the truth without ever conquering your fear of confrontation. Let these adorable baby animals supply a silver lining to any bad situation and avoid, a long, tearful afternoon explaining why daddy's never coming home.
I Really Didn't Think This Through: Tales from My So-Called Adult Life
by Beth EvansLike Mindy Kaling meets Hyperbole and a Half, I Really Didn’t Think This Through gets at the heart of what makes life both so challenging and so joyful—figuring out how to be a person in the world. Did you ever wish your best friend—the person you would trust with your innermost secrets, the person whose wisdom and comfort you seek in times of stress or self-doubt—could draw?Armed with her beloved illustrations, popular Instagram artist Beth Evans tackles a range of issues—from whimsical musings to deeply personal struggles—in this imaginative anti-guide to being your own person.This book is a compendium of Beth’s collected wisdom and stories, interwoven with her tremendously popular and loveable illustrations. The book is a wonderful mix of fun (playful meditations on the band Rush and international pen-pals) and thoughtful (Beth delves into her personal history with obsessive compulsive disorder and depression while commiserating on topics like dating and credit card shame) all with a simple candor that anyone from a teen to their grandparent can relate to. Through all of her experiences, Beth manages to extract valuable lessons, and the book is replete with friendly advice about caring for yourself, getting help no matter what your problems are, and embracing what makes you happy. Beth is a compelling storyteller, her drawings picking up where her words leave off, creating an approachable and immersive experience for the reader. Beth’s work feels like a hug from your best friend. And like a best friend, she’s here to say “You got this!”