After Senator Milton Bergman is exposed in a hotel room tryst with a woman of loose virtue, the balance of politics threatens to spiral out of control across the United States. A resignation by the Republican senator will surely impact the outcome of an impending major congressional vote. For Seattle-based investigative journalist Natalie Schroder, the stakes run much deeper. After she is charged with identifying the girl from the hotel, Schroder begins to uncover a web of intrigue that ti...

Welcome to the mind, to the world of Fake Steve Jobs. Fake Steve the counterintuitive management guru: "Obviously we can't literally put our employees' lives at risk. But we have to make them feel that way." Fake Steve the political hobnobber: "I can see why they keep Nancy Pelosi under wraps. Wacky as a dime watch." Fake Steve quoting friend/musician/philosopher Bono on road etiquette: "Tink about dat next toim yer cuttin off some bloke and you don't know who it is, right? Could be Jay-su...

Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal features inspirational poetry, no matter the topic.We are excited to introduce the works of Sandra Hurst, Suchot Sunday, Angela van Son, Antoinette Dickson, Paula Watts, James Marchiori, Daniel Lyons, Jenn Ashton, JD Estrada, and Christie Stratos.Issue 1 also includes dedicated sections for writing tools, social media tips / tricks and more.

Founded by Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis, Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal features inspirational poetry, no matter the topic.In issue 2: Poems by Jenn Ashton, Philip Berry, Marcia Conover, Doug Croft, JD Estrada, Christine Herbstritt, Daniel Lyons, John C. Mannone, Antonia Salinas Murguia, and Lynn White.In addition, this issue features social media tips, useful writing tools, and interviews with talented poets. Readers are also challenged to write some sixku, the poe...

Ludwig Wittgenstein loved movies, and based on his remarks on watching them, there is a strong connection between his experience of watching films and his thoughts on aesthetics. Furthermore, however, Wittgenstein himself has been invoked in recent cinema. Wittgenstein at the Movies is centered on in-depth explorations of two intriguing experimental films on Wittgenstein: Derek Jarman's Wittgenstein and Péter Forgács' Wittgenstein Tractatus. The featured essays l...

This book examines the costs and benefits of ending the fighting in a range of conflicts, and probes the reasons why negotiators provide, or fail to provide, resolutions that go beyond just "stopping the shooting." What is the desired and achievable mix between negotiation strategies that look backward to end current hostilities and those that look ahead to prevent their recurrence?To answer that question, a wide range of case studies is marshaled to explore relevant peacemaking si...

Although access to higher education is virtually universally available, college student retention stills remains a vexing and puzzling problem for educators and legislators.In College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, second edition, Alan Seidman deals with this problematic issue by examining a number of areas critical to the retention of students, including the history, the theories and concepts, models, and a standardized definition of the term. Seidman and his cont...

The New Beacon Bible Commentary is an engaging, indispensable reference tool to aid individuals in every walk of life in the study and meditation of God's Word. Written from the Wesleyan theological perspective, it offers insight and perceptive scholarship to help you unlock the deeper truths of Scripture and garner an awareness of the history, culture, and context attributed to each book of study. Readable, relevant, and academically thorough, it offers scholars, pastors, and laity a new ...

Get to grips with the fundamentals of JavaScript and learn to build the programming skills that will kickstart your career as a software developerKey FeaturesLearn the basics of JavaScript programming to create dynamic web pagesExplore the fundamentals of back-end development using Node.jsTackle challenging development problems and apply solutions to real-world situationsBook DescriptionIf you're looking for a programming lan...

Cet ouvrage est le fruit d'une recherche sur les conséquences qu'a pu avoir la mise en service du métro de Lyon sur la vie quotidienne des habitants des quartiers desservis. Les auteurs, chercheurs dans une équipe du CNRS, ont cependant voulu dépasser ce problème pour présenter des résultats de portée plus générale sur le phénomène de mobilité. Celle-ci se révèle être un des aspects le plus important de la vie moderne dans la mesure où elle apparaît comme le lien entre les diverses utilisa...

Therapeutic Residential Care For Children and Youth takes a fresh look at therapeutic residential care as a powerful intervention in working with the most troubled children who need intensive support.Featuring contributions from distinguished international contributors, it critically examines current research and innovative practice and addresses the key questions: how does it work, what are its critical “active ingredients” and does it represent value for money? The book covers a ...

Provides a comprehensive review of the recent developments in precision livestock technologies, from wearable sensors, to thermal imaging techniquesCovers the latest research on the application of precision livestock technologies in monitoring livestock healthHighlights the potential of precision livestock technologies to reduce the environmental impact of livestock production