An inspiring guide for lawyers—or any busy professionals—who want to pursue their literary dreams.Are you an attorney working hard, sixty-plus-hour weeks to right the wrongdoings of the world? Are you enjoying a successful legal career, but still not wholly satisfied? Have you dreamed of exploring your creative side and following in the footsteps of John Grisham, Scott Turow, Marcia Clark, Robert Dugoni, and the countless other lawyers who have channeled their tale...

Baby whale feels too shy to poo in front of other sea creatures, but loses his fear when a wise octopus explains that his poop is vital to the ocean ecosystem. A story about how we are all part of a larger ecosystem and essential to each other's survival.

This book highlights the role of point-of-care (POC) testing in the effective management of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with an in-depth focus on the recent developments in the field, existing gaps, and future directions. POC tests are of utmost importance as they facilitate rapid and decentralized testing without much instrumentation and technical expertise. The book describes the current status of POC COVID-19 testing in three broad categories: Molecular, antigen, an...

Before email,before the world wide web,before hackers,Before sexting,before always-on GPS,before titanium implants,before Alexa, Cortana, and Siri,before the computer in your pocket was more powerful than the one that sent astronauts to the moon,there was cyberpunk.And science fiction was never the same.Cyberpunk writers—serious, smart, and courageous in the face of change—exposed the naiveté of a society rushing headl...

Contemporary theologies of mission rely on the central concept of the missio Dei, which states that mission properly belongs to the triune God over the church. However, present accounts fail to establish any corresponding link between God’s trinitarian economy and ontology. In other words, the problem of the missio Dei is the problem of the break between the act and being of God. Benjamin H. Kim argues that a repair is needed for missio Dei theology, and this repair is found in reexamining...

This is a robust and relevant collection from a truly distinguished group of political theorists actively rethinking the promise and perils of democracy. The book is coherent in its focus on a common theme and aim: to advance and refine the political project of promoting democratic theory and practice. While the contributors are admirers of the promotion of various models of democracy they also express distinct approaches and concerns. Each builds on and expands the central theme of democr...

"With echoes of Kafka and Conrad," the acclaimed Israeli author of Castle in Spain offers "a provocative, spare, slow-to-unfold mystery of character" ( Kirkus Reviews).On the day of his forty-first birthday, Israeli secret agent Alexander Abramov encounters a beautiful young redhead on a city bus. He immediately recognizes her as the woman he has been searching for all his life, the one he has loved forever. Though they have never met, he is certa...

Ready to use statistical and machine-learning techniques across large data sets? This practical guide shows you why the Hadoop ecosystem is perfect for the job. Instead of deployment, operations, or software development usually associated with distributed computing, you’ll focus on particular analyses you can build, the data warehousing techniques that Hadoop provides, and higher order data workflows this framework can produce.Data scientists and analysts will learn how to perform ...

L'obésité, du fait de son développement épidémique depuis une quarantaine d'années, est devenue à la fois une question de santé publique et de société. Considérée comme une maladie par l'OMS depuis 1997 et comme une maladie chronique par la Commission Européenne depuis 2021, elle n'est cependant toujours pas reconnue comme telle par le système de soins dans de nombreux pays. Les approches concernant cette pathologie ont beaucoup évolué, à la fois sur le plan de la connaissance de sa physio...

Wordsworth, Hemans, and Politics, 1800–1830: Romantic Crises is a study of the political lives of William Wordsworth and Felicia Hemans between 1800 and 1830. Benjamin Kim argues that the dominant paradigm for their political thought was that of “crisis.” Obsessed with the mysterious connections between the individual, the home, and the state, Wordsworth and Hemans portrayed all three in a common crisis that would be resolved in the future. Both writers articulated historical moments when ...

CHI È IL NUOVO SPIRITO DELLA VENDETTA? Johnny Blaze è stato legato allo Spirito della Vendetta. Non volendo essere un mostro, Johnny ha usato questo demone infernale per fare del bene come Ghost Rider. Ma l’eroismo non è ciò per cui il Rider è stato creato: il suo destino è colmo di dolore, fiamme e oscurità. Chi sarà il nuovo Spirito della Vendetta? E cosa significherà per l’Universo Marvel? Un nuovo capitolo e una svolta inaspettata nell’incredibile lavoro di caratterizzazione del person...

With a lifetime of friendship, now, they’re racing toward something far more dangerous—love.Sebastien was made for distance. Nathan was built for speed. Back in school, they were an unbeatable duo, until life and ambition pulled them in different directions. Now, years later, they’re both back in London, struggling with the end of their athletic careers, uncertain futures post-uni, and feelings they’ve never fully outrun.When Seb ropes Nathan into training with him, their o...