In this book, you will learn how to use the law of attraction to achieve your goals. The law of attraction states that you attract into your life what you think about most of the time. The universe conspires to make your thoughts a reality. So, if you want to be a successful person, you need to start harbouring thoughts about that specific thing that you desire. The universe, through your subconscious mind, will come up with ideas to help your desire come to fruition.In this book, ...

The Chinese government has more control over more wealth than any other government in world history. With the Communist Party controlling the "commanding heights" of the world's second-largest economy, China appears ideally structured to pursue economic statecraft, using economic resources to advance its foreign policy goals. Yet as this book shows, domestic complications frequently constrain Chinese leaders. They have responded with a distinctive approach to economic statecraft: orchestra...

Signal processing is ubiquitous in many fields of science and engineering. This textbook is tailored specifically for graduate students and presents linear algebra, which is requisite knowledge in these fields, in a form explicitly targeted to signal processing and related disciplines. Written by an experienced author with over 35 years of expertise in signal processing research and teaching, this book provides the necessary foundation in a focused and accessible manner, offering a practic...

The rise and influence of public opinion on Chinese foreign policy reveals a remarkable evolution in authoritarian responses to social turmoil. James Reilly shows how Chinese leaders have responded to popular demands for political participation with a sophisticated strategy of tolerance, responsiveness, persuasion, and repression—a successful approach that helps explain how and why the Communist Party continues to rule China.Through a detailed examination of China's relations with ...

The Chinese government has more control over more wealth than any other government in world history. With the Communist Party controlling the "commanding heights" of the world's second-largest economy, China appears ideally structured to pursue economic statecraft, using economic resources to advance its foreign policy goals. Yet as this book shows, domestic complications frequently constrain Chinese leaders. They have responded with a distinctive approach to economic statecraft: orchestra...

Hunchbacks don't get love. They get ridicule and scorn. That suits Wyrn just fine. As the son of a warlord, he resolves to die earning his father's respect in a tournament instead. The plan backfires and he's forced to marry a princess against his will.She's 18, beautiful, and suspicious. There is no way a king would give away his ONLY child to a random man much less a hunchback. Something must be wrong with her. And so, Wyrn decides to give her back.The only problem? She w...

Stories are written by the winners. Winners who never fail to paint themselves in a 'favorable' light. I've been called evil. Twisted. Strange. Heartless.All fair assessments; I dispute none of these claims. In fact, I hold my head high while confessing to the evil, twisted, strange, and heartless things that I've done. The things, those ignorant of the truth, would condemn. But all people are capable of all things under the right conditions, good or bad.Don't believe me? I...

A steamy romantic thriller set in the world of the Erin O’Reilly MysteriesWarning - Contains spoilers for Erin O'Reilly Mysteries #18: Angel Face. We recommend reading Tequila Sunrise after Angel Face.Teresa Tommasino has always avoided trouble. Never married, she’s gone through life quietly, content to be a Brooklyn schoolteacher. She knows the Mafia run her neighborhood, but as long as she keeps her head down, she figures she’ll be safe.B...

Depuis l'assassinat de sa sœur (Invisible, L'Archipel, 2016), Emmy Dockery, analyste au FBI, n'a pas renoncé à résoudre des crimes qui passent pour des morts accidentelles.Aux États-Unis, des sans-abri sont assassinés sans que personne ne s'en émeuve. Sauf Emmy Dockery, analyste au FBI, persuadée qu'un des plus grands serial killers de l'histoire est aux manettes.Pendant ce temps, Citizen David s'attire la sympathie de l'opinion publique en faisant sauter le siège d...

Ace of Spies reveals for the first time the true story of Sidney Reilly, the real-life inspiration behind fictional hero James Bond. Andrew Cook's startling biography cuts through the myths to tell the full story of the greatest spy the world has ever know. Sidney Reilly influenced world history through acts of extraordinary courage and sheer audacity. He was a master spy, a brilliant con man, a charmer, a cad and a lovable rogue who lived on his wits and thrived ...

The Syrian state is less than 100 years old, born from the wreckage of World War I. Today it stands in ruins, shattered by brutal civil war. How did this happen? How did the lands that are today Syria survive incorporation with the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century and the trials and vicissitudes of the Sultan's rule for four centuries, only to collapse into civil war in recent years? Arguably it was the Ottoman period that laid the fragile foundations of a state that had to endure a...

Large language models (LLMs) and diffusion models such as ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion have unprecedented potential. Because they have been trained on all the public text and images on the internet, they can make useful contributions to a wide variety of tasks. And with the barrier to entry greatly reduced today, practically any developer can harness LLMs and diffusion models to tackle problems previously unsuitable for automation.With this book, you'll gain a solid foundation in g...