A body in a boat and a deadly emergency landing lead an airline pilot to uncover a conspiracy in this technological thriller.When a boat and its grisly cargo are found adrift off Fort Lauderdale the investigation leads to more than "just" murder. In fact, the evidence points to a connection of an in-flight emergency that resulted in passenger fatalities and forced a diversion of Patriot Airlines Flight 63 to Bermuda.As the accidents investigation chairman of ...

Buckle your seatbelts for three high-flying aviation thrillers—written by experienced pilots including a New York Times–bestselling author.LockoutWhoever has electronically disconnected the flight controls of Pangia Flight 10 as it streaks toward the volatile Middle East may be trying to provoke a nuclear war. With time and fuel running out, the pilots are forced to put animosities aside and risk everything to wrest control...

Translating Silent Cinema examines closely the translation, adaptation, and reception of three silent films in English, German, and Yiddish to argue that the study of film translation should extend beyond textual translation to a wide selection of primary materials and the consideration of social, economic, cultural, and historical contexts.Close readings of Der Kaufmann von Venedig [The Merchant of Venice] (1923), Das alte Gesetz [The Ancien...

A dark and consuming novel about oil, power, beauty, and the quiet resistance of women in a dystopia where death is not the ultimate harmMy fellow Venezuelans, we’re going to swim in black gold. Remember this year: 1999. We’re not just reclaiming our spring, our Thames, our Seine. We’re reclaiming our country.In an alternate Caracas, the oil fields have dried up, and executives have implemented a new system for oil production: collecting corpses and processing them...

Kitchen Confidential meets Heat in the first behind-the-scenes portrait of the world’s most influential restaurant and the aspiring culinary geniuses who toiled to make it so exceptional.WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES AT ELBULLI?Elected best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine an unprecedented five times, elBulli is where chef Ferran Adrià’s remarkable cuisine comes to life—with dragon cocktails that ma...

In recent years, many disciplines have become interested in the scientific study of morality. However, a conceptual framework for this work is still lacking. In The Moral Background, Gabriel Abend develops just such a framework and uses it to investigate the history of business ethics in the United States from the 1850s to the 1930s.According to Abend, morality consists of three levels: moral and immoral behavior, or the behavioral level; moral understandings and norms, or...

Over the last decade there has been a dramatic increase in publications on media and translation. In fact, there are those who believe that so much has been published in this field that any further publications are superfluous. But if one views media and translation as anything ranging from film and television drama to news-casting, commercials, video games, web-pages and electronic street signs, it would seem that research in media and translation has barely scratched the surface.T...

In an increasingly global and multilingual society, translators have transitioned from unobtrusive stagehands to key intercultural mediators-a development that is reflected in contemporary media. From Coppola's Lost in Translation to television's House M.D., and from live performance to social media, translation is rendered as not only utilitarian, but also performative and communicative.In examining translation as a captivating theme in film, television, commerci...

Suele pasar que nos quedemos devela otra faceta de lo que Estados Unidos, el hogar de tantos inmigrantes, quiere ofrecer al resto del mundo. No es gratuita, entonces, la efervescencia cultural que se vive desde este país, el lugar idóneo para tratar los temas más humanos que van, desde la añoranza (o el desprecio) por la familia, la infidelidad, las tradiciones que se importan y se heredan, las circunstancias más obsesivas e inestables, hasta el choque cultual entre hispano y ...

100 Hearts is 100 illustrations that explores one of the most widely used and beloved symbols of all time - the heart. Using the heart symbol as a creative launch pad, the illustrations are playful responses to 100 different human emotions and ways of being in the world. They attempt to express each feeling, each way of being, no matter how complex, in the simplest visual language possible, inspired by the heart symbol itself. The creative process becomse a tool for expression and release ...

The volume addresses the matter of participatory media practices as playful appropriations within current digital media culture and artistic research. The aim is to explore and trace the shifting boundaries between media production and media use, and to develop concepts and methodologies that work within participatory media cultures. Therefore the articles explore and establish nuanced approaches to the oftentimes playful practices associated with the appropriation of technology.

Think Happy, Be Happy is an enlightening introduction to the science and philosophy of Yoga that can help anyone seeking to live a more peaceful and fulfilling life. Through author Tina Mundelsee's unique fusion of Yoga Therapy and Life Coaching techniques ('Yoga Coaching'), you will tap into the power of Asana postures to raise your energy levels, heighten your perception, and deepen your connection with not just your body, but also different aspects of your life, relationships, and spiri...