What distinguishes history as a discipline from other fields of study? That's the animating question of Sarah Maza’s Thinking About History, a general introduction to the field of history that revels in its eclecticism and highlights the inherent tensions and controversies that shape it.Designed for the classroom, Thinking About History is organized around big questions: Whose history do we write, and how does that affect what stories get told and how they are tol...

It´s time for you to become the leader you can be!Become a leader! Is the first book on history that fully approach leadership formation using Buddhism as the main tool.Become a leader! Takes a new approach to leadership, using as road Easter Philosophies to study the relation between the multiple factors that influence the formation of successful leaders, and their relations with followers, teams, and different forms of social organization....

For those of you that dread lengthy and wordy books, Real Estate Development for People in a Hurry is a concise and informative introduction into the ins and outs of the real estate development world. Whether you are someone looking to make a career change or someone that's entertaining the idea of being involved in real estate, this is the book for you. The authors shares his knowledge garnered from working on over $1 billion dollars worth of developments in a concise manner so that reade...

Eva lives a life of emptiness and despair in a city she despises, with no friends, no job, and no purpose. She longs for an escape from her mundane life and wishes to be abducted by aliens. However, her life takes a turn when she gets a job as a supermarket cashier. Here she meets people who are just as lonely and lost as she is, and even falls in love for the first time. But reality is not always as romantic as the movies, and Eva soon learns that life is filled with dark humor, pain, and...

Direct Focus MethodDo you feel like your day is slipping away amidst productivity apps and constant notifications? It's time to return to what truly works.In a world saturated with complex digital tools, the Direct Focus Method proposes a rebellion: reclaim your ability to concentrate using the clarity of analog productivity. You don't need an expensive planner or a monthly subscription; you just need a notebook, a pen, and this instruction...

It is an inspiring guide that fuses the art of creating terrariums with spiritual practices. Discover how these small ecosystems can become powerful tools for meditation and holistic well-being, connecting you with nature and promoting inner harmony. Ideal for those seeking balance and serenity in their daily life.

Clevelapp is the first city built by The Creators, occupying the main shelf of Cabinet CLE-62 in the heart of the AMS cloud—the largest and most powerful server in the mobile app universe. The AiP and the Zirc platforms have cohabitated since the beginning, but now the AiPs are starting a battle to eliminate the Zircs and take control of the city. Billy Soarin, a young app from a misjudged family of mixed platforms, had never been interested in the feud until a failed server maintenance tr...

When an Agile coach leaves an organization, the changes developed during their tenure should not roll backward. Compliance is somewhat easy to install and takes hold rather quickly. The challenge with that approach is that when the forcing mechanism (Agile coach) is removed, much of the compliance rolls back to the original position. Sustainable change requires a different strategy. This book introduces the concept of utilizing an Invitational Approach to Enterprise Agile Coaching which ca...

In current digital games, classic fictional worlds are transformed into ludofictional worlds, spaces rich in characters and emotions that are especially affected by the intervention of a player. In this book, we propose a model, inspired by the Semantics of Fiction and Possible Worlds, which is oriented to the analysis of video games as integrated systems.

Edited by Eric M. Bridges, Sheila Smith McKoy, and LaJuan Simpson-Wilkey, The Wisdom of Ifá: An Ancient Paradigm for the Twenty-First Century and Beyond explores Yoruba spirituality and the complex ways in which the acknowledgement of Ifá as a wisdom source can be used to address the needs of humanity in the twenty-first century and beyond. Through rituals and practices that honor nature's rhythms, the contributors explore how Ifá guides us towards sustainable coexistence with our...

This book presents interdisciplinary perspectives on Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, situating the series within contemporary discourses of genre, form, historical place, ideology, and aesthetics. The essays in this collection argue that the series’ unique blend of horror, the Gothic, and melodrama offers a compelling approach to the coming-of-age narrative and makes CAoS a significant part of the teen television canon.

Despite the significance of tourism to the economic, social and environmental structures of Latin America, little has been documented in the English-language literature about tourism in this region. Filling that void, this book focuses exclusively on tourism development and planning, and the impact this has on a wide number of Latin American countries. It covers experiences, challenges, successful and unsuccessful stories, specific cases, and other tourism-related issues, with respect to 1...