The launch of generative AI, exemplified by ChatGPT, has fundamentally transformed the business landscape, moving AI from the boardroom to every corner of the organization. This book acknowledges the democratization of AI while asserting that the core challenge of digital transformation remains the same: how to move beyond the hype and create scalable, tangible economic value. Drawing on over 15 years of practical experience, the book serves as an essential guide for leaders who understand...

From bestselling editors Richard Carlson and Benjamin Shield, Handbook for the Spirit (formerly titled For the Love of God) features a wonderfully diverse collection of original spiritual writings by: A.H. Almaas · Rev. Michael Beckwith · Sue Bender · Jean Shinoda Bolen · The Dalai Lama · Barbara De Angelis · Wayne Dyer · Riane Eisler · Matthew Fox · Shakti Gawain · Joseph Goldstein · Andrew Harvey · Barbara Marx Hubbard · Rabbi Harold Kushner · Stephen Levine · Father William McNamara · B...

Are you planning to start working with big data, analytics or AI, but don't know where to start or what to expect? Have you started your data journey and are wondering how to get to the next level? Want to know how to fund your data journey, how to organize your data team, how to measure the results, how to scale? Don't worry, you are not alone. Many organizations are struggling with the same questions. This book discusses 21 key decisions that any organization faces when travelling its jo...

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and N...

What did our nation's founders really say about God, religion, and virtue? God of Our Fathers: Advice and Prayers of Our Nation's Founders presents their own statements on these subjects in historical context. More than 250 important observations on religion, morality, duty, and liberty by the leaders of the American Revolution and the Constitutional Convention have been collected in this single volume for ready reference and reflection.The accurate quotations in this book reflect ...

A free adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, set in modern times. In Demons, Dr Faustus has become Peter Proud, a rather bored Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School who becomes obsessed with the supernatural world. This adaptation also ads a whole new section to the play, with a new character, the hero’s dead wife, and a new motive behind his quest for knowledge: the desire to resurrect her.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Richa...

This book examines multivocality in 21st-century World Heritage management through an in-depth interdisciplinary exploration of the complexity and plurality of voices on the ground at a specific World Heritage site, offering new perspectives and insights into the established inherent tension between change and heritage conservation.Through an interdisciplinary approach, the book presents a rich variety of cases grounded in a single World Heritage site, to provide new insights and p...

In the realm of childhood dreams, where imagination reigns supreme, Eugene Field's "A Fairy Glee" invites you on an enchanting journey. Join a chorus of ethereal fairies as they dance through moonlit meadows, their voices as sweet as honey and their laughter as merry as a brook. With each verse, Field's whimsical words paint a vivid tapestry of a magical world where the impossible becomes possible and the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary. Prepare to be captivated by the timeless ...

Humanising Mental Health Care in Australia is a unique and innovative contribution to the healthcare literature that outlines the trauma-informed approaches necessary to provide a more compassionate model of care for those who suffer with mental illness. The impact of abuse and trauma is frequently overlooked in this population, to the detriment of both individual and society. This work highlights the importance of recognising such a history and responding humanely.The boo...

The epic story of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cannot be told without including its dedication to speechmaking and eloquence. Richard Benjamin Crosby and Isaac James Richards collect important speeches from a broad range of sources that highlight the history, diversity, and centrality of public speaking in Latter-day Saint life. An expert introduces each speech while offering perspective on its place in Latter-day Saint history. The collected works express a diversity of...

In the burgeoning literature on law and religion, scholarly attention has tended to focus on broad questions concerning the scope of religious freedom, the nature of toleration and the meaning of secularism. An under-examined issue is how religion figures in the decisions, actions and experiences of those charged with performing public duties. This point of contact between religion and public authority has generated a range of legal and political controversies around issues such as the wea...

America's most celebrated spiritual writers offer inspiring words on the state of the soul today. This collection of more than thirty original essays addresses both the importance of caring for and nourishing the soul and the ways in which these individuals tend to their own souls on a day-to-day basis.