In Philosophic Values and World Citizenship: Locke to Obama and Beyond, Alain Locke-the central promoter of the Harlem Renaissance, America's most famous African American pragmatist, the cultural referent for Renaissance movements in the Caribbean and Africa-is placed in conversation with leading philosophers and cultural figures in the modern world. The contributors to this collection compare and contrast Locke's views on values, tolerance, cosmopolitanism, and American and world...

Provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges facing agri-food supply chains, including the need to be more sustainable in light of the high environmental costs of global distributionAddresses the external factors that can impact the logistics and performance of supply chains, including political developments, international conflicts and pandemics such as COVID-19Reviews the main agri-food supply chains used in different regions around the world, focussing o...

Paratuberculosis, also referred to as Johne's disease, affects principally cattle, goats, sheep, buffalo, deer and other ruminants. It is common worldwide and responsible for significant economic losses in the ruminant livestock industries. A timely follow up to the first book on Paratuberculosis, this new edition is still the only comprehensive text providing both historical context and the latest developments in the field. Examining the epidemiology of paratuberculosis, the organism that...

A must-have guide for the latest updates to the new release of Reporting ServicesSQL Server Reporting Services allows you to create reports and business intelligence (BI) solutions. With this updated resource, a team of experts shows you how Reporting Services makes reporting faster, easier and more powerful than ever in web, desktop, and portal solutions. New coverage discusses the new reporting tool called Crescent, BI semantic model's impact on report design and...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and society has existed on this continent for millennia. It's a culture that manifests itself as the ultimate example of resilience, strength and beauty. It’s also a culture that has consistently been led by its women.My Tidda, My Sister shares the experiences of many Indigenous women and girls, brought together by author and host of the Tiddas 4 Tiddas podcast, Marlee Silva. The voices of First Nations’ women that Marl...

Quando Grant Dawson é contratado para solucionar o assassinato brutal da filha de Ed Wilson, ele se vê mergulhado em um emaranhado de mistérios e conspirações na pequena cidade de Crimson, uma localidade que parece esconder mais do que aparenta.Ao enfrentar a resistência de moradores que não gostam de forasteiros e as suspeitas da polícia e do prefeito local, Grant precisará desvendar um grande segredo por trás das cortinas e capturar o assassino antes que ele ataque novamente....

Small non-profits and local charities are notoriously overworked and underfunded. Executive directors spend 80% of their time agonizing over massive, bureaucratic grant applications and crafting donor newsletters, leaving barely any time to actually execute their charitable mission. Artificial intelligence is about to fundamentally solve this resource scarcity. "The Algorithmic Advocate" provides a step-by-step framework for integrating generative AI into the daily operations of a non-prof...

Featuring engaging narratives, this “how-to” book delves into reflection as a concept and provides specific, replicable tools for professional practice. Each chapter draws on a particular school situation demonstrating the value of teacher reflection and describing the nuts and bolts of the process, including protocols for handling many different circumstances.“At the end of each chapter I was dying to go back to the classroom and adapt a new idea into my practice. But probably mor...

Ireland Steinburgen is absolutely determined to never love again. Happy endings only exist in fairytales, and she’s tired of being let down over, and over, and over again. The one common denominator? Men. Now that she’s moved her life fromher small Southern hometown all the way to the big city of San Francisco, she’s convinced she can make it in life, blissfully happy in her singledom. Of course, she’d be an awful lot happier if she could get a handle on her temper and holddo...

The Bobcats are out, and it’s mating seasonSarahBarnet University has a tradition. It’s called The Hunt.It’s the night the football team hunts down a girl on campus and dubs her his Kitten, to serve at hisbeck and call.And somehow, I’d forgotten all about it, which is the only reason I was caught, collared, and put towork.Traditions suck.Having no ambition to be anyone’s doormat—or worse, I turn to the only way out.The captain...

Prepare to be captivated by a literary tapestry woven by masters of the written word. Short Story Collection Vol. 076 (Unabridged) presents a symphony of voices, each tale a testament to the boundless power of storytelling. From the enigmatic prose of James Joyce to the poignant realism of Anton Chekhov, this anthology invites you on a journey through the human experience, exploring love, loss, longing, and the complexities of the human condition. Immerse yourself in these timeless masterp...