“Dark, disturbing, and filled with moments of real charm and magic, The Music of Razors is the best first novel I’ve seen this year.”—LocusIn nineteenth-century Boston, a young doctor on the run from the law falls in with a British confidence artist. Together—and with dire consequences—they bring back to the light something meant to be forgotten.A world away in London, an absent father, haunted by the voice of a banished angel, presents hi...

Nineteen-year-old transwoman Rose Bennett aches for a purpose in life. Coasting through college with few friends and fewer job prospects, she dreads the challenges that she faces each day. Then she meets Armand Fletcher – an eccentric, brilliant, and kind-hearted artist – and her anguish-filled life is turned on its head.Forming an odd friendship, the two collaborate to finish Armand's first art exhibition before its deadline hits. As their work helps them find common ground, they ...

This book is about a young childs distate for greenbeans. At home and everywhere he went has always had greenbeans. Like most people you can have too much of something and it gets saturated. So two young kids in school have a conversation about one kids lack of interest in the vegetable greenbeans. There is a humorous exchange between the two young men on their way to lunch. And to Justin their child that was burned out on greenbeans when he gets to the cafeteria, guess what being served n...

A playbook for decoding unspoken rules of work culture and accelerating up the corporate ladderEvery workplace operates on a set of unwritten norms that shape its internal culture. While business schools and management programs can provide excellent training in finance, marketing, strategy, and research methods, they rarely prepare students for how to discern these unspoken rules that are crucial for career mobility.Mastering the Corporate Chess Game

Gefährliche Machtspiele und dunkles Begehren … HEAVEN & HELL – GEFÄHRLICHE LEIDENSCHAFT: Journalistin Angelica will den Geheimnissen des Millionärs Sin Breaker auf den Grund gehen. Als sie eine Einladung auf seine Privatinsel ergattert, sieht Angelica ihre Chance gekommen. Doch ihr Vorhaben gerät ins Wanken, als Sins glühender Blick sie trifft… Zu spät bemerkt sie die merkwürdigen Dinge, die auf der Insel geschehen. Spielt Sin etwa ein dunkles Spiel mit ihr? TAKEN – DU GEH...

American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 presents the epic history of America’s most controversial weapon.In the 1950s, an obsessive firearms designer named Eugene Stoner invented the AR-15 rifle in a California garage. High-minded and patriotic, Stoner sought to devise a lightweight, easy-to-use weapon that could replace the M1s touted by soldiers in World War II. What he did create was a lethal handheld icon of the American century.In Americ...

Gefährliche Machtspiele und dunkles Begehren … HEAVEN & HELL – GEFÄHRLICHE LEIDENSCHAFT: Journalistin Angelica will den Geheimnissen des Millionärs Sin Breaker auf den Grund gehen. Als sie eine Einladung auf seine Privatinsel ergattert, sieht Angelica ihre Chance gekommen. Doch ihr Vorhaben gerät ins Wanken, als Sins glühender Blick sie trifft… Zu spät bemerkt sie die merkwürdigen Dinge, die auf der Insel geschehen. Spielt Sin etwa ein dunkles Spiel mit ihr? TAKEN – DU GEH...

In theory, esports should be inclusive regardless of gender, race, or ability – however, incidents in the world of esports indicate otherwise. This collection provides an examination of diversity and inclusion in esports as contributors offer a way for readers to understand the history, current issues, and potential impacts of diversity and inclusion in the industry. Through analyses of players, games, fans, and broadcasts, this book highlights the exponential growth of the industry alongs...

'A forensic exploration of their compositions and recordings, and everything that has been poured into them . . . completely definitive' MOJO ★★★★★The story of Manic Street Preachers is unique in pop. Raging out of the stricken mining communities of south Wales in the late 80s, they were seemingly condemned to mere cult status by a cruel juncture of artistic triumph, commercial failure and personal despair. The story took a further agonising twist when the...

Citizen science is involving the public in collecting and analysing scientific data and discovering new scientific knowledge. Approachable and inclusive, it is an excellent option for people looking for ways to get involved and make a difference, and there has never been a better time than now.Exploring Nature through Citizen Science introduces citizen science and showcases its benefits, with a focus on Australia, including urban environments. The book explores the various...

Over the next several decades, as human populations grow and developing countries become more affluent, the demand for energy will soar. Parts of the energy sector are preparing to meet this demand by increasing renewable energy production, which is necessary to combat climate change. But many renewable energy sources have a large energy sprawl—the amount of land needed to produce energy—which can threaten biodiversity and conservation. Is it possible to meet this rise in energy demand, wh...

Every entrepreneur wants to know more and to able to do more, learning from those that have succeeded is one of the best ways to accomplish that. The entrepreneurs in this book discuss the skills needed to be successful in starting, growing and managing technology-based business in the 21st century. Lessons include being an entrepreneur, marketing, strategy & planning, people, sales, growth, technology, investors, financing, operations, corporate culture and a test of your entrepreneurial ...