This study seeks to critically examine the field and function of social stratification, with emphasis on Africana phenomena. Phrased another way, this edited volume attempts to study and focus on who gets what and why, with regard to resources and structural application of support. The John Henrik Clarke query is who made this arrangement of leadership in America. Moreover, serving as a reference, this study will assist researchers in contextualizing and thematically examining the structur...

Adéntrate en el mundo de la industria de la animación, la ilustración y los videojuegos para saber cómo se preparan y diseñan sus personajes. Este libro, indispensable para estudiantes y diseñadores de personajes profesionales, se centra en cómo adaptar tu trabajo a las necesidades individuales del público, los medios de comunicación, el marketing y la producción, sin dejar de crear personajes dinámicos, imaginativos y originales. - Conocerás el proceso de diseño desde la perspectiva de la...

Emerging technologies in the transport sector have had, and will have, profound implications for the betterment of our daily lives and economic prosperity. This book delves into modern and emerging transportation technologies, highlighting their significance as they transform how we move people and goods, offering crucial insights for navigating the future of transportation systems. It also discusses policy implications of these technologies, and touches on economic and econometric methodo...

THE TAROT HAS AWAKENED…The Tarot, a powerful divination artifact, has appeared in the Sixth World. It works its will on anyone who finds one of its mystical cards, from runners surviving on the street to corp executives battling in the boardroom. And not just people’s lives will be changed, for the Awakened Tarot deck is more than just a formidable magic item, it has an agenda all its own, and will use those it comes in contact with to set its pla...

Apocalypse: Disorder and chaos ravage London when thousands are contaminated by the accidental discharge of an experimental bio-weapon. The disease robs its hosts of rational thought, giving them a singular desire—find more living flesh to infect.Aftermath: Peter, alone by choice and oddly thriving, finds himself suddenly responsible for the life of someone other than himself. Elsewhere, other survivors stake their own claims to land and resources, but the inexpli...

The only thing worse than death, is living in hell on Earth.Disorder and chaos ravage London when thousands are contaminated by the accidental discharge of an experimental bio-weapon. The disease robs its hosts of rational thought, giving them a singular desire—find more living flesh to infect.Cut off from information and senior leadership, one squadron of soldiers under the command of their senior NCO, Sergeant Major Johnson, finds itself forced to operate...

The survivors are trapped. Cut off from the rest of the world and quarantined as the virus spreads to every corner of the country, while the combined forces of the naval fleet set sail for deeper waters and leave the U.K. to its fate.Facing the aftermath of the battle for the island, the groups are separated as the bonds of friendship and camaraderie are violently severed, and they must survive on their own. Every effort to survive is fraught with peril, and those left behind must ...

Trapped in an abandoned and quarantined Britain, forsaken by the rest of the world, the scattered survivors are forced into hibernation by the fast onset of a bitter winter.Struggling for supplies and battling the elements, the true nature of people shows through as they face adversity like they have never known before. Nevin, as charmed and untouchable as his toxic existence has been, finds a niche in his new home; still not enough for him, though, as he plans to ...

There can be no victory without annihilation.A lull in the onslaught of infected breeds a false sense of security for Johnson and his expanded group. Once again, events unfolding far beyond their knowledge conspire to bring a new type of terror to the survivors.Others, displaced from what had been their place of safety, struggle to survive against age-old enemies: cold and hunger. In a bold move, they break out, only to make unexpected discoveries which cou...

The apocalypse continues in the penultimate chapter of the Toy Soldiers zombie survival series.Will anybody make it out alive?

It is 1989 and the disease resulting from the testing of experimental bioweapons has ravaged much of the world. The U.K. and Europe are in chaos as the virus spreads uncontrollably. The U.S., nominally arriving in force to offer military and humanitarian assistance to their allies, are posturing dangerously with the east and failing to unite over the common enemy of humanity.As command and control are ramping up operations over the British Isles and Europe, the remnants of Johnson'...

No human woman is allowed to speak to an Aldar, lest they fall under his spell. I made it to my eighteenth birthday before I ever broke that rule…Bel has often challenged the traditions of her village, and as her coming-of-age ceremony approaches, a forbidden encounter with a handsome Aldar—tall, supposedly-magical beings from the north—makes her question the wisdom of her elders as never before.Then her mother’s scheming earns her a prominent place in the line-up ...