An evidence-based organizational framework for exceptional analytics team resultsThe Analytics Lifecycle Toolkit provides managers with a practical manual for integrating data management and analytic technologies into their organization. Author Gregory Nelson has encountered hundreds of unique perspectives on analytics optimization from across industries; over the years, successful strategies have proven to share certain practices, skillsets, expertise, an...

100 crazy stories of America's dumbest criminals.WARNING: The crimes you are about to read are true. The names have been changed . . . to protect the ignorant.Here is the ultimate collection of the most incredibly stupid and painfully dumb attempts at crime ever brought together.The woman who invalidated her winning $5,000 lottery ticket by altering it to match the $20 prize numberThe accused vending-machine thief who paid his $400 bail entirely in q...

Teaching as Radical Logic: Dialectic, Analectic, and Education brings together groundbreaking work from leading voices in decolonial theory, Marxist thought, and critical education.This volume revitalizes the cross-fertilizing dialogue between traditions that historically propelled global anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist political movements, while restoring to pedagogy its central role as an organizing principle for liberation. At the same time, this vo...

Filled with the promise of adventure and glory, the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic era enticed hundreds of young men to enlist as officers in its bitter struggle against the French fleet.With some as young as nine, these boys were confronted with the harsh realities of warfare at sea: cramped conditions, ruthless storms and fierce combat. In spite of their youth, these sailors showed enormous courage and valour in the face of battle, their bravery immortalised in the...

This multidisciplinary volume includes an international roster of contributors who explore how mass hysteria has emerged among people across the globe as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contributors provide international perspectives on the effects of this “corohysteria” in areas such as education, healthcare, religion, psychology, mathematics, economics, media, racism, politics, etc. They argue the hysteria, angst, fear, unrest, and difficulties associated with the pandemic ar...

Explores the archaeology of Mississippian communities and households using new data and advances in method and theoryPublished in 1995, Mississippian Communities and Households, edited by J. Daniel Rogers and Bruce D. Smith, was a foundational text that advanced southeastern archaeology in significant ways and brought household-level archaeology to the forefront of the field. Reconsidering Mississippian Communities**and Households revisit...

Filled with the promise of adventure and glory, the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic era enticed hundreds of young men to enlist as officers in its bitter struggle against the French fleet. With some as young as nine, these boys were confronted with the harsh realities of warfare at sea: cramped conditions, ruthless storms and fierce combat. In spite of their youth, these sailors showed enormous courage and valour in the face of battle, their bravery immortalised in the literary works of Patri...

Have you ever known anyone who had difficulty finding their Way in work and in life?Imagine waking up everyday feeling inspired, passionate, and full of vitality, looking forward to the adventures the day will bring.Imagine living a life where you're doing exactly what you're meant to do, pursuing all the things that truly matter in your work and in your life.Are you living this life? There is a Way . . .Way of ZingZing is the radiant energy of human...

A tense psychological thriller about a grieving woman whose secluded girls’ trip to the Florida Keys becomes a fight for survival, perfect for fans of Stacy Willingham, Karin Slaughter, Noelle Ihli, Daniel Hurst, and Lisa Jewell.She hoped this girls’ trip would help her heal. Instead, it just might kill her.Still reeling from her husband’s death, Courtney joins her three best friends on a secluded island in the Florida Keys. But the getaway...

The 10 Principles of Great Screenwriting by author Dr. Gregory K. Allen is an easy-to-read handbook that is a must-have for screenwriters everywhere. Drawing from the work of industry greats like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Quentin Tarantino, and M. Night Shyamalan, Dr. Allen's book is an easy reference guide for beginners and experts alike. Packed with plenty of examples and illustrations, it is a perfect companion guide for the screenwriter with writer's block as well as the...

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Every one of us is infinitely valuable to God. What would it mean to live that way?New York Times bestselling author Tim Tebow shares a dynamic message on identity, meaning, and purpose. Highlighting his work with some of the world's most vulnerable populations, Tebow unlocks a powerful truth: Everything changes when we learn to see the image of God in every human; ourselves, our ne...

An interfaith collection of prayers, blessings, and poems offering comfort and hope to the healthcare workers that give so much.The COVID-19 pandemic has left few of us unaffected, but our healthcare workers have borne the brunt of its impact. Chaplains and clergy across all lines of faith have ministered to those caregivers through prayers and blessings.This curated collection of interfaith prayers, blessings, and poems was written by those who minister to...