Europe’s health and social care systems are suffering from chronic staff shortages, rising inequalities and the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. These issues pose urgent questions about the sustainability and resilience of public services across the continent.This edited volume offers the first evidence-based framework for tackling these issues. Drawing on cross-European case studies – from Scotland and Finland to Italy, Germany and Norway – the authors examine the ...

An exciting visual record of the greatest battles and warriors in Japanese history!This book describes the momentous battles in Japanese history and the renowned Samurai who fought them, as seen in over 300 great works of art by leading artists, including Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige and Utagawa Kunisada. Art historian Andreas Marks has scoured museum archives and private collections worldwide to present the finest prints and colored folded screen...

Your imperfect voice is capable of kindling a spark in people's hearts, because this very imperfection is true perfection!This book was written to help you discover the power to influence the world around you through the voice of your soul.Regardless of who You are and what You do, this book will show You how to:Overcome inner barriers and fears;Turn vulnerability into a powerful source of strength;Become confident in Yours...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping decisions that affect people, institutions, and societies. Understanding how to design, deploy, and govern AI systems that can be trusted is now essential in many disciplines. This book offers a clear, concise introduction to trustworthy AI, treating AI not just as a technical artifact but as a socio-technical system embedded in human contexts. Developed from an internationally applicable educational framework, the book is designed for teaching and lear...

Two hundred scores lie on the desk. The calendar holds twelve nights. That, at its core, is the whole story – everything else is negotiation.An opera house can put every production on stage immaculately – on time, on budget, to a standing ovation – and still fail, because it staged the wrong operas. Companies and public bodies manage exactly the same feat: every project on the dashboard glows green, and year after year the organisation counts for less. What decides success is not h...

This is the complete omnibus edition of the Exodus Trilogy, which has captivated readers all over the world.When an object threatens human civilization it becomes clear that humanity needs to venture to the stars. With just a few years of warning, this will be a race against time, and only a small number of colonists can be saved.In an America turned authoritarian, a small group of people draws up their plan to change not this world, but the next. The confrontation seems in...

Legio Patria Nostra (Lat.) The Legion is our Fatherland.18 years ago they came to destroy us...A race of conquerors from deep space had set their eyes on Earth´s riches. Their invasion slaughtered billions...But humanity united under a common leadership and fought back. We chased them off Earth and most of the Solar System.The war still rages on, and every year young people are sent out to die, far away from Earth.Ethan Wang ...

In 2072 an object from outer space was discovered that threatened human civilization. A race against time began, and in 2080 the starship Exodus left Earth orbit, saving a small piece of humanity.This is the story of those left behind.

From the ruins of what used to be North America, a new nation was forged by survivors of the Fall. They called this new nation the Covenant, and two centuries later, it is stronger than ever. The Moon people, descendants of lunar colonists who returned to Earth to rebuild it, rule with an iron fist, to ensure their dominance over the original inhabitants, the English. For the Covenant is a nation where a chosen few prosper at the cost of everyone else, and while the English are forced to s...

Inspired by Nikos and Andreas' Greek culinary heritage and their love of fresh ingredients, OPSO restaurant opened in the heart of Marylebone in 2014 with a mission to elevate modern Greek food and introduce Londoners to fine Greek dining.With over 80 recipes, including all of OPSO's signature Greek dishes, seasonal specials and Greek kitchen favourites from their OPSO at Home menu, there are delicious Modern Greek recipes for every meal and occasion.Opening with the

Israel's pulverization of Gaza since October 7, 2023 is not only a humanitarian crisis, but an environmental catastrophe. Far from the first event of its kind, the devastation Israel has inflicted on Palestine since October 2023 has merely ushered in a new phase in a long history of colonization and extraction that reaches back to the nineteenth century. In this book, Andreas Malm argues that a true understanding of the present crisis requires a longue dur�e analysis of Palestine's subjuga...

Legio Patria Nostra (Lat.) The Legion is our Fatherland.Eighteen years ago they came to destroy us...A race of conquerors from deep space had set their eyes on Earth's riches. Their invasion slaughtered billions.But humanity united under a common leadership and fought back. We chased them off Earth and most of the Solar System.The war still rages on, and every year young people are sent out to die, far away from Earth....