Since Ronald Reagan left office in 1989, the global community has witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the integration of Europe, the War on Terror and the Arab Spring, a hot Chinese economy and a major international recession. Reagan’s Legacy in a World Transformed brings together scholars from diverse disciplines and persuasions to assess the fortieth president’s policies and their ongoing impact today, and to offer a timely retrospective on his complex legacy....

Since Ronald Reagan left office in 1989, the global community has witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the integration of Europe, the War on Terror and the Arab Spring, a hot Chinese economy and a major international recession. Reagan’s Legacy in a World Transformed brings together scholars from diverse disciplines and persuasions to assess the fortieth president’s policies and their ongoing impact today, and to offer a timely retrospective on his complex legacy....

The fastest growing format in online poker is without doubt Progressive Knockout tournaments. Online poker rooms like them, recreational poker players love them, yet a lot of serious poker players struggle to get to grips with the way the strategy changes compared to regular MTTs.In PKO Poker Strategy professional poker player Dara O’Kearney has done rigorous study using the latest solver technology to show you the biggest adjustments you need to beat these tournaments. This book f...

Game Theory Optimal (GTO) poker strategy has split the poker world. It has changed the way elite professionals think about the game but for most players it seems out of reach and difficult to grasp. There is a belief that the ‘GTO Wizards’ in poker are progressing at such a pace that regular players will never be able to catch up to them. This is not true. Anyone can take the lessons from modern solver technology and apply it to their own game.GTO Poker Simplified dispels the myth ...

“For years I've run my big final table hands by Dara. Now you can read about how he uses his imagination backed up by sound mathematical principles to exploit and how you can too.” - Padraig O’Neil - EPT Prague ChampionGame Theory Optimal (GTO) poker has taken over the modern game, but it is not the most profitable way to play when your opponent has leaks in their game. You will always make the most money against exploitable players by counter-exploiting them.Beyon...

The fastest-growing format in tournament poker is the Mystery Bounty event, where you can literally win a life-changing prize before the final table. This format has taken over the poker world, but the strategic adjustments are unknown…until now. Everybody is making big mistakes in Mystery Bounty tournaments and Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy is your chance to get an edge on the field.Using state-of-the-art solver technology this book contains groundbreaking insights that most profe...

Imagine the edge you would have if you could consistently play poker in the zone. In the zone you make all the right decisions, instinctively when to bluff, and are unfazed by a losing hand. You’re locked in and feel unbeatable.It’s shocking how many poker players stumble into this elusive state of mind. As quickly as that euphoric feeling of invincibility arrives, it's gone. And no matter how hard they try, they can’t get back there. Until now.In The Mental Game of Poker 2...

The best way for small stakes players to win life-changing amounts of money is to win a satellite into a bigger tournament. Yet there is surprisingly little written about how to win satellite tournaments, until now. In Poker Satellite Strategy professional poker player Dara O’Kearney gives you a framework for how to approach every stage of a satellite tournament, from the early levels right up to the bubble. This book takes the stress and uncertainty out of satellites.You will lear...

Most poker players don't think they need to study ICM until they make a costly mistake at a big final table - don't be one of those players.The Independent Chip Model (ICM) is the most important strategy concept in multi table tournaments, yet very few players understand it, other than knowing they should play tighter on the bubble. Not only does ICM impact the single biggest monetary decisions you make in poker, it also influences everything in a tournament from game selection, st...

The best way for small stakes poker players to earn life-changing amounts of money is to win a satellite into a bigger tournament. Yet there is surprisingly little poker theory written about how to win satellite tournaments, until now. In Poker Satellite Strategy professional poker player Dara O’Kearney gives you a framework for how to approach every stage of a satellite tournament, from the early levels right up to the bubble. This book takes the stress and uncertainty out of satellites.

Ceramic Materials: Science and Engineering is an up-to-date treatment of ceramic science, engineering, and applications in a single, comprehensive text. Building on a foundation of crystal structures, phase equilibria, defects, and the mechanical properties of ceramic materials, students are shown how these materials are processed for a wide diversity of applications in today's society. Concepts such as how and why ions move, how ceramics interact with light and magnetic fields, a...

This book comprises the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Microscopy Conference (APMC12) focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of materials sciences, life sciences and microscopy techniques. The contents of this volume include papers on aberration corrected TEM & STEM, SEM – FIB, ion beam microscopy, electron diffraction & crystallography, microscopy and imaging associated with bio-nanotechnology, medical applications, host-pathogen i...