This book is about the inner life of buildings—how architecture lands in the body, moment by moment, as breath, posture, tension, ease, and attention.It begins with a quiet question: why do so many spaces look extraordinary yet feel lacking from the inside? When image, performance, and optimisation dominate the narrative, the subtler work of space—how it steadies or unsettles the nervous system—often goes unnamed. Moving between neuroscience, phenomenology, movement psychology, and...

Edge AI at Home: Run Local LLMs on Your Windows GPU is a practical, step-by-step handbook for anyone who wants to run powerful AI locally—right on a Windows GPU laptop or desktop—without relying on the cloud.Instead of getting stuck in theory, you'll follow clear, hands-on instructions to set up a local AI environment and start using it immediately for real work and creative projects. You'll learn how to run local models, build privacy-friendly workflows, and turn your own PC into ...

Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Champion Nathan Chen delivers an inspirational picture book about facing your fears and finding the joy in sports, no matter the outcome.Wei has loved ice-skating ever since his first visit to the rink. He loves gliding across the ice, taking flight on jumps, and moving with the music—there’s nothing else like it!But as Wei’s first big competition draws near, he begins to worry. He’s been training hard, but what if he doesn’t win? ...

How did Tencent become one of the world's most innovative tech giants? This book offers a rare, in-depth look at Tencent's rise through the lens of innovation management. From early products like QQ to the creation of WeChat and its expansive digital ecosystem, the book explores how Tencent drives continuous and breakthrough innovation across technology, management, platforms, and social value. It introduces Tencent's unique Sequoia-like innovations (deep, directed, invisible, and compound...

This textbook provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to Semantic Communications, focusing on how deep learning enhances its performance in modern communication systems. The purpose of the book is to offer students, researchers, and engineers a solid understanding of the theoretical principles and practical applications of semantic communication. The text builds from foundational concepts to advanced topics, making it suitable for graduate-level courses and beyond, while also serving ...

A global banking risk management guide geared toward the practitionerFinancial Risk Management presents an in-depth look at banking risk on a global scale, including comprehensive examination of the U.S. Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review, and the European Banking Authority stress tests. Written by the leaders of global banking risk products and management at SAS, this book provides the most up-to-date information and expert insight into real risk m...

Taiwan has become a new flashpoint in Sino-U.S. relations in recent years. The nation just concluded its presidential and legislative elections in January 2024. The incumbent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won a pyrrhic victory—with DPP keeping the presidential seat but losing the majority in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan (Congress). The political status of Taiwan is one of the few, if not the only, issues that have won bipartisan support. New Developments in the Trilateral Relationshi...

Das Buch untersucht die Beziehung zwischen Digitalisierung und Demokratie, wobei der Fokus auf der Rolle der Rechtsordnung liegt. Sie beleuchtet die Krise und den Wandel, die digitale Partizipation für die demokratische Repräsentation bedeuten, und analysiert systematisch die daraus resultierenden Veränderungen. Ausgehend von verschiedenen Demokratietheorien, darunter die repräsentative, plebiszitäre, partizipative und assoziative Demokratie, entwickelt die Autorin das Konzept der „digital...

★★★★★ Readers’ Favorite"With the fast-paced nature of modern life, people often tend to miss out on enjoying the little things that life has to offer. Zen Musings From a Fly on the Wall is a collection of inspiring essays…[that] encourage readers to soak in everything around us and find beauty in their essence. Chen has an engaging and accessible writing style that will appeal to all readers. You can open any page in the book and read...

This is a book with the best poems selected from the Tang Dynasty in Chinese. As we know it well, Wang Wei is one of the best poets in the Tang Dynasty. This book has selected some of the best poetic works of Wang Wei. After prudentially reviewing the available English translation on Internet, I am confident my English translation is one the best.

Während sich die Risikogesellschaft zu einer Sicherheitsgesellschaft wandelt, entsteht im modernen Strafrecht ein Paradigmenwechsel, wonach das Risiko- zum Gefährdungsstrafrecht eskaliert. Der Autor analysiert die vielfältigen Hintergründe und kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass der Kern und die Lösung der Legitimationskrise des modernen Gefährdungsstrafrechts die Begrifflichkeit des Gefährdungsvorsatzes ist. Hierzu setzt er sich mit der jahrzehntelangen Dogmengeschichte des Gefährdungsvorsatzes a...

Lingdao, the Chinese word for leadership, is rarely used to denote acts of social persuasion that occur outside of contexts of formal rank or status. However, the ubiquity of informal leadership in China raises a number of practical and theoretical questions.Based on an analysis of selected Chinese cinematic works depicting settings of educational practice and policy, the book explores how "Western" understandings of leadership emerge from these texts to form discursive me...