The fiftieth anniversary of many major milestones in what is commonly called the African-American Civil Rights Movement was celebrated in 2013. Fifty years removed from the Birmingham campaign, the assassination of Medgar Evers, and the March on Washington and it is clear that the sacrifices borne by those generations in that decade were not in vain. Monuments, museums, and exhibitions across the world honor the men and women of the Movement and testify to their immeasurable role in redefi...

A crimefighter with mysterious powers hunts a deadly cult in a brilliant collaboration by Charlaine Harris, Christopher Golden, Kelley Armstrong, and more.Investigative reporter Nora Hesper spends her nights cloaked in shadows. As Indigo, she's become an urban myth, a brutal vigilante who can forge darkness into weapons and travel across the city by slipping from one patch of shadow to another. Her primary focus both as Nora and as Indigo has become a murderous crim...

A sweeping journey through the foundations, triumphs, and transformations of British literature. This monumental volume gathers fifty of the most influential and enduring works ever written in the English language. From the heroic epic of Beowulf to the philosophical sublimity of the Romantic poets, from Shakespeare's immortal tragedies to the visionary science fiction of H. G. Wells, this collection traces the evolution of a literary tradition that shaped the modern world. Organized chron...

Enterprise and Venture Capital is the bestselling guide for people looking to build new businesses around bright ideas, and investors awake to the opportunities offered by new business building. This is the revised and updated fifth edition of the book that is widely regarded as the handbook of the Australian venture capital industry.Enterprise and Venture Capital sets out in a straightforward and practical way how to put venture capital to work. It discusses the ...

Mindfulness and Critical Friendship: A New Perspective on Professional Development for Educators assembles an international community of scholar-practitioners from multiple disciplines who utilize different methodologies and ideological perspectives to reflect on and interrogate contexts that situate mindfulness and critical friendship as constructs which support professional development for educators. Mindfulness and critical friendship connect critically and creatively like-minded collea...

There are many books on aspects of plant invasions, but none that focus on the key role of species interactions in mediating invasions. This book reviews exciting new findings and explores how new methods and tools are shedding new light on crucial processes in plant invasions. In 23 chapters, with contributions from 51 authors, the book addresses: · the main theories and hypotheses in plant invasion ecology that invoke species interactions; · plant invasions that are facilitated by, or be...

About This BookGet insider insight on Qlik Sense and its new approach to business intelligenceCreate your own Qlik Sense applications, and administer server architectureExplore practical demonstrations for utilizing Qlik Sense to discover data for sales, human resources, and moreWho This Book Is ForLearning Qlik® Sense is for anyone seeking to understand and utilize the revolutionary new approach to business intelligence offered ...

Get the most out of your Qlik Sense investment with the latest insight and guidance direct from the Qlik Sense teamKey FeaturesUpdated with new coverage on Qlik Cloud, Qlik Sense Modeling, and Extending the Qlik Analytic Platform.Get insider insight on Qlik Sense and its new approach to business intelligenceExplore practical demonstrations for utilizing Qlik Sense to discover data for sales, human resources, and moreBook Descripti...

When two strangers cast coins in a Central Park fountain, their dreams and desires become supernaturally intertwined. Cal wants fame and respect and Mary craves true love from her pro quarterback boyfriend, but destiny weaves a tangled fabric. From Mike Richardson (47 Ronin, Echoes) and Eisner Award winner Paul Chadwick (Concrete, The World Below) comes Best Wishes, a Woody Allen-esque tale of New York, meme madness, fame's price, and secrets of the heart.

When a mysterious cosmic anomaly engulfs the Earth in darkness, a young man named Jacob awakens to a shattered world haunted by the dead and governed by silence. As reality fractures and time itself unravels, Jacob must ascend through nightmarish realms to discover the truth about the "event" that altered existence-and the chilling purpose behind his resurrection. Guided by cryptic messages and pursued by grotesque creatures, Jacob journeys through the broken fragments of human memory and ...

Contemporary Spain provides an accessible introduction to the politics, economy, institutions media and cinema of contemporary Spain.This fully revised fourth edition includes new material that makes this the most comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date account of the situation in Spain at this junctureKey features include:accessible and authoritative background information ideal for the non-specialist language studenteach...

Did a supernatural hound cause the death of Sir Charles Baskerville? Or is the famous Baskerville curse simply a cover for more sinister goings on? The redoubtable Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson face danger in an old mansion and on the moors in this rollicking stage adaptation of Doyle’s classic adventure.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Geoffrey Arend, Wilson Bethel, Seamus Dever, Sarah Drew, Henri Lubatti, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, Moir...