A triumphant, cross-generational exploration of Black joy and resilience.Remember frolicking outside during the long, jubilant days of summer? This vibrant collection invites listeners to breathe deeply and return to that “carefree” season. From riding bikes with friends through the neighborhood, to hopping the ferry to Boblo Island, catching catfish along the river, dancing on warm nights to Afrobeats and jazz music, and cooling off in the Swimmobile, those sun-dr...

──四大頂尖營養學博士、運動生理專家聯手──6****週有效增肌減脂、突破健身撞牆期、運動表現大躍進！要練壯就得先吃胖？戒油、戒糖、戒碳水瘦得更快？多吃蛋白質就能長肌肉？運動完馬上進食更容易胖？想要有大肌肉，一定要吃高蛋白？以上，是許多健身者的共同疑問，怎麼樣才是對的呢？本書由營養學博士、運動生理學教授、體能訓練專家聯合撰寫，以最新的研究和數據，加上運動員和健身選手的實證經驗，提出最有效的飲食科學建議，打破健身飲食的迷思，讓你以最有效率的方式增肌減脂！▌5****大原則，科學實證最有效的飲食概念作者群根據科學數據和多年累積經驗，總結出五個最有效的增肌減脂、提升表現原則：【原則一】熱量平衡：每日攝取與消耗的熱量差距，是你體重上升或下降的主因。【原則二】巨量營養素含量：蛋白質、碳水化合物、...

All in favor of improving meeting procedures, say Aye!Trying to keep your in-person and virtual meetings on track and running smoothly? You need Robert's Rules of Order! These rules for conducting meetings have stood the test of time as the gold standard for practical and effective procedure in group settings like corporate and nonprofit boards, councils, and more.This handy guide demystifies the Rules and offers listeners a practical roadmap to applying ef...

Volume 46 of Advances in Econometrics presents essays in honor of Subhal Kumbhakar. His influence on the applied productivity and efficiency profession is legion, as evidenced by his voluminous body of research, must read textbook and attendance at sessions where he is presenting or his work is featured.Subal’s oeuvre continues to grow, his ability to move the applied econometric and productivity literature forward never stalling and his charismatic smile always there to c...

Immer sichtbarer wird für Beobachter des Zeitgeschehens die schleichende Transformation parlamentarischer Demokratien in Richtung autoritärer Systeme. Organisationen, die sich ausschließlich Kapitalinteressen verpflichtet fühlen, schaffen suprastaatliche Strukturen, die sich der demokratischen Kontrolle entziehen. Vom Volk gewählte politische Repräsentanten sehen sich zu Handlangern der ökonomisch Mächtigen degradiert, viele von ihnen vollziehen den Schulterschluss mit ihnen. Politik im bü...

Liebe Leserin, lieber Leser, auch nach jahrelanger Tätigkeit in meiner Ordination gibt es Fragen, die ich nicht ohne weiteres beantworten kann. Erst unlängst wurde ich von einer Patientin – bei ihr war wenige Jahre zuvor eine Krebserkrankung diagnostiziert worden – nach der gut verlaufenen Operation und Chemotherapie mit Fragen konfrontiert, um deren Antwort sie auch selbst rang: Warum ist sie krank geworden? Wie kann sie in ihrem weiteren Leben von den gemachten Erfahrungen profitieren un...

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees. When we weren’t sheltering in place, we were advised to wear masks, wash our hands, and practice social distancing. We watched in horror as medical personnel worked around the clock to care for the sick and dying. Businesses were shuttered, travel stopped, workers were furloughed, and markets dropped. And people continued to die.Amid all this uncertainty, writers and artists from around the world continued to create com...

Lerntherapie ist mehr als Nachhilfe. Sie wirft einen ganzheitlichen Blick auf das Kind und seine Lernstörungen und begreift diese nicht als Defizit, sondern als Lernchance für das Kind und seine Umwelt. Mike Lehmann und Jens Eitmann leiten dazu an, wie man auf wertschätzende und ressourcenorientierte Weise mit dem Kind und seinen Bedürfnissen arbeitet, die Ursachen für eine Lernstörung ergründet und dem Kind dabei hilft, durch Neugier, Kreativität und Begeisterung wieder sein volles Po...

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Stigma has long been a central concern for social scientists studying health and illness. Yet, in existing work, stigma often escapes definition and clarification, is treated as universal and constant, and becomes a vague catch-all term for a range of conditions and situations.This book initiates a process of recalibrating the conceptualisation of stigma. The book features original analyses from early- and mid-career...

Chris JenningsChris is a retired senior police officer with over 30 years of experience in criminal investigations. Throughout his distinguished career, Chris has:Led complex investigations and multi-agency operations.Spent 14 years as a hostage and crisis negotiator, training alongside UK Special Forces.Contributed to the delivery of the Metropolitan Police's Negotiator Course at Hendon.Served as a Tactical Firearms Comm...

NJSAA Edited Works Award Winner (2023)Despite the many jokes and stereotypes about New Jersey and its residents, in reality the state is a wildly diverse place, home to a vast variety of landscapes, cultures, and people. There is no singular New Jersey experience, and the stories that its residents have to share about the state will surprise you.New Jersey Fan Club: Artists and Writers Celebrate the Garden State is an eclectic anthology featuring p...

Despite the many jokes and stereotypes about New Jersey and its residents, in reality the state is a wildly diverse place, home to a vast variety of landscapes, cultures, and people. There is no singular New Jersey experience, and the stories that its residents have to share about the state will surprise you.New Jersey Fan Club: Artists and Writers Celebrate the Garden State is an eclectic anthology featuring personal essays, interviews, and comics from a broad group of es...