The modern creator economy markets itself as a utopian digital meritocracy where anyone with a smartphone and a unique voice can achieve financial independence. In reality, the underlying infrastructure of every major social media platform is mathematically rigged to ensure that a microscopic fraction of elite influencers captures the entirety of the cultural relevance and advertising revenue. Behind the endless stream of viral content lies the unforgiving architecture of the power law dis...

What does it take to turn bold ideas into global influence?In Emma Grede: The Power of Vision , Michael Cartwright delivers a compelling and inspiring look into the life of one of the most dynamic entrepreneurs of our time. From humble beginnings to building globally recognized brands, Emma Grede’s journey is a masterclass in ambition, resilience, and fearless innovation.This powerful biography goes beyond the headlines, revealing the mindset, discipline, and strategic thin...

Arising from collaboration between a doctor and a historian, Disease and History offers the general listener a wide-ranging and accessible account of the ways in which disease has left its dramatic mark on the past.It discusses the impact made by bubonic plague and other infections upon the ancient and medieval worlds; the likely role of syphilis in the careers of Henry VIII and Ivan the Terrible; the significance of smallpox for the conquest of Mexico; and the contributio...

Michael White, one of the founders of narrative therapy, is back with his first major publication since the seminal Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends.Maps of Narrative Practice provides brand new practical and accessible accounts of the major areas of narrative practice that White has developed and taught over the years, so that listeners may feel confident when utilizing this approach in their practices. The book covers each of the five main ar...

Between 1971 and 1996 the late John Howard Yoder (1927-1997) wrote a series of ten essays revisiting the Jewish-Christian schism in which he argued that, properly understood, Jesus did not reject Judaism, Judaism did not reject Jesus, and the Apostle Paul's universal mandate for the salvation of the nations is best understood not as a product of Hellenization, but rather in the context of his Jewish heritage.This posthumous collection of essays is arguably his most ambitious projec...

The book gives an introduction to energetic materials and lasers, properties of such materials and the current methods for initiating energetic materials. The following chapters and sections highlight the properties of lasers, and safety aspects of their application. It covers the properties of in-service energetic materials, and also materials with prospects of being used as insensitive ammunitions in future weapon or missiles systems or as detonators in civilian (mining) applications. Be...

Particular focus on prerequisites required for effective herd health management (HHM) programmes, including understanding bovine disease epidemiology, improving disease surveillance (including the use of sensors), data-driven decision-making based on cow health records, as well as advances in understanding and optimising immune responseReviews HHM issues across the dairy cow life cycle, from reproduction and calf health to the transition stage and replacement of stock...

HelenaI'm one of four Willow daughters. He's the first-born son of the Scafoni family. And we have history.For generations, the Scafoni family have demanded a sacrifice of us. A virgin daughter to atone for sins so old, we don't even remember what they are anymore.But when you have as much money as they do, you don't play by the rules. You make them.And Sebastian Scafoni makes all the rules.The moment I saw him, I knew he would choos...

La evaluación de impacto es un tipo de estudio que permite identificar si las políticas, los programas o proyectos causaron un efecto positivo sobre la población que los recibió. Si partimos de la premisa de que las políticas públicas son instrumentales —medios para alcanzar un fin—, la evaluación de impacto es, en muchos sentidos, su prueba de fuego. Por abocarse a la realización de inferencias causales, la evaluación de impacto se considera la joya de la corona de la investigación aplica...

Multimedia Cartography provides a contemporary overview of theoretical issues related to multimedia mapping and the design and production elements that are unique to this form of cartography. The proliferation of interactive multimedia products on CD-ROM and the Internet, via the World Wide Web, has generated an immense interest in multimedia mapping products. The approach to producing interactive multimedia 'maps' is quite unique and there has been an upsurge of interest in developing met...

SebastianTaking her is my right. Breaking her, my duty.I was always going to choose Helena. I knew it the instant I saw her.She’s different than the others. There’s a darkness about her. Something wild inside her. And it calls to the beast inside me.But she isn’t what I expected. With every word and every touch, she pushes me, burrowing deep under my skin, challenging the rules, and upending history.And all the while, I see how my br...

GREAT MERCY is a unique series of parables that will speak to the heart of those dissatisfied with time honored denominationalism. Michael carefully examines through modern parables that church is for the sheep and not the shepherd. Michael Cartwright captures the Christian church with an unusual depth of insight into its false longings and purposeful posturing. Michael sees Jesus leaving a church that has already placed Him behind their backs. Enjoy a fresh release from the lethargy of ri...