A landmark drama series telling the compelling real-life WW1 love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis KellyEric Appleby was an engineering student from Liverpool, who joined the Royal Field Artillery when war began in 1914. Posted to Athlone, he met and fell in love with solicitor's daughter Phyllis Kelly at a dance. Their romance was interrupted when he was sent to fight in the trenches on the Western Front, but they kept their l...

Why too much work and too little time is hurting workers and companies—and how a proven workplace redesign can benefit employees and the bottom lineToday's ways of working are not working—even for professionals in "good" jobs. Responding to global competition and pressure from financial markets, companies are asking employees to do more with less, even as new technologies normalize 24/7 job expectations. In Overload, Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen document ho...

Racial Fissures.Economic Collapse.Global Uncertainty.But this is 1940!The story follows a young Black couple who seek to navigate life and love in one of the most turbulent times in U.S. history. While their paths collide on the streets of Bessemer, Alabama, they must first confront the tangible fears of the Jim Crow south, the Great Depression and their nation poised on the brink of World War II, before realizing the lo...

Today's ways of working are not working—even for professionals in "good" jobs. Responding to global competition and pressure from financial markets, companies are asking employees to do more with less, even as new technologies normalize 24/7 job expectations. In Overload, Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen document how this new intensification of work creates chronic stress, leading to burnout, attrition, and underperformance. "Flexible" work policies and corporate lip service about "wor...

In this charming folktale, Bubbe Isabella builds a sukkah to celebrate the harvest holiday. She bakes a special cake and hopes to share it with her animal friends – only to find that they prefer to eat the fruits and vegetables that decorate the sukkah—and finally the sukkah itself! You'll be surprised what finally happens to the cake.

In the witty and satirical Pastiche and Prejudice, Arthur Bingham Walkley takes a playful jab at the literary world, particularly the popular romance novels of his time. Through a series of clever parodies, he pokes fun at the conventions and clichés of the genre, creating a delightful and thought-provoking read. Walkley's sharp wit and keen eye for detail shine through as he skewers the predictable plots, swooning heroines, and brooding heroes that populate these beloved tales. Prepare to...

This book is open access under a CC BY license.This book is the first to develop explicit methods for evaluating evidence of mechanisms in the field of medicine. It explains why it can be important to make this evidence explicit, and describes how to take such evidence into account in the evidence appraisal process. In addition, it develops procedures for seeking evidence of mechanisms, for evaluating evidence of mechanisms, and for combining this evaluation with evidence of associ...