ALTERNATIVE TRUTHS, a fvisionairy anthology dreamed up by two Pacific Northwest authors In the aftermath of the presidential inauguration, Bob Brown and Phyllis Irene Radford asked the science fiction writers they know to imagine a post-Trump, post-truth worldALTERNATIVE TRUTHS is about the possibilities of a mad and confusing time," said Brown, who published the book through BCubedPress. "A bombastic billionaire golf-course developer and reality TV-show host has become the most po...

John Cabot — builder of canals and bridges, devoted husband, and father of three — dreams of wealth and status for his family. But his aspirations leave him overextended, pursued by merciless creditors, and forced to flee Venice with his family.Attempts to restore his family’s fortunes in Milan and Valencia end in repeated disappointment. But in Seville, John finds work as a maritime engineer for the king of Spain. Inspired by the daring exploits of Cristóbal Colón, he sets his sig...

In the middle of the Great War, Victor Cavendish, the ninth Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Lady Evelyn landed in Halifax in November 1916 so he could serve as the governor general of Canada. Throughout the difficult years of the First World War and its aftermath, the new governor general travelled extensively, oversaw policy, presided over Canada’s rejection of the British honours system, and walked a fine line between the colonial authorities and Canada’s desire for greater independence...

Mit Storys von * Dirk Alt * Victor Boden * Tino Falke * Marcus Hammerschmitt * Wolfgang Mörth * Paul Sanker * Uwe Schimunek * Volly Tanner * Tom Turtschi * Wolf Welling Mit einer Gaststory von * Liviu Surugiu (Rumänien) Mit Essays von * Dirk Alt * Michael K. Iwoleit * Julie Phillips * Christian Steinbacher Mit Nachrufen auf Gene Wolfe von * Tony Daniel * Michael K. Iwoleit Mit Illustrationen von * Dirk Alt * Uli Bendick * Christian Günther * Detlef Klewer * Victoria Sack und einem Titelbil...

In the middle of the Great War, Victor Cavendish, the ninth Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Lady Evelyn landed in Halifax in November 1916 so he could serve as the governor general of Canada. Throughout the difficult years of the First World War and its aftermath, the new governor general travelled extensively, oversaw policy, presided over Canada’s rejection of the British honours system, and walked a fine line between the colonial authorities and Canada’s desire for greater independence...

Roman thought he'd found the perfect opportunity to rebel. He may have been wrong.He awakens strapped to a set of parallel bars in a richly appointed sitting room, and begins a conversation with a masked man which will change his life. His world has been a facade - one which the mysterious Brahma is about to tear away.A stunning novel about the real world, and about the hidden chanels of power behind the scenes, EMPIRE V is a post-modern satirical novel exploring the cults ...

Insurgent groups consist of individuals willing to organize and commit acts of terror to achieve their goals. By nature, they depend on public support, yet they sometimes target private civilians in addition to military personnel and government officials. This book examines insurgent embeddedness--the extent to which an insurgent group is enmeshed in relationships with the state, other insurgents, and the public--in order to understand why they attack civilians. Using Big Allied and Danger...

Knowledge remains the key driver of success in the digital age. Management consultancy firms that can handle knowledge management effectively will reap economic and societal benefits. Management Consultancy Through an Academic and Practitioner Perspective, provides a fresh perspective on how management consultancy firms need to stay relevant to compete effectively.This book seeks to bridge the gap between the practitioner and academic camps and bring a sense of reality to the management co...

A proven system for measuring the bottom-line value of any proposed healthcare initiativeHealthcare costs in the United States are soaring out of control, and virtually every forecast predicts no end to this unhealthy trend.Until now, there has been no way to quantify and prove the value of healthcare projects and programs. Measuring ROI in Healthcare is what the industry--and the nation itself--has been waiting for.In this groundbreaking book that is sur...

Spanning three generations of teacher-writers, Caribbean Writers on Teaching Literature speaks to the emergence of a distinct body of teaching styles, approaches, methods and philosophy for teaching literature. Each generation enriched by the others has extended the field of literature teaching.With its collection of eighteen interviews and its insightful theoretical discussions on creative ways of teaching literature, Caribbean Writers on Teaching Literature is a...

Eine spannende Zusammenstellung faszinierender Biografien und Persönlichkeiten! Wie genial, schillernd und erfolgreich sind die führenden Wirtschaftsgrößen Deutschlands wirklich? Dieser Frage und vielen weiteren unterhaltsamen Facetten geht die Financial Times Deutschland in diesem beeindruckenden Nachschlagewerk nach. Im Rahmen von 101 Portraits bekannter Wirtschaftsvertreter wie Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, Schokoladenhersteller Alfred Ritter und Weißbierbrauer Werner Brombach wird beleuc...

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...