Dear flappable reader:Do you bristle at a handshake that resembles a limp fish? Do oblivious pedestrians bring you to the brink? What about museum gift shops, superfluous courtesy (do we need a gas pump to show us gratitude?), behemoth SUVS, or inexplicable operating manuals? Have you had it with screeching leaf blowers, beseeching telemarketers, escalating movie-ticket prices, or proliferating celebrity magazines? Is it children's choirs or karaoke singers, waiters bearing pepper g...

Jase is doing a gym work out and as he comes to a finish a couple of guys ask him about his portable Lap top computer. It is immediately clear to Jase that these guys are up to something. Jase is not big on strangers although he will hear them out. At the same time he is very vigilant in doing so.

Lambert Strether, a mild middle-aged American of no particular achievements, is dispatched to Paris from the manufacturing empire of Woollett, Massachusetts. The mission conferred on him by his august patron, Mrs Newsome, is to discover what, or who, is keeping her son Chad in the notorious city of pleasure, and to bring him home. But Strether finds Chad transformed by the influence of a remarkable woman; and as the Parisian spring advances, he himself succumbs to the allure of the 'vast b...

A thrilling and cataclysmic collection of city-smashing titans and the desperate coalitions of humanity clinging to survival in the wreckage, from the New York Times-bestselling and multiple award-winning editors.Featuring bestselling and award-winning authors such as Tananarive Due, Christopher Golden, Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler and Steve Alten, author of The Meg.An explosive collection of monster terror, featuring 25 original tales of c...

This open access book provides a thorough introduction to modeling turbulent, dispersed, two-phase flows. It explains the physical phenomena and governing laws at play, followed by a clear and systematic overview of the statistical tools used to develop simplified or coarse-grained models.With a pedagogical approach, the book uses practical examples to explain complex physical processes and stochastic methods, making it accessible to readers familiar with basic courses in statistic...

This three-volume set LNAI 15708-15709-15110 constitutes the proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Rough Sets, IJCRS 2025, held in Chongqing, China, during May 11–13, 2025.The 90 full papers included in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 187 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Rough Set Models and Foundations; Fuzzy Rough Sets and Rough Fuzzy Sets; and Granular Computing.Part II: Rough Set Applicati...

Author of In These Eyes, this man pieces together a book from a mind filled with musical lyrics through inner life experiences. Its poetry revised at its best. Youll read what some think, but wouldnt dare say. You might even get a laugh with his sarcastic sense of humor. Its a view of life written out to be a work of art! A Perfect Book to Muse Your Mind

This three-volume set LNAI 15708-15709-15110 constitutes the proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Rough Sets, IJCRS 2025, held in Chongqing, China, during May 11–13, 2025.The 90 full papers included in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 187 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Rough Set Models and Foundations; Fuzzy Rough Sets and Rough Fuzzy Sets; and Granular Computing.Part II: Rough Set Applicati...

This three-volume set LNAI 15708-15709-15110 constitutes the proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Rough Sets, IJCRS 2025, held in Chongqing, China, during May 11–13, 2025.The 90 full papers included in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 187 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Rough Set Models and Foundations; Fuzzy Rough Sets and Rough Fuzzy Sets; and Granular Computing.Part II: Rough Set Applicati...

This volume features a selection of the best papers from the 32nd International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD 2024), which focused on “Harnessing Opportunities: Reshaping ISD in the Post-COVID-19 and Generative AI Era”.The significantly expanded and revised contributions in this volume provide a comprehensive overview of the transformative potential of technology and shed light on the symbiosis between innovative technologies and organizational processes. The v...

The Encyclopedia of Black Comics, focuses on people of African descent who have published significant works in the United States or have worked across various aspects of the comics industry. The book focuses on creators in the field of comics: inkers, illustrators, artists, writers, editors, Black comic historians, Black comic convention creators, website creators, archivists and academics—as well as individuals who may not fit into any category but have made notable achievements ...

Since publication of the first edition more than 100 years ago, Machinery’s Handbook has been acclaimed as the most popular, bestselling engineering resource of all time. Universally considered the principal reference in the manufacturing, metalworking, and mechanical industries, the Handbook is the ultimate collection of essential information. Now more than 3,000 pages, with thousands of revisions and updates throughout, Machinery’s Handbook, 32nd Ed...