A former inmate, who is now an assistant stock broker and a part-time gang counselor, details his life on the inner city streets of Atlanta as a notorious drug dealer, vividly recreating his struggle to break the cycle and walk the straight and narrow.

Rhythm is a college student in DC who learns of Moses King, the man who started the Disciples, the largest street gang in Chicago. She reads his court case, and the inconsistencies in his trial transcripts lead her to write him, asking him if he really did kill the black Chicago congressman Perry Homes and rape his wife, Fiona.It seems unlikely; Moses started the Disciples to make a positive impact on the black community. The Disciples head up book drives, they feed the hungry, and...

This book addresses the environmental challenges of the digital technology sector and presents actionable solutions to mitigate its impacts. It provides a detailed examination of the environmental footprint of digital technologies across their entire lifecycle, from resource extraction to disposal. The text explores advanced energy-saving techniques, including renewable energy integration and power optimization strategies for data centers, while offering insights into eco-friendly product ...

The use of environmentally safe products is an emerging and popular trend throughout various industries. Product manufacturing and sales has changed in order to incorporate green initiatives that will appeal to this fast-growing market. Driving Green Consumerism Through Strategic Sustainability Marketing is an essential reference source for the latest scholarly research on the latest trends of consumerism and its effect and implications on the environment. Featuring coverage on topics and ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how human beings think, learn, and make decisions - and for Muslim scholars and societies, this transformation raises questions that are not merely technological but deeply philosophical and moral.Islamic Thought in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Faith, Knowledge, and the Future of Human Reason offers a thoughtful examination of how the Islamic intellectual tradition can engage with and respond to the rise of intelligent machines. ...

The complex issues of sustainability and social marketing are gaining increasing global attention. This increased concern for environmental welfare has started to affect the way marketers, managers and policy makers think and organize their businesses. In Western culture, there has been widespread discussion on green related issues; however, different cultures are at different stages in embracing this global change, and local conditions can greatly affect how strategies are enacted.

My Personal Journal as a Muslim Siratal Mustaqim’ is a thoughtful companion to Abdul Islam’s original work. This journal invites readers to explore their spiritual journeys through personal reflection and guided practice. Drawing from the author’s own experiences of faith and renewal during incarceration, it offers a space to record insights, set meaningful goals, and deepen one’s connection with Islam. Through stories of spiritual transformation, the author shares how Ramadan, community p...

Imagining the future of Gaza beyond the cruelties of occupation and Apartheid, Light in Gaza is a powerful contribution to understanding Palestinian experience.Gaza, home to two million people, continues to face suffocating conditions imposed by Israel. This distinctive anthology imagines what the future of Gaza could be, while reaffirming the critical role of Gaza in Palestinian identity, history, and struggle for liberation.Light in Gaza is a seminal, mo...

This book contains select chapters of proceedings presented at the Second International Conference on Mathematics and its Applications, held in Antalya, Turkey, from 9 to 13 November 2023. Contributors are all active academicians and researchers in their respective fields. It includes chapters on algebra, ring theory, algebraic coding theory, algebraic graph theory, and differential equations. The book covers recent research in the boundaries of several fields of mathematics, particularly ...

This book is ideal for teaching subjects related to marketing, management, entrepreneurship, and business ethics. It can be used as the tool to teach students/trainers in advanced undergraduate and MBA/MSc classes. It is widely acknowledged that, only theoretical discussion does not provide the comprehensive understanding about the business decisions that are taken by the managers and/or other parties involved. And thus, use of cases are common in business studies which not only provides s...

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Urology**Single-Port Robotic Surgery in Urology: The New Beginning After the Advent of Dedicated Platforms describes the novel field of robotic single-port urologic surgery. Recent advances in surgical robotics combined with the pursuit to reduce the invasiveness of laparoscopic surgery have led to the development of novel robotic platforms specifically designed for single-port surgery. This reference summarizes the state-of-the-art of robotic si...

Artificial Intelligence and Data Driven Optimization of Internal Combustion Engines summarizes recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) and data driven optimization and calibration techniques for internal combustion engines. The book covers AI/ML and data driven methods to optimize fuel formulations and engine combustion systems, predict cycle to cycle variations, and optimize after-treatment systems and experimental engine calibration. It contains all the ...