Mind-bending science-fiction. Nightmare-inducing horror. Shocking psychotic crime noir. Inside are sixteen tales by Joe Prosit, short story author extraordinaire, each crafted to tantalize and terrorize, and selected from dozens of magazines and podcasts into this definitive collection. Crack the cover and go on a journey into the furthest reaches of the human experience, from the pinnacle of progress to the blackest pit of insanity.Step into a nexus of spirit and science, excellen...

This second installment of Machines Monsters and Maniacs will bring you deeper into the worlds of the cybernetic, the insane, and the macabre than ever before. Inside you'll find evil corporations, nefarious governments, uncaring gods, alternate dimensions, ghosts of the recently deceased, lingering demons hidden in tiny lights, users trapped inside of simulations, and of course, time-traveling Nazis!Who can stand against such horrors?An armored space marine? A pack of huma...

A fresh assessment of how liberal organizers, activists, and politicians creatively rebuilt the Democratic Party’s coalition, messaging, and strategies to find success during the Reagan Revolution.“Liberalism is at a crossroads. It will either evolve to meet the issues of the 1980s or it will be reduced to an interesting topic for Ph.D.-writing historians.” So stated the young Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas in June 1980 in the keynote address before the liberal organiz...

In "Uniting Extreme Programming and Scrum: Enhancing Team Dynamics and Code Quality through Agile Practices," Joe J. Miller illuminates the transformative power of blending Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum methodologies. This pivotal guide dives deep into how the synergy between XP's technical rigor and Scrum's agile management can revolutionize software development processes. Miller provides actionable insights and real-world examples to demonstrate how integrating these methodologies n...

Making your home a missionary training center, whether you live alone or with a family, whether you are younger or older, can be a revitalizing experience. There is a spirit and influence that accompanies the process, and you can help others as well as yourself to prepare for the greatest sharing experience one can have. —Joe & Barbara Christensen

In this intriguing novel, based on a true story, the Communist Revolution explodes across Russia, and Hans Gerein is rocked by the same reverberations felt around the world. In a new Russia rife with danger and treachery, he overcomes starvation, internment in a gulag camp and devastating twists of fate. The gruesome choice he must make to save his daughter's life cannot weaken his resolve to survive the Stalin and Hitler era, no matter the cost to his heart or his humanity. When Hans fina...

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Service design is a holistic, co-creative, and user-centered approach to understanding user behavior for creating or refining services.Use this LITA Guide to help as a toolkit for implementing service design studies and projects at all types of libraries. It begins with directions for how to create a service design team and assembling a user working group for your library and move through the various phases in a service design journey. The authors outline the tools required to gain...

Corporate entrepreneurship involves new business creation within established companies, the strategic renewal of existing business, and, ultimately, the search for sustainable competitive advantage in an increasingly globalised economy. Yet it remains elusive for many firms.In a collaboration between a practitioner and academic, Joe J. Amberg and Sara L. McGaughey explore corporate entrepreneuring within a large conglomerate multinational enterprise: Siemens AG. In early 2009, foll...

This book is a how-to-do booklet. The differential equations have the answers in tabular form. Knowing how to use a table of derivatives is necessary. The computer language was in basic format. You can use any computer language to do these problems. The author has 35 years of teaching in a technical college setting. The courses taught were mechanical engineering, physics, and math courses. The differential equations course was taught using classroom lectures and a lab session using experim...

A greenhouse provides an essential means of livelihood to its owner and must be economically practical for the particular climate in which it stands. Greenhouses: Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture addresses the major environmental factors of light, temperature, water, nutrition, and carbon dioxide, and features extensive discussions of greenhouse types, construction, and climate control. The book highlights technology such as hydroponics, computer control of environments, and ...