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This book, now in a revised and extended second edition, offers an in-depth account of Coxeter groups through the perspective of geometric group theory. It examines the connections between Coxeter groups and major open problems in topology related to aspherical manifolds, such as the Euler Characteristic Conjecture and the Borel and Singer Conjectures. The book also discusses key topics in geometric group theory and topology, including Hopf’s theory of ends, contractible manifolds and homo...

**Now an acclaimed documentary from Screen Media, the New York Times bestselling account of the story behind one of the most influential, durable, and beloved shows in the history of television: Sesame Street.“Davis tracks down every Sesame anecdote and every Sesame personality in his book . . . Finally, we get to touch Big Bird's feathers.” —The New York Times Book Review**Sesame Street is the longest-running-and arguab...

The Future of Investing: AI and Technology Opportunities Await is a great book for people who want to take advantage of the fast progress in AI and technology. These areas are still changing businesses all over the world, from the healthcare industry to the banking sector and more. This gives investors a lot of exciting opportunities. It also sheds light on new areas like quantum computing, technology that is good for the environment, and AI-driven creativity.The focus of this guid...

Kingston is anything but a normal seal. He lives with his best friend, Jake, and gets to go on all kinds of crazy adventures. This time, he gets to meet a group he has heard so much about from Jake! Who is he about to meet? Come along and follow Kingston as he makes new friends on a new adventure.

When presentation pressure rises, your success doesn't depend on polish or slides. It needs three stories. In this book, you'll discover The Story Power Trio, the narratives that shape every high-stakes communication:• Identity Story. The belief you hold about yourself.• Perspective Story. The story your audience is already telling themselves.• Message Story. The story you share that builds trust and action.When these stories align...

Essential strategies for school trustees and superintendents.Addressing the urgent challenges of school leadership in our divided, post-pandemic landscape, The Governance Core 2.0 is an essential guide for school trustees and superintendents dedicated to making a meaningful difference in their districts. Davis Campbell, Michael Fullan, and Babs Kavanaugh provide useful tools and techniques to improve local governance culture, emphasizing t...

Are you suffering from PTSD, depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues? Maybe you are suffering from alcoholism or addiction. Perhaps you merely want to grow spiritually.Inside The Cure, you will learn the quick and easy steps to break the cycles of depression and addiction. Plus, you get to feel great and have fun while healing. Interested? The Cure can help our sick nation. It even contains a reasonable approach to addressing our national epidemic of mass shootings, with...

Nineteen-year-old John is a nobody. He's a punk-rock, anarchist orphan living in a condemned Chicago apartment building. He has no idea why he can generate heat with his hands or feel other people's heartbeats. Now a terrifying vigilante known as the Chameleon has locked him in a dark basement. To The Chameleon, John isn't just a punk; he is a weapon against a shadowy organization intent on using disasters to seize global control.Meanwhile, former secret agents Phineas, Charlie and...

The presidential election of 1944, which unfolded against the backdrop of the World War II, was the first since 1864—and one of only a few in all of US history—to take place while the nation was at war. After a brief primary season, the Republican Party settled upon New York governor Thomas E. Dewey, the former district attorney and popular special prosecutor of Legs Diamond and Lucky Luciano, as its nominee for president of the United States. The Democratic nominee for pr...

In "No Connections," Michael muses over a childhood marred by the lack of affection, parental support, and emotional guidance. His father abandoned him as an infant, and he didn't meet his mother until the age of thirteen. He was raised by caretakers in an environment that provided supervision but offered minimal nurturing and emotional support. Devoid of emotional support, he is forced to learn about life on his own. Consequently, those connections were formed later in life through experi...

Michael Davies shows how Fr. Annibale Bugnini--before his dismissal by Pope Paul VI under suspicion of being a Freemason--was able to "reform" the Catholic Mass into the constantly evolving liturgy. Quoting Bishops and Cardinals as well as liberal "experts" and Protestant observers, he exposes the "time bombs" which were built into the Second Vatican Council's document on the liturgy by a few revolutionaries in order to be exploited later--and which have been detonating ever since.

Life isn't easy, especially for young men growing up without a role model that offers encouragement and direction. Most of these young men never find a safe place to go for straight answers that will help them find the direction and courage to be the man they want to become.Straight Up! is filled with sound fatherly advice for a fatherless generation. It's the kind of candid, sometimes in-your-face, straight talk that will help readers not just to get by in life but get ahead!...