This book is a navigational guide for women who aspire to rise. The book's essence is simple: to use proven, practical tactics from women who have succeeded to develop lessons and strategies that others can use to navigate and create success in their lives, businesses, and careers.Success is deeply contextual. As such, learning from those who have successfully navigated certain contextual dynamics provides a robust and informed starting point and boosts the chances of succeeding be...

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This series of fifteen books - The Food Service Professional Guide TO Series from the editors of the Food Service Professional magazine are the best and most comprehensive books for serious food service operators available today.These step-by-step guides on a specific management subject range from finding a great site for your new restaurant to how to train your wait staff and literally everything in between. They are easy and fast-to-read, easy to understand and will take the myst...

A digital tome that authentically recreates Atreus' journal as seen in God of War, with expanded lore written in collaboration with game director Cory Barlog!The hit game is brought to life in a tangible and exciting new way as readers are invited to plumb the lore of God of War through the eyes of Kratos' son, Atreus. This digital volume chronicles Atreus and Kratos' journey through the fabled Nine Realms, from the Wildwoods of Midgard to the mou...

An examination of the interconnectedness of brown-racialized people across multiple identities, told through case studies of television, literature, and writing.As a Filipinx immigrant to the United States, Sony Coráñez Bolton has frequently been mistaken as Mexican. Dos X theorizes such misrecognition. What does it mean to exist in this liminal state, which Coráñez Bolton dubs the “racial uncanny”? What generative possibilities emerge from the presumed in...

Set in a fictitious African nation, this novel by the distinguished writer Sony Labou Tansi takes aim at the corruption, degeneracy, violence, and repression of political life in Africa. At the heart of The Shameful State is the story of Colonel Martillimi Lopez, the nation's president, whose eccentricity and whims epitomize the "shameful situation in which humanity has elected to live." Lopez stages a series of grotesque and barbaric events while his nation falls apart. Unable to resist t...

Sony Labou Tansi's surreal portrait of a despised and incompetent regime is a biting, burlesque fable, incisive in its description of postcolonial life.History has been silenced in this modern African state: only the voices of the dead cry out for justice. It is a cry answered by Estina Bronzario, the Woman of Bronze, determined to act against the political and moral corruption of male-dominated society.Murders escalate, crowds ebb and flow, and the years r...

When vulnerable populations are rendered socially invisible, decisions about which cases are amplified and which are neglected reveal deeper hierarchies of value.Reshaping True Crime Stories from the Global Margins: Voicing the Less Dead draws on criminal cases, news coverage, and media analysis from around the world to examine the thousands of missing and murdered individuals from marginalized communities whose stories often go untold. Contributors invite ...

Design for Lean Six Sigma (DFLSS) is a powerful methodology adopted by many world-class companies today. It aims to build quality into products or services at the very early stages of the product development process. Ten Commandments of Design for Lean Six Sigma brings together the experience of six authors with more than 50 years of cumulative DFLSS deployment in the field.The book covers key topics such as alignment of DFLSS with organizational strategy; top management s...

The bus rides were never just about getting to school. For Jordan, Dre, Malik, Kev, and Jules, the bus was where friendships were tested, secrets were shared, and life-altering choices were made. Set in an urban landscape full of both danger and opportunity, "The Bus Riders" is a powerful coming-of-age story about loyalty, survival, and finding your way in a world that doesn't always offer second chances.

In a neighborhood divided by invisible lines and unspoken rules, a cracked sidewalk becomes the unlikely ground for change. The Sidewalk Garden follows Malik, a curious and kind-hearted boy, as he discovers a small garden growing in the middle of a struggling urban street. With the help of Zoe, a classmate from the other side of town, and a group of diverse kids, Malik learns that planting seeds can grow more than just flowers—it can grow hope, unity, and a better future. This heartwarming...

Industry 4.0: Research and Practice offers a non-technical introduction to the rapidly evolving landscape of the fourth industrial revolution. With advancements in artificial intelligence, big data, cyber-physical systems, and the Internet of Things (IoT), organizations across the world are experiencing a profound digital transformation. This essential guide is tailored to academics, business leaders, and practitioners who are seeking to understand the complexities of Industry 4.0. Through...