The Canon EOS 70D is the latest of Canon's full-sized DSLR cameras. Its impressive array of advanced capabilities allows the photographer more influence over the final image.This book's exploration of the EOS 70D goes beyond that of the user's manual. It provides illustrations, step-by-step setting adjustments, helpful suggestions for setup, and detailed explanations for each of the camera's many features and menu configurations. The text is illustrated with easy-to-follow...

In this inspirational sequel, discover the second phase of God's redemptive plan—Coming of the Holy Spirit. This two-fold plan of rescue authored by God is meant to save us from eternal separation and provide a way for people to live in this world, having a relationship with Him that is real, active, tangible, and guided by His hand. This book delves into the living and active coming of Holy Spirit into our lives, and how this affiliation serves as a watershed event for His people and the ...

Holy Spirit is just as much a part of the Holy Trinity as God and Jesus, and He is just as important in our lives. Just like our physical bodies need air to live, our spiritual lives lives need Holy Spirit to live and grow. So, who is Holy Spirit, and how can we learn to see Him at work in our lives? In my accompanying book "Footprints of Holy Spirit", I explore Holy Spirit, who He is, how He communicates divinely with God and Jesus as spirit beings on your behalf and how He advocates for ...

A magical tale of passion and courage based on the true events of Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964. Nine-year-old Jamal from Minneapolis is a jellybean counting whiz kid and wins the school jellybean counting contest. His Grandma Lynn wished that Jamal would have been around when her mother was in Mississippi and was never able to vote because she couldn’t guess the number of jellybeans in a jar. Jamal wished he could have lived during that time too to help his great grandmother, Ma’ dear. ...

The secrecy of the ballot, a crucial basic element of representative democracy, is under threat. Attempts to make voting more convenient in the face of declining turnout – and the rise of the “ballot selfie” – are making it harder to guarantee secrecy.Leading scholars James Johnson and Susan Orr go back to basics to analyze the fundamental issues surrounding the secret ballot, showing how secrecy works to protect voters from coercion and bribery. They argue, however, that this prot...

Young Franky's boots were sent to be mended. The girl came back and said they would not be done for a week; the cobbler was so busy. Annie, of the same family, who knew nothing of this, sent hers, and said they must be done by the next day. The cobbler said if they brought him two pairs again to do at once, he'd knock their heads together with his lasts, and then give them a good "welting." He was the only cobbler in the village, or he would not have been so independent. Franky had often w...

This book offers a timely and compelling explanation for the deterioration of U.S.-China security relations during the Obama Presidency. The U.S.-China relationship has become one of (if not the most) vital features of contemporary world politics, and with arrival the Donald Trump to the White House in 2017, this vital geopolitical relationship sits at a precarious and dangerous crossroads. This book assesses a wide array of sources to systematically unpack the policy rhythms, drivers, and...

What does AI mean for the role of humans in war? The AI Commander addresses the largely neglected question of how the fusion of machines into the war machine will affect the human condition of warfare. James Johnson emphasizes the "mind" - both human and machine - and the mechanisms of thought (intelligence, consciousness, emotion, memory, experience, etc.) to consider the effects of AI and autonomy on the human condition of war. Johnson investigates the vexing and misunderstood -...

Will AI make accidental nuclear war more likely? If so, how might these risks be reduced? AI and the Bomb provides a coherent, innovative, and multidisciplinary examination of the potential effects of AI technology on nuclear strategy and escalation risk. It addresses a gap in the international relations and strategic studies literature, and its findings have significant theoretical and policy ramifications for using AI technology in the nuclear enterprise. The book advances an in...

You picked up this book in the quiet after the welcome home signs came down, sitting in a car where the person next to you looks the same and feels different. You may be sleeping 3 hours a night, tracking 1 locked bedroom door, and explaining to your kids why Dad scans every restaurant for the exit. Or you are the veteran watching your family tiptoe around you, knowing you jumped at 2 sounds today that were not threats, yet unable to explain why. Whatever brought you here, you share one co...

The first fictional memoir ever written by a black person, The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man influenced a generation of writers during the Harlem Renaissance and served as eloquent inspiration for Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, and Richard Wright. In the 1920s and since, it has also given white readers a startling new perspective on their own culture, revealing to many the double standard of racial identity imposed on black Americans...

Introduction to Teaching: Helping Students Learn provides students and instructors with the tools with which they can achieve the many goals of today's Introduction to Education course or its equivalent. The book introduces prospective teachers to the dynamic world of teaching and learning and to the realities of the classroom experience by providing engaging student-focused activities, rich real-life examples, and thoughtful reflective exercises that will encourage students to th...