The year is 2057. Humanity rebuilt after AI nearly wiped them out, but the scars remain: bio-engineered plagues and psychological disruption devices still linger in the shadows.Meet Ian Phillips, a tech savant with a dangerous secret. Years before the global AI ban in 2040, he created QEAI, an artificial intelligence of unprecedented power. With QEAI's help, Ian invented the "Tangler," a device that can teleport inanimate objects across any distance. But when government regulators ...

"If you believe that President Harry S. Truman made the right decision to drop nuclear weapons on Japan, this book will supply grist for your mill. If you feel that an invasion or blockade was an alternative, you might reconsider your opinion after reading this book."--Military ReviewPresident Truman's determination to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki remains one of the most controversial decisions in American history.In Truman's Dilemma: Invasion or The Bomb, mi...

Do you feel like your marriage is failing, your finances are not going as planned, you're not succeeding in your job or studies, you're stuck in a rut, you're being attacked by destiny, you're close to success but can't quite get there, you're not achieving what you want, you keep making promises but can't keep them, you're going through highs and lows, you're having nightmares, and your relationships are disappointing? If so, I declare that the Lord will turn your sorrow into joy, in Jesu...

The theory of the firm did not exist, in any serious manner, until around 1970. Only then did the current theory of the firm literature begin to emerge, based largely upon the work of Ronald Coase and to a lesser degree Frank Knight. It was work by Armen Alchian, Robert Crawford, Harold Demsetz, Michael Jensen, Benjamin Klein, William Meckling and Oliver Williamson, among others, that drove the upswing in interest in the firm among mainstream economists.This accessible book provide...

Adolphus Washington Greely was one of the most forward-thinking people ever to grace the field of public service. He was the oldest person ever to receive the United States Congressional Medal of Honor at the advanced age of ninety-one, and during his lifetime he brought about some of the most significant changes to American scientific and military exploration. He was at one time the most well-known person in the world, and his acquaintance was coveted by royalty and leaders around the glo...

This book moves away from the frameworks that have traditionally guided ethical decision-making in the Western clinical setting, towards an inclusive, non-coercive and, reflective dialogic approach to moral decision-making. Inspired in part by Jürgen Habermas’s discourse theory of morality and principles of communicative action, the book offers a proportionist approach as a way of balancing out the wisdom in traditional frameworks, set in the actual reality of the clinical situation at han...

Anger management is crucial for parents as it directly impacts their relationships with their children and the overall family dynamics. Parents who struggle with anger issues often find it challenging to maintain a healthy and positive environment for their children to grow and thrive.

Firms are a ubiquitous feature of the economic landscape, with much of the activity undertaken within an economy taking place within their boundaries. Given the size of the contribution made by firms to economic activity, employment and growth, having a theoretical understanding of the nature and structure of firms is crucial for understanding how an economy functions.The Theory of the Firm firstly offers a brief overview of the past, consisting of a concise discussion of ...

Foundations of Organisational Economics: Histories and Theories of the Firm and Production delves into a range of key topics to do with the history of the mainstream approach to the theory of production and the theory of the firm. This includes the frameworks used to analyse production, the division of labour and its application to the firm and the development of the neoclassical model of production.The first topic explored is the change from a normative approach to a larg...

Forex Access Codes is a guide for investors and those who are just taking their first steps on the Global Investment Market. An innovative discovery, which has been thoroughly described, for the first time in history comes to light and is within your reach.Forex is the largest currency market in the world. The estimated daily turnover is about 7 trillion USD. Available to everyone 24 hours a day, five days a week. Without leaving home, you can be a milliona...

Examining the roots of the classical fugue and the early history of non-canonic fugal writing, Paul Walker's Fugue in the Sixteenth Century explores the three principal fugal genres of the period: motet, ricercar, and canonza. The volume treats each genre in turn, tracing the fugue's development throughout the century and highlighting important moments and trends along the way. Taking a two-tiered approach, Walker, on one level, examines fugue from the perspective of contemporary ...

Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier forms part of the series American Bach Society Guides for the introduction of Johann Sebastian Bach's most important works and collections to a wider audience. Although the topic of this book is some of the most compostionally sophisticated music ever written, it avoids musical notation, explains necessary technical terminology, and assumes only basic knowledge of music history. This book presents the context, history, and music of Bach's Well-Temp...