Ever been to a science fiction convention? Ever been on programming? Then you know how hard moderating panels is - and that many people have to do it with absolutely no training.Experienced moderator, Jennifer R. Povey, gives her best tips and tricks...and some entertaining case studies...in this 101 guide to moderating panels. What to do if your panelist uses a racial slur? What if the audience is Just That Enthusiastic? How do you keep from blowing out your voice? Find out these ...

When a firearms officer kills one suspect and fatally wounds another, a failed body cam and a protected identity should be enough to close ranks. But when Officer X is named – and her link to a victim exposed – Dylan and Mann are drawn into a shocking investigation. A gritty, real-life-inspired new trilogy from Happy Valley advisers R.C. Bridgestock.'Fast-paced, gripping and packed with tension' Chris McDonald'Utterly compelling cr...

A zombie apocalypse.The lost memories of a shapeshifter from another world.One small act in the middle of a war.A dream held deep inside one’s heart.Tales of Dreams: Stories of Hope, Resilience, Humanity, & Magic is a collection of four short stories that celebrate what it means to be human, to have dreams, and the hard—sometimes bitter—fight to hold onto hope no matter the circumstance. From a zombie apocalypse to the hopes of a young boy seeking e...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is described as the basis of a “fourth industrial revolution” with profound effects to science, industry, and various aspects of society. Rooted in philosophical and technological developments dating back to ancient times in both the West and China, AI has emerged as a powerful force transforming basic relations between humankind and machines.Historical Dictionary of Artificial Intelligence in China gives special attention to t...

Lux is a city of wonders.Its gleaming spires rise in proud silhouettes while airships drift like slow dreams between them. Gears turn, furnaces burn hot, and the city hums with the promise of tomorrow, boasting a future brighter than any it has ever known.Progress is worshiped. Dissent is erased. And behind all the manufactured splendor, the city's heart begins to rot.Ava Emily Heartwood has always believed Lux could be better. Brilliant and restless, she spends her...

Indonesian Languages and Linguistics provides both an overview and in-depth studies of the multifaceted linguistic landscape of Indonesia as it informs the study of complex multilingual societies. Indonesia is home to about 700 languages, roughly ten percent of the global total, including Indonesian—an emergent major world language spoken as a first or second language by some 280 million people. The instantiation and development of Standard Indone...

Ana Silva left the film industry the way you leave a fire: fast, scorched, and swearing never to go back.Then Cooper shows up.He's a celebrated director now-the kind of man who fills a room without trying-and he needs her to produce Somewhere, Sometime, the passion project she convinced him to pursue a decade ago.But returning to Toronto means facing everything she left behind: the anxiety she's never outrun, the habit of shrinking herself into whatever sha...

This new third edition of Essentials of Hypnosis provides a state-of-the-art, in-depth introduction to both the art and science of clinical hypnosis, guiding the reader from understanding current perspectives to developing effective clinical hypnotic interventions.The field of hypnosis is a dynamic one, pulsing with the enthusiasm of researchers and clinicians all over the world who strive to better understand and apply its potential to alleviate clients’ distress and suff...

Music law involves several key substantive areas of law copyrights, trademarks, and identity rights, to name a few. While traditional entities such as songwriters and record companies have always existed, technological advances in digital distribution have brought important new players into the mix.Concerns about the usage rights of digital music have emerged as well as agreements arising from the use of music in advertising and branding. Inexpensive duplication technology, the por...

Ana Silva left the film industry the way you leave a fire: fast, scorched, and swearing never to go back.Then Cooper shows up.He's a celebrated director now–the kind of man who fills a room without trying–and he needs her to produce Somewhere, Sometime, the passion project she convinced him to pursue a decade ago.But returning to Toronto means facing everything she left behind: the anxiety she's never outrun, the habit of shrinking herself into whatever sha...

Marriage and fertility rates are falling around the world, upending social security planning and threatening economic growth. In Love Apocalypse, anthropologists present their insights into this society-altering demographic shift, drawing on their research into the ways love, romantic relationships, and family are being transformed by cultural, social, and economic forces. Each case study in this volume examines a unique cultural context from either Asia (China, South Korea, Japan...

Holding Back Disaster: Protecting Lives and Infrastructure Through Excavation Damage Prevention presents a rare system-level account of excavation damage prevention as a form of critical infrastructure, bringing together the people, systems, and practices that protect people and essential infrastructure every day.Excavation damage to buried infrastructure is one of the most persistent, costly, and under-examined safety problems in the built environment. Each year in the Un...