Does the search for meaning in work matter? – and is it even possible to ask such a question against a backdrop of mass youth unemployment, widespread poverty and growing inequality? Drawing on the experience of the Mondragon co-operatives in Spain and other innovative models of employment and enterprise from around the world - and the visions and values derived from his faith – Chris Beales explores how ‘work’ might be humanised and education and employment made not only responsiv...

The first two books in this series "Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box and "Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent have become classics in the Hacker and Infosec communities because of their chillingly realistic depictions of criminal hacking techniques. In this third installment, the all-star cast of authors tackle one of the fastest growing crimes in the world: Identity Theft. Now, the criminal hackers readers have grown to both love and hate try to cover their tracks and van...

We arrive yet again at the end of it all: the dreaded holiday season, where everything is too bright, nothing is where it should be, and you will be constantly hounded by the persistent dread of having forgotten something very important. And traffic will be totally and utterly f*cked all the way to the mall. We are doomed.But there may still be some spark in these fading minutes before the heat death of the universe, before the last tear is shed, and before the last present is unwr...

At the end, when the last star dies and the cold begins to seep in, what will be the totality of our accomplishments? What will have been the point? And will anyone notice that we're gone? If the true terror at the center of cosmic horror is the vast indifference the universe has for us, does that mean the closest thing we have to any sort of compassionate connection is . . . our cats? Ah, we may be doomed.But, in the interim, perhaps there may still be some spark that can illumina...

In an immensely varied and thoughtful collection of true life reflections on love, marriage and the single life, 26 authors with autism share their experiences and knowledge about successful (and unsuccessful) relationships. Digging deep into the many and varying ways in which autism affects feelings and relationships with others, these honest and intelligent testimonies give the insider's perspective on love on the spectrum. Whether you're a serial dater, hopelessly romantic or happily si...

This is a tale of passion, intrigue, and becoming a witness to history of Clare, who forsakes her life of privilege, eloping with a man she hardly knew, following him to Panama in the midst of the tensions over the Canal in Panama and the civil war in Nicaragua. Flaunting her money, and her beauty, while insisting that she be taken seriously as a woman of means, and brilliance, Clare's flamboyant behavior endangered her husband, charismatic and mysterious Kurt Retten, who was playing a dan...

Technology holds great promise for helping students with autism learn, communicate, and function effectively in the modern world. Start leveraging that power today with this forward-thinking book, your in-depth guided tour of technologies that support learners with autism and help them fully participate in their classroom and community. You’ll learn about readily available technologies you can use right now—from apps to video modeling—and explore next-wave innovations that will help ...

After the harrowing experience in Panama, when the locals threatened war if the US didn't return the Canal, and the devastating murder of a friend in Washington, Clare left behind Kurt's life of intrigue to pursue her PhD, sending Kurt to Oxford for his. They inadvertently interferred with the plans of a Libyan agent, thrusting the lovers into a web of international terror, pitting them against the aggrieved Libyan, and the IRA.

Happy to be away from Panama, Clare eagerly pursues her degree. What she doesn't know is that her lover is going to get her involved in espionage, foreign intrigue, and murder.

A routine physics experiment, trying a new technology, caused an accident which unleashes a danger to the whole planet. Only one person can do anything about it, but she only wants to report it. Then she learns that we are not alone, and can't even tell anyone.

The Earth has been saved, but at what cost? Now the mysterious Founders are coming. Nancy Drake, who was chosen as their spokes person, is now faced with decisions that will change her life, and life on Earth, forever.

Thrown out of his own universe by unknown cosmic forces, a man finds himself marooned in an eerily familiar, but strange world. It is like he was tossed three hundred years into his own past.With no way to return, he looks at his new home with foreboding. If its history matches his own, he knows that within fifty years tens of millions will die in the most horrific wars of the human race. Can he - should he- try to stop it?