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Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
by Parker J. PalmerThe 25th Anniversary Edition of a modern classic, with a new Introduction by its celebrated author “Is the life I am living the same as the life that wants to live in me?” With this searching question, bestselling author Parker J. Palmer begins his insightful and moving meditation on finding our way toward meaning and purpose. As readers of many ages, backgrounds and walks of life will attest, Let Your Life Speak is an elegant and openhearted gift to all who seek to live authentically. We find a path that's right for us by embracing what gives us life and rejecting what diminishes us, listening more closely to the voice of “true self” than to what others expect or demand of us. As we live more deeply into our own identity and integrity, we find both personal fulfillment and our place in the community to which we belong. As always, Palmer writes honestly and vulnerably about his own life, including the fumbles and failures that have marked his unconventional vocational journey. He chronicles his deep dives into depression, and his quest for “an undivided life” that would allow him to offer his best gifts to the world. The details of his story are unique, but the insights he draws from it are universal. Let Your Life Speak offers no simplistic formulas for finding a meaningful path through life's complexities. Instead, it offers real-life experience, thoughtfully mined for insight and wisdom: Learn how to listen to your inner teacher and follow its guidance toward a sense of meaning and purpose Reframe your life as a series of “experiments with truth,” learning from those that fail as well as those that work Understand that the doors that close behind you can offer as much guidance as those that open up Gain inspiration and resolve from the lives of seekers who have walked this path before you Enjoy the wisdom, compassion, gentle humor and companionship of a master teacher in a beloved book that has helped hundreds of thousands of people find their way toward meaning and purpose.
Periodontology at a Glance (At a Glance (Dentistry))
by Valerie Clerehugh Aradhna Tugnait Michael R. Milward Iain L. ChapplePeriodontology at a Glance The market‐leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners, for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite‐sized chapter is covered in a double‐page spread with clear, easy‐to‐follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond. Everything you need to know about Periodontology… at a Glance! Brief but comprehensive overview of periodontology from the At a Glance series Periodontology at a Glance, Second Edition provides readers with key information on periodontology in an easy-to-use reference. Following the At a Glance series style, this revised and expanded edition illustrates each topic with a double page spread/short chapter that encapsulates the essential knowledge. Clear diagrams and clinical pictures are included throughout and accompanied by succinct text, providing a highly visual format to facilitate ease of learning. This second edition is divided into 6 uniquely colour-coded parts, designed to guide the reader through the various topics in a visually appealing manner. The authors have distilled the salient research literature and evidence base, and made suggestions for further reading where appropriate. Sample topics covered in Periodontology at a Glance include: Anatomy of the periodontium, classification of periodontal diseases, periodontal epidemiology, role of plaque in the aetiology of periodontal diseases, and plaque biofilm microbiology. Host defenses, development and progression of periodontal diseases, systemic risk factors for periodontal diseases, periodontal diseases and general health. Diet and periodontal diseases, local risk factors for periodontal diseases, periodontal history, examination and diagnosis, and periodontal screening. Principles of periodontal diagnosis and treatment planning, plaque control, non-surgical periodontal therapy, and periodontal tissue responses, healing, and monitoring. Periodontal surgery, dental implants and peri-implant mucositis/peri-implantitis. Periodontal health; plaque biofilm-induced gingivitis, non-plaque-induced gingival conditions, gingival recession, gingival enlargement, periodontitis and its staging and grading, periodontal management of patients who smoke/have diabetes, necrotising periodontal diseases, periodontal abscesses, endodontic-periodontal lesions, periodontal diseases in younger and older patients, and the delivery of periodontal care. Providing comprehensive coverage of the subject, the Second Edition of Periodontology at a Glance is an essential resource for dental undergraduates and hygiene therapy students, and also serves as a helpful refresher for qualified dentists preparing for a general examination or looking for a relatively quick update in the field.
Skateboarding For Dummies
by Daewon SongA beginner’s guide to skating for fun, fitness, and self-expression Skateboarding For Dummies teaches you the basics of the fun and popular sport of skateboarding, so you can start shredding. Author Daewon Song has been a pro skateboarder for 30 years and is considered to be the most technically gifted skateboarder of all time. He is passionate about the sport and shares his enthusiasm and experience in this easy-to-read guide. Skateboarding is a fun, challenging, and inclusive sport that can also be a powerful outlet for self-expression. With this book, you’ll learn cool tricks, safe skating, and skatepark etiquette. Plus, you’ll discover how skateboarding can bring positivity to your life, building your confidence and self-esteem. Shop for your first skateboard and essential accessories Learn the basics of riding a skateboard at a skatepark Get step-by-step instructions for performing classic tricks Discover the history of skateboardingSkateboarding is for everyone, regardless of age or background, and Skateboarding For Dummies is for anyone who wants to give this sport a try.
The Little Book of Trading Options Like the Pros: Learn How to Become the House (Little Books. Big Profits)
by David M. Berns Michael GreenMaster profitable option trading with the techniques of the pros. In The Little Book of Trading Options Like the Pros: Learn How to Become the House, a team of veteran options and derivatives traders delivers an expert account of how to master the zero-sum game of options trading. In the book you'll learn how to 'become the house,’ consistently making a small amount of money — on average — on each trade, in a similar fashion to a casino in Las Vegas or an insurance company selling insurance policies. The authors explain how to skip the painful part of the steep options learning curve, showing you how to avoid the most common pitfalls, and become a profitable trader quickly. You'll find: A one-stop resource for everyone looking to become a pro-level trader, including a primer on options without fancy math, engaging anecdotes and lots of invaluable institutional knowledge A review of the full options ecosystem, and how to position yourself with the odds in your favor, to be a profitable player in this complex trading landscape A deep dive into the same strategies and techniques used by professional options traders, without the need for finance degrees or hard-to-obtain experience A clear roadmap of how to take the knowledge in the book and turn it into a practical and profitable trading endeavor Perfect for inspiring day traders, The Little Book of Trading Options Like the Pros is also a must-read book for anyone interested in investing or trading in modern financial markets.
The Amp It Up Fieldbook: A Guide for Leaders, Teams, and Facilitators
by Frank SlootmanHyper scale your organization with practical prompts and exercisesSnowflake's chairman and former CEO Frank Slootman, one of Silicon Valley’s most respected figures in tech leadership, has penned the Amp It Up Fieldbook to help leaders grow any organization by challenging the status quo every day, getting used to making conflicted trade-offs, avoiding incrementalism, refocusing resources to the only places where they count, and being uncompromisingly objective. Building on Slootman’s wildly successful book, Amp It Up, this fieldbook helps readers easily apply his conceptual first principles, mindsets, and tactical advice to their own organizations and careers. Readers will learn about: How to align people around first principles that guide change and execute with urgency and intensity every day Maximizing growth and scale without making expensive changes to talent, structure, or fundamental business models The three essential characteristics of great mission statements, and why Slootman chose Snowflake’s current mission statement, broken down word-by-word How to identify personal blind spots that keep us from achieving our best With firsthand insight gleaned from Slootman’s personal experience over three decades of building hyper-growth companies, the Amp It Up Fieldbook earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs looking to take their organizations and careers to the next level.
Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
by Parker J. PalmerThe 25th Anniversary Edition of a modern classic, with a new Introduction by its celebrated author “Is the life I am living the same as the life that wants to live in me?” With this searching question, bestselling author Parker J. Palmer begins his insightful and moving meditation on finding our way toward meaning and purpose. As readers of many ages, backgrounds and walks of life will attest, Let Your Life Speak is an elegant and openhearted gift to all who seek to live authentically. We find a path that's right for us by embracing what gives us life and rejecting what diminishes us, listening more closely to the voice of “true self” than to what others expect or demand of us. As we live more deeply into our own identity and integrity, we find both personal fulfillment and our place in the community to which we belong. As always, Palmer writes honestly and vulnerably about his own life, including the fumbles and failures that have marked his unconventional vocational journey. He chronicles his deep dives into depression, and his quest for “an undivided life” that would allow him to offer his best gifts to the world. The details of his story are unique, but the insights he draws from it are universal. Let Your Life Speak offers no simplistic formulas for finding a meaningful path through life's complexities. Instead, it offers real-life experience, thoughtfully mined for insight and wisdom: Learn how to listen to your inner teacher and follow its guidance toward a sense of meaning and purpose Reframe your life as a series of “experiments with truth,” learning from those that fail as well as those that work Understand that the doors that close behind you can offer as much guidance as those that open up Gain inspiration and resolve from the lives of seekers who have walked this path before you Enjoy the wisdom, compassion, gentle humor and companionship of a master teacher in a beloved book that has helped hundreds of thousands of people find their way toward meaning and purpose.
AI for Humanity: Building a Sustainable AI for the Future
by Andeed Ma James Ong Siok Siok TanCapture the value of cutting-edge AI while mitigating its most salient risks AI For Humanity: Building a Sustainable AI for the Future delivers an incisive and timely discussion of how to design, build, and implement cutting-edge AI in for-profit firms and other organizations in a responsible, sustainable, and ethical way. The book walks you through the three pillars of human-focused AI development—governance, technology, and commercialization—and dives deep into each one, showing you how to create AI products and services that better humanity and advance universally held values. You'll find methodologies and frameworks that mitigate against some of the most profound and unsettling risks of unchecked artificial intelligence development, and roadmaps to help you avoid the numerous pitfalls and traps awaiting unsuspecting companies, managers, and executives. You'll also discover: Real-world case studies, from companies including SAP, Huawei, and Tencent, demonstrating the actual dilemmas and questions firms face when developing and implementing this extraordinary tech Actionable commitments you can make to help ensure you and your company avoid the ethical and reputational risks associated with AI Strategies for AI product and service development consistent with sustainable growth Perfect for managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders with a stake in responsible artificial intelligence design, development, and implementation, AI For Humanity will also interest regulators, academics, thought leaders, and policy makers doing their best to capture AI's substantial potential value while mitigating its most serious risks.
The Amp It Up Fieldbook: A Guide for Leaders, Teams, and Facilitators
by Frank SlootmanHyper scale your organization with practical prompts and exercisesSnowflake's chairman and former CEO Frank Slootman, one of Silicon Valley’s most respected figures in tech leadership, has penned the Amp It Up Fieldbook to help leaders grow any organization by challenging the status quo every day, getting used to making conflicted trade-offs, avoiding incrementalism, refocusing resources to the only places where they count, and being uncompromisingly objective. Building on Slootman’s wildly successful book, Amp It Up, this fieldbook helps readers easily apply his conceptual first principles, mindsets, and tactical advice to their own organizations and careers. Readers will learn about: How to align people around first principles that guide change and execute with urgency and intensity every day Maximizing growth and scale without making expensive changes to talent, structure, or fundamental business models The three essential characteristics of great mission statements, and why Slootman chose Snowflake’s current mission statement, broken down word-by-word How to identify personal blind spots that keep us from achieving our best With firsthand insight gleaned from Slootman’s personal experience over three decades of building hyper-growth companies, the Amp It Up Fieldbook earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs looking to take their organizations and careers to the next level.
Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics
by Nathan YauOne of the most influential data visualization books—updated with new techniques, technologies, and examples Visualize This demonstrates how to explain data visually, so that you can present and communicate information in a way that is appealing and easy to understand. Today, there is a continuous flow of data available to answer almost any question. Thoughtful charts, maps, and analysis can help us make sense of this data. But the data does not speak for itself. As leading data expert Nathan Yau explains in this book, graphics provide little value unless they are built upon a firm understanding of the data behind them. Visualize This teaches you a data-first approach from a practical point of view. You'll start by exploring what your data has to say, and then you'll design visualizations that are both remarkable and meaningful. With this book, you'll discover what tools are available to you without becoming overwhelmed with options. You'll be exposed to a variety of software and code and jump right into real-world datasets so that you can learn visualization by doing. You'll learn to ask and answer questions with data, so that you can make charts that are both beautiful and useful. Visualize This also provides you with opportunities to apply what you learn to your own data. This completely updated, full-color second edition: Presents a unique approach to visualizing and telling stories with data, from data visualization expert Nathan Yau Offers step-by-step tutorials and practical design tips for creating statistical graphics, geographical maps, and information design Details tools that can be used to visualize data graphics for reports, presentations, and stories, for the web or for print, with major updates for the latest R packages, Python libraries, JavaScript libraries, illustration software, and point-and-click applications Contains numerous examples and descriptions of patterns and outliers and explains how to show them Information designers, analysts, journalists, statisticians, data scientists—as well as anyone studying for careers in these fields—will gain a valuable background in the concepts and techniques of data visualization, thanks to this legendary book.
The Little Book of Trading Options Like the Pros: Learn How to Become the House (Little Books. Big Profits)
by David M. Berns Michael GreenMaster profitable option trading with the techniques of the pros. In The Little Book of Trading Options Like the Pros: Learn How to Become the House, a team of veteran options and derivatives traders delivers an expert account of how to master the zero-sum game of options trading. In the book you'll learn how to 'become the house,’ consistently making a small amount of money — on average — on each trade, in a similar fashion to a casino in Las Vegas or an insurance company selling insurance policies. The authors explain how to skip the painful part of the steep options learning curve, showing you how to avoid the most common pitfalls, and become a profitable trader quickly. You'll find: A one-stop resource for everyone looking to become a pro-level trader, including a primer on options without fancy math, engaging anecdotes and lots of invaluable institutional knowledge A review of the full options ecosystem, and how to position yourself with the odds in your favor, to be a profitable player in this complex trading landscape A deep dive into the same strategies and techniques used by professional options traders, without the need for finance degrees or hard-to-obtain experience A clear roadmap of how to take the knowledge in the book and turn it into a practical and profitable trading endeavor Perfect for inspiring day traders, The Little Book of Trading Options Like the Pros is also a must-read book for anyone interested in investing or trading in modern financial markets.
The Transformational Leader: How the World's Best Leaders Build Teams, Inspire Action, and Achieve Lasting Success
by Matt MayberryLead teams and organizations to unparalleled excellence through transformational leadership As we face a global leadership crisis, the decade of real-world experience and research from best-selling author and renowned thought leader Matt Mayberry in The Transformational Leader has never been more timely. Mayberry shares his experience working with hundreds of corporate leadership teams, transforming underperforming teams into top performers, and coaching executives to become the leaders their organizations need through transformational leadership's four core attributes: idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration. This book is more than just a guide to a proven approach to achieving leadership success; it's a call to action that challenges you to step outside your comfort zone and create a culture where everyone feels valued, heard, and inspired. In this book, readers will learn about: Confronting the reality of the leadership crisis, and realizing that the actions that got us here won't get us to where we want to go How our dependence on technology has left leaders unprepared for disruption after disruption, including the arrival of AI Leadership principles grounded in robust research, empirical data, and proven success, such as agility, coaching, and influence The importance of inspirational leadership and how to become an inspirational leader yourself How to start influencing and impacting others regardless of rank, title, or position The Transformational Leader earns a well deserved spot on the bookshelves of executives, managers, and anyone seeking to make a bigger impact and influence others, adapt to changes in modern leadership and promote positive change in themselves and throughout their organizations.
Business Secrets from the Bible Workbook: Spiritual Success Strategies for Financial Abundance
by Rabbi Daniel LapinA practical companion workbook to Rabbi Lapin's insightful Business Secrets from the Bible In the revised second edition of Business Secrets from the Bible: Spiritual Success Strategies for Financial Abundance, recognized writer, speaker, and spiritual leader Rabbi Daniel Lapin introduced you to powerful and insightful new ways to integrate the Bible's timeless lessons into your financial and personal lives. And, with this companion Workbook, you'll find even more tools you can add to your toolkit and make it easier to put the author's advice into action in your everyday life. In the Workbook, you'll find: Templates, checklists, and other resources you can apply immediately to improve your chances of finding business, financial, personal, relationship, and spiritual success Advice on implementing every one of the 40 biblical secrets discussed in the Rabbi's widely read Business Secrets from the Bible Strategies for avoiding the most common mistakes we all make as we do our best to realize our spiritual and financial potential Perfect for readers and fans of the Rabbi Daniel Lapin's Business Secrets from the Bible, this Workbook is also an ideal stand-alone resource for everyone seeking easy-to-read, relevant, and up-to-date advice they can implement immediately to begin improving their day-to-day life.
Handbook of Palliative Care
by Richard Kitchen Christina Faull Sarah Russell Jo WilsonHandbook of palliative care Comprehensive resource utilising up-to-date evidence and guidelines to support non-specialists in palliative care in both hospital and community settings Building on the success of previous editions, this new edition of the award winning handbook has a practical focus and provides the user with an approach to clinical challenges while also providing enough information to explain why this approach is suggested. The 4th edition of Handbook of Palliative Care supports non-specialists in palliative care in both hospital and community settings and focuses on holistic care and therapeutic interventions. With several new chapters and content significantly updated to reflect new evidence and practice, the 4th edition also presents up-to-date evidence, guidance in a succinct format and utilises flow charts and figures to enhance the accessibility of information. Written by four highly accomplished nursing and medical authors with over 100 years’ experience between them in hospital, hospice, care home and community settings, Handbook of Palliative Care provides: Guidance from clinicians who are experts in their field An acknowledgment of the requirements of healthcare professionals attending to patients with palliative care needs, along with a dedicated chapter addressing this topic Contemporary guidance on medicine management, symptom control and managing complications of cancer Palliative care in heart failure, renal disease and advanced liver, neurological and respiratory diseases An in-depth look at patient and public involvement in palliative care and inequity Skill development including communication, ethical considerations and spiritual care New chapters including frailty, dementia, and multi-morbidity; and palliative care for people living with mental illness and people with intellectual disabilities This 4th edition of Handbook of Palliative Care is an ideal supporting resource for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals caring for patients with palliative care needs in the UK and beyond. The 1st edition was the winner of the 1999 BMA Medical Book of the Year Prize.
Invisible Warfare: How Does a Book Defeat an Empire?
by Liao YiwuAs a writer, poet, musician and dissident, Liao Yiwu is one of the most important chroniclers and analysts of contemporary China. In his books, he draws on his own experiences of imprisonment and mistreatment at the hands of the Chinese state to criticise abuses of power and give a voice to the downtrodden and disenfranchised. In this powerful memoir, Liao Yiwu reflects on his own journey from imprisonment in Sichuan to his current life in Berlin, where he now works as a full-time writer. As China’s presence and influence on the international stage grows, this small book is a poignant reminder of the human cost of authoritarianism and of the power of the written word to bear witness to evil.
Business Secrets from the Bible Workbook: Spiritual Success Strategies for Financial Abundance
by Rabbi Daniel LapinA practical companion workbook to Rabbi Lapin's insightful Business Secrets from the Bible In the revised second edition of Business Secrets from the Bible: Spiritual Success Strategies for Financial Abundance, recognized writer, speaker, and spiritual leader Rabbi Daniel Lapin introduced you to powerful and insightful new ways to integrate the Bible's timeless lessons into your financial and personal lives. And, with this companion Workbook, you'll find even more tools you can add to your toolkit and make it easier to put the author's advice into action in your everyday life. In the Workbook, you'll find: Templates, checklists, and other resources you can apply immediately to improve your chances of finding business, financial, personal, relationship, and spiritual success Advice on implementing every one of the 40 biblical secrets discussed in the Rabbi's widely read Business Secrets from the Bible Strategies for avoiding the most common mistakes we all make as we do our best to realize our spiritual and financial potential Perfect for readers and fans of the Rabbi Daniel Lapin's Business Secrets from the Bible, this Workbook is also an ideal stand-alone resource for everyone seeking easy-to-read, relevant, and up-to-date advice they can implement immediately to begin improving their day-to-day life.
Agro-Waste Derived Biopolymers and Biocomposites: Innovations and Sustainability in Food Packaging
by Santosh Kumar Avik Mukherjee Vimal KatiyarAGRO-WASTE DERIVED BIOPOLYMERS AND BIOCOMPOSITES This comprehensive book describes the fundamental principles and major advancements in the utilization of agro-waste for deriving biopolymers, and their applications to fabricate composite, nanocomposite, and hybrid food packaging films and coatings. The book serves as a complete, systematic, comprehensive account of the contemporary developments in the area of novel and environment-friendly valorization of agro- and food wastes into value-added products like biodegradable polymer and active functional agents for food packaging applications. It also describes the hurdles and challenges in the commercialization of these novel biopolymer-based materials, including their composites, their applications, safety, and legal ramifications. This book consists of fifteen chapters covering different aspects of agro- and food waste utilization, the development of biodegradable polymers, and their composites for sustainable food packaging applications. The first thirteen chapters detail the processing of various agro- and food wastes of plant and animal origin to synthesize different biopolymers, such as starch, cellulose, chitosan, silk proteins, pectin, etc., and their applications for the fabrication of sustainable food packaging materials and composites that are attractive alternatives to synthetic plastic packaging. These chapters also summarize the effectiveness of these biopolymers and their composites in developing active films and edible coatings for shelf-life extension and preservation of perishable foods. A chapter is devoted to issues of biodegradability, including analyses of various biodegradation reactions, such as depolymerization, mineralization, biochemical, and abiotic degradation both in soil and aquatic environments. The book concludes with a chapter addressing the concerns associated with the possible migration of components or additives from these biodegradable packaging into packaged food items. Audience The primary audience for this book is researchers, scientists, and engineers working in food science and technology, food engineering and technology, food biotechnology, sustainable food packaging, etc. Additionally, food entrepreneurs and associated businesses, such as the packaging and coatings industries, will also have a keen interest in the book.
Atomically Precise Metal Clusters: Surface Engineering and Hierarchical Assembly
by Shuang-Quan ZangAtomically Precise Metal Clusters Thorough discussion on how surface modification and self-assembly play roles in the atomically precise formation and property tailoring of molecular clusters Atomically Precise Metal Clusters: Surface Engineering and Hierarchical Assembly summarizes and discusses the surface modification, assembly, and property tailoring of a wide variety of nanoclusters, including the well-explored metal clusters, addressing the structure–property relationships throughout. The atomic-level control in synthesis, new types of structures, and physical/chemical properties of nanoclusters are illustrated in various chapters. The controlled modification and assembly of metal nanoclusters is expected to have a major impact on future nanoscience research and other areas, with distinctive metal cluster-based function materials with precise structures uncovering exciting opportunities in both fundamental research and practical applications. Written by a highly qualified academic with significant research experience in the field, Atomically Precise Metal Clusters includes information on: Ligand engineering and assembly of coinage metal nanoclusters such as gold, silver, and copperRecent advances in post-modification of polyoxometalates and small transition metal chalcogenide superatom clustersSynthesis and assembly of cadmium chalcogenide supertetrahedral clusters and modification and assembly of Fe-S clustersIndium phosphide magic-sized clusters, ligand-tailoring platinum and palladium clusters, and metal oxo clusters (MOCs)Enabling access to desired functions in metal clusters for catalysis, optics, biomedicine, and other fields through surface engineering and supramolecular assembly A timely and comprehensive book that summarizes the recent progress in the surface modification and self-assembly of metal nanoclusters, Atomically Precise Metal Clusters provides essential guidance for graduate students and advanced researchers in material science, chemistry, biomedicine, and other disciplines.
Business Secrets from the Bible: Spiritual Success Strategies for Financial Abundance
by Rabbi Daniel Lapin Susan LapinTransform your finances, by enhancing your relationships and your spiritual powers with this compelling new resource In the newly revised second edition of Business Secrets from the Bible: Spiritual Success Strategies for Financial Abundance, renowned keynote speaker, consultant, and advisor Rabbi Daniel Lapin delivers an inspiring and practical guide to achieving your financial goals by deploying timeless truths from the Bible. In the book, you'll explore the secrets of creating revenue using timeless spiritual strategies, as well as concrete guidance on developing your self-discipline, integrity, and moral strength. The author explains how to develop the right financial and spiritual mindsets, showing you effective, Bible-based strategies to improve your life and increase your bottom-line. You'll also find: Brand-new updates and revisions to the widely read original, demonstrating how a focus on service and the wellbeing of others will be reflected in your own prosperity Hands-on strategies for self-transformation in the face of fear and uncertainty How to seed and nurture new relationships that become part of the tapestry of your exciting financial reality A must-read resource for anyone interested in simultaneously getting closer to God and doing good by doing well. Escalating the financial destiny of readers around the world, Business Secrets from the Bible is the biblical, spiritual, and practical roadmap to prosperity that you have been waiting for.
The Empire of Debt: We Came, We Saw, We Borrowed (Agora Series)
by William Bonner Addison WigginProtect your investments with a deep dive into the past and future of finance Building on the uncannily accurate predictions in previous editions, this latest edition of The Empire of Debt: We Came, We Saw, We Borrowed, written by New York Times bestselling authors Addison Wiggin and Bill Bonner, explores the economic, political, and financial events between 2008-09 and 2023, placing them in historical context and explaining what's likely to happen for the remaining years of the 2020s. The book imparts practical advice on how to protect wealth in the face of ongoing and rapidly intensifying crises, as well as suggestions on how these trends can be played to put investors' own money to work. In this book, readers will learn about: Political development of US hegemony in the 20th century, from the founding of the Federal Reserve in 1913 through to the present Past and current conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Russia and their effects on finance The response to the Financial Panic of '08, including a decade of Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) With investors more eager than ever to protect their investments, The Empire of Debt is an essential guide to the future of finance, harnessing history to accurately plot where we are and where we're going.
Patterns: Theory of the Digital Society
by Armin NassehiWe are inclined to assume that digital technologies have suddenly revolutionized everything – including our relationships, our forms of work and leisure, and even our democracies – in just a few years. Armin Nassehi puts forward a new theory of digital society that turns this assumption on its head. Rather than treating digital technologies as an independent causal force that is transforming social life, he asks: what problem does digitalization solve? When we pose the question in this way, we can see, argues Nassehi, that digitalization helps societies to deal with and reduce complexity by using coded numbers to process information. We can also see that modern societies had a digital structure long before computer technologies were developed – already in the nineteenth century, for example, statistical pattern recognition technologies were being used in functionally differentiated societies in order to recognize, monitor and control forms of human behaviour. Digital technologies were so successful in such a short period of time and were able to penetrate so many areas of society so quickly precisely because of a pre-existing sensitivity that prepared modern societies for digital development. This highly original book lays the foundations for a theory of the digital society that will be of value to everyone interested in the growing presence of digital technologies in our lives.
Make Your Money Smile: A Personal Finance How-to-Guide to Manage, Earn, Grow, Borrow, and Protect Your Wealth
by Jason VitugAre you tired of feeling overwhelmed by your finances? Do you wish there was a clear path towards financial well-being? Look no further than Make Your Money Smile, the groundbreaking new book by bestselling author Jason Vitug, winner of the prestigious 2023 Plutus Award. Make Your Money Smile covers every essential aspect of personal finance with precision and compassion. Jason acts as your guide, sharing lessons and steps, and giving you knowledge and tools to conquer your financial challenges once and for all. In this book, you'll learn to: Manage Money: Elevating your banking relationships and going beyond budgeting to cash flow mastery. Earn Money: Optimizing your paycheck and discovering the many ways to multiply and diversify your income streams. Grow Money: Making money work for you, contributing to retirement accounts, and investing for financial independence. Borrow Money: Using credit to build wealth, enhancing your credit report and score, and eliminating debt once and for all. Protect Money: Safeguarding your identity, insuring your most valuable assets, and protecting your wealth through tax strategy and estate planning. Don't let financial uncertainty hold you back any longer. Take a step toward a happier future. With insightful commentary and practical exercises, Make Your Money Smile is your indispensable companion on your journey to financial success. This book will empower you to take control of your finances and chart your course to your dream lifestyle.
Foundations for a Humanitarian Economy: Re-thinking Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy (ISSN)
by William D. BishopThe modern global economy and discipline of economics place mathematical calculation above human concern. However, a re-reading of Boethius’ The Consolation of Philosophy can positively highlight the contrast in values and spirit of the early medieval European world with our own scientific age.This book discusses the historical and cultural contexts that influenced Boethius’ writing and explores how Consolation offers a radically different understanding of economic concepts: wealth from inner happiness and virtues, poverty from hoarding outer possessions, self-sufficiency in the greater whole, enlightenment through misfortune, and development as fruition from the Good. These economic considerations resonate with a range of heterodox economic perspectives, such as Ecological and Buddhist Economics. The fundamental revaluations gained through Boethius pose a critique of mainstream neoclassical and neoliberal economics: to consumerism, avarice, growth and technology fetishism, and market rationality. These economic foundations resonate into a time when global crises raise the question of fundamental human priorities, offering alternatives to an ever-expanding industrial market economy designed for profit, and helping to avoid irrevocable socio-ecological disasters. The issues raised and questioned in this book will be of significant interest to readers with concern for pluralist approaches to economics, philosophy, classics, ancient history and theology.
The Routledge International Handbook of Heritage and Politics (Routledge Handbooks on Museums, Galleries and Heritage)
by Gönül Bozoğlu Gary Campbell Laurajane Smith Christopher WhiteheadThe Routledge International Handbook of Heritage and Politics surveys the intersection of heritage and politics today and helps elucidate the political implications of heritage practices. It explicitly addresses the political and analyses tensions and struggles over the distribution of power. Including contributions from early-career scholars and more established researchers, the Handbook provides global and interdisciplinary perspectives on the political nature, significance and consequence of heritage and the various practices of management and interpretation. Taking a broad view of heritage, which includes not just tangible and intangible phenomena, but the ways in which people and societies live with, embody, experience, value and use the past, the volume provides a critical survey of political tensions over heritage in diverse social and cultural contexts. Chapters within the book consider topics such as: neoliberal dynamics; terror and mobilisations of fear and hatred; old and new nationalisms; public policy; recognition; denials; migration and refugeeism; crises; colonial and decolonial practice; communities; self- and personhood; as well as international relations, geopolitics, soft power and cooperation to address global problems.The Routledge International Handbook of Heritage and Politics makes an intervention into the theoretical debate about the nature and role of heritage as a political resource. It is essential reading for academics and students working in heritage studies, museum studies, politics, memory studies, public history, geography, urban studies and tourism.
Museums and Technologies of Presence (Routledge Research in Museum Studies)
by Maria Shehade Theopisti Stylianou-LambertIn view of the ever-increasing use of interactive and emerging technologies in museum spaces, Museums and Technologies of Presence rethinks the role of such technologies as potential facilitators of presence and as vehicles for offering new, immersive, and embodied visitor experiences.This edited collection presents theoretical approaches and case studies that explore how presence can be experienced in museum spaces and what role technology can play in visitor experiences. It considers the theoretical underpinnings of the concept ‘presence’ for museum spaces, offering a critical examination of how immersive and other emerging technologies can affect, diminish or enhance our sense of presence and embodiment. Through an international range of case studies and innovative projects, this volume considers emerging technologies – including virtual reality, augmented reality, interactive (multisensory) installations, and AI – alongside different aspects of presence, including immersion, embodiment, empathy, emotion, engagement, and affect.Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Museums and Technologies of Presence will be beneficial to those researching or studying in the fields of Museum Studies, Digital Humanities, Computer Science, Information Science, and Digital Media. It will also be useful to museologists, curators, and artists who are interested in developing immersive experiences, experimental new media, and immersive aesthetics.
Ecological Democracy: Caring for the Earth in the Anthropocene (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies)
by Odin LysakerEcological Democracy offers an original, thought-provoking, and engaging treatment of why and how democracy should be re-imagined in reaction to today’s ecological crisis. The book explains that one need to re-imagine both the view on nature and democratic ideals within the same framework in the Anthropocene, the present geological epoch of human-made instability in the Earth system and its planetary boundaries. This book proposes unique and challenging readings of green political theory and its development of ecological democracy in the last four decades. The book is the first to offer a systematic and detailed interpretation of the role of critical theory vis-à-vis green political theory through an update regarding current non-anthropocentric critical theorists and how they may contribute to the further development of ecological democracy. Ecological Democracy builds further on deep ecology, ecophenomenology, and animism by articulating an ecocentric view on nature which defends an intrinsic moral value of all existence as well as formulating the democratic principle of all ecologically affected parties.This book provides a sophisticated, convincing, and accessible argument for how to re-imagine ecological democracy as ecocentrism in practice: ecological love. To love ecologically means caring for and encountering all existence on the Earth and in the cosmos. This book is multi-disciplinary and will be of great value to researchers as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students from many disciplines.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.