- Table View
- List View
6G and Onward to Next G: The Road to the Multiverse (The ComSoc Guides to Communications Technologies)
by Martin MaierThis book weaves emerging themes in future 6G and Next G networks carefully together. It points to three spheres of contexts with different narratives for the year 2030 and beyond, in which the coming Metaverse as the precursor of the future Multiverse can be embedded naturally. The book aims at providing the reader with new cross-disciplinary research material, ranging from communication and computer science to cognitive science, social sciences, and behavioral economics, for building a deeper Metaverse. It will be instrumental in helping the reader find and overcome some of the most common 6G and Next G blind spots. Modern networks are more than communication and computer science. They may be better viewed as techno-social systems that exhibit complex adaptive system behavior and resemble biological superorganisms. 6G and especially Next G should go beyond continuing the linear incremental 6G=5G+1G mindset of past generations of mobile networks. To this end, the book: Helps readers inquire into new areas of knowledge or understanding that they didn’t have or didn’t pay attention to find their 6G/Next G blind spots Highlights the unique potential benefits of the virtual world for society in that it provides a useful extension of the real-world economy by compensating for its well-known market failures, e.g., rising income inequality Provides a comprehensive description of the original Metaverse vision and highlights the different Metaverse components, applications, open research challenges, and early Metaverse deployment examples from both industry and academia Describes how the Multiverse goes beyond the Metaverse origins and explores the importance of experience innovation since experiences play a central role in the Metaverse Explains Web3 and the emerging field of token engineering and tokenization, i.e., the process of creating tokenized digital twins via programmable tokens, which are viewed as the killer application of Web3 networks for creating technology-enabled social organisms and restoring tech-driven common goods Reviews anticipated 6G paradigm shifts and elaborates on the difference between 6G and Next G research, including Next G Alliance’s audacious goals and their symbiotic relationship between technology and a population’s societal and economic needs Doubles down on the mutually beneficial symbiosis between digitalization and biologization for our possible evolution into future metahumans with infinite capabilities by making us smarter and creating a fundamentally new form of sociality in the Metaverse and Multiverse as well as the future stigmergy enhanced Society 5.0 by leveraging on time-tested self-organization mechanisms borrowed from nature Presents a variety of different concepts of the true nature of reality that bring us closer to the original Metaverse vision and explains how 6G, Next G, and the Metaverse may eventually pave the way to the peak-experience machine that democratizes access to the upper range of human experiences Touches on the possible transition from communication to services beyond communication, most notably the cross-cultural phenomenon of communitas in anthropology and its increasing degrees of perceived connectedness with others, the world, and oneself, given the importance of creating a deep sense of community in the Metaverse Written for students, network researchers, professionals, engineers, and practitioners, 6G and Onward to Next G: The Road to the Multiverse explores the latest Internet developments, with a particular focus on 6G and Next G networks in the context of the emerging Metaverse and future Multiverse as the successors of today’s mobile Internet that has defined the last two decades.
6G: Sustainable Development for Rural and Remote Communities (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #416)
by Sudhir Dixit Vimal Bhatia Sanjram Premjit Khanganba Anuj AgrawalThe book covers a variety of feasible technology options, both wired and wireless, to enable 6G connectivity in rural and remote regions. Along with the enabling technology options, the book also covers important aspects such as human-computer interaction, business models for the local operator ecosystem, regulatory and right-of-way policies, security and privacy, and future challenges related to technology migration, urbanization, and scalability. A special feature of this book is that it covers both the optical and wireless technology aspects to realize 6G connectivity, which will be of interest to a broad range of researchers and practitioners. Detailed figures have been included in the book to cover both the fiber-optics and wireless aspects. These figures include telecommunication equipment and networks ranging from a locality to the under-sea cables to high latitude platforms. The book has simple explanations, pictorial representations, minimal math, and conversational language, which will enable all the readers to grasp it, thereby helping them in decision making and performing comprehensive analysis. This book includes the needs of the unconnected and under-connected sections of the society, notably from the rural and remote areas, when the 6G standards are being discussed and developed. This feature will help overcome the challenge of widening the digital divide from every new generation of mobile network standards. Hence, the book covers all technical and non-technical aspects to be of interest to researchers, decision-makers, academia, social workers, and the readers in technology, growth, and empowerment.
6G: The Road To Future Wireless Technologies 2030 (River Publishers Series In Communications Ser.)
by Ramjee Prasad Paulo Sergio HenriqueSince the launch of Second-Generation Networks (2G), planning for each future mobile service was initiated many years before its commercial launch. In 2019, 5G Networks begun to be deployed commercially after almost ten years of planning. Similarly, the race for the 6G wireless networks that will be operational in 2030 has already started. To fulfill its potential in the upcoming decade, 6G will undoubtedly require an architectural orchestration based on the amalgamation of existing solutions and innovative technologies. The book will begin by evaluating the state of the art of all current mobile generations' while looking into their core building blocks. 6G implementation will require fundamental support from Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning on the network's edge and core, including a new Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum. The 6G use cases will require advanced techniques for enabling the future wireless network to be human-centric, ensuring enhanced quality of experience (QoE) for most of its applications. The concept of Human Bond Communication Beyond 2050 (Knowledge Home) and Communication, Navigation, Sensing, and Services (CONASENSE) will also profit from future wireless communication. Terahertz domains will exploit the ultra-Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output Antennas (UM-MIMO) technologies to support Terabits' data throughputs.Moreover, optical wireless communications (OWC) will also come into play to support indoor and outdoor high-data rates. Further expansion of 6G core entities will support the novel concept of Society 5.0. Quantum computing processing and communications is also likely to be added into the 6G ecosystem with security managed by blockchain orchestration for a robust network.
6LoWPAN
by Carsten Bormann Zach Shelby"It is stunningly thorough and takes readers meticulously through the design, configuration and operation of IPv6-based, low-power, potentially mobile radio-based networking." Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, GoogleThis book provides a complete overview of IPv6 over Low Power Wireless Area Network (6LoWPAN) technologyIn this book, the authors provide an overview of the 6LoWPAN family of standards, architecture, and related wireless and Internet technology. Starting with an overview of the IPv6 'Internet of Things', readers are offered an insight into how these technologies fit together into a complete architecture. The 6LoWPAN format and related standards are then covered in detail. In addition, the authors discuss the building and operation of 6LoWPAN networks, including bootstrapping, routing, security, Internet ingration, mobility and application protocols. Furthermore, implementation aspects of 6LoWPAN are covered.Key Features:Demonstrates how the 6LoWPAN standard makes the latest Internet protocols available to even the most minimal embedded devices over low-rate wireless networks Provides an overview of the 6LoWPAN standard, architecture and related wireless and Internet technology, and explains the 6LoWPAN protocol format in detail Details operational topics such as bootstrapping, routing, security, Internet integration, mobility and application protocols Written by expert authors with vast experience in the field (industrial and academic) Includes an accompanying website containing tutorial slides, course material and open-source code with examples (http://6lowpan.net ) 6LoWPAN: The Wireless Embedded Internet is an invaluable reference for professionals working in fields such as telecommunications, control, and embedded systems. Advanced students and teachers in electrical engineering, information technology and computer science will also find this book useful.
6th EAI International Conference on Big Data Innovation for Sustainable Cognitive Computing: BDCC 2023 (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Anandakumar Haldorai Arulmurugan Ramu Sudha MohanramThis book features the proceedings of the 6th EAI International Conference on Big Data Innovation for Sustainable Cognitive Computing (BDCC 2023). The papers feature detail on cognitive computing and its self-learning systems that use data mining, pattern recognition and natural language processing (NLP) to mirror the way the human brain works. This international conference focuses on technologies from knowledge representation techniques and natural language processing algorithms to dynamic learning approaches. Topics covered include Data Science for Cognitive Analysis, Real-Time Ubiquitous Data Science, Platform for Privacy Preserving Data Science, and Internet-Based Cognitive Platform.
6th EAI International Conference on Robotic Sensor Networks (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Xinwei Cao Yudong Zhang Predrag S. Stanimirović Dunhui XiaoThis book presents the proceedings of the 6th EAI International Conference on Robotics and Networks 2022 (ROSENET 2022). The conference explores the integration of networks and robotic technologies, which has become a topic of increasing interest for both researchers and developers from academic fields and industries worldwide. The authors posit that big networks will be the main approach to the next generation of robotic research, with the explosive number of networks models and increasing computational power of computers significantly extending the number of potential applications for robotic technologies while also bringing new challenges to the networking community. The conference provided a platform for researchers to share up-to-date scientific achievements in this field. The conference took place at Swansea University, Wales, Great Britain.
6th International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Communications: ICSPIC 2023 (Signals and Communication Technology)
by Chua-Chin Wang Arumugam NallanathanThis book presents the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Communications (ICSPIC 2023), which was held in Singapore, on February 25-27, 2023. The conference aims to provide a leading international forum for researchers, practitioners, and professionals from the industry, academia and government to share their new ideas, progresses and achievements in signal processing and information communications. The contributions focus on the latest advances, trends and future challenges in analog and mixed signal processing, design and implementation of signal processing systems, compressive sensing, machine learning methods for communications and signal processing, multimedia signal processing, natural language processing, next generation mobile communications, nonlinear signal processing, optical communications, parallel and distributed processing, and more.
7th EAI International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering in Health Services: COMPSE 2023 (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Pandian Vasant Igor Litvinchev Utku Kose Jose Antonio Marmolejo-Saucedo Roman Rodriguez-Aguilar Idalia Flores De la Mota Liliana Marmolejo-Saucedo Miriam Rodriguez-AguilarThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 7th EAI International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering in Health Services (COMPSE 2023), which took place November 16-17, 2023, in Mexico City, Mexico. The full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from dozens of submissions. The papers are grouped on thematic topics: application of tools delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic; health services; computer and data science; and industry 4.0 in logistics and supply chain. The content is relevant to researchers, academics, students and professionals.
7th EAI International Conference on Robotic Sensor Networks: EAI ROSENET 2023 (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Paolo Fiorini Ömer Melih Gül Seifedine Nimer KadryThis book presents the proceedings of the 7th EAI International Conference on Robotics and Networks 2023 (EAI ROSENET 2023). The conference explores the integration of networks, communications, and robotic technologies, which has become a topic of increasing interest for both researchers and developers from academic fields and industries worldwide. The authors posit that big networks will be the main approach to the next generation of robotic research, with the explosive number of communications and networks models and increasing computational power of computers significantly extending the number of potential applications for robotic technologies while also bringing new challenges to the communications and networking community. The conference provided a platform for researchers to share up-to-date scientific achievements in this field. The conference takes place at Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Türkiye on 15-16 December 2023.
7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Communications: ICSPIC 2024 (Signals and Communication Technology)
by Chua-Chin Wang Ralph Gerard B. SangalangThis book contains a series of research papers that were presented at 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Communications (ICSPIC 2024). The conference was held in Batangas City, Philippines from April 24-26, 2024. The conference aims to provide a leading international forum for researchers, practitioners, and professionals from the industry, academia and government to share their ideas, progresses and achievements in signal processing and information communications. The contributions focus on the latest advances, trends and future challenges in analog and mixed signal processing, design and implementation of signal processing systems, compressive sensing, machine learning methods for communications and signal processing, multimedia signal processing, natural language processing, next generation mobile communications, nonlinear signal processing, optical communications, parallel and distributed processing, etc. The conference is made up of theorists and experts in advanced characterization techniques in the fields of signal processing and information communications, which brings researchers, practitioners, and scientists in discussion of the latest methods, research developments, and future opportunities.
8 Lessons in Military Leadership for Entrepreneurs
by Robert T. KiyosakiRobert Kiyosaki's new book 8 Lessons in Leadership draws from his years at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point and his service in the United Sates Marine Corps. With compelling stories and examples and a engaging way of comparing and contrasting two very different cultures and value systems, Robert shares the challenges he faced in transitioning to civilian life&hellipwhere chain of command and team-over-self-once so black and white-were muddy and distorted. "Permission to speak freely, sir?" Count on it. This is Robert Kiyosaki-and he does just that, in the forthright and no-nonsense style that readers have come to expect and appreciate.From Robert's perspective, military training shapes lives and supports entrepreneurship. The training, discipline, and leadership skills taught in the military can be leveraged for huge success in the civilian world of business.Highlights of 8 Lessons in Leadership include sections on Mission and Team, Discipline, Respect, Authority, Speed, the Power of Connectivity, Leaders as Teachers, Sales and Leadership.
8-Week Couples Therapy Workbook: Essential Strategies to Connect, Improve Communication, and Strengthen Your Relationship
by Jill Squyres Groubert PhDSpend the next 8 weeks overcoming relationship obstacles and building a stronger connectionEvery relationship has challenges, but learning to listen, communicate, and get in sync can help you move through the tough times quicker and spend more time enjoying each other. The 8 Week Couples Therapy Workbook is full of expert guidance and simple exercises that show you and your partner how to work through anything that comes up, so your relationship stays healthy, strong, and happy.What's going on?—This therapy book includes straightforward explanations of how intimacy and interpersonal connections work, the ways they can break down, and how to get them back on track.Advice that works—Find techniques from a licensed psychologist that are rooted in communication therapy, but simple to understand and implement in your daily lives.An 8-week timeline—These activities are spread out over 8 weeks, so it's easy to find time for them in your busy schedules, and to get in the habit of using your new skills in the long-term.Every aspect of life together—Focus on a different theme each week: communication, intimacy, conflict, money matters, social styles, relationship patterns, values, and love languages.Pick up this relationship workbook for couples today and create a better future together!
808 Conversation Starters for Couples: Spark Curious Chats During Dinner Time, Date Night or Any Moment
by Robin Westen“Will have you quizzing each other on topics like morality, politics and your hopes for the future . . . you’ll get to know each other even better.” —StylistHere is your ultimate list of casual conversation prompts to spark fun and interesting dialogue, deepen communication, and increase intimacy. Flip open to any page and start an interesting new talk with your partner. You never know what passions, hopes or even funny stories might be revealed.What would be the title of your autobiography?Would you say you were born in the wrong decade?What TV show is your guilty pleasure?What are three jobs you definitely couldn’t do?What’s the most important piece of advice you ever received?What’s the very first memory you can recall?
84 Charing Cross Road
by Helene HanffThis is a touching correspondence between Helene Hanff and the employees at a book shop on Charing Cross Road in London. It spans many years. Short but satisfying, this little book will warm your heart.
9 Brand Shaastras: Nine Successful Brand Strategies to Build Winning Brands (Response Books)
by Jagdeep KapoorThrough this revised edition, brand guru Jagdeep Kapoor further strengthens his shaastra that Markets don’t decline, they shift. He presents nine key brand strategies which every marketeer must know in order to create healthy brands. Kapoor presents his ideas in a uniquely organised and engaging way, through recent and relevant examples, mapping the entire journey of a brand from inception to success. 9 Brand Shaastras: Nine Successful Brand Strategies to Build Winning Brands discusses key brand building elements such as brand awareness growth strategy and brand market share growth strategy. This easy-to-read book, with its simple frameworks and immensely practical insights is a ‘must-have’ for all marketing professionals. Besides, it is also an immensely useful tool-kit for business and management students and anyone who wishes to learn the art of successful brand building.
97 Things Every Engineering Manager Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts
by Camille FournierTap into the wisdom of experts to learn what every engineering manager should know. With 97 short and extremely useful tips for engineering managers, you'll discover new approaches to old problems, pick up road-tested best practices, and hone your management skills through sound advice.Managing people is hard, and the industry as a whole is bad at it. Many managers lack the experience, training, tools, texts, and frameworks to do it well. From mentoring interns to working in senior management, this book will take you through the stages of management and provide actionable advice on how to approach the obstacles you’ll encounter as a technical manager.A few of the 97 things you should know:"Three Ways to Be the Manager Your Report Needs" by Duretti Hirpa"The First Two Questions to Ask When Your Team Is Struggling" by Cate Huston"Fire Them!" by Mike Fisher"The 5 Whys of Organizational Design" by Kellan Elliott-McCrea"Career Conversations" by Raquel Vélez"Using 6-Page Documents to Close Decisions" by Ian Nowland"Ground Rules in Meetings" by Lara Hogan
99 Ways To Flood Your Website With Traffic
by Mick MacroThis book has helped thousands of people flood massive amounts of traffic into their websites, blogs, videos, and many other pages online, and will help you too. If you have ever wanted a complete list of every traffic strategy you need to get massive amounts of website traffic, 99 Ways To Flood Your Website With Traffic is the book for you. Not only do you get to hear about specific websites and strategies, but you also learn how to combine certain strategies to maximize your results. When you start putting all of these website traffic tips into one big traffic strategy of your own, you are able to drive traffic to your websites literally whenever you want. Discover: - How to maximize viral sharing of your sites and pages. - Easy scripts that give you free traffic every single day. - How to maximize free giveaways for success. - Free promotion and advertising sites that give you free site traffic. - Short-tail, long-tail and super-long-tail keywords, and what they mean. - Audio, video and other multimedia to add that keeps visitors wanting more. - How to really get online traffic from articles and other Web 2.0 websites. ...as well as tons of more topics that will bring you traffic! Start Flooding Traffic Into Your Website Starting TODAY: This book was written to give you an overview of the different types of strategies that work well, and focuses more on coming up with the best strategy for your websites and blogs, and not just what worked on one guy's blog years ago. Most of these strategies are core tactics that can be used for years to come. This book was built for you to be able to pick and choose your favorite strategies, come up with your own "super list", and start implementing these strategies immediately. You will go from A to Z with all the types of traffic strategies that work online, and this book takes you through the steps to taking action. Buy this book and start getting the traffic that your websites and blogs deserve.
9th International Conference on Mobility, IoT and Smart Cities: EAI Mobility IoT 2022 (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Lucia Knapcikova Shakib ZohrehvandiThis proceeding features papers from EAI Mobility IoT 2022 – the 9th International Conference on Mobility, IoT and Smart Cities, which took place December 15-16, 2022, Bratislava, Slovakia and online. The conference focuses on innovative technologies influencing industry and connectivity sectors in industrial, urban, social and sustainable development. The papers cover many topics in mobility, including car manufacturing, e-mobility, smart cities, smart factories (Industry 4.0), smart logistics, social mobility, technological innovations, sustainability, multicultural development, Internet of Things sectors, etc. The papers are applicable to researchers, academics, students, and professionals.
9th International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue System Technology (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #579)
by Rafael E. Banchs Luis Fernando D’Haro Haizhou LiThis book presents the outcomes of the 9th International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems (IWSDS), “Towards creating more human-like conversational agent technologies”. It compiles and provides a synopsis of current global research to push forward the state of the art in dialogue technologies, including advances in the context of the classical problems of language understanding, dialogue management and language generation, as well as cognitive topics related to the human nature of conversational phenomena, such as humor, empathy and social context understanding and awareness.
: Digital Practices, New Forms of Participation and the Renewal of Democracy (Routledge Studies in European Communication Research and Education)
by Jeffrey Wimmer Cornelia Wallner Rainer Winter Karoline OelsnerThe practices of participation and engagement are characterised by complexities and contradictions. All celebratory examples of uses of social media, e.g. in the Arab spring, the Occupy movement or in recent LGBTQ protests, are deeply rooted in human practices. Because of this connection, every case of mediated participation should be perceived as highly contextual and cannot be attributed to one (social) specific media logic, necessitating detailed empirical studies to investigate the different contexts of political and civic engagement. In this volume, the theoretical chapters discuss analytical frameworks that can enrich our understanding of current contexts and practices of mediated participation. The empirical studies explore the implications of the new digital conditions for the ways in which digitally mediated social interactions, practices and environments shape everyday participation, engagement or protest and their subjective as well societal meaning.
@policía: las historias de un éxito
by Carlos Fernández GuerraDescubre el perfil de la Policía Nacional en Twitter, la cuenta oficial de seguridad más seguida del mundo. Gracias a su originalidad y sentido del humor, el Twitter de la Policía española ya cuenta con más de 1.000.000 de seguidores. Un millón de historias en una sola, una demostración del nuevo papel que tienen las instituciones y los ciudadanos en el siglo XXI. Con @policia, descubre una Policía comunicadora, revolucionaria y muy eficaz que busca que el ciudadano la conozca y participe de sus éxitos. Entérate de los retos, las campañas, las mejores anécdotas y los logros que se han llevado a cabo gracias a la ciudadanía usando la cuenta de @policia. Conoce a los héroes y villanos de Internet y las conmovedoras historias de cómo la sociedad actúa en situaciones límite ante la llamada de auxilio de @policia. Mira qué hay tras las bambalinas: un equipo de personas con sus fakes, sus historias, sus aspiraciones y muchas ganas de tuitear.Por su lenguaje cercano, orientado a impactar y simpatizar con el ciudadano, así como su visión crítica y humorística de la actualidad, es ya el modelo a seguir para otras muchas instituciones y entidades privadas de todos los ámbitos, que han optado también por este tono informal de comunicación en las redes. Se partícipe de los grandes aciertos y también de los polémicos errores o fakes de esta cuenta. Desde la exitosa petición de donantes de sangre para el accidente de tren de Santiago de 2013 hasta la puesta en marcha de nuevas formas de colaboración ciudadana como la #Tweetredada, con la que se ha conseguido atrapar a cientos de traficantes de droga en nuestro país. Todo esto aderezado con las pequeñas «cagadas», los momentos de tensión y los tuits más torpes de @policia. En este libro no solo encontrarás el relato del éxito de @policia, sino todas las historias humanas que lo han hecho posible. Un millón de historias en una sola, una demostración del nuevo papel que tienen las instituciones y los ciudadanos en el siglo XXI.
A 1.778 km de distancia. Cómo cuidar las relaciones en un mundo online
by Ferran Ramón-CortesDel autor de La isla de los 5 faros, con más de 100.000 ejemplares vendidos. Ferran Ramon-Cortés nos ofrece las claves para mejorar la comunicación virtual, fortalecer las relaciones y reconectar a las personas en un mundo online. Tras más de ocho horas enlazando videoconferencias, Ferran acaba una nueva jornada exhausto y frustrado. Recibe entonces un misterioso mensaje: «Apreciado Ferran: (...) desde hace más de un año estoy sumergido en la nueva comunicación virtual; vivo permanentemente conectado a mi familia, a mis amigos y a todo mi entorno, pero cada día me siento más alejado de todos y del mundo. (...) no sé si darle las gracias a esa nueva comunicación virtual o culparla de todo lo que me pasa. (...) Lo que es seguro es que busco respuestas. ¿Las tienes tú?». Acompañado de su fiel perra Nim, Ferran se embarcará en un nuevo viaje con la intención de encontrar respuesta a cinco preguntas clave: - ¿Funciona la comunicación online?- ¿Cómo afecta la comunicación virtual a nuestras relaciones?- ¿Trabajar online es una opción?- ¿Cómo podemos comunicarnos mejor online?- ¿Cómo podemos relacionarnos mejor (punto)? Una reflexión calmada, basada en investigaciones pioneras, en torno a los retos y las oportunidades de la comunicación virtual para las relaciones de hoy.
A Big Stink: A Tale of Ardor and Odor
by Edward H. Kafka-GelbrechtA delightfully illustrated story about passing gas and passing the buck, by a renowned scholar of gastrointestinal humor who has seen and smelled it all.The marriage of flatulence and wordplay is a potent source of pleasure as old as language itself. So says Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht, who has spent a lifetime studying the art of the unclaimed fart, from the courtroom to the convent. Now, in this illustrated tour de force, he airs a more personal story about a quiet elevator ride that is shattered by an ignoble gas. Starting with the classic &“He who smelt it, dealt it&” and the indignant riposte &“She who denied it, supplied it,&” the repartee heats up as the elevator rises. Can a reek that drives people apart instead bring two hearts together? A Big Stink&’s beguiling blend of highbrow and lowbrow humor will delight oversharing families and word lovers alike. Illustrator Sophia Vincent Guy ramps up the fun with elegantly detailed illustrations sprinkled with Easter eggs. Sure to reduce even the most solemn adults to irrepressible giggles, A Big Stink is a ripping good read and a breath of foul air.
A Body to Love: How to Cultivate Community, Body Positivity, and Self-Love in the Age of Social Media
by Angelina CarusoHow to Have A Healthy Relationship with Food and Body Image in the Digital Age“Anyone who has ever had a ‘complicated’ relationship with food or their body will benefit from this book.” ?Brenna O’Malley, registered dietitian and founder of The Wellful#1 New Release in Human-Computer Interaction, Eating Disorder Self-Help, and Computer ScienceA new conversation about the media and radical self-love, A Body to Love provides lessons on positively navigating body image in a social media saturated world.Forming healthy relationships with the internet. To Angelina Caruso, recovery meant finding her tribe?a community that offered support, encouragement, and zero judgement. But she never imagined finding them online. Now a health and wellness blogger, she narrates the progression of a body image disorder and her unusual path to recovery.Self-help healing through community. Grouped into lessons and warnings, this fresh take on social networks follows the author’s personal battle with a near-fatal eating disorder, the online relationships that helped her heal, and the eventual community she cultivated. Part social media guide and part body image and eating disorder workbook, you’ll learn to detect body image issues, heal as a mindful consumer, and inspire others as a content producer.Inside this interactive book, adult and teen readers alike will find:Handy chartsJournal promptsBreathing exercisesBonus recipes for mindful eatingAnd much more!If you’re looking for a body positivity journal, body image gifts, or mindful eating books?like The Self-Love Workbook for Women, The Body Is Not an Apology, More Than a Body, or Influencer?then you’ll want to own A Body to Love.
A Bordo: Get Ready for Spanish
by Spanish Course TeamIdeal for near beginners, A bordo takes learners up to the equivalent of GCSE level Spanish. The course is accompanied by three audio-cassettes which include drama and dialogue. Features include:* focus on both Spanish and Latin-American culture* emphasis on communicating in everyday situations* varied exercises, with answer key and progress resumé at the end of each unit.A bordo is the preparatory course for En rumbo, also devised by the Open University Spanish team (see below).