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Hot Sheet: Sweet and Savory Sheet Pan Recipes for Every Day and Celebrations
by Olga Massov Sanaë LemoineNAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BON APPETIT • BOSTON GLOBE • FOOD & WINE • SAVEUR Transform everyday meals into extraordinary ones, with more than 100 recipes harnessing the power of your sheet pan, including breakfasts, starters, dinners, and desserts. Say goodbye to boring food and hello to flavor-packed dishes for weeknight dining as well as special occasions.The sheet pan hardly needs an introduction—every kitchen should have one. The underappreciated cooking workhorse, sheet pans are versatile, practical, inexpensive, durable, stackable, and easy to clean—and you’re probably already using them regularly for quick-and-easy chicken and veg or staple treats like chocolate chip cookies. But Hot Sheet offers a more creative approach with elevated yet accessible recipes spanning from breakfast to dinner to desserts—and every course in-between—that will take you from weeknight suppers to celebratory meals.Cookbook authors and editors Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine lean into their respective backgrounds to showcase the sheet pan’s full potential with more than 100 elegant and surprisingly achievable recipes, including:Giant Buttermilk-Cornmeal Pancake with BlueberriesOpen-Face Croque Monsieur for a CrowdOven Ratatouille with EggsChicken Faux-gine with Olives, Dates, and Preserved LemonsDumpling Filling Meatloaf with Sweet Potatoes and QuicklesCoconut Fish en Papillote with Cherry TomatoesAll-the-Crispy-Bits Mac and CheesePaella with Chorizo and PeasCauliflower Steaks with Parsley-Shallot SauceSheet Pan “Fried” RiceStrawberry Snacking Sheet CakeLabneh Cheesecake Bars with Berry CompoteCaramelized Bananas with Ice CreamYou’ll need nothing other than Hot Sheet for exciting weeknight dinners and special meals that don’t take much time to clean up. As Olga and Sanaë write, having a quick and easy meal doesn’t have to mean sacrificing taste or sophistication.
Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?: A Novel
by Sarah McCoyFrom New York Times bestselling author Sarah McCoy—a spellbinding novel based on a true story: a beautiful young movie star of Hollywood’s Golden Age gives up her bright career to become a nun.In 1969, twenty-three-year-old starlet Lori Lovely, the apple of Hollywood’s eye, shocks the world by ditching a promising film career to take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience as a Benedictine nun. Gossip columnists and scandal sheets can’t get enough of the story. Why would such a beautiful girl take the veil? Was she hiding from someone? Did it have anything to do with the tragic death of her costar, heartthrob singer Lucas Wesley?In 1990, Lu Tibbott is under the gun to complete her senior thesis in modern American history. Instead of spending weeks in dusty archives, Lu decides to dig into a true twentieth-century mystery and write about her aunt Lori, now the Mother Abbess at a cloistered convent in rural New England. Biographers, bloggers, and media types have long speculated about her aunt Lori’s sudden departure from Hollywood. Mother Lori, however, has refused all requests for interviews—until Lu arrives at the abbey with a tape recorder in hand. To her delight, Mother Lori announces she’s finally ready to talk...but only if Lu is truly ready to listen.Lu is shocked to discover that the story of Lori Lovely’s rise in Hollywood was far more tumultuous than she’d ever expected, a fairy tale twisting with ambition, unforeseen alliances, forbidden love, and secrets. What began as a history thesis now threatens to upend all their lives with its unexpected truths, especially as the media gets wind of Lu’s project and begins to ask…Whatever happened to Lori Lovely?
The Macabre: A Novel
by Kosoko JacksonFrom award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Kosoko Jackson comes his adult speculative debut, a stand-alone novel blending time travel and globe-hopping adventure, art history, and dark fantasy about magical paintings and the lengths people will go to collect them, destroy them…or be destroyed.A picture is worth a thousand nightmares.Art has always been an escape for struggling painter Lewis Dixon. But other than his mom, who has recently passed away, no one has ever praised his work. If he is being honest, there’s really no one in his life. So he is shocked when the British Museum shows an unusual interest in his art. This is his chance to show the world what he’s capable of…he just has no idea that he might also be saving the world at the same time.As Lewis soon learns, he has not been invited to participate in a curated show, but rather a test: to see if the fugue-like exhilaration he experiences when painting is actually magic, a power that allows him to enter nine very special paintings—paintings made by his great-grandfather. Spread across the globe, these paintings have unbelievable eldritch abilities…and not necessarily beneficial ones. In terms of power, these are the most valuable works of art in the world, and there are those out there who would do anything to possess just one.And Lewis, upon passing the test, has been asked to destroy them all.Partnered with an alluring agent in museum’s employ, Noah Rao, Lewis must travel to Japan, Australia, Nigeria—and the past—plunging himself into a world of black markets, gothic magic, ancient history, and cursed objects to save those unlucky enough to call any of the paintings their own—or to free the world from those who would misuse the power of the paintings. In doing so, he will need to discover if he has what it takes to truly be an artist, the confidence to finally open himself up to someone who could give his lonely life meaning, and the strength to enter and navigate a reality where magic is everywhere.
Anomalies 53: Into the Shadows (Anomalies 53 #1)
by Angela CervantesA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!It’s one thing to leave the world behind; it’s another thing when you can never return. Next door to the notorious Area 51 sits Area 53, the underground lab where the government secretly holds “the anomalies.” These are the Earth-born mythical and magical creatures—fairies, wyverns, manticores, and more—that have been captured and brought in for careful study. It’s also where eleven-year-old Ollie Robles and his best (and only) friend, Garen Jackson, the kids of Area 53’s lead researchers, have grown up. They’ve lived safely within these cement-and-steel halls their whole lives . . . that is, until the day that Ollie and Garen accidentally free six anomalies: two sprites, a wyvern, a baby manticore, a llamacorn, and a golem named Henry. Now it’s up to Ollie and Garen to chase down the anomalies and bring them back home. It’s a daring, high-stakes adventure into a world full of magical creatures, dark corners, and surprising revelations as told in the way only Pura Belpré Honor–winning author and master storyteller Angela Cervantes can.
The Haunting of Bellington Cottage
by Laura ParnumFrom the author of Peril at Price Manor comes a new spooky and bighearted stand-alone novel about two girls trying to figure out if they’re still friends who discover their vacation rental home is haunted.It was the perfect winter break getaway . . . until the ghost showed up.The last time Iris's and Violet’s families went on a trip together, the girls turned their rental home into an epic haunted house—and Iris has brought all her spookiest supplies to the cottage they’re calling home for the next week, ready to re-create the magic they’d shared. But in the years since, Vee (don’t call her Violet) has become closed off and short-tempered and wants nothing to do with anyone, especially not her mom’s new boyfriend.Vee’s bad mood feels inescapable in the cottage. And soon strange things are happening that make it seem like the house itself is angry, too—doors are slamming, rooms that were perfectly neat a second ago are suddenly a disaster, and Iris hears pacing footsteps long after everyone’s gone to sleep. Iris and Vee soon discover that the cottage has a secret history and that there’s no need to stage a haunted house after all . . . because they’re already in one.
Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal, volume 20 number 1 (Fall 2025)
by Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary JournalThis is volume 20 issue 1 of Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal (EMW) is the only journal devoted solely to the interdisciplinary and global study of women and gender spanning the late medieval through early modern periods. Each volume gathers essays on early modern women from every country and region by scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines including art history, cultural studies, music, history, languages and literatures, political science, religion, theatre, history of science, and history of philosophy.
Bioimaging Modalities in Bioengineering (Biomaterials, Bioengineering and Sustainability #9)
by Rui L. Reis Ibrahim Fatih Cengiz Joaquim M. OliveiraThis book provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the bioimaging tools used in preclinical research in life sciences. It is divided into three sections: Fundamentals and Applications of Bioimaging Tools in Preclinical Research, Functional, Quantitative, and Advanced Multimodal Approaches in Preclinical Bioimaging, and Emerging Technologies and Computational Advances in Bioimaging. While the first two sections cover fundamentals and preclinical applications of the bioimaging modalities, the third section focuses on emerging technologies including the use of artificial intelligence in bioimaging. Aiming to provide an concise overview of bioimaging modalities, this book will be an essential resource for researchers in the field of life sciences including bioengineering, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine.
AI-based Image and Video Coding: Methods, Standards, and Applications
by Wei GaoUnlocking the future of image and video coding with AI-based Image and Video Coding: Methods, Standards, and Applications, we can explore the revolutionary impact of deep learning technologies on image and video compression. This book is a must-read for researchers, practitioners, and students eager to stay ahead of the curve in an ever-evolving field where deep learning and artificial intelligence are setting new benchmarks in coding efficiency. With an unparalleled focus on the intersection of deep learning and multimedia coding, this book offers cutting-edge insights into the latest techniques and standards driving progress in the industry. From the core principles of coding technologies to advanced topics like 3D and multimodal coding, human and machine vision-oriented compression, and compression artifacts removal, it covers all the related essentials. Special attention is given to the practical aspects of implementations, open-source projects, and standardization efforts from leading organizations like IEEE, JPEG, MPEG and MPAI. Whether you are a scholar, a professional in the multimedia industry, or a student with a foundation in computer science and electrical engineering, this book equips you with the fundamental knowledge and tools to master the latest advancements in AI-based image and video coding. You can gain a deeper understanding of how deep learning reshapes the future of image and video coding, and explore new possibilities of optimizing compression performances for both humans and machines.
Information Processing and Network Provisioning: Third International Conference, ICIPNP 2024 Fall, Qingdao, China, November 8–10, 2024, Proceedings, Part III (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2595)
by Xuesong Qiu Michel Kadoch Mohamed CherietThe proceedings set CCIS 2593 until CCIS 2596 constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Information Processing and Network Provisioning, ICIPNP 2024, which took place in Qingdao, China, during November 8-10, 2024. The 153 full papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 277 submissions. They deal with up to date research ranging from information and signal processing and network provisioning to computer communications and network applications.
Regenerative Cellular Therapies for Neurological Diseases (Neuromethods #227)
by Tomoya TerashimaThis volume discusses that latest cell therapy methods for neurological diseases using bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells, mesenchymal stem cells, dental pulp stem cells, adipose-derived stem cells, cord blood cells, and amnion cells. The chapters in this book also cover specific diseases such as cerebral infarction, spinal cord injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, neuropathic pain, and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Each chapter includes a detailed description of the protocol for preparing the cells used, the method for producing the animals used, and the characteristics of patients with each disease, as well as an explanation of the behavioral experiments, molecular biochemical experiments, and other methods required to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment. In the Neuromethods series style, chapters include the kind of detail and key advice from the specialists needed to get successful results in your laboratory.Cutting-edge and practical, Regenerative Cellular Therapies for Neurological Diseases is a valuable resource for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who want to learn more about this field and develop cell therapies for neurological diseases.
Electronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective: 14th International Conference, EGOVIS 2025, Bangkok, Thailand, August 25–27, 2025, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #16049)
by Andrea Kő Ismail Khalil A Min Tjoa Francesco Buccafurri Gabriele KotsisThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Electronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective, EGOVIS 2025, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during August 25–27, 2025. The 11 full and 4 short papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Legal Aspects and Semantic Approaches; Digital Transformation and E-government Inclusion; AI in E-Government; E-Government Cases.
Risse im Fundament: Cantor, Gödel und die Suche nach der mathematischen Wahrheit
by Jörg ResagWoher wissen wir was wahr ist? Wofür brauchen wir mathematische Beweise? Was hat es mit Gödels berühmten Unvollständigkeitssätzen auf sich? In diesem Sachbuch tauchen wir ein in die Aussagekraft mathematischer Systeme und lernen ihre prinzipiellen Grenzen kennen. Nicht jede mathematische Aussage, die man formulieren kann, lässt sich aus den akzeptierten Axiomen auch beweisen oder widerlegen. Die Fundamente der Mathematik sind nicht so stabil und klar, wie es zunächst scheint.
National Failures and the Condemnation of US Higher Education: Points of Crisis from 1958 to 2024
by Allison L. PalmadessaSince the first American colonial colleges, higher education has served the nation as an arbiter of knowledge, conduit of democratic idealism, and producer of leaders, workers, and innovation. As the nation changed alongside world events and technological advancement, postsecondary institutions supported growth, met demands from the public and private sectors as well as states and the federal government, heeding a call to perpetuate the US&’s position among nations as the undisputed world leader. This was most evident in the immediate post World War II era, with roots established much earlier. Each chapter in this work focuses on a moment of crisis in American history that involves the relationship of higher education to national goals. This work aims to fill a gap in the history of higher education and further our understanding of how an institution so appreciated in times of greatness can be rebranded by critics as negligent and harmful to national goals.
Nonlinear Networked Systems and Control (Communications and Control Engineering)
by Zhiyong ChenThis book is an integrated treatment of its selected research in nonlinear networked systems and control. It progresses from stabilization and regulation to synchronization, providing a systematic approach connecting work in the field. It covers essential control problems methodically, emphasizing problem formulation, techniques, and their interrelationships. Starting with fundamental concepts, the book builds a solid understanding before delving into advanced research areas, facilitating learning and preparing readers for real-world challenges in robotics, automated vehicles, smart grids, and neural networks. This book balances technical accuracy, difficulty, and depth, to make complex theories accessible. The book supports a rigorous theoretical presentation of control design methods with numerous examples. It addresses cutting-edge research topics and prepares readers for advanced studies. By emphasizing both theoretical foundations and practical relevance, it equips readers to engage critically with current research and, further, to develop their own innovations in nonlinear networks and their control. Graduate students in engineering and applied mathematics and practitioners and academic theorists in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, and chemical engineering will find this book a valuable reference.
Application of Fracture Mechanics in the Nuclear Industry (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Jose Eduardo Maneschy Carlos Alexandre J. MirandaThis book provides a comprehensive exploration of how fracture mechanics is applied to solve problems specific to the nuclear industry. It delves into key principles, such as evaluating load capacity, predicting component lifetime, and establishing inspection intervals for cracked materials. The content covers essential topics, including linear-elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, material properties, crack initiation, fatigue, and stress corrosion cracking. With a focus on practical applications, the book addresses critical components like reactor vessel, turbine disks, and steam generator tubes, offering valuable insights for professionals in design, material selection, manufacturing, and inspection within nuclear power plants, as well as serving as a useful resource for students in related engineering courses
Developing and Implementing a Public Health and Criminological Approach to Tackling Sexual Abuse: Prevention, Treatment and Integration (Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society)
by Kieran McCartan Anne Eason Sarah Senker Nick Addis Cody PorterThis edited collection draws together and contextualises research on the Epidemiological Criminology (EpiCrim) approaches to sexual abuse carried out by the University of West England (UWE), Bristol. EpiCrim sees crime and offending behaviour, including sexual abuse, as a public health issue and advocates that to prevent first time or repeat offending behaviour we have to work in a bespoke way across a number of populations (individual, interpersonal, community, and societal). The book introduces the area of EpiCrim and how it works to address sexual abuse, before examining the UWE based research on the prevention, treatment and community integration of people impacted by sexual abuse. The book discusses policy, practice, theory and research in this area with the authors reviewing, critiquing, synthesising as well as building upon previous/current research, theory and policy.
Chinese Americans' Perceptions of Race, Education, and Affirmative Action (Palgrave Studies in Race, Inequality and Social Justice in Education)
by Shasha LinChinese Americans have emerged as increasingly prominent and influential actors in the decades-long debates over affirmative action in college admissions, which was struck down by the US Supreme Court in June 2023. Despite being portrayed as the Asian origin group least supportive of affirmative action, little is understood about how the broader Chinese American community makes meanings around this complex and contested policy. Drawing on ethnographic observations in California and diverse viewpoints from students, parents, organizational leaders, activists, college admissions consultants, and educators within the Chinese American community, this book probes the nuanced and divergent ways Chinese Americans make sense of race, education, and affirmative action. It finds a community grappling with the potent Asian admissions myths, questions of fairness in college admissions, and their positioning within racial discourses and politics. This book is a timely contribution to the much-needed dialogue on race, ethnicity, and higher education in the post-affirmative action era. It is also a must-read for university policymakers who aim to (re)establish public trust amidst declining confidence in higher education and heightened judicial and public scrutiny of their admissions policies and practices.
Information Processing and Network Provisioning: Third International Conference, ICIPNP 2024 Fall, Qingdao, China, November 8–10, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2594)
by Xuesong Qiu Michel Kadoch Mohamed CherietThe proceedings set CCIS 2593 until CCIS 2596 constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Information Processing and Network Provisioning, ICIPNP 2024, which took place in Qingdao, China, during November 8-10, 2024. The 153 full papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 277 submissions. They deal with up to date research ranging from information and signal processing and network provisioning to computer communications and network applications.
Chemistry of Antibiotics and Related Drugs
by Mrinal K. BhattacharjeeThis textbook builds on the success its two previous editions, offering alternative strategies for discovering new antibiotics. It discusses how the various types of antibiotics and related drugs work to cure infections, and explores the very serious matter of how bacteria are becoming resistant to these antibiotics. It also covers the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance from the World Health Organization and discusses several Antibiotic Stewardship Programs adopted by agencies at local levels. Designed for a one-semester course at either the graduate or advanced undergraduate level, this self-contained textbook provides all the necessary background in biochemistry and is written in accessible language. It discusses the latest developments in the field of antibiotics, emphasizing experimental procedures and interpretation of results, and frequently cites original research to support learning. To help both students and instructors, the book includes approximately 500 multiple-choice questions on antibiotcs. Test your knowledge with questions and answers about this textbook with Springer Nature Flashcards.
Data Science in Applications: Towards AI-Driven Approaches (Studies in Computational Intelligence #1206)
by Janusz Kacprzyk Gintautas Dzemyda Jolita BernatavičienėThis book provides a forum for presenting and discussing new and promising ideas in the broadly understood data science field and scope. Data science is a broad discipline. Related and partially overlapping fields are data mining, pattern recognition, neurocomputing, statistics, mathematics, data visualisation, databases, data processing, knowledge discovery in databases, big data analysis, computer science, cloud computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Recent research has focused on unlocking the new possibilities of artificial intelligence, not only from a theoretical point of view but also from an applied perspective. In light of recent developments and trends in these fields, the topics covered in the book have been expanded and extended to include various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI), advanced data analysis, data analytics, machine learning, and multimedia, both from a theoretical and a practical application perspective. All of these are coming together, so we are seeing a variety of AI-driven approaches. This book contains 12 chapters by data science researchers. They are divided into &“AI-supported multimedia systems&” and &“Developments, challenges, and applications of advanced data analysis and machine learning.&” The first part of the book contains chapters that discuss various aspects of multimedia systems, notably text, voice, and image, in particular from the point of view of how new developments in AI, advanced data analyses, etc., can provide new, effective and efficient, tools and techniques, maybe even imply research and implementation breakthroughs. The second part of the book, &“Developments, challenges and applications of advanced data analysis and machine learning,&” is concerned with various aspects, problems, solutions, and applications for new sophisticated tools and techniques of data analyses, data analytics, and machine learning providing tools and techniques to take advantage of what is available in data.
Digital Solutions for Environmental and Economic Development: Select Proceedings of ICEIL 2024, Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1385)
by Sumeet Gupta Balvinder Shukla B. K. Murthy Nitasha Hasteer Diptiranjan MahapatraThe proceedings of 6th International Conference on Entrepreneurship Innovation and Leadership (ICEIL 2024) would focus on Intelligent IT Solutions to promote indigenous innovations. The book will be a catalyst for transformative change, inspiring a collective effort towards harnessing the power of technology for sustainable, self-reliant development. This book will be a compilation of latest technological advancements and state of the art research in the emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, internet of things, quantum computing etc. This book will be useful for students, research scholars and practitioners from different disciplines to enhance their knowledge.
An Electronics Engineer's Notebook: Projects, Simulations, Programming… and Some Riddles
by Orhan ÖzhanThis book features a compilation of applicable and insightful engineering notes extracted from the author's multi-decade career in industry and academia. The book includes a plethora of modern engineering tools, including simulators and platforms like Matlab and LabVIEWTM that have been utilized to support the topics. The book is organized into four parts: Riddles, Simulations, Projects, and Math. The Riddles include puzzling issues encountered in the basic concepts and their various solutions. The Simulations section presents examples of challenging simulations, such as an ECG telemetry system, a software timer IC, and a random number generator. The section also addresses the weak points of simulators that must be considered. The Projects part comprises hardware and software projects from real life, including a DTMF pager and a barcode reader. The Math part aims to underline the importance of mathematics in engineering. For example, complex numbers are employed to show how to generate rotating magnetic fields and explain the backward-rotating wheels of carts in movies. A project exploiting vector algebra calculates the distance and heading between two points on the earth. The part is concluded with a Sudoku generator. This toolbox of solutions is intended for researchers, academics, students and professionals in electrical engineering.
Intelligent Systems in Production Engineering and Maintenance IV: Volume 2: Production Engineering (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Justyna Patalas-Maliszewska Anna Burduk Ryszard Wyczółkowski Andre D. L. Batako Ewa Dostatni Pichai Janmanee Joanna KochańskaThis book reports on intelligent systems and methods applied to engineering production and maintenance. Being the second of two volumes, it specifically focuses on advanced tools for optimizing manufacturing processes, increasing their automation, safety, and sustainability. It covers cutting-edge topics in quality control, predictive maintenance, green supply chain and circular economy, and their significance for different industries. Based the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Systems in Production Engineering and Maintenance, ISPEM 2025, held on June 25-27, 2025, in Wroclaw, Poland, this book offers a timely snapshot of intelligent systems applications and advances in industry 4.0 in engineering design and manufacturing.
Trauma and Memory Studies: Responses from India and Beyond
by Simi Malhotra Sheikh Sana Assad Farhana Tasnim Somya Charan Pahadi Sango BidaniThis edited volume offers a comprehensive revaluation of Trauma and Memory Studies, foregrounding perspectives from India and beyond. It critically interrogates the prevailing Euro-centric paradigm within the field, advocating for the amplification and contextualization of voices originating from South Asian spatial and temporal contexts. Departing from conventional West/North-centric narratives, the text prioritizes the narratives of historically marginalized survivor groups, encompassing individuals affected by pivotal events such as the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, the Bengal famine, the dispersion of the Indian diaspora, and the experiences of incarcerated populations in Iran, Kenya, Palestine, etc. Through an in-depth exploration of societal mechanisms for remembrance and coping strategies vis-à-vis traumatic episodes, such as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the book unveils the intricate interplay of political, cultural, and social dynamics. It explores the complicated dynamics of post-colonial and post-conflict societies in India by using a range of interdisciplinary methodologies, such as examining artistic expressions, oral histories, and digital media. It discusses the ongoing debate between hegemonic historical narratives and the often-marginalized voices of subaltern communities. This book serves as an indispensable resource for academics, students, and researchers committed to the exploration of trauma and memory within non-Western contexts.
Socio-Natural Disaster Recovery Projects: Lessons from Recovery After Wenchuan and Bam Earthquakes (Resilient and Friendly Living Environments)
by Wei Zhang Yibin Ao Homa BahmaniThis book offers a comprehensive analysis of socio-natural disaster recovery projects, using the Bam and Wenchuan earthquakes as case studies to evaluate their success and failure. With escalating losses from socio-natural disasters and a high failure rate among recovery projects, it addresses the urgent need for effective management guidelines by leveraging past experiences. Tackling the discrepancy between reported project success and public perception, the book emphasizes the importance of stakeholder perspectives and assessment timing. It sets out to solve the problem of ineffective disaster recovery management by proposing a robust framework and practical guidelines for successful recovery projects, aiming to prioritize project goals and refine evaluation criteria, leading to more desirable outcomes and enhanced community resilience. The main topics covered include: 1. Critical Overview and Conceptual Framework: The book begins with a thorough overview of socio-natural disaster recovery projects, leading to the development of a conceptual management framework. This framework outlines essential steps based on a continuous life cycle to streamline recovery efforts. 2. Success Factors and Dimensions: It identifies key success factors and dimensions to comprehensively measure project outcomes. These findings are structured through rigorous triangulation of primary and secondary data. 3. Comparative Policy Analysis: A micro-comparison of recovery policies in Iran and China, two of the most vulnerable countries, provides practical suggestions using success factors, influential pathways, and SWOT analysis. 4. Community Recovery Dynamics: The book explores why communities recover differently, applying qualitative comparative analysis to neighborhoods in Bam and towns affected by the Wenchuan earthquake. The target audience includes policymakers, project managers, researchers, and practitioners in disaster management, urban planning, and civil engineering. Academics and government officials responsible for managing socio-natural disaster recovery projects will find this book invaluable for improving project success and community resilience.