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The Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System: From Silos to Synergy in Environmental Governance (Professional Practice in Governance and Public Organizations)
by Remi ChandranIn The Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System, Remi Chandran chronicles a twenty-year journey to develop an innovative tool that enhances wildlife law enforcement information sharing through mapping technology. The book examines the intrinsic challenges of data sharing, which is shackled by conflicting regulations, ideologies, and institutional barriers. By exploring the changes in the wildlife-trade policy system and the evolving roles of key actors, Chandran reveals how these shifts transformed the Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS). The novel WEMS initiative redefined data-exchange practices and shaped the way for platforms like the Digital Public Infrastructure to tackle humanature conflicts. More than a technical achievement, this is a story of collaboration, resilience, and shared knowledge.
One-Dimensional Dynamics: From Poincaré to renormalization (Lecture Notes of the Unione Matematica Italiana #30)
by Yiheng Dong Marco Martens Liviana PalmisanoThe aim of the book is to give an introduction to the main concepts in modern dynamics. The Herman Theorem on rigidity of circle diffeomoprhisms is used to achieve this goal. Indeed, we reprove this sophisticated theorem with modern techniques involving renormalization and, in the meantime, discuss most of the important concepts used in dynamics. The one-dimensional context of the Herman Theorem reduces the technical difficulties and allows to present tools and theories to students with modest background. The book can definitely be used on Master's level.
Aircraft Design (Springer Aerospace Technology)
by Mikhail A. PogosyanThis book presents general design methods of manned and unmanned aircraft for various types and purposes, as well as the problems of designing their structural and functional elements, based on the principles of a systematic approach and the achievements of modern information technologies. It reflects modern achievements in aircraft engineering, theory and methods of designing aircraft of various types, including aerospace, unmanned aerial vehicles and seaplane aircraft. The first part details the general theory, and the second part covers the engineering of components. This textbook will be used for students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs, and can also be useful to engineers and scientists dealing with aircraft design problems, as well as anyone who wants to independently study modern methods of aircraft design.
Machine Learning and Clustering for a Sustainable Future: Applications in Engineering and Environmental Science (Studies in Computational Intelligence #1233)
by José María Ponce-Ortega César Ramírez-Márquez Alma Yunuen Raya-Tapia Francisco Javier López-FloresThis book explores cutting-edge machine learning and clustering techniques to tackle critical challenges in engineering, environmental science, and sustainability. The book provides an in-depth examination of clustering methodologies, covering unsupervised and supervised techniques, data preprocessing, distance metrics, and cluster validation methods such as the elbow and silhouette techniques. Readers will find practical insights into applying these methods to real-world problems, including clustering greenhouse gas emissions, optimizing energy systems, and analyzing the energy-food nexus in the context of global crises. By integrating theoretical foundations with hands-on applications, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and professionals seeking data-driven solutions for sustainability challenges.
Sustainable Enterprise Resource Planning: A Secure and Ethical Deployment Approach (Contributions to Management Science)
by Kushal AnjariaThis book delves into integrating sustainable practices within enterprise resource planning (S-ERP) systems framework, particularly in the context of Industry 4.0. It offers a comprehensive exploration of how S-ERP systems can be developed and implemented to enhance operational efficiency and promote environmental and social sustainability, which is achieved by incorporating cutting-edge technologies such as the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud computing, which are instrumental in Industry 4.0. Targeted primarily at professionals and academics in business management, information technology, and sustainability, the book will be a crucial resource for those seeking to understand and implement S-ERP solutions. It is particularly beneficial for MBA students, business strategists, ERP consultants, and IT professionals involved in planning, developing, and managing ERP systems. Key topics include the principles of sustainable business practices, the role of digital technologies in enhancing ERP systems, and the challenges and opportunities presented by Industry 4.0. The book also provides practical insights into implementing S-ERP systems, offering case studies and real-world examples to illustrate key concepts. It is thus not just an academic treatise, but a practical guide that addresses the need for a new ERP approach in the digital transformation age. It seeks to equip its readers with the knowledge and tools required to successfully navigate the complexities of modern business environments, emphasising the importance of sustainability in achieving long-term success. In summary, this book is a vital addition to the literature on ERP systems, offering a fresh perspective on how businesses can evolve to meet the demands of the 21st century while maintaining a commitment to sustainability.
Silicon Carbide Power Devices: Characteristics, Test and Application (CPSS Power Electronics Series)
by Yuan Gao Yan ZhangThis book provides comprehensive technical information on SiC power devices from multiple perspectives, covering topics from device research and development to system applications. Chapters 1 to 4 focus on the characteristics of SiC devices, initially outlining the limitations of Si power devices and explaining why SiC has superior properties at the material level. It then offers updates on the latest developments in the SiC industry chain and products innovations, along with a detailed discussion of the characteristics and specifications of SiC Diodes and MOSFETs. Chapters 5 and 6 zoom in on SiC device testing and evaluation techniques, including CP testing, FT testing, system application testing, reliability assessment, failure analysis, and double-pulse testing. Chapters 7 to 12 focus on SiC device application technology, addressing common challenges in real applications and providing solutions. This includes voltage spikes during turn-off, crosstalk, common-mode current, common-source inductance, and driver circuits, concluding with case studies of SiC device applications in various scenarios. The book can serve as a textbook for higher education and vocational training, as well as a reference material for engineers in the power semiconductor and electrical electronics industries. To make the book genuinely helpful for readers, the authors have invested significant effort in content and data selection. First, the chosen technical points come from real-world requirements in device R&D and applications. Second, the book emphasizes practicality while integrating cutting-edge developments, detailing research outcomes with industrial potential. Third, the book offers a wealth of data and waveforms, most of which are actual measurements, to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Lastly, extensive further reading materials are provided at the end of each chapter for broader and deeper exploration.
Old Ways to New Days: The Folklore, Traditions and Everyday Objects that Shaped Ireland
by Shane LehaneForeword by Dáithí Ó SéStep back into a world where turf fires warmed the hearth, water was drawn from the well, and stories told by flickering candlelight lit up the night.In Old Ways to New Days, folklorist Shane Lehane brings the soul of Ireland's past to life in a beautifully woven tapestry of tradition, transformation and memory. From the magic of birth to the customs of death and mourning; from matchmakers and milking stools to butter charms and fairy lore, Lehane traces the arc of a society rooted in the land, as it evolved with the arrival of bicycles, electricity, cinema and the wireless.At once scholarly and deeply personal, this is a celebration of how the old ways still echo in Irish memory and lore, even as the new days roll on. Wonderfully illustrated with dip-pen drawings, this is a book to treasure and a poignant reminder of who we were, and how we came to be.
The Fromagerie: Exploring, Pairing & Enjoying Cheese
by Claude Luisier'Be curious, explore, but above all, take pleasure in the cheese.'Claude Luisier Expert cheese affineur Claude Luisier curates a selection of more than 50 of the best French and Swiss cheeses. Packed with cheese profiles, tasting notes and insights into production methods, this is a beautifully executed celebration of one of life's greatest eating pleasures.Journey from the peaks of the Alps to the tip of Normandy and discover all the tempting cheese from these regions and in between. The Fromagerie includes recipes to enjoy your cheese in a new way, including Soft Cheese Ravioli and Camembert en Croûte, as well as spotlights on the artisans who craft them.From Raclette and Roquefort to Chaource and Comté, The Fromagerie has something to tempt the taste buds of every cheese lover. Recipes include:- Spinach, Bleu d'Auvergne and pine nut tartlets - Croque monsieur with Morbier and truffled ham- Beetroot carpaccio and fresh goat's cheese cream- Alpine raclette spring rolls with apricot chutney- Asparagus, cured ham and Arradoy sheep's cheese salad
The Japanese Way of Whisky: Japan’s whiskies and how to enjoy them
by Dave Broom*Winner of the André Simon John Avery award 2017**This fully updated edition also includes a brand-new introduction and essays from Jim Meehan and Tomo Yoshizawa.*'This book is incredible' Alex KratenaAward-winning author and Japanese whisky expert, Dave Broom, tells the stories of Japan's whisky distilleries, unveiling the philosophy that lies behind this fascinating whisky culture, and revealing how it relates to many Japanese concepts.Dave looks at the history and output of each distillery, considering the elements that make that particular whisky what it is, and including tasting notes. Features on aspects of Japanese life and culture that are crucial to a wider understanding, from the importance of the seasons to the role of craftsmanship, add to the picture. Interwoven throughout the book is the fascinating narrative of the journey across Japan which Dave made with photographer Kohei Take, offering further insight into the country which creates this wonderful drink and making this a must-have edition for any whisky lover, whisky drinker, whisky collector or Japanophile.
The Happy Bonsai Handbook: Essential advice and easy techniques for bonsai beginners and beyond
by Adam McCallionUnlock the secrets to beautifully balanced bonsai with this comprehensive guide. Organized into seven chapters, this handbook serves as an indispensable companion for newbie and experienced bonsai enthusiasts alike.For beginners, Adam shares his heartbreak over the death of his first bonsai, and explains how it spurred him on to ensure the same thing never happened again - plus his top tip for beginners buying their first tree. For more knowledgeable fans, Adam shares tips and techniques to take tree styling to the next level, and ideas for different trees to try growing next.The Happy Bonsai Handbook provides concise and expert solutions, backed up with practical tips, personalized advice, and stunning photography. Illustrations and step-by-step photographic sequences will also ease readers on their journey to becoming successful bonsai parents.Adam McCallion copies the style of his well-loved instructional videos to deliver information in a simplified, upbeat and easy-to-follow manner. This book will be turned to again and again by a bonsai fan as their collection grows and develops. Whether seeking to revive an inherited specimen or to grow a tree from scratch, this book is your ultimate guide to enjoying the mini-tree lifestyle.
Frank and Red: The 'warm-hearted, weepy, riotously funny, feel-good' story of an unlikely friendship.
by Matt Coyne'Best book of the year!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'A fantastic debut' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐The brilliant, heart-warming debut novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Dummy and Man vs Toddler'A lovely feel-good treat' The Times | 'Simply perfect' Daily Mirror | 'Hilariously funny... and beneath it all really quite lovely' The Metro | Brilliant, just brilliant' Huffington Post | Debut of the Year Woman and Home | A Prima Book of The Year__________________Sometimes, the friend you need is the one you never saw coming.Frank and Red are a mess.Frank is a grumpy old curmudgeon. A recluse whose only company is the 'ghost' of his dead wife, Marcie. He is estranged from his friends, his son, and the ever-changing world beyond his front gate. And then Red moves in next door.Red is six. A boy struggling to adjust to the separation of his mum and dad, a new school, and the demonic school bully. Red is curious, smart, he never stops talking, and he's got a trampoline. From the moment Red's blonde mop appears over the top of the fence that divides their two gardens, the unlikeliest of friendships is born. . . . And it is a friendship that will change both of their lives forever.Readers CAN'T GET ENOUGH of this INCREDIBLY MOVING debut novel:'Raw, real and heartrending, uplifting and simply a delicious read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Moving and funny, uplifting and full of hope' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Stunningly well-written, warm hearted, incredibly funny and moving story' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'A beautifully written, warm and empathic read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Under the Eagle (Eagles of the Empire #1)
by Simon ScarrowIF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME!UNDER THE EAGLE is the gripping first novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling EAGLES OF THE EMPIRE series. A must read for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. Praise for Simon Scarrow's compelling novels: 'Gripping and moving' The TimesAD 42, Germany. Tough, brutal and unforgiving. That's how new recruit Cato is finding life in the Roman Second Legion. He may have contacts in high places, but he could really use a friend amongst his fellow soldiers right now.Cato has been promoted above his comrades at the order of the Emperor and is deeply resented by the other men. But he quickly earns the respect of his Centurion, Macro, a battle-hardened veteran as rough and ready as Cato is quick-witted and well-educated. They are poles apart, but soon realise they have a lot to learn from one another.On a campaign to Britannia - a land of utter barbarity - an enduring friendship begins. But as they undertake a special mission to thwart a conspiracy against the Emperor they rapidly find themselves in a desperate fight to survive...
Last Chance: The stunning new thriller from the legendary SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author (The Spider Shepherd Thrillers #22)
by Stephen LeatherA GLOBAL CABAL OF HITMEN. ONE MAN STOOD IN THEIR PATH.'Two things to make a Summer afternoon great: a Stephen Leather novel, and a cold beer' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Spider keeps getting better and better' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The best series I have ever read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A group of professional killers, known as The Office, are carrying out hits for the Iranian government across the European continent, hitting targets amongst the wealthiest and most privileged.After a slew of murders in London, MI5 decide that enough is enough. The Office must be destroyed, root and stem.Dan 'Spider' Shepherd, the secret service's most dangerous weapon, is tasked with infiltrating the organisation and unmasking its leader. But just how far is he willing to go in the name of justice . . . ?A hundred-mile-an-hour whirlwind of a novel from one of the world's most gifted thriller authors.PRAISE FOR STEPHEN LEATHER'Let Spider draw you into his web, you won't regret it' Sun'He has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real' Daily Mail'Leather knows the inner workings of the security services. But beyond the enthralling storylines he also asks some tough questions about contemporary Britain' Financial Times'A master of the thriller genre' Irish Times'Stephen Leather writes really exciting action thrillers. It's like being there yourself' Chris Ryan
Across Space and Time: Papers from the 41st Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Perth, 25-28 March 2013 (Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology)
by Arianna TravigliaThis volume presents a selection of the best papers presented at the forty-first annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology. The theme for the conference was Across Space and Time, and the papers explore a multitude of topics related to that concept, including databases, the semantic Web, geographical information systems, data collection and management, and more.
The Art of Neighbouring: Making Relations Across China's Borders (Asian Borderlands)
by Juan Zhang Martin SaxerFor the nations on its borders, the rapid rise of China represents an opportunity-but it also brings worry, especially in areas that have long been disputed territories of contact and exchange. This book gathers contributors from a range of disciplines to look at how people in those areas are actively engaging in making relationships across the border, and how those interactions are shaping life in the region-and in the process helping to reconfigure the cultural and political landscape of post-Cold War Asia.
Postcolonial Netherlands: Sixty-five Years of Forgetting, Commemorating, Silencing
by Gert OostindieThe Netherlands is home to one million citizens with roots in the former colonies - Indonesia, Suriname and the Antilles. Entitlement to Dutch citizenship, pre-migration acculturation in the Dutch language and culture as well as a strong rhetorical argument (“We are here because you were there!”) were important assets of the first generation, facilitating its integration into the Dutch society. The current Dutch population counts two million non-Western migrants, and the past decade witnessed heated debates about multiculturalism, the most important ones centered on acknowledgement and inclusion of colonialism and its legacies in the national memorial culture. Postcolonial Netherlands, which elicited much praise but also controversy following the publication of its Dutch edition, is the first scholarly monograph to address these themes in an internationally comparative framework.
Titian's Allegory of Marriage: New Approaches (Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700)
by Daniel M. UngerThis book offers nine new approaches toward a single work of art, Titian’s Allegory of Marriage or Allegory of Alfonso d’Avalos, dated to 1530/5. In earlier references, the painting was named simply Allegory, alluding to its enigmatic nature. The work follows in a tradition of such ambiguous Venetian paintings as Giovanni Bellini’s Sacred Allegory and Giorgione’s Tempest. Throughout the years, Titian’s Allegory has engendered a range of diverse interpretations. Art historians such as Hans Tietze, Erwin Panofsky, Walter Friedlaender, and Louis Hourticq, to mention only a few, promoted various explanations. This book offers novel approaches and suggests new meanings toward a further understanding of this somewhat abstruse painting..
The Post-Screen Through Virtual Reality, Holograms and Light Projections: Where Screen Boundaries Lie (MediaMatters)
by Jenna NgScreens are ubiquitous today. Yet contemporary screen media eliminate the presence of the screen and diminish the visibility of its boundaries. As the image becomes indistinguishable from the viewer’s surroundings, this unsettling prompts re.examination of how screen boundaries demarcate. Through readings of three media forms – Virtual Reality; holograms; and light projections – this book develops new theories of the surfaces on and spaces in which images are displayed. Interrogating contemporary contestations of reality against illusion, it argues that the disappearance of difference reflects shifted conditions of actuality and virtuality in understanding the human condition. These shifts further connect to the current state of politics by way of their distorted truth values, corrupted terms of information, and internalizations of difference. The Post.Screen Through Virtual Reality, Holograms and Light Projections thus thinks anew the image’s borders and delineations, evoking the screen boundary as an instrumentation of today’s intense virtualizations which do not tell the truth. In the process, a new imagination for images emerges for a gluttony of the virtual; for new conceptualizations of object and representation, materiality and energies, media and histories, real and unreal; for new understandings of appearances, dis-appearances, replacement and replacement – the post-screen.
Raphael's Poetics: Art and Poetry in High Renaissance Rome
by David RijserRaphael’s Poetics applies strategies of interpretation implicit in antique poetry to the visual art of the Renaissance, concentrating on Raphael’s Roman works and their cultural context. Until recently, scholarly discussion was dominated by the application of Renaissance literary theory to visual arts, obscuring the fact that Renaissance humanists who contributed to literary theory were, in the first instance and almost without exception, poets rather than theorists. To counter the tendency towards theory, the hermeneutic rules implicit in their poetry and thus the poetry itself is brought to the fore by this study as a hermeneutical tool. By focusing on the interaction between the work of art and its public, Rijser offers innovative interpretations of canonical works and important insights into the cultural history of the early modern period. Reconstructing a visual grammar and defining the context in which Raphael’s art functioned, this study illuminates contemporary significances that have since been lost.
Inventing Cinema: Machines, Gestures and Media History (Cinema and Technology)
by Benoît TurquetyWith machines mediating most of our cultural practices, and innovations, obsolescence and revivals constantly transforming our relation with images and sounds, media feel more unstable than ever. But was there ever a 'stable' moment in media history? Inventing Cinema proposes to approach this question through an archaeology and epistemology of media machines. The archaeology analyses them as archives of users' gestures, as well as of modes of perception. The epistemology reconstructs the problems that the machines' designers and users have strived to solve, and the network of concepts they have elaborated to understand these problems. Drawing on the philosophy of technology and anthropology, Inventing Cinema argues that networks of gestures, problems, perception and concepts are inscribed in vision machines, from the camera obscura to the stereoscope, the Cinématographe, and digital cinema. The invention of cinema is ultimately seen as an ongoing process irreducible to a single moment in history.
Performing Moving Images: Access, Archives and Affects (Framing Film)
by Senta SiewertPerforming Moving Images: Access, Archive and Affects presents institutions, individuals and networks who have ensured experimental films and Expanded Cinema of the 1960s and 1970s are not consigned to oblivion. Through a comparison of recent international case studies from festivals, museums, and gallery spaces, the book analyzes their new contexts, and describes the affective reception of those events. The study asks: what is the relationship between an aesthetic experience and memory at the point where film archives, cinema, and exhibition practices intersect? What can we learn from re-screenings, re-enactments, and found footage works, that are using archival material? How does the affective experience of the images, sounds and music resonate today? Performing Moving Images: Access, Archive and Affects proposes a theoretical framework from the perspective of the performative practice of programming, curating, and reconstructing, bringing in insights from original interviews with cultural agents together with an interdisciplinary academic discourse.
Positioning Creativity in Ethnomusicology: Study and Practice (CMS Emerging Fields in Music)
by Brenda M. Romero Jennifer LaRueIn Positioning Creativity in Ethnomusicology: Study and Practice, ethnomusicologists succinctly demonstrate various ways of centering creativity in music higher education. Across six chapters, 12 authors with a variety of specializations and years of experience in (and outside of) academia come together to offer their answers to the question, “What might be possible if we were to (re)position creativity at the center of all we do?” Their contributions range from creative philosophical and theoretical approaches that deemphasize Western canonical views, to practical applications in ensembles, to creative ways of being respectful and reciprocal in complicated cross-cultural relationships in the field (the ethnomusicologist’s research locus), among music faculty, and with students in the classroom.Bringing together a wide range of case studies, the chapters tie anti-colonial advocacy to the creation of spaces where creativity can flourish, show how creative applied ethnomusicology benefits communities, and address the creative pedagogies required to situate diverse musical cultures in the context of academia while overcoming gaps in student and faculty understanding. Providing new insights for scholars, instructors, and students Positioning Creativity in Ethnomusicology is an essential resource that reframes how we practice and teach ethnomusicology.
Picking Daisies on Sundays: The hopelessly romantic romcom readers everywhere are falling head over heels for
by Liana CincottiDaniella Daisy Maria had always longed for love... until she fell for her childhood best friend Levi. It was the hand-trembling, heart-thumping kind of love that you weren't supposed to feel when you looked at your best friend. But it all ended when he didn't feel the same way and she vowed to never see him again.Four years later and one night in a crowded bar in the West Village, there he is, just as perfect as ever. Maybe it's the lighting or the way his hair curls above his brow, but when he asks her to be his fake girlfriend for his sister's wedding, she can't bring herself to say no.But with old feelings resurfacing at every staged, romantic interaction and stolen glance, she begins to wonder if maybe this time she should have protected her heart...Discover why readers all over the world have fallen in love with this irresistible romance...'10/10! Levi is chef's kiss... a cute friends to lovers, fake dating, pure yearning romance' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Sooo adorable from the vibes to the quotes. This is definitely a must read!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I read this book in less than 3 hours and couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Quickly became one on my favourite books of all time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Midnight Timetable: From the International Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Cursed Bunny
by Bora ChungEqual parts bone-chilling, wryly funny and deeply political, The Midnight Timetable is a masterful work of literary horror from one of our time's greatest imaginations.'I inhaled Bora Chung's book of ghost stories and then slept with the light on!' Avni Doshi, author of Burnt Sugar'A wild midnight tour of a uniquely brilliant and exquisitely demented world - a world I did not want to leave!' Gerardo Sámano Córdova, author of MonstrilioIn a labyrinthine research facility, where those who open the wrong door might find it's disappeared behind them or that the echoing footsteps they're running from are their own, an unnamed protagonist begins their night shift under the watchful eye of the building's enigmatic senior guard. Each evening, as the fluorescent lights flicker and the silence grows heavier, the guard shares another tale of cursed objects and lives unspooled by vengeance, sorrow or revelation. But these are not mere ghost stories. They're warnings. Lessons. Or, perhaps, confessions . . . As the nights stretch on and reality frays, our protagonist starts to suspect that the building itself is alive with malevolent intent and that the objects they guard aren't just cursed. They're waiting. Watching.'Electrifying. A feast of a book. Strange, hypnotic and audacious.' Irenosen Okojie, author of Curandera'A fascinating novel of shifting realities centred by a steady, humane heart. Bora Chung is a master of concocting dreamscapes that linger.' Marie-Helene Bertino, author of Beautyland'These ghost stories . . . mist off the page and leave the real world hazy and askew.' Pemi Aguda, author of Ghostroots
God's Book: An Honest Look at the Bible's 7 Toughest Topics
by Andrew OllertonDoes the Bible condone warfare and slavery?Isn't the New Testament's teaching on sex outdated?Surely there's not a literal heaven and hell?These are just some of the questions that popular Bible teacher Andrew Ollerton asks as he helps us navigate the most challenging topics in the Bible.God's Book follows the biblical plotline from Genesis to Revelation and reveals how to make sense of difficult passages by considering them in their original setting. When we understand the creation story in its ancient context, we won't need to choose between science or the Bible. When we appreciate that the conquest of Canaan was a unique moment in history, these passages won't justify violence today.The Bible's 7 toughest topicsScience versus CreationSlavery and Old Testament lawsWarfare and violenceSufferingMiracles and exorcismsSexHeaven, hell and judgement Andrew concludes each chapter with a letter to a young adult, giving practical advice on each topic. God's Book is for anyone who is spiritually curious and wants to make sense of the Bible, and for Christians who want to share their faith more confidently in today's culture.