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Getting Away Is Deadly (An Ellie Avery Mystery #3)
by Sara RosettA pregnant Air Force wife&’s tour of D.C. becomes a hunt for a murderer in this cozy mystery by the USA Today–bestselling author of Staying Home is Killer.With swollen feet and swelling belly, pregnant Ellie bravely joins the nation&’s tourists in seeing the sights in Washington, D.C. But a fatal incident at the Metro station convinces Ellie that something is rotten in the capital city. Should she do the safe thing and pack her bags? Not likely when too many people are telling lies, hiding secrets, and acting suspiciously. Luckily, Ellie Avery is just the right woman to clean up the most mysterious cases of murder—even if she has to brave the most dangerous byways in the corridors of power . . .Praise for Getting Away Is Deadly&“Sparkling . . . Rosett skillfully interweaves a subplot . . . And provides practical tips.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Hyperorganized Ellie . . . Is an engaging heroine, always ready with tips for ordering your life.&” —Kirkus ReviewsDon't miss Ellie Avery&’s top-notch tips for great vacations!
Just the Way You Are
by Beverly BartonThe South sizzles in New York Times bestselling author Beverly Barton's sultry tale of a woman torn between two brothers... Mary Beth Caine has always been the good girl in her small Mississippi town. But when a big, protective, shamelessly sexy stranger offers to console her on the night of her disastrous engagement party, Mary Beth lets him--only to discover that Parr Weston also happens to be the older brother of her fiancé, Bobby Joe.Parr left Mississippi after years spent holding his family together. Now that he's back, he can't steal Bobby Joe's woman, and he sure can't offer Mary Beth the tidy happily-ever-after she deserves. But everything about the petite beauty--from her flame-gold hair to her artless sensuality--makes him crave her more. Love or lust, right or wrong, all he knows is that nothing has ever felt like this before, and walking away will be the hardest thing he's ever had to do...
Candy Cane Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery #11)
by Joanne Fluke Laura Levine Leslie Meier&’Tis the season for suspicion in thesethree Christmas crime-solving confections—with recipes! &“Entertaining…a sweet holiday treat for mystery lovers.&”—Publishers Weekly &’Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney. But in this festive collection of whodunits, murder is also paying a visit…Candy Cane Murder by New York Times-bestselling author Joanne Fluke When a trail of candy canes leads to a corpse outfitted in a Santa suit on a snowy bank, Hannah Swensen sets out to discover who killed Kris Kringle…The Dangers of Candy Canes by Laura Levine A wealthy suburbanite takes a lethal tumble off his roof while installing a giant candy cane. Now it&’s up to Jaine Austen to sift through a long list of scheming neighbors with dirty secrets in their stockings to expose a murderer…Candy Canes Of Christmas Past by New York Times-bestselling author Leslie Meier Lucy Stone must learn the mystery of a glass candy cane found smashed to bits near a corpse—to unlock the doors of Christmas past and find a killer who got away with murder.Includes over 10 luscious holiday recipes!Scrumptious praise for Candy Cane Murder: &“Like a box of holiday chocolates, this recipe-studded assortment gives all readers a crack at their favorites.&”—Kirkus Reviews &“Delicious…will have your mouth watering.&”—Romantic Times
What We Remember
by Michael Thomas FordEvery family has a hidden story--even the perfect ones. In this suspenseful and deeply moving novel, Michael Thomas Ford propels us beyond smiling holiday photographs and beloved anecdotes to explore the complex ties within one family--and between two very different brothers whom catastrophe will either unite or divide forever. . .On the morning James McCloud, a Seattle district attorney, gets a call from his sister, he senses his own long-buried family history is about to be dragged into the light. James's father, Daniel, a police officer, disappeared eight years ago. Now his body has been found. James always believed his father committed suicide. But the evidence leaves no doubt: Daniel was murdered.James immediately returns to Cold Falls, New York, to be with the rest of his family. Among them is his brother, Billy, twenty-one, gay, and even more troubled than James remembers. James was always the golden child, Billy the disappointment. Time has not healed their differences, but events may drastically change their roles. For when James's high school ring is discovered with Daniel's body, he becomes the prime suspect. And as the truth emerges, piece by piece, Billy finds himself amid a swirl of secrets and lies powerful enough to decide his brother's fate, threaten yet another life, and destroy the bonds that still remain. . . "A fast-moving yet thoughtful exploration of family love and the things we do in its name." --Booklist
Ride for Vengeance: Ride For Vengeance (Blood Bond #12)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneTwo blood brothers saddle up to take a stand in this thrilling Western adventure from the USA Today bestselling authors of Texas Gundown. Young Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher&’s son saved the warrior&’s life, forging a bond no one could ever break. And as years passed, a legend grew of the Cheyenne and the white man who rode together—and who could jerk killing iron with the best of them . . . Ride for Vengeance Having saved Sweet Apple, Texas, from disaster, Matt and Sam decide to stay and help the new marshal break in his spurs—not to mention squeeze in a well-deserved vacation with the help of the lovely, spirited daughters of two feuding cattlemen. Praise for the novels of William W. Johnstone &“[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier.&”—Publishers Weekly on Eyes of Eagles &“There&’s plenty of gunplay and fast-paced action as this old-time hero proves again that a steady eye and quick reflexes are the keys to survival on the Western frontier.&”—Curled Up with a Good Book on Dead Before Sundown
The MacGruder Brothers ebook boxset: His Destiny; His Captive; His Woman; His Conquest; His Seduction; His Enchantment (MacGruder Brothers)
by Diana CosbyTogether for the first time, the MacGruder Brothers historical romances.&“ New York Times bestselling authorHis Captive Alexander MacGruder just wants to avenge his father&’s murder, but his desire to keep Lady Nichola, his English captive, with him, in his home—in his bed—unwittingly makes her a target for zealous Scottish rebels.His Woman Three years ago, Isabel Adair broke off her engagement to Duncan MacGruder, shattering his heart. Now, the two wary lovers must confront both the enemies hunting them and the secret legacy that threatens their very lives . . .His Conquest When her brother intends to trade her like so much chattel, Linet Dancort escapes her fate with a rebel prisoner trapped in her brother&’s dungeon—one Seathan MacGruder . . .His Destiny Scottish rebel Sir Patrik Cleary MacGruder saves an innocent damsel and embarks with her on a perilous journey, not realizing that she is really English mercenary Emma Astyn.His Seduction Englishman Griffin Westcott leads a clandestine—and lonely—life as a spy for Scotland, a secret he must keep from the spirited and tempting woman who has suddenly become his wife . . .His Enchantment As they plot to rescue the kidnapped Scottish king, Lord Trálin MacGruder and Lady Catarine MacLaren will discover a love made all but impossible by her obligations to her realm . . . Praise for Diana Cosby &“Diana Cosby is superbly talented.&”—Cathy Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author &“A sexy new voice in historical romance.&”—Sandra Hill, USA Today bestselling author
Highland Knight (The Murrays #5)
by Hannah HowellReturn to medieval Scotland in New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell&’s beloved and long-running iconic series featuring the proud, unforgettable men and women of the Murray clan. Reissued for the first time in over a decade! When Cameron MacAlpin learns the identity of the golden beauty tossed before him as a debt payment, he can&’t believe his fortune! For cat-eyed Avery Murray is the perfect weapon to use against Payton Murray—Avery&’s brother—who dishonored Cameron&’s own sister. Yet his plan to deliver the same insult and avenge his clan is thwarted by spirited Avery herself, who tempts him to forget everything but the passion coursing through his blood. Still, a knight of the Highlands owes his allegiance to his clan before all else—even his heart. Avery is outraged at her captor&’s accusations against her brother. Though he makes no secret he intends to use her to avenge his sister&’s lost honor, he adds to her fury by vowing to take her by seduction, not force. Worse, she knows deep inside that this virile knight stirs her as no other man ever has . . .
Sweet Revenge: A Novel Of Resilience And Revenge (Sisterhood #5)
by Fern MichaelsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author who&’s &“highly imaginative and always entertaining . . . a worthy chapter to this increasingly popular series&” (Booklist). There are some things that a group of gracious ladies just can&’t overlook—and doing one of their friends dirty is at the top of the list. That&’s the mission of the Sisterhood, seven women who would do anything to help out one of their clan, especially when it means righting a wrong. And Isabelle Flanders has definitely been done wrong. Her former colleague, the conniving Rosemary, did everything in her power to ruin Isabelle, from framing her for a terrible drunk driving accident to stealing her husband and her architecture firm. Now, Isabelle&’s formerly lovely life is in tatters while Rosemary scoops up the spoils. It&’s enough to make any friend&’s blood boil. Rosemary may think she&’s flying high, but she&’s about to tangle with the Sisterhood. And when the Sisterhood is on the case, revenge is swift, delicious, and oh-so-sweet . . .Series praise &“Spunky women who fight for truth, justice, and the American way.&”—Fresh Fiction on Final Justice &“Readers will enjoy seeing what happens when well-funded, very angry women take the law into their own hands.&”—Booklist on Weekend Warriors &“Delectable . . . deliver[s] revenge that&’s creatively swift and sweet, Michaels-style.&”—Publishers Weekly on Hokus Pokus
Good Economics for Hard Times: Six Ways We Get The World Wrong And How To Set It Right
by Esther Duflo Abhijit V. BanerjeeThe winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day.Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps even the next revolutionary medical breakthrough, what is at stake is the whole idea of the good life as we have known it.Immigration and inequality, globalization and technological disruption, slowing growth and accelerating climate change--these are sources of great anxiety across the world, from New Delhi and Dakar to Paris and Washington, DC. The resources to address these challenges are there--what we lack are ideas that will help us jump the wall of disagreement and distrust that divides us. If we succeed, history will remember our era with gratitude; if we fail, the potential losses are incalculable.In this revolutionary book, renowned MIT economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo take on this challenge, building on cutting-edge research in economics explained with lucidity and grace. Original, provocative, and urgent, Good Economics for Hard Times makes a persuasive case for an intelligent interventionism and a society built on compassion and respect. It is an extraordinary achievement, one that shines a light to help us appreciate and understand our precariously balanced world.
The Road Less Traveled: The Secret Battle to End the Great War, 1916-1917
by Philip ZelikowThis revealing historical examination looks at the pivotal few months in the middle of the First World War, when all sides—Germany, Britain, and America—believed the war could have been concluded and changed the course of history. Two years into the most terrible conflict the world had ever known, the warring powers faced a crisis. There were no good military options. Money, men, and supplies were running short on all sides. The German chancellor secretly sought President Woodrow Wilson's mediation to end the war, just as British ministers and France's president also concluded that the time was right. The Road Less Traveled describes how tantalizingly close these far-sighted statesmen came to ending the war, saving millions of lives, and avoiding the total war that dimmed hopes for a better world. Theirs was a secret battle that is only now becoming fully understood, a story of civic courage, awful responsibility, and how some leaders rose to the occasion while others shrank from it or chased other ambitions. "Peace is on the floor waiting to be picked up!" pleaded the German ambassador to the United States. This book explains both the strategies and fumbles of people facing a great crossroads of history. The Road Less Traveled reveals one of the last great mysteries of the Great War: that it simply never should have lasted so long or cost so much.
Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces
by Linda RobinsonAn &“intimate, valuable history&” (New York Times) of the United States Special Forces from the perspective of the fighters who served in its ranks Army special force soldiers have been at the forefront of America's war in Afghanistan and the counterterrorist campaigns of recent years. But little is known about the grave, seasoned individuals from America's heartland who belong to this secretive unit. Veteran war reporter Linda Robinson gained access to their closed community starting in 2001, travelled with them on the front lines, and interviewed them at their home bases. In Masters of Chaos, she graphically recounts the experiences of this post-Vietnam generation of commandos in Panama, El Salvador, Desert Storm, Somalia, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq, including details of dramatic, previously untold missions.
Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn't)
by Mike FlorioThe story of a modern NFL that can&’t get out of its own way—and can&’t stop making moneyIn recent decades, the NFL has simultaneously become an athletic, financial, and cultural powerhouse—and a League that can&’t seem to go more than a few weeks without a scandal. Whether it&’s about domestic violence, performance-enhancing drugs, racism, or head trauma, the NFL always seems to be in some kind of trouble. Yet no matter the drama, the TV networks keep showing games, the revenue keeps rising, and the viewers keep tuning in.How can a sports league—or any organization—operate this way? Why do the negative stories keep happening, and why don&’t they ever seem to affect the bottom line? In this wide-ranging book, Mike Florio takes readers from the boardroom to the locker room, from draft day to the Super Bowl, answering these questions and more, and showing what really goes on in the sport that America can&’t seem to quit.Known for his constant stream of new information and incisive commentary, Florio delivers again in this book. With new insights and reporting on scandals past and present, this book will be the talk of the League—whether the League likes it or not.
Global Modern Art: Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa
by Margaret A. RichardsonThis accessible, foundational volume explores how modern art developed around the world by comparing contexts and artistic production in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa from the 1850s through the 1960s. To provide a broader, more comprehensive view of modern art, both chronological and thematic approaches will be used and selections from all regions of the world will be included—from Africa, Asia, the Americas, as well as Europe. Each section begins with an overview of the region, leading into more detailed case studies of specific countries’ historical contexts, including their cultural and aesthetic values and the ways in which cultures have interacted with regional neighbors and outside forces. Examples of specific artists and groups will be discussed for each country and will illuminate themes that illustrate cultural distinctions and connect to broader modern trends traced throughout the text. This book will be of interest to students and scholars working in art history, modernism, globalization, and decolonization.
Novice Non-native English Language Teachers Navigating Agency: International Perspectives (Routledge Research in Teacher Education)
by Nazari, Edited by MostafaThis novel, edited volume looks at a previously under-researched area of language teacher agency and identity by exploring the experience of novice pre- and in-service teachers for whom English is a second language and presents research gathered from Asia, Europe, South America, and the US to bring underrepresented voices to the fore.Divided into three sections together covering chapters on identity, agency, and professional competencies, this book presents qualitative data on the lived experiences of novice teachers and the challenges they face to their sense of agency, from personal histories and backgrounds, institutional demands, and sociocultural pressures. Chapters take a case study approach to provide research on how the transition from theory to in-classroom practice can be eased, and strategies for coping with socio-pedagogical challenges can be found. With contributions from renowned and emerging scholars, ultimately, this book supports a better understanding of how novice teachers can navigate their agencies in a variety of contexts.Engaging with the novel dimension of novice teachers’ agency in order to expand the boundaries of research, this book will appeal to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of teachers and teacher education, initial teacher training, English language teaching and training, and applied linguistics more broadly.
Security Webs and 21st Century Threats: A New Framework (Critical Security Series)
by Isaac M. CastellanoThis book introduces a new framework of Security Webs, which unifies the traditional state security approach with the human security approach and applies this framework to emerging security concerns in the 21st century.Security Webs offers a framework to examine security threats, responses, and second- and third-order consequences across a range of actors, and the structure to draw in existing findings, theories, and other frameworks into a universal and holistic approach to security. At its core, it clarifies the interconnected nature of security across time and space. Borrowing the concept of “food webs” from the field of ecology, which maps out how animals and plants gain energy and food, the Security Webs framework allows for an examination of the security of an actor, be it a nation-state, non-state actor, or an individual, where each actor gains strength and security but likewise is also threatened. The book profiles several of the emerging security threats and illustrates how the Security Webs framework can help us study these; these threats include climate change, weak state capacity, and political extremism, which all pose significant threats to states, non-state actors, and individuals alike. Bridging the divide between the traditionalist and the human security camps, the book embraces the complexity that not only is international security and offers a framework applicable to every actor but also, when applied, creates a clear picture of security threats and arrangements.This book will be of interest to students of security studies, human security, environmental security, and International Relations.
Reuse of Architectural Components
by Bailey BestulAs the need for a circular construction industry becomes progressively more apparent, building practitioners are increasingly turning to salvaged building components to construct new projects. Yet the aesthetic potential of reused materials remains underexplored. Drawing from art history, architectural theory and constructed works, this book develops a set of design strategies practitioners might employ to develop thoughtful, architecturally rigorous reuse projects. Author Bailey Bestul illustrates the immense design potential of reuse using nine themes that follow the reader from the initial stages of building planning to the finishing of the interior spaces.Following an overview of the history of component reuse in building design and construction, the first part of this book, “Planning strategies,” provides recommendations for the integration of scavenged building elements into the larger architectural work. From the “gap” to the “wrapper,” these chapters consider how designers might arrange reused components both to shelter and be sheltered, while revealing the age and flaws of these components for maximum design effect. The next part, “Assembly techniques,” considers how reuse projects might be constructed and the way in which the construction method impacts the architectural proposal. Whether framing with sticks or stacking up stones, these chapters demonstrate the variety of assembly opportunities available for found object projects. Finally, the part on “Finishing” suggests the ways these materials can create experiential spaces that may be variously uniform, deeply complex and highly embellished.Expanding upon the practical steps outlined in the technical literature, this book provides designers with a set of frameworks for approaching architectural reuse during the more conceptual parts of the design process. It is essential reading for professionals interested in integrating reuse in their architectural practice.
The Audio Expert: Everything You Need to Know About Audio
by Michael Lawrence Ethan WinerThis newly updated third edition of The Audio Expert offers a comprehensive reference book that covers all aspects of audio. The book includes both practical and theoretical explanations, using common sense plain-English explanations and mechanical analogies, with minimal math.Written for people who want to understand audio at a technical level without needing an engineering degree, it uses an easy-to-read conversational tone as well as more than 400 figures and photos to augment the printed text. Thoroughly revised, the third edition includes updated terminology for clarity and accuracy, refreshed topics that reflect modern workflows, practices and research, and new sections covering topics such as audio myth-busting. Bringing together the concepts of audio, aural perception, musical instrument physics, acoustics, and basic electronics to demonstrate how they’re intimately related, this book describes in detail many of the practices and techniques used by recording and mixing engineers.The Audio Expert is the ideal resource for intermediate to advanced sound engineers and audiophiles who want to become experts, as well as offering plenty for beginners too.
Exploring the Ethics of Clinical Xenotransplantation (Routledge Annals of Bioethics)
by Daniel J. Hurst Christopher Bobier Adam OmelianchukThis book provides a comprehensive examination of the ethics of xenotransplantation. Due to the global shortage of organs for transplantation, there is increasing interest in cross-species transplantation, or xenotransplantation, among researchers and clinicians. Proponents of xenotransplantation envision a future in which transplantable organs can be safely and efficiently grown in genetically modified pigs. This book provides an overview of the major ethical issues involved in xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation touches on almost every area of bioethics: animal research, public health, patient selection, allocation, global justice, pediatric research, and informed consent. Each chapter provides a nuanced overview of the positions that have been offered on a specific topic and the authors seek to provide a way forward. Exploring the Ethics of Clinical Xenotransplantation is an essential resource for researchers, students, and clinicians working in bioethics, medical ethics, animal ethics, and public health policy.
Student-Teacher Research: Insights from India’s Bachelor of Elementary Education Programme
by Jyoti Raina and Gunjan SharmaThis book focuses on the conceptualisation and practice of student- teacher research (STR). Despite existing practices and global discourse on the importance of STR in foregrounding teaching as a research-based profession, STR remains underexplored, particularly in the Indian context. This volume engages in a reflective-analytic-empirical exploration of STR, its contexts, concepts, nature, practices, experiences, challenges, and status in initial teacher education (ITE) in India.An important contribution, the book will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of education in India. The book will be essential in various teacher education programmes across the country.
Privileged Migrants Across the Globe: Experiences of Inclusion, Exclusion and Mobility (Routledge Advances in Sociology)
by Diotima ChattorajChattoraj and contributors explore the concept of privileged migration in the context of globalization, shedding light on the experiences of a demographic often overshadowed in migration discourse. The book delves into the rising mobility of various groups, including students, skilled professionals, and lifestyle migrants. Despite their education and resources, these individuals encounter hurdles such as loss of status and their pursuit of integration into the host society. By highlighting the complexities of achieving privileged social interaction with the host population, the text emphasizes the fluid and relative nature of privilege. It provides a nuanced exploration of the experiences of privileged migrants, their strategies for integration, and the challenges they face in navigating between insider and outsider dynamics in their respective host nations. Rich in empirical evidence and practical insights, this is a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and students of migration, as well as policymakers and practitioners engaged with migrant issues.
Gandhi's Critics
by Subrata Mukherjee Sushila RamaswamyThe book is a definitive account of Gandhi’s major critics. It presents a detailed and comprehensive account of each critic, assesses their criticisms of Gandhi and underlines the significance and achievements of Gandhi against the backdrop of the critiques – from contemporaries like the Nehrus (Motilal and Jawaharlal), Tagore, Churchill, Jinnah, Periyar, Savarkar, Ambedkar, Subhas Bose, the Marxists (from the mid-1920s until 1947 and post-independence), P.C. Ray, Visvesvaraya and Saha, to later critics like Orwell, Alinsky, Mandela, King and critics from Africa.The volume will be of immense importance to scholars and students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in political science and South Asian studies. It will also be of interest to general readers interested in history and politics.
Cross-Cultural Aspects of Tourism and Hospitality: A Services Marketing and Management Perspective
by Erdogan KocCross-Cultural Aspects of Tourism and Hospitality offers a comprehensive guide to the influence of culture on customers as well as service providers, affecting both the demand and the supply sides of the industry – services marketing and consumer behaviour, management, organisational behaviour, and human resource management.This book takes research-based approach, critically reviewing the findings of papers on cross-cultural aspects of tourism and hospitality and how these influence the attitudes and behaviours of the customer (e.g., a tourist or a guest), employee, and the manager. Individual chapters provide a diversified perspective to include intercultural competence and intercultural sensitivity, uncertainty avoidance and risk aversion, context in communication, power distance, indulgence and restraint, time orientation, gender egalitarianism, assertiveness, individualism and collectivism, performance orientation, and humane orientation. This new edition has been updated to include: New content on technological advancements such as the impact of advanced technologies such as AI in general, the generative AI, and service robots, particularly in the context of service encounters and interactions in tourism and hospitality, together with cross-cultural aspects of sustainable tourism. New international case studies throughout to show the application of theory. New problem-solving tasks, chapter takeaways, and checkpoints in each chapter to aid understanding. This will be essential reading for all students, lecturers, researchers and practitioners, and future managers in the fields of tourism and hospitality.
Storytelling ganz konkret: Anwendungsfelder und Beispiele von Storytelling in der Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik und im Training
by Susanne Schinko-FischliWas ist eine Geschichte, was eine Anekdote und wie unterscheiden sie sich von einer narrativen Struktur? Welche Geschichten könnte ich erzählen, um meinen Punkt zu machen, um Menschen zu überzeugen, zu inspirieren, zu informieren? Welche Hauptfiguren sollten in meinen Geschichten vorkommen? Wie fange ich an, wie höre ich auf und wie lange soll eine Geschichte sein? Das Ziel dieses Fachbuches ist es, konkrete Antworten auf diese und andere wichtige Fragen im Zusammenhang mit Storytelling zu liefern und diese anhand zahlreicher Beispiele zu illustrieren. Dieses Fachbuch zeigt auf, wie der Einsatz von Storytelling die Kommunikation in der Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik und im Training signifikant unterstützen und verbessern kann. Geschichten sprechen die Emotionen an und schaffen so einerseits eine tiefere Verbindung zwischen dem Erzählenden und dem Publikum. Durch Geschichten können andererseits aber auch komplexe Ideen oder Informationen auf eine Art und Weise vermittelt werden, dass diese beim Publikum leichter und nachhaltiger im Gedächtnis bleiben. Das Buch skizziert die wichtigsten theoretischen Bezugspunkte und bietet zahlreiche konkrete Beispiele aus der Praxis sowie eine Analyse von Geschichten aus den jeweiligen Anwendungsfeldern. Es richtet sich an Lesende, die Wert auf Verständlichkeit und Erinnerungswirkung ihrer Ausführungen legen, Aufmerksamkeit und Interaktion im Austausch fördern sowie Kreativität und Engagement ihres Publikums steigern möchten – sei es bei Präsentationen, Vorlesungen, Presseinterviews, Teammeetings, Workshops und vielem mehr.Dabei können die Lesenden auch von Geschichten aus Bereichen profitieren, in denen Sie persönlich oder beruflich nicht beheimatet sind, denn sowohl Wissenschaftler:innen als auch Führungskräfte, Politiker:innen und Trainer:innen können Geschichten folgendermaßen einsetzen: - Geschichten, um komplexe Inhalte zu vermitteln – Kapitel Wissenschaft- Geschichten, um Vertrauen aufzubauen – Kapitel Wirtschaft- Geschichten, um zu inspirieren – Kapitel Politik- Geschichten, um anderen etwas beizubringen – Kapitel Training Anhand zahlreicher Beispiele wird gezeigt, wie Geschichten in der Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik und im Training praktisch eingesetzt werden können. Schliesslich möchte dieses Buch die Lesenden bei der Wahl der Geschichte, deren Aufbau, Einsatzmöglichkeiten und auch in Fragen des Timings unterstützen.
Rice Noodles: Quality Improvement, Processing Techniques and Nutritional Aspects (SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition)
by Bee Ling Tan Mohd Esa NorhaizanRice is a fundamental principal food for more than half of the world&’s people, providing more than 20% of the calories consumed globally, particularly in Latin America and West Indies, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Rice is usually consumed as fully mature grains in the form of whole kernels after boiling in excess water or cooking using a certain amount of water. Besides traditional consumption, rice has been increasingly used as an ingredient of various food formulations including rice-based products. Rice-based food products are commonly consumed globally, providing up to 43% and 46% of dietary protein and dietary energy in the sub-Saharan region, respectively. Rice noodles, also known as rice noodle strips or rice vermicelli, based on the rice flour or rice starch obtained by wet-milling, are one of the popular types of rice-based products consumed in Asian countries. There are various sizes and shapes of rice noodles, namely short and long, round and flat, and thin and thick. Traditionally, rice noodles are made from long-grain rice with intermediate to high amylose content. Since amylose networks play a crucial role in the structure of rice noodles, high amylose rice is often utilized for making rice noodles. Nonetheless, rice noodles made from different rice cultivars give different qualities. Amylose plays a crucial role in regulating the glycemic index. Starchy foods that are rich in amylose are linked to slower emptying of the human gastrointestinal tract and lower blood glucose levels compared to those with low levels of amylose. Indeed, rice noodles are the potential rice-based products that can be formulated to be a lower glycemic index value compared to other rice products. The literature reported on rice noodles as well as their nutritional aspect, quality improvement, and processing technique has not well been adequately covered in the current literature. &“Rice Noodles: Quality Improvement, Processing Techniques and Nutritional Aspects&” discusses several issues associated with rice noodles, namely classification of noodles, processing of rice noodles, raw materials and their roles, factors affecting the qualities of rice noodles, qualities and nutritional values improvement of rice noodles, the glycemic index of the rice noodles, and future prospects. By summarizing all the literature cohesively in one brief, this work provides a cohesive overview of the processing and production of rice noodles, highlighting the factors essential for the quality of rice noodles as well as their nutritional values and glycemic index. The work provides a better understanding of the rice noodles production and processing.
Information Technology and Systems: ICITS 2025, Volume 3 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #1449)
by Hiram Calvo Alvaro Rocha Carlos FerrásThis book comprises papers written in English and accepted for presentation and discussion at the 2025 International Conference on Information Technology & Systems (ICITS'25), held at Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Mexico City, Mexico, from January 22 to 24, 2025. ICITS'25 serves as a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss recent findings, innovations, current trends, professional experiences, and challenges in modern information technology and systems research, along with their technological developments and applications. The main topics covered include: Information and Knowledge Management; Organizational Models and Information Systems; Software and Systems Modeling; Software Systems, Architectures, Applications, and Tools; Multimedia Systems and Applications; Computer Networks, Mobility, and Pervasive Systems; Intelligent and Decision Support Systems; Big Data Analytics and Applications; Human-Computer Interaction; Ethics, Computers, and Security; Health Informatics; Information Technologies in Education; Media, Applied Technology, and Communication. The primary audience for this book includes postgraduate students and researchers in the field of Information Systems and Technologies. The secondary audience consists of undergraduate students and professionals working in related domains.