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The Geek of Chic: An American Dream Italian Style
by Federico MarchettiAn inspiring story full of successes, mistakes, honesty, and what it takes to start from zero, with the purpose to give courage to anyone who wants to change the world.Federico Marchetti took a few million dollar investment from Benchmark, a venture capital firm, in early 2000 and turned it into YOOX Net-a-Porter Group. This was later sold to Cartier&’s parent company, Richemont, in a $6 billion transaction value. Marchetti found his own recipe for success by combining Silicon Valley hard skills with Italian creativity and humanism. His approach to business harkens back to this Italian DNA, and yet Marchetti helped bring fashion into the 21st century by building Italy&’s first unicorn—in a country lacking digital infrastructure and tech culture. Marchetti&’s story unfolds against a backdrop of European vistas—Milan, Lake Como, Venice, and England&’s Royal Palaces. His journey starts with a challenging Italian childhood, and hits on many of the most significant moments in international business over the past decades—from working in the Twin Towers to studying at Columbia Business School and launching a start-up right before the dotcom bubble. Along the way he meets the who&’s who of technology from Jeff Bezos to Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. Marchetti sits on the Armani board of directors as the only non-family member, attends the catwalk shows, and co-invests in the movies of Luca Guadagnino. From the glamorous party thrown with Anna Wintour to the dazzling coronation of King Charles III—where he sits on another type of front row as the only Italian invited alongside the President of the Republic of Italy—The Geek of Chic is as inspiring as it is entertaining, filled with doses of style, surreal situations, unexpected happenings, and &‘sliding door&’ moments.
Monkey Morales: The True Story of a Mythic Cuban Exile, Assassin, CIA Operative, FBI Informant, Smuggler, and Dad
by Sean Oliver Ricardo Morales Jr.Cuban exile turned CIA operative Ricardo &“Monkey&” Morales justifies his moniker by orchestrating decades of chaos in the world of international espionage.The legend of Cuban exile turned US government operative Ricardo Morales Navarrete has been known in espionage circles for decades. Dubbed &“The Monkey&” for his disruptive and unpredictable escapades, Morales grabbed headlines for decades as tales of his bombings, arrests, assassination attempts (both those he executed and those he suffered), and testimony constructed a real-life spy adventure unlike anything brought to page or screen. His story delves into diverse aspects of American history, including our nation&’s conflict with Cuba, our anti-communism military support overseas, JFK&’s story before and after the Bay of Pigs, and the explosion of the illegal narcotics industry in 1970s Miami. Morales was a contract agent for the CIA and a valuable asset for the FBI; he even shared how he&’d met Lee Harvey Oswald at a CIA camp in Florida before JFK&’s assassination. Morales&’s counterintelligence skills-for-hire were also a prized utility for Cuban drug kingpins in Miami, many of whom were discarded ex-CIA operatives. Monkey Morales blends James Bond, Rambo, and Scarface—a concoction of danger, politics, and family drama told in its entirety for the first time by authors Sean Oliver and Morales&’s son, Ricardo Morales, Jr.
The Last Extinction: The Real Science Behind the Death of the Dinosaurs
by Dr. Gerta KellerThe story behind Dr. Gerta Keller&’s world-shattering scientific discovery that dinosaur extinction was NOT caused by asteroid impact, but rather by volcanic eruptions on the Indian peninsula, a discovery that highlights today&’s existential threat of greenhouse gasses and climate change—and one that sparked an all-out war waged by the scientific establishment. Part scientific detective story, part personal odyssey, The Last Extinction is the definitive account of a radical theory that has reshaped how we understand our planet&’s past and, as we face the possibility of a sixth extinction, how we might survive its future. For decades, the dominant theory held that an asteroid impact caused the dinosaurs&’ extinction. But Princeton Geologist Dr. Gerta Keller followed the evidence to the truth: Deccan volcanism, a series of massive volcanic eruptions in India, triggered a long-term climate catastrophe and Earth&’s fifth mass extinction. Her findings upended the field and ignited a bitter feud in modern science—what became known as the &“Dinosaur Wars.&” Raised in poverty on a Swiss farm and told she could never be a scientist, Keller defied expectations, earning her PhD at Stanford and battling her way into the highest ranks of Geology, eventually becoming a Professor of Paleontology and Geology at Princeton University. Her refusal to back down in the face of ridicule, sabotage, and sexism makes her story as thrilling as her science, which offers urgent insight into today&’s climate crisis: Sustained planetary upheaval—not a single cataclysmic event—can plunge the planet into an age of death.
Burning the Ghost Light: Poems
by Caitlin Conlon&“We all have a stage, but what happens when the lights go out?&” — A poetic exploration of the masks we wear, and the truth that lies beneath.Burning The Ghost Light is a striking new poetry collection that invites readers into a world where theater and life intersect. Through four carefully crafted acts—the collection unpacks the roles we play in our relationships, whether with our parents, our lovers, or even the reflection in our own mirrors. Inspired by the dramatic elements of the stage, the collection features a cast of characters, dialogue, and vivid theater imagery, creating a reading experience that feels both introspective and performative. The poems delve into the ways we perform for others without even realizing it, and how that performance shapes our identities over time. What happens when we strip away the masks we've worn for so long? What truths are left behind when the lights fade and the curtain falls? With themes of mental health, the loss and rediscovery of love, coming-of-age realizations, and the imperfect nature of family, Burning The Ghost Light is for anyone who has ever wrestled with the complexity of being human. Blending the deeply personal with the profoundly universal, this collection speaks to those who find themselves constantly straddling the line between authenticity and expectation and will stay with you long after the final act.
The Dirt Beneath Our Door: My Journey to Freedom after Escaping a Polygamous Mormon Cult
by Pamela Jones&“Jones&’ remarkable story is impossible to put down." —Booklist"Shocking, sad and hopeful." —The Minneapolis Star Tribune &“This gripping story of survival, resilience, and hope is one I will not soon forget.&” —Ruth Wariner, New York Times Bestselling Author, The Sound of Gravel For fans of Educated and The Sound of Gravel, The Dirt Beneath Our Door tells the remarkable and inspirational story of how a mother escaped a fundamentalist Mormon cult with her eight youngest children, only to struggle with newfound freedom in an America she barely knew. Sixty-one siblings. Five sister wives. Nine children. And one carefully hidden dream: To escape the violent, misogynistic, fundamentalist Mormon cult that kept Pamela Jones perpetually pregnant, broken, and brutalized.Today, Pamela Jones is a self-made millionaire and successful CEO. But growing up, she never could have imagined her life would turn out that way. From a young age, she was told her only purpose in life was to be her husband&’s handmaid and bear him as many children as possible. While she endured fear, poverty, deprivation, and abuse, her family constantly moved between rural desert compounds in the United States and Mexico, one step ahead of the law and one step ahead of Ervil LeBaron, aka &“The Mormon Charles Manson&”—the cult&’s frightening leader whose brutal blood atonements left a trail of bodies in his wake. By the time she was newly married at fifteen, Pamela&’s husband forbade her any contact with outsiders, including her own family. She&’d been raised to believe that her throat would be slit and her blood sprinkled on the soil if she ever tried to escape. But in 2000 at age thirty-four, she knew that if she and her children didn&’t escape, they would die. The Dirt Beneath the Door follows their desperate flight across the Mexican border with only the clothes on their backs, two vehicles and two tanks of gas, a five-dollar bill, and two credit cards her husband had secretly taken out in her name. Once settling in Minnesota, Pamela must use her own resilience and grit as a mother to support her children and build an independent life for her family with less than a fifth-grade education–all while exploring the life and liberties that had been denied to her for so long. An unforgettable testament to the power of hope and resilience, The Dirt Beneath Our Door is an epic and harrowing tale of finding freedom, believing in yourself, and achieving the American Dream.
Plant Power: Heal Yourself with Medicinal Mushrooms, Roots, Flowers, and Herbs
by Wouter Bijdendijk&“An excellent resource about the natural properties of plants.&”—Kirkus Reviews• Explores the ethnobotany and practical applications of 30 plants, fruits, nuts, bulbs, roots, flowers, and mushrooms that support the immune system, digestion, endurance, vitality, and the brain• Examines ritual and mind-expanding plants such as fly agaric, blue lotus, cannabis, and peyote cactus• Offers 60 delicious vegetarian recipes (two for each plant or mushroom) by Michelin star chef Joris BijdendijkWHILE KNOWING that spending time in nature and eating healthy is important, we often dismiss the fact that plants have been used as healing medicine for thousands of years.In this guide, Wouter Bijdendijk highlights thirty mushrooms, herbs, flowers, fruits, nuts, bulbs, and roots that support the immune system, digestion, endurance, vitality, and the brain—from ginseng and turmeric to chaga and reishi to olive and chamomile. He also explores several plants that have played a significant role in rituals and ceremonies, such as fly agaric, blue lotus, cannabis, and peyote cactus, enabling our ancestors to connect with deeper layers of themselves, the spiritual realms, and the Divine. Michelin star chef Joris Bijdendijk provides two delicious vegetarian recipes for each major plant, offering culinary delights to help you easily incorporate the medicinal powers of these plants in your life.A journey through the deep and ancient roots of plant knowledge, from folk uses to mystical properties to the vital role of plants in human evolution, this book shows you how to harness the natural power of plants to revitalize your body, integrate your spirit, and empower your life.
Constructed Latinx(s) Identities: Racialized Bodies in Visual and Textual Culture
by José I. LaraConstructed Latinx(s) Identities: Racialized Bodies in Visual and Textual Culture consists of ten interdisciplinary essays that discuss recent forms and interpretations of the histories and traditions of the Latinx communities present in film, literature, television, and other cultural expressions. Using specific case studies, the authors of this collection delve into the intersections of identity in Latinx production and representation and challenge the colonial and modern power structures that have continuously racialized and gendered Latinx bodies. In addition to deconstructing these power structures, the chapters attempt to recover knowledge buried or shunned by colonialism and modernity, as well as offer alternative and nonhierarchical forms of defining Latinx and forming pluri-identitary and multivoiced communities. The concept of Latinx continues to evolve, to be renegotiated, and to be embedded with new meanings and subjectivities. As such, all chapters not only encourage further debate about racialization and the interaction of the various historical, political, and social contexts in identity formation but also propel all scholars to question their positionality when approaching the concept of Latinx.
An Intellectual History of Science in the Renaissance: Part II: Cultural, Fundamental & Technological Frameworks (Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science #66)
by Raffaele PisanoThis second of a two-part volume (Book II) extends the historical–scientific inquiry of first-part volume (Book I) by considering other specific case studies within cultural, fundamental & technological frameworks. An intellectual cultural history of science & technology examines how human and their applied sciences-experiences have been expressed in, and trained by ideas and technologies. The contributors explain ways in which the sciences allowed advanced modelling on the one hand, and the development of new technological ideas on the other hand, including methods and theories, institutions, engineering devices/instrumentation and social implications as well. Taking into account the excellence of the essays, the book covers several branches and disciplines in science & technology, e.g., theoretical mathematics and the empirical work, machinery and mechanisms, stored information, transportation, inquiring methods in history and historiography of science & technology. It describes the ways it differently accounted for variation in unlike contexts and consequently how its results remain, still nowadays, a debated question, as well as due to constraints preventing an extensive exploration of its remarkable historiography. The book gathers selected and double peer review contributions by historians of physics/mathematics/engineering/science as new perceptions of the history of science during the Renaissance ranging across several fields of science within its fundamental, cultural & technological history. The volume is an accessible avenue to understanding cultural ideas & technologies by leading authorities who offer much-needed historical insights into the field of and intellectual history of science & technology. It provides an absorbing and revealing read for historians, philosophers, and scientists alike.
The Computer Security Workbook: A Course Companion Resource (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science)
by Juan TapiadorMastering computer security requires more than just technical knowledge of software, systems and networks—it demands analytical thinking, a problem-solving mindset, and creative reasoning. These skills are best cultivated through practical challenges and structured problem-solving. This book presents a collection of questions and problems on a wide range of topics typically taught in introductory computer security courses, including basic concepts and principles, authentication techniques, access control models and methods, network security, software vulnerabilities, and malware. Topics and features: The exercises range in complexity to ensure progressive skill development—from foundational knowledge (e.g., defining and understanding basic security ideas and principles) to more advanced problem-solving (e.g., applying knowledge to analyze a security protocol, synthesizing concepts, making judgments about a design, or creating solutions). Each exercise is accompanied by a solution intended to serve as a learning aid and facilitate self-assessment. Some solutions include historical notes and additional references that could be useful to readers who are willing to explore a subject in more depth. The problems include practical scenarios and real-world cases, ensuring that readers understand how principles are applied in practice. The content is organized into sections and chapters that are mostly self-contained, so readers can explore them in any order. The material is flexible and can be adapted for various courses and audiences, allowing instructors and learners to select topics based on their needs. This unique textbook/reference offers broad appeal: The exercises are intended to complement other learning materials and are tailored to different skill levels, allowing beginners to build a strong foundation while offering advanced challenges to more experienced learners.
Leydig Cells: Formation, Regulation and Function in Health and Disease
by Dolores J. Lamb Barry Zirkin Ilpo Huhtaniemi Vassilios PapadopoulosThis book summarizes the current understanding of fetal Leydig cells, adult Leydig cell formation and function, hormonal and paracrine regulation of adult Leydig cell function, Leydig cell aging, the causes, consequences, and treatment of reductions in testosterone, and how new technologies might be used for both greater understanding of Leydig cell function and for treatments related to aging- and/or lifestyle-related alterations in Leydig cell function. Chapters are divided into three sections, each focusing on a key aspect of Leydig cell function. These sections are: Leydig Cells from Fetus through Aging, Leydig Cells Steroidogenesis Regulation and Mechanisms, and Leydig Cell Function in Health and Pathophysiology. Written by experts in the field, this book provides a comprehensive approach to the hormone production, function, and pathophysiology of Leydig cells from the fetal to adult stage of development. Leydig Cells: Formation, Regulation and Function in Health and Pathophysiology will be of particular interest to those involved with men&’s health and disease, including reproductive medicine, endocrinology, urology, oncology and prenatal and postnatal development of male reproductive function.
Availability, Reliability and Security: ARES 2025 International Workshops, Ghent, Belgium, August 11–14, 2025, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15994)
by Vincent Naessens Bjorn De Sutter Bart Coppens Bruno VolckaertThis four-volume set LNCS 15994-15997 constitutes the proceedings of the ARES 2025 International Workshops on Availability, Reliability and Security, held under the umbrella of the 20th International conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, ARES 2025, which took place in Ghent, Belgium, during August 11-14, 2025. The 79 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 173 submissions. They contain papers of the following workshops: Part I: First International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Cyber and Cyber-Physical Security (AI&CCPS 2025); 8th International Symposium for Industrial Control System and SCADA Cyber Security Research (ICS-CSR 2025); First Workshop on Sustainable Security and Awareness For nExt Generation InfRastructures (SAFER 2025); 4th Workshop on Cybersecurity in Industry 4.0 (SecIndustry 2025). Part II: 6th Workshop on Recent Advances in Cyber Situational Awareness and Data-Centric Approaches (CSA 2025); First International Workshop on Responsible Data Governance, Privacy, and Digital Transformation (RDGPT 2025); 22nd International Workshop on Trust, Privacy and Security in the Digital Society (TrustBus 2025). Part III: 18th International Workshop on Digital Forensics (WSDF 2025); 14th International Workshop on Cyber Crime (IWCC 2025); 9th International Workshop on Cyber Use of Information Hiding (CUING 2025). Part IV: First International Workshop on Cybersecurity and Privacy Risk Assessments (CPRA 2025); Second International Workshop on Emerging Digital Identities (EDId 2025); Second International Workshop on Security and Privacy Enhancing Technologies for Multimodal Data (SPETViD 2025); 6th International Workshop on Graph-based Approaches for CyberSecurity (GRASEC 2025); 5th International Workshop on Behavioral Authentication for System Security (BASS 2025).
Konjunktur und Wachstum: Grundzüge der Makroökonomik
by Wolfgang CezanneDieses Buch bietet eine kompakte Einführung in die Makroökonomik und Wirtschaftspolitik, indem es grundlegende Konzepte und aktuelle Entwicklungen darstellt. Durch die klare Darstellung der Hauptlinien des Fachgebiets wird das Verständnis für makroökonomische Modelle erleichtert und die Bedeutung für die Praxis aufgezeigt. Die Kapitel geben Einblick in Themen wie die Synthese makroökonomischer Theorien, empirische Anwendungen in der Wirtschaftspolitik sowie einen Überblick über verschiedene Modellkonstruktionen. Gleichzeitig werden wichtige Fragen behandelt: Wie lassen sich unterschiedliche ökonomische Schulen zu einem kohärenten Ganzen verbinden? Welche Modelle sind für die Analyse aktueller wirtschaftlicher Herausforderungen geeignet? Diese Konzepte werden durch konkrete Beispiele ergänzt, die zeigen, wie theoretische Konzepte in der realen Welt angewendet werden können, um ein praxisorientiertes Verständnis zu vermitteln. Dieses Buch ist ein nützliches Werkzeug für Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften, die sich auf Prüfungen vorbereiten oder ihr Wissen vertiefen wollen sowie für alle, die sich für wirtschaftliche Zusammenhänge interessieren. Es bietet eine Orientierungshilfe im komplexen Feld der Makroökonomik und unterstützt dabei, ein fundiertes Verständnis zu entwickeln.
An Intellectual History of Science in the Renaissance: Part I: Cultural & Fundamental Frameworks (Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science #65)
by Raffaele PisanoThis first of a two-part volume (Book I) deals with a unit intellectual cultural history of science in the Renaissance within fundamental frameworks. An intellectual cultural history of science examines how human and their intellectual experiences have been expressed in, and emerged by scientific ideas. Taking into account the excellence of the essays – which cover several branches and disciplines in history and epistemology of science – this book also provides perspectives on the enduring influence of a historiographical tradition, e.g., the emergence of fundamental works on mathematics and geometry, household&’s principal functions, food and culture, clock instrumentation, surgery as a practical branch of medicine. It describes the ways it differently accounted for variation in unlike countries and consequently how its results remain, still nowadays, a debated question, as well as due to constraints preventing an extensive exploration of its remarkable historiography. This volume gathers selected and double peer review contributions by historians of physics/mathematics/science as new fundamental perceptions in the history of science during the Renaissance, ranging across several fields of science within its intellectual and cultural history. The book is an accessible avenue to understanding cultural issues to develop scientific ideas by leading authorities who offer much-needed historical insights into the field of intellectual and fundamental history of science. It provides an absorbing and revealing read for historians, philosophers and scientists alike.
Die Rolle des Führungskräfteverhaltens für das innerbetriebliche Konfliktmanagement: Eine empirische Analyse der Führungsbeziehungsqualität (BestMasters)
by Anna Lena WolffDiese empirische Studie beleuchtete den Zusammenhang zwischen Führungsbeziehungsqualität (Leader-Member Exchange) und dem Konfliktverhalten von Mitarbeitenden gegenüber ihren Vorgesetzten. Mittels einer Online-Befragung von 111 Personen wurden Daten zu ihren Erfahrungen mit Führungskräften und ihrem Konfliktverhalten (basierend auf Rahims Konfliktmodell) erhoben. Die Ergebnisse zeigen eine signifikant positive Korrelation zwischen hoher Führungsbeziehungsqualität und den kooperativen Konfliktverhaltensweisen Integration und Nachgeben. Das deutet darauf hin, dass Mitarbeitende bei einer starken Beziehung zur Führungskraft eher zur Kooperation neigen. Für Kompromiss, Vermeiden und Durchsetzen wurden keine signifikanten Zusammenhänge gefunden. Die Studie liefert somit Hinweise, dass die Förderung hochwertiger Führungsbeziehungen (z.B. durch Kommunikationsschulungen, Mentoring) kooperatives Konfliktmanagement im Unternehmen stärkt und somit zur Wettbewerbsfähigkeit beitragen kann. Einschränkungen in der Reliabilität und Validität wurden dabei reflektiert.
MarTech, KI und Automatisierung: Marketingtechnologie verstehen, anwenden und skalieren
by Andreas FuchsDas Marketing erlebt einen radikalen Wandel: Unternehmen stehen vor der Herausforderung, eine Flut an Technologien, Daten und Automatisierungsmöglichkeiten strategisch zu nutzen. Doch wie setzt man MarTech und Künstliche Intelligenz gezielt ein, um Wettbewerbsvorteile zu sichern? Dieses Buch verbindet wissenschaftlich fundierte Erkenntnisse mit praxisnahen Best Practices und hilft dabei, Klarheit in die oft unübersichtliche MarTech-Landschaft zu bringen. Andreas Fuchs zeigt, wie Unternehmen ihre Datenbasis optimal nutzen, personalisierte Kundenerlebnisse schaffen und Marketingprozesse intelligent orchestrieren. Das Marketing Technology Framework bildet dabei die strukturierte Grundlage – von der Datenstrategie über smarte Segmentierung bis hin zur kanalübergreifenden Kundeninteraktion. Zahlreiche Praxisbeispiele und konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen machen das Buch zu einem unverzichtbaren Leitfaden für alle, die MarTech als echten Wachstumsmotor nutzen möchten. Der Inhalt Warum MarTech die Zukunft des Marketings ist Know-Phase: Datengrundlage schaffen Analyze-Phase: Kundenverhalten verstehen und vorhersagen Orchestrate-Phase: Einheitliches Erlebnis über alle Kanäle schaffen Engage & Measure-Phase: Marketingaktivitäten messen und optimieren Künstliche Intelligenz und Automatisierung im Marketing
Artificial General Intelligence: 18th International Conference, AGI 2025, Reykjavic, Iceland, August 10–13, 2025, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #16057)
by Michael Bennett Matthew Iklé Anton KoloninThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2025, held in Reykjavic, Iceland in August 2025. The 72 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 179 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: novel learning algorithms, reasoning systems, theoretical neurobiology and bio-inspired systems, quantum computing, theories of machine consciousness, ethics,safety, formal mathematical foundations and philosophy of AGI.
Computing and Combinatorics: 31st International Computing and Combinatorics Conference, COCOON 2025, Chengdu, China, August 15–17, 2025, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15984)
by Mingyu Xiao Fedor V. FominThis two-volume set, LNCS 15983 and 15984, constitutes the referred proceedings of the 31st International Computing and Combinatorics Conference, COCOON 2025, held in Chengdu, China, during August 15–17, 2025. The 54 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 191 submissions. COCOON 2025 provided an excellent venue for researchers working in the topical sections as follows:Part I: Approximation Algorithms, Combinatorial Optimization, Computational Complexity, Computational Geometry, Economics and Computation.Part II: Graph Algorithms and Graph Theory, Learning and Data-Related Theory, Parameterized Algorithms, String Algorithms and Discrete Structures.
Collaborative Housing, Ageing and Social Care: Lessons from Europe
by Melissa Fernández Arrigoitia, Aimee Felstead, Jim Hudson, Misa Izuhara, Kath Scanlon and Karen WestAs ageing populations continue to grow worldwide, the increased need for adequate housing and social care comes into stark focus. This multi-disciplinary book explores how emerging citizen-led innovations in Collaborative Housing and care are challenging mainstream ways of living and ageing. Combining academic theory with practice, the book demonstrates the far-reaching impacts Collaborative Housing with care can have on independence, agency and wellbeing in later life. With contributions from France, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK, it offers insights into the key challenges and opportunities associated with developing and sustaining models of Collaborative Housing with diverse forms of care and support over the life-course. Essential reading for academics, practitioners and policy makers in housing, planning, social care, design and social gerontology, this book proposes a renewed focus on non-paternalistic forms of social and housing care that speak directly to older people’s needs, and that work against the marketisation of care and towards a community-led and co-managed approach in later life housing for all.
Policing in Crisis?: Policing and Resistance in 21st Century Britain
by Tracey Davanna and Federica RossiAre the recent scandals around UK policing the product of a temporary crisis or rather inscribed deep in the police institution? This timely book presents a critical perspective on key areas of current controversy: policing and communities; policing and protest; and policing and gender. Bringing together researchers and community activists, the book gives voice to the lived experiences of those more likely to be subjected to police misconduct and discrimination. It challenges current thinking on police from both abolitionist and reformist perspectives, offering a fresh take on recent crises and attempts at reform.
Everything About You
by Robby Weber&“You never know what&’s going to happen, Milo. No matter how hard you try to control things, this is our summer in Paris, and it might just be unpredictable. There might just be boys.&”Milo is determined to have the most magical summer in Paris after winning an apprenticeship at a prestigious fashion house. The plan is simple: work hard, impress the team, and land a permanent job. With his best friend Celeste by his side, nothing will stand in his way of getting what he wants—especially not a boy.Enter Rhodes Hamilton: London&’s resident tabloid magnet and the son of a famous footballer. Milo is devastated to learn that Rhodes&’ connections have also landed him an apprenticeship, which means he&’s now the competition. Milo knows he has to win at any cost, so he can&’t risk getting close to Rhodes, no matter how nice and charming and cute he is . . .
A Killer Motive: A Novel
by Hannah Mary McKinnon"Packed full of twists and tension, A Killer Motive consumed me until I'd turned the last page. The ending packs a wallop, and you won't see it coming!" —Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author&“Reminiscent of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley, A Killer Motive pulls true crime podcaster Stella Dixon—and the reader right alongside—into a deadly game… A twisty, compulsive, heart-pounding read!&” —Daniel Kalla, bestselling author of High SocietyYou never know who&’s listening.To Stella Dixon, sneaking her teenage brother out of their parents&’ house for a beach party was harmless fun—until Max disappeared without a trace.Six years later, Stella&’s family is still broken, and she can&’t let go of her guilt. The only thing that keeps her going is helping other families find closure through A Killer Motive, her true crime podcast.In a bid to find new sponsors and keep making episodes, Stella goes on a local radio show. But when she says on air that if she had just one clue, she&’d find Max and bring whoever hurt him to justice, someone takes it as a challenge.A mysterious invitation to play a game arrives, with the promise that if Stella wins, she&’ll get information about what happened to Max. Stella thinks it&’s a sick joke…until Max&’s best friend vanishes. And she&’s given new instructions: tell nobody or people will die.Desperate and unable to trust anyone, Stella agrees. But beating a twisted, invisible enemy seems impossible when they make all the rules…
The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn: A Novel (Honeycrisp Orchard Romance #1)
by Valerie BowmanFor fans of the Lovelight series and The Pumpkin Spice Café, this cozy and sexy romance follows a young event planner who returns to her family’s inn on an apple orchard to help run their Harvest Festival—only to find herself butting heads with the handsome son of the apple orchard’s owners. Ellie Lawson’s city life was treating her just fine until a sour turn of events knocks her out in one fell swoop. Dumped by her boyfriend and fired from her event planning job, she is left with no choice but to return to her parents’ idyllic inn, nestled within a picturesque Honeycrisp orchard on Long Island. Anticipating a quiet hiatus in the attic apartment, she is instead met with Aiden, the stubborn, attractive son of the orchard owner who is currently occupying her planned refuge.Forced together by circumstance, they find themselves not only roommates but also coworkers, when they’re put in charge by their parents of the orchard’s vital Harvest Festival, a lifeline for both the struggling orchard and the inn. Amidst the enchanting disorder of small-town life, Ellie and Aiden grapple with their conflicting values, burgeoning feelings, and an electrifying tension.As Ellie discovers the unexpected charm of the life she left behind and Aiden learns there’s much more to Ellie than he’d first assumed, one fact remains: the future of the orchard and the inn depends on their unlikely collaboration. Embark on a captivating journey of rediscovery, love, and the irreplaceable magic of small-town life.
Girl Next Door: A Novel
by Rachel Meredith“Girl Next Door is everything I love. Complex characters, a prickly love interest, secrets, yearning, questionable decisions, and that glorious HEA. A tender, funny, sexy novel.” — Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn't CareIn this charming debut rom-com, a young freelancer returns to her suburban hometown to uncover why her childhood next door neighbor’s bestselling book appears to be an epic love story about the two of them.When MC Calloway’s best friend Joe, an editor at the notorious gossip website Jawbreaker, calls her in for an emergency meeting, MC is unprepared for how frantic he is. But when he shows her a copy of Girl Next Door, the steamy, bestselling rom-com taking the literary world by storm, written under a pen name, points to one of the women on the front cover, and says, “that's you,” its MC who begins to panic.Joe is convinced that the author is Nora Pike, MC's prickly, childhood next-door neighbor, and their former high school classmate – and MC knows he’s right, since the book describes actual events that happened their senior year, down to the tiniest details. But in the book, the characters based on MC and Nora are desperately in love, rather than the awkward acquaintances MC remembers being in real life.Joe begs MC to go home undercover and get the scoop on Nora. That’s the last thing MC wants to do, especially for an assignment that seems morally dubious at best, but she reluctantly agrees, knowing Joe is desperate to break a big story. Crashing in her childhood home with her older brother Conrad (now married to MC's secret high school crush, Gabby), MC begins untangling truth from fiction, trying to get close to Nora, who is just as hot and prickly as ever – and now suspicious of MC to boot. But the more involved she gets with Nora, the more it becomes clear they’re both hiding secrets . . . and MC realizes she might be in over her head.Perfect for readers of Delilah Green Doesn't Care and Book Lovers, Girl Next Door is a delicious debut brimming with romance, humor, and heart.
Pasta Girls
by Taylor Tracy"Sweeter than zeppole. This book has something for everyone."—Jake Maia Arlow, Stonewall Honor Author of Almost FlyingIn this queer, contemporary, and neurodiverse spin on Romeo and Juliet from Stonewall Award Honor author Taylor Tracy, two New York City girls from warring restaurateur families befriend each other during the busiest week for their respective Italian eateries: the Feast of San Gennaro.Hot-headed and energetic Romea Marino is starting ninth grade with a full plate. Between confusing social dynamics of high school and juggling extracurriculars, Ro can only find peace in the reliable comfort of her kitchen, where she’s able to follow in her dad’s culinary footsteps, whipping up Italian-fusion recipes.Thoughtful and reserved Julianna Cangelosi is dying to help in her family’s restaurant, which serves traditional Italian dishes. But because Jules suffers from anxiety and struggles with overstimulation, her parents are wary of their daughter being in the chaos of a New York City kitchen.When Ro and Jules meet on the first night of the San Gennaro Festival, sparks fly…until they learn that their fathers own dueling Italian restaurants across the street from each other. But the more the girls hang out—Ro teaching Jules how to cook; Jules taking Ro to her favorite spots around the city—the more their feelings grow. Can they rewrite the old tale of star-crossed kids from rival families and create a new recipe for love and friendship?
The Origin of Politics: How Evolution and Ideology Shape the Fate of Nations
by Nicholas WadeSocieties that ignore social disintegration and collapsing birth rates are putting their future in peril. So why are we ignoring the signs??In The Origin Of Politics, Nicholas Wade explains how our political systems compete with a more ancient set of rules for organizing society—those developed by evolution. Modern ideologies are in constant tension with structures inherent in human social behavior, such as the family, the tribe, and male-dominated institutions. This tension plays out in various ways. Sometimes nature prevails over politics, as in the proposal by Marx and Engels to eliminate the family, the basic unit of society. The founders of the kibbutz movement put this radical idea into practice, only to find that the conflict with human nature was unsustainable. In other cases, culture has successfully modified evolutionary behaviors, replacing polygamy with monogamy and dissolving the bonds of tribalism to make way for modern states. But the evolutionary framework of human societies is not infinitely flexible. The nation-state, especially in the case of the United States, is prone to disintegration if disruptive ideologies are allowed to undermine the cohesive affinities that hold its disparate cultures together. The worldwide decline in fertility in most countries except those in Africa signals a severe derangement in the behaviors evolution has devised for ensuring that a population will maintain itself. If the causes of this disruption cannot be understood and reversed, human societies will embark on an unsought path to extinction. Other fraught issues in which human biology and politics conflict include the innate specializations of the sexes, the stratification of society by ability, and the mismatch between the inequalities of wealth-creating societies and the egalitarian ethic inherited from our hunter-gatherer ancestors.We live in an iridescent bubble, the intoxicating richness of modern culture. Shielded from the natural world, we have lost our awareness of the evolutionary forces that still guide our motivations and shape the foundations of our societies. The Origin of Politics explores the risks of underestimating evolution’s fundamental role in human affairs.