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Plain Madeleine: Mrs. John Jacob Astor in Bar Harbor
by Mac SmithThe story of Madeleine and Colonel John Jacob Astor is very much part of the story of Bar Harbor, Maine. The relatively poor Madeleine Force met Colonel Astor, the third richest man in the United States, in Bar Harbor in 1910. The vicious scandal after they're wedding caused the newlyweds to board the Titanic to return to America; the ensuing tragedy would claim the life of the colonel.Madeleine Astor returned to Bar Harbor after the Titanic disaster, where all eyes were on her, and where she was triumphant in claiming the role of social leader. In 1916, she remarried in the center of Bar Harbor, and gave up everything Astor. The story follows the 17 years of her second marriage, and then her scandalous third marriage. Madeleine, now in her 40s, married a penniless young boxer and her name erased from the Social Register after that. She died a lonely figure in her 40s. This new book from historian Mac Smith documents Madeleine's life in Bar Harbor and the Astor presence on Bar Harbor through Colonel Astor's family and the Kane family--Astor cousins who were prominent there. It puts Madeleine Astor's story in the context of Bar Harbor's Golden Age. In telling Madeleine Astor's story, the story of a changing Bar Harbor is also revealed.
The Summer of the Osprey
by Elisabeth OgilvieWhen a stranger buys property on Bennett's Island and drops anchor there in an expensive lobster boat, the locals are suspicious, in this eighth volume of the series. Day-to-day life goes on, but dark undercurrents begin to bubble in these chilly Maine waters.
Peter Wicked
by Broos CampbellSet in the early 19th century amid the ships and seamen of a nascent United States Navy, Lieutenant Matty Graves is recovering from his ordeal during the slave rebellion in the French Caribbean colony of Saint-Domingue when he is ordered to Washington to answer questions about the death of his former captain. On home soil, he must deal with the mystery and shame surrounding his birth as well as the attractions of his best friend's sister. But when he is offered a command of his own, he seizes the opportunity to seek his fortune and make a name for himself—even if it means destroying those closest to him.
New England's Hidden Past: 360 Overlooked, Underappreciated and Misunderstood Landmarks
by Dan Landrigan Leslie LandriganNew England is so compact that even casual visitors can sample its diverse history in just a short time. But travelers and residents alike can also pass right by historic buildings, landscapes, and iconic objects without noticing them. New England's Hidden Past presents the region&’s history in an engaging new way: through 58 lists of historic places and things usually hidden in plain sight in all six New England states.Pay attention and you&’ll find stone structures built by Indians, soaring churches financed by Franco-American millworkers, and public high schools started by colonists when New England was still a howling wilderness. You may have seen them, but you probably don&’t know the story behind them. New England's Hidden Past takes readers to the grave sites of revolutionary heroines, Loyalist house museums, as well as, Revolutionary taverns and colonial inns. It takes them to Indian trails, the oldest houses, historic department stores, ghost towns, and Little Italys. Each unique, interesting location or object has a counterpart in the other five New England states.A perfect guide to keep in the car and refer to when traveling New England or planning a trip.
Inklusion in der Sekundarstufe I in Deutschland: Erfolgsfaktoren und Herausforderungen (Edition ZfE #19)
by Katrin Böhme Cornelia Gresch Michael Grosche Monja Schmitt Amelie Labsch Lena KülkerDieses Open-Access-Buch sammelt die Ergebnisse der vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderten INSIDE Studie und setzt sich mit zentralen Fragen rund um die inklusive Bildung auseinander. Von der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Regelschul- und sonderpädagogischen Lehrkräften, über Elternarbeit und demokratisches Lernen bis hin zur Entwicklung schulischer Kompetenzen von Schüler:innen mit besonderen Unterstützungsbedarfen werden verschiedene Aspekte der inklusiven Bildung aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven beleuchtet. Das Buch richtet sich an Lehrende, Forschende und alle Interessierten, die sich mit inklusiver Bildung befassen und nachhaltige Veränderungen im Bildungssystem vorantreiben möchten.
Geschäftsanbahnung in Spanien: Aus der Praxis für die Praxis (essentials)
by Hatto Brenner Maria Vorbrugg Julia Ulloa FerrerDieses essential gibt wichtige Hinweise zur Zusammenarbeit mit spanischen Firmen und Geschäftspartnern. Der Leser erhält einen interessanten und lebendigen Überblick über Land und Leute sowie nützliche Informationen zu den gesetzlichen und steuerlichen Rahmenbedingungen und Anregungen für zukünftige Geschäftsideen. Das Autorenduo Maria Vorbrugg und Hatto Brenner fokussiert auf wichtige Branchen des Landes wie Tourismus, Landwirtschaft und erneuerbare Energien.
Navigating Health Challenges in Space: Systems Adaptations, Alterations and Medical Care
by Raimondo G. RussoThe book investigates the changes that the space environment causes on the human body and the challenges of living and working in space. It explores aspects such as weightlessness, radiation, and solar radiation, the impact on immune system, as well as the difficulties in meeting physiological needs, maintaining personal hygiene, and nourishment. The complex interactions of living conditions in space and how telecommunication technology can provide remote medical care are also analyzed. Furthermore, it examines the effects of space on various organs, exploring human limits and adaptations, and investigates the alterations in human physiology due to space conditions. This book is a tribute to the dedicated individuals who have tirelessly pursued the frontiers of space research. It delves into the enigmatic realms of astrophysics and astrochemistry, shedding light on subjects that remain largely unexplored. It also aims to stimulate a greater understanding of space research, an activity often surrounded by mysteries and fantasies.
Training Correctional Staff to Recognize Criminal Thinking: In the Act
by Ashley B. Batastini Ashley C.T. Jones Kaylee CookThis book, featuring a trainer manual and facilitator resources, provides correctional agencies with a comprehensive approach to enhancing criminal thinking interventions. By equipping frontline staff with practical tools, it empowers them to actively reduce disruptive behavior in ways aligned with evidence-based rehabilitation models. The manual underscores the critical role correctional officers and unit staff play in influencing behavior, emphasizing how their daily interactions with incarcerated individuals are essential for fostering change. The first section prepares training facilitators by discussing the importance of addressing criminal thinking through a therapeutic, rather than punitive, approach. It outlines the structure of the training, provides guidance on managing sessions and participant engagement, and offers recommendations for evaluating training effectiveness. At the core of the book is a structured training curriculum that delivers practical strategies for addressing criminal thinking in correctional settings. Detailed slide-by-slide annotations support facilitators in delivering each module. The curriculum offers clear instructions on recognizing and managing cognitive distortions contributing to criminal behavior, equipping staff with intervention tools. It also addresses challenges in working with diverse populations, providing strategies for tailoring interventions to different groups. The final section focuses on applying learned principles through hands-on exercises, case studies, and role-playing scenarios, ensuring staff can implement strategies in real-world situations. The manual provides a structured yet adaptable framework, allowing senior correctional officers and administrators to effectively train their teams. With supplemental resources, including worksheets and scripts, this book serves as a practical, evidence-based guide to reducing criminal thinking, improving institutional safety, and enhancing rehabilitation outcomes within correctional facilities.
Bridging the Gap Between AI and Reality: Third International Conference on Bridging the Gap between AI and Reality, AISoLA 2025, Rhodes, Greece, November 1–5, 2025, Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #16220)
by Bernhard SteffenThis open access book constitutes selected papers of the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Bridging the Gap between AI and Reality, AISoLA 2025, which took place in Rhodes, Greece, in November 2025. The papers included in this book focus on the following topics: AI assisted programming; digital humanities; approaches of using formal methods and ai in health care; models for trustworthy autonomous systems; responsible and trusted AI; safe autonomous vehicles; statistical model checking; verification and learning for assured autonomy; verification for neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence.
Constraints and Adaptations to Global Change at the Land-Sea Interface: Proceedings of the 19th French—Japanese Oceanography Symposium
by Patrick Prouzet Teruhisa Komatsu Eric Feunteun Anne-Claire Bennis Jean-Claude Dauvin Osamu MatsudaCoastal or semi-enclosed seas, coastal or interface zones between land and sea are areas widely coveted by numerous human activities. These activities do not assess the effects and impacts of their cumulative pressures on the natural environment: coastal development, tourism, terrestrial pollution, maritime transport, dredging and piling, extraction of marine aggregates and development or planned development of marine wind farms or tidal turbines. In this context and despite the high productivity of these ecosystems, fishing and shellfish farming, which also exert their own environmental pressures, have some difficulties in ensuring their sustainability in an increasingly man-made environment and generating increasingly exacerbated conflicts of use. The symposium will address some aspects of resilience (via their capacity to adapt to global change) of these coastal ecosystems and adaptation of human communities to climate change in a context of full use of natural resources. A more holistic approach to the impact of all uses on the environment to ensure a more optimal management of the Commons, needs to be implemented. In Japan, the concept of Sato-umi (harmony between the coastal sea and local communities) is being implemented and incorporates participatory science and active restoration projects in an integrated coastal zone management framework.
Cities in Asia by and for the People (Asian Cities)
by Mike Douglass Rita Padawangi Yves CabannesThis book examines the active role of urban citizens in constructing alternative urban spaces as tangible resistance towards capitalist production of urban spaces that continue to encroach various neighborhoods, lanes, commons, public land and other spaces of community life and livelihoods. The collection of narratives presented here brings together research from ten different Asian cities and re-theorises the city from the perspective of ordinary people facing moments of crisis, contestations, and cooperative quests to create alternative spaces to those being produced under prevailing urban processes. The chapters accent the exercise of human agency through daily practices in the production of urban space and the intention is not one of creating a romantic or utopian vision of what a city by and for the people ought to be. Rather, it is to place people in the centre as mediators of city-making with discontents about current conditions and desires for a better life. This book examines the active role of citizens in constructing alternative urban spaces as tangible resistance towards capitalist production of space that continues to encroach various neighborhoods.
Ecstatic Encounters: Bahian Candomblé and the Quest for the Really Real
by Mattijs PortEcstatic Encounters takes its readers to the threshold of Candomblé temples in Bahia, Brazil, where, for many generations -- members of this spirit-possession cult and curious outsiders have been meeting to marvel at each other's otherness. Having allowed himself to be baffled by Candomblé's mysteries and miracle productions, the author explores the notion of 'the-rest-of-what-is': the excess that is the inevitable by-product of all reality definitions; the non-sensical that is the surplus of all culturally informed sense-making. Ethnographical insights in Afro-Brazilian mysticism are thus made to speak to anthropological forms of world-making, in a study that rejects the totalizing pretensions of all reality definitions, emphatically including those of academia. The theoretical importance of this book lies in its critical assessment of the constructivist paradigm that long dominates cultural and social anthropology. Adopting the Lacanian premise that the meaningful worlds we inhabit are lacking, and depend on fantasy and make-belief to be perceived as coherent, persuasive and incontestable, this study argues that the analysis of cultural forms should always include an exploration of the processes of cultural enchantment that endow man-made worlds of meaning with a sense of the really real.Ecstatic Encounters is written in an accessible, engaging, literary style. Philosophical issues are taken out on the streets, to be pondered in the face of everyday life; just as mundane dimensions of being are allowed to soil the conventional proprieties of academic text production.
The First to Land
by Douglas ReemanCaptain David Blackwood is embroiled in the Boxer Rebellion. Ordered to escort a beautiful German countess on a dangerous journey up the Hoshun River, Blackwood sees death and slaughter unlike anything he has known. Finally, standing before the walls of Tientsin, he must hold on against a torrent of frenzied Chinese warriors.
Finding the Wild West: Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas
by Mike CoxA modern-day explorer's guide to the Old WestFrom the famed Oregon Trail to the boardwalks of Dodge City to the great trading posts on the Missouri River to the battlefields of the nineteenth-century Indian Wars, there are places all over the American West where visitors can relive the great Western migration that helped shape our history and culture. This guide to the Great Plains states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas--one of the five-volume Finding the Wild West series--highlights the best-preserved historic sites as well as ghost towns, reconstructions, museums, historical markers, statues, and works of public art that tell the story of the Old West. Use this book in planning your next trip and for a storytelling overview of America&’s Wild West history.
The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon
by Carol Lea MuellerPerhaps best known for his classic movie lines, such as Fill your hands, you sons-a-bitches from True Grit, the late actor John Wayne often displayed a spontaneous and biting wit away from the screen as well. This gem of inspiration contains Wayne anecdotes on God and country, the old West, friends and family, acting, and quotes from others about John Wayne the actor, and John Wayne the man.
A New Ireland: Politics, Peace, and Reconciliation
by John HumeHume recounts the struggle for the nationalist community's rights and presents a blueprint for peace.
Good Dirt: Confessions of a Conservationist
by Paul Flint David E. MorineThe best-selling conservation classic, completely expanded, revised, and updated David Morine was a briefcase conservationist specializing in human nature. During his fifteen years in charge of land acquisition for The Nature Conservancy, Morine helped protect more than three million acres of wilderness, finding plenty to laugh about and learn from along the way. Here are the stories behind the deals and the people who made them—an enlightening, entertaining, occasionally unsettling look at the dirty job of keeping America clean.
Best Easy Day Hikes Boulder
by Tracy SalcedoBest Easy Day Hikes Boulder, Third Edition includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, for an accessible range of abilities.LOOK INSIDE TO FIND• Casual hikes to full-day adventures• Hikes for everyone, including families• Mile-by-mile directions and clear trail maps• GPS coordinates
The Low-fat Low-carb Southwest Cookbook
by Anne Lindsay McCannA completely revised edition of the James Beard-nominated The Ultimate Low-Fat Mexican Cookbook, this new book reinvents Anne McCann's award-winning and nationally renowned Southwest dishes. Boasting nearly one hundred new or revised recipes of dishes such as Los Cabos Shrimp Cocktail, Veal Chops with Manchego Mushroom Sauce, and Lettuce Wrap Tacos, McCann's culinary creations combine the flavorful with the exotic, while still preserving a low-fat and low-carb health value for the weight- or health-conscious-of particular significance in today's Atkins mindful America. McCann's expert and detailed advice, drawn from years of experience, and the clear and concise presentation of recipes, make this cookbook especially reader-friendly.
The Giants Fan's Little Book of Wisdom
by David D'AntonioThe fifth in Diamond Communications' "Little Book" series, The Giants Fan's Little Book of Wisdom combines history, quotes, facts, and humor and gives fans of the San Francisco Giants 101 reasons to laugh, reminisce, and celebrate the game and the team they love.
The Sports Junkie's Book of Trivia, Terms, and Lingo: What They Are, Where They Came From, and How They're Used
by Harvey FrommerCombining the content of two of Frommer's previous books, Sports Roots and Sports Lingo, this book not only explains how nicknames, namesakes, trophies, competitions, and expressions in the world of sports came to be, but also serves as a useful dictionary of the language of sports-both technical and slang.
Digitale Simulation im Entwurf: Zukunftsfähige Gebäude und Quartiere
by Anja Willmann Arno SchlüterDieses Lehrbuch zeigt Möglichkeiten auf, wie Architekt/innen mithilfe vereinfachter dynamischer Simulationen bereits in den ersten Entwurfsphasen klimatische und energetische Konzepte auf verschiedenen Maßstäben auf ihre Wirksamkeit hin überprüfen und in den Entwurf integrieren können. Der thermische Komfort im Innenraum gibt Auskunft über die Behaglichkeit des Nutzers und kann mit dem Einsatz passiver Strategien in Form von Konstruktion, Materialwahl, Lüftungsstrategien, Pufferzonen, Solare Gewinne etc. bewusst erhöht werden, bevor ergänzend gebäudeintegrierte Technologien oder urbane Infrastrukturen zur Energieproduktion oder Versorgung zum Einsatz kommen. Neben den physikalischen Grundlagen und Wirkungsweisen passiver Strategien in verschiedenen Klimazonen werden die Möglichkeiten in Kombination mit aktiven Technologien erläutert, um komfortable, treibhausgasneutrale Gebäude zu entwerfen. Auf städtischer Ebene werden die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Gebäuden, städtischen Rahmenbedingungen und Infrastruktur erläutert und anhand von Beispielen aufgezeigt. Mit dem City Energy Analyst wird ein Werkzeug vorgestellt, mit dem Energieströme in Quartieren unter Berücksichtigung passiver und aktiver Ansätze simuliert und Strategien zur Dekarbonisierung entwickelt werden können.
Computer Aided Verification: 37th International Conference, CAV 2025, Zagreb, Croatia, July 23-25, 2025, Proceedings, Part IV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15934)
by Ruzica Piskac Zvonimir RakamarićThis open access 4-volume set constitutes the proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2025, held in Zagreb, Croatia, in July 23-25, 2025. The 51 regular papers presented together 24 tool papers, 4 casestudy papers in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 305 submissions. The accepted papers cover a wide spectrum of topics, from theoretical results to applications of formal methods. These papers apply or extend formal methods to a wide range of domains such as concurrency, machine learning and neural networks, quantum systems, as well as hybrid and stochastic systems.
Exploring Trends, Innovations, and Digitalization of Entrepreneurship: MENA Region Entrepreneurship Conference (MENA REC 2024) (Sustainable Economy and Ecotechnology)
by Gasim Hayder Sallam Khairy Abdullah Al Shukaili Salem Al Abri Arockiasamy Soosaimanickam Raja Suzana Raja KasimThe primary audience of the proceedings includes a broad spectrum of proactive readers who actively participate in the exploration of the field of entrepreneurship research. This comprises of scholars, who are professors, researchers, and scholars that are publishing papers and conducting researches regarding to entrepreneurship. Also, the proceedings aim at the BL/G guests – undergraduate and postgraduate students – keen on the discovery of the recent trends, novelties, and knowledge concerning the topic of entrepreneurism. Thus, for the undergraduate students, the proceedings are useful to obtain the basic information concerning the given subject areas and understand the key principles at play, while the postgraduate students can share the fresh information and methodologies introduced in the articles that can be helpful for their own research. Furthermore, the proceedings are directed towards people with specific interests in entrepreneurship research, be they practitioners, consultants, policymakers, or entrepreneurs. Such people may practice business, finance, technology, or social entrepreneurship and want to be aware of the tendencies in the entrepreneurial field. The audience inclusion policy guarantees that irrespective of the level of the user: a beginner, an undergraduate, a masters or a doctoral candidate, or a professional, the information applicable and beneficial, in solace to one’s level of study or work. In appealing to such a wide range of people, the proceedings seek to create a prosperous and diverse population of entrepreneurial scholars and entrepreneurs and to advance the generation and dissemination of knowledge in the subject area.
Finnish Shia Youth and the Qur’an: Cultural Psychological Perspectives on Lived Religion (Muslims in Global Societies Series #13)
by Teemu PauhaThis book investigates the role of the Qur’an in the everyday lives of young Shia Muslims in Finland. Adopting a cultural psychological perspective on Islamic scripture, the book approaches the Qur’an as a symbolic resource that young Muslims can draw on to find guidance and support, to reflect on the meaning and purpose in their lives, or to experience community with other believers. The book emphasizes the variety of ways in which young Shia Muslims relate to the scripture, bringing to life the various ways in which young Shia Muslims grapple with a text that is difficult to understand and try to construct a meaning that makes it relevant in the context of contemporary Finland. This book provides a novel approach to the religious lives of a little-known religious minority. In addition, it brings together fields that have so far been largely separate, in particular cultural psychology and Islamic studies. As such, the book provides a valuable resource to scholars interested in lived religion, religious minorities, Islam in Europe, sacred texts, as well as culture and human mind.