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Diary of a Wartime Naval Constructor: Sir Stanley Goodall
by Ian BuxtonOne of the most significant warship designers of the twentieth century, Sir Stanley Goodall rose through the ranks of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors to become its head in 1936. The Corps was responsible for every aspect of the design and construction of British warships, and its head, the Director of Naval Construction, was the principal technical advisor to the Board of Admiralty. Although Goodall was succeeded in this post in January 1944, he remained the Assistant Controller Warship Production until October 1945 so was probably the single most influential figure in British naval technical matters during the war years. His private diary was never intended for publication – indeed it seems to have been a vehicle for venting some of his professional frustrations – so his opinions are candid and unrestrained. His criticisms of many in the Admiralty and the shipyards are enlightening, and taken as a whole the diary provides new and unique insights into a wartime construction program that built nearly a thousand major warships and a myriad of landing craft and coastal forces. Dr Ian Buxton, a well-known authority on British shipbuilding, has edited the entries covering Goodall’s war years, identifying the various personalities and ships referred to (sometimes cryptically), while setting out the context in a number of introductory essays. As an insider’s view of a complex process, this book offers every warship enthusiast much new material and a novel perspective on an apparently familiar subject.
Fatlands: A Hannah Wolfe Crime Novel (The Hannah Wolfe Crime Novels #2)
by Sarah DunantA PI signs on as bodyguard to a spoiled teenager—but the simple job explodes in murder in this crime novel from a CWA Silver Dagger Award–winning author Chaperoning a rebellious teenager around London isn&’t how private eye Hannah Wolfe planned to spend the weekend. But a job&’s a job, especially when it comes from her mentor, ex-cop Frank Comfort. Mattie Shepherd is supposed to celebrate her fourteenth birthday with an extravagant shopping spree followed by an evening at the theater. When work calls her scientist father away, Hannah gets the job as stand-in parent. But things go from bad to tragic when violence intervenes. Mattie&’s father, Tom, heads up chemical giant Vandamed&’s independent cancer research department—the biggest in the country. Vandamed is also on the Animal Liberation Front&’s hit list for using animals in its experimental labs. Death threats are par for the course. Until a fatal car bomb explosion adds premeditated murder to the mix. Now Hannah&’s on a hunt for a killer, and her search will expose a massive corporate cover-up and rampant greed. Avenging an innocent death could cost her everything—including her lover, Nick. A must-read for fans of Raymond Chandler, Sue Grafton, and P. D. James, Fatlands will keep you guessing right to its dramatic end. Fatlands is the 2nd book in the Hannah Wolfe Crime Novels, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Fruitful Bodies: A Novel (The Sara Selkirk Mysteries #3)
by Morag JossAfter an aging musician becomes the chief suspect in a murder investigation, only her former pupil can save her Sara Selkirk lives one of the most complicated lives in Bath. When she isn&’t performing to rave reviews as a cellist, she must navigate the troubled waters of small-town life, a complicated relationship with the newly single amateur cellist DCI Andrew Poole, and the occasional murder. Another problem is heaped on when she discovers her former teacher Joyce Cruikshank trapped in the clutches of alcoholism. Sara decides to take her in and help her get the therapy she needs in the idyllic English spa town of Bath. Dr. Golightly, the charismatic director of the Sulis Clinic, a magnet for the rich and supposedly unwell, claims that its mix of rest, art therapy, and organic cuisine is a potent one for well-being, and Sara arranges for Joyce to be admitted. But when Joyce is implicated in the murder of a Japanese tourist who is found dead in a cupboard in a Bath pub, Sara&’s relationship with Andrew comes under strain. Then the Sulis patients begin to die, and Dr. Golightly&’s reputation is on the brink of collapse. Sara is drawn further into the investigation—and into danger.
Fearful Symmetry: A Novel (The Sara Selkirk Mysteries #2)
by Morag JossThe town of Bath has taken on a new melody: murder The elegant but sedate city of Bath might not be an obvious place for an international musician to settle down, but Sara Selkirk finds herself drawn back to the town. It doesn&’t hurt that the dreamy DCI Andrew Poole, Sara&’s friend and only pupil, lives there. In this, the second of Morag Joss&’s Sara Selkirk Mysteries, Joss&’s Bath is once again the city that readers want to get lost in. Sara&’s attraction to Andrew leads her to do something a musician of her caliber would never normally do: She joins him in the Circus Opera Group, Bath&’s community opera society. This isn&’t Covent Garden. The interpersonal politics of aging divas, two vain composers, and an overeager protégée are plenty for Sara to deal with—murder, on the other hand, is something else entirely. As the investigation preoccupying Andrew hits closer to home for Sara, it is up to her to find the pattern in the killings before it&’s too late.
Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success
by Miki BerenyiThe Shoegaze Story of a Britpop Star#1 New Release in Composer & Musician BiographiesGo behind the curtain of London’s Britpop industry as music icon Miki Berenyi revisits the people and memories that changed her life foreverA rising star in the darkness. Growing up with a dubious family life, Miki never thought that music would be her ticket out of a cycle of neglect, exploitation, and struggling with her mental health. But soon after meeting fellow rock fan Emma Anderson, she found herself going from attending gigs to becoming a member of Lush, the most popular Britpop band in the world. Now she shares all in Fingers Crossed, an incredible confession about how the power of music can bring people together to share an ethereal experience. Featuring honest truths and hopeful reflections, this celebrity memoir will inspire you to find your own triumphs by embracing what you love.Fame, friendship, and life under the spotlight. Lush had become Miki’s sanctuary, but life wasn’t all glitz and glamour. With cutthroat competition, a complicated relationship with Emma, and Lush’s tragic end, she shares how she juggled her private life with her new rock band identity. Miki’s life story will captivate you and prompt you to consider this: you, too, can achieve happiness during difficult times. After all, tribulations create the strongest voices.Inside Fingers Crossed, you’ll also find:What the early indie years of Lush were likeWhy money doesn’t mean prosperityHow Britpop industry pitted female singers and musicians against each otherFinding how artists (and everyone else) can find new meanings after saying goodbyeIf you love music biographies such as The Woman in Me, My Effin’ Life, or Karma, you’ll love Fingers Crossed.
Fighting in the Dark: Naval Combat at Night, 1904–1945
by Vincent O’Hara and Trent HoneFighting in the Dark is a new book about naval combat at night; the title also, however, signifies the overarching theme of the book, of moving from dark to light: in short, the process of mastering technological change during war. The authors start with the proposition that it is hard to hit an invisible target, particularly one in motion. In the nineteenth century, when ships relied upon visual signaling and vessels beyond hailing range were deaf and mute in the dark, night battles at sea were rare and largely accidental. Three inventions changed this: the torpedo, the searchlight, and the radio. These inventions at the end of the nineteenth and start of the twentieth centuries transformed naval warfare by making combat in the dark feasible and in some cases, desirable. The process by which navies used the dark and adapted it into a medium for effective combat was long and difficult, more so for some than others. This book is about that process and about how Russian, British, German, Italian, Japanese and US navies confronted the specific new challenges and adapted to unfamiliar situations and emerging technologies. Fighting in the Dark consists of chapters written by a group of highly respected naval historians, and the book’s approach illuminates how different navies and cultures approached common problems. The fierce night-time battles that are described serve as a metaphor for the larger issues and the reader is led along a fascinating journey of naval warfare from the Russo-Japanese War, through WWI, to the Second World War, and from the Pacific to the English Channel.
Eva
by Peter DickinsonEva&’s hospital room looks out onto the skyscrapers of a huge city, but since waking up from her coma she only dreams of trees Thirteen-year-old Eva opens her eyes to find herself in a hospital, her body paralyzed while it heals from a devastating accident. Her mother says that Eva will be able to move her hands and face soon and that everything is going to be fine, but something in her voice tells Eva it&’s not that simple. The doctors give Eva a keyboard that turns her typing into speech and controls a mirror that rotates to look around the room and out the window—every direction except back at her bed. What are the doctors trying to hide from her? And why, in an overpopulated world where humans have tamed all the wild places, does Eva keep dreaming of a forest she&’s never seen?This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Peter Dickinson including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Let the Right One In
by John Ajvide LindqvistHe is a twelve-year-old outsider; bullied at school, dreaming about his absentee father, bored with life on a dreary housing estate. One evening he meets a mysterious girl. As friendship blossoms between them, he discovers her dark secret - she is a 200-year-old vampire, forever frozen in childhood and condemned to live on a diet of fresh blood. The inspiration behind the major feature film, Let the Right One In is a disturbing and brilliant reworking of the vampire legend, and a deeply moving fable about rejection, friendship and loyalty.(P)2010 Quercus Editions Ltd
SFEN-12 English Foundation Course Undergraduate Courses Madras University
by Institute of Distance Education - University of MadrasEnglish foundation course designed for undergraduate students at Madras University focuses on enhancing students' proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in English. The curriculum includes grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and basic composition skills. It aims to build a strong linguistic base to support academic and professional communication. This course is essential for students from non-English backgrounds to bridge the language gap.
Dirty Story
by Eric AmblerDesperate for a country to call home, a stateless exile turns soldier of fortune in this Edgar Award–winning author’s international thriller.Eric Ambler first introduced readers to Arthur Abdel Simpson in The Light of Day. Simpson, whose English father and Egyptian mother left him with uncertain citizenship, took part in a daring Istanbul robbery before heading back to Greece on a temporary travel permit. But now he faces the prospect of becoming a noncitizen of any country. Frantic to beg, steal, or forge a passport for himself, Simpson becomes a mercenary for a ruthless Central African mining company seeking control of land rich in rare earth ores. A misfit with little military experience, he quickly finds himself in over his head. But that’s nothing new for Simpson, who nonetheless manages to outwit his ruthless adversaries.Dirty Story was previously published under the title This Gun for Hire.
Doctor Frigo
by Eric AmblerA quiet doctor’s life is turned upside down by a Caribbean coup d’état in this “masterly novel” by the acclaimed author of Epitaph for a Spy (The New York Times Book Review).As the son of a Central American political leader, Dr. Ernesto Castillo grew up close to the world of influence and intrigue. But ever since his father was assassinated, he has shunned politics and shut himself off from the world. In fact, Ernesto’s cool, detached demeanor has earned him the nickname Dr. Frigo. He’s is content to live quietly on a small island, keeping busy with his practice and his mistress . . . until his late father’s political party comes calling.Its rising leader, Manuel Villegas, hopes to put Ernesto to work as his physician. His presence would rally the elder Castillo’s supporters, who are necessary to help Villegas win power in a planned coup. Ignoring the advice of his mistress, whose marriage to a French intelligence officer made her an expert player of political games, the doctor unwisely stumbles his way forward, risking his profession—and then his life.
Renaissance Drama, volume 53 number 1 (Spring 2025)
by Renaissance DramaThis is volume 53 issue 1 of Renaissance Drama. Renaissance Drama explores the rich variety of theatrical and performance traditions and practices in early modern Europe and intersecting cultures. The sole scholarly journal devoted to the full expanse of Renaissance theatre and performance, the journal publishes articles that extend the scope of our understanding of early modern playing, theatre history, and dramatic texts and interpretation, encouraging innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to these traditions, examining familiar works, and revisiting well-known texts from fresh perspectives.
In Praise of Athletic Beauty
by Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht“A thought-provoking—and academically rigorous—defense of the grace and aesthetic worth of sports.” —Sports IllustratedBy the hundreds of millions we show up, stand in line, turn on, and tune in to watch, mesmerized, as athletes perform. And yet this experience, so widely craved and intensely felt, we commonly dismiss as “only a game.” A book that looks beyond the usual explanations of why sports fascinates, In Praise of Athletic Beauty also strives for a language that can frame—even enhance—the pleasure we take in watching athletic events.The vicarious thrill, anxiety release, competitive spirit: in place of these traditional answers to the mystery of sports’ allure, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht proposes a more powerful and provocative alternative. The fascination with watching sports, he argues, is probably the most popular and potent contemporary form of aesthetic experience—in the classic, very literal sense of this concept. In exploring this idea, Gumbrecht develops a lucid reflection on the pleasures of sports spectatorship and the nature of athletic beauty. Where we might readily pronounce certain athletic moves and plays “beautiful,” this book gives us the means to explore, understand, and enjoy even more acutely the aesthetic experience that our words-in-passing barely suggest.With a new perspective on the appreciation of—and, indeed, a new tone of praising—sports, Gumbrecht also offers a new way of narrating the history of athletics and a fresh vocabulary for analyzing various sports. Exploring athletic beauty, this book makes us understand the widespread passion sport inspires as an untamed form of aesthetic fascination.
Nutrition Security for Planetary Health
by Irana HawkinsUsing the lens of nutrition security and equity for the living beings and living systems of the planet, Nutrition Security for Planetary Health takes an integrated, systems approach that not only delineates the antecedents of the multifaceted environmental crises—but offers solutions including the extensive co-benefits of whole plant foods nutrition as the foundational dietary pattern for improving planetary health. Overlooked yet inseparable problems that connect food systems to the transgression of our planetary boundaries, chronic disease, and zoonotic disease are discerned. Bolstering nature and biodiversity is emphasized throughout including regenerative agroecology, native plant foods and ecosystems, utilizing traditional and Indigenous wisdom, rewilding, and community science. Lastly, inspiring vignettes demonstrate the power of individual and collective actions that advance planetary health.
Nachhaltige Karriere – mit dem richtigen Job die Welt verändern: Anregungen für den Ein- und Umstieg in die Nachhaltigkeit
by Saskia Juretzek Sandra BroschatKarriere in der Nachhaltigkeit – was heißt das eigentlich genau, und welche Jobs gibt es in diesem Bereich? Dieses Buch ist das richtige für alle, die eine Karriere im Nachhaltigkeitsbereich einschlagen wollen – ob im Thema sozialer Verantwortung in der Lieferkette, der CO2-Reduktion von Unternehmensaktivitäten oder in der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung und -Kommunikation. Es stellt neben möglichen inhaltlichen Schwerpunkten auch verschiedene Karrierewege vor – von Unternehmen und Beratungen bis hin zu NGOs, Stiftungen, Politik und Wissenschaft. In Interviews geben 24 erfahrene ExpertInnen einen Einblick in ihren Alltag und zeigen, wie vielfältig und aufregend eine Karriere im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit sein kann. Dabei wird auch auf wichtige Fragen eingegangen: Welche Berufe gibt es? Wie kann ich mich aus- und weiterbilden? Wie finde ich den perfekten Einstieg oder Umstieg in den Job und welche Skills sind dafür notwendig? Die zweite Auflage des Buches wurde aktualisiert: Studiengänge und Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten wurden erweitert, die Berufsbilder überarbeitet und an wichtige regulatorische Änderungen durch bspw. die CSRD, das LkSG, die CSDDD und die Green Claims Directive angepasst.
The British Army in Scotland and North America, 1745-1775: Militarisation on the Fringes of the Empire (War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850)
by Nicola MartinThis book examines militarisation in Scotland and North America from the Jacobite Uprising of 1745-1746 to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. Employing a transatlantic, case study approach, it investigates the overarching cultural frameworks, individual circumstances, and local conditions guiding the actions and understandings of British army officers as they waged war, pacified hostile peoples, and attempted to assimilate &‘other&’ population groups within the British Empire. The process of militarisation fundamentally altered how officers viewed imperial populations and implemented empire on geographical fringes, leading to the development of a military-imperial mentality where the direct and indirect experiences of the army in Scotland were transferred and adapted to the challenges the army faced in North America. Centring the British army in the imperial crisis, this book widens our understanding of eighteenth-century British imperialism and demonstrates the material role military commanders, as important agents of empire, played in the coming of the American Revolution.
Schwingungen und Wellen in Alltagskontexten: Impulse für die Unterrichtspraxis und Hochschullehre
by Lutz Kasper Jan WinkelmannDieses Lehrbuch gibt fachliche, didaktische und methodische Impulse für die Unterrichtspraxis. Schwingungen und Wellen bilden theoretische Bestandteile aller Teildisziplinen der Physik ab, von der Mechanik und Optik bis zur Elektrodynamik und Quantenphysik und sind in Alltagskontexten allgegenwärtig - von Musik bzw. Akustik über diagnostische und therapeutische Verfahren in der Medizin bis hin zur Telekommunikation Besonderheiten Unter einem fachdidaktischen Blick besteht der besondere Wert des Themas darin, dass eine für die Lernenden erkennbare Verbindung zwischen fast allen ihnen bekannten Teilgebieten der Physik und darüber hinaus zu anderen Disziplinen (Mathematik, Technik, …) hergestellt wird. So lassen sich begriffliche Konzepte und Modellvorstellungen, die z. B. zur Mechanik entwickelt wurden, auf weitere für den Unterricht relevante Gebiete der Physik übertragen. Der Inhalt Das Huygens-Raebiger-Pendel.- Astronomische Perspektive auf Schwingungen und Wellen.- Elektromagnetische Wellen.- Grundlagen und ausgewählte Anwendungen.- Messen mit Licht.- Elektromagnetische Strahlung im Anfangsunterricht.- Kontextorientierter Physikunterricht im Themengebiet der Akustik.- MINT-Cluster TÖNE – außerschulische Akustik-Angebote für Jugendliche.- Physik in Musikinstrumenten.- Akustische Phänomene mit der App phyphox untersuchen. - Akustische Analysen von Glocken und Gläsern. Die Vorkenntnisse Grundlagenvorlesungen im B.Ed. Physik oder Vergleichbares. Zielgruppe Lehramtsstudierende, Referendarinnen und Referendare sowie Lehrkräfte der Sekundarstufen I und II.
Foreign Language Learning from Audiovisual Input: The Role of Original Version Television (Educational Linguistics #66)
by Anastasia Pattemore Ferran GesaThis edited volume brings together studies that test the effectiveness of original version television for foreign language learning and the possible ways to enhance this learning process. The wide availability of on-demand streaming platforms and the popularity of television as a leisure activity grant language learners access to massive amounts of authentic original version television input, which warrants further research to maximise language learning opportunities. The edited volume features a set of empirical studies, encompassing different target languages (Dutch, English, and French) and participant profiles (young learners, adolescents, and adults), which will be of interest to applied linguists, pre- and in-service language instructors, and second language acquisition researchers working on audiovisual input. Importantly, this book includes studies on a variety of linguistic features, the majority of which have been traditionally underrepresented in audiovisual input research: vocabulary, formulaic sequences, pronunciation, pragmatics, and humour. It thus offers a comprehensive view of how original version television may contribute to foreign language development, addressing the dynamic and holistic nature of the language learning process.
HCI International 2025 Posters: 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part V (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2526)
by Gavriel Salvendy Margherita Antona Constantine Stephanidis Stavroula NtoaThe eight-volume set, CCIS 2522-2529, constitutes the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025. The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 7972 submissions. The papers presented in these eight volumes are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Virtual, Tangible and Intangible Interaction; HCI for Health. Part II: Perception, Cognition and Interaction; Communication, Information, Misinformation and Online Behavior; Designing and Understanding Learning and Teaching experiences. Part III: Design for All and Universal Access; Data, Knowledge, Collaboration, Research and Technological Innovation. Part IV: Human-Centered Security and Privacy; Older Adults and Technology; Interacting and driving. Part V: Interactive Technologies for wellbeing; Game Design; Child-Computer Interaction. Part VI: Designing and Understanding XR Cultural Experiences; Designing Sustainable (Smart) Human Environments. Part VII: Design, Creativity and AI; eCommerce, Fintech and Customer Behavior. Part VIII: Interacting with Digital Culture; Interacting with GenAI and LLMs.
Future Directions in Intermediality and Multimodality: Dialogues Inspired by the Work of Lars Elleström (Routledge Studies in Multimodality)
by Matilda Davidsson Signe Kjaer JensenThis collection brings together leading scholars across disciplines to reflect on the relationship between intermediality and multimodality and future directions for the contemporary mediascape, building on a 2022 Linnaeus University lecture series honouring the legacy of Lars Elleström, following his untimely death in December 2021.The volume contributes to ongoing dialogues about media and society, the challenges and opportunities for academia to engage with developments in the evolving mediascape, and interdisciplinary pathways towards engaging with these questions. Each chapter features an established figure in such fields as multimodality, intermediality, semiotics, narratology, art history, and adaptation studies. Each essay is prefaced with an introduction by the editors and bookended with a discussion transcribed from the original live presentations. A concluding chapter looks ahead to future directions, opening new lines of inquiry around the possibilities for intermediality and multimodality research towards continuing to build on Elleström’s seminal work in the field.This book will be of interest to scholars in multimodality, intermediality, and media and communication studies.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under an Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Licence (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Accompaniment in America: Contextualizing Collaborative Piano
by Chanda VanderHartPiano accompaniment, or collaborative piano, is an invisibilized force driving classical music. This hybrid study, combining text and multimedia, explores its history, evolution, and transformation into a recognized academic discipline through archival research, expert interviews, and digital resources.This hybrid publication delves into the origins and institutionalization of collaborative piano, tracing its development from the early 20th century to the present day. It highlights a profession often overlooked, introduces pioneering figures including Gwendolyn Koldofsky, and maps the establishment of over 100 degree-granting programs across North America. With an interactive data visualization tool, QR codes linking to compelling first-hand accounts, and extensive archival materials, it offers a vivid, multidimensional journey through the field’s past and present. By contextualizing the profession through analysis of its pedagogical, gendered, and institutional dynamics, this work seeks to foster a deeper understanding of collaborative piano’s past, present, and future, while advocating for its recognition and advancement.Accompaniment in America: Contextualizing Collaborative Piano is essential reading and viewing for musicians, music students, educators, scholars, and administrators, as well as anyone interested in the intersection of collaborative piano history, performance practice, and academia. It is a valuable resource for both students and professionals seeking to understand the complexities of a field still broadly misunderstood and its pivotal role in classical music.
Time and Narrative in Intelligence Analysis: A New Framework for the Production of Meaning (Studies in Intelligence)
by Joshua YapheThis book offers a new framework and set of standards for intelligence analysis, drawing from a variety of academic disciplines, such as philosophy, historiography, literary theory and semiotics.The US Intelligence Community is guided by a conviction that its practitioners are engaged in the scientific pursuit of fact-based evidence and its institutions uphold a set of tradecraft skills based on objectivity, timeliness and non-politicization that serve to define professionalism. That approach is counterintuitive to the way analysts actually seek to use language and rhetoric to convince and persuade readers, and counterproductive to the future recruitment and retention of subject matter experts. This book re-examines the assumptions and biases that underlie the intelligence profession in America and its increasing turn toward Artificial Intelligence, with case studies of declassified analytical products on Argentina, China, Iraq, Italy and South Africa.This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence, national security, philosophy, US politics and foreign policy.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Music and Leadership: The Nature and Role of Aesthetics in Orchestrating Successful Organizations (Leadership Horizons)
by David M. ToledoMusic and Leadership: The Nature and Role of Aesthetics in Orchestrating Successful Organizations explores how music can offer fresh insight into the practice of leadership. Moving beyond traditional models focused solely on strategy and systems, the book argues that leadership is also a performative and aesthetic act. It requires timing, emotional awareness, and the ability to shape meaning. Drawing on influential works of Western classical music by Bach, Beethoven, and Stravinsky, this book demonstrates how great composers model distinct leadership approaches in moments of cultural change. The book pairs these musical case studies with well-known modern leaders such as Steve Jobs, Leonard Bernstein, and Condoleezza Rice, who illustrate how aesthetic habits can shape public influence and organizational success.At the heart of the book is the Orchestrating Success Framework, which translates core musical concepts such as motif, harmony, rhythm, and silence into practical leadership tools. Accessible to readers in business, education, and the arts, this book bridges the humanities and leadership studies in a compelling and original way. With its interdisciplinary approach and clear applications, Music and Leadership is both a challenge and an invitation to lead not just with plans and metrics but also with artistry, presence, and imagination.
Innovation and the Sharing Economy: Employment, Human Capital, and the AI Revolution (Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society)
by Pawan Kumar Sumesh Dadwal Tanima Dutta Napinder KaurThis book is a novel exploration of the complex interplay between modern work structures, artificial intelligence (AI), and economic sustainability.Through meticulously researched insights and real-world examples, this book unravels the intricate dynamics shaping the sharing and gig economies, offering a comprehensive analysis of their implications for the future of work. Key features of this book include a deep dive into the theoretical foundations of AI, the sharing economy, and gig economy, complemented by practical case studies illustrating their real-world applications. Readers will gain valuable insights into how these economic models influence labour markets, technological advancements, governance frameworks, and societal well-being. By examining the opportunities and challenges presented by the sharing and gig economies, this book equips readers with the knowledge to navigate and shape the evolving landscape of work.This edited collection caters to a diverse audience, including academics, technologists, policymakers, students across various disciplines, and professionals interested in the future of work and economic development. Its interdisciplinary approach makes it an invaluable resource for those seeking a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding AI, the sharing economy, and the gig economy. Whether you're a researcher, entrepreneur, or policymaker, this book provides essential insights into the transformative forces shaping the global economy.
Emerging Varieties of Resilience: Experiences from Germany, Poland and Ukraine (Routledge Studies on Challenges, Crises and Dissent in World Politics)
by Marco Krüger Maciej Stępka Agata MazurkiewiczThis book focuses on developments of resilience in Europe, discussing its different interpretations and enactments, as well as approaches to national security and crisis and disaster management.Examining war-time resilience, increased refugee flows into the EU, societal resilience, and its general application of the concept in national security strategies, the book juxtaposes the multifaceted nature of resilience in different, yet connected, European countries. In doing so, it illuminates the multiplicity of approaches and interpretations that allows a deeper understanding of dynamically (re)developing approaches to resilience.This book will be of key interest to scholars, students, and practitioners working in crisis response, disaster management, and resilience and more broadly to European studies, migration studies, security studies, politics, public policy, and international relations.Chapter 4 and Chapter 6 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.