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Partitional Clustering via Nonsmooth Optimization: Clustering via Optimization (Unsupervised and Semi-Supervised Learning)
by Adil Bagirov Napsu Karmitsa Sona TaheriThis updated book describes optimization models of clustering problems and clustering algorithms based on optimization techniques, including their implementation, evaluation, and applications. The book gives a comprehensive and detailed description of optimization approaches for solving clustering problems; the authors' emphasis on clustering algorithms is based on deterministic methods of optimization. The book also includes results on real-time clustering algorithms based on optimization techniques, addresses implementation issues of these clustering algorithms, and discusses new challenges arising from very large data and data with noise and outliers. The book is ideal for anyone teaching or learning clustering algorithms. It provides an accessible introduction to the field and it is well suited for practitioners already familiar with the basics of optimization.
Eine Einführung in gewöhnliche Differentialgleichungen: Analytische und numerische Methoden
by Martin Hermann Masoud SaraviDieses Buch bietet eine moderne Einführung in analytische und numerische Verfahren zur Lösung gewöhnlicher Differentialgleichungen (DGLn). Im Gegensatz zum traditionellen Format - dem Theorem-und-Beweis-Format - konzentriert sich das Buch auf konstruktive analytische und numerische Methoden. Das Buch liefert eine Vielzahl von Problemen und Beispielen, die von der elementaren bis zur fortgeschrittenen Ebene reichen, um die Mathematik von DGLn einzuführen und zu studieren. Der analytische Teil des Buches befasst sich mit Lösungstechniken für skalare lineare DGLn erster und zweiter Ordnung sowie für Systeme linearer DGLn - mit besonderem Augenmerk auf die Laplace-Transformation, Operatortechniken und Potenzreihenlösungen. Im numerischen Teil werden theoretische und praktische Aspekte von Runge-Kutta-Methoden zur Lösung von Anfangswertproblemen und Schießverfahren für lineare Zweipunkt-Randwertprobleme betrachtet.Das Buch ist als Grundlagentext für Kurse über die Theorie von DGLn und die numerische Behandlung von DGLn für fortgeschrittene Studenten im Grundstudium und für Studenten im Anfangsstadium ihres Studiums gedacht. Es wird vorausgesetzt, dass der Leser über Grundkenntnisse der elementaren mathematischen Analysis, insbesondere der Integrationsmethoden, und der numerischen Mathematik verfügt. Physiker, Chemiker, Biologen, Informatiker und Ingenieure, die mit der Lösung von DGLn zu tun haben, werden das Buch auch als Nachschlagewerk und Hilfsmittel für das Selbststudium nützlich finden. Das Buch wurde im Rahmen eines deutsch-iranischen Forschungsprojekts zu mathematischen Methoden für DGLn erstellt, das Anfang 2012 begonnen wurde.
Guarding with Cork: A Sustainable Solution for Protection (Green Energy and Technology)
by Selim GürgenGuarding with Cork: A Sustainable Solution for Protection offers a detailed and comprehensive exploration of the numerous protective applications of cork-based materials. Aimed at engineers, researchers, and scientists, it provides a wealth of information on the protective properties of cork and its applications in various engineering scenarios. Cork-based materials are a renewable green resource technology that are used extensively in engineering applications where protection is crucial. Cork can play a vital role in enhancing protection from crashworthiness to energy-absorbing composites, anti-impact structures, and shock attenuation systems. The book examines these applications from various perspectives, providing a thorough understanding of the protective properties of cork under different conditions. With its valuable insights and comprehensive approach, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in cork and its protective applications.
Positive Tipping Points Towards Sustainability: Understanding the Conditions and Strategies for Fast Decarbonization in Regions (Springer Climate)
by J. David Tàbara Alexandros Flamos Diana Mangalagiu Serafeim MichasThis open access book provides the first comprehensive review of the state of the art of social tipping points applied to energy systems from a social interdisciplinary perspective. It does so by presenting a novel theory of systemic and transformative change, linking it to empirical cases assisted with relevant assessment methodologies, including modeling. The authors unveil the narratives and visions, the transformative capacities as well as deliberate strategies and collective actions that at one point in time have been able - or were prevented - to tip a given social-ecological system towards low-carbon, sustainable trajectories in diverse high-intensive carbon regions around the world. This volume shows that self-reinforcing learning feedbacks connecting transformative solutions and strategies across scales and domains can be induced by targeted policy interventions both in local and regional contexts. It further indicates how changes in behavioral patterns, supported by good governance of disruptive technologies, carbon (dis)investment and finance processes as well as new forms of civic engagement, can create the necessary transformative enabling conditions for the emergence of positive tipping points towards low-carbon sustainable futures. The book is a must-read for students, researchers, and scholars, as well as policy-makers and practitioners interested in a better understanding of sustainability, climate, and energy issues and in assessing the potential impacts and effectiveness of strategic interventions aimed at accelerating just sustainable decarbonization processes.
The Abu Wahab Caper (The Chance Purdue Mysteries #4)
by Ross H. SpencerAll bets are off when Chicago detective Chance Purdue protects a gambler with a target on his head in this PI parody from the author of The Dada Caper. &“Bet-a-Bunch&” Dugan is being hunted by International DADA (Destroy America, Destroy America) conspirators, a terrorist organization out for control of the world&’s oil market. Dugan needs more than a little luck to walk away unscathed. He needs a Chance, and though he knows that half of Purdue&’s reputation is that of a guy you are aching to punch, the other half is that he&’s a dogged, if occasionally doomed, investigator. No matter where Purdue&’s leads take him, though, he always seems to be one step behind DADA. As the hapless Chance watches DADA&’s deadly scheme move forward, a siren named Brandy Alexander enters the picture and things finally fall into place, or so Chance hopes . . . Praise for Ross H. Spencer&’s The Dada Caper &“Parodies of the private‐eye novel come and go. Here is The Dada Caper by Ross H. Spencer. It has every cliché down pat, including rat-tat-tat writing in which paragraphs are seldom more than one sentence. . . . The hero is a private eye who is always tailing the wrong people and hitting the wrong guys. The Dada Caper is wild, shrewd, mad and unexpectedly funny.&” —The New York Times
The World Crisis: 1915 (Winston S. Churchill World Crisis Collection #2)
by Winston S. ChurchillThe second volume in Churchill&’s &“outstandingly readable history of the First World War&” (David Fromkin, author of A Peace to End All Peace). This second volume in Winston S. Churchill&’s five-volume series The World Crisis, 1915 is by far the most personal—dealing frankly with Churchill&’s failures as a military leader and his ultimately unsuccessful battle to break the European deadlock. After the disastrous Gallipoli landings on the Dardanelles, Churchill served for several months as commander of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. During this time, he served on one of the most violent stretches of the front lines, making a total of thirty-six courageous expeditions into No Man&’s Land. In this chapter of his &“remarkable&” eyewitness account, Churchill provides an unflinching narrative of a particularly challenging time in World War I and in his own career—providing fascinating insight into the mental and psychological challenges faced by a major historical leader (Jon Meacham, bestselling author of Franklin and Winston).
Belinda Goes to Bath: Belinda Goes To Bath: A Novel Of Regency England - Being The Second Volume Of The Traveling Matchmaker (The Travelling Matchmaker Series #2)
by M. C. BeatonNew York Times–bestselling author: If anyone can persuade an independent-minded heiress and a marriage-averse marquis to give in to love, it&’s Miss Pym . . . No sooner does traveling matchmaker Miss Pym board her next stagecoach than she finds herself embroiled in the plight of Miss Belinda Earle, a spirited heiress banished to Bath after swearing off the marriage market. When the coach founders near Baddell Castle, and the dashing Marquess of Frenton comes to the rescue, Miss Pym decides to give Fate a hand. Although the austere bachelor disdains romance, his furtive glances towards Belinda prove to Miss Pym that her expert matchmaking will soon turn this star-crossed couple into a heavenly match . . . Originally written under the name Marion Chesney, this is a witty Regency love story by M. C. Beaton, the beloved author of the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series. &“A romance writer who deftly blends humor and adventure.&” —Booklist
It's Not Over: Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, & Winning True Equality
by Michelangelo SignorileThe author of Queer in America offers &“brilliant advice&” for safeguarding the future of gay rights (The Advocate). Marriage equality is the law of the land. Closet doors have burst open in business, entertainment, and even major league sports. But as Michelangelo Signorile argues in his most provocative book yet, the excitement of such breathless change makes this moment more dangerous than ever. Signorile marshals stinging evidence that an age-old hatred, homophobia, is still a basic fact of American life. He exposes the bigotry of the brewing religious conservative backlash against LGBT rights and challenges the complacency and hypocrisy of supposed allies in Washington, the media, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. Just as racism did not disappear with the end of Jim Crow laws or the election of Barack Obama, discrimination and hostility toward gay Americans hasn&’t vanished simply by virtue of a Supreme Court decision. Not just a wake-up call, It&’s Not Over is also a battle plan for the fights to come in the march toward equality. Signorile tells the stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans who have refused to be merely tolerated and are demanding full acceptance. He documents signs of hope in schools and communities finding new ways to combat ignorance, bullying, and fear. Urgent and empowering, It&’s Not Over is a necessary book from &“one of America&’s most incisive critics and influential activists in the movement for gay equality&” (The Intercept).
101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview
by Ron FryTo ace a job interview, you need to give the right answers—and ask the right questions.101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview is for every job candidate who thinks &“Do you have any questions for me?&” marks the end of an interview. In Ron Fry&’s view, it marks the beginning of the last, and perhaps most important, interview phase, one that&’s so important that failing to properly prepare for it can undo all your hard work, including providing great answers to tough questions. It&’s your moment to shine—to show off the depth and breadth of your research, to remind the interviewer of how perfectly your credentials fit the job description, and to actually ask for the job! Fry shows you how to take charge of the interview process, presenting yourself as the self-managing, versatile, and confident candidate most employers are seeking. He demonstrates how to use the interview process to sell the company on you while obtaining the information necessary to make sure you are sold on them. From what to ask, when to ask it, and the kinds of answers to expect, 101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview gives all candidates, from first-timers to seasoned pros, the practical information and advice they need to ace entire interviews . . . and get their dream jobs.
The Walking People: A Novel
by Mary Beth KeaneA &“beautifully crafted&” novel of two sisters&’ lives, spanning from 1950s Ireland to modern-day America (Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin). Greta Cahill never believed she would leave her village in west Ireland. Yet one day she found herself on a ship bound for New York, along with her sister, Johanna, and a boy named Michael Ward, a son of itinerant tinkers. Back home, her family hadn&’t expressed much confidence in her abilities, but Greta discovers that in America she can fall in love, earn a living, and build a life. She longs to return and show her family what she has made of herself—but that could mean revealing a secret about her past to her children. So she carefully keeps her life in New York separate from the life she once loved in Ireland, torn from the people she is closest to. Decades later, she discovers that her children, with the best of intentions, have conspired to unite the worlds she has so painstakingly kept apart. And though the Ireland of her memory may bear little resemblance to that of present day, she fears it is still possible to lose all . . . &“A compelling drama of transatlantic Irish life.&” —Billy Collins &“Marries a deliciously old-fashioned style of storytelling with a fresh take on the immigrant experience . . . A warm, involving family drama.&” —Booklist
Faceless Killers: A Mystery (The Kurt Wallander Mysteries #1)
by Henning MankellA #1 international bestseller: This &“exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth&” launched the acclaimed Wallander Mysteries and BBC series starring Kenneth Branagh (Los Angeles Times). Early one morning, a small-town farmer discovers that his neighbors have been victims of a brutal attack during the night: An old man has been bludgeoned to death, and his tortured wife lies dying before the farmer&’s eyes. The only clue is the single word she utters before she dies: &“foreign.&” In charge of the investigation is Inspector Kurt Wallander, a local detective whose personal life is in a shambles. His family is falling apart, he&’s gaining weight, and he drinks too much and sleeps too little. Tenacious and levelheaded in his sleuthing, he and his colleagues must contend with a wave of violent xenophobia as they search for the killers. Winner of the Sweden&’s Best Mystery Award and the first installment in the series that inspired the PBS program Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh, Faceless Killers is a razor-sharp, stylishly dark police procedural with searing social commentary that reaches beyond its genre to produce &“a superior novel—and a harbinger of great things to come&” (Booklist).
The Accidental Agent: A Novel (The Jimmy Nessheim Novels #3)
by Andrew RosenheimAn FBI agent must stop a Nazi spy from stealing America&’s nuclear secrets in this WWII historical thriller by the author of Fear Itself. Chicago, 1942. As World War II rages overseas, special agent Jimmy Nessheim has asked for extended leave from the FBI. Becoming a law student at the University of Chicago seems like the perfect way to re-enter civilian life. But the school is home to more than an erstwhile FBI agent. Deep under the stands at Staff Field, renowned scientist Enrico Fermi is beginning work on what will become known as the Manhattan Project—nuclear research that could not only change the course of the war, but the face of war itself. When the White House learns that a Nazi agent may have infiltrated Fermi&’s staff, Nesshiem is perfectly placed to assist. Persuaded to return to duty, Nessheim is on the hunt for a traitor who may already have access to the most important military secrets of the twentieth century. Almost simultaneously, Nessheim&’s old flame Madison has found him in Chicago. But is her reappearance a coincidence? Drawn once again into a web of international intrigue, Nessheim faces his most deadly threat yet.
Erfolgsfaktor Mittelstand: Kunden gewinnen, Märkte erobern – Strategien und Impulse für KMU und Soloselbständige
by Grit SchimpfermannIn einer Zeit tiefgreifender Veränderungen stehen kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) vor besonderen Herausforderungen. Dieses Buch bietet praktische Unterstützung, wie sie sich mit Marketing und Vertrieb in der digitalen Welt behaupten sowie neue Kunden gewinnen und binden können. Es zeigt zudem, welche Vorteile KMU gegenüber größeren Wettbewerbern ausspielen können. Anhand von Fallbeispielen aus verschiedenen Branchen werden konkrete Lösungen für unterschiedliche Herausforderungen vorgestellt. Verständliche Erläuterungen, kompakte Zusammenfassungen und nützliche Checklisten erleichtern die Umsetzung in die betriebliche Praxis. Ob familiengeführtes Hotel, Einzelhändler oder Dienstleister – “Erfolgsfaktor Mittelstand” liefert Ihnen wertvolle Impulse und praxiserprobte Methoden, um Ihr Unternehmen fit für die Zukunft zu machen und langfristig erfolgreich zu sein!
Serendipität/Spuren: Literarische Konstellationen kreativen Spurenlesens im internationalen Vergleich (Kriminalität in Literatur und Medien #4)
by Reinhard M. Möller Joachim HarstWelche Bedeutung hat Serendipität als Modell ungeplanter, ungesuchter und zufallsgespeister Kreativität für Darstellungen und Praktiken des Spurenlesens? Diese Frage erkundet der vorliegende Band ausgehend von Carlo Ginzburgs Begriff des „Indizienparadigmas“, der Spurenlesen und Zeichendeuten als grundlegende Kulturpraktiken ausweist, einerseits und dem von Horace Walpole 1754 ,erfundenen‘ „serendipity“-Konzept andererseits, das im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert eine stark zunehmende theoretische Konjunktur erfahren hat. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersuchen die Beiträge Schnittpunkte von Spuren und Serendipität in der internationalen (Kriminal-)Literatur sowie in forensischen Ästhetiken und in TV-Serien. Darstellungen des Spurenlesens aus diversen historischen und kulturellen Kontexten werden verglichen, um so die Frage zu bearbeiten, inwiefern Akzentuierungen des Serendipitären alternative Ausprägungen der detektivischen Ratio hervorbringen.
Sozioautobiographie und szenische Künste: Performative Suchbewegungen in einer offenen Gattung (Abhandlungen zur Literaturwissenschaft)
by Raffael HidenGesellschaftsdiagnosen durchkreuzen die Soziologiegeschichte in sehr unterschiedlichen Formen. Während sich geschichtsphilosophische Traditionslinien weitestgehend verflüchtigt haben, bestimmen aktuell interdisziplinäre und intermediale Experimentierfelder das Geschäft der Gesellschaftsdiagnose. Gegenwärtig wird diese Gattung mit performativen Instrumentarien erweitert, die im Zusammenhang stehen mit 'sozioautobiographischen' Schreibweisen . Gesellschaft wird hier zusehends mit dem Aufzug von Figuren und figurativen Darstellungsmodi an der Schnittstelle von Autobiographie und soziologischer Reflexion verhandelt. Dieser Band nimmt sich dieser Konjunktur an und versammelt Beiträge zur aktuellen Tendenz der szenischen Adaption bzw. Neuausrichtung dieser Stoffe, die anhand exemplarischer Fallbeispiele (u.a. Elfriede Jelinek, Milo Rau, Kim de l'Horizon) dargelegt werden.
Die dritte Dimension des Organisierens: Steuerung und Kommunikation
by Martin PfiffnerDieses Fachbuch beschreibt die Neurologie eines Unternehmens als eine neue Dimension der Organisation und als Grundlage für den Erfolg in einer komplexen Welt. Es vergleicht Organisationen mit lebenden Organismen und stellt deren Neurologie als dritte Dimension neben Anatomie und Physiologie (Aufbau- und Ablauforganisation) dar. Diese dritte Dimension, die von der klassischen Organisationstheorie bisher übersehen wurde, schließt die Lücke zu einer vollständigen Struktur und klärt die Fragen, die mit dem bisherigen Organisationsverständnis nicht beantwortet werden konnten. Die meisten Konzerne, KMUs, NGOs oder öffentlichen Institutionen bleiben in den beiden gängigen Dimensionen des Organisierens gefangen. Letztlich ist es aber allein die Neurologie, mit der Unternehmen Komplexität und Dynamik bewältigen. „Die dritte Dimension des Organisierens“ stellt Stafford Beers Viable System Model (VSM) vor und zeigt praxisnah auf, wie Vorstände ihr Unternehmen damit steuerungsfähig machen. Das Buch richtet sich an Führungskräfte, die trotz agiler Prozesse mit dem Funktionieren ihres Unternehmens nicht zufrieden sind. Es basiert auf zahlreichen Beratungsprojekten und Management-Trainings in Europa, Asien und Amerika. Martin Pfiffner führt den Leser durch den Diagnose- und Gestaltungsprozess und illustriert Anwendungsfragen mit praktischen Beispielen. Für die 2. Auflage wurde das Fachbuch um eine durchgehende Fallstudie erweitert.
Theorien sozialer Konflikte – vom Überblick zur konzeptionellen Weiterentwicklung
by Ansgar Thiel Olaf KühneDieses Buch bietet nach einem niederschwelligen Einstieg eine Orientierung über verschiedene Theorien zum sozialen Konflikt und deren Potenziale, Konflikte zu verstehen, um mit ihnen konstruktiv umgehen zu können. Es werden zunächst klassische Theorien sozialer Konflikte (Coser, Glasl, spieltheoretische Zugänge, Dahrendorf, Luhmann) kurz vorgestellt. Darauf basierend werden zwei ausgewählte theoretische Perspektiven auf den sozialen Konflikt, die konflikttheoretischen Ansätze von Ralf Dahrendorf und Niklas Luhmann, weiterentwickelt. Die Konflikttheorie Dahrendorfs wird dabei mit einer differenzierten Variante seines Lebenschancenansatzes kombiniert. Die Luhmannsche Konflikttheorie wird um eine theoretische Erörterung von Eskalationsdynamiken und Deeskalationsarchetypen erweitert. Mit einen Fallbeispiel zu Landschaftskonflikten im Kontext der Energiewende verdeutlichen die Autoren das Potenzial der behandelten Theorien, die Entstehung, Stabilisierung und Eskalation solcher Konflikte zu erklären.
Interference: A Novel
by Michelle Berry&“An immaculately constructed page-turner that is also, miraculously, a redemptive meditation on loneliness and community&” (Carrie Snyder, author of Girl Runner). The inhabitants of Edgewood Drive in the small Canadian town of Parkville seem to live simple, peaceful lives, but as the children attend elementary school and the senior ladies play Leisure League hockey, secrets and hardships and menaces lurk not far from the surface. This suspenseful novel takes us into a community and reveals the life and happiness—as well as the fear and sorrow—of those who call it home. &“Interference is a terrific page-turner, but it&’s also a haunting, powerful look at the way families and friendships entangle us all. Berry is a sharp-eyed, engaging writer, and she deftly captures the terrors, ruptures and intimacies of one seemingly ordinary neighborhood, always finding a precarious beauty in her characters&’ lives. This is a book that is terrifying, startling, and very hard to put down.&” —Rebecca Godfrey, author of Under the Bridge &“Interference is tightly plotted and neatly executed, very nearly perfectly paced, and satisfyingly complex—but it is also escapism in its purest form, and a sheer delight to read.&” —The Winnipeg Review
After Fukushima: The Equivalence of Catastrophes
by Jean-Luc NancyThe renowned philosopher offers &“a powerful reflection on our times . . . and the fate of our civilization, as revealed by the catastrophe of Fukushima&” (François Raffoul, Louisiana State University). In 2011, a tsunami flooded Japan&’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, causing three nuclear meltdowns, the effects of which will spread through generations and have an impact on all living things. In After Fukushima, philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy examines the nature of catastrophes in the era of globalization and technology. He argues that in today&’s interconnected world, the effects of any disaster will spread in the way we currently associate only with nuclear risk. Can a catastrophe be an isolated occurrence? Is there such a thing as a &“natural&” catastrophe when all of our technologies—nuclear energy, power supply, water supply—are necessarily implicated, drawing together the biological, social, economic, and political? In this provocative and engaging work, Nancy examines these questions and more. Exclusive to this English edition are two interviews with Nancy conducted by Danielle Cohen-Levinas and Yuji Nishiyama and Yotetsu Tonaki.
The City and the Stars (Arthur C. Clarke Collection)
by Arthur C. ClarkeThis grand space adventure explores the fate of humanity a billion years in the future— A visionary classic by one of science fiction&’s greatest minds. Far in the future, Earth&’s oceans have evaporated and humanity has all but vanished. The inhabitants of Diaspar believe their domed city is all that remains of an empire that had once conquered the stars. Inside the dome, the citizens live in technological splendor, free from the distractions of aging and disease. Everything is controlled precisely, just as the city&’s designers had intended. But a boy named Alvin, unlike his fellow humans, shows an insatiable—and dangerous—curiosity about the world outside the dome. His questions will send him on a quest to discover the truth about the city and humanity&’s history—as well as its future. A masterful and awe-inspiring work of imagination, The City and the Stars is considered one of Arthur C. Clarke&’s finest novels.
Louise's War (The Louise Pearlie World War II Novels of Suspense #1)
by Sarah R. ShaberThe first book in the Louise Pearlie Mysteries is &“Sarah Shaber&’s best novel yet&” (Margaret Maron). It&’s 1942. Louise Pearlie, a young widow, has come to Washington, DC to work for the legendary Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the CIA. When she discovers a document concerning the husband of her college friend Rachel Bloch—a young French Jewish woman she is desperately worried about—Louise realizes she may be able to help Rachel escape from Vichy France. But then a colleague whose help Louise has enlisted is murdered, and she realizes she is on her own, unable to trust anyone . . . &“A satisfying puzzle as well as a vivid picture of Washington during WWII.&” —Publishers Weekly &“An auspicious debut.&” —Library Journal
This Lovely Life: A Memoir of Premature Motherhood
by Vicki FormanOne woman&’s true story of raising a child born three months premature—&“propulsive, startling, and vivid, like motherhood itself&” (Meg Wolitzer, New York Times–bestselling author of The Female Persuasion). Vicki Forman gave birth to Evan and Ellie, weighing only one pound each, at twenty-three weeks&’ gestation. During the delivery she begged the doctors to &“let her babies go&”—knowing all too well that at their early stage of development they would likely die and, if they survived, would have a high risk of permanent disabilities. However, California law demanded resuscitation. Her daughter died just four days later; her son survived and was indeed multiply disabled: blind, nonverbal, and dependent on a feeding tube. This Lovely Life tells, with brilliant intensity, of what became of the Forman family after the birth of the twins—the harrowing medical interventions and ethical considerations involving the sanctity of life and death. In the end, the long-delayed first steps of a five-year-old child will seem like the fist-pumping stuff of a triumph narrative. Forman&’s intelligent voice gives a sensitive, nuanced rendering of her guilt, her anger, and her eventual acceptance in this portrait of a mother&’s fierce love for her children. &“Intimate, compelling, and hopeful—an absolutely important book.&” —Rachel Simon, author of Riding the Bus with My Sister
Have Fun and Get A's: How to Study Less and Achieve More
by Carolyn ZhaoDon&’t study harder—study smarter! A guide to academic success without unnecessary stress. High school students are experiencing more pressure and stress than ever—and that can actually undermine their accomplishments. How can parents and teachers help them succeed not just in school, but in life? As someone with experience as both a university professor and a mom, Carolyn Zhao knows that the answer isn&’t just to stay up later and study harder. It is possible—and important—to have fun and get A&’s. Sharing her method that transformed her own son from a struggling high school student into an Ivy League freshman, Zhao explains that a quality education is not just about achieving high marks, but becoming a well-rounded individual—and top universities and employers are actively seeking such students right now. She reveals: Why developing your &“Emotional Quotient&” (EQ) is just as important as IQ How to combine intellectual learning with hands-on practice for best retention How to study less and achieve more Why playing sports is crucial for mind, body, and character How having fun develops our creative mind and highest potential How to develop a lifelong service mindset, and more
West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil War
by Heather Cox Richardson&“This thoughtful, engaging examination of the Reconstruction Era . . . will be appealing . . . to anyone interested in the roots of present-day American politics&” (Publishers Weekly). The story of Reconstruction is not simply about the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. In many ways, the late nineteenth century defined modern America, as Southerners, Northerners, and Westerners forged a national identity that united three very different regions into a country that could become a world power. A sweeping history of the United States from the era of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, this engaging book tracks the formation of the American middle class while stretching the boundaries of our understanding of Reconstruction. Historian Heather Cox Richardson ties the North and West into the post–Civil War story that usually focuses narrowly on the South. By weaving together the experiences of real individuals who left records in their own words—from ordinary Americans such as a plantation mistress, a Native American warrior, and a labor organizer, to prominent historical figures such as Andrew Carnegie, Julia Ward Howe, Booker T. Washington, and Sitting Bull—Richardson tells a story about the creation of modern America.
Oh Snap! My Career Is in Crisis: Craft a Strategy to Get Your Career Back on Track
by Maggie HuffmanThe life coach and author of Whoops! I Forgot to Achieve My Potential offers a step-by-step guide out of crisis and onto your dream career path. A career crisis can take many forms. Maybe you&’re stuck in a rut. Or maybe you got the big promotion you always wanted, only to discover it&’s not dream job you were imagining. Your first impulse may be to go out and take the next job you can find—or to give up on your career all together. But all too often, those emotional reactions simply lead us from one career crisis to another. Before you start grasping for solutions, you need a strategy. In Oh Snap! My Career Is in Crisis, life coach Maggie Huffman guides you through the process from finding courage and clarity you need to begin, to executing your strategy once you&’ve designed it.