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A deluxe, signed edition of President George W. Bush's collection of oil paintings and stories honoring the sacrifice and courage of America's military veterans. With Forewords by former First Lady Laura Bush and General Peter Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Growing out of President Bush's own outreach and the ongoing work of the George W. Bush Institute's Military Service Initiative, Portraits of Courage brings together sixt...

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Heroic. Iconic. Unstoppable. Armed with her Lasso of Truth and imbued with the power of the gods themselves, Princess Diana of Themyscira-known to the world as Wonder Woman-is one of the greatest superheroes in history. But who is she… really? Not even Wonder Woman herself knows for sure. Diana's links to both the Amazons and the Gods of Olympus have been severed. Her memories are a tangle of contradictions that even her lie-detecting lasso ca...

This monograph presents a novel numerical approach to solving partial integro-differential equations arising in asset pricing models with jumps, which greatly exceeds the efficiency of existing approaches. The method, based on pseudo-differential operators and several original contributions to the theory of finite-difference schemes, is new as applied to the Lévy processes in finance, and is herein presented for the first time in a single volu...

This book analyzes the current economic situations in African countries at the local, regional, and national level. It examines the growing interest from developed and developing countries to invest in Africa and their different reasons for doing so, which aren’t always aligned with the interests of African countries. Growth in African GDP has benefitted mainly multinational corporations while the rest of the population remains at the subsiste...

Since its accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in December 2001, China has been committed to full compliance with the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement. This text considers the development of intellectual property in China, and offers an interdisciplinary analysis of China’s compliance with the TRIPS Agreement using theories originating in international relations and law. It notes that despite significant ...

A timely and original collection of essays on identity, place and culture of association, that captures the cultural meanings of British political and civic life from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. -- .

Die verblüffende Welt der Illusionen wird hier hautnah erlebbar! In fast 300 unfassbaren Trugbildern werden physikalische Gesetze scheinbar auf den Kopf gestellt - oft im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Lassen Sie sich von dieser beeindruckenden Sammlung überraschen!

This book contains selected papers from the International Symposium on Defect and Material Mechanics (ISDMM 15) held in Bremen, Germany, September 14-17, 2015.The symposium brought together researchers in the areas of the mechanics of defects (cracks, dislocations, inclusions, precipitates, phase boundaries amongst others) and the material (configurational) mechanics in the sense of Eshelby, as a rational framework for the description of drivi...

This book provides a conceptual and empirical perspective on learning analytics, its goal being to disseminate the core concepts, research, and outcomes of this emergent field. Divided into nine chapters, it offers reviews oriented on selected topics, recent advances, and innovative applications. It presents the broad learning analytics landscape and in-depth studies on higher education, adaptive assessment, teaching and learning. In addition,...

Proposes a renewal of'Open Regionalism' in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The challenge lies in designing an integration agenda comprising trade and factor market integration that leads to region-wide efficiency gains, which can help LAC enhance its global competitiveness.

My name is Kiko. I'm a gardener. I grow happy. Let me show you how.” Kiko shows the reader how she grows happiness: by making good choices, taking care of her body and mind, paying attention to her feelings, problem solving, and spending time with family and friends. Kids will learn that they can play a pivotal role in creating their own happiness, just like Kiko.

Told in rhyming verse and beautifully illustrated, A World of Pausabilities is an inviting introduction to mindfulness. Following a neighbourhood on a summer day, readers will learn how to apply mindfulness to simple, everyday moments, and how days are filled with endless possibilities to take a pause.

From romance master Kylie Scott comes Flesh, a scintillating audiobook listeners won't be able to pause.Ali has been hiding in an attic since civilization collapsed eight weeks ago. When the plague hit, her neighbors turned into mindless, hungry, homicidal maniacs.Daniel has been a loner his entire life. Then the world empties, and he realizes that being alone isn't all it's cracked up to be.Finn is a former cop who is desperate for companions...

This richly illustrated book presents 80 exceptional garments from the Rijksmuseum's substantial costume collection, the oldest in the Netherlands. From the clothes of the Frisian branch of the Orange dynasty in the Dutch Golden Age, through dresses of colorful French silk and glittering velvet men's suits from the 18th century to the classic empire of the Fin de Siècle to the 20th century haute couture by Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.This sele...

Offers the most complete guide for walkers, joggers, runners, and hikers to the best paths and trails in the greater Reno-Sparks region. This guide provides readers the most complete and detailed information for each excursion, from the Truckee River corridor to the Northern Valleys, including lakes, parks, trails, and mountains.

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What would happen if a character, even if only roughly sketched in the mind of a writer, decided to take on a life independent of his creator in order to take revenge against all the other characters that this author had created in his other books?

The use of advanced technologies such as Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) have made it possible to transform the power grid to an intelligent Smart Grid with realtime control and monitoring of the system. This book explores the application of PMUs in power systems.

Das vorliegende Buch ist eine Sammlung von Arbeitsblättern, kurzen Texten und Fallbeispielen zur "Beratung als pflegerische Aufgabe". Es ist eine praxisnahe Einführung in das Thema und bietet einen Überblick zu den Unterrichtsinhalten in der Pflegeausbildung. Anhand eines in der Praxis erprobten Curriculums an einer Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegeschule werden bedeutsame Inhalte überschaubar präsentiert. Sie werden durch fachlich relevante Beit...