Operational Excellence for the Public Sector: A Practical Guide for Senior Executives

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to operational excellence (OPEX) and its potential benefits in the public sector, offerin...

Maneuver Is Dead - Land Warfare in the 21st Century

Considering the failure of Western states, coalitions, and alliances to succeed in their post-9/11 wars, Maneuver is Dead goes beyond the...

Spider's Web

She lay on her back with tears streaming from her eyes and blood from her chin, sobbing over and over to the night sky, "I promised I'd l...

Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar

"Come for the road trip of a lifetime. Stay for the kissing!”— Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries se...

Presidential Leadership - Politics and Policy Making

Long established as a leading introduction to the American presidency, Presidential Leadership, Fourteenth Edition, provides students wit...

Biological Processes in the Food Industry - Unit Operations and Processing Equipment in the Food Industry

Biological Processes in the Food Industry, a volume in the Unit Operations and Processing Equipment in the Food Industry series, explains...

Who Is She?

A tiny spark flickered in her pupils. Her lips moved but no audible words came out. With one finger, she made a slight beckoning motion. ...

The Five Finger Plan to a Healthy Brain - Prevent and Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer's and Memory Loss

Proven strategies to reduce the risk of cognitive decline. Based on groundbreaking research from the landmark FINGER(R) study, The Five F...

The Neighbor - Neighborhood Nightmares Series

"A tale that will stick with the reader long after the last page is done, The Neighbor is not to be missed!-InD'Tale Magazine (recipient ...

The Last Boundary

Time is running out for a runaway teenage girl. A sixteen-year-old girl has abandoned her Mormon family for a pimp. Her father is devasta...

The Dead Also Have Secrets - A Supernatural Mystery of a Cursed Relic on Exmoor

The dead have always whispered to Lorne Turner. Now they're screaming. On the wild edge of Exmoor, a Syrian family's new beginning is tai...

Whispers

Sometimes the softest whispers hold the hardest truths. When Brody Willoughby chose sides, he chose wrong. Still haunted by a bitter chil...

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

A paperback edition of the beloved classic! Peter Rabbit loves the yummy vegetables he finds in Mr. McGregor's garden--but the only probl...

White Lines

An international drug cartel started the fight. John Tyler will finish it. Tyler is back to work as a classic auto mechanic. When a young...

Running Home to You

In this sweeping sapphic sports romance, two college softball stars compete for each other’s hearts—if only they can get past their fear ...

Recent Advances in Exotic Animal Oncology, an Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice - Volume 29-2

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Shangzhe Xie and Michelle Sutherland bring their consider...

Power, Religion, and the Public - From Latin America to Global Challenges

The Crow Tree

Deep in the forest is a cottage. A wicked witch once lived there, or so they say. Now a new family is moving into the cottage. Hazel and ...

This Is How We Speak - Stories

What do we owe one another? A woman running from the memory of her father's suicide seeks atonement through following her mentally ill bo...

Redline

An undercover FBI agent struggles to take down a murderous robbery ring. A retired Green Beret may be her best chance. John Tyler is brow...

Human 2.0 - Reimagining HR in the Age of Transhumanism

Human 2.0: Reimagining HR in the Age of Transhumanism explores the transformative effects of transhumanist technologies, such as AI, biot...

How to Be Avant-Garde - Modern Artists and the Quest to End Art

"Art has poisoned our life", proclaimed De Stijl co-founder Theo van Doesburg. Reacting to the tumultuous crises of the twentieth century...

The Trouble with Love

A Friends to lovers romance. Is it wishful thinking? Delilah Brown Sycamore Springs might be a great place to live for most people. For m...

Digital Twin Technology for Sustainable Agriculture - Applications, Implementation and Future Trends

This book explores into the future of agriculture, where technology and sustainability intersect to revolutionize farming practices. It d...

The Doomsday Girl

Melanie Jordan's life seemed perfect. Until masked intruders arrive at her house, demanding gold she doesn't have. A savage blow to the h...

Silver in Late Antiquity - Studies Based on the British Museum Collection of Silver Plate

The British Museum holds one of the most extensive collections of Late Antique silver plate in the world, from Britain, Europe, the Medit...

Proquest Statistical Abstract of the United States 2026 - The National Data Book

The Statistical Abstract of the United States has provided a statistical portrait of social, political, demographic, and economic conditi...

Kolchak Eras

KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER THROUGH THE YEARS Carl Kolchak has faced more than his share of monsters throughout his infamous career. Now, ...

Theory of Itinerant Electron Magnetism - Second Edition

This book, in the broadest sense, is an application of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics to the field of magnetism. Under certa...

The Quiet Shroud of Snow

A body in the snow. A child's footprints vanishing into the woods. A killer still out there. FBI Agent Dom Walker has seen her share of v...

Lucia & Marcus Go to Space - Jupiter!

Join Lucia and Marcus as they journey to our solar system's largest planet-Jupiter! In this fun and factual adventure, aspiring astronaut...

Ideology and the Language of Human Rights - Language, Text, and Ideology in Amnesty International Appeal Letters

It is crucial to apply robust analytic methods to the study of discourses deemed 'ideological'. This book applies the Guidelines and Proc...

None So Blind

When a blind woman is found murdered in her home, Detective Inspector Briscombe is called in to investigate. He soon discovers that, bene...

Digitalisation in Health Care Between New Technologies, Data and Research

This book is a collection of essays written by keynote speakers who have been part of the event titled "Digitalisation in Health Care bet...

Handbook of Financial Services Performance: Analytical and Empirical Perspectives

This book examines how emerging technologies are reshaping performance measurement in financial services. It delivers an integrated and a...

Death and the Librarian

It’s summertime in Virginia, but things are about to get out of hand when murder darkens the annual arts festival in this ninth installme...

The I.B. Tauris Handbook of Authoritarianism in the Arab World

This open access handbook provides an overview of Arab authoritarianism and how it has evolved in the face of a global decade of protest,...

Resilient Humanitarianism - The League of Red Cross Societies, 1919-1991

In the first independent study of the League of Red Cross Societies, an interdisciplinary team of leading scholars examine its history, a...

Sustainability Transitions and Industrial Transformation - Multi-Sector Dynamics and Policy Perspectives

This Open Access book illuminates the significant transformation processes brought about by economy-wide shifts towards sustainable modes...

Microexperimentos / Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World

Una guía que transformará tu manera de abordar las metas, la creatividad y la vida misma. «Microexperimentos es un texto optimista y conv...

Disability and Distribution - Becoming a Valuable Person in Kinshasa

Set in the postcolonial city of Kinshasa (DR Congo), this ethnography explores how people with disabilities navigate debates about the ju...

Get It While It's Hot - Gas Station, Roadside, and Convenience Cuisine in the U.S. South

Get It While It's Hot brings together scholars, food writers, influencers, and even a CEO to discuss the phenomenon of eating by the side...

British Black and Asian Poetry - Race, Aesthetics and Politics 1970-2023

This book examines a wide sweep of prominent Black and Asian British poets, from Linton Kwesi Johnson and Jean 'Binta' Breeze through Dav...

Impressionism - A Short Guide for Pianists

Impressionist piano works are among the greatest in the repertoire - gain foundational insights with this guide, from history and cultura...

Shattered Courage - Soldiers Who Refused to Fight in the American Civil War

From renowned Civil War historian Earl J. Hess comes a study of Union and Confederate soldiers as never seen before. Shattered Courage ex...

The Marriage Reset Workbook - 12 Weeks to Improving Connection, Communication, and Intimacy

Move Beyond Simply Avoiding Divorce to Building a Genuinely Fulfilling Marriage - Bestselling authors offer couples a proven approach to ...

Before Recognition - How the Politics of Religion Shaped the International Order

Recognizing religion in global politics is neither neutral nor benign. This book reveals how recognition operates to reinforce hierarchie...

Magnetic Reconnection - Explosive Energy Conversion in Space Plasmas

Magnetic reconnection is a powerful energy-conversion process that operates anywhere in the universe where there is a magnetized plasma. ...

The Evolution of Fire - Essays on Crisis and Becoming

"The Evolution of Fire is stunningly written—vivid in imagery, in the braiding together of language, and in the honoring of every person ...

Generative AI for Multimedia Content Processing, Security and Privacy - Fundamentals, Advances and Applications

Exploring the field of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and its use in the processing and security of multimedia content, this ...

Nanocomposites for Membranes and Environmental Remediation Applications

Nanocomposites for Membranes and Environmental Remediation Applications delves into the transformative potential of nanomaterials, sheddi...

Daughter of Egypt

Having Spiritual Conversations with Your Kids - Simple Practices for Deepening Your Faith Together

Create Stronger Relationships and Deeper Faith with Your Kids and Teens - Practical, accessible help for parents of school-age children a...

Even Stars Burn

A bounty. A prophesy. A war. This isn't the fairytale you know. After his father is murdered by the fae, orphaned Cinder pledges his life...

Bifacial Photovoltaics - Technology and Systems

Bifacial photovoltaic technology is transitioning from an emerging innovation to a mainstream solution within the solar industry. Bifacia...

The Values of Artificial Intelligence - How Smart Leaders Capture and Connect AI Value to Human Values

THE DESIGN FLAW Technical teams build capabilities but often lack business context. Business leaders demand solutions but rarely fully un...

The Jonathan Edwards Study Bible: Experience Abiding Joy in Christ (Nkjv, Brown Leathersoft, Red Letter, Comfort Print, Thumb Indexed)

Explore and experience the joy we have in Christ from the wisdom of Jonathan Edwards. "The enjoyment of [God] is...the only happiness wit...

Large Language Models: The Hard Parts - Open Source AI Solutions for Common Pitfalls

Large language models (LLMs) have transformed natural language processing, but deploying them in applications introduces numerous technic...

Remaking Humanity - Embodiment and Hope in Catholic Theology

Integrates the thought of Edward Schillebeeckx and Judith Butler to propose a Catholic nonviolent hope to account for embodied difference.

Counseling Through Community Conditions - Integrating the Social Determinants of Mental Health Across Practice Settings

Understanding that clients exist within a web of community conditions - schools, neighborhoods, policies, and social norms - this deeply ...