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Governments are struggling to respond the needs of the people. The media have lost their traditional equidistance. The public impression of competence, and the trust it engenders, has tilted in favor of corporations putting pressure on them to proactively engage. The Influence, Relevance & Growth (IRG) system based on 10 quantitative parameters offers corporations a new operating model to adapt to a societal context in which policymakers need ...

This book addresses issues of access that COVID-19 brought forth in higher education, with a primary focus on Asian countries. In looking to address SDG4 to promote "inclusive and equitable quality education for all", the volume explores the challenges relating to educational exclusion by considering how specially-abled students have been impacted by the digital divide in the context of the pandemic. It puts a spotlight on the approaches, expe...

Die Epoche der italienischen Renaissance lässt viele Interpretationen zu. Es gibt viele Wege und Zugänge, zahllose Pfade, auf denen man sich verirren und sich von den Hunderten von Werken leiten lassen kann, die die Jahrzehnte des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts in der Kunst- und Menschheitsgeschichte so bedeutend gemacht haben. Der vorliegende Band bietet dem Leser die Möglichkeit, die Kunst von Leonardo da Vinci, Raffael und Michelangelo durch die...

Featuring spray-painted and stenciled edges, metallic foil designs on the jacket and case, detailed map endpapers, an annotated chapter and a ribbon, this beautifully packaged adventure marks Tricia Levenseller's triumphant return to the Daughter of the Pirate King universe, which has sold nearly a million copies. Pirates of the Caribbean meets The Mummy in Vengeance of the Pirate Queen, which follows fan-favorite Sorinda and is a must read fo...

Understanding and Teaching Native American History is a timely and urgently needed remedy to a long-standing gap in history instruction. This book highlights the ongoing integral role of Native peoples via broad coverage in a variety of topics including the historical, political, and cultural. Nearly a decade in the conception and making, this is a groundbreaking source for both beginning and veteran instructors.

Enter the world of music by not only hearing the difference in musical tones and chords, but also seeing the difference. Written by the award-winning YouTube sensation and author of Kids' Guide to Learning the Ukulele and Kids' Ukulele Songbook, Emily Arrow's newest book Kid's Guide to Playing Piano or Keyboard is a simple and much needed piano method for beginning musicians ages 6 and older. Her process is very approachable as she walks young...

Are you ready to embark on an inspiring journey to discover one of the greatest, most overlooked superpowers?In Generosity Wins, you’ll follow along with aspiring executive Emily Gardner on her quest to discover the superpower—generosity—and to inspire others to embrace it as well. Written in a business fable style, Generosity Wins blends a page-turning story with an abundance of true-life insights from some of today’s top business and thought...

When her fifteen-year-old daughter Lydia ends her life, Eileen finds support in a community of bereaved parents who understand her pain on a level others cannot. No one in the group places a time limit on this grief. As the years pass, Eileen finds ways to honor the memories. She even learns to laugh again. In Love in the Archives, a collection of linked narrative essays incorporating themes of surviving suicide loss, Judaism, interfaith marri...

When her fifteen-year-old daughter Lydia ends her life, Eileen finds support in a community of bereaved parents who understand her pain on a level others cannot. No one in the group places a time limit on this grief. As the years pass, Eileen finds ways to honor the memories. She even learns to laugh again. In Love in the Archives, a collection of linked narrative essays incorporating themes of surviving suicide loss, Judaism, interfaith marri...

Revel in Your Favorite Books and Relive Their Spiciest Scenes!If the BookTok revolution has you in its grasp-don't let go. Stay swooning from your latest book haul and rave about your newest binge series in this companion journal for true BookTok adventurers. Fill the pages of My #BookTok Reading Journal with your personal book reviews, heartfelt recommendations, spice-meter ratings (who can resist an enemies-to-lovers romance?!), and use it t...

Six original mystical tales introduce stargazers of all ages to the ancient art of storytelling. ¿ The stars that blanket the night sky are filled with mystery, magic and wonder. Our ancestors often looked to them for guidance, collecting and sharing stories of their twinkling wisdom for centuries. Even today we turn to the stars in amazement, seeking both inspiration and illumination. Night Lights is a new and inspired collection of bedt...

Six original mystical tales introduce stargazers of all ages to the ancient art of storytelling. The stars that blanket the night sky are filled with mystery, magic and wonder. For centuries our ancestors looked to these stars for guidance, collecting and sharing stories of their twinkling wisdom. Even today we turn to the stars in amazement, seeking nocturnal delights, inspiration and illumination. Night Lights is a new and inspired coll...

Show off your love for the Dune films with this striking hardcover journal featuring the noble crest of House Atreides™. Whether you’re on a quest for Spice Melange™ or traveling across Arrakis™, this Dune–inspired journal makes for the perfect writing companion. 192 RULED PAGES: High-quality lined paper gives you plenty of space to record your prescient thoughts or visions for the empire whenever they come to you. CONVENIENT SIZE: At 5.75 x 8...

A fourth-generation soldier tells the story of his father's tank battalion, the "Spearhead, " that selflessly led the charge on the front lines from Normandy into Germany--against impossible odds, technologically superior weaponry, and a fanatical enemy on its home turf--and the heroes whose sacrifice won World War II.At twenty-eight, Sam Hogan is one of the youngest lieutenant colonels in the US Army. The West Point graduate from Texas stands...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes the terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come trueBe careful what you wish for...Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple--until a massive lottery win changes their lives overnight.Soon they've moved into a custom-built state-of-the-art Glass Barn on the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire. They have fan...

Among the Bros is a harrowing and disturbing book. I have read about fraternity life but nothing like this. This book will blow your mind, each page digging deeper into the unimaginable. Except every word is true."--Buzz Bissinger, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito Bowl and Friday Night LightsA brilliant young investigative journalist traces a murder and a multi-million-dollar drug ring, leading to an unprecedented look at e...

Bestselling author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and Down and Dirty Pictures, cultural critic Peter Biskind turns his eye toward the new golden age of television, sparked by the fall of play-it-safe network TV and the rise of boundary-busting cable followed by streaming, that overturned both--based on exclusive, candid, and colorful interviews with executives, writers, showrunners, directors, and actors.We are now lucky enough to be living thro...

Every time I rise up, I have confidence that I'm going to make it."From the smallest kid on every team to the game-changing, record-breaking NBA All-Star he is today, Steph Curry's journey to stardom is a master class in excellence. Bolstered by what he calls his irrational confidence, the "baby-faced assassin" shattered expectations and accrued millions of fans as he led the Golden State Warriors to championship after championship, garnered m...

What if we've been reading Jane Austen and romantic classics all wrong? A funny, brainy, eye-opening take on how our contemporary love stories are actually pretty terrifying.Covering cultural touchstones ranging from Twilight to Taylor Swift and from Lord Byron to The Bachelor, The Darcy Myth is a book for anyone who loves thinking deeply about literature and culture--whether they love Jane Austen or not.You already know Mr. Darcy--at least yo...

On a sunny September morning, the creatures first appear. Shur sees one of them hovering outside the window in history class: it looks like a giant butterfly, at first too beautiful and strange to seem like a threat. But when emergency alerts light up everyone's phones around her, she realizes something very, very wrong is happening outside. These ... things are everywhere.By the time Shur makes it back to her house with her brother, Keene, an...