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Footsteps Echo

by Michael Stephanic ...

Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

Inspector Gary Wagner hated getting called out at night. The only thing he hated more was the senseless, sudden death of an innocent human being. He didn’t know the woman lying in the filthy, blood-soaked alley – but it was his job to learn everything about her, her family, and her killer.A crime novelist, David Corey was used to plot twists, police investigations, and the wheels of justice. He ... Read more

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Inspector Gary Wagner hated getting called out at night. The only thing he hated more was the senseless, sudden death of an innocent human being. He didn’t know the woman lying in the filthy, blood-soaked alley – but it was his job to learn everything about her, her family, and her killer.A crime novelist, David Corey was used to plot twists, police investigations, and the wheels of justice. He
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Beyond the Flats

by Michael Stephanic ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

"Beyond the Flats" is an exciting rollercoaster ride through the lives of Michael Stephanic, his mother Julia, and sister Turtle. After Julia’s frantic flight from The Flats and her abusive marriage, she finds herself in another small coal-mining town. Michael and Turtle quickly learn the difference between a dysfunctional family and a broken family. As Julia strives to rebuild their lives, ... Read more

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"Beyond the Flats" is an exciting rollercoaster ride through the lives of Michael Stephanic, his mother Julia, and sister Turtle. After Julia’s frantic flight from The Flats and her abusive marriage, she finds herself in another small coal-mining town. Michael and Turtle quickly learn the difference between a dysfunctional family and a broken family. As Julia strives to rebuild their lives,
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The Scramble for Africa in the 21st Century

by Harry Stephan, Michael Power ...

“[This new edition of] The Scramble for Africa uses tools of international political economy to clarify the challenges of development in today’s Africa from managing mounting demand for the region’s natural resources and land, to navigating the turbulence of global capital and trade flows. It critically analyses the sources and sustainability of the current African growth path and explains why ... Read more

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“[This new edition of] The Scramble for Africa uses tools of international political economy to clarify the challenges of development in today’s Africa from managing mounting demand for the region’s natural resources and land, to navigating the turbulence of global capital and trade flows. It critically analyses the sources and sustainability of the current African growth path and explains why
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Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle, the Environment and Preventive Medicine in Health and Disease

Edited by Andrew Binns, Stephan Rossner, Michael Sagner, Garry Egger ...

Lifestyle Medicine: Lifestyle, the Environment and Preventive Medicine in Health and Disease, Third Edition, is an adjunct approach to health practice that seeks to deal with the more complex modern determinants of chronic diseases—primarily lifestyle and the environments driving such lifestyles—in contrast to the microbial 'causes' of infectious disease. Our lifestyle choices have a profound ... Read more

$79.99 CAD

Lifestyle Medicine: Lifestyle, the Environment and Preventive Medicine in Health and Disease, Third Edition, is an adjunct approach to health practice that seeks to deal with the more complex modern determinants of chronic diseases—primarily lifestyle and the environments driving such lifestyles—in contrast to the microbial 'causes' of infectious disease. Our lifestyle choices have a profound
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Admirers, Fanciers and Devotees

The Early History of Fandom

Edited by Daniel Cavicchi, Stephan Michael Schröder ...

Series series J.B. Metzler Humanities (German Language)
This book offers the first multidisciplinary perspective on the formation and practices of fandoms before the term 'fan' was borrowed from the world of sport to describe enthusiastic filmgoers in the 1910s. The focus is on nineteenth-century theatre, opera and literature, where fannish audiences were indispensable participants in the emerging cult of celebrity surrounding actors, opera singers and ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

This book offers the first multidisciplinary perspective on the formation and practices of fandoms before the term 'fan' was borrowed from the world of sport to describe enthusiastic filmgoers in the 1910s. The focus is on nineteenth-century theatre, opera and literature, where fannish audiences were indispensable participants in the emerging cult of celebrity surrounding actors, opera singers and
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Creating Urban and Workplace Environments for Recovery and Well-being

New Perspectives on Urban Design and Mental Health

Edited by Stephan Pauleit, Michael Kellmann, Jürgen Beckmann ...

Series series Advances in Recovery and Stress Research
This essential book offers suggestions for how cities and spaces can be planned and designed to reduce the impact of stress, provide opportunities for recovery, and promote the resilience of individuals in urban communities.Connecting research from different scientific disciplines, the book provides a broader perspective of creating healthy lifestyle in society. It focuses on mental health and ... Read more

$79.99 CAD

This essential book offers suggestions for how cities and spaces can be planned and designed to reduce the impact of stress, provide opportunities for recovery, and promote the resilience of individuals in urban communities.Connecting research from different scientific disciplines, the book provides a broader perspective of creating healthy lifestyle in society. It focuses on mental health and
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Parallel Problem Solving from Nature – PPSN XVIII

18th International Conference, PPSN 2024, Hagenberg, Austria, September 14–18, 2024, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Michael Affenzeller, Stephan M. Winkler, Anna V. Kononova, Heike Trautmann, Tea Tušar, Penousal Machado, Thomas Bäck ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This multi-volume LNCS set, LNCS 15148-15151, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN 2024, held in Hagenberg, Austria, in September 2024.The 101 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 294 submissions. The papers presented in these four volumes are organized in the ... Read more

$89.99 CAD

This multi-volume LNCS set, LNCS 15148-15151, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN 2024, held in Hagenberg, Austria, in September 2024.The 101 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 294 submissions. The papers presented in these four volumes are organized in the
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Early Vascular Aging (EVA)

New Directions in Cardiovascular Protection

Edited by Pedro Guimarães Cunha, Pierre Boutouyrie, Michael Hecht Olsen, Peter M Nilsson, Stephane Laurent ...

Early Vascular Aging (EVA): New Directions in Cardiovascular Protection, Second Edition continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative resource on premature alterations in artery structure and function. The book presents a novel approach to the problem of cardiovascular disease, showing it in relation to great vessels disease and revealing a comprehensive approach to the problem of ... Read more

$150.99 CAD

Early Vascular Aging (EVA): New Directions in Cardiovascular Protection, Second Edition continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative resource on premature alterations in artery structure and function. The book presents a novel approach to the problem of cardiovascular disease, showing it in relation to great vessels disease and revealing a comprehensive approach to the problem of
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Comrades and Brothers

Communism and Trade Unions in Europe

Edited by Michael Waller, Stéphane Courtois, Marc Lazar ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Trade Unions
Originally published in 1991, this book opens with a theoretical and historical section and analyses the affairs of both the communist party and the trade unions of specific European countries. The first part of the book deals with cases of communist strength, where the communist part had close links with a particular trade union (France, Italy, Spain). The second part looks at cases where social ... Read more

$64.57 CAD

Originally published in 1991, this book opens with a theoretical and historical section and analyses the affairs of both the communist party and the trade unions of specific European countries. The first part of the book deals with cases of communist strength, where the communist part had close links with a particular trade union (France, Italy, Spain). The second part looks at cases where social
... Read more
Early Vascular Aging (EVA)

New Directions in Cardiovascular Protection

Edited by Michael Hecht Olsen, Peter M Nilsson, Stephane Laurent ...

Early Vascular Aging (EVA): New Directions in Cardiovascular Protection brings together the last decade of research related to the characterization of EVA, as well as the predictive power of pulse wave velocity (PWV). The book presents a novel approach to the problem of cardiovascular disease, showing it in relation to great vessels disease and revealing a comprehensive approach to the problem of ... Read more

$132.99 CAD

Early Vascular Aging (EVA): New Directions in Cardiovascular Protection brings together the last decade of research related to the characterization of EVA, as well as the predictive power of pulse wave velocity (PWV). The book presents a novel approach to the problem of cardiovascular disease, showing it in relation to great vessels disease and revealing a comprehensive approach to the problem of
... Read more
Robotic Microassembly

Edited by Michael Gauthier, Stephane Regnier ...

Discover the latest models and methods for robotic microassembly from around the worldThis book presents and analyzes new and emerging models and methods developed around the world for robotic microassembly, a new and innovative way to produce better microsystems. By exploring everything from the physics of micromanipulation to microassembly to microhandling, it provides the first complete ... Read more

$167.99 CAD

Discover the latest models and methods for robotic microassembly from around the worldThis book presents and analyzes new and emerging models and methods developed around the world for robotic microassembly, a new and innovative way to produce better microsystems. By exploring everything from the physics of micromanipulation to microassembly to microhandling, it provides the first complete
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Open Systems: Physics, Metaphysics, and Methodology

by Michael E. Cuffaro, Stephan Hartmann ...

Scientific and philosophical inquiry often assumes that systems can be studied in isolation, yet real-world systems are never truly closed. They constantly interact with their environment, exchanging energy, information, and matter. This openness challenges fundamental assumptions about determinism, causality, and emergence, raising profound questions about how we model, explain, and understand ... Read more

$68.99 CAD

Scientific and philosophical inquiry often assumes that systems can be studied in isolation, yet real-world systems are never truly closed. They constantly interact with their environment, exchanging energy, information, and matter. This openness challenges fundamental assumptions about determinism, causality, and emergence, raising profound questions about how we model, explain, and understand
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