Deep in the ocean lives a fish whose wishes come true! He wishes for all sorts of crazy things - a castle, a car, and even fine clothes to wear. But he is a rather foolish fish and one day he wishes to be just like all the other fish . . . perhaps this will be the one wish he wishes he never wished! The rhythmical text is great to read aloud and Korky Paul's illustrations take to you to a crazy underwater world. With its neat punch line, this is a book that children will just love to hear ...

A MUST-HAVE COLLECTION OF RARE AND UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF KATE BUSH.WITH ESSAYS BY HER BROTHER, JOHN CARDER BUSH, ABOUT KATE'S LIFE AND CAREER.Stunning and unique images from throughout Kate Bush's career including:Outtakes from classic album shoots and never-before-seen photographs from ***The Dreaming***and Hounds of Love sessionsRare candid studio shots and behind-the-scenes still...

Our Musicals, Ourselves is the first full-scale social history of the American musical theater from the imported Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas of the late nineteenth century to such recent musicals as The Producers and Urinetown. While many aficionados of the Broadway musical associate it with wonderful, diversionary shows like The Music Man or My Fair Lady, John Bush Jones instead selects musicals for their social relevance and the extent to which they engage, directly or metaphorical...

Birds in your garden may eat a little of your hoped for harvest, but they will not eat you out of house and home. There are always obstacles that interfere with plans and desires but we tend to manage them, especially as we attempt to achieve or goals in life. , This book is dedicated to Wilbur Chambers, who celebrated his one hundredth birthday on June 28, 2013; He certainly faced many challenges as he made it to the century mark as a successful teacher, artist and friend. . It is also de...

I encountered the outside world in the fi rst grade. It was the beginning of my journey on the discrimination segregation road, a long road that has taken me through high school, college, the US Army, and university into the world of work. The journey has left me with negative and sad experiences that will remain with me until my demise. However, I have had many happy experiences, especially teaching, travelling the world, and making many friends. Most of all, my students have remembered m...

You may have your industry’s most prolific product or service in the marketplace, but your customers’ loyalty and checkbooks will only go as far as your customer service will allow. In the end, customers will not recognize the minor advantages of your superior product, but poor customer service will stand out like the Vegas strip on a moonless night. So the most vital question any manager or business owner can ask themselves today is, how well are you training, coaching, and supporting you...

This book is designed to provide rich research hub for researchers, teachers, and students to ease research hassle/challenges. The book is rich and comprehensive enough to provide answers to frequently asked research questions because the content of the book touches several disciplines cutting across computing, engineering, medicine, education, and sciences in general. The rich multidisciplinary contents of the book promise to leave all users satisfied. The valuable features in the book in...

What do you get when you mix hilarious faith cartoons with sweet but profound devotions? You not only get a belly laugh for the day but your soul will be revived! It’s the spiritual equivalent of bringing peanut butter and chocolate together for the first time.With 40 days of inspirational devotions, this book is full of power-packed nuggets to help people begin to believe they can reach their full potential. Only our Creator knows what will bring each and every one of us lasting s...

Today's customers demand service that isn't just beyond the norm, but makes its mark in their minds and in their hearts. This updated edition of Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service provides listeners with up-to-the-minute advice on how they can create world-class service both in their operations and through their people, whether they work with customers face-to-face, on the phone, or in e-space.Revamped with new examples, stories, and research, this audiobook gives readers practic...

The book focuses on the application of advanced computing methods and technologies to various engineering disciplines, including reasoning, knowledge representation, and the development of new engineering applications. It explores methodological and philosophical foundations of engineering informatics, examining how ontology, knowledge formalization, and logic can be utilized to support difficult scientific problems. Covering research on using machine learning and Internet of Things techno...

This book provides a state-of-the-art review of Pilot Wave Theory at the beginning of the XXI century. It contains the best contributions of the first International Conference on Advances in Pilot Wave Theory, held in Lisbon in 2021. The event brought together physicists from the new emerging field of Hydrodynamic Quantum Analogs (HQA) and philosophers of science. Three main themes were discussed: 1. Hydrodynamic quantum analogs, 2. Theoretical advances in pilot wave physics and, 3. Philos...

Continuing a tradition now in its fourth decade, this book provides the most comprehensive and authoritative account of the national election, as well as congressional and state elections. From the nominating process to the ratification of the electoral college vote, Andrew E. Busch and John J. Pitney Jr. revisit the campaigns and results through the short lens of politics today and the long lens of American political history. With its keen insights into the issues and events that drove th...