Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a communicable disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. On March 11,The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a pandemic, which causes a sickness known as COVID-19 that has spread vastly to nearly every country.The virus has killed more than 128,000 people and infested more than 2 millionThis book provides detailed information on the origin and history strain that causes COVID-19 .The countries and territories affected by and their response...

‘Dialogues on Beckett’ is a collection of 12 conversations about 12 plays by Samuel Beckett, discussions about the meaning of life and the universe between an agnostic and a Christian, based on a close reading of the text. It includes a judicious balance of basic information about Beckett’s life and work, brief sketches of some interpretations of his plays and a few words on the critical reception of each, and sets out some possible criticisms of the vision of the world expressed in them. ...

‘Dialogues on Beckett’ is a collection of 12 conversations about 12 plays by Samuel Beckett, discussions about the meaning of life and the universe between an agnostic and a Christian, based on a close reading of the text. It is also based on the thesis that Beckett’s main concern in his plays is Christian theology or, more broadly, the religious interpretation of the world. All his plays are an argument with that interpretation; in particular, they question the idea of theodicy and the ph...

‘Dialogues on Beckett’ is a collection of 12 conversations about 12 plays by Samuel Beckett, discussions about the meaning of life and the universe between an agnostic and a Christian, based on a close reading of the text. It includes a judicious balance of basic information about Beckett’s life and work, brief sketches of some interpretations of his plays and a few words on the critical reception of each, and sets out some possible criticisms of the vision of the world expressed in them. ...

This book offers an account of the sacred music written by Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725) in Rome, a city where the composer lived and worked for many years throughout his career. Using archival research, Luca Della Libera provides an overview of Scarlatti’s life and activities in Rome, addresses his connections with the institutions and patrons of the city, and analyses his Roman repertoire in comparison to the sacred music of other contemporary composers, demonstrating its unique chara...

Save the witch. Free the faerie. Hope for happily ever after.When witch hunters come for Elspeth’s only friend, she can do nothing to stop them.But that doesn’t mean she won’t do everything to get her back.Abandoning her home, her sick father and the ale-brewing business that’s afforded her a hard-won independence, Elspeth steps into Faerie to seek out the one creature who can help her.Only, Faerie is a dangerous place for an outsider to be....

Descend with the Demon. Find the Faerie. Kill the King.Law has saved Elspeth countless times. Now it is her turn to save him.Only, she has to find him first.Sequestered by Death, Law is trapped somewhere in the Underworld, the darkness that once ravaged him dragging him under once more.Break Law out before his darkness breaks him, then help him kill the Faerie King. That’s what it will take for him to be free of Nicnevin, free of her coercio...

This methodological Manual, that is the final product of the Project “Writing beyond the Silence. Promoting autobiographical competences to help survivors of gender violence” (co-funded by the European Commission within the framework of the Daphne III program), addresses public organizations and institutions that wish to use the autobiographical approach in the supporting and listening work they do by adopting and implementing the good practices produced by the Project. The main goal of th...

The management model of an aircraft must answer the four essential questions one should ask before starting any activity:EXPECTED BENEFITS: Why am I purchasing an aircraft?INVESTMENT: How do I manage the purchase of an aircraft?BUDGET: What operating costs should I consider?SUSTAINABILITY: How do I manage operations?By reading this book, everyone can "take off" with their own model depending on what they want to pursue:- a private pilot who w...

This book describes the teleoperated android Geminoid, which has a very humanlike appearance, movements, and perceptions, requiring unique developmental techniques. The book facilitates understanding of the framework of android science and how to use it in real human societies.Creating body parts of soft material by molding an existing person using a shape-memory form provides not only the humanlike texture of the body surface but also safe physical interaction, that is, humanlike ...

Sex Positive Tarot are not only used for consultations, but also as an educational and discussion tool because of the content they cover. This book goes into detail and explains in depth concepts and meanings of the cards of the deck.We must never forget the playful function of the tarot: a wonderful game for exploring, expressing oneself, putting oneself to the test, getting out of the comfort zone towards new scenarios and places to explore.

Although the arts are often thought to be closer to the rim of education than to its core, they are, surprisingly, critically important means for developing complex and subtle aspects of the mind, argues Elliot Eisner in this engrossing book. In it he describes how various forms of thinking are evoked, developed, and refined through the arts. These forms of thinking, Eisner argues, are more helpful in dealing with the ambiguities and uncertainties of daily life than are the formally...