Highlights the unexpected influences and functions of the Nobel Prize in Literature across the world, offering innovative insights about the nature of the Prize and the possibilities for its next phase of reform.In 2018, the Nobel Prize in Literature was postponed for the first time in 70 years, as the Swedish Academy was engulfed in a series of scandals. While the Prize's credibility in passing judgment on world literature has always been called into question, as ...

This volume explores the ways in which traditional Chinese wisdom can inform and enrich contemporary efforts to construct values that promote education and human development.Global scholars from diverse backgrounds engage in a dialogue on the enduring legacy of Chinese wisdom and its relevance for addressing the multifaceted challenges of education in the modern era. To foster ideas that transcend cultural and spatial boundaries, the authors employ the framework of the United Natio...

Move agentic AI from clever demos to reliable production with the principles, patterns, and practices behind multi-agent systems at scale.Key FeaturesBuild production-ready agents and multi-agent systems with hands-on Python examplesApply foundational principles, proven design patterns, and orchestration strategiesEvaluate, observe, scale, and evolve agent systems through real-world case studiesPurchase of the print or Kindle book incl...

Build reliable agent-orchestrated engineering simulation workflows with AG2/AutoGen, validation gates, auditable artifacts, failure recovery, and a practical heat-diffusion example.Key FeaturesBuild planner-reviewer-controller-executor workflows with AG2/AutoGenApply validation gates, audit trails, and fail-fast recovery to simulationsFollow a runnable heat-diffusion example from request to traceable reportBook DescriptionEng...

Geon confesses his feelings to Seongji, but her heart is already somewhere else. Her boss is guarded, sharp-tongued, and impossible to read, yet somehow Seongji has managed to get closer to her than most others have. However, keeping things quiet at work is easier said than done. Between sneaking moments together during office hours and their first overnight trip, the two are figuring out what this relationship means to them.

The final conflict with the Mandela Syndicate is looming on the horizon, with Xie Qingcheng and He Yu set to reunite with the Dreambreakers and escape the island at last. But Duan Wen suspects more than he's been letting on, and He Yu's blood toxin and Xie Qingcheng's unique physiology are both far too valuable for the Mandela Syndicate's sinister Great-Grandmother to let them slip out of her grasp so easily.If the Mandela Syndicate gets their way, He Yu will be rendered an obedient weapon...

The Wisdom of World Religions on Death—A Cross-Civilizational Dialogue on Life, Seeking Answers to Death and the Meaning of Human ExistenceDeath is the common destination of every human being; yet how we face death determines how we live.From ancient times to the present, humanity has continued to ask the same questions:Is death the end?Why are human beings afraid of death?How do we continue living after losi...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.About This BookThe Architect of Energy Health asks a powerful question: What gives the human body the ability to regulate, repair, adapt, and heal?Every heartbeat, nerve signal, immune response, and cellular repair process depends on energy. Yet modern health information often treats metabolism, stress, circulation, sleep, mitochondria, and healing as separate subjects. This book brings them together into one clear, practical...

Leading and mentoring begins with wisdom.Though we are overwhelmed with information, we often struggle to find true wisdom. Yet those leading or mentoring others, whether in business or in spiritual life, must rely on wisdom's guidance to lead with purpose and meaning. With decades of leadership experience in business, nonprofits, and Christian higher education, Uli Chi helps readers build this foundational virtue.Looking to Scripture as well as art and liter...

The Journal of Integral Buddhism is an annual publication exploring and addressing difference within the many and varied schools of Buddhism, as well as comparative studies with such disciplines as western philosophy, psychology, science and other religions. Each paper included in the journals represent a variety of perspectives. In volume 2, 2024 contributors include: Tibetan Kagyu and Nyingma teachers, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche and Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche; Chi Kwang Sunim from the Korean ...

There was no way to make her forge a cauldron! Even if she was a trash, her fate would only be in her own hands! With a heaven-defying treasure in her hands, she would change her fate. She would trample all the heaven's pride level experts beneath her feet and wantonly live her life! Even if he were to hook his pinky, the King of the Upper Realm wouldn't be able to escape her Five Fingers Mountain …

When the cultivator teleported to the city, he relied on the superpower of his hands to become the most amazing celebrity agent and to create his own star!Sister Ao Jiao, silly loli, mature goddess, do you want to become beautiful? Want money? Want to be a star? Go straight to the point, Brother!