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Joseph Lopez Lopez wrote his memoirs by hand on lined notebook paper in 1978. These pages were "bound" into a gray folder. Copies were given to each of his children and grandchildren. These memoirs encompass Joseph L. Lopez' recollections of his life from the early 1900's through the time of his putting pen to paper in 1978.Joseph L. Lopez's parents moved their family to Hawaii from the Andalucía region of Spain in 1907.Six ships, from 1907 to 1913, brought over 8000 men, w...

More than just another zombie story, Undad is about the challenges of being a husband and father while being (literally) dead inside.A chance encounter with a ragged homeless man leaves Brett Buckley with deep teeth marks in his arm, and a sudden ravenous hunger for living flesh. Unable to control these urges, he consumes the hamster that belongs to his son's class.Fearing that losing his family might cost him the last of his dwindling humanity, Brett must win back their lo...

Unbordering Migration Studies in the Caribbean and Latin America brings together scholars and artists across regions, generations, disciplines, and modes of expression to decenter the US-Mexico border as both a site and a concept. Calling for renewed attention to the spaces, identities, and conflicts that remain understudied and excluded from our hemispheric knowledge of forced movement, the volume reveals a wider diversity of migratory realities and considers race, ethnicity, and...

Researchers commonly ask subjects to self-identify their race from a menu of preestablished options. Yet if race is a multidimensional, multilevel social construction, this has profound methodological implications for the sciences and social sciences. Race must inform how we design large-scale data collection and how scientists utilize race in the context of specific research questions. This landmark collection argues for the recognition of those implications for research and suggests ways...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the thrilling story of deepseek, the groundbreaking ai phenomenon that has turned the tech world on its head. From its audacious beginnings to its seismic impact on global markets, the rise of deepseek takes you on an unforgettable journey into the heart of innovation, competition, and disruption.When liang wenfeng founded deepseek in 2023, he wasn’t just creating another ai company. He was building a ...

In the kitchens of Victorian England, a culinary revolution was brewing. "Choice Cookery" by Catherine Owen, first published in 1869, stands as a testament to this era of gastronomic innovation. With over 1,000 recipes, this comprehensive guidebook offers a glimpse into the kitchens of the upper classes, where elaborate meals and intricate dishes were the norm. From sumptuous soups and roasts to delicate pastries and desserts, Owen's recipes showcase the artistry and skill of Victorian coo...

In The Predictive Edge: Outsmart the Market Using Generative AI and ChatGPT in Financial Forecasting, renowned AI and finance researcher Dr. Alejandro Lopez-Lira delivers an engaging and insightful new take on how to use large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to find new investment opportunities and make better trading decisions. In the book, you'll learn how to interpret the outputs of LLMs to craft sounder trading strategies and incorporate market sentiment into your analyses...

Who knows what might be going on in Miss Buzby's boarding house, where she accepts (shudder!) theatrical types?

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.tandfebooks.com/, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license.There has been an enormous increase in interest in the use of evidence for public policymaking, but the vast majority of work on the subject has failed to engage with the political nature of decision making and how this influences the ways in which evidence will be used (or misused) within political ar...

Welcome back to Virgin River with the books that started it all…Former actor Dylan Childress left the L.A. scene for a quiet life running an aviation company in Montana. But with business slowing, Dylan wonders if he should take one of the offers Hollywood keeps sending his way. He figures a motorcycle trip to Virgin River with his buddies might help him decide what path to take. But his own troubles are left at the side of the road when he spots a woman s...

Sociology is a key topic for all trainee health professionals, but many struggle to see what sociology has to offer. Based on years of experience teaching sociology to healthcare students, Lani Russell has written a truly introductory text which explains the main sociological concepts without jargon or becoming too advanced. Using carefully chosen examples, she shows how health issues are influenced by social phenomena such as class, race or sexuality and the relevance this has for practit...