How to talk to boys about the toxic manosphere - and de-radicalise those already in its grip.Boys and young men are facing a crisis of online misogyny. Harmful beliefs are spiralling out of control, fed by the influencers who exploit boys' normal insecurities for online views and promise a seductively easy route to status, wealth and sexual success - at the expense of women and girls.Compassionate and expert-led, Man Enough will teach parents and c...

Some things you only understand once it's too late to say them.In Barcelona, a widowed Marine drifts through a Picasso museum because his wife's last request sent him there, searching for something he cannot name-until a stranger with a sketchbook sees him clearly.In 1927 New York, a carriage driver watches a French actress play Roxane for a single night, and spends the rest of his life writing poems she will never read. Or so he believes.In Provence, an aging hocke...

This book explores the evolving art of public speaking, a timeless skill rooted in persuasion, leadership, and teaching, as it undergoes a profound transformation in the age of artificial intelligence and immersive technologies. Many experience performance anxiety when preparing presentations, searching for the right words, slides, and script to feel prepared.For example, Bank of America's VR training program, iCoach — an AI-powered conversation simulator for practicing difficult i...

1921:Professor Giorgio Fani dies under mysterious circumstances.He had recently discovered what would, in our days, be called the "Higgs boson."The world, however, would never come to know about it, because events forced the professor to conceal his greatest invention: a "machine" capable of making the particle visible.What knowledge does the "God Particle" conceal? And why do so many long to possess it?1992: Mario, a university student enrolled in physics, disc...

Poco si sa della vita e della formazione musicale di Matteo Bevilacqua (1768-1821). Nacque a Trapani e lavorò presso l’ambasciata napoletana a Vienna, città nella quale trascorse gran parte della sua vita, stringendo legami con le più alte autorità cittadine, sposando nel 1805 la baronessa Marianne von Stupan. Al giorno d’oggi il suo catalogo conta all’incirca una sessantina di opere, comprendenti un vasto numero di opere per chitarra sola, ensemble di chitarre, chitarra e pianoforte, chit...

Matteo Maria Boiardo's "The Orlando Innamorato" stands as a groundbreaking epic that intricately weaves themes of love, chivalry, and the heroic quest within the context of Renaissance literature. Written in elaborate terza rima, Boiardo employs a rich tapestry of allegory and vivid imagery to navigate the tumultuous relationship between love and knightly duty. Set against the backdrop of the medieval romance tradition, the narrative chronicles the adventures of the valiant Orlando and his...

Thanks to the collaboration with renowned economists and policymakers, the publication compares Italian and German macro-economic cultures and performances. When the Bretton Woods system crumbled and currencies lost their direct link to the dollar and their indirect link to gold, these two countries embarked upon strongly different monetary policies. This divergence was reflected in the evolution of the exchange rates: the value of one D-Mark increased from 170 Italian lira under Bretton W...

Use Windows App SDK and WinUI 3 to take your existing Windows desktop applications to the next level by enabling a modern and accessible UI and integrating the latest Windows features like WinML and Windows HelloKey FeaturesImprove your apps and enable them to support modern devices with features such as touch screens and responsive UIIntegrate your app with the latest Windows innovations using modern tools and the newest C\# featuresReuse your...

Matteo Maria Boiardo's "The Orlando Innamorato" stands as a seminal work in the Renaissance epic tradition, weaving a rich tapestry of chivalry, romance, and adventure. Composed in the 15th century, this poem deftly combines lyricism and narrative, employing a blend of ottava rima and diverse characters from Arthurian legend and classical mythology. Boiardo's intricate storytelling captivates the reader with the intertwining fates of Orlando and his love, Angelica, against a backdrop of co...

The epic second novel in an internationally acclaimed trilogy, set in the rugged mountains of the Veneto Winter 1868. On the rugged, breathtaking mountains of the Veneto, the De Boer family are holding on to their tobacco farm, scratching out a lonely existence. But when tragedy arrives, and their precious tobacco-smuggling gold is stolen by bandits, twenty-year-old Jole De Boer must face the disaster alone, armed with only her father's old rifle. During the chase, Jole traverses snow-cove...

Gain useful insights from your data using popular data science toolsKey FeaturesA one-stop guide to Python libraries such as pandas and NumPyComprehensive coverage of data science operations such as data cleaning and data manipulationChoose scalable learning algorithms for your data science tasksBook DescriptionFully expanded and upgraded, the latest edition of Python Data Science Essentials will help you succeed in data scie...

Located at the entrance to New York Harbor, Staten Island has had a front-row seat to many of the comings and goings of the New World. From the early European explorers, such as Verrazano and Hudson, to the waves of immigrants coming in steerage, the island would be part of a gateway to a great continent. Some visitors stayed briefly, while others would go no further and would make the island their forever home. Those who called Staten Island home would include inventors, business leaders,...