DANCING DANDELIONS brings together 46 brilliant writers, weaving magic with their words and showing 46 perspectives of life, of emotions and each one being uniquely beautiful in itself. Covering a wide range of genres, in two different languages, this book aims to spread the magic of words and touch the hearts of it's readers.

Cubby, a mischievous lion cub , disobeys his mother and gets in to trouble by climbing a tree. His fear of getting down causes commotion among all animals, some of whom agrees to help to bring Cubby down but with a price which Cubby's mom would not risk and accept for her baby's safety.How in the end Mr. Fox comes to the rescue with his brilliant plan using the help of Mr. Giraffe to bring Cubby down is worth reading. A valuable lesson about the wisdom of parents is learnt by Cubby.

Chaki and Chako is a bedtime story for the children presented with an interesting characters and colourful illustrations. Chaki, a hardworking she-bird, returns home and finds a pot of cooked porridge empty. She is mad and wants an answer. Who ate the porridge? Was it her no-good husband Chako? Was it the Kings dog as Chako claimed? To honour the justice the King uses the power of the magic well to identify and punish the culprit. This important tale is magical, amusing, and also will teac...

Image and video signals require large transmission bandwidth and storage, leading to high costs. The data must be compressed without a loss or with a small loss of quality. Thus, efficient image and video compression algorithms play a significant role in the storage and transmission of data.Image and Video Compression: Fundamentals, Techniques, and

The Waste to Energy Nexus: Technologies for Industries of the Future connects waste management, energy recovery, and circular economy to help industries reduce pollution and adopt sustainable systems. It covers practical solutions such as bioethanol from algal biomass, biochar for energy storage, hydrogen production, CO₂ capture, and smart solid waste management, supported by real-world case studies, such as ethanol use in transport and waste-stream analysis.Key FeaturesTur...

The Waste to Energy Nexus: Technologies for Industries of the Future connects waste management, energy recovery, and circular economy to help industries reduce pollution and adopt sustainable systems. It covers practical solutions such as bioethanol from algal biomass, biochar for energy storage, hydrogen production, CO₂ capture, and smart solid waste management, supported by real-world case studies, such as ethanol use in transport and waste-stream analysis.Key FeaturesTurn...

In this colletion of essays the eminent social scientist, Dr. P.C. Joshi, argues that Marxism needs to be extended beyond the traditional confines set by Lenin and Mao in order to remain relevant in societies in which individuals have freedom of political expression and which are witnessing gigantic strides in communication technology. In democratic societies with a vibrant media, the Lenin-Mao inspired templates of conspiracy and peoples' war carry far less traction than in autocracies wh...

The purpose of this book is to offer health system board members an actionable, concise guide on their role as well as provide updates on key changes in health care delivery, including evidence and contemporary examples.The goal is for any board member to have an opportunity to not only be literate in healthcare, but to be supportive and engaged in the transformation of their organization and the industry towards improving health. Hospital and Health system board members, regardles...

"Readers should go broad and go deep with this book. Readers who do both will find this book a valuable framework for approaching the complexities of leading health care organizations today…it will provide a framework for approaching the work, and that framework is one likely to lead to business success and personal satisfaction."—From the Foreword by Thomas H. Lee, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Press Ganey and Senior Physician, Brigham and Women’s HospitalThe U.S. health care...

This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Gabriella Iohom and Girish P. Joshi, focuses on Perioperative Monitoring. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Lee Fleisher. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Clinician monitoring, Ventilation monitoring, Measurement of pulmonary mechanics, Hemodynamic monitoring, Tissue perfusion monitoring, Neuromuscular blockade monitoring, Depth of anesthesia monitoring, Antino...

A definitive collection of stories from the unrivaled master of twentieth-century horror in a Penguin Classics Deluxe edition with cover art by Travis LouieFrequently imitated and widely influential, Howard Philips Lovecraft reinvented the horror genre in the 1920s, discarding ghosts and witches and instead envisioning mankind as a tiny outpost of dwindling sanity in a chaotic and malevolent universe. S. T. Joshi, Lovecraft's preeminent interpreter, presents a sele...

A definitive edition of stories by the master of supernatural fictionHoward Phillips Lovecraft's unique contribution to American literature was a melding of traditional supernaturalism (derived chiefly from Edgar Allan Poe) with the genre of science fiction that emerged in the early 1920s. This Penguin Classics edition brings together a dozen of the master's tales-from his early short stories "Under the Pyramids" (originally ghostwritten for Harry Houdini) and "The...