Jordi Bru, the world's leading photographer of historical reenactments, and Rafael Torres, one of the foremost experts on 18th-century Spain, team up once again in a superb and surprising work: Allies. Through the lens and the pen, they commemorate 250 years of a decisive chapter in History: Spain's indispensable participation in the American Revolution. A book that unfolds a deeply immersive visual journey through the crucial moments of the confl...

This book offers a bold and timely rethinking of how sustainable energy transitions can be achieved in an era of climate urgency and geopolitical uncertainty. Challenging the traditional top-down model of governance, the volume advances a compelling argument for a bottom-up transformation driven by citizens, prosumers, cities, and new market actors.The book locates this shift within a broader structural transformation of the energy sector, namely from supply-driven systems to deman...

Rafael Menton brings us the revised & extended version of his believable domestic fantasy, "The Manservant".Read on as a wrongly accused former teacher; imprisoned, divorced, and estranged from both the wife he still loves together with his daughters, struggles with depression when, upon his release from a terrifying spell in a maximum-security facility.His life made no better when the knowledge kicks in that he is not only friendless and unemployed but about to made homele...

A new theory of consciousness in which language represents the onset of humanity. It states that sentience is subjective, fundamental, and ineffable; that meta-cognition is the artificial layer of human consciousness; that language and meta-cognition emerge from culture and not from matter; that thought and language are only processed in the individual brain; that Eastern philosophy accepts the oneness of reality but does not explain; and that Western philosophy explains through subjectivi...

Freeform Vector Diffraction Theory traces the conceptual journey from classical scalar diffraction to a rigorous and generalized framework for computing the vector diffraction patterns of arbitrary freeform wavefronts and complex, spatially varying polarization states.Readers will gain a unified theoretical perspective that enables accurate prediction of electromagnetic field behavior in high-numerical-aperture systems and modern non-conventional optics. The book delivers ...

Expert journalist and editor-in-chief of Caracas Chronicles Rafael Osío Cabrices offers a riveting, rigorous, and deeply personal account of the modern history of his country, from the rise of Chávez and the slow erosion of democracy, to the U.S. invasion and capture of Maduro.In this singular narrative of a country that often mystifies outsiders, Osío Cabrices brings to life the pivotal moments that led Venezuela to its c...

A man who just wants to make your day coming up against the real world and hoping to change it.In a quiet seaside town, a gas station clerk named Huck secretly uses his special gifts to do a good deed each day. But when his story leaks, a media firestorm erupts, bringing him uninvited fame. As pieces of Huck's past begin to resurface, it's no longer clear who his friends are—or whose lives may be in danger.This series from writer MARK MILLAR and artist RAFA...

Tensions between the superpowers are escalating. A rocket streaks across the sky, carrying the launch codes for ballistic missiles. In a synchronized manner, without human intervention, nuclear warheads are launched against enemy cities. Within minutes, humanity faces its worst nightmare: extinction.In the midst of chaos, Krypton emerges—the city of machines, a metropolis dominated by androids and ruled by a supreme guide. Humans are subjugated, confined, and many ...

Effective therapies and treatments to slow the progression of the disease.Proven strategies to handle difficult behaviors, like wandering, aggression, and sundowning, with patience and skill.Nutrition and hydration tips to ensure your loved one stays healthy and strong.Self-care advice for caregivers, so you can maintain your own well-being and emotional balance.Story-like narratives, each illustrating a caregiver’s respectful handling of a ...

Get a free eBook (PDF or ePub) from Manning as well as access to the online liveBook format (and its AI assistant that will answer your questions in any language) when you purchase the print book.Sometimes your LLMs return brilliant responses. Other times, not so much. Do you know why? This book shows you how to move from accidental AI results to reliable, production-grade systems you can deploy with confidence . Written by AI veterans Richard Davies

The practice of ontological coaching finds its roots in the field of ethics, and has come of age there. Ethics provides the raison d'etre and objectives of ontological coaching. Almost inevitably, ontological coaching has led many of its practitioners to conclude that the greatest crisis facing men and women today, particularly in the Western world, is a crisis of ethics. To find our way out of this crisis we must revisit the foundations of our conception of what it means to be human. In t...

Bardelys, the richest and most fashionable man at Louis XIII's court, wagers his estates that he can marry a lady in Languedoc who has refused the King's favourite — and arrives in her country under another man's name, wounded, and is taken for a rebel. Sabatini spoke five languages and wrote in English by choice; this 1906 novel is the purest of his swashbucklers, and the wager turns out to be the least of his problems.