Three teenage boys decide to break into an abandoned, haunted mansion and come face-to-face with a demonic apparition. Terrified, they run as far as they can, as fast as they can.Years have passed. As adults, two of the friends, Frank and Chris have embraced this formative experience. They spend their nights investigating disturbances for public access TV as an amateur ghost hunting team called "Spooked." The third friend, Liam, does everything he can to forget what had happened an...

Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate impact models and their use in assessing impacts on different regions.Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems reviews research on developing models in areas such as improving data flows, incorporating genetic information and dealing with uncertainty. This collecti...

Whilst crop models have made significant progress in recent years, different models still diverge and struggle to predict the complex effects of genetic, environmental and management (G x E x M) variables in optimising crop production in the face of climate change.Current crop models: State-of-the-art and future developments provides a comprehensive overview of the major crop models and the ways they address these challenges. The book explores the development of major crop...

The perfect resource for anyone looking to lose weight and look great, this health guide includes easy-to-follow cardio and weight training routines, recipes, and meal plans. Following on the heels of the ultra-successful Triumph titles, 101 Workouts and 101 Workouts for Women, is a new book in the "101" series that delivers even more breakthrough fitness advice for people of all ages. In 101 Fat-Burning Workouts & Diet Strategies for Men, the editors of Musc...

In a culture confused about manhood, here’s your call to rise.Think Bigger – The Real Man Handbook is a bold and timely guide for men ready to lead, build, and grow in strength and purpose. It speaks directly to a generation that’s lost the blueprint for what it means to be a Real Man—one rooted in values, not validation.Across 14 hard-hitting chapters, this audiobook blends powerful principles with real-world male role models, historical examples,...

How shall we live? What is the good life? What is the value of a person? What is my place in this world? Is God active in this world? These are questions that have been asked in every culture and in every era. From the Hebrew concept of Shalom (wholeness/well-being) to the Greek concept of Eudaimonia (happiness) and even to the American notion that all people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, great thinkers have pondered what it means for humans to flo...

Think Bigger - The Real Man Handbook is a bold and timely guide for men navigating manhood in a culture that's confused masculinity with toxicity and replaced conviction with compromise.In this powerful handbook, author Michael P. Berg issues a rallying cry for men to rise with purpose, character, and unapologetic strength. Blending ancient truths with modern challenges, this book equips readers with the tools, mindset, and motivation to reclaim authentic manhood-o...

The SMARTEST MOVES to INCREASE YOUR WEALTH...NOW!You may not be a millionaire now or in six months, but you can become one if you change your mindset and adopt proven financial strategies that have helped countless others become true millionaires.There's no need to live frugally to achieve financial freedom in the future. Instead, you should focus on making smart choices based on your personal needs and wants. Of course, you can't avoid spending so...

This book offers a compelling and original rethinking of social justice at a moment of global uncertainty and transformation. Tracing the emergence and evolution of modern social justice discourse, it addresses two fundamental questions: what ends should we aspire toward, and what means are most effective in pursuing them? Moving beyond familiar critiques of injustice, the authors identify a shared, though often implicit, horizon that diverse traditions of thought all orient toward: contri...

This edited volume addresses critical issues surrounding higher education access for students of refugee backgrounds. It combines a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives on the challenges, opportunities, experiences and expectations of refugee students, as well as some of the institutional frameworks that facilitate their access to higher education. Following a critical discussion of the notion of ‘integration’, the team of authors who are made up of academics and refugee ...

Many Western countries have seen an increase in the volume and importance of external consultants in the public policy process. This book is the first to investigate this phenomenon in a comparative and interdisciplinary way. The analysis shows who these consultants are, how widely and for what reasons they are used in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, The Netherlands and Sweden. In doing so, the book addresses the positive and negative implications of high levels of external ...