Basics of Blockchain: Unveiling the Foundations of Decentralized TechnologyUnlock the power of blockchain technology and venture into the realm of decentralized possibilities with Basics of Blockchain: Unveiling the Foundations of Decentralized Technology.Step into the world of blockchain as we lay the groundwork, beginning with a clear overview of its inner workings. From there, we journey through the evolution of blockchain technology, tracing its path from its origins to i...

Collects X-Force (2019) #43-46. Colossus leads X-Force into the next era - and perhaps to its downfall! No one on the team is prepared for a mission that just might fracture their trust and teamwork for all time. X-Force is captured - but what terrible power could possibly keep Wolverine, Colossus, Omega Red and Quentin Quire off the grid? Sage, Deadpool and Domino are on the outside - but will the bizarre Wolverine Sentinels beat them to their quarry, or can X-Force manage to reunite and ...

Collects X-Force (2019) 39-42. It's a new era for X-Force - and a new era means new members! Laura Kinney, A.K.A. Wolverine, and Piotr Rasputin, A.K.A. Colossus, join the team. Let's just hope one of them isn't harboring a deadly secret that's set to destroy their teammates! The revamped squad must contend with Beast's plans, as well as a blast from the past - and future! The once-Kid Omega is back! But where has he been? What's different about him? And where is he taking the team? Mysteri...

This eight-time Eisner Award-winning comic book series blending fantasy, horror, and humor features the adventures of paranormal pets investigating the horrors of Burden Hill.When supernatural events threaten the quiet suburb of Burden Hill, it's up to a determined group of ordinary dogs and cats to defend their home from demonic frogs, zombie roadkill and a rat cabal led by a dead mystic with an insatiable appetite for blood. This edition collects all four volumes...

Until now, Orientalist art—exemplified by paintings of harems, slave markets, or bazaars—has predominantly been understood to reflect Western interpretations and to perpetuate reductive, often demeaning stereotypes of the exotic East. Orientalism's Interlocutors contests the idea that Orientalist art simply expresses the politics of Western domination and argues instead that it was often produced through cross-cultural interactions. Focusing on paintings and other representations ...

Crowning six decades of literary, rhetorical, and historical scholarship, Harry Berger, Jr., offers readers another trenchant reading. Berger subverts the usual interpretations of Plato's kalos kagathos, showing Socrates to be trapped in a double ventriloquism, tethered to his interlocutors' speech acts even as they are tethered to his.Plato's Republic and Protagoras both reserve a small but significant place for a poet who differs from Homer and Hesiod: t...

Collects X-Force (2019) #27-33. Enter Cerebrax! As Wolverine returns to Krakoa, a mind-melding new threat grips the island via a security flaw that X-Force will have to patch - with extreme prejudice! Where does Cerebrax come from, and what does it want with Forge? Its hunger for minds is insatiable - but when Cerebrax absorbs the consciousnesses and powers of Krakoa's most powerful mutants, X-Force will need to step it up, big time! But just as Quentin Quire starts to live up to his poten...

Collects X-Force (2019) #39-50. X-Force vs. the Beast in the epic climax of Benjamin Percy's acclaimed run! Colossus leads X-Force into the next era - and perhaps to its downfall! No one on the team is prepared for a mission that just might fracture their trust and teamwork for all time. And, at last, the brotherly battle brewing for the past four years boils over: It's time for Piotr Rasputin vs. Mikhail Rasputin! Rocked by devastating revelations, the squad must regroup at a remote new b...

This eight-time Eisner Award-winning comic book series blending fantasy and humor features the adventures of paranormal pets investigating the monsters of Burden Hill.The dogs and cats protecting Burden Hill from supernatural harm find themselves facing new threats and mysteries, including a vengeful demon, an invisible killer and an enigmatic flock of lost sheep. As a growing evil threatens to overwhelm their town, the animals find themselves some unlikely allies,...

Set in a seaside town in Italy, As Long as It Takes is a charming summer romance about finding your roots and letting love blossom.Love isn’t exactly a priority for Lora Brooks. After all, her last break-up made perfectly clear she can’t rely on anyone but herself. That’s why Lora’s number one focus is her research, where she’s hard at work debunking Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. But when she’s offered a prestigious post-doctoral position in Zurich—one whose funding hinges on her hav...

**A groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East that is—decades after its first publication—one of the most important books written about our divided world. • With a new foreword by Ussama Makdisi"Intellectual history on a high order ... and very exciting." —The New York Times**In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which ...

The increasing popularity of bande dessinee, or French-language comic strip, means that it is being established on university syllabuses worldwide. Reading Bande Dessinee provides a thorough introduction to the medium and in-depth critical analysis with focus on contemporary examples of the art form, historical context, key artists, and themes such as gender, autobiography and postcolonial culture. Miller's groundbreaking book demonstrates exactly why bande dessinee is considered to be a v...