This book is intended for graduate instruction in subjects like econometrics, economics, environmental science, social science and many other fields, at the Masters or PhD levels. It can be used as a textbook or as a reference guide. Several aspects in the book depart from traditional treatments. The emphasis is on understanding the main issues, concepts and methods in Econometrics, how to implement them and how to interpret the results. The mathematical aspects are kept to a minimum as th...

Joan Didion (1934-2021) was one of America’s most iconic writers and intellectuals. Her reportage and essays, as well as her novels and memoirs provide sharp comments on a variety of facets of American culture and politics between the 1960s and the 2010s. Employing the complex relationship between life and words as guiding framework, the volume offers fresh approaches to Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Play It As It Lays, The White Album, Democracy and ...

This volume constitutes the proceedings of 31st International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems, CoopIS 2025, held in Marbella, Spain, during October 20–22, 2025.The 24 full papers and 21 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 128 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Invited Speakers; Data-Driven and Predictive Process Analytics; Neuro-Symbolic Systems and Knowledge Graphs; Process Conformance, Integrity ...

This book describes the multidisciplinary approach needed to tackle better aging. Aging populations are one of the 21st century’s biggest challenges. National health systems are forced to adapt in order to provide adequate and affordable care. Innovation, driven by digital technology, is a key to improving quality of life and encouraging healthy living. Well-designed technology keeps people empowered, independent, and mobile; however, despite widespread adoption of ICT in day-to-day life, ...

Most people know Roger Perron because of one extraordinary chapter of his life. This is the story of everything else.Long before the events that inspired The Conjuring introduced the Perron family to audiences around the world, Roger Albert Perron had already lived a remarkable life filled with adventure, service, entrepreneurship, family, and unforgettable experiences.In Being Perronormal, Roger shares the stories that shaped the man behi...

Roger and Carolyn Perron purchased the home of their dreams and eventual nightmares in December of 1970. The Arnold Estate, located just beyond the village of Harrisville, Rhode Island seemed the idyllic setting in which to raise a family. The couple unwittingly moved their five young daughters into the ancient and mysterious farmhouse. Secrets were kept and then revealed within a space shared by mortal and immortal alike. Time suddenly became irrelevant; fractured by spirits making their ...

When the Goddess, Morrigan, realizes the Fairies are visible to the world, she decides to seek her revenge for the alleged murder of her lover, centuries ago, by the Sidhe fairies. Queen Orrla is faced with the confict of she and her sister both loving the same man, and the attempts by Morrigan to destroy them. Welcome to the fantasy world of fairies, witches, wizards, elves, trolls and magic, combined in three parts, the first being The Search for a prince for Princess Shaylee to marry ev...

Biggest mistake I’ve ever made? Kissing my best friend.I’ve never been a relationship guy. Sure, I have Ellie—my best friend since middle school who’s been by my side through the good and the very bad—but with girls who aren’t Ellie? One date is enough.Then when I get back from boot camp, one kiss changes everything. But also, nothing’s changed. Ellie still wants to settle down with a picket fence and kids, and she knows I don’t.And now there’s heat...

Make this extraordinary queen-size bed quilt inspired by Australian wildlife!Inspired by animals from kangaroos and koalas to bandicoots and emus, the fifty-four colorful blocks of this quilt from award-winning Australia-based designer Cinzia White join to form a breathtaking work of art. With its radiant beams and calculated curves, the New York Beauty quilt has always been a showstopper, and now you can paper-piece New York Beauty blocks inspired by Australian wi...

The Mediterranean diet made easy! Filled with 90+ easy-to-prepare recipes and expert, step-by-step nutrition advice, Everyday Mediterranean is your go-to companion for living a healthier lifestyle.The Mediterranean diet is largely considered one of the healthiest ways to eat. Everyday Mediterranean shows us that it’s so much more than a diet—it’s a lifestyle characterized by plant-forward meals made with delicious quality ingredients (spices, herb...

There is an urge coming from somewhere inside of you, a little voice that starts getting louder, telling you that you have to take back your life from the person who's been running it so ineptly. The life you're living doesn't feel like your own. The person who people take you to be doesn't feel like you.We miss the self who has been stolen through an identity theft in which we have conspired. Our own diminishment makes it necessary to quit going along, to cease leaving ourselves o...

The food industry is now entering a transition age, as scientific advancements and technological innovations restructure what people eat and how people think about food. Food Tech Transitions provides a critical analysis of food technology and its impact, including the disruption potential of production and consumption logic, nutrition patterns, agronomic practices, and the human, environmental and animal ethics that are associated with technological change.This book is de...