"Journey to the Spirit Kingdom" unfolds in the magical African nation of Makgadigadi. An English mining baron is determined to tear up the country's wilderness park in search of a precious mineral, and the only force opposing him is the Animal Spirit Council. Unfortunately the seven ghosts that sit on the council cannot stop bickering amongst themselves. In desperation they seek out a human leader to guide them, and what they end up with is a soft spoken girl named Savuti. Will this quiet ...

This anthology constitutes an important contribution to the interdisciplinary debate on poverty measurement and alleviation. Absolute and relative poverty—both within and across state boundaries—are standardly measured and evaluated in monetary terms. However, poverty researchers have highlighted the shortfalls of one-dimensional monetary metrics. A new consensus is emerging that effectively addressing poverty requires a nuanced understanding of poverty as a relational phenomenon involving...

“Hey look! Someone has painted the sky!” called out Meakera.



Kickstart your game development journey with Godot 4 and create your own indie games from scratch in this part-color guide Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesImplement custom scripts to control game logic and interactionsLearn coding, design, and game mechanics tailored for beginners in 2D and 3DBuild and release your own indie games, from concept to publicationBook Descripti...

Elevate your Godot 4 development skills with SOLID principles, game architecture patterns, and scalable workflows. Learn to create maintainable systems, organize projects, and build release-ready games that grow beyond prototypes Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesApply SOLID principles and proven design patterns in Godot 4Build scalable game architecture using components, events, and services...

How much do you know about the lives of bisexual men who are married to women? Bisexual people make up a majority of the LGBT+ community, but they are still relatively hidden and misunderstood. Robert Brooks Cohen aims to address this invisibility by sharing a collection of interviews with Bi+ men who are or were married to women, helping listeners find connection, understanding, and community.Their experience is often erased as "not queer enough," but these men are queer, and they...

Winner, 2011 Written Media Award, International Society for Study of Trauma & Dissociation.How to effectively engage traumatized clients who avoid attachment, closeness, and painful feelings.A large segment of the therapy population consist of those who are in denial or retreat from their traumatic experiences. Here, drawing on attachment-based research, the author provides clinical techniques, specific intervention strategies, and practica...

This second edition of Student Affairs Assessment: Theory to Practice provides updated content that reflects current student affairs assessment practice and signals the direction in which the field is headed.Chapters feature foundational concepts of assessment design, outcomes, and data collection methods while also addressing current topics in student affairs assessment such as the prevalence of data analytics through higher education and equity-centered assessment. In ad...

When their bike breaks down on the way back from school, Ratana and Meakara meet Jack the Giant.Who is he? Can he be trusted?Ratana and Meakara learn a valuable life lesson and you can too. Join them in this, the first of their many adventures in Cambodia.Jack the Giant helps support quality education in Cambodia. With each book sold, 100% of proceeds help TukTuk Charity empower teachers and increase educational opportunities for disadvantaged communities.Wa...

C* tensor categories are a point of contact where Operator Algebras and Quantum Field Theory meet. They are the underlying unifying concept for homomorphisms of (properly infinite) von Neumann algebras and representations of quantum observables.The present introductory text reviews the basic notions and their cross-relations in different contexts. The focus is on Q-systems that serve as complete invariants, both for subfactors and for extensions of quantum field theory models....

When people discuss Korean martial arts, they rarely mention taekyon. They are usually totally unfamiliar with the name because there hasn’t been much written about it. The four chapters in this anthology give an excellent overview of taekyon as a system noted for it’s dance-like qualities and combative style, especially for leg techniques. Taekyon stands unique as it represents most closely to a pure Korean martial tradition.This anthology will serve as solid reference for all inte...

Understanding the conditions under which variability in performance may arise, and the processes related to its emergence, gives us insight into the development of techniques for improving the quality of performance.This book introduces a comprehensive framework for understanding human performance variability in terms of how human control of behavior is closely tied to design factors in the performance environment. Empirical evidence, as well as practical examples and application areas, in...