A soccer player is more than the sum of his parts: endurance, speed, shooting technique, passing technique, and many more. All of these factors need to be turned into one system to create good players. Traditional training theory doesn't achieve that because each skill is trained individually. This is why the concept of Tactical Periodization has become the preferred training theory for many of the current most successful soccer coaches: Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Diego Simeone, André V...

A sweeping, five-hundred-year-history of Latin America that highlights the contributions of ordinary people in the struggle for free, democratic societies.Latin America threw off European colonialism in a continent-spanning series of revolutions and was a global pioneer of constitutional government. And yet today the region’s history is almost exclusively associated with the legacies of colonialism rather than those of liberation, and with its periods of dictatorsh...

As the Fourth Industrial Revolution ushers into a new era of artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality, how should we respond to the societal and ethical dilemmas associated with this new age of transformative scientific power? This research highlights the need for an ethical and globally shared view on how technology affects the economic, social, cultural and spiritual aspects of daily life. With thanks to the international team of experts this book is outlining consequences of the...

A practical, step-by-step guide to neurointerventional treatment of central nervous system pathologyCase-Based Interventional Neuroradiology, Second Edition, edited by global experts Timo Krings, Adam A. Dmytriw, Sasikhan Geibprasert, and Karel ter Brugge encompasses the entire spectrum of pathological conditions that can be treated by interventional neuroradiologists. The updated second edition of this widely acclaimed resource combines scientifi...

A thrilling intellectual voyage into the core questions concerning the human mind and artificial intelligence.Can a machine think? How is it possible that humans and AI can now communicate fluently? The book compares the human mind with the generative AI solutions that have stunned the world, and gets to the heart of the fundamental questions concerning the nature of the mind and thinking. This book has been translated by AI. The audio book is read by an AI voice.How does t...

The book is a compilation of the most esteemed entries of my daily practice to maintain contact with God. This work is to encourage those of faith and to help others, too, who are seeking to understand or rekindle their own.

Children from all over the world are trying to complete the video game KEPLER62. Marie, the fourteen‐year‐old daughter of a wealthy arms manufacturer in Norway, uses unorthodox methods to win. But what is her prize? Marie is flown to Area 51 in Nevada, where she's recruited into a select group of children who are leaving Earth to investigate and settle on a faraway planet believed to be capable of supporting life. Marie is advised not to go on the mission, but it's no longer her choice.

Modern medicine students forget the heart, once dressed into an ancient peasant girl. Initially, he only wanted to make a fortune through his medical skills, but he didn't expect that he would have to fight a hooligan and outdo a shrew.Although the situation was unsatisfactory, it was a good thing that the medicinal field, the opening of a medical clinic, and the passing of days! Shen Cangxin, set a small goal and fight for it … Woo! Woo! Envy, good girl. First, ea...

A highly practical, case-based approach to neurovascular anatomy in interventional neuroradiologyThis case-based book presents detailed information on neurovascular anatomy in concise, easily digestible chapters that focus on the importance of understanding anatomy when performing neurointerventional procedures. The case discussions include modern examples of invasive and non-invasive angiographic techniques that are relevant for general radiologists and d...

Refiguring the Sacred: Conversations with Paul Ricoeur offers perspectives on the twenty-one papers collected by Mark I. Wallace in Paul Ricoeur’s Figuring the Sacred, translated by David Pellauer; this new collection by Joseph A. Edelheit, James Moore, and Mark I. Wallace gives Ricoeur scholars an opportunity to reflect and engage on critical issues of Ricoeur’s religious ideas. Contributions by several significant Ricoeur scholars prompt questions and invite new conversations mo...

Virtual-Reality-Technologie birgt große Potenziale, Forschung und Lehre geisteswissenschaftlicher Fächer nachhaltig zu bereichern. Ihr Einsatz in Hochschulen ist dabei längst nicht mehr nur eine technologische Fragestellung. Mit dem Medium Virtual Reality werden theorie- und methodenbezogene disziplinäre Praktiken aus einer neuen Perspektive befragt. VR wird schon heute für außergewöhnliche experimentelle Settings und zur Wissenserschließung bzgl. neuartiger multimodaler Erfahrungen einges...

Modern medicine students forget the heart, once dressed into an ancient peasant girl. Initially, he only wanted to make a fortune through his medical skills, but he didn't expect that he would have to fight a hooligan and outdo a shrew.Although the situation was unsatisfactory, it was a good thing that the medicinal field, the opening of a medical clinic, and the passing of days! Shen Cangxin, set a small goal and fight for it … Woo! Woo! Envy, good girl. First, ea...