"Hilarious, morbid, and sometimes oddly touching, War and Peas is among the best of the best in modern comics. You'll be laughing out loud." —Sarah Andersen, creator of Sarah's ScribblesFrom the creators of the hugely popular Instagram comic War and Peas, this offbeat four-panel comic features a dark, fairy-tale aesthetic and a twist ending each time. War and Peas: Funny Comics for Dirty Lovers combines twisted humor with a beloved cast of characte...

Decisions, decisions . . . You’ve survived your first semester and captured the interest of not one but two of the hottest guys on campus.Now who are you going to choose?Callie Andrews returns for her second semester at Harvard determined to do better than the previous fall, where those Bs on her report card seemed pretty good compared to the state of her extracurriculars (F, as in if at first you don’t succeed, you should probably stop trying), friendships (C-minus, since ...

The stock markets. Whether you invest or not, the workings of the stock market almost certainly touch your life. Either through your retirement fund, your mutual fund or just because you work for a place that invests (or is invested in)—the reach of the securities markets is expanding, like an ever growing tidal wave.This book discusses what happens when that wave hits the shore. Specifically, this book argues that, given the mounting deluge from misplaced regulation, fast-paced te...

A New York Times Editors’ Choice book from the author of the award-winning Tap Out – “a gritty, insightful debut” (Washington Post) – Edgar Kunz’s second poetry collection propels the reader across the shifting terrain of late-capitalist America.Temp jobs, conspiracy theories, squatters, talk therapy, urban gardening, the robot revolution: this collection fixes its eye on the strangeness of labor, through poems that are searching, keen, and wry. T...

Kickboxing: The Easiest Instructional Guide Ever Written Step into the world of kickboxing with Andy Kunz and Kenneth Pua, who have crafted one of the most accessible and comprehensive training manuals ever published. This book is designed to open the doors for anyone eager to learn the art of kickboxing—whether your goal is to compete professionally in the ring or simply to train for fitness, discipline, and personal growth. What You’ll Discover Inside • Foundations of Movement and Stance...

Transmedia Character Studies provides a range of methodological tools and foundational vocabulary for the analysis of characters across and between various forms of multimodal, interactive, and even non-narrative or non-fictional media.This highly innovative work offers new perspectives on how to interrelate production discourses, media texts, and reception discourses, and how to select a suitable research corpus for the discussion of characters whose serial appearances st...

Innovation isn’t reserved for C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, or small business owners. It’s not an app, an engineering marvel, or the next big thing. Instead, innovation is what it takes to get there. It’s what happens at the intersection of skills and passions. And any woman, anywhere, has the ability to be ingenious.Why Women Innovate: Creating a Catalyst for Change explores those intersections within the context of women’s careers to demonstrate the power of an inno...

***Personally I never met anybody who didn’t like a good ghost story.***Haven’t you sometimes wondered what if I hadn’t been there at that particular moment? And what if I had been? What would have happen if I had been there with someone else or no one was there to help me? Would the same thing happen under different circumstances?I cannot say that I have like every ghost that I have met because in real experience there can be some very unpleasant ghosts. There many stories about f...

Learn how to effectively lead and make an impact in early childhood and primary school settings. The New Leader’s Guide to Early Childhood Settings explores how to empower educators and caregivers, advocate for early intervention, promote culturally responsive teaching, and confront common fears and hurdles. Packed with helpful resources and strategies, chapters feature key tips about effective communication, leveraging technology, and questions for reflection. Practical ...

In this practical guide, you will learn about the SAP standard tool for data migration, Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW). This tool’s functionality is explained step-by-step with practical examples and illustrated with screenshots. This book is both a tutorial to learn how to approach data migration with LSMW, as well as a reference guide for experienced consultants. Benefit from the author’s many years of experience with this tool. SAP LSMW can be used well even without any progra...

Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom, a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk. Sam's husband, her three young boys and her mother are struggling to adjust to their new situation when an unlikely ally enters their world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin. The bird's arrival is a welcome distraction for the Bloom family, eventually making a profound difference in the family's life. This edition was...

The desert keeps its secrets.The ocean buries its dead.And somewhere between the Namib dunes and the harbours of Durban, a war is being fought in silence.Gideon Marais has seen the worst Africa can offer — poachers with military training, syndicates with global reach, and governments too compromised to act. But this time, the enemy is larger, darker, and hidden beneath the surface: a network trafficking not only ivory and shark fins, but people, weapons, and somethi...