The design of chemical reactors and their safety are as critical to the success of a chemical process as the actual chemistry taking place within the reactor. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the practical aspects of multiphase reactor design and operation with an emphasis on safety and clean technology. It considers not only standard operation conditions, but also the problems of runaway reaction conditions and protection against ensuing over-pressure.Hydrodynami...

Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman’s 1974 paper ‘Judgement Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’ is a landmark in the history of psychology. Though a mere seven pages long, it has helped reshape the study of human rationality, and had a particular impact on economics – where Tversky and Kahneman’s work helped shape the entirely new sub discipline of ‘behavioral economics.’The paper investigates human decision-making, specifically what human brains tend to do when we are ...

Leon Festinger’s 1957 A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance is a key text in the history of psychology – one that made its author one of the most influential social psychologists of his time. It is also a prime example of how creative thinking and problem solving skills can come together to produce work that changes the way people look at questions for good.Strong creative thinkers are able to look at things from a new perspective, often to the point of challenging the very fra...

In Nazi-occupied Belgium, things obviously aren't that great. Citizens are being arrested and killed, food is rationed, fuel is off-limits, it's cold and, on top of all that, the invaders have banned the publication of the comics magazine "Spirou"! That was one step too far for our young heroes. These avid readers of the magazine and members of its Friends of Spirou club have had enough, and decide to take the fight back to the enemy. In the darkest times, persistence, courage, loyalty, an...

Why do we attempt to justify decisions that are clearly irrational? The answer lies in “cognitive dissonance,” the feeling of mental discomfort we experience when we hold two contradictory beliefs at the same time. American social psychologist Leon Festinger believed that we have developed mechanisms to try to deal with the stress brought on by holding incompatible beliefs. So we change existing attitudes, adjust their relative importance, or accept dubious evidence to justify our choices ...

For two years I have run the same route across Alder Street bridge, and for two years a man has stood at the midpoint and watched me pass. He has never spoken. I have never slowed down.Then the storm took the railing, and I went into the water, and something that was not a person pulled me back onto the deck.His name is Bram Calloway. He is the keeper of this bridge, and he cannot leave it, because the bridge is a door and doors need someone to hold them shut.My sis...

After an unbearable breakup, Carson Greystone falls for devastatingly handsome Nathan Daniels. Sooner or later, she finds out that Nathan has been sent on a mission to kill her after gaining her trust. Nathans cousin, Ginger, comes along to inform Carson of her uncontrollable anti-nature powers and tells her Mother Nature wants her dead to save all creations from the powers. Carson realizes there is no way to save the world but for her to die. Yet Nathan has something else in mind to save ...

Thirty-seven notches on his revolver—and he's going to need a lot more wood.Hardened bounty hunter Walter Stetson thought he’d left his bloody past behind. But when a ruthless caravan massacre leaves a Bavarian Princess and a Blackfoot orphan in his care, Walter is dragged into a fight where ordinary lead won't cut it.The Omen Gang isn't just a crew of outlaws. Driven by dark alchemy and an unholy black sludge, they are a bloodthirsty cult determined to awaken the ancient, ...

For decades, social scientists had used a mythical figure to describe how humans make decisions: homo economicus. He was logical and conscientious. To make a decision, he would evaluate all the options open to him, then choose the most rational course of action. ¶Of course, this character wasn’t representative of real human behavior, but no one had come up with a better model to explain how humans make decisions. Then along came Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman. In ‘Judgment under Uncertai...

Remember that fine print you never read? The one that denies your surgery because you sneezed on a Tuesday? I wrote that. I was an actuary—a professional grim reaper with a spreadsheet, calculating the exact dollar value of your life.Then the love of my life died. Denied coverage by the very clause I drafted.So, I flipped the script. Now, I'm taking down the corrupt health insurance industry, one dead executive at a time. They call me the Insurance Avenger, a folk ...

When a mysterious giant of a man arrives in a vast steampunk megalopolis, death walks beside him, leaving a trail of corpses in their wake. It’s up to a dysfunctional yet dogged police investigator to find the strange colossus and stop him before the bodies pile even higher… But soon the truth is discovered that this case is far more complicated than the detective could’ve possibly conceived: a veritable battle between nature and city is unfolding, whose very outcome could forever change t...

Essential Rucking - Walks that Heal - By Kalie Morvane This book introduces the practice of rucking as a path to holistic health, emotional resilience, and conscious movement. With accessible guidance and deep reflections, it combines physical training with personal transformation, offering practical insights into posture, equipment, and mindset. Ideal for those seeking functional fitness, mental clarity, and reconnection with the body. Through grounded explanations and gentle inspiration,...