A bank robbery just happened. The Lieutenant who held the door open for the robber on his way out never knew it - until it was too late.Full police uniform. Marked patrol car. Broad daylight. And the threat walked right past him.That story isn't in this book to scare you. It's here because it proves something every security professional needs to hear: situational awareness isn't a talent you're born with. It's a system you build.Mos...

Off the Line with Chef Dan is a celebration of the food that fuels life's best moments.Inside, you'll find a mix of fresh seafood, hearty comfort food, backyard favorites, and global-inspired dishes-all made with real ingredients and no shortcuts.These are the recipes Chef Dan cooks for his family, friends, and crew-and now, he's sharing them with you.From the kitchen to your table-let's eat.What's Inside

This Element interrogates the complex role of gender in shaping the sociolinguistic variable of UPTALK within Hong Kong English, highlighting its interaction with other sociodemographic factors. Foregrounding gender as a central factor, the Element employs a robust array of methodologies to dissect how gender interacts with social factors, identities, and social types across a sample of sixteen participants. Findings unveil new perspectives on gender-dependent meanings of UPTALK, demonstra...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Rise and Fall of Boston Pride delves into the vibrant history of LGBTQ+ activism and community in one of America’s most historic cities. From its early roots in the 1970s to becoming a symbol of resilience, visibility, and celebration, this book traces the evolution of Boston Pride and its profound impact on both the city and the national movement for LGBTQ+ rights.Through personal stories, pivotal moments from ever...

Plant Transcription Factors: Evolutionary, Structural and Functional Aspects is the only publication that provides a comprehensive compilation of plant transcription factor families and their complex roles in plant biology. While the majority of information about transcription factors is based on mammalian systems, this publication discusses plant transcription factors, including the important aspects and unifying themes to understanding transcription factors and the important roles of par...

Successfully delivering AI projects requires more than technical expertise—it demands a new kind of project management. Managing AI Projects is your practical guide to leading artificial intelligence initiatives from idea to production. Written by seasoned experts Malini Jain Runtasewee and Adrián González Sánchez, this book blends traditional project management principles with the realities of AI development, helping you structure projects, manage uncertainty, and drive real o...

This textbook presents worked-out exercises on game theory with detailed step-by-step explanations. While most textbooks on game theory focus on theoretical results, this book focuses on providing practical examples in which students can learn to systematically apply theoretical solution concepts to different fields of economics and business. The text initially presents games that are required in most courses at the undergraduate level and gradually advances to more challenging games appro...

History is filled with legends of those who walk among us, living seemingly innocent lives by day, only to transform into fearsome creatures as the daylight fades and the shadows deepen.These are the stories of those who HUNT BY NIGHT.Contains stories by Lee Allred, Tami Veldura, Leigh Saunders, L.D.B. Taylor, Sidney Williams, Elizabeth Hosang, John Di Donna, L.A. Selby, T.C. Ross, K. Anders, Re Gwaltney, Gary Robbe, and Daniel Gonzalez. Edited by ...

Simpatía is set in the Venezuela of Nicolas Maduro amid a mass exodus of the intellectual class who have been leaving their pets behind. Ulises Kan, the protagonist and a movie buff, receives a text message from his wife, Paulina, saying she is leaving the country (and him). Two other events end up disrupting his life even further: the return of Nadine, an unrequited love from the past, and the death of his father-in-law, General Martín Ayala. Thanks to Ayala's will, Ulises discov...

Food and the systems that produce, disrupt, prepare it are central to all human life. Yet, scholarly analysis of the food systems that support human life are highly fragmented across a variety of disciplines. Public administration, with its focus on the doing of public policy, would seem to be a logical home for analysis of food systems in action. However, food is largely ignored by public administration scholars, and scholars from other disciplines can unintentionally draw up established ...

Death Row Restaurant is a debut satire novel about a disenchanted flight attendant searching for “authentic experiences” who instead finds an unexpected opportunity running a restaurant staffed by serial killers.Flight attendant, Dave Aslin, circles the globe in search of true experiences that he’s never quite found. When Dave meets a canceled child actor from the 1980’s sitcom ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ who is planning a radically new restaurant concept, his lif...

In an exposure of the psyche, The Reality of the Christian Mind dives into the mental closets of people to talk about the skeletons and baggage that all keep. In a non-censored poetic telling, author Daniel Gonzalez exposes his inner workings to the world to bring peace to all, and with topics ranging from pornography to down home cooking, The Reality of the Christian Mind is sure to be able to relate to anyone's life. An adventure into another life and the medicine we all need, The Realit...