Many non-Muslims have no idea that Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews, and that Islam preaches compassion, charity, humility, and the brotherhood of man. And the similarities don't end there. According to Islamic teaching, Muhammad founded Islam in 610 CE after the angel Gabriel appeared to him at Mecca and told him that God had entered him among the ranks of such great biblical prophets as Abraham, Moses, and Christ.From the Qur'an to Ramadan, Islam for Dummie...

Essentials of Water Systems Design in the Oil, Gas and Chemical Processing Industries provides valuable insight for decision makers by outlining key technical considerations and requirements of four critical systems in industrial processing plants—water treatment systems, raw water and plant water systems, cooling water distribution and return systems, and fire water distribution and storage facilities. The authors identify the key technical issues and minimum requirements related to the p...

Navigate ethical challenges in project management with responsible leadership. This insightful study explores how project managers, team members, and stakeholders grapple with ethical dilemmas in real-world scenarios.Responsible Leadership in Projects examines the relationships that drive ethical conflicts and offers frameworks for making sound decisions in complex, uncertain environments. Discover how organizational culture, stakeholder engagement, and in...

Now in its sixth edition, this key text provides a comprehensive analysis of the international carriage of goods by road under the provisions of the CMR Convention. The author offers unparalleled coverage of both English and European case law in a text that is praised for its accessible, user-friendly style.This new edition is fully updated with the very latest in case law both internationally and on a domestic level, including:New developments on the applicabilit...

After centuries of peace, Broken Moon is at War! The evil Giant Empire threatens the Allied Nations with complete and absolute destruction.Jack Henderson, a half-elf, lives in a quiet part of the world, oblivious to the troubles and danger that will soon be faced by all.All he wants to do is celebrate a long overdue birthday.A simple wish, perhaps, but ultimately this is something he will not get to enjoy. As Jack holds a secret. A secret that even he does not know....

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Institute of Maritime Law at Southampton University, current and former maritime law researchers came together to discuss the evolution of this fascinating area of law in the last 30 years and to stimulate discussion on its possible future. Their papers, edited by Professor Malcolm Clarke under the title Maritime Law Evolving, provide a series of thought-provoking essays on the most controversial and topical issues which have occupied maritime law resear...

The Insurance Act 2015 represents the first major reform of English commercial insurance law for many years. Its impact will be felt not only in England, where it will greatly affect both maritime and commercial insurance practice, but also elsewhere where English law is the law of choice in insurance contracts.The Insurance Act 2015: A New Regime for Commercial and Marine Insurance Law analyses in depth the key aspects of the Act and extensively restates and modifies a number of l...

So what does one do...incarcerate three wonderful human beings -- Timothy Chamberlain, Malcolm Clark and Daniel S. Goodman for producing puns, wit, limericks, mind-bending reflections, Haiku and spirited off-the-wall one liners all neatly packaged under the wacky title, SPIES AND SEXY BUFFOONS that make people laugh and make people think. That surely would be the calamity of the past sixteen billion years. nine months, thirteen days, four hours and fourteen seconds. Please don't let this happ...

In industry, miscommunication can cause frustration, create downtime, and even trigger equipment failure. By providing a common ground for more effective discourse, the Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing can help eliminate costly miscommunication.An essential resource for oil, gas, and petrochemical industry professionals, enginee

A passionate account of how the gulf between France's metropolitan elites and its working classes are tearing the country apartChristophe Guilluy, a French geographer, makes the case that France has become an "American society"—one that is both increasingly multicultural and increasingly unequal. The divide between the global economy's winners and losers in today's France has replaced the old left-right split, leaving many on "the periphery."As Guilluy show...

Part of the 5-star book series, Grief Diaries: Surviving Loss of a Pregnancy features the stories of mothers seeking to find hope and healing in the aftermath of losing first, second, and third trimester pregnancies and stillbirths.Offering 18 firsthand accounts, readers who share the same path will find comfort and compassion, family and friends will gain better understanding, and professionals will appreciate the rich spectrum of journeys narrated by writers from...

The essays in the book analyze cases of cooperation in a wide range of ethnographic, archaeological and evolutionary settings. Cooperation is examined in situations of market exchange, local and long-distance reciprocity, hierarchical relations, common property and commons access, and cooperatives. Not all of these analyses show stable and long-term results of successful cooperation. The increasing cooperation that is so highly characteristic of our species over the long term obviously has...