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Subaltern China
Authors: Sun Wanning
Published: March 2024

Behind China’s growing economic and political power is a vast underworld of marginalized social groups. In this powerful and timely book, Wanning Sun focuses on the country’s hundreds of millions of rural migrant workers, who embody China's most intractable problems of inequality. Drawing on rich and extensive fieldwork, the author argues that despite the critical role their labor has played in enabling and sustaining the country’s remarkable economic growth, workers and peasants have become the nation’s “subalterns.”

Sun focuses especially on the role of media and culture in negotiating the unequal relationships that exist between various social groups. She shows that in the face of the harsh reality of injustice and discrimination, China’s rural migrants engage in media and cultural practices that are at once both mundane and profound—invariably imbued with hope and dignity, and motivated by the dream of a better life. Exploring the cultural politics of inequality in post-Mao China, this engaging and compelling book will be essential reading for all concerned with the increasing centrality of media and the cultural politics of representation in our highly digitalized and mediated world.
Hypnobirth
Authors: Watters Yulia
Published: March 2024

Hypnobirth: Theories and Practice for Healthcare Professionals is a guide for healthcare providers who work with expecting mothers and their loved ones. Yulia Watters applies the theory and application of Milton Erickson to hypnosis during pregnancy, childbirth, and post-partum, including an overview of the history of hypnosis. Hypnobirth does not offer a magical way to a pain-free birth, but rather an understanding of how hypnosis can address certain symptoms as well as unexpected circumstances associated with pregnancy and delivery. Healthcare professionals will develop a deeper understanding of the potential of hypnosis and how to practice its tools on a daily basis, learning to view hypnosis as a state of mind and way of being, as well as acquiring concrete techniques for its implementation. This work is particularly important to healthcare professionals looking to learn about hypnosis and its specific tools which they can teach expectant mothers during pregnancy and birthing
A Research Guide to the Ancient World
Authors: Weeks John M. , de Medeiros Jason
Published: March 2024

The archaeological study of the ancient world has become increasingly popular in recent years. A Research Guide to the Ancient World: Print and Electronic Sources, is a partially annotated bibliography. The study of the ancient world is usually, although not exclusively, considered a branch of the humanities, including archaeology, art history, languages, literature, philosophy, and related cultural disciplines which consider the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean world, and adjacent Egypt and southwestern Asia. Chronologically the ancient world would extend from the beginning of the Bronze Age of ancient Greece (ca. 1000 BCE) to the fall of the Western Roman Empire (ca. 500 CE). This book will close the traditional subject gap between the humanities (Classical World; Egyptology) and the social sciences (anthropological archaeology; Near East) in the study of the ancient world. This book is uniquely the only bibliographic resource available for such holistic coverage.

The volume consists of 17 chapters and seven appendixes, arranged according to the traditional types of library research materials (bibliographies, dictionaries, atlases, etc.). The appendixes are mostly subject specific, including graduate programs in ancient studies, reports from significant archaeological sites, numismatics, and paleography and writing systems. These extensive author and subject indexes help facilitate ease of use.
A History of NFL Preseason and Exhibition Games
Authors: Ford Mark L.
Published: March 2024

For fans of professional football who thought they had read everything about the history of the game, Mark L. Ford breaks new ground with this account of the NFL preseason. Described as “test labs” by Ford, preseason games are a time for trying out new strategies, considering future rule changes, and implementing television coverage innovations. For thousands of players who vie for a spot in the league every summer, the preseason is also the defining moment where careers can be made or broken.

A History of NFL Preseason and Exhibition Games: 1986 to 2013 is one of two books by Ford on professional football’s preseason. Along with its companion volume—which covers 1960 to 1985—these resources provide information on every NFL and AFL preseason game played since the AFL was launched in 1960. All the interesting events and people that were part of these summer battles are detailed, as well as the first outings for new teams, new rules, and new stars. Ford also includes amusing anecdotes and mishaps, such as a last-minute defeat in 2000 when a player tackled his own teammate.

Along the way, Ford recounts key off-season developments that would transform professional football from a modest enterprise into a global monopoly with annual revenues and assets worth billions. A History of NFL Preseason and Exhibition Games is a unique and important reference for pro football fans and cultural historians alike.
850 Intriguing Questions about Judaism
Authors: Eisenberg Ronald L.
Published: March 2024

Both Jews and non-Jews alike have many misconceptions of Jewish teachings and practices. Some seemingly unusual statements about Jewish teachings and practices are actually true, whereas some apparently reasonable and popularly believed statements are false. Many statements regarding Jewish teachings and practice are partly true and partly false, requiring a more nuanced explanation of the true situation.

In 850 Intriguing Questions about Judaism: True, False, or In Between, Ronald L. Eisenberg explores a wide range of Jewish teachings and practices, discussing the degree to which they are true, false or a bit of both. Offered in question-and-answer format, readers are invited to explore with the author what they really know about Jewish life, history, holidays, and scripture. Eisenberg tackles all sorts of topics, from artificial insemination to organ donation and euthanasia, second day festivals in the Diaspora to the why really sound the shofar, from what the ner tamid signifies to Jewish “rules of war.” Throughout, Eisenberg takes a nuanced approach to his topics, laying the groundwork for a useful survey of what we ought to know better about Jews, Judaism, and Jewish teachings and practices.

This is perfect reference work for anyone curious about Judaism, Jewish life, and Jewish history, and who has ever wondered what the real answer was to the many questions they might have had.
How Talking Cures
Authors: Jaffe Lee
Published: March 2024

Sigmund Freud repeatedly revised his understanding of how our minds work, how to understand mental illness, and how to relieve emotional, psychological suffering. With each revision, however, he did not methodically integrate previous ideas with newer ones. In How Talking Cures: Revealing Freud's Contributions to All Psychotherapies, a careful review of his concepts at each stage of his thinking reveals six different ways that talking cures—six distinct generic modes of therapeutic action by which all present-day psychotherapies work. Lee Jaffe demonstrates how these therapeutic actions can link treatment recommendations to individual diagnoses, and how they function during treatment itself. Different views of how psychoanalytic treatments work are analyzed according to their emphasis or de-emphasis of these six modes of therapeutic action. As a result, comparisons of all approaches to talking cures, and decisions about the choice of treatment for a given patient can be grounded in an understanding of the essential ways that each therapeutic procedure works, rather than an allegiance to what providers happened to be taught during their training.
Tyler Perry's America
Authors: Lee Shayne
Published: March 2024

Tyler Perry is the most successful African-American filmmaker of his generation, garnering both accolades and controversies with each new film. In Tyler Perry’s America, Shayne Lee digs into eleven of Perry’s highest-grossing films to explore key themes of race, gender, class, and religion, and, ultimately, to discuss what Perry’s films reveal about contemporary African-American life.

Filled with slapstick humor, musical wizardry, and religious imagery, Tyler Perry’s films have inspired legions of fans, and yet critics often dismiss them or demean their audience. Tyler Perry’s America takes the films seriously in their own right. After providing essential background information on Perry’s life and film career, the book looks at what the films reveal about post–civil rights America and why they inspire so many people. The book examines the way the films explore social class in America—featuring characters from super-rich Wesley Deeds to homeless Lindsey Wakefield—and the way Perry both celebrates upward mobility and critiques soulless wealth. The book discusses the way religion fills the films—from gospel music to biblical quotes, the power of sexuality, and more. Lee also devotes a chapter to Madea, one of Perry’s most controversial and complicated characters.

Tyler Perry’s America is a thought-provoking examination of this powerhouse filmmaker which highlights the way Perry’s films appeal to viewers by connecting a rich African-American folk-cultural past with the promise of modern sophistication.
Billy Joel
Authors: Duchan Joshua S.
Published: March 2024

Despite his tremendous success, Billy Joel’s gifts as a composer and commentator on American life are long overdue for a thorough investigation. In Billy Joel: America’s Piano Man, music historian Joshua S. Duchan looks at the career and music of this remarkable singer-songwriter, exploring the unique ways Joel channels and transforms the cultural life of a changing America over four decades into bestselling song after song and album after album.

Billy Joel has not always enjoyed the acclaim of music critics, who have characterized his music as inauthentic and lacking a uniqueness of style. Duchan corrects this misunderstanding by exploring the depth and degree to which Joel’s songs engage with social, cultural, political, and economic issues. Organized by major themes and including original interviews with Joel himself, Duchan’s book delves into Joel’s endeavors as a musician, lyricist, and commentator on questions of geography and regionalism, politics, working- and middle-class culture, human relationships, and the history of music itself. Duchan draws on key songs from Joel’s career to explore each theme, from his folk-like lament for Long Island’s changing industry and lifestyle in “The Downeaster ‘Alexa’” to his emotional ode to Vietnam veterans in “Goodnight Saigon.”

Original interviews with Billy Joel blend with Duchan’s engaging analysis to provide readers of all backgrounds and ages a new look at these unforgettable songs. Music lovers and historians of both the academic and armchair variety will find this exploration of Joel’s work a rewarding adventure into America’s social, cultural, political, economic, and—above all—musical history.
Rhythm Is My Beat
Authors: Green Alfred
Published: March 2024

In Rhythm Is My Beat: Jazz Guitar Great Freddie Green and the Count Basie Sound, Alfred Green tells the story of his father, rhythm guitarist Freddie Green, whose guitar work served as the pulse of the Count Basie Band. A quiet but key figure in big band jazz, Freddie Green took a distinct pride in his role as Basie’s rhythm guitarist, redefining the outer limits of acoustic rhythm guitar and morphing it into an art form. So distinct was Green’s style that it would eventually give birth to notations on guitar charts that read: “Play in the style of Freddie Green.”

This American jazz icon, much like his inimitable sound, achieved stardom as a sideman, both in and out of Basie’s band. Green’s signature sound provided lift to soloists like Lester Young and vocalist Lil’ Jimmy Rushing, a reflection of Green’s sophisticated technique, that produced, in Green’s words, his “rhythm wave.” Billie Holiday, Ruby Braff, Benny Goodman, Gerry Mulligan, Teddy Wilson, Ray Charles, Judy Carmichael, Joe Williams and other recording artists all benefited from the relentless fours of the man who came to be known as Mr. Rhythm. The mystique surrounding Freddie Green’s technique is illuminated through generous commentary by insightful interviews with other musicians, guitar professionals and scholars, all of whom offer their ideas on Freddie Green’s sound. Alfred Green throughout demystifies the man behind the legend.

This work will interest jazz fans, students, and scholars; guitar enthusiasts and professionals; music historians and anyone interested not only in the history of jazz but of the African American experience in jazz.
Cuba's Baseball Defectors
Authors: Bjarkman Peter C.
Published: March 2024

The stellar play and fascinating backstories of exiled Cuban sluggers and hurlers in Major League Baseball (MLB) has become one of the biggest headlines in America's national pastime. On-field exploits by colorful Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, American League rookie-of-the-year José Abreu, home run derby champion Yoenis Céspedes, radar-gun busting Cincinnati fast-baller Aroldis Chapman, and a handful of others have been further enhanced by feel-good tales of desperate Cuban superstars risking their lives to escape Fidel Castro’s communist realm and chase a celebrated American Dream of financial and athletic success. But a truly ugly underbelly to this story has also slowly emerged, one that involves human smuggling operations financed by Miami crime syndicates, operated by Mexican drug cartels, and conveniently ignored by big league ball clubs endlessly searching for fresh waves of international talent.

In Cuba’s Baseball Defectors: The Inside Story, Cuban baseball expert Peter C. Bjarkman reveals the complete truth behind the wave of Cuban big league talent coming to MLB. Given rare access to Cuba and its ballplayers, Bjarkman has spent over twenty years traveling to all corners of the island getting to know the top Cuban stars and witnessing their baseball struggles and triumphs. In this book, Bjarkman places recent events—including the apparent thaw in US-Cuba relations—in the context of Cuban baseball history and tradition before delving into the stories of the major Cuban stars who have left the island. He reveals the personal histories of these players, explains the events that led them to eventually choose defection from their homeland, and details their harrowing journeys to reach US shores and achieve baseball stardom. Players whose big league dreams failed are also discussed, as are Cuba’s recent efforts to stem the defection tide through working agreements with the Japanese and Mexican leagues.

Unique in its balanced perspective of Cuban baseball and its star players, Cuba’s Baseball Defectors not only shares the author’s first-hand account of many previously misreported events, it also provides a view of the illegal smuggling of ballplayers from the perspective of Cuban baseball officials whose voices have often not been heard. With a conclusion outlining a likely scenario for future relations between Major League Baseball and the Cuban League, this book will fascinate baseball fans, those interested in the history of US-Cuba relations, and those wanting to learn more about the unsavory story of human trafficking in the name of baseball glory.
Statistics for Library and Information Services
Authors: Friedman Alon
Published: March 2024

Statistics for Library and Information Services, written for non-statisticians, provides logical, user-friendly, and step-by-step instructions to make statistics more accessible for students and professionals in the field of Information Science. It emphasizes concepts of statistical theory and data collection methodologies, but also extends to the topics of visualization creation and display, so that the reader will be able to better conduct statistical analysis and communicate his/her findings.

The book is tailored for information science students and professionals. It has specific examples of dataset sets, scripts, design modules, data repositories, homework assignments, and a glossary lexicon that matches the field of Information Science. The textbook provides a visual road map that is customized specifically for Information Science instructors, students, and professionals regarding statistics and visualization.

Each chapter in the book includes full-color illustrations on how to use R for the statistical model that particular chapter will cover.

This book is arranged in 17 chapters, which are organized into five main sections:

the first section introduces research design and data collection;

the second section discusses basic statistical concepts, including descriptive, bivariate, time series, and regression analyses;

section 3 covers the subject of visualization creation using Open Source R;

section 4 covers decision making from the analysis; and

the last section provides examples and references.

Every chapter illustrates how to use Open Source R and features two subsections for the major ideas of the chapter: its statistical model and its visual representation. The statistical model captures the main statistical formulas/theories covered in each chapter, while the visual representation addresses the subject of the types of visualization that are produced from the statistical analysis model covered in that particular chapter.

Don’t miss the book’s companion Web site at www.statisticsforlis.org
Wonderfully Wordless
Authors: Martin William Patrick
Published: March 2024

Wonderfully Wordless: The 500 Most Recommended Graphic Novels and Picture Books is the first comprehensive best book guide to wordless picture books (and nearly wordless picture books). It is an indispensable resource for parents and teachers who love graphic storytelling or who recognize the value of these exceptional books in working with different types of students, particularly preschool, English as a Second Language (ESL), and special needs, and creative writers. Every age group will benefit from Wonderfully Wordless, from babies and toddlers encountering their first books, to elementary age children captivated by the popular fantasy and adventure themes, to teenagers attracted to graphic novels because of their more intense content and comic book format. Even adults who are not yet readers will benefit from this uniquely authoritative resource because it will provide a bridge to literacy and give them books that they can immediately share with their children.

Wonderfully Wordless is the ultimate guide to wordless and almost wordless books. Its 500 exemplary titles are a composite of 140 sources including recommendations from reference books, award lists, book reviews, professional journals, literary blogs, and the collections of many of the most prominent libraries in the United States and the English-speaking world. The US libraries include the Boston Public Library, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Denver Library, New York Public Library, and Seattle Public Library, as well as the academic libraries at Bank Street College, Miami University, Michigan State University, Penn State University, Stanford University, and University of Chicago. The international libraries include the University of Oxford, British Council Library India, British Library, Hong Kong Public Libraries, National Library of the Philippines, Toronto Public Library, Trinity College Library (Dublin), Vancouver Public Library, and the National Library of New Zealand.

The 500 books included here are generated from a database with 7,300 booklist entries. In essence, the ranked list emerging from this compilation will constitute “votes” for the most popular titles, the ones most experts agree are the best. By pooling the expertise from the US and other English-speaking countries, Wonderfully Wordless is an unrivaled core list of classic and contemporary titles. This authoritative reference book conveys not the opinion of one expert, but the combined opinions of a legion of experts. If a single picture is worth a thousand words, then a multitude of the picture-only texts is worth a compendium.

Wonderfully Wordless is organized by theme and format and readers should have no problem zeroing in on their favorite topics. There are thirty-one chapters organized by topics such as Christmas Cheer, Character Values, Comedy Capers, Pet Mischief, Creative Journeys, Fascinating Fantasies, and Marvelous Mysteries. There is a full spectrum of wordless fiction and nonfiction, concept books, visual puzzles, board books, cloth books, woodcut novels, graphic novels, and more.
Marriage During Deployment
Authors: Ashburn Marna
Published: March 2024

Since combat operations began in October 2001, more than 2.1 million U.S service members have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and over half of them were married. Marriage During Deployment, a memoir about a military family during wartime deployment, offers a window into the homelife and emotional world of a military family during deployment.

During her husband’s Army deployment to Afghanistan, Marna Ashburn shows the mother handling everything – teaching the child to drive, attending little league games and school events solo, fixing broken dishwashers and cars, and celebrating holidays without dad. Marriage During Deployment depicts how the children and mother cope during the absence of their military member and how they stay connected to him while he is six thousand miles away from them.

But while families try to stay connected during deployment, it can certainly be tough on them, and even tougher on the relationship. The truth is that geographical distance allows habits and coping mechanisms to fall away, revealing some long-ignored issues. In the end, Marriage During Deployment becomes a meditation on marriage, relationships, and identity, prompting the reader to question whether the couple can survive the life-changing year of deployment.

The accumulation of missed moments inevitably creates a distance which may prove irreparable. Between the heartbreaking send-offs and the joyful reunions, there’s this – a year of separation, distance, challenges, anxiety, and loneliness. While providing you with an honest portrayal of resilient kids and a can-do military wife, Marna Ashburn also reveals the hidden costs of Army service.
Textile Collections
Authors: Sikarskie Amanda Grace
Published: March 2024

Collections of textiles—historic costume, quilts, needlework samplers, and the like—have benefited greatly from the digital turn in museum and archival work. Both institutional online repositories and collections-based social media sites have fostered unprecedented access to textile collections that have traditionally been marginalized in museums. How can curators, interpreters, and collections managers make best use of these new opportunities?

To answer this question, the author worked with sites including the Great Lakes Quilt Center at the Michigan State University Museum, the Design Center at Philadelphia University, the International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the WGBH Boston Media Library and Archives, as well as user-curated social sites online such as Tumblr and Polyvore, to create four compelling case studies on the preservation, access, curation, and interpretation of textile objects.

The book explores:

The nature of digital material culture.

The role of audience participation versus curatorial authority online.

Audience-friendly collections metadata and tagging.

Visual, rather than text-based, searching and cataloging.

The legality of ownership and access of museum collections online.

Gender equity in museums and archives.

This book is essential reading for anyone who cares for, collects, exhibits, or interprets historic costume or textile collections, but its broad implications for the future of museum work make it relevant for anyone with an interest in museum work online. And because the focus of this volume is theory and praxis, rather than specific technologies that are likely to become obsolete, it will be staple on your bookshelf for years to come.
Germans in America
Authors: Kamphoefner Walter D.
Published: March 2024

This book offers a fresh look at the Germans—the largest and perhaps the most diverse foreign-language group in 19th century America. Drawing upon the latest findings from both sides of the Atlantic, emphasizing history from the bottom up and drawing heavily upon examples from immigrant letters, this work presents a number of surprising new insights. Particular attention is given to the German-American institutional network, which because of the size and diversity of the immigrant group was especially strong. Not just parochial schools, but public elementary schools in dozens of cities offered instruction in the mother tongue. Only after 1900 was there a slow transition to the English language in most German churches. Still, the anti-German hysteria of World War I brought not so much a sudden end to cultural preservation as an acceleration of a decline that had already begun beforehand. It is from this point on that the largest American ethnic group also became the least visible, but especially in rural enclaves, traces of the German culture and language persisted to the end of the twentieth century.
Sarazen
Authors: Sowell David
Published: March 2024

Bobby Jones and Tiger Woods won their first majors at the age of 21. Jack Nicklaus and Jordan Spieth claimed their first majors at the age of 22. By the time he was 21, Gene Sarazen had won three. Considered one of the top golfers in the 1920s and ’30s, he is one of only a handful of golfers to win all the major championships—the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship, the Open Championship, and the Masters Tournament.

Sarazen: The Story of a Golfing Legend and His Epic Moment details Sarazen’s life and storied career, from his days sweeping floors in a pro shop through his rise in the golfing world to become one of the country’s foremost players. Central to the story is Sarazen’s iconic moment in the sport, a long shot from 235 yards that somehow found the bottom of the cup at Augusta National—perhaps fitting for a man whose golfing career was once considered a long shot itself. It became the greatest shot in golf history and put the Augusta National Golf Club on the map.

Sarazen offers an in-depth look at a golfing legend and provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of golf during a time when the game was still rising in prominence. Rich in detail and including many little-known anecdotes, this book will be enjoyed by golfing enthusiasts and historians across generations.
The World of Wine and Food
Authors: Philpott Don
Published: March 2024

Many wine drinkers would like to be more adventurous but are reluctant to experiment by choosing an unknown wine that may disappoint. There are literally tens of thousands of wines and scores of countries around the globe producing them – and shelf after shelf of different Merlots or Pinot Grigio can be a little intimidating.

How to choose the right wine is one problem, deciding on what to serve it with is another. Why do some wines taste better with some foods and why do other wines taste dreadful when paired with certain dishes?

This comprehensive review of wine and food offers the information needed so that people will feel empowered and ready to experiment with their wine selections and then be able to pair them with the right foods for a memorable taste experience.

Every major wine producing country in the world is covered, the wine producing regions within those countries, grapes used, and the styles of wines made. Every major cuisine of the world is covered including many of the most popular dishes. The reader is then shown how to marry the right wine with the right food. Easy and accessible, this reference belongs on the shelves of any true oenophile as well as the novice wine lover.
The Brass Instrument Owner's Handbook
Authors: Pagliaro Michael J.
Published: March 2024

The Brass Instrument Owner’s Handbook is the second in a series of musical instrument owner’s handbooks. Following the structure of The String Instrument Owner’s Handbook (2015), this book provides professionals, musicians, teachers, students, and individuals interested in brass instruments with an abundance of knowledge. A touchstone work for both uninitiated and advanced players, The Brass Instrument Owner’s Handbook provides a roadmap for every step of the owning process from selecting and buying (or renting) to maintaining, repairing, modifying, upgrading, and even re-selling your instrument. Chapters answer such questions as: Where did these instruments come from? What are the different kinds of historical and contemporary brass instruments? How do these instruments work? Who makes them and how? How do I choose and buy a brass instrument? How do I rent one? How do I take care of my brass instrument? And so much more. The book also provides readers with an instrument diary and in-depth glossary of terms.

This work is an invaluable addition to the libraries of not only every professional brass player, but also of students, teachers, technicians, and parents.
The Essential Jack Nicholson
Authors: Neibaur James L.
Published: March 2024

For ten years Jack Nicholson toiled in low-budget films and guest spots in such television shows as Dr. Kildare and The Andy Griffith Show before his breakout performance in Easy Rider. Despite “retiring” in 2010, Nicholson remains one of the most revered actors of the last half century. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards—the most of any male actor—Nicholson has received three Oscars and countless other honors.

The Essential Jack Nicholson looks at the key films in the career of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. After a brief profile of the actor, James L. Neibaur highlights each of Nicholson’s most important works, explaining why his performances are essential viewing. In addition to Easy Rider, the films discussed include Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, Chinatown, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Shining, Reds, Terms of Endearment, Prizzi’s Honor, Ironweed, Batman, A Few Good Men, As Good as It Gets, About Schmidt, and The Departed.

Neibaur also provides details about each film’s production, critical reaction, commercial reception, major nominations, and awards. A filmography of all of Nicholson’s movie roles (and select television performances) is also included. The Essential Jack Nicholson is a valuable source of information for fans of this iconic star and his films.
Terry Bradshaw
Authors: Abrams Brett L.
Published: March 2024

Terry Bradshaw made a name for himself as the star quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning four Super Bowls and twice earning the MVP award. Beyond his athletic success, Bradshaw has established himself as a true cultural icon through his ventures into television, movies, and music.

In Terry Bradshaw: From Super Bowl Champion to Television Personality, Brett L. Abrams details the many personas of this larger-than-life entertainer. Not satisfied with “just” being a star quarterback, Bradshaw became an actor, commercial pitchman, country western and gospel singer, color commentator, and NFL pregame co-host. In addition to covering Bradshaw’s life and career, Abrams discusses the stereotypes Bradshaw faced and his ability to turn those preconceived notions into a positive, likeable, “down home” image that enabled him to find success across the entertainment industries. Ultimately, Bradshaw has become not only an iconic sports figure, but a cultural icon, as well.

Terry Bradshaw delivers a new and refreshing look at one of football’s most-recognized athletes. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with coaches, friends, coworkers, and football fans, this book illuminates Bradshaw’s celebrity status in the context of nearly 50 years of interacting with football fans and the larger American pop culture.
Islands through Time
Authors: Braje Todd J. , Erlandson Jon M. , Rick Torben C.
Published: March 2024

Explore the remarkable history of one of the jewels of the US National Park system

California’s Northern Channel Islands, sometimes called the American Galápagos and one of the jewels of the US National Park system, are a located between 20 and 44 km off the southern California mainland coast. Celebrated as a trip back in time where tourists can capture glimpses of California prior to modern development, the islands are often portrayed as frozen moments in history where ecosystems developed in virtual isolation for tens of thousands of years. This could not, however, be further from the truth.

For at least 13,000 years, the Chumash and their ancestors occupied the Northern Channel Islands, leaving behind an archaeological record that is one of the longest and best preserved in the Americas. From ephemeral hunting and gathering camps to densely populated coastal villages and Euro-American and Chinese historical sites, archaeologists have studied the Channel Island environments and material culture records for over 100 years. They have pieced together a fascinating story of initial settlement by mobile hunter-gatherers to the development of one of the world’s most complex hunter-gatherer societies ever recorded, followed by the devastating effects of European contact and settlement. Likely arriving by boat along a “kelp highway,” Paleocoastal migrants found not four offshore islands, but a single super island, Santarosae. For millennia, the Chumash and their predecessors survived dramatic changes to their land- and seascapes, climatic fluctuations, and ever-evolving social and cultural systems.

Islands Through Time is the remarkable story of the human and ecological history of California’s Northern Channel Islands. We weave the tale of how the Chumash and their ancestors shaped and were shaped by their island homes. Their story is one of adaptation to shifting land- and seascapes, growing populations, fluctuating subsistence resources, and the innovation of new technologies, subsistence strategies, and socio-political systems. Islands Through Time demonstrates that to truly understand and preserve the Channel Islands National Park today, archaeology and deep history are critically important. The lessons of history can act as a guide for building sustainable strategies into the future. The resilience of the Chumash and Channel Island ecosystems provides a story of hope for a world increasingly threatened by climate change, declining biodiversity, and geopolitical instability.
Lies That Bind
Authors: Blum Susan D.
Published: March 2024

This provocative book explores the ideology of truth and deception in China, offering a nuanced perspective on social interaction in different cultural settings. Drawing on decades of fieldwork in China, Susan D. Blum offers an authoritative examination of rules, expectations, and beliefs regarding lying and honesty in society. Blum points to a propensity for deception in Chinese public interactions in situations where people in the United States would expect truthfulness, yet argues that lying is evaluated within Chinese society by moral standards different from those of Americans. Chinese, for example, might emphasize the consequences of speech, Americans the absolute truthfulness. Blum considers the longstanding values that led to this style of interaction, as well as more recent factors, such as the government's control over expression. But Chinese society is not alone in the practice of such customs. The author observes that many Americans also excel in manipulation of language, yet find a simultaneous moral absolutism opposed to lying in any form. She also considers other traditions, including Japanese and Jewish, that struggle to control the boundaries of lying, balancing human needs with moral values in contrasting ways. Deception and lying, the book concludes, are distinctively cultural yet universal—inseparable from what it is to be a human being equipped with language in all its subtlety.
Norddeutscher Sprachatlas (NOSA). Band 1: Regiolektale Sprachlagen
Authors: Elmentaler Michael , Rosenberg Peter
Published: March 2024

Der erste Band des „Norddeutschen Sprachatlas“ (NOSA) vermittelt einen Einblick in die regiolektalen Varietäten („Umgangssprachen“) Norddeutschlands auf der Grundlage der Spracherhebungen des Projekts „Sprachvariation in Norddeutschland“ (SiN). Die Atlaskarten dokumentieren den Sprachgebrauch von 144 Sprecherinnen aus 36 Orten in 18 norddeutschen Dialektregionen. Grundlage bilden Aufnahmen aus drei Situationen (Tischgespräche, Interviews, Vorleseaussprache). In einer ausführlichen Einleitung werden die Grundlagen des SiN-Projekts und des areallinguistischen Teilprojekts erörtert und ein Forschungsüberblick zu den norddeutschen Regiolekten gegeben. Im Hauptteil wird anhand von kommentierten Kartenserien die areale, situative und individuelle Variation für 30 phonetisch-phonologische Variablen beschrieben und interpretiert. Der Atlas bietet damit zum ersten Mal ein aktuelles Bild von der regionalsprachlichen Variation im Norden Deutschlands und der Entwicklungsdynamik der gesprochenen Alltagssprache auf der Basis authentischer Sprachaufnahmen. Unter Mitarbeit von Liv Andresen, Klaas-Hinrich Ehlers, Kristin Eichhorn, Robert Langhanke, Hannah Reuter, Claudia Scharioth und Viola Wilcken; Kartografie, Layout und Satz: Ulrike Schwedler.
Cloud Computing Security via Intelligent Intrusion Detection Mechanisms
Authors: Hamza Nasir  , Ayaz Azeem , Nizamani Shahzmaan , Siraj Saima , Iqbal Shahid , M Kamran Abid
Published: March 2024

New challenges of data breaches, unauthorized access, and insider threats have emerged with the rise of Cloud Computing. Attackers find cloud systems attractive due to their common infrastructure. To combat these security threats, strong security procedures must be integrated. An intrusion detection system (IDS) is a vital instrument for safeguarding networks and cloud environments. It tracks system activity and network traffic. This study compares the efficacy of various machine learning models for intrusion detection. The Random-Forest-Classifier model performed the best with a test accuracy of 99.88% in recognizing known and unknown threats. Furthermore, various benefits have been identified when contrasting this intelligent intrusion detection system with conventional rule-based and signature-based methods. The use of machine learning in intrusion detection systems offers enhanced security measures and improved threat detection capabilities, highlighting the importance of leveraging advanced technologies to secure cloud environments. This research illuminates the necessity to employ cutting-edge techniques to protect cloud computing systems from malicious actions in the era of cybersecurity. More than that, it stresses the necessity to invest in enrichment mechanisms in machine learning-based intrusion detection systems to stay abreast with the evolving security problems.
THE ESSENCE OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND GENERAL JUDICIAL REGULATORY CONTROL IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors: Бокова Амина Магомедовна , Шутурова Хадишат Магомет-Башировна
Published: March 2024

В данном исследовании обосновано определение сущности конституционного и общего судебного нормоконтроля в зарубежных странах и Российской Федерации.

This study substantiates the definition of the essence of constitutional and general judicial norm control in foreign countries and the Russian Federation.
CHALLENGES AND RISKS OF DIGITAL RETAIL
Authors: Лутфулоев Мазбутджон Дадожонович
Published: March 2024

В данной статье рассматривается значение розничной торговли в условиях цифровой экономики, определяются риски и вызовы. Автор отмечает, что в условиях цифровой экономики цифровые технологии активно применяются в деятельности розничной торговли. Однако существует ряд рисков, которые препятствуют розничной торговле. В связи с этим автором предложены пути и средства устранения данных рисков и вызовов.

This article examines the importance of retail trade in the digital economy, identifying risks and challenges. The author notes that in the digital economy, digital technologies are actively used in retail trade activities. However, there are a number of risks that hinder retail trade. In this regard, the author has proposed ways and means to eliminate these risks and challenges.
BACTERIAL BIOREMEDIATION TO REDUCE MERCURY CONTAMINATION OF THE SOIL
Authors: Тсегай Мерхави Кидане , Сукехко Людмила Тимофеевна
Published: March 2024

Загрязнение окружающей среды тяжелыми металлами является серьезной проблемой, поскольку приводит к потере чистоты воздуха, воды и целостности почвы, ограничивает урожайность сельскохозяйственных культур и наносит вред здоровью биоты. Ртуть, один из самых редких тяжелых элементов на планете, содержится в окружающей среде в незначительных количествах. Это один из наиболее токсичных металлов, который может биоусиливаться и перемещаться на большие расстояния в газообразной форме. Что касается угроз здоровью человека и окружающей среде, ртуть остается серьезной международной, региональной и национальной проблемой. Очистка загрязненных ртутью почв с использованием обычных процедур оказалась дорогостоящей и требующей больших затрат с точки зрения логистики. В настоящее время проводятся исследования с целью выявления приемлемых, экологически устойчивых и экономически эффективных методов удаления ртутного загрязнения. Биоремедиация - это недорогой и экологически выгодный подход, который использует микроорганизмы для очистки загрязненных регионов. Цель этого обзора - изучить, как устойчивые к ртути бактерии могут помочь очистить почву, загрязненную металлом.

Heavy metal contamination in the environment is a serious problem because it causes a loss of clean air, water, and soil integrity, limiting crop yield and harming biota health. Mercury, one of the rarest heavy elements on the planet, is found in minuscule proportions in the environment. It is one of the most toxic metals and may bio-magnify and travel long distances in gaseous form. Concerning the threats to human health and the environment, mercury remains a major international, regional, and national concern. Cleaning up mercury-contaminated soils using normal procedures has proven to be costly and logistically demanding. Currently, research is being carried out to discover acceptable, ecologically sustainable, and cost-effective techniques of removing mercury pollution. Bioremediation is a low-cost and environmentally beneficial approach that uses microorganisms to clean up contaminated regions. The goal of this review is to look into how mercury-resistant bacteria can assist clean up soil that has been contaminated with the metal.
HLYII HLYIIR BACILLUS CEREUS SENSU LATO HLYII
Authors: Егорова Надежда Александровна , Нагель Алексей Сергеевич , Солонин Александр Сергеевич
Published: March 2024

В статье рассматривается распространение генов hlyII и hlyIIR , кодирующих гемолизин II и его регулятор, среди геномов Bacillus cereus sensu lato . На основе биоинформатического анализа природных участков ДНК, расположенных перед геном hlyII установлена консенсусная последовательность для оператора HlyIIR, выявлены консервативные и вариабильные участки, существенные в ДНК-белковом узнавании.
MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN MANAGEMENT AND THE PROBLEMS OF THEIR USE
Authors: Ляшенко В.В.
Published: March 2024

В статье рассматривается понятие современных технологий управления организацией. Определены основные факторы, вызывающие необходимость внедрения данных технологий в управлении компанией. Особое внимание уделяется технологиям, которые востребованы в современных условиях, обозначены преимущества и недостатки данных технологий.

The article discusses the concept of modern organization management technologies. The main factors causing the need for the introduction of these technologies in the management of the company are identified. Special attention is paid to technologies that are in demand in modern conditions, the advantages and disadvantages of these technologies are outlined.
РАЗВИТИЕ КАДРОВОГО ПОТЕНЦИАЛА ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ СЛУЖАЩИХ: ТЕОРЕТИЧЕСКИЕ АСПЕКТЫ В РАССМОТРЕНИИ ПАРАДИГМЫ «ЧЕЛОВЕК - РЕСУРС»
Authors: Базанов Дмитрий Андреевич , Колесников Анатолий Викторович
Published: March 2024

В работе рассматриваются основные факторы, которые влияют на показатели производительности труда государственных гражданских служащих. Выявляются проблемные зоны развития кадрового потенциала, выраженные в отсутствии системного и целостного подхода; а также совмещение в одной компании органов одновременно по разработке проекта, его управлению и реализации, оценке его результативности.

The work examines the main factors that influence the performance indicators of civil servants. Problem areas in the development of human resources are identified, expressed in the lack of a systematic and holistic approach; as well as the combination in one company of bodies simultaneously for the development of the project, its management and implementation, and evaluation of its effectiveness.
THE IDEA OF A NEW KIND OF FIGITAL SPORT TO INCREASE THE INGENUITY OF PARTICIPANTS AND FANS
Authors: Салмин Алексей Игоревич
Published: March 2024

Автор предлагает описание идеи нового вида фиджитал-спорта - полибола и излагает с широкой философской точки зрения, какое влияние этот вид спорта может оказать на разные виды человеческой деятельности и на растения.

The author offers a description of the idea of a new type of fijital sport - polyball and sets out from a broad philosophical point of view what impact this sport can have on different types of human activity and on plants.
THE PERSONAL PROFILE OF MINORS OF THE "SPECIAL ATTENTION GROUP"
Authors: Хусаинова Алсу Таштимировна , Ковязина Инна Валентиновна
Published: March 2024

Статья посвящена личностному профилю подростков «группы особого внимания». На основании полученных данных было выявлено, что данной категории детей присущи такие показатели как, возбудимость, авантюризм, аффектомия, нейротизм, экстраверсия, внутреннее напряжение, групповая зависимость, самоконтроль. Данные характеристики помогут при составлении программы коррекции для детей «группы особого внимания».

The article is devoted to the personal profile of teenagers of the "special attention group". Based on the data obtained, it was revealed that such indicators as excitability, adventurism, affectomy, neuroticism, extraversion, internal tension, group dependence, self-control are inherent in this category of children. These characteristics will help in drawing up a correction program for children of the "special attention group".
Overview of Neural Networks
Authors: Mijwel Maad M. , Esen Adam , Shamil Aysar
Published: March 2024

Since it was confirmed and verified that the human nervous system consists of individual cells, which were later called neurons, and it was discovered that these cells connect with each other to form an extensive communication network, a large number of possibilities have been opened for application in multiple disciplines in areas of knowledge. Neural Networks are created to perform tasks such as pattern recognition, classification, regression, and many other functions that serve humans and are an essential component in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence. In computer science, progress has been made, and computers are supposed to learn how to solve problems like that of the human brain. Through pre-established examples, the computer must be able to provide solutions to issues that are like those presented during training. This article overviews neural networks and their application in developing computer systems.