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An instant New York Times bestseller! "Storytelling for young
readers at its finest--equal parts summer adventure and
environmental suspense...[a] love letter to family, friendship, and
the natural world." --Kwame Alexander, New York Times bestselling
author of The Crossover From New York Times bestselling author Mary
Alice Monroe comes a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the
healing power of nature in her first book for middle grade readers.
Eleven-year-old Jake's life has just turned upside-down. His father
was wounded in Afghanistan, and his mother is going to leave to
care for him. That means Jake's spending the summer on tiny Dewees
Island with his grandmother. The island is a nature sanctuary--no
cars or paved roads, no stores or restaurants. To make matters
worse, Jake's grandmother doesn't believe in cable or the internet.
Which means Jake has no cell phone, no video games...and no
friends. This is going to be the worst summer ever! He's barely on
the island before he befriends two other kids--Macon, another
"summer kid," and Lovie, a know-it-all who lives there and shows
both Jake and Macon the ropes of life on the island. All three are
struggling with their own family issues and they quickly bond,
going on adventures all over Dewees Island. Until one misadventure
on an abandoned boat leads to community service. Their punishment?
Mandatory duty on the Island Turtle Team. The kids must do a daily
dawn patrol of the beach on the hunt for loggerhead sea turtle
tracks. When a turtle nest is threatened by coyotes, the three
friends must find a way to protect it. Can they save the turtle
nest from predators? Can Jake's growing love for the island and its
inhabitants (be they two-legged, four-legged, feathered, or finned)
help to heal his father?
The sequel to New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe's
The Islanders, an "exciting, tender, and absolutely wonderful"
(Kirkus Reviews, starred review) story of friendship, loss, and the
healing power of nature. Jake Potter is back on Dewees Island for
another summer with his beloved grandmother, Honey. This time, Jake
is excited that his dad will be there as he continues to recover
from his injuries sustained in Afghanistan. But Jake also knows
they both need get used to a new normal, which isn't easy. Jake
also discovers that his two best friends, Macon and Lovie, are
struggling as well. Macon is adjusting to being a big brother,
while Lovie is navigating a new relationship with her dad, who has
long been absent in her life. To cheer everyone up, Jake decides
that the trio needs a new mission, just like they had the previous
summer in saving the turtles. He discovers that his dad loved
spending time in an old tree fort on the island, and there is a
special treasure box hidden somewhere nearby. Jake just knows if he
can find it, maybe his dad will be happy again--and he knows Macon
and Lovie are the perfect fellow treasure hunters! Their search
leads them to discover there might be actual buried treasure
somewhere on Dewees, all while they battle some unwelcome guests on
the island, of both the two- and four-legged kind! On the three
friends' biggest quest yet, they realize that the treasures they
really want in life were with them all along.
This mini-book is a comprehensive guide for Python developers who
want to learn how to build applications with large language models.
Authors Olivier Caelen and Marie-Alice Blete cover the main
features and benefits of GPT-4 and ChatGPT and explain how they
work. You'll also get a step-by-step guide for developing
applications using the GPT-4 and ChatGPT Python library, including
text generation, Q&A, and content summarization tools. Written
in clear and concise language, Developing Apps with GPT-4 and
ChatGPT includes easy-to-follow examples to help you understand and
apply the concepts to your projects. Python code examples are
available in a GitHub repository, and the book includes a glossary
of key terms. Ready to harness the power of large language models
in your applications? This book is a must. You'll learn: The
fundamentals and benefits of ChatGPT and GPT-4 and how they work
How to integrate these models into Python-based applications for
NLP tasks How to develop applications using GPT-4 or ChatGPT APIs
in Python for text generation, question-and-answer, and content
summarization, among other tasks Advanced GPT topics, including
prompt engineering, fine-tuning models for specific tasks,
plug-ins, and more
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What You Need to Be Warm
Neil Gaiman; Illustrated by Yuliya Gwilym, Nadine Kaadan, Pam Smy, Daniel Egnéus, …
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During the coldest season, when the world feels scary--what do you
remember about being warm? Baked potatoes. Trust. A kettle on the
stove. Blankets. A smile. And, most of all, the reassurance that
you belong. In his powerful and moving poem, featuring
illustrations from thirteen extraordinary artists, bestselling
author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Neil Gaiman draws together
many different memories to answer the question, what do you need to
be warm?
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The Summer Guests (Paperback)
Mary Alice Monroe; Foreword by Katherine Kaneb Bellissimo
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This book provides a wide-ranging exploration of the legacy of
Lebanon’s peace agreement in the 30 years since it was signed.
The chapters in this edited volume have been written by leading
scholars and provide in-depth analyses of key issues in postwar
Lebanon, including the performance of power-sharing, human rights,
communal memory and sectarianism, conflict and peace, militias,
political parties and elections. A core strength of the book is the
multidisciplinary approach to understanding postwar Lebanon,
ranging from political science, international relations, sociology,
conflict and peace studies, history and memory studies. The
multidisciplinary character of the book allows for a rich and
detailed evaluation of the ongoing legacy and consequences of
Lebanon’s postwar settlement. The book will be of interest to
scholars, students and people interested in contemporary Lebanese
politics and society. It will also be attractive for a wider
international audience interested in the consequences of postwar
power-sharing systems and peace processes. The chapters in this
book were originally published as a special issue of the journal,
Nationalism and Ethnic Politics.
This book provides a wide-ranging exploration of the legacy of
Lebanon's peace agreement in the 30 years since it was signed. The
chapters in this edited volume have been written by leading
scholars and provide in-depth analyses of key issues in postwar
Lebanon, including the performance of power-sharing, human rights,
communal memory and sectarianism, conflict and peace, militias,
political parties and elections. A core strength of the book is the
multidisciplinary approach to understanding postwar Lebanon,
ranging from political science, international relations, sociology,
conflict and peace studies, history and memory studies. The
multidisciplinary character of the book allows for a rich and
detailed evaluation of the ongoing legacy and consequences of
Lebanon's postwar settlement. The book will be of interest to
scholars, students and people interested in contemporary Lebanese
politics and society. It will also be attractive for a wider
international audience interested in the consequences of postwar
power-sharing systems and peace processes. The chapters in this
book were originally published as a special issue of the journal,
Nationalism and Ethnic Politics.
From "New York Times "bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, the
heartwarming first installment in the Lowcountry Summer trilogy, a
poignant series following three half-sisters and their grandmother.
Three granddaughters. Three months. One summer house.
In this enchanting trilogy set on Sullivan's Island, South
Carolina, "New York Times" bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe
captures the complex relationships between Dora, Carson, and
Harper, three half-sisters scattered across the country--and a
grandmother determined to help them rediscover their family bonds.
For years, Carson Muir has drifted, never really settling, certain
only that a life without the ocean is a life half lived. Adrift and
penniless in California, Carson is the first to return to Sea
Breeze, wondering where things went wrong...until the sea she loves
brings her a minor miracle. Her astonishing bond with a dolphin
helps Carson renew her relationships with her sisters and face the
haunting memories of her ill-fated father. As the rhythms of the
island open her heart, Carson begins to imagine the next steps
toward her future.
In this heartwarming novel, three sisters discover the true
treasures Sea Breeze offers as surprising truths are revealed,
mistakes forgiven, and precious connections made that will endure
long beyond one summer.
Master the basic principles and techniques of radiation safety!
Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition makes it
easy to understand both basic and complex concepts in radiation
protection, radiobiology, and radiation physics. Concise,
full-color coverage discusses the safe use of ionizing radiation in
all imaging modalities, including the effects of radiation on
humans at the cellular and systemic levels, regulatory and advisory
limits for exposure to radiation, and the implementation of
radiation safety practices for patients and personnel. From a team
of authors led by radiologic technology educator Mary Alice
Statkiewicz Sherer, this text also prepares you for success on the
ARRT certification exam and state licensing exams. Clear and
concise writing style covers key concepts in radiation protection,
biology, and physics in a building-block approach progressing from
basic to more complex. Convenient, easy-to-use features make
learning easier with chapter outlines and objectives, listing and
highlighting of key terms, and bulleted summaries. Full-color
illustrations and photos depict important concepts, and tables make
information easy to reference. Timely coverage of radiation
protection regulations addresses radiation awareness and education
efforts across the globe. Chapter summaries and review questions
allow you to assess your comprehension and retention of the most
important information, with answers on the Evolve companion
website. NEW! Updated content reflects the latest ARRT and ASRT
curriculum guidelines. NEW! Updated NCRP and ICRP content includes
guidelines, regulations, and radiation quantities and units,
explaining the effects of low-level ionizing radiation,
demonstrating the link between radiation and cancer and other
diseases, and providing the regulatory perspective needed for
practice.
Annual cotton production exceeds 25 million metric tons and
accounts for more than 40 percent of the textile fiber consumed
worldwide. A key textile fiber for over 5000 years, this complex
carbohydrate is also one of the leading crops to benefit from
genetic engineering. Cotton Fiber Chemistry and Technology offers a
modern examination of cotton chemistry and physics, classification,
production, and applications. The book incorporates new insight,
technological developments, and other considerations. The book
focuses on providing the most up-to-date information on cotton
fiber chemistry and properties. Written by leading authorities in
cotton chemistry and science, the book details fiber biosynthesis,
structure, chemical composition and reactions, physical properties
and includes information on biotech, organic, and colored cotton.
The final chapters examine worldwide production, consumption,
markets, and trends in the cotton industry. They also address
environmental, workplace, and consumer risks from exposure to
processing chemicals and emissions. Tracing the conversion of
cotton fibers from raw materials into marketable products, Cotton
Fiber Chemistry and Technology offers a complete overview of the
science, technology, and economic factors that impact cotton
production and applications today.
With a strong, warm voice that brings the South to life, "New York
Times" bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe writes richly textured
stories that intimately portray the complex and emotional
relationships we share with families, friends, and the natural
world. "Every book that Mary Alice Monroe has written has felt like
a homecoming to me," writes Pat Conroy, bestselling author of "The
Prince of Tides."
"Time Is a River" is an insightful novel that will sweep readers
away to the seductive southern landscape, joining books by authors
such as Anne Rivers Siddons and Sue Monk Kidd.
Recovering from breast cancer and reeling from her husband's
infidelity, Mia Landan flees her Charleston home to heal in the
mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. She seeks refuge in a
neglected fishing cabin belonging to her fly-fishing instructor,
Belle Carson.
Belle recently inherited the cabin, which once belonged to a
grandmother she never knew -- the legendary fly fisher and
journalist of the 1920s, Kate Watkins, whose life fell into ruins
after she was accused of murdering her lover. Her fortune lost in
the stock market crash and her reputation destroyed, Kate slipped
into seclusion in the remote cabin. After her death the fishing
cabin remained locked and abandoned for decades. Little does Belle
know that by opening the cabin doors to Mia for a summer's
sanctuary, she will open again the scandal that plagued Belle's
family for generations.
From her first step inside the dusty cabin, Mia is fascinated by
the traces of Kate's mysterious story left behind in the eccentric
furnishings of the cabin. And though Belle, ashamed of the tabloid
scandal that tortured her mother, warns Mia not to stir the mud,
Mia is compelled to find out more about Kate...especially when she
discovers Kate's journal.
The inspiring words of the remarkable woman echo across the years.
Mia has been learning to fly-fish, and Kate's wise words comparing
life to a river resonate deeply. She begins a quest to uncover the
truth behind the lies. As she searches newspaper archives and
listens to the colorful memories of the local small-town residents,
the story of a proud, fiercely independent woman emerges. Mia feels
a strange kinship with the woman who, like her, suffered fears,
betrayal, the death of loved ones, and a fall from grace -- yet
found strength, compassion and, ultimately, forgiveness in her
isolation. A story timeless in its appeal emerges, with a power
that reopens old wounds, but also brings a transforming healing for
Mia, for Kate's descendants, and for all those in Mia's new
community.
Mary Alice Monroe, "New York Times" bestselling author of the
Lowcountry Summer trilogy, returns to her beloved South with "Beach
House Memories," the sequel to "The Beach House," now in paperback
Autumn brings haunting beauty to the sun-soaked dunes on Isle of
Palms, where Olivia "Lovie" Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose
Cottage. As the seasons change, Lovie remembers one special
summer...
In 1974, America is changing, but Charleston remains eternally the
same. When Lovie married aristocratic, well-connected businessman
Stratton Rutledge, she turned over her fortune and fate to his
control. But she refused to relinquish one thing: her family's old
seaside cottage. Precious summers with her children on the barrier
island are Lovie's refuge from social expectations and her
overbearing husband's philandering. Here, she is the "Turtle Lady,"
tending the loggerhead turtles that lay their eggs in the warm
night sand and then slip back into the sea.
Then, in the summer of '74, biologist Russell Bennett visits to
research the loggerheads. Their shared interest brings them
together, and soon it blooms into a passionate, profound
love--forcing Lovie to face an agonizing decision. Stratton's
influence is far-reaching, and if she dares to dream beyond a
summer affair, she risks losing her reputation, her wealth, even
her children.
This emotional tale of a strong woman torn between duty and desire,
between tradition and change, is an empowering journey through the
seasons of self-discovery. Until this autumn, this time of winds
and tides, of holding on and letting go...
Advertising is an important and visible component of marketing,
competition, and consumer awareness. As many companies grow and
expand to serve multinational audiences worldwide, there is a
concomitant need to understand culture, customs and regulation in
the world markets. Not only businesses but consumers and students
as well need to understand the workings of advertising and its
regulation in worldwide markets. This book is designed to fill this
need for students and professionals. The book takes a thorough and
critical view of the process in 21 countries, representing four
continents of developed countries. An important feature of this
handbook is the consistent, carefully plotted format of each
chapter, facilitating easy access to key information. For each
country, the chapters cover the following: form of government
history of regulation along with current operating regulation
systems route/manner in which cases are brought forward to
regulating bodies advertising codes, if any, and how they work
amount of money spent on advertising by year consumerism and its
role in advertising specific regulation of advertising to children,
health advertising and tobacco advertising sanctions and control of
advertising found inadmissible position of commercial speech in
country--if any Countries included are Argentina, Australia,
Canada, Chile, China/Hong Kong, Colombia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark,
Finland, France, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Each chapter's
contributing author is a known expert in advertising with a
particular insight on that country's language, culture, and
advertising industry.
This book brings together the issues surrounding banking secrecy
and confiscation of criminal proceeds. The book examines the
existing legal agreements at the international, regional and
national levels and their interaction in the substantive areas of
confiscation, anti-money laundering and banking confidentiality
laws. It looks at how these agreements have been applied in
offshore financial centers and demonstrates that despite a number
of legally binding UN Conventions as well as global anti-money
laundering recommendations, the implementation of them is often
lukewarm by those Parties who have ratified the Convention and
adopted obligations, because of this the confiscation legislation
is incompatible with strict banking confidentiality laws. The work
draws on the experience of criminologists to offer critical insight
into the legislative frameworks designed to deal with banking
secrecy and confiscation in offshore financial centers. It goes on
to offer suggestions for measures that may be taken by major
economies to circumvent the lack of cooperation by offshore
financial centers as intolerance towards money laundering grows in
light of recent political and economic events. This book will be of
particular interest to students and scholars of Law, Finance and
Criminology.
In May 2007, the world witnessed the all but unthinkable sight of
Ian Paisley Sr. and Martin McGuinness being sworn in as Northern
Ireland's First and Deputy First Ministers. How these former
enemies were transformed into allies however remains poorly
understood. Peace Without Consensus demonstrates that the rise of
Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was not
'inevitable'. Rather, it argues that critics who blame Northern
Ireland's power-sharing institutions for the electoral triumph of
the political 'extremes' in 2003 have not fully considered how the
US, British and Irish governments contributed to this outcome.
Through interviews with key US, British and Irish officials this
groundbreaking analysis, which represents the first examination of
the Bush administration's vital role in the peace process,
demonstrates that Washington and Dublin were considering a deal
between the DUP and Sinn Fein as early as 2002. Mary-Alice C.
Clancy's theoretically informed and empirically grounded book
presents new and salient lessons for other regions embroiled in
conflict and should be read by all those interested in Northern
Ireland's peace process and US foreign policy.
This issue represents a broad synopsis of the past, present, and
future of electronic publishing. The contributors explore the
opportunities and challenges related to this new distribution
channel, and the effect of this change on publishers,
authors/editors, distributors, and consumers. Standing with the key
to the "new world," publishers will be faced with new opportunities
and nagging issues related to new competition, content control, and
protection of revenue streams requiring strategies that stress
rationalization of distribution systems, cross-promotion, strategic
pricing, and leveraging to new revenue sources. In addition, this
issue also highlights the objections of consumers to these types of
change, the benefits of the new technology for consumers, and the
adaptation of the publishing industry as a whole.
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