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"Conflict is everywhere-in our homes, at work, in our social media feeds. But conflict isn't inherently bad... in fact, it's a normal and healthy part of human relationships. Mediation expert Gabrielle Hartley argues that we've forgotten that disagreement is normal and even necessary in our relationships; instead, we've normalized a zero-sum approach to interpersonal conflict and prioritized "winning" at all costs. The Secret to Getting Along (and Why It's Easier Than You Think!) will help you reframe your approach to conflict, harness the power of storytelling, and transform your reactions to conflict and build cooperative, thriving relationships across all areas of your life"--

"What's it like to grow up queer in America today? LGBTQ+ representation in the media is at an all-time high-and yet so is anti-LGBTQ+ legislation aimed at queer and trans youth. In this powerful volume, seventy-three LGBTQ+ kids and teens from fifteen different states throughout the USA tell their stories in their own words. They share the challenges they've faced coming out or coming to terms with their own identities; they write about their families, their schoolmates, their teachers, and their queer communities; and they offer messages of love and support to their LGBTQ+ peers. These stories of resilience, heartbreak, and self-discovery are accompanied by portraits from photographer Maxwell Poth and a foreword from actress and activist Isis King. Poth, the founder of the nonprofit Project Contrast, which seeks to amplify the voices of queer youth and address the mental health crises facing LGBTQ+ communities, has a knack for bringing out the joy and confidence of his subjects. His images echo the sentiments of the bright, young Americans who've shared their stories in this book: We see you. We love you. You are not alone"--

"This book presents a broad overview of the challenges posed by COVID-19 in India and its neighboring countries. It studies the differing responses to COVID-19 infections across South Asia, the variegated impact of the pandemic on its societies, communities and economies, and emerging challenges which require an interdisciplinary understanding and analysis. With a range of case studies from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka, this book, analyses the socio-economic impact of the pandemic, including the structural challenges faced by farmers in the agricultural production and migrant workers in the informal sectors; examines the shifting trends in migration and displacement during the pandemic; explores the precarity faced by LGBTQ , transgender, Dalit, tribal, senior citizens, and other marginalized communities during the pandemic; discusses the gendered impact of the pandemic on women and girls, combining with multiple and intersecting inequalities like race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, age, geographical location, and sexual orientation and sheds light on the position of health infrastructure and healthcare services across different countries, and the transitions experienced in their education sectors as well, in response to COVID-19. A holistic read on the pandemic, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of sociology, medical anthropology, sociology of health, pandemic and health studies, political studies, social anthropology, public policy, and South Asian studies"--

"A wildfire roars through the forest, leaving nothing but ashes until seeds sprout from deep below. A lyrical cumulative nonfiction story about forest succession, this narrative nonfiction picture book shows how the forest slowly grows back over many years. Life science-based back matter explains the timeline of the forest cycle in more detail"--

"The book sets the stage, with a discussion of the history of voucher battles, the legal dimensions, and the politics of policy change. -The book includes careful studies of the basic structure of contemporary private schooling, of the crucial Southern history of vouchers, and of the key federal court decisions that have opened the door to the explosion of state legislation described earlier. -Finally, the book includes profiles of voucher policies in two of the states that have made the largest efforts to support vouchers, as well as the only nationally funded program in the nation's capital. -Chapter authors are national experts who have produced seminal work in the field. Researchers (particularly school-choice researchers), people engaged in policy making (particularly around school choice), school administrators, and teachers"--

"An FBI cover-up spanning nearly a century. A victim and his family sworn to secrecy. Machine Gun Kelly's first kidnapping, a crime that changed America before it was swept under the rug of history. Under Penalty of Death: The Untold Story of Machine Gun Kelly's First Kidnapping brings to light for the first time the long-forgotten (and twice covered up) tale of the 1930s kidnapping that saved America from itself. In January 1932, Howard Arthur Woolverton, a wealthy industrialist in South Bend, Indiana, was kidnapped by Kelly and his gang. While no one was killed, the crime-occurring just six weeks before the Lindbergh kidnapping-nevertheless proved a watershed event, gripping the imagination of terrified Americans everywhere. The combined fallout of the two kidnappings helped usher in the federal law that shut down America's professional kidnapping industry for good. However, today Woolverton's name is forgotten, his story erased from public memory as if it had never happened. But why the cover-up? How did Woolverton quash the first investigation? Why did J. Edgar Hoover and his "G-Men" impose their own wall of silence? And how does it all connect with a bloody 1933 FBI screwup at a train station in Kansas City? Drawing on a buried federal statement, family archives, extensive research through period newspaper accounts, and interviews with those few who still remember, Under Penalty of Death: The Untold Story of Machine Gun Kelly's First Kidnapping exposes intrigue and collusion in the era of gangsters, rampant crime, and the Great Depression"--

Cover -- Advert Page -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Ulrich Duchrow -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Ernst Troeltsch: Comparative Theology and Historical Research of Religion -- Chapter 2. Comparative Theology, Sociological Enquiry, and Power Relations -- Chapter 3. Comparative Theology of Grace: Martin Luther and Shinran Shonin -- Chapter 4. Karl Barth, Religion and Comparative Theology -- Chapter 5. Islam: Religious Discourse, Power and Modernity -- Chapter 6. Comparative Theology: Culture and Religion -- Chapter 7. Comparative Theology and Interreligious Dialogue -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.

"The concept of "smart city" is used widely in general however, it is hard to explain because of the complexity and multidimensionality of this notion. However, the essential qualification for being a smart city is to achieve "sustainable social, environmental, and economic development" and boost the living standards of society based on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and AI. Artificial intelligence (AI) in smart cities has become an important aspect of cities that face great challenges to make smart decisions for social well-being, particularly cybersecurity and corporate sustainability. In this context, we aim to contribute literature with a value-added approach where different AI applications of smart cities are discussed from different perspective. First, we start from discussing the conceptual design, modeling, and determination of components for the sustainability of smart city structure. Smart cities operate on spatial-based data. It is important in designing, operating, and managing smart city elements using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technologies. Second, we define the structure, type, unit, and functionality of the layers to be placed on the GIS to achieve best practices based on industry 4.0 components. Transportation is one of the key indicators of smart cities. It is critical to make transportation in smart cities accessible for different disabled groups by using artificial intelligence technologies. Third, we demonstrate what kinds of technologies should be used for which disabled groups in different transportation vehicles with specific examples. Finally, we create a discussion platform for processes and sub-processes such as waste management, emergency management, risk management, data management of establishing smart cities including the financial and ethical aspects"--