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Lying is a familiar and morally important phenomenon. No matter if it is in election battles, in personal relationships or in the form of fake news - lying affects us almost every day. Showcasing cutting-edge research on the concept of lying, including...

From Chinese K-Pop fans on social media, to professional cosplayers in Australia and video game communities that stretch from Hong Kong to Singapore, this book explores the varied world of fan cultures across the Asia Pacific. With case studies and...

By developing a new ontological argument for the existence of God, Joshua R. Sijuwade presents an innovative approach that enriches the existing discourse with fresh insights and a contemporary perspective.The ontological argument seeks to demonstrate...

This book is a seminal study of the European Ombudsman, focusing on current challenges and future developments by its leading expert commentators.This open access volume traces the evolution of the European Ombudsman over its first almost three decades...

In this open access volume, Jerome C. Regier provides a comprehensive exploration of Heidegger's animal philosophy throughout the Gesamtausgabe, challenging its key ontological claims, whilst also updating the discussion to incorporate new insights from...

The Irish Yearbook of International Law supports research into Ireland's practice in international affairs and foreign policy, filling a gap in existing legal scholarship.This new volume covers the years 2021 and 2022, including global events such as the...

Building upon the contributions to the movement of Speculative Realism by Ray Brassier, Iain Hamilton Grant, Graham Harman and Quentin Meillassoux, After Speculative Realism broadens and intensifies a number of key arguments in the field, engaging with...

Throughout his long career, Gadamer wrote and taught widely on the philosophy of the ancient world and on the connection between thinking and history. This volume exposes us to Gadamer's late views on ancient philosophy, written between 1982 and 1990,...

This book explores the legal, political, and practical challenges that governments face when investigating local crimes involving digital evidence held by global cloud service providers. Criminal investigations increasingly require access to data held...

After the outbreak of the 2011 Syrian War, a number Syrian-Armenians who had lived in the territory for generations, fled to the Republic of Armenia. This book traces the experiences of Syrian-Armenian women as they navigated their changing and gendered...

This book explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the foundations of contract formation under English contract law. As AI systems take on critical roles in forming agreements, traditional legal principles rooted in human decision-making are...

This new reading of Gilles Deleuze forges a link between his early and later works by decoding his hidden agenda for communism. Encoded in the idea of 'the Third World', Deleuze used his concept of communism as a bulwark against fascist politics and the...

Bernd Huppertz brings together psychologists in organizational psychology to examine and address the psychology components of organizations. This book examines systems of psychodynamic institutions at work, the history of organizations, leadership and...

Is there a connection between the environmental, climate, and political crises facing us today and Western dualism? By critically examining the subject/object dualism that has supported Western philosophy and aesthetics since the 17th century, Nicola...

Peter Forrest argues that Essential Catholicism is the one and only religion to which reasonable humanists could commit. Drawing on Immanuel Kant's Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason and Ludwig Feuerbach's The Essence of Christianity, he provides...

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Sex and Sexuality in Game Studies consists of a comprehensive collection of essays that review and supplement current work focusing on sex and sexuality in games. The chapters provide insight into sexual content in games,...

Bringing together the various heterodox traditions, groups and scholars that came under the heading of Open Marxism for the first time, this book assesses the evolution of Open Marxism from the initial usage of the term by Kostas Axelos in France in the...

The fifth edition of the Quantity Surveyor's Pocket Book remains a must-have guide for students and qualified practitioners. Its focused coverage of the data, techniques and skills essential to the quantity surveying role makes it an invaluable companion...

Bridging the science of measurement and the practice of applied behavior analysis (ABA), this is the first comprehensive guide to reliability, validity, and evidence-centered design within a behavior-analytic framework.ReviewsaEUROoeFinding a text that...

Navigating the video game industry is like playing on expert mode - without a strategy guide.In this rapidly evolving, hit-driven industry, technology advances at breakneck speed while personalities and business dynamics shift constantly. Many aspiring...

This book is a practical self-help manual that provides step-by-step guidance on applying schema therapy for eating disorders and eating difficulties grounded in Schema Therapy.Structured in two parts, the book addresses how to overcome the thinking,...

Children and young people's mental health is now recognised as one of society's most pressing challenges. Rates of distress and disorder have risen sharply while services struggle to keep pace. Long waiting lists and public concern highlight the growing...

Creating an injury-free workplace demands more than policies and procedures since it requires the engagement of every employee to actively care for their own safety and that of their colleagues. This research-based, teaching and learning workbook...

The continuing growth of the World Wide Web has revolutionized modern life. From changing how humans interact at a social level, conduct business, consume media, purchase products, and so much more, it has become a vital but complex part of our daily...

Embodied Social Justice Counseling for Indian Communities: Integrating Theory and Practice offers a comprehensive exploration of counseling microskills within a framework of social justice.Addressing pressing needs in the global Indian community, this...

Specialized Plumbing Technologies presents a unique compilation of specialized plumbing systems rarely covered in general plumbing literature. Moving beyond basic water supply and drainage systems, it explores the diverse nature of building services...

Who am I, and where am I going in life? This book explores the fascinatingstudy of identity development, addressing how people navigate thesefundamental questions throughout their lives. In an increasingly complexand globalized world, where choices and...

Anthropology Reconsidered argues that anthropology can and should be considered a genuine science of humanity. The work traces the evolution of anthropological thought from its 18th-century origins through contemporary debates, analyzing how competing...

Law in a World of Multiple Legal Orders is an accessible introduction to law for students and general readers worldwide. It offers a foundational understanding of what law is and how it operates, while acknowledging that contemporary law is unavoidably...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788534512Author John CammackFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 300g

Step carefully - the old ways still hold power... The Faery Rules revives long-forgotten customs for navigating the hidden realm of the Fae. This essential guide unveils ancient protections, age-old etiquette, and long-silenced folklore to help...

Design, build, and operate a production-grade analytics platform on Snowflake. This practical guide shows how Snowflake architecture shapes modeling, ingestion, and transformation choices; how to engineer ELT pipelines for structured and semi-structured...

How media production and fan play interact to shape the aesthetics of a global anime franchiseSince its debut in 1984, Dragon Ball has become one of the most popular, influential, and lucrative global media franchises in the world. In Next Time on Dragon...

This book presents a richly detailed and engaging chronicle of the six platinum group metals, tracing their discovery, scientific development, and far-reaching applications from jewellery and dentistry to cars and catalysis. Each metal is explored...

Revolutionizing Reproduction explores the rapidly advancing field of in vitro gametogenesis (IVG)-the generation of sperm and eggs from somatic or stem cells in the laboratory-and its profound implications for science, ethics, and society. While IVG...

In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into our everyday lives, this book poses the crucial psychological questions: How does AI influence our thinking, our perception, and our relationships? What does the interplay...

Cairo's synagogues shed new light on the transformation Egyptian society and its Jewish community underwent from 1875 to the presentSacred Places Tell Tales is the previously untold history of Egyptian Jewry and the ways in which Cairo's synagogues...

Actionable Information Enterprises Need to Transform into an AI-Fueled Business In an era when artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, most organizations still struggle to move beyond experimentation. Enterprise AI Productivity is a timely and...

The book presents much creative, original and stimulating ideas on the various approaches which could be taken to tackle five important open problems in mathematics, viz., the twin primes, Goldbach and Polignac’s conjectures, and, the Navier-Stokes...

Robert Campbell Roberts here offers an introduction to virtue ethics, suitable for students, that covers the topic along multiple dimensions--a historical and conceptual survey, a proposal for a new virtue ethics drawing on ancient practices, and a case...