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The Rise of Street Gangs

The gang culture that has developed into a global subculture in more countries than ever before

de Brett Stevens ...

‘The Rise of Street Gangs’ is a former cop’s firsthand account of the spread of the gang culture, where drive-by shootings and communities under siege are the norm. It is a gritty tale of violence, mayhem, and humour, where we see both the cops’ and gangsters’ sides of the story as they fight a war amongst the ghettos and slums beyond. Being one man’s journey, it is a very different narrative from ... Leer más

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‘The Rise of Street Gangs’ is a former cop’s firsthand account of the spread of the gang culture, where drive-by shootings and communities under siege are the norm. It is a gritty tale of violence, mayhem, and humour, where we see both the cops’ and gangsters’ sides of the story as they fight a war amongst the ghettos and slums beyond. Being one man’s journey, it is a very different narrative from
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Rescue Paramedics

True-life stories of front line paramedics

de Brett Stevens ...

Narrado por Adam Dunning ...

Completo

6 hora 49 minutos

His Body Convulsed as the charge rushed through his body. Oh my god, the kid's already blue, I thought. He's going to stay dead.Requiring high levels of physical, mental, and emotional stamina, the paramedic's life is far from easy, and their world is often invisible to those outside it - until the worst happens. Whether it's climbing down a cliff to rescue a paraglider or trying to revive a child ... Leer más

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His Body Convulsed as the charge rushed through his body. Oh my god, the kid's already blue, I thought. He's going to stay dead.Requiring high levels of physical, mental, and emotional stamina, the paramedic's life is far from easy, and their world is often invisible to those outside it - until the worst happens. Whether it's climbing down a cliff to rescue a paraglider or trying to revive a child
... Leer más

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Rise of Street Gangs, The

The gang culture that has developed into a global subculture in more countries than ever before.

de Brett Stevens ...

Narrado por Adam Dunning ...

Completo

7 hora 9 minutos

"The Rise of Street Gangs" gives a unique first-hand account of the rise of the street gang culture across the world, where drive-by shootings and communities under siege have become the new norm. The book not only covers street gangs but also the characters of the gangs, their current evolution and outlook, and how these gangs are on the rise worldwide. "The Rise of Street Gangs" looks at gangs ... Leer más

$10.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Disponible también en: eBook

"The Rise of Street Gangs" gives a unique first-hand account of the rise of the street gang culture across the world, where drive-by shootings and communities under siege have become the new norm. The book not only covers street gangs but also the characters of the gangs, their current evolution and outlook, and how these gangs are on the rise worldwide. "The Rise of Street Gangs" looks at gangs
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Rescue Paramedics

True-life stories of front line paramedics

de Brett Stevens ...

Paramedics know better than anyone that everything can all go wrong in an instant. When it does, they are the ones there to fix it. Heat stroke and hypothermia, overdoses and car accidents; life is fragile and precious and those who seek to protect it are a vital part of our communities. Here, three paramedics share their stories of heartbeats and heartbreaks, lives beginning, lives saved and ... Leer más

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Paramedics know better than anyone that everything can all go wrong in an instant. When it does, they are the ones there to fix it. Heat stroke and hypothermia, overdoses and car accidents; life is fragile and precious and those who seek to protect it are a vital part of our communities. Here, three paramedics share their stories of heartbeats and heartbreaks, lives beginning, lives saved and
... Leer más

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Crossover

de Brett Stevens ...

Brett is intense. Intense as a youth piecing together the world. Intense as an undersized point guard, middle child, and student. Intense as a professional poker player, manager, and problem solver. But most notably, intense as an unaware manic mind set free in the world. Crossover: A Look inside a Manic Mind is a personal memoir detailing the evolution of psychotic thoughts and how they ... Leer más

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Brett is intense. Intense as a youth piecing together the world. Intense as an undersized point guard, middle child, and student. Intense as a professional poker player, manager, and problem solver. But most notably, intense as an unaware manic mind set free in the world. Crossover: A Look inside a Manic Mind is a personal memoir detailing the evolution of psychotic thoughts and how they
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Crossing Back Over

The Practice of Owning and Accepting Bipolar Disorder

de Brett Stevens ...

Brett’s most recent manic episode has derailed him from life as the director of operations at a prominent software start-up in Texas. He is now at home, fully dependent on his mother, and officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Brett is terrified. He has no guarantees on his long-term health, no understanding of how his medication works and is still dealing with hell-like anxiety, restlessness ... Leer más

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Brett’s most recent manic episode has derailed him from life as the director of operations at a prominent software start-up in Texas. He is now at home, fully dependent on his mother, and officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Brett is terrified. He has no guarantees on his long-term health, no understanding of how his medication works and is still dealing with hell-like anxiety, restlessness
... Leer más
An Emergent Theory of Digital Library Metadata

Enrich then Filter

de Brett Stevens, Getaneh Alemu ...

An Emergent Theory of Digital Library Metadata is a reaction to the current digital library landscape that is being challenged with growing online collections and changing user expectations. The theory provides the conceptual underpinnings for a new approach which moves away from expert defined standardised metadata to a user driven approach with users as metadata co-creators. Moving away from ... Leer más

$71.99 USD

An Emergent Theory of Digital Library Metadata is a reaction to the current digital library landscape that is being challenged with growing online collections and changing user expectations. The theory provides the conceptual underpinnings for a new approach which moves away from expert defined standardised metadata to a user driven approach with users as metadata co-creators. Moving away from
... Leer más
Ordering Block Designs

Gray Codes, Universal Cycles and Configuration Orderings

de Megan Dewar, Brett Stevens ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
The study of combinatorial block designs is a vibrant area of combinatorial mathematics with connections to finite geometries, graph theory, coding theory and statistics. The practice of ordering combinatorial objects can trace its roots to bell ringing which originated in 17th century England, but only emerged as a significant modern research area with the work of F. Gray and N. de Bruijn.These ... Leer más

$58.99 USD

The study of combinatorial block designs is a vibrant area of combinatorial mathematics with connections to finite geometries, graph theory, coding theory and statistics. The practice of ordering combinatorial objects can trace its roots to bell ringing which originated in 17th century England, but only emerged as a significant modern research area with the work of F. Gray and N. de Bruijn.These
... Leer más
Portals

de Patricia Bray, S.C. Butler, Esther Friesner, Nancy Holzner, Ian Tregillis, Gini Koch, Jacey Bedford, Violette Malan, James Enge, Jaime Lee Moyer, Andrija Popovic, Patrick Hurley, Juliet Kemp, Jason Palmatier, F. Brett Cox, Steven Harper, Kate Hall, John Linwood Grant ...

PORTALS: What mysteries…or horrors…await you on the other side?The lure of an open doorway is hard to resist. What lies beyond? Where will it take you—and how will you be transformed? Will it lead to paradise…or a living hell? You’ll never know, unless you have the courage to take that first step.In this anthology you will find sixteen stories of portals to exotic destinations, whether it’s a ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

PORTALS: What mysteries…or horrors…await you on the other side?The lure of an open doorway is hard to resist. What lies beyond? Where will it take you—and how will you be transformed? Will it lead to paradise…or a living hell? You’ll never know, unless you have the courage to take that first step.In this anthology you will find sixteen stories of portals to exotic destinations, whether it’s a
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Father, Son, and Soldering Gun

Stories That Forge Us

de Steven V. Mycynek ...

Narrado por Brett Barry ...

Completo

2 hora 31 minutos

Do you embrace your life and how you came to be who you are today? While that can sometimes be painful, it could be the most powerful thing you ever do. Witness this power through the legacy of Victor Mycynek (1943-2004).Victor-an engineer, craftsman, and forestry enthusiast-was not a politician, celebrity, CEO, or business owner. He wasn't an artist or in the military. He didn't live through the ... Leer más

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Do you embrace your life and how you came to be who you are today? While that can sometimes be painful, it could be the most powerful thing you ever do. Witness this power through the legacy of Victor Mycynek (1943-2004).Victor-an engineer, craftsman, and forestry enthusiast-was not a politician, celebrity, CEO, or business owner. He wasn't an artist or in the military. He didn't live through the
... Leer más
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Enter Stage Write

Stories to Enjoy While We Wait in the Wings

de Clyde Edgerton, Wiley Cash, Anne Russell, Charlotte Hackman, Eduard Schmidt-Zorner, Gwenyfar, Hannibal Hills, Joel Perry, Josh Bailey, K. Robert Campbell0, Kenneth Vest1, Kim Henry2, Melissa Randall3, Philip Gerard4, Shawn C. Sproatt5, Skip Maloney6 ...

Narrado por Hannibal Hills, Marie Andrascik7, Alisa Harris8, Amanda Young9, Brett J. Young0, Caitlyn Wolfe1, J. Robert Raines2, Jane McNeill3, Jay Zedah4, Jen Ingulli5, Jordan Wolfe6, Rebekah Carmichael7, Steven L. Vernon8 ...

Completo

4 hora 16 minutos

These fifteen original stories, donated by authors to help keep local theater alive, are fun, quirky, imaginative, and bold - the perfect way to tide over audiences until local stage curtains can once again rise! Each tale turns the spotlight on some unusual snapshot of life or imagination. Sales from this book, along with generous donations from others in the community, will help local theaters ... Leer más

$5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

These fifteen original stories, donated by authors to help keep local theater alive, are fun, quirky, imaginative, and bold - the perfect way to tide over audiences until local stage curtains can once again rise! Each tale turns the spotlight on some unusual snapshot of life or imagination. Sales from this book, along with generous donations from others in the community, will help local theaters
... Leer más
Micromechanics of Composite Materials

A Generalized Multiscale Analysis Approach

de Steven M. Arnold, Brett A. Bednarcyk, Jacob Aboudi ...

With composites under increasing use in industry to replace traditional materials in components and structures, the modeling of composite performance, damage and failure has never been more important. Micromechanics of Composite Materials: A Generalized Multiscale Analysis Approach brings together comprehensive background information on the multiscale nature of the composite, constituent material ... Leer más

$125.99 USD

With composites under increasing use in industry to replace traditional materials in components and structures, the modeling of composite performance, damage and failure has never been more important. Micromechanics of Composite Materials: A Generalized Multiscale Analysis Approach brings together comprehensive background information on the multiscale nature of the composite, constituent material
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