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Solana Beach

by Matthew Thompson, Hilary White ...

Series series Images of America
The four-square-mile incorporated city of Solana Beach rests along the coast of northern San Diego County. The name Solana means "sunny spot" in Spanish. For centuries, native Kumeyaay Indians called this once arid, sagebrush-covered landscape home. The land remained mostly untouched until the turn of the 19th century, when a local businessman named Ed Fletcher began to turn the tiny little hamlet ... Read more

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The four-square-mile incorporated city of Solana Beach rests along the coast of northern San Diego County. The name Solana means "sunny spot" in Spanish. For centuries, native Kumeyaay Indians called this once arid, sagebrush-covered landscape home. The land remained mostly untouched until the turn of the 19th century, when a local businessman named Ed Fletcher began to turn the tiny little hamlet
... Read more
The Small Business Start-Up Guide

A Surefire Blueprint to Successfully Launch Your Own Business

by Matthew Thompson, Michael Giabrone ...

Filled with essential checklists, worksheets, and advice, The Small Business Start-Up Guide will get you up and running!The Small Business Start-Up Guide is a must-have for anyone starting a business. A complete overview of everything you need to know to start successfully, it will save you time, effort, and money.Discover:Which business entity is right for youHow to formulate a complete business ... Read more

$12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Filled with essential checklists, worksheets, and advice, The Small Business Start-Up Guide will get you up and running!The Small Business Start-Up Guide is a must-have for anyone starting a business. A complete overview of everything you need to know to start successfully, it will save you time, effort, and money.Discover:Which business entity is right for youHow to formulate a complete business
... Read more
Mental Mashup

by Matthew Thompson ...

MENTAL MASHUP is a unique collection of short stories. The first story, "The Car," follows Mike as he tries to figure out who parked a strange car in front of his house. Will his new visitors like the breakfast he made for them? Will he figure out what they want? Read "The Car" and find out.The second story, "The Day Before," finds up watching brothers, Jon and Paul Gentry, as they prepare for the ... Read more

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MENTAL MASHUP is a unique collection of short stories. The first story, "The Car," follows Mike as he tries to figure out who parked a strange car in front of his house. Will his new visitors like the breakfast he made for them? Will he figure out what they want? Read "The Car" and find out.The second story, "The Day Before," finds up watching brothers, Jon and Paul Gentry, as they prepare for the
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Mayhem

by Matthew Thompson ...

"A Gonzo portrait of the Mad Max of Supermax" Andrew Rule, author of UnderbellyMeet BADNE$$. He's the enigmatic, impulsive, exasperating, destructive, big-hearted Aussie outlaw who stole millions of dollars in daring bank robberies and became a folk hero as big as Ned Kelly when he masterminded two spectacular prison breaks in the space of six weeks.Now Christopher 'BADNE$$' Binse is serving a ... Read more

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"A Gonzo portrait of the Mad Max of Supermax" Andrew Rule, author of UnderbellyMeet BADNE$$. He's the enigmatic, impulsive, exasperating, destructive, big-hearted Aussie outlaw who stole millions of dollars in daring bank robberies and became a folk hero as big as Ned Kelly when he masterminded two spectacular prison breaks in the space of six weeks.Now Christopher 'BADNE$$' Binse is serving a
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Radical Municipalism

The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services

by Ismael Blanco, Ricard Goma, Laura Roth, Matthew Thompson, Lorenzo Vidal-Folch, Carlos Delclós, Mara Ferreri, Anaïs Varo, Marco Aparicio Wilhelmi, David Palomera, Angelina Kussy, Keir Milburn, Kai Heron, Ana Dzokic, Dragan Djunda, Marc Neelan, Dona Geagea, Jampel Dell’Angelo, Maria Francesca De Tullio, Giuseppe Micciarelli, Isabel Feichtner, Susanne Heeg, Tim Wihl, Thomas Hanna, Aaryaman Singhal, Nasya Razavi, Gabriel Silvestre, Marilin Lopez, Karin Friedric, Brian Burke ...

Series series Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century
Radical Municipalism offers a fresh perspective on the democratizing capacity of the politics of the common in the transformation of public services, aiming to foster social change at the local level and beyond.Building on a strong theoretical foundation and featuring 14 original case studies from Europe and the Americas, the chapters explore the challenges and possibilities of implementing common ... Read more

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Radical Municipalism offers a fresh perspective on the democratizing capacity of the politics of the common in the transformation of public services, aiming to foster social change at the local level and beyond.Building on a strong theoretical foundation and featuring 14 original case studies from Europe and the Americas, the chapters explore the challenges and possibilities of implementing common
... Read more
The Superhero Multiverse

Readapting Comic Book Icons in Twenty-First-Century Film and Popular Media

by Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Cory Barker, Whitney Hardin, Carl Wilson, Joan Ormrod, James C. Taylor, Forrest Johnson, Matthew Thompson, Angelique Nairn, Carmel Cedro0, Blair Speakman1, Simon Bacon2, Anne Lee3, Sophia Staite4, Demi Schänzel5, Justin Matthews6, Michael Soares7, Julia E. Kiernan8 ...

Series series Remakes, Reboots, and Adaptations
The Superhero Multiverse focuses on the evolving meanings of the superhero icon in 21st-century film and popular media, with an emphasis on re-adapting, re-imagining, and re-making. With its focus on multimedia and transmedia transformations, The Superhero Multiverse pivots on two important points: firstly, it reflects on the core concerns of the superhero narrative—including the relationship ... Read more

$36.49 USD

The Superhero Multiverse focuses on the evolving meanings of the superhero icon in 21st-century film and popular media, with an emphasis on re-adapting, re-imagining, and re-making. With its focus on multimedia and transmedia transformations, The Superhero Multiverse pivots on two important points: firstly, it reflects on the core concerns of the superhero narrative—including the relationship
... Read more
Gothic Afterlives

Reincarnations of Horror in Film and Popular Media

by Simon Bacon, Simon Brown, Matthew Crofts, Cheryl Hague, Anya Heise-von der Lippe, Enrique Ajuria Ibarra, Lorna Jowett, Deborah Kennedy, Jeanette Laredo, Gwyneth Peaty, Matthew Thompson, Emerald L. King, Stacey Abbott ...

Series series Remakes, Reboots, and Adaptations
Gothic Afterlives examines the intersecting dimensions of contemporary Gothic horror and remakes scholarship, bringing together innovative perspectives from different areas of study. The research compiled in this collection covers a wide range of examples, including not only literature but also film, television, video games, and digital media remakes. Gothic Afterlives signals the cultural and ... Read more

$38.99 USD

Gothic Afterlives examines the intersecting dimensions of contemporary Gothic horror and remakes scholarship, bringing together innovative perspectives from different areas of study. The research compiled in this collection covers a wide range of examples, including not only literature but also film, television, video games, and digital media remakes. Gothic Afterlives signals the cultural and
... Read more
Natural Hazard Uncertainty Assessment

Modeling and Decision Support

Edited by Karin Riley, Peter Webley, Matthew Thompson ...

Series Book 223 - Geophysical Monograph Series
Uncertainties are pervasive in natural hazards, and it is crucial to develop robust and meaningful approaches to characterize and communicate uncertainties to inform modeling efforts. In this monograph we provide a broad, cross-disciplinary overview of issues relating to uncertainties faced in natural hazard and risk assessment. We introduce some basic tenets of uncertainty analysis, discuss ... Read more

$138.00 USD

Uncertainties are pervasive in natural hazards, and it is crucial to develop robust and meaningful approaches to characterize and communicate uncertainties to inform modeling efforts. In this monograph we provide a broad, cross-disciplinary overview of issues relating to uncertainties faced in natural hazard and risk assessment. We introduce some basic tenets of uncertainty analysis, discuss
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My Colombian Death

by Matthew Thompson ...

Kidnappings, car bombs, cocaine, paramilitaries, bullfights, the Amazon and madness. Welcome to Colombia, where life is cheap and so are the drugs.In 2006, Matt Thompson travelled to Colombia in search of the life he might have led. Born to American parents, Matt's father was offered a post which would have taken the family to Bogota, but he turned it down because it was too high risk. Instead ... Read more

$11.59 USD

Kidnappings, car bombs, cocaine, paramilitaries, bullfights, the Amazon and madness. Welcome to Colombia, where life is cheap and so are the drugs.In 2006, Matt Thompson travelled to Colombia in search of the life he might have led. Born to American parents, Matt's father was offered a post which would have taken the family to Bogota, but he turned it down because it was too high risk. Instead
... Read more
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Short Story Press Presents Running Into The Rain

by Short Story Press, Brandon Dowless ...

Narrated by Matthew Thompson ...

Unabridged

33 min

Alan and Katie, a young couple married for not quite a year, have both been consumed with work and wrapped up in starting their lives ever seen their marriage. But now, they've been given the chance to escape their busy lives for the first time since their honeymoon. Katie's father, a big-time real estate broker, has offered them the keys to a beach house for a weekend, and the two jump at the ... Read more

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Alan and Katie, a young couple married for not quite a year, have both been consumed with work and wrapped up in starting their lives ever seen their marriage. But now, they've been given the chance to escape their busy lives for the first time since their honeymoon. Katie's father, a big-time real estate broker, has offered them the keys to a beach house for a weekend, and the two jump at the
... Read more
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Digital Transformation: Embracing Innovation in the Digital Age

A Comprehensive Guide to Modernizing Your Business

by Matthew Thompson ...

Narrated by Matthew Thompson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 40 min

"Digital Transformation: Embracing Innovation in the Digital Age" is a complete book that can help businesses of all kinds deal with the complicated and always-changing world of digital transformation. This book gives business leaders, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers the information and tactics they need to bring their operations up to date and stay ahead of the competition at a time when ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Digital Transformation: Embracing Innovation in the Digital Age" is a complete book that can help businesses of all kinds deal with the complicated and always-changing world of digital transformation. This book gives business leaders, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers the information and tactics they need to bring their operations up to date and stay ahead of the competition at a time when
... Read more

The Cocaine Diaries

A Venezuelan Prison Nightmare

by Paul Keany, Jeff Farrell ...

'It won't happen to me. That's what I thought when I got on the plane to Venezuela. But it did - I got caught.'Caught smuggling half a million euros' worth of cocaine, Paul Keany was sexually assaulted by Venezuelan anti-drugs officers before being sentenced to eight years in the notorious Los Teques prison outside Caracas. There he was plunged into a nightmarish world of coke-fuelled killings, ... Read more

$13.99 USD

'It won't happen to me. That's what I thought when I got on the plane to Venezuela. But it did - I got caught.'Caught smuggling half a million euros' worth of cocaine, Paul Keany was sexually assaulted by Venezuelan anti-drugs officers before being sentenced to eight years in the notorious Los Teques prison outside Caracas. There he was plunged into a nightmarish world of coke-fuelled killings,
... Read more

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