“…This ethnography leads the reader into the lives of five Jamaican women in Montreal; their daily practices and experiences, their spaces of communion, their memories and projections for the future. …”

“…A history of recording and the physiology of the vocal apparatus are detailed in order to give the reader an understanding of the fundamental aspects of the subject. …”

“…Each chapter has been put together so that it can be read individually should the reader wish to focus on one particular topic. This book will provide a comprehensive assessment of various agricultural scenarios relating to agricultural remote sensing: platforms, sensors, instruments, agricultural dynamics - algorithms, models, agriculture properties, agricultural dynamics - monitoring and assessment, crop forecasting and acreage estimation monitoring, biophysical variable management, crop rotation and their assessment, agricultural economics management, future perspective of agriculture and future challenges of agricultural management and development. …”

“…'Combining personal life experiences and those of others along with the acumen of a researcher, Nick Dubin introduces the reader to how the characteristics of Asperger Syndrome interplay with the social environment that makes these children and adults targets of bullying. …”

“…Anne Barnhill writes economically, cleanly, and frankly and her words will go to the heart of every reader. From her pages I learned that endurance can be the most important component of courage. …”

“…This second edition comprises 43 carefully selected recent judgments (2012-2016) from the Federal Supreme Court, the Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation, Dubai Court of Cassation and the DIFC Courts.0Presented in an easy to read format, a summary is provided for each of the selected judgments allowing the reader to gain insight into the facts of the case, the principles relied upon by the court to render its decision and the reasoning of the court leading to its decision. …”

“…Genet, a homosexual and ex-convict, wrote about events and in a language that could ruffle the complacency of the most sophisticated reader. His work can be seen as a struggle of the social outcast to be heard from beyond the borders of the dominant, heterosexual culture. …”

“…By making small safe design improvements as you read code, you gain better understanding and control of unfamiliar code and also leave it in a better state for the next reader. The important thing to remember is to do it in safe small steps and make good use of automated tools. …”

“…Using real-world case examples from companies like Apple, the BBC, Hyundai, LEGO, McDonalds, Nike and SpaceX to illustrate critical concepts, this book enables readers to actively participate in real-world strategy dilemmas and create their own solutions. …”

“…Back and forth from village to forest, through rich and meticulous descriptions, Nicolas Lainé brings the reader up close in following the capture of a juvenile forest elephant, documenting its transformation into a village elephant. …”

“…It uses 'listening' as an encompassing metaphor for attending to others and engages over 40 contributors across geographies, disciplines, art forms and practices in a conversation which the reader is invited to join…”

“…The myriad of details connected with organizing a program of this scope are treated in Professor Orden's introduction, and the reader will be wise to use that section as a road map before beginning to traverse the extensive volume. …”

“…PODS has a tradition of being the premier international conference on the theoretical and foundational aspects of data management, and the interested reader is referred to the web page https://databasetheory.org/pods for information on the history of this conference series. …”

“…An introductory chapter orients readers to questions posed by reading the Book of the Twelve as a coherent piece of literature and to a literary overview of the Twelve. …”

“…The present edition makes accessible to the modern reader the acts of the council, session by session, and the most important related documents, particularly those that reveal the shifting stance of Pope Vigilius, veering between heroic resistance and abject compliance. …”

“…Grounded in the stories of their actual visits, What They Saw in America takes the reader through the journeys of four distinguished, yet very different foreign visitors - Alexis de Tocqueville, Max Weber, G. …”

“…Anchored in the context of American Catholicism, it aims to help the reader understand why Catholicism continues to have relevance, notwithstanding its multiple tensions. …”