American Reform Judaism: An Introduction By Dana Evan Kaplan; Eric H. Yoffie; Arthur Hertzberg
2003 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0813532183 | PDF | 1 MB
The only comprehensive and up-to-date look at Reform Judaism, this book analyzes the forces currently challenging the Reform movement, now the largest Jewish denomination in the United States.To distinguish itself from Orthodox and Conservative Judaism, the Reform movement tries to be an egalitarian, open, and innovative version of the faith true to the spirit of the tradition but nonetheless fully compatible with modern secular life. Promoting itself in this way, Reform Judaism has been tremendously successful in recruiting a variety of people-intermarried families, feminists, gays and lesbians, and interracial families among others-who resist more traditional forms of worship.As an unintended result of this success, the movement now struggles with an identity crisis brought on by its liberal theology, which teaches that each Jew is free to practice Judaism more or less as he or she pleases. In the absence of the authority that comes from a theology based on a commanding, all-powerful God, can Reform Judaism continue to thrive? Can it be broadly inclusive and still be uniquely and authentically Jewish?Taking this question as his point of departure, Dana Evan Kaplan provides a broad overview of the American Reform movement and its history, theology, and politics. He then takes a hard look at the challenges the movement faces as it attempts to reinvent itself in the new millennium. In so doing, Kaplan gives the reader a sense of where Reform Judaism has come from, where it stands on the major issues, and where it may be going.Addressing the issues that have confronted the movement-including the ordination of women, acceptance of homosexuality, the problem of assimilation, the question of rabbinic officiation at intermarriages, the struggle for acceptance in Israel, and Jewish education and others-Kaplan sheds light on the connection between Reform ideology and cultural realities. He unflinchingly, yet optimistically, assesses the movement's future and cautions that stormy weather may be ahead.

Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the war for the soul of the Navy SEALs by Thomas Bieger
English | ISBN: 1913348520 | 304 pages | EPUB | 0.49 Mb
The shocking, true story of a soldier gone rogue, and the court martial case that divided America. This is the full story of Eddie Gallagher, a US recruit who was inspired to serve his nation, who became addicted to combat, and whose need to prove himself among his fellow soldiers pushed him to extremes. His actions during a combat deployment to Mosul would divide his platoon, then the SEALs, the Navy, the armed forces, the government, and even the American public, when the President intervened in his trial. Alpha is an examination of how culture within the military has evolved since 9/11. In an endless war without major victories, the media has instead celebrated achievements of SEAL missions such as the killing of Osama Bin Laden, the rescuing of Captain Phillips, and the survival of Marcus Luttrell. But the SEALs popularity blinded the public to what was also happening within the armed forces. When Gallagher was accused of killing an unarmed enemy combatant, it created a scandal that reached the White House and millions around the world.

All-in On AI: How Smart Companies Win Big with Artificial Intelligence
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1647824699 | 155 pages | True EPUB, MOBI | 10.3 MB
A fascinating look at the trailblazing companies using artificial intelligence to create new competitive advantage, from the author of the business classic, Competing on Analytics, and the head of Deloitte's US AI practice.

All-in On AI: How Smart Companies Win Big with Artificial Intelligence
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1647824699 | 145 Pages | PDF | 5 MB
Though most organizations are placing modest bets on artificial intelligence, there is a world-class group of companies that are going all-in on the technology and radically transforming their products, processes, strategies, customer relationships, and cultures.

Algebra-Based College Physics: Part II Electricity to Nuclear Physics
English | 2013 | ISBN: 978-87-403-0426-8 | 132 pages | EPUB | 4.27 MB
This book (Part I and Part II) grew from the request of the author's students to provide a concise, but yet comprehensive text of the key topics and concepts covered in his algebra-based introductory physics course at a comprehensive public university. Any scientific discipline can only be mastered if the key concepts are applied to a wide-range of problems. Physics is no exception, and this book is intended for use along with one of the existing college-physics texts, where a much greater selection of practice problems can be found.

Algebra-Based College Physics: Part I Mechanics to Thermal Physics
English | 2013 | ISBN: 978-87-403-0425-1 | 185 pages | EPUB | 5.87 MB
This book (Part I and Part II) grew from the request of the author's students to provide a concise, but yet comprehensive text of the key topics and concepts covered in his algebra-based introductory physics course at a comprehensive public university. Any scientific discipline can only be mastered if the key concepts are applied to a wide-range of problems. Physics is no exception, and this book is intended for use along with one of the existing college-physics texts, where a much greater selection of practice problems can be found.

Algebra, Meaning, and Computation (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) by Kokichi Futatsugi
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BR48ZV3Y | 1096 pages | EPUB | 0.76 Mb
This volume - honoring the computer science pioneer Joseph Goguen on his 65th Birthday - includes 32 refereed papers by leading researchers in areas spanned by Goguen's work. The papers address a variety of topics from meaning, meta-logic, specification and composition, behavior and formal languages, as well as models, deduction, and computation, by key members of the research community in computer science and other fields connected with Joseph Goguen's work.

Air Fryer Cookbook for One: Simple and Effortless Air Fryer Recipes for Singles
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3949717358 | 134 Pages | EPUB | 6 MB
Do you want to enjoy your favorite fried food, but you don't want tons of leftovers? Are you searching for an easy & healthy way to prepare amazing meat and seafood dishes? Or do you want to learn how to prepare quick, simple, and tasty fried meals for one? Then keep reading!

Agrarian Elites: American Slaveholders and Southern Italian Landowners, 1815 - 1861 By Enrico Dal Lago
2005 | 392 Pages | ISBN: 0807130877 | PDF | 13 MB
Between 1815 and 1861, American slaveholders and southern Italian landowners presided over the economic and social life of two predominantly agricultural regions, the U.S. South and Italy's Mezzogiorno. Enrico Dal Lago ingeniously compares these agrarian elites, demonstrating how the study of each enhances our understanding of the other as well as of their shared nineteenth-century world. Agrarian Elites charts the parallel developments of plantations and latifondi in relation to changes in the world economy. At the same time, it examines the spread of "paternalistic" models of family relations and of slave and free-labor management that accompanied the rise of large groups of American slaveholders and southern Italian landed proprietors in the early-to-mid-1800s. According to Dal Lago, the most articulate and enlightened members of both elites combined the pursuit of profit with the implementation of "modern" contractual practices in dealing with their workforces. Both elites also used their economic and social power for political advantage, opposing the intervention of their national governments in local affairs. The search for ever-better protection of their respective interests in slaveholding and landed property led ultimately to their support for the creation of two nations, the Confederate States of America and the Kingdom of Italy, both in 1861.Dal Lago brings together two subjects that have generated considerable debate and research: systems of slave and nominally free labor and the elites who employed them, and nineteenth-century nationalism. With its pathbreaking approach and singular and comparative insights, Agrarian Elites will inform not only American and Italian studies but also the very practice of comparative history.

Agile Practitioner Key Notes by Muhammad Zeeshan Ali, Saqib Javed John
English | February 26, 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08XNXFMY8 | 94 pages | EPUB | 0.31 Mb
This book is the shortest way for the students and professionals who wants to enhance their knowledge, skills and expertise on the Agile transition, Agile culture and Agile handling of projects. This book not only aims to provide quick career boost in a lesser time but also a smartest master piece to the ones who wants to appear in "Agile Certified Practitioners" (ACP) exam in near future or later.