The Paradigm Initiative Story
How does a dream born in a Nigerian slum become a pan-African powerhouse impacting millions? This is the story of the Paradigm Initiative’s rollercoaster journey and a practical guide for changemakers on institution-building and fundraising in resource-constrained environments.
This 2024 study reveals a stark divide: 80-100% of employees cheer fair monitoring, yet only 20-40% stomach invasive AI. Learn why trust falters and how to fix it. Discover strategies to slash turnover by 50%, boost engagement, and attract top talent by respecting privacy.
Sciences, Humanities, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Education
This book offers strategies for K-16 SHTEM instruction that enhance the multiliteracy of learners. It presents instructional activities and research that promote culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogy, scaffolding learners as they explore SHTEM and science fiction.
This book bridges economics and divinity, exploring how economic principles can be tools for spiritual growth. By examining material goods and free will, it reveals pathways to align with God’s will, transforming economics from a “dismal science” into a lens for the spiritual.
This collection examines how literary narratives shape, challenge, and redefine culture in India. Moving beyond Western frameworks, it explores themes of identity and power, from colonial legacies to Bollywood, arguing that literature not only reflects but reshapes society.
This book analyzes the federal income tax treatment of financial products, from debt instruments and derivatives to cryptocurrency. Tax treatment benefits and abuses are explained in an understandable manner for students and practitioners.
Memories in Lace
Xénia, a Greek American, visits the island of Zakynthos to research the lives of elderly women. She collects and “crochets” their memories into interconnected stories of immigration, crisis, and intergenerational resilience, which transmute into a choral storytelling experience.
Reimagining Human Resource Management
In an age of digital disruption, Human Resource Management has become a strategic powerhouse. This essential guide for HR professionals and leaders provides useful frameworks to build a future-ready workforce, develop skills for the digital economy, and shape the future of work.
This multidisciplinary book deconstructs misinformation and power structures to comprehend human interactions. It challenges dominant narratives by explaining the interplay between language and power, humor and laughter, media and culture, and literature and cinema.
Surfing the Waves of Identity
Asian Americans have often been viewed as a monolithic group. This book traces the origins and impacts of racist stereotypes through a chronological study of dramatists’ works, offering nuanced perspectives on the evolving portrayals of Asian Americans in U.S. culture.
In a post-truth age, this book provides an ethical critique of contemporary British drama. Focusing on the innovative work of playwrights David Greig, Marina Carr, and Martin Crimp, it offers a vital contribution to theatre studies and Ethical Criticism.
Demystifying Medical Data
“Demystifying Medical Data” equips you with the essential statistical tools for analyzing medical data. From descriptive statistics to hypothesis testing and experimental design, each chapter builds your competence, making this a comprehensive guide for medical data analysis.
Enabling the Differently Abled
This book is a critical examination of disability rights and law in India, with a focus on the mentally challenged. It critiques systemic barriers to equality and advocates for progressive legal reforms, calling for a more inclusive and equitable society. A vital read for all.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of teacher education, analysing its concepts, debates, and practices. It compels readers to reflect on alternate views and the socio-political factors affecting the field. An essential reading for students, teachers, and policymakers.
Instinct, Tradition and Reason
“What has made men good is neither nature nor reason, but tradition.”
Building upon FA Hayek’s concepts, this timely book creates a compelling account of the moral foundations of human achievement and articulates a morality fit for the unique times in which we are living.
Thomas Jefferson and His Younger Brother
Scholars overlook Jefferson’s younger brother Randolph, a dimly parochial man who required his cosmopolitan brother’s constant help. This complete collection of their correspondence, with critical commentary, reveals stark disclosures about Thomas Jefferson, family man.
The Artist as a Dramatic Character
This book examines the use of the artist as a veneer to criticise political ruling parties. Using previously unused primary sources, including interviews with three playwrights, it explores this key role over three decades with reference to artists from the Middle East.
Towards a Model of Gravitonicity
What is musical “gravitation”? This book proposes a new model: the “Gravi-Tone Series.” Using audio analysis and Chord Scale Theory, it maps twelve “distance” values to pitches—a system metaphorically shaped by physical space, offering a unifying perspective on harmony.
D. H. Lawrence Then and Now
In 26 short, alphabetically arranged chapters, this jargon-free book explores the strange, often offensive ideas that accompanied D. H. Lawrence’s genius. It offers a surprising new portrait that will intrigue even those who know his work well.
As gay men lead lives increasingly similar to their straight counterparts, what is the basis for gay culture? This book argues that theatricality, not identity, is what defines it. Gay culture is a practice, accessible to anyone with a flair for the theatrical.