A Short Guide to Operational Risk
This comprehensive yet concise guide provides an accessible introduction to operational risk management for professionals across all industries and sectors. The renowned author defines operational risk and its crucial role within holistic enterprise-wide risk governance frameworks. In a highly practical manner, the book guides readers through the core processes of identifying, assessing, [...]
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a children’s book written by the British author Lewis Carroll and first published in 1865. The book belongs to the literary fantasy genre. It is considered one of the most exceptional works in that genre. In 1871, Carroll published the sequel “Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice [...]
Artificial Intelligence
Foundations of Computational Agents
Written by professors David Poole and Alan Mackworth, this comprehensive textbook from Cambridge University Press, spanning over 680 pages, presents artificial intelligence through the framework of designing intelligent computational agents. Recommended for: Undergraduate and graduate students studying AI Courses, computer science and related fields. Suitable for students with some programming background. Beginner [...]
Assetization
Turning Things into Assets in Technoscientific Capitalism
This edited volume examines the concept of "assetization" - how things are turned into assets that can be owned, traded, and capitalized on for profit in today's technoscientific capitalist system.
Global Fintech
Financial Innovation in the Connected World
The book analyzes foundational innovations and their prompting of transitions in banking, payments and services. Contributors assess regulatory frameworks and policies, providing perspectives from academia, industry and government. Case studies evaluate recommendations for assessing mergers and standards.
Grimm’s Goblins
Regarded as one of the finest collections of fairy tales, Grimm’s Goblins was penned by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob, and Wilhelm. Originally known as Children’s and Household Tales, this renowned German fairy tale anthology first appeared in Berlin with its initial volume in 1812 and the second in 1815. Over time, the Brothers [...]
Innovation matters
Competition Policy for the High-Technology Economy
This openly accessible work proposes refocusing competition policy priorities towards innovation promotion over price effects, particularly for high-technology industries. Through analyses of frameworks such as Arrow's replacement effect and views of iterative technological advancement, the book evaluates how network impacts and cumulative innovation influence these sectors.
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill, is a children’s novel written by Louisa May Alcott in 1880. Initially appearing serially in Mary Mapes Dodge’s St. Nicholas Magazine, later Roberts Brothers published it. The tale tracks the ups and downs experienced by the children of Harmony Village throughout the year. Besides, the book focuses on the [...]
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth, also translated as A Journey into the Interior of the Earth, is one of the most famous novels by the French writer Jules Verne. The book was first published in 1864 by publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel. It is a science fiction novel, and Verne is considered [...]
Selling the American people
Advertising, Optimization, and the Origins of Adtech
This comprehensive open access book provides a deep-time perspective on the origins and evolution of data-driven digital advertising. Through a detailed historical analysis tracing back to the 1950s emergence of computerization, it examines how technical specialists in advertising and media progressively blended computation, quantitative methodologies, and calculative logics into a powerful ideology [...]
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book is a compilation of tales and verses by Rudyard Kipling, a British author. It was initially published in 1894. Kipling made history in 1907 by being the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. His children’s books are considered timeless classics. Containing seven stories, each with [...]
The Stolen Body
The Stolen Body is a sci-fi tale by H. G. Wells,1 first published in November 1898 by The Strand Magazine. It later appeared in collections like “Twelve Stories and a Dream.” H.G. Wells, or Herbert George Wells, was an English writer who excelled in various genres, including novels, stories, biographies, and social [...]