Learn how to design and implement neural networks using Python and TensorFlow. This book covers neural network fundamentals, machine learning, and deep learning techniques with practical, real-world applications.

Key Features

• Hands-on coding examples using Python and TensorFlow to implement neural networks
• Comprehensive coverage of deep learning concepts, from simple networks to complex architectures
• Real-world applications of neural networks in image recognition, classification, and more.

Book Description

What you will learn

• Understand the basics of neural networks and their applications in AI
• Implement a simple neural network using Python and TensorFlow
• Use advanced techniques like gradient descent and backpropagation for optimization
• Explore deep learning and convolutional networks for complex tasks
• Master the core algorithms used in deep neural networks
• Learn how to implement learning in multilayer networks

Who this book is for

Ideal for beginners and intermediate Python developers with an interest in machine learning, this book assumes a basic understanding of programming and Python. It’s designed for readers who wish to dive deeper into the theory and practical application of neural networks and deep learning. The prerequisites include basic knowledge of Python and an understanding of fundamental concepts in machine learning. No prior experience with TensorFlow or neural networks is required.

Gathering Evidence (The Evidence of Things Not Said) is a collection of two diary cycles and two essays. The diaries are from the period, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. The diaries gives an insight into life in Zimbabwe during these periods, 10 years ago. You find the political situation laid bare, the religious fanaticism, social constructions, the dream state, love life of the character, the weather, anything that the character thought to shone light on, and it especially gives an insight into what the writer is writing other than the diaries, whereby his writerly life and processes are tackled. One of the essays tackles issues to do with ownership and the other essay tackles that fractious opposition political landscape in Zimbabwe especially the enigma that Nelson Chamisa has become to the Zimbabweans.

Gain the expertise to deploy, secure, and optimize Microsoft Entra ID while strengthening identity governance, protecting human and machine identities from modern threats, and enabling secure access to internet-based and private resources

Key Features

• Implement identity governance, PIM, lifecycle workflows, and Zero Trust access
• Secure external, workload, and decentralized identities across hybrid enterprises
• Learn from a Microsoft Entra Principal Product Manager driving platform innovation
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

What you will learn

• Apply Zero Trust principles to identity architecture
• Deploy Microsoft Entra tenants, roles, MFA, and Conditional Access
• Leverage Microsoft Security Copilot and Entra agents for identity operations
• Govern access using access packages, access reviews, and PIM
• Automate joiner, mover, and leaver identity lifecycles
• Investigate and remediate identity-based threats
• Provide secure access to business partners and consumers
• Minimize on-premises Active Directory and migrate to Microsoft Entra ID

Who this book is for

This book is for identity administrators, system administrators, security engineers, cloud architects, and IT professionals responsible for securing and governing enterprise access. If you manage hybrid environments, enforce Zero Trust, automate lifecycle processes, or protect against identity-based threats, this guide is for you. A foundational understanding of networking, IAM, and cloud concepts will help you get the most from this book.

100 % Réussite CAPES

La collection 100 % Réussite CAPES, à destination des étudiants de licence, propose des manuels sur les thèmes au programme du CAPES d’histoire-géographie.

De l’Antiquité au xxe siècle, le programme d’histoire du CAPES comporte huit thèmes, tandis que celui du CAPLP en compte quatre. Cet ouvrage est entièrement axé sur la méthodologie et les entraînements.

On y trouve :

• Des méthodes détaillées des épreuves écrites (composition et analyse de documents) et de l’oral disciplinaire ;
• 850 sujets couvrant la totalité des thèmes ;
•  28 sujets entièrement corrigés pour appliquer concrètement les méthodes.

Par l’ampleur de ses sujets et la richesse de ses corrigés, ce livre est le complément indispensable des autres titres de la collection.

Yannick Clavé • Alexandre Giunta • Cédric Grimoult • Fabrice Guizard

Les ouvrages ont été conçus et rédigés par des professeurs enseignant en CPGE dans différents lycées. Leur contenu a été discuté et pensé avec soin pour permettre la meilleure adéquation avec les attentes et les besoins des étudiants.

Pour réussir en prépas, il faut assimiler le cours, en connaître les points fondamentaux et savoir le mettre en application dans des exercices ou des problèmes souvent ardus. Cette collection est conçue pour répondre à toutes ces difficultés. 

Les points clés :

• Le résumé de cours pour accéder à une connaissance synthétique des notions.
• Les méthodes de toutes les techniques usuelles qu’il faut savoir mettre en place.
• Le vrai/faux pour tester sa bonne compréhension du cours.
• Les exercices avec indications, souvent tirés d’annales des concours et toujours corrigés.
• Les exercices type-oraux qui reprennent des sujets posés par les examinateurs.
• Une introduction méthodologique avec tous les conseils clé en main pour réussir son année.

Master Odoo's latest development practices to build powerful, scalable ERP applications with modern integrations, OWL, and frontend tools. Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader*

Key Features

• Develop advanced Odoo apps using OWL, integrations, and modular design
• Configure, scale, and maintain secure, multi-user ERP systems
• Test, integrate, and optimize Odoo apps with APIs, profiling, and caching tools

Book Description

What you will learn

• Set up a reliable and scalable Odoo development environment
• Build reusable models, views, and OWL components
• Use RPC APIs and controllers to integrate external platforms
• Extend the Odoo POS with new UI features and logic
• Optimize app performance through profiling and caching
• Secure apps with roles, permissions, and visibility rules
• Manage configuration and deployment using Odoo.sh workflows
• Debug backend and frontend flows with real-time tooling

Who this book is for

This book is for Python and JavaScript developers building or extending ERP applications with Odoo. It’s ideal for newcomers seeking practical guidance and experienced developers adapting to recent platform changes. A working knowledge of Python and basic web technologies is recommended.

Ce numéro analyse les transformations de la politique étrangère américaine depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche en 2025. Loin d’un simple repli sur soi, la nouvelle administration a vu l’émergence d’un interventionnisme sélectif, fortement idéologisé, marqué par l’imbrication croissante entre politique intérieure et engagements internationaux. À travers l’étude de la rivalité avec la Chine, des relations avec la Russie, des dynamiques informationnelles, du nationalisme blanc et du rôle du religieux, les contributions montrent comment polarisation, illibéralisme et recomposition de l’expertise redéfinissent les priorités stratégiques des États-Unis et les formes contemporaines de leur puissance dans un ordre international fragmenté.

This is an important collection of poems written in Zambia’s widely spoken vernacular language-ci-Bemba. Austin Kaluba’s collection underscores the fact that the greater responsiveness of the writer must be read as reflecting their desire to make a definite impact within their society. For Kaluba, his poetry is marked by a shift from individualism to the national socio-economic, political, and class awareness. The bulk of poems in this collection are about the yawning social gap in Zambia marked by the middle class Nirvan space of the Apamwambas-upper class occupied by locals when white settlers were expelled and the general populace who live on shoe string budgets. The poet borrows heavily from ci-Bemba proverbs and folklore while striking a fusion of the traditional poetic forms and modern formula as mediated by his artistic philosophy. Mr. Kaluba is faithful to the African writer’s role of identifying himself with the common people against the members of the political class. The collection also includes poems on effects of colonialism, environmental concerns, love and philosophical subjects.

Amalango ayali muli ici citabo yalelanda pamilandu iingi. Muli amalango yacitemwiko, ifyo abasungu baonaula imikalile yabena Africa, imfwa, ifyo isonde lyaonaika ku mitukuto yabantu, imitekele yalufyengo elyo namalango yambi. Ici ecitabo cakulenga butatu ica malango ayalembwa mucibemba.

Phenomenology is the methodology of philosophical investigation developed by Edmund Husserl. Phenomenology demands an un-biased, un-prejudiced, open-minded approach to the object of investigation, in order to have an objective perception of the object. To do this the investigator has to perform a “phenomenological reduction” on himself by “putting between brackets” (i.e., putting aside) all his previous ideas, bias, likes and dislikes, prejudices, etc., concerning the object of his investigation, so that the result would be objective and reliable. In addition to performing a “phenomenological reduction” on himself, the investigator also has to perform an “eidetic reduction” on the object of his investigation by removing from it all features in it that are not part of its nature, and not essential to its nature, in order to focus on the essence(the true nature) of the object which will now appear to the unbiased mind of the investigator. This book is a systematic study of this philosophical methodology and its application to the investigation of some other academic disciplines.

Phenomenology is the methodology of philosophical investigation developed by Edmund Husserl. Phenomenology demands an un-biased, un-prejudiced, open-minded approach to the object of investigation, in order to have an objective perception of the object. To do this the investigator has to perform a “phenomenological reduction” on himself by “putting between brackets” (i.e., putting aside) all his previous ideas, bias, likes and dislikes, prejudices, etc., concerning the object of his investigation, so that the result would be objective and reliable. In addition to performing a “phenomenological reduction” on himself, the investigator also has to perform an “eidetic reduction” on the object of his investigation by removing from it all features in it that are not part of its nature, and not essential to its nature, in order to focus on the essence(the true nature) of the object which will now appear to the unbiased mind of the investigator. This book is a systematic study of this philosophical methodology and its application to the investigation of some other academic disciplines.

Nous gardons tous en nous la mémoire des bibliothèques qui ont façonné notre regard de lecteurs et d’écrivains  : les petites bibliothèques d’enfance, familières et fondatrices?; les grandes bibliothèques publiques, vastes comme des cathédrales de savoir?; les bibliothèques de recherche, discrètes et exigeantes, où se précise la pensée?; et enfin nos bibliothèques personnelles, où s’accumulent les livres aimés, hérités, retrouvés ou jamais rendus.
Cet ouvrage collectif réunit des voix diverses qui racontent, avec sensibilité et subjectivité, les liens singuliers qu’elles entretiennent avec ces lieux de mémoire et d’apprentissage. Il ne s’agit pas d’un traité savant, mais d’une traversée intime des bibliothèques qui accompagnent une vie de lecture, d’étude et d’écriture.
Une invitation à redécouvrir les espaces où naissent nos curiosités, se forgent nos idées et s’épanouissent nos imaginaires.

“An absolutely brilliant, timely, important and comprehensive contribution to preserving and evolving Bali Nyonga culture and traditions. Ba Prof. Sama Nwana continues from where his late father, Prof. Elias M. Nwana, left off. I truly enjoyed reviewing this book, and I can honestly say that I learnt so much from his masterful dissection of our Bali culture. All Bali Nyonga, and Ndakums, in particular, should join in implementing the many insightful recommendations that Ba Prof. makes in this unique book.” –Prof. Mathew Basung Gwanfogbe

“This is a genuine manifesto for small culture preservation and evolution. Other cultures in the Grasslands in Cameroon and beyond should use this excellent book as a template to adapt and to create their own manifesto.” –Prof. Anthony Mbunwe Ndi

Join Faizah on her inspiring journey as she learns about the poet of the Prophet, Hassàn ibn Thabit, and discovers her own talent for poetry. A heartwarming tale about creativity, faith, and the power of words!

Build future ready iOS apps with Apple Foundation Models, MCP agents, Claude Code, and AI guided testing to ship code faster

Key Features

• Build SwiftUI apps powered by Apple Foundation Models and on-device intelligence
• Apply MCP workflows to create AI-driven feature agents in real projects
• Master Clean Architecture, TDD, and modernization with Claude Code support

Book Description

What you will learn

• Configure Xcode workflows for AI assisted Swift workflows
• Apply Swift concurrency patterns with AI guided reasoning
• Design SwiftUI features using Clean Architecture boundaries
• Learn to use Claude Code to drive TDD, refactors, and code reviews
• Modernize UIKit codebases with safe, incremental migrations
• Integrate Apple Foundation Models for private on device AI
• Build MCP servers in Swift to power feature focused agents
• Write RFCs and ADRs to govern AI adoption in iOS teams

Who this book is for

This book is for intermediate to senior Swift developers who build and maintain iOS apps and want to adopt AI tools without sacrificing quality. If you are responsible for architecture, testing strategy, or modernization roadmaps, you will learn patterns that scale from a single feature to a full team workflow. Familiarity with Swift and Xcode is recommended.

Run production-grade GenAI workloads by containerizing, serving, and scaling LLMs, agents, and multi-model pipelines with Docker, MCP, and Kubernetes for cloud platforms

Key Features

• Deploy and operate local and edge-friendly LLM inference using Docker Model Runner and an OpenAI-compatible API
• Orchestrate multi-model and multi-agent workloads with Docker Compose and Kubernetes patterns used by platform teams
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

What you will learn

• Containerize GenAI services using Docker images, registries, and Compose-based deployment stacks
• Package and distribute models as OCI artifacts for repeatable builds and controlled promotions across environments
• Choose GGUF quantization levels to balance cost, latency, and accuracy for cloud and hybrid runtimes
• Serve LLMs via Docker Model Runner with an OpenAI-compatible API suitable for internal platforms
• Integrate tools and data securely using MCP and Docker MCP Gateway with least-privilege access patterns

Who this book is for

Cloud engineers, DevOps engineers, SREs, and platform engineers who need to deploy, operate, and scale GenAI workloads using Docker and Kubernetes on cloud, hybrid, or edge environments. You should be comfortable with the command line and basic service operations; prior Docker or Kubernetes exposure is helpful but not required.

I Play Many Games and Sports is a lively and engaging picture book that introduces young readers to a wide variety of games and physical activities. Through simple, clear sentences and vibrant illustrations, children follow an active character who enjoys exploring different ways to play, move, and stay healthy. From team sports like basketball, football, volleyball, rugby, and cricket to individual activities such as swimming, running, golf, tennis, and discus throw, the book celebrates diversity in sports and physical expression. Beyond athletics, the story also includes strategic and recreational games like chess, table tennis, puzzles, scramble, and hide and seek, showing that play can be both physical and mental. Each page highlights a different activity, encouraging curiosity, participation, and appreciation for teamwork, discipline, and creativity. Designed for children from 0 to 12 years old, this book supports early learning, vocabulary development, and healthy habits. Parents can read it aloud to younger children, while lower primary learners can enjoy it independently during daily reading. Fun, inclusive, and educational, this book inspires children to stay active, try new things, and discover the joy of play in all its forms.

• Identifier les principes clés de l’accueil des élèves allophones
• Connaître les enjeux de l’inclusion
• Comment valoriser les langues et cultures
• des élèves ?
• Maîtriser les enjeux d’apprentissage du français
• Accompagner au mieux les élèves
• Mettre en oeuvre une évaluation
• et une orientation réussies
• Comment inclure les parents allophones ?

Découvrez 27 outils indispensables pour enseigner le FLE-FLS dans le 1^er et 2^nd degrés. Chaque outil est présenté de façon visuelle sur 2 ou 4 pages : schéma de synthèse, résumé de l’outil, objectifs et contexte d’utilisation, méthodologie à suivre, avantages et précautions à prendre. Des exemples d’applications en classe renforcent la pédagogie concrète du livre.

The book’s primary goal is to propose local solutions for South African communities’ peace and security challenges, emphasising peacebuilding approaches. It aims to publish lessons learned from the real-life experiences of scholars and practitioners regarding solutions for preventing violence in South African communities through transformative approaches to mediation.

Conforme au nouveau référentiel de formation infirmier.

Un ouvrage innovant et pratique composé de cartes mentales reprenant les notions de l’anatomie physiologie. Dans le cadre de la formation au DEI, les sciences biologiques et médicales sont le premier contact des étudiants avec les Sciences Infirmières.
L’anatomie et la physiologie sont les connaissances fondamentales de notre coeur de métier !

Les auteurs, formateurs en IFSI, vous proposent une méthode de révision innovante avec des cartes mentales visuelles tout en couleur, facilitant l’organisation des connaissances, la mémorisation et faisant le lien avec la pratique infirmière.
Avec ces cartes mentales, complétées de jeux, rébus, devinettes et d’exercices de révision, vous disposez d’un outil complet pour aborder sereinement l’anatomie physiologie.

Traditional bone setting (TBS) has long held a prominent sway in African healthcare, particularly in the more remote and pastoral expanses of Africa. This unique interdisciplinary religious, human rights, and sociological study of medicine manuscript is an examination of not only generationally inherited ethnobotanical, pharmacognosy TBS traditions but also direct observations on how current surgical orthopedic medicine and modern-day social mechanisms clash with traditional healthcare approaches in contemporaneous and inexorable ways. Whether intentionally or not, this entrenched two-tier infrastructure supports, promotes, and maintains a fiscally and socially alienated infrastructure: one that serves the poor general public and the other that is oriented toward serving the prosperous and powerful urban class. Some argue that these disparate structures are destined to remain grassroots-based adversaries, due to systemic mistrust, irreconcilable intellectual and spiritual beliefs, and possible biochemical appropriations. These ensuing biomedical collisions between “Western” orthopedic trauma care and traditional bonesetters in Cameroon (Central Africa), Ethiopia (East Africa), Ghana (West Africa), and Zimbabwe (South Africa) were documented over eight years via one-on-one interviews with TBS patients, practicing bonesetters, and in-country practicing orthopedic surgeons; evidence-based ethnobotanical research; and patient service preferences.

La problématique de l’État de droit constitutionnel en Afrique est au cœur de l’activité normative et de la pratique institutionnelle des États d’Afrique noire. Le Tchad n’échappe pas à ce mouvement constitutionnel en dépit d’une histoire politique particulièrement tourmentée. Il a pris l’option de s’inscrire tout au moins formellement, dans le constitutionnalisme moderne d’inspiration libérale.  
Cette étude constitue un vaste projet qui envisage de rendre compte de la trajectoire constitutionnelle du Tchad des indépendances jusqu’à la « Charte de transition » de 2021. C’est autour du triptyque origines-ruptures-permanences que l’ouvrage s’attache à montrer que l’itinéraire constitutionnel du Tchad s’est fait au travers d’un processus discontinu de flux et de reflux, tant l’entreprise constituante dans ce pays révèle une dynamique spécifique nourrie à la violence politique depuis des décennies avec des séquences répétées d’interruption de l’ordre constitutionnel.  

Pass the ISC2 CC Certified in Cybersecurity exam with clear lessons, domain-focused practice, and full mock tests aligned to the official exam outline.

Key Features

• Study each CC objective with beginner-first explanations
• Check your understanding of key concepts with topic quizzes that include scenario-based MCQs
• Prepare for the CC exam with 2 mock exams of 125 questions each, flashcards, and exam tips
• Use blueprint mapping, topic-wise MCQs, and rapid checklists for revision

Book Description

What you will learn

• How to apply the CIA triad, authentication, and privacy concepts
• Basic risk assessment and choosing suitable cybersecurity methods
• How to classify administrative, technical, and physical controls
• Business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response
• The implementation of least privilege, RBAC, and the segregation of duties
• How to recognize common network attacks and apply core safeguards
• Encryption, data handling, and logging to support operations

Who this book is for

Students and early-career IT professionals who want a structured, beginner-friendly route to the ISC2 CC exam and entry-level cybersecurity roles. Basic computer literacy helps, but no prior security experience is required.

This volume makes an incisive contribution to the field of philosophy of culture, filling a gap between the relevant scholarship in cultural studies and philosophy. In outlining the potential of Wittgenstein’s philosophy for the study and criticism of popular culture, it aims to establish his work as an alternative or addition to existing approaches (Marxist, post-structuralist, etc.) in the field of popular culture theory. The essays outline the methodological framework of Wittgensteinian approaches to philosophy and conceptual analysis. Each essay demonstrates their merits by looking at particular examples such as analyses of popular films and TV series, detective fiction, comics, or shared practices of fandom. Thus, we encounter varieties of what it means to engage with approaches to criticism of pop in a Wittgensteinian way.

Autour de la Révolution, la ville de Paris connaît une transformation sans pareille. Inscrits dans ce tournant architectural, les Parisiens n'aspirent alors qu'à une chose : voir et être vu. L'esthétisme, les apparences et le jeu social règnent en maîtres, et une forme d'habitat très spécifique, aujourd'hui disparue du centre de Paris, s'installe dans les tendances : la maison urbaine. À la rencontre de plusieurs disciplines (histoire urbaine, de l'art et de l'architecture, de l'édition et des mentalités), pensé comme une coupe historique sur la ville, cet ouvrage s'applique à comprendre la manière dont les particuliers, à cette époque, percevaient, concevaient et représentaient la capitale. Autant rêvée que commentée, et reproduite que construite, la maison urbaine est représentative d'une réalité sociale, témoin de la richesse de l'histoire culturelle d'une époque en pleine mutation. Se profile, dans le sillon de cette architecture hybridée et de ces transformations urbaines, la naissance d'une nouvelle modernité parisienne.

De la couture à la programmation, il n’y a qu’un fil. À travers ces 6 tutoriels illustrés étapes par étapes, apprends les bases du codage Arduino, de l’électronique et de la couture pour créer tes propres accessoires de fashion tech. Chaque projet contient son lot de défis pour encourager la créativité et l’approfondissement des connaissances. Que ce soit un bijou, un porte-clé ou un vêtement, personnalise tes créations en fonction de tes goûts et tes envies.

Apprends les bases du codage Arduino en 6 activités créatives !
Tuto 0 Un bracelet lumineux
Tuto 1 Un porte-clé musical
Tuto 2 Un collier qui change de couleur en fonction de ton humeur
Tuto 3 Une poche à LED pour écrire des messages
Tuto 4 Une trousse magique
Tuto 5 Une ceinture avec des LED qui scintillent

Les interventions de ce numéro d’Interstices, bien qu’elles soient différentes dans leurs objectifs, reposent sur les valeurs patrimoniales ancrées entre deux rives d’un Occident médiéval partagé.
Que ce soit Fès et le Maroc, Grenade et l’Andalousie, les articles ont ruisselé dans les jardins, les palais, les vastes prairies, les hautes collines. Chacun y va de ses idées, ses théories, ses convictions et ses questionnements. Ce qui se manifeste dans les narrations est le ressenti émotionnel d’un patrimoine qui a besoin d’être reconnu, sauvé et finalement valorisé dans tous ses aspects. Un ressenti pluriel guidé par l’espoir d’engendrer un renouveau culturel, urgence légitime dans la mesure où le patrimoine reste le fondement de la construction d’une nation.
Fès, étant le port d’attache d’où la plupart des intervenants embarquent pour la conquête d’un savoir enfoui et où ils retournent comme un ultime refuge, devient l’asile consacré à la réflexion sur un extérieur tumultueux.
Grenade, d’où l’on revient étourdi par la splendeur architecturale des monuments et les liens historiques qu’elle dégage, s’inscrit ici comme un pont entre les deux rives.
 Hammad Berrada  

Conçu pour appréhender toutes les matières scientifiques de l’année, ces formulaires sont les compagnons idéaux pour la préparation des colles, la résolution des exercices et des problèmes mais surtout pour accompagner les révisions de 1re année.

Une vision claire des savoirs, une mobilisation rapide des connaissances, une approche croisée des notions à connaître sont les atouts indispensables à la réussite en prépas. Ce formulaire est la réponse à ces exigences. Il consiste en :

• un résumé clair et concis du cours : définitions, lois, théorèmes, propriétés et schémas
• une mise en valeur des formules à connaître
• un classement thématique des notions indispensables
• un index très précis en fin d’ouvrage qui permet de retrouver au plus vite la notion cherchée.

Develop end-to-end ethical hacking skills with hands-on labs covering reconnaissance, exploitation, and reporting, designed to mirror real security assessments and build job-ready cybersecurity skills

Key Features

• Practice ethical hacking through hands-on labs across the full attack lifecycle
• Test modern environments, including wireless and enterprise networks
• Create clear, professional reports from real-world security findings
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

What you will learn

• Build and manage a safe ethical hacking lab
• Perform reconnaissance, scanning, and enumeration techniques
• Identify, assess, and prioritize security vulnerabilities
• Exploit systems and networks using ethical methods
• Escalate privileges and maintain access during assessments
• Use industry-standard ethical hacking tools and frameworks
• Create clear technical and executive security reports

Who this book is for

This book is for aspiring ethical hackers, penetration testers, and cybersecurity professionals who want hands-on experience with ethical hacking techniques, reconnaissance, and security assessment methodologies. Basic knowledge of networking and operating systems is recommended.

Un prophète d’aujourd’hui ! Après un rêve qui fait peur au petit Kwame, sa famille pense que ce n’est qu’un simple cauchemar. Jusqu’au moment où … Le grand mytstère du petit Kwame ouvre la porte à une aventure passionnante, pleine de surprises…et d’émotions fortes !

A prophet for today! After a frightening dream, young Kwame’s family thinks it’s just a nightmare. Until… The great mystery of young Kwame opens the door to an exciting adventure, full of surprises… and powerful emotions!

Fina and Peter return to Namibia for another adventure, travelling from the red dunes of the Namib Desert to Etosha National Park. With their guide Tuli, they discover diverse landscapes, coastal towns, and Namibia’s natural wonders along the way. This is a engaging picture book that invites children to experience the beauty of Namibia 

Comment certaines pratiques, certains lieux ou certains savoirs dits « culturels » sont-ils rendus légitimes, visibles ou au contraire marginalisés ? Ce numéro propose d’interroger la manière dont des pratiques, récits et dispositifs sont qualifiés de « culturels » et participent directement à la production des rapports de pouvoir.
Les contributions réunies s’appuient sur des enquêtes empiriques variées (teinturerie patrimonialisée, mobilisations environnementales, médiation scientifique, institutions culturelles, projets urbains) pour examiner les modalités concrètes par lesquelles le pouvoir se construit, se diffuse et se transforme dans des contextes situés.
Trois configurations principales sont mises en évidence : des pouvoirs ordinaires, inscrits dans les gestes du quotidien et les expériences sensibles ; des pouvoirs institutionnalisés, à travers lesquels acteurs publics et privés organisent les territoires ; et, enfin, des formes hybrides, où des initiatives locales sont reprises, négociées ou réappropriées par des dispositifs institutionnels.
Au fil des articles, ce sont les conditions même de reconnaissance des pratiques culturelles qui sont mises en débat : qui peut nommer la « culture » ? À quelles fins ? Et au prix de quelles exclusions?? En portant attention aux lieux, aux catégories et aux dispositifs qui distribuent inégalement les capacités d’agir, ce dossier propose une lecture critique et située des rapports entre culture et pouvoir dans les géographies contemporaines.

Theology is life in its entirety. Maintenance is management or stewardship of life. Theology and maintenance are partners tor good lite. Every person must accept the validity of the good life as well as its limits. Theology of maintenance is about ‘shalom’ where the broken is restored, the missing is found, the lacking is fulfilled. However, it all begins with the theology, a reflection upon the designer of the world we live in, and that is God. Everything we are and want to be requires maintenance. Failure to maintain our lives God’s way leads to destruction. I encourage you to think “maintenance.”

This book of essays brings together the author’s most recent reflections on Wittgenstein’s philosophy as well as some earlier essays that seem worth preserving for historical reasons, as they involve information about personal relationships otherwise not easily retrievable by future chroniclers. It is the concluding complement of the author’s previous two volumes of essays: Wittgenstein: Connections and Controversies (2001) and Wittgenstein: Comparisons and Context (2013), which together form a trilogy of collected papers that represent his decades-long endeavor to understand and give adequate description and defense of the thought of the first philosopher of his age.

Cet ouvrage, composé de dix-huit fiches, organisées en quatre parties et complétées d’exercices corrigés, a pour ambition de donner une vision d’ensemble de l’analyse et du management du travail.

L’essentiel de l’analyse et du management du travail examine successivement les fondements théoriques du management du travail, ses ergodisciplines et ses courants, les outils et méthodes utilisables ainsi que les problèmes abordés à partir du management du travail, en donnant une présentation claire et accessible.

L'ouvrage s’adresse aux étudiants en Licence et en Master de Gestion, en écoles de commerce et en BTS et BUT.

Coordination :

Christine Noël-Lemaître est maître de conférences HDR à l’Université d’Aix-Marseille.

Avec la participation de Claire Ingrand (Université de Nantes), Didier Chabanet (IDRAC Business School), Bernard Guery (IPC Paris) et Marco Dal Pozzolo (ATER Paris Cité).

Explore the evolving landscape of full-stack development with the latest web technologies to build production-ready React applications and deploy them using Docker on AWS.

Key Features

• New Update: Chapters on monitoring, observability, and AI-assisted development
• Master the architecture of React 19 and modern single-page applications (SPAs)
• Containerize with Docker and Podman, automate workflows with CI/CD and deploy to the cloud

Book Description

What you will learn

• Build a full-stack application using React 19, TypeScript, and Node.js
• Apply TypeScript's key features to improve code quality and maintainability
• Build React apps with functional components, Hooks and Redux Toolkit
• Test frontend and backend code with Vitest and React Testing Library
• Set up an Express API with PostgreSQL and Prisma from scratch
• Secure your API with JWT authentication and authorization
• Containerize applications with Docker and Podman, then deploy to the cloud with CI/CD
• Add monitoring and observability, and explore AI-assisted development

Who this book is for

This book is designed for experienced developers who are new to full-stack web development. It is ideal for those with production programming experience in any language looking to transition into building full-stack applications using modern web technologies. A good understanding of JavaScript is required.

Stepping into a leadership role for the first time can be both exciting and daunting. Many new leaders question whether they have the experience, confidence, or authority to lead effectively. Yet the very skills that helped them earn the role—communication, collaboration, emotional intelligence, and relationship building—are often the same skills that make great leaders.

You’re a Leader–Now What? is a practical leadership guide to help new and emerging leaders recognize the strengths they already possess and apply them with confidence. Rather than focusing on complex theories or abstract leadership models, the book emphasizes real-world application and practical reflection. Readers learn how to communicate more effectively, build trust within their teams, foster collaboration, and navigate workplace conflict with confidence and professionalism.

The book also explores how leaders can guide teams through stages of development, adapt their leadership approach to different situations, and strengthen relationships across their organizations. Through guided reflection and practical insights, readers discover how their past personal and professional experiences can become powerful tools for leadership success.

Ideal for first-time managers, newly promoted supervisors, and professionals transitioning into leadership roles, this book provides a clear, practical roadmap for building credibility, strengthening teams, and leading with confidence from day one.

« Chacun a droit au respect de sa vie privée. » Derrière ces quelques mots de l’article 9 du Code civil se joue l’un des enjeux juridiques les plus sensibles de notre époque.

Quand chaque clic laisse une trace, quand chaque donnée peut être conservée indéfiniment, connaître ses droits en matière de vie privée devient une nécessité.

Mais où commence réellement votre jardin secret ? Jusqu’où s’étend-il dans la sphère professionnelle ? Votre employeur peut-il consulter vos courriels, surveiller votre activité ou vous sanctionner pour des faits relevant de votre vie personnelle ?

À travers des explications accessibles et des exemples concrets, l’auteur éclaire les droits et obligations de chacun : salariés, employeurs, managers, représentants du personnel, professionnels RH. Vie personnelle, intimité, secret médical, données numériques, RGPD, droit à l’oubli…

Retrouvez 50 clés essentielles pour comprendre et maîtriser les règles juridiques qui encadrent la vie privée.

Leading in Crisis is a practical guide for pharmaceutical and biotech leaders navigating high-stakes environments where science, ethics, patient trust, and operational continuity collide.

In the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, crises are not hypothetical—they are inevitable. Clinical trial setbacks, safety signals, regulatory scrutiny, supply chain disruptions, pricing controversies, and digital reputational risks can emerge suddenly, placing immense pressure on leaders and organizations alike.

Through real-world examples and actionable models, this book explores how leaders can master crisis communication, build effective response teams, uphold scientific integrity, and maintain patient-centric and ethical governance—even in moments of intense scrutiny. It addresses the growing impact of digital media, emerging risks such as AI and cybersecurity, and the evolving role of Medical Affairs as a strategic leader during disruption.

More than a management handbook, Leading in Crisis is a blueprint for leaders who aspire to transform adversity into clarity, credibility, and long-term strength—while never losing sight of the patients and principles that define their mission.

Move beyond prompt-based coding by using Claude Code to design reliable, agent-driven workflows and build production-ready full-stack applications

Key Features

• Learn Claude Code as a development partner to build custom automations and agentic workflows
• Build and iterate on a Next.js application using Claude Code for AI-assisted development
• Scale AI-assisted development with Claude Code while maintaining code quality

Book Description

What you will learn

• Design agentic coding workflows in the terminal and IDE using Claude Code
• Build custom automations with reusable slash commands and hooks
• Use Claude Code with a Next.js project to implement AI-driven workflows
• Create persistent AI memory using Claude Code memory files
• Apply MCP for structured context sharing across tools and agents
• Design multi-agent systems using subagents and orchestration patterns
• Enforce coding standards using project documentation and context control
• Scale AI pair programming while keeping code maintainable

Who this book is for

This book is for developers and engineers who want to move beyond chat-based AI and build agentic, automated development workflows using Claude Code and MCP. It is ideal for application developers with prior software engineering experience who want to integrate context-aware AI agents into their terminal and IDE, automate complex tasks, and design scalable multi-agent systems. It will also benefit AI engineers and GenAI users working closely with modern development workflows.

Toyota s’est fixé un objectif en apparence impossible : concilier profit et prospérité, performance industrielle et nature humaine, efficacité et respect de l’environnement.
Pour s’en approcher, l’entreprise a choisi une voie radicalement différente de la production de masse : le TPS, une stratégie qui vise « l’efficacité totale et réelle » par l’élimination des gaspillages, des variabilités et des surcharges, plutôt que par la surproduction et les économies d’échelle, sources de stocks, de surconsommation et d’externalités négatives.
Ce troisième volume se présente comme un véritable guide de voyage, destiné aux équipes comme aux dirigeants. Fort d’une longue pratique du système Toyota, l’auteur montre comment conduire et accompagner un chemin qui réconcilie le travail industriel avec la créativité humaine, en développant les capacités d’apprentissage, ces ressources puissantes et renouvelables qui constituent, pour Toyota, le cœur de la création de valeur et de la performance.

Learn distributed AI through hands-on experience with training frameworks, inference engines, and orchestration tools to build production-ready training, inference, and serving systems for modern large-scale AI. Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader*

Key Features

• Understand GPU hardware, high-speed interconnects, and parallelism strategies
• Hands-on exercises at the end of every chapter
• Learn distributed training with resource-optimized techniques
• Deploy high-performance inference with advanced optimization and memory management
• Build production serving stacks with job schedulers, orchestration, and observability

Book Description

What you will learn

• Estimate memory and compute requirements for training and inference
• Understand GPU hardware, interconnects, and parallelism strategies
• Implement distributed training with parallel and sharded techniques
• Build production inference systems with batching and memory management
• Deploy via cluster orchestration with optimized GPU scheduling
• Create production serving stacks with routing and observability
• Benchmark distributed systems using industry-standard methodologies
• Explore emerging model trends, scaling strategies, and future paths

Who this book is for

This book is designed for ML engineers, AI researchers, and DevOps professionals who need to train or serve large AI models at scale. Platform engineers, HPC cluster administrators, and cloud architects will also find it valuable for advancing their skill sets. A basic understanding of Python and PyTorch is required to get started. Prior experience with distributed systems, cluster schedulers, or container orchestration is helpful but not necessary - the book introduces these concepts from the ground up, beginning with resource estimation, data preparation, and hardware fundamentals.

In dieser ersten umfassenden Studie zur Geschichte Zentralnamibias im 19. Jahrhundert geht der His-

toriker Dag Henrichsen auf die komplexe afrikanische Alltags- und Herrschaftsgeschichte der Region

ein. Zentralnamibia erlebte zu dieser Zeit tiefgreifende Veränderungen – eine ausgeprägte Verarmung

seiner Bevölkerung um die Jahrhundertmitte, wenig später eine beeindruckende Konsolidierung von

Herero als wohlhabende Viehhalter- und moderne Gewehrgesellschaft und gleichzeitig die Her-

ausbildung der ersten christlichen Elite. Die neuen Ovahona wie Kamaharero, Zeraua oder Kamba-

zembi schufen nicht nur einen ausgedehnten Herrschaftsraum, das ehi rOvaherero (,,Land der Ovahe-

rero”), sondern setzten gegenüber der Damara Gesellschaft neue Abhängigkeitsverhältnisse durch.

Dag Henrichsen analysiert die ausgesprochen dynamische Hegemonialstellung der afrikanischen

Pastoralnomaden und geht auf die herausragende Bedeutung des aus der südafrikanischen Kapkolo-

nie expandierenden Handelskapitalismus ein. Die markanten Veränderungen im afrikanischen Alltag

werden ebenso dargestellt wie das Selbstverständnis der afrikanischen Christen auf den Missions-

stationen von Otjimbingue, Okahandja und Omaruru. Den Beginn der deutschen Kolonialherrschaft in

der Region verankert Henrichsen in einer akuten Herrschaftkrise, die zu frühkolonialer Rebellion von

jungen Afrikanern und einer ersten christlichen Frömmigkeitsbewegung unter Afrikanerinnen führte

Transform financial market data into algorithmic trading strategies and deploy them into a live trading environment with recipes leveraging modern Python libraries like pandas, Polars, and DuckDB

Key Features

• Backtest Python trading strategies with VectorBT and Zipline Reloaded using walk-forward analysis
• Measure risk, performance, and alpha quality with Alphalens Reloaded and PyFolio
• Automate strategy execution with the Interactive Brokers API for live trading

Book Description

What you will learn

• Acquire equities, futures, and options data using OpenBB and FMP
• Process and analyze time series data efficiently with pandas and Polars
• Store and query massive datasets with ArcticDB, DuckDB, and Parquet
• Visualize trading data using Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly Dash
• Engineer alpha factors using PCA, regression, and Fama-French models
• Backtest strategies with VectorBT and Zipline Reloaded frameworks
• Evaluate performance and risk using Alphalens Reloaded and PyFolio
• Deploy and automate live trades using the Interactive Brokers API

Who this book is for

This book is for traders, investors, and Python enthusiasts who need practical code to acquire, analyze, and automate algorithmic trading strategies using modern, high-performance Python tools. Readers should have some exposure to investing or trading, a basic familiarity with Python syntax, and a basic knowledge of libraries such as Pandas and NumPy. This book is ideal for discretionary traders who want to adopt a systematic approach and apply professional techniques, such as factor modeling, backtesting, and execution automation, to trading workflows using Python.

Le 15 octobre 1987, Thomas Sankara est assassiné dans une cour de Ouagadougou. Il a trente-sept ans. Ses bourreaux l’enterrent dans une fosse anonyme, espérant effacer avec lui l’espoir d’un continent. Ils se trompaient.
En quatre ans de révolution, ce capitaine avait transformé un pays parmi les plus pauvres du monde : autosuffisance alimentaire, émancipation des femmes, souveraineté économique, refus de la dette africaine porté à la tribune des Nations Unies. Sa cohérence morale en avait fait bien plus qu’un chef d’État : une conscience.
Près de quarante ans plus tard, Ibrahim Traoré, trente-quatre ans, prend le pouvoir à Ouagadougou. Il porte le béret rouge. Il cite Sankara. Il expulse les bases militaires françaises, nationalise les mines d’or, bâtit l’Alliance des États du Sahel. Est-il le continuateur authentique de la révolution inachevée, ou son épigone, qui emprunte le langage du mythe sans en partager la profondeur ? Ce livre instruit cette question sans complaisance.
La flamme ne s’éteint pas. Elle attend.

Half and Half of a Dream explores our fascination and fear of dreams, examines the ressentiment that frames political dreaming, and raises questions about the validity of diasporic dreams of identity, time, and place using poignant metaphor and imagery. This poetry collection, in its Walcottian approach, captures the desire to return home and the realities of living in the diaspora, even while criticizing the socio-political factors that force individuals from their homes and create hardship for those who remain. This is a work of technical control, sustained by a vision of human flourishing, outcome of fundamental concerns with simultaneous continuity and discontinuity, rapture and rupture, hope and hopelessness, or unity and division. Half and Half of a Dream is a magnificent exploration of the validity of individual dreams. The collection explores the intricate relationship between individual dreams and the enduring pull of a diasporic past. Rooted in the poet’s longing for their homeland, it transcends nostalgia, examining the dreams of the past, present, and future through affecting imagery and introspective questioning. As readers navigate the landscapes of memory and aspiration alongside the poet, they are compelled to confront their own dreams and the intricate roots from which they spring.
-Jumoke Comfort Verissimo, award-winning poet and novelist. Author, i am memory.

The strength of his poetry is obvious. The use of imagery, both sensory and figurative, coheres with the nuances of the social contexts that foreground the poems. Whether in dreamscapes or physical milieux, there is a density of reality as each persona speaks truth to time and forges art that will perdure via cadences that embody the life we live. It is humanity that manifests itself; it is our angst and anger; it is our pain and sorrow; it is our defiance and resilience; it is our victory that presents this poet’s métier over and over.-Obari Gomba, three-time winner of the Association of Nigerian Authors Prize, winner Nigeria Prize for Literature, and winner PAWA Prize for African Poetry.

A masterpiece collection…. Half and Half of a Dream is a poetic representation of the Nigerian society, garnished with cascading metaphors and movingly evocative imageries. Wariboko, through vivid language, rich imageries, personifications, and extended metaphors, captures the depths of sociopolitical realities of the nation in this collection, examining the fragile balance between dreams and disillusionment, and the perilous influence of religion on the African continent.
-Professor Toyin Falola, renowned historian.

This work offers a chronological and thematic reconstruction of the Evangelical Bible College of Malawi’s evolution. It explores EBCOM’s foundational ethos, administrative structure and educational philosophy, while highlighting its pivotal role in shaping clergy and lay Christian leadership in Malawi.
Guided by the central question – “What does a history of EBCOM reveal about the broader story of theological education in Malawi and Africa?” – the book uses historical periodization to analyze how EBCOM has both responded to and influenced the landscape of Evangelical theological formation. It critically examines challenges such as theological competition, changing church demographics, accreditation hurdles, and national education reforms, offering a compelling narrative of institutional resilence and spiritual vision.

Ce livre comprend des rappels de grammaire anglaise, des méthodes de compréhension de texte ainsi que des listes de vocabulaire organisées par thème, l’ensemble étant essentiel pour l’IELTS® General Training (International English Language Testing System).

l’IELTS® General Training (International English Language Testing System) évalue la capacité à utiliser l’anglais dans des contextes quotidiens, professionnels et sociaux. Il mesure l’aisance à communiquer dans des situations pratiques de la vie de tous les jours et en milieu de travail.

De nombreux exercices ainsi qu’un test blanc sont proposés afin que le lecteur se familiarise avec la structure de l’épreuve et évalue son niveau.

L’ouvrage est également accompagné d’enregistrements audio permettant de travailler les parties « Listening » et « Speaking » dans des conditions proches de l’examen.

Business students, MBA candidates, newly promoted professionals, and managers from non-finance backgrounds often lack a practical understanding of how broader aspects of financial accounting dynamics function in the business world, such as corporate financial reporting, governance, and strategic decision-making.

Accounting Beyond Numbers illustrates that accounting is not confined to the mechanics of double-entry bookkeeping. Rather, it demonstrates the breadth of financial accounting and its applications, helping readers develop a clear, confident understanding of its significance in contemporary business practice.

Structured across twelve chapters, this book uses clear explanations, real-world examples, and case studies to bridge the gap between theory and practice in corporate reporting, financial reporting standards, management accounting, business finance, auditing, corporate governance, ethical practice, sustainability reporting, fraud detection, and business intelligence.

In addition, readers will learn about modern business tools such as the Balanced Scorecard, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and Shared Service Centres, which offer a practical framework for understanding how contemporary organizations operate, perform, and remain accountable.

Discipline fondatrice de la psychologie, l’hypnose continue de fasciner, entre imaginaire collectif et résultats bien réels. Mais que se passe-t-il vraiment lorsque l’on entre en état hypnotique ?

Dans cet ouvrage clair et accessible, vous découvrirez l’histoire de l’hypnose, ses mécanismes et ses champs d’application, afin de mieux comprendre ce processus longtemps entouré de mystère. Loin des clichés, l’autrice vous guide à la rencontre d’un état de conscience naturel, aux effets désormais reconnus.

Enrichi de nombreux exercices d’autohypnose, ce livre vous permet également d’explorer, en toute autonomie, les possibilités offertes par l’hypnose et d’expérimenter concrètement ses bienfaits.

This book investigates the strategic use of gender by far-right parties in Europe to mobilize voters and legitimize exclusionary nationalist agendas. Through comparative case studies of Italy and the Netherlands, it analyzes how parties deploy gendered narratives to oppose feminist and LGBTQ+ rights, justify anti-immigrant policies, and consolidate political power. Drawing on political speeches, campaign materials, manifestos, media coverage, and electoral data, the study reveals the intersections of gender with race, religion, and class in shaping political discourse. The monograph shows that gender is not a peripheral concern but a central axis in far-right strategies, influencing public opinion, social norms, and policy outcomes. By uncovering these dynamics, the book offers insights into the broader implications of far-right politics for democracy, social justice, and inclusive governance in Europe.