Investigating the mysterious disappearance of a reporter, a former detective finds himself drawn into the dark underground world of blood-drinking cultists.
Kurt Smith's life should be perfect. His parents are high ranking werewolves in a stable and happy pack on the south coast of England. He's strong, dominant, good looking. His life should be great. Unfortunately Kurt is the only werewolf to have been born a wolf, and he doesn't understand humans at all. While Kurt is struggling to maintain his position in the pack, he goes and falls for the only known sufferer of wolf-related-dyslexia.
Since the early days of the silent era, Native Americans have been captured on film, often in unflattering ways. Over the decades, some filmmakers have tried to portray the Native American on screen with more balanced interpretations—to varying degrees of success. More recent films such as The New World, Flags of Our Fathers, and Frozen River have offered depictions of both historical and contemporary Native Americans, providing viewers with a range of representations. In Native Americans in the Movies: Portrayals from Silent Films to the Present, Michael Hilger surveys more than a century of cinema. Drawing upon his previous work, From Savage to Nobleman, Hilger presents a thorough revision of the earlier volume. The introductory material has not only been revised with updated information and examples but also adds discussions of representative films produced since the mid-1990s. Now organized alphabetically, the entries on individual films cover all relevant works made over the past century, and each entry contains much more information than those in the earlier book. Details include film summary nation represented image portrayal production details DVD availability Many of the entries also contain comments from film critics to indicate how the movies were regarded at the time of their theatrical release. Supplemented by appendixes of image portrayals, representations of nations, and a list of made-for-television movies, this volumeoffers readers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of hundreds of films in which Native American characters have appeared on the big screen. As such, Native Americans in the Movies will appeal not only to scholars of media, ethnic studies, and history but also to anyone interested in the portrayal of Native Americans in cinema.
Behind every squad, there's a story. Welcome back to the world of high school cheerleading. Fresh from the excitement of Regionals, the Northside High JV cheerleaders have set their sights on the prize -- Nationals. But even the most devoted Timberwolves can't eat, sleep, and breathe cheer. Kate's distracted by her new boy-slash-friend, and Devin's dealing with her own long-distance relationship. Emily is overscheduled as usual, and Chloe has taken an interest in community service, volunteering at a local organization that helps families facing tough times. When Chloe discovers that one of their own needs help, can the squad rally to support their teammate? Book 2 in the Varsity series has more best-friend drama, boy trouble, and, of course, sideline spirit!
Strangled by fits of madness, Marjaneh fell from royalty to the depths of society. Becoming a slave to the king of Arubara, she lost all hope due to her uncontrolled outrages. No chance for happiness came her way until the one-eyed stranger, Sleuth Tau, arrived. Sleuth and his one-legged brother, Alexander Tau joined the navy to fight off the pirates that killed their father and brother, enslaving their sisters. Among their tactics, they began a massive slave uprising, hoping to defeat the slavers that raided the coasts. Their fame as warriors spread along the pirate coast as they sought to end piracy, but Alexander disagreed with the methods used by his brother in bringing about this end. Do the ends really justify the means, or can the method corrupt the ideal? Argument over this issue eventually destroyed what remained of their family. In exile, Sleuth is recruited by Marjanehs owner to defend his besieged and corrupted city against certain doom. Can Sleuth Tau find redemption in Arubara, or is he lost to the violence of the sea forever?
Kickstart your emotion analysis journey with this step-by-step guide to data science success Key Features Discover the inner workings of the end-to-end emotional analysis workflow Explore the use of various ML models to derive meaningful insights from data Hone your craft by building and tweaking complex emotion analysis models with practical projects Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionArtificial intelligence and machine learning are the technologies of the future, and this is the perfect time to tap into their potential and add value to your business. Machine Learning for Emotion Analysis in Python helps you employ these cutting-edge technologies in your customer feedback system and in turn grow your business exponentially. With this book, you’ll take your foundational data science skills and grow them in the exciting realm of emotion analysis. By following a practical approach, you’ll turn customer feedback into meaningful insights assisting you in making smart and data-driven business decisions. The book will help you understand how to preprocess data, build a serviceable dataset, and ensure top-notch data quality. Once you’re set up for success, you’ll explore complex ML techniques, uncovering the concepts of deep neural networks, support vector machines, conditional probabilities, and more. Finally, you’ll acquire practical knowledge using in-depth use cases showing how the experimental results can be transformed into real-life examples and how emotion mining can help track short- and long-term changes in public opinion. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to use emotion mining and analysis to drive business decisions.What you will learn Distinguish between sentiment analysis and emotion analysis Master data preprocessing and ensure high-quality input Expand the use of data sources through data transformation Design models that employ cutting-edge deep learning techniques Discover how to tune your models’ hyperparameters Explore the use of naive Bayes, SVMs, DNNs, and transformers for advanced use cases Practice your newly acquired skills by working on real-world scenarios Who this book is forThis book is for data scientists and Python developers looking to gain insights into the customer feedback for their product, company, brand, governorship, and more. Basic knowledge of machine learning and Python programming is a must.
Only the winners walk away… Fargo is guiding a high-falutin’ expedition across the Dakota Badlands when they come across a Cheyenne buffalo hunt. And that’s a problem—because Hunt Law states that any white men who interfere are doomed to the slaughter. Now, with a group of stuffy tinhorns under his care and a war party of warriors on his tail, the Trailsman has two choices—kill or be killed.
Imagine yourself at the gym. You're wiping the sweat from your face after working out on the elliptical machine for 60 minutes. You're feeling fat and ugly, tired, and ready to take a hot shower when all of a sudden you see a gorgeous pair of man-legs standing in front of you. His backside is facing you. It's nice. You've never noticed him before. What do you do? Perhaps what Suzanne Thompson does? She checks out the rest of him and likes what she sees. But little does she know, that the legs she's admiring are those of mystery man, Robert LeClure III, billionaire-extraordinaire. He's got secrets that could destroy her. As time goes by, Suzy finds herself entertaining thoughts about him that leave her feeling unbelievably guilty, as she returns home each night to a husband she adores. Two wonderfully, amazing people from two completely different worlds become tangled up in a labyrinth of unexpected twists and turns that will change their lives forever.
This book presents a compilation of research findings and conceptualizations in the area of infancy. It is a well-known fact that research in the area of "Infancy" in our country is still in infant stage. Hence, the author made a humble effort to compile the research findings, factually oriented review of literature, and discussions in the diverse areas of the infant development. It is believed that "Infant Development" will add a great deal of information to existing literature in this field. This book is a valuable source for all those specializing in Medicine, Paramedical science, Psychology, Home science, Sociology, Social work, Anthropology as well as for Policymakers and Parents.