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Häftad, Engelska, 2015
126 kr
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WINNER OF THE 2016 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARDWINNER OF THE FOLIO PRIZE 2015For eight-year-old Ajay and his older brother Birju, life in Dehli in the late 1970s follows a comfortable, predictable routine: bathing on the roof, queuing for milk, playing cricket in the street. Yet, everything changes when their father finds a job in America - a land of carpets and elevators, swimsuits and hot water on tap. Life is exciting for the two brothers as they adjust to prosperity, girls and 24-hour TV, until one hot, sultry day when everything falls apart. Darkly comic, Family Life is a story of a boy torn between duty and survival amid the ruins of everything he once knew.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
260 kr
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Known for his "cunning, dismaying and beautifully conceived" fiction (New York Times), Akhil Sharma delivers a story of astonishing intensity and emotional precision.Growing up in Delhi in 1978, eight-year-old Ajay Mishra and his older brother Birju play cricket on the streets, eagerly waiting for the day they can join their father in America. America to the Mishras is, indeed, everything they could have imagined and more—until tragedy strikes. Young Ajay prays to a God he envisions as Superman, searching for direction amid the ruins of his family's new life. Heart-wrenching and darkly funny, Family Life is a universal story of a boy torn between duty and his own survival.
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
165 kr
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Hailed as a "supreme storyteller" (Philadelphia Inquirer) for his "cunning, dismaying and beautifully conceived" fiction (New York Times), Akhil Sharma is possessed of a narrative voice "as hypnotic as those found in the pages of Dostoyevsky" (The Nation). In his highly anticipated second novel, Family Life, he delivers a story of astonishing intensity and emotional precision.We meet the Mishra family in Delhi in 1978, where eight-year-old Ajay and his older brother Birju play cricket in the streets, waiting for the day when their plane tickets will arrive and they and their mother can fly across the world and join their father in America. America to the Mishras is, indeed, everything they could have imagined and more: when automatic glass doors open before them, they feel that surely they must have been mistaken for somebody important. Pressing an elevator button and the elevator closing its doors and rising, they have a feeling of power at the fact that the elevator is obeying them. Life is extraordinary until tragedy strikes, leaving one brother severely brain-damaged and the other lost and virtually orphaned in a strange land. Ajay, the family’s younger son, prays to a God he envisions as Superman, longing to find his place amid the ruins of his family’s new life.Heart-wrenching and darkly funny, Family Life is a universal story of a boy torn between duty and his own survival.
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
176 kr
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Hailed as a storyteller whose fiction is “a glowing work of art” (Wall Street Journal), Akhil Sharma is possessed of a narrative voice “as hypnotic as those found in the pages of Dostoyevsky” (The Nation). In A Life of Adventure and Delight, Sharma delivers eight masterful stories that focus on Indian protagonists at home and abroad and that plunge the reader into the unpredictable workings of the human heart. A young woman in an arranged marriage awakens one day surprised to find herself in love with her husband. A retired divorcé tries to become the perfect partner by reading women’s magazines. A man’s longstanding contempt for his cousin suddenly shifts inward when he witnesses his cousin caring for a sick woman. Tender and darkly comic, the protagonists in A Life of Adventure and Delight deceive themselves and engage in odd behaviors as they navigate how to be good, how to make meaningful relationships, and the strengths and pitfalls of self-interest. Elegantly written and emotionally immediate, the stories provide an intimate, honest assessment of human relationships between mothers and sons, sons and lovers, and husband and wives from a dazzlingly original, critically acclaimed writer.
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
142 kr
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Ram Karan, a corrupt official in the Delhi school system, lives in one of the city's slums with his widowed daughter and his eight-year-old granddaughter. Bumbling, contradictory, sad, Ram is a man corroded by a guilty secret. An Obedient Father takes the reader to an India that is both far away and real - into the mind of a character as tormented, funny, and ambiguous as one of Dostoevsky's anti-heroes.
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Engelska, 2014120 kr
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Ajay, eight years old, spends his afternoons playing cricket in the streets of Delhi with his brother Birju, four years older. They are about to leave for shiny new life in America. Ajay anticipates, breathlessly, a world of jet-packs and chewing-gum. This promised land of impossible riches and dazzling new technology is also a land that views Ajay with suspicion and hostility; one where he must rely on his big brother to tackle classroom bullies. Birju, confident, popular, is the repository of the family's hopes, and he spends every waking minute studying for the exams that will mean entry to the Bronx High School of Science, and reflected glory for them all.When a terrible accident makes a mockery of that dream, the family splinters. The boys' mother restlessly seeks the help of pundits from the temple, while their father retreats into silent despair - and the bottle. Now Ajay must find the strength of character to navigate this brave new American world, and the sorrows at home, on his own terms.By turns blackly funny, touching, raw and devastating, Family Life is a vivid and wrenching portrait of sibling relationships and the impact of tragedy on one family from a boy's eye view.
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Engelska, 2014103 kr
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Ram Karan, a corrupt official in the Delhi school system, lives in one of the city's slums with his widowed daughter and his eight-year-old granddaughter. Bumbling, ironical, sad, Ram is also a man tortured by a terrible guilty secret. When Rajiv Gandhi, the soon-to-be Prime Minister, is murdered, the country is plunged into confusion and Ram, as his department's resident bribe-collector, is trapped in a series of escalating, potentially deadly political betrayals. While he tries to protect himself and his family, his daughter reveals a crime that he had hoped would be buried forever. An Obedient Father takes the reader to an India that is both far away and real - into the mind of a character as tormented, funny, and morally ambiguous as one of Dostoevsky's anti-heroes. This is a subtly rendered tragicomedy of contemporary India by an enormously gifted young writer.
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
119 kr
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In these elegant, unsparing and intimate stories, the Folio Prize-winning author, Akhil Sharma, exposes the paradoxes, ironies and harmonies that characterise modern life. Marrying the minimalism of Chekhov and Carver with a flair for dark comedy, A Life of Adventure and Delight is a collection full of wisdom, wonder and reflection.
E-bok
Engelska, 2017116 kr
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Akhil Sharma's new collection is a remarkable achievement. These tender, elegant stories - each of which was first published in the New Yorker - all explore the unpredictability of human emotion. In the sleek, minimalist prose for which his prize-winning novel Family Life was acclaimed, Sharma skilfully reveals the obstacles we face in making meaningful relationships. A striking fusion of fiction and memoir, A Life of Adventure and Delight is unflinching in exposing the burdens of trauma, infidelity, and mortality. Whether in New York or Delhi, Sharma's protagonists are always discovering what it really means to be mothers and daughters, sons and lovers, husbands and wives. Painfully intimate, this is a tour de force from a unique literary voice.
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Engelska, 201934 kr
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Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. As he stood up, he suddenly felt aroused by Mrs Shaw's large breasts, boy's haircut, and little-girl sneakers. Even her nostrils suggested a frank sexuality. Gopal wanted to put his hands on her waist and pull her toward him. And then he realized that he had.Gopal Maurya's wife has left him, preferring to seek enlightenment in an ashram in India. But when his neighbour comes to borrow his lawnmower, Gopal thinks he might find something similar right here in New Jersey. Armed with Cosmopolitan magazine as his bible, he embarks on a quest for suburban romance.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
2 495 kr
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This fascinating book delves into the transformative role that blockchain technology could play in the security and integrity of patient data within the healthcare sector.In an era where data breaches and privacy concerns loom large, blockchain has emerged as a potential solution to these challenges, offering a route to streamline healthcare processes, manage data and improve patient outcomes. The book begins by providing a comprehensive overview of its underlying principles, including decentralization, immutability and consensus mechanisms, before exploring, through a range of international cases studies, how blockchain has been applied so far within the healthcare sector, from the management of electronic health records (EHRs) and clinical trials to medical billing and supply chain management. The authors also explore the barriers to the wider adoption of blockchain, including financial investment and regulatory issues.The first book to focus solely on the potential of blockchain within the healthcare sector, it will appeal to international scholars, students and healthcare professionals interested in issues around patient confidentiality, data security and IT management.
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PDF, Engelska, 2025797 kr
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This fascinating book delves into the transformative role that blockchain technology could play in the security and integrity of patient data within the healthcare sector.
In an era where data breaches and privacy concerns loom large, blockchain has emerged as a potential solution to these challenges, offering a route to streamline healthcare processes, manage data and improve patient outcomes. The book begins by providing a comprehensive overview of its underlying principles, including decentralization, immutability and consensus mechanisms, before exploring, through a range of international cases studies, how blockchain has been applied so far within the healthcare sector, from the management of electronic health records (EHRs) and clinical trials to medical billing and supply chain management. The authors also explore the barriers to the wider adoption of blockchain, including financial investment and regulatory issues.
The first book to focus solely on the potential of blockchain within the healthcare sector, it will appeal to international scholars, students and healthcare professionals interested in issues around patient confidentiality, data security and IT management.
797 kr
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This fascinating book delves into the transformative role that blockchain technology could play in the security and integrity of patient data within the healthcare sector.
In an era where data breaches and privacy concerns loom large, blockchain has emerged as a potential solution to these challenges, offering a route to streamline healthcare processes, manage data and improve patient outcomes. The book begins by providing a comprehensive overview of its underlying principles, including decentralization, immutability and consensus mechanisms, before exploring, through a range of international cases studies, how blockchain has been applied so far within the healthcare sector, from the management of electronic health records (EHRs) and clinical trials to medical billing and supply chain management. The authors also explore the barriers to the wider adoption of blockchain, including financial investment and regulatory issues.
The first book to focus solely on the potential of blockchain within the healthcare sector, it will appeal to international scholars, students and healthcare professionals interested in issues around patient confidentiality, data security and IT management.
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Engelska, 2000146 kr
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Corrosive, funny, and frightening--one of the most absorbing first novels, Akhil Sharma''s An Obedient Father."My general incompetence and laziness at work had been apparent for so long that I now think it was arrogant of Mr. Gupta to pick me as his money man. I am the type of person who does not make sure that a file includes all the pages it must have or that the pages are in the right order. I refuse to accept even properly placed blame, lying outright that somebody else misplaced the completed forms or spilled tea on them, even though I was the last one to sign them out, or had the soggy papers still on my desk."As an inspector for the Physical Education Department in the Delhi school system, Ram Karan supports his widowed daughter and eight-year-old granddaughter by collecting bribes for a small-time Congress Party boss. On the eve of Rajiv Gandhi''s assassination, one reckless act bares the lifetime of violence and sexual shame behind Ram''s dingy public career and involves him in a farcical, but terrifying, political campaign that could cost him his life.An astonishing character study, a portrait of a family--and a country--tormented by the past, Akhil Sharma''s An Obedient Father recalls Dostoyevsky''s guilt-ridden anti-heroes in this fully formed debut novel.
E-bok
Engelska, 2024352 kr
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Save time, improve stability, and optimize program memory while building decentralized applications on a blockchain using the features and capabilities of Rust
Key Features
Implement peer-to-peer blockchain using features of the Rust programming languageUse Rust to build dApps on popular blockchains like Ethereum, Solana, and NEAROptimize Rust code and enhance security updates to deploy a blockchain to productionPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook Description
Before Rust, blockchain developers didn’t have a systems programming language that was type-safe, fast, and, at the same time, had stable and easy memory management. Rust proved to be a boon for developers and works as the perfect solution for not only blockchain and protocol development but also dApp development.Rust for Blockchain Application Development focuses on demonstrating solutions that can help blockchain developers productize decentralized applications using Rust, which is a complex language with a steep learning curve.This book starts with basic Rust language concepts and then builds on these concepts to enable you to develop your own blockchain from scratch. As you progress, you’ll learn how to build dApps on popular chains like Solana and NEAR. You’ll also be guided through creating Ethereum dApps using Foundry (Rust). Finally, you’ll develop a custom blockchain using Substrate by Parity (Polkadot). The book provides a complete 360-degree view of Rust in the blockchain ecosystem.By the end of this Rust book, you’ll have a thorough understanding of how to apply your Rust knowledge to building dApps and blockchains from scratch.What you will learn
Understand essential Rust concepts required to build blockchainApply blockchain features such as nodes and p2 communication using RustUnderstand and implement consensus in blockchainBuild and deploy a dApp on Ethereum with the Foundry framework in RustDevelop and deploy a dApp on Solana and the NEAR protocolBuild a custom blockchain using the Substrate framework by PolkadotWho this book is for
This Rust programming book is for blockchain developers interested in building dApps on popular blockchains using Rust. Blockchain architects wanting to save time required to go through documentation and understand each technology can also use this book as a quick-start guide. Experience in building applications on blockchain is required, and familiarity with Rust will be helpful but not necessary.
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
487 kr
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Save time, improve stability, and optimize program memory while building decentralized applications on a blockchain using the features and capabilities of Rust Key FeaturesImplement peer-to-peer blockchain using features of the Rust programming languageUse Rust to build dApps on popular blockchains like Ethereum, Solana, and NEAROptimize Rust code and enhance security updates to deploy a blockchain to productionPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionBefore Rust, blockchain developers didn’t have a systems programming language that was type-safe, fast, and, at the same time, had stable and easy memory management. Rust proved to be a boon for developers and works as the perfect solution for not only blockchain and protocol development but also dApp development.Rust for Blockchain Application Development focuses on demonstrating solutions that can help blockchain developers productize decentralized applications using Rust, which is a complex language with a steep learning curve.This book starts with basic Rust language concepts and then builds on these concepts to enable you to develop your own blockchain from scratch. As you progress, you’ll learn how to build dApps on popular chains like Solana and NEAR. You’ll also be guided through creating Ethereum dApps using Foundry (Rust). Finally, you’ll develop a custom blockchain using Substrate by Parity (Polkadot). The book provides a complete 360-degree view of Rust in the blockchain ecosystem.By the end of this Rust book, you’ll have a thorough understanding of how to apply your Rust knowledge to building dApps and blockchains from scratch.What you will learnUnderstand essential Rust concepts required to build blockchainApply blockchain features such as nodes and p2 communication using RustUnderstand and implement consensus in blockchainBuild and deploy a dApp on Ethereum with the Foundry framework in RustDevelop and deploy a dApp on Solana and the NEAR protocolBuild a custom blockchain using the Substrate framework by PolkadotWho this book is forThis Rust programming book is for blockchain developers interested in building dApps on popular blockchains using Rust. Blockchain architects wanting to save time required to go through documentation and understand each technology can also use this book as a quick-start guide. Experience in building applications on blockchain is required, and familiarity with Rust will be helpful but not necessary.
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
263 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 2025887 kr
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The Digital Pillbox: Integrating AI, IoT, and Pharma Solutions (Part 1) provides a comprehensive exploration of the intersection of digital technology and pharmaceutical care. The book describes the ways artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are reshaping the delivery of healthcare, enhancing medication management, and improving patient outcomes. By integrating AI-driven solutions with IoT-enabled devices, the book outlines the role of smart pill dispensers, predictive analytics, and real-time tracking systems in revolutionizing drug administration and adherence. Key Features: Provides exploration of AI, IoT, and blockchain applications in pharmaceuticals. Demonstrates practical case studies showcasing real-world implementations. Discussion of regulatory frameworks, ethical issues, and future trends. Explores personalized medicine, predictive analytics, and telemedicine innovations.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
988 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
922 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 2025929 kr
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Building on the foundations of Part 1, this volume explores advanced integrations of AI, IoT, and data-driven systems in pharmaceutical logistics, drug lifecycle management, clinical trials, and personalized therapeutics. It emphasizes the emergence of connected ecosystems where devices, data, and decisions interact seamlessly to enhance drug delivery, traceability, and compliance. Chapters cover critical topics such as digital drug development, AI-enabled pharmacovigilance, remote patient monitoring, blockchain-secured supply chains, and ethical frameworks for digital pharma solutions. The book also addresses the challenges of interoperability, cybersecurity, and adapting to global healthcare standards. Key Features: Analyze advanced applications of AI and IoT across the pharmaceutical value chain Examine digital transformation in clinical trials, drug tracking, and e-prescriptions Present case studies on AI-driven decision support and blockchain in pharma logistics Discuss regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, and ethical considerations Explore future trends in connected healthcare and smart medication ecosystems.
E-bok
Engelska, 2025874 kr
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Explore the transformative impact of cutting-edge technologies on modern healthcare systems with Optimized Healthcare: Leveraging Technology for Efficiency and Accessibility (Part 1). With healthcare organizations worldwide facing mounting pressures to improve efficiency, accessibility, and patient outcomes, this book highlights how innovations such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, blockchain, and digital therapeutics are reshaping clinical care, health management, and patient engagement. Covering topics from electronic health records, telemedicine, and IoT-enabled monitoring to blockchain in health data management, AI-driven diagnostics, and sustainability in healthcare, the book bridges theory with real-world application. Readers gain an in-depth view of how emerging technologies are modernizing patient care, revolutionizing hospital operations, and driving equitable access to health services. Key Features: Comprehensive coverage of emerging technologies transforming healthcare delivery. Insights into AI, IoT, blockchain, and robotics applications in patient care and health management. Focus on sustainability, data analytics, and human-centered design in digital health innovation. Practical guidance on challenges, implementation, and future trends. Multidisciplinary perspectives combining medicine, engineering, policy, and data science.
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Engelska, 2025874 kr
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Optimized Healthcare: Leveraging Technology for Efficiency and Accessibility (Part 2) expands the exploration of transformative healthcare innovations by focusing on mobile health (mHealth), hospital management systems, health information exchange, robotics, telehealth, financial technologies, and workforce training. This volume emphasizes how these advancements work together to improve healthcare accessibility, streamline operations, and ensure sustainability in diverse healthcare settings. Beginning with the rise of mobile health technologies, the book details their role in overcoming geographic barriers, empowering patients, and delivering precision-driven, personalized care. It then examines the optimization of hospital management systems through AI, IoT, cloud computing, and blockchain, highlighting tools for efficiency in patient care, supply chains, financial management, and interoperability. Additional chapters detail health information exchange (HIE) for seamless data sharing, robotics and automation in surgical and caregiving contexts, and the expanding role of telehealth in rural and underserved communities. Key Features: In-depth coverage of mHealth, telehealth, robotics, and financial technologies in healthcare. Practical insights into optimizing hospital management and seamless data exchange. Real-world case studies on technology adoption in diverse global healthcare systems. Focuses on accessibility, patient-centered care, and financial sustainability. Guides on workforce training for effective digital health integration.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
1 393 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 20251 427 kr
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This two-part series examines how AI-powered image analysis and IoT-enabled devices enhance diagnostic precision, facilitate real-time monitoring and early detection through connected sensors. Together, these technologies bridge gaps in access, reduce diagnostic subjectivity, and support remote patient care. The books also address vital considerations such as data privacy, security, and ethical implications in digital healthcare. Highlighting both current applications and future directions, the series emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration to advance AI and IoT-driven dermatology for improved clinical outcomes and equitable healthcare delivery. Key Features: Explores the convergence of AI and IoT in skin cancer detection and care. Highlights advanced imaging, data analytics, and sensor-based monitoring. Discusses challenges related to privacy, ethics, and healthcare accessibility. Showcases current research and innovations targeting early and precise diagnosis. Bridges medical, technological, and policy perspectives for holistic insight.
E-bok
Engelska, 20251 427 kr
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This two-part series examines how AI-powered image analysis and IoT-enabled devices enhance diagnostic precision, facilitate real-time monitoring and early detection through connected sensors. Together, these technologies bridge gaps in access, reduce diagnostic subjectivity, and support remote patient care. The books also address vital considerations such as data privacy, security, and ethical implications in digital healthcare. Highlighting both current applications and future directions, the series emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration to advance AI and IoT-driven dermatology for improved clinical outcomes and equitable healthcare delivery.Key Features:Explores the convergence of AI and IoT in skin cancer detection and care.Highlights advanced imaging, data analytics, and sensor-based monitoring.Discusses challenges related to privacy, ethics, and healthcare accessibility.Showcases current research and innovations targeting early and precise diagnosis.Bridges medical, technological, and policy perspectives for holistic insight.Target Readership: Designed for researchers, clinicians, biomedical engineers, data scientists, healthcare professionals, and policymakers seeking a comprehensive understanding of emerging AI- and IoT-based solutions in dermatological care.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
1 018 kr
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Häftad, Spanska, 2015
316 kr
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