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Dandelions for Dinner

Greece at War and a Family’S Dreams of America

by Sam P. Stamatis, Peter S. Stamatis ...

What happens to a family already on the brink of disaster when the world around them crumbles?Dandelions for Dinner presents a memoir set in the sleepy town of Gargaliani, Greece, spanning the last quarter of the nineteenth century through the Greek Civil War of the 1940s. Told through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy, it is an epic tale of youth, family, poverty, war, and unjust loss. It is ... Read more

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What happens to a family already on the brink of disaster when the world around them crumbles?Dandelions for Dinner presents a memoir set in the sleepy town of Gargaliani, Greece, spanning the last quarter of the nineteenth century through the Greek Civil War of the 1940s. Told through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy, it is an epic tale of youth, family, poverty, war, and unjust loss. It is
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Electronic Participation

18th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, ePart 2026, Athens, Greece, August 30 – September 3, 2026, Proceedings

Edited by David Duenas-Cid, Gregor Eibl, Lieselot Danneels, Michael Koddebusch, Edimara Mezzomo Luciano, Gianluca Carlo Misuraca, Gerhard Schwabe, Teta Stamati, Leif Sundberg, Peter Parycek ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Participation, ePart 2026, held in Athnes, Greece, during August/ September 2026.The 27 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 84 submissions. This volume includes papers distributed over the following tracks:• General E-Democracy and e-Participation• ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Participation, ePart 2026, held in Athnes, Greece, during August/ September 2026.The 27 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 84 submissions. This volume includes papers distributed over the following tracks:• General E-Democracy and e-Participation•
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Spies of the Balkans

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Greece, 1940. In the port city of Salonika, with its wharves and brothels, dark alleys and Turkish mansions, a tense political drama is being played out. As Adolf Hitler plans to invade the Balkans, spies begin to circle—and Costa Zannis, a senior police official, must deal with them all. He is soon in the game, working to secure an escape route for fugitives from Nazi Berlin that is protected by ... Read more

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Greece, 1940. In the port city of Salonika, with its wharves and brothels, dark alleys and Turkish mansions, a tense political drama is being played out. As Adolf Hitler plans to invade the Balkans, spies begin to circle—and Costa Zannis, a senior police official, must deal with them all. He is soon in the game, working to secure an escape route for fugitives from Nazi Berlin that is protected by
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AI for Democracy

Human-Centric, Trustworthy, and Inclusive Innovations

Edited by Ilaria Mariani, Jennifer Edmond, George Manias, Maria Panou ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This open access book examines the debate on Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the evolving landscape of democratic governance, where technological innovation is reshaping participation, decision-making, and institutional practices. Drawing on four Horizon Europe projects—ORBIS, AI4Gov, ITHACA, and KT4D—it offers concrete insights into how AI can be designed and governed to reflect democratic ... Read more

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This open access book examines the debate on Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the evolving landscape of democratic governance, where technological innovation is reshaping participation, decision-making, and institutional practices. Drawing on four Horizon Europe projects—ORBIS, AI4Gov, ITHACA, and KT4D—it offers concrete insights into how AI can be designed and governed to reflect democratic
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Digital Disruption in Teaching and Testing

Assessments, Big Data, and the Transformation of Schooling

Edited by Claire Wyatt-Smith, Bob Lingard, Elizabeth Heck ...

Series series Critical Social Thought
This book provides a significant contribution to the increasing conversation concerning the place of big data in education. Offering a multidisciplinary approach with a diversity of perspectives from international scholars and industry experts, chapter authors engage in both research- and industry-informed discussions and analyses on the place of big data in education, particularly as it pertains ... Read more

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Human-Centered AI

A Multidisciplinary Perspective for Policy-Makers, Auditors, and Users

Edited by Catherine Régis, Jean-Louis Denis, Maria Luciana Axente, Atsuo Kishimoto ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Series
Artificial intelligence (AI) permeates our lives in a growing number of ways. Relying solely on traditional, technology-driven approaches won't suffice to develop and deploy that technology in a way that truly enhances human experience. A new concept is desperately needed to reach that goal. That concept is Human-Centered AI (HCAI).With 29 captivating chapters, this book delves deep into the realm ... Read more

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Artificial intelligence (AI) permeates our lives in a growing number of ways. Relying solely on traditional, technology-driven approaches won't suffice to develop and deploy that technology in a way that truly enhances human experience. A new concept is desperately needed to reach that goal. That concept is Human-Centered AI (HCAI).With 29 captivating chapters, this book delves deep into the realm
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Too Loud a Solitude

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A fable about the power of books and knowledge, "finely balanced between pathos and comedy," from one of Czechoslovakia's most popular authors ( Los Angeles Times).A New York Times Notable BookHaňtá has been compacting trash for thirty-five years. Every evening, he rescues books from the jaws of his hydraulic press, carries them home, and fills his house with them. Haňtá may be an idiot, as his ... Read more

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A fable about the power of books and knowledge, "finely balanced between pathos and comedy," from one of Czechoslovakia's most popular authors ( Los Angeles Times).A New York Times Notable BookHaňtá has been compacting trash for thirty-five years. Every evening, he rescues books from the jaws of his hydraulic press, carries them home, and fills his house with them. Haňtá may be an idiot, as his
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Recommender Systems: Legal and Ethical Issues

Edited by Sergio Genovesi, Katharina Kaesling, Scott Robbins ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This open access contributed volume examines the ethical and legal foundations of (future) policies on recommender systems and offers a transdisciplinary approach to tackle important issues related to their development, use and integration into online eco-systems. This volume scrutinizes the values driving automated recommendations - what is important for an individual receiving the recommendation ... Read more

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This open access contributed volume examines the ethical and legal foundations of (future) policies on recommender systems and offers a transdisciplinary approach to tackle important issues related to their development, use and integration into online eco-systems. This volume scrutinizes the values driving automated recommendations - what is important for an individual receiving the recommendation
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Handbook of Computational Social Science for Policy

Edited by Eleonora Bertoni, Matteo Fontana, Lorenzo Gabrielli, Serena Signorelli, Michele Vespe ...

This open access handbook describes foundational issues, methodological approaches and examples on how to analyse and model data using Computational Social Science (CSS) for policy support. Up to now, CSS studies have mostly developed on a small, proof-of concept, scale that prevented from unleashing its potential to provide systematic impact to the policy cycle, as well as from improving the ... Read more

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This open access handbook describes foundational issues, methodological approaches and examples on how to analyse and model data using Computational Social Science (CSS) for policy support. Up to now, CSS studies have mostly developed on a small, proof-of concept, scale that prevented from unleashing its potential to provide systematic impact to the policy cycle, as well as from improving the
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The Angry Hills

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Trinity, Topaz, and Exodus, comes a classic World War II thriller of Greek resistance during the German infiltration of Athens—based on the diaries of Leon Uris’s uncle.Just as World War II threatens to break out, Mike Morrison arrives in Greece to collect his late wife’s inheritance. Hoping to quickly finish his business and leave before German ... Read more

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Trinity, Topaz, and Exodus, comes a classic World War II thriller of Greek resistance during the German infiltration of Athens—based on the diaries of Leon Uris’s uncle.Just as World War II threatens to break out, Mike Morrison arrives in Greece to collect his late wife’s inheritance. Hoping to quickly finish his business and leave before German
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Introduction to Digital Humanism

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Edited by Hannes Werthner, Carlo Ghezzi, Jeff Kramer, Julian Nida-Rümelin, Bashar Nuseibeh, Erich Prem, Allison Stanger ...

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This open access textbook introduces and defines digital humanism from a diverse range of disciplines. Following the 2019 Vienna Manifesto, the book calls for a digital humanism that describes, analyzes, and, most importantly, influences the complex interplay of technology and humankind, for a better society and life, fully respecting universal human rights.The book is organized in three parts: ... Read more

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This open access textbook introduces and defines digital humanism from a diverse range of disciplines. Following the 2019 Vienna Manifesto, the book calls for a digital humanism that describes, analyzes, and, most importantly, influences the complex interplay of technology and humankind, for a better society and life, fully respecting universal human rights.The book is organized in three parts:
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Governing the Digital Society

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Edited by José Dijck, Karin Es, Anne Helmond, Fernando Vlist ...

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Digital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarization, discrimination, and widening inequalities have prompted a critical and urgent debate: Can digital societies still be effectively governed? This book brings together insights from various
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