In this issue, you will learn about how the four generations differ in the ways they prefer to be managed, and you will take away some practical tips for enhancing the success of your team by tailoring your management approach to the needs of different age groups. You will learn management preferences of the four generations in the workplace; tips and techniques for motivating members of each generation; and strategies for integrating multiple generations into a productive team.
Adverse and reportable information must be considered at the time of assignments, promotions, and retirements of senior military officers. This monograph documents current policies and practices for identifying and considering such information, identifies potential gaps in these processes, and makes recommendations on how to make them more consistent and reliable.
Since 2004, the U.S. Air Force has provided personnel for 'joint sourcing solution' assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a result, certain Air Force career fields are experiencing greater-than-expected deployment strains. Air Force personnel and deployment data were used to populate a RAND-developed model to assess the supply of and demand for Air Force personnel and various types of capabilities to fill joint assignments.
“Managing as a Ground
Floor Leader” gives managers tips and tools to bring out the best in their
employees by becoming ground floor leaders, and explains how to use ground floor
leadership principles to align talent with strategic goals.
This book aims to develop a global perspective on the management issues facing coastal resorts. It draws on examples from a range of economies and environments written by key experts.Themes include the processes of restructuring, attempts to develop sustainable agendas and environmental issues of developing resorts in sensitive areas.
This book aims to develop a global perspective on the management issues facing coastal resorts. It draws on examples from a range of economies and environments written by key experts.Themes include the processes of restructuring, attempts to develop sustainable agendas and environmental issues of developing resorts in sensitive areas.
A comprehensive and user-friendly study of how to manage, explore and share data, giving scientists at all levels the skills they need to maximise the usefulness of their data. An essential book for all scientists and students who use data and are seeking to manage data more effectively.
A comprehensive and user-friendly study of how to manage, explore and share data, giving scientists at all levels the skills they need to maximise the usefulness of their data. An essential book for all scientists and students who use data and are seeking to manage data more effectively.
Ever walked away from a training session frustrated, tired, and angry because large portions of the session were spent trying to deal with a participant who didn't want to participate and was keen to let you know how much he or she didn't want to participate? Have you ever felt like you lost your whole group, because a couple of people were chatting away, or because someone was monopolizing the conversation, or because someone was heckling you all day?Then this Infoline is for you. It provides a checklist to help you prepare for sessions so you can anticipate trouble and plan to deal with it, stop difficult behaviors before they even start, and understand how to adjust your reactions so as to not make the situation worse. You'll also learn about some common unpleasant behaviors as well as ways to think about and handle them effectively.
Develops a fact-based approach to modeling diversity management in U.S. corporations, analyzes the strategies pursued by 14 large U.S. companies recognized for their diversity or human resource achievements, and compares a number of company characteristics. Firms recognized for diversity are distinguished by a core set of motives and practices, but best practices per se may not enable a company to achieve a high level of diversity.
Diversity (social, cultural, linguistic and ethnic) poses a challenge to educational systems. This book examines policy and its implications, pedagogical practice and responses to the challenge of diversity that go beyond the language of schooling. This volume will appeal to anyone involved in the educational integration of immigrant children.
Diversity (social, cultural, linguistic and ethnic) poses a challenge to educational systems. This book examines policy and its implications, pedagogical practice and responses to the challenge of diversity that go beyond the language of schooling. This volume will appeal to anyone involved in the educational integration of immigrant children.
The legal landscape, and litigation, have changed markedly in the last decade.This book identifies the key issues related to ESI--pre-litigation management, preservation, collection, processing, review, production, and use in deposition and at trial--and provides clear, practical guidance to litigators. The book is divided into eight parts that follow the sequence from the pre-litigation stage through trial.
This book outlines the main forms of educational tourism, their demand and supply characteristics, their impacts and the management issues associated with them.It argues for adequate research and appropriate management of educational forms of tourism to maximise regional development impacts and personal learning benefits.
This book outlines the main forms of educational tourism, their demand and supply characteristics, their impacts and the management issues associated with them.It argues for adequate research and appropriate management of educational forms of tourism to maximise regional development impacts and personal learning benefits.
This report offers a foundation for better managing, at the enterprise level in the Air Force, efforts to ensure resiliency of missions to adversarial cyber operations, including suggestions for the allocation of roles and responsibilities of tasks.
RAND researchers estimate the potential benefits and costs of a green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) system in Pittsburgh’s Negley Run watershed, evaluate a series of GSI investments, and make recommendations to improve urban stormwater management.
Every day managers and supervisors face a myriad of personalities in the workplace. Here, for the first time in English, is a humorous, yet practical guide to dealing with all those seemingly ‘incompetent’ people on your staff. Author Gabriel Ginebra guides you through the ‘Fougi Model’ to diagnose inefficiencies and learn how to discern and improve peoples’ behaviors in the workplace. Business readers the world over can benefit from this innovative approach to managing staff.
“Managing Learning Programs Step by Step” provides the tools and information to give learning professionals a road map to create or re-energize their learning program.
This text analyzes recent shifts in Swedish language policy. Special focus is given to the complex relationships of the Swedish language to both English and to indigenous and immigrant minority languages in Sweden. The contributions synthesize research on the status of languages currently used in Sweden as well as policy initiatives.
This report addresses the challenges the U.S. Air Force faces in mitigating the risks associated with an increasingly globalized weapon supply chain and suggests ways to improve how it addresses such risks.
Presents a risk-management process would help senior Air Force leaders to (1) focus planning on the most salient threats, (2) gain greater clarity on the risks associated with alternative courses of action across multiple futures, (3) maintain a sense of the persistent uncertainties associated with any policy choice, and (4) effectively communicate their judgments about risk to key audiences.
Increasing the fraction of nuclear power in the mix of power-generation technologies is one approach to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. If nuclear power is to be sustainable option for the United States, methods for managing spent fuel that meet stringent safety and environmental standards must be implemented. This book evaluates four approaches and draws policy implications associated with different societal priorities and values.
Using anger to feel powerful, many teens exhibit classic signs of addictive behavior that can be successfully treated with the techniques outlined in this book. Filled with personal stories and vignettes, the book helps teens identify anger as a problem, recognize how they use anger like a drug, find non-violent ways to experience personal power, learn to change abusive and violent behavior, change attitudes and beliefs, avoid relapse into violent behavior, and much more.
RAND researchers analyzed policies and practices that the state, higher education systems, and individual higher education institutions in Texas can use to manage the expansion of their master’s, doctoral, and professional programs.
This title present practical ideas for action and in-depth examples of what training departments that range in size from one part-time employee to five full-time people can accomplish. Representing a wide range of industries, you'll understand the challenges and opportunities for small training departments.
As training professionals strive to highlight the value of learning to the bottom line, a trainer's project management skills become more important. If training doesn't increase sales, improve productivity, increase customer satisfaction, reduce expenses, or have some similar positive effect, the training has failed. The Info line focuses on the project management process to achieve a positive outcome.
The book is a sequel to the best-selling “A Practical Guide for Translators” and considers the issues encountered when making the transition from working as a sole freelance translator to developing and managing a translation company.
The book is a sequel to the best-selling “A Practical Guide for Translators” and considers the issues encountered when making the transition from working as a sole freelance translator to developing and managing a translation company.
Climate change may affect water quality implementation plans, but uncertainty complicates any appropriate response. This study explores how Robust Decision Making (RDM) can help make water quality plans more resilient to climate and other changes.
Whether you're expected to design and manage Web-based training on your own or oversee a team to do it, here's a guide that explains the skills and knowledge you need and provides real-life examples, strategies for dealing with the cultural challenges, and keys to developing and evaluating your program.
To compete in today's tight job market, you need up-to-date, reliable information on how to manage this phase of your legal career. This thorough guide—divided into short, specific sections that touch on what you'll need to do before your new job hunt, while you're looking, as you're sitting in the interview, once you've gotten an offer, and everything in between—covers everything you need to know.
This book is for anyone - seniors, children of aging parents, or even
health-care professionals. Managing Your Medicare is the complete guide
to understanding and taking advantage of the best Medicare plans to suit
your needs.
This large fold-out map shows the whole of Manama in pinpoint detail. The easy-to-read map features road names and numbers, hotels, malls, parks, beaches, embassies, hospitals and places of interest.
Where the animal lives, what it eats, when it sleeps, how it raises its young and much more.— Over 30 vivid, full color photos and illustration.— Sidebar Fun Facts, an index and a list of Internet Sites.
Manatees are among nature’s strangest-looking, gentlest animals. They’re among America’s most endangered mammals and were the basis for ancient tales of mermaids, legendary creatures that were half-fish and half-human.
Each of us has a natural receptivity to the principles of the mandala: beauty and harmony, interconnectedness and wholeness. These principles are directly revealed within the world of nature and within the human heart.
With clear and practical advice, inspiring true-life stories and exercises to help you in your self-discovery, June-Elleni's comprehensive exploration of the Mandala will change your life and invite you to reconnect with what Carl Jung referred to as the Unconscious Self. Max Eames, Psychotherapist and Author of Wealth Mechanic
This book discusses multiple aspects of Chinese dual language instruction programs, focusing on the Utah model. Themes include building a supportive classroom, the views of those involved, teacher identities, and classroom research, exploring strategy use, corrective feedback, Chinese-character teaching and authentic teacher–student interaction.
This stunning book features 75 regional recipes from Beijing and Northern China shown in 375 specially commissioned color photographs. From the modern restaurants of Beijing to the home kitchens of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong, this book brings together traditional Mandarin cuisine and the foods of the northern provinces.
The Phrase Book section offers enough basic grammar to get you talking, and understanding, the language, together with a handy guide to pronunciation. It is arranged by subject matter, and features useful phrases for specific situations. The categories are booking hotel accommodation, ordering a meal in a restaurant, shopping and managing money matters, transport options, sightseeing and activities, and matters of health and safety. The Dictionary is divided into English to Mandarin, and Mandarin to English, which will help you understand as well as be understood. The books are color coded and enhanced by illustrations.
In 1998, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began developing a standard that would have required all workplaces to establish a safety and health program. By 1999, it had abandoned its rulemaking process, partly due to intense criticism of the proposed standard. This report assesses the standard and studies of its potential effects, concluding with recommendations should federal or state authorities revisit the initiative.
Maneaters and Marauders is the culmination of all the dangerous big-game Taylor met during his 35 years as an ivory hunter. During that time, while living in Nyasaland and Mozambique, Taylor was called upon many times with a SOS from the natives to dispatch a man-eating cat or a rogue pachyderm. In one instance Taylor dispatched, in the time span of a few weeks, a pride of 11 lions that had terrorized an entire district. In addition there are the bad-actor buffalo and elephants that raided native crops or trampled a hapless individual.
A lively and expert account of Edouard Manet, one of the greatest French artists, whose striking realism has led to him being called the first modern painter. Vivid biography is combined with a superb gallery of his work, with 500 stunning reproductions and photographs.
Experience the mosaic of mid-century Manhattan in this exuberant oral history. This is a snapshot of a time when ocean liners regularly docked in the Hudson River ports, Checker cabs hurtled across a two-way Fifth Avenue, and the Third Avenue El cast long shadows onto the street below. Includes interviews with Jimmy Breslin, Bill Gallo, Elaine Kaufman, Hilton Kramer, Robert Merrill, Saul Zabar, and many others.
Discover the whos, the whats, the whys and hows of social history that make the city come alive. Curious readers will delight in revelations of history hidden in plain sight, alongside stunning photography of Manhattan’s overlooked treasures.
100 men bravely share un-airbrushed photographs of their penises alongside honest, courageous, powerful and humorous stories about their penises and their lives. Intimate, visually refreshing, maybe even surprising, Manhood will make you reconsider how you think and feel about your own body, and those of the men in your life.
This book offers a fresh and inspiring approach to the challenges many women face in today's world of dating. While revealing the nature of the sacred dance between masculine and feminine energy, Freya Eostre explains how to apply the essential tools needed to become confident in choosing a potential partner.
Stories from the Frontlines of the Global Cyberwar
Cybersecurity expert Theresa Payton tells battlefront stories from the global war being conducted through clicks, swipes, internet access, technical backdoors and massive espionage schemes. She investigates the cyberwarriors who are planning tomorrow’s attacks, weaving a fascinating yet bone-chilling tale of Artificial Intelligent mutations carrying out attacks without human intervention, “deepfake” videos that look real to the naked eye, and chatbots that beget other chatbots. Finally, Payton offers readers telltale signs that their most fundamental beliefs are being meddled with and actions they can take or demand that corporations and elected officials must take before it is too late.
This beautifully illustrated 12-panel laminated folding guide to Manitoba Birds highlights over 140 familiar and unique species and includes a map featuring bird-viewing areas. Created in collaboration with Oak Hammock Marsh, part of the proceeds support its ongoing programs. A portion of the proceeds go to support ongoing programs at the Marsh.
This beautifully illustrated guide to Manitoba Birds highlights over 140 familiar and unique species and includes a map featuring bird-viewing areas. Laminated for durability, this pocket guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.
Written by practitioners with more than 75 years of combined planning experience, Manning on Estate Planning has long been the planning tool of choice for seasoned professionals who want sound advice on how to craft flexible, individualized estate plans that help clients reach tax and non-tax goals.
From May 2010 to January 2011 the Marlborough Gallery displayed a set of sixteen monumental sculptures by Manolo Valdés on the section that goes from 166th street in Broadway to Columbus Circle. These sculptures acted as beacons of the singular iconography of the Valencian artist.
Changes in employment stability, family structure, and economic pressures have created challenges for the U.S. military reserve component. Modifying assumptions about Reserve duty can improve recruitment, performance, development, and retention.
London in the 18th century is one of the most dangerous cities in the world, a status helped along by the lack of any organized police force. Peacekeeping falls on the shoulders of parish watchmen like George Man, who stumbles on the emaciated corpse of a notorious miser, tied to a chair and left to starve to death in a boarded-up building. Just 50 years earlier, the Great Plague had devastated London, and its victims were similarly sealed in their homes to die. The Plague has recently been rumored to have re-emerged in France: Was the miser's murder a frantic attempt to stave off another epidemic? Or is a particularly devious criminal mind at work?
A beautiful book celebrating the College's 125th anniversary. It is a portrait from its earliest days to its current place in the pantheon of Oxford colleges.
Magazine editor Hanna Coleman has just successfully pitched an article that will take her from the fashion pages to the front cover of the magazine. The catch? To write the article she'll have to share her boyfriend with her best friend, imperiling the best relationship she's ever had.
This book brings to life the story of Mickey Mantle, presenting a fully-rounded portrait of a complex, misunderstood national hero. It includes never-before-published details from Mantle’s widow and offers illuminating insight into his career using modern analytics, arguing that he should be considered the greatest ballplayer of all time.
This book brings to life the story of Mickey Mantle, presenting a fully-rounded portrait of a complex, misunderstood national hero. It includes never-before-published details from Mantle’s widow and offers illuminating insight into his career using modern analytics, arguing that he should be considered the greatest ballplayer of all time.
For millennia, these two sacred chants—the Gayatri Mantra and the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra—have echoed along the banks of the Ganges. Chanted in Sanskrit with tamboura accompaniment.
Mantra and the Goddess is a guide to a life of inner beauty. It includes sacred teachings for healing the mind, as well as a poetic rendering of the Sri Lalita Sahasranama. Chanted around the world, the Thousand Names of the Goddess reveal the power of the feminine, and how to realize our limitless potential. With eloquence and sensitivity, Swamini Sri Lalitambika Devi weaves the poem's timeless wisdom into daily life experience. Drawing on various spiritual traditions, as well as her childhood, she explains how mantra may be used to alleviate emotional distress. Also included are myths about the life of the Goddess. The poem itself reveals the virtue, allure, and triumph of the Goddess in each of us.
For millennia, these two sacred chants—the Gayatri Mantra and the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra—have echoed along the banks of the Ganges. Chanted in Sanskrit with tamboura accompaniment.
Modern science and ancient wisdom traditions agree that the universe is a symphony of vibrational frequencies. In this beautiful, comprehensive, and unique work, Dr. Frawley elaborates the essential truths about cosmic sound, and how we can employ important mantras for healing, transformation and inner awakening.
The Central Armed Police and Paramilitary Forces play a crucial role in ensuring the security and peace of India. This is the first attempt to bring the laws governing these forces under one cover for reference, comparative analysis and research. The Manual discusses the disciplinary system of these forces and a wide range of matters, such as jurisdiction, arrest, custody, investigation, charging and mode of trial, summary hearing, disciplinary courts, punishments, review and appeal.
The Central Armed Police and Paramilitary Forces play a crucial role in ensuring the security and peace of India. This is the first attempt to bring the laws governing these forces under one cover for reference, comparative analysis and research. The Manual discusses the disciplinary system of these forces and a wide range of matters, such as jurisdiction, arrest, custody, investigation, charging and mode of trial, summary hearing, disciplinary courts, punishments, review and appeal.
Describes the optimal procedures to follow in the care of the lung transplant patient - beginning prior to the time of first referral and continuing through the rest of the patient's post-operative life.
A new monograph of relief sculptures and related drawings by this celebrated contemporary artist. Neri is the 2006 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the International Sculpture Center.
A new monograph of relief sculptures and related drawings by this celebrated contemporary artist. Neri is the 2006 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the International Sculpture Center.
A new monograph of relief sculptures and related drawings by this celebrated contemporary artist. Neri is the 2006 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the International Sculpture Center.
Many communities have revised their zoning and design regulations affecting manufactured housing to provide an affordable, structurally sound housing alternative that conforms with local aesthetic standards. Design and construction innovations have made it possible to suit a variety of community needs and maintain affordability. This report is based on a survey of PAS subscribers and case studies of exemplary manufactured housing developments, including the redesign of one older mobile home park. Case studies are illustrated in color, offering views of individual units, streetscapes, and site plans. Sample regulations augment the report.
Manufactured—or factory-built—housing has become an increasingly viable alternative to more costly, site-built homes. APA teamed with the Manufactured Housing Institute to compile this comprehensive manual on the regulation, development, and site planning of manufactured housing. This report examines the key ingredients of well-designed and successful manufactured housing developments. An invaluable, one-stop guide, it covers initial project planning and feasibility analysis, regulatory concerns, local housing markets, and the subsequent siting of units.
A beautiful book showcasing in lavish detail the highlights of Durham Cathedral's collection of medieval manuscripts, the finest collection of any English cathedral.
Why does everyone keep telling Lily that many hands make the basket? Didn't she make the basket with her very own hands? It is the most beautiful basket of her 10-year-old life and no one will give her the credit she deserves. In the end, she learns a valuable lesson about pride and the spirit of community. Into the story is woven the process of basket making and a Wabanaki animal legend, as well as some words of the Penobscot language.
A sequel to the much-loved devotional books, I Am With You and My Burden is Light, in Many Mansions, Our Lord gives us many glimpses of Heaven and the realm of light which we all long for. Also, he shows us ways of preparing for life after death and that future existence while we are still upon the earth.
A basic, essential text for discernment committees and commissions on ministry, and a comprehensive look at the vital ministry of the permanent diaconate in the church today.
Anekant is a new political philosophy with ancient spiritual roots. It derives from the teachings of the Jains in India, but is relevant to all cultures and all times. Anekant literally means 'Many-Sidedness'. It recognises that there are an infinite variety of paths towards the same truth and so the search for truth must be undertaken with humility. Practising Many-Sidedness is about realising that society means more than just humans, because it embraces all forms of life. We should learn to co-operate instead of competing with each other, and work with nature rather than pointlessly attempting to conquer it.
Mr. Feigon argues that the movements for which Mao is almost universally condemned today—the Great Leap Forward and especially the Cultural Revolution—were in many ways beneficial for the Chinese people. While not glossing over Mao's mistakes, he contends that the Chinese leader should be largely praised for many of his later efforts. In reevaluating Mao's contributions, this interpretive study reverses the curve of criticism. "Feigon performs a service by reclaiming the historical context of Mao's crazed era. He has written a concise work that forces the reader to recall the circumstances that abetted Mao's reign."—Far Eastern Economic Review.
By charting the geography of the killer’s actions, Mapping the Trail of a Serial Killer takes an innovative approach to exploring the killing sprees of 25 mass murderers from the early 20th century right up to the present day.
This book offers a succinct methodto clinicians for classifying uncertainty and finding the right skills to manage different types of uncertainty successfully.
This series looks at the physical world from a scientific, geographical, and historical point of view. Maps, diagrams, experiments, landscape models, and projects help kids understand the concepts of earth science. Step-by- step explanations of basic geographical principles. An invaluable science series for school and home.
This series looks at the physical world from a scientific, geographical, and historical point of view. Maps, diagrams, experiments, landscape models, and projects help kids understand the concepts of earth science. Step-by- step explanations of basic geographical principles. An invaluable science series for school and home.
This stunning new novel is drawn from a little known chapter of World War II history - the brutal Soviet deportations of 1.5 million Polish civilians to forced labor camps in Siberia shortly after the Soviets occupied eastern Poland at the beginning of the war. Beautifully written, lyrical and poetic, Maps and Shadows explores the impacts of this shattering experience on a family from four points of view.
This stunning new novel is drawn from a little known chapter of World War II history - the brutal Soviet deportations of 1.5 million Polish civilians to forced labor camps in Siberia shortly after the Soviets occupied eastern Poland at the beginning of the war. Beautifully written, lyrical and poetic, Maps and Shadows explores the impacts of this shattering experience on a family from four points of view.
Featuring 150 rare and antique maps of Malaya and Borneo, this fascinating book captures the imagination and offers a unique insight to the Southeast Asian islands.
Featuring 150 rare and antique maps of Malaya and Borneo, this fascinating book captures the imagination and offers a unique insight to the Southeast Asian islands.
While attending a Catholic conference in the US to boost the faith in difficult times, Australian political journalist and ex seminarian Jack Duggan is made aware of a controversial codex written by a 4th century Syrian bishop. Only photographs of the codex are available, the original having gone missing soon after its discovery at the Palestinian monastery of Mar Saba. Within a few pages we are engaged in Duggan’s struggle with his religious past, a past that furnished him with the expertise to translate the codex, but left him antagonistic to all things religious. From there we are carried into the thick of a story that reveals, step by step, what this ancient codex contains, and it contains not a few historical surprises. At once a kind of thriller, a romance and a slice of life, The Mar Saba Codex is a big story with many an unexpected twist that traverses the globe from Sydney to San Francisco, and from New York to Rome, reaching its grand climax in the old walled city of Jerusalem where equally belligerent forces strive for dominance.
For many, T. Rex founder Marc Bolan remains forever frozen in time as the poster boy of glam, the pop-rock genre he effectively launched with his March 1971 Top of the Pops appearance to promote ‘Hot Love’, the band’s first number one single. To see Bolan only in this light is to view him through too narrow a focus. In John’s Children he flirted with modernist art-rock. He sang folk songs of an otherworldly England in Tyrannosaurus Rex and became a teen idol while straddling the singles and album charts like a rock colossus and he also experimented with his unique brand of interstellar soul. Finally, he proclaimed himself ‘the Godfather of Punk’ and became its patron, touring with The Damned and giving several major new wave acts their first television exposure. This book examines all aspects of Bolan’s career, from the genre-defying My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair… through the transitional A Beard of Stars and T. Rex albums, the misunderstood Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow and the should-have-been comeback Futuristic Dragon. Along the way, it discusses Unicorn, the defining document of the Tyrannosaurus Rex years, and the essential T. Rex trilogy of Electric Warrior, The Slider and Tanx, arguing why they should be regarded as such.
This book tells the story of the groundbreaking eight-team tournament that was the brainchild of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and only nominally supported by the NCAA itself. Eventually, the University of Oregon’s team of remarkable young men, all of them from the Pacific Northwest, would win that first championship, one that was witnessed by the man who invented basketball, James Naismith. The game unfolded in a turbulent, pivotal month when, among other things, it was becoming increasingly apparent that Hitler's belligerence would draw Europe and perhaps the world into another war . . . soon.
This book tells the story of the groundbreaking eight-team tournament that was the brainchild of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and only nominally supported by the NCAA itself. Eventually, the University of Oregon’s team of remarkable young men, all of them from the Pacific Northwest, would win that first championship, one that was witnessed by the man who invented basketball, James Naismith. The game unfolded in a turbulent, pivotal month when, among other things, it was becoming increasingly apparent that Hitler's belligerence would draw Europe and perhaps the world into another war . . . soon.
In the third of his six Jungle Novels, set in the great mahogany plantations of southern Mexico in the years before the revolution, Traven traces the beginnings of consciousness which led to rebellion by the Indians who worked in debt-slavery.
Marching for Union, the story of Union veteran Gilbert Bates, recounts the hope and courage of a former soldier who believed strongly in the bonds of Union and Lincoln’s “mystic chords of memory” as he carried the flag of the United States across the ruins of the post–Civil War South.
The adventures continue with America's favorite flamingo, Marco Flamingo. In this latest book Marco explores the open seas and finds himself in humorous situations and meets curious friends. This book is also available in bilingual editions.
The adventures continue with America's favorite flamingo, Marco Flamingo. In this latest book Marco explores the open seas and finds himself in humorous situations and meets curious friends. This book is full text bilingual in both English and Spanish. It is also available in English only editions.
The adventures continue with America's favorite flamingo, Marco Flamingo. In this latest book Marco explores the open seas and finds himself in humorous situations and meets curious friends. This book is full text bilingual in both English and Spanish. It is also available in English only editions.
Marco is a regular flamingo who wants to travel North for the winter. Find out what happens when he experiences snow and cold for the first time. Bilingual full text in both English and Spanish.
Marco is a regular flamingo who wants to travel North for the winter. Find out what happens when he experiences snow and cold for the first time. Bilingual full text in both English and Spanish.
Renowned photographer Marco Paoluzzo took several trips to the U.S. trying to find its soul, and ten months of traveling from east to west, north to south, through 48 states and over 40,000 miles produced stark black and white photographs reflecting the loneliness of the individual. He questions: Had I captured the blues of America
Renowned photographer Marco Paoluzzo took several trips to the U.S. trying to find its soul, and ten months of traveling from east to west, north to south, through 48 states and over 40,000 miles produced stark black and white photographs reflecting the loneliness of the individual. He questions: Had I captured the blues of America
Mardy Murie was dedicated to wilderness preservation. The first woman to graduate from the University of Alaska, she became involved in the creation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This delightful book introduces children to Mardy's fascinating life, and it encourages them to "be nice to the land and the trees and the air…we can do this you and me-because Mardy Murie Did!"
This book presents the first comprehensive overview of how this iconic novel became an international phenomenon that has managed to sustain the public's interest for 75 years. It tells how Mitchell's book was developed, marketed, distributed, and otherwise groomed for success in the 1930s—and the savvy measures taken since then by the author, her publisher, and her estate to ensure its longevity.
This book presents the first comprehensive overview of how this iconic novel became an international phenomenon that has managed to sustain the public's interest for 75 years. It tells how Mitchell's book was developed, marketed, distributed, and otherwise groomed for success in the 1930s—and the savvy measures taken since then by the author, her publisher, and her estate to ensure its longevity.
This book presents the first comprehensive overview of how this iconic novel became an international phenomenon that has managed to sustain the public's interest for 75 years. It tells how Mitchell's book was developed, marketed, distributed, and otherwise groomed for success in the 1930s—and the savvy measures taken since then by the author, her publisher, and her estate to ensure its longevity.
This concise new book provides close readings of both canonical and less familiar novels and articles by the novelist Margaret Oliphant (1828-97). They show how she maintained a spirited dialogue with her age, confronting its ingrained prejudices, while reinforcing some of them herself. / A prolific novelist, auto/biographer, and periodical writer, Mrs. Oliphant was also a highly contradictory figure. Not just for her apparently anti-feminist standpoint on many issues, but also for her disparaging dismissal of the ‘sensation’ novel of the 1860s, while freely adopting some of its features in her own writing (including supernatural tales). / This study argues that Oliphant’s outlook on nineteenth-century culture was both provocative and unpredictable. Her best novels are witty, acerbic, and deeply ironic as she dismantles the sacred assumptions of the Victorian middle classes. / Oliphant was a keen observer of dysfunctional families, male professionals, and religious snobbery. She notices bodies and clothes, the touch of hands, unflattering complexions, loud colours, and limp muslins. This thorough reappraisal of the most controversial areas of her writing draws on fresh critical approaches, from clothes history to theories of embodied subjectivity, as well as the rich field of journalism studies.
This concise new book provides close readings of both canonical and less familiar novels and articles by the novelist Margaret Oliphant (1828-97). They show how she maintained a spirited dialogue with her age, confronting its ingrained prejudices, while reinforcing some of them herself. / A prolific novelist, auto/biographer, and periodical writer, Mrs. Oliphant was also a highly contradictory figure. Not just for her apparently anti-feminist standpoint on many issues, but also for her disparaging dismissal of the ‘sensation’ novel of the 1860s, while freely adopting some of its features in her own writing (including supernatural tales). / This study argues that Oliphant’s outlook on nineteenth-century culture was both provocative and unpredictable. Her best novels are witty, acerbic, and deeply ironic as she dismantles the sacred assumptions of the Victorian middle classes. / Oliphant was a keen observer of dysfunctional families, male professionals, and religious snobbery. She notices bodies and clothes, the touch of hands, unflattering complexions, loud colours, and limp muslins. This thorough reappraisal of the most controversial areas of her writing draws on fresh critical approaches, from clothes history to theories of embodied subjectivity, as well as the rich field of journalism studies.
This book includes Sanger's writings on marriage and children, the labor movement, socialism, prison reform, pacifism, eugenics, and sex education. The documents illustrate Sanger's impact on these issues, the development of the struggle between the working class and middle class, and the clash between conservative mores and the freethinking women that have shaped today's society. It features the original articles Nothing and What Every Girl Should Know from The New York Call which sparked the ongoing struggle for women's reproductive freedom.
In a small Florida beach town, Sherri Travis is a bartender with attitude and a woman with an inconveniently murdered husband who turns out to be as much trouble to her dead as he was alive. Sifting through the debris of Jimmy's life, Sherri finds more than a few people who wanted her lying, scheming, scam artist husband gone — but which one actually did the deed?
In a small Florida beach town, Sherri Travis is a bartender with attitude and a woman with an inconveniently murdered husband who turns out to be as much trouble to her dead as he was alive. Sifting through the debris of Jimmy's life, Sherri finds more than a few people who wanted her lying, scheming, scam artist husband gone — but which one actually did the deed?
In this tribute to her work her special choice of plants and her unique methods are brought to life again for today's gardeners. It is a tribute to Margery Fish's special brand of gardening and her unique methods.
Legendary soprano Maria Callas, whose singing was as sensational as her life, is the subject of this biography by author and columnist Huffington. Huffington tells of Callas' transformation from a shy, chubby girl into one of the greatest opera singers of all time, her passionate love affair with Aristotle Onassis, and her ill-fated marriage.
This new book offers a critical introduction to the full scope of Edgeworth’s writing, encompassing her whole career and a broad range of her extensive oeuvre. / Maria Edgeworth made a significant contribution to three different but interlinked areas: education, the representation of Ireland, and the representation of women’s experiences and characters. Clíona Ó Gallchoir provides a lucid and accessible introduction to each area of Edgeworth’s work - and offers students in particular an overview of her work that encompasses its full range and incorporates the insights of contemporary criticism. / Particular focus is given to her Irish fiction, her examination of women’s lives and roles, and her work in education and children’s literature. / A conclusion draws together the central discursive strands and offers an assessment of Edgeworth’s achievement and reputation. Contents: Biographical Timeline. / 1. Introduction: Themes and Contexts. / 2. Education, 1795-1804 (Practical Education, Parent’s Assistant, Early Lessons, Moral Tales, Harry and Lucy). / 3. Ireland, 1782-1802 (The Double Disguise, Castle Rackrent, An Essay on Irish Bulls). / 4. Women, 1795-1806: (Letters for Literary Ladies, Belinda, Leonora). / 5. Novelist of the Union: Ennui, The Absentee and Ormond. / 6. Challenging English Identity: Harrington, Patronage. / 7. Later Work: Helen and later fiction for children. / Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography
This new book offers a critical introduction to the full scope of Edgeworth’s writing, encompassing her whole career and a broad range of her extensive oeuvre. / Maria Edgeworth made a significant contribution to three different but interlinked areas: education, the representation of Ireland, and the representation of women’s experiences and characters. Clíona Ó Gallchoir provides a lucid and accessible introduction to each area of Edgeworth’s work - and offers students in particular an overview of her work that encompasses its full range and incorporates the insights of contemporary criticism. / Particular focus is given to her Irish fiction, her examination of women’s lives and roles, and her work in education and children’s literature. / A conclusion draws together the central discursive strands and offers an assessment of Edgeworth’s achievement and reputation. Contents: Biographical Timeline. / 1. Introduction: Themes and Contexts. / 2. Education, 1795-1804 (Practical Education, Parent’s Assistant, Early Lessons, Moral Tales, Harry and Lucy). / 3. Ireland, 1782-1802 (The Double Disguise, Castle Rackrent, An Essay on Irish Bulls). / 4. Women, 1795-1806: (Letters for Literary Ladies, Belinda, Leonora). / 5. Novelist of the Union: Ennui, The Absentee and Ormond. / 6. Challenging English Identity: Harrington, Patronage. / 7. Later Work: Helen and later fiction for children. / Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography
Marie Antoinette’s Darkest Days recreates in compelling detail the short but intensely agonizing period of the ex-queen’s incarceration in the Conciergerie, Her seventy-six days in this terrifying prison can only be described as the darkest and most horrific of the fallen queen’s life, vividly recaptured in this richly researched history.
Marie Antoinette’s Darkest Days recreates in compelling detail the short but intensely agonizing period of the ex-queen’s incarceration in the Conciergerie, Her seventy-six days in this terrifying prison can only be described as the darkest and most horrific of the fallen queen’s life, vividly recaptured in this richly researched history.
The Devil Wears Prada comes to Versailles in the story of the rise and fall of Leonard Autie, Marie Antoinette's loyal hairdresser, the man responsible for the style that made her the envy of France and for the uproar that dragged her to the guillotine.
The Devil Wears Prada comes to Versailles in the story of the rise and fall of Leonard Autie, Marie Antoinette's loyal hairdresser, the man responsible for the style that made her the envy of France and for the uproar that dragged her to the guillotine.
This riveting book explores the little-known intimate life of Marie Antoinette and her family in a world filled with intrigue, infidelity, and adultery. Will Bashor unveils the hedonistic atmosphere at Versailles as we learn the secret language of the queen’s fan and explore the hidden passageways and staircases of endless intrigue at the palace.
In the years after she moved to Chaco Canyon in 1897 with her husband, Richard, Marietta Wetherill got to know the Navajo probably as intimately as a white person could. In Marietta's own words, the book vividly portrays the beauty and tragedy of life with the Navajo in the turn-of-the-century Southwest.
Derided as seventies throwbacks upon their arrival and misremembered by the wider population as one-hit wonders, Marillion rode the 1980s as one of the most successful bands in Britain. Delivering the musical and conceptual density of early progressive rock with the caustic energy of punk, the Aylesbury heroes both spearheaded the neo-prog revival and produced its crown jewel in their number one album Misplaced Childhood and its Top 5 singles 'Kayleigh' and 'Lavender.' Musically, their influence reaches from prog legends Dream Theater and Steven Wilson to household names like Radiohead and Muse. The 1980s encapsulated Marillion's birth, commercial apex, and near-implosion. This book combines meticulous history with careful musical analysis to chronicle their most turbulent decade from their first gig, through the dizzying success and destructive decadence of their time with frontman Fish, to his bitter departure and replacement by Steve Hogarth. It turns an experienced critical eye not only on their five albums of the decade - from the seminal Script For A Jester's Tear to Season's End - Hogarth's debut - and a line up that remains as active as ever. The book also discusses demos, singles, and Fish's solo debut to dissect a band which critics still love to hate, even as today's music industry stands upon their shoulders as pioneers of self promotion and internet-based crowd funding.
From the beginning of her modeling career in 1944 as Norma Jeane Mortensen to her death as the voluptuous Hollywood icon in 1962, Marilyn Monroe posed for thousands of modeling and publicity photos, scores of which have long been forgotten or abandoned in neglected studio archives. This book collects 100 of the rarest of the rare, seldom previously seen images of her brief modeling career, early days on the 20th Century Fox lot, then in candids between scene takes and traveling as a public figure as the wife of Arthur Miller and Joe DiMaggio. For the Monroe fans who think that they have seen it all, this book will provide a new lens on a beloved American icon.
This book of quotes explores the many sides of the one-and-only Marilyn Monroe. In her time, she was perceived as a victim, a vixen, a valentine, and a Venus. At once a sex symbol and enormously talented entertainer, she was praised, criticized, and adored during her lifetime. After her tragic and untimely death she became the most famous female face of the twentieth century, and her legacy continues to thrive through today.
Relying on over 150 interviews as well as Marilyn's letters and diaries, this work by best-selling biographer Spoto casts new light on every aspect of the actress's tempestuous life.
"What made Norma Jean special was the quality she discovered when, bored with being a teenage bride with a husband in the Merchant Marine during World War II, she took her first and most enduring lover-the camera." So posits author Ted Schwarz in the first comprehensive look at the life of Marilyn Monroe to appear in years, a biography that benefits from interviews with many of the actress's friends and acquaintances who have remained silent until now. Putting together the pieces of Marilyn's final days, spent in the company of Peter Lawford and his brother-in-law Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Schwarz also speculates on the causes of her death, which he describes as a "Hollywood version of natural causes."
Singapore’s bestselling author pens his third work of fiction! In Marina Bay Sins, Neil successfully mixes biting wit with pitch-black satire. A must-read for every resident and visitor in Singapore!
Originally published in 1923, this is a facsimile edition of the definitive reference work on the Marine Chronometer with seventy additional photographs. This revised edition, including the author's later revisions and corrections, covers the chronometer's history from the earliest attempts to measure longitude while including
Bob Earll explores what marine conservation involves in practice by providing a synthesis of the main developments from the viewpoints of 19 leading practitioners who have shape its progress and successes. Case studies describe a wide range of European and international projects.
By means of superb photos and diagrams, Pallas explains int simple terms the operation of a diesel engine and shows how to maintain and repair it should it break down. This book will be an invaluable reference for when things go wrong.
This book introduces the concept of marine ecotourism and assesses its value as a sustainable development option.It examines the major issues involved in planning and managing marine ecotourism and examines a range of experiences, based on case examples from around the world, of how those issues are being addressed in practice.
This book introduces the concept of marine ecotourism and assesses its value as a sustainable development option.It examines the major issues involved in planning and managing marine ecotourism and examines a range of experiences, based on case examples from around the world, of how those issues are being addressed in practice.
This is the third edition of the world's most comprehensive electrical and electronics handbook for sailors. Fully updated, it contains information on battery capacity, charging systems, wiring, lightening and corrosion protection, radar, autopilots, VHF and SSB radios, short-wave communications, GMDSS, GPS, EPIRBs and much more. The book is illustrated with hundreds of informative charts, wiring diagrams and graphs.
This directory of 150 of the most intriguing marine species is illustrated by color artworks, revealing the complex relationships and systems at work in marine habitats. Read about the reefs that teem with life, the communities that exist at the edge of the continental shelf, and the formidable creatures that hunt in remote waters or lurk within the darkest depths of the ocean.
The ultimate guide to marine mammal mitigation during industrial activities. This comprehensive manual covers training and entering the field, mitigation measures, legislation, equipment and technology, sources of anthropogenic noise and the physics of sound propagation.
The ultimate guide to marine mammal mitigation during industrial activities. This comprehensive manual covers training and entering the field, mitigation measures, legislation, equipment and technology, sources of anthropogenic noise and the physics of sound propagation.
Author Lena Sisco, a former Department of Defense Military Interrogator and U.S. Navy officer, takes the reader through the missions and personal lives of U.S. Marines who have been forward-deployed in hostile environments all across the Middle East. She shows how they use the mastery of their sniper skills to mitigate threats and negate the enemy’s ability to disrupt U.S. operations. Her book lets you feel the stress and anxiety of their operational tempo; you witness the successes and failures and the struggles of these highly trained, brave, silent killers.
The Mariner’s Book of Days is an annual treasure. Year by year it takes us on a new and different 365-day imaginary voyage through time, an encyclopedic passage through the maritime past, present and future. Since its inception in 1992, The Mariner’s Book of Days has been hailed as the best, most entertaining nautical desk diary and calendar to see print.
Mario Casilli's photographs defined the fabulous and outrageous entertainment industry in the 1980s. This wonderful coffee table volume brings Casilli's 1980s portraits alive for the first time.
This book views the evolving strategic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region from the prism of geopolitics, economics, diplomacy, environment and multilateralism and examines their possible implications for India.
In this one-of-a-kind cookbook and grower’s guide, Taste Canada Food Writing Awards nominee Elisabeth Bailey (A Taste of the Maritimes) celebrates a medley of home-grown produce, from apples to zucchini. Featuring 150 recipes and 80 accent photos, Maritime Fresh covers everything that the aspiring chef-gardener needs to know, from how to get the most out of the local farmers’ market, to the benefits of Community-Supported Agriculture, to tips for growing and preserving produce and, of course, unique recipes for creating beautiful dishes that the whole family will enjoy.
Written in a Q&A format, this volume includes step-by-step discussions of many of the unique and often confusing aspects of maritime law, including:
• The maritime arrest of vessels • The exercise of pre-judgment attachment in maritime matters • The handling of maritime limitation of liability proceedings • A discussion of other unique aspects of maritime litigation
Written by partners at Winston & Strawn LLP with decades of maritime law experience, this title:• Describes the maritime law considerations in buying, selling, financing, leasing, and operating vessels, while providing specific illustrative examples, practice tips, and guidance• Offers a detailed discussion of the environmental laws and regulations that affect vessel owners, operators, and financiers• Covers maritime disputes and dispute resolution, providing a clear discussion of maritime arbitration practice plus the current rules of the leading maritime arbitration organizations
In his uniquely homespun style, sinister storyteller Steve Vernon digs up the dirt on Maritime murders from 1770 to 1929—along with a few bodies along the way. Unearthing historically buried, and occasionally unsolved, violent crimes from across Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Vernon’s versions of these 19 macabre tales will chill you to the bone.
Here is a frightening, fun trip through the Maritime's most bone-chilling ghost stories and tales of the unexplained. From the spirit who lurks in the halls of Dalhousie University's Shirreff Hall to the phantom train on Prince Edward Island, Maritime Mysteries chronicles the restless spirits, ghostly apparitions, eerie poltergeists, and haunted houses that surround us.
Navy and Marine Corps Sea Basing concepts envision the rapid deployment, assembly, command, projection, reconstitution, and re-employment of expeditionary forces from the sea. RAND researchers assessed alternative structures for the proposed Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future), or MPF(F), squadron and their effects on operational support. For example, eliminating large-deck ships could be offset by substituting CH-53K helicopters for MV-22s.
Prince Edward Island Chef Paul Lucas is back with another book that's chock full of new ways of cooking old fare - and vice versa. He goes back to basics, focusing on soups and sauces that form the basis of most good recipes - which, of course, he includes here. In these 64 pages you'll find everything you need to know about making good soup stock - beef, pork, fish, veggie - and sauces - white, velouté, glacé, fruit purée - then turning them into a soups and stews, risotto and bouillabaisse, which will leave your guests feeling like royalty, too.
This report is about software systems that support situational awareness and command and control (C2) for the U.S. Navy. This report provides the results of an analysis of alternatives for the follow-on to the Global C2 system maritime (GCCS-M).
Though the historical occurrence of maritime terrorist attacks has been limited, maritime vessels and facilities may nevertheless be vulnerable to attack, with the potential for very significant consequences in the form of mass casualties, severe property damage, and disruption of commerce. This book explores maritime terrorism threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences, as well as the application of civil liability.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings worked hard to become a published author, and her efforts finally paid off when she moved to Cross Creek and met the Florida Crackers.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings worked hard to become a published author, and her efforts finally paid off when she moved to Cross Creek and met the Florida Crackers.
Marjorie Sewell Cautley (1891–1954) was the first woman landscape architect to design state parks, to plan the landscape of a federally funded housing project, and to lecture in a university city planning department. This absorbing biography weaves the story of a woman who transcended both social and professional boundaries to create humane living spaces at one of the most transformative times in American history—the introduction of the automobile into mainstream public life.
Brimming with insight and Giles' signature wit, Mark My Word reviews the events and teachings related to the Gospel, and provides a twenty-first-century lens through which to understand it. Each daily reading is followed by reflection questions and a closing prayer, making Mark My Word perfect for individual devotional use and group reading.
A very entertaining collection of timeless quotations from Mark Twain, along with more than 100 photos. The 19th-centurey American writer, humorist, public speaker, and publisher wrote hundreds of short stories, and his best-known novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, still read more than 130 years later.
Mark Twain and Philosophy reveals deeper issues raised by Twain’s work and speaks to his continued relevance as a social commentator interrogating issues fundamental to our lives. From slavery, freedom, and human rights, to science, parapsychology, and religion, this book exposes how Twain’s body of work touches every corner of human experience.
Mark Twain and the Colonel tells the story of America between 1890 and 1910 through the fully engaged involvement of the era’s two most vital participants: Mark Twain and Theodore Roosevelt. At this pivotal moment in our history, the previously frontier-driven expansion of America was being replaced by an America that had begun to legitimately think of itself as a world power, and a dominant presence and leader on the international stage. Tensions within the new world power manifested nowhere more tellingly than between our greatest humorist and our youngest President, whose warring visions of what America could and ought to be were radically different, but nevertheless laid the bedrock for modern America – its arguments, achievements, and aspirations – as we came to see it through the twentieth century, and to the present day.
Mark Twain and the Colonel tells the story of America between 1890 and 1910 through the fully engaged involvement of the era’s two most vital participants: Mark Twain and Theodore Roosevelt. At this pivotal moment in our history, the previously frontier-driven expansion of America was being replaced by an America that had begun to legitimately think of itself as a world power, and a dominant presence and leader on the international stage. Tensions within the new world power manifested nowhere more tellingly than between our greatest humorist and our youngest President, whose warring visions of what America could and ought to be were radically different, but nevertheless laid the bedrock for modern America – its arguments, achievements, and aspirations – as we came to see it through the twentieth century, and to the present day.
Mark Twain spent much of his life surrounded by cats, and they weaved their way into his writing. In this lighthearted book, Twain scholar Mark Dawidziak explores the writer’s lifelong devotion to cats through stories, excerpts, quotes, photos, and illustrations, illuminating a little-known side of this famous writer’s life that will appeal to Twain aficionados and cat lovers alike.
Mark Twain for Dog Lovers combines one of America’s most beloved authors and dogs. Twain specialist R. Kent Rasmussen traces the history of dogs in Twain’s life—from the ones he knew personally, like his daughter’s dog which he took in after she died, to the foreign dogs he saw on his travels around the world. Compiling 30 stories and extracts from Twain’s wiritings, Rasmussen tells a detailed an compelling story of Twain’s relationship with one of America’s favorite pets.
Mark Twain’s Hawaii: A Humorous Romp through Paradise, combines Twain’s own writings on Hawaii with personal reminiscences by others who met him at that time, and traces Twain’s journey through the region just as he experienced it in 1866.
This book deals with market demand-based permitting and building planning in cities and municipalities. Some of the themes explored in the book include: market analysis, planning, development in accordance with a plan, the savings and loan crisis, the Great Recession, permitting development in excess of demand, the economics of development cycles, property rights, protecting the local economy, existing tools to prevent over permitting, and more.
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Carl Schroeder, Chef/Owner of Market Restaurant + Bar in Del Mar, California, grew up in La Jolla and has San Diego in his soul. He knows the lay of the land here and is dedicated to working with local farmers and fishermen. San Diego is, after all, a coastal city with an abundance of seafood and access to fresh farm produce. He has a passion for organic, natural and locally sourced products and his cuisine is inspired by those seasonally fresh and local ingredients.
Market Restaurant + Bar Cookbook’s one hundred and forty recipes are from Schroeder’s daily-changing menu and were carefully adapted for the home cook. He gently guides the readers to the best local ingredients by season and shows them how to turn those ingredients into great food: from Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin and Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder in Fall to Pan-Seared Chilean Sea Bass in Winter to Sweet Pea Salad and Creamy Pepper Vinaigrette in Spring to Yellowtail Tartare and Dungeness Crab in Summer.
Market Street Madam tells the story of Annie Ryan, a woman who is running a second-rate brothel in 1890s Denver with an eye toward expansion. By chance she encounters Lydia Chambers, a society woman suffering from a laudanum habit and a bad marriage, who owns a prized property on the infamous Market Street. Annie's fortunes at the brothel turn on her niece Pearl, a pretty young girl swept up in Denver's underworld of jealousy, booze, and vice--until murder stalks the good-time girls and puts everyone's future in doubt. A rollicking tale of blurred lines, flowing booze, played-out miners and upstairs girls, Market STreet Madam delivers a compelling look at the intrigues of the Wild West, where women were enterprising and justice could be had . . . for a price.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the key principles and challenges involved in tourism marketing in a national park context. It provides a framework to apply marketing principles to inform practices and guide the sustainable management of national parks and protected areas.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the key principles and challenges involved in tourism marketing in a national park context. It provides a framework to apply marketing principles to inform practices and guide the sustainable management of national parks and protected areas.
Tom Peters says, Jon Spoelstra knows his stuff. Pat Williams, founder of Orlando Magic says, I consider Jon the top marketer in the world. The Wall Street Journal says, Mr. Spoelstra is one of those guys who thinks 'out of the box'. In this revised edition, Jon provides a real-world game plan for increasing your top line with marketing and promotion ideas that break through the clutter and get your customer's attention. His 17 Ground Rules—tested and proven—in sports and business, show how to differentiate yourself from your competitors. The focus is on measurable results that impact your bottom line—without big marketing and advertising budgets. Going beyond marketing theory his approach encourages you to push the outrageous envelope to gain immediate sales. Not just for sales and marketing folks —this book is for anyone who influences the course and attitude of your company.
Marketing Solutions for the Home-Based Business is prime for a revision with the explosion of social media marketing. Business News Daily notes that two of the top 50 home-based jobs to watch are for Social Media Consultants and Internet Marketing Consultant.
Provides a way of thinking and a method with which organisations truly can enhance their competitive strength, and make it sustainable. New, updated edition.
Provides a way of thinking and a method with which organisations truly can enhance their competitive strength, and make it sustainable. New, updated edition.
This issue adapts the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) template to marketing. It explains the six steps trainers need to successfully market their programs: conduct a needs and situation analysis, prepare a marketing strategy plan, design promotional material, produce the material, distribute material, and evaluate the effectiveness of the marketing.
This monograph provides the inventor or small corporate entrepreneur with practical guidelines for marketing an invention. It presents general information in an effort to help move an invention into the marketplace. Emphasis is placed upon understanding the role patents play in promoting, licensing, and selling an invention. Among the topics covered include: -Evaluating the potential of new technology -Drafting a business plan -Going into business for yourself -Manufacturing and distrubuting alternatives -Marketing representatives
To effectively sell your service business, you must let people know you exist and that you're better than your competition. Owners of service businesses are often inexperienced marketers and unsure how to promote themselves in a professional manner. This book explains how to develop a marketing plan that will work for any service business - from law firms & dental practices to hair salons & auto repair shops. Whatever your business, it will profit from expanding your market.
To effectively sell your service business, you must let people know you exist and that you're better than your competition. Owners of service businesses are often inexperienced marketers and unsure how to promote themselves in a professional manner. This book explains how to develop a marketing plan that will work for any service business - from law firms & dental practices to hair salons & auto repair shops. Whatever your business, it will profit from expanding your market.
Criminal activities in cyberspace are increasingly facilitated by black markets. This report characterizes these markets and describes how they have evolved, to provide insight into how their existence can harm the information security environment.
This book argues that unavoidable limits on Medicare financing can best be imposed through market-based choices rather than government direction. Policymakers face a fundamental challenge: how to preserve Medicare's ability to provide its beneficiaries with financial protection and access to effective medical care while securing the advantages of competition.
Markov’s Prize is an isolated planet within the Determinate, cut off since the 6th Age. It’s human population have thrived and advanced over the centuries but now, recently rediscovered, they find themselves simultaneously invaded by the aggressive and bloodthirsty Ghar Empire and the expansionist PanHuman Concord. The Ghar are looking to plunder the planet for resources and slaves whilst the Concord desire to assimilate the planet into their collective whole, believing it to be the best course of action for the Concord and the planet’s people.
John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, has long been regarded as one of Britain's greatest generals as well as a key English political figure in the first decade of the eighteenth century.
With the newest addition to her Splenda library, Marlene Koch, has created the ultimate healthy low sugar cookbook. Featuring 125 brand new recipes along with all of her critically acclaimed recipes from Unbelievable Desserts with Splenda and Fantastic Food with Splenda (many with revisions and new updates), Marlene offers you 375 Sensational Recipes for every day and every occasion! From cold drinks and smoothies to hot beverages and breakfast foods to salads, vegetables and protein-packed entrees these are foods the entire family will love. Hungry for a treat? You'll find all your favorites and more from puddings and custards to frozen desserts, cookies, pies, cakes, cheesecakes, toppings and even cocktails. Even more sensational, Marlene’s recipes are as easy-to-follow as they are on the waistline.
A completely updated edition of the very first book to showcase Splenda (sucralose), Marlene Koch's Unbelievable Desserts with Splenda Sweetener contains 25 new recipes, a large, user-friendly format, and color photographs of many of Marlene Koch's delectable creations. Splenda, the revolutionary no-calorie sweetener, pours and measures cup-for-cup like sugar and doesn't break down under high heat making it possible to create low-calorie versions of your favorite desserts. Cakes, cookies, cheesecakes, strudels, muffins, cream puffs, smoothies, and more—these recipes are not pale imitations of your favorites, but delicious desserts and beverages that look and taste so good that no one will believe that they are not made with real sugar. Here are sweet treats that you will be proud to serve to your family and friends. Dessert will never be the same again—now you can have your cake and eat it, too!
Since Bob Marley died in 1981, the myths and legends which surround his life have continued to grow. Only one man knows the truth. Marley's confidante and manager Don Taylor, tells the real story behind Marley.
An irresistible guide to making sweet and tangy marmalades, including both classics and new fruit combinations, shown in zingy photographs by Craig Robertson.
Loaded with information on this exotic destination, this Footprintfocus guide will show you all the main attractions as well as provide ideas for dozens of activities and adventures that will help you get off the beaten track.
Let Marco Polo’s Marrakesh Travel Guide take you to the heart of Marrakesh. If you’re a bit short of time to prepare, don’t want to miss anything and like to be inspired by great ideas for exciting days out, look no further. This inspirational, itinerary-based Marrakesh guide book comes in a unique, spiral bound format designed to be used on the move.
Let Marco Polo’s Marrakesh Travel Guide take you to the heart of Marrakesh. If you’re a bit short of time to prepare, don’t want to miss anything and like to be inspired by great ideas for exciting days out, look no further. This inspirational, itinerary-based Marrakesh guide book comes in a unique, spiral bound format designed to be used on the move.
Uncover the exotic charms of Marrakesh with this handy, pop-up map. This genuinely pocket-sized Marrakesh city map includes 2 PopOut maps featuring a street map of central Marrakesh, an overview map of greater Marrakesh with additional maps showing the Souks, Gueliz and around Marrakesh. Ideal to pop in a pocket or bag for quick reference.
Explore the fascinating city of Marrakesh with this handy, pop-up map. This genuinely pocket-sized Marrakesh city map includes 2 PopOut maps featuring: a street map of central Marrakesh, an overview map of greater Marrakesh with additional maps showing the Souks, Gueliz and around Marrakesh.
These Victorian pearls of wisdom for women on courtship and marriage, immoral conduct, what to look for in a spouse, and how to approach, or avoid, sexual relations with the husband, are often hilarious.
Kay Hymowitz argues the results of the experiment separating marriage from childrearing are in, and they turn out to be bad news not only for children but also, in ways little understood, for the country as a whole. In fact our great family experiment threatens to turn what the founders imagined as an opportunity-rich republic of equal citizens into a hereditary caste society.
Kay Hymowitz argues the results of the experiment separating marriage from childrearing are in, and they turn out to be bad news not only for children but also, in ways little understood, for the country as a whole. In fact our great family experiment threatens to turn what the founders imagined as an opportunity-rich republic of equal citizens into a hereditary caste society.
In these brilliant essays, Ms. Himmelfarb explores the many facets, public and private, of the Victorian idea of morality. She invites us to reconsider the complex and colorful panorama of ideas and attitudes, beliefs and behavior, that goes under the name of Victorianism—and it reconsiders as well our own relation to that much abused and misunderstood culture. “An important book.”—New York Times Book Review.
A far-out dream? Author Brian O’Leary, a former astronaut, believes it can be a reality if the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. cooperate in space exploration and set goals now for a 1998-1999 mission. In fact, plans have already begun for sending people to Mars. Since the Soviets are clearly interested in Mars, a joint mission would make political, economic, and scientific sense. But a bewildering variety of mission approaches are emerging.
In Mars 1999, Brian O’Leary outlines his vision for an exciting approach to a join Mars mission. In a letter included in this book, O’Leary urges the President to give high priority to a Mars voyage. This first in a series of missions would enable us not only to pay for missions but also to fuel a rapidly growing infrastructure on the Moon and on Mars by 2005.
This case study analysis of three recent urban operations is intended to update the lessons learned from prior military experience. The three cases examined—Panama in 1989, Somalia in 1992-1993, and Chechnya in 1994-1995—all occurred within the last ten years and capture the range of political constraints that military forces must operate under in urban environments. The author discusses how ongoing technological, social, and political changes are increasing the significance of certain elements of urban operations. These include the presence of the media; the presence of noncombatants; rules of engagement; and information-operation tools such as psychological operations, public affairs, civil affairs, and political-military strategy.
Footprintfocus Marseille & Western Provence explores this popular French destination, the European Capital of Culture 2013. Fully updated to incorporate the enormous number of changes that have occurred in the city.
The Marsh Lions is the story of a pride of lions in Kenya's world-famous Masai Mara game reserve. For five years, Brian Jackman and Jonathan Scott followed the Marsh pride and their progeny, recording the daily drama of life and death on the African plains.
Virtually the entire Soviet effort on the Eastern Front of World War II bears the stamp of Georgy Zhukov, chief of staff of the Red Army and deputy supreme commander under Stalin. The first volume of his memoirs covers Zhukov's peasant childhood, his prewar military career, and the first phase of World War II.
Virtually the entire Soviet effort on the Eastern Front of World War II bears the stamp of Georgy Zhukov, chief of staff of the Red Army and deputy supreme commander under Stalin. The first volume of his memoirs covers Zhukov's peasant childhood, his prewar military career, and the first phase of World War II.
The World War II commander largely responsible for Russia's victories at Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk, and Berlin—Marshal Georgi Zhukov—describes these epic conflicts in his own words.
Renowned chess theoretician and Grandmaster Bogdan Lalic reveals the secrets of the Marshall Attack, one of the most popular and controversial openings in the history of chess.
In the rain forest of South America lives a legendary creature: friendly, playful, intelligent … and with a simply extraordinary tail. The 6th adventure of the Marsupilami, one of the most endearing creations of a comics genius …
Marta Pan's maxim is to produce through art the greatest effect using the barest of resources, to say almost everything with nearly nothing. The view is confronted with a will and desire to place her work in a relationship with at one with nature , architecture, light, space and time.
The stunning and dramatic beauty of California's Central Coast has long been a magnet for artists and photographers, and is emblematic of the school of West Coast photography.
The work of this controversial designer is presented boldly through drawings, plans and photographs. The volume includes an essay by Elizabeth Meyer and an interview with Schwartz herself.
Traditional, great urban landscapes have helped to fullfil the needs for environmental and human health, for social and collectivized urban spaces that generates a positive quality of life in the cities. The work of MSP, the famous Martha Schwartz and their partners, demonstrates a deep commitment to tis need. As people also spend most of their time outside the buildings on streets, sidewalks, utility corridors and parking lots it is also the request of MSP to bring delight, beauty, nature and playfulness to these places by their landcape design and in this way to the whole city. The book represents numerous of their projects showing the high quality of their design in texts and illustrations.
This informative and fun read is a “how to” book that flows with the character and personality of the fishing-obsessed island off the coast of Massachusetts. The focus is on Martha’s Vineyard but the information, fishing tips, and stories about island characters will sound familiar to anyone who has spent time in a community of fishermen.
Step back in island time into a time-capsule of Martha’s Vineyard history—the quirky, the gritty, the whimsical, and the hard-to-believe. This collection of stories and unique historical photographs paints a picture of the Vineyard through time. Pick up Martha's Vineyard Tales: From Pirates on Lake Tashmoo to Baxter's Saloon and discover the real stories that make up the island's past. Full of little-known tales and tidbits, surprises await for visitors and Vineyard history enthusiasts alike.
Step back in island time into a time-capsule of Martha’s Vineyard history—the quirky, the gritty, the whimsical, and the hard-to-believe. This collection of stories and unique historical photographs paints a picture of the Vineyard through time. Pick up Martha's Vineyard Tales: From Pirates on Lake Tashmoo to Baxter's Saloon and discover the real stories that make up the island's past. Full of little-known tales and tidbits, surprises await for visitors and Vineyard history enthusiasts alike.
Incorporates lesson plan development, discusses instructional implications of learning style differences, and demonstrated how to foster an environment conducive to learning.
Examines his contribution as a philosopher and theologian to issues of racial and social justice and his drive to eradicate oppression through the doctrine of nonviolence.
Martini Man goes beyond the simple caricature of the boozy lounge singer with a penchant for racy humor to reveal the substantive man behind that mask.
The Marvelous Companion is a translation of a collection of thirty-four stories of the previous lives of the Buddha (Jatakas), spoken by the Enlightened One himself and assembled and retold by the first-century master Aryashura.
"Nobody sings like Melba, and nobody ever will," proclaimed the impresario Oscar Hammerstein in 1908. Like many others of his time, he considered her the world's greatest singer. The wild acclaim showered on her by American fans led to the coining of the word "Melbamania." Year after year she toured America on the "Melba" train, bringing opera and concerts to out-of-the-way cities and towns; thanks to the new gramophone, she could also be heard in the remotest locales. Ann Blainey's beguiling life of Nellie Melba tells the story of a woman who-in an era when no woman was prime minister, chief justice, head of a church or financial firm, or a universal film star-became perhaps the most famous woman in the world. Ms. Blainey's Marvelous Melba punctures many of the myths surrounding Melba's life and career, and offers a new portrait of the great diva.
In Marx in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Marx’s life and ideas, and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Marx’s writings; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Marx within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.
In this compelling work that combines theology, history, devotion, and meditation on biblical texts, the author examines Mary through the dimensions of prophet, matriarch, theologian, disciple, intercessor, and paradigm.
For three adventurous seasons in the 1960s the castaways on Gilligan’s Island were never without good food. More than 300 recipes from Mary Ann and other cast members and behind-the-scenes exclusives make Mary Ann’s Gilligan’s Island Cookbook the perfect memento to celebrate one of the most popular shows in television history.
Elizabeth Clare Prophet examines controversial questions being asked today: What was Jesus' relationship with Mary Magdalene? Who is the Divine Mother? Is God only male? Mary Magdalene and the Divine Feminine explores the archetypal role of the Divine Feminine in Eastern and Western spirituality and helps to clarify the position of Mary Magdalene. Early Church leaders denied Jesus' message on reverence for Woman and on the inner feminine potential of both man and woman. As a result, his teaching was lost for 2,000 years and only recently rediscovered in ancient texts. Includes 55 black and white illustrations, 2 maps and 12 questions for discussion.
This is a charming story by James Otis of a young girl?s experience in the first years of the Plymouth colony. Written in the form of a letter from Mary home to her friend in England, this title describes day-to-day life for the Pilgrims in the New World?interaction with Indians, making candles, what foods they ate, what school was like.
Lushly illustrated, the book takes a fresh look at this mysterious and charismatic monarch, using objects associated with her life from the National Museum of Scotland and elsewhere.
Over 60 beautiful fine art paintings tell the story of the Madonna and celebrate her awesome influence over millions of people for more than two thousand years.
This beautifully illustrated guide to Maryland & DC Birds highlights over 140 species and includes a map featuring bird-viewing areas. Laminated for durability, this pocket guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.
The Maryland Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for The Old Line State. The set includes three 12-panel, laminated, folding Pocket Naturalist Guides to Maryland: Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife. Set is value-priced and is attractively packaged in an acetate bag.
This beautifully illustrated guide to Maryland Trees & Wildflowers highlights over 140 species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers. Laminated for durability, this 12-panel folding guide features a back-panel map listing and locating botanical sanctuaries in the state. Ideal for budding botanists, outdoor education and citizen science programs..
This beautifully illustrated 12-panel laminated, folding guide to Maryland and DC Wildlife highlights 140 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, seashore creatures and butterflies/insects. Back panel map features popular and accessible wildlife-viewing areas. Ideal for visitors, conservationists and citizen science programs.
Maryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Maryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of these two states that other guidebooks just don't offer.
Maryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Maryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of these two states that other guidebooks just don't offer.
Maryland’s Chesapeake explores how the bounty of seafood found in the Chesapeake Bay influenced the culinary identity of Maryland. Starting with the Native Americans and continuing up to current efforts to preserve and revitalize the fish and crustacean populations, the book will illustrate the symbiotic relationship between the indigenous food sources and those who choose to live along the Chesapeake’s shores. Along with an historical tour of the region, the book will provide both traditional recipes and recipes from today’s chefs who put a modern spin on the classics.
Marylyn Dintenfass has developed as a leading artist among her contemporaries, exhibiting her paintings, sculpture, and prints internationally. She first gained widespread attention for her cutting-edge, sectional-based sculpture installations exhibited throughout the United States, Israel, Italy, and Japan.
Marylyn Dintenfass has developed as a leading artist among her contemporaries, exhibiting her paintings, sculpture, and prints internationally. She first gained widespread attention for her cutting-edge, sectional-based sculpture installations exhibited throughout the United States, Israel, Italy, and Japan.
Paul Goldstein and Kyriakos Kaziras, two great professional animal photographers, present in this book the result of many years of photographic passion for the Masai Mara. The Masai Mara is the most prolific nature reserve in the world. It is located in southwest Kenya and is adjacent to the Seregeti in Tanzania. Each year, two million animals fill the fertile plains of Masai Mara, pursued relentlessly by predators.
In the First Look at Animals series (Descubre los Animales), dramatic photographs of animals in action and a factual text that reads like a story gives children essential first facts about the animal kingdom. Simple vocabulary explains how animals live, eat, and tend their young.
In the First Look at Animals series (Descubre los Animales), dramatic photographs of animals in action and a factual text that reads like a story gives children essential first facts about the animal kingdom. Simple vocabulary explains how animals live, eat, and tend their young.
This volume is an essential reference for designing, analysing and reflecting on field research. It advances the literature on gender by taking a specific focus on masculinity. The accounts of gendered field experiences further the call for gender positionality in research, will aid researchers and be a useful tool for supervisors.
This volume is an essential reference for designing, analysing and reflecting on field research. It advances the literature on gender by taking a specific focus on masculinity. The accounts of gendered field experiences further the call for gender positionality in research, will aid researchers and be a useful tool for supervisors.
An inspiring first-hand account by military aviation pioneer Richard Kirkland recounts how he and a handful of daring helicopter pilots revolutionized battlefield medical evacuation and blazed the trail for modern air-evac flying.
Solomon Raven is the smartest bird in the forest. In each of the book in series ,reoccurring characters explore nature during the four seasons. Bilingual text in English and in Spanish.
Does a murder psychically imprint itself on a blood-stained crime scene? Sam Baltrusis revisits the haunts associated with the most horrific homicides in Massachusetts, including the Lady of the Dunes mystery in Provincetown to the Lizzie Borden case in Fall River. Using a paranormal lens, Baltrusis delves into the ghastly tales of murder and madness to uncover the truth behind some of the Bay State's most bone-chilling crimes.
This beautifully illustrated guide to Massachusetts Birds highlights over 140 species and includes a map featuring bird-viewing areas. Laminated for durability, this pocket guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.
Pollinators in Massachusetts include bats, bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, moths, wasps, flies, and beetles. These beneficial species are both beautiful and critical to the state‘ s eco-system and agriculture. Laminated 12-panel folding guide includes illustrations & descriptions of 80 species and caterpillars; ideal for citizen science programs.
Facing Unimaginable Events With Courage
It's only human to be fascinated by disasters--and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances. This book takes you back to Massachusetts' most catastrophic events, vividly re-creating the moments that changed the state forever. The twenty-five true stories presented here are a chilling reminder to expect the unexpected.
From the 1874 Mill River flood and wreck of the City of Columbus, in 1884, to the Cocoanut Grove fire, in 1942, and the Amtrak derailment of 1990, Massachusetts has been the site of some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each account in this book reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation, but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts.
Facing Unimaginable Events With Courage
It's only human to be fascinated by disasters--and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances. This book takes you back to Massachusetts' most catastrophic events, vividly re-creating the moments that changed the state forever. The twenty-five true stories presented here are a chilling reminder to expect the unexpected.
From the 1874 Mill River flood and wreck of the City of Columbus, in 1884, to the Cocoanut Grove fire, in 1942, and the Amtrak derailment of 1990, Massachusetts has been the site of some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each account in this book reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation, but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts.
Detailed, easy-to-understand information from a New England master gardener about the ins and outs of gardening in Massachusetts, with advice from state gardening writers, horticulturists, and other local experts.
A unique guidebook and local resource full of hundreds of things to find and buy, crafts to discover, factories to explore, and history to uncover––all made in Massachusetts. Hundreds of the state's top cottage industries––all places that you can shop and/or tour––are showcased. Organized by product type, categories include ceramics/pottery, clothing/accessories, furnishings/furniture, glassware, home décor, jewelry, specialty foods, toys/games, and so much more. Together, these homegrown establishments help make up the identity of the Bay State and are part of the larger fabric of what is distinctively New England.
The Massachusetts Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for The Bay State. The set includes three 12-panel, laminated, folding Pocket Naturalist Guides to Massachusetts: Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife. Set is value-priced and is attractively packaged in an acetate bag. Ideal for outdoor education programs.
Discover some of Massachusetts's unique offerings with this guide: Visit a wooden boat shop that has been in business since 1793; admire the pressed glass galleries at the Sandwich Glass Museum, or travel back in time at the nineteenth-century Old Sturbridge Village.
With property values at a historic high, more and more people want to become real estate agents. Massachusetts is no exception. This thorough guide features four full-length practice tests - updated according to the state's standards for the new online tests - with complete answer explanations to reinforce learning. It includes a Massachusetts real estate refresher course; study tips from the LearningExpress Test-Prep System; a glossary of terms; information on certification; and a CDROM with additional questions, answers, and explanations.
The state of Massachusetts still has and continues to celebrate its town or village greens. These greens date back to Colonial times where they served as the physical and spiritual centers for these early towns. Today many town greens continue to be the center of town events, fairs, and other gatherings. Massachusetts Town Greens explores the history of these remarkable greens and provide a guide to current events.
From Mount Greylock to the Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts boasts a stunning variety of hiking trails. This eleventh edition of the Appalachian Mountain Club's comprehensive trail guide provides all the information you'll need, whether you're a seasoned hiker seeking out a new adventure or a someone looking for a family-friendly outing.
From Mount Greylock to the Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts boasts a stunning variety of hiking trails. This eleventh edition of the Appalachian Mountain Club's comprehensive trail guide provides all the information you'll need, whether you're a seasoned hiker seeking out a new adventure or a someone looking for a family-friendly outing.
This full-color, topographic, waterproof Tyvek map is an indispensable resource for any hiker or backpacker setting out across the state of Massachusetts. Printed on lightweight, waterproof, and tear-resistant Tyvek, this map is made to withstand many years of hard use on the trail and is the ideal upgrade to the paper maps that come with AMC’s Massachusetts Trail Guide, 11th Edition.
This beautifully illustrated guide to Massachusetts Trees & Wildflowers highlights over 140 species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers . Laminated for durability, this 12-panel folding guide has a back-panel map featuring botanical sanctuaries and is an excellent source of information for botanists, citizen science and outdoor education programs.
An entertaining, well-written, and historically sound collection of twenty short biographies of fascinating Massachusetts “troublemakers”—those who went against the grain and who helped shape the Bay State into the liberal place it is today. TwoDot regional history model similar to A Priest, a Prostitute, and Some Other Early Texans and the Outlaw Tales series.
This beautifully illustrated 12-panel folding guide highlights over 140 species of Massachusetts mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, seashore creatures and butterflies/insects. Back panel map features popular and accessible wildlife-viewing areas. Ideal for visitors, conservationists and citizen science programs.
1857...A ragged band of exhausted soldiers defending some 400 frightened women and hungry children in a crumbling outpost, the British garrison at Cawnpore waits behind frail mud walls, under scorching sun, for the uncertain arrival of relief troops.
Minute-by-minute account of the offensive. Covers both the British attackers and the German defenders. Explains how and why the assault failed so badly.
Now in paperback, Massacre on the Merrimack is a riveting true story of murder, captivity, revenge, and escape, set against the fiery backdrop of America's pre-colonial past. It's the incredible tale of Hannah Duston, who escaped her Native American captors and returned to her settlement of Haverhill, Massachusetts, with a collection of their scalps.
Now in paperback, Massacre on the Merrimack is a riveting true story of murder, captivity, revenge, and escape, set against the fiery backdrop of America's pre-colonial past. It's the incredible tale of Hannah Duston, who escaped her Native American captors and returned to her settlement of Haverhill, Massachusetts, with a collection of their scalps.
Learn to draw a wide range of manga characters in a variety of hairstyles, faces, and clothing, as well as animals, mechas, weapons, and vehicles. From teens to tech, cuddly pups to dangerous dragons, you’ll find them all here in these pages. Step-by-step drawings show you how to draw bodies, faces, eyes, hair, hands and feet. Learn scores of hairstyles, facial expressions, hand gestures, and body poses.
Buildings designated brutalist in style were largely built in the 1960s and 1970s, exuding an aura of daring, uncompromising design today. Vilified for decades as the step-child of modernism, brutalist architecture is now enjoying an astonishing comeback by inspiring contemporary architecture. This book offers a sophisticated overview of post-war and contemporary brutalist buildings and of the relationship in appearance and design, in the grand concepts and the smallest details between brutalism today and its ancestors.
This newest volume in Hudson Hills Press's acclaimed series about leading collections of master drawings presents sixty-eight great sheets, all reproduced in full-color, including many versos, from one of the finest college museums in America.
From prison, company chairman John Hung recounts his life in a sweep of Hong Kong history – from his family roots in the 19th century through World War II to the present. The story tracks his Scottish/Chinese heritage, his rise and fall from the pinnacles of corporate success to the life-destroying court case and incarceration. With subtle humor, Hung describes his colorful life, interwoven into the commercial, political and sporting tapestry of East Asia.
Writings of the Buddhist Master N?g?rjuna. An excellent introduction to Madhyamika, Master of Wisdom contains two hymns of praise to the Buddha, two treatises on Shunyata, and two works that clarify the connection of analysis, meditation, and moral conduct. Includes Tibetan verses in transliteration and critical editions of extant Sanskrit.
Recognized as one of the greatest masterpieces of Buddhist literature, the teachings of Hui Neng have brought joy and inspiration to countless people since they were first written down in the sixth century. An illiterate woodcutter who was instantly enlightened, Hui Neng went on to become the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism. As a founding father of Zen, his profound, yet simple, teachings speak from a fullness of heart and mind.
A comprehensive guide to preparing and filing the SEC’s Form 8-K, as required by the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and designing and maintaining effective disclosure controls and procedures required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Comparable to such classics as Stephen Covey's The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, and David Allen's Getting Things Done, this new title presents fresh and profound strategies for reaching success in your workday and life. Linenberger explains how work is largely a mental game that you can win by applying a practical new mental model of work called the Workday Now. The results are a well managed and successful workday.
This comprehensive volume provides clear instructions on how to work with watercolors, oils, acrylics, and gouache for artists of all levels of experience.
Using specially commissioned step-by-step photographs and drawing on the expertise of many highly-qualified practitioners, this superb book looks in detail at each discipline ? its history and philosophy, the basic etiquette, important warm-up exercises, the most popular techniques and some of the more advanced moves.
Grandmaster Alexander Panchenko (1953-2009) was one of the most successful chess trainers in the Soviet Union, and later in Russia. He ran a legendary chess school that specialised in turning promising players into masters. Panchenko provided his pupils with systematic knowledge, deep understanding and the ability to take practical decisions. This book contains a collection of inspiring lessons on the most important middlegame topics: attack, defence, counterplay, realising the advantage, obstructing the plans of your opponent, the battle of the heavy pieces, and much more. Panchenko formulates easy-to-grasp rules, presents a large number of well-chosen examples and ends with a wealth of practical tests. It is hard to give better advice for ambitious chess players than to follow this tried-and-tested road towards mastering the chess middlegame.
This book provides a basic foundation of strategy in all three phases of chess – the opening, middlegame and endgame – as well as an abundance of carefully selected exercises to monitor progress.
Young Daniel Naroditsky (1995) has picked the most instructive examples of endgames in which you have to use ideas and plans in order to outplay your opponent. This is not an encyclopaedia nor a manual on endings, which are usually helpful but boring, but a compendium of lively lessons and exercises. The positions that International Master Naroditsky uses should not be memorized, but understood, and his acclaimed didactic skills will take your endgame technique to the next level. Never before have the ideas that decide endings been explained so clearly. With exercise at the end of each chapter.
The book delves into the fine art of negotiation when families are separating temporarily as well as permanently. In the book you will find effective strategies to help separating partners relate in less acrimonious ways, make child-centered decisions, and reach mutually acceptable compromises without squandering their mutual good will and their kids’ college funds.
Mastering Herbalism shows how to make jams, sauces, soups, meat, desserts, beer, wine, teas, perfumes, incenses, beauty products, cures, aphrodisiacs, and potions with a variety of herbs and spices.
Although a number of conferences have been organized in recent years emphasizing the social, civic and educational activities of the Gulen Movement, as well as Gulen's contribution to interreligious dialogue, very little attention has been paid to his formal and informal education, his scholarly works and his interpretation of basic Islamic sources and disciplines in the modern period. In fact, his expertise goes beyond the limitations of modern academic compartmentalization of Islamic studies. This edited book aims to explore Gulen's personal and theological profile in relation to Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir), Prophetic tradition (hadith), Islamic law (fiqh), Islamic systematic theology (kalam) , Sufism (tasawwuf), and Muslim heresiography.
A thorough introduction to each variant. Explains basic strategy and then moves on to advanced concepts. Includes Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw, Razz and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Dealer's Choice, and H.O.R.S.E., and 8-game, which require expertise in many of these games.
Positional sacrifices, improving piece placement, defence in worse positions, prophylaxis, and building and breaking fortresses, are skills every club player needs to master in order to win more games. Junior World Champion Daniel Naroditsky teaches very practical lessons, based on his own experience. Daniel Naroditsky (1995) turns out to be not only a remarkable chess prodigy, but also a born writer and instructor who gives crystal-clear verbal explanations on the essence of positional chess. In a special introduction Daniel?s parents tell the story of how their son wrote this book. An astonishing work and an instructive delight.
Anyone who wants to become a strong club player or a candidate master, needs to understand that somewhat mysterious-looking resource, the positional sacrifice. This non-forcing tool is a surprising and highly effective way of creating a decisive advantage during a game. International Master Merijn Van Delft has created a unique thematic structure for all types of positional sacrifices. He shows the early historical examples, explains which long-term goals are typical for each fundamental theme and presents lots of instructive modern examples. He then concentrates on those sacrifices that have become standard features of positional play. Solving the exercises he has added will further enhance your skills. Playing a positional sacrifice will always require courage. Merijn van Delft teaches the essential technical know-how and helps you to take the plunge. Mastering Positional Sacrifices is bound to become a modern-day classic.
Mastering PLO teaches an aggressive style; provides the reader with clear guidelines on how to develop a game-plan and adjust to their opponents and also teaches how to analyse board textures – the key to success in PLO.
How to control your vision and prevent flinching. Data on the flight dynamics of a skeet target and how we perceive it. Methods for teaching beginners and coaching advanced shooters.
Do you want to...
* Make a good side income from your hobby?* Feel confident and in control when you play?* Be satisfied with your performance at the end of every session, regardless of the outcome?
Mastering Small Stakes Cash Games will help you achieve these aims and much more besides.
Jonathan constructs a basic strategy to crush small stakes games and also identifies the adjustments that need to be made when facing more competent opposition.
Mastering Small Stakes Pot-Limit Omaha is a thoroughly comprehensive book that will give you all the tools you need to gain a huge edge at lower stakes play. Fernando “JNandez” Habegger is a professional player and leading PLO coach with his own training site at PLOMastermind.com. He has trained hundreds of players to become successful at PLO.
Mastering Sporting Clays is a perfect guide for all levels of sporting clays shooters, from recreational to competitor. Beginner and novice shooters learn essential first steps, while advanced shooters, including competitive shooters, will benefit from target-specific tactics, allowing them to focus on improving their problem areas.
Clear, powerful guidance on how to make work into a path of transformation and dynamic realization. Includes 80 exercises that can be done during work. Teaches how to develop your inner resources of awareness, concentration, and energy. Accessible to everyone, and holds special value for practitioners of meditation.
This expertly presented new book covers all the necessary aspects of the art of beautiful writing: setting out the essential tools needed to begin, teaching all the basic strokes to form letters, and providing a rich variety of alphabet templates from which to work.
The goal of every trial lawyer is to make every deposition come alive, making it interesting and compelling for the jury. Mastering the Art of Depositions uses a hands-on approach with real-life examples that explain how to achieve successful results.
Giving feedback, especially negative feedback, is one of the most difficult duties of a manager or supervisor. This Infoline describes the process of giving and receiving feedback and shows you how to improve your feedback skills. The issue offers a feedback effectiveness self-assessment, a feedback readiness assessment, and an 8-step process for developing and enhancing your feedback delivery skills.
This essential guide to using a longarm machine includes easy-to-follow instructions to get you well on the way to mastery! In addition to marking tips and thread selection, you’ll also find detailed direction on planning and executing designs. Plus, the gallery section provides a treasure trove of inspiration! Featuring 40 original quilting designs, there’s something for both traditional and modern quilters at all skill levels.
Recipes for making 100 sausages at home: beef and pork sausages, cased and uncased, sausages from poultry and game, emulsified sausage, cured sausages, fermented-style sausages and more . Complete instructions are provided for grinding meats, stuffing, curing, and storing sausage. Other chapters cover equipment and supplies, food safety, and techniques for cooking and smoking sausage—all fully illustrated. Sausages include bratwurst, Vienna sausage, loukanika, kielbasa, chorizo, salami, and many others
Here is an exceptionally complete guide to making real smoked food at home that tastes far better than commercially made products. Learn the secrets of making bacon, ham, jerky, sausage, smoked cheese, smoked salmon and many more delicious smoked foods, covered in no other book.
Products liability refers generally to statutory and common law permitting the injured plaintiff to bring suit against manufacturers and sellers of defective products. Use Mastering the Media in a Products Liability Case for in-depth insight into handling the media when dealing with the four main products liability claims: 1) negligence, 2) breach of one or more warranties, 3) liability without fault or negligence, 4) misrepresentation.
This book enables keen students to improve their understanding of the middlegame. It develops themes originally discussed in Improve Your Middlegame Play.
This book enables keen students to improve their understanding of the opening phase of the game. It develops themes originally discussed in Improve Your Opening Play.
Assess the military space challenges facing the Air Force and the nation in light of the findings and recommendations of the congressionally mandated Space Commission.
This is a valuable guide to help understand effective voir dire and jury selection strategies, and then to adapt these strategies to the unique circumstances faced in trial jurisdictions.
You must be confident in your grammar skills to succeed in the workplace and come across as an attractive candidate and employee. This new basic-skills series targets the adult learner who wants to earn a degree, get a job, and succeed on that job. Every chapter focuses on a key skill, and is filled with practice questions and detailed answer explanations.
You must be confident in your grammar skills to succeed in the workplace and come across as an attractive candidate and employee. This new basic-skills series targets the adult learner who wants to earn a degree, get a job, and succeed on that job. Every chapter focuses on a key skill, and is filled with practice questions and detailed answer explanations.
You must be confident in your grammar skills to succeed in the workplace and come across as an attractive candidate and employee. This new basic-skills series targets the adult learner who wants to earn a degree, get a job, and succeed on that job. Every chapter focuses on a key skill, and is filled with practice questions and detailed answer explanations.
Masterman Ready is a part of Frederick Marryat’s collection of adventure novels, beloved by the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. Marryat was a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars, but retired to research and writing after the wars’ end in 1815. He wrote dozens of novels, plays, short stories and essays inspired by his naval experiences. Originally published in 1841 and then re released in 1896, Masterman Ready tells the story of a family shipwrecked on a island who, with the help of a sailor, are able to survive. Similar to the classic "Swiss Family Robinson," children and adults alike will enjoy this book.
A superbly presented coffee-table book featuring an outstanding collection of contemporary residential architecture from among the most-celebrated international architects practising today.
In the past decade, the increasing requirements of the multimedia world have substantially increased the demands placed on libraries. They went through a transformation from introverted hoards of knowledge to globally networked information administrators and communication brokers. Today, libraries have to offer their users constantly advancing digital search possibilities coupled with enough spaces for concentrated reading.
Whether new buildings, conversions or extensions, this title shows the diversity of this building task to complying with the latest technology requirements and cultural demands at the same time. For the new edition, many new projects have been selected. This ensures that apart from the masterpieces of the first decade of the 21st century, the best new libraries are presented.
In the past decade, the increasing requirements of the multimedia world have substantially increased the demands placed on libraries. They went through a transformation from introverted hoards of knowledge to globally networked information administrators and communication brokers. Today, libraries have to offer their users constantly advancing digital search possibilities coupled with enough spaces for concentrated reading.
Whether new buildings, conversions or extensions, this title shows the diversity of this building task to complying with the latest technology requirements and cultural demands at the same time. For the new edition, many new projects have been selected. This ensures that apart from the masterpieces of the first decade of the 21st century, the best new libraries are presented.
In the past decade, the increasing requirements of the multimedia world have substantially increased the demands placed on libraries. They went through a transformation from introverted hoards of knowledge to globally networked information administrators and communication brokers. Today, libraries have to offer their users constantly advancing digital search possibilities coupled with enough spaces for concentrated reading.
Whether new buildings, conversions or extensions, this title shows the diversity of this building task to complying with the latest technology requirements and cultural demands at the same time. For the new edition, many new projects have been selected. This ensures that apart from the masterpieces of the first decade of the 21st century, the best new libraries are presented.
Shafik Gabr started his collection of Orientalist art in 1993. His collection comprises some of the finest examples of the greatest masters of Orientalism.
Shafik Gabr started his collection of Orientalist art in 1993. His collection comprises some of the finest examples of the greatest masters of Orientalism.
Shafik Gabr started his collection of Orientalist art in 1993. His collection comprises some of the finest examples of the greatest masters of Orientalism.
The villa stands for sumptuous home decor and upscale lifestyle. However it is more than a large urban mansion with a piece of land: The villa offers its residents an ”urban country seat“, combining the best of city and country life: impressive architecture and high quality materials, surrounded by green, yet in the midst of all the city has to offer. It esteems quiet and seclusion, without relinquishing its tie to the city. For architects involved in the planning or conversion of a mansion, reinterpreting a classical building in a contemporary context is an exciting challenge. With the aid of texts, pictures and plans this volume of the Masterpieces Series presents the works of famous architects as well as interesting works of younger newcomers.
This volume from the Masterpieces series presents contemporary bridges of different types from around the world. Variety of structural tasks and materials was given priority during project selection.
The coming together of the forces of mountainous landscapes and architecture finds a unique expression in the chalet cottage. The singularity of location captures the imagination of architects and designers with spectacular houses and unusual interiors. Light-flooded rooms with giant panoramic windows may be juxtaposed with archaic forms; homey parlours contrast against unusual implementation of stone and concrete.
The inclusion of architecture and design concepts has become an integral component of contemporary approaches to treatment and recovery. This current development concerns the building of hospitals and health care facilities as well as the conception of spaces for staff, patients and visitors. Important topics in this regard are the use of light, the choice of colors and material and finally the flexibility of rooms. Masterpieces: Hospital Architecture + Design presents 60 important projects from around the globe. The reader will find a selection of projects from international specialists in this field as well as architects that approach the task from an outside perspective. This richly illustrated volume is part of the new trilingual series in square format ?Masterpieces?.
Constant technological advances and the current focus on ecological considerations have had a strong impact on the construction of office buildings as well as the interior design of work spaces. Further decisive aspects beyond purely functional considerations of work organization are corporate identity, the creation of a positive and motivating working environment and very often also representative functions. Masterpieces: Office Architecture + Design, another volume of the new series Masterpieces presents 60 outstanding projects from all over the world. The reader will find carefully selected works from international established architectural firms as well as promising newcomers, documenting today?s different developments regarding the construction and design of offices.
Theaters, concert halls and opera houses belong to the main building tasks of our times. Numerous cities as well as communities are adding stage buildings for performing arts to their cultural infrastructure and are renewing historical buildings. The acoustics and stage mechanisms are adjusted to modern requirements, while the standards of the in-house technology and the amenities for visitors are decidedly improved. Prestigious projects for various towns and states result in extraordinary buildings. These not only convince in terms of their interior design, but also make an impact on the cityscape as solitary structures. 60 outstanding projects from around the world are presented in this volume from the Masterpieces series.
Affordable building lots in central locations in the large cities and metropolises are rare. When there are no available gaps in the urban structure, attic conversions and extensions are an interesting and favored form of redensification. This volume explores approximately 60 attic projects, as extensions, conversions, or new construction, which utilize the previously used storage space for new use. Existing buildings are expanded upwards and adapted to the contemporary desires and demands of their use. Some constitute a homogenous extension of the existing facade and augment the view in a barely noticeable way. Others use the design freedom above the eave height in order to create a 21st century architecture which contrasts with the historical building substance.
A collection of interviews with 15 well-known anglers about the flies and fishing techniques they use to catch trout across North America. The Master's Fly Box will contain photographs of their flies with complete pattern recipes, as well as photographs of the anglers. The Master's Fly Box will contain information about where and when to fish, fishing techniques, and fly selection.
Three brilliant books from Everyman Chess brought together in one volume. The Masters: Alexander Alekhine, Master of Attack The Masters: Boris Spassky, Master of Initiative The Masters: Mikhail Tal, Tactical Genius By Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik
A spellbinding collection of the best stories in the genre of horror and the supernatural. With works by Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Silverberg, H.G Wells and dozens more, this indispensable compilation will show that anything can happen in these tales of unworldly terror and heart stopping horror. A truly definitive volume that will stand the test of time!
Chess has flourished in its modern form for hundreds of years. During this time, tens of thousands of books have been written about the game, but very few have been works of fiction. Now, for the first time ever, an anthology of contemporary chess fiction will appear. Mongoose Press has collected twelve outstanding short stories about the royal game, each story selected for its literary merit, its originality, and the way it captures the psychological impact of chess.
In this collection, his twenty-fifth book, Joseph Epstein departs from writing about literature and culture to indulge his fondness for the world of sport in all its forms. In these essays and stories, Epstein turns writing about sports into an art at once penetrating and highly amusing.
Neither rain, sleet, snow, dark of night, 100-degree heat, nor -10 wind chill will prevent John Phillips from crappie fishing. The author has caught crappie through the ice in Minnesota, in the sizzling sun of Florida and in many of the states in between. Phillips has fished with most of the nation’s best crappie anglers to learn their secret strategies for catching crappie year-round under every type of weather and water condition. Those techniques and experiences are detailed in this book for the enjoyment and success of enthusiastic crappie anglers.
In Boris Spassky Master of Initiative, Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik look back over the former World Champion's long and distinguished career to examine how he defeated his long-time adversaries, carefully highlighting his most colourful and celebrated encounters over the chessboard. A deep study of his style and games will entertain and inspire any true chess fan.
This beautiful volume presents colorplates and essays covering 100 masterpieces of European art from one of America's finest collections, housed in the California Palace of the Legion of Honor.
This innovative new book offers what everyone preparing for the Miller Analogies Test is looking for—power practice. Packed with 11 full-length MAT practice tests—more than any other title on the market-MAT: Power Practice offers the comprehensive preparation you want to achieve the MAT score you need. It includes: - 11 full-length practice exams - 1,320 practice questions - Detailed answer explanations - FREE access to a full-length practice exam online
Seventeenth-century Java is in turmoil between its Hindu-Buddhist past and its Muslim future, while pepper draws Europe’s quarrelling spice-hungry traders to its shores. Thomas Hodges of the East India Company seizes a chance at glory by being the first to venture ashore at the pepper port of Banten in 1608. Will he unlock the mysterious riches of Java for the English, or die forgotten with a Javanese kris or Portuguese poignard between his ribs?
With detailed information on presenting the fly, reading the water, and other key tactics, this is an essential reference not only for anglers who fish the many tributaries flowing into the Great Lakes—from Michigan to New York—but for any angler seeking to better understand how to best fool their quarry.
Matching the hatch by using an artificial fly sufficiently similar to the creatures on which the trout are feeding can greatly increase your chances of success. This completely revised and updated pocket edition with enlarged photographs will help one choose suitable flies and suggest how one can fish them in a way that will catch fish – to rely less on luck and more on judgment.
Matching the hatch by using an artificial fly sufficiently similar to the creatures on which the trout are feeding can greatly increase your chances of success. This completely revised and updated pocket edition with enlarged photographs will help one choose suitable flies and suggest how one can fish them in a way that will catch fish – to rely less on luck and more on judgment.
COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN MATERIALS.
ORGANIZED INTO CATEGORIES FOR EASY REFERENCE.
FULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH EXAMPLES FROM STANDOUT PROJECTS.
COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN MATERIALS.
ORGANIZED INTO CATEGORIES FOR EASY REFERENCE.
FULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH EXAMPLES FROM STANDOUT PROJECTS.
This book prepares test takers for the civil service exam, concentrating on two of the most tested skills—vocabulary and math. Those currently employed as civil servants will also be able to use this guide to enhance these skill areas. This title features skill reviews, strategies for test success, practice exercises, two practice exams, and a comprehensive word list of terms for quick reference before the civil service exam or on the job.
All civil service exams contain a mandatory math section. If you're like many candidates, you haven't taken math in years, and you might be nervous about putting your math skills to the test. Math for Civil Service Tests is an indispensable math workbook and resource guide that gives you the edge you need to ace the exam and beat the rest. The book provides two complete practice tests including full answer explanations, basic math instruction-including lessons on fractions, decimals, percentages, and measurement, practical math strategies and advice that break down and solve all math problems. There's also proven methods for setting up and solving word problems and a glossary of math terms to help you remember key concepts at test time. Plus, you'll get two study plans to meet your scheduling needs: a step-by-step 30-day plan and a concentrated 14-day plan!
Crazy about math...or wish you were?
This book set is for you! These aren't ordinary math books. Kids are challenged to solve math brainteasers and answer questions in sports, cooking, money, and more. Kids will see how math is a critical part of their everyday lives. Fun, educational books perfect for kids, parents, educators, and anyone interested in knowing the difference between an Olympic event score of 9.0 and a Richter scale score of 9.0.
Mathematics today is the fruit of centuries of brilliant insights by men and women whose personalities and life experiences were often as extraordinary as their mathematical achievements. This entertaining history of mathematics chronicles those achievements through fifty short biographies that bring these great thinkers to life while making their contributions understandable to readers with little math background.
Among the fascinating characters profiled are Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the founder of classical physics and infinitesimal calculus--he frequently quarreled with fellow scientists and was obsessed by alchemy and arcane Bible interpretation; Sophie Germain (1776 - 1831), who studied secretly at the École Polytechnique in Paris, using the name of a previously enrolled male student--she is remembered for her work on Fermat's Last Theorem and on elasticity theory; Emmy Noether (1882 - 1935), whom Albert Einstein described as the most important woman in the history of mathematics--she made important contributions to abstract algebra and in physics she clarified the connection between conservation laws and symmetry; and Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), who came from humble origins in India and had almost no formal training, yet made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.
The unusual behavior and life circumstances of these and many other intriguing personalities make for fascinating reading and a highly enjoyable introduction to mathematics.
Math for Law Enforcement Exams provides a comprehensive review of the most popular math topics found on various law enforcement exams, including the Police Officer Exam, Border Patrol Exam, and Probation/Parole Officer Exam. This book is full of targeted practice questions, including basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, graphing, and more), logic, and word problems based on real-life scenarios. It also includes additional online instantly-scored practice questions with detailed answers and explanations.
A math skills workout with 1,000-plus questions that gives students essential practice to excel on all standardized tests, and includes access to free, instantly scored online practice exercises.
In his latest book, mathematician Alfred S. Posamentier provides easily understandable, easily presentable and easily replicated tricks that one can do with mathematics.
Math Word Problems makes conquering one of the most difficult academic tasks easier by presenting a small part of the problem-solving process and building upon it each day. Filled with proven strategies to improve performance, this book includes:A pretest to help students determine where to focus their effortsContent review, detailed lessons, and practice exercises modeled on the skills examined by standardized tests;Valuable memory hooks and shortcuts that help students retain what they are learning;A post-test to reveal improvement;Glossary for subject specific vocabulary
If you like any kind of game at all, you'll enjoy the amazing mathematical brainteasers in this entertaining book. No special mathematics training is needed.
With an emphasis on puzzling word problems with surprising solutions, the author presents his mathematical hurdles in order of increasing difficulty. Many appear deceptively simple, such as: How many quarter-inch marks are on an unusual sixteen-inch ruler? Or: If the cost of a bottle and a cork is $1.10 and the bottle costs $1.00 more than the cork, how much did the bottle alone cost? Check the answers before you decide that these are too easy. You may be surprised.
Novices may want to begin with some of the teasers in the first "easy" section. More experienced math-heads may want to test their wits with the "challenging" or even the "difficult" sections (some are fiendishly difficult). Including word problems by famed mathematical puzzle geniuses Sam Loyd (1841 - 1911) and Henry Ernest Dudeney (1857 - 1930), which have entertained recreational math aficionados for more than a century, this book has something for puzzle solvers at any level. And for the math phobic, it may whet your appetite to delve into a subject you thought could only be boring.
Most people agree that math is important, but few would say it's fun. This book will show you that the subject you learned to hate in high school can be as entertaining as a witty remark, as engrossing as the mystery novel you can't put down--in short, fun! As veteran math educators Posamentier and Lehmann demonstrate, when you realize that doing math can be enjoyable, you open a door into a world of unexpected insights while learning an important skill.
The authors illustrate the point with many easily understandable examples. One of these is what mathematicians call the "Ruth-Aaron pair" (714 and 715), named after the respective career home runs of Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron. These two consecutive integers contain a host of interesting features, one of which is that their prime factors when added together have the same sum.
The authors also explore the unusual aspects of such numbers as 11 and 18, which have intriguing properties usually overlooked by standard math curriculums. And to make you a better all-around problem solver, a variety of problems is presented that appear simple but have surprisingly clever solutions.
If math has frustrated you over the years, this delightful approach will teach you many things you thought were beyond your reach, while conveying the key message that math can and should be anything but boring.
In this accessible and illuminating study of how the science of mathematics developed, a veteran math researcher and educator looks at the ways in which our evolutionary makeup is both a help and a hindrance to the study of math.
Artstein chronicles the discovery of important mathematical connections between mathematics and the real world from ancient times to the present. The author then describes some of the contemporary applications of mathematics--in probability theory, in the study of human behavior, and in combination with computers, which give mathematics unprecedented power.
The author concludes with an insightful discussion of why mathematics, for most people, is so frustrating. He argues that the rigorous logical structure of math goes against the grain of our predisposed ways of thinking as shaped by evolution, presumably because the talent needed to cope with logical mathematics gave the human race as a whole no evolutionary advantage. With this in mind, he offers ways to overcome these innate impediments in the teaching of math.
This report is an audit of the currently operating Department of Defense Education Activity mathematics program built around the 2009 standards, done in preparation for the transition to the Common Core State Standards, which began in 2014–2015.
Some of the movies greatest figures, some of the most important issues raised by the medium, come under close, highly personal, and deeply informed reflection in this new book by one of our most prominent and influential critics.
The life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite this setback, she became queen, mother of two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a lasting symbol of the majesty of the British throne. This book is both thrilling biography and a narration of the splendors and tragedies of the entire house of Windsor.
Written for postgraduate students as a pedagogical introduction
to string theory. Extending beyond an
introductory review of the subject, it encompasses key analytical and numerical
tools, as well as useful physical models in applications. The book is augmented
with numerous codes in addition to problems and exercises.
This book is a wonderful collection of tex-mex recipes and stories about the American Southwest, and Matt Martinez, the Lone Star state's most famous chef.
With the sensitivity born of time and experience, Charles Hoffacker presents an unusually warm and caring approach to preaching, one which goes to the very heart for the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Based on dozens of interviews and extensive research, this book covers the breadth of Walter Matthau's often-complicated personal life and multi-faceted career.
How does a boy cope when he's excited but frightened? Matthew wants to go camping but so many things about the experience seem scary to him. Pretending his toy rabbit is nervous about these things, Matthew poses questions to his mother on Tall Rabbit's behalf. His mother's loving answers provide Matthew and Tall Rabbit with all the reassurance a boy could need.
In the final decade of the 17th century in England, the Dutch trade wars are coming to a close, and the struggles with the French for naval supremacy are just starting. Meanwhile, young Matthew Loftus has no intention of spending his life underground in the coal mines of Whitby. Living in a seaside town, he studies navigation and yearns to go to sea, following in his late father's footsteps. He eventually leaves the port of Whitby for what he expects will be a short voyage, but after he risks his life to save a man who fell overboard, Loftus is himself rescued by a passing Dutch trader—that turns out to be a pirate ship. The Dutch vessel sweeps Mathew to the Spanish Main where he, surprisingly readily, plunges into a bloody life of pillage and prize money. Struggling to adhere to his code of honor yet seduced by life at sea, Matthew carries in his heart the hope of reclaiming his rightful legacy. Furthermore, he longs to be worthy of the woman he loves—the woman he left behind in Whitby—who was on the brink of marriage to another man. Fierce sea battles, lawless privateers, naval skirmishes, and ruthless slave traders combine in this story of adventure and high drama.
Judy Alter’s storytelling and impeccable historical research bring the era of the old west to life while highlighting the life of Georgia Arbuckle-Fix.
The first book to provide a detailed account of fragmentary writing in the work of the French novelist, critic, and thinker Maurice Blanchot (1907-2003).
The first book to provide a detailed account of fragmentary writing in the work of the French novelist, critic, and thinker Maurice Blanchot (1907-2003).
Mauritius
Travel Guide - Holiday tips and expert advice on everything from Port Louis,
Rodrigues and Réunion highlights to world-class diving and beach resorts. This
guide also features suggested itineraries, wedding and honeymoon options,
tropical wildlife and flora, hiking and water sports, Grand Baie, Roches
Noires, Vieux Grand Port, St-Denis.
Since the 18th century, people from Europe, Africa, India and China have made Mauritius their home. The result is a charming mix of cultural and religious traditions, against the backdrop of a tropical paradise. The dramatic landscapes of Mauritius feature high mountain peaks, white beaches and untouched rainforest, as well as rich fauna and flora. This is a welcoming country, where the people live in harmony with their natural surroundings.
This selection of postcards from André de Kervern's collection is a timeless record of Mauritius. Each chapter focuses on a different region including the north, south, centre and the capital Port Louis, as well as on the island's people. Classic scenes of sugar cane plantations, railways, parades, horse races and verdant landscapes were all widely circulated fragments of cinéma-vérité. Complete with detailed captions and essays by Yvan Martial, these postcards offer glimpses of life in Mauritius from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Marco Polo Guides are packed with unique insider tips. Straightforward information is presented in an engaging format which will appeal to the young and the young at heart. Includes a street atlas and a separate pull-out map.
Ever since the 18th century, Mauritius has been enriched by inflows of people from Europe, Africa, India and China. The result, on the island today, is a harmonious mix of cultural and religious traditions (Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism).
Every since the 18th century, Mauritius has been enriched by inflows of people from Europe, Africa, India and China. The result, on the island today, is a harmonious mix of cultural and religious traditions (Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism).
Mauritian houses have a charm that attracts the admiration of travellers from around the world : a unique architecture which reflects an exotic blend of Asian, African and European influences.
The highly successful Globetrotter Travel Series, which includes Travel Guides, TravelMaps, Road Atlases, Best Of Pocket Guides and In Your Pocket Language Guides, presentlycovers more than 90 destinations worldwide.
Mauritius Travel Guide - Holiday tips and expert advice on everything from Port Louis, Rodrigues and Réunion highlights to world-class diving and beach resorts. This guide also features suggested itineraries, wedding and honeymoon options, tropical wildlife and flora, hiking and water sports, Grand Baie, Roches Noires, Vieux Grand Port, St-Denis.
This beautifully illustrated book presents Emilie E.S. Gordenker's personal selection from The Royal Picture Gallery, Mauritshuis, explaining in detail, the reasons for her choices.
Are you drawn to bold, graphic, large-scale prints, but you're not sure how to use them in a quilt? See just how easy it is to let fabric prints do the design work and sew wild, joyful, colorful quilts!
Covering lives and careers of Montana's political legends, Joseph K. Toole, Ella Knowles, Joseph M. Dixon, Thomas Walsh, Jeannette Rankin, Burton K. Wheeler, James E. Murray, Mike Mansfield, and Lee Metcalf, Mavericks is essential reading for Montanans, those interested in the dynamics of politics, and general readers wishing to gain a greater understanding of our nation's political heritage as exemplified in the lives of nine dedicated individuals.
During World War I, Oxford-trained archaeologist Lawrence of Arabia used his knowledge of the Middle East to help organize the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. In this entertaining and insightful book, Jason Ridler profiles the intellectuals, outsiders, and eccentrics who followed in Lawrence’s footsteps across the next hundred years of warfare and who relied on creativity, curiosity, and outside-the-box thinking to shape battlefields from World War II and Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. They were Ivy Leaguers and Oxford scholars, anthropologists and archaeologists, an ad executive, an international activist, a Peace Corps veteran, an émigré journalist (and former teenage member of the French Resistance), a diplomat—mavericks and oddballs, men and women—who, not always heralded or heeded and sometimes hated, challenged traditional military thought and helped win wars, secure peace, and change the face of modern war.
Three friends, united by their love of flying, torn apart by different origins. Amidst the madness of WW2, what will prove strongest: friendship, or loyalty?
Alexander M nninghoff tells the unforgettable tale of the fifth World Chess Champion. Filling a gap in the literature of chess, he shows that Euwes world title was the result of his iron will, his methodical drive and his energetic handling of all aspects of the game. By bringing his world title under the aegis of the world chess federation FIDE, Euwe profoundly changed the history of chess, and it was Euwes diplomatic determination as President of FIDE that saved the Match of the Century in 1972 between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. This gripping story is illuminated by numerous photos and fifty games with the original annotations by Max Euwe.
Presents, by means of recently discovered works, the extraordinary documentary achievement of the Russian photojournalist, who portrayed in gripping photo reportages Uzbekistan's transformation from a medieval social structure to a Soviet Socialist Republic.
Max Schmeling is the only living man who has had lengthy conversations with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Pope Pius XII, Adolf Hitler, and Marlene Dietrich. World Heavyweight Champion from 1930 to 1932, Schmeling's riveting autobiography is finally made available in English translation after years as a best seller in Germany.
Convicted of murder and sent to a high-security prison for the criminally insane, XIII finds himself not only unable to continue searching for his past, but also at the mercy of his enemies. Unbeknownst to him, though, General Carrington and the beautiful (and deadly) Lieutenant Jones are still trying to unravel the mystery of the presidential assassination. All they have to do is find a way to help him before he loses his life-or his mind.
Eric Hörst brings unprecedented clarity to the many cognitive and neurophysical aspects of climbing and dovetails this information into a complete program, setting forth three stages of mental training that correspond to beginner, intermediate, and elite levels of experience and commitment—the ideal template to build upon to personalize one's goals through years of climbing to come.
After many years of circulating in typescript form, this remarkable study by Thomas K. Simpson?a work long celebrated as something of an underground classic?is at long last available in a new edition worthy of its vision and depth. Green Lion Press is delighted to issue as a fine volume this work, the first major study of Maxwell's Treatise to take seriously the way Maxwell's presents his arguments. It is newly edited and presented in an attractive readable layout.
May 1968 brings together the contemporary eye of acclaimed photographer Bruno Barbey and the pen of Illustrious journalist Philippe Tesson to reflect upon the weeks of civil unrest that shook France to its core in 1968.
Harvey Pack has been a legendary fixture on the New York Thoroughbred scene for more than a quarter century. Whether talking about horse racing on NBC radio (1972-74), hosting the Thoroughbred Action and Inside Racing shows on the local New York television (1980-1998), analyzing the Breeders' Cup races on the NBC/ESPN telecasts (1985-1999), Pack's persona has been that of a dyed-in-the-wool racetracker squarely aligned with the beleauguered two-dollar bettor.
In August 1991, excited holiday-makers boarded the Oceanos at East London for the trip of a lifetime. Despite treacherous weather, the captain ordered the ship to set sail for Durban, South Africa. And so began the ill-fated voyage. Hurricane force winds and giant rogue waves aggravated the hostile storm. Soon the ship started taking water. Panicked senior crew members scrambled into lifeboats leaving the ship’s evacuation to the on-board entertainers. . In Mayday Off the Wild Coast, maritime lawyer Andrew Pike, who was part of the legal investigation into the Oceanos’ sinking, recreates the compelling drama and extraordinary heroism of the greatest maritime rescue in South African history.
Here is satisfying adventure reading combined with practical analysis of what put yachts in distress and how it might have been avoided. The book is full of stories and lessons not only about storms, personal terror and aberrant personalities, but about the groundings and simple carelessness that can befall any ordinary boater. Read it for entertainment or for knowledge, you are sure to be pleased either way. The volume also serves as a good introduction to many boats that tell the full story of the sinkings, fires, shipwrecks, and disasters summarzed here. Dockside
How the temperaments and moral courage of the three great Union generals affected their military leadership—explored with intelligence and wit by one of our most distinguished historians of the Civil War.
Primarily known only for his immensely popular children's books, such as Make Way for Ducklings and Blueberries for Sal, Robert McCloskey was first and foremost an artist and produced a large body of paintings and other artworks in addition to his sketches and illustrations for kids' books. McCloskey's art was usually influenced by where he lived, and he lived a lot of places, from Maine to Mexico and New York to Europe and the Caribbean. In this book, McCloskey's daughter looks at the range of his work from both chronological and geographic perspectives, discussing the styles of his work and his own attitudes about art.
Primarily known only for his immensely popular children's books, such as Make Way for Ducklings and Blueberries for Sal, Robert McCloskey was first and foremost an artist and produced a large body of paintings and other artworks in addition to his sketches and illustrations for kids' books. McCloskey's art was usually influenced by where he lived, and he lived a lot of places, from Maine to Mexico and New York to Europe and the Caribbean. In this book, McCloskey's daughter looks at the range of his work from both chronological and geographic perspectives, discussing the styles of his work and his own attitudes about art.
In recognition of the 200th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in McCulloch v. Maryland, AEI’s Program on American Citizenship commissioned five distinguished scholars to author essays keyed to that decision. The program hosted a panel discussion with the authors to present their initial drafts in February 2019. The chapters of this edited volume are the finalized versions of those essays.
In recognition of the 200th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in McCulloch v. Maryland, AEI’s Program on American Citizenship commissioned five distinguished scholars to author essays keyed to that decision. The program hosted a panel discussion with the authors to present their initial drafts in February 2019. The chapters of this edited volume are the finalized versions of those essays.
This guide provides the reader with clear, ready-to-use techniques that will make them a better trial lawyer and sharpen their understanding of the basics. serves as a resource for questioning and selecting a jury.
This guide provides the reader with clear, ready-to-use techniques that will make them a better trial lawyer and sharpen their understanding of the basics. serves as a resource for questioning and selecting a jury.
A study of the crucial election of 1896 that became a conflict between two great national myths—the yeoman farmer and the self-made man of success. “Well written and balanced in its judgments...[and] touching upon one of the central problems of the 20th century, the ‘problem of advancing and applying democratic principles in a period when social, economic, and technological changes were more rapid and far-reaching than ever before.’”—Journal of American History.
Mobile commerce is rapidly changing how businesses interact and sell. This book reveals how to master m-commerce, from global markets and trends to selling and marketing through m-commerce. Plus there are real life case studies and expert tips about how to integrate m-commerce into a multichannel business strategy.
The actor who first epitomised the Action Hero; a complex man, prone to casual affairs and violence, capable of helping those more unfortunate than him.
After learning the basics in Me & My Sewing Machine, it’s now time to graduate to more sophisticated techniques in this follow-up book, Me & My Sewing Adventure by Kate Haxell. The author, with her characteristic clarity and easy-to-follow instructions, guides you through the challenges and nuances of professional finishes, fabric manipulation, specialty seams, pattern construction, and much more. Once you master these skills, you will approach any sewing endeavor with a newfound confidence and ease. The book also includes six motivating projects and an inspiring historical overview of vintage machines to complete your sewing education.
Make outfits, accessories, and quilts for girls and their eighteen-inch dolls. Each project comes in two versions: doll size and child size, with tips on self-drafted patterns.
he Ladders series is a delightful look at children's favorite topics. Each book is filled with the perfect mix of fun, facts, and fiction. Inside each book are:— Questions to answer and things to find.— New words to learn.— Amazing facts.— Puzzles and quizzes to solve.— And, a story to share!
he Ladders series is a delightful look at children's favorite topics. Each book is filled with the perfect mix of fun, facts, and fiction. Inside each book are:— Questions to answer and things to find.— New words to learn.— Amazing facts.— Puzzles and quizzes to solve.— And, a story to share!
Which is the best pet to adopt? When are children ready for the responsibility of a pet? What type of care do pets need? The answers are here! Ideal first guide for young pet owners. Real photographs, humorous illustrations and clear directions. Glossary of useful words.
Which is the best pet to adopt? When are children ready for the responsibility of a pet? What type of care do pets need? The answers are here! Ideal first guide for young pet owners. Real photographs, humorous illustrations and clear directions. Glossary of useful words.
Which is the best pet to adopt? When are children ready for the responsibility of a pet? What type of care do pets need? The answers are here! Ideal first guide for young pet owners. Real photographs, humorous illustrations and clear directions. Glossary of useful words.
Which is the best pet to adopt? When are children ready for the responsibility of a pet? What type of care do pets need? The answers are here! Ideal first guide for young pet owners. Real photographs, humorous illustrations and clear directions. Glossary of useful words.
Accessible, good-looking and jargon-free, this book contains everything you need to know to sew well using your sewing machine and nothing more. There are no scary couture-type techniques that real sewers never use, no painstaking procedures that don't actually make your sewing easier, or help it look better, and no complicated methods of doing anything. Instead you will find easy-to-understand, practical and decorative techniques that make sewing simple, even if you have never used a machine before. There are lots of clever tips plus shortcuts that can make things faster and easier to do, with clear advice on when you can use these speedy methods and when it really is better to do something the traditional way. Everything is illustrated with clear step-by-step photography and finished samples, with variation samples where appropriate. As well as techniques, there are some easy projects you can make on your sewing machine and although they are simple, they don't skimp on style.
To learn how to deal with his advanced prostate cancer, Dave Ames read dozens of books and hundreds of research papers, and consulted with ten prominent doctors. The best conventional medicine could offer him was a twenty percent chance he'd see his kids graduate from high school, so he considered alternative treatments as well. This is the story of what worked for him, based on the science behind a diverse array of conventional and less-conventional treatments.
A little girl takes flight over a meadow where she's been sleeping. Her blanket of flower petals mysteriously become butterfly wings. Upon waking, her memory questions the adventure's reality.
A little girl takes flight over a meadow where she's been sleeping. Her blanket of flower petals mysteriously become butterfly wings. Upon waking, her memory questions the adventure's reality.
This book is an experiment. Inspired by the bizarre and uncanny, it is an attempt to use science and rationality to lift the veil off the irrational. Its ways are unconventional: weaving along its path one finds UFOs and fairies, quantum mechanics, analytic philosophy, history, mathematics, and depth psychology. The enterprise of constructing a coherent story out of these incommensurable disciplines is exploratory. But if the experiment works, at the end these disparate threads will come together to unveil a startling scenario about the nature of reality. The payoff is handsome: a reason for hope, a boost for the imagination, and the promise of a meaningful future. Yet this book may confront some of your dearest notions about truth and reason. Its conclusions cannot be dismissed lightly, because the evidence this book compiles and the philosophy it leverages are solid in the orthodox, academic sense.
In focusing on Garrison and his critics on strategy and tactics, Ms. Kraditor sees a struggle between “respectability” and radical action which continues to reverberate. “Brilliantly successful...a fruitful exploration into the history of a great movement.”—Harold M. Hyman, Book World.
Kids learn basic math concepts as they make crafts, play games, and work puzzles. The crafts have clear instructions with detailed illustrations, and text boxes on each page explain which math skills are being learned. Hands-on activities use basic household items. Youngsters learn sorting, ordering, matching, counting, estimating, and more.
Kids learn basic math concepts as they make crafts, play games, and work puzzles. The crafts have clear instructions with detailed illustrations, and text boxes on each page explain which math skills are being learned. Hands-on activities use basic household items. Youngsters learn sorting, ordering, matching, counting, estimating, and more.
Measurement Demystified: Creating Your L&D Measurement, Analytics, and Reporting Strategy is a much-needed and welcomed resource that breaks new ground with a framework to simplify the discussion of measurement, analytics, and reporting as it relates to L&D and talent development practitioners. This book helps practitioners select and use the right measures for the right reasons; select, create, and use the right types of reports; and create a comprehensive measurement and reporting strategy. This is a great first book for talent development professionals with no prior knowledge of or experience with measurement and a valuable resource for measurement experts. Those adept at lower levels of training evaluation will grow their knowledge base and capabilities, while measurement experts will discover shortcuts and nuggets of information to enhance their practices. A more comprehensive treatment of these important topics will not be found elsewhere.
Measurement
of values are fundamental in science and technology. Masatoshi’s book includes
the importance of uncertainty, accuracy and precision of measurement and
explains how laser technology has helped improve measurement and in redefining
standards. SI units, standards and the importance of lasers for measurement in
modern metrology are covered, including the redefinition of the SI units over
time.
The 90s have witnessed the beginning of what future historians may call the Information Age. While it is clear that information will have a far-reaching effect on a host of activities—including warfare—how to quantify and measure that effect is less clear. The understanding of how to do so is important to the Army, particularly at a time when it is spending a considerable amount of its scarce investment capital to establish Information-Age links across its forces. As it transforms itself, the Army needs analytic tools to help make the best choices possible. Chief among these tools are good measures of effectiveness (MOEs) that can demonstrate the value of information in terms of military outcomes. This document reports on a small set of Information-Age MOEs developed in an attempt to spark the creation of many more such measures. This research demonstrates that development of MOEs is feasible, not only for combat operations but for stability operations as well.
To assist the U.S. Marine Corps in evaluating its sexual assault prevention programs, the authors of this report identify and develop measures of performance and measures of effectiveness with which to assess the programs.
A global corporate mindset has become increasingly critical in today’s business
environment. Yet managers and workers who have little or no exposure to other
cultures may have a difficult time acknowledging that a talent development
strategy with a global perspective is essential to their success. When
considering global talent gaps, it becomes imperative that an organization
employ objective, universal methods to measure and address those gaps.
Talent development is not just about supporting individuals. In this issue of TD at Work, “Measuring and Maximizing the Impact of Talent Development,” Alec Levenson explains how a systems approach can increase the impact of talent development work.
A powerful descriptive analysis of the wealth flows in Allegheny County, this report provides timely and critical information regarding public policy issues affecting a region that includes the City of Pittsburgh/
This report presents a framework for measuring safety in automated vehicles (AVs): how to define safety for AVs, how to measure safety for AVs, and how to communicate what is learned or understood about AVs.
This report summarizes the findings of a study to construct item banks of barriers and facilitators to mental health care for the U.S. Department of Defense.
This book discusses how U.S. capabilities for interdicting invading ground forces in the Persian Gulf can be adapted over time to maintain the ability to achieve an early halt or to counter maneuver forces in other plausible campaigns.
This report describes a project to develop a comprehensive evaluation framework for the Cooperative Biological Engagement Program and recommends metrics for assessing and communicating progress toward the program’s goals.
This report presents a framework for the development of metrics—and a method for scoring them—that indicates how well a U.S. Air Force mission or system is expected to perform in a cyber-contested environment.
This report provides guidelines to promote thoughtful development of practical, high-quality measures of interpersonal and intrapersonal competencies that practitioners and policymakers can use to improve valued outcomes for students.
Not all approaches to measuring the value of intellectual capital are valid, but here a set of case studies that guides you in using the models and strategies that have proven successful across many organizations and companies.
The authors developed a repeatable process to measure the effectiveness of U.S. Central Command intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations; evaluate current performance; and plan for, influence, and resource future operations.
This book brings together ideas on identifying and measuring second language proficiency. The chapters introduce a range of tools for the evaluation of learners' language level with respect to both productive and receptive skills and provide a variety of answers to the question of how to assess L2 proficiency in a valid, reliable and practical way.
This book brings together ideas on identifying and measuring second language proficiency. The chapters introduce a range of tools for the evaluation of learners' language level with respect to both productive and receptive skills and provide a variety of answers to the question of how to assess L2 proficiency in a valid, reliable and practical way.
Reports the results of a two-day workshop that brought together a diverse group of modelers, specialists in international relations, and thinkers about power from both the public and the private sectors.
The arrival of post-industrial society has transformed the tradiditonal bases of national power, and thus the methods used to measure the relative power requires not merely a meticulous detailing of visible military assests but also a scrutiny of larger capabilities embodied in such variables as the aptitude for innovation, the soundness of social institutions, and the quality of the knowledge base—all of which may bear upon a country's capacity to produce the one element still fundamental to international politics: effective military power. The authors reconfigure the notion of national power to accommodate a wider understanding of capability, advancing a conceptual framework that measures three distinct areas—national resources, national performance, and military capability—to help the intelligence community develop a better evalutation of a country's national power. The analysis elaborates the rationale for assessing each of these and offers ideas on how to measure them in tangible ways.
How do you accurately and effectively measure return on investment (ROI) in training and performance improvement?
Measuring ROI in Learning & Development, a new volume with a focus on the international arena and including a selection of case studies, provides detailed information on how to create, develop, and sustain a comprehensive ROI evaluation system. A focus on accountability in measuring ROI in learning and performance improvement programs has produced a book filled with functional, pragmatic suggestions and examples that can be implemented in the real world.
Measuring ROI in the Public Sector shows how all types of public sector organizations are using ROI evaluation as a way to meet these challenges. The settings for ROI applications range from small local governments to state governments, to major cities, and to national and federal programs. This book should interest anyone seeking to build accountability into various specific programs, including training, education, human resources, and community development initiatives.
Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition describes the effect that word frequency and lexical coverage have on learning and communication in a foreign language. It examines the tools we have for assessing the various facets of vocabulary knowledge, the scores these produce, and the way these are tied to exam and communicative performance.
Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition describes the effect that word frequency and lexical coverage have on learning and communication in a foreign language. It examines the tools we have for assessing the various facets of vocabulary knowledge, the scores these produce, and the way these are tied to exam and communicative performance.
The authors explore a more expansive approach to readiness assessments that goes beyond the narrow lens of operational readiness and considers a broader set of dimensions that could affect readiness outcomes.
Reviews what has been learned over the past decade about performance-based payment strategies in health care and offers recommendations for the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of value-based purchasing programs.
How can the success (or failure) of Army special operations missions be assessed? The authors develop a methodology for doing so and illustrate the process through a fictional scenario.
As part of a larger study on the future of the post–World War II liberal international order, RAND researchers analyze the health of the existing order and offer implications for future U.S. policy.
Based on the results of four surveys carried out in 2008-2009, this report describes the state of policing in Dallas, Texas. These surveys collected data on the opinions of randomly selected Dallas residents, people who had a recent contact with an officer of the Dallas Police Department (DPD), DPD officers, and retail business owners in Dallas. This first wave of survey data will act as a benchmark against which to assess DPD in the future.
Researchers identified, developed, and described a framework and candidate set of measures to monitor, assess, and improve the quality of care delivered by the military health system for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder.
Contrary to widespread perceptions, program office personnel do not spend inordinate amounts of time on statutory and regulatory compliance activities. Further, the authors could not identify any areas in which policy change or streamlining implementation would save significant dollars in program management funds, reduce personnel, or improve program outcomes.
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics asked RAND to evaluate the cost of compliance with acquisition-related statutes and regulations at the program office level. This report identifies the areas considered most burdensome and describes the study's methodology, focus, and data collection process, including the development of a Web-based data collection tool for use by program office personnel.
In January 2004, the Military Health System (MHS) began implementation of the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA), DoD1s global electronic health record. AHLTA will ultimately be used by all providers in the military1s direct care system at the point of care. The authors describe a four-part framework they recommend that DoD adopt in measuring AHLTA1s contribution to MHS performance.
Measuring the Success of Coaching provides an approach for objectively measuring success in coaching, allowing you to develop effective and efficient coaching programs and to demonstrate the return on investment of these programs.
Measuring the Success of Employee Engagement is an essential resource for all who support employee engagement efforts, from the chief learning officer to individual members of employee engagement teams. Ensure that your employees drive innovation and increase sales with an engagement program that earns its keep.
Measuring the Success of OD examines the strategic role of Organization Development (OD), explains the reasons for measuring OD efforts, and proposes a framework for measuring effectiveness. Ultimately, OD practitioners will be able to determine how particular OD interventions correlate with business results; determine areas for investments, modifications, and cessation; justify budget allocations; and be more accountable for how money is spent within their organizations.
From renowned ROI experts Jack and Patricia Phillips, this latest collection outlines how to measure the return-on-investment (ROI) of sales training programs and provides real-life case studies that demonstrate how to apply the principles of the ROI Methodology when evaluating these programs.
From renowned ROI experts Jack and Patricia Phillips, this latest collection outlines how to measure the return-on-investment (ROI) of sales training programs and provides real-life case studies that demonstrate how to apply the principles of the ROI Methodology when evaluating these programs.
This report uses the inventions of Lemelson-MIT Prize winners as examples to illustrate the scientific, technological, economic, and social impacts that inventions can have on society.
This book concerns precise measurements and their inherent uncertainty,
with an emphasis on time and frequency measurement. These improvements in the
accurate measurement of time and frequency plays a pivotal role in the
development of modern science and our questioning of the very fundamentals of
our universe.
Comparisons of military wives with a group of similar civilian wives show that military wives have a greater tendency to be underemployed, even after controlling for labor market characteristics. However, there does not seem to be a strong link between their labor force position and satisfaction with their life situation, so the effects of underemployment among military spouses may not be as serious as previously thought.
Modern culture is obsessed with controlling women's bodies. Our societies are saturated with images of unreal, idealised female beauty whilst real female bodies and the women who inhabit them are alienated from their own personal and political potential. Under modern capitalism, women are both consumers and consumed: Meat Market offers strategies for resisting this gory cycle of consumption, exposing how the trade in female flesh extends into every part of women's political selfhood.
In Meat Me Halfway, author and founder of the reducetarian movement Brian Kateman puts forth a realistic and balanced goal: mindfully reduce your meat consumption. It might seem strange for a leader of the plant-based movement to say, but meat is here to stay. The question is not how to ween society off meat, but how to make meat more healthy, more humane, and more sustainable.
An unusual, myth-busting approach to the German Army in World War II. Shows how horses were employed and how Germany acquired many of its horses from conquered countries.
Medea, whose magical powers helped Jason and the Argonauts take the Golden Fleece, remains one of the strongest female characters ever to appear on stage. In the play she kills her own children. Plays for Performance Series.
New frontiers for media architecture: This compendium explores how digital media is shaping cities today and in the years to come. It illustrates groundbreaking use of light and media in urban environments.
The media plays a role in many major criminal cases. From Jodi Arias and Amanda Knox to Michael Jackson and Kobe Bryant. This comprehensive book addresses the major media issues facing criminal lawyers. Written by a diverse panel of experts, this book covers strategy and tactics, media consultants, ethical constraints, First Amendment issues, use of social science in court, and guidelines for lawyers acting as media commentators.
The in-depth reference work “Media Facades – History, Technology and Content” is now sequelled by a stock take: what developments have there been in the last three years? Which kind of media facade has established itself? How can media facades be integrated into today‘s often “curvaceous” architecture and urban landscape? These are just some of the questions which are examined by looking at around 35 current examples, supplemented by interviews with early protagonists from this field, scientists, journalists, product developers and many more. QR codes take you to filmed impressions of selected projects/the projects. New trends, directions and technologies are discussed and the important topic sustainability is not forgotten either. With projects by Asymptote, Big, Realities United, UN Studio and many more.
The in-depth reference work “Media Facades – History, Technology and Content” is now sequelled by a stock take: what developments have there been in the last three years? Which kind of media facade has established itself? How can media facades be integrated into today‘s often “curvaceous” architecture and urban landscape? These are just some of the questions which are examined by looking at around 35 current examples, supplemented by interviews with early protagonists from this field, scientists, journalists, product developers and many more. QR codes take you to filmed impressions of selected projects/the projects. New trends, directions and technologies are discussed and the important topic sustainability is not forgotten either. With projects by Asymptote, Big, Realities United, UN Studio and many more.
This edited volume contains ten essays written with first-hand experience of reporting on conflicts in northeast India. It provides the broad range of factors including the manner in which media operates and their relationship to the various ethnic conflicts in the region. This book is perhaps the first of its kind which explored many possibilities of how to restore peace and public’s confidence in the region by engaging media as facilitator in the process.
Are you already doing a few creative things with your computer and would like to do more? Here's a friendly, full-color book that "fills in the holes". Make the most of the creative power you've got with your computer, camera, and a few popular programs (or free variations of them available online).
This book combines theory with practical techniques for resolving difficult legal disputes, including: mediating effectively between hostile lawyers and parties; dealing with insulting first offers and reneging; predicting litigation outcomes without alienating disputants; effective impasse-breaking tips; and, for litigators, utilizing a mediator's special powers to achieve better outcomes for clients. Includes a DVD that demonstrates conducting an opening session, eliciting offers, delivering an evaluation, applying impasse tactics, and other essential skills.
This is an important resource for attorneys and related professionals to help their clients in resolving – and avoiding – disputes that occur in the estate planning process. Written by a team of experienced attorneys and mediators, Mediation for Estate Planners provides the fundamental knowledge and basic tools employ mediation within an estate planning practice. It provides practice-proven guidance on recommending mediation to clients, either at the planning stage or soon after a dispute surfaces, so that families may be able to resolve disagreements before entrenched positions are established.
The book considers all relevant issues involving the use of mediation in an estate planning practice, including drafting mediation clauses for estate planning documents; using mediation to resolve probate and trust disputes; addressing family business succession; guardianship and conservatorship issues; using mediation in hospital settings when families face difficult end of life decisions; working through disputes between trustees and beneficiaries; and more.
Comprehensive information on both medical assistant certification exams (the CMA and RMA)--all about the profession, review of every tested topic, and three full-length exams.
Comprehensive information on both medical assistant certification exams (the CMA and RMA)--all about the profession, review of every tested topic, and three full-length exams.
A compact, on-the-go review for any aspiring medical assistant, this pocket guide has 600 of the most important terms needed for the CMA and RMA exams and to succeed in the profession.
This book examines the impact that changes to California's workers' compensation (WC) system have had on the medical care provided to injured workers, synthesizes findings from interviews and available information regarding the implementation of the changes affecting WC medical care, and identifies areas in which additional changes might increase the quality and efficiency of care delivered under the WC system.
This title walks you through the current regulatory requirements and provides in-depth coverage of individual FDA programs that cover everything from conducting clinical trials, preparing successful premarket submissions, adhering to quality system requirements, and fulfilling post-market obligations.
In Medical Devices Law and Regulation Answer Book, more than thirty contributors from various law and consulting firms share their expertise regarding the laws and regulations governing medical devices. This book provides in-depth coverage of individual FDA programs that cover everything from conducting clinical trials, preparing successful premarket submissions, adhering to quality system requirements, and fulfilling post-market obligations. It provides practical guidance on how to handle everyday questions on a wide variety of topics, as well as what issues are likely to arise and how to avoid them. This question-and-answer guide also discusses related topics that have a marked impact on the medical devices industry, such as intellectual property, product liability, and reimbursement.The Medical Devices Law and Regulation Answer Book is designed to distill the essential elements of this complex regulatory environment and provide in a single resource a practical guide to the complexities of FDA regulation of medical devices. It is a practical in-depth reference for all lawyers, consultants, and companies operating in the medical devices sector, as well as all companies contemplating entry into the heavily regulated world of medical devices.
The regulation of medical devices has grown increasingly complex since the Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) were introduced in 1976. This title walks you through the current regulatory requirements and describes every aspect from pre-market requirements for specific types of devices to post-market regulation and ongoing government enforcement and investigation. Topics include: Overview of Medical Device Regulation in the U.S; Clinical Studies of Investigational Devices ; Device Premarket Submissions;
Devices with Unique Issues – Combination Devices, Radiological Devices, Restricted Devices, Customer Devices, Device Software; Licensing, Product Development and Commercialization * FDA Criminal Enforcement * Overlapping Jurisdiction with other Agencies and Law Enforcement Entities * Commonly Used Acronyms"
This volume investigates the features and challenges of medical discourse between medical professionals as well as with patients and in the media. By combining sociological and linguistic research, this book illustrates how linguists and translation specialists can build bridges between medical professionals and their patients.
This report examines the relationship between medical fitness and resilience, using key constructs found in the scientific literature that address preventive care, presence and management of injuries and chronic conditions, and health care access.
Medical Malpractice guides lawyers who are intent on attaining compensation for the errors that can occur in today's evolving healthcare arena or who are engaged in defending a modern malpractice case. This book provides an extensive overview of today's changed medical landscape as well as specific and practical ways to approach a medical malpractice case from the moment a potential plaintiff or defendant enters the door to the announcement of the jury verdict.
PLI's Medical Malpractice: Discovery and Trial shows you how to craft winning malpractice case approaches, guiding you confidently through the relevant law, sound case preparation, vital pretrial issues, and trial combat.
Everything you ever wanted to know about how the medical malpractice litigation system actually works. The authors, all experts in the field and from across the political spectrum, provide an accessible, fact-based response to the questions ordinary Americans and policymakers have about the performance of the medical malpractice litigation system.
Medical Mentoring is a practical guide to using mentoring to help doctors with their professional development, support them when difficulties arise and prevent problems developing.
The Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Transformation Workshop (ATW) V is described in this report. The workshop continued the assessment, begun in ATWs IDIV, of the medical risks associated with emerging Army operational concepts and the capacity of the AMEDD to mitigate these risks. The results of the workshop will provide information valuable in designing the medical system at echelons above the unit of action.
These leading health economics experts make various recommendations for saving the popular Medicare program and grapple with finding a solution that is realistic, fair, and efficient.
These leading health economics experts make various recommendations for saving the popular Medicare program and grapple with finding a solution that is realistic, fair, and efficient.
Rosemary Gibson and Janardan Prasad Singh weave two hotly-debated issues in American political and economic life: the Medicare program and its future, which is up for grabs, and the growing influence of the healthcare industry, Wall Street investment firms, private equity firms, and hedge funds that are cashing in on the business of Medicare. Medicare Meltdown reveals what the ties that bind Wall Street and Washington mean for Medicare’s future and for boomers who will depend on it.
The Medici are pr4obably the best-known and most illustrious Italian family, one that produced two popes, two Queens of France and such a multi- faceted and extraordinary figure as Lorenzo the Magnificent. Their name is inextricably linked to the history of Florence. This concise and brilliant book recounts the history of this famous
This vital resource for outdoor enthusiasts is now available for the first time in Spanish. Learn how to prevent, recognize, and treat common medical problems and to stabilize a severely ill or injured patient for evacuation.
Medicinal Herbs of California is the first of its kind statewide field guide to more than 70 common medicinal plants of California. This vital addition to the California naturalist’s shelf will introduce readers to the principles of herbal remedies, history and roots in native cultures, scientific information, and how to find and incorporate medicinal plants into daily life.
Medicinal Herbs of the Rocky Mountains covers the most common medicinal plants in the region and introduces readers to the principles of herbal remedies, history, roots in native cultures, scientific information, and how to find and incorporate medicinal plants into daily life.
This book explores mushroom history, as well as their possible uses in the future. Chapters are dedicated to mushrooms that are promising for medicinal uses.
This beautifully illustrated guide highlights 80 species of medicinally relevant, widespread trees, shrubs and wildflowers and how to use common wild plants to help treat injuries and help alleviate internal discomforts. Laminated for durability, this 12-panel folding pocket guide offers simplified information for hikers and campers of all ages.
This exquisitely detailed full-color field guide, by biologist and herbal and medical plant expert Jim Meuninck, provides identification, practical information, and skills for the location of and use of medicinal plants. The pages of this book re-connect us to our roots and the knowledge that medicinal plants and wild plant foods provide the chemicals every body needs to obtain optimum health and prevent disease.
This exquisitely detailed full-color field guide, by biologist and herbal and medical plant expert Jim Meuninck, provides identification, practical information, and skills for the location of and use of medicinal plants. The pages of this book re-connect us to our roots and the knowledge that medicinal plants and wild plant foods provide the chemicals every body needs to obtain optimum health and prevent disease.
This guide focuses on the 20 most common wild medicinal plants found in the United States eastern woodlands. It also highlights the most dangerous noxious plants that are most commonly encountered. Printed on waterproof paper for durability, this 12-panel pocket guide provides simplified information for hikers and campers of all ages.
This beautifully illustrated guide highlights the most familiar species of medicinally relevant, widespread trees, shrubs and wildflowers found in the Rocky Mountains. Laminated for durability, this 12-panel folding one ounce guide offers essential information on how to treat common backcountry maladies with wild plants.
Marsha Scarbrough finds herself divorced, middle-aged, living in Los Angeles with a downhill career in film production, and then is given a bad mammogram. After fruitless visits to doctors she hears of a Native American visionary and teacher in town doing private healings, one Joseph Rael, also known as Beautiful Painted Arrow, and goes to him for treatment. When her doctors finally schedule an ultrasound, they find.nothing. This is just the beginning of an apprenticeship with Beautiful Painted Arrow to learn more about these ancient ways of healing. Marsha endures a range of treatments including sweatlodges, marathon walking meditations, and a three-day dance-fast. In this fast-paced memoir she shares the wisdom gained from her experiential participation in Native American shamanism and illustrates the relevance of this ancient tradition to contemporary life.
A complete study course in classical and cross-cultural shamanism, teaching the reader all s/he ever needs to know about shamanism, shamanic healing, soul retrieval, spirit extraction, house cleansing, cleaning the energy body, working with the souls of the dead – and much more.
Behind the costumes and miracle cures of a western Medicine Show is Ray Storey, a man who seeks vengeance for his little brother's senseless murder. When he finally tracks down the killer, Storey must test his own courage and will against the savage brutality of the Hawkins brothers.
Kids learn basic math concepts as they make crafts, play games, and work puzzles. The crafts have clear instructions with detailed illustrations, and text boxes on each page explain which math skills are being learned. Hands-on activities use basic household items. Youngsters learn sorting, ordering, matching, counting, estimating, and more.
Kids learn basic math concepts as they make crafts, play games, and work puzzles. The crafts have clear instructions with detailed illustrations, and text boxes on each page explain which math skills are being learned. Hands-on activities use basic household items. Youngsters learn sorting, ordering, matching, counting, estimating, and more.
"From the bestiaries in the collections of the British Library Ann Payne has culled...wonderful illustrations....She has linked them with a sampling of the poetry, the folk wisdom, and the romantic imagination of the formative years of Western civilization."–The Antioch Review
This lavish visual history traces and records the development of Britain's finest secular buildings in the years up to 1486. It describes and explains the changes in method and style from the ancient earthworks and Roman forts to the splendors of castle building.
This is a truly inventive and well-researched book. It features plants that grew in the UK and Europe's most famous medieval gardens, exploring what the plants were used for, and why, as well as celebrating their beauty. From Peony to Poppy, Solomon's Seal and Columbine to Lily and Iris, the photographs emphasise the contemplative atmosphere of the gardens, all of which can be recreated today. Including beautiful historical illustrations and Clay's stunning photography, this is an enjoyable and informative guide to medieval flowers.
An in-depth analysis of many aspects of medieval painting technique, at the same time providing a much-needed entry into the rich Scandinavian scholarship which has been largely unavailable in English.
The papers in this fascinating book present an overview of the methods of conservation and technological studies of medieval precious metalwork in Europe.
Lorna Czarnota presents medieval tales that answer questions of historical figures in a highly entertaining format. Czarnota offers solid historical background for each story so that young readers have a framework to enhance the significance of each story.
The essential visual guide to the warriors of the Middle Ages, this richly illustrated guide provides an overview of the medieval world and a guide to the typical battlefield and the armies that populated it.
Now back in print, this collection of Bonhoeffer's writings, sermons, and letters on meditation reveals his deep love for the Bible as a focus for his prayer life and a support in his courageous political life.
Meditating with Character invites the reader to get really curious about what goes on in their meditation practice, through understanding their embodying and disembodying habits. These habits and patterns are explored through the lens of character positions, a body of knowledge taken from post-Reichian psychotherapy. This book breaks new ground in weaving together important threads from meditation, body psychotherapy, and Buddhism, encouraging the reader to be more present with their experience of being an integrated body-mind. The tone is warm, immediate and accessible, reflecting the enthusiasm of the author for meditation and life. Reflection exercises are included, supporting the reader to make sense of their unique approach to being a body with their particular history and life strategies. These reflections can help both new and seasoned meditators to either deepen or revive their connection with their practice. Meditating with Character is highly recommended for anyone who is interested in meditation or being more at home in their own skin, both on and off the meditation cushion.
This book will provide you with tools that can help you to meditate and will help you gain a stronger commitment to regular meditation practice. Learn about how to meditate, about yoga exercises and related practices. Learn how to be healthy through your own efforts and how to adopt a code of conduct that will see you through life's difficulties, and will help guide you to the deepest fulfilment.
This is a clear and practical book for everyone who practices meditation –or who wants to do so. In a brief introduction the original meaning of meditation is explained according to the classical Yoga Sutra’s of Patanjali. After this introduction the book consists purely of exercises, soberly and almost poetically described, to practice directly by oneself, or together with others. This book takes you from simple relaxation and concentration exercises, which everyone can start with, gradually building up to more advanced exercises leading to higher meditation. Different techniques are explained along the way to come to awareness of the transpersonal Self, the universal core in every human being. The last part of the book comprises a series of playful imagination exercises, which can be applied to shape your daily life creatively. Meditation is more than a discipline, meditation is a way to live life to the full!
An insightful introduction to the art and science of meditation by a renowned expert. A talk and instruction is followed by a guided visualization set to relaxing music and accompanied by inspiring natural images.
An insightful introduction to the art and science of meditation by a renowned expert. A talk and instruction is followed by a guided visualization set to relaxing music and accompanied by inspiring natural images.
An insightful introduction to the art and science of meditation by a renowned expert. A talk and instruction is followed by a guided visualization set to relaxing music and accompanied by inspiring natural images.
An insightful introduction to the art and science of meditation by a renowned expert. A talk and instruction is followed by a guided visualization set to relaxing music and accompanied by inspiring natural images.
An insightful introduction to the art and science of meditation by a renowned expert. A talk and instruction is followed by a guided visualization set to relaxing music and accompanied by inspiring natural images.
This award-winning book offers simple but powerful guidelines for attaining inner peace. Perfect for both beginning and long-time meditators alike, Meditation for Starters helps you to realize that all of life's activities are enhanced if they are started with meditation. The CD contains a clear, powerful explanation of meditation, followed by 30 minutes of guided visualization.
True health involves more than just working with the physical body—genuine healing only comes when we go into the deepest parts of our selves and create positive patterns for responding to life.
Learn the role meditation can play in creating strong, healthy relationships. Complete four-step program combines affirmations, visualizations, and meditations. Covers attracting a life partner, resolving intimacy, karmic patterns, and more.
Describes how we magnetize and attract illness into our lives, and what these teachers truly mean. Learn visualizations, prananyama, and meditation techniques to rewire unhealthy mental circuitry, and root out disease consciousness at the source. Based on Yogananda's original inner methods.
Meditation might conjure up magical, mystical images, but basically it's a practice that brings great personal benefit in the form of better awareness, understanding, energy, health and general well being. It harnesses the deep beauty of the inner self, empowering our self confidence, and helps us make sense of our lives. This book shows you how to meditate step by step, easy to follow and friendly guide.
Guided visualizations such as Meditation on the Moonrise and Expansion of Light from this popular cassette guide the listener on an inner journey of expanded awareness. Spoken over soothing sitar music.
British-Australian adventurer and environmentalist Huw Kingston's account of his remarkable year-long circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea. It combines adventure travel and physical endurance with human stories and the celebration of friendship. He tells of the people and places of the Mediterranean countries of Europe and North Africa.
British-Australian adventurer and environmentalist Huw Kingston's account of his remarkable year-long circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea. It combines adventure travel and physical endurance with human stories and the celebration of friendship. He tells of the people and places of the Mediterranean countries of Europe and North Africa.
The most recent projects by Collection Prive on the French Cte d'Azur are illustrated in this book: an exciting mix of contemporary and timeless classical holiday homes in an idyllic setting.
Sail away on your Mediterranean Cruise with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Simple, clear and informative, this handy, pocket-size guide is perfect to pop in a pocket or handbag and comes with 2 easy-fold, pull out maps showing all the port cities as well as an overview of the region.
Arranged in sections that cover appetizers,soups, vegtable dishes, salads, fish and shellfish, meat dishes, poultry dishes grains, pulses and breads, desserts and pastries, this evocative collection presents both traditinal favorites and new combinations.
The Mediterranean, its ports and islands--a practical guide for independent travelers using boats and ferries. This is an entirely new kind of guide based not on countries but on a sea, its islands and the places the routes across it connect to. Includes all Mediterranean countries with ferry connections: Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Spain, Gibraltar, France, Italy, Croatia, Albania, and Malta. Route plans, ferry timetables, historical background, places to stay, and places to eat are featured for all budgets.
This delicious collection of more than 220 traditional Mediterranean dishes from fifteen countries makes it easy to reap the benefits of eating a Mediterranean diet, which has been linked to good health and a longer life by lowering the risk of heart disease and cancer.
This book gives invaluable information about planning a low-fat diet, healthy eating guidelines and techniques, as well as tips for buying, preparing and cooking the ingredients. Then follow 200 classic and contemporary recipes from the Mediterranean regions of Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Turkey and Morocco.
This book describes the nature of the relationship between language and religion and examines the issues faced by sixteen Australian congregations, together representing different periods of Australia’s migration history, as well as different languages, cultural backgrounds and Christian denominations.
This catalogue of the exhibition Medusa. The African Sculpture of Enchantement, curated by Boris Wastiau of the Musée d'ethnographie de Gèneve, presents one hundred and twenty pieces from the museum's collection crafted with consummate skill. In an essay illustrated by magnificent photographs, the author takes us throughout sub-Saharan Africa and shows us how African art can be seen as a "technology of enchantement".
This compelling book explores the flood of Chinese immigrants to the West through the extraordinary story of Ye Pei, a determined teenager who set off to Venice to reunite with her mother, who had left years earlier. In a remarkable feat of immersion journalism, Suzanne Ma takes readers deep into a misunderstood subculture, illuminating the humanity within.
Sponsored by the New York Foundation on the Arts, Meet Miss Subways is an artistic, delightful voyeuristic and even historically important look at the famous subway advertising program. Each month for thirty-five years, a young woman was selected as “Miss Subways” and her picture and brief biography appeared in thousands of subways and busses. She became an instant celebrity! The author and photographer have tracked down forty Miss Subways (many of whom aspired to careers in show business or modeling) and the women tell their life story and open their treasure trove of memorabilia, from come-hither publicity stills, to innocent cheesecake, to sophisticated modeling photos. Part history, part high art and low camp, Meet Miss Subways is an absorbing read and visual treat
There are more than 400 kinds of sharks, and their shapes and sizes are all different. While a few species live up to their bloody reputation, most sharks don't pose any danger to humans. In fact, they have fascinating skills and features that should make people take notice, not take off! Close-up photos and funny cartoons help illustrate how our understanding of sharks has changed since ancient times. Find out how scientists make heads or tails of the many different species, and what they know of shark anatomy, behavior, and reproduction. See how the species measure up to each other in a one-of-a-kind fashion line-up, and test your knowledge with a colorful quiz.
What did wooly mammoths look like? What did they eat? What happened when humans entered the picture? And how do we know all of these things about mammoths when they no longer exist?Readers will find out how scientists study mammoth remains, visit a prehistoric department store to shop for products made from mammoths, and then test your knowledge with an illustrated quiz.- Takes readers behind the scenes to show how archeologists have learned what they know about mammoths.- Photos, illustrations, cartoons, comics, maps, charts... a varied and fun presentation suitable for browsing or study.- Comprehensive back matter that includes a glossary, an index, and a list of resources.
International Master Jacob Aagaard provides an all-in-one solution to the popular opening move 1 d4 and other White systems that do not involve 1 e4. Throughout this work, Aagaard delves into the strategies, ideas and tactics for Black, while also showing the possible traps and pitfalls.
Brought together for the first time in one book Meeting 1d4 and 1e4 International Master Jacob Aagaard and Esben Lund provide an all-in-one solution to the popular opening move 1 d4 and other White systems that do not involve 1 e4. In Meeting 1e4 The reader is provided with a complete repertoire for Black against 1 e4, based on the ever-reliable Sicilian Defence.
Russian international master Alexander Raetsky draws upon his wealth of experience in playing in the tough chess tournament circuit to supply the reader with a complete repertoire for Black against White's very popular opening move 1 e4.
On December 4, 2007, leading practitioners and analysts in the U.S. Defense community conferred on possible approaches to meeting America1s future security challenges. Many noted that these challenges, coupled with demands on the military forces, will require significant changes in how the Department of Defense trains, equips, and postures its forces and in how the U.S. government is organized for the advancement of U.S. interests abroad.
Funders financially support nonprofit organizations to further mutual goals of implementing programs and providing services; as such, nonprofits must meet certain compliance requirements. This case study, the first of its kind, examines the management processes of one nonprofit as it strives to meet funder compliance requirements, and presents recommendations and survey instruments to assess and improve the quality and efficiency of these processes.
In this charming and affecting book, Victoria Radford has selected the most interesting recollections from scores of individuals who met President Lincoln. Even Lincoln buffs will find Meeting Mr. Lincoln a surprise and delight. Illustrated with photographs and engravings. “...Radford collects and introduces published accounts that show amply and movingly how Lincoln’s personal charisma and compassion matched, and informed, his public deeds.” —Publishers Weekly.
This project examined the dilemma currently facing the U.S. Army to prepare for the fight the nation's war while also preparing for the conducting peace operations.
Big-box retail is here to stay. How can planners avoid the pitfalls and take advantage of the opportunities presented by these commercial behemoths?
This report explains the planning, design, and regulatory techniques that have been used by communities and the companies themselves to find solutions that meet the needs of citizens and retailers. It describes the types of big-box retailers and provides definitions from zoning ordinances. It covers planning concerns such as aesthetics and traffic generation, as well as big-box stores' affects on local economies. With examples of everything from design control to demolition bonds to adaptive reuse, the report shows how communities around the country are responding to the rise of the big box.
RAND researchers evaluated the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Language Training Center Program, which partners with institutions of higher education to train DoD personnel in language, culture, and regional area studies.
This is the story of a young man who was contacted by discarnate spiritual beings who spoke to him through the medium of an ex-monk, some 36 years his senior. It concerns the spiritual training of the younger man given by these Masters, for that is what they were, and although the contact lasted for 21 years, from 1979-1999, the greater part of the book has to do with the first year when the process was at its most intense. Although originally intended for just one individual the training imparted is actually suitable for any spiritual seeker at any level, and there is discussion of many different aspects of the spiritual path as well as elucidation of occasionally controversial points such as the nature of the ego, the problem of evil, the place of sex in the spiritual life, the relevance of spiritual experiences and the function of teachers, all in a form that combines simplicity with depth.
Researchers assessed what airpower fleet mixes could best posture the U.S. Coast Guard to execute its various missions globally to meet future operational requirements. This report provides their findings and recommendations.
Meetings are a precious resource: an expensive waste of people's time if run poorly and amazingly valuable and productive if run well. Yet many people and organizations hold meeting after meeting without knowing how to do so effectively or even what they want to accomplish. Harnessing a group's creativity and energy and directing it toward solving problems, generating new ideas, and moving big ideas forward requires skills and processes. This Infoline offers a simple, three-step process that will enable any meeting leader to stop wasting time and make meetings work.
Never have enough room to record your daily schedule? The Mega-Grid offers ample space for recording birthdays, anniversaries, appointments, classes, etc. The whole family or a busy office can coordinate all activities on one calendar! (Sunday-start date grids).
This brand new MEGA compilation of crossword fun will be a true delight for beginners and experts alike. Hours of enjoyment and entertainment await in this exhaustive collection!
A true compendium of incredible numerical brain-teasers designed to challenge even the most ardent puzzle aficionado. Get set to enjoy this amazing collection and remember, Sudoku is easy to learn but impossible to master!
This brand new MEGA compilation of word searches will definitely provide hours of enjoyment and entertainment! So grab those pencils and get set to tackle this amazing collection of seek-a-words guaranteed to challenge even the most savvy puzzle solver!
In popular imagination, America is the land of wide open spaces. But in reality, much of it is more densely populated than Europe. Two-thirds of the U.S. population lives on less than 20 percent of the privately owned land, clustered in 20-some megapolitan areas—networks of metropolitan centers fused by common economic, physical, social, and cultural traits.
Megapolitan America draws on detailed data to map out the dramatic—and surprisingly positive—shifts ahead. Backed by hard numbers, Nelson and Lang argue for long-range planning that sheds outdated images and stokes the nation's economic engines. This is required reading for everyone who cares about America's future.
This is the first complete survey of Japanese export porcelain from the Meiji era to be published in English - a benchmark standard work for specialists and an insider tip for lovers of porcelain and anyone interested in Art Nouveau and Japan.
This handsomely designed book is published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Museum fr Angewandte Kunst in Cologne, from 24th January to 25th April 2010.
Following the character of the collection this publication displays the wide scope of the international Art Nouveau movement with works of first-class artists and examples from nearly all material genres.
From the cosmopolitan sophistication of Melbourne to the rugged beauty of the Grampians National Park, Footprint Focus Melbourne & southeast Australia covers all the main sights, with plenty of suggestions on how to escape the crowd.
Explore Melbourne with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized map. Small in size yet big on detail, this compact, dependable map will ensure you don't miss a thing. Includes 2 popout maps of central Melbourne, and additional maps of the Docklands, St Kilda & the tram routes.
This book brings together 40 inventive recipes for everyone’s favorite sandwich—within a whimsical package cut out to look like an actual sandwich. With recipes such as The Brie-l Deal (brie, pear, and arugula), The Hipster (goat cheese, pumpkin, and kale) and The Best French Toast (brioche, nutella, and mascarpone), there is a sandwich for every mood. The perfect gift for any cheese lover, Melt It is bursting with recipes that are sure to satisfy.
An eminently readable and often humorous critique, Meltdown documents hundreds of exaggerations from scientists, politicians and the media, and ties them together with the common thread of rational self-interest.
An eminently readable and often humorous critique, Meltdown documents hundreds of exaggerations from scientists, politicians and the media, and ties them together with the common thread of rational self-interest.
A handy block of notepaper contained within a beautiful box, with 8 mini greetings cards (2 cards of each design) and envelopes within a lower compartment.
Tarnopolsky recounts his year in a Siberian labor camp, and offers his interpretation of the fall of the Soviet Empire and the future Russian crossroads.
A stirring account of von Borcke’s service in the cavalry of the army of Northern Virginia. “Von Borcke’s book is one that no student of Confederate history will forget.”—Douglas Southall Freeman.
Agreement among all researchers is that the entire cosmos, including the earth, nature animals and people is filled with memory material. In each atom in each molecule and each cell the memory of the origin of the world and to the entire evolution is included.
The Jeypore Exhibition of 1883 was regarded as among the most important industrial exhibitions of 19th century, where specimen of the best art work of India was curated.
A novella which follows the lives of two young men in Burma, one of royal blood and one commoner, whose lives are linked by shared customs, traditions and beliefs.
Two agents of 24th century Earth patrol space and time to safeguard both the planet’s future and its past. The 22nd volume of Valerian and Laureline, one of the most influential science-fiction comic series of the past 40 years!