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Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste: The Chemistry of Household Ingredients
by Simon Quellen FieldA Selection of the Scientific American Book ClubExplaining why antifreeze is a component of toothpaste and how salt works in shampoo, this fascinating handbook delves into the chemistry of everyday household products. Decoding more than 150 cryptic ingredients, the guide explains each component's structural formula, offers synonymous names, and describes its common uses. This informative resource can serve curious readers as a basic primer to commercial chemistry or as an indexed reference for specific compounds found on a product label. Grouped according to type, these chemical descriptions will dissolve common misunderstandings and help make consumers more product savvy.
Improve Your Written English: Master The Essentials Of Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling And Write With Greater Confidence (How To Bks)
by Marion FieldWritten in short, accessible sections, this book explains the basics of writing good English. It includes punctuation, sentence construction and spelling. You will learn how to adopt different tasks, such as writing a report, essay or short story. There are also chapters on letter writing, filling in forms and constructing job applications.
Improve Your Written English: Master the essentials of grammar, punctuation and spelling and write with greater confidence
by Marion FieldWritten in short, accessible sections, this book explains the basics of writing good English. It includes punctuation, sentence construction and spelling. You will learn how to adopt different tasks, such as writing a report, essay or short story. There are also chapters on letter writing, filling in forms and constructing job applications.
Spell Well, 2nd Edition: Boost your word power and your confidence
by Marion FieldIt is true. A well-written letter is taken far more seriously than one using misspelt words. Research shows that people automatically assume you're more intelligent, and they'll take notice of you in a way they never did before. Now, with the help of this book you can discover the power of words for yourself. There are checklists and steps that ensure you'll soon be writing with much greater confidence.Contents: 1. Identifying different sounds; 2. Checking capital letters; 3. Forming plurals and changing verbs; 4. Using prefixes, suffixes and hyphens; 5. Sorting out the changes; 6. Avoiding common mistakes; 7. Using apostrophes and abbreviations; 8. Revising chapters 1-7; 9. Exploring the dictionary; 10. Discovering the thesaurus; 11. Enhancing your writing; 12. Looking at American spelling; 13. Exploring new words, jargon and slang.
Spell Well, 2nd Edition: Boost Your Word Power And Your Confidence
by Marion FieldIt is true. A well-written letter is taken far more seriously than one using misspelt words. Research shows that people automatically assume you're more intelligent, and they'll take notice of you in a way they never did before. Now, with the help of this book you can discover the power of words for yourself. There are checklists and steps that ensure you'll soon be writing with much greater confidence.Contents: 1. Identifying different sounds; 2. Checking capital letters; 3. Forming plurals and changing verbs; 4. Using prefixes, suffixes and hyphens; 5. Sorting out the changes; 6. Avoiding common mistakes; 7. Using apostrophes and abbreviations; 8. Revising chapters 1-7; 9. Exploring the dictionary; 10. Discovering the thesaurus; 11. Enhancing your writing; 12. Looking at American spelling; 13. Exploring new words, jargon and slang.
Great Speeches in Minutes (In Minutes Ser.)
by Jacob F. Field'I have a dream', 'Government of the people, by the people, for the people', 'This was their finest hour', 'Tear down this wall', 'Give me liberty, or give me death', 'Free at last!'. They are the great words of history, inspiring war and peace, outrage and justice, rebellion and freedom.Great Speeches in Minutes presents the key extracts of 200 of the orations that changed the world, from antiquity to the modern day. Each is accompanied by an explanation of the historic context of the speech and its momentous consequences. Includes the speeches of: Buddha, Socrates, Alexander the Great, Cicero, Julius Caesar, Jesus, Augustine of Hippo, Muhammad, Joan of Arc, Martin Luther, Elizabeth I, Oliver Cromwell, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte, Simon Bolivar, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Abraham Lincoln, Emmeline Pankhurst, Patrick Pearse, Vladimir Lenin, David Lloyd George, Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Franklin D Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, Lyndon B Johnson, Muhammad Ali, Mother Teresa, Margaret Thatcher, Mikhail Gorbachev, Václav Havel, Pope John Paul II, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and many more.
Education and the Urban Crisis (Routledge Library Editions: Education)
by Frank FieldBased on two conferences, this volume explores trends during the 1960s and 1970s in inner city areas in the United Kingdom. It describes how the inner city is losing jobs and skilled workers and, as the population falls, the number of disadvantaged people and those claiming benefits is increasing. To what extent, the book asks, does the educational system contribute to or alleviate Britain’s urban crisis? In answering this question, the contributors examine the complex interrelationships between educational, economic and social problems, and point out that one of the major weaknesses of the present educational system in Britain is that it is in no way linked to the labour market. They suggest how schools could be better linked to local employment opportunities while at the same time offering more culturally varied educational opportunities. They also analyze Britain’s urban programme and show that it in no way matches up to what is required if poverty – which is seen as the root of the urban crisis – is to be eradicated.
The Meaning of Flowers: Myth, Language & Lore
by Ann Field Gretchen ScobleShould you send a rose of crimson or of white to the one you love? What gift of flowers best expresses thanks to a dear friend? From ancient days, long before words complicated what we say to one another, flowers have been our messengers, invested with our most cherished feelings. Illustrated with luscious collages by acclaimed artist Ann Field, this enchanting tribute to the power and symbolism of flowers offers a contemporary introduction to an age-old tradition. The text draws on botanical, historical, and mythological sources worldwide, from ancient Rome to Victorian England, from Asia to the Americas, presenting portraits of almost 50 blossoms favored for all time. In Persia, for instance, the black medulla of the red tulip was said to represent the lover's heart, burnt to a coal by love's passion. To Victorians, lavender signified a broken trust, hollyhocks fertility, and nasturtiums a jest or whimsy. Blending fact, folktale, natural history, and original art, The Meaning of Flowers explores the language and lore of nature's most intimate and beautiful gifts.
The Meaning of Herbs: Myth, Language & Lore
by Ann Field Gretchen Scoble"Take borage for courage. Send a bouquet of yarrow to declare war. Hang a sprig of rue at the door to keep witches at bay." Like flowers, herbs are steeped in myth and magic, secrets and lore. For centuries, their powers have been called upon to seduce lovers and dispel witches, send hidden messages and brew potent elixirs, entice the palate and soothe the mind. Illustrated with enchanting collages by acclaimed artist Ann Field, this delightful tribute to the meaning and magic of herbs offers a contemporary introduction to an age-old tradition. The text draws on botanical, mythological, and historical sources worldwide, from ancient Rome to Victorian England, from Asia to the Americas, presenting profiles of over 50 herbs favored through the ages. Blending fact, folktale, natural history, and original art, The Meaning of Herbs explores the language and lore of nature's most versatile and powerful gifts.
Discovering Statistics Using R
by Andy Field Jeremy Miles Zoe FieldKeeping the uniquely humorous and self-deprecating style that has made students across the world fall in love with Andy Field's books, Discovering Statistics Using R takes students on a journey of statistical discovery using R, a free, flexible and dynamically changing software tool for data analysis that is becoming increasingly popular across the social and behavioural sciences throughout the world.<P><P> The journey begins by explaining basic statistical and research concepts before a guided tour of the R software environment. Next you discover the importance of exploring and graphing data, before moving onto statistical tests that are the foundations of the rest of the book (for example correlation and regression). You will then stride confidently into intermediate level analyses such as ANOVA, before ending your journey with advanced techniques such as MANOVA and multilevel models. Although there is enough theory to help you gain the necessary conceptual understanding of what you're doing, the emphasis is on applying what you learn to playful and real-world examples that should make the experience more fun than you might expect.<P> Like its sister textbooks, Discovering Statistics Using R is written in an irreverent style and follows the same ground-breaking structure and pedagogical approach. The core material is augmented by a cast of characters to help the reader on their way, together with hundreds of examples, self-assessment tests to consolidate knowledge, and additional website material for those wanting to learn more.<P> Given this book's accessibility, fun spirit, and use of bizarre real-world research it should be essential for anyone wanting to learn about statistics using the freely-available R software.<P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. To explore further access options with us, please contact us through the Book Quality link on the right sidebar. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Discovering Statistics Using R
by Andy Field Jeremy MilesAn entertaining and foundational manual on how to use R to solve statistical problems. Discovering Statistics Using R uses an irreverent and innovative approach to explain how students can use R to approach statistical problems. It introduces readers to the software environment of R and shows how it can be used in the field of statistics. The authors understand that the concepts of statistics can be difficult to access, so they use humour, and informal and conversational language for easy comprehension. The book includes multiple engaging examples and simple problems to ensure that the concepts of the software, as well as the statistical concepts, can be easily understood by the readers. Given this book's accessibility, fun spirit, and use of bizarre real-world research, it is essential for anyone wanting to learn about statistics using the freely available R software. Key Features: • A detailed introduction to the software environment of R guides the reader on how to use R • Relates theory to the real world to help students think about how the software can be applied to research problems • Humorous and accessible language that simplifies complex concepts and processes • Numerous problems and examples that test the readers' understanding of the subject
Discovering Statistics using SAS
by Andy Field Jeremy MilesHot on the heels of the 3rd edition of Andy Field's award-winning Discovering Statistics Using SPSS comes this brand new version for students using SAS®. Andy has teamed up with a co-author, Jeremy Miles, to adapt the book with all the most up-to-date commands and programming language from SAS® 9. 2. If you're using SAS®, this is the only book on statistics that you will need! The book provides a comprehensive collection of statistical methods, tests and procedures, covering everything you're likely to need to know for your course, all presented in Andy's accessible and humourous writing style. Suitable for those new to statistics as well as students on intermediate and more advanced courses, the book walks students through from basic to advanced level concepts, all the while reinforcing knowledge through the use of SAS®. A 'cast of characters' supports the learning process throughout the book, from providing tips on how to enter data in SAS® properly to testing knowledge covered in chapters interactively, and 'real world' and invented examples illustrate the concepts and make the techniques come alive. The book's companion website (see link above) provides students with a wide range of invented and real published research datasets. Lecturers can find multiple choice questions and PowerPoint slides for each chapter to support their teaching.
The Essential Bar Book
by Jennifer FiedlerA handsome and comprehensive bartending guide for professional and home bartenders that includes history, lore, and 150 recipes. What's the difference between and martini and a gibson? Does absinthe really cause insanity? Which type of glass should a moscow mule be served in? The Bar Bible answers all of these questions and more, with fascinating information about everything boozy that's good to drink. From author and Wine Spectatorcontributing editor Jennifer Fiedler, this book presents essential bartending information, from the tools of the trade to the history and mythology behind classic cocktails in an easy-to-navigate alphabetical guide.From the Hardcover edition.
Prepper's Total Grid Failure Handbook: Alternative Power, Energy Storage, Low Voltage Appliances and Other Lifesaving Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living (Preppers Ser.)
by Arlene Fiebig Alan FiebigThe ultimate guide to creating, storing and utilizing lifesaving power in the most critical circumstancesBatteries don&’t last forever. To successfully survive a long-term disaster, you&’ll need self-reliant, renewable electricity. This book teaches you how to: CREATE YOUR OWN POWER• Choose cost-efficient solar panels• Incorporate a micro-hydro system• Harness the wind with turbinesMANAGE ENERGY STORAGE• Select durable battery banks• Rewire for energy efficiency• Control energy consumptionLIVE COMFORTABLY ON LESS• Install a high-efficiency refrigerator and LEDs• Use a human-powered washing machine• Charge laptops and cell phonesWritten in an approachable, easy-to-understand style, Prepper&’s Total Grid Failure Handbook provides everything you need to survive long-term without grid power.
The Jerky Bible: How to Dry, Cure, and Preserve Beef, Venison, Fish, and Fowl
by Kate FiducciaThere is nothing like savory, chewy jerky to satisfy a hunger craving. This delicious treat has seen a resurgence as more and more people have been returning to the basics and adopting a self-sufficient lifestyle. Not only is homemade jerky much less expensive than the packaged kind, but it's also surprisingly simple to make, and it's much more flavorful. This incredibly hardy food has stood the test of time, and it's not hard to see why-it lasts long, tastes great, and travels well.In The Jerky Bible, Kate Fiduccia shows you how to create delicious jerky with instructive step-by-step photos that take you through the process. Inside, you'll learn how to utilize more than forty flavorful marinades to create a wide range of flavors including Caribbean marinade, sweet beer marinade, and Apple Valley marinade. In addition, readers will learn how to identify the best cuts for jerky, the process behind preparing it, the different types of equipment available for drying jerky, and how the process has changed over the years. Fiduccia offers a wide range of jerky recipes covering beef, pork, chicken, venison, turkey, game birds, and fish.Enjoy more than fifty recipes, such as: Aloha jerky Fast and easy teriyaki jerky Honey Lola sweet venison jerky Brian's hot-to-trot venison jerky On the range jerkySkip the junk food and start enjoying this delicious snack today!
Feynman's Tips on Physics: Reflections, Advice, Insights, Practice
by Richard P. Feynman Michael A GottliebFeynman's Tips on Physics is a delightful collection of Richard P. Feynman's insights and an essential companion to his legendary Feynman Lectures on Physics With characteristic flair, insight, and humor, Feynman discusses topics physics students often struggle with and offers valuable tips on addressing them. Included here are three lectures on problem-solving and a lecture on inertial guidance omitted from The Feynman Lectures on Physics. An enlightening memoir by Matthew Sands and oral history interviews with Feynman and his Caltech colleagues provide firsthand accounts of the origins of Feynman's landmark lecture series. Also included are incisive and illuminating exercises originally developed to supplement The Feynman Lectures on Physics, by Robert B. Leighton and Rochus E. Vogt.Feynman's Tips on Physics was co-authored by Michael A. Gottlieb and Ralph Leighton to provide students, teachers, and enthusiasts alike an opportunity to learn physics from some of its greatest teachers, the creators of The Feynman Lectures on Physics.
The Encyclopedia of Yoga and Tantra
by Georg FeuersteinThe ever-increasing popularity of Yoga and related practices makes a desktop reference like this indispensible. With over twenty-five hundred entries and extensive illustrations, it combines comprehensiveness with accessibility. The book is arranged and written in a manner that will inform rather than overwhelm the lay reader, while at the same time offering valuable references for the professional researcher and the historian of religion. This new edition includes information about contemporary Yoga teachers. It also provides fuller descriptions and illustrations of Yoga poses, and features additional cross references.
The Irish Pound, 1797-1826: A Reprint of the Report of the Committee of 1804 of the House of Commons on the Condition of the Irish Currency
by Frank Whitson FetterFirst Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Consumer Brand Relationships
by Marc Fetscherin Tobias HeilmannThe creation and management of customer relationships is fundamental to the practice of marketing. Marketers have long maintained a keen interest in relationships: what they are, why they are formed, what effects they have on consumers and the marketplace, how they can be measured and when and how they evolve and decline. While marketing research has a long tradition in the study of business relationships between manufacturers and suppliers and buyers and sellers, attention in the past decade has expanded to the relationships that form between consumers and their brands (such as products, stores, celebrities, companies or countries). The aim of this book is to advance knowledge about consumer-brand relationships by disseminating new research that pushes beyond theory, to applications and practical implications of brand relationships that businesses can apply to their own marketing strategies. With contributions from an impressive array of scholars from around the world, this volume will provide students and researchers with a useful launch pad for further research in this blossoming area.
Leafs AbomiNation: The dismayed fan's handbook to why the Leafs stink and how they can rise again
by Dave Feschuk Michael GrangeLove them or hate them, they're the most successful team in professional hockey ... just not on the scoresheet.The Toronto Maple Leafs are an exception to every law of the sporting jungle. They miss the playoffs and the sellouts keep coming. They haven't won a Stanley Cup since 1967, but the earning power of that blue-and-white maple leaf, no matter the chronic woes of the blue-and-white's power play, never ceases to increase. In this description of failure and prescription for hope, Toronto Star sports columnist Dave Feschuk and Globe and Mail sports reporter Michael Grange draw the illogical roadmap that pinpoints how the once-proud Leafs got lost in the sporting hinterlands, who's to blame for stranding them there, and how they might extract themselves from this historic mire.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Heartland: The Cookbook
by Judith FertigA culinary celebration of the Midwest, with 150 recipes, as well as stories, literary references, and photography capturing the heart of American cooking.Although much of the nation is only beginning to embrace the farm-to-table movement, residents of the Midwest have been living off the bounty of the land since the pioneer days. Judith Fertig's Heartland melds contemporary cooking with an authentic and appreciative approach to the land, presenting 150 recipes for farm-bounty fare with a modern twist. With a focus on ethnic food traditions as well as seasonal and local flavors of artisan producers, heirloom ingredients, and heritage meats, Heartland embraces the spirit and flavors of the modern farmhouse. Inside, offerings such as Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blackberry Syrup, No-Knead Caraway Rye Bread, and Brew Pub Planked Cheeses comingle with recipes such as Wild Rice Soup with Flyover Duck Confit, Heartland Daube with White Cheddar Polenta, and Italian Fig Cookies.In addition to the mouthwatering recipes and time-proven wisdom, Heartland includes an ample mix of humorous storytelling, literary and cooking references, and lush full-color landscape and food photography that showcases the American cooking from the nation's heartland.non;fiction;US;regional;food;American;Midwestern;United States;farm to table;home;country;cooking;techniques;agriculture;family;farm;land;country;traditional;pantry;items;list;breakfast;brunch;breads;appetizers;drinks;salads;soups;main;entrees;course;dinner;lunch;dessertCKB002030 COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Middle Western StatesCKB030000 COOKING / Essays & NarrativesCKB071000 COOKING / Reference9780740786341Nell Hill's Entertaining in Style Garrity, Mary C
Not Quite What I Was Planning
by Rachel Fershleiser Larry SmithDeceptively simple and surprisingly addictive, Not Quite What I Was Planning is a thousand glimpses of humanity-six words at a time. One Life. Six Words. What's Yours? When Hemingway famously wrote, "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn," he proved that an entire story can be told using a half dozen words. When the online storytelling magazine SMITH asked readers to submit six-word memoirs, they proved a whole, real life can be told this way too. The results are fascinating, hilarious, shocking, and moving. From small sagas of bittersweet romance ("Found true love, married someone else") to proud achievements and stinging regrets ("After Harvard, had baby with crackhead"), these terse true tales relate the diversity of human experience in tasty bite-sized pieces. From authors Jonathan Lethem and Richard Ford to comedians Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris, to ordinary folks around the world, everyone has a six-word story to tell.
How to Use the Library: A Reference and Assignment Guide for Students
by Frank Ferro Nolan LushingtonAddressing secondary school students, Ferro (Connecticut Public Library) and Lushington (library science, Southern Connecticut State U.) overview how a library is organized, how to locate materials and conduct research using electronic as well as traditional media. Features an annotated list of standard resources by topic area, a keyword index to link references with homework assignments, and appendixes on the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress classification systems. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Folklife
by William Ferris Glenn HinsonSouthern folklife is the heart of southern culture. Looking at traditional practices still carried on today as well as at aspects of folklife that are dynamic and emergent, contributors to this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture examine a broad range of folk traditions. Moving beyond the traditional view of folklore that situates it in historical practice and narrowly defined genres, entries in this volume demonstrate how folklife remains a vital part of communities' self-definitions. Fifty thematic entries address subjects such as car culture, funerals, hip-hop, and powwows. In 56 topical entries, contributors focus on more specific elements of folklife, such as roadside memorials, collegiate stepping, quinceanera celebrations, New Orleans marching bands, and hunting dogs. Together, the entries demonstrate that southern folklife is dynamically alive and everywhere around us, giving meaning to the everyday unfolding of community life.
Short Life in a Strange World: Birth to Death in 42 Panels
by Toby Ferris“Oddly charming, deeply intelligent. . . . Anyone asking questions about their own place in the world might be drawn to these portrayals of ordinary life from almost 500 years ago—scenes of human beings who work and return home, who carry their kids and tend to chores, who nap, play, eat, drink and do other, less decorous things. And, with the author’s help, we look at them more closely than before." — Washington Post“Graceful, transcendent even.” — Los Angeles Times“Captivating . . . a vibrant portrait of the artist’s work and world…. A profusely illustrated, deeply thoughtful meditation.” — Kirkus“Thought-provoking. . . . [Ferris] blends memoir with philosophic meditation on art criticism in his thoughtful debut.” — Publishers Weekly