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Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle
by Dervla MurphyA bicycle trek across two continents. Based on her daily diary, this is Dervla Murphy's account of her ride, in 1963, across frozen Europe and through Persia and Afghanistan, over the Himalayas to Pakistan and into India, during one of the worst winters in memory. She has written other travel books, including In Ethiopia with a Mule.
Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle
by Dervla MurphyA bicycle trek across two continents. Based on her daily diary, this is Dervla Murphy’s account of her ride, in 1963, across frozen Europe and through Persia and Afghanistan, over the Himalayas to Pakistan and into India, during one of the worst winters in memory. She has written other travel books, including In Ethiopia with a Mule.
Fun & Creative Dates for Dating Couples
by Howard BooksFun Dates... Just for You! Who says dates have to be boring and unexciting? In Fun & Creative Dates for Dating Couples -- 52 Ways to Have Fun Together, you'll find ideas for all kinds of dates to celebrate your relationship with that special someone -- romantic dates, inspiring dates, even dates that challenge you! From rock climbing and hot air ballooning to playing in the rain or volunteering for a worthy cause, you'll have a hard time choosing which one to do first. So get ready to have a blast as you spend time having fun and getting to know each other better! You might even find that you have so much in common you want to do this...forever!
Fun & Creative Dates for Married Couples
by Howard BooksBring Back the Magic! Tired of doing the same old thing when it comes to your date night? Would you like to be inspired to get out of your rut and try something new? Then Fun & Creative Dates for Married Couples -- 52 Ways to Enjoy Life Together is the book for you! Inside you will find ideas for dates that will add a little fun and romance to your marriage. From bungee jumping or taking a romantic carriage ride to backyard camping or volunteering for a worthy cause, you'll find dates for all occasions and all budgets. Who says dates have to be boring? Add some spice to them with these fun and creative dates...just for you!
Fun Facts About Babies
by Richard TorregrossaDid you know that: Babies tears caused by crankiness have a different chemical composition than those caused by eye irritants? One soothes with stress hormones, the other cleanses with a saline solution. A fetus develops a sense of touch at eight weeks and fingerprints at three months. The peak months for delivering babies are July, August, and September; which means that the sexiest months are November, December, and January. This little book is for parents, expectant parents, and baby lovers alike. With charmingly illustrated, fascinating facts and truly useful information, this book reveals what an amazing creature a baby is. It will be of special value to new parents who are wondering how their "little bundle of joy" turned into a 24-hour-a-day "need machine. " Turn to any page, read any brief, amusing tidbit, and reconnect with the delight of babyhood.
Fun with Idioms: Book 1
by John Smithback Ching Yee SmithbackWhat is an idiom? It can be an insult -- "He's full of hot air!"-- or a compliment -- "She's the life and soul of the party!" Idioms can make your head swim, or they can arouse your curiosity. But no matter how they function, idioms color your language and add punch to your vocabulary. Have FUN WITH IDIOMS, and improve your command of English at the same time!
Fun with Idioms: Book 2
by John Smithback Ching Yee SmithbackWhat is an idiom? It can be an insult -- "He has more brawn than brains." -- or a compliment -- "She's a real trooper." Idioms add life to our language: "I have ants in my pants." Idioms can cast light on a topic, and they have the power to add color to your language and add punch to your vocabulary. Have FUN WITH IDIOMS, and improve your command of English at the same time!
Fun with Proverbs
by John Smithback Ching Yee SmithbackWhat is a proverb? A proverb is a succinct phrase that is used to express a meaning or a shade of meaning. It can be used to convey an idea: "A friend in need is a friend indeed." Or, a proverb might express a caution: "Don't put the cart before the horse." Through the use of lighthearted illustrations and humorous prose, the husband and wife team of John and Ching Yee Smithback demonstrate proverbs that have developed in the English language over hundreds of years. FUN WITH PROVERBS is an entertaining and an educational guide to the proverbs that have long enriched our language.
Functional Anatomy of the Pilates Core
by Evan Osar Marylee BussardThis book is the first to illustrate the essential connection between the functional anatomy of the body's core and its application during Pilates' fundamental core exercises. Focusing on the inherent potential of the human body to stabilize and move, Dr. Evan Osar and Marylee Bussard combine the most current research around core stabilization with six fundamental Pilates principles to offer simple, easy-to-use strategies for relieving discomfort and improving pain-free movement. With more than 290 full-color illustrations, Functional Anatomy of the Pilates Core provides both Pilates practitioners and professional teachers with a comprehensive understanding of how the core functions and how stabilization helps promote health and proper movement patterns through the development of balanced muscles, joint alignment, and core control.The authors apply current research on neuroplasticity, the brain's capacity to reorganize itself by developing new neuronal connections, and on the function of fascia, the matrix-like connective tissue of the body, to explain the six fundamental principles of Pilates--Centering, Concentration, Control, Precision, Breath, and Flow. They show how to avoid muscle imbalances, chronic tightness, and pain by incorporating the principles of functional anatomy during exercise. Readers learn how to: * Achieve the alignment, breathing, and control required for developing optimal posture and movement * Alleviate non-optimal habits that relate to common postural dysfunction, muscle imbalances, and chronic tightness * Integrate the fundamental Pilates exercises in order to develop a more stable core and eliminate the risks of common injuries while accomplishing one's health and fitness goalsFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
Functions: From Organisms to Artefacts (History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences #32)
by Jean Gayon Armand De Ricqlès Antoine C. DussaultThis book, originally published in French, examines the philosophical debates on functions over the last forty years and proposes new ways of analysis. Pervasive throughout the life sciences, the concept of function has the air of an epistemological scandal: ascribing a function to a biological structure or process amounts to suggesting that it is explained by its effects. This book confronts the debates on function with the use of the notion in a wide range of disciplines, such as biology, psychology, and medicine. It also raises the question of whether this notion, which is as old in the history of technology as it is in the life sciences, has the same meaning in these two domains.
Functns Soc Conflict Ils 110 (International Library of Sociology)
by Lewis A. CoserPublished in 1998, Functns Soc Conflict Ils 110 is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy.
Fundamentals and Decision Points: An Empowered Approach to Legal Writing
by Doron Samuel-SiegelThis concise text frames legal writing as a process built around a set of predictable, principle-driven decision points. It empowers students to navigate those decision points with confidence because, rather than treating memos, briefs, and letters as skillsets unto themselves, it teaches a consistent process applicable to all documents students are likely to face throughout their careers. <P><P>Centering both traditional and critical approaches, as well as intercultural communication skills, the book helps students learn the fundamentals of deductive reasoning and CREAC, while also introducing analytical and rhetorical tools for when existing laws or conventions are likely to produce injustice. Three foundational chapters describe step-by-step processes for conducting legal analysis, legal writing, and legal citation, respectively. The remaining chapters equip students to practice applying the fundamental processes to common settings such as predictive writing for law-trained audiences (memos, letters, and emails); oral presentations; advisory writing for lay clients; and persuasive writing to opposing parties and decision-makers. Finally, the Appendix provides robustly annotated examples including a legal memorandum, an executive summary email, a letter to a lay client, and a trial court brief.
Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (8th Edition)
by Frederic H. Martini Judi L. NathThis textbook will serve as an introduction to the inner workings of your body, providing information about both its structure and its function.
Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology: Study Guide (Fifth Edition)
by Charles M. SeigerFundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology: Study Guide (Fifth Edition)
Fundamentals of Internet of Things for Non-Engineers (Technology for Non-Engineers)
by Ronald J. Kovac Rebecca Lee HammonsThe IoT is the next manifestation of the Internet. The trend started by connecting computers to computers, progressed to connecting people to people, and is now moving to connect everything to everything. The movement started like a race—with a lot of fanfare, excitement, and cheering. We’re now into the work phase, and we have to figure out how to make the dream come true. The IoT will have many faces and involve many fields as it progresses. It will involve technology, design, security, legal policy, business, artificial intelligence, design, Big Data, and forensics; about any field that exists now. This is the reason for this book. There are books in each one of these fields, but the focus was always "an inch wide and a mile deep." There’s a need for a book that will introduce the IoT to non-engineers and allow them to dream of the possibilities and explore the work venues in this area. The book had to be "a mile wide and a few inches deep." The editors met this goal by engaging experts from a number of fields and asking them to come together to create an introductory IoT book. Fundamentals of Internet of Things for Non-Engineers Provides a comprehensive view of the current fundamentals and the anticipated future trends in the realm of Internet of Things from a practitioner’s point of view Brings together a variety of voices with subject matter expertise in these diverse topical areas to provide leaders, students, and lay persons with a fresh worldview of the Internet of Things and the background to succeed in related technology decision-making Enhances the reader’s experience through a review of actual applications of Internet of Things end points and devices to solve business and civic problems along with notes on lessons learned Prepares readers to embrace the Internet of Things era and address complex business, social, operational, educational, and personal systems integration questions and opportunities
Fundamentals of Mantracking: The Step-by-Step Method: An Essential Primer for Search and Rescue Trackers
by Donald C. Cooper Albert Ab" TaylorRevised and updated with color photographs, the classic guide to search and rescue.In 2012, there were 661,000 missing person cases opened in the United States. While the majority of missing person cases that get opened are closed quickly, by the end of the year over 2,000 remained unresolved. In many instances, when the missing person is lost in the woods, or in the desert, search and rescue missions become an essential tool that can mean the difference between life and death. <p><p>Fundamentals of Mantracking is the essential guide written by the people who spent most of their lives developing and refining the art of tracking, one of the most important but often overlooked aspects of successful search and rescue missions. <p><p>Inside, you will find the history of tracking, information on how to tell when tracking becomes necessary, recommended equipment and tools, and hundreds of indispensable examples of what to do on your way to becoming an expert tracker. <p><p>Originally released in 1990, the revised and updated edition of Fundamentals of Mantracking includes dozens of color photographs and detailed illustrations, making it the one book essential to anyone interested in learning how to track, or committed to becoming the best tracker possible.
Fundamentals of New Testament Greek
by Stanley E. Porter Jeffrey T. Reed Matthew Brook O'DonnellThis extremely useful volume is a comprehensive introduction to the grammar and vocabulary of the Greek of the New Testament, with extensive paradigms, examples, and explanations. / Porter, Reed, and O’Donnell’s Fundamentals of New Testament Greek makes use of pedagogically sound and linguistically informed language-instruction techniques to provide the most effective textbook possible. The book introduces the individual elements of the Greek language according to their frequency of use in the New Testament so as to reinforce in students the elements that they will most often encounter. Every grammatical element is explained in sufficient detail — including illustrative examples — and is accompanied by useful information to describe its composition and analysis. The authors also include complete paradigms with plenty of examples, and significant vocabulary is introduced throughout the course of the volume. / Students who complete this text can engage in serious reading, translation, and understanding of the Greek New Testament, moving directly into Greek exegesis courses and more advanced Greek-language courses. Fundamentals of New Testament Greek: First Year will prove invaluable for gaining a thorough foundational understanding of New Testament Greek. It is bound to be a standard text for years to come.
Fundamentals of New Testament Greek: Workbook
by Stanley E. Porter Jeffrey T. ReedThis extremely useful volume is a comprehensive introduction to the grammar and vocabulary of the Greek of the New Testament, with extensive paradigms, examples, and explanations. / Porter, Reed, and O’Donnell’s Fundamentals of New Testament Greek makes use of pedagogically sound and linguistically informed language-instruction techniques to provide the most effective textbook possible. The book introduces the individual elements of the Greek language according to their frequency of use in the New Testament so as to reinforce in students the elements that they will most often encounter. Every grammatical element is explained in sufficient detail — including illustrative examples — and is accompanied by useful information to describe its composition and analysis. The authors also include complete paradigms with plenty of examples, and significant vocabulary is introduced throughout the course of the volume. / Students who complete this text can engage in serious reading, translation, and understanding of the Greek New Testament, moving directly into Greek exegesis courses and more advanced Greek-language courses. Fundamentals of New Testament Greek: First Year will prove invaluable for gaining a thorough foundational understanding of New Testament Greek. It is bound to be a standard text for years to come.
Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health, Fifth Edition
by James P. Kohn Mark A. FriendThis book provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of the occupational safety and health field and the issues safety professionals face today.
Fundamentals of Roman Private Law
by George MousourakisRoman law forms a vital part of the intellectual background of many legal systems currently in force in Continental Europe, Latin America, East Asia and other parts of the world. Knowledge of Roman law, therefore, constitutes an essential component of a sound legal education as well as the education of the student of history. This book begins with a historical introduction, which traces the evolution of Roman law from the earliest period of Roman history up to and including Justinian's codification in the sixth century AD. Then follows an exposition of the principal institutions of Roman private law: the body of rules and principles relating to individuals in Roman society and regulating their personal and proprietary relationships. In this part of the book special attention is given to the Roman law of things, which forged the foundations for much of the modern law of property and obligations in European legal systems. Combining a law specialist's informed perspective with a historical and cultural focus, the book provides an accessible source of reference for students and researchers in many diverse fields of legal and historical learning.
Fundamentals of Trusts and Estates
by Roger W. Andersen Ira Mark BloomThe updated version of this innovative casebook contains numerous notes, questions, and problems that illuminate both the human and the doctrinal dramas, often by placing students in various roles. These problems and questions help students develop skills and values to carry throughout their professional lives. In addition, Fundamentals of Trusts and Estates includes excerpted readings, bibliographical references, sample documents, and provisions from Uniform Codes, Restatements, and other primary sources. Policy debates, ethical issues, and practical considerations are woven throughout the material.
Funding your Career in Science
by Ritsert C. JansenDreaming of a successful future in science? This practical guide for students, postdocs and professors offers a unique step-by-step approach to help you get the funding to start or consolidate your own research career. From preparing and writing effective career grant applications, to understanding how funding agencies will evaluate them, it provides guidance to enhance your skills and combine them with those of others who can support you on the road to success. Learn how to generate great original ideas for your application, strategically prepare and optimise your plan and rsum, develop a convincing title and abstract, convert reviewers' comments to your advantage, and succeed at a selection interview. With numerous valuable tips, real-life stories and novel practical exercises, this must-read guide provides everything you need to optimise your funding opportunities and take responsibility for your own career in science.
Fundraising for the Arts
by Alex Turrini Francesca Pecoraro Mark VolpeThe work of fundraising has transformed into a sophisticated and competitive profession, attracting talented and dedicated leaders who wish to use their skills to contribute to a secure financial future for their organizations. The arts and cultural field has not been an exception to these pressures above all in times when new emergencies and pressures shrink the funding opportunities of arts organizations both in Europe and in the US. <p><p>This book aims to be a reference point for upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, and junior practitioners in the arts management field. It will provide core insights about and inspiration for careers in fundraising for the arts and high-quality content (including advanced topics such as the organizational dynamics of creating a culture of philanthropy, E-D-I in fundraising, the use of digital and social media platforms, board involvement, performance management and accountability) that will appeal to novice or experienced practitioners.
Fungi: Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of Mushrooms (British Mycological Society Symposia Ser. #Series Number 15)
by Lynne Boddy Ali AshbyA stunning, authoritative book on the fungal kingdom, uncovering the hidden world of more than 300 global speciesDiscover the fascinating stories behind 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before!Did you know that fungi put the fizz in champagne and the flavor in chocolate? Fungi is everywhere we look in a forest, under the sea, and in the kitchen.In this beautiful book, leading fungal biologists Lynne Boddy and Ali Ashby bring you closer to 300 species of mushrooms and lichens through fascinating facts, mushroom datasets, and detailed illustrations. Discover some of the fastest speeds in nature, specimens that glow in the dark, and fungi that clean up oil spills.Humans have had a close relationship with mushrooms for thousands of years-from using the shiitake for healing, to telling stories of enchanted fairy rings, to cooking gourmet dishes with rare specimens. Bringing together technology, medicine, food, culture, and nature, this fascinating book will open your eyes to the wonders of the hidden kingdom all around us.With tips for mushroom spotting in any habitat, species identification notes, a grow-your-own guide, and more, this book is the ultimate fungi lover's companion.
Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore
by Fungipedia Lawrence MillmanAn illustrated mini-encyclopedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and Terrence McKenna to mushroom sex and fairy ringsFungipedia presents a delightful A–Z treasury of mushroom lore. With more than 180 entries—on topics as varied as Alice in Wonderland, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and waxy caps—this collection will transport both general readers and specialists into the remarkable universe of fungi.Combining ecological, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary knowledge, author and mycologist Lawrence Millman discusses how mushrooms are much more closely related to humans than to plants, how they engage in sex, how insects farm them, and how certain species happily dine on leftover radiation, cockroach antennae, and dung. He explores the lives of individuals like African American scientist George Washington Carver, who specialized in crop diseases caused by fungi; Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit, who was prevented from becoming a professional mycologist because she was a woman; and Gordon Wasson, a J. P. Morgan vice-president who almost single-handedly introduced the world to magic mushrooms. Millman considers why fungi are among the most significant organisms on our planet and how they are currently being affected by destructive human behavior, including climate change.With charming drawings by artist and illustrator Amy Jean Porter, Fungipedia offers a treasure trove of scientific and cultural information. The world of mushrooms lies right at your door—be amazed!