- Table View
- List View
Turmeric for Your Health
by Larry TrivieriImagine a natural spice that had the proven power to reduce or eliminate inflammation, the underlying cause of so many serious health disorders—and that&’s just for starters. For over 5,000 years, India&’s Ayurvedic medical practitioners have successfully used turmeric as a treatment for a host of painful and debilitating diseases. And for over sixty years, Indian hospital and research centers have studied the amazing effects of turmeric, with hundreds of scientific papers published throughout India, Asia, and Europe. However, only in 2000 did US medical researchers begin to recognize this ancient root&’s astounding health benefits. They have found that turmeric:¢ Lowers blood pressure¢ Combats ulcers, IBS, and indigestion¢ Reduces arthritic pain¢ Increases brain function¢ Relieves depression and dementia¢ Helps fight cancer cells¢ Improves kidney and liver function¢ Aids in weight loss . . . and moreIn this new book, best-selling health writer Larry Trivieri, Jr. has created a clear and simple guide to understanding the science behind turmeric&’s effects and how it can best be used to enhance well-being. Part One provides both the history and science of turmeric&’s therapeutic powers, including the latest breakthrough research related to turmeric&’s most active constituent, curcumin. Part Two offers an A-to-Z guide covering the ailments for which turmeric can provide effective treatment. Each entry presents a description of the problem, how turmeric works to combat the condition, and important considerations during use. This is followed by recommendations regarding the most appropriate form of curcumin and proper dosage. Also included is a resource section that guides you to the best turmeric and curcumin products.Instead of taking a painkiller that acts only on the symptoms or a drug that can cause unwanted side effects, turmeric acts to alleviate the root cause of a range of medical issues. With few if any side effects, non-addictive turmeric can provide an inexpensive and safe way to enhance your health and improve your everyday life.
Storied & Scandalous Wisconsin: A History of Mischief and Menace, Heroes and Heartbreak
by Anna LardinoisTrue, shocking tales from Wisconsin's seamy past. Author Anna Lardinois synthesizes well-researched information into cohesive tales of terrible fires, vengeful call girls, famous flim-flam men, and eye-brow archingly suspicious deaths. Meet mob boss Frank Balistrieri and discover the havoc he wreaked. Read the stories of red light districts, rum runners, crimes, and tragedies.
A Century of NFL Football: The All-Time Quiz
by Roger GordonThe birth of the National Football League can be traced to a meeting held in the showroom of a Canton, Ohio, car dealership in September, 1920. From these humble beginnings pro football has grown into a global phenomenon. Today, nearly a century later, fans flock to stadiums across the country, and worldwide television viewership numbers in the hundreds of millions. To celebrate the NFL's 100th season, Roger Gordon describes the evolution of pro football in trivia questions, answers, and anecdotes. Rather than merely posing questions and providing short answers, Gordon gives details behind each—stories that bring to life players, coaches, rivalries, and championships.
Best Easy Day Hikes Portland Oregon (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)
by Lizann DuneganThis pocket guide documents the best trails around Portland from urban walks to gorgeous waterfall hikes. Also included are hikes that explore the magnificent Columbia River National Scenic Area and the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Southwest Washington. Concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps detail each of the 28 hikes. Whether hikers want to experience an easy stroll along the banks of the Willamette River, enjoy the immense beauty of a natural waterfall, or climb to a windswept summit, Best Easy Day Hikes Portland, Oregon will help them get on track.
End of Christianity
by John W. LoftusIn this successor to his critically acclaimed anthology, The Christian Delusion: Why Faith Fails, a former minister and now leading atheist spokesperson has assembled a stellar group of respected scholars to continue the critique of Christianity begun in the first volume. Contributors include Victor Stenger, Robert Price, Hector Avalos, Richard Carrier, Keith Parsons, David Eller, and Taner Edis. Loftus is also the author of the best-selling Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity. Taken together, the Loftus trilogy poses formidable challenges to claims for the rationality of the Christian faith. Anyone with an interest in the philosophy of religion will find this compilation to be intellectually stimulating and deeply thought provoking.
Mystery Stalks the Prairie: Unexplained Cattle Killings and UFOs in Montana
by Keith WolvertonMystery Stalks the Prairie was published in 1976 by Keith Wolverton, a sheriff's deputy in Cascade County, Montana. He wrote the book to document numerous incidents of cattle mutilations and UFOs that he had investigated—and that could not be explained.Mystery became an instant classic—the first book to seriously examine cattle mutilations and related UFO reports. Nearly a half century later, Mystery remains the touchstone for similar investigations around the world.This updated and expanded edition features a new epilogue by Wolverton that describes his research since the publication of Mystery, and a 2016 interview with Wolverton and Pete Howard, another Montana sheriff who investigated cattle mutilations and UFOs and who witnessed &“men in black&” confiscate radar evidence of a UFO.An introduction to this edition by Joan Bird, author of Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials, describes the enduring importance of Mystery; the status of UFO reports and cattle mutilations; and a little-known cattle mutilation on Montana's Blackfeet Indian Reservation in 1947 that included tribal elders describing earlier visits by extraterrestrials.
Best Easy Day Hikes Conejo Valley (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)
by Allen RiedelBest Easy Day Hikes Conejo Valley, CA includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 18 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please.
New England Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History's Mysteries (Myths and Mysteries Series)
by Diana Ross McCainNew EnglandMyths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. From vampires to an angel, a ghost rapper to a phantom ship, New EnglandMyths and Legends pulls back the curtain on some of the region&’s most fascinating and compelling stories.
Food Lovers' Guide to® Tucson: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings (Food Lovers' Series)
by Mary Paganelli VottoThe ultimate guide to Tucson's food scene provides the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Written for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: food festivals and culinary events; specialty food shops; farmers’ markets and farm stands; trendy restaurants and time-tested iconic landmarks; and recipes using local ingredients and traditions.
Jack of All Trades: An American Advisor's War in Vietnam, 1969-70 (Stackpole Military History Series)
by Ronald L. BeckettMaj. Ron Beckett had already served two tours in Vietnam when he received orders to return in April 1969. As the district senior advisor in the remote, rural Dinh Quan District of Long Khanh Province, he would face a demanding and dangerous assignment on the front lines of pacification.
They Stood Alone!: 25 Men and Women Who Made a Difference
by Sandra Mcleod HumphreyNicolaus Copernicus and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are just two of the twenty-five extraordinary men and women whom you will have a chance to meet in this inspiring book that explores and celebrates people who had the courage to follow their own convictions, even when everyone around them said they were wrong. They were people of vision who saw life from a new perspective and were willing to question conventional wisdom. And their revolutionary breakthroughs changed and shaped the course of history. Author Sandra McLeod Humphrey invites you to have the courage to stand alone too, hold on to your dreams, and follow your heart wherever it may lead. Like the twenty-five pioneers who lived before you, you too may someday make a difference.
False Tongues and Sunday Bread: A Guatemalan and Mayan Cookbook
by Copeland MarksThe Maya—the Indians who inhabited part of Mexico and Central America in pre-Hispanic times—left the modern world a legacy of remarkable cooking that is still practiced in cliffside huts and middle-class haciendas. Copeland Marks has traveled widely throughout Guatemala and other countries that carry the Mayan heritage, in order to introduce us to the everyday pleasures of this little-known cuisine.For anyone who loves the taste of tamales, tortillas, and pungent sauces, this book will provide a rich adventure that begins with—but goes far beyond—those staples of the corn kitchen. The recipes reveal a delightful and accessible cuisine that, in addition to showcasing traditional Mayan flavor profiles, combines culinary ideas from India, Africa, the Caribbean, Great Britain and Spain.
The Book of Hours
by Rainer Maria RilkeA gorgeous new translation of one of the strongest inaugural works in twentieth century poetry. Long hailed as a masterwork of modern German literature, The Book of Hours (1905) marks the origin of Rainer Maria Rilke’s distinctive voice and vision—where clarity of diction meets unexpected imagery and first-person poetry discovers its full lyric possibility. In these audacious poems, a devout but candid speaker addresses an ultimately unknowable deity, passing through love, fear, guilt, anger, bewilderment, loneliness, tenderness, and exaltation in his search for meaning. In this dual-language edition, Edward Snow, "the most trustworthy and exhilarating of Rilke’s contemporary translators" (Michael Dirda, Washington Post), makes Rilke’s achievement accessible as never before in English. Snow retains a striking fidelity to the German text while also conveying the captivating psychological presence that animates Rilke’s best poems.
Maestro Desencadenado (Guardianes Invisibles)
by Tina FolsomTras una dolorosa traición en su pasado, el Guardián Invisible inmortal Hamish MacGregor jura no relacionarse nunca con otro humano. Pero cuando es encargado de proteger a la concejal Tessa Wallace de los Demonios del Miedo, su poderoso deseo por ella pronto hace que esta misión rutinaria sea el más grande reto al que jamás se ha enfrentado. Atrapados entre el peligro mortal y la pasión inmortal, Tessa y Hamish deben trabajar juntos para derrotar a sus enemigos y devolver la paz a una ciudad sumida en la confusión… y descubren que enamorarse puede ser la aventura más peligrosa de todas. Guardianes Invisibles Amante Descubierto (#1) Maestro Desencadenado (#2) Guerrero Desentrañado (#3) Guardián Descarriado (#4) Inmortal Develado (#5) Protector Inigualable (#6) Demonio Desatado (#7) Vampiros de Scanguards La Mortal Amada de Samson (#1) La Revoltosa de Amaury (#2) La Compañera de Gabriel (#3) El Refugio de Yvette (#4) La Redención de Zane (#5) El Eterno Amor de Quinn (#6) El Hambre de Oliver (#7) La Decisión de Thomas (#8) Mordida Silenciosa (#8 ½) La Identidad de Cain (#9) El Retorno de Luther (#10) La Promesa de Blake (#11) Reencuentro Fatídico (#11 ½) El Anhelo de John (#12) La Tempestad de Ryder (#13) La Conquista de Damian (#14) El Reto de Grayson (#15) El Amor Prohibido de Isabelle (#16) La Pasión de Cooper (#17) La Valentía de Vanessa (#18) Deseo Mortal Fuera del Olimpo Un Toque Griego (#1) Un Aroma a Griego (#2) Un Sabor Griego (#3) Un Silencio Griego (#4) Vampiros de Venecia Raphael e Isabella (#1) Dante y Viola (#2) Lorenzo y Bianca (#3) Nico y Oriana (#4) El Club de los Solteros Escolta Legal (#1) Amante Legal (#2) Esposa Legal (#3) Una Noche Loca (#4) Un Largo Abrazo (#5) Una Caricia Ardiente (#6) Código Stargate Ace a la Fuga (#1) Fox a la Vista (#2) Yankee en el Aire (#3) Tiger al Acecho (#4) Hawk a la Caza (#5) Misión en el Tiempo Reversión del Destino (#1) Heraldo del Destino (#2) Thriller Testigo Ocular
Babies with CVI
by Anne McComiskeyBabies with CVI: Nurturing Visual Abilities and Development in Early Childhood is a guide through the history and best practices related to the treatment of CVI in children from birth to 36 months. This book is based on the author's nearly five-decade career working with families in homes and classrooms. Understanding and knowledge about effective interventions to address the visual skills of children with CVI evolved enormously over that period. Babies with CVI reflects that evolution. The book presents specific approaches and strategies that families and visual impairment professionals can use to meet the unique learning needs of a child with CVI. It stresses the importance of early intervention, proper evaluation, and integrating teaching opportunities into the child's daily routine.
Data Rules: Elevating Teaching with Objective Reflection
by Jim KnightData Rules provides much-needed clarity on how instructional leaders can effectively leverage data. It's no secret that using data can be a key driver of teacher growth and student achievement. The only real question is how. Coaching expert Jim Knight and professor Michael Faggella-Luby distill decades of research into an accessible, proven approach that explains - Why data is important for transforming teaching. - A framework of 10 easy-to-apply rules for effective data use. - Best practices to communicate and discuss data. - How to analyze data for student engagement and achievement. - How to analyze data for instructional practice. To help schools achieve sustained improvement, this book also connects its data rules to the Impact Cycle, Knight's field-tested model for coaching teachers based on research from the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG). Equipped with the right tools, any instructional leader or coach will be able to realize the full potential of data, move the needle on classroom instruction, and improve student outcomes.
How Fantasy Becomes Reality: Information and Entertainment Media in Everyday Life
by Karen E. Dill-ShacklefordFrom smartphones to social media, from streaming videos to fitness bands, our devices bring us information and entertainment all day long, forming an intimate part of our lives. Their ubiquity represents a major shift in human experience, and although we often hold our devices dear, we do not always fully appreciate how their nearly constant presence can influence our lives for better and for worse. In this revised and expanded edition of How Fantasy Becomes Reality, social psychologist Karen E. Dill-Shackleford explains what the latest science tells us about how our devices influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In engaging, conversational prose, she discusses both the benefits and the risks that come with our current level of media saturation. The wide-ranging conversation explores Avatar, Mad Men, Grand Theft Auto, and Comic Con to address critical issues such as media violence, portrayals of social groups, political coverage, and fandom. Her conclusions will empower readers to make our favorite sources of entertainment and information work for us and not against us.
Inspiring Collaboration and Engagement (Success in Research)
by Julie Reeves Alison Yeung Sue StarbuckThis manual provides a framework to strategically think about and practice collaboration with others within and outside various disciplines. Aware of the different approaches in accordance with discipline, gender, and career goals, through case studies from lived experiences, the editors have compiled guidelines on: • How to start, build and maintain collaborative networks with diverse audiences, • The opportunities that exist internally and externally to networks, • How to resolve conflicts, overcome resistance, and build trust and confidence. With a wide scope in both content and reach, this book is a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and their supporters alike, particularly those who are looking to engage with various audiences such as individuals, institutions, private companies, and governments.
This Beach Is Loud! (Little Senses)
by Samantha CotterillPatience, understanding, and a soothing exercise saves the beach day when excitement turns to sensory overload.Going to the beach is exciting. But it can also be busy. And loud. Sand can feel hot or itchy or sticky...and it gets everywhere! In This Beach Is Loud!, a sensitive boy gets overwhelmed by all the sights, sounds, and sensations at the beach. Luckily, this kiddo's dad has a trick up his sleeve to help his son face these unexpected obstacles.Combining accessible storytelling and playful design, This Beach Is Loud! gently offers practical advice for coping with new experiences to sensitive children on and off the autism spectrum.
100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli
by David LaRochelle"A nonstop dragon party . . . Irresistible." —Publishers WeeklyThis wacky counting adventure by Geisel Award-winning author David LaRochelle is a hilarious ode to dragons and math, with pitch-perfect art by Lian Cho.High on a mountain live 100 mighty dragons all named Broccoli. When a tremendous wind blows half the dragons away, ten others sail off to become professional surfers in Hawaii. The oldest and youngest dragons take a train to New York City to start their own heavy metal band. And a mysterious wizard turns four more into a unicorn, a werewolf, a zombie, and a tiny pink poodle. Now how many dragons are left? Young readers will delight in following each and every dragon as they leave their home for marvelous adventures, until there is but one dragon remaining. That's when this final dragon named Broccoli retreats to a cave for the winter and reappears in the spring with a surprise that will thrill and delight. Prepare to read again!"Plenty of giggles . . . This is one entertaining and silly way to do math.&” —Kirkus"A hilarious, charming and extremely silly book. . . . A great addition to any child's bookshelf.&” —The Minneapolis StarTribune"So clever, so utterly silly and absurd, so delightful and so engaging." —InfoDad.com"Colorful . . . Countable . . . Humorous . . . Lively." —Booklist
RESTful API Design Patterns and Best Practices: Master REST API design with real-world patterns, lifecycle management, and OpenAPI practices
by Andrzej Jarzyna Samir AmzaniLearn how to build robust, future-proof APIs by applying the latest industry best practices, avoiding common pitfalls, and understanding anti-patternsKey FeaturesDesign APIs with your audience in mind to improve usability, lifecycle management, and communicationLearn how to create a client-centric REST API design leveraging OpenAPI and JSON SchemaExplore API versioning strategies, and gain hands-on experience with API testing and implementationPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionDesigning scalable, user-focused, and robust APIs that are built to last isn’t just a technical challenge but a design imperative. Written by API leaders with over 30 years of combined experience advancing API strategy, governance, and community, this book is your comprehensive guide to API design, focusing on domain-driven, consumer-centric APIs that meet real-world user needs while remaining flexible and maintainable over time. It covers modern REST API design, the use of tools like OpenAPI and JSON Schema, and the importance of a product-based approach. The chapters help you explore best practices, potential pitfalls, and anti-patterns, extending beyond the design phase. Starting with the “why” behind building an API, its intended users, and value, this book walks you through the API lifecycle, the role of contracts, and the application of domain-driven design. You’ll develop a solid foundation in REST API design as you discover different styles, design constraints, and more. Beyond design, the book covers testing techniques, API evolution, maintenance, and deprecation. By the end of the book, you’ll not only know how to design great APIs but will understand how to treat them as products, manage their full lifecycle, and deliver real value by ensuring your APIs stay relevant and reliable long after their initial release.What you will learnAssess your client's needs to design APIs that communicate the value of your productUnderstand the role of API lifecycle and the importance of contractsApply domain-driven design principles in API architectureEmbrace a modern approach to REST API designUse the OpenAPI Specification and JSON Schema for standardized APIsEvolve, maintain, and deprecate your APIs without disrupting your usersWho this book is forThis book is for professionals involved in the digital product lifecycle who want to deepen their understanding of API design and build future-proof APIs with a product-centric approach. API developers, solution architects and engineers, technical product owners, and software architects looking to extend their skills in creating efficient, scalable, and maintainable APIs will find this book particularly useful. Basic knowledge of APIs and the HTTP protocol is recommended to fully benefit from the design principles and practices covered.
Your Historical Loveliness Knows No Bounds: Form, Futurity, and Documentary Desire (Poets On Poetry)
by Wendy XuMoving freely between essay, close-reading, ekphrasis, memoir, travelogue, lecture notes, poetry, and even monologue, Your Historical Loveliness Knows No Bounds presents a series of “thinking-throughs” of formally innovative and politically oriented poets pushing the boundaries of what poetry can hold. Tracing a personal family history of immigration amidst larger concerns of diaspora, “unsayability,” and absence, Wendy Xu reads the work of poets including Layli Long Soldier, Inger Christensen, Ocean Vuong, Liu Xia, giovanni singleton, Bei Dao, Diana Khoi Nguyen, and others. She explores existential and pedagogical questions in poetry from the point of view of a reader and a teacher. Why write? and why invite the paradoxes of a documentary approach into that writing? Not an overview or primer, least of all the final word, this free-ranging exploration of contemporary poetry considers larger questions of belonging, diaspora, the violence of language, the allure of the past, genre, witness, and form. It returns to memorable touchstone texts in the author’s life with renewed curiosity about their inner workings. Essays move with restless curiosity across topics, bringing them into conversation with poetry, from considering depictions of Christ in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s The Gospel According to St. Matthew, to the ecstatic illegible texts of Henri Michaux, discomfiting likenesses of agoraphobia and political imprisonment, and the epistolary trouble of fan-mail. Xu is drawn to poetry works of radical hybridity alongside personal experiences of formal intensity, as an immigrant daughter, a parentified child, an occasional agoraphobe, and a writer. Your Historical Loveliness Knows No Bounds is a tour of poetic influences and the futures they’ve made possible.
Advances in the Theory and Practice of Data Envelopment Analysis: Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA2024) (Lecture Notes in Operations Research)
by Ali Emrouznejad Subhash C. Ray Gokulnanda PatelThis book presents selected proceedings from the International Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA 2024), held from November 18–21, 2024, at the Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH Noida), Delhi, India. It features theoretical and empirical papers on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and related fields, with a focus on performance measurement and management. The contributions highlight recent research, methodological advancements, and practical applications of DEA in addressing policy and operational issues. This book will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners working with DEA to assess efficiency across diverse organizational contexts
The Philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita: An Analytical Study of Moral and Metaphysical Foundations (Indian Philosophy: Past and Present)
by Ramesh Chandra PradhanThis book delves into the moral and metaphysical foundations of the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita into two parts. Part one explores the moral philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita (Gita), detailing the structure of moral actions, the nature of moral agency, and the primacy of free will within a universe governed by eternal divine laws. The second part of this book examines the divine order of the universe, explaining the nature of the supreme Godhead that orchestrates the cosmos according to fixed moral laws, or dharma. Unlike traditional commentaries, this book offers an analytical study of Gita&’s core moral and metaphysical concepts. It elucidates why moral agents must detach from their actions and surrender their ego and agency to Godhead, viewing their actions as offerings or yajna. It provides a roadmap for overcoming temporal struggles to attain the timeless reality of the Divine. Presenting the Gita as an open-ended philosophical text, this book addresses how ordinary individuals can lead morally enlightened and spiritually fulfilled lives.
Penitential Cries
by Susan HoweA stirring, lyric new collection by Susan Howe, one of America’s foremost poets What labor to live forever. Speak of the elect what can you do in all this world so much life in the little of it. In four parts, Susan Howe’s new book opens with the arresting long prose poem "Penitential Cries," followed by a group of word-collages "Sterling Park in the Dark," "The Deserted Shelf," and finally a brief sparrow poem. Speaking of her new work written in "the evening of life," Howe quotes Thomas Wyatt: My galley, chargèd with forgetfulness, / thorough sharp seas in winter nights doth pass. She says: "I love those two lines. Between trespass and penitence. In the wilderness of the Book Stack Tower inquiry is trespass. Now at eighty-seven," the poet adds, regarding Penitential Cries, "I want to express my pilgrim's progress between rocks and paper places. The clock is ticking. It's getting late. Supper is on the table. Our father lies full fifty fathoms five. A storm is coming."