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Hoop Hysteria: The College Basketball Trivia Quiz Book
by Brent Flanders Jeff Singler Randy Towner Doug VanceA Must-Have for Basketball Fans! In this book you will learn where Lurch from television''s Adams Family played college basketball, what a North Carolina Tar Heel is, and what record Frank Selvy set that may never be broken by a Division I player.
Adrift: Charting Our Course Back to a Great Nation
by William C. HarrisThis timely book not only diagnoses the critical systemic weaknesses plaguing America, but also lays out a workable blueprint for tackling the critical challenges we face today. With the intent of spurring a constructive national dialogue, the authors examine how: -We Americans can be jolted out of our complacency and motivated to bold action and common purpose. -Government can work in concert with industry to foster innovation and pursue critical goals. -We can elevate the quality of our educational system to meet new challenges. -We must encourage the best and the brightest immigrants from around the world to participate in the nation's future. -Individual cities and states are showing the way forward based on local initiatives. This book is more than a compelling narrative and a candid look at our current malaise. It is an inspiring call to action on how we as a nation can once again attain our full potential and thrive.
The Sausage-Making Cookbook: Complete instructions and recipes for making 230 kinds of sausage easily in your own kitchen
by Jerry Predika230 sausage-making recipes from around the world, including tips on equipment and techniques.
Tolstoy: Tales of Courage and Conflict
by Count Leo TolstoyRussian novelist and philospher Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for his monumental novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, but his reputation as a master of short fiction is richly evident in this unparalleled anthology. Here, in the largest one-volume collection available, are 36 stories of war, intrigue, treachery, murder, moral turmoil, spiritual anguish, and occasional redemption. They include early stories like the famed "Sevastopol" tales of warfare and "Lost on the Steppe;" the tour de force novellas "The Death of Ivan Ilyitch" and "The Kreutzer Sonata;" as well as folk tales, parables, realistic tales, and many lesser-known gems.
The Strange Case of Dr. Doyle: A Journey Into Madness and Mayhem
by Daniel Friedman, MD Eugene Friedman, MDIn the spring of 1905, members of an exclusive club of crime enthusiasts known as Our Society were taken on a guided excursion through Whitechapel, one of London&’s most notorious districts, by Dr. Frederick Gordon Brown, the chief police surgeon for the City of London. But this was no ordinary sightseeing tour. The focus of the outing was Jack the Ripper&’s reputed murder sites, and among the guests that day was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the world&’s greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes.Here, now, in The Strange Case of Dr. Doyleby first-time son/father writing team Daniel Friedman, MD, and Eugene Friedman, MD, you are cordially invited to join a recreation of that tour. This expedition, however, will differ from the original in one very important way: It will be led by celebrated author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself. As you stroll beside Doyle and his other guests, you will travel to the location of each of the five canonical Ripper murders. Thanks to your guide&’s observations and opinions, all of which are based on actual historical accounts, you will learn as much about the district of Whitechapel as you will the terrible Ripper killings that occurred there.After each stop on the tour, you will also become acquainted with the life of Arthur Conan Doyle, from his earliest days in Edinburgh to his first taste of success as a writer. You will observe Arthur&’s hardships at home, his experiences at boarding school, his adventures at sea, his university education, and his days as a working medical doctor. You will be granted a picture of the man as few have ever seen him. As you alternate between biography and tour, you will become a Holmes-like detective, unearthing facts, discovering details, and piecing together information about both Jack the Ripper and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. If you maintain a sharp mind and a keen eye, at the end of your journey, you may just uncover a truth you never expected to find.
Best Easy Day Hikes Acadia National Park (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)
by Dolores Kong Dan RingBest Easy Day Hikes Acadia National Park includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for easy-to-follow hikes in an area of Maine that has long captivated artists, millionaires, generations of families, and even presidents. Stroll along Ocean Path to see the pink granite cliffs, blue skies, and white surf. From atop Cadillac Mountain, watch fog rolling in over Frenchman Bay below.Look inside for:• Casual hikes to longer adventures• Hikes for everyone, including families• Mile-by-mile directions and clear trail maps• Trail Finder for best hikes for views, children, dogs, and ocean lovers• GPS coordinates
Romancing the Roads: A Driving Diva's Firsthand Guide, West of the Mississippi
by Gerry Hempel DavisThis updated compendium of facts, observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipities, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well. Unlike typical guides, which read more like phone directories, Romancing the Roads is a shared diary of discoveries along America's highways and byways. Join Gerry on a tour of hotels, B & B's, restaurants, national parks, antique stores, consignment shops, boutiques, and little-known places that make America such a great place for road-tripping. Unless otherwise noted, the author has visited every place mentioned, from the ostrich farm along Interstate 10 in Arizona to the Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles. Even if you never get in the car and discover such wonders for yourself, you will enjoy this vicarious journey to places both sublime and ordinary as the author makes her way from Washington to California and east to the Mississippi River.
Stop Me If You've Heard It!: Soupy Sales Favorite Jokes
by Soupy SalesSoupy Sales was a longtime host of an event at Friars Club called &“Stop Me If You&’ve Heard It&” where a group of comics all seated on bar stools attempt to top each other by telling a joke. By the end of the evening it&’s not all that clear who actually topped who since the audience is too busy brushing tears away, doubling over in laughter, and praying their bladders remain intact before making a beeline to the bathrooms. Hilarious doesn&’t even begin to describe these evenings. This event with Soupy as top banana was as highly anticipated as The Friars&’ infamous Roasts, and his comic legacy endures in this book of his favorite jokes.&“There is never a dull moment when Soupy is in the room. The Friars are lucky—we just have to turn around and listen to Soupy tell his hilarious jokes. Thanks to this book, though, you&’ve got the next best thing—if you can&’t join him, read him. The Soup is on and he&’s boiling over with laughs.&” - Barry Dougherty of The Friars Club
Halfhyde at the Bight of Benin
by Philip McCutchanIt's the 1890s and Royal Navy Lieutenant St. Vincent Halfhyde finds himself out of favor with the Navy and on half-pay ashore when he is summoned to the Admiralty. His mission: to sail to the Bight of Benin in West Africa and spy on the not-so-secret Russian presence there. As a Russian speaker who is familiar with Benin, Halfhyde is confident he's the man for the job—until he runs into Admiral Prince Gorsinski, cousin of the Czar and Halfhyde's former jailer.
Characteristics of Tasks in the Domain of Accounting
by Simone Reindl-StützThis book explores the characteristics of tasks in the domain of accounting from. Therefore, the current state of didactic discourse in accounting education was reviewed, and based on this, a comprehensive category system was developed for analyzing and evaluating accounting tasks. This category system can also be used to design new accounting tasks and to improve existing ones. Furthermore, 2,000 accounting tasks from 15 different textbooks published by three Austrian publishers were analyzed and evaluated using the category system. This significantly expands the knowledge base regarding the characteristics of tasks in the accounting domain. The results of the comprehensive evaluations show that there is potential for improvement in the tasks, and that the standards formulated within the category system are currently not being fully met. In addition, it is concluded that both a change in task culture and curricular reforms and further developments are necessary in current accounting education.
Machine Learning Methods in Biomedical Field: Computer-Aided Diagnostics, Healthcare and Biology Applications (Studies in Computational Intelligence #1218)
by Jorge Brieva Hiram Ponce Ernesto Moya-Albor Sandra L. Gomez-Coronel Diego Renza TorresThis book provides an in-depth exploration of machine learning techniques and their biomedical applications, particularly in developing intelligent computer-aided diagnostic systems, creating groundbreaking healthcare technologies, uncovering novel biological applications, and fostering sustainable health solutions.Integrating artificial intelligence, mathematical modeling, and emergent systems, this book highlights the profound impact of these advanced tools in not only enhancing problem-solving within the biomedical field but also in catalyzing the development of novel solutions.This book is a valuable resource for readers interested in understanding the revolutionary impact of novel machine learning methodologies on the biomedical landscape. Furthermore, it offers a blend of theory and practical applications for those interested in biomedical education and training, biology, medicine, and sustainable health development.
Street Mental Health Handbook: Care Delivery Across the Spectrum of Homelessness
by Simon Hatcher Liz Frye Kim Van HerkThis book grounds the work of street mental health within the lived realities of the people it serves, emphasizing the importance of trauma and context of care, and how these factors shape the experience of homelessness and engagement with mental health care. With the rise in homelessness has come a growing movement of street medicine—healthcare delivered directly to individuals who live on the streets, in encampments, or within emergency shelters. While physical health services are relatively well-integrated into street medicine models, mental health care remains underdeveloped and poorly resourced. There is a pressing need for guidance, reflection, and solidarity in this space. The authors have nearly fifty years of combined experience working in street-based mental health services across North America. Much in this field has not yet been formally researched or codified; many insights have been gained through trial, error, and the wisdom of those served. The authors&’ goal is to share what they have learned in a way that is honest, grounded, and helpful. The opening chapters discuss the individual, collective, historical, and structural traumas that are common in the vulnerably housed population and how these should inform engagement, diagnosis, and treatment. Subsequent chapters explore the complexities of and practical strategies for conducting mental health assessments and prescribing medications on the street. The authors discuss the importance of building and working in teams to adapt to the chaos that street medicine clinicians and their patients frequently encounter. The book closes with a discussion of psychosocial interventions for individuals experiencing homelessness, emphasizing their potential effectiveness despite implementation challenges. Chapters emphasize harm reduction and include case studies and dialogues to aid understanding. The primary audience of Street Mental Health Handbook is front-line clinicians—physicians, nurses, outreach workers, social workers, and others—who are new to the field of street mental health or are seeking to deepen their understanding of it. For those already embedded in this work, the authors hope it will serve as a practical and reflective guide that acknowledges the unique challenges and rewards of working with people who are homeless and living with mental illness.
BIM auf der Baustelle: Chancen und Herausforderungen digitaler Bauprozesse
by Sebastian Hollermann Jürgen Melzner Robert HartungDie Bauindustrie ist durch ihre dezentrale Struktur geprägt und bietet noch erhebliches Potenzial für digitale Innovationen. Diese sind dringend notwendig um aus Branchensicht zu einer Produktivitätssteigerung sowie zur Erreichung der Klimaschutzziele maßgeblich beizutragen. Dieses Kompendium fasst aktuelle Sichtweisen und Herangehensweise zum Thema Digitalisierung, BIM und Nachhaltigkeit führender deutscher Bauunternehmen aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz zusammen. Das Ziel ist die Aufklärung und Dokumentation des aktuellen Status quo in der Bauindustrie in Bezug auf die innovativen Themenfelder, um die Durchdringung weiter zu steigern und die technologischen Ansätze für andere Bauunternehmen und Projektbeteiligte nutzbar zu machen sowie beständig weiterzuentwickeln. Es werden Grundlagen der Digitalisierung im Bauwesen, aktuelle Herausforderungen sowie intelligente Lösungsansätze nach dem Motto „von der Praxis – für die Praxis&“ dargestellt.
The Himalaya Dilemma: Navigating Risk, Vulnerability, and Resilience in Geohazard-Prone Regions (Springer Natural Hazards)
by Sandipan GhoshThe Himalaya Dilemma: Navigating Risk, Vulnerability, and Resilience in Geohazard-Prone Regions is a collaborative effort to explore and understand the multiple dangers the Himalayas face, including landslides, earthquakes, glacial lake outburst floods, terrain instability, anthropogenic landscape alterations, and ecosystem fragility. Often called the "Roof of the World" and the "Third Pole," the Himalayas are among Earth's most breathtaking yet geologically active mountain ranges. While these majestic peaks inspire awe, they also conceal a complex interplay of geological risks, environmental challenges, and socioeconomic vulnerabilities. At the heart of the volume lies the theme The Himalaya at Risk, emphasizing the urgent need to bridge the gap between hazard management, community action, policy development, and scientific research. Integrating insights from geology, geomorphology, geography, environmental science, disaster management, and sustainable development, the book offers a comprehensive overview of the region's risk environment. The Himalaya Dilemma is intended for a diverse readership, including academics and researchers in the fields of geology, environmental science, disaster risk management, and climate studies, policymakers and development practitioners involved in building disaster resilience and promoting sustainable development in mountain regions, as well as students seeking a deeper understanding of Himalayan geohazards and the broader consequences of environmental change.
Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners
by Karen Fenstermacher Barbara Toni HudsonAmerican Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 1st Place in Advanced Practice Nursing, 2023 <BR> American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 3rd Place in Adult Primary Care, 2023 <P><P> The latest evidence-based guidelines keep you up to date for FNP practice! With updated content and full-color illustrations, Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners, 6th Edition provides essential information on the most current national and international guidelines and evidence-based protocols for primary care patients of all ages. Key details are easy to find with the book's full-color format, concise outline-style guidelines, and abundant summary tables and charts. In addition to coverage of the most common conditions seen in outpatient settings, this edition includes the latest information on topics such as COVID-19 and STDs. <P><P> Plus, the popular Practice Pearls boxes have been expanded throughout the book. <BR> Current, evidence-based guidelines for patients of all ages provide the latest guidance for managing disorders commonly seen by FNPs in primary care settings. <BR> Concise outline format makes it easy to quickly locate essential information. <BR> Quick-reference tables and charts include pediatric conditions charts, comparative charts for similar disorders, and health maintenance guidelines charts. <BR> Need-to-know coverage of the most common disorders helps familiarize practitioners with situations frequently encountered in clinical practice. <BR> Content highlights include "not-to-be-missed" content, non-urgent/non-emergent interprofessional referrals, and urgent/emergent interprofessional referrals. <BR> Practice Pearls highlight practical clinical wisdom gleaned from the authors' extensive practice knowledge base. <BR> NEW! Updated content reflects the most common conditions and the latest national and international guidelines and evidence-based protocols, including guidelines for COVID-19 and new CDC guidelines for STDs. <BR> NEW! Full-color illustrations and design with high-visibility Not-to-be-Missed points and referral information aid learning and comprehension. <BR> NEW! Expanded Practice Pearls emphasize the variety in appearance of certain findings depending on skin tone. <BR> NEW! Combined cardiac and vascular chapters make information more intuitive and easier to reference. <BR> NEW! Expanded dermatology content reflects conditions commonly seen in family practice. <BR> NEW! Topics and conditions presented in alphabetical order within each chapter improve reference value, and a new alphabetical list of conditions is located on the inside the front cover of the print edition. <BR> NEW! Focused physical examinations are integrated into each body systems chapter as appropriate. <BR> NEW! Two additional appendices provide quick access to an acetaminophen dosing chart and an ibuprofen dosing chart.
Hybrid Lives of Teaching Artists in Dance and Theatre Arts
by Mary KahlichThe role of the hybrid artist-educator in schools and communities over the past fifty years has evolved significantly. Although education reform and political pressures during the last five decades have frequently interrupted steady and sustained arts education programming in the United States-especially in theatre and dance-the teaching artist today performs an important role in numerous educational contexts. <P><P> Over the past fifteen years, the work of teaching artists has received growing professional attention and research: the Association of Teaching Artists (ATA) was founded in 1998 to support, advocate for, strengthen and serve the teaching artist profession. This volume, focused on teaching artists in dance and theatre disciplines, expands this developing area of inquiry and reveals topographies for teaching in and through these arts disciplines that have, until this text, been examined separately. <P><P> Directed toward the last decade's growth and professionalization, the book asks: where and how is teaching artistry in dance and theatre happening? What is guiding, supporting, or complicating the work of teaching artists in dance and theatre arts today? What training and preparation do teaching artists receive? How do teaching artists effectively address the cultural diversity of the communities they serve? What are the political and economic influences that impact the work and delivery of teaching artistry? What has been learned on a large scale about the hybrid lives and work of teaching artists in dance and theatre arts? In sum, what is the status of the teaching artist today? <P><P> This book examines pedagogical, artistic, and professional issues for two performing arts disciplines by using the voices and experiences of each form's practitioners and those who prepare them.
Come, Have Breakfast: Meditations on God and the Earth
by Elizabeth A. Johnson CsjShort meditations that combine scriptural references to creation, theology, reflections on nature, and threats to the natural world.
The Chilean Body Politic: Gender and Political Philosophy in the Early Chilean Working Class
by Joaquín Montalva ArmanetThis monograph explores how Chilean urban workers translated nineteenth-century European political philosophy according to their conditions, locality, and colonial history. The research is grounded on a systematic analysis of local archival material—primarily, newspapers aimed at the working class from 1870 to the 1920s—from a theoretical perspective informed by contemporary feminist critiques and inspired by Jacques Derrida&’s deconstruction. This provides a new understanding of late-nineteenth-century Chilean popular culture which shows that the origin of capitalism was commonly interpreted as a loss of virility on the part of Chilean men, who emerged into a modern European like city as degenerative people dispossessed of their traditional &“dominion&” over Chilean women, land, and culture. The book proposes that the experience of early industrial modernity was posited by Chilean men as equivalent to the loss of an essential masculinity rooted in an economy of patriarchal sexual difference. Consequently, it also reveals that the notion of &“revolution&” was translated in Chilean culture as the return of an ideal male subject who would re-establish the &“natural&” distribution of the sexes displaced by a foreign form of capitalist modernity. This research shows the centrality of questions of gender to working-class political thought and criticizes the points of complicity between politics, philosophy, and patriarchy in the Chilean political tradition. It will appeal to students and researchers in political theory, gender studies, feminism, and Latin American studies.
Dynamics of Power in Dutch Integration Politics: From Accommodation to Confrontation (Solidarity and Identity)
by Justus UitermarkIntegration politics in the Netherlands has changed dramatically between 1990 and 2005. Whereas ethnic and religious differences were hitherto pacified through accommodation, a new and increasingly powerful current in Dutch politics problematized the presence of minorities. This development represents a challenge to sociologists and political scientists: how to map and explain drastic changes? Arguing that extant approaches are better at explaining continuity than change, this book develops a relational discourse analysis to understand dynamic power relations in national as well as local politics.
Honorable Mention (Honor Series)
by Robert N. MacomberRobert Macomber's Honor series of naval fiction follows the life and career of Peter Wake in the U.S. Navy during the tumultuous years from 1863 to 1901. Honorable Mention is the third in the series.It's the fall of 1864. The Age of Sail is passing, and Lt. Peter Wake finds himself again in Key West, but this time in command of the steamer USS Hunt. He quickly plunges into action as he chases a mystery ship during a tropical storm off Cuba, deals with a seductively dangerous woman during a mission in enemy territory ashore, confronts death to liberate an escaping slave ship, and comes face to face with the enemy's most powerful warship in Havana's harbor. Wake is no longer alone in this dangerous world. His wife Linda, hiding in a pro-Union camp on Useppa Island, gives him a future to look forward to as the war nears its end. But then in January 1866, as most Union soldiers are preparing to go home, a powerful ocean raider shows up in a remote corner of the Caribbean, and Wake finds that for some the war is not over yet.The first book in the series, At the Edge of Honor, received the 2003 Patrick D. Smith Literary Award for Best Historical Novel of Florida, and the second, Point of Honor, was named the 2003 recipient of the John Esten Cook Literary Award for Best Work in Southern Fiction.His sixth novel, A Different Kind of Honor, won the highest national honor in his genre: the American Library Association's 2008 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction.
Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot
by Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza Carlos Alberto Montaner Alvaro Vargas LlosaBy opening the ever-escalating debate regarding Latin America's "underdeveloped" status and cloaking the seriousness of the situation with wit and humor, the Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot reached number one status on the nonfiction bestseller lists in many countries in Latin America. It reveals the connection between economic success and cultural values—attitudes toward work, education, health care and community—and the consequence of the Latin American people retaining or evolving these values.
More than Gold in California: The Life and Work of Dr. Mary Bennett Ritter
by Mary Bennett RitterMary Bennett Ritter was a farmer&’s daughter who in the 1880s defied all conventions to pursue her passion: to receive medical training and become a physician. Ritter&’s memoir is a riveting account of her accomplishments and a revealing peek into an earlier era through her keen sense of observation, humor, savvy, and her courage to challenge gender norms. It is filled with adventures— house calls via horse and buggy rides through the dark streets of Berkeley; a spurned lover&’s suicide; a near drowning at Pacific Grove Beach; one of the first automobile rides across rugged California dirt roads; intercontinental rail travel; and voyages to the Far East. As the story unfolds, readers encounter the movers and shakers of their times—University of California presidents and families of wealth and influence, including the Scrippses, and the Hearsts, and the Rockefellers.
Fluff: The Sticky Sweet Story of an American Icon
by Mimi GraneyAt the turn of the twentieth century, Boston was a booming candy town. Of all the tantalizing treats, nothing has stuck around like Marshmallow Fluff. Since that time, the small, family-run company Durkee-Mower has churned out a century of Fluff with the secretive air of Willy Wonka. Little has been made of this extraordinary legacy—until now.To author Mimi Graney, Fluff is more than a retro ingredient. It is a story about the merits and pitfalls of adaptation and innovation. Graney deftly brings the factory floor alive, weaving a fascinating narrative about New England's forgotten candy industry, changing social roles for women, the advent of commercial radio and modern advertising, and the supermarket revolution. Fluff has survived two world wars, corporate attacks, nutrition battles, and the rise and fall of manufacturing towns. The world has changed around it, yet this icon remains the same.
Remember This Titan: The Bill Yoast Story: Lessons Learned from a Celebrated Coach's Journey As Told to Steve Sullivan
by Steve SullivanBill Yoast is the real-life hero of Remember the Titans, the inspirational hit movie that chronicled the struggles of black and white high school football athletes to create a championship season in racially charged Alexandria, Virginia, in 1972. Will Patton played Yoast's role and Denzel Washington played the role of Head Coach Herman Boone. Uniting in a common effort, Yoast and Boone led T.C. Williams High School to an undefeated season, and in the process brought the school and polarized community together. The real-life Yoast is even more compelling than his film version. At one time, the former World War II veteran considered going into the ministry. Fortunately, for the hundreds of young men and women whose lives he helped mold, he found his calling in coaching. To him, the title "coach" always meant more than wins and losses; coaching was a vehicle through which he could help young people. One of Yoast's greatest victories came with Gerry Bertier, his star lineman whose tragic auto accident and resulting paralysis was seen in Remember the Titans. What the film did not include was the fact that, for years after the accident, Yoast worked with Bertier, coaching him to win gold medals in shotput and discus at the Wheel Chair Olympics.
Best Easy Day Hikes Ventura (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)
by Monique RiedelBest Easy Day Hikes Ventura features concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps of twenty easily manageable hikes.