We Remember the Home Guard (Transaction Large Print Books)

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This volume brings together some of the best recent scholarship on what might be termed Einstein's formative period, that is, the thirty years before he obtained his first academic position in 1909. Topics covered include Einstein's early reading and his university education, his early views on scientific method and some of the crucial philosophical influences shaping those views, his early work on statistical mechanics, Brownian motion, quantum theory, relativity theory, and his youthful vision of a unified foundation for physics. Seven of the eight papers appear here in print for the first time. The contributors draw extensively upon much of the interesting new documentation, such as personal letters, including love letters to his fiancee, and unpublished manuscripts, that has come to light in the course of work on the first several volumes of {\it The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein}. This engaging book examining the young Einstein from a variety of perspectives---personal, scientific, historical, and philosophical--- will be accessible to a broad general readership.

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This breakthrough book offers readers sound advice thousands of people have learned at the McDougall Program at St. Helena Hospital in the Napa Valley of California. Combining step-by-step diet, exercise, and lifestyle recommendations, it is designed to bring about dramatic health improvements in just two months. A life-saver for patients who have already suffered a heart attack or been diagnosed with heart disease, it is equally valuable as an authoritative guide to prevention.
* McDougall's previous books have had outstanding sales and strong backlist sales.
* The McDougall Program for a Healthy Heart is based on the latest medical research.
* "McDougall" television show airs nationwide on Sunday evenings on the American Independent Network.
* McDougall's Right Foods are available at health food stores and grocery stores.

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Reverse and Prevent Heart Disease. Stop the Pain........2001-04-10

What's the number one killer in America? AIDS? Diabetes? Cancer? America's big killer is heart disease. In the United States, over 1.25 million heart attacks occur each year. To make matters worse many of those who suffer such attacks die before they reach a hospital. According to McDougall, "The cause of the most common form of heart disease is blockage of the arteries that supply the heart muscle. The blockages, results of the condition known as atherosclerosis, are caused by plaques forming along the internal walls of the arteries. Eating rich foods loaded with cholesterol and fats leads to the formation of these plaques. Heredity is also a factor, but should not be over emphasized because at least half the American population is susceptible. Besides, you can do nothing about changing your heredity."

But there is a lot you can change--and McDougall shows you what and how.

He answers all your questions, and most importantly, he backs up his statements with a stack of references to the medical literature. And unlike angioplasty and bypass surgery which are temporary, short-term relief measures (at best), McDougall provides long-terms solutions that remove the cause allowing your body to reverse blockages, and for those without blockages--how to prevent them. His primary emphasis is on a zero cholesterol, very low fat, plant based diet.

The book is fairly complete, includes answers to all your frequently asked questions, includes an abundance of tasty recipes, and explains many things your doctor hasn't told you (in most cases because he does not know). As a former professor in Internal Medicine at Univ. Hawaii Medical School Dr. McDougall does.

If Americans followed the advice in this book there would be little or no heart disease in this country. Best of all if you follow McDougall's advice and follow his dietary advice you will find that the "drugs that were intended to reduce chest pain should be decreased gradually in dosage and then discontinued entirely as soon as possible." This of course should ONLY be done under the supervision of a doctor.

I would buy three copies of this book. One for yourself, one for your loved one, and one for your doctor.

What your doctor does not know may kill you--and many cardiologists sadly are ignorant of the information provided in this book--though thanks in part to the efforts of doctors like McDougall, Ornish, Fuhrman ..., and others, many of them are learning.

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Offering picnic fare with a twist: new ideas and dashes of innovation

Picnics: Easy Recipes for the Best Alfresco Foods
Robin Miller
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1400046963
Release Date: 2005-04-19

Book Description

When the weather gets warmer, everyone wants to get outside—especially to dine alfresco. So spread a blanket on the grass, set out some simple, delicious food and refreshing drinks, and enjoy the sunshine! In Picnics, you’ll find everything you need to put together a beautiful outdoor meal: easy recipes for spring and summer, tips on what to pack (and how to pack it), and even themed menus for truly special feasts.

Fresh, tasty picnic ideas include:

• Easy, enticing starters like Smoked Salmon with Caper Sour Cream and Black Bread, Mini Crab Cakes with Wasabi Mayonnaise, and Coriander Peanut Sauce with Crudités

• Neat-to-eat wraps and sandwiches, including Chilled Meat Loaf Sandwiches with Spicy Ketchup, Grilled Chicken and Swiss with Pesto on Sourdough, and Vegetarian Pita Pockets with Hummus, Marinated Eggplant, and Baby Greens

• Refreshing salads such as Red Potato Salad with Bacon and Fresh Herbs, Minty Cucumber Salad, and Sesame-Glazed Shrimp Salad with Sugar Snap Peas

• Savory dips and spreads like Tangy Roasted Red Pepper Dip and Sweet-and-Hot Mango Chutney, plus the breads that go with them, including Parmesan Cheese Twists, Garlic-Rosemary Focaccia, and Cheddar Corn Bread with Green Chilies

• Portable classic desserts such as Chocolate-Dunked Coconut Macaroons, Strawberry-Almond Scones, and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

From an all-American Fourth of July picnic to the perfect beach party or poolside snack, Picnics simplifies all the details so you can relax and have fun!

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Offering picnic fare with a twist: new ideas and dashes of innovation.......2005-09-07

Robin Vietta-Miller's Picnics: Easy Recipes For The Best Alfresco Foods arrives just in time for summer and the warm weather, offering picnic fare with a twist: new ideas and dashes of innovation. Packed with enticing color photos Picnics holds such dishes as Chilled Meat Loaf Sandwiches with Spicy Ketchup, Soft-Shell Crab Sandwiches with Almond Mayonnaise, Smoked Salmon and Black Bread and more.

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Humans have manipulated and changed the way of life of other mammals for thousands of years. This new edition of A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals explores the progress which has been made in understanding the origins of domestication and its spread, both biologically and culturally, across the world. The archaeological evidence for the earliest dating of domestication of each species is included, reflecting the recent expansion in such studies. Human history has been inexorably linked with the exploitation and often very cruel treatment of animals. In today’s society attitudes to animal welfare have improved. It is now recognised that an understanding of the ecology and behavioural patterns of wild species is necessary in ensuring the well-being and correct husbandry of their domesticated descendants. This book provides up-to-date information on the natural history of all the mammals on which human societies have depended for their survival.

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a good introduction to the topic.......2007-01-10

This book is well written and researched. It has numerous photos and lovely illustrations. I learned an amusing term for housecats - "exploiting captive". My only complaint is that the book was too short.

A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals

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A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals
Juliet Clutton-Brock
Manufacturer: University of Texas Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OROP96

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AWESOME for craftsmen and pen lovers

Everything you need to know to turn a pen

The Pen Turner's Workbook: Step-by-Step Instructions for 9 Projects
Barry Gross
Manufacturer: Fox Chapel Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1565232151

Book Description

In-depth instruction and creative ideas for both the novice who has never made a pen and the experienced turner looking for a fresh approach are detailed in this book. From choosing a mini-lathe and turning tools to mastering pen turning basics, and from choosing woods and alternative materials to marketing finished work, everything woodworkers need to know to complete a practical and beautiful custom pen is detailed. Step-by-step instructions are provided for making a variety of pens, including a box elder comfort pen, a bird’s eye maple rollerball pen, a maple burl click pen, a Lacewood Cigar Pen, a pen out of polygem, and a roller-ball-style pen made out of wood and corian. Each step is accompanied by a color photograph and instructional caption.

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AWESOME for craftsmen and pen lovers.......2006-02-17

This book was unbelievably perfect for my pen loving/wood carving husband. While he had purchased several tools and supplies for making pens, this book inspired his creative side. The photos are beautiful, the instructions are clear, and this is the perfect book for those "hard to please" craftsmen on your list.

Everything you need to know to turn a pen.......2005-11-14

As a newbie to pen turning, I was looking for a book that would give me a step-by-step explanation of how to set up the pen blank for turning on the lathe. I also wanted an explanation of the parts/pieces used in turning a pen such as what a mandrel is and how it is used to turn the pen, what bushing are and what they were used for, what stains and finishes were the best to use and some project ideas.

The book begins by explaining which lathe (in case you don't have one) to buy for they type of project you plan to turn. Lathes can be used for turning other projects than just pens and the author provided that information as well. He continues with which tools and materials are good to work with and he even explains how to "approach" the wood with the tool while it is on the lathe.

He has a section on stains and finishes which I plan to try. I knew about dyes but not which one(s) to try. The author cleaned that up for me for which I am grateful. Then we come to the first project, a Slimline pen. While the photos were very good in showing what was being explained in words, this project didn't explain how the bushings were used or even what they were for. Never having turned a pen, I was lost but I kept reading.

In Project Two, in Step Six, how to place the bushings on the mandrel was finally explained. Yippie, now I can give turning a pen a try because I know how to "load" the mandrel. Maybe putting this explanation in Project One might be a good idea when the book gets a rewrite.

There are nine projects and six material types shown so I shouldn't run out of ideas on what materials to use or what style of pens to turn. He even provides a section on how to market what you turn.

This book was everything I was looking for in a pen turning tutorial book. If you are planning to turn pens, I would definitely recommend this easy to read and easy to understand book.

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In this splendid collection of short essays, gardener, writer, and professor Allen Lacy takes readers on a series of garden excursions, beginning at home. Lacy writes of his experiences with a variety of plants--evening primrose, prairie gentian, sumac, coreopsis, fuchsias, gloriosa lilies--in his own garden in New Jersey. Then he charts his travels to other gardens, in the United States, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands. Final essays in Farther Afield include a discussion of garden writing, profiles of other horticulturists, and humorous pieces on cats and houseplants, and, of course, flamingoes.

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Farther Afield: A Gardener's Excursions

Manufacturer: Farrar Straus Giroux
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HDSTNK

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Farther Afield: a Gardener's Excursions
Allen Lacy
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus, Giroux
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000W21DX4

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Farther Afield A Gardener's Excursions
Allen Lacy
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OWSY7A

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The completely updated and expanded version of the 1987 classic hailed by parents and educators everywhere.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Your Child's Growing Mind: A Parent's Guide to Learning from Birth to Adolescence

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Your Child's Growing Mind: A Parent's Guide to Learning from Birth to Adolescence
Jane M. Healy
Manufacturer: Doubleday & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OFT64M

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Sensitivity and artistry.......2000-06-28

A wonderfully depicted story of life as the son of a world-renowned aritst and the implications and advantages of that life, i.e. a boyhood filled with relationships with the most renowned artists of this century. Jimmy writes with sensitivity about his often absent father and intertwines it with the happenings of World War II and its impact on his family. An informative and lovingly-told tale.

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A Not-So-Still Life A Memoir
Jimmy Ernst
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J0YDC2

A Not-So-Still Life : A Child of Europe's Pre-World War II Art world and His Remarkable Homecoming to America, A Memoir

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A Not-So-Still Life : A Child of Europe's Pre-World War II Art world and His Remarkable Homecoming to America, A Memoir
Jimmy Ernst
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTMMP8

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The Best Commodities Book Ever!

7 Secrets Every Commodity Trader Needs to Know
James Mound
Manufacturer: Traders Press
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Binding: Paperback

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The stock market has always intrigued me. The dynamics of finding sound companies prime for growth and profiting from their successes has an overwhelming attraction to most investors. Commodities, a shrinking investment realm by comparison, has always given the appearance of an all or nothing, rags to riches, dreamland. The truth is, however, commodities is enriched by concrete concepts and leveraged opportunities while the stock market holds the dreams of the derivative ownership in a company made up of more unknowns to the average investor than one would care to acknowledge.

My interest in commodities came about when I was introduced to leverage. Imagine being able to find a profitable strategy and then using the concept of leveraging your capital to create an exponential growth of profits. This is not merely a fantasy, but a reality found when properly investing in these markets. This book is designed to show you how to accomplish this ultimate goal by becoming a complete trader.

What is a complete trader? A complete trader is one who maximizes their utilization of all the tools and information available to them within a given market. This means combining the knowledge of technical tools and charting, gaining scope and perspective on the historical and present fundamentals of a market, and using proper trade designs to accomplish a risk managed and profit maximizing approach. Thus, using the tools and information available to minimize mistakes, control losses and maximize trade design to accomplish consistency in profitability. Every one of the secrets you are about to uncover in this book are about making you a complete trader. Anyone can make some simple technical forecasts, gain knowledge of the fundamental history of a market, and use futures or options to trade a market. But how many traders can make the analysis and decisions necessary to be a consistently profitable trader?

While exact figures vary depending on who you ask, they say 90% of commodities traders lose money. Only one out of ten will make money in this business; how is that possible? The majority of traders lose money because of lack of knowledge and understanding. Successful traders have knowledge, patience, lack of emotion, and perspective to make controlled investment decisions. As you read "7 Secrets" you will begin to grasp what it takes to be a profitable trader. There are no free lunches, can't miss trades, or windfall opportunities. Discipline, research, experience and patience make successful traders. You can be one of these traders if you take the steps outlined in this book to bring your investment skills to the next level; the level of a master trader.

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The Best Commodities Book Ever!.......2005-03-06

7 Secrets was an absolute awesome find for me, and you will thank me for recommending it! This book took my novice knowledge base (despite years of trading) and got me thinking and analyzing the markets at what I now feel is an expert level. I have been trading for a year since I read this book, signed up for Mr. Mound's newsletter (which is free - imagine that?!) and I must say I am a very happy trader:) I had previously tried Ken Roberts, Larry Williams and a host of others and what sets this methodology apart from those guys is that he doesnt give you a system, but rather a mental roadmap for success. I guess I realized that trade management and trade design, with well rounded knowledge of the technical and fundamental backbone of a market was more important than a 1-2-3 top or an automated trading system. Thanks Mr. Mound and I highly recommend this book to anyone trying to take their trading to the next level.

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A Good Read!

Ethics in Public Relations: A Guide to Best Practice
Patricia J Parsons
Manufacturer: Kogan Page
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Binding: Paperback

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Unique practical knowledge and tools to help the reader understand the ethical dilemmas inherent in PR

Customer Reviews:

A Good Read!.......2005-04-12

Author Patricia J. Parsons strives to bridge the gap between teaching the ethics of public relations and offering ethical advice to professionals, but unfortunately her bridge only goes halfway. It's strong up to the point where she outlines the philosophical issues involved in the ethical treatment of people in business. She could have maintained her momentum by supplying real-world insights about the PR practitioners' ethical breaches or the intentional distrust that dishonest PR creates. Some of her examples seem to come from Web sites or magazines, while others don't seem on point or particularly ethically challenging. For instance, she cites one ethical dilemma about reporters who were invited to a university's holiday party and she asks whether the event constituted a gift or "subtle bribery." Maybe it was both, or maybe it was just a place to get a free beer. Parsons falls into a trap that often ensnares books on ethics: her treatise just doesn't provide enough substance. That said, her topic is important in today's scandal-scarred business environment, and she raises several worthwhile issues. We recommend this book to PR practitioners and marketing teachers who seek background on this inside-the-industry topic.

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This new interactive CD-ROM helps students apply the conceptual framework in the text to realistic scenarios. They will learn the impact of different decisions on the business. As such, students will learn the trade-off between different choices. The CD also provides auto-graded numerical problems based off examples from the book. By using the CD, students can develop both their quantitative and conceptual skills. An icon appears in the text where the student CD is applicable. This CD-ROM will be bundled FREE with the textbook.

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a comprehensive checklist of ethical and effective nonprofit management and fund-raising practice. Brief observations honed from 30 years of intense nonprofit experience are matche dwith illuminating and witty quotations from the famous and nearly so. Norvell hasa provided a fun way to remind ourselves how to be the best. The combination of humor and solid guidance is unique and informative.

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This volume presents the life and works of Robert Russell Bennett, whose prolific career as composer and arranger spanned much of the twentieth century. George J. Ferencz chronicles how Bennett's concert works, orchestrations, and commercial scores both reflected and enhanced the musical vitality of New York City, where he spent most of his professional life. Although Bennett enjoyed commercial success, his stylistic preferences embraced the classics, and Ferencz appropriately focuses his study on Bennett's original concert works rather than his popular scores. Ferencz introduces the artist with a lengthy biographical profile, followed by a complete list of works and selected performances which features compositions rather than arrangements in an effort to document those works most representative of Bennett's singular talent. All of Bennett's known commercial recordings are cataloged in the discography, and an annotated bibliography highlights writings about the composer and his works. Subsequent appendixes list commercial orchestrations and original scores for shows, film, and television, and a full index completes the work.

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