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Empire of AI

An Instant New York Times Bestseller “Excellent and deeply reported.” —Tim Wu, The New York Times “Startling and intensely researched . . . an essential account of how OpenAI and ChatGPT came to be and the catastrophic places they will likely take us.” — Vulture “Hao’s reporting inside OpenAI is exceptional, and she’s persuasive in her argument that the public should focus less on A.I.’s putative ‘sentience’ and more on its implications for labor and the environment.” —Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker From a brilliant longtime AI insider with intimate access to the world of Sam Altman's OpenAI from the beginning, an eye-opening account of arguably the most fateful tech arms race in history, reshaping the planet in real time, from the cockpit of the company that is driving the frenzy When AI expert and investigative journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she thought they were the good guys. Founded as a nonprofit with safety enshrined as its core mission, the organization was meant, its leader Sam Altman told us, to act as a check against more purely mercantile, and potentially dangerous, forces. What could go wrong? Over time, Hao began to wrestle ever more deeply with that question. Increasingly, she realized that the core truth of this massively disruptive sector is that its vision of success requires an almost unprecedented amount of resources: the “compute” power of high-end chips and the processing capacity to create massive large language models, the sheer volume of data that needs to be amassed at scale, the humans “cleaning up” that data for sweatshop wages throughout the Global South, and a truly alarming spike in the usage of energy and water underlying it all. The truth is that we have entered a new and ominous age of empire: only a small handful of globally scaled companies can even enter the field of play. At the head of the pack with its ChatGPT breakthrough, how would OpenAI resist such temptations? Spoiler alert: it didn’t. Armed with Microsoft’s billions, OpenAI is setting a breakneck pace, chased by a small group of the most valuable companies in human history—toward what end, not even they can define. All this time, Hao has maintained her deep sourcing within the company and the industry, and so she was in intimate contact with the story that shocked the entire tech industry—Altman’s sudden firing and triumphant return. The behind-the-scenes story of what happened, told here in full for the first time, is revelatory of who the people controlling this technology really are. But this isn’t just the story of a single company, however fascinating it is. The g forces pressing down on the people of OpenAI are deforming the judgment of everyone else too—as such forces do. Naked power finds the ideology to cloak itself; no one thinks they’re the bad guy. But in the meantime, as Hao shows through intrepid reporting on the ground around the world, the enormous wheels of extraction grind on. By drawing on the viewpoints of Silicon Valley engineers, Kenyan data laborers, and Chilean water activists, Hao presents the fullest picture of AI and its impact we’ve seen to date, alongside a trenchant analysis of where things are headed. An astonishing eyewitness view from both up in the command capsule of the new economy and down where the real suffering happens, Empire of AI pierces the veil of the industry defining our era.

More Than Words

"This beautifully written book by Maryellen MacDonald demonstrates how 'word-work' shapes both our experience of the world and the very brain that produced our capacity to articulate and generate our best thoughts." —MARYANNE WOLF, author of Proust and the Squid and Reader Come Home Humans are the only species that can transform internal ideas into talk, whether through speech, writing, or sign language. But why do we have this almost magical, special talent? It turns out that while talking allows us to share ideas and connect with one another, it isn’t just for communication. Other benefits of talking stem from the fact that it is hard work : we can understand speech up to 50 percent faster than we can create it ourselves. The complex processes in the brain that allow us to talk spill over and impact other areas of our lives in surprising ways. In this groundbreaking book, Maryellen MacDonald, a researcher and psycholinguist, explores the marvel and mental task of talking and offers an eye-opening look at how it shapes everything from our attention, memory, and the way we learn to how we regulate our emotions and our cognitive health as we age. Filled with fascinating insights, More Than Words reveals: • how languages all over the world bend to the demands of talking • how talking helps us set goals and acts as a learning engine • the link between speech patterns and mental illness • why conversations in classrooms are crucial • how talking can amplify the talker’s political polarization • how talking can slow cognitive decline as we age Engaging and illuminating, More Than Words has lessons that have the power to transform education policy, parenting, psychology, and more. It is a sweeping and provocative look at a fundamental human behavior we take for granted.

AAA How to Drive

The most up-to-date, comprehensive, and engaging driver education textbook available –Loaded with full color photos and easy to understand concepts. Covering basic topics like how to start a car to properly using advanced vehicle safety technologies, it contains everything a new driver needs to know in one convenient book. 19 Chapters- 436 pages total

The Self-Driven Child

“ Instead of trusting kids with choices . . . many parents insist on micromanaging everything from homework to friendships. For these parents, Stixrud and Johnson have a simple message: Stop. ” — NPR “This humane, thoughtful book turns the latest brain science into valuable practical advice for parents.” —Paul Tough, New York Times bestselling author of How Children Succeed A few years ago, Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson started noticing the same problem from different angles: Even high-performing kids were coming to them acutely stressed and lacking motivation. Many complained they had no control over their lives. Some stumbled in high school or hit college and unraveled. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist who helps kids gripped by anxiety or struggling to learn. Ned is a motivational coach who runs an elite tutoring service. Together they discovered that the best antidote to stress is to give kids more of a sense of control over their lives. But this doesn't mean giving up your authority as a parent. In this groundbreaking book they reveal how you can actively help your child to sculpt a brain that is resilient, and ready to take on new challenges. From the authors of Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child and What Do You Say , The Self-Driven Child offers a combination of cutting-edge brain science, the latest discoveries in behavioral therapy, and case studies drawn from the thousands of kids and teens Bill and Ned have helped over the years to teach you how to set your child on the real road to success. As parents, we can only drive our kids so far. At some point, they will have to take the wheel and map out their own path. But there is a lot you can do before then to help them tackle the road ahead with resilience and imagination.

Graphic Design: The New Basics (Second Edition, Revised and Expanded)

Our bestselling introduction to graphic design is now available in a revised and updated edition. In Graphic Design: The New Basics (Second Edition, Revised and Expanded), bestselling author Ellen Lupton (Thinking with Type, Type on Screen) and design educator Jennifer Cole Phillips explain the key concepts of visual language that inform any work of design, from logo or letterhead to a complex website. Through visual demonstrations and concise commentary, students and professionals explore the formal elements of twodimensional design, such as point, line, plane, scale, hierarchy, layers, and transparency. This revised edition replaces sixty-four pages of the original publication with new content, including new chapters on visualizing data, typography, modes of representation, and Gestalt principles, and adds sixteen pages of new student and professional work covering such topics as working with grids and designing with color.

Original Sins

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating and eye-opening look at how American schools have helped build and reinforce an infrastructure of racial inequality . . . a must-read for every American parent and educator.”— Esquire “Though the argument of this book is bleak, it illuminates a path for a more just future that is nothing short of dazzling.”— Oprah Daily “This book will transform the way you see this country.”—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow If all children could just get an education, the logic goes, they would have the same opportunities later in life. But this historical tour de force makes it clear that the opposite is true: The U.S. school system has played an instrumental role in creating and upholding racial hierarchies, preparing children to expect unequal treatment throughout their lives. In Original Sins, Ewing demonstrates that our schools were designed to propagate the idea of white intellectual superiority, to “civilize” Native students and to prepare Black students for menial labor. Education was not an afterthought for the Founding Fathers; it was envisioned by Thomas Jefferson as an institution that would fortify the country’s racial hierarchy. Ewing argues that these dynamics persist in a curriculum that continues to minimize the horrors of American history. The most insidious aspects of this system fall below the radar in the forms of standardized testing, academic tracking, disciplinary policies, and uneven access to resources. By demonstrating that it’s in the DNA of American schools to serve as an effective and underacknowledged mechanism maintaining inequality in this country today, Ewing makes the case that we need a profound reevaluation of what schools are supposed to do, and for whom. This book will change the way people understand the place we send our children for eight hours a day.

The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of composition, "a few matters of form", and a list of commonly misused words and expressions.

Adult CCRN Exam Premium: Study Guide for the Latest Exam Blueprint, Includes 3 Practice Tests, Comprehensive Review, and Online Study Prep

Barron’s Adult CCRN Exam Premium study guide provides all of the key concepts you need to pass the Adult CCRN exam, with detailed review and full-length practice tests plus online practice. This book features: • A 25-question pretest to help pinpoint areas in need of intensive study needed to prepare for the Adult CCRN exam (also known as the Direct Care Pathway) • Detailed subject reviews relevant to nursing, pediatric care, and critical care, including Cardiovascular Concepts, Pulmonary Concepts, Professional Caring and Ethical Practice Concepts, and more, in an easy-to-digest outline format, along with corresponding practice questions and answer explanations • Two full-length practice CCRN tests in the book, each with 150 multiple-choice questions and fully explained answers • One full-length online practice exam with detailed answer explanations and scoring • More than 500 practice questions overall, for review and study CCRN certification is a requirement in order to work in areas such as intensive care units, cardiac care units, combined ICUs/CCUs, medical/surgical ICUs, trauma units, or critical care transport/flight. CCRNs who have successfully passed the test report that self-study with sets of practice questions is an excellent strategy for success. Don’t take chances with your CCRN certification—let Barron’s CCRN book help you achieve the next level of professional achievement.

The Coming Wave

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance—from a co-founder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind and current CEO of Microsoft AI “A fascinating, well-written, and important book.”—Yuval Noah Harari “Essential reading.”—Daniel Kahneman “My favorite book on AI.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes A Best Book of the Year: CNN, Economist, Bloomberg, Politico Playbook, Financial Times, The Guardian, CEO Magazine, Semafor • Winner of the Inc. Non-Obvious Book Award • Finalist for the Porchlight Business Book Award and the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Everything is about to change. Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organize your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy. None of us are prepared. As co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind, part of Google, Mustafa Suleyman has been at the center of this revolution. The coming decade, he argues, will be defined by this wave of powerful, fast-proliferating new technologies. In The Coming Wave , Suleyman shows how these forces will create immense prosperity but also threaten the nation-state, the foundation of global order. As our fragile governments sleepwalk into disaster, we face an existential dilemma: unprecedented harms on one side, the threat of overbearing surveillance on the other. How do we ensure the flourishing of humankind? How do we maintain control? How do we navigate the narrow path to a successful future? This groundbreaking book from the ultimate AI insider establishes “the containment problem”—the task of maintaining control over powerful technologies—as the essential challenge of our age.

Comer para sanar

La dieta KETO perfecta de tu doctor Bayter Las enfermedades actuales están ligadas en gran medida a la resistencia a la insulina. Esta es producto no solo de una dieta alta en azúcar, sino de que ingerimos más carbohidratos de los que necesitamos y de los que nuestro cuerpo puede procesar. El resultado de una pésima alimentación, que busca darle placer a la lengua —que es el 1% de tu cuerpo— y no piensa en las consecuencias sobre todo el organismo, es la razón de las múltiples enfermedades que podríamos evitar si fuéramos conscientes de lo que nos llevamos a la boca. En este libro el Doctor Bayter, médico intensivista, nos enseña cómo funciona el cuerpo, cuál es el origen de la enfermedad y cómo debemos comer para darle todos los nutrientes necesarios y convertirlo en la hermosa, compleja e impresionante máquina sanadora y reparadora que siempre ha debido ser. El método de la Dieta Keto Perfecta, creada por el @doctorbayter, es un proceso en 4 fases que le enseñará a tu organismo a usar la grasa como energía, a conseguir flexibilidad metabólica, a saber cuándo es hora de comer y cuándo no, y a limpiar el metabolismo. Irás de la mano de un experto, paso a paso, y aprenderás a comer para sanar y a tener una vida plena y feliz.

Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple

N E W C O L O R E D I T I O N ! ! ! Excellent for USMLE Board Review! This now-classic text (with over 500,000 copies sold) presents the most relevant points while traversing the daunting waters of clinical neuroanatomy with mnemonics, humor, illustrations and case presentations. Topics include General Anatomical Organization, Blood Supply, Meninges and Spinal Fluid, Spinal Cord, Brain Stem, The Visual System, Autonomic System and Hypothalamus, Cerebellum, Basal Ganglia and Thalamus, Cerebral Cortex, Neurotransmitters, Mini-atlas and Clinical Review in only 99 pages! Brief, clear and conceptually intuitive. Digital Download of Neurologic Localization program (Win/Mac) at www.medmaster.net, which includes: 3D animated rotations of the brain. Neuroanatomy laboratory tutorial with photographs of brain specimens. Clicking on any area of the nervous system reveals the name of the structure and the effects of an injury to that area, with explanations. Selecting a symptom graphically shows all areas of the nervous system that, when injured, could result in the symptom. Tutorial on how to localize neurologic injuries. Interactive quiz of classic neurologic cases.

MRI in Practice

MRI in Practice continues to be the number one reference book and study guide for the registry review examination for MRI offered by the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). This latest edition offers in-depth chapters covering all core areas, including: basic principles, image weighting and contrast, spin and gradient echo pulse sequences, spatial encoding, k-space, protocol optimization, artefacts, instrumentation, and MRI safety. The leading MRI reference book and study guide. Now with a greater focus on the physics behind MRI. Offers, for the first time, equations and their explanations and scan tips. Brand new chapters on MRI equipment, vascular imaging and safety. Presented in full color, with additional illustrations and high-quality MRI images to aid understanding. Includes refined, updated and expanded content throughout, along with more learning tips and practical applications. Features a new glossary. MRI in Practice is an important text for radiographers, technologists, radiology residents, radiologists, and other students and professionals working within imaging, including medical physicists and nurses.

Mosby's Tour Guide to Nursing School

Encouraging, user-friendly, and altogether unique, Mosby's Tour Guide to Nursing School encourages you to not only survive nursing school, but excel in whichever program you select. Throughout the book, Dr. Chenevert compares your journey through nursing school to a road trip, and she offers advice to increase your understanding, help you successfully navigate obstacles, and make your journey more enjoyable. You'll learn how to prepare for the NCLEX® and your nursing career, how to get good grades, how to deal with failure, how to improve oral and written reports, and much more. A must-have for every nursing student! - Endorsed by the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA). - Written by a nationally known motivational speaker and nurse, the book's down-to-earth approach uses humor and clever analogies to clearly teach the information you need to know. - Uses the analogy of a cross-country road trip to help you see the relationships between different aspects of nursing school, as well as give you a finite view of its duration and end result. - Inspirational quotes throughout offer wisdom and encouragement from fellow nursing students and graduates. - The appendix lists numerous diverse resources you'll find useful before, during, and after nursing school. - Electronic Age Information covers distance learning, online courses, and podcasts, facilitating your success both in today's electronic classroom and with the advancing technology in nursing. - A special NCLEX® chapter (Chapter 29: Are We There Yet? Almost.) provides you with the tools you need to prepare for and pass the NCLEX®. - Updated statistics and information on the emerging trends of the workforce keep you current with what's happening in the world outside nursing and help you make educated choices during nursing school. - Three chapters are devoted to diversity in today's workforce and the non-traditional student. - Thorough coverage of ADN, BSN, and RN-BSN programs (program prerequisites, differences, and more) helps you make informed decisions about your choice of nursing programs. - An appendix of Online Resources provides quick and easy access to web sites that will assist both students and graduates with continued study and real-world advice.

The Checklist Manifesto

The New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies—neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and writer Atul Gawande finds a remedy in the humblest and simplest of techniques: the checklist. First introduced decades ago by the U.S. Air Force, checklists have enabled pilots to fly aircraft of mind-boggling sophistication. Now innovative checklists are being adopted in hospitals around the world, helping doctors and nurses respond to everything from flu epidemics to avalanches. Even in the immensely complex world of surgery, a simple ninety-second variant has cut the rate of fatalities by more than a third. In riveting stories, Gawande takes us from Austria, where an emergency checklist saved a drowning victim who had spent half an hour underwater, to Michigan, where a cleanliness checklist in intensive care units virtually eliminated a type of deadly hospital infection. He explains how checklists actually work to prompt striking and immediate improvements. And he follows the checklist revolution into fields well beyond medicine, from disaster response to investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds. An intellectual adventure in which lives are lost and saved and one simple idea makes a tremendous difference, The Checklist Manifesto is essential reading for anyone working to get things right.

The New Jim Crow

One of the New York Times’s Best Books of the 21st Century Named one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly‚ Slate‚ Chronicle of Higher Education‚ Literary Hub, Book Riot‚ and Zora A tenth-anniversary edition of the iconic bestseller—"one of the most influential books of the past 20 years," according to the Chronicle of Higher Education—with a new preface by the author "It is in no small part thanks to Alexander's account that civil rights organizations such as Black Lives Matter have focused so much of their energy on the criminal justice system." —Adam Shatz, London Review of Books Seldom does a book have the impact of Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow. Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide reads; it helped inspire the creation of the Marshall Project and the new $100 million Art for Justice Fund; it has been the winner of numerous prizes, including the prestigious NAACP Image Award; and it has spent nearly 250 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Most important of all, it has spawned a whole generation of criminal justice reform activists and organizations motivated by Michelle Alexander's unforgettable argument that "we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it." As the Birmingham News proclaimed, it is "undoubtedly the most important book published in this century about the U.S." Now, ten years after it was first published, The New Press is proud to issue a tenth-anniversary edition with a new preface by Michelle Alexander that discusses the impact the book has had and the state of the criminal justice reform movement today.

Who Gets In and Why

From award-winning higher education journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Selingo comes a revealing look from inside the admissions office—one that identifies surprising strategies that will aid in the college search. Getting into a top-ranked college has never seemed more impossible, with acceptance rates at some elite universities dipping into the single digits. In Who Gets In and Why , journalist and higher education expert Jeffrey Selingo dispels entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions game, and reveals that teenagers and parents have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a “good college.” Hint: it’s not all about the sticker on the car window. Selingo, who was embedded in three different admissions offices—a selective private university, a leading liberal arts college, and a flagship public campus—closely observed gatekeepers as they made their often agonizing and sometimes life-changing decisions. He also followed select students and their parents, and he traveled around the country meeting with high school counselors, marketers, behind-the-scenes consultants, and college rankers. While many have long believed that admissions is merit-based, rewarding the best students, Who Gets In and Why presents a more complicated truth, showing that “who gets in” is frequently more about the college’s agenda than the applicant. In a world where thousands of equally qualified students vie for a fixed number of spots at elite institutions, admissions officers often make split-second decisions based on a variety of factors—like diversity, money, and, ultimately, whether a student will enroll if accepted. One of the most insightful books ever about “getting in” and what higher education has become, Who Gets In and Why not only provides an unusually intimate look at how admissions decisions get made, but guides prospective students on how to honestly assess their strengths and match with the schools that will best serve their interests.

The Writing Revolution 2.0

Lead a writing revolution in your classroom with the proven Hochman Method Building on the success of the original best-seller, this new edition of The Writing Revolution adds valuable guidance for teachers seeking a way to bring their students' writing ability up to rigorous state standards. As thousands of educators have already discovered, The Writing Revolution provides the road map they need, clearly explaining how to incorporate the Hochman Method into their instruction, no matter what subject or grade they're teaching and regardless of the ability level of their students. The new edition provides a reorganized sequence of activities and even more student-facing examples, making it easier than ever to bring the method to your classroom. The Writing Revolution isn't a separate curriculum or program teachers need to juggle. Rather, it is a method providing strategies and activities that teachers can adapt to their preexisting curriculum and weave into their content instruction. By focusing on specific techniques that match their students' needs and providing them with targeted feedback, The Writing Revolution can turn weak writers into strong and confident communicators. In addition, the method can: Identify misconceptions and gaps in knowledge Boost reading comprehension and learning Improve organizational skills Enrich oral language Develop analytical abilities The Writing Revolution takes the mystery out of teaching students to write well.

A Concise Guide to Technical Communication

This compact but complete guide shows that less is more—with fewer extraneous details getting in the way of students trying to learn on the run, it allows them to focus on the most important principles of effective technical communication. The Concise Guide takes a rhetorical approach to technical communication; instead of setting up a list of rules that should be applied uniformly to all writing situations, it introduces students to the bigger picture of how the words they write can affect the people intended to read them. Assignments and exercises are integrated throughout to reinforce and test knowledge.

LSAT Test Prep 2025-2026 Practice Questions, Answers, and Strategies to Ace the Law School Admission Test on Your First Try

Are you ready to tackle the LSAT with confidence and ace every section? Whether you're aiming for a top-tier law school or simply looking to master the exam's complexities, this LSAT Study Guide is your ultimate tool to achieve success. Designed for students at every stage of preparation, this comprehensive guide walks you through every aspect of the LSAT—from the core principles of logical reasoning to the nuances of reading comprehension and analytical reasoning. With detailed strategies, expert tips, and real-world examples, you'll gain the skills and techniques needed to excel in each section of the test. What makes this guide different? It doesn't just teach you how to answer questions—it teaches you how to think like a master test-taker. Inside, you'll find step-by-step instructions for breaking down complex logic games, deciphering dense reading passages, and identifying critical arguments in logical reasoning questions. We provide you with practical, easy-to-follow strategies that have been proven to work on the LSAT, along with a wealth of practice questions and detailed explanations that ensure you're fully prepared for the test. This book not only gives you the tools to approach each section strategically, but it also covers essential time management techniques, stress-reducing strategies for handling test anxiety, and advice for building your endurance for the actual test day. You'll learn how to maximize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses, setting you up to score higher and stand out in your law school applications. As the LSAT is more than just a test of knowledge—it's a test of critical thinking—this guide focuses on developing your logical reasoning and analytical skills. By understanding the underlying concepts behind every question, you'll improve your problem-solving abilities and become a more confident, efficient test-taker. With LSAT questions and in-depth explanations, this study guide simulates the actual test environment, so you'll feel prepared no matter what comes your way. Whether you're a first-time LSAT taker or aiming for a higher score on a retake, this guide offers everything you need to succeed. Ready to boost your LSAT score and unlock your future in law? Don't wait—grab your copy now and start preparing today!

The Innovators

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a “riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving” ( The Atlantic ) story of the people who created the computer and the internet. What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did some succeed and others fail? The Innovators is a masterly saga of collaborative genius destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution—and an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens. Isaacson begins the adventure with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron’s daughter, who pioneered computer programming in the 1840s. He explores the fascinating personalities that created our current digital revolution, such as Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, John von Neumann, J.C.R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Robert Noyce, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Tim Berners-Lee, and Larry Page. This is the story of how their minds worked and what made them so inventive. It’s also a narrative of how their ability to collaborate and master the art of teamwork made them even more creative. For an era that seeks to foster innovation, creativity, and teamwork, The Innovators is “a sweeping and surprisingly tenderhearted history of the digital age” ( The New York Times ).

The Freedom Writers Diary (20th Anniversary Edition)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The twentieth anniversary edition of the classic story of an incredible group of students and the teacher who inspired them, featuring updates on the students’ lives, new journal entries, and an introduction by Erin Gruwell Now a public television documentary, Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart In 1994, an idealistic first-year teacher in Long Beach, California, named Erin Gruwell confronted a room of “unteachable, at-risk” students. She had intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Holocaust. She was met by uncomprehending looks—none of her students had heard of one of the defining moments of the twentieth century. So she rebooted her entire curriculum, using treasured books such as Anne Frank’s diary as her guide to combat intolerance and misunderstanding. Her students began recording their thoughts and feelings in their own diaries, eventually dubbing themselves the “Freedom Writers.” Consisting of powerful entries from the students’ diaries and narrative text by Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary is an unforgettable story of how hard work, courage, and determination changed the lives of a teacher and her students. In the two decades since its original publication, the book has sold more than one million copies and inspired a major motion picture Freedom Writers . And now, with this twentieth-anniversary edition, readers are brought up to date on the lives of the Freedom Writers, as they blend indispensable takes on social issues with uplifting stories of attending college—and watch their own children follow in their footsteps. The Freedom Writers Diary remains a vital read for anyone who believes in second chances.

Weather Flying, Fifth Edition

THE BEST RESOURCE A PILOT CAN HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO FLY IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER How do you improve on the best guide for pilots to learn how to fly in all kinds of weather? The answer is the Fifth Edition of Weather Flying . Regarded as the bible of weather flying, this aviation classic not only continues to make complex weather concepts understandable for even the least experienced of flyers, but has now been updated to cover new advances in technology. At the same time, this respected text still retains many of its original insights from over four decades of publication, provided by renowned weather flying veteran Robert N. Buck. In a straightforward style, new author Robert O. Buck (son of the book's original author) delves into how computers, personal electronic devices, electronic flight instrument systems, and other technologies are changing the way general aviation pilots fly weather. He addresses the philosophy and discipline required to use these systems, what they are really telling us, and their task as supplement to good flying sense. The updated Fifth Edition also discusses how to handle changes in FSS weather briefing, including a look at new weather information products and airborne datalink weather information as they affect weather flying. This new edition features: Discussions of weather information--what it is, how to get it, and how to use it Explanations of various weather phenomena and how they affect a flight Updates on the new GPS and smart technology used in weather flying Changes in weather information and briefi ngs Descriptions of improved anti- and deicing systems Serious discussion of the pilot-electronics interface Now more than ever, having the Bucks' Weather Flying at the controls is the next best thing to having the authors with you in the cockpit.

Inverter Mini Split Operation and Service Procedures

The demand for inverter mini split system installations is growing rapidly due to the versatility, functionality, and electrical efficiency of these units. As a result, inverter mini split system installations and servicing are becoming more common for individuals in the HVACR trade. Technicians must know the step-by-step service procedures associated with these systems and how they differ from traditional single speed systems. This book was written to help demystify the operation of inverter mini split systems and to explain associated concepts and procedures, in a language that is easy to understand. System parts are examined individually, electrical/mechanical operation is discussed, and related troubleshooting steps are given. By examining each component individually, readers can more easily digest the information and build upon their knowledge, as they progress through the text. The goal of this book is to equip technicians with the knowledge they need to service these complex systems. Procedures Included: · Line Set Connection · Leak Testing and Vacuuming · Charging and Recovery · Guidance on Checking the Charge · Power and Communication Wiring · Electrical Component Troubleshooting · Common Problems and Diagnosis

The Words That Made Us

From a preeminent legal scholar, a “fascinating” and “masterful” ( Wall Street Journal ) history of the American Constitution's formative decades When the US Constitution won popular approval in 1788, it was the culmination of thirty years of passionate argument over the nature of government. But ratification hardly ended the conversation. For the next half century, ordinary Americans and statesmen alike continued to wrestle with weighty questions in the halls of government and in the pages of newspapers. Should the nation's borders be expanded? Should America allow slavery to spread westward? What rights should Indian nations hold? What was the proper role of the judicial branch? In The Words That Made Us, Akhil Reed Amar unites history and law in a vivid narrative of the biggest constitutional questions early Americans confronted, and he expertly assesses the answers they offered. His account of the document's origins and consolidation is a guide for anyone seeking to properly understand America's Constitution today.

Comer para no morir

La gran mayoría de las muertes prematuras podrían prevenirse con tan solo llevar a cabo sencillos cambios en la dieta y en el estilo de vida. En Comer para no morir , el mundialmente reconocido doctor Michael Greger, experto en nutrición y fundador de www.NutritionFacts.org, analiza las quince primeras causas de muerte —enfermedades cardiovasculares, distintos tipos de cáncer, diabetes, enfermedad de Parkinson o hipertensión arterial, entre otras— y explica cómo algunos cambios en la alimentación y el estilo de vida pueden ser más eficaces que los tratamientos farmacológicos o quirúrgicos. ¿En su familia hay historia de cáncer de próstata? Olvídese de la leche de vaca e incorpore semillas de lino a su dieta siempre que tenga ocasión. ¿Es hipertenso? La infusión de hibisco puede funcionar mejor que los fármacos antihipertensivos y le ahorra los efectos secundarios. ¿Sufre una enfermedad hepática? El café puede reducir la inflamación del hígado. ¿Tiene cáncer de mama? El consumo de soja se asocia a un mayor índice de supervivencia. Si le preocupan las enfermedades cardiovasculares, cambie a una dieta basada en alimentos integrales y en plantas. Comer para no morir brinda una serie de consejos tan sencillos como estos, fáciles de aplicar y sustentados por la ciencia nutricional más innovadora, que le permitirán descubrir qué alimentos debe consumir y qué cambios debe aplicar a su estilo de vida si quiere vivir más tiempo

Folsom v. Dewey. Stringfellow v. Cain (99 U. S. 610) Affirmed

This case cannot be distinguished in principle from Stringfellow v. Cain, 99 U. S. 610. The finding is, that the property now claimed by Folsom was sold at public sale on the 11th of March, 1860, to raise money to pay a debt owing by the deceased father of the appellees, who was the original occupant of the premises. The price was five hundred and ten dollars, which was more than the debt. The overplus was paid the mother of the appellees, who were at the time all minors living with her in a house built by the father on an adjoining part of the lot for a residence. The purchaser took possession immediately after the sale, and when the town site was patented under the town-site law, in November, 1871, Folsom, his grantee, had himself been in the actual occupancy of the property for more than ten years, and during that time had made valuable improvements. This, as we think, under the rule in Stringfellow v. Cain, makes out a case of abandonment on the part of Mrs. Lamareux and her children, and gives Folsom a right to claim title. It is true, the original sale was without the consent of Mrs. Lamareux, but it was with her knowledge. She afterwards took a part of the purchase-money, and suffered Folsom to occupy and improve the property as his own for more than ten years without objection, so far as the findings show. Under these circumstances neither she nor her children can claim that Folsom was in as a trespasser when the title to the town site was secured from the United States for the 'use and benefit of the occupants thereof, according to their respective interests.' Folsom was not an intruder on their occupancy, but was himself a lawful occupant. The evidence satisfies us that the value of the property in dispute is more than $1,000; we, therefore, have jurisdiction.

Refrigerant Charging and Service Procedures for Air Conditioning 2nd Edition

This E-book is the 2nd Edition of the Refrigerant Charging and Service Procedures for Air Conditioning book. New procedures, new tools and updated refrigerants plus 450 images on 344 pages! It includes over a hundred more pages and double the amount of images to cover: A2L Refrigerant Changes R-32 and R-454B R-410A and R-22 More Step-by-Step Procedures Wireless Probes, Gauge Stubs, Tees All-In-One Digital Manifold Set use Compound Manifold Gauge Sets More Images and Procedures Charging and Recovery with Manifolds Charging and Recovery with Tees and Probes Detailed Troubleshooting Scenarios More Methods to Determine Problems More Airflow Testing Procedures This book is dedicated to those who are eager to learn the HVAC trade and refrigerant charging/troubleshooting practices. This book contains step by step procedures that include preparing air conditioning and heat pump systems for refrigerant, measuring system refrigerant charges, and troubleshooting systems by measuring refrigerant charge indicators, air temperature measurements, and airflow. Manifold gauge sets, digital manifold sets, digital gauge stubs, and wireless probes are discussed and utilized in examples. This book differs from others in that it provides key insights into each procedure along with tool usage from a technician’s perspective, in language that is easy to understand.

17 Runs

Olivia Chadwick-a young mother and self-critical personal trainer-first met insurance magnate Garnet Morris at 6 am on a winter morning in Saskatoon, Canada. Chadwick's task was to help prepare Morris for the grueling,100-mile Kananaskis relay, but she had reservations-about his coachability as well as her ability to reach him while juggling her own professional, familial and maternal struggles. Through mutual hesitations, their seasons-long training schedule led to profound and unexpected conversations. As it turned out, the coach needed coaching on self-esteem and self-forgiveness-as well as someone to believe in her as she rebuilt her own strength. In 17 Runs, co-authors Chadwick and Morris chart the course of their unique camaraderie around initial differences and toward mutual transformation. Through their challenging push-pull, they tell a story that's a testament to the renewing power friendship can have on our lives, businesses and ability to love. Full of entrepreneurial wisdom on overcoming limitations, 17 Runs is a self-development story like no other. By turns motivational, amusing and heart-breaking, it is a must-read for anyone who needs coaching on how to run toward a life they truly choose.

La danza del placer

Un viaje por la naturaleza del goce, la sensualidad y el orgasmo femenino. Aquí encontrarás inspiración y guía para descubrir el poder del placer propio. A través del conocimiento del cuerpo, las etapas de ciclo menstrual, las hormonas y las zonas erógenas -entre otros temas- podrás descubrir cómo romper con los estereotipos y tabúes que rodean la sexualidad femenina. Estas páginas resaltan el poder del orgasmo y cómo este no es solo un acto físico sino una conexión profunda con el cuerpo y la esencia propia. Como ginecólogo, el doctor Alejandro Montoya ha acompañado a cientos de mujeres en su consultorio, y a miles más desde las redes sociales, donde ha construido una comunidad sólida. Con décadas de experiencia, ha logrado enaltecer la feminidad y ayudar a que las mujeres entiendan su cuerpo y disfruten de su sexualidad en todas las etapas. Así que descubre, conecta y déjate llevar por esta danza del placer.

初級日本語げんき I(第3版) GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I (3rd Edition)

The Best & Fun Way to Learn Japanese! World’s favorite textbook series used in the classroom or for self-study 教室でも独習でも楽しく確実に学べる、にほんごテキストのベストセラー。 3.5 million copies sold worldwide! シリーズ累計350万部突破! GENKI is one of the world’s favorite elementary Japanese textbook series. Two volumes offer 23 lessons that help you acquire a good balance of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills while learning elementary vocabulary, kanji, and grammar. 『げんき』は世界中で親しまれている初級日本語テキストシリーズです。全2巻・23課で初級レベルの単語・漢字・文法と日本語を「話す/聞く/読む/書く」力がバランスよく身につきます。 The GENKI Series: Textbook I & II Workbook I & II Audio materials (available for free through OTO Navi app) [iOS/Android] Answer Key Teacher’s Guide Teacher’s Data Pack (Downloadable materials) GENKI Apps (Vocab/Kanji/Conjugation) [iOS/Android] Official Website: GENKI Online 『初級日本語げんき』シリーズ: テキストI・II ワークブック I・II 音声(OTO Navi アプリから無料提供)[iOS/Android] 解答教師用ガイド教師用データ集(ダウンロード教材) GENKIアプリ(単語・漢字・活用)[iOS/Android] 公式Webサイト「げんきオンライン」 ※本書は、2025年5月20日に発行された『初級日本語げんき I GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I』第3版(第40刷)を電子化したものです。

The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need, Updated Edition

Master the art of English grammar with this updated edition of the bestselling guide, The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need , featuring fresh examples and quizzes to test your knowledge, making it an invaluable resource for business professionals, students, and anyone looking to improve their English language proficiency. The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need, Updated Edition is a comprehensive guide to mastering English grammar. Whether you’re a business professional looking to polish your communication skills, a student aiming for top grades, or an English language learner seeking to improve your proficiency, this book covers everything from understanding the parts of speech and elements of a sentence to avoiding the most common grammar and punctuation mistakes. In a world where AI struggles to identify grammar mistakes, this book serves as a reliable tool for ensuring grammatically accurate communication. With English spoken by almost a quarter of the global population, the need for a comprehensive guide is more important than ever and The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need, Updated Edition offers clear, concise, and grammatically excellent guidance for all.

Economical Writing, Third Edition

“The book every entrepreneur should read. . . . Better than Strunk and White. . . . The work of a master.”--Stephen Kinsella, University of Limerick Economics is not a field that is known for good writing. Charts, yes. Sparkling prose, no. Except, that is, when it comes to Deirdre Nansen McCloskey. Her conversational and witty yet always clear style is a hallmark of her classic works of economic history, enlivening the dismal science and engaging readers well beyond the discipline. And now she’s here to share the secrets of how it’s done. Economical Writing is itself economical: a collection of thirty-five pithy rules for making your writing clear, concise, and effective. Proceeding from big-picture ideas to concrete strategies for improvement at the level of the paragraph, sentence, or word, McCloskey shows us that good writing, after all, is not just a matter of taste—it’s a product of adept intuition and a rigorous revision process. Debunking stale rules, warning us that “footnotes are nests for pedants,” and offering an arsenal of readily applicable tools and methods, she shows writers of all levels of experience how to rethink the way they approach their work, and gives them the knowledge to turn mediocre prose into magic. At once efficient and digestible, hilarious and provocative, Economical Writing lives up to its promise. With McCloskey as our guide, it’s impossible not to see how any piece of writing—on economics or any other subject—can be a pleasure to read.

White Coat Companion 2024-2025

Ace your shelf exams and USMLE Step 2 CK and Step 3! Designed by the leading educators behind the popular online resource Boards and Beyond, White Coat Companion provides succinct content in a way that helps you build your clinical knowledge. Covering key information about internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, OB-GYN, surgery, and neurology, this is an effective resource for quick review, note taking, and deeper studying. White Coat Companion is the most up-to-date text of its kind and is the perfect companion for anyone going through core clinical clerkships. The book features: • 50+ new, high-yield images and figures • Updates reflect guideline updates and new clinical evidence • Improved index and table of contents facilitate easy searching • High-yield tables and algorithms • Organized by both organ system and relevant clerkship

Wired for War

“[Singer's] enthusiasm becomes infectious . . . Wired for War is a book of its time: this is strategy for the Facebook generation.” —Foreign Affairs “An engrossing picture of a new class of weapon that may revolutionize future wars. . .” —Kirkus Reviews P. W. Singer explores the greatest revolution in military affairs since the atom bomb: the dawn of robotic warfare We are on the cusp of a massive shift in military technology that threatens to make real the stuff of I, Robot and The Terminator. Blending historical evidence with interviews of an amazing cast of characters, Singer shows how technology is changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and the ethics that surround war itself. Travelling from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to modern-day "skunk works" in the midst of suburbia, Wired for War will tantalise a wide readership, from military buffs to policy wonks to gearheads.

Second Grade Reading Comprehension

Improve reading comprehension by building confidence and inspiring achievement. Presented here is a wide variety of stories that children can relate to, thereby enabling them to build on their own experiences. Reading confidence and skill will grow with each new story. Our books feature: •50 delightfully illustrated, reading passages that appeal to young readers. •200 multiple-choice questions that strengthen and build standardized test-taking skills. •Engaging stories that encourage children to try, practice and improve comprehension skills.

Other People’s Children

The classic, groundbreaking analysis of the role of race in the classroom and a guide for teaching across difference, from the MacArthur Award–winning educator “Phenomenal. . . . [This book] overcomes fear and speaks of truths, truths that otherwise have no voice.” —San Francisco Review of Books In this groundbreaking, radical analysis of contemporary classrooms, MacArthur Award–winning author Lisa Delpit develops the theory that teachers must be effective “cultural transmitters” in the classroom, where prejudice, stereotypes, and assumptions often breed ineffective education. Delpit suggests that many academic problems attributed to children of color are actually the result of miscommunication, as primarily white teachers educate “other people’s children” and perpetuate the imbalanced power dynamics that plague our system. Now a classic of educational thought and a must-read for teachers, administrators, and parents striving to improve the quality of America’s education system, Other People’s Children has sold over 150,000 copies since its original publication. Winner of an American Educational Studies Association Critics’ Choice Award and Choice magazine’s Outstanding Academic Book Award, this anniversary edition features a new introduction by Delpit as well as important framing essays by Herbert Kohl and Charles Payne.

Your Brain, Explained

Sleep. Memory. Pleasure. Fear. Language. We experience these things every day, but how do our brains create them? Your Brain, Explained is a personal tour around your gray matter. Neuroscientist Marc Dingman gives you a crash course in how your brain works and explains the latest research on the brain functions that affect you on a daily basis. You'll also discover what happens when the brain doesn't work the way it should, causing problems such as insomnia, ADHD, depression, or addiction. You'll learn how neuroscience is working to fix these problems, and how you can build up your defenses against the most common faults of the mind. Along the way you'll find out: · Why brain training games don't prevent dementia · What it's like to remember every day of your life as if it were yesterday · Which popular psychiatric drug was created from German rocket fuel · How you might unknowingly be sabotaging your sleep Drawing on the author's popular YouTube series, 2-minute Neuroscience , this is a friendly, engaging introduction to the human brain and its quirks from the perspective of a neuroscientist--using real-life examples and the author's own eye-opening illustrations. Your brain is yours to discover!

Soonish

The instant New York Times bestseller! A Wall Street Journal Best Science Book of the Year! A Popular Science Best Science Book of the Year! From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal , a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies -- from how to fling a ship into deep space on the cheap to 3D organ printing What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And why do we not have a lunar colony already? What is the hold-up? In this smart and funny book, celebrated cartoonist Zach Weinersmith and noted researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what's coming next -- from robot swarms to nuclear fusion powered-toasters. By weaving their own research, interviews with the scientists who are making these advances happen, and Zach's trademark comics, the Weinersmiths investigate why these technologies are needed, how they would work, and what is standing in their way. New technologies are almost never the work of isolated geniuses with a neat idea. A given future technology may need any number of intermediate technologies to develop first, and many of these critical advances may appear to be irrelevant when they are first discovered. The journey to progress is full of strange detours and blind alleys that tell us so much about the human mind and the march of civilization. To this end, Soonish investigates ten different emerging fields, from programmable matter to augmented reality, from space elevators to robotic construction, to show us the amazing world we will have, you know, soonish. Soonish is the perfect gift for science lovers for the holidays!

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition

Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories. In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the editing techniques they have developed to your own work. Chapters on dialogue, exposition, point of view, interior monologue, and other techniques take you through the same processes an expert editor would go through to perfect your manuscript. Each point is illustrated with examples, many drawn from the hundreds of books Browne and King have edited.

Kill or Cure

Kill or Cure , a lavishly illustrated new history from DK, recounts the quest of doctors and scientists through the ages to tame and conquer mankind's ever-enduring enemies: disease, injury, and death. Sometimes misguided, sometimes inspired, always doggedly determined, the great scientific minds of every generation have battled the unknown within our bodies, developing potions, drugs, and therapies in a quest to heal and cure. Beginning with early healers, chance discoveries, technological advancement, and "wonder" drugs, and using panels, timelines, and thematic spreads, Kill or Cure highlights information about human anatomy, surgical instruments, and medical breakthroughs while telling the dramatic tale of medical progress. Diaries, notebooks, and other first-person accounts tell the fascinating stories from the perspective of people who witnessed medical history firsthand. Packed with photographs, diagrams, and visual explanations, Kill or Cure tells the extraordinary tale of medicine through the ages.

41 Plantas Medicinales y Como Prepararlas

Desde tiempos inmemoriales los remedios naturales, las hierbas y plantas medicinales fuero parte fundamental de nuestra vida, así como de nuestra evolución, desde los Indígenas del Sur, Centro y Norte América, junto con los Sumerios, Fenicios, Griegos, Egipcios y Romanos todos ellos sumados a las culturas del continente Africano y Asiático, fueron participes y testigos de la más rica cultura naturópata de la que se tiene conocimiento, para las culturas occidentales Hipócrates y Galeno fueron los padres de la medicina moderna, aunque esto solamente es un punto de vista, ya que tanto Hipócrates en el 340 ac, como Galeno en el 170 dc, venían antecedidos por una innumerable cantidad de información que, en esa época, se transmitía de forma oral, no habiendo muchos registros escritos de la misma, a partir de esa base, ellos, con sus descubrimientos e investigaciones, forjaron los pilares de la medicina moderna, con el único anhelo de ayudar a su prójimo, esa es la esencia que queremos rescatar, la de los grandes maestros que no estaban contaminados con el mercantilismo farmacéutico de hoy en día, intentaremos recurrir a los tratados Galénicos e Hipocráticos, las enseñanzas de Teofrasto, Plinio El Viejo, Paracelso, etc. En este manual vamos a intentar unir los dos mundos, la de las recetas de medicina de los antiguos sabios, transmitidos de generación en generación, esas plantas y remedios que han estado ocultos en algún libro, o en algunas abuelas deseosas de compartirlos, las fusionaremos con algunas investigaciones recientes en cuanto a la composición química de esas hierbas medicinales, sus contenidos, posología, principios activos, beneficios y contraindicaciones. Este es un manual práctico, donde no solo le vamos a enseñar 41 plantas medicinales, (con fotos para que no haya confusión), sino que también vamos a hablar de sus principios activos, enfermedades y dolencias que pueden ser tratadas con ellas y las distintas formas de preparación que tiene cada una, no solamente en las diferentes formas de activarlas, infusión, maceración, tintura, aceite madre, decocción, sino también las distintas partes de las mismas que se pueden usar, llámese, hojas, flores, corteza, raíz, tallo, etc.… Espero que sea de su total agrado, pero más que nada quiero que sea de su total utilidad, quien les escribe ha estudiado las plantas y minerales medicinales, en todas sus formas, desde hace más de 40 años y sigue aprendiendo, así que si tienen alguna pregunta, luego de leer este manual me pueden encontrar en mi página de Facebook como Remedios Naturales y Plantas Curativas, y con mucho gusto les responderé, desde ya, muchas gracias por su apoyo y "buena lectura". Ernesto V Pizzi.

Compassionomics

A 34-year-old man fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit is on an artificial respirator for over a month. Could it be that his chance of getting off the respirator is not how much his nurses know, but rather how much they care? A 75-year-old woman is heroically saved by a major trauma center only to be discharged and fatally struck by a car while walking home from the hospital. Could a lack of compassion from the hospital staff have been a factor in her death? Compelling new research shows that health care is in the midst of a compassion crisis. But the pivotal question is this: Does compassion really matter? In Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference , physician scientists Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli uncover the eye-opening data that compassion could be a wonder drug for the 21st century. Now, for the first time ever, a rigorous review of the science - coupled with captivating stories from the front lines of medicine - demonstrates that human connection in health care matters in astonishing ways. Never before has all the evidence been synthesized together in one place. You will see compelling evidence that: - Compassion has vast benefits for patients across a wide variety of conditions - Missed opportunities for compassion can have devastating health effects - Compassion can help reverse the cost crisis in health care - Compassion can be an antidote for burnout among health care providers - 40 seconds of compassion can save a life After seeing all the evidence, the answer is crystal clear: Compassion matters ...in not only meaningful but measurable ways.

Invention and Innovation

Tour the history of human invention—and its attendant breakthroughs and busts—in this history book from the New York Times -bestselling author of How the World Really Works. A BILL GATES RECOMMENDED BOOK: “Every Smil book that I own is marked up with lots of notes that I take while reading. Invention and Innovation is no exception.” The world is never finished catching up with Vaclav Smil, author of New York Times bestsellers How the World Really Works and Energy and Civilization . In Invention and Innovation , the prolific author—a favorite of Bill Gates—pens an insightful and fact-filled jaunt through the history of human invention. Impatient with the hype that so often accompanies innovation, Smil offers in this book a clear-eyed corrective to the overpromises that accompany everything from new cures for diseases to AI. He reminds us that even after we go quite far along the invention-development-application trajectory, we may never get anything real to deploy. Or worse, even after we have succeeded by introducing an invention, its future may be marked by underperformance, disappointment, demise, or outright harm. Drawing on his vast breadth of scientific and historical knowledge, Smil explains the difference between invention and innovation, and looks not only at inventions that failed to dominate as promised (such as the airship, nuclear fission, and supersonic flight), but also at those that turned disastrous (leaded gasoline, DDT, and chlorofluorocarbons). And finally, most importantly, he offers a “wish list” of inventions that we most urgently need to confront the staggering challenges of the twenty-first century. Filled with engaging examples and pragmatic approaches, this book is a sobering account of the folly that so often attends human ingenuity—and how we can, and must, better align our expectations with reality.

Sex Tips 101:Oral Sex - Tips to Drive Him Wild

Sex Tips 101:Oral Sex - Tips to drive him wild! Warning This ebook will introduce new and exciting levels of oral intimacy into the bedroom. The words between these pages reveal the secrets on really turning the heat up. This quick and easy to read ebook will provide you with everything you need to pleasure your partner with an oral experience they will never forget! Within these pages, you will discover the hidden secrets to - - Create the perfect opening - Mastering the art of creating the right intimacy - Perfecting your tongue technique to drive him wild - Adding techniques to heighten your own pleasure during the act Learn of some of the most simple and powerful tips that will blow your partner away. Download your copy today Simply scroll up and click on the buy link, the ebook is delivered almost instantly, buy today , learn now to give great head and drive him wild!

Law of Self Defense

An Easy to Understand, Entertaining, and Critically Important Read The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon rated book that has been praised by many (including self defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining and informative style. Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examples

2025–2026 Guide to Mastering the Notary Public & Loan Signing Business: Strategies to Start, Grow, and Succeed as a Notary Public and Loan Signing Agent

2025–2026 Guide to Mastering the Notary Public & Loan Signing Business Your Ultimate Roadmap to Earning Big in Legal and Real Estate Services Are you looking for a proven way to turn your organizational skills and attention to detail into a profitable venture? This guide is your step-by-step pathway to building a successful notary public and loan signing business, perfect for anyone seeking to earn extra income or create a full-time career in a growing industry. Whether you're a complete beginner or already have experience, this guide has you covered. Inside, you'll learn exactly how to become a certified notary public and expand into the lucrative role of a loan signing agent. From understanding essential legal documents to attracting high-paying clients, this guide provides actionable steps to help you generate steady income—potentially $100–$250 per appointment. Packed with practical tools, tips, and real-world examples, this book gives you the blueprint to establish and grow your business effectively. The 2025–2026 edition is tailored to meet the current needs of the notary and loan signing market, offering relevant guidance for today's professionals. Whether your goal is to launch a flexible side hustle or develop a thriving career, this guide walks you through everything you need to know to achieve financial freedom and professional success. If you've searched for ways to become a notary public, how to start a loan signing business, or how to earn money working from home, this book answers your questions and gives you the tools to take the first step. You'll gain clarity on navigating notary laws, preparing loan documents, and establishing yourself as a reliable professional in legal and real estate services. This guide is ideal for aspiring notaries, entrepreneurs exploring profitable career options, and professionals ready to expand their skill sets. With clear instructions and actionable strategies, you'll have the knowledge and confidence to succeed in this high-demand field. Take the next step toward a successful future. This is your chance to create a sustainable income stream while offering essential services in a rapidly growing industry. Purchase this Book now and start building your notary public and loan signing business today. Your pathway to financial independence is just one decision away.

Little Book of Conflict Transformation

This clearly articulated statement offers a hopeful and workable approach to conflict—that eternally beleaguering human situation. John Paul Lederach is internationally recognized for his breakthrough thinking and action related to conflict on all levels—person-to-person, factions within communities, warring nations. He explores why "conflict transformation " is more appropriate than "conflict resolution " or " management ." But he refuses to be drawn into impractical idealism. Conflict Transformation is an idea with a deep reach. Its practice, says Lederach, requires "both solutions and social change." It asks not simply "How do we end something not desired?" but "How do we end something destructive and build something desired?" How do we deal with the immediate crisis, as well as the long-term situation? What disciplines make such thinking and practices possible? This title is part of The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding series.

Essential Speed Reading Techniques

“Before this book, I thought I was a quick reader―but I was wrong! . . . my comprehension at high reading speeds substantially improved.” —Jon Krohn, PhD, neuroscientist and author of Deep Learning Illustrated Faster reading is possible without sacrificing understanding—and this handbook will get you up to speed. Learn the most effective speed reading techniques for your personal strengths and challenges, and make visible progress through a series of engaging exercises. Choose from a variety of strategies and practices proven to advance speed and improve reading comprehension. The integrated exercises help develop your skills, allowing you to read quickly—and still enjoy every word. Whether you’re reading an entertaining novel or a challenging textbook, this speed-reading guide will help you sail right through. In Essential Speed Reading Techniques , you’ll find: Achievable goals—Improve your speed by setting realistic goals based on your own individual baseline. Track your improvement—Assess your progress with self-tests for knowledge retention, smooth eye movement, and more. Tips and tricks—Discover speed reading strategies to minimize rereading, focus your attention, and reduce eyestrain from screens. With the personalized strategies in Essential Speed Reading Techniques , boosting your speed and reading comprehension will be a breeze.

Learn Korean (Hangul) (Alphabet and Numbers)

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The Mathematical Theory of Communication

Scientific knowledge grows at a phenomenal pace--but few books have had as lasting an impact or played as important a role in our modern world as The Mathematical Theory of Communication , published originally as a paper on communication theory more than fifty years ago. Republished in book form shortly thereafter, it has since gone through four hardcover and sixteen paperback printings. It is a revolutionary work, astounding in its foresight and contemporaneity. The University of Illinois Press is pleased and honored to issue this commemorative reprinting of a classic.

The Secrets of Story

You've just boarded a plane. You've loaded your phone with your favorite podcasts, but before you can pop in your earbuds, disaster strikes: The guy in the next seat starts telling you all about something crazy that happened to him--in great detail. This is the unwelcome storyteller, trying to convince a reluctant audience to care about his story. We all hate that guy, right? But when you tell a story (any kind of story: a novel, a memoir, a screenplay, a stage play, a comic, or even a cover letter), you become the unwelcome storyteller. So how can you write a story that audiences will embrace? The answer is simple: Remember what it feels like to be that jaded audience. Tell the story that would win you over, even if you didn't want to hear it. The Secrets of Story provides comprehensive, audience-focused strategies for becoming a master storyteller. Armed with the Ultimate Story Checklist, you can improve every aspect of your fiction writing with incisive questions like these: • Concept: Is the one-sentence description of your story uniquely appealing? • Character: Can your audience identify with your hero? • Structure and Plot: Is your story ruled by human nature? • Scene Work: Does each scene advance the plot and reveal character through emotional reactions? • Dialogue: Is your characters' dialogue infused with distinct personality traits and speech patterns based on their lives and backgrounds? • Tone: Are you subtly setting, resetting, and upsetting expectations? • Theme: Are you using multiple ironies throughout the story to create meaning? To succeed in the world of fiction and film, you have to work on every aspect of your craft and satisfy your audience. Do both--and so much more--with The Secrets of Story .

Maestro de la seducción en Nueve semanas

Maestro de la Seducción en nueve semanas: El dilema de muchas personas, es que cuando alguien les atrae, no se comportan como ante un igual sino como si vieran una aparición de alguna especie de Semi-Dios, es decir con sumisión, ansiedad y una enrarecida devoción; por eso, en el mejor de los casos no les prestan atención y en el peor los utilizan, un cobarde que no es capaz de acercarse a quien le gusta, es alguien que no la merece, el cortejo y las relaciones requieren el valor, osadía y el heroísmo de atreverse y tomar riesgos, no seas de las personas que alimentan el miedo al proceso de conquistar y cortejar. La timidez hay que apagarla, pues es sinónimo de miedos e inseguridades, y estas son las principales causas que te impiden progresar • Cuando una mujer tiene demasiada atención de los hombres debes atacar su ego No caigas en errores como: • Ser inseguro • Ser un amor 100% • Ir demasiado de prisa • Volverte intenso o pesado Maestro de la Seducción en nueve semanas es un itinerario que te llevará paso a paso hasta convertirte en un verdadero seductor. Que interesa, atrae y complace a la mujer de sus sueños. Que decide con quién desea relacionarse y compartir su vida social.Y si está en pareja, es capaz de renovar el romance y hacer feliz a la mujer que ama. Sea que desees continuar y renovar una relación, o que tengas la mira puesta en esa chica que se muestra esquiva y deseas conquistarla, o ya sea que has decidido vivir sin ataduras y te gusta la novedad y llevar a las chicas a vivir una aventura llena de entusiasmo, romance y erotismo, este libro es para ti. Debes entender que no hay nada más importante que trabajar en ti mismo, tu salud, tu bienestar y tu capacidad para amar y ser amado

Painless Grammar

Learning at home is now the new normal. Need a quick and painless refresher? Barron’s Painless books make learning easier while you balance home and school. Barron’s makes learning grammar fun and PAINLESS ! Painless Grammar transforms dull, dry grammar rules into lighthearted, step-by-step learning and includes: • Examples on constructing sentences the right way by using grammar rules • Painless tips, common pitfalls, sample sentences, and instructive tables and sidebars, • “Brain Tickler” quizzes and answers throughout each chapter, and more.

Engaging Learners Through Artmaking

The authors who introduced the concepts of Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) and choice-based art education have completely revised and updated their original, groundbreaking bestseller that was designed to facilitate independent learning and support student choices in subject matter and media. The Second Edition of Engaging Learners Through Artmaking will support those who are new to choice-based authentic art education, as well as experienced teachers looking to go deeper with this curriculum. This dynamic, user-friendly resource includes sample lesson plans and demonstrations, assessment criteria, curricular mapping, room planning, photos of classroom set-ups, media exploration, and many other concrete and open-ended strategies for implementing TAB in kindergarten–grade 8. “This book invites art teachers to share their reservations, their interests, and their experiences with opening up their classrooms to accommodate student choices.” —From the Foreword by Christine Marmé Thompson, Penn State University “This book suggests the essence of art teaching, which is to inquire: What do we need to provide young artists that will allow them to take full advantage of their artistic behavior?” —Foreword from the first edition by George Szekely, University of Kentucky “This is a powerful tool for keeping student agency at the center of artistic learning. Emerging and veteran teachers alike will treasure this book.” —Laura K. Reeder, Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy: A Localization-Based Approach, Second Edition

A Doody's Core Title for 2024 & 2023! An Engagingly Written Text That Bridges the Gap Between Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy provides a clear, logical discussion of the relationship between neuroanatomy, clinical localization, and the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disease. Written in a concise, conversational style, this unique text offers a valuable overview of fundamental neuroanatomy and the clinical localization principles necessary to diagnose and treat patients with neurologic diseases and disorders. The text is divided into main sections. Part I teaches the neuroanatomy essential for clinical localization and demonstrates how to apply this knowledge to clinical reasoning in developing a differential diagnosis for common neurologic symptoms including weakness, sensory changes, visual loss, ataxia, diplopia, anisocoria, and dizziness. A detailed overview of the neurologic examination and a primer on interpretation of neurodiagnostic tests with a focus on neuroimaging and CSF analysis is also included. Part II provides an up-to-date synthesis of the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic diseases including epilepsy, stroke, neurologic infections, demyelinating diseases, dementia, movement disorders, neurologic complications of cancer and its treatment, and conditions of the peripheral nervous system. More than 50 radiologic images of common and rare neurologic conditions and over 30 tables summarizing key aspects of various conditions and their treatment are featured. Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy is an ideal companion for students on their neurology rotation, neurology residents, and any healthcare practitioner looking for a quick, clear, up-to-date resource in neurology. NEW IN THE UPDATED AND EXPANDED SECOND EDITION 26 new full-color neuroanatomy illustrations plus numerous high-resolution MRI and CTI scans New sections on multiple cranial neuropathies, vertical diplopia, basal ganglia circuitry, functional movement disorders, neurologic complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors and CAR T-cell therapy, and antibody-mediated neurologic diseases Updated and expanded tables including new treatments for seizures, multiple sclerosis, and migraine; recently described autoantibody-mediated conditions; and revised classification of brain tumors Updated chapter on strokes reviews the latest clinical trial data on acute stroke treatments, use of dual antiplatelet regimens, and PFO closure

Free Within Ourselves

A Bird by Bird for the African-American market--A top-notch writer's guide filled with practical guidance, essays, and journal exercises for the African-American writer including advice from E.Lynn Harris, Charles Johnson, and Yolanda Joe. In her introduction, Jewell Parker Rhodes writes: "Never (in four years of college or five years of graduate school) was I assigned an exercise or given a story example that included a person of color...While the educational system and the publishing world have become progressively more welcoming of African-American authors, there is still little attention to educating, supporting, and sustaining the writing process of African-American authors. Free Within Ourselves is a solid first step--it is the book I wished I had when I started out as a writer. It is meant to be a song of encouragement for African-American artisits and visionaries. Free Within Ourselves is a step-by-step introduction to fictional technique, exploring story ideas, and charting one's progress, as well as a resource guide for publishing fiction." For the legions of people who have a novel stuck in their word processors, help is finally on the way! Free Within Ourselves is an excellent guide to all the elements necessary to crafting fiction: character development, point of view, plot, atmosphere, dialogue, diction, sentence variety, and revision. Writing techniques are taught using exercises, journaling, story examples, and analyses of famous writing fragments, as well as several complete stories (including those of James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, and Edwidge Dandicat, among others). The book is further enhanced by inspirational advice from successful contemporary black writers (such as Bebe Moore Campbell, Rita Dove, Henry Louis Gates, John Edgar Wideman, and others), a bibliography, and a guide to workshops, journals, magazines, contests, and fellowships supportive of black arts.

UDL and Blended Learning

This approachable, in-depth guide unites the adaptability of Universal Design for Learning with the flexibility of blended learning, equipping educators with the tools they need to create relevant, authentic, and meaningful learning pathways to meet students where they’re at, no matter the time and place or their pace and path. With step-by-step guidance and clear strategies, authors Katie Novak and Catlin Tucker empower teachers to implement these frameworks in the classroom, with a focus on cultivating community, building equity, and increasing accessibility for all learners. As we face increasing uncertainty and frequent disruption to traditional ways of living and learning, UDL and Blended Learning offers bold, innovative, inclusive solutions for navigating a range of learning landscapes, from the home to the classroom and all points in between, no matter what obstacles may lie ahead.

American Language

The American Language , first published in 1919, is H. L. Mencken's book about the English language as spoken in the United States. Mencken was inspired by "the argot of the colored waiters" in Washington, as well as one of his favorite authors, Mark Twain, and his experiences on the streets of Baltimore. In 1902, Mencken remarked on the "queer words which go into the making of 'United States.'" The book was preceded by several columns in The Evening Sun. Mencken eventually asked "Why doesn't some painstaking pundit attempt a grammar of the American language... English, that is, as spoken by the great masses of the plain people of this fair land?" It would appear that he answered his own question. In the tradition of Noah Webster, who wrote the first American dictionary, Mencken wanted to defend "Americanisms" against a steady stream of English critics, who usually isolated Americanisms as borderline barbarous perversions of the mother tongue. Mencken assaulted the prescriptive grammar of these critics and American "schoolmarms", arguing, like Samuel Johnson in the preface to his dictionary, that language evolves independently of textbooks. The book discusses the beginnings of "American" variations from "English", the spread of these variations, American names and slang over the course of its 374 pages. According to Mencken, American English was more colorful, vivid, and creative than its British counterpart.

Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach, Ninth Edition

The simplest, most-readable guide to navigating health care delivery in the United States One of the most popular resources of its kind, Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach provides everything you need to master the U.S. health care system’s nuances and complexities. Written by practicing primary care physicians who are experts in health care policy, this comprehensive guide covers the entire scope of the U.S. health care system and draws on lessons from systems in other nations. New content in this fully updated edition includes deeper coverage of: • Cost and financing issues, with an emphasis on how it impacts the U.S. economy • Public health systems, including a discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on health policy and delivery • Social determinants of health and disparities • Professional burnout and its impact on health care delivery • The Affordable Care Act, Accountable Care Organizations, and system consolidation Packed with clinical vignettes highlighting key policy issues and clarifying difficult concepts, Understanding Health Policy weaves key principles, descriptions, and concrete examples into chapters that make vital health policy issues interesting and understandable. Whether you’re a student, medical practitioner, or public policy professional, you will come away with a clearer, more systematic way of thinking about our health care system, its biggest challenges, and the most effective ways of making it better for everyone.

California Penal Code

CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE Updated to include the 2011 Statutes.

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