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Perfect English Grammar

Learn to communicate exactly what you mean with this English writing and speaking guide From conjugating verbs to mastering punctuation to polishing your speaking skills, Perfect English Grammar makes it easier than ever to improve your grasp of grammar. Language learners of all levels can turn to this easy-to-navigate grammar guide again and again for quick and authoritative information for improving everyday communication. With this English grammar book, you'll: Never Be Wrong : Catchy examples help you remember core grammar rules. Sharpen Your Style: Composition guidelines let you express yourself fully. Look It Up: Seamless navigation makes it easy to find answers quickly. Expert guidance: Explore the tricky questions with linguist Grant Barrett's help. Perfect English Grammar helps you clearly say what you want to say‚ and the best way to say it.

Cultish

“One of those life-changing reads that makes you see—or, in this case, hear—the whole world differently.” —Megan Angelo, author of Followers “At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that you don't realize you're in one till it's too late.”—Refinery29.com The New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Magical Overthinking and Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how “cultish” groups, from Jonestown and Scientologists to SoulCycle and social media gurus, use language as the ultimate form of power. What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we’re looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes people to join—and more importantly, stay in—extreme groups. We secretly want to know: could it happen to me? Amanda Montell’s argument is that, on some level, it already has . . . Our culture tends to provide pretty flimsy answers to questions of cult influence, mostly having to do with vague talk of “brainwashing.” But the true answer has nothing to do with freaky mind-control wizardry or Kool-Aid. In Cultish, Montell argues that the key to manufacturing intense ideology, community, and us/them attitudes all comes down to language. In both positive ways and shadowy ones, cultish language is something we hear—and are influenced by—every single day. Through juicy storytelling and cutting original research, Montell exposes the verbal elements that make a wide spectrum of communities “cultish,” revealing how they affect followers of groups as notorious as Heaven’s Gate, but also how they pervade our modern start-ups, Peloton leaderboards, and Instagram feeds. Incisive and darkly funny, this enrapturing take on the curious social science of power and belief will make you hear the fanatical language of “cultish” everywhere.

Verbal Judo, Second Edition

Verbal Judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view and take the upper hand in most disputes. Verbal Judo offers a creative look at conflict that will help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation from your spouse, your boss, and even your teenager. As the author says, "when you react, the event controls you. When you respond, you’re in control." This new edition features a fresh new cover and a foreword demonstrating the legacy of Verbal Judo founder and author George Thompson, as well as a never-before-published final chapter presenting Thompson’s "Five Universal Truths" of human interaction.

The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment

The New York Times –bestselling author explores the real history of guns in America and how to limit both their lethal impact and the gun lobby’s power. Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America, examines the brutal role guns have played in American history, from the genocide of the Native Americans to the enforcement of slavery (Slave Patrols are in fact the Second Amendment’s “well-regulated militias”) and the racist post–Civil War social order. He shows how the NRA and conservative Supreme Court justices used specious logic to invent a virtually unlimited individual right to own guns, which has enabled the ever-growing number of mass shootings in the United States. But Hartmann also identifies a handful of powerful, commonsense solutions that would break the power of the gun lobby and restore the understanding of the Second Amendment that the Framers of the Constitution intended. This is the kind of brief, brilliant analysis for which Hartmann is justly renowned. Praise for The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment “In this precise primer on firearms practices and policies, progressive talk-show host Hartmann examines the history of routine gun usage and extreme gun violence and assesses the influence of gun ownership on contemporary political, economic, and social norms…. A brief but powerful analysis of a searing national crisis.” —Booklist “34,000 REASONS TO READ THIS BOOK: That’s the number of gun-related deaths annually in America.” —Norman Lear “When Thom Hartmann talks, I listen. What Thom Hartmann writes, I read. This book about the history of guns in America—and most importantly, what should be the future of guns in America—is important, mind-opening, and profoundly helpful.” —Marianne Williamson

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 Filter Bubble

An eye-opening account of how the hidden rise of personalization on the Internet is controlling-and limiting-the information we consume. In December 2009, Google began customizing its search results for each user. Instead of giving you the most broadly popular result, Google now tries to predict what you are most likely to click on. According to MoveOn.org board president Eli Pariser, Google's change in policy is symptomatic of the most significant shift to take place on the Web in recent years-the rise of personalization. In this groundbreaking investigation of the new hidden Web, Pariser uncovers how this growing trend threatens to control how we consume and share information as a society-and reveals what we can do about it. Though the phenomenon has gone largely undetected until now, personalized filters are sweeping the Web, creating individual universes of information for each of us. Facebook-the primary news source for an increasing number of Americans-prioritizes the links it believes will appeal to you so that if you are a liberal, you can expect to see only progressive links. Even an old-media bastion like The Washington Post devotes the top of its home page to a news feed with the links your Facebook friends are sharing. Behind the scenes a burgeoning industry of data companies is tracking your personal information to sell to advertisers, from your political leanings to the color you painted your living room to the hiking boots you just browsed on Zappos. In a personalized world, we will increasingly be typed and fed only news that is pleasant, familiar, and confirms our beliefs-and because these filters are invisible, we won't know what is being hidden from us. Our past interests will determine what we are exposed to in the future, leaving less room for the unexpected encounters that spark creativity, innovation, and the democratic exchange of ideas. While we all worry that the Internet is eroding privacy or shrinking our attention spans, Pariser uncovers a more pernicious and far- reaching trend on the Internet and shows how we can- and must-change course. With vivid detail and remarkable scope, The Filter Bubble reveals how personalization undermines the Internet's original purpose as an open platform for the spread of ideas and could leave us all in an isolated, echoing world.

Navy SEALs Bug-In 2025 Guide

TURN YOUR HOME INTO AN UNBREAKABLE FORTRESS AND KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE IN ANY CRISIS! In an emergency, is your home truly prepared to protect your loved ones? Do you have the right strategies and supplies to survive any disaster, whether natural or man-made? In “Navy Seals Bug-In Guide", you’ll discover proven methods to safeguard your home, secure essential resources, and ensure the safety and well-being of your family. Instead of fleeing to unfamiliar and potentially dangerous environments, this guide teaches you how to stay safe at home, using step-by-step plans for fortification, defense, and emergency preparedness. Authored by a seasoned Navy SEAL, this guide offers practical, tested methods to secure your home against any threat, drawing on years of expertise in survival and preparedness. Unlike traditional "bug-out" strategies that emphasize evacuation, this book focuses on "bugging in"—staying in a well-prepared, fortified home where everything you need to survive and thrive is at your disposal. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn: 🏰 Fortification strategies: Transform your home into a fortress with reinforced security measures that protect against intruders and external threats. 🌪️ Comprehensive emergency plans: Develop a foolproof bug-in plan tailored to handle any crisis, from natural disasters to civil unrest. 💧 Resource management: Stockpile and preserve food ,water, and medical supplies with efficient strategies to ensure long-term survival. 🥋 Home defense tactics: Learn self-defense techniques and home defense methods that will keep you and your family safe during high-risk situations. 📡 Emergency communication: Stay connected even without access to the internet or cellular networks, ensuring you’re informed in every scenario. 💪 Mental resilience: Build the psychological strength needed to face extended crises without fear or panic. 🚑 Basic First Aid: Handle medical emergencies with confidence, from basic first aid to managing more serious conditions in a crisis. AND MUCH MORE, including how to build community cooperation, adapt to changing threats, maintain hygiene and sanitation, and prepare for the unexpected." 🎁 BONUS: Use these printable checklists to track your preparedness. Check off items as you complete them to ensure you're fully equipped for any emergency situation. 150 Emergency Meal Ideas Using Non-Perishable Foods . Get creative and prepared with simple, practical meal ideas using long-lasting ingredients to fuel your family during tough times I magine having the peace of mind that comes from knowing your home is not only your sanctuary but also an unbreakable refuge where your family is protected from any unforeseen danger. Don’t wait until disaster strikes—start preparing now. Order Now to secure your home and your family's future!

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.

Cook County ICU

An inside look at one of the nation's most famous public hospitals, Cook County, as seen through the eyes of its longtime Director of Intensive Care, Dr. Cory Franklin. Filled with stories of strange medical cases and unforgettable patients culled from a thirty-year career in medicine, Cook County ICU offers readers a peek into the inner workings of a hospital. Author Dr. Cory Franklin, who headed the hospital’s intensive care unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and bizarre experiences, including the deadly Chicago heat wave of 1995, treating some of the first AIDS patients in the country before the disease was diagnosed, the nurse with rare Munchausen syndrome, the first surviving ricin victim, and the famous professor whose Parkinson’s disease hid the effects of the wrong medication. Surprising, darkly humorous, heartwarming, and sometimes tragic, these stories provide a big-picture look at how the practice of medicine has changed over the years, making it an enjoyable read for patients, doctors, and anyone with an interest in medicine.

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.

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 ).

A Million Years in a Day

“For those fascinated by odd bits of historical trivia and the evolution of modern-day life . . . an entertaining, informative and highly detailed read.” ― Shelf Awareness (starred review) Who invented beds? When did we start cleaning our teeth? How old are wine and beer? Which came first: the toilet seat or toilet paper? What was the first clock? Every day, from the moment our alarm clock wakes us in the morning until our head hits our pillow at night, we all take part in rituals that are millennia old. Structured around one ordinary day, A Million Years in a Day reveals the astonishing origins and development of the daily practices we take for granted. In this gloriously entertaining romp through human history, Greg Jenner explores the gradual—and often unexpected—evolution of our daily routines. This is not a story of wars, politics, or great events. Instead, Jenner has scoured Roman rubbish bins, Egyptian tombs, and Victorian sewers to bring us the most intriguing, surprising, and sometimes downright silly historical nuggets from our past. Drawn from across the world, spanning a million years of humanity, this book is a smorgasbord of historical delights. It is a history of all those things you always wondered about—and many you have never considered. It is the story of your life, one million years in the making. “It would be a staggeringly learned person who could not glean anything new from this work.” ― The Wall Street Journal

How to Save a Constitutional Democracy

We can’t afford to be complacent any more: “A formidable book . . . extremely rich in historical examples, case studies, and quantitative data.” — International Journal of Constitutional Law Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self-rule. In the United States, the tenure of Donald Trump marks a decisive turning point for many. What kind of president intimidates jurors, calls the news media the “enemy of the American people,” and seeks foreign assistance investigating domestic political rivals? Many think the Constitution will safeguard us from lasting damage. But is that assumption justified? Drawing on an array of other countries’ experiences, Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z. Huq show how constitutional rules can both hinder and hasten the decline of democratic institutions. The checks and balances of the federal government, a robust civil society and media, and individual rights—such as those enshrined in the First Amendment—often fail as bulwarks against democratic decline. The sobering reality, they contend, is that the US Constitution’s design makes democratic erosion more, not less, likely. Its structural rigidity has had unforeseen consequence—leaving the presidency weakly regulated and empowering the Supreme Court to conjure up doctrines that ultimately facilitate rather than inhibit rights violations. Even the bright spots in the Constitution—the First Amendment, for example—may have perverse consequences in the hands of a deft communicator who can degrade the public sphere by wielding hateful language banned in many other democracies. We—and the rest of the world—can do better, and the authors conclude by laying out practical steps for how laws and constitutional design can play a more positive role in managing the risk. “This book makes a huge contribution to our understanding of how democracies erode and what institutional reforms would make it harder for authoritarian populists to entrench their power.” —Yascha Mounk, author of The People vs. Democracy “Whereas other recent books on the crisis of American democracy focus on what has gone wrong, Ginsburg and Huq provide us with clear-eyed proposals—including some bold constitutional reforms—for how to fix it.” —Steven Levitsky, New York Times –bestselling coauthor of How Democracies Die

The Vaccine-Friendly Plan

An accessible and reassuring guide to childhood health and immunity from a pediatrician who’s both knowledgeable about the latest scientific research and respectful of a family’s risk factors, health history, and concerns In The Vaccine-Friendly Plan, Paul Thomas, M.D., presents his proven approach to building immunity: a new protocol that limits a child’s exposure to aluminum, mercury, and other neurotoxins while building overall good health. Based on the results from his pediatric practice of more than eleven thousand children, as well as data from other credible and scientifically minded medical doctors, Dr. Paul’s vaccine-friendly protocol gives readers • recommendations for a healthy pregnancy and childbirth • vital information about what to expect at every well child visit from birth through adolescence • a slower, evidence-based vaccine schedule that calls for only one aluminum-containing shot at a time • important questions to ask about your child’s first few weeks, first years, and beyond • advice about how to talk to health care providers when you have concerns • the risks associated with opting out of vaccinations • a practical approach to common illnesses throughout the school years • simple tips and tricks for healthy eating and toxin-free living at any age The Vaccine-Friendly Plan presents a new standard for pediatric care, giving parents peace of mind in raising happy, healthy children. Praise for The Vaccine-Friendly Plan “Finally, a book about vaccines that respects parents! If you choose only one book to read on the topic, read The Vaccine-Friendly Plan . This impeccably researched, well-balanced book puts you in the driver’s seat and empowers you to make conscientious vaccine decisions for your family.” —Peggy O’Mara, editor and publisher, Mothering Magazine “Sure to appeal to readers of all kinds as a friendly, no-nonsense book that cuts through the rhetoric surrounding vaccines. It offers validation to those who avoid some or all, while offering those who do want to vaccinate help on how to do so safely. This is a great book for anyone with children in their lives.” — Natural Mother “A valuable, science-supported guide to optimizing your child’s health while you navigate through complex choices in a toxic, challenging world.” —Martha Herbert, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard Medical School “An impressively researched guide, this important book is essential reading for parents. With clear and practical advice for shielding children from harmful toxins, it will compel us all to think differently about how to protect health.” —Jay Gordon, M.D., FAAP “Rather than a one-size-fits-all vaccine strategy, the authors suggest thoughtful, individualized decisions based on research and collaboration between parents and clinicians—a plan to optimize a child’s immune system and minimize any risks.” —Elizabeth Mumper, M.D., founder and CEO, The Rimland Center for Integrative Pediatrics “This well-written and thought-provoking book will encourage parents to think through decisions—such as food choices and the timing of vaccines—that affect the well-being of their children. In a world where children’s immune systems are increasingly challenged, this is a timely addition to the literature.” —Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., bestselling author of The Dance of Anger and The Mother Dance

Frames of Mind

“There’s a book I recommend for everybody: It’s Howard Gardner’s Frames of Mind . It has helped me immensely.” – Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power What do we mean when we call someone smart? That they are good at math and got a high score on the SAT? That they learn languages easily? Those traits might be what comes to mind first: they are what underly psychology’s classic definition of intelligence, and what we are told in school that a smart person can do. But they are not the whole story. As Howard Gardner argues in the groundbreaking classic Frames of Mind , to limit our understanding of intelligence to “book smarts” misses much of what makes human beings amazing. Someone who plays an instrument well is exhibiting intelligence. So, too, someone who knows how to do physical comedy—is their mastery of their movements and the space around them not brilliant? And to have a profound knowledge of their own self, their relationships with others, and relationships between others, too, is to show great intelligence as well. Gardner calls this the theory of multiple intelligences. But this isn’t just a book for intellectuals who want to argue about what intelligence is, or educators debating how to teach. It is for each of us. In an era of teaching to the test, and increasingly powerful artificial intelligence, Gardner’s work is a celebration of all the ways there are to be huma

IdeaSelling

Don't let your creative ideas get picked apart and put down! If you're like most creative people, chances are high that you've had your share of ideas rejected by clients or decision makers. While we sometimes make the mistake of believing ideas should sell themselves, the fact is that the better and bolder the idea, the more it needs selling. This book contains powerful techniques to help you sell your ideas to those with approval power. You'll find tips from designers, writers, marketers and other creative professionals, along with meaty advice from selling and branding gurus. In no time, you'll be able to convince those who hold the purse strings that your ideas are worth pursuing and investing in. "Designers have a little known secret: Designing something is the easy part, getting others, specifically clients, to embrace that design is the real hard part. Harrison has put together dozens of tips that, if applied correctly, independently or in unison, will help you get those great design ideas approved." — Armin Vit and Bryony Gomez-Palacio , authors of Graphic Design, Referenced

Talking with Your Toddler

A HANDY PARENT'S GUIDE THAT TURNS PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT INTO CHILD'S PLAY Are you concerned that your child is not verbalizing? The solution may be as simple as a game. Talking with Your Toddler teaches you how to stimulate speech using everyday play. It makes learning to talk fun and engaging for your child. With proven therapies and easy-to-follow activities, Talking with Your Toddler makes an ideal home companion. - Tips to promote talking throughout the day - Hands-on games that teach new words - Tricks for turning drive time into talk time - Fun ways to promote further practice - Techniques for keeping kids engaged Written by experienced speech professionals, this book’s straightforward approach is equally useful for parents at home, teachers in the classroom or therapists in a clinic.

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 Empire of AI

As AI takes hold across the planet and wealthy nations seek to position themselves as global leaders of this new technology, the gap is widening between those who benefit from it and those who are subjugated by it. As Rachel Adams shows in this hard-hitting book, growing inequality is the single biggest threat to the transformative potential of AI. Not only is AI built on an unequal global system of power, it stands poised to entrench existing inequities, further consolidating a new age of empire. AI’s impact on inequality will not be experienced in poorer countries only: it will be felt everywhere. The effects will be seen in intensified international migration as opportunities become increasingly concentrated in wealthier nations; in heightened political instability and populist politics; and in climate-related disasters caused by an industry blind to its environmental impact across supply chains. We need to act now to address these issues. Only if the current inequitable trajectory of AI is halted, the incentives changed and the production and use of AI decentralized from wealthier nations will AI be able to deliver on its promise to build a better world for all.

The Complete DLAB Study Guide

Want to Pass the DLAB Test? Want to learn about the Defense Language Aptitude Battery test and improve your scores? Do you want to get into the top language program and improve your career in the military? Improve your DLAB test score with these simple and thorough previews of the mystics DLAB test. No longer do you need to guess at what to expect. Instead, we'll show you how to take it, what to expect and exactly how you can increase your score. The Complete DLAB Study Guide is the book for you. Full of useful tips and test secrets, this book will help you prepare for the test that most say "you can't study for." What this DLAB Study Guide Includes: Full Practice Test Example questions Full explanation of each section Understanding of what to expect Expert perspective and tips on how to improve your score DLAB Prep's #1 DLAB Study Guide and " Best investment for anyone looking to go to DLI . " Learn about the format and the type of questions the exam will ask. Then after you have developed an understanding, use our professionally made practice exam to gain valuable experience prior to taking the dreaded DLAB test. Get A Copy Now and Start Improving Your DLAB Score Now!

TExES PPR EC-12 (160) Study Guide 2025-2026

REA's TExES PPR EC-12 (160) Test Prep with Online Practice Tests (6th ed.) Gets You Certified and in the Classroom! Fully revised and updated 6th edition! Our test prep is designed to help teacher candidates master the information on the TExES PPR EC-12 (160) exam and get certified to teach in Texas. It's perfect for college students, teachers, and career-changing professionals who are looking to teach Early Childhood through Grade 12 in Texas. Written by a leading specialist in teacher education, our complete study package contains an in-depth review of all four state-defined domains and the 13 competencies, including discussions of key educational concepts and theories, as well as relevant laws. A diagnostic test and three full-length practice tests are offered online in a timed format with instant scoring, diagnostic feedback, and detailed explanations of answers. Each test features every type of question, subject area, and skill you need to know for the exam. Our online practice tests replicate the Pearson TExES question format, allowing you to assess your skills and gauge your test-readiness. The book includes two of the three practice tests in print. The online tests at REA's Study Center offer the most powerful scoring and diagnostic tools available today. Automatic scoring and instant reports help you zero in on the topics and types of questions that give you trouble now, so you'll succeed when it counts. Every practice exam comes with detailed feedback on every question. We don't just say which answers are right - we explain why the other answer choices are wrong - so you'll be prepared on test day. This complete test prep package comes with a customized study schedule and REA's test-taking strategies and tips. This test prep is a must-have for anyone who wants to teach EC-12 in Texas!

Nine Nasty Words

A New York Times bestseller One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power--and why we love them so much. Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our ability to curse comes from a different part of the brain than other parts of speech--the urgency with which we say "f&*k!" is instead related to the instinct that tells us to flee from danger. Language evolves with time, and so does what we consider profane or unspeakable. Nine Nasty Words is a rollicking examination of profanity, explored from every angle: historical, sociological, political, linguistic. In a particularly coarse moment, when the public discourse is shaped in part by once-shocking words, nothing could be timelier.

The Mother Tongue

With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson—the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent—brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into one of the world's largest growth industries.

Structures

In a book that Business Insider noted as one of the "14 Books that inspired Elon Musk," J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose. For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back-or give way under-thousands of gallons of water, or what principles guide the design of a skyscraper or a kangaroo, this book will ease your anxiety and answer your questions. J. E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose.

The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush

In this greatly expanded edition of his international bestseller, Andreas Moritz reveals the most common but rarely recognized cause of illness – gallstones congesting the bile ducts in the liver. Besides leading to gallbladder diseases and gallstone attacks in at least 20 million Americans each year, in many cases, liver bile duct congestion sets the stage for even more serious, seemingly unrelated conditions, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Most adults living in the industrialized world, and especially those suffering a chronic illness, such as irritable bowel syndrome, heart disease, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, cancer or diabetes, have in fact hundreds if not thousands of gallstones (mainly clumps of hardened bile that escape detection for they are invisible to X-rays, ultrasound, and CT scans) blocking the bile ducts of their liver. This book provides a thorough understanding of the liver and its complex functions, what causes gallstones in the liver and gallbladder, and why these stones can be held responsible for the most common diseases so prevalent in the world today. It provides the reader with the knowledge needed to recognize these stones and gives the necessary, do-it-yourself instructions to painlessly remove them in the comfort of one's home. Packed with images, the book also gives practical guidelines on how to prevent new gallstones in both the liver and gallbladder. The liver and gallbladder flush (cleanse) has led to extraordinary improvements in health and wellness among millions of people who have already given themselves the precious gift of a strong, clean, revitalized liver. Besides providing the practical procedures to cleanse the liver, gallbladder, kidneys and intestines, Moritz explains in great detail the origin of all types of common diseases and how to prevent or reverse them naturally. The book is filled with precious, time-tested approaches designed to return the body to a permanent state of balance and vitality; it includes a complete program of healthcare, which is primarily based on the ancient medical system of Ayurveda and the vast amount of experience Andreas Moritz had gained in the field of health restoration over 30 years.

The End of Molasses Classes

New York Times bestselling author and educator Ron Clark challenges parents, teachers, and communities everywhere embrace a difference in the classroom and uplift, educate, and empower our children. Read this book to find out why so many across the country have embraced these powerful rules. · Set the electric tone on day one · Teach your children how to study—don’t expect it to come naturally · Don’t constantly stress about test scores · Not every child deserves a cookie · Lift up your teachers. No, really, lift them up! · If kids like you all the time, you’re doing something wrong · Don’t be a penny parent Be different. Be bold. Join in.

Radiology Simplified

Anchor your study with the first multi-touch book written specifically with you and the new ABR core exam in mind. Say goodbye to the old days of grainy images, irrelevant details and black pearls. This comprehensive resident-to-resident guide elevates the efficiency of review for the core exam. Part 1, Core Diagnosis and Intervention, includes 100 cases across every core subject area with pinch-to-zoom images worthy of the iPad display and focused discussion points. Part 2, Core Physics, gives radiology physics its first major revision in decades with vivid illustrations and simple explanations. Free updates and corrections at www.transcendreview.com. About the Authors: Lakshminarayan "Ram" Srinivasan completed his M.D. at Harvard Medical School, Ph.D. at MIT, and B.S. at Caltech, with diagnostic radiology training at UCLA and neuroradiology training at Stanford. Jonathan Park completed his B.A. and M.D. with the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University with diagnostic and interventional radiology training at UCLA. Both authors were in the first class to pass the new ABR Core Exam. Transcend Review, Inc. is dedicated to your success and promises to keep discussion relevant, eliminate factual errors, and stay positive.

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.

No Plot? No Problem! Revised and Expanded Edition

Chris Baty, founder of the wildly successful literary marathon known as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), has completely revised and expanded his definitive handbook for extreme noveling. Chris pulls from over 15 years of results-oriented writing experience to pack this compendium with new tips and tricks, ranging from week-by-week quick reference guides to encouraging advice from authors, and much more. His motivating mix of fearless optimism and practical solutions to common excuses gives both first-time novelists and results-oriented writers the kick-start they need to embark on an exhilarating creative adventure.

Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Ultrasound Guidance for Anesthesia Providers

This reference book allows readers to gain exposure to peripheral nerve blocks with and without ultrasound guidance in an interactive way. The text is robust with concise information on many aspects of blocks, block safety and effectiveness, vascular access, placement and management of peri-neural catheters and diagnosis of pneumothorax by ultrasound. Massive increases in POCUS have also been updated. Each procedure comprises it’s own chapter, so specific, illustrated information is at your finger tips without the need for internet connection- making it well suited for isolated or austere applications. The anatomy illustrations, procedure videos and explanations will come to life using the magic of this platform. And it will serve you long after paper texts- using digital information. It is simply the next generation of regional/ultrasound anesthesia reference texts. It’s time to expect more from a textbook, and this one delivers.

Don't Just "Sign"... Communicate!: A Student's Guide to Mastering ASL Grammar

Are You Making Common Signing Errors? Make no mistake about it... when venturing into the world of American Sign Language, the first thing you must understand is that ASL is its own language. It is different from English. ASL is also not like other Signing Systems. Like any other Language, ASL contains its own unique rules of syntax, phonology, grammar, etc. To become fluent in the ASL language, you must first be armed with these essential rules and terminology. Don't Just "Sign"... Communicate! methodically takes you, step-by-step, through the essentials of ASL Grammar to prepare you to truly and effectively communicate in and understand ASL. This carefully outlined guide not only illustrates the importance of understanding ASL's overall differences in grammar, the topics are broken up into the six (6) major aspects of the language, making it that much easier for you to understand and follow! Here's just a glimpse of what you'll find in this guide: - Get the "inside scoop" about ASL -- Learn vocabulary concepts not taught in most ASL dictionaries and discover the most essential ASL grammar rules. - Packed full with "must have" tools, a glossary of over 200 terms, and a grammar study sheet you'll use again and again! - Everything you need in just one place... And answers to questions you may not even know to ask... Regardless of your reasons for learning to communicate in ASL, once you have read this book with its expert advice and hints, you will truly be prepared to master the communication nuances of the ASL Language!

Don't Just "Sign"... Communicate!: A Student's Pocket Guide to Deaf Community Terminology

Start ASL, the leading online resource for ASL and Deaf Culture, has created this easy-to-use and convenient Terminology Pocket Guide. If you're on the go, or whenever you simply need to make a quick reference, you'll find this tiny yet practical book to be a great friend in your immersion into American Sign Language and the Deaf community. This handy little Pocket Guide contains definitions to those not-so-familiar terms that you may encounter at any time, anywhere. For anyone wanting to truly understand and communicate within the ASL community, we highly recommend having Start ASL's Terminology Pocket Guide on hand for all situations... Never leave home without it!

Don't Just "Sign"... Communicate!: A Student's Guide to ASL and the Deaf Community

The Heart Of Any Language Is Found Within Its Culture... As anyone who has learned a foreign language will tell you, all language is an experience. And that experience is found through a language's culture its people. The journey toward complete comprehension and usage of American Sign Language includes the recognition, not only of the sovereignty of the language, but of the understanding that ASL lives within its own community and culture. The full learning and understanding of a language involves much more than vocabulary or sentence structure. All language is unique in vocabulary, grammar, syntax, emotion, and more... including culture. ASL is a language unique to the community that uses it. Don't Just "Sign"... Communicate! focuses on giving you a better understanding of the ASL community and culture, as well as a better and more comprehensive understanding of learning the language. This guide successfully takes you inside the Deaf community and gets you involved in its fascinating culture. Take advantage of this informative and handy resource that will make your journey into ASL a fulfilling adventure. Start ASL has created this guide so that you can easily explore the ASL language and Deaf culture. This guide provides you with tools, advice, and helpful resources not available anywhere else!

Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised)

"A rich, much-needed remedy for the standardized institutions that comprise too much of our school system today… ideal for teachers and parents intent on resurrecting and fostering students' inherent drive to learn…An essential resource." -Daniel H. Pink, author of DRIVE and A WHOLE NEW MIND “Schools that Learn is a magnificent, grand book that pays equal attention to the small and the big picture - and what's more integrates them. There is no book on education change that comes close to Senge et al's sweeping and detailed treatment. Classroom, school, community, systems, citizenry---it's all there. The core message is stirring: what if we viewed schools as a means of shifting society for the better!" -Michael Fullan, author of Change Leader and Learning Places A new edition of the groundbreaking book that brings organizational learning and systems thinking into classrooms and schools, showing how to keep our nation’s educational system competitive in today’s world. Revised and updated - with more than 100 pages of new material – for the first time since its initial publication in 2000 comes a new edition of the seminal work acclaimed as one of the best books ever written about education and schools . A unique collaboration between the celebrated management thinker and Fifth Discipline author Peter Senge and a team of renowned educators and organizational change leaders, Schools that Learn describes how schools can adapt, grow, and change in the face of the demands and challenges of our society, and provides tools, techniques and references for bringing those aspirations to life. The new revised and updated edition offers practical advice for overcoming the many challenges that face our communities and educational systems today. It shows teachers, administrators, students, parents and community members how to successfully use principles of organizational learning, including systems thinking and shared vision, to address the challenges that face our nation's schools. In a fast-changing world where school populations are increasingly diverse, children live in ever-more-complex social and media environments, standardized tests are applied as overly simplistic "quick fixes," and advances in science and technology continue to accelerate, the pressures on our educational system are inescapable. Schools That Learn offers a much-needed way to open dialogue about these problems – and provides pragmatic opportunities to transform school systems into learning organizations. Drawing on observations and advice from more than 70 writers and experts on schools and education, this book features: -Methods for implementing organizational learning and explanations of why they work -Compelling stories and anecdotes from the “field” - classrooms, schools, and communities -Charts, tables and diagrams to illustrate systems thinking and other practices -Guiding principles for how to apply innovative practices in all types of school systems -Individual exercises useful for both teachers and students -Team exercises to foster communication within the classroom, school, or community group -New essays on topics like educating for sustainability, systems thinking in the classroom, and “the great game of high school.” -New recommendations for related books, articles, videotapes and web sites -And more Schools That Learn is the essential guide for anyone who cares about the future of education and keeping our nation’s schools competitive in our fast-changing world.

Hippocrates's Collection [ 17 books ]

This book contain collection of 17 books 1. On Airs, Waters, And Places 2. Aphorisms 3. On The Articulations 4. Of The Epidemics 5. On Fistulae 6. On Fractures 7. On Injuries Of The Head 8. On Hemorrhoids 9. The Law 10. On Ancient Medicine 11. The Oath 12. The Book Of Prognostics 13. Instruments Of Reduction 14. On Regimen In Acute Diseases 15. On The Sacred Disease 16. On The Surgery 17. On Ulcers About the Author Hippocrates (460 BC - 377 BC) Hippocrates of Cos II or Hippokrates of Kos was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is often referred to as "The Father of Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic school of medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields that it had traditionally been associated with (notably theurgy and philosophy) and making a profession of it. As such, the achievements of the writers of the Corpus, the practitioners of Hippocratic medicine and Hippocrates himself are often commingled; very little is known about what Hippocrates actually thought, wrote and did. Nevertheless, Hippocrates is commonly portrayed as the paragon of the ancient physician. In particular, he is credited with greatly advancing clinical medicine, summing up the medical knowledge of previous schools, and prescribing practices for physicians through the Hippocratic Oath and other works.

Hands of Time

"A hugely entertaining achievement." –Esquire “An engaging survey through a period of intellectual history that reveals as much about people who wear watches as the objects on their wrists." – Wall Street Journal "As impeccably crafted and precisely engineered as any of the watches on which the author has worked so lovingly over the years, this book is a joy to behold and a wonder to enjoy.” –Simon Winchester, author of The Perfectionists and Land An award-winning watchmaker—one of the few practicing the art in the world today—chronicles the invention of time through the centuries-long story of one of mankind’s most profound technological achievements: the watch. Timepieces have long accompanied us on our travels, from the depths of the oceans to the summit of Everest, the ice of the arctic to the sands of the deserts, outer space to the surface of the moon. The watch has sculpted the social and economic development of modern society; it is an object that, when disassembled, can give us new insights both into the motivations of inventors and craftsmen of the past, and, into the lives of the people who treasured them. Hands of Time is a journey through watchmaking history, from the earliest attempts at time-keeping, to the breakthrough in engineering that gave us the first watch, to today – where the timepieces hold cultural and historical significance beyond what its first creators could have imagined. Acclaimed watchmaker Rebecca Struthers uses the most important watches throughout history to explore their attendant paradigm shifts in how we think about time, indeed how we think about our own humanity. From an up-close look at the birth of the fakes and forgeries industry which marked the watch as a valuable commodity, to the watches that helped us navigate trade expeditions, she reveals how these instruments have shaped how we build and then consequently make our way through the world. A fusion of art and science, history and social commentary, this fascinating work, told in Struthers’s lively voice and illustrated with custom line drawings by her husband and fellow watchmaker Craig, is filled with her personal observations as an expert watchmaker—one of the few remaining at work in the world today. Horology is a vast subject—the “study of time.” This compelling history offers a fresh take, exploring not only these watches within their time, but the role they played in human development and the impact they had on the people who treasured them.

Artificial Intelligence Revolution

The co-founder of Baidu explains how AI will transform human livelihood, from our economy and financial systems down to our daily lives. Written by Baidu cofounder Robin Li and prefaced by award-winning sci-fi writer Cixin Liu (author of The Three-Body Problem ), Artificial Intelligence Revolution introduces Baidu’s teams of top scientists and management as pioneers of movement toward AI. The book covers many of the latest AI-related ideas and technological developments, such as: • Computational ability • Big data resources • Setting the basic standards of AI in research and development • An introduction to the “super brain” • Intelligent manufacturing • Deep learning • L4 automated vehicles • Smart finance The book describes the emergence of a “smart” society powered by technology and reflects on the challenges humanity is about to face. Li covers the most pressing AI-related ideas and technological developments, including: Will artificial intelligence replace human workers, and in what sectors of the economy? How will it affect healthcare and finance? How will daily human life change? Robin Li’s Artificial Intelligence Revolution addresses these questions and more from the perspective of a pioneer of AI development. It's a must-read for anyone concerned about the emergence of a “smart” society powered by technology and the challenges humanity is about to face.

How to Squirt

This instructional booklet uncovers the mysteries of female ejaculation. It gives detailed instructions on how you or your partner can achieve the "squirting" orgasm. In a perfect balance of entertainment and education, the topic is covered in layman's terms that anybody can understand. Don't miss this helpful manual dedicated to an under-reported sexual phenomenon.

Legal Analysis, Second Edition

The second edition of Legal Analysis, the Fundamental Skill, continues to teach students the critical skills of legal reasoning. This popular book is a practical and clear guide that explains the many ways lawyers analyze the law. The authors demystify legal analysis by examining the foundations and methodology of legal problem solving and by discussing the different levels of critical thinking necessary to develop effective legal arguments. The book emphasizes the importance of applying the law as opposed to relying excessively on formulaic methods of analysis. New to the second edition, the book examines rule-based reasoning and the implicit rule; deductive analysis and resolving statutory ambiguity; case-law reasoning and inductive analysis; the role of policy in legal argument; and the structure and variations of legal argument and CREAC. New examples and exercises are also included.

I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Study Guide

I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Study Guide consists of approx. 45 pages of summaries and analysis on INever Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass.

NCLEX: Pharmacology for Nurses: 100 Practice Questions with Rationales to help you Pass the NCLEX!

Pharmacology is one of the most challenging subjects in nursing, not only because there is over a thousand drugs out there in the market to be familiar with, but also because pharmacology is a part of every aspect of patient care. In fact, it is a hefty part of medical-surgical nursing, pediatrics, maternal and child, geriatrics, hospice, psychiatric nursing and even community nursing. When flipping through the pages of a 3-inch thick drug handbook, would-be nurses feel a great sense of frustration. They ask themselves, “How do I study this?”, “Which information should I focus on?”. A proven strategy in becoming successful in Pharmacology is familiarizing oneself with the drugs. One way of doing this is to answer as many NCLEX-style questions on Pharmacology as you can and then study their rationales. This narrows down concepts to the most significant ones. Another strategy is to look at concepts that deal with safety issues. Many questions revolve around safety. It is the primary concern in Pharmacology. Have there been new drugs introduced in the last 3-5 years? Zero-in on that, too. Do research on certain issues that actually happened in real life that greatly affected patient outcomes. These strategies are going to work wonders in achieving your goals in becoming a registered nurse, but to dig into books just to look for concepts that deal with safety, and doing research on true-to-life accounts are too time consuming. This is the main reason why you need this 100-question booklet. The reliability of this booklet is ensured because nursing instructors who are experts in the field of Pharmacology developed the questions themselves. Its purpose is to serve as a very useful tool in familiarizing aspiring nurses with the concepts. More importantly, it gives a fair head start in the NCLEX review because the instructors have done the digging and the research part for you! Here in this book, you will have a compilation of questions that revolve around safety and positive patient outcomes. It will also feature new approved drugs and the concerns in their use. It will also include current topics on Pharmacology, with up-to-date information that will most likely come out in the NCLEX examination. It will give you the right concepts, and it will save you time especially during the hectic days of NCLEX preparation. So get your head start now!

Graphic Artists Guild Handbook, 16th Edition

The industry bible for communication design and illustration professionals, with updated information, listings, and pricing guidelines. Graphic Artists Guild Handbook is the industry bible for communication design and illustration professionals. A comprehensive reference guide, the Handbook helps graphic artists navigate the world of pricing, collecting payment, and protecting their creative work, with essential advice for growing a freelance business to create a sustainable and rewarding livelihood. This sixteenth edition provides excellent, up-to-date guidance, incorporating new information, listings, and pricing guidelines. It offers graphic artists practical tips on how to negotiate the best deals, price their services accurately, and create contracts that protect their rights. Sample contracts and other documents are included. For the sixteenth edition, the content has been reorganized, topics have been expanded, and new chapters have been added to create a resource that is more relevant to how graphic artists work today. Features include: More in-depth information for the self-employed on how to price work to make a sustainable living and plan for times of economic uncertainty.A new chapter on using skills and talents to maximize income with multiple revenue streams—workshops, videos, niche markets, passion projects, selling art, and much more.Current U.S. salary information and freelance rates by discipline.Pricing guidelines for buyers and sellers.Up-to-date copyright registration information.Model contracts and forms to adapt to your specific needs.Interviews with eleven self-employed graphic artists who have created successful careers,using many of the practices found in this Handbook .

Donny’S Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley-Davidson, 1936 to Present

Do you want to make your Harley-Davidson run faster? Author Donny Petersen, with more than forty years of experience working on and designing Harleys, shows you how to make anything from mild to wild enhancements to your bike. He progresses from inexpensive power increases to every level of increased torque and horsepower. With graphics, pictures, and charts, Donnys Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley-Davidson, 1936 to Present offers the real deal in performancing your Harley-Davidson Evolution and guides you on a sure-footed journey to a thorough H-D Evolution performance understanding. This volume examines the theory, design, and practical aspects of Evolution performance; provides insight into technical issues; and explains what works and what doesnt in performancing the Evolution. He walks you through detailed procedures such as headwork, turbo-supercharging, nitrous, big-inch Harleys, and completing simple hop-up procedures like air breathers, exhausts, and ignition modifications. In easy-to-understand terms, Donnys Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley-Davidson, 1936 to Present shares performance secrets and provides clear guidance into what works, what does not, and whats just okay with performancing the Harley Evolution power train.

ERP Fundamentals

Introduction or primer to ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) business solutions. Ebook contains a comprehensive review of all aspects of these technologies, the vendors, applications functionality and advice on implementing a solution. Topics covered in detail include: computer environments & services, database technologies & techniques, financials, customer fulfilment, supply chain, other modules & capabilities, business intelligence, guidance & implementation advice. Test your understanding with interactive multiple choice questions and/or listen via the audio narrative. Make use of a comprehensive glossary.

The Designer's Dictionary of Color

A guide to the cultural, historical, and social meanings of twenty-seven colors, plus examples of successful usage of each as well as options for palette variations. The Designer’s Dictionary of Color provides an in-depth look at twenty-seven colors key to art and graphic design. Organized by spectrum, in color-by-color sections for easy navigation, this book documents each hue with charts showing color range and palette variations. Chapters detail each color’s creative history and cultural associations, with examples of color use that extend from the artistic to the utilitarian—whether the turquoise on a Reid Miles album cover or the avocado paint job on a 1970s Dodge station wagon. A practical and inspirational resource for designers and students alike, The Designer’s Dictionary of Color opens up the world of color for all those who seek to harness its incredible power.

From Silence to Voice

This is an invaluable book for all nurses, especially those who are proud of being nurses and who have always wanted to make others understand our passion. â• Nursing Standard For more than a decade, From Silence to Voice has been providing nurses with communication tools they can use to win the resources and respect they deserve. Now, in a timely third edition, authors Bernice Buresh and Suzanne Gordon focus on how nurses can describe and frame their work to seize unprecedented opportunities to advance their profession and lead improvements in health care systems.The authors, both journalists, argue that because nursing needs the support and cooperation of others to fulfill its potential, it is critical that nurses communicate the full scope of nursing practice. Nurses must go beyond describing nursing in terms of dedication and caring and articulate nurses' specialized knowledge and expertise. From Silence to Voice helps nurses explain their contributions to patient safety, satisfaction, and outcomes. It shows how nurses can communicate with various publics about important aspects of their work, such as how they master and employ complex medical technologies and regimens, and how they use their clinical judgment in life-and-death situations. "Nurses and nursing organizations," the authors write, "must go out and tell the public what nurses really do so that patients can actually get the benefit of their expert care." This comprehensively revised and updated third edition helps nurses use a range of traditional and social media to accurately describe the true nature of their work. Its analyses of images that are projected by nursing campaigns and its detailed guidance in helping nurses construct positive and powerful narratives of their work make From Silence to Voice a must-read in nursing schools and organizations and by individual nurses in all areas of the profession. Because nurses are busy, many of the communication techniques in this book are designed to integrate naturally into nurses’ everyday lives and to complement nurses’ work with patients and families.

Education: Does God have an opinion?

Students in America will spend over 14,000 seat hours in a classroom before they graduate from high school. On the other hand, most Christian children spend less than an hour a day in meaningful interaction with their parents, and only a few hours a week (at most) in church. Is it reasonable for us to assume that the Christian instruction they receive during off-hours will outweigh the thousands of hours of anti-Christian perspectives they are bombarded with by the media and the public school system? What does God say about how He expects Christians to educate their children? This book will radically challenge your paradigms and biases, but will consistently point you to the Word of God as the final answer for all of life, including education. Great resource for pastors, parents, and grandparents to understand the role of education in a Christian family. Aligns with the core philosophy of Master Books Curriculum and can be used as an apologetic for Christian education.

Learn to Read Quran

An interactive learning guide to help you learn how to read the Quran, in Arabic, correctly. The book has 13 Chapters and only the first chapter is currently interactive. We will continue to develop the other chapters as time moves on and hope you will give us continuous feedback so we can make the learning process easier for all. The book starts from learning the Arabic Alphabet moving on to learning how to read a whole verse correctly. Ideal for beginners who wish to learn how to read Quran!

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology

Long established as the preeminent source in its field, the eagerly anticipated fifth edition of Dr Stahl's essential textbook of psychopharmacology is here! With its use of icons and figures that form Dr Stahl's unique 'visual language', the book is the single most readable source of information on disease and drug mechanisms for all students and mental health professionals seeking to understand and utilize current therapeutics, and to anticipate the future for novel medications. Every aspect of the book has been updated, with the clarity of explanation that only Dr Stahl can bring. The new edition includes over 500 new or refreshed figures, an intuitive color scheme, fourteen new uses for older drugs and eighteen brand new drugs, coverage of Parkinson's Disease Psychosis, behavioural symptoms of dementia, and mixed features in major depressive episodes, and expanded information on the medical uses of cannabis and hallucinogen assisted psychotherapy.

The DOs

Overcoming suspicion, ridicule, and outright opposition from the American Medical Association, the osteopathic medical profession today serves the health needs of more than thirty million Americans. Osteopathic medicine is now the fastest-growing segment of the US physician and surgeon population. In The DOs , historian Norman Gevitz chronicles the development of this controversial medical movement from its nineteenth-century origins in the American Midwest to the present day. He describes the philosophy and practice of osteopathy, as well as the impact of osteopathic medicine on health care. In print continuously since 1982, The DOs has now been thoroughly updated and expanded. From the theories underlying the use of spinal manipulation developed by osteopathy's founder, Andrew Taylor Still, Gevitz traces the movement's early success, despite attacks from the orthodox medical community. He also recounts the efforts of osteopathic medical colleges to achieve parity with institutions granting MD degrees and looks at the continuing effort by osteopathic physicians and surgeons to achieve greater recognition and visibility. Bringing additional light to the philosophical origins and practices of the osteopathic movement, as well as the historic debates about which degree to offer its graduates, this volume • chronicles the challenges the profession has faced in the early decades of the twenty-first century • addresses recent challenges to the osteopathic medical profession • explores efforts at preserving osteopathy's autonomy and distinctiveness • offers a new perspective on the future of osteopathic medicine Based on an extensive examination and evaluation of primary sources, as well as countless interviews with individuals both inside and outside osteopathic medicine, The DOs is the definitive history of the osteopathic medical profession.

Audio Engineering 101

Practical, concise, and approachable, Audio Engineering 101, Second Edition covers everything aspiring audio engineers need to know to make it in the recording industry, from the characteristics of sound to microphones, analog versus digital recording, EQ/compression, mixing, mastering, and career skills. Filled with hand-ons, step-by-step technique breakdowns and all-new interviews with active professionals, this updated edition includes instruction in using digital consoles, iPads for mixing, audio apps, plug-ins, home studios, and audio for podcasts. An extensive companion website features fifteen new video tutorials, audio clips, equipment lists, quizzes, and student exercises.

The Ultimate Baofeng Radio Survival Guide

Mastering your Baofeng radio has never been easier. Ensure your family's safety and stay connected during any crisis with confidence. 📻 Do you want to master the use of your Baofeng radio but feel overwhelmed by the technical details ? 📻 Are you eager to ensure your family’s safety and stay connected during crises, whether natural disasters or urban emergencies? 📻 Looking for a comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide that transforms you from a beginner to a Baofeng radio expert? “The Ultimate Baofeng Radio Survival Guide ” is your essential companion in mastering Baofeng radios, offering practical advice and step-by-step instructions to ensure you're always prepared. This guide demystifies the complexities of Baofeng radios, making it accessible for everyone, from novices to seasoned users. With this book, you'll not only gain the technical and practical knowledge needed to operate your radio efficiently but also the confidence to use it effectively in any emergency situation. What’s Inside This Comprehensive Guide? • Step-by-Step Setup: Learn to set up and use your Baofeng radio quickly and efficiently • Emergency Communication: Master emergency frequencies and communication plans to stay connected when it matters most • Unlock Advanced Features: Discover how to maximize your radio’s capabilities with tips on GPS, encryption, and digital modes • Real-World Scenarios: Get practical advice for using Baofeng radios in various situations, from outdoor adventures to urban crises • Troubleshooting and Maintenance: Keep your radio in top condition with essential maintenance tips and troubleshooting advice • And Much More!! In times of crisis, reliable communication can be the difference between safety and danger. Equip yourself with the skills and knowledge to master your Baofeng radio and ensure you’re always prepared . Whether you're in the wilderness, navigating urban landscapes, or preparing for unforeseen crises, this guide is tailored to help you achieve reliable communication and peace of mind. Don’t Wait for the Unexpected to Catch You Off Guard! Grab your copy now to embark on a journey to master your Baofeng radio, ensuring you're equipped to thrive in any scenario with the confidence of true preparedness.

California Gun Laws

C. D. “Chuck” Michel is Senior Partner at Michel & Associates, P.C. in Long Beach, California. His work focuses on litigation and regulatory compliance advice on firearms law, civil rights, land use, and environmental law. For over two decades, Chuck has advocated for individual civil and constitutional rights, particularly Second Amendment rights. He has crafted some of the most important legal challenges to legislation that infringes on rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Mr. Michel has represented many of the most prominent shooting sports and self-defense civil rights associations, including the National Rifle Association, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, Second Amendment Foundation, Gun Owners of America, and Gun Owners of California. He is a regular commentator and frequent contributor to national media discussions and has appeared in dozens of video and radio interviews and thousands of newspaper articles. Mr. Michel taught Firearms Law and Law Practice Management as an adjunct professor at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law. He is the author of the book California Gun Laws – A Guide to State and Federal Firearm Regulations. Mr. Michel began his career as a judicial clerk with U.S. District Court Judge William J. Rea in Los Angeles. He worked as a criminal prosecutor for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office as well as for several Southern California cities, and as an advocate with the Los Angeles Federal Public Defender’s office. Mr. Michel also practiced as an attorney at the renowned international law firm of O’Melveny & Myers, LLP.

Neurolinguistics

An accessible introduction to the study of language in the brain, covering language processing, language acquisition, literacy, and language disorders. Neurolinguistics, the study of language in the brain, describes the anatomical structures (networks of neurons in the brain) and physiological processes (ways for these networks to be active) that allow humans to learn and use one or more languages. It draws on neuroscience, linguistics—particularly theoretical linguistics—and other disciplines. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Giosuè Baggio offers an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of neurolinguistics, covering language processing, language acquisition, literacy, and speech and language disorders. Baggio first surveys the evolution of the field, describing discoveries by Paul Broca, Carl Wernicke, Noam Chomsky, and others. He discusses mapping language in “brain time” and “brain space” and the constraints of neurolinguistic models. Considering language acquisition, he explains that a child is never a “blank slate”: infants and young children are only able to acquire specific aspects of language in specific stages of cognitive development. He addresses the neural consequences of bilingualism; literacy, discussing how forms of visual language in the brain differ from forms of auditory language; aphasia and the need to understand language disorders in behavioral, functional, and neuroanatomical terms; neurogenetics of language; and the neuroethology of language, tracing the origins of the neural and behavioral building blocks of human linguistic communication to the evolution of avian, mammalian, and primate brains.

Summary of Batya Ungar-Sargon's Bad News

Excerpt From Summary of Batya Ungar-Sargon's Bad News #1 American journalists used to fight for the less fortunate, but in recent times they’ve sided with the elite instead. #2 The working class consisted of laborers and skilled artisans like masons, cabinetmakers, and tailors. They rarely went on strike because the press condemned such actions, and because the elites had a monopoly on knowledge.

Life Behind the Masks Surviving and Healing from Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse

Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse ~ MDSA The ultimate betrayal of a child's trust. The taboo subject led by society's denial that abuse of this nature even occurs. Wilma survived 16 years of her mother Hellen's brutal, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse-including acts of torture. Manipulated, controlled, and violated from her earliest memories, Wilma despaired from the constant hunger, sexual abuse, violent beatings, and strip searches. She feared suicide was her only option. The stigma and shame of the abuse silenced Wilma for years. As Wilma found the courage to speak her unspeakable secret- she was relieved by the support she received, after years of being convinced no one would believe her. MacLiver wrote her powerful, true story in this inspiring book from a daughter-survivor's point of view. Life Behind the Masks is a must-read to witness her miracle healing from the worst kind of sexual abuse- an unforgettable memoir.

California Gun Laws A guide to state and federal firearm regulations

The 12th Edition of 'California Gun Laws: A Guide to State and Federal Firearm Regulations' is an essential resource for anyone navigating the complex web of gun laws in California and the United States. This comprehensive guide provides a detailed analysis of the latest state and federal regulations, ensuring that gun owners, dealers, and enthusiasts have the most up-to-date information at their fingertips. With its clear and concise explanations, this book demystifies the often-confusing legal landscape surrounding firearms, empowering readers to make informed decisions and stay compliant with the law. Whether you're a seasoned gun owner or new to the world of firearms, this meticulously researched and regularly updated guide is an invaluable tool for understanding your rights and responsibilities.

Case Files: Emergency Medicine, Fifth Edition

Real-life cases for success on the emergency medicine clerkship and shelf-exam Experience with clinical cases is key to mastering the art and science of medicine and ultimately to providing patients with competent medical care. Case Files ® : Emergency Medicine, Fifth Edition delivers 60 true-to-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in emergency medicine. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, high-yield presentation of key diagnostic and treatment information, USMLE-style review question to enhance your learning. With Case Files®, you’ll learn instead of memorize. This fifth edition includes important new information on COVID-19, opioid overdose, social issues in emergency medicine, medical errors, interprofessional teamwork, endocrine emergencies, viral meningitis, and vertigo. Learn from 60 high-yield cases, each with board-style questions Master key concepts with clinical pearls Solidify your knowledge with 14 new integrated challenge questions Polish your approach to clinical problem solving and patient care Maximize your shelf exam score with this proven learning system NEW! Important information on COVID-19, opioid overdose, social issues in emergency medicine, medical errors, interprofessional teamwork, endocrine emergencies, viral meningitis, and vertigo

Use and Care of Handtools Measuring Tools

Use and Care of Handtools and Measuring Tools The purpose of this course is to increase your knowledge of the use and care of handtools and measuring tools. No matter how small the job, safety precautions must be taken at all times. A tool may be efficient, essential, time-saving, or even convenient; but it is also dangerous. For this reason, handtools must be used correctly. You must also be alert to any conditions that might endanger yourself or fellow workers. This course covers a large group of general purpose handtools. These tools are termed non-edged handtools because they are not used for cutting purposes and do not have sharpened or cutting edges. They are designed to facilitate mechanical operations such as clamping, hammering, twisting, turning, and more. This group includes such tools as hammers, mallets, and screwdrivers, which are commonly referred to as driving tools. Other types of non-edged tools include wrenches, pliers, clamps, pullers, soldering irons, and many others of a similar nature. This course also covers measuring tools that are designed for measuring work accurately. They include level indicating devices (levels), noncalibrated measuring tools (calipers, dividers, trammels) for transferring dimensions and/or layouts from one medium to another, calibrated measuring tools (rules, precision tapes, micrometers) designed to measure distances in accordance with one of several standards of measurement, gages (go and no-go gages, thread gages) which are machined to predetermined shapes and/or sized for measurement by comparison, and combination tools such as a combination square which is designed to perform two or more types of operations. In this course five types of measuring tools will be discussed. These types are: scribers; rules or scales; calipers and dividers; micrometers; and miscellaneous measuring gages. This course is part of our Mechanics and Hydraulics series. Full illustrations and diagrams included. Lessons: - Safety Procedures for Using Handtools and Power Tools - Use and Care of Handtools - Use and Care of Measuring Tools - Practice Exercise and Solutions

Learn Jamaican Patois

Jamaica is known for its music, athletics, beautiful scenery and culture. All across the world people love its reggae music because of Bob Marley. Jamaicans dominate sprinting at sport events year after year, both locally and on the world stage. Our island has its own brand and culture and a big part of that culture is our language. Jamaican patois is a unique language widely spoken by Jamaicans throughout the island. This ebook will attempt to teach you the basics of the language and make it easier to understand. The e-book has four sections that will make it less challenging for you to learn Jamaican patois. Look out for the audio links so you can better grasp the pronunciations.

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