Porn. Peak Oil. Enjoy.” This is the title of a YouTube video with over 300,00 views that was made in 2007 for the purpose of explaining a subculture of people who believe an imminent collapse of indus
A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of beavers, nature's swimming engineers. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why beavers slap their tails.
Using authentic conversations between native speakers as a basis, this course will help you to improve and build upon the language you already have so that you develop your skills to a level where you
An elegy to and celebration of British Columbia's second-longest river, one at the centre of contemporary conversations about resource extraction and northern geographies, SKEENA is an assemblage of v
Explaining in detail how new e-mobility technologies work, and the system requirements which must be fulfilled for these new technologies to be implemented, this book augments this analysis with discu
Steven Pinker, the bestselling author of The Language Instinct, deploys his gift for explaining big ideas in The Sense of Style - an entertaining writing guide for the 21st century What is the secret
Cooking. Food. Literary Nonfiction. DISCOVERING FLAVOR is an introduction to food appreciation for the average eater. It takes a commonsense approach to explaining flavor using everyday foods, like co
This is a collection of very recent essays by the leading proponent of process reliabilism, explaining its relation to rival and/or neighboring theories including evidentialism, other forms of reliabi
Reflective of the current GRE, this third edition gives test takers that extra math help they need. The book's features include:A description of the GRE's General Math Exam explaining structure, quest
Integrative psychosomatics is a new approach to explaining illnesses and how patients relate to their problems. This new discipline draws on psychoanalysis, medicine and the neurosciences, rather than
It’s pernicious . . . it’s diabolical . . . it creeps into every moment of our lives. It influences our relationships, impacts our physical body, works its way into our conversations, sparks non-nouri
Vaccine Whistleblower is a gripping account of four legally recorded phone conversations between Dr. Brian Hooker and Dr. William Thompson, a senior scientist in the Vaccine Safety Division at the Cen
This book examines children and young people's attempts to participate in conversations about their own treatment throughout uncertain cancer trajectories, including the events leading up to diagnosis
The brief focuses on applying sublinear algorithms to manage critical big data challenges. The text offers an essential introduction to sublinear algorithms, explaining why they are vital to large sca
Philographics is all about explaining big ideas in simple shapes. Now the author of the much-beloved book Philographics has selected 24 of the most popular isms and images and turned them into a postc
"This book is the first in more than 40 years to provide a comprehensive scientific overview of research in the field of parapsychology, explaining what we know and don't know about so-called psi phen
As more and more fabricators consider the purchase of a power hammer there comes the need for a book explaining which hammer to buy and how best to use this fabricator’s super tool.
Explores and explains how the mysteries of everyday life—from conversations and observations through web browsing and popular culture—can become the basis of rich ethnography and deep cultural analysi
Explores and explains how the mysteries of everyday life—from conversations and observations through web browsing and popular culture—can become the basis of rich ethnography and deep cultural analysi
Words of Wisdom brings together 360 of Philosophy's most famous quotations, explaining their meaning and telling the stories behind them. Western philosophy may be said to have begun in ancient Greece
Cathryn and John Sill tackle the fascinating and varied world of insects in this easy-to-read and educational book, painting these creatures in their respective natural habitats, explaining what insec
Cathryn and John Sill tackle the fascinating and varied world of insects in this easy-to-read and educational book, painting these creatures in their respective natural habitats, explaining what insec
Rivalries are a fundamental aspect of all international interactions. The concept of rivalry suggests that historic animosity may be the most fundamental variable in explaining and understanding why s
Bourdieu and Social Movements is part of a burgeoning literature that employs Pierre Bourdieu's theoretical technologies for understanding and explaining the complex dynamics of social movements. This
GET READY TO BE YOUR CLIENTS’ INDISPENSABLE PARTNER IN SUCCESSAre you looking for the keys to far more successful sales relationships, and client conversations thatdon’t require manipulation, probing,
This new title examines the most complex provision of the JOA, explaining everything that individuals working in the petroleum industry should know about exclusive operations and their consequences.
This book is a test-first exploration of software architecture in JavaScript. We will describe several patterns and practices, each time explaining what they are supposed to do by writing unit tests.
Friendships are built on chatter, on gossip, on revelations—on talk. Over the course of the summer of 1965, Linda Rosenkrantz taped conversations between three friends (two straight, one gay) on the c
This book is meant as a tool to make "your real life" an extension of spiritual life, so that life will be more productive and enjoyable. It begins by explaining what meditation is r
As the lead writer for BBC Anglophenia, Fraser McAlpine (a man assembled from almost every region of the UK*) spends his life explaining Brits to foreigners. Now he lifts the lid on our Marmite pot of
Darwin's theory of natural selection was a monumental step in our understanding of evolution, explaining how useful adaptations are preserved over generations. However, Darwin's great idea didn't - an
Grounded in path-breaking research but written in an accessible, engaging style Moral Talk Across the Lifespan explores how our most fundamental moral commitments are shaped by crucial conversations w
Haines, a bodyworker in Europe, uses a graphic approach to explaining pain. He presents illustrations by Sophie Standing, along with descriptions, that demonstrate pain and the brain, the definition o
