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How can you really take control of your health, well being and happiness? Your body is a complex, fine-tuned organism. Thanks to our modern diet, lifestyle and the environment we are taxing this fine-tuned instrument to the limit. In this short book, we would like to make you keenly aware of your responsibility in living up to your potential, not only intellectually, but mentally, physically and spiritually. Let's get started. For you brave so...

In the spring of 1946, World War II was over, and returning veterans were beginning to rebuild their lives. Bill Terry's hitch in the Air Force was up, and as he was trying to figure out his future, along came the lovely Gladys Walland, who literally swept him off his feet. Six months later, they married. Then Wendell Phillips came into their lives with an offer of steady employment, new horizons, and all the adventure they could handle-in Afr...

How Stakeholders Can Support Teacher Quality compiles the proceedings from the Milken Family Foundation's National Education Conference (NEC), which took place in Washington, D.C., in May 2006. Each year, the NEC brings together practitioners, policymakers and private sector representatives to focus on critical issues in education. This work expands on the ideas and themes discussed in the first three volumes in this series on education policy...

How Stakeholders Can Support Teacher Quality compiles the proceedings from the Milken Family Foundation's National Education Conference (NEC), which took place in Washington, D.C., in May 2006. Each year, the NEC brings together practitioners, policymakers and private sector representatives to focus on critical issues in education. This work expands on the ideas and themes discussed in the first three volumes in this series on education policy...

To understand the current moment in school accountability, one must understand the larger contradictions in education politics. Accountability Frankenstein provides a broader perspective on the school accountability debate by exploring the contradictions inherent in high-stakes testing. Accountability Frankenstein explains the historical and social origins of test-based accountability: the political roots of accountability, why we trust test s...

To understand the current moment in school accountability, one must understand the larger contradictions in education politics. Accountability Frankenstein provides a broader perspective on the school accountability debate by exploring the contradictions inherent in high-stakes testing. Accountability Frankenstein explains the historical and social origins of test-based accountability: the political roots of accountability, why we trust test s...

This volume makes a significant contribution to the crisis management literature. It also adds to our inchoate understanding of network governance: temporary teams and task forces, communities of practice, alliances, and virtual organizations. It hints that the distinction between networks and organizations may be somewhat spurious, a matter of degree rather than kind. Indeed, it seems that this distinction may derive more from mental model...

This volume makes a significant contribution to the crisis management literature. It also adds to our inchoate understanding of network governance: temporary teams and task forces, communities of practice, alliances, and virtual organizations. It hints that the distinction between networks and organizations may be somewhat spurious, a matter of degree rather than kind. Indeed, it seems that this distinction may derive more from mental model...

Dreamtime: A Collection of Short Stories dissects a wide range of social problems by merging realism with fantasy and the supernatural. Gifted storyteller Robert Steiner addresses some of life's uncommon questions and provides provocative answers. Sweeping from Australia and Italy to outer space, Steiner offers a look at the world from an altered point of view and compels us to rethink our most sacred beliefs. "Steiner's stories share commonal...

Top Secret Tips Unveiled Within!Never wait for a drink, make money and get the job you want.

The fifth edition of James Bonner's classic history of Georgia's Antebellum capital features a new cover, an introduction by noted historian Bob Wilson and a completely revised and expanded index. A must-have for anyone with an interest in Milledgeville or the Antebelleum South.

Celebrated Chef, Monica Cooper dishes up her trademark wit with a side of nostalgia. This fun and functional tome is for everyone. Signature dishes like 'collard green pesto'- voted Most Unique Taste of 2005 by the Birmingham News and 'red wine poached pear salad with vanilla balsamic dressing' are just two of the deliciously different offerings Chef Monica has cooked up for you and yours!

Blackmail leads to murder among a group of hikers on the Milford Track in a New Zealand rainforest. Matt Kelly, professor of criminal psychology, struggles to discover the murderer as well as who attacked one of the guides.

If ever we hope to rise above self-centeredness, self-consciousness and self-pity, and move toward greater love of God, neighbor and a proper love of self, we must be assisted by the grace and mercy of our Creator. We are both invited and encouraged to advance our cause through more consistent consciousness of God's presence and prayer that never ceases. This is the essence of LORD HAVE MERCY, an assortment of ideas, observations, prayers, per...

The Centre For Fortean Zoology Yearbook is a collection of papers and essays too long and detailed for publication in the CFZ Journal Animals & Men. With contributions from both well-known researchers, and relative newcomers to the field, the Yearbook provides a forum where new theories can be expounded, and work on little-known cryptids discussed.

Gurgen Marhari's controversial novel, Burning Orchards, is set in the Ottoman city of Van, Eastern Anatolia, during the period leading up to the Armenian rebellion of 1915 and relates the epic story of the events which culminated in the catastrophe of the following years, wonderfully told by one of the great writers emerging from Soviet Armenia. Written with an abiding humanity, Mahari's characters are portrayed as complex and flawed - neithe...

Save Hundreds of Dollars-Maybe Even Thousands-on Your Legal BillsLawsuits can be handled in all kinds of different ways. It is not as black and white as many people think. Your lawyer will advise you on what he or she believes is best for you with respect to your particular case, but there is still plenty of "wiggle room" in terms of negotiating the fees and saving you some hard-earned dough. Because litigation in the U.S. is on the rise, even...

Three comedies and a tragedy written by Ed Wode author of seven plays produced in New york and Los Angeles. Mr Wode is the author of The Christmas Turkey produced in New York in 1967, the first play in history with full frontal nudity. He also directed Che!, another breakthrough off Broadway production in 1968. Mr Wode was the founder and owner of the Free Store Theater and Cooper Square Arts Theater in New york where over 35 plays were presen...

Installing, Upgrading and Maintaining Oracle E-Business Suite Applications Release 11.5.10+" is OnCallDBA and Solution Beacon's latest collaboration. Topics include Release 11i Concepts and Architecture, Oracle10g, Installing Release 11i, Upgrading or Migrating to Release 11i, Maintaining Release 11i, Administering Release 11i, Securing Release 11i, Setting Up the Concurrent Manager, Using the Concurrent Manager, Release 11i Reporting, and Tun...

Roger Madoff was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002. After enduring two years of chemotherapy and radiation, two stem-cell transplants and numerous immuno-suppressive treatments, he felt strong enough to write about his experience. Roger was a reporter for Bloomberg News and lived in New York City with his wife, Jen, and dog, Milo. He died on April 15, 2006, at the age of 32, from the debilitating side effects of his second transplant. This book ...