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The Apology

Bloomsbury Reference, 2019

From the bestselling author of The Vagina Monologues--a powerful, life-changing examination of abuse and atonement.

“A triumph of artistry and empathy.” --Naomi Klein

“A crucial step forward . . . This is an urgently needed book right now.” --Jane...

Yoga Benefits Are in Breathing Less: Introduction to Yoga Spirit and Anatomy for Beginners

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Yoga benefits, as ancient yoga books teach, are in breathing less air automatically and 24/7, even less than the tiny medical respiratory norm. Then one can expect more oxygen in the brain and other organs, and experience true benefits from yoga. Millions of people think and believe in a myth that yoga progress is about more and more difficult...

Pesticides: A Toxic Time Bomb in Our Midst

Praeger Publishers, 2007

The writing of this book came about through a serendipitous circumstance. I wrote a book dealing with child labor in the United States, published three years earlier, containing a chapter that included a description of the hazards migrant farmworkers and their children face, not the least of which was exposure to pesticides. While mentioning the...

Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies

For Dummies, 2007

When it comes to addressing most of the challenges we face as a society, it is often said that change begins at home. This is an exciting prospect—that we can make a difference around the world by changing the way we live our daily lives—and nowhere is it truer than in our efforts to improve the health of our planet,...

The Hundred-Year Lie: How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals That Are Destroying Your Health

Plume, 2007

In a devastating exposé in the tradition of Silent Spring and Fast Food Nation, investigative journalist Randall Fitzgerald warns how thousands of man-made chemicals in our food, water, medicine, and environment are making humans the most polluted species on the planet. A century ago in 1906, when Congress enacted the...

Combustion Processes in Propulsion: Control, Noise, and Pulse Detonation

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005

"This collection represents the current state-of-the-art in combustion research for air-breathing chemical propulsion. Nearly an equal mix of computational and experimental results are presented from the major players in Pulse Detonation Engines research, providing the reader with a thorough overview of the contemporary technical issues...

Clinical Neurocardiology: Fundamentals and Clinical Cardiology (Fundamental and Clinical Cardiology)

CRC Press, 1999

This valuable reference provides a wide range of practical, clinical information for physicians who care for patients with neurological and cardiac problems.
Clinical Neurocardiology

considers neurological complications arising from cardiac surgery and other cardiac interventions

describes...

Cancer and the Search for Selective Biochemical Inhibitors, Second Edition

CRC Press, 2007

The world of medicine has become splintered into two factions, that of orthodoxy and its counterpart, alternative or complementary medicine. A problem with alternative medicine is, of course, that of anecdote and hearsay. The solution: the disclosure, in an unassailable fashion, of the underlying biochemical principles for alternative cancer...

Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals, Third Edition

Academic Press, 2007

Handbook of the Toxicology of Metals is the standard reference work for physicians, toxicologists and engineers in the field of environmental and occupational health. This new edition is a comprehensive review of the effects on biological systems from metallic elements and their compounds. An entirely new structure and illustrations represent...

Marine Pollution and Human Health (Issues in Environmental Science and Technology)

Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011

There is growing concern about the state of the world's oceans. The rapid growth of human populations in coastal regions has led to increasing dependence on marine resources. Beneficial features related to food supply and life style need to be balanced against the hazards presented by microbial pathogens, chemical pollutants, and toxic algal...

Clear Leadership: Sustaining Real Collaboration and Partnership at Work

Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2009

All over the world we are witnessing a revolution in organizing. Just as the industrial revolution created its new form of organization (bureaucracy), the information revolution is creating its own new form of organization. We are moving from command and control to collaboration, from organizing based on a few leaders telling...

Building the Bridge As You Walk On It: A Guide for Leading Change

Jossey-Bass, 2004

Dare to become a leader who inspires others

"Quinn’s work captures a crucial truth about great leadership–that it is about who we are and not what we do. In facing our fears and harnessing our uniqueness, we bring forth the capacity for inspired leadership and for enduring change. Robert Quinn is a gifted storyteller. This is...

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