Innovative, long-term strategies for reducing vulnerability to large-scale natural disasters and for providing financial support for disaster victims.The United States and other nations are facing large-scale risks at an accelerating rhythm. In 2005, three major hurricanes—Katrina, Rita, and Wilma—made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast within a six-week period. The damage caused by these storms led to insurance reimbursements and federal disaster relief of more th...

This unique two-volume set provides detailed coverage of contemporary learning theory. Uniting leading experts in modern behavioral theory, these texts give students a complete view of the field. Volume I details the complexities of Pavlovian conditioning and describes the current status of traditional learning theories. Volume II discusses several important facets of instrumental conditioning and presents comprehensive coverage of the role of inheritance on learning.A strong and c...

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Audio Lectures, provides a full seminary-...

Focusing on the challenges of the transition to responsible, sustainable lifestyles, this book examines developments over the last decade in relation to:- the creation of awareness of consumer citizenship, civic involvement and environmental stewardship- research, projects and publications on education for responsible living- the creation and implementation of relevant teaching methods and materials- policies on education for sustainable consumption and life...

This book provides an overview of the underlying sex-based and hormone-based differences in immunity, wound healing and pharmacokinetics, while also exploring how pregnancy affects immunity. The second part of the book shows, for the first time in a single volume, the growing number of infectious diseases for which sex and gender differences are noted, identifies common as well as distinct mechanisms mediating these differences and illustrates how responses to treatments might differ betwe...

Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, now in its third edition, is a classic hermeneutics textbook that sets forth concise, logical, and practical guidelines for discovering the truth in God’s Word.With updates and revisions throughout that keep pace with current scholarship, this book offers students the best and most up-to-date information needed to interpret Scripture.Introduction to Biblical Interpretation:...

This workbook accompanies the third edition of Introduction to Biblical Interpretation by William W. Klein, Craig L. Blomberg, and Robert L. Hubbard Jr. Following the textbook’s structure, it offers readings, activities, and exercises designed to teach students how to understand and apply the Bible.This workbook gives students a chance to get hands-on experience in interpreting biblical texts as they are guided along by insightful questions and pointers from the authors. U...

Anthropologists have routinely overlooked the practice of body therapists, one of the primary providers of 'traditional' medicine. Healing by Hand presents the first cross-cultural primer on manual medicine studies. As a particular modality of healing, manual medicine has reached a high level of popularity and importance as its practitioners investigate the body's important capacities for self-healing. The authors describe how manual medicine takes numerous forms across the world's communi...

Dear Reader,When we asked the beloved award-winning comedian and actor Robert Klein to write a book, you can imagine our utter surprise when he told us that he wanted to write about sixth-century Chinese pottery. Thankfully, he hit a creative brick wall (since he doesn't really know anything about pottery from China or anywhere else). Then came similar failures to write books about sea turtles, circumnavigation of the globe, building jet engines at home, the sociology of c...

Master the machine learning algorithms shaping our world and transform into an empowered, data-literate collaborator. Whether you are commuting to the office or strategizing your next career move, this accessible guide decodes the invisible logic behind modern technology. Understand exactly how artificial intelligence systems learn, decide, and predict without getting bogged down in complex math or coding.Navigate the modern workplace with confidence by grasping how raw information...

Escape the daily trap of entrepreneurial firefighting and build scalable operations that give you your time back. If you are overwhelmed by constant decision fatigue and team bottlenecks, this practical guide provides the blueprint to stop working in your company and start working on it.Perfect for your focused morning commute, this empowering listen helps overworked founders transition from chaos to clarity. Learn to design simple, stress-free frameworks that automate repetitive t...

Master the mathematical foundation of Bayesian statistics to transform probability into a precise logic of uncertainty. Whether you are settling in for deep work or upskilling during your academic commute, this analytical journey demystifies complex data science paradigms. Transition from classical inference to formal mathematical modeling with absolute clarity.Stop relying on vague heuristics and start treating priors, likelihoods, and posteriors as exact mathematical objects. Des...