This book explores the intersection of innovation and bioprocess technology in meat products and byproducts, offering a comprehensive guide to the latest technological advancements that are transforming the landscape of meat technology.It begins with an insightful overview of the chemistry, microbiology, structure, and composition of meat. From there, it delves into a wide range of emerging technologies, including state-of-the-art machinery, data analytics for postharvest quality m...

One man. One bike. A whole lotta trouble. MEET SLIM. He bought his first motorcycle, a Bridgestone 175 cc, at age sixteen in 1968. Since then, he's been in and out of trouble (mainly in) and experienced the thrills and perils of riding on the highway. He's been a guest inside some of Australia's toughest jails where he learned a lifetime's worth of human behaviour and handy life skills, such as how not to do an armed hold-up. Never one to shy from a punch or retreat from a fight, Slim is a...

Field Marshal William Slim stands alongside Montgomery as the outstanding British field commander of World War II. Defeat Into Victory is his classic account of the Burma campaign: a story of retreat, attrition and final hard-fought victory over the Japanese. Told by a commander always at the centre of events, this is a narrative which captures both the high drama and the harsh reality of war.-Print ed.

A collection of autobiographical stories from an officer in the British Indian Army during World War II.John Randle served with the greatly respected Baluch Regiment of the former Indian Army right through the fiercely fought Burma Campaign, winning a Military Cross, yet on VJ Day he was only some sixty miles from where had started out nearly four years before.Unlike other conventional war memoirs, this book comprises a gratifying number of self-contained s...

A career soldier, veteran of both World Wars, and British war hero remembers the campaigns he fought—and his worthy foes.Like most members of the professional military freemasonry, Field Marshal Sir William Slim came to admire "all the soldiers of different races who have fought with me and most of those who have fought against me." Among the most likable of his enemies were the Wazirs of India's Northwest Frontier. In 1920, Slim took part in a retaliatory raid on ...

Warfare is at a tipping point today as it passes from the age of industrial warfare to a new era of computerized warfare and a renewed risk of "big war" between global powers. Humanitarian response is also developing fast as "big aid" demands more and more money and tries to digitalize and prepare for new needs in long wars and escalating climate crisis. This book starts with the founding moment of modern of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement at the Battle of Solferino in 1859 and tra...

Welcome to the "Toxic Doughnut."If you miss the exit, you're gone.At the far edge of Chicago, where the city limits end and the industrial wasteland begins, sits Altgeld Gardens. It's an island trapped between a sewage plant, a landfill, and the steel mills that rain "Gray Snow" down on the residents every day.Malik Vance is just trying to breathe. A warehouse worker doing his best to keep his grand...

In this new and completely revised edition, the first reigning World Series of Poker Champion gets down and dirty about how to win big. It's not just about cards. It's about the people who hold them, so you'll need to be a master of human nature.Who better to teach you than American folk hero and gambling legend Amarillo Slim? Get his first-hand secrets on everything from counting cards to judging opponents, the laws of probability, betting, bluffing, when to drop, and when to pick...

Are there books you’ve read and wondered, “Where has it been all this while?” Your life that seemed like a heavy lead on your back, all of a sudden becomes lighter, and everything else just becomes brighter. Here comes one! This book is set out to systematically unveil the mysteries of ridding you and indeed our world’s present population of the many ills of our 21st century pressurized society. When we look at life from the lens of logic, it is crystal clear that we were designed to funct...

Overheated is a short story about a chance encounter between a tight-lipped old woman and a boisterous young man broken down on an Oklahoma backroad. It touches on themes of ethics and kindness in an often harsh world.

The ultimate and most comprehensive collection of Slim Aarons’s photography ever released, featuring more than 100 previously unpublished imagesForeword by Maria Cooper JanisThis luxe edition provides a deep and comprehensive look at the groundbreaking career of Slim Aarons, spanning five decades. The book begins with Slim’s fieldwork as an army photographer and continues through his fledgling days in Hollywood, opening the LIFE bu...

These days it's increasingly rare to have a stable career in any field. More and more of us are blending big company jobs, startup gigs, freelance work, and volunteer side projects. We take chances to expand our knowledge, capabilities, and experience. But how do we make sense of that kind of career - and explain it? Pamela Slim, the acclaimed author of Escape from Cubicle Nation, gives us the tools to have meaningful careers in this new world of work. She shows how to find the connections...