The general explanation for the cause of arthritis is that over time, our joints simply wear out - that is, the cartilage that lubricates the ends of the bones simply gets worn thinner and thinner until one bone wars directly on another, causing pain and lowering our quality of life. It stands to reason that wear and tear is responsible for some of the damage.It is considered a progressive disease, meaning that once the symptoms arediagnosed, they tend to get worse. Yet arthritis can be re...

Co-published with Colleges and universities are increasingly becoming significant sites for adult education scholarship—in large part due to demographic shifts. With fewer U.S. high school graduates on the horizon, higher education institutions will need to attract “non-traditional” (i.e., older) adult learners to remain viable, both financially and politically. There is a need to develop a better corpus of scholarship on topics as diverse as, what learning theories are useful for understa...

Renewed Accountability for Access and Excellence advances discussion of a conceptualized model for cultivating democratic professional practice in education (DPPE) and considers its relationship with contemporary teaching and leading praxes. A diverse and highly qualified group of scholars and practitioners have contributed chapters relating to innovative programs, co-constructed partnerships, empirical and teaching case studies, and examples of practical applications of theory for advanci...

Corrupt governments, secret societies, mutated creatures, and post-apocalypse Earth meet strong-willed characters, unexpected hope, and gripping action.For fans of Suzanne Collins, James Dashner, and George Orwell, a new dystopian ebook bundle is here! Filled with seven action-packed stories that pose the questions: What would you do in the face of disaster? And how far would you go to save the world?Table of Contents"Platypus" by J. D. Brink"Scaveng...

The Who were one of the most memorable and influential of the 1960s British Invasion bands—memorable because of their loudness and because they destroyed instruments during performances, and influential because of their success in crafting “Power Pop” singles like “My Generation” and “I Can See for Miles,” long-playing albums Live at Leeds and Who’s Next, and the “rock operas” Tommy and Quadrophenia. The themes that principal songwriter Pete Townshend imparted into The Who’s music drew upo...

Vintage Sci-Fi 13 - 24 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, H. P. Lovecraft and many moreChangeling by Ray BradburyThe Nameless City by H. P. LovecraftThe Burnt Planet by William BrittainTriggerman by J. F. BoneSlave of Eternity by Roger D. AycockThe Deep Hole to China by Robert SheckleyGangway for Homer by George R. HahnYou Risk Your Life by Joseph Slotki...

You are not hungry. You are standing at the counter eating anyway. You have never understood why.If you have ever finished a meal and kept eating, raided the kitchen at midnight without deciding to, or watched yourself polish off the whole thing while promising tomorrow would be different - this book is for you. And if you have tried every diet, lost the weight, found it again, and ended each round more convinced that something is wrong with you - this book is especially for you.

You don't have an anger problem. You have a swallowing problem.You have felt the flash of heat and swallowed it. You have ended a conversation agreeing with someone you did not agree with. You have been called mature, easy, sweet, low-maintenance, the calm one, the one who never makes a fuss - and worn those words like medals while something inside you went quietly numb. And every so often, the numbness fails, and a year of swallowed anger comes up sideways and too hard, at the wro...

You can cover the bills and still feel the floor drop the moment you open the app.You already know how to budget. You know what you are supposed to do, and you have known for years. What no one explains is why your chest tightens before you have read a single number, why a raise can make the fear worse, and why the dread wakes you at three in the morning doing arithmetic you already did at dinner.That gap between knowing and being able to act is not a financial gap. It is a...

You have been meaning to go camping for years. This is the book that finally gets you outside.Most camping books are written for people who already camp. This one is written for the person standing in the gear aisle worrying about bears, bathrooms, cold nights, and looking foolish at the campsite. It walks you through your first three trips in order, each one a little farther from home, so that any bad night ends with a short drive back for a hot shower instead of a story you never...

You wake at three in the morning with a list of grievances against people who are not in the room. There is a quieter mind underneath all of it.You replay conversations. You scan ahead for what might go wrong. You read the same paragraph four times because you keep drifting. You are tired of being inside your own head and would like the option, occasionally, to step out. You do not need a diagnosis. You need a protocol - one that does not ask you to "just stop overthinking," becaus...

It was never a bad habit, and you were never weak.If you pick your skin or pull your hair, you have probably been told - by yourself most of all - that you could stop if you simply wanted to badly enough. You have tried. You have promised, sworn off it, sat on your hands, thrown away the tweezers, covered the mirrors. And still, in some unguarded hour, you have found yourself back in the small trance with the evidence under your fingernails and the shame arriving right behind it. T...