Stepping from the warmth of his cabin onto the makeshift deck, a frigid wind caught in his lungs—an ill wind, he called it, but only to those who knew him as much more than Flagstaff’s colorful old timer. Yes, he was full of tales anyone would love to tell, but it was the stuff buried in his soul making the man. Few were privileged to hear them, although all would have loved to deliver his wood for an hour or two.He stood facing Superstition Mountain, knowing with the ...

The Faith and Doubt of Holocaust Survivors reveals the victims' frank and thought-provoking answers to searching questions about their experiences: Was the Holocaust God's will? Was there any meaning or purpose in the Holocaust? Was Israel worth the price six million had to pay? Did the experience in the death camps bring about an avowal of faith? A denial of God? A reaffirmation of religious belief? Did the Holocaust change beliefs about the coming of the Messiah, the Torah, the ...

Petrified Minds, Robert Brenner's cornerstone book of his Glenn Rice Cozy, Suspense Mystery Series, chronicles hypnosis therapy sessions relating to three patients—one battles IBS, the other, asthma and personal assault, and the third fears flying and travel. Brenner digs deeply into their petrified, subconscious minds, allowing readers to delve with him into the root causes of his patients’ emotional responses. Never knowing what to expect, each hypnosis session is diffe...

Stuart Chase in the Herald Tribune called this book about capitalism "the most realistic political treatise of the lot" and adds that "one must be tough and pitiless honesty and pitiless humanity." Some people may disagree with the fi rst assertion, but the second cannot be denied, for in this brilliant analysis of our social and economic structure Thurman Arnold pulls no punches.By "the folklore of capitalism" the author means those ideas about our social and political sy...

Here's a reference book that hobbyists, inventors, designers and serious computer users will find invaluable for years to come. It addresses the ports and plugs that are the connectors we use to interface with peripheral devices such as printers, displays, laptops, notebooks, digital cameras, set-top boxes, control machines, instrumentation and data communication equipment.How often have you found yourself wondering what type of connector you need to interface your computer with a ...

This is a definitive guide confirming Bigfoot existence and behavior in the woods, swamps, and marshlands of Michigan. Based on various reports by organizations, researchers, and local residents, this book describes what happened, when and where incidents occurred, and what eyewitnesses saw and heard. Over 67% of these are actual sightings, and in 38% of the sightings, more than one witness was involved. Includes maps, photos of locations, and detailed descriptions.

Suppose you have a presentation to give or a report to write and you just can't think of any good way to proceed. Here's an essential reference book listing thousands of descriptive terms and expressions used by successful authors and writers to make their words come alive. These entries can help break writer's block and free your efforts to create content that produces mental images in the minds of readers and listeners.Imagine clicking over to find multiple ways to describe an an...

Nora Roberts is an amazing writer. Her mind is constantly busy creating stories that millions of people have enjoyed. I have a tremendous appreciation for the skills of this woman and enjoy reading her books, not so much for the story line, but for her amazing ability to describe people, places and things. This book of her descriptive expressions was gleaned from her works during hundreds of hours of research.The common link between all of the most popular books is the visual image...

Suppose you have a presentation to give or a report to write and you just can't think of any good way to proceed. Here's an essential reference book listing 6,810 descriptive terms and expressions used by successful authors and writers to make their words come alive. These entries can help break writer's block and free your efforts to create content that produces mental images in the minds of readers and listeners.Imagine clicking over to find multiple ways to describe a scene, a c...

It is a genuine honor and a privilege of distinction to provide the foreword for the proceedings that follow. This marvelous symposium reflects the unique qualities of its two principal sponsors. Whenever the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center is involved in matters of science, we see a consistent record of exceptional quality in both the work is unequaled and the people who do it. Likewise, Serono Symposia, USA in assuring a world-class speakers' forum, utterly without taint of comme...

A sustained period of significant growth in the US, however, seemed to save the day against all the odds. So impressive was the surface appearance of this rescue mission that all manner of commentators proclaimed-once again-that a 'new economy' or 'new paradigm' of unlimited and harmonious growth had been forged.Today, as recession looms, the babble about Internet start-ups is exposed as vapid. Yet the pundits are no nearer an understanding of how or why the boom turned into a bubbl...

Merchants and Revolution examines the activities of London's merchant community during the early Stuart period. Proposing a new understanding of long-term commercial change, Robert Brenner explains the factors behind the opening of long-distance commerce to the south and east, describing how the great City merchants wielded power to exploit emerging business opportunities, and he profiles the new colonial traders, who became the chief architects of the Commonwealth's dynamic comme...