How to Improve Your Working Memory: Discover Useful and Proven Tricks to Improve Your Memory and Fight Memory LossMemory is far and away the most remarkable of all your mental functions. Were your mind unable to store up an enormous part of all the information fed to it by your senses, each new moment of existence would bring with it the necessity of “starting from scratch” in everything you think and do. Everything you do is made easier for you by your memory ... each activity is s...

Keep Your Mind Sharp Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: How to Improve Your Working Memory and Unlimited MemoryMemory is far and away the most remarkable of all your mental functions. Were your mind unable to store up an enormous part of all the information fed to it by your senses, each new moment of existence would bring with it the necessity of “starting from scratch” in everything you think and do. You were not born with a poor memory. Remembering is a process that must be learned, just lik...

In this unconventional and accessible history, Italian best-seller Alberto Angela literally follows the money to map the reach and power of the Roman Empire. To see a map of the Roman Empire at the height of its territorial expansion is to be struck by its size, stretching from Scotland to Kuwait, from the Sahara to the North Sea. What was life like in the Empire, and how were such diverse peoples and places united under one rule? The Reach of Rome explores these questions through an ingen...

This Element argues that to understand why transparency “works” in one context, but fails in another, we have to take into account how institutional (macro), organizational (meso) contexts interact with individual behavior (micro). A review of research from each of these perspectives shows that the big promises thought to accompany greater transparency during the first two decades of the 20th century have not been delivered. For example, transparency does not necessarily lead to better gov...

How indigenous was the Evangelical Free Church movement in Tsarist Russia? Was it simply a foreign import? To what extent did it threaten the political stability of the nation and encroach upon the existing Russian and German churches? On the Edge examines the efforts of the regimes to suppress the movement and how the movement not only survived but also expanded. To what extent did the movement bring upon itself unnecessary opposition because of aggressiveness and tactics? Albert Wardin d...

The Age of the “Miracle Drugs" is Over!Current major diseases - AIDS, heart diseases, degenerative diseases (e.g., arthritis and rheumatism), diabetes, cancers and obesity - are mostly the consequence of our modern lifestyle. There is no longer any disease that can be cured by "miracle drugs." New drugs now developed to treat one disease invariably cause others to appear. Yet, it has been no accident that peoples from various cultures have survived in good...

Liquid Crystal Sensors discusses novel applications of liquid crystals that lie beyond electrically driven optical switches and displays. The main focus is on recent progress in the area of sensors based on low molar mass and polymer liquid crystals. This area of research became "hot" in recent years since the possibilities for applications of liquid crystal sensors are growing in many areas, ranging from the detection of mechanical displacements to the detection ...

This book presents recent advances, challenges, and trends in modern microalgal biotechnology. It covers microalgae genetics, bioreactors, modeling, massive scale and industrial cultivation, and environmental, social, and economic aspects of microalgal biotechnology. The book also explores the emerging knowledge about high-value bioproducts from microalgae, e.g., biofuels, biosurfactants, bioremediation, bioplastics/biopolymers, pharmaceuticals, antioxidants (anti-aging), fatty acids, poly...

Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region celebrates the game as it was played in the Tejano and Tejana communities throughout Texas. This regional focus explores the importance of the game at a time when Spanish-speaking people were demanding cultural acceptance and their political and civil rights in cities like San Antonio, Corpus Christi, New Braunfels, San Diego, Kingsville, and Pleasanton. All had thriving Mexican American communities that found comfort in the game and pride in t...

This book provides a detailed practically applicable guide to using the latest endovascular techniques. Chapters feature detailed step-by-step instructions on how to perform procedures relevant for instances of disorders including cerebrovascular disease, splachnic arteries, and aortic aneurysms. Multiple choice questions are provided throughout to enable the reader to identify the points covered.Mastering Endovascular Techniques: Tips and Tricks in Endovascular Surgerydes...

**New York Times BestsellerA New York Times Notable BookNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, and Kirkus ReviewsFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical LiteratureFinalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)A San Francisco Chronicle Hol...

A pre-Imperial Prologue introduces Julius Caesar’s 48 BC overthrow of Pompey, the assassination of Caesar, and the end of the Roman Republic. The struggle for succession among Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian ends in 31 BC. The tour covers Imperial Rome from 27 BC (when the Senate named Augustus “Imperator”) to 333AD in three walking or armchair tours: Tour 1 (27BC- 68 AD) begins in Trastevere (across the Tiber) with the reign of the first Emperor Caesar Augustus (Octavian), followed by ...