You have spent the better part of your life handing attention to strangers, to feeds, to fights, and to obligations you never once wanted. The pattern is so consistent that it stops being personal failure and starts being an architectural problem, because the way you are built to pay attention does not match the environment you now live inside. This book is an operating system for deciding what deserves your care, how much of it, and for how long, and then for protecting that decision agai...

A new era of innovation is upon us and with it comes the need for fresh, bold ideas and the ability to turn them into tangible realities. Dr. James Harris has created a guidebook for individuals who want to take their ideas and bring them to life. This book provides a roadmap for developing prototypes and samples, demonstrating the potential of your invention to customers, and turning your vision into a profitable venture.

In this guide, boys and MEN will learn a few definitions, be able to write or draw, plan for the future, and keep notes among other things. I will be giving my personal spin on key words and phrases to help move things alone. I would rather you understand what I am referencing opposed to a bunch of jargon that will have you questioning the usage of this guide. Throughout this, you will be asked to "Express it on the next pages". Take that as your way to creatively write out or draw your an...

This second edition volume expands on the previous edition with new protocols that offer biochemical, biophysical, and biological assays for studying macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and D-dopachrome tautomerase (D-DT). The chapters in this book cover topics such as generation of MIF peptides via solid phase peptide synthesis; fragment screening of MIF by surface plasmon resonance; MIF NMR chemical shift perturbation mapping; methods to determine the role of MIF in cilia biogen...

How many times have you said, "I wish I could be a fly on the wall?" Well, now you are with The Untold Stories from a Correctional Officer. Sit back and relax as I present some of the most unbelievable, unimaginable, and bizarre tales to ever escape the prison walls. These narratives are so peculiar, unusual, captivating, and incomprehensible that you may mistake them for works of fiction. Some of the tales will leave you laughing so hard you'll need to wipe your eyes and check your drawer...

The first in a series of exciting new flash weird fiction. This issue features both new and established authors, all writing short tales of weirdness for your pleasure! In this issue, we turn our attention to Winter and all things that go with it. Expect stories that feature ice, snow, cold and maybe even a certain jolly chap.

James Beattie (1735-1803) was appointed professor of moral philosophy and logic at Marischal College, Aberdeen, Scotland at the age of twenty-five. Though more fond of poetry than philosophy, he became part of the Scottish 'Common Sense' school of philosophy that included Thomas Reid and George Campbell. In 1770 Beattie published the work for which he is best known, An Essay on Truth, an abrasive attack on 'modern scepticism' in general, and on David Hume in particular, subsequently and de...

Open the pages and be prepared to share the loving experience of how a father connects with his daughter, who learns differently. You can feel the love between them as he calls her Princess and is gentle in all his ways. This is a book for any parent of children who learn differently.11

New to the stock market? Are you interested in breaking into the world of successful stock investing but unsure where to start? No problem! Our step-by-step guide will help you become a profitable investor—even with no experience.Everything You Need to Know to Become a Successful Trader in a Single Book.In Tales of the Profitable Trader, James Harris will guide you through the most important trading information, methods, personal tips, usef...

This book is a must read for new law graduates before they start to take on the issues of their clients. It stresses the critical behavioral qualities that will help or hinder their ability to credibly undertake the client’s issues, separate and apart from all of the psychological baggage that they have accumulated over the years. Hiring partners of firms will also find this book useful in helping their new hires to get off on the right foot as they undertake whatever form of mentoring pro...

How did a regime that promised utopian-style freedom end up delivering terror and tyranny? For some, the Bolsheviks were totalitarian and the descent was inevitable; for others, Stalin was responsible; for others still, this period in Russian history was a microcosm of the Cold War.The Fate of the Bolshevik Revolution reasons that these arguments are too simplistic. Rather, the journey from Bolshevik liberation to totalitarianism was riddled with unsuccessful experiments, ...

Living in the south is a distinct privilege. It's a place where the word "Y'all" somehow gets into just about every conversation. The south is a place where sweet tea is the drink of the day and a rocking chair is standard equipment when undertaking the art of front porch sitting. The south is a place where fireflies are called "lightnin' bugs" and watching them on a warm summer night is a magical experience. The south is a place where people say "Hello, How are you?" and really do care ab...