In 1917, barely into his second term as governor of Texas, James E. Ferguson was impeached, convicted, and removed from office. Impeached provides a new examination of the rise and fall of Ferguson’s political fortunes, offering a focused look at how battles over economic class, academic freedom, women’s enfranchisement, and concentrated political power came to be directed toward one politician.Jessica Brannon-Wranosky and Bruce A. Glasrud have brought together top scholar...

Since the early 1970s, Stan McMurtry - better known as MAC - has been the editorial cartoonist of the Daily Mail. Now, forty-five years after his first cartoon for the newspaper, and in the year of Her Majesty the Queen's 90th birthday, MAC has compiled this wonderful selection of more than 120 of his very best Daily Mail cartoons featuring Her Majesty, from the 1970s until the present day. MAC's unerring ability to hit the target and capture the essence of human...

How tiny variations in our personal DNA can determine how we look, how we behave, how we get sick, and how we get well.News stories report almost daily on the remarkable progress scientists are making in unraveling the genetic basis of disease and behavior. Meanwhile, new technologies are rapidly reducing the cost of reading someone's personal DNA (all six billion letters of it). Within the next ten years, hospitals may present parents with their newborn's complete...

Many know of the legends concerning the Shaolin Temple as the font of Asian martial arts. However, this was not the only temple with deep associations with combatives. This anthology dives deep into the historic significance of the relationship between temples, monks, and martial arts.As a transporter of culture, it seems logical that the Indian monk Bodhidharma brought more than just Buddhist texts to the Shaolin Temple. India has a wonderful tradition of martial and healing arts ...

Most of us think we know the moving story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life--a pacifist pastor turns anti-Hitler conspirator due to horrors encountered during World War II--but does the evidence really support this prevailing view? This pioneering work carefully examines the biographical and textual evidence and finds no support for the theory that Bonhoeffer abandoned his ethic of discipleship and was involved in plots to assassinate Hitler. In fact, Bonhoeffer consistently affirmed a strong ...

Phytochemicals as Bioactive Agents focuses on the mechanisms of action of phytochemicals identified as displaying bioactivity in the prevention of cancer, heart disease and other diseases and the prospects for developing functional foods containing these bioactive compounds. Internationally recognized experts present the latest research findings on the antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic effects of tea and tea constituents; chemoprevention provided by plants in the family Cruciferae and gen...

Vintage Sci-Fi - 21 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Evan Hunter, Alan E. Nourse and many more!The Hanging Stranger by Philip K. DickLet The Ants Try by Frederik PohlMorgue Ship by Ray BradburyThe Fifty-Fourth Of July by Alan E. NourseThe Voyage of Vanishing Men by Stanley MullenThe Plagiarist From Rigel IV by Evan HunterAsleep in Armageddon by Ray BradburySales Pitch...

How much of your time ever truly belonged to you?We know life is short. We say it constantly. And then we live as if we have no choice but to give it away.From childhood onward, time is assigned, controlled, and traded. School, work, debt, routine. Society calls this normal life. We call it responsibility. Rarely do we call it surrender.We judge the elderly for being tired, bitter, dependent, and stuck. We promise ourselves we will be different. But we are already r...

Your comprehensive guide to mastering The Data Component of your EOS Model—taking you from uncertain to unstoppable.Have you ever felt lost in knowing how your business is actually doing? Were you surprised by events that you didn’t see coming? Did you spend sleepless nights wondering whether or not your company was going to make it? Then Data is for you.This data-driven handbook is the third installment of the Traction Library’s EOS Mastery Series...

Political cartoonist MAC started at the Daily Sketch in 1969. At the end of 2018, he will have been capturing British life for 50 years. To mark these five decades working as an editorial cartoonist in Fleet Street, the very best of MAC's cartoons from the 1960s to the present day have been assembled to tell the history of Britain and its place in the world. From miniskirts and Flower Power to the Falklands War and the rise of Margaret Thatcher, and from the Royal Family and the a...

Edgar Cayce's unique approach to meditationMuch more than simply a guided meditation, this program teaches the specific method of meditation advised by the famed Edgar Cayce. This is a complete step-by-step explanation of his unique approach to meditation based on information received while conducting his trance-like "readings."While listening to this program, you will learn to:• identify your personal and spiritual ideals• create your own aff...

Fully explore the channeling experience with this bestselling classic and discover the new life that's waiting for you!Millions have turned to the teachings of Edgar Cayce, the most documented and accurate psychic in American history. Channeling the ideals of your Higher Self is the safest, most effective way to stimulate personal growth and tap into the ancient knowledge that we all possess. Cayce's practical, easy-to-follow methods help us answer the questions, m...