Normal people do not grow up to be writers. Most who know Mark A. Nobles and Kelley Baler will tell you these two aren't normal and never grew up to boot. In this collection of stories, Mark and Kelley have gathered a collection of stories showcasing their off-kilter memories, imaginations, and character flaws. Be it getting busted for drugs at Baptist Church Camp at fifteen, to standing up a young woman so you'll always be a fond memory and not the loser you know you are. Working in a tro...

Never judge a man until you've walked a mile using his walker or at least, given him and his walker a ride to the dollar store."Popeye the Asshole' is a short story about a broken man who simply can not be helped but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try.Mark A. Nobles is a Fort Worth based writer and filmmaker. His work has appeared in Sleeping Panther Review, Crimson Streets, Cleaver Magazine, and other publications. He has produced and/or directed three feature documentaries...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*This is the remarkable story of a local lad who grew up in the shadow of Upton Park and became ‘Mr West Ham’: a one-club man who lived the dream.A modern footballing legend, Mark Noble is the embodiment of what it means to be a Hammer, pouring his heart and soul into the club he supported as a boy. Born and raised in Canning Town, Mark joined the West Ham youth squad in 2000 and made his senior-team debut aged j...

Learning a new language can seem difficult, if not impossible at the very beginning. If you’re an adult, then it probably seems even scarier. You may have had a bad experience trying to learn a second language in school. You’ve wanted to learn French for some time now. It could just be because you’re in love with the language or you may live in an area where French is routinely spoken. Regardless of the reason, your desire to learn a second language is genuine, and it has driven you here.

Grumpy old retired Prof of Medicine rails (with cartoons) against low salt and low fat diets, over-diagnosis of high blood pressure, inappropriate use of anti-coagulants, etc. For light relief, some unsolved puzzles of body function are discussed.

In American Poetic Materialism from Whitman to Stevens, Mark Noble examines writers who rethink the human in material terms. Do our experiences correlate to our material elements? Do visions of a common physical ground imply a common purpose? Noble proposes new readings of Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James, George Santayana and Wallace Stevens that explore a literary history wrestling with the consequences of its own materialism. At a moment when several new models of the re...

Electrons are involved in all electrical phenomena, and living cells cannot be an exception. This book takes on a decidedly different approach to existing texts on electrophysiology, by considering electrical physiological processes from the viewpoint of electron flow, rather than the conventional notion of ion movement. It concisely describes the theoretical background of electron density and cellular voltage, before exploring thought-provoking questions such as the relationship between e...

Do you have the love or the passion for learning French and Spanish?Or you have thought of visiting Europe and experiencing the local lifestyle?Or do you have overseas clients in European countries?Or are you planning to expand into the European countries?Learning a new language sounds difficult, and you are just frozen at your feet at the start. If you are a working professional, then it might just sound impossible to you, but right now, learning a new language...

Will machines someday replace attorneys, physicians, computer programmers, and world leaders? What about composers, painters, and novelists? Will tomorrow’s supercomputers duplicate and exceed humans? Are we just wetware, natural computers doomed to obsolescence by tomorrow’s ultra-powerful artificial intelligence? In Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will, Robert J. Marks II answers these and other fascinating questions with his trademark blend of...

Social work programs and schools are flourishing in every corner of the globe, but especially in east and south-east Asia. As social work extends its influence across the region, it includes an increasing variety of theories and practices. Nevertheless, field education and supervision remain at the centre of any social work program and are the cornerstones of professional development for the social worker. Field education fosters international exchange and students can learn about internat...

Social work and social development in the Asia-Pacific region continue to grow in new and exciting ways. Social work educators are an essential part of shaping social work and development. In this second edition we hear four new voices, from Cambodia, Fiji, Japan and Vietnam, together with revised and updated chapters from social work educators in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Nepal, and New Zealand. Summaries of each chapter are included in Chinese, Japanese and Korean, as we...

As thinking machines make more decisions on our behalf, they can enrich, enable, and influence our lives. Whether in medicine, money, or love, technologies powered by forms of artificial intelligence are playing an increasingly prominent role in our lives. How do we ensure they make the most beneficial choices for us? And if one person benefits at another's expense, who gets to decide what's best? The increasing use of AI raises critical questions about our values, cultures, economies, and...