In today's chemically dependent society, environmental studies demonstrate that drinking water in developed countries contains numerous industrial chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and chemicals from water treatment processes. This poses a real threat. As a result of the ever-expanding list of chemical and biochemical products industry, current drinking water standards that serve to preserve our drinking water quality are grossly out of date. Environmental Science of Drinking Water de...

Transform messy recurring problems into solvable challenges by mastering practical systems thinking and mental models. When quick fixes fail and you feel stuck in a frustrating loop at work or home, an empowering shift in perspective is your strongest tool. Stop battling the symptoms of workplace chaos and learn to map the hidden structures driving behavior.This clarifying audio experience strips away abstract academic theory to deliver a grounded, actionable problem-solving toolki...

"Get ready to go on a ride through Scripture that begins and ends with the War Against The Woman! Once completed, you will have a much clearer understanding of the big picture that is the Holy Bible. You will have unraveled the gordian knot that Holy Scripture can be by pulling out one of the most important threads, The Woman." Dr. Brian Kiczek, the Rosary Doctor."I have been part of many Bible studies, but I have never experienced a journey through Scripture a sin 'War Against The...

Since the 1950s, television flooded the American soundscape with not just pictures but sounds, a constant aural stream infiltrating domestic life. In Stay Tuned, Patrick Sullivan treats network-era television sound not as background noise or auxiliary signal but as a formative texture of aesthetic life in postwar America. He theorizes how television’s sonic forms—asynchronous audiovisuals, noises, affective rhythms, what he collectively terms “network aurality”—trouble traditional...

Achieve financial independence and steady cash flow through the calm, proven strategy of dividend investing. Whether you are actively planning for early retirement or seeking an everyday financial safety net, this practical guide offers a grounded approach to wealth management. Perfect for your morning commute, it eliminates Wall Street anxiety and replaces it with empowering, actionable steps.Stop constantly watching stock tickers and start letting your money work quietly in the b...

A funny, sharp, and slightly unhinged field guide to the agentic workplace.AI agents are not just chatbots. The moment you give a model permissions, you give it authority. And once authority shows up, your organization does what it always does. It measures everything that moves, logs every breath, builds dashboards like emotional support animals, and starts managing humans by whatever the dashboard can count.Meet Team Space Otter, the builders and shippers. Team Goth Koala,...

In May 1915, the RMS Lusitania, then the world's fastest liner, departed from New York. Seven days later she was torpedoed off the Irish coast with the loss of 1,198 lives. Suspected by the Germans of carrying clandestine munitions to Britain, the great ship steamed into a fatal encounter with the German submarine U-20. One of the largest naval disasters in history, it was a factor in bringing America into the First World War. Patrick O'Sullivan presents the complete story of the Lusitania...

Sixteen Teachers Teaching is a warmly personal, full-access tour into the classrooms and teaching practices of sixteen distinguished two-year college English professors. Approximately half of all basic writing and first-year composition classes are now taught at two-year colleges, so the perspectives of English faculty who teach at these institutions are particularly valuable for our profession. This book shows us how a group of acclaimed teachers put together their classes, desig...

The Priest HunterIn the early 1700s a conniving man in Ireland could earn a mighty wage betraying his friends, his family, and his faith. Priest hunters they were called, bounty hunters scouring the countryside for Catholic clergy. Countryside like the Burren, a desolate, treeless landscape of unrelenting stone.In Irish a wolf is called ‘mac tíre’, which means literally, ‘son of the countryside’. But the Burren is no country for wolves.A priest hunter couldn’t run i...

From 2012-2014, local historian Patrick Sullivan collected the stories of World War II veterans currently living in Macon County, Illinois. Those stories, told in the veterans’ own words, are presented here. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to preserving the Macon County World War II Memorial.

Hiro's WelcomeNot all soldier’s homecomings are filled with joy.And not all sweethearts remain true.Sergeant Kintoki Hiro knows this.But he has hope.Two years living out of a helmet and hope is all he has.In just one moment he’ll learn the truth.Is hope enough for a man?Or for a woman?This romantic story originally appeared in, “Fiction River: Hidden in Crime.”

Originally published in 1979 and with a case-study from Indonesia, this volume examines the question of planning the provision of transport facilities as a special case of the general planning problem. It deals with the modelling (including conceptual short-comings of it), analysis, estimation and control of transport planning and the challenges associated with planning in uncertainty. As well as devoting specific chapters to network planning, the book also provides background material on ...