globe pequot publishing nov 2009 (8 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Living bigfor lessin America's capitalLiving big in America's capital takes just the sort of big bucks that fewer and fewer folks have at their disposal these days, right Think again. Washington, D.C., is full of free and ridiculously cheap stuffone just needs to know where to look. Leave it to "The Cheap Bastard" to uncover all the ins and outs and exclusive bargains to be had, and to set forth the real deal with wit and humor. The Cheap Bastard's Guide to Washington, D.C. contains hundreds of ideas for living on the cheap without sacrificing necessities or luxuries. It shows: How to gain free entrance to plays, films, concerts, and museums Where to find free classes in anything from yoga to sailing Where to find half-price meals and free, filling, scrumptious food How to get a free haircut, color treatment, manicure, or low-cost massage When and where to find great furnishings in other people's trashWith The Cheap Bastard's Guide to Washington, D.C., anyonefrom students and recent graduates to frugal businesspeople, not to mention the capital's millions of recession-weary annual visitorscan enjoy the good life . . . for less!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There is a burgeoning interest in natural medicines in the United States. Among these natural health powerhouses are mushrooms, and here mycologist Greg Marley introduces ten species found in New England-and elsewhere, too, in many cases. Marley describes where to find and how to prepare these fungi and lists their health-supporting benefits. On a comforting note, Marley says there are no poisonous look-alikes for any of these beneficial fungi!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1949, taking a break from San Diego's postWorld War II bustle, the Knowles family went camping in Canada. Heading home through northwest Montana's Yaak River country, they found a two-bedroom, story-and-half log cabin on a small lake.There was neither electricity nor plumbing. Access was via dirt road, slow at best and iffy during the long, hard winters. Darwin Knowles saw a peaceful life, and adventurous wife Marilyn agreed. Third-grader daughter, Dee (for Doris), could attend the one-room school, and three-year-old Bob (Barbara) have a safe place to play. Enthusiastic but ignorant of wilderness living, the family moved in that fallworking together to cook and heat with wood, hunt and fish for food, haul water, and wash clothes by hand.They stayed for six years, during which son Stevie was born. Dee's reminiscence of her childhood in "the Yaak" presents quirky neighbors, growing girls' adventures, wildlife huge and tiny, and especially one loving family. As she writes, "It was a cozy, scary, painful, hilarious, dangerous, interesting, and grand time, and the most fun I ever had.".

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book does for business leaders what few have time to do for themselves. It combines the latest brain research with insights from psychological studies of how people think. It uses powerful stories to convey that information, and presents it in short, readable chapters, each divided into three parts: 'What's the story ' reports in concise, digestible terms the science behind how the brain works. 'Interesting, but so what ' discusses how this research is relevant to business leadership today. 'What if .' illustrates what leaders might do differently if they were truly to 'lead with the brain in mind.'The Brain Advantage shows leaders how to become even more effective decision-makers, communicators, and change-agents.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Did the election of Barack Obama to be President of the United States signal real progress in bridging America's longstanding racial divide In this profound study of systemic racism, Molefi Kete Asante, one of our leading scholars of African American history and culture, discusses the greatest source of frustration and anger among African Americans in recent decades: what he calls 'the wall of ignorance' that attempts to hide the long history of racial injustice from public consciousness. This is most evident in each race's differing perspectives on racial matters. Though most whites view racism as a thing of the past, a social problem largely solved by the civil rights movement, blacks continue to experience racism in many areas of social life: encounters with the police; the practice of red lining in housing; difficulties in getting bank loans, mortgages, and insurance policies; and glaring disparities in health care, educational opportunities, unemployment levels, and incarceration rates. Though such problems are not expressions of the overt racism of legal segregation and lynch mobswhat most whites probably think of when they hear the word 'racism'their negative effect on black Americans is almost as pernicious. Such daily experiences create a lingering feeling of resentment that percolates in a slow boil till some event triggers an outburst of rage.Asante argues that America cannot long continue as a cohesive society under these conditions. As we embark upon new leadership under America's first African American president, he urges more public focus on redressing the wrongs of the past and their continuing legacy. Above all, he thinks that Americans must seriously consider some system of reparations to deal with both past and present injustices, an apology, and our own truth-and-reconciliation committee that addresses both the history of slavery and present-day racism. Only in this way, he feels, can we ever hope to heal the racial divide that never seems to be erased. This is a powerful, deeply perceptive analysis of a crucial social problem by one of America's leading thinkers on race.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dieter Loibner demonstrates how sailors can reduce their carbon footprint & lessen their impact on the environment, & how they can become a positive force for change.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In a shocking true-crime narrative that reads like a thriller, former police officer, former detective, and mystery writer Stacy Dittrich tells eighteen stories about cops who kill. From the brutal to the bizarre, the senseless to the extreme, these men and women abused their power, took human life, and are now (except for one) paying the consequences. Some killed for love, others for money, and still others because of seemingly trivial personality conflicts. Dittrich profiles, among others: New Orleans cop Antoinette Frank, who brutally murdered three innocent people, including a fellow officer. Canton, Ohio police officer Bobby Cutts Jr., who murdered his former girlfriend when she was nine-months pregnant. California highway patrolman Craig Peyer, who pulled over San Diego State college student Cara Knott over a frivolous traffic violation, then murdered her. Columbia, Missouri officer Steven Rios, who slit the throat of his gay lover, after he threatened to tell everyone of their relationship.As a veteran police officer with seventeen years of experience, Dittrich is careful to emphasize that the vast majority of law enforcement officers dutifully uphold their oath to protect the public trust. The fascinating stories she tells are examples of the few whose character flaws turned them into the very criminals they themselves at one time pursued.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Is global capitalism on its last legs Is the era of American leadership over Has the West begun a decline into a new Dark Age Does American civilization deserve to survive These are the unnerving questions raised by the Great Crash of 2009. This book presents a radically new answer, insisting that global society has only begun to realize its full potential. Author HowardBloom argues that there's a hidden mandate beneath the surface of capitalism: 'It's struggling to whisper and rumble its message to you and me. That hidden imperative can lift us from economic crisis, can make us a leader in the next-generation economy, and can dramatically upgrade our ability to empower our fellow human beings.' Bloom sees crisis as opportunity, opportunity for the whole human race.In more than eighty short, fast chapters, insights appear suddenly, like the quick bursts of flashbulbs, taking the reader on a sweeping tour of human history, from the Stone Age to the present. Every chapter conveys a radically new way to see the astonishing mechanism we call 'Western Civilization.' Bloom marvels at how humans have turned toxic waste into food and fuel, trash into treasure, and garbage into gold. He shows how we've produced material miracles based on immaterial things-passion, persistence, and fantasy. He shows that what many regard as the end is just the beginning. The beginning of something you've never before imagined. The author explains why the secret to capitalism's next great leap does not lie in new financial tricks, but in tapping things right under our noses in radically new ways-that is, tapping our imagination, our desire to feel useful, our desire to help others, and our desire to be recognized for contributing to the welfare of humanity. The key to next-generation capitalism lies in a big-picture view that's utterly unlike anything you've previously perceived. A big-picture view that will startle you. A big-picture view with which you can ignite the world, get a new handle on your life, and help transform society. This brilliant, inspirational work of daring ideas and breathtaking research offers more than hope. It offers unseen levels of understanding. Understanding that can literally redefine what it means to be a human being.