In Land of Milk and Money*,* Alan I Marcus examines the establishment of the dairy industry in the United States South during the 1920s. Looking specifically at the internal history of the Borden Company—the world’s largest dairy firm—as well as small-town efforts to lure industry and manufacturing south, Marcus suggests that the rise of the modern dairy business resulted from debates and redefinitions that occurred in both the northern industrial sector and southern towns. Conden...

An examination of the first attempt to conquer cancer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.In Malignant Growth: Creating the Modern Cancer Research Establishment, 1875–1915, Alan I Marcus explores a relatively understudied period in the history of cancer by providing a careful investigation of the first public crusade to determine the cause of cancer. The search for cancer’s cause during the heady era of bacteriology was colored by the Germ...

Now in a thoroughly updated new edition, this successful textbook surveys the history of technology in America from the 1600s to the 21st century. Alan I Marcus and Howard P. Segal explore the effect society, culture, politics and economics have had upon technological advances, and place the evolution of American technology within the broader context of the development of systems such as transportation and communications. This unique book connects phenomena such as colonial printing presse...

Science as Service: Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930 is the first of a two-volume study that traces the foundation and evolution of America’s land-grant institutions. In this expertly curated collection of essays, Alan I Marcus has assembled a tough-minded account of the successes and set-backs of these institutions during the first sixty-five years of their existence. In myriad scenes, vignettes, and episodes from the history of ...

Established by the Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862, America’s land-grant universities have had far-reaching influences on the United States and the world. Service as Mandate, Alan I Marcus’s second edited collection of insightful essays about land-grant universities, explores how these universities have adapted to meet the challenges of the past sixty-five years and how, having done so, they have helped to create the modern world.From their founding, land-grant scho...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Emelie’s hell-bent on finding Keira. What woman wouldn’t be if her best friend up and vanished off the face of the earth after traveling to the Scottish Highlands?She didn’t count on being kidnapped by a bunch of mysterious badass women.She also didn’t count on being saved by even more badass dragons.Alan. Well, being the head of a clan isn’t easy. No one said it would be, but why do these damned humans keep tres...

Glasgow trauert. Im Mai 1974 sieht sich Detective Harry McCoy einer wütenden Menge vor dem Sheriff Court gegenüber. Ein Brandanschlag auf einen Friseursalon in Royston hat Frauen und Kinder das Leben gekostet. Als drei Jugendliche wegen des Verbrechens angeklagt werden, sind McCoy und seine Kollegen erleichtert, dass der Gefangenentransporter durchgekommen ist und seine Insassen abgeliefert hat. Auf dem Weg wieder nach draußen wird der Transporter jedoch gerammt und die drei in Handschelle...

This new work draws from Marcus Aurelius—one of the last great pre-Christian voices of classical Western philosophy and spirituality—the essential threads of his thinking in the Meditations weaving them into a more contemporary and coherent form. Recasting a meeting that actually took place between Marcus and four other historical figures of classical antiquity, the book's situational stage allows Marcus to discuss and defend his beliefs with a clarity not found in the Medita...

This volume was written by eight transnational geographers. These narratives comprise a collection of essays as a way to map personal trajectories and experiences which examine the concept of place at the micro-level. Eight transnational geographers convey their professional and personal identities in a global age. By using an approach called, autobiogeography, these narratives will be of interest to geographers and other social science and humanities scholars as well as of interest to the...

CONSTRUA EMPRESAS COM VALOR (EQUITY) E PROPÓSITO — PARA VOCÊ, PARA QUEM NELAS TRABALHA E PARA O MUNDO. RESULTADOS SÃO IMPORTANTES — MAS NUNCA SUFICIENTES. NEGÓCIOS DE VERDADE NÃO GERAM SÓ LUCRO: GERAM FUTUROS. Neste livro, coautores de diferentes setores se unem para mostrar, na prática, que estruturar uma empresa vai além de planejar, gerir e buscar resultados de curto prazo — é alinhar negócios ao propósito pessoal, construir valor duradouro (equity) e gerar impacto positivo na sociedade...

Move beyond cybersecurity to take protection of your digital business to the next levelBeyond Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Digital Business arms your company against devastating online security breaches by providing you with the information and guidance you need to avoid catastrophic data compromise. Based upon highly-regarded risk assessment analysis, this critical text is founded upon proprietary research, client experience, and interviews with over 20...

Mental Training: The Complete Guide to Brain Training, Discover The Different Ways and Exercises to Challenge Your Brain For Maximum Brain PowerDo you feel like sometimes you can't seem to focus or you're becoming more forgetful? One minute you're talking and the next minute, you forgot just what you were saying. If you're experiencing this, these are signs that your brain needs some stimulation. You need to challenge and train your brain for it to remain sharp. Brain training can help you...