An "authoritative, comprehensive, well written, and entertaining" guide to staying alive in the desert from a Texas Parks and Wildlife veteran ( Library Journal).Remote desert locations, including the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico, southern Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, draw adventurers of all kinds, from the highly skilled and well prepared to urban cowboys who couldn't lead themselves, much less a horse, to water. David Alloway's goal in this bo...

In offering this little volume to the kind consideration of Canadian and American readers, it is the earnest wish of the Author that it may commend itself to the interest of both, as the early histories of Canada and the United States are so closely connected that they may be considered identical. We have tried to recall the days when, by these firesides, we re rocked the cradles of those who helped to make Canadian history, and to render more familiar the names and deeds of the great men,...

In "Famous Firesides of French Canada," Mary Wilson Alloway invites readers into the rich tapestry of Quebec's cultural heritage through a series of engaging narratives centered around renowned individuals and their households. Combining meticulous historical research with a vivid, storytelling style, Alloway captures the essence of French Canadian identity, illuminating the significance of familial ties, traditions, and oral histories. The book reflects a unique literary context, as it me...

In "Crossed Swords: A Canadian-American Tale of Love and Valor," Mary Wilson Alloway crafts a rich narrative that intertwines themes of love, nationalism, and the complexities of identity against the backdrop of the North American landscape. Through vivid prose and meticulously detailed character development, Alloway presents a dual perspective that highlights the cultural nuances between Canada and the United States during a significant historical period. The novel resonates with elements...

Mastering the latest fitness craze-keeping your brain healthy at any ageJudging from the worldwide popularity of the brain game, Nintendo DS, and such mind-bending puzzles as SuDoku and KenKen®, keeping one's mind as limber as an Olympic athlete is an international obsession. With forecasters predicting over a million people with dementia by 2025, today's young and senior population have a vested interest in keeping their grey matter in the pink for as long as possible. Trainin...

Dr Tracy Alloway has been awarded the prestigious Joseph Lister Award from the British Science Association.′The authors have written a guide for practitioners that is both highly practical, and yet based upon sound theoretical principles….This book achieves a successful, yet often elusive, link between theory, research and practice, and deserves to have a high readership. I will have no hesitation in recommending it to a range of readers′ - Jane Mott, Support for Learning′T...

Design, develop and deploy a highly available vSphere environment for VMware Horizon View Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThe increasing movement to virtualize workloads and workstations has put VMware Horizon View into a central mission critical role in many environments. Administrators may be overwhelmed with planning for outages and dealing with failure scenarios. It’s easy to miss small details that will result in outages down the road. Following VMwar...

A bigger asset than IQ:The first book to introduce the newly discovered—and vitally important—mental skill known as working memory, showing how it is crucial to our success in work and life and how to strengthen it.Working memory—your ability to work with information—influences nearly everything you do. What if you could find a way to better handle a crazy schedule or expertly manage risks? What if you could gain an advantage in climbing the career ladder or in sch...

Why can't I remember what my parents just asked me to do? Why do I feel stressed out at school when the teacher is writing on the board and talking at the same time? And what can I do about it?Working memory issues affect a huge proportion of kids with learning differences like ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ASD. These issues can make them feel frustrated or bored, as working memory and intelligence are two very different things. Kids with working memory problems can also act out...

Think your way to a more confident, successful you.Women's brains are different. It's not one-size-fits both men and women. Yet many women still believe the myths we tell ourselves.Myth: Women make emotional decisions when stressed.Myth: Women suffer more from unhappiness than men.Myth: Women have to act like men to be effective leaders.Dispel the myths! Stop underestimating your abilities. Stop downplaying your succ...

This volume deals with the varied forms of shame reflected in biblical, theological, psychological and anthropological sources. Although traditional theology and church practice concentrate on providing forgiveness for shameful behavior, recent scholarship has discovered the crucial relevance of social shame evoked by mental status, adversity, slavery, abuse, illness, grief and defeat. Anthropologists, sociologists, and psychologists have discovered that unresolved social shame is related ...

What does the Bible say about the American future? Does it contain an apocalyptic vision in which conflicts are to be resolved by war? Or does it contain a vision of coexistence under some system of conflict management? While both visions have biblical foundations, the apocalyptic alternative has dominated public discussion in the past generation. Most people are not even aware that another vision can be derived from the same Bible and that it transcends the usual definitions of liberal, c...