The Most Comprehensive Hot Dog Vendor Manual On The PlanetIt was only three years ago that Ben Wilson thought he had it all – and, he did. A life that many only dream about, but may never attain. In addition to raising a large family, a successful multi-store furniture business claimed most of his time and he focused on growing his business – he was very successful.That is until the floor fell out of the economy. He lost it all. The house. The stores. His life. He was desper...

From a brilliant young historian, a colourful journey through 7,000 years and twenty-six world cities that shows how urban living has been the spur and incubator to humankind's greatest innovations.In the two hundred millennia of our existence, nothing has shaped us more profoundly than the city. Ben Wilson, author of bestselling and award-winning books on British history, now tells the grand, glorious story of how city living has allowed human culture to flourish....

**In this exhilarating look at cities, past and future, Ben Wilson proposes that, in our world of rising seas and threatening weather, the natural world may prove the city's savior"Illuminating...Wilson leaves readers with hope about the future of efforts to preserve the ecosystems that surround us, as well as a new perspective that looks beyond the concrete and asphalt when walking along a city’s streets."—Associated Press**Since the beginning of civilization, hum...

Brilliant young historian Ben Wilson explores a time when licentious Britain tried to straighten out its moral code, ridding itself of its boisterous pastimes, plain-speaking and drunkenness - raising uncomfortable but fascinating parallels with our own age. Decency and Disorder is about the generation who grew up during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, and some of its most exciting figures.

Satirist William Hone is the forgotten hero of the British press. In 1817 he was forced to defend himself against a censorious government, in what amounted to a show trial pitting a self-educated Fleet Street journalist against the Lord Chief Justice and a hand-picked jury. Hone's crime was to ridicule the powers that be. Through Hone's life, Ben Wilson looks at the history of the struggle for free expression against repressive law.

The bestselling complete history of the British Navy - our national story through a different prism.The story of our navy is nothing less than the story of Britain, our culture and our empire. Much more than a parade of admirals and their battles, this is the story of how an insignificant island nation conquered the world's oceans to become its greatest trading empire. Yet, as Ben Wilson shows, there was nothing inevitable about this rise to maritime domination, no...

This book offers the first full-length treatment of the topic of debating as a method of developing English Foreign Language (EFL) speaking, inviting scholars and practitioners to reflect on the demands of the current age for moving forward educational practice. While debating is a well-known method of dialogic speaking and is widely practiced, the extent to which it is integrated in adult TEFL has not been established, and an understanding of its affordances for developin...

The Grand Unified Theory of Weight Loss details exactly what you need to do to lose weight and maintain your results. It covers every possible circumstance, situation or problem and will work for anyone!The method addresses the psychology of weight loss including motivation, stress and your habitual programming. It treats you as an individual and identifies the most effective nutrition and exercise strategies for your body. The theory explains why most people struggle to get result...

The Grand Unified Theory of Weight Loss details exactly what you need to do to lose weight and maintain your results. It covers every possible circumstance, situation or problem and will work for anyone!The method addresses the psychology of weight loss including motivation, stress and your habitual programming. It treats you as an individual and identifies the most effective nutrition and exercise strategies for your body.The theory explains why most people struggle to get...

Based on the massive YouTube phenomenon, 100% Unofficial Guide to MrBeast is an in-depth guide to the world of the biggest YouTuber on the planet!From pranks and challenges to gaming and philanthropy, MrBeast is admired by billions. And now discover everything there is to know about the digital phenomenon in the 100% Unofficial Guide to MrBeast! Filled with full-color photos, behind-the-scenes content, and an insightful look into the MrBeast empir...

Field-tested tips, tricks, and design patterns for building machine learning projects that are deployable, maintainable, and secure from concept to production.In Machine Learning Engineering in Action, you will learn:Evaluating data science problems to find the most effective solutionScoping a machine learning project for usage expectations and budgetProcess techniques that minimize wasted effort and speed up productionAssessin...

Your domain is rich and interconnected, and your API should be too. Upgrade your web API to GraphQL, leveraging its flexible queries to empower your users, and its declarative structure to simplify your code. Absinthe is the GraphQL toolkit for Elixir, a functional programming language designed to enable massive concurrency atop robust application architectures. Written by the creators of Absinthe, this book will help you take full advantage of these two groundbreaking technologies. Build ...