The most abstract, playful and confounding of reggae subgenres, dub is a vital component of sound system culture that has wielded disproportionate influence. Emerging as an underground phenomenon in Kingston during the early 1970s, dub was wrought by sonic alchemists such as King Tubby, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Prince Jammy and Scientist, conjuring musical mutations at the mixing desk. Dub reached other lands through the Jamaican diaspora and as Lloyd 'Bullwackie' Barnes furthered the form in ...

**'David Katz's in-depth portrayal of his genius is to be commended and is an essential addition to any serious music fan's collection' David Rodigan MBE OD'For the complete picture of this musical genius you can't get better than David Katz's People Funny Boy - if you're into Scratch, it's essential' Don Letts**Arguably the most influential force in Jamaican music, Lee Perry brought Bob Marley to international stardom and has since collaborated with artists such a...

Bestselling author Mark Bittman and physician David Katz cut through all the noise on food, health, and diet to give you the real answers you needWhat is the “best” diet? Do calories matter? And when it comes to protein, fat, and carbs, which ones are good and which are bad? Mark Bittman and health expert David Katz answer all these questions and more in a lively and easy-to-read Q&A format. Inspired by their viral hit article on Grub Street—one of New...

Prediabetes can be scary, but it's also an opportunity—an opportunity to "reset," improve your health, and get yourself in better shape than ever.Learning you have prediabetes is scary, but it comes with a silver lining: It means you've caught the condition just in time, before it's too late. Your best chance to reverse prediabetes starts now.Prediabetes: A Complete Guide, Second Edition reveals to you in detail what these actions are and empowers ...

Create lasting positive change in every area of life, from fitness to finance to family.In this empowering book, Eddie Miller shares his own personal process for creating and sustaining a happy, healthy, and purposeful life—and masterfully interweaves inspiring, hard-won wisdom from such national experts as:Brian Biro * Barbara De Angelis, PhD * Felice Dunas, PhD * Jane Greer, PhD * Jim Karas * Byron Katie * David Katz, MD * Lisa Nichols * Bob Proctor * Pau...

Understand the constructs of the Python programming language and use them to build data science projectsKey FeaturesLearn the basics of developing applications with Python and deploy your first data applicationTake your first steps in Python programming by understanding and using data structures, variables, and loopsDelve into Jupyter, NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, and sklearn to explore the data science ecosystem in PythonBook Descriptio...

The impacts of population growth, climate change, and water scarcity and variability on a country's economy or society, in addition to the sheer need to harness international rivers for domestic and regional purposes, have made the management of transboundary freshwater a subject of great import. Over the past several decades, research in various disciplines utilizing a variety of methodologies has explored these issues, focusing on freshwater's strategic importance as well as conflict, co...

Designed for busy clinicians struggling to fit the critical issue of nutrition into their routine patient encounters, Nutrition in Clinical Practice translates the robust evidence base underlying nutrition in health and disease into actionable, evidence-based clinical guidance on a comprehensive array of nutrition topics. Authoritative, thoroughly referenced, and fully updated, the revised 4th edition covers the full scope of nutrition applications in clinical practice, spanning health pro...

This is Volume XII of thirty-two in a collection on Developmental Psychology. Originally published in 1936, this study looks at the conversations of the authors’ own children that were recorded as they grew up. Over time they realised they were unusually rich material for investigation into child- psychology was contained in them, and despite the intimate nature of the material formulated this work.

This is Volume VI of twenty-one in a collection of Cognitive Psychology. The first edition of this book appeared in 1911, and the second in 1930. It offers a study of the modes of appearance and measures of perception of colour and the phenomenology of illumination, as well as film colours like grey, transparent and translucent colours, light and space determined colours, contrast and theories of colour constancy.

Produced biennially, The World's Water provides a timely examination of the key issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. Each new volume identifies and explains the most significant current trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of water-related topics. The 2006-2007 volume features overview chapters on:Water and terrorismBusiness risks of waterWater and ecosystemsFloods and droughtsDesa...

For the first time, David Katz's classic monograph The World of Touch has been translated into English. Regarded as one of the premiere experimental psychologists, Katz vigorously opposed the atomism and "tachistoscopic" mentality typical of the sensory psychology of his day.In The World of Touch, Katz sought to dispel the invidious distinction between the supposedly higher (e.g., vision, audition) and lower (e.g., touch) senses. To help touch regain its original ...