Mystery Science Theater 3000 's "Tom Servo" chronicles his year-long, daily mission of watching movies in theaters around the world.For some of us, moviegoing is an occasional pleasure. Kevin Murphy made it his obsession, and he did it for you. He went to the movies every day for a year. That's every single day, people. For a whole frickin' year. And not only did he endure, he prevailed—for this is the h...

A great resource for both prospective franchisees and franchisers, this book explains in detail what the franchise system entails and the precise benefits it offers to both parties. You will learn franchising advantages and disadvantages, how to develop or purchase a winning concept, how to choose a business franchise that fits your personal style and financial goals, how to develop forecasts and budgets, and how to estimate startup costs.The book also covers managing daily operati...

Provides the essentials to launch a personal journey into the world of fly fishingIn this book, a long-time resident and devoted fly fisherman imparts a wealth of knowledge about fly fishing in Connecticut. Kevin Murphy teaches novice anglers about the state's trout hatcheries and stocking programs, the differences between brook, brown, and rainbow trout, and offers easy-to-follow instructions on the basics of fly fishing. In this concise text, the reader finds the...

How three men brought clean water to Hartford, on a massive scaleAs good health is inextricably wedded to pure drinking water—and this particular concern looms larger every day—understanding delivery systems is almost as important as the water itself. Water for Hartford chronicles the century-long effort, beginning in the 1850s, to construct a viable, efficient water system. The story of Hartford's water works is a fascinating one, for it recalls the hard...

While president of Aetna Life from 1879 to 1922, Morgan Bulkeley served four terms as mayor of Hartford, two terms as Connecticut's governor, and one term as a United States senator. His friends and business and political acquaintances were a who's who of the Gilded Age: Samuel Clemens, J. P. Morgan, Samuel and Elizabeth Colt, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, Albert Spalding, General Sherman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Katherine Hepburn, as well as every president from ...

Move into the Present Room and Enjoy Your Life“The Three Rooms is a heartfelt seminal text which addresses self-understanding in spatial and temporal terms, simple enough for a child to understand, yet deep enough to awaken a true spiritual seeker.”—Dr. Michael R. Cunningham, Chancellor, National University SystemMost of us are sleepwalking, focusing on the physical world when we should be paying attention to our inner selves, and to being i...

Asexuality and Freudian-Lacanian Psychoanalysis: Towards a Theory of an Enigma proposes that asexuality is a libidinally founded desire for no sexual desire, a concept not included in psychoanalytic theory up to now."Asexuality" is defined as the experience of having no sexual attraction for another person; as an emerging self-defined sexual orientation, it has received practically no attention from psychoanalytic research. This book is the first sustained...

How Groups Encourage Misbehavior explores the psychological and social processes by which groups develop a tolerance for and even encourage misbehavior. Drawing from decades of research on social, cognitive and organizational psychology, as well as a deep well of historical research, this book shows how commitment to groups, organizations and movements can turn moral individuals into amoral agents.Pulling together what have been traditionally distinct areas of study, H...

This is the third of five volumes of a compendium of the global distribution of about 3571 aquatic macrophyte species occurring in inland freshwater and brackish waterbodies worldwide. In addition to descriptions and maps, the volumes together highlight aspects of their ecology such as endemism, world rarity, endangered status, ecozone/macroregional occurrence, ploidy state, species age, and uses. This book provides a novel resource on the distribution and ecology of macrophytes around the...

Ilse Decameron, a vampire of clan Tremere, is on a mission to procure a mortal mage. On her trail is Kurt Westphal, a member of the rival Ventrue clan who is trying to uncover the Tremere's newest threat. He and Ilse uncover a web of betrayal, demonic pacts and a scheme which, if it succeeds, will spell the end of the vampire clans and forever change the face of the World of Darkness.House of Secrets is the first novel based on the popular collectible card game The Eternal Struggle...

Ilse Decameron, a vampire of clan Tremere, is on a mission to procure a mortal mage. On her trail is Kurt Westphal, a member of the rival Ventrue clan who is trying to uncover the Tremere's newest threat. He and Ilse uncover a web of betrayal, demonic pacts and a scheme which, if it succeeds, will spell the end of the vampire clans and forever change the face of the World of Darkness.House of Secrets is the first novel based on the popular collectible card game The Eternal...

It is not possible to be alive today in the United States without feeling the influence of the political climate on the spaces where people live, work, and form communities. Public Space/Contested Space illustrates the ways in which creative interventions in public space have constituted a significant dimension of contemporary political action, and how this space can both reflect and spur economic and cultural change.Drawing insight from a range of disciplines and fields, ...