The classic, comprehensive primer on sustainable living skills—from food and water to shelter and energy to first aid and crisis-management skills—fully revised and updated for 2026 and beyondMatthew Stein’s When Technology Fails prepares you to embark on the path toward sustainability. But unlike any other book, Stein not only shows you how to live green in seemingly stable times, but to live in the face of potential disasters, lasting days or years, comi...

A longtime engineer and the author of When Technology Fails offers a practical survival guide to disaster preparedness—so you can be ready for life’s most unpredictable scenarios.Disasters often strike without warning and leave a trail of destruction in their wake. Yet armed with the right tools and information, survivors can fend for themselves and get through even the toughest circumstances.In this disaster-preparedness manual, Matthew Stein outl...

YOUR GUIDE TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Learn to live sustainably so you can survive today—and the disasters of tomorrow—with this comprehensive survival skills primer covering food, water, shelter, first-aid, energy, and more.Prepare to embark on the path toward sustainability. Unlike any other emergency preparedness book, Matthew Stein not only shows you how to live green in seemingly stable times, but to live in the face of potential disasters—whether they last da...

Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page.Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perched atop Capitol Hill in rain-soaked Seattle. Fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin is fixing the plumbing, the tea, and all the problems of the world, it seems, in her...

Ein tödlicher Zwilling unserer Sonne aus dunkler Materie droht die Erde zu vernichten!Ex-Soldat Jack West und seine Freunde wissen, wie die Katastrophe aufzuhalten ist. Nur wenn sie einen antiken Schutzapparat wieder zusammensetzen, lässt sich das Ende der Welt abwenden.Sie reisen rund um den Globus, von Stonehenge über die Wüsten Ägyptens bis ins ferne China, um alle Teile des Apparates zu bergen.Doch im Wettlauf gegen die Zeit sind Jack und sein Team nicht allein auf...

Persuasive attacks have captured public interest for centuries. These attacks uniquely span the range from high level politics to celebrity scandal. Each context highlights totally different harmful behaviors, yet key strategies are employed in consistent, and surprisingly unique, ways.This book investigates the nature of persuasive attack by examining the strategies used in various cases to denigrate an individual or organization for their behavior and/or character. Beginning with...

This book includes classic poems by such eminent poets as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Sara Teasdale, William Butler Yeats, Louisa May Alcott, Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, Gertrude Stein and others. Anne Bradstreet Phillis Wheatley William Cullen Bryant Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Edgar Allan Poe Abraham Lincoln Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr Herman Melville Walt Whitman Frances E. W. Harper Emily D...

Stress can have a deleterious effect on people's mental, physical, and psychological health. There is a growing body of evidence, however, that suggests animals, both as pets and therapy partners, can help mitigate people's stress levels. This book showcases a rich collection of research papers from Human-Animal Interactions. It highlights research pertaining to pets as well as animal-assisted therapy in both school and professional settings. The book also includes a scene-setting introduc...

The Gospel of Matthew: A Tax Collector's Transformation unveils the inspiring journey of Matthew—from a marginalized tax collector to a devoted apostle. This compelling biblical biography explores his early life, the socio-cultural challenges of first-century Judea, and his dramatic encounter with Jesus. Through themes of redemption, discipleship, and prophetic fulfillment, the book illustrates how transformation paves the way for spiritual renewal and community building. ...

Truly inspiring accounts of three victims of the Nazi regime during the Second World War Marcel Callo, a young Frenchman, was a printer's apprentice and engaged to be married. Edith Stein was a Carmelite nun who had converted from the Jewish faith as a young woman. Titus Brandsma came from a farming family in Holland and later became a Carmelite friar. Each refused to condone the evil of a wicked political system, living and dying for their faith in the freedom of Christ. Pope John Paul II...

A nonpartisan plan of action for fixing the global economy from fifteen of the world's leading economistsIn the fall of 2008, fifteen of the world's leading economists—representing the broadest spectrum of economic opinion—gathered at New Hampshire's Squam Lake. Their goal: the mapping of a long-term plan for financial regulation reform.The Squam Lake Report distills the wealth of insights from the ongoing collaboration that began at these meetings a...

Ein tödlicher Zwilling unserer Sonne aus dunkler Materie droht die Erde zu vernichten!Ex-Soldat Jack West und seine Freunde wissen, wie die Katastrophe aufzuhalten ist. Nur wenn sie einen antiken Schutzapparat wieder zusammensetzen, lässt sich das Ende der Welt abwenden.Sie reisen rund um den Globus, von Stonehenge über die Wüsten Ägyptens bis ins ferne China, um alle Teile des Apparates zu bergen.Doch im Wettlauf gegen die Zeit sind Jack und sein Team nicht allein auf...