A lively, accessible introduction to the asymmetrical relationship between the United States and Mexico, one of the most formative international relationships in geopolitics today.The border between the US and Mexico is the world's longest between a wealthy industrialized nation and a part of the Global South. The economy, society, culture, and politics of the two nations have become inextricably linked.As the United States continues to assert its considera...

The early days of Airbnb hosting, when anyone could throw a mattress on the floor and start collecting checks, are long gone. The hosts who treat this as a real business are pulling away from the pack. There are plenty of guides that tell you how to start an Airbnb, but there is no book that takes you from one property to ten, from a side hustle to a portfolio, from a host who does everything themselves to a CEO who runs a system. This book fills that gap with practical, battle-tested guid...

Exploring the complexities of individual and group behavior within dynamic, real-world environments represents an important evolution in sport science research. Especially in how perceptual action and motor behaviors are influenced based on their coupled relationship within the environment itself and relative to the task context. This book challenges the limitations of traditional, reductionist approaches to perception-action behaviors that have caused a notable "applied-research gap," whe...

You've been chasing glory in the sport or business you love. You put in more time and practice to be the absolute best you can be. But what if the chase itself is the trap?Performance identity doesn't announce itself. It creeps in quietly--through coaches who reward results, crowds who cheer achievement, and a culture that tells athletes their value is something to be earned. Before long, the scoreboard isn't just a number. It's who you are.Dave Smith lived this. As an esta...

In 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant appointed one of his regimental chaplains, John Eaton of Ohio, as general superintendent of contrabands for the Department of the Tennessee. As the American Civil War raged, the former chaplain’s approach to humanitarian aid and education for the newly freed people marked one of the first attempts to consider how an entire population of formerly enslaved people would be assimilated into and become citizens of the postwar Union. General superintendent Eaton...

How together we'll stop climate change, continue to meet our energy needs and all get richer at the same time.

Could America be the beast of the earth from Revelation 13? Is this beast's number the number of a man because the country is named after a man, Americo Vespuccio? And does Americo add up to the number of the beast? These questions are explored in context with the rest of Revelation 13, as well as Revelation 12-18 and Daniel 7.I've covered most of the same material in a video located on youtube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NScqtMfo_xA&t=2170s

An in-depth look at the battle that saw the American Overmountain Men come together and defeat the British Loyalist army, turning the tide of the war.By 1780, the British strategy of subduing the South by mobilizing Loyalist forces appeared to be working following the capture of Charleston and the destruction of General Gates' Grand Army at Camden. Major Patrick Ferguson was appointed to raise forces and soon amassed a small army of more than 4,000 men, with which ...

LEARN HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN BASKETBALL PERSONAL TRAINING BUSINESSDo you want to make money being your own boss? Do you have knowledge and passion for the game of basketball that you'd like to pass on? Are you tired of being told that it's not easy running your own business? Would you like a step by step strategy that actually works for aspiring basketball personal trainers just starting out? What if you could actually build a personal training business that offered high profit marg...

The Crown in Canada has had a profound influence in shaping a country and a constitution that embraces the promotion of political moderation, societal accommodation, adaptable constitutional structures, and pluralistic governing practices. While none of these features themselves originated through legislative or constitutional action, David E. Smith, Christopher McCreery, and Jonathan Shanks propose that all reflect the presence and actions of the Crown.Examining how a constitution...

As the prevailing winds of the global economy have changed, so Britain has been buffeted from boom to bust and back again. But how much is our country's economic landscape shaped by the huge forces of international capital - and the hope that 'something will turn up' - and how much by the individual men and women at the heart of our economic policy?David Smith forged his career as Britain's leading economic journalist during the country's traumatic transition from the 'workshop of ...

In 17th Century Rome, connections are everything. But for 15-year-old Beppo Ghirlandi, an indentured servant accused of murder, there is nowhere to turn. The only one who will help him is the painter from across the Piazza, the madman-genius known as Caravaggio—who, unfortunately, has himself just killed a man. By helping Caravaggio flee, Beppo might just be able to stay alive.