In this compelling compilation of evidence, researcher Mark Hall presents the case for terrifying, monstrous bird that has roamed our continents since the days of the ancient legends of the Thunderbird. Some very large birds are being sighted in the skies over North America. Described as an enormous black bird with a white ring around its long neck and a wingspan of up to 20 feet and more, this giant bird of prey has been sighted from Alaska, Canada, and the Pacific Northwest, and into the...

THE BOOK THAT BREAKS A CRYPTOZOOLOGICAL TABOO!Do giant primates larger than gorillas, taller than Sasquatch and Yetis, still exist in the remotest corners of the globe? Famed cryptozoologists Mark A. Hall and Loren Coleman join forces to share their knowledge of this unexplored and neglected topic in cryptozoology.Bigfoot researchers have long been mystified, even embarrassed, by reports of giant hairy apes larger than Bigfoot, and as a result eyewitness re...

Put aside your notions of beings half-human and half-fish, for there are no such things.Put aside for the time being your fears of things wet and strange, said to be reptilian in nature, which emerge from swamps and rivers and oceans to walk among us.The answers to these mysteries you find in this book will surprise you. They have an ancient ancestry and a story of survival that we are only now beginning to uncover.Join us as we reveal this journey of discovery in t...

Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques, Fourth Edition, offers a thorough grounding in machine learning concepts, along with practical advice on applying these tools and techniques in real-world data mining situations. This highly anticipated fourth edition of the most acclaimed work on data mining and machine learning teaches readers everything they need to know to get going, from preparing inputs, interpreting outputs, evaluating results, to the algorithmic methods ...

**2026 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Textbook Excellence "Texty" Award Winner**Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques, Fifth Edition, offers a thorough grounding in machine learning concepts, along with practical advice on applying these tools and techniques in real-world data mining situations. This highly anticipated new edition of the most acclaimed work on data mining and machine learning teaches readers everything they need to know to get going,...

The tradition of tax-exempt status for nonprofit "charitable" organizations is well established, and few would argue with the principle. But the tax-exempt sector of the economy is vast and rapidly growing, resulting in the loss of billions of dollars of tax revenue. At the same time, we have no consensus on what purpose the charitable tax exemption serves, let alone agreement on what constitutes a charity. In this important addition to the theory of tax law, Colombo and Hall develop an or...

How to care for, store, display and interpret human remains, and issues of their ownership, are contentious questions, ones that need to be answered with care and due consideration. This book offers a systematic overview of the responses made by museums and other repositories in the United Kingdom, providing a baseline for understanding the scope and nature of human remains collections and the practices related to their care. The introduction sets UnitedKingdom practices within an internat...

Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques, Third Edition, offers a thorough grounding in machine learning concepts as well as practical advice on applying machine learning tools and techniques in real-world data mining situations. This highly anticipated third edition of the most acclaimed work on data mining and machine learning will teach you everything you need to know about preparing inputs, interpreting outputs, evaluating results, and the algorithmic methods at the...

Medical ethics draws upon methods from a wide array of disciplines, including anthropology, economics, epidemiology, health services research, history, law, medicine, nursing, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology.In this influential book, outstanding scholars in medical ethics bring these many methods together in one place to be systematically described, critiqued, and challenged. Newly revised and updated chapters in this second edition include philosophy, religion and ...

Seasons of Smoke by Mark Hall is a nonfiction book about navigating life's smoke seasons, those quiet times of uncertainty and subtle change that creep in without warning. It draws from the author's experiences across 18 jobs in 15 years, from corrections officer to mechanic and service roles in Washington State's Pacific Northwest, showing how these periods can forge resilience and purpose instead of breaking you.What Are Smoke SeasonsPicture stepping into a haze with no...

This volume kicks off the entire story with the ultimate cosmic glow-up, as God creates the universe and crowns humanity as the main characters. But the vibes quickly turn rancid with the first major L in the Garden of Eden, setting off a chain of iconic family dramas. We follow the legendary, if messy, journeys of the patriarchs: Abraham, who gets a life-changing DM from God; Isaac, the somewhat quieter heir; and Jacob, the master finesser who wrestles God and gets a new name (Israel). It...

Your Personal Guide to Finding Yourself When You Didn't Know You Were Missing is a product of 35 years experience & development in Transactional Analysisas. Author Danna G. Hallmark offers every person the means to discover what they truly want in life and separate that from any personal baggage. Contains charts & self-grading questionnaire to assist the reader in understanding.Danna G. Hallmark, founder of Global TA Network, is known internationally for her contributions to severa...