"This important book spans American history, economics, and culture to explain why the nation splits into blue versus red states" (James A. Morone, Brown University).Why are some eras of American politics characterized by broad, bipartisan harmony and others by rancorous partisanship? In The State of Disunion, Nicole Mellow argues that these oscillations are a product of how politicians respond to the demands of regional constituents. According to Mellow, r...

Why are some eras of American politics characterized by broad, bipartisan harmony and others by rancorous partisanship? In The State of Disunion, Nicole Mellow argues that these oscillations are a product of how the two major parties respond, or fail to respond, to the demands of regional constituents. While scholars have long believed that in the twentieth century the nation supplanted regions as the engine of American politics, Mellow uncovers a contrary dynamic. She shows the w...

Fiore dei Liberi was a weapons-master from Italy who was active in the 14th and early 15th century. After fifty years of training Italy's elite, he put his art to paper and created the Flower of Battle. The Flower of Battle covers unarmed combat, the use of the dagger, sword, spear, axe as well as fighting in armor, without and on horseback as well as other odds and ends. MS Ludwig XV 13 is the most complete surviving copy of Fiore's work and has been painstakingly translated by Colin Hatc...

Fiore dei Liberi was a weapons-master from Italy who was active in the 14th and early 15th century. After fifty years of training Italy's elite, he put his art to paper and created the Flower of Battle. The Flower of Battle covers unarmed combat, the use of the dagger, sword, spear, axe as well as fighting in armor, without and on horseback as well as other odds and ends. MS Ludwig XV 13 is the most complete surviving copy of Fiore's work and has been painstakingly translated by Colin Hatc...

From the Dusty Village to Building a Business Empire: The Story of Thomas MalungaThis is the extraordinary true story of Thomas Malunga, a man whose life is a testament to the power of resilience and determination. Born in 1988 in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, Thomas's childhood was marked by hardship and struggle. He became a cowherd at 9, sold coconuts barefoot at 10, and lost his mother at 17. The pain didn't stop there - he lost his brother to suicide at 24 and ende...

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Would you dare to speak with a killer… in English? The Dahmer Files is not just a story — it s a real language-learning experience packed into a gripping psychological drama. When agent Perry Blake is sent to interview Jeffrey Dahmer just days before his death, he s not there to investigate crimes. He s there to understand a man the world calls a monster. What follows is an intense, emotional, and unforgettable exchange that challenges the limits of empathy — and your English vocabulary. D...

Dear Friend,Is the fact that you would like to get a grip on how to understand how to eat right for a healthy weight but just don't know how making your life difficult... maybe even miserable?Does it seem like you’ve tried everything in your power to figure it out, and yet, despite your best intentions, you’re still plagued with:• Not knowing even the basics on getting started with nutrition• Not understanding even where to start with the correct carbs• Not knowing how important your view ...

“College teaching is not rocket science – it’s much, much harder.” Diana Laurillard, University of LondonCollege faculty, both adjunct and full-time, stand with their students at the coalface of learning, wishing for more to succeed and disappointed at how illusory academic success is for so many. Among the array of investments colleges are making to improve student outcomes, from predictive data analysis to enhanced advising, too little attention is paid to supporting faculty. Yet the imp...

In his book, Dr. Mellow, a physician and clinical researcher, makes the case for faith, religiosity, and spirituality as important practices providing significant physical and mental health benefits. In reviewing the extensive medical literature, he concludes that faith and spiritual practices have significant positive effects on the incidence of the most common physical illnesses (heart disease, hypertension, many cancers, and most importantly, on overall mortality) as well as mental illn...

Sleep apnea is a condition when you temporarily stop breathing while you’re sleeping or thebreaths that you take are shallowWhat is Sleep Apnea?According to the Brazilian Sleep Association (ABS) apnea means “without air” or “stopped breathing”. Sleep apnea is a breathing problem, which happens while we sleep, characterized by brief and repeated interruptions of breathing (lasting at least 10 seconds, at a frequency greater than five events per hour of sleep).Can it be controlled and treate...

Acoustics: Sound Fields and Transducers is a thoroughly updated version of Leo Beranek's classic 1954 book that retains and expands on the original's detailed acoustical fundamentals while adding practical formulas and simulation methods. Serving both as a text for students in engineering departments and as a reference for practicing engineers, this book focuses on electroacoustics, analyzing the behavior of transducers with the aid of electro-mechano-acoustical circuits. Assuming knowledg...