How is it anatomically possible that simply staring down at a smartphone for a few hours a day can trigger chronic digestive issues, an elevated resting heart rate, and severe, unexplainable panic attacks? The medical culprit is a catastrophic modern biomechanical failure known as the Cervical Kink. The vagus nerve is the biological superhighway that controls the parasympathetic nervous system, telling your heart to slow down and your stomach to digest. It travels directly from the brainst...

The "Area Handbook for Albania" is a comprehensive resource that delves into the historical, cultural, and political landscape of Albania. Authored by a team of experts, including Sarah Jane Elpern and William Giloane, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the country's development, social structures, and economic conditions. It serves as an essential guide for researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of Albanian society and its evolution over ...

In Govzilla, economist Stephen Moore details how out-of-control spending and expansion has turned our government into a monster that must be stopped.

The USS Hornet was launched in 1943 and has been serving this country in many different capacities ever since, over 80 years! From World War II to the Cold War to the Vietnam Warand finally retirement after picking up the Apollo 11 and 12 astronauts, the USS Hornet has steamed across the pages of history. Saved from the scrapyard, the USS Hornet now lives on as a museum in Alameda, California. This book tells the story of this great ship and its history with photos and illustration...

“Jack Spencer tells it the way it is and needs to be to make nuclear energy an affordable choice for America. Read this thoughtful and provocative book written by one of America’s great conservative thinkers.” — William Martin, Former Deputy Energy Secretary; Chair, Nuclear Energy Advisory CommitteeSkyrocketing energy prices are placing downward pressure on economic growth throughout the world. There seems to be no relief in sight, with hundreds of millions without...

Rogrig Wishard is a killer, a liar and a thief.Rogrig is the last person the fey would turn to for help. But they know something he doesn’t.In a world without government or law, where a man’s loyalty is to his family and faerie tales are strictly for children, Rogrig is not happy to discover that he’s carrying faerie blood. Especially when he starts to see them wherever he goes.To get his life back, he’s going to have to journey further from home than he’s ever been...

From May 1941 to the end of night raids in 1943, Luftwaffe bombers attacked provincial cities across England, Scotland, and Wales. However, these air raids are not considered part of the Blitz—at least, not according to the British Official History. The official historiography maintains that the Blitz on the United Kingdom ended when aircraft were redeployed to support the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, after the final major raid against London that May.In After the...

In late August 2023, President Donald Trump contacted us to meet with him. It was déjà vu for the two of us, as it reminded us of our first meeting with Trump back in early 2016—the first time he ran for the White House. Trump was proclaiming that we could get to 5 percent growth with the right set of pro-business policy ideas. We were ecstatic that finally someone was frontally assaulting the tyranny of low expectations that sold America short.When we met with Trump at his office ...

Exam Board: AQALevel & Subject: AS SociologyFirst teaching: September 2015 First exams: June 2016AQA approvedThis fourth edition of Collins’ respected AQA A-level Sociology series is updated for the 2015 AQA Sociology specifications. Covering AS and Year 1 of A-level, it will help students master the knowledge and skills they need to excel in their study and engage with contemporary society.This textbook has been revised by our team of expert authors, ...

Uncommon Valor is a look into the formation and operation of an advanced Special Forces recon company during the Vietnam War. Code-named the Studies and Observations Group, SOG was the most covert U.S. military unit in its time and contained only volunteers from such elite units as the Army's Green Berets, Navy SEALs, and Air Force Air Commandos. SOG warriors operated in small teams, going behind enemy lines in Laos and Cambodia and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, tasked with performing speci...

Exam Board: AQALevel & Subject: AS SociologyFirst teaching: September 2015 First exams: June 2016AQA approvedThis fourth edition of Collins’ respected AQA A-level Sociology series is updated for the 2015 AQA Sociology specifications. Covering AS and Year 1 of A-level, it will help students master the knowledge and skills they need to excel in their study and engage with contemporary society.This textbook has been revised by our team of expert authors, ...

After an introduction to the world of Pangolins, this book focusses on one Pangolin family who are disturbed by a gang of animal smugglers while feeding in the jungle one night. The two Pangolin youngsters, Timmie and Toby are kidnapped and imprisoned in a suitcase, destined to be trafficked and sold. After a frightening journey the little Pangolin brothers engineer their own escape from captivity, encountering kind support from animal conservation workers who return them to their jungle h...