Have you noticed? If you're a male, especially an adult male, I'll bet you have noticed. Here's the sad truth: it's becoming more and more difficult to know what it means to be a man, a good man in the world today.The problem stems from the fact our current culture has made it much more complicated and confusing than it should or needs to be. Specifically, what role(s) would you say today's male serves in our society and exactly how does one learn those roles? Ask 10 males and you'...

Keep your workshop and lungs safe! No matter how big or small your workshop space is, making your shop safe is essential for long-term health and preventing serious respiratory issues. Dust Collection Systems and Solutions for Every Budget is the ultimate guide to managing the dust in your workspace -- be it woodworking dust, epoxy resin dust, or metalworking dust -- and covers everything you need to know to be safe, from explanations of dust hazards and proper PPE to shop vacuums, shop-wi...

In Edith Wharton’s works, references to architecture, interior decoration, painting, sculpture, and fashion abound. As these essays demonstrate, art and objects are for Wharton evidence of cultural belief and reflect the values, assumptions, and customs of the burgeoning consumer culture in which she lived and about which she wrote. Furthermore, her meditations about issues of architecture, design, and decoration serve as important commentaries on her vision of the literary arts.In...

Statistical data and evidence-based claims are increasingly central to our everyday lives. Critically examining ‘Big Data’, this book charts the recent explosion in sources of data, including those precipitated by global developments and technological change. It sets out changes and controversies related to data harvesting and construction, dissemination and data analytics by a range of private, governmental and social organisations in multiple settings.Analysing the power of data ...

Corruption, injustice, rage and contagion have carved the remaining shreds of mankind' s naï veté into cruel focus. Lurking on the periphery of our collective vision is a stark realization: our planet' s tolerance for the human pest has reached a burning point. Earth is at the end of its rope. The world celebrates your demise. Turbulent times call for new voices. With that in mind, Green Inferno claws up from the gloom to stake its claim on the world of Horror. Nineteen unique voices from ...