"Anyone looking for insightful quotes, humor, Zen wisdom, or even just a good story will find something in these bite-sized anecdotes." — Tricycle MagazineDrawn from the archives of major Zen centers in America and interviews with some of the most seminal figures of American Zen, including Philip Kapleau, Bernie Glassman, Gary Snyder, and Walter Nowick, One Bird, One Stone presents the notable encounters between teachers and students, the moments o...

Red, White, and Blues is the fourth installment of a large, ongoing project acclaimed artist Matthew Shipp describes as "a kaleidoscopic, deep, and opulent journey." Once more, Sean Murphy explores America and its mythology through poems that function as biography, history, and cultural commentary. Where earlier collections focused primarily on jazz and blues musicians, this volume turns its attention toward politics and the figures who have shaped-and distorted-our shared cultura...

THIS KIND OF MAN offers an unvarnished look at life in 21st Century America, excavating the complicated, tender, wild truth of what it is to be a man across generations and relationships.These stories interrogate the pressures and tensions of late-stage capitalism, and the ways men grapple with them, often without success. Issues such as marriage, fatherhood, aggression, alcoholism, gender expectations, generational backlash, and the inexorable dread of death, abound.

Cryptography is a part of everyday life for almost all of us, though we may not realise we're using it. We are a far cry from the historical prediction that cryptography would only be used by militaries and governments. With vast quantities of sensitive information transferred online by individuals, companies, organizations, and nation states, cryptography is increasingly important to everyone, and most of us, often without realising, use it daily. Cryptography: A Very...

Before the convenience of the internet, accessing music wasn’t for the faint of heart: fans waited for their favourite songs to come on the radio so they could record them on cassette tapes, made sure they were home to watch genre-specific video programs, and spent endless hours—and part-time job money—at record and music merchandise stores; musicians worked relentlessly, creating demos in garages and playing gigs tirelessly, with the hopes of being famous. While it took a lot of time and ...

Victor Steele Taylor, a former president, is devastated when his close friend Olivia Young is brutally murdered, and his former Secretary of State, Owen, is indicted for the crime. As Henry struggles to come to terms with the shocking revelation, he reflects on the changes he observed in Owen after the death of his wife and his subsequent affair with Olivia. As the couple waits for news that could alter their lives forever, Victor wrestles with his regrets about not meeting his wife Natali...

The Jacinta 1972 photo has remained a mystery for over 50 years. The dates of the Garabandal warning, Garabandal miracle and the end of the world would remain obscure until we had arrived at this crucial time. The Garabandal warning in which two asteroids will impact Earth will prepare human consciousness for the coming Garabandal miracle, which is a direct encounter with God. The date of the end of the world is graduation day for all of humanity. The author has been collating information ...

Litigating a Case in Tax Court is designed to cover every aspect of a United States Tax Court case from start to finish. Derived from a chapter in the classic Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS, it provides practitioners with detailed guidance and tips on the on the Tax Court process in an easy-to-read and easy-to-use print format. It guides the reader through the entire process, from choosing the U.S. Tax Court as the appropriate forum through to post-tr...

HCISPP® HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner All-in-One Exam GuidePrepare for the current release of the HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP) exam using the detailed information contained in this effective self-study resource. Written by a healthcare information security and privacy expert and a founding contributor to the HCISPP credential, HCISPP HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner All-in-One E...

Secure and protect sensitive personal patient healthcare informationWritten by a healthcare information security and privacy expert, this definitive resource fully addresses security and privacy controls for patient healthcare information. Healthcare Information Security and Privacy introduces you to the realm of healthcare and patient health records with a complete overview of healthcare organization, technology, data, occupations, roles, and third parties.Learn...

Oil and Gas Survival Guide, 2nd EditionI have worked for multiple companies and the stories told throughout this book are from my actual experiences or heard third hand from others on the job. The contents of Oil and Gas Survival Guide are intended to save lives and prevent expensive mistakes in the oil field. You can avoid an expensive or tragic mistake by learning from others and save your company a lot of money, and maybe someone's life. I hav...

This book analyzes working capital from three different perspectives--financial, intellectual, and social. It provides entrepreneurs with practical advice for navigating startup challenges, capitalizing on existing business assets, and identifying prospects.My goal is that entrepreneurs gain a better understanding of how these three types of working capital operate, learn how to cultivate and maintain them, how to make trade-offs between them and how to leverage them to build and s...