Twenty-five-year-old Nora Stanfell is frustrated by the duplicity and haplessness of her so-called friends and stymied by her job as a reporter for the Goldmont Sun, a smalltown Oregon newspaper.One night while on assignment, Nora is accosted by a mysterious stranger and learns a shocking truth. Through her previous actions, she has unwittingly become part of a centuries-old feud between two warring Greek dynasties. Forced to choose sides and with the questionable assistance of the...

A cancer diagnosis doesn't have to steal your zest for life – or delicious food!** "Cooking Through Cancer" is your holistic companion, offering a delightful journey of nutrient-rich recipes specifically designed to support your body during treatment.This isn't bland hospital fare. We offer a vibrant selection of easy-to-follow recipes suitable for every dietary need and skill level. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a complete kitchen novice, you'll find dishes that are:Qu...

The classic backpacker’s handbook—revised and updated—providing expert guidelines for anyone who loves the outdoors.The Wilderness Guide brings the savvy of the world's most famous and respected outdoor organization to everyone—from the sixteen million backpacking Americans to the more than 265 million people, tenderfeet and trail-hardened hikers, who visit our national parks annually. It covers:-Selecting equipment—including discussions of the adv...

Has a traumatic brain injury (TBI) left you feeling lost in a fog? Do you struggle with fatigue, memory lapses, and a frustrating lack of focus? You're not alone. But what if you could transform your kitchen into a powerful healing center?The TBI Chef is your comprehensive guide to harnessing the power of food to actively support your brain's remarkable ability to heal. This book equips you with the knowledge and practical tools to navigate the critical connection between diet and b...

The recognition that climate change is now a climate emergency has been endorsed by a wide range of scientists and the United Nations. Natural scientists focus on the aggregate impacts of human activity resulting from burning fossil fuels and producing food, and hence speak of anthropogenic climate change. Climate Emergency analyses the socio-economic and political forces driving the climate emergency, developing the complementary concept of 'sociogenic climate change' to show how...

Reclaim the Joy of Eating: Break Free from Food Obsession with Mindful EatingDo you feel like a prisoner to your cravings? Are you constantly battling guilt, shame, and frustration around food? Unhooking the Mindful Eater offers a transformative approach to help you break free from the cycle of food obsession and cultivate a healthy, joyful relationship with food.This groundbreaking book isn't another fad diet. It delves deeper, exploring the underlying reasons why we overe...

This book arose out of a friendship between a political philosopher and an economic sociologist, and their recognition of an urgent political need to address the extreme inequalities of wealth and power in contemporary societies.It provides a new analysis of what generates inequalities in rights to income, property and public goods in contemporary societies. By critiquing Marx’s foundational theory of exploitation, it moves beyond Marx, both in its analysis of inequality, and in its...

Survivorship, Lifestyle Choices, and Embracing a New NormalA breast cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming, but you don't have to navigate this journey alone. Thriving Beyond Breast Cancer (Hand Book) is your comprehensive guide to post-treatment survivorship, empowering you to make informed choices and reclaim your well-being.This

In this fascinating and challenging work, the author analyses the way water for drinking is produced, distributed, owned, acquired, and consumed in contrasting ways in different settings. From the taken-for-granted, all-purpose water, flowing out of taps in advanced economies to extreme inequalities of access to water of variable qualities, drinking water tells its own interesting story, but also reflects some of the centrally important characteristics of the state and economies of the dif...

This authoritative catalogue will greatly assist readers in finding the correct taxonomic name for any given family, genus or species within each of the six arachnid orders treated. It contains a valuable summary of bibliographic information, enabling readers to access the worldwide literature for these smaller orders. The catalogue presents full bibliographic data on each of the taxa named thus far, treating over 1600 species. It contains the most current classification system for each group...

Winner of the Forest History Society's 2006 Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Book AwardAs a central figure in the American wilderness preservation movement in the mid-twentieth century, Howard Zahniser (1906-1964) was the person most responsible for the landmark Wilderness Act of 1964. While the rugged outdoorsmen of the earlyenvironmental movement, such as John Muir and Bob Marshall, gave the cause a charismatic face, Zahniser strove to bring conservation's concerns into the public eye and...

Harvey details the first major clash between conservationists and developers after World War II, the successful fight to prevent the building of Echo Park Dam. The dam on the Green River was intended to create a recreational lake in northwest Colorado and generate hydroelectric power, but would have flooded picturesque Echo Park Valley and threatened Dinosaur National Monument, straddling the Utah-Colorado border near Wyoming.