I admit it—he beat my time. But my day is coming. Any minute now time is about to run out on him!

A mid nineteenth century visit to Calcutta during the early days of the British Raj.

In Sabers through the Reich, William Stuart Nance provides the first comprehensive operational history of American corps cavalry in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) during World War II. The corps cavalry had a substantive and direct impact on Allied success in almost every campaign, and served as offensive guards for armies across Europe, conducting reconnaissance, economy of force, and security missions, as well as prisoner of war rescues. From D-Day and Operation Cobra t...

When one thinks of influential World War II military figures, five-star generals such as Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley instantly come to mind. As important as these central figures were to the Second World War, the conflict produced equally effective lower-profile leaders whose influence had an undeniable impact.Among these leaders are William Simpson, commander of the US Ninth Army, and James Moore, his chief of staff. Working in tandem, the pair helmed a unit that gained ...

Personal Introduction For people that matured in the early to mid 90’s, you may recollect how life through the period, variation was taking place in Europe and the internet was preliminary and beginning to cultivate. During that period, I wrote about occurrences and people that impacted the world. This book is a collection of those works, some are personal and some are not. No matter the motivation, I am arranging my personal thoughts for everyone to examine. The book became this edition, ...

Palliative Parasites: A Field Guide to the Top of the Grifting Food ChainFor decades, a vast middle layer of professional symptom-managers — NGOs, bureaucrats, consultants, academics, and nonprofit lifers — has turned human misery into one of the most reliable, risk-free grifts in history. They have turned empathy into an asset class and compassion into a line item in a grant proposal.These Palliative Parasites (PPs) don't solve problems. They manage them. Perpetually. They...

Drawing on their numerous years experience as counsellors, tutors, and writers, Jan Sutton and William Stewart introduce readers to the basic principles that underpin counselling practice. Written in a clear, concise and jargon-free style, and with its wealth of case studies, examples of skills in practice, and practical exercises, this new edition is an ideal text for those embarking on a counselling or psychotherapy course, trainee counsellors, counselli...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Naturally human work was more creative, more inspiring, more important than robot drudgery. Naturally it was the most important task in all the world … or was it?

The Ape That Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It opens with a question: How would an alien scientist view our species? What would it make of our sex differences, our sexual behavior, our child-rearing patterns, our moral codes, our religions, our languages, and science? The book tackles these issues by drawing on ideas from two major schools of thought: evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory.The guiding a...

For decades, fat has been misunderstood as a passive storage tissue. In Adipose Technologies, Stuart K. Williams II, Ph.D. presents a groundbreaking re-evaluation of adipose tissue as a dynamic, complex organ central to modern regenerative medicine. Spanning more than 150 years of scientific discovery and informed by the author’s own pioneering contributions, this book offers a comprehensive and unified framework for understanding the development, composition, and therapeutic potential of ...

This practcal, self-help book reveals how the ravages of faulty beliefs about self can be reversed, enabling the reader to develop a firm belief in his or her attributes, accomplishments and abilities. Through a series of exercises and case studies it provides strategies for building self-esteem; it will help readers set clear goals and work steadily towards them. It is also a valuable handbook for those who work in healthcare and counselling.

Adversity is a big part of life, but through thinkfulness, you can overcome adversity and improve both mental and physical well-being. In Thinkfulness, author William W. Stuart offers a guide to maximizing positive thinking. Dr. Stuart presents a comprehensive understanding of thinkfulness—a way of thinking that facilitates living your best life possible. Thinkfulness allows you to readily overcome any obstacle you encounter by guiding your thinking factually and positively. It provides we...