From the United States Special Operations Command comes an elite exercise workout that employs endurance and strength training, swimming, running and marching, obstacle navigation, nutrition, sleep deprivation, and mental attitude. 100 photos.
Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" was the first comprehensive treatment of political economy. Originally delivered in the form of lectures at Glasgow, the book's publication in 1776 co-incided with America's Declaration of Independence. These volumes include Smith's assessment of the mercantile system, his advocacy of the freedom of commerce and ...
Now released with a companion 30-minute DVD, "The Official five Star Fitness Boot Camp Workout, Updated Edition," captures the "no-frills" and high-energy approach of the basic military-style workout. Build muscle mass through calisthenics and weight training, while burning fat through fast-paced cardiovascular exercises. Written for both men and ...
In this vivid and affectionate portrait, Smith offers a lively and original account of how the experience of making the journey and walking on the moon impacted the 12 Apollo astronauts, and explores how their lives were forever changed.
COTSWOLD GARDENS tours one of Britain's best loved landscapes and explores, from a fresh perspective, some of its most spectacular gardens. It is not by chance that so many admirable gardens have sprung up in so concentrated an area. The rolling hills, steep escarpments and wooded coombs of the Cotswolds are blessed with a temperate climate and a ...
Neil Gaiman and Stephen Jones have gathered together a unique collection of funny, frivolous and frightening poems by thirty of the world's best known science fiction, fantasy and horror authors. You are guaranteed to scream with laughter and chuckle in fear as you enter the warped imaginations of these masters of the macabre, for better or verse. ...
The history, legends and cookery of popcorn in America. The book tests legends against agricultural, archaeological, culinary and social findings and gauges the reasons for its unflagging popularity. The account is concluded with more than 160 historical recipes for popcorn cookery.
This book presents the science of microbiology in a clinical context that is relevant to the safe and effective practice of dental surgery. Microbiology is a rapidly moving discipline. Since the First Edition, a number of infectious diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and SARS have emerged as significant clinical problems. There have also ...
An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The Wars of the Roses and the struggle for the throne between the Houses of York and Lancaster dominate the history of England in the latter half of the fifteenth century. But what were the causes of over forty years of sporadic civil war and how was political stability ...
'From the Americas to Australasia, from northern Europe to southern Africa, the tomato tickles the world's taste buds. Americans along devour more than twelve million tons annually of this peculiar fruit, variously considered poisonous, curative, and aphrodisiacal. In this first concerted study of the tomato in America, Andrew F. Smith separates ...
This monumental volume (actually, two volumes) is the definitive word on American food in the early 21st century. With 1400 pages that include 800 entries from 200 contributors, plus 400 illustrations, it delves deeply into all kinds of esoterica (including Tupperware, food advertising, waffle irons, street vendors, food slang, and famously ...
Smith chronicles milestones in ketchup's history and cookery. This volume includes recipes for more than 110 varities made from such unexpected ingredients as apricots, beer, celery, cucumbers, lemons, liver, raspberries, and rum.
This monumental volume (actually, two volumes) is the definitive word on American food in the early 21st century. With 1400 pages that include 800 entries from 200 contributors, plus 400 illustrations, it delves deeply into all kinds of esoterica (including Tupperware, food advertising, waffle irons, street vendors, food slang, and famously ...
Historians from Thucydides to William McNeill have pointed to the connections between disease and civil society. Political scientists have investigated the relationship of public health to governance, introducing the concept of health security. In "Contagion and Chaos", Andrew Price-Smith offers the most comprehensive examination yet of disease ...
"Romancing the Stove" is a delicious read, filled with goddess tales, practical tips, fascinating food facts, divine dishes, bewitching spells and a fine seasoning of quotes.
Offering a panoramic view of the history and culture of food and drink in America with fascinating entries on everything from the smell of asparagus to the history of White Castle, and the origin of Bloody Marys to jambalaya, the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink provides a concise, authoritative, and exuberant look at this modern ...
The first issue of a tri-annual journal on Gnosticism in all its forms. Featuring interviews with Alan Moore and Sethian Gnostic expert John Turner; a comkplete translation of the Gospel of Judas; Tim Freke on The Gospel of the Second Coming; articles on William Burroughs, Philip K.Dick, the Alternative Judas, Gnosticism and Magic; columns, book ...
This book examines how national and ethnic identities are being reforged in the post-Soviet borderland states. The first chapter provides a conceptual and theoretical context for examining national identities, drawing in particular upon post-colonial theory. The rest of the book is divided into three parts. In Part I, the authors examine how ...
In this work, each standalone book contains the four units that students need, providing the depth and breadth of information required to succeed in this qualification. A clear and accessible step-by-step approach ensures that your students have a thorough understanding of all the key concepts. Multiple choice revision sections ensure that they ...
Fondly remembered as the centerpiece of family Thanksgiving reunions, the turkey is a cultural symbol as well as a multi-billion dollar industry. As a bird, dinner, commodity, and national icon, the turkey has become as American as the bald eagle (with which it actually competed for supremacy on national insignias). Food historian Andrew F. Smith ...
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