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 This is AirTalk : twenty years of conversations on 89.3 KPCC By Larry Mantle 2005 | 253 Pages | ISBN: 1883318572 | PDF | 13 MB "Larry Mantle has hosted the daily radio show This is AirTalk on KPCC in Pasadena since 1985. He celebrates his twentieth anniversary on the airwaves with an introductory memoir and conversations with Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Jimmy Carter, Divine, George Foreman, Anne Garrels, Frank Gehry, Chuck Jones, Steve Martin, John McCain, Walter Mosley, Carl Reiner, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sting, Jack Welch and others. Foreword by Patt Morrison"--Provided by publisher
 This Book is All Dumplings!: The Ultimate Dumplings Recipe Book for Dumplings Lovers! by Keanu Wood English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09FXVYZJV | 110 pages | EPUB | 4.31 Mb Preparing nice and perfect dumplings can look quite easy if you are looking at the process from the other side. But when you decide to have a go at it, it is nothing short of stress and a disaster.
 Aristotle Papanikolaou, Elizabeth Prodromou, "Thinking Through Faith: New Perspectives from Orthodox Christian Scholars (Zacchaeus Venture)" English | 2008 | ISBN: 0881413283 | PDF | pages: 375 | 69.8 mb Within these pages a younger generation of Orthodox scholars in America takes up the perennial task of transmitting the meaning of Christianity to a particular time and culture. This collection of twelve essays, as the title Thinking Through Faith implies, is the result of six years of reflective conversation and collaboration regarding core beliefs of the Orthodox faith, tenets that the authors present from fresh perspectives that appeal to reason and spiritual sensibilities alike.  Theory and Reality of Democracy: A Case Study in Iraq By Suman Gupta 2007 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 0826496385 | PDF | 27 MB This is a study of conceptualizations and applications of the idea of democracy in international and transnational politics (outside the confines of constituted political states, or outside a broadly understood domestic political sphere), which uses a politically realist methodology. This study provides a critical survey of current conceptual positions assumed in this area, and tests these against specific real world events, using the invasion and occupation of Iraq by a US-UK led coalition as a case study. Several aspects of this context are examined here, with a view to discerning how existing conceptualizations of democracy in the international/ transnational domain impinge upon and are tested by the real world. Ultimately this study focuses on the confusions and obfuscations that follow from conflating the normative connotations of democracy with the oligarchic multi-party elective arrangements that are denoted as democratic. The book is divided into two parts - the first examines the six prevailing conceptual positions on democracy in the international/transnational domain in terms of:(a) their normative and legislative connotations; and (b) the manner in which they negotiate boundaries. The second part tests the observations made in Part 1 against real-world events, using the build up to military intervention in and subsequent occupation of Iraq. During these events the notion of democracy was continually being deployed and dissected in a wide variety of different ways: justifications for and against military action were constantly framed in terms of democracy; the democractic structure and credentials of the UN were stretched almost to breaking point; mass marches and rallies were claimed as a democratic expression of protest; and a discourse of 'democratization' has dominated the occupation period.
 The myth of depression as disease: limitations and alternatives to drug treatment By Allan Leventhal, Christophe Martell 2005 | 200 Pages | ISBN: 0275989763 | EPUB | 1 MB Depression is commonly thought of as a biological disorder best treated with antidepressant medications. Pharmaceutical companies and many experts promote this view as established in scientific fact. Here, Leventhal and Martell argue that there is scant actual scientific evidence for this view, and that the issue is open to considerable question. They maintain that there is very little known―they call the evidence woefully weak―regarding the role of biology in depression. Marketing by drug producers has not only led the public to accept dubious claims and over-value antidepressants, but has also led medical doctors to prescribe them excessively. Leventhal and Martell argue that the effectiveness of psychological therapy has strong scientific support in the treatment of anxiety and depression, and it is safer and results in less frequent relapse. This book will help consumers decide which treatment is best for them. It includes a list of questions to ask before accepting a prescription for antidepressant medication.Readers will find this book helpful in understanding the controversy surrounding the widespread prescription and use of antidepressants. It traces the history and science behind the pharmaceutical treatment of depression, and it presents, in accessible language, information that will empower readers to make the best choices possible regarding the treatment of their own or their loved ones' feelings of depression and anxiety. The audience for this book includes those who are depressed and considering professional help, those concerned about health care and the services offered in the mental health field, and doctors or mental health professionals who may wish to reconsider the basis for treatments they are recommending to patients. Students and scholars in psychology, clinical psychology, public health, social work, and psychiatry will also find this of interest.  Dr. David Jeremiah, "The World of the End: How Jesus' Prophecy Shapes Our Priorities" English | ISBN: 0785251995 | 2022 | 256 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 4 MB A Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller  T. H. Breen, "The Will of the People: The Revolutionary Birth of America" English | ISBN: 0674971795 | 2019 | 272 pages | PDF | 12 MB A prize-winning historian provides the missing piece in the story of America's founding, introducing us to the ordinary men and women who turned a faltering rebellion against colonial rule into an unexpectedly potent and enduring revolution.  Daniel A. Novak, "The Wheel of Servitude: Black Forced Labor after Slavery" English | ISBN: 0813154146 | 2014 | 144 pages | EPUB | 282 KB Emancipation brought an end to many of the evils of slavery, but it did not do away with involuntary servitude in the South. Even during Reconstruction, state legislatures passed laws that bound laborers to the landowner with a nearly unbreakable tie―which still chains many a rural black to what a 1914 Supreme Court ruling called an "ever-turning wheel of servitude."
 The Wallet-Friendly New Year's Dinner Guide: Delicious Recipes That Won't Break The Bank by Keanu Wood English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09J4ZGXFV | 71 pages | EPUB | 3.48 Mb It's no surprise that prices go up during the holiday season, even for food. When you're on a budget, this can make things even trickier for you. Fortunately, this year's New Year's dinner doesn't have to break the bank if you make it at home. Don't worry, you won't need to spend days in the kitchen...  The Vanishing Criminal: Causes of Decline in Australia's Crime Rate by Don Weatherburn, Sara Rahman English | September 10, 2022 | ISBN: 0522877346 | 320 pages | EPUB | 7.29 Mb In 2000, Australia had the highest rate of burglary, the highest rate of contact crime (assault, sexual assault, and robbery) and the second highest rate of motor vehicle theft among the 25 countries included in the international crime victim survey, which takes in the United States, the United Kingdom, and most western European countries. Then in 2001, Australian crime statistics began to decline. By 2018, rates of the most common forms of crime had fallen between 40 and 80 percent and were lower than they'd been in twenty or in some cases thirty years. Australia is not the only country to have experienced this social trend. In The Vanishing Criminal Don Weatherburn and Sara Rahman set out to explain the dramatic fall in crime, rigorously but accessibly comparing competing theories against the available evidence. Their conclusions will surprise many and reshape the terms for discussion of these questions well into the future. |
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