Taurus (Super Horoscopes 2012)

Taurus (Super Horoscopes 2012)
Author: Margarete Beim
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2011-07-05
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1101516755

In an uncertain world, knowing the future couldn't hurt. Every day, people look to their horoscopes for answers big and small. Super Horoscopes supply the answers they seek, in the most comprehensive day-to-day predictions on the market. With special sections on the history and uses of astrology, these updated books will show readers exactly what the future holds for them. Each sign includes: ? Detailed yearly and daily forecasts ? Rising signs and rising times ? Lucky numbers ? Cusp born and cusp dates ? Signs of the zodiac ? Character analysis ? Love, romance, and marriage compatibility guide ? Moon tables ? Planting and fishing guides ? Influence of the moon and planets ? Famous personalities ? November and December 2011 daily forecasts repeated ? Special overview of 2011 thru 2020

Men Explain Things to Me

Men Explain Things to Me
Author: Rebecca Solnit
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2014-04-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1608464571

The National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author delivers a collection of essays that serve as the perfect “antidote to mansplaining” (The Stranger). In her comic, scathing essay “Men Explain Things to Me,” Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and women. She wrote about men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women don’t, about why this arises, and how this aspect of the gender wars works, airing some of her own hilariously awful encounters. She ends on a serious note— because the ultimate problem is the silencing of women who have something to say, including those saying things like, “He’s trying to kill me!” This book features that now-classic essay with six perfect complements, including an examination of the great feminist writer Virginia Woolf’s embrace of mystery, of not knowing, of doubt and ambiguity, a highly original inquiry into marriage equality, and a terrifying survey of the scope of contemporary violence against women. “In this series of personal but unsentimental essays, Solnit gives succinct shorthand to a familiar female experience that before had gone unarticulated, perhaps even unrecognized.” —The New York Times “Essential feminist reading.” —The New Republic “This slim book hums with power and wit.” —Boston Globe “Solnit tackles big themes of gender and power in these accessible essays. Honest and full of wit, this is an integral read that furthers the conversation on feminism and contemporary society.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Essential.” —Marketplace “Feminist, frequently funny, unflinchingly honest and often scathing in its conclusions.” —Salon

Critical Ecofeminism

Critical Ecofeminism
Author: Greta Gaard
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2017-06-16
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1498533590

Australian feminist philosopher Val Plumwood coined the term “critical ecofeminism” to “situate humans in ecological terms and non-humans in ethical terms,” for “the two tasks are interconnected, and cannot be addressed properly in isolation from each other.” Variously using the terms “critical ecological feminism,” “critical anti-dualist ecological feminism,” and “critical ecofeminism,” Plumwood’s work developed amid a range of perspectives describing feminist intersections with ecopolitical issues—i.e., toxic production and toxic wastes, indigenous sovereignty, global economic justice, species justice, colonialism and dominant masculinity. Well over a decade before the emergence of posthumanist theory and the new materialisms, Plumwood’s critical ecofeminist framework articulates an implicit posthumanism and respect for the animacy of all earthothers, exposing the linkages among diverse forms of oppression, and providing a theoretical basis for further activist coalitions and interdisciplinary scholarship. Had Plumwood lived another ten years, she might have described her work as “Anthropocene Ecofeminism,” “Critical Material Ecofeminism,” “Posthumanist Anticolonial Ecofeminism”—all of these inflections are present in her work. Here, Critical Ecofeminism advances upon Plumwood’s intellectual, activist, and scholarly work by exploring its implications for a range of contemporary perspectives and issues--critical animal studies, plant studies, sustainability studies, environmental justice, climate change and climate justice, masculinities and sexualities. With the insights available through a critical ecofeminism, these diverse eco-justice perspectives become more robust.

The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days

The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days
Author: Ian Frazier
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2012-10-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0374709491

Based on his widely read columns for The New Yorker, Ian Frazier's uproarious first novel, The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days, centers on a profoundly memorable character, sprung from an impressively fertile imagination. Structured as a daybook of sorts, the book follows the Cursing Mommy—beleaguered wife of Larry and mother of two boys, twelve and eight—as she tries (more or less) valiantly to offer tips on how to do various tasks around the home, only to end up on the ground, cursing, surrounded by broken glass. Her voice is somewhere between Phyllis Diller's and Sylvia Plath's: a hilariously desperate housewife with a taste for swearing and large glasses of red wine, who speaks to the frustrations of everyday life. Frazier has demonstrated an astonishing ability to operate with ease in a variety of registers: from On the Rez, an investigation into the lives of modern day Oglala Sioux written with a mix of humor, compassion, and imagination, to Dating Your Mom, a sidesplitting collection of humorous essays that imagines, among other things, how and why you might begin a romance with your mother. Here, Frazier tackles another genre with his usual grace and aplomb, as well as an extra helping of his trademark wicked wit. The Cursing Mommy's failures and weaknesses are our own—and Frazier gives them a loving, satirical spin that is uniquely his own.

A Computer Science Reader

A Computer Science Reader
Author: Eric A. Weiss
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1441987266

A Computer Science Reader covers the entire field of computing, from its technological status through its social, economic and political significance. The book's clearly written selections represent the best of what has been published in the first three-and-a-half years of ABACUS, Springer-Verlag's internatioanl quarterly journal for computing professionals. Among the articles included are: - U.S. versus IBM: An Exercise in Futility? by Robert P. Bigelow - Programmers: The Amateur vs. the Professional by Henry Ledgard - The Composer and the Computer by Lejaren Hiller - SDI: A Violation of Professional Responsibility by David L. Parnas - Who Invented the First Electronic Digital Computer? by Nancy Stern - Foretelling the Future by Adaptive Modeling by Ian H. Witten and John G. Cleary - The Fifth Generation: Banzai or Pie-in-the-Sky? by Eric A. Weiss This volume contains more than 30 contributions by outstanding and authoritative authors grouped into the magazine's regular categories: Editorials, Articles, Departments, Reports from Correspondents, and Features. A Computer Science Reader will be interesting and important to any computing professional or student who wants to know about the status, trends, and controversies in computer science today.

Winter's Storm

Winter's Storm
Author: Patricia Rose
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2012-05-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1468581007

Embroiled in the conflict of World War II, the fledgling OSS enlists the unique talents of 4 exceptional young men to fight behind enemy lines. Trained from infancy in every conceivable form of martial arts and fluent in several languages due to their polyglot upbringing, these 4 extraordinary men excelled first as artists, giving them the means to pursue their dreams. Now caught up in the global conflict, they must battle the Nai threat before those dreams can become reality. Sean Winters studied to be a Veterinarian, but now leads a trained cadre of men deep into Nazi Germany, disrupting supply lines and trains loaded with innocents being transported to concentration camps. After a stint airborne gathering intelligence, Nicolo Amato returns to Italy where he studied to be an architect. In Florence, he thwarts the planned demolition of a building housing priceless works of art. Later, he leads a group escorting the Italian ambassador on his failed mission to seek peace with the British. Dr. Antonio Cadena barely finishes Medical school in time to lead a medical team at Anzio Beach. And Chen Li works feverishlywith other lawyers to free Japanese Americans incarcerated simply because of their heritage.

Vascular Imaging and Intervention

Vascular Imaging and Intervention
Author: Ducksoo Kim
Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Total Pages: 1972
Release: 2019-10-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9385999028

Comprehensive guide to vascular imaging and endovascular interventions. Covers diagnosis and treatment of numerous vascular disorders. Internationally recognised author team.

Teacher of the Nations

Teacher of the Nations
Author: Devin L. White
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2017-11-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110539551

This study examines educational motifs in 1 Corinthians 1-4 in order to answer a question fundamental to the interpretation of 1 Corinthians: Do the opening chapters of 1 Corinthians contain a Pauline apology or a Pauline censure? The author argues that Paul characterizes the Corinthian community as an ancient school, a characterization Paul exploits both to defend himself as a good teacher and to censure the Corinthians as poor students.

U.S. Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran

U.S. Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran
Author: Kumuda Simpson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2015-12-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 144225212X

The United States’ commitment to non-proliferation often propels its foreign policy rhetoric. In 2002, George W. Bush framed his goal of preventing the spread of nuclear weapons within the context of the global war on terror, accusing Iran of being part of the “Axis of Evil.” Iran’s nuclear program was declared an intolerable threat to global peace and stability. This approach however showed the conflict between the rhetoric of good vs. evil and the need for a pragmatic and measured approach to non-proliferation in the Middle East. The book explores this divergence between the alarmist rhetoric of the Bush Administration’s public diplomacy and its actual non-proliferation policy toward Iran. It shows how the two policy directions, the war on terror and negotiations over the nuclear issue, were often at odds. Further, the Administration’s desire to change the regime in Iran undermined efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue. Ultimately, the policies implemented failed both to shut down Iran’s nuclear program and bring significant democratic reform within the Islamic Republic. The book also examines this legacy and how Obama’s approach differs or follows that of his predecessor. Lastly, the implications for non-proliferation policies beyond Iran are discussed, as nuclear proliferation remains a key concern in a Middle East plagued by instability.

365 Winter Warmer Slow Cooker Recipes

365 Winter Warmer Slow Cooker Recipes
Author: Carol Hildebrand
Publisher: Fair Winds Press (MA)
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1592335411

What could be better than walking in the door after a hard day’s work to a hot savory dinner, ready and waiting? A dinner that only requires three ingredients, that’s what! With the right high-quality ingredients, you can create delicious meals in a snap with 365 Winter Warmer Slow Cooker Recipes. While most slow cooker recipes require a lot of ingredients and steps before you actually “fix it and forget it,” these are truly simple recipes that can be done quickly and affordably. Just put three ingredients in your slow cooker, turn it on, and enjoy recipes such as Rosemary Lamb Stew, Chinese-Style Ribs, Coq au Vin, and Blueberry Cobbler.