Stripping the Gurus

Stripping the Gurus
Author: Geoffrey D. Falk
Publisher:
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2009-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780973620313

"Armed with wit, insight, and truly astonishing research, Falk utterly demolishes the notion of the enlightened guru who can lead devotees to nirvana.--John Horgan, author of "Rational Mysticism."

Spiritual Enlightenment:: The Damnedest Thing

Spiritual Enlightenment:: The Damnedest Thing
Author: Jed McKenna
Publisher: Wisefool Press
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2009-11-25
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0980184827

A MASTERPIECE of illuminative writing, Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing is mandatory reading for anyone following a spiritual path. Part exposé and part how-to manual, this is the first book to explain why failure seems to be the rule in the search for enlightenment, and how the rule can be broken. :: Book One of Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy. Contains Bonus Material.

Reality In Advertising

Reality In Advertising
Author: Rosser Reeves
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2017-06-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1387028049

Rarely has a book about advertising created such a commotion as this brilliant account of the principles of successful advertising. Published in 1961, Reality in Advertising was listed for weeks on the general best-seller lists, and is today acknowledged to be advertising's greatest classic. It has been translated into twelve languages and has been published in twenty-one separate editions in fifteen countries. Leading business executives, and the advertising cognoscenti, hail it as "the best book for professionals that has ever come out of Madison Avenue." Rosser Reeves says: "The book attempts to formulate certain theories of advertising, many quite new, and all based on 30 years of intensive research." These theories, whose value has been proved in the marketplace, all revolve around the central concept that success in selling a product is the key criterion of advertising. Get Your Copy Now

Practical Statistics for Data Scientists

Practical Statistics for Data Scientists
Author: Peter Bruce
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2017-05-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1491952911

Statistical methods are a key part of of data science, yet very few data scientists have any formal statistics training. Courses and books on basic statistics rarely cover the topic from a data science perspective. This practical guide explains how to apply various statistical methods to data science, tells you how to avoid their misuse, and gives you advice on what's important and what's not. Many data science resources incorporate statistical methods but lack a deeper statistical perspective. If you’re familiar with the R programming language, and have some exposure to statistics, this quick reference bridges the gap in an accessible, readable format. With this book, you’ll learn: Why exploratory data analysis is a key preliminary step in data science How random sampling can reduce bias and yield a higher quality dataset, even with big data How the principles of experimental design yield definitive answers to questions How to use regression to estimate outcomes and detect anomalies Key classification techniques for predicting which categories a record belongs to Statistical machine learning methods that “learn” from data Unsupervised learning methods for extracting meaning from unlabeled data

Steps to Knowledge

Steps to Knowledge
Author: Marshall Vian Summers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781884238277

"Steps to Knowledge" provides the lessons and practices necessary for learning and living the New Message from God. Presented in a self-study format, it contains 365 daily steps that teach how to see, to know, and to act with the certainty and the authority that the Creator has given.

Torn

Torn
Author: Chris Jordan
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Total Pages: 320
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1645406504

Author Rodman Philbrick writing as Chris Jordan “Jordan's full-throttle style makes this an emotionally rewarding thriller that moves like lightning."—Publishers Weekly A MOTHER'S WORST FEAR COMES TO LIFE In a small New York town, a deranged man holds over one hundred schoolchildren hostage... With the SWAT team about to go in, the gymnasium suddenly explodes in flames. Fortunately, all the students escape—except ten-year-old Noah Corbin. Noah's mother, Haley, is frantic. Was her son killed in the explosion? Did he somehow wander away from the scene, hurt and confused? Or did someone take him? Haley hires ex-FBI agent Randall Shane because she needs the truth. Their investigation leads them to a desolate area of the Rocky Mountains, and into the resort compound of a notoriously secretive cult ruled by the rich and powerful. Haley knows they have something to do with Noah's disappearance. But they will protect their secrets. No matter what. "...will send chills up your spine." -New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry on Taken

Do You Believe in Magic?

Do You Believe in Magic?
Author: Paul A. Offit, M.D.
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2013-06-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0062223003

Medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D., offers a scathing exposé of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly. Dr. Offit reveals how alternative medicine—an unregulated industry under no legal obligation to prove its claims or admit its risks—can actually be harmful to our health. Using dramatic real-life stories, Offit separates the sense from the nonsense, showing why any therapy—alternative or traditional—should be scrutinized. He also shows how some nontraditional methods can do a great deal of good, in some cases exceeding therapies offered by conventional practitioners. An outspoken advocate for science-based health advocacy who is not afraid to take on media celebrities who promote alternative practices, Dr. Offit advises, “There’s no such thing as alternative medicine. There’s only medicine that works and medicine that doesn’t.”

Promise of Departure

Promise of Departure
Author: L. W. Montgomery
Publisher: LW Montgomery
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2012-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0985119799

Jobless and adrift in a workaday society he no longer recognizes, Greg is rattled in unexpected ways by the heartbreak in Haiti that clear January morning when he spots an unusual opportunity in the looped nightly news, something he can do - a small way he just might be able to help. Facing divorce and an anesthetized hereafter, Greg shucks tradition and packs his motorcycle, headed to a shattered country to unexpectedly find the one thing he's abandoned. "Refreshing stuff for us bookish riders ... A little Zen [and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance], a little Jupiter's Travels, fans of Pirsig and Simon will feel right at home." -Cycle Gurus "Montgomery's debut recalls aspects of Laurence Sterne, with an introspective protagonist both pursued and pursuing some great intangible, the destination secondary to the many digressions along the way ... The colloquial manner that Greg engages with his own challenges, from dropped bikes to sleepless nights, steers the book clear of heavy-handedness. Engrossing prose..." -Kirkus Readers may also enjoy the following: Jupiter's Travels | The Sea Wolf | Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road | The Bell Jar | The Great Gatsby | The Road | Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work | The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey | Gravity's Rainbow | Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

The Shock Absorber Handbook

The Shock Absorber Handbook
Author: John C. Dixon
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2008-02-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0470516429

Every one of the many millions of cars manufactured annually worldwide uses shock absorbers, otherwise known as dampers. These form a vital part of the suspension system of any vehicle, essential for optimizing road holding, performance and safety. This, the second edition of the Shock Absorber Handbook (first edition published in 1999), remains the only English language book devoted to the subject. Comprehensive coverage of design, testing, installation and use of the damper has led to the book's acceptance as the authoritative text on the automotive applications of shock absorbers. In this second edition, the author presents a thorough revision of his book to bring it completely up to date. There are numerous detail improvements, and extensive new material has been added particularly on the many varieties of valve design in the conventional hydraulic damper, and on modern developments such as electrorheological and magnetorheological dampers. "The Shock Absorber Handbook, 2nd Edition" provides a thorough treatment of the issues surrounding the design and selection of shock absorbers. It is an invaluable handbook for those working in industry, as well as a principal reference text for students of mechanical and automotive engineering.