A step-by-step guide to calculus featuring practice questions and exercises to help people improve their understanding of the mathematical study of change.

First published in 1945, this edition of J. E. Thompson's Calculus for the Practical Man is the ideal simple guide for those who are studying physics or mathematical courses at university, or for those who wish to brush up on the calculus they learnt while in higher education. Each chapter features illustrated examples of solved problems, and there are practice exercises for the reader to try at the end of each section.

The contents of this volume includes:

- Fundamental Ideas. Rates and Differentials

- Functions and Derivatives

- Differentials of Algebraic Functions

- Use of Rates and Differentials in Solving Problems

- Differentials of Trigonometric Functions

- Velocity, Acceleration and Derivatives

- Interpretation of Functions and Derivatives by Means of Graphs

- Maximum and Minimum Values

- Problems in Maxima and Minima

- Differentials of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Under a Lucky Star is the autobiography-the lifetime of adventure-of the explorer and archaeologist Roy Chapman Andrews. Adored by the public and pursued by the press, Andrews came as close to superstar status in the 1920s as any explorer of the twentieth century. Much of Under a Lucky Star focuses on his grandest adventure, the Central Asiatic Expeditions, a series of five daring journeys into uncharted expanses of the Gobi Desert that produced a previously unknown treasure-trove of dinosaur remains. The Gobi region explored by Andrews and his team of scientists proved to be one of the most fruitful sites on earth for late dinosaurs and it continues to yield extraordinary paleontological discoveries.

Since the first edition of this book in 1996, the addiction treatment field continues to undergo changes that affect the usefulness of this book. In an effort to include information that assists students and practitioners to use best practices, we have added a substantial amount of information and included additional resources for further investigation. Our format integrates current information and research, principles of sound clinical practice and practical experience. Our intention is to outline the procedures and rationale of case management and clinical documentation to give readers some background as well as information regarding current practice.

The adventure of Thor Heyerdahl and his companions on their raft the Kon-Tiki has gone down in legend as a feat of endurance and courage. This is that story in his own words. Travelling across the Pacific ocean for 4,340 miles for 101 days on a wooden raft built using skills and materials only available to the pre-conquest Peruvians. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Big Book of Terps is the world's largest resource on terpenes and synergy in cannabis, with more than 420 pages, over 1,350 citations, 150,000+ words, 51 Quizzes and Answer Key, 1 Final Exam and Answer Key, and 60+ custom graphs, gifs (available online), charts, and other images. Written by cannabis researcher and consultant Russ Hudson, with images by Gloria Fuentes, PhD (Molecular Biology), The Big Book of Terps required more than 4 years of intensive research to compile and dissect and features commentary by top cannabinoid and terpene researchers including Raphael Mechoulam, Ethan Russo, Susan Trapp, and Mitch Earleywine, as well as contributions by Ed Rosenthal, and Professor Rob Mejia. Content includes:

• 43 Chapters on Individual Terpenes & Terpenoids
• Terpenes 101
• Cannabinoids 101
• Synergy in Cannabis
• Cannabis Breeding, Cultivation, & Processing for Phytochemical Manipulation
• Terp Tsars - Biographies of Leading Scientists in Terpenes & Flavonoids.
• Foreword by Mitch Earleywine, PhD
• Why Terpenes Matter, by Ed Rosenthal
• A Note on Cannabis Education, by Prof. Rob Mejia
• 1,350 Full, In-Page Citations for Immediate Review
• 60+ molecule images, and more
• 51 Quizzes with Answer Key
• 1 Final Exam with Answer Key
• Cited data points
• Surprise artwork by FatNugs Magazine on page 420!

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Toshikazu Kase was a Japanese civil servant and spent his adult life as a career diplomat, having trained at Amherst and Harvard university Kase was part of Japanese delegation sent onboard the USS Missouri to sign the Japanese surrender to end World War II. This is a fascinating history of that period as seen from the Japanese perspective. Kase went on to become Japan's first delegate to the United Nations.

This fascinating book traces the evolution of a cultural pattern as represented by the way in which people through the years have thought and felt about the so-called insane. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Indo-Aryan Deities and Worship - As Contained in the Rig Veda offers an insightful exploration into the ancient spiritual landscape of the Indo-Aryan civilization, unveiling the mysteries enshrined in the Rig Veda.

In Indo-Aryan Deities and Worship - As Contained in the Rig Veda, Albert Pike delves deep into the religious and mythological world of the ancient Indo-Aryans as depicted in their foremost sacred text, the Rig Veda. This comprehensive analysis illuminates the complex pantheon of Vedic deities, their intricate rituals, and the profound philosophical concepts underpinning their worship.

Pike, a renowned scholar in religious and esoteric studies, employs his extensive knowledge to decode the esoteric symbolism and rituals described in the Rig Veda. The book opens with a detailed account of the historical and cultural context of the Indo-Aryan civilization, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of their religious practices. The author meticulously examines the various hymns and mantras, offering interpretations that reveal the underlying philosophical and spiritual tenets.

Indo-Aryan Deities and Worship - As Contained in the Rig Veda is an invaluable resource for students of religion, history, and philosophy. It offers a window into the soul of an ancient civilization, whose spiritual insights continue to resonate in the modern world. Pike's scholarly yet accessible writing makes this book a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the depths of Indo-Aryan spirituality and religious practice.

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Book 1 in this award-winning, endearing cozy murder mystery series. Before there was The Thursday Murder Club, there were The Fog Ladies. Fans of Richard Osman will enjoy them.

Overworked, overtired, overstressed young medical intern Sarah James has no time for sleuthing. Her elderly neighbors, the spunky Fog Ladies, have nothing but time. When old ladies start to die in their elegant San Francisco apartment building, Sarah assumes it is the natural consequence of growing old. The Fog Ladies assume murder.

Mrs. Bridge falls off a stool cleaning bugs out of her kitchen light. Mrs. Talwin slips on bubbles in the bath and drowns. The Pacific Heights building is turning over tenants faster than the fog rolls in on a cool San Francisco evening.

Sarah resists the Fog Ladies' perseverations. But when one of them falls down the stairs and tells Sarah she was pushed, even Sarah believes evil lurks in their building. Can they find the killer before the killer finds them?

First published in 1890, this volume contains all three series of Poems by Emily Dickinson, an extensive collection of Dickinson's very best poetry. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) was an American poet commonly hailed as being among the most important figures in American poetry. Not much is known about her personal life, but evidence suggests that this is because she spent most of her time isolated from other people. Those who lived around her claimed that she took to wearing only white apparel and rarely left her bedroom in her later years. Despite being a prolific writer who produced a corpus of over 1,800 poems, only 10 were published during her lifetime. Her poetry was considered unusual for her time, incorporating a variety of odd features and breaking many of the conventional rules. Contents include: First Series - I. Life, II. Love, III. Nature, IV. Time and Eternity, Second Series - I. Life, II. Love, III. Nature, IV. Time and Eternityand Third Series - I. Life, II. Love, III. Nature, IV. Time and Eternity. A fantastic collection of classic poetry not to be missed by fans and collectors of Dickinson's seminal work. Ragged Hand is proud to be republishing this collection of classic poetry now complete with an introductory excerpt by Martha Dickinson Bianchi.

This classic volume contains Nikolai Bukharin's 1928 treatise, Historical Materialism. Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (1888-1938) was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and author. Bukharin was an important Bolshevik revolutionary, and spent six years with Lenin and Trotsky in exile. He wrote prolifically on the subject of revolutionary theory. This book will appeal to those with an interest in the Russian Revolution, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: The Practical Importance of the Social Sciences, Cause and Purpose in the Social Sciences (Causation and Teleology, Determinism and Indeterminism (Necessity and Free Will), Dialectic Materialism, Society, The Equilibrium Between Society and Nature, The Equilibrium Between the Elements of Society, etc. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Ten years ago, the editor of a leading magazine invited me to lunch. I had been one of his contributors, but we had never met. He broke the ice by asking, What is your hobby, Mr. Osborn? Imagination, I replied. He paused, then wrote on the back of an envelope, MY HOBBY IS IMAGINATION. Mr. Osborn, he said, you must do a book on that. It's a job that has been waiting to be done all these years. There is no subject of greater importance. You must give it the time and energy and thoroughness it deserves. That remark started this book. Although I earned my master's degree in practical psychology and have devoted most of my life to the psychology of advertising, I cannot claim to be a psychologist. Nor have I tried to write as a psychologist. I have felt free to take figurative liberties with academic concepts. For instance, I realize that imagination is an integral part of man's mind-body function; and yet, for the sake of clarity and readability, I refer to imagination as if it were an entity of itself. My frequent use of the term brainstorm may bother the reader at first. Although Chapter 33 will fully explain, an inkling of its meaning may be helpful here: Brainstorm is used mainly to label the kind of conference where a few people sit down together for an hour or so solely to use their creative imaginations-solely to suggest ideas on a specific subject, right then and there. During the past ten years, in quest of material and insight, I have interviewed hundreds of people and have read hundreds of books, speeches and articles. I am indebted to all who talked with me and to all whose writings I read. Many of their names will be found in the index.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This is a book every citizen should read. -SY MONTGOMERY, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus and editor of The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019

The rapid and ubiquitous spread of information has failed to remedy one of humanity's most enduring challenges: making accurate sense of the world. Instead, a constellation of factors influencing how we interact with information-and, in particular, scientific information-has prevented us from digesting and adequately confronting many of the greatest problems of our time, from climate change to pandemics.

The book, an essential read for non-scientists and scientists alike, offers both an analysis of this burgeoning crisis of (mis)information overload and a practical guide for navigating it. Soplop argues that becoming a more discerning and less vulnerable consumer, or producer, of health and science information is critical.

Soplop has created an indispensable primer for reimagining how we think about and communicate what science really entails, including its profound social value and its many limitations. She also presents a series of engaging case studies-the decades-long disinformation campaign to sow doubt in climate change, the schemes in the wellness industry, the push for pseudoscience in the science classroom, the century-old rhetoric of the anti-vaccination movement, and the nation's unfathomable COVID-19 response-demonstrating how players across society employ common, and therefore easily identifiable, tactics of distorting scientific information to manipulate us for power and profit. In vivid prose, Soplop crafts a compelling and hopeful case that building a stronger foundation of science and media literacy can empower us to improve our lives both personally and collectively.

This is a book every citizen should read. -SY MONTGOMERY, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus and editor of The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019

The rapid and ubiquitous spread of information has failed to remedy one of humanity's most enduring challenges: making accurate sense of the world. Instead, a constellation of factors influencing how we interact with information-and, in particular, scientific information-has prevented us from digesting and adequately confronting many of the greatest problems of our time, from climate change to pandemics.

The book, an essential read for non-scientists and scientists alike, offers both an analysis of this burgeoning crisis of (mis)information overload and a practical guide for navigating it. Soplop argues that becoming a more discerning and less vulnerable consumer, or producer, of health and science information is critical.

Soplop has created an indispensable primer for reimagining how we think about and communicate what science really entails, including its profound social value and its many limitations. She also presents a series of engaging case studies-the decades-long disinformation campaign to sow doubt in climate change, the schemes in the wellness industry, the push for pseudoscience in the science classroom, the century-old rhetoric of the anti-vaccination movement, and the nation's unfathomable COVID-19 response-demonstrating how players across society employ common, and therefore easily identifiable, tactics of distorting scientific information to manipulate us for power and profit. In vivid prose, Soplop crafts a compelling and hopeful case that building a stronger foundation of science and media literacy can empower us to improve our lives both personally and collectively.