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Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.

In the early 1990s, General Gordon R. Sullivan, Army Chief of Staff, and Colonel Michael V. Harper, his key strategic planner, took the post-Cold War Army into the Information Age. Faced with a 40 percent reduction in staff and funding, they dismantled a cumbersome bureaucracy, reinvented procedures, and set the guidelines for achieving a vast array of new goals. Their approach was based on continuity and change: maintaining their focus on the Army's historic vision and values while introducing new problem-solving techniques and training methods.

In Degrade and Destroy, the bestselling author and Wall Street Journal national security correspondent Michael R. Gordon reveals the strategy debates, diplomatic gambits, and military operations that shaped the struggle against the Islamic State. With extraordinary access to top U.S. officials and military commanders and to the forces on the battlefield, Gordon offers a riveting narrative that ferrets out some of the war’s most guarded secrets.

Eagerly anticipated in the wake of their national best seller Cobra II (“The superb, must-read military history of the invasion of Iraq”—Thomas L. Friedman), The Endgame is Michael R. Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor’s most ambitious and news-breaking book to date. A peerless work...

This new edition - more than 50 percent new and revised - is a significant update from the previous one and reveals how to harness the newest data mining methods and techniques to solve common business problems. The duo of unparalleled authors share invaluable advice for improving response rates to direct marketing campaigns, identifying new customer segments, and estimating credit risk. In addition, they cover more advanced topics, such as preparing data for analysis and creating the necessary infrastructure for data mining at your company.

Informed by unparalleled access to still–secret documents, interviews with top field commanders, and a review of the military’s own internal after–action reports, Cobra II is the definitive chronicle of America’s invasion and occupation of Iraq—a conflict that could not be lost but one...

Traditional Eastern wisdom and real-life business experience come together in this brief and practical guide, which offers a step-by-step plan that will help readers adopt a more successful way of working and living. Karmic Management is a little book with a revolutionary message. It turns traditional business mentality on its head by stating simply that helping others become successful - suppliers, customers, even competitors - is the real key to success in life as well as in business.

How much of what we believe is truth and how much of it is myth? No doubt you have heard all your life that we’re living in the end times and that Jesus is coming soon. With every passing news event, political happening, and natural disaster, we’re told these are the “signs of the times.” However, what if the last days aren’t exactly what we’ve been told? In this challenging and thought-provoking book, you will see Bible prophecy in a way you’ve probably never seen it before. With an emphasis on proper biblical interpretation, audience relevance, and historical context, you ...

When it comes to relating Christianity to modern Western culture, perhaps no topic is more controversial than the relationship between Christianity and science. Outside the church, the myth of an age-old conflict between science and Christianity is nearly ubiquitous in popular culture and can...

Although werewolves are a classic monster standard, The Horror Zine’s Book of Werewolf Stories breathes fresh, terrifying life into the horrifying concept of human-to-wolf transformations. Packed with original, never-before published stories of unique and contemporary takes on lycanthropy, this spine-chilling anthology presents exciting, refreshing new ideas that won’t fail to impress even the most jaded horror fans. Brought to you by the established, award-winning ezine and print magazine, only the best and most suspenseful tales can be found here.

'Offers hope and good sense in equal measure' Ian Bremmer 'A sensible plan for reform that can help us create a fairer and more equitable world' Sheryl Sandberg Problems are mounting. We face sputtering growth, an escalating climate emergency, worsening inequality, poor policy responses...

Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12 step programs have had great success in restoring the lives of millions of people. However, millions more fail to grasp the program successfully. The biggest obstacle appears to be the requirement of reliance on a higher power. Many people are turned off by the frequent mention of God in the meetings and the literature. This book offers the listener ways to approach the idea of a higher power, and of how to rethink the idea of God that hopefully will overcome prejudice that has built up in the minds of prospective members.

GESTIONA TU KARMA Recoges lo que siembras, tanto en los negocios como en la vida Afrontémoslo: la vida es una larga sucesión de tareas. Necesitamos encontrar una forma de llevarlas a cabo de manera adecuada; necesitamos hallar una receta infalible que nos permita alcanzar el éxito. Sin lugar a dudas, estamos hablando del éxito financiero. Pero, al mismo tiempo, también queremos tener éxito como personas: ser una buena persona, una persona realmente feliz, una persona que sea sana desde el punto de vista mental y físico. Y si hacemos bien las cosas, al mismo tiempo también estaremos ...

Informed by unparalleled access to still–secret documents, interviews with top field commanders, and a review of the military’s own internal after–action reports, Cobra II is the definitive chronicle of America’s invasion and occupation of Iraq—a conflict that could not be lost but one...

T’ai Chi and qigong are popular because of their great reputations as exercises with numerous health-related benefits. Can these benefits simply be results of placebo effects? Chapters in this e-book not only provide an interesting historical backdrop in which taiji and qigong developed, but also provide scientific support for the efficacy and effects of both modalities. Breslow’s chapter focuses on Daoist practices associated with their quest for immortality and longevity. Rhoads, Crider, and Hayduk looks at taiji and qigong with the tools of modern science. DeMarco compares Yang-style...

An examination of how America’s colleges have become an intellectual hell on Earth for anyone who wishes to think rationally and seek truth and wisdom, as well as a plan for how young citizens can claim and safeguard the learning and heritage to which they are entitled.

This audiobook covers a broad series of topics, including dealing with dementia, guilt, changing independence, managing end-of-life decisions, navigating the healthcare system, and what to do when a cognitively impaired parent becomes involved in a new romantic and sexual relationship. New topics added to this edition include legalized marijuana, medically assisted dying, and dealing with scams.

Witness the real-life debates, disagreements, and compromises that led to the formation of the US Constitution during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The perfect book for budding historians, comic book fans, and everyone in between!

Fight Back is a timely, comprehensive guide on corporate and institutional security as well as personal defense. It relates Liddy's strategies for dealing with a variety of attacks and threats, including criminals, terrorism, and even weapons of mass destruction. It includes a terrorism response handbook with important information on dealing with chemical, biological, and nuclear attacks, with clear-cut directions detailing what you should do to survive.

Seien wir ehrlich, das Leben besteht aus einer langen Reihe von Aufgaben. Wir brauchen einen Plan, um sie zu erledigen. Wir brauchen ein Rezept für Erfolg. Sicher: Wir reden hier über finanziellen Erfolg! Aber gleichzeitig wollen wir nicht nur Geld verdienen und uns daran erfreuen. Wir wollen auch als Mensch erfolgreich sein: Wir wollen ein sinnhaftes, bereicherndes Leben führen, aus ganzem Herzen glücklich, körperlich und geistig gesund sein, einen großartigen Partner haben und am Ende unseres Lebens sagen können: Das war es wirklich wert!