Travel: the Well-Known Secret

Travel: the Well-Known Secret
Author: Mindi S. Johnson-Eluwole
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2011-04-29
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1456745190

Mindi S Johnson-Eluwole was just like everyone else, until one day she sold her house, her car and gave away her worldly belongings to fulfill her life's dream to backpack around the world. Seven years and 117 countries later, she is ready to share the "secret" of travel with you. She will take you through a series of humorous travel stories and help to prepare you for what you can expect in the crazy world of backpacking. Follow her on her amazing adventures and get ready to learn how you can do it, too!

The American Road Trip and American Political Thought

The American Road Trip and American Political Thought
Author: Susan McWilliams Barndt
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2020-07-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1498556876

Americans love road trips. They love to go on road trips. They love to read about road trips. They love to watch road trip stories unfold on television and film. Road trip stories are a consistent feature of the American landscape, a central part of American mythology, and an important piece of the American dream. In The American Road Trip and American Political Thought, Susan McWilliams argues that the American fascination with road trip stories is about more than mere escapism or wanderlust. She shows, in walking through stories like On the Road and The Grapes of Wrath, that American road trip stories are a key expression of American political thought. They are not just stories of personal journeys. They are stories of the American nation. McWilliams Barndt shows how Americans have long used road trip stories to raise and explore central questions about American politics in theory and practice. They talk about freedom and equality and diversity and take those vaunted American ideals for a test drive. American road trip stories are where the rubber meets the road in American political thought. The American Road Trip and American Political Thought includes explorations of a wide variety of American authors, from Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau to Erika Lopez and Cheryl Strayed, from Mark Twain and John Steinbeck to Solomon Northup and Hunter S. Thompson. It covers topics including gender, labor, place, race, and technology in American political life. This is a book that will change the way you think about the great American road trip and the great American story.

Language for Specific Purposes

Language for Specific Purposes
Author: Giuliana Elena Garzone
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2017-01-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1443862738

This volume brings together work by both well-known scholars and emerging researchers in the various areas of Language for Specific Purposes (LSP), such as political, legal, medical, and business discourse. The volume is divided into three parts in order to align rather than separate three different but related aspects of LSP: namely, translation, linguistic research, and domain specific communication on the web. Underlying all the contributions here is the growing awareness of the ever-increasing multiformity of specialised communication and the ever-wider social implications of the communicative situations in which it is embedded, especially where it involves the need to move across languages, cultures and modes, as in translation and interpreting. The contributions consistently bear witness to the need to review received notions, pose new questions, and explore fresh perspectives. The picture that emerges is one of extreme complexity, in which researchers into specifically linguistic aspects of LSPs and their translation across languages and media declare their awareness of the pressing need to come to terms with a wide range of social, pragmatic, intercultural and political factors, above and beyond socio-technical knowledge of the domains under investigation.

The Shyness Solution

The Shyness Solution
Author: Catherine Gillet
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2012-11-18
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1440558698

Proven advice for dealing with shyness--in any situation! Do you ever agonize over party invitations? Steer clear of acquaintances at the grocery store? Let everyone else drive the conversation, even when you've got something important to contribute? With The Shyness Solution, you can learn to accept and embrace your shyness in more effective ways: Too Shy? - A questionnaire helps you determine not only the level of your shyness, but your strengths and weaknesses as well. Subtle Charm - Bashful people can be alluring! Learn techniques to draw people to you. Once Bitten - Burned by love in the past? Your current reserve could simply be a defensive reaction to a past relationship. Life of the Party - Play up the mysterious aspect of your shyness, and you'll find yourself the center of attention after all. Whether you're working with colleagues on a project, developing a new relationship, or socializing with guests at a party, you will feel at ease in your own skin and be able to confidently interact with those around you.

Atlantis and the Alien Presence

Atlantis and the Alien Presence
Author: Dr. David Klooz
Publisher: David Klooz
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2019-11-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

The current world isn’t just full of mysteries, it is made up of them. You could spend your life investigating the murders of the Kennedys, the identity of Jack the Ripper or studying UFOs, crop circles, cattle mutilations, ley lines, Atlantis or other strange phenomena. Each of these mysteries has its authorities and its counter-authorities, its supporters and its detractors, all of whom are full of information and expertise, but truly offer nothing more than opinions. Realistically, these people are myth makers with the object of establishing their own particular myth, gaining wide, ‘official’ acceptance for it as ‘authorities’, and thus, for a time making it the TRUTH. This has been mankind’s biggest fault in this cycle of humankind’s experiences on the Earth, that is, the belief that authority provides the truth, rather than the truth provides the authority. Even worse, it could be this has consistently been humankind’s fault during all the previous cycles of humankind’s existences on Earth - and those have been many. In Western society, while a very small minority of the current ‘authorities’ know what, or at least part of what, the truth is, the last thing they want to do is share it with the masses, the 99.99% of the human population they consider ‘useless eaters’ and ‘subjects’. In general, everything we think we know is a lie, or a partial lie, perpetuated by this very small group of individuals. Since the earliest time of civilizations, this group has not shared Information with the individuals of the world. Since this current cycle of civilization began, following the cataclysm of 10,400 BCE, and the sinking of Atlantis, the most important information and knowledge concerning our true origins and history has been withheld. That which rightly belongs to us, has been destroyed, buried, ignored, suppressed, misrepresented, weaponized or purposely confused by disinformation, under the auspices of the so-called ‘authorities’. In the West, the ‘authorities’ want to keep us occupied and non-thinking, with ‘reality’ television shows, televised sports, sixty-hour work weeks, alcohol and drug abuse, texting on our iPhones, believing in the lies or partial lies they want us to believe in and leave the thinking to them. Religious institutions, the educational system, the justice system, the economic system, the media, and even secret societies, have been infiltrated and usurped by these individuals and others with the same philosophy, at mankind’s expense. These individuals have no empathy and no concern for the human condition. They seek only one thing, and that is power, the power to control. To them, power is more than an addiction, but a right. Knowledge is the form of their initial power. They use that to gain economic power, control and influence, and then infiltrate all levels of society until they infect the entire planet. Their religion is worshipping the ‘self’ and their ‘ego’, that they believe is their ‘divine spark’, with a motto of ‘Do as thou wilt’. In my last book, Adrift on a Sea of Lies, I tried to identify who these individuals were or are, and how have they managed to do this over the past 12,000 years. Also, was there anything we can do that might reverse this during the next 12,000 years to ensure this doesn’t happen again during the next cycle of our Earth, or will it repeat again and again, with only minor changes? This book is an examination of the last 150 years, primarily focusing on a so-called myth, that I believe, is factual. In this case, the beginning of the story is about Atlantis and its growing association with part of the Antarctic continent. It describes and supports the evidence for Atlantis being located beneath the ice of Antarctica and describes the evidence in detail, including the following: the location of Atlantis within the ‘world ocean; ancient mapping; evidence of dispersed civilizations; the rise of agriculture; and, Earth-crust displacement. It is also about the Nazis, UFOs and the US and their involvement with the Antarctic continent. I believe this disinformation plot will more than likely culminate in an upcoming US False Flag event unless the truth becomes known. Lastly, it is about the so-called ‘alien’ presence and the current attempt to keep it hidden and destroy it before the world knows how the Anglo-American Zionist Empire created and financed it, nearly 100 years ago.

Fight Back

Fight Back
Author: Ellen Roseman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2013-01-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118300882

Money-saving advice from Canada's leading consumer advocate In this book Ellen Roseman distills the financial advice she gives in her columns and blogs into 81 quick tips that all Canadians can use to help them spend sensibly, save money, and avoid costly consumer traps. This book of "personal finance greatest hits" is filled with illustrative examples and cautionary advice from Roseman and stories from her faithful readers. Filled with a wealth of information, the book includes the low-down on dealing with banks and car dealers, cutting costs of communication services, improving your credit, buying and renovating a home, fighting online fraud, ensuring you have the right insurance, and more. Offers an easy-to-use guide for being smart with your money Includes how to advice on handling the most common financial pitfalls Contains the best advice from Ellen Roseman's columns and blogs Written by Canada's most popular and savvy consumer advocate Don't spend another dollar until you read Ellen Roseman's best-ever tips for saving money and making wise financial decisions.

PostSecret

PostSecret
Author: Frank Warren
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2005-11-29
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0060899190

The project that captured a nation's imagination. The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary. "You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a group art project. Your secret can be a regret, fear, betrayal, desire, confession, or childhood humiliation. Reveal anything -- as long as it is true and you have never shared it with anyone before. Be brief. Be legible. Be creative." It all began with an idea Frank Warren had for a community art project. He began handing out postcards to strangers and leaving them in public places -- asking people to write down a secret they had never told anyone and mail it to him, anonymously. The response was overwhelming. The secrets were both provocative and profound, and the cards themselves were works of art -- carefully and creatively constructed by hand. Addictively compelling, the cards reveal our deepest fears, desires, regrets, and obsessions. Frank calls them "graphic haiku," beautiful, elegant, and small in structure but powerfully emotional. As Frank began posting the cards on his website, PostSecret took on a life of its own, becoming much more than a simple art project. It has grown into a global phenomenon, exposing our individual aspirations, fantasies, and frailties -- our common humanity. Every day dozens of postcards still make their way to Frank, with postmarks from around the world, touching on every aspect of human experience. This extraordinary collection brings together the most powerful, personal, and beautifully intimate secrets Frank Warren has received -- and brilliantly illuminates that human emotions can be unique and universal at the same time.

Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World

Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World
Author: Lawrence Berlow
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2015-04-22
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1135932611

More than 650 landmarks are covered, ranging from ancient monuments such as Stonehenge, to contemporary engineering feats such as the World Trade Center in New York City. The concisely-written entries describe when the landmark was built, who built it, why it was built, its dimensions, how it was constructed, and any problems encountered during construction. Additional features include: numerous photographs; biographies of important builders and designers; glossary; chronology of dates in civil engineering from 3000 BC to the present; listings of tallest buildings, longest bridges, and highest dams, and a geographical index which locates the structures by country.

Green Earth Guide: Traveling Naturally in Spain

Green Earth Guide: Traveling Naturally in Spain
Author: Dorian Yates
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2010-06-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1556439849

Surveys by the International Ecotourism Society reveal that more than three-quarters of American travelers feel it is important not to damage the environment they are visiting. Green Earth Guide: Traveling Naturally in Spain helps travelers to Spain accomplish that goal. Author Dorian Yates focuses exclusively on where to find things green and alternative in one of the world’s most popular travel destinations: local and organic foods, natural health care, ecological businesses, organic vineyards, renewable energy, yoga and meditation centers, national parks, public transportation, and other green places and services of interest. Written in a friendly, accessible style with personal anecdotes, how-to travel tips, and practical information, this second book in the series is aimed at helping travelers leave a smaller footprint wherever they venture. The book rescues readers who are accustomed to a certain level of green consciousness at home but end up compromising their values on vacation. Author Yates shows how to make the most environmentally beneficial choices for basic needs—food, shelter, health, exercise—while enjoying sites of ecological, historical, and natural interest along the way. From the Trade Paperback edition.