Professor emeritus in health education. I have been delighted to have been asked to help edit these books since the health of society and the health of the environment are primary concerns for me.
Greta Thunberg has reignited the flame that Al Gore began a number of years ago. Young people often realize that climate change is a threat to their future--but they seldom know exactly how it happens. To excite the believers and confront the deniers, the facts of the problem and some realistic solutions must be known..
The right to abortion is a major concern in most countries, Should it ever be allowed? Should it be allowed only in the first trimester? When does life start? Should I seek an abortion? Does society need more unwanted babies? Does the Bible specifically condemn abortion? What does each child, wanted or unwanted, cost society? These are questions that women and men must ask. Legislators should inqu
Kelsi Wells wrote this book during her first year of high school. The publisher, by a stroke of luck, discovered this delightful warm story. Told by the mouse, Genie, when Santa is discovered unloading the kittens’ presents. Santa’s conversation with Genie, enlightens the reader about the importance of giving. While getting presents is primary in the minds of young children (and kittens),
What will it take to make America great again? Norway is rated as the best democracy in the world. It is also one of the two happiest countries in the world. But there is much more. Norway has more than a trillion dollars in a pension fund and no national debt, while the U.S. has the greatest dollar national debt in the world—and it has borrowed much of the money from the federal pension funds,
Voters have been fooled as candidates bypass logical arguments and appeal to the unconscious mind. UN studies show that happiness and low taxes are not possible. Making abortions illegal increases taxes for education. We citizens have not been told the truth. Read this book to see the problems and some solutions. Let's get smarter!
Simplified guitar playing--a proven method by a classical guitar performer who is also a college instructor of guitar. Numerous videos will aid your learning.
• The Mindbody is exposed to how it can be conditioned by the revolutionary combination of meditation, Pilates and dance.
• This video illustrated book begins with contemplative movement practice to take your focus inward.
It is an enhanced e-book that includes videos as well as photos and drawings to enhance your ability to teach your children how to swim or how to become a better swimmer. More than 20 videos show you how to improve every stroke and turn--with both underwater and overwater videos.
CoMBo conditions the mindbody. It begins with a contemplative movement practice to take the focus inward. Concentration is directed to open the gates of energy in the body, release the soft tissue and connect to the core. Once the body is fully prepares through strengthening of major muscle groups, different rhythms of the body are explored through choreography and improvisation.
While aging—from middle age and beyond—changes in our bodies occur. Healthy knowledge and behavior can slow down the sand in the hourglass of our lifespan. \This book looks at the many ways that nutrition, exercise and othWhile aging—from middle age and beyond—changes in our bodies occur. Healthy knowledge and behavior can slow down the sand in the hourglass of our lifespan.
The book explains the basic fundamentals, the theory needed to win and how to develop game plans that will defeat your opponents. It also gives hints for effectively coaching youth and it illustrates the rules differences between the men’s game, the women’s game, the coed game and the youth game. Interesting videos can be seen in the ebook version.
This book was written by one of the foremost players and coaches in the world. It takes the reader from beginning through the advanced intermediate levels of badminton play. It covers everything from rules and shots through strategy. The pictures and diagrams make it easy to see and understand the concepts and actions necessary to play the game effectively. T
This is the most authoritative book on this art form. Written by two of America's most renowned university teachers. They have been have been performers, choreographers, artistic directors and have taught in universities at the professorial levels. It has been used as the primary textbook in the field and has been read worldwide by those interested in jazz dance.
The adventure begins with an American student who has come to the Town of Geniuses, hoping to find some genius ability in her mind. She meets a fortuneteller whose cards display unusual fates of three geniuses. But it is clear that the "cards of fate" cannot predict the future. An enhanced ebook.
A history of sport by a noted sports historian. It is the first video text in sport history. See ancient games reenacted and modern games played. Women's sport and high school and college sports are also presented with their progress and problems.
This is the ultimate book for learning volleyball and increasing your skills as a volleyball player. Dr. Marv Dunphy is and NCAA championship coach as well as the gold-medal winning Olympic coach. Rod Wilds was the national teams setter, and as a coach has won an NCAA championship. He has also been a highly successful national team coach.
This is a fictionalized story of real events at the ending of World War II by a larger than air ship captain, now over 90 years old. Towards the end of the war many Nazis were leaving Germany for safe havens in South America – – particularly Argentina. This book gives the reader an idea of what was really happening at that time in that area.
We want to look better while we live longer. As medical science advances, our chances of living longer increase annually-- if we will only understand what the research says and follow it effectively. Living longer requires both a physical fitness program and a knowledgeable and comprehensive view of eating well, while keeping our weight controlled. And plastic surgery may be another option!
"Love" is a commonly used word which is generally not defined. It is sometimes used to mean "I want you," sometimes "I like you;" sometimes "I approve of you or it." But it can be defined and its scientific definition does not fit with any of the above feelings. The word actually requires actions of concern. This book not only defines "love" and shows how it develops and is used.
Cmdr. Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from space in 2025 after having searched for a planet that could hold the Earth's burgeoning population. He found none. He therefore embarks on a mission to limit population on the Earth. There will be 14 books in the series. Eight are completed. The books will examine psychological, moral and political problems in getting our world to acknowledge the problems.
People opposed to abortion rely on what they think is in their scriptures—but it isn’t there. In fact, it is required!
“Pro-life” people want:
¬ more people in the world contributing to climate change,
¬ more unwanted children,
¬ more crime, and
¬ higher taxes,
are in opposition to the “pro-life” people who want happier women, more wanted children, and a more effective society.
Revolutionaries generally emphasize equality. The citizens believe they are equal to the kings and the cardinals. As America’s Declaration of Independence stated “All men are created equal.” But after the revolution the constitutions written almost universally emphasize liberty–– the freedom to vote, to stand equally before the law and possibly for equality of opportunity.
Cmdr. Gulliver and his friends visit The United Colonies, a libertarian paradise. Here they see that taxes are low, people must pay for what they want. Estate taxes are high while income tax and sales tax are low. Freedom is supreme but is tempered by responsibility.
Commander Gulliver meets with Professor Wang from Kino University where they discuss the foundations of our value thinking. Our non-provable basic assumptions as well as the sources of evidence that we might use in making our value opinions. They discuss the pros and cons of many value questions, including: abortion, illegal immigration, euthanasia, gay marriage and others.
Dr. Singh of the university assists the commander and his friends to see how people are motivated through political techniques-- such as fear, violence, sympathy, lying,etc. Our values and psychological motivations are used by others to manipulate us and by us to manipulate others. What techniques might be best to move people to do something about global warming and overpopulation?
This is the third country that the commander visits. While the first two were very rich, Indus is very poor. However its president is working to educate the population. He has some unusual ideas about how the whole population can be educated quickly, including simplification of English to make it more readily understandable. An American, service, Mrs. Doors, is helping this developing country.
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in visiting Singaling question of how we are psychologically motivated came up. Dr. Chan, a professor of psychology at the University of Singaling pointing out some of the major theories of motivation, such as Freud's pleasure principle and Adler's power drive ideas. Understanding over psychological motivations and our values, as examined in Book 4, give us an understanding of how people think.
This is the second country visited by the commander and his friends. There are similarities to Singapore but it is more advanced. Singaling also licenses parents with somewhat different requirements than does Kino.
Book 3 is the first book chronicling a new voyage by Cmdr. Gulliver and his friends. Kino is a former province of China that has been given great financial support by China and Saudi Arabia to develop pollution free energy and clean water technology. It is the world's most modern area. Among its accomplishments is a comprehensive method of licensing parents to guarantee the children a good life.
This book briefly examines some of the changes included in the reality of climate change. Climate change is just one of the problems brought on by overpopulation.