Everyone loves chocolate, right? But how many people actually know where chocolate comes from? How it\'s made? Or that monkeys do their part to help this delicious sweet exist? This delectable dessert comes from cocoa beans, which grow on cocoa trees in tropical rain forests. But those trees couldn\'t survive without the help of a menagerie of rain forest critters: a pollen-sucking midge, an aphid-munching

Especially designed for learning Tai Chi at home Tai Chi in 10 Weeks is designed to guide beginning students through the fundamentals of tai chi in only ten weeks. Dr. Aihan Kuhn teaches you an easy to learn twenty-four-step Yang-style tai chi form. Tai chi is best known as a gentle full body exercise that has been proven effective for reducing stress, calming your mind, and boosting your immune system.

This chapter describes the processes involved in the transport of material over hillslopes. Hillslopes provide the gradients enabling material to be transported from the slopes themselves towards the valley bottoms, directly by gravity alone, or by water flowing down over the surface. Gravity has the potential to transfer material downslope if the material resistance to counteact it is insufficient.

The all-time masters of the classic Western cordially invite you to another trip down the aisle with America\'s mail order brides--and the foolhardy men who thought they could tame them... Bo Creel and Scratch Morton are mighty proud. They managed to deliver five mail-order brides to the New Mexico mining town of Silverhill in one piece. The town is so grateful, they want to make Bo their marshal and

Gotta draw \'em all This deluxe How to Draw book includes Pok mon from every known region. Over 65 characters in all Want to become a Pok mon drawing expert? You\'ve found the right book This Deluxe How to Draw includes simple, step-by-step instructions on how to draw classic characters from every Pok mon region -- from Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle all the way through Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio...

Swinging from South Africa to England: one woman\'s hunt for her birth mother in an all-too-believable near future in which an antibiotic crisis has decimated the population. A prescient, thrilling debut. Decades of spiralling drug resistance have unleashed a global antibiotic crisis. Ordinary infections are untreatable, and a scratch from a pet can kill. A sacrifice is required to keep the majority

This book contains the most important interviews and speeches that Prof. Hudson has given over the past decade (2003-2012). They span the political spectrum from COUNTERPUNCH.COM and KPFK radio\'s GUNS AND BUTTER to to iTULIP.COM and SANKT GEORGE in Berlin. It also includes his now-famous Rlmini, Italy, speeches that were given at a packed sports arena in early 2012 on the topic of how finance capitalism

This celebrated collection of essays from the author of Infinite Jest is \"brilliantly entertaining...Consider the Lobster proves once more why Wallace should be regarded as this generation\'s best comic writer\" (Cleveland Plain Dealer). Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a funny bone? What is John Updike\'s deal, anyway? And what happens when adult video starlets meet their fans in person?

An Irish physician explores the ways in which society has lost the ability to deal with

For more than a decade, From Silence to Voice has been providing nurses with communication tools they can use to win the resources and respect they deserve. Now, in a timely third edition, authors Bernice Buresh and Suzanne Gordon focus on how nurses can describe and frame their work to seize unprecedented opportunities to advance their profession and lead improvements in health care systems.The authors,

Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in mathematics, this introduction to topological groups presumes familiarity with the elementary concepts of set theory, elements of functional analysis, functions of real and complex variables, and the theory of functions of several variables. Chapters I to V deal with the algebraico-topological aspect of the subject, and Chapters VI to IX

Lucky Luke is a 100% real hero of the Old West. He travels around delivering justice wherever he goes, accompanied by his faithful companion, Jolly Jumper. Arriving at Fort Weakling, he changes into a formidable bandit. Does his meeting with Billy the Kid influence

A race against time thriller from the award-winning author of Brandenburg and

Digital Signage Broadcasting is a perfect introduction to this new world of opportunities for media professionals in all areas. Whether you are in engineering, IT, advertising, or management, you will gain knowledge on the operations of digital signage systems, content gathering, customer billing, and much more on this new exciting media. This book includes coverage of basic elements, examples of advanced

Sailor York and the daring recruits of Explorer Academy uncover an elusive animal-smuggling ring in the first electrifying book in this new companion series. Soon after Cruz, Sailor, Emmett, and Lani return for their second year at Explorer Academy, their sense of calm is shattered when Sailor\'s older sister goes missing. Amidst incredible expeditions to far-flung destinations and competitive classes,

Take a deep dive into the future with this book as your trusty companion. \"How to Research Trends\" shows you how to navigate and explore using the powerful tool of trend research. Learn how to scan the environment for signs of change, analyse trend spots, and apply insights to kickstart innovation. This revised edition is designed for professionals who want to incorporate trend research into their

There is no product on the planet that enjoys the devotion of a Macintosh computer. Famously dedicated to their machines, many Mac fans eat, sleep, and breathe Macintosh. The Cult of Mac is the first book about Macintosh culture, arguably the largest distinct subculture in computing. Written by Wired News managing editor Leander Kahney, The Cult of Mac is an in-depth look at Mac users and their unique,