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  Backache - and How To Deal With It!

  Owen Jones

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  Backache has become one of the most pervasive of all ailments on a worldwide basis. This is a shame since backache that has not been caused by single impact trauma is largely preventable, as it is the result of ignorance. 
  Backache has been given status as a watchword for scammer, since it is so difficult to disprove that some people have used it as an excuse for time off work, when they were really quite fit. This is a shame, since it tarnishes all true sufferers of back pain with the slur or malingerer. 
  I hope that you will find the information helpful, useful and practical. The information in this ebook on how to cure backache and related subjects is organized into 18 chapters of about 500-600 words each. 
  As an added bonus, I am granting you permission to use the content on your own website or in your own blogs and newsletter, although it is better if you rewrite them in your own words first.

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  From Madman to Crime Fighter -...

  Roslynn D. Haynes

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  A study of the scientist in Western culture, from medieval images of alchemists to present-day depictions of cyberpunks and genetic engineers. 
   
  They were mad, of course. Or evil. Or godless, amoral, arrogant, impersonal, and inhuman. At best, they were well intentioned but blind to the dangers of forces they barely controlled. They were Faust, Frankenstein, Jekyll, Moreau, Caligari, Strangelove—the scientists of film and fiction, cultural archetypes that reflected ancient fears of tampering with the unknown or unleashing the little-understood powers of nature. 
   
  In From Madman to Crime Fighter, Roslynn D. Haynes analyzes stereotypical characters—including the mad scientist, the cold-blooded pursuer of knowledge, the intrepid pathbreaker, and the bumbling fool—that, from medieval times to the present day, have been used to depict the scientist in Western literature and film. She also describes more realistically drawn scientists, characters who are conscious of their public responsibility to expose dangers from pollution and climate change yet fearful of being accused of lacking evidence. 
   
  Drawing on examples from Britain, America, Germany, France, Russia, and elsewhere, Haynes explores the persistent folklore of mad doctors of science and its relation to popular fears of a depersonalized, male-dominated, and socially irresponsible pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. She concludes that today’s public response to science and scientists—much of it negative—is best understood by recognizing the importance of such cultural archetypes and their significance as myth. From Madman to Crime Fighter is the most comprehensive study of the image of the scientist in Western literature and film.

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  Engines of Change - A History of...

  Paul Ingrassia

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  America was made manifest by its cars. From the assembly lines of Henry Ford to the open roads of Route 66 and Jack Kerouac, America's history is a vehicular history-an idea brought brilliantly to life in this major work by the acclaimed author of Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road from Glory to Disaster.One of the nation's most eloquent and impassioned car nuts, Paul Ingrassia offers a wondrous epic in fifteen automobiles, including the VW Beetle, the Chevy Corvair, Robert McNamara and Lee Iacocca's Mustang, the Pontiac GTO, Honda's Accord, the BMW 3 Series, and the Jeep, among others. Through them, the author shows us much more than the car's ability to exhibit the particularly American tension between the lure of freedom and the obligations of utility; he takes us through the rise of American manufacturing, the suburbanization of the country, the birth of the Hippy and the Yuppy, the emancipation of women, and so much more, including the car's unintended consequences: trial lawyers, energy crises, and pollution. Narrative history of the highest caliber, Engines of Change is an entirely edifying new way to look at the American story.

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  NASA and the Space Industry

  Joan Lisa Bromberg

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  A timely exploration of the relationships between NASA and the private sector: “An interesting read.” —Spaceflight 
   
  Few federal agencies have more extensive ties to the private sector than NASA. NASA’s relationships with its many aerospace industry suppliers of rocket engines, computers, electronics, gauges, valves, O-rings, and other materials have often been described as “partnerships.” These have produced a few memorable catastrophes, but mostly technical achievements of the highest order. Until now, no one has written extensively about them. 
   
  In NASA and the Space Industry, Joan Lisa Bromberg explores how NASA’s relationship with the private sector developed and how it works. She outlines the various kinds of expertise public and private sectors brought to the tasks NASA took on, describing how this division of labor changed over time. She explains why NASA sometimes encouraged and sometimes thwarted the privatization of space projects and describes the agency’s role in the rise of such new space industries as launch vehicles and communications satellites.

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  Advanced Day Trader Guide The:...

  David Hewitt, Andrew Peter

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  Learn How to Day Trade Forex, Options, Futures and Stocks Like a Pro With the Help of The Advanced Day Trader GuideWould you like to become an expert in day trading? Would you like to learn the secrets of the trade and become a successful investor? If so, this guide will show you all the advanced strategies and tactics you need to succeed.Most people equalize trading with gambling, but that can't be farther from the truth. Trading and investing is nothing like pulling the handle of a slot machine and hoping that "lady luck" smiles upon you.If you have the right strategies, the risk can be mitigated to a minimum, and then, the return is guaranteed.With this guide, you will acquire all the knowledge you need to become a successful day trader. You will find dozens of tried-and-tested strategies and expert advice to get maximum return with minimal investment and risk.   Besides that, you will find a step-by-step guide that will help you acquire a trader's mindset. You will learn how to think, breathe, sleep and eat like a real trader, and after that, your every venture will be a successful one.Here is what this comprehensive guide to day trading can offer you:•	Advanced trading strategies that eliminate risk•	Complete guide to understanding the market environment•	How to minimize risk and maximize profits at the same time•	Best platforms and tools to use in day trading•	Step-by-step guide to acquire a trader's mindset•	And much more!If you want to become a successful day trader with ease, all you need can be found inside this audiobook – strategies, tips, and tricks that guarantee success. What are you waiting for?

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  How moss revealed undetected air...

  PBS NewsHour

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  Portland, Oregon, prides itself on being very focused on the environment. So many people were shocked to discover that certain neighborhoods contain high levels of toxic metals. Scientists made the discovery when ordinary moss samples taken from all over town revealed the unexpected contamination. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports on how it led to some significant changes in the city.

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