F. A. T. E. My Future After Traumatic Events is a powerful story about a man who went through a lot--from being dead at birth, to having cancer as a teenager, through his time as a soldier and beyond. Miguel De La Rocha has been very open about his experiences battling the Angel of Death and traumatic events, which has become an inspiration to always push through life and never give up. This book is a great read for people who like action-packed, dramatic and relatable autobiographies.
In the oral cavity, materials (including our natural teeth) are exposed to a complex environment, which results in simultaneous mechanical, electrochemical, and microbiological solicitations. Therefore, bio-tribocorrosion is an important cause of degradation of dental materials leading to functional and/or biological detrimental effects due to an increased release of metallic ions and wear debris. This chapter describes the main bio-tribocorrosion phenomena that occur in the oral environment, and discuss the main parameters related to both the materials and the environment affecting bio-tribocorrosion in dental applications.
Do you know silica, the tetrahedra of silicon and oxygen constituting the crystals of New Agers and the desiccant in a box of new shoes? It's no mere mundane mineral. As chemically reacting silicate rocks, silica set off the chain of events known as the origin of life. As biomineralized opal, it is the cell wall, skeleton, spicules, and scales of organisms ornamenting numerous lobes of the tree of life. Cryptocrystalline silica made into stone tools helped drive the evolution of our hands and our capability for complex grammar, music, and mathematics. As quartz crystals, silica is impressively electric and ubiquitous in modern technology (think sonar, radios, telephones, ultrasound, and cheap but precise watches). Silica is inescapable when we take a drink or mow the lawn and it has already started to save the Earth from the carbon dioxide we're spewing into the atmosphere. This book tells these scientific tales and more, to give dear, modest silica its due.
All Is Well is a book about a girl who grew up hating herself- her naming being Summer. She always knew she wanted to do something great with her life but didn't know what exactly. In the third grade she began disliking what she looked like, what she sounded like, and everything she did; a feeling a lot of teenage girls and boys could unfortunately relate to. Summer moves to a new school which only makes the situation worse, causing her to feel hated and unwelcome. She decides it is best to blend in with the walls and crowded hallways- to disappear from everyone but what she didn't realize was that she was not only cutting herself out from other peoples lives, but destroying herself in the process. This book tells the story about how she became OK with herself and those around her, by accepting, learning, and growing along with discreet tips and bits of advice to anyone who could relate to this story.
Examination of problems faced by working-class families in Guadalajara. Bringing women and children to the center of her analysis, the author explores the effects of an uneven labor market on the structure and organization of households, revealing a highly homogenous working class, united in its survival instinct and in its dependence upon the women of the family for the defense of its standards of living"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Anxiety throughout your teenage years fills your head with "a billion voices". All of these thoughts make you question what you and the world around you are about, to the point where you feel you are going totally insane. This is my experience, for you to enjoy, meditate and maybe have a good laugh at me and yourself as well, remembering what you also went through during those crazy times. 'I want my book to be a testament of what it means to look for a place in the society while battling against one's own insecurities in the early 21st century, while everything changes constantly and the fear of becoming redundant before being even relevant plagues the human mind.' Benita de la Rocha
Examination of problems faced by working-class families in Guadalajara. Bringing women and children to the center of her analysis, the author explores the effects of an uneven labor market on the structure and organization of households, revealing a highly homogenous working class, united in its survival instinct and in its dependence upon the women of the family for the defense of its standards of living"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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