Mudrooroo: A Likely Story reads the fiction of one of Australia's most controversial and enigmatic literary figures against the backdrop of the likelihood that he assumed an Aboriginal identity to which he was not entitled. As he is neither black nor white, Colin Johnson (a.k.a. Mudrooroo) writes on issues of identity and belonging from the position of an outsider. The book argues that the experimental nature of Johnson's creative body of work coupled with the complexities of his 'in-between' status, mean that both the man and his writing evade neat categorisation within mainstream literary criticism. Also examined here is how the denial of his white mother impacts upon the gender politics of Johnson's fiction in a way that opens up exciting new possibilities for critical comment and textual analysis."--Back cover.
In HEALTH REVOLUTION FOR MEN, Professor Charles Clark, leading authority on diabetes and author of the bestselling THE NEW HIGH PROTEIN DIET, tackles the health of the 35+ man - a large proportion of his patient base. Based on his many years of experience in this area, Professor Clark's hugely successful method addresses the key psychological and physical issues in a way that works for men. Practical, goal-orientated and frank, this man-friendly programme will yield quick results in such areas as stress, weight (a crucial factor for this age group) cholesterol and blood pressure. This health/body makeover for men doesn't involve obscure supplements, exercising to extremes or a fad diet (it even allows some alcohol!) and as well as appealing to male buyers, will be attractive to women who want to improve their partners' health.
Our taste for blood sport stops short at the bruising clash of football players or the gloved blows of boxers, and the suicide of a politician is no more than a personal tragedy. What, then, are we to make of the ancient Romans, for whom the meaning of sport and politics often depended on death? In this provocative, thoughtful book, Paul Plass shows how the deadly violence of arena sport and political suicide served a social purpose in ancient Rome. His work offers a reminder of the complex uses to which institutionalized violence can be put. Violence, Plass observes, is a universal part of human life, and so must be integrated into social order. Grounding his study in evidence from Roman history and drawing on ideas from contemporary sociology and anthropology, he first discusses gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome. Massive bloodshed in the arena, Plass argues, embodied the element of danger for a society frequently engaged in war, with outsiders--whether slaves, criminals, or prisoners of war--sacrificed for a sense of public security
In volume one, Kerr describes the private life of the university from his first visit to Berkeley as a graduate student at Stanford in 1932 to his dismissal under Governor Ronald Reagan in 1967. Early in his tenure as a professor, the Loyalty Oath issue erupted, and the university, particularly the Berkeley campus, underwent its most difficult upheaval until the onset of the Free Speech Movement in 1964. Kerr discusses many pivotal developments, including the impact of the GI Bill and the evolution of the much-emulated 1960 California Master Plan for Higher Education. He also discusses the movement for universal access to education and describes the establishment and growth of each of the nine campuses and the forces and visions that shaped their distinctive identities.
We've all heard of Jen and Madonna using high-protein diets to lose weight. It's a tricky one to follow safely, but with Dr Clark's sensible approach us mere mortals can do it too.' New WomanDo you ever eat take-away Indian, Thai or Chinese food? Do you usually resort to sandwiches at lunchtime? Does your busy lifestyle mean you nip into M&S to buy ready-made meals? Well, if you do, you are like most people. But if you're used to living like this it can be difficult trying to follow a low-carb diet. Until now. In this brilliant book Dr Charles Clark provides not only the groundrules for his bestselling New High Protein Diet but, because he understands how busy people actually shop and eat, he incorporates convenience and fast foods into it. Analysing over 200 types of fast and convenience foods to help you choose the most suitable options, this is essential reading for everyone who wants to be slim, healthy, but realistic about their lifestyle.
Volume two of Clark Kerr's memoirs of his presidency of the University of California. This volume covers the tumultuous 1960s and the Free Speech Movement on campus.
We've all heard of Jen and Madonna using high-protein diets to lose weight. It's a tricky one to follow safely, but with Dr Clark's sensible approach us mere mortals can do it too.' New Woman The New High Protein Diet works. It is medically based and scientifically proven, and once you've tried the diet you'll want this brilliant recipe book to help you keep to your healthy new lifestyle. This cookbook is packed with ideas, ranging from breakfast on the run to quick and easy dinners to Sunday lunch. Bread and biscuits will no longer prove your downfall and you'll continue to feel full of energy and vitality as you keep to your low-carb lifestyle. It's easy once you realise how many choices and variations there are available. The low-carb recipes make use of delicious fresh ingredients, and are also very easy to follow. And the great news is that even though these low-carb meals are part of a diet, none will be cordon bleu size portions. The book includes: --Why low-carb? --The New High Protein Diet principles --Good carbs and bad carbs --Shopping lists --The recipes
Combat the effects of ageing and live a fuller, healthier life. Getting older may be inevitable, but your body doesn't have to show the signs of age. This revolutionary health book from bestselling author Dr Charles Clark, reveals how you can slow - or even reverse - the process of ageing. Using medically proven techniques for progamming your body to work for you, rather than against you, he neutralises every age-related health concern. Improve your health and reduce requirement for medication Lower cholesterol and blood pressure Protect yourself from arthritis, cardiovascular disease and heart disease Control or reverse diabetes Look younger, prevent premature ageing and feel energised
The Ultimate Diet Counter is the most accessible food counter available. Featuring over 3,000 listings it is organised into sensible food groups and provides just the right level of information for a quick look-up:--Carbohydrates--Calories--Protein --Fat (good and bad fats)This is the perfect companion to any diet, enabling you to look up any food and work out whether it's going to work on your diet, whether it's calorie controlled , low-carb or low-fat. It's the perfect guide to keep in your bag both for when you are trying to lose weight and when you're trying to keep trim and not let those pounds creep back on.
Also included is a thought-provoking section on the dominant connection between higher education and the economy that evaluates how well the test of service to the labor market has been met and counters the charge that our educational system is to blame for the nation's decline in economic productivity and lack of international competitiveness.
Despite negative speculation in the media regarding the future of the low-carb diet, this revolutionary dietary phenomenon continues to attract an enormous following. The lure of the rapid weight loss causes converts to radically adjust their dietary habits in order to meet the demands of the lifestyle. Yet for many, this is simply not an option. Particularly ardent critics of the diet include vegetarians who are offered no alternatives to the high meat content; and what of those of us with a sweet tooth or those who need natural fibre in their diet? In this groundbreaking new work, Dr Charles Clark has devised a low-carb, low GI plan that caters for all types of dietary requirement. It's vegetarian-friendly and nutritionally-balanced, allowing for previously sinful foods including pasta, pulses, fruit and puddings. What's more, he has set out to counter the criticisms of those who argue that low-carb lifestyles can be detrimental to health. A series of medical case studies proves how adopting a low-carbohydrate diet can in fact be of benefit in certain key areas of health. So, if you feared you could never be part of the low-carb crowd, look no further-this is the diet for becoming slim and healthy the low-carb, low GI way, without cutting out the foods you love! 'We've all heard of Jen and Madonna using high protein diets to lose weight. It's a tricky one to follow safely, but with Prof Charles Clark's sensible approach-us mere mortals can do it too.' New Woman
In The Wind is a compelling true story laden with insight into the inner mind of one who embarks upon an amazing spiritual quest. This unique story gives the reader a chance to follow one woman's courageous attempt to escape the disillusionments of twentieth-century life and find God. While only nineteen, her desire for truth is so strong, she leaves her home, friends and family behind to search for a hidden valley in the Andes Mountains of Peru, which she believes will be a safe haven from the nuclear disaster to come. This is a trip she is not planning to return from. Yet this bizarre adventure is only the beginning of the writer's long journey into truth and deception. Shortly after her return from Peru, she is lured into a nomadic religious cult called The Christ Family. For nearly two years, she roams from town to town across the United States and Canada, barefoot and dressed in a long white robe, with no home, money or possessions, convinced she has found "the truth". She rides freight trains with hoboes, sleeps in New York City parks, and gets locked up in a Honolulu jail until finally, through the determined efforts of her distraught parents, she is kidnapped and deprogrammed somewhere in the wilds of West Virginia. In The Wind is full of gripping adventure, tender feelings, and hard won spiritual wisdom. In the field of cult literature, it stands virtually alone because of the writer's almost total recall of her innermost thoughts and mental struggles while in the iron grip of mind control. Yet Maureen's story doesn't end with her deprogramming. Now a happily married wife and mother of three children, she also tells with touching honesty the story of her successful rehabilitation into the world she thought she had left behind forever, when she journeyed into the wind. Book Summary During the late 1970's, disillusioned with society and confronted with the real possibility of nuclear war, Maureen was driven to find an alternative way of life. Her quest took her from her home in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, south through the United States, Mexico, Central America, to South America, and on foot, deep into the Andes Mountains of Peru. This treacherous journey, undertaken with her husband, brother, friend and one year old daughter, was inspired by a book called The Secret of the Andes. It described a valley hidden deep in the Peruvian mountains where people lived simply, communally, grew all their own food and made everything they needed. This natural way of life offered a safe healthy environment, in which to raise children. It was also a school of the spirit as the people who lived there were committed to attaining universal knowledge and hidden truths. The book claimed this valley was one of the only places on earth that would be protected from nuclear war. Another valley in the Tibetan mountains was supposedly another safe place. This dangerous trek took them to the remote villages of the descendants of the ancient Inca and, literally, above and beyond modern civilization. Improperly prepared for the bitter mountain conditions, they suffered hunger, cold, sickness, and numerous other hardships. Maureen's pregnancy and constant care of her baby daughter, made this journey even more of an unbelievable struggle. On a few occasions she came close to losing her life. But the search for the valley of the Blue Moon is only the beginning of this incredible story. Her desire for truth was so strong, that within a year of her return from Peru, she had committed her life to a truth seeking nomadic religious cult. Her adherence to this group obliged her to give up everything and everyone she loved, husband, children and even her own life.
Features a diet which enables you to: control your appetite; eliminate cravings; eat delicious foods; help protect against heart disease and diabetes. This book contains easy-to-prepare recipes and is intended for those who love good food, but crave a slimmer waistline.
All The Trimmings — Lindsay Armstrong Brendan Grey has always treated Merryn Miller like a kid sister. But after a family situation bought Merryn back home for Christmas, Brendan is stunned to find she has matured into a beautiful woman. Garnish with all the trimmings and this will be a festive season they will remember forever... The Surprise Christmas Bride — Maureen Child Finding herself in bed with her childhood love after being jilted at the altar by another man wasn't Casey Oakes's plan for Christmas. But she wouldn't want to spend her 'wedding' night alone — even if Jake didn't love her. After he and Casey were caught in compromising positions, Jake had proposed. But love had made a fool out of him once, so he told himself that it was only lust his new bride inspired. This all changed when Casey's pregnancy test stick turned pink and Casey was congratulating him on his impending fatherhood! Maverick Christmas — Joanna Wayne Sheriff Josh McCain had been along for a long time. The suddenly, he was a single father doing his best. But above all, the Montana lawman did what was right, no matter the cost. Until he met Chrysie Atwater and her two girls. She had a fake name and past but Josh found her totally irresistible. It was Chysie's determined eyes — not just the spirit of Christmas or his loneliness — intrigued Josh. She went out of her way to protect her daughters and Josh wanted to know why. But he'd do it on his terms before revealing her secrets to the authorities, who might be involved in setting her up. It would take a Christmas miracle and more to still celebrate Christmas as a family... Children's Doctor, Christmas Bride — Lucy Clark Christmas has arrived in the small town of Ballarat — along with paediatrician Summer Hoyts and her young son! Summer left the city or a fresh start, so she's not about to act on her unexpected attraction to her handsome new colleague Jason Daniels... Jason's ex-wife never wanted children, so he gave up his hopes for a family. But Summer and her son have stolen his heart. He now wants a special gift this year and vows to make this single mum his bride by Christmas!
The Los Angeles Times called the first volume of The Gold and the Blue ""a major contribution to our understanding of American research universities."" This second of two volumes continues the story of one of the last century's most influential figures in higher education. A leading visionary, architect, leader, and fighter for the University of California, Clark Kerr was chancellor of the Berkeley campus from 1952 to 1958 and president of the university from 1958 to 1967. He saw the university through its golden years-a time of both great advancement and great conflict. This abs.
Meticulously compiled to serve the specific needs of APRNs and nurse executives engaged in doctoral-level research, this text provides evidence-based and practice-based scholarly methods not traditionally taught in PhD or DNP programs. Building on and expanding traditional nursing research methods, the book focuses on both existing and evolving methods of clinical inquiry, some of which incorporate technology and knowledge from other disciplines. These are approaches that can be translated into clinical practice, providing the nursing profession with unprecedented opportunities for collaboration in improving health and health care systems. Methods include quality improvement, implementation science, logic models, program planning and evaluation, patient-engaged and community participatory research, dissemination research, big data, comparative effectiveness research, and systematic reviews. Chapters provide clear guidance on why and how to use a particular method, and are consistently organized to enable a comparison and contrast of different approaches in order to select the one that best fits a particular research need. The text highlights the importance of each approach, and discusses why to use a particular method for doctoral nursing work."--Provided by publisher.
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