Author : Michael Rowbotham
Publisher : Jon Carpenter Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 19,8 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
In this study of modern money, debt slavery and destructive economics, Rowbotham shows the horrifying consequences of an economic system founded on money created by debt.
Author : Matt Samet
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 44,34 MB
Release : 2013-02-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1250022363
Death Grip chronicles a top climber's near-fatal struggle with anxiety and depression, and his nightmarish journey through the dangerous world of prescription drugs. Matt Samet lived to climb, and craved the challenge, risk, and exhilaration of conquering sheer rock faces around the United States and internationally. But Samet's depression, compounded by the extreme diet and fitness practices of climbers, led him to seek professional help. He entered the murky, inescapable world of psychiatric medicine, where he developed a dangerous addiction to prescribed medications—primarily "benzos," or benzodiazepines—that landed him in institutions and nearly killed him. With dramatic storytelling, persuasive research data, and searing honesty, Matt Samet reveals the hidden epidemic of benzo addiction, which some have suggested can be harder to quit than heroin. Millions of adults and teenagers are prescribed these drugs, but few understand how addictive they are—and how dangerous long-term usage can be, even when prescribed by doctors. After a difficult struggle with addiction, Samet slowly makes his way to a life in recovery through perseverance and a deep love of rock climbing. Conveying both the exhilaration of climbing in the wilderness and the utter madness of addiction, Death Grip is a powerful and revelatory memoir.
Author : Clint Bolick
Publisher : Hoover Institution Press Publi
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,88 MB
Release : 2011
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780817913144
In an 1873 decision, the Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote--highly unusual in those days--upheld a bribery-procured Louisiana slaughterhouse monopoly that had been challenged by a group of butchers whose businesses were jeopardized. By that decision (called the Slaughter-House cases), one of the most important and beneficial products of the Civil War--a revolutionary constitutional provision intended to protect civil rights against oppression by state governments--was nullified. The repercussions of that unfortunate decision are still being felt today. In Death-Grip: Loosening the Law's Stranglehold over Economic Liberty, Clint Bolick looks at the state of economic liberty in our country today and explains how the consequences of Slaughter-House continue to manifest themselves to this day. Bolick examines the history and intent of the Fourteenth Amendment and the judicial nullification of the privileges (or immunities) clause in the Slaughter-House cases and their aftermath through the years. Looking at more recent decisions, he sees hope in the current campaign to restore economic liberty as a fundamental civil right. Armed with knowledge, passion, and commitment to principle, he concludes, we can win the battle to restore economic liberty once and for all.
Author : Ken L. Gould
Publisher : Wildfire Books
Page : pages
File Size : 32,70 MB
Release : 2017-03
Category :
ISBN : 9780998275826
Dr. Hodges? wife is dying of cancer. None of the usual treatments have worked. But Hodges? research is cutting edge, some would even say radical, such as stem cells and a low metabolic state called Induced Hibernation. When his wife disappears, the cops come asking questions. Hodges has a boating accident; no body is recovered.Ten years later, his daughter Sharon seeks the truth of what happened all those years ago. Eliciting the help of Chicago Tribune reporter James Dysart, she sifts through the rubble left in the wake of her father's accident.But as she'll soon learn, some truths are better left buried . . .
Author : Todd May
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 34,92 MB
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1317488482
The fact that we will die, and that our death can come at any time, pervades the entirety of our living. There are many ways to think about and deal with death. Among those ways, however, a good number of them are attempts to escape its grip. In this book, Todd May seeks to confront death in its power. He considers the possibility that our mortal deaths are the end of us, and asks what this might mean for our living. What lessons can we draw from our mortality? And how might we live as creatures who die, and who know we are going to die? In answering these questions, May brings together two divergent perspectives on death. The first holds that death is not an evil, or at least that immortality would be far worse than dying. The second holds that death is indeed an evil, and that there is no escaping that fact. May shows that if we are to live with death, we need to hold these two perspectives together. Their convergence yields both a beauty and a tragedy to our living that are inextricably entwined.Drawing on the thoughts of many philosophers and writers - ancient and modern - as well as his own experience, May puts forward a particular view of how we might think about and, more importantly, live our lives in view of the inescapability of our dying. In the end, he argues, it is precisely the contingency of our lives that must be grasped and which must be folded into the hours or years that remain to each of us, so that we can live each moment as though it were at once a link to an uncertain future and yet perhaps the only link we have left.
Author : James L. McDonough
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 26,18 MB
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : 9780870496301
The trust of events in McDougall's highly charged narrative brings alive the key figures on this stage. The Unions four most successful generals served together in only this one campaign, which was the last for the controversial Braxton Bragg.
Author : N. D. Wilson
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 26,14 MB
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0849965039
Each of us is in the middle of a story. In this astoundingly unique book, bestselling author N.D. Wilson reminds us that to truly live we must recognize that we are dying. Cause of death: life. Death by Living is a poetic exploration of faith, futility, and the incredible joy of this mortal life. N.D. Wilson recounts stories from his life in poetic prose, giving perspective on the life we're given by God. Death by Living explores the topics of family, grappling with the death of loved ones, and how to live with intention to get the most out of our time on Earth. Wilson encourages us to live hard and die grateful, and to see Christ in every pair of eyes. To write a past we won’t regret. All of us must pause and breathe. See the past, see life as the fruit of providence and thousands of personal narratives. We did not choose where to set our feet in time, but we choose where to set them next. We stand in the now. God says create. Live. Choose. Shape the past. Etch your life in stone, and what you make will be forever. In Death by Living, you will: Experience life with renewed wonder Recognize mundane moments as opportunities Learn to live hard and die grateful Recognize death as a gift instead of something to be feared At once inspiring, humorous, and unbelievably moving, this a book that you will read again and again, finding fresh perspective each time you open it.
Author : Steven Long
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,39 MB
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780942507904
Can people die, or have near-death experiences, and come back to life again? Is it possible to experience the afterlife in advance or are such impressions merely the result of brain chemistry changes at the point of death? Is there really an eternal destination after death? With so many people claiming to have these kinds of encounters, shouldn't we investigate them? In Evading Death's Grip, Dr. Steve Long shares his personally-driven perspective on this vital subject. After experiencing a heart attack and subsequent near-death experiences (NDEs) while in Taiwan, he was allowed to return to his body, 're-entering' this natural world with a brand-new set of values and insights. Since that pivotal point in his life, Dr. Long has researched around 1,500 sources of NDEs and out-of-body experiences, and has become an experiential and well-read expert in this intriguing and important field of study. Many of his findings are included in this book. Once you read these riveting accounts, you will know-more than ever-what path truly leads to eternal life.
Author : Peter Navarro
Publisher : Pearson Prentice Hall
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,59 MB
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 013236705X
The world's most populous nation and soon-to-be largest economy is rapidly turning into the planet's most efficient assassin. Unscrupulous Chinese entrepreneurs are flooding world markets with lethal products. China's perverse form of capitalism combines illegal mercantilist and protectionist weapons to pick off American industries, job by job. China's emboldened military is racing towards head-on confrontation with the U.S. Meanwhile, America's executives, politicians, and even academics remain silent about the looming threat. Now, best-selling author and noted economist Peter Navarro meticulously exposes every form of "Death by China," drawing on the latest trends and events to show a relationship spiraling out of control. Death by China reveals how thousands of Chinese cyber dissidents are being imprisoned in "Google Gulags"; how Chinese hackers are escalating coordinated cyberattacks on U.S. defense and America's key businesses; how China's undervalued currency is damaging the U.S., Europe, and the global recovery; why American companies are discovering that the risks of operating in China are even worse than they imagined; how China is promoting nuclear proliferation in its pursuit of oil; and how the media distorts the China story--including a "Hall of Shame" of America's worst China apologists. This book doesn't just catalogue China's abuses: It presents a call to action and a survival guide for a critical juncture in America's history--and the world's. Publisher's note - in this book various quotes and viewpoints are attributed to a 'Ron Vara'. Ron Vara is not an actual person, but rather an alias created by Peter Navarro in order to present his views and opinions.
Author : Jay Bennett
Publisher : Fawcett
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 37,89 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780449704233
Shane Lockwood is lucky and he knows it. He's only a teenager, but considered a talented violinist whom the world adores. At the end of a successful concert tour in Venice, however, someone steals his precious violin. Then he starts receiving menacing phone calls, demanding a favor in exchange for his life. Amidst these murderous threats, Shane meets beautiful student, Laurie Carson, and falls head over heels in love. Then a dark question surfaces: could she be involved in this nightmare? As Shane desperately looks for answers, he is thrust into a world where danger lurks around every gondola--and where star-crossed love could turn quite sharply into double-crossed death....
