New Releases by Brian Smith

"Growing Mushrooms Indoors For Business And Pleasure" is a comprehensive guide that explores the art and science of mushroom cultivation. This book provides an introduction to mushroom cultivation and outlines the benefits of growing mushrooms indoors. It discusses the different types of mushrooms and how to set up an indoor mushroom farm, including selecting the right growing medium and creating the ideal environment. The book covers various cultivation techniques, such as substrate preparation and inoculation methods, as well as tips for maintaining proper hygiene and managing temperature and humidity. It also includes information on harvesting and storing mushrooms, common farming problems, and utilizing harvested mushrooms for consumption. The book further explores the potential business opportunities and benefits of growing mushrooms, as well as the enjoyment of mushroom cultivation as a hobby. Health and safety guidelines, environmental impact considerations, marketing and selling strategies, and the artistic aspects of mycology are also covered in this comprehensive guide.

The Intermittent Fasting Handbook is a comprehensive guide that explores the concept of intermittent fasting and provides readers with the knowledge and tools to implement this practice safely and effectively. This book covers a wide range of topics, including the different methods of intermittent fasting, its health benefits, and the science behind how it affects the body. Readers will find useful information on getting started with intermittent fasting, creating a personalized fasting schedule, and tips for easing into the fasting routine. The book also delves into the relationship between intermittent fasting and exercise, offering insights on optimizing workouts during fasting periods and debunking misconceptions about muscle growth. Meal planning for intermittent fasting is extensively covered, with guidance on designing balanced meals for non-fasting periods, snack options for fasting windows, and strategies to avoid overeating during eating windows. The author addresses common challenges of intermittent fasting, such as dealing with hunger and cravings, managing social situations while fasting, and addressing misconceptions. The book also covers tracking progress and adjusting fasting schedules, using intermittent fasting for weight management, and exploring the potential impact of fasting on mental health. Special considerations, such as intermittent fasting for women and specific age groups, as well as integrating fasting with dietary preferences or restrictions, are addressed. Safety considerations for individuals with chronic conditions, consulting healthcare professionals, and the long-term effects of intermittent fasting on overall health are discussed. The book provides insights on incorporating intermittent fasting into daily routines, advanced fasting protocols, and its role in spiritual and cultural practices. Readers will also find resources and support for intermittent fasting, including recommended books, websites, and tools, as well as guidance on seeking professional assistance and using technology to facilitate fasting. Common questions and concerns about intermittent fasting are addressed, and expert advice is provided for troubleshooting any issues that may arise.

Are you looking to build muscle and improve your overall health while following a plant-based lifestyle? Look no further! "Eat Green, Get Lean: Plant-Based Recipes For Muscle Building" is the ultimate guide that will help you achieve your fitness goals through delicious and sustainable plant-based meals. In this book, you will discover the numerous benefits of adopting a plant-based diet for muscle building. You will learn about the importance of macronutrients, especially plant proteins, for muscle growth. You will gain insights into essential vitamins and minerals and how to effectively supplement your plant-based diet for optimal muscle health. The book provides comprehensive meal planning guidance, helping you calculate your caloric needs and create balanced and nutrient-dense meals. With a variety of protein-rich breakfast options, lunch and dinner recipes for muscle recovery, and plant-based snacks for muscle repair and growth, you will never be short of delicious and nutritious meal ideas. Optimizing performance and recovery is equally important when building muscle. You will discover the power of superfoods, the impact of hydration on muscle function, and the role of rest and sleep in muscle repair and growth. Fueling your workouts with energy and endurance is vital for muscle gain, and this book offers a range of pre-workout smoothies and snacks, along with post-workout meal ideas for muscle recovery. You will also explore the performance-enhancing ingredients used in plant-based cooking. Building muscle on a plant-based diet requires adjusting nutrient intake and managing weight effectively. The book addresses common misconceptions about plant-based diets and provides strategies for balancing muscle gain with weight management. Mindful eating plays a significant role in building muscle, and the book offers techniques for practicing mindful eating, highlighting the connection between gut health and muscle health. It also presents strategies for overcoming plateaus and building lean muscle. Staying motivated and consistent on your plant-based muscle-building journey can be challenging, but this book provides tips for setting realistic goals, tracking progress, and overcoming obstacles. It encourages you to celebrate your success and fosters a sustainable, long-term relationship with plant-based nutrition. If you have successfully transformed yourself physically and mentally through this plant-based muscle-building journey, the book invites you to reflect on your achievements and inspires you to share your experience with others, creating a positive impact on their lives. Embark on this transformative journey of building muscle and improving your health with the power of a plant-based diet. "Eat Green, Get Lean" is your comprehensive guide to achieving strength, energy, and vitality while following a sustainable and delicious plant-based lifestyle.

Mastering Dating Skills 101 is a comprehensive guide that aims to help individuals improve their dating life. This course covers various modules that address different aspects of dating, including building self-confidence, effective communication, understanding body language, mastering conversation skills, navigating online dating, planning memorable dates, building emotional intelligence, handling rejections and breakups, and taking dating to the next level. Through practical advice and strategies, readers will learn essential dating skills and gain a deeper understanding of themselves and others. With a focus on setting personal goals and expectations, this book is a valuable resource for anyone looking to enhance their dating experience and create meaningful connections.

The book "Social Media Marketing Course" provides a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of social media marketing. Through this course, readers will gain a deep understanding of the basics of social media marketing and its importance in today''s digital landscape. They will explore various trends in social media marketing and learn how to set up an effective social media presence by choosing the right platforms and creating compelling profiles. The book delves into the creation of engaging content, covering techniques such as storytelling, visual content creation, and captivating copywriting. It also emphasizes the importance of building a community and leveraging user-generated content for greater engagement. Readers will gain insights into social media advertising, learn how to create effective ad campaigns, and measure their performance. The book explores the emerging field of influencer marketing, providing guidance on finding the right influencers, managing partnerships, and measuring the impact of these collaborations. Analytics and data-driven strategies are covered extensively, helping readers understand how to utilize social media analytics, implement data-driven strategies, and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs) to optimize their social media marketing efforts. The book also explores the intersection of social media and e-commerce, providing tips on optimizing social media for e-commerce, effective product promotion strategies, and utilizing social commerce features. Readers are introduced to emerging social media platforms and provided with strategies to effectively utilize them. Case studies of successful campaigns on these platforms offer practical insights. The course tackles crisis management and reputation building in the context of social media, highlighting strategies for handling crises, rebuilding brand reputation, and proactively managing brand perception. The global and cross-cultural aspects of social media marketing are explored, covering topics such as adapting marketing for global audiences, cultural sensitivity, and localization and translation strategies. Legal and ethical considerations in social media marketing are addressed, including an understanding of privacy and data protection laws, ethical marketing practices, and how to avoid legal pitfalls. Readers will also learn how to tap into viral trends and challenges, understanding how to identify and participate in viral content, and create shareable content themselves. Finally, the book emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and adaptation in the ever-changing field of social media marketing, providing tips on staying updated with trends, adapting to algorithm changes, and utilizing professional tools and resources.

The Entrepreneur''s Playbook: Strategies For Building A Thriving Business is a comprehensive guide that equips entrepreneurs with the mindset, skills, and strategies needed to build successful businesses. The book covers a wide range of topics, starting with the entrepreneurial mindset and the importance of embracing risk and failure. It then delves into identifying opportunities by conducting market research and recognizing unmet needs. The book also provides valuable insights into creating a winning business plan, including defining the business model and setting clear goals. It emphasizes the significance of building a strong brand through crafting a compelling brand story, designing a memorable brand identity, and creating a consistent brand experience. Marketing and sales strategies are explored, focusing on target audience segmentation, effective digital marketing tactics, and successful sales techniques. Financial management and wealth creation are crucial aspects covered in the book, with a focus on understanding financial statements, investing for business growth, and building personal wealth. Additionally, it provides guidance on navigating legal and regulatory issues, such as intellectual property protection, industry compliance, and contract negotiation. The importance of building and leading high-performance teams is highlighted, covering topics like recruiting top talent, fostering a positive company culture, and effective leadership. Scaling and expanding a business are also addressed, with strategies for sustainable growth, expanding into new markets, and potential mergers and acquisitions. The book emphasizes the need for entrepreneurs to embrace innovation and adapt to change. It provides insights into leveraging technological advancements, adapting to market disruptions, and staying ahead of industry trends. Crafting effective networking strategies, overcoming obstacles and challenges, and prioritizing work-life balance are also key topics covered. Finally, the book explores the importance of leaving a lasting legacy by creating a sustainable business model, mentoring the next generation of entrepreneurs, and giving back to the community and society.

Discover the path to financial freedom and wealth creation with "Wealth Creation Secrets: Mastering The Art Of Financial Freedom." This book delves into the mindset, strategies, and techniques necessary to achieve financial abundance and long-term success. It covers various topics such as developing a wealth mindset, understanding money and investments, entrepreneurship, creating multiple streams of income, and achieving financial freedom through passive income. Readers will learn how to identify lucrative business opportunities, build successful business plans, and implement effective marketing strategies. The book also explores wealth accumulation strategies, navigating economic cycles and trends, financial planning, negotiation tactics, building high-performing teams, and embracing innovation and adaptation in business. Additionally, "Wealth Creation Secrets" offers insights into wealth preservation and estate planning, the power of giving back and philanthropy, managing and eliminating debt, and embracing an abundance mindset. Through practical advice and actionable steps, this book empowers individuals to take control of their financial future and create lasting wealth.

Our influence is our greatest responsibility. When we are newborns, we learn solely through the influence of our parents. As we grow up, we begin to be influenced by more outside sources like our peers, media, and even our own thoughts about ourselves. But at a certain point in our development, the tracks shift, and we become aware of our ability to affect those around us with our own influence. Here, we arrive at an apex of choice—will you choose to exhibit a negative influence on others, or will your influence become a shining beacon of positivity? In the second book in the “I” in Team Brian Smith and Mary Griffin hone readers in the fine art of transforming their influence into a force for good; for themselves, the teams they work in, and the environment around them. An indispensable tool for leaders of all kinds, the authors impart the wisdom of influence through these seven core principles: Communication, Composure/Self Control, Taking the High Road, Accountability, Humility, Values, and Justification. Smith & Griffin upskill listeners with the tools needed to stay humble, lead themselves and the people around them well and create opportunities. We all have the power to use our influence to create positive, lasting change in the environment around us. By embodying this unique power to affect positive change around us, we step into a life filled with prosperity for ourselves and all that are touched by our influence.

This historiography demonstrates how theorists have rationalized killing the innocent in war. It shows how moral arguments about killing the innocent respond to material conditions, and it explains how we have arrived at the post-World War II convention.

The Christian Athlete is a gospel-centered guide that assists athletes who identify as Christians and are seeking to understand how to practically apply their faith to their sport. Athletes desire—and deserve—a more substantive expression of the Christian faith in the context of sport, but they don’t know what it looks like or where to turn to learn more. Author Brian Smith shares his story as an athlete and coach, and his experience working with high-level athletes in the last decade to help readers better understand how to integrate faith and sport by: Assisting those who want a wide-angled understanding of how to live the Christian faith in the context of sports Walking through the many questions Christian athletes ask about winning, losing, injuries, practice, and everything in between Moving Christian athletes from simply having clichéd spiritual sayings decorating their bodies or t-shirts to actually living out their faith through all the opportunities their sport offers them The Christian Athlete will show readers how to live out a biblical perspective on athletics and urge them to engage in the gifts they are given to glorify God whether they are the team MVP or riding the bench.

The Ultimate Course For Becoming A Content Creator is a comprehensive guide that covers all aspects of content creation, online success, and monetization. It offers step-by-step instructions and strategies for individuals looking to establish themselves as successful content creators in today''s digital landscape. The book covers various topics, including understanding the role of a content creator, choosing the right niche, creating high-quality content, building a strong online presence and brand, optimizing content for search engines, and monetization strategies. Readers will also learn how to engage their audience, leverage video and audio content, form collaborations and partnerships, manage their content creation business effectively, and analyze and optimize content performance. Additionally, the book addresses common challenges and pitfalls in content creation and provides guidance on adapting to industry trends and innovations. With its practical tips and insights, The Ultimate Course For Becoming A Content Creator is an indispensable resource for anyone aspiring to master content creation, achieve online success, and make money in the digital world.

The pharma and medtech sectors are evolving rapidly, driven by science, technology, economics, politics and globalization. In the new industry landscape, creating strong brand strategies is ever more difficult and ever more vital. Brand Therapy gives pharma and medtech brand teams the tools to understand their market, create strong strategies and translate them into actionable plans. Written in 16 short, easy chapters, it is essential reading for anyone who works in or with brand teams in the life sciences industry.

I segreti del passato di Deadpool rivelati! La verità dietro le origini di Deadpool nel programma Arma X, il passato di Wade torna a tormentarlo con l’arrivo di Ajax in cerca di una sanguinosa vendetta. Ma la domanda a cui Wade cerca una risposta è se è davvero lui il Messia Cosmico destinato a salvarci tutti? Il sesto capitolo della serie classica di Deadpool sceneggiata da Joe Kelly contiene anche il raro numero zero e un delirante “libro dell’infanzia” firmato da Wade. Disegni di Walter McDaniel e di Pete Woods (Excalibur, Action Comics). [Contiene Deadpool (1997) #0, 18-22 e Baby''s First Deadpool Book]

Though not incorporated as a city until 1857, Hamilton can trace its roots back to the founding of Fort Hamilton by Gen. Arthur St. Clair in 1791.Throughout its history, Hamilton has been "The Greatest Little City of its Kind in the World," "The Postmark of Distinctive Trademarks," and "Known in the World''s Markets." In the time between the close of the Civil War and the beginning of World War II, the city thrived. Led by steadfast pioneers and industrious immigrants, Hamilton developed into a community where anything seemed possible along the banks of the Great Miami River. The images herein detail Hamilton from 1900 to the 1950s. From a bustling county seat and the hub of Midwestern industry to leisurely endeavors, from distinctive neighborhoods to the people who lived in them, and from local education to individual worship, the life of the city is captured by over 200 postcards of the day, most from the author''s private collection.

Now that you’ve bought the amazing Sony a7 series camera, you need a book that goes beyond a tour of the camera’s features to show you exactly how to use the camera to take great pictures. With Sony a7 Series: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you get the perfect blend of photography instruction and camera reference that will take your images to the next level! Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera. Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, Pulitzer Prize—winning photographer and author Brian Smith, and you will: Learn the top ten things you need to know about shooting with the Sony a7 series cameras Learn to use the camera’s advanced camera settings to gain full control over the look and feel of your images Master the photographic basics of composition, focus, depth of field, and much more Learn all the best tricks and techniques for getting great action shots, landscapes, and portraits Find out how to get great photos in low light Learn the basics behind shooting video with your a7 series camera and start making movies of your own Understand the nuances of your menu settings and how to customize your camera Learn more about lens mount adopters, creative compositions, and accessories through three downloadable bonus chapters Grasp all the concepts and techniques as you go, with assignments at the end of every chapter And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and discuss how you use your camera to get great shots at flickr.com/groups/sonya7-a7rfromsnapshotstogreatshots.

In this issue the Guest Editors provide a contemporary look at the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, treatment and outcomes for neonatal-perinatal infections. Contributors include neonatologists, infectious disease, and critical care specialists with a wide variety of research interests in this arena. Readers will be exposed to the latest information on dosing of antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals. This information is critical in the infant population given the rapid changes in physiology, metabolic pathways and renal elimination that occur over the first months of life. There is an extensive examination of infectious processes that commonly present in infants including meningitis, bloodstream infections, and urinary tract infections. Additional topics include infectious processes affecting the newborn (chorioamnionitis and TORCH infections) and premature infants (necrotizing enterocolitis). Specific pathogens are highlighted in articles on HSV, CMV/VZV, staphylococcal species, and Candida. Finally, the rationale for the most recent changes to guidelines for initiating therapy for early-onset neonatal sepsis are reviewed.

From baby steps to giant leaps, let Brian Smith, entrepreneurial guru and founder of UGG, mentor and teach you the secret to successful brand creation. “You can’t give birth to adults,” writes Ugg founder Brian Smith. “The same thinking applies to creating a business.” Before UGG became one of America’s most beloved brands, lifelong surfer Brian Smith was leading a life of quiet desperation as an accountant. Then one day, the overwhelming feeling that he’d missed the starting gun to life hit him over the head like a tidal wave, so he pulled himself up by his bootstraps and got to work. What came next was the adventure of a lifetime that turned a pair of sheepskin boots into an international phenom and brand. Now Brian is sharing how he got it done. Using the wisdom of hindsight, he reveals the clear business practices and spiritual truths that he discovered and honed along his path to success. Written with refreshing candor and camaraderie, seasoned with time-worn knowledge and perspective, The Birth of a Brand is for anyone interested a joyful, genuine, spiritual life while and still be wildly successful in their professional life at the same time. In business, just as in life, we have to crawl before we can leap into success. The worst thing to do is stand still.

In 1984, Voltron: Defender of the Universe hit the television airwaves, and the world of giant robots has never been the same. Here, collected for the first time ever, is a rare look at the history of the show and the pop culture phenomenon that followed, plus an in-depth look at the lore and legend of Voltron: Defender of the Universe. -- VIZ Media

"""Di dalam buku ini, pemenang hadiah Pulitzer, Fotografer Brian Smith, mendongengkan cerita di belakang foto dan juga pelajaran selama lebih dari 30 tahun memotret selebriti dan semua orang lapisan masyarakat. Daftar panjang Brian Smith orang-orang yang difotonya baik orang terkenal atau orang biasa termasuk di antaranya adalah pemain basket terkenal Dwyane Wade dan Shaquille Ou0092Neal; bilioner Bill Gates, Richard Branson, dan Donald Trump; petenis terkenal Serena dan Venus Williams; aktor dan aktris Anne Hathaway, Antonio Banderas, Christopher Walken, Taye Diggs, Jane Krakowski, dan William H. Macy, serta masih banyak lainnya. Dalam buku ini dibahas apa yang terjadi saat sesi pemotretan para selebriti sehingga menghasilkan portrait yang bagus dan profesional. Smith mahir menyesuaiakan membuat portrait keren sesuai keinginan majalah dengan jadwal padat para selebriti, yang kadang hanya butuh waktu kurang dari 15 menit. Smith mengungkapkan bagaimana menjalin hubungan dengan orang-orang, menemukan lokasi tepat, mendapatkan pose ideal, menangkap luapan emosi dan gesture, mengatur pemotretan grup yang unik, pencahayaan tepat yang dibutuhkan scene. Anda mungkin memang tidak akan memotret selebriti, namun setelah membaca buku Smith ini, Anda akan mampu memberikan kepada semua orang yang tertangkap kamera Anda penampilan seperti bintang."""

Provides descriptions of a broad range of surgical and medical procedures for operating department practitioners.

Create your own tasty ice cream concoctions at home with this collection of recipes from the beloved Brooklyn ice cream shop. Ample Hills Creamery is an ice-cream destination that attracts thousands of customers each day from near and far to Prospect Heights and Gowanus, Brooklyn. Lines wind around the block, spurred on by the chance to try one of their unforgettable flavors, and these and countless others will be dreamed up in kitchens across the country with the help of Ample Hills Creamery. Featuring recipes for the most sought-after flavors—including Salted Crack Caramel, Ooey Gooey, and the Munchies—the book is organized by mood. Are you feeling nostalgic? Try a scoop of Black Cow Float. Or maybe you need a drink? Daddy’s Sundae, made with bourbon, will set you right. For kids and kids-at-heart, stories, activities, and hand-drawn characters appear throughout each chapter, offering games, helpful tips, and inspiration for creating new flavors. With mouthwatering photography and charming illustrations, Ample Hills Creamery is a definitive, cow-filled guide for ice cream lovers and DIY enthusiasts alike. “Ample Hills Creamery is a book every ice cream lover will want in their library. Their book is as fun and charming as their corner shop in Brooklyn.” —Melissa Elsen and Emily Elsen, Four & Twenty Blackbirds “I’ve eaten a lot of ice cream in my day and I’d say that Salted Crack Caramel Ice Cream may be the most delicious flavor I’ve ever tasted!” —James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Symon “Beautiful and downright fun . . . Two cones up!” —Julia Turshen, co-author of the bestselling cookbook It’s All Good “I’m a longtime fan of Ample Hills. I love the fact that everything is made in house, even the peppermint patties for my favorite ice cream.” —Dan Kluger, James Beard Award-winning chef of ABC Restaurants

It is intended for amateurs to semi-professionals who want to jump into photography with a camera that combines compact size with the performance of a high end DSLR. While the camera manual explains what the camera can do, it doesn''t show exactly how to use the camera to create great images! That''s where Sony A7 / A7R: From Snapshots to Great Shots comes in. Starting with the top ten things users need to know about the camera, author Brian Smith carefully guides readers through the operating features. Readers get practical advice from a pro on which settings to use when, great shooting tips, and end of chapter assignments. From Snapshots to Great Shots is a beautiful how-to photography series that provides the perfect blend of instruction, inspiration, and reference for specific camera models and photography concepts.

This widely acclaimed text, now in its sixth edition and translated into many languages, continues to present a clear, simple and concise introduction to chemical thermodynamics. An examination of equilibrium in the everyday world of mechanical objects provides a starting point for an accessible account of the factors that determine equilibrium in chemical systems. This straightforward approach leads students to a thorough understanding of the basic principles of thermodynamics, which are then applied to a wide range of physical chemical systems. The book also discusses the problems of non-ideal solutions and the concept of activity, and provides an introduction to the molecular basis of thermodynamics. Over six editions, the views of teachers of the subject and their students have been incorporated. Reference to the phase rule has been included in this edition and the notation has been revised to conform to current IUPAC recommendations. Students taking courses in thermodynamics will continue to find this popular book an excellent introductory text.

This elegant book provides a student-friendly introduction to the subject of physical chemistry. It is by the author of the very successful Basic Chemical Thermodynamics and is written in the same well-received popular style. It is concise and more compact than standard textbooks on the subject and emphasises the two important topics underpinning the subject: quantum mechanics and the second law of thermodynamics. Both topics are challenging to students because they focus on uncertainty and probability. The book explains these fundamental concepts clearly and shows how they offer the key to understanding a wide range of chemical phenomena including atomic and molecular spectra, the structure and properties of solids, liquids and gases, chemical equilibrium and the rates of chemical reactions.This revised edition has enabled improvements and corrections to be made.

The year is 1944. As Allied forces fight the enemy on Europe’s war-torn beaches, another battle begins in a child’s bedroom in Brooklyn. When the nightmarish Boogeyman snatches a boy and takes him to the realm of the Dark, the child’s playthings, led by the toy soldier known as the Colonel, band together to stage a daring rescue. On their perilous mission they will confront the boy’s bitter and forgotten toys, as well as betrayal in their own ranks. Can they save the boy from the forces of evil, or will they all perish in the process? The Stuff of Legend is a haunting and ultimately redemptive tale of loyalty, camaraderie, and perseverance. This edition includes a brand-new story featuring the Colonel’s war journal, maps, sketches, and other original material!

How do you share your love? Meet our first granddaughter, Madyn Rosabelle. Our family delights in her arrival and shares in her adventures. Family, friendship, and love are key messages in this story. Baby Girl: Welcome To Your Family is the third book of A Considerate Curriculum Series by Sherry Ramrattan Smith.

The Shelby Cobra is one of the most legendary sports cars in automotive history. Only about 1,000 of the original Cobras were ever built, and many enthusiasts wanted to own and drive one of these ultimate sports cars yet could not afford to.

Readers of Randy Alcorn''s bestseller The Treasure Principle encountered a revolution in material freedom and generosity that utterly changed their quality of life. In this companion Bible study, the principles become personally applicable and more real than ever, with a powerful combination of biblical concepts, practical quotations from the book, thought-provoking questions, group discussion starters, and short Scripture passages for meditation and memorization. Managing God''s investment in their lives will become a new delight, as Christians learn to put their resources to their most rewarding use.

An exploration of the implications of the ''good governance'' agendas for developing and newly democratized countries. The book assesses the ''good governance'' agenda and examines the view of the international development agencies. Finally it considers the contribution political science can make to an understanding of each dimension of governance.

The life of John Jacob Rhodes is, in part, the story of a man thrust from the relative obscurity of the House to the forefront of what became America''s most serious constitutional crisis since the Civil War - the drive to impeach President Richard M. Nixon. As House Republican Leader, John Rhodes was compelled to balance the interests of his party against his sworn oath to preserve the U.S. Constitution. The anguish he endured - and the political and personal courage he displayed - qualify John Rhodes as a true American patriot. This book documents Rhodes''s life journey from his hometown of Council Grove, Kansas, through his long and illustrious representation of Arizona in the U.S. House of Representatives, to his active post-Congressional career, which lasted up until his death at age 86 in 2003. His was a full life in which he was an eyewitness to and participant in major events in our nation''s history -- from the Vietnam and Cold wars to the civil rights movement, from the normalization of diplomatic relations with China to "Reaganomics" - and all the domestic and international upheaval that characterized the second half of the twentieth century. John J. Rhodes: Man of the House is the engaging story of a man who is remembered by all who knew him as a quiet, effective leader who accomplished extraordinary things for his state, stood tall under enormous pressure at a time of grave national peril, and left a legacy of statesmanship sadly missing in today''s body politic. John Rhodes''s life reminds us how American politics once was and, hopefully, may one day be again.