New Releases by Richard Johnson

Democracy isn’t broken – it’s stuck. Around the world, people are growing angry and polarized – not because they’ve stopped caring, but because democracy has stopped evolving. The result isn’t apathy – it is a rising sense of political futility. In Democracy’s Second Act, Peter MacLeod and Richard Johnson argue that the first act of democracy – anchored in voting rights and representative government – achieved extraordinary gains. Free elections, near-universal suffrage, and the peaceful transfer of power reshaped societies and expanded human freedom. But these achievements represent the promise of democracy, not its completion. Their book offers a hopeful, clear-eyed vision for what comes next. Drawing on groundbreaking citizens’ assemblies in Ireland, Canada, and France – as well as democratic innovations from more than a dozen countries – MacLeod and Johnson show how we can build on the legacy of the first act by creating new institutions that tap into the talents, judgement, and capabilities of ordinary people. They make the case that the public isn’t a risk to be managed, but a powerful resource ready to be harnessed and that the future depends on giving citizens real responsibility, not just a periodic vote. Smart, story-driven, and deeply grounded in political theory and practice, Democracy’s Second Act is for changemakers ready to move beyond cynicism and rebuild democracy for a new era.

"Nginx Configuration and Deployment Guide" The "Nginx Configuration and Deployment Guide" is a comprehensive, expert resource for engineers, administrators, and architects seeking to master one of the world's most powerful web servers. Beginning with an in-depth exploration of Nginx's internals, from its event-driven master-worker architecture to its advanced module system and efficient resource management, this guide demystifies the critical components that allow Nginx to deliver unmatched performance and scalability. Readers gain a deep understanding of configuration file parsing, runtime signal handling, and graceful reloads, laying a solid technical foundation before diving into hands-on implementation. Beyond the fundamentals, the book provides thorough coverage of real-world deployment scenarios, including optimized installation on diverse platforms, integration with containers, and automated rollouts in modern CI/CD environments. It details all essential configuration paradigms, such as directive scoping, modular organization with include files, and advanced scripting through embedded Lua, ensuring that production environments remain both flexible and maintainable. Dedicated chapters address specialized Nginx roles, from reverse proxy and load balancing with cutting-edge protocols (WebSockets, gRPC, HTTP/2) to sophisticated caching strategies, distributed setups, and seamless failover techniques for high-availability architectures. Security and observability are treated with equal rigor, guiding readers through advanced threat mitigation, access controls, authentication standards (including JWT and OAuth2), and best practices for header hardening and log management. Insightful sections on monitoring, distributed tracing, and integration with dashboards like Prometheus and Grafana equip teams to maintain robust, auditable operations at scale. Whether designing a complex global content platform or ensuring zero-downtime deployments across cloud-native stacks, this guide delivers an authoritative, actionable reference for harnessing the full power of Nginx.

"Relay Technology and Applications" "Relay Technology and Applications" provides a definitive and comprehensive exploration of relay devices, spanning their foundational operating principles to advanced applications in modern industry and automation. The book opens with an incisive analysis of relay operation, meticulously covering electromagnetic and solid-state mechanisms, the full spectrum of relay classifications, and the dynamic behaviors inherent to high-speed switching. From understanding fundamental contact arrangements to detailed examinations of lifecycle, reliability, and maintenance strategies, readers are equipped with both the theoretical and practical insights essential for mastering relay technology. The volume delves deeply into the engineering, integration, and protection of relays across various environments. Chapters spotlight intricate aspects of electromechanical and solid-state relay design—including magnetic circuit analysis, contact material degradation, thermal management, and electromagnetic compatibility—before progressing to robust circuit integration, safety architectures, and power optimization techniques. The treatise extends into application domains such as power system protection, industrial automation, diagnostics, and predictive maintenance, offering best practices for relay coordination, testing, commissioning, and field integration. Anticipating the evolving landscape, "Relay Technology and Applications" examines the forefront of innovation, highlighting MEMS, photonic, and nano-relay technologies, as well as specialized solutions for automotive, renewable energy, and smart grid systems. The book concludes with future-forward topics including AI-driven relay management, edge/cloud orchestration, virtualization, and sustainability in relay design. With its thorough coverage of international standards, compliance, and global certification strategies, this work stands as an indispensable reference for engineers, designers, and technologists navigating the complexities and opportunities of relay technology in tomorrow’s automated world.

"Camel Integration Patterns and Practices" "Camel Integration Patterns and Practices" presents a comprehensive, expertly structured guide for architects and developers seeking to design, implement, and maintain robust enterprise integrations using Apache Camel. The book begins by laying a strong foundation in the challenges of enterprise integration, explaining Apache Camel's flexible architecture, versatile messaging models, and supported configuration options. Readers are introduced to the intricacies of Camel’s component model and discover best practices for deploying scalable integration flows across a range of architectures, including clustered and microservices topologies. Delving deeper, the book systematically explores a wide spectrum of enterprise integration patterns and their practical realization in Camel—from sophisticated message routing, transformation, and endpoint communication, to transactional routing, idempotency, and resilient error-handling strategies. Readers are further empowered with advanced techniques for dynamic route design, custom processors, monitoring, and instrumenting integration flows, as well as integrating with diverse protocols, databases, messaging systems, cloud platforms, IoT networks, and SaaS applications. The text also addresses data transformation, quality, and validation, equipping professionals to handle complex mapping, streaming, and schema enforcement challenges with confidence. To ensure secure, compliant, and high-quality integrations, the book provides thorough coverage of security mechanisms, auditability, policy enforcement, and vulnerability management. Testing and lifecycle management are presented through modern DevOps practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, and versioned route management. The final chapters bring theory to life with industry-proven use cases and cloud-native deployment patterns, highlighting real-world architectures across financial services, healthcare, retail, IoT, telecom, legacy modernization, and cloud-to-cloud integrations. This authoritative reference is essential reading for practitioners aspiring to master Camel and modern enterprise integration.

"Vert.x Architecture and Reactive System Design" "Vert.x Architecture and Reactive System Design" delivers a comprehensive exploration of reactive system fundamentals, guiding readers through the principles that define modern, resilient, and high-performance architectures. Beginning with the core tenets of the Reactive Manifesto, the book traces the historical evolution of event-driven programming paradigms and contextualizes Vert.x within today’s diverse landscape of reactive frameworks. Through comparative insights and detailed case studies, it demystifies Vert.x’s unique strengths, positioning it as a compelling choice for enterprises seeking a polyglot, scalable, and industry-tested platform. Structured to move seamlessly from architectural theory to hands-on implementation, the book delves deeply into Vert.x’s innovative concurrency model, its event bus messaging infrastructure, and the sophisticated execution patterns that underpin truly asynchronous systems. Readers gain practical expertise in designing robust Vert.x applications, integrating with databases and messaging brokers, managing complex deployments, and tuning for optimal scalability and fault tolerance. Advanced chapters address mission-critical topics such as resilience strategies, distributed tracing, and chaos engineering, ensuring systems remain observable, self-healing, and responsive under real-world conditions. Beyond the foundational and operational, "Vert.x Architecture and Reactive System Design" tackles the pressing demands of security, integration, and maintainability in reactive environments. Readers are equipped with best practices for secure communication, defense-in-depth against vulnerabilities, and seamless extension through custom modules and polyglot architectures. The book concludes with actionable guidance on DevOps, automated testing, and continuous delivery, empowering development teams to build, deploy, and operate next-generation reactive applications with confidence, agility, and reliability.

"K3s Essentials" K3s Essentials is an authoritative guide to understanding and implementing lightweight Kubernetes through the practical lens of K3s. The book begins by exploring the emergence of lightweight Kubernetes distributions and situates K3s at the heart of this transformation, highlighting its architectural innovations, platform compatibility, and unique deployment scenarios, from edge computing and IoT to robust CI/CD pipelines. Readers gain insight into the project’s governance, ecosystem, and security posture, preparing them for confident real-world adoption. With expert coverage of both foundational concepts and hands-on operations, K3s Essentials delves into installation, cluster bootstrapping, and architectural internals, guiding users through high-availability setups, automated provisioning, networking, and security best practices. Detailed chapters illuminate K3s’s deep architectural differences from upstream Kubernetes, including its streamlined binary design, storage subsystems, robust add-ons, and upgrade mechanisms, equipping practitioners with the technical fluency needed for resilient and efficient cluster management in resource-constrained environments. The book further empowers readers with advanced guidance on networking, storage, security, observability, scaling, and lifecycle operations, positioning K3s as a powerful platform for modern distributed systems. Chapters on multi-cluster orchestration, compliance, fleet-level monitoring, and emerging use cases like AI/ML and WASM reveal K3s’s versatility across hybrid, edge, and cloud-native applications. With a forward-looking perspective on the platform’s roadmap, K3s Essentials is an indispensable resource for operators, architects, and developers seeking to harness the full power of Kubernetes at the edge and beyond.

"Optimal Pathfinding with A-Star Algorithms" "Optimal Pathfinding with A-Star Algorithms" delivers a comprehensive and rigorous exploration of modern pathfinding theory and practice, centering on the powerful A* family of search algorithms. The book systematically builds foundational knowledge, covering problem formulation, essential graph theory, complexity analysis, and the principles of both uninformed and informed search. Through clear explanations and detailed mathematical formalism, it lays the groundwork necessary for understanding what distinguishes A*-based approaches from other search strategies, making it a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and advanced students alike. Moving far beyond the canonical A* algorithm, the text delves into advanced heuristic construction, algorithmic optimizations, and scalable deployment in distributed or resource-constrained settings. Readers are guided through topics such as memory-efficient heuristic design, dynamic replanning, hierarchical and parallel implementations, and the intricacies of multi-agent and multi-objective pathfinding. This breadth ensures relevance to a wide spectrum of real-world applications—from robotics and autonomous vehicles to intelligent game agents and logistics systems—while maintaining a deep focus on optimality, completeness, and computational efficiency. In its final chapters, the book turns to pressing challenges at the forefront of the field, including security, robustness in adversarial environments, experimental benchmarking, and the integration of learning-based techniques. Emerging directions like quantum and probabilistic computing, energy-efficient planning, and human-in-the-loop systems are thoroughly surveyed, reflecting the ongoing evolution and multidisciplinary reach of A*-driven research. With its combination of theoretical rigor and practical insight, "Optimal Pathfinding with A-Star Algorithms" stands as an indispensable guide for those seeking mastery over the science and engineering of intelligent search.

"Union-Find Data Structures and Algorithms" "Union-Find Data Structures and Algorithms" delivers a comprehensive exploration of the mathematical foundations, core implementations, and advanced techniques underpinning one of computer science’s most essential data structures. Seamlessly blending rigorous theoretical exposition with practical engineering insights, the book opens with foundational concepts in set theory, graph connectivity, and complexity analysis—equipping readers with the intellectual tools necessary to grasp the delicacy and depth of union-find. Key chapters unpack classical and amortized complexity, the role of the inverse Ackermann function, and the subtleties of formal data type abstractions, ensuring that readers build a solid baseline before engaging with more advanced material. The volume proceeds to a detailed survey of fundamental and optimized union-find implementations, tracing the evolution from array-based and linked-list structures to forest representations and persistent variants. It devotes special attention to algorithmic heuristics—including union by size, union by rank, and sophisticated path compression techniques—offering empirical benchmarks and comparative analyses that underscore both theoretical and real-world performance. Advanced sections tackle lower bounds, optimality proofs, and the challenges of dynamic updates, deletion, and parallelization, drawing clear connections to contemporary needs in distributed systems and high-performance computing. A hallmark of this text is its devotion to bridging theory with application. Through in-depth case studies, readers discover union-find’s pivotal role in minimizing spanning trees, processing large-scale graphs, enabling image segmentation, powering distributed consensus, and facilitating efficient clustering in data analysis and machine learning. The book concludes with forward-looking discussions on research frontiers, from quantum algorithms to privacy-aware and fault-tolerant systems, making it an indispensable reference for researchers, engineers, and students seeking a nuanced, authoritative treatment of union-find data structures in both classical and emerging domains.

"SSL/TLS Technologies for Secure Communications" "SSL/TLS Technologies for Secure Communications" is a comprehensive and meticulously structured exploration of the protocols and cryptographic techniques that underpin modern secure data transmission. Beginning with the foundational principles of cryptography as applied in SSL/TLS, the book delves deeply into both symmetric and asymmetric algorithms, key exchange mechanisms, hash functions, and secure random number generation, all mapped directly to their usage within SSL and TLS standards. Each chapter systematically unfolds the interplay of cryptographic primitives and protocol components, clarifying complex concepts such as key management, message authentication, and the architecture of secure communication channels. Expanding beyond theoretical underpinnings, the text provides an in-depth analysis of the SSL/TLS protocol suite, including the handshake and record protocols, cipher suite negotiation, and session management strategies that ensure confidentiality, integrity, and performance. It further explores certificate management and public key infrastructure (PKI), highlighting X.509 standards, lifecycle automation, and threats to certificate trust chains. Critical attention is given to protocol evolution—from early SSL iterations to the robust TLS 1.3 specification—shedding light on vulnerability remediation, backward compatibility, and the contributions of standardization bodies in maintaining the protocol’s resilience and interoperability. Addressing the ever-evolving threat landscape, the book investigates prominent attacks, implementation flaws, and operational best practices for secure deployment in diverse environments—from microservices and cloud-native architectures to IoT and post-quantum cryptography. Readers gain actionable guidance on secure configuration, performance tuning, incident response, and regulatory compliance, complemented by forward-looking perspectives on protocol innovation, privacy enhancement, and the strategic retirement of legacy technologies. "SSL/TLS Technologies for Secure Communications" equips security practitioners, architects, and technologists to navigate and master the complexities of building robust, future-proof secure communication systems.

"Practical pgAdmin Deployment and Administration" "Practical pgAdmin Deployment and Administration" offers a comprehensive, in-depth exploration of the strategies, architectures, and workflows essential for successful pgAdmin deployment and operation in diverse environments. From the historical evolution of pgAdmin’s architecture—from desktop origins to a robust web-based platform—to a detailed examination of components, authentication mechanisms, and deployment topologies, readers gain a nuanced understanding of both foundational and advanced system design. The book delves into optimizing installation and initialization across major operating systems and container platforms, while providing practical insights into zero-downtime deployments and post-deployment verification methods crucial for high-availability systems. This guide transitions seamlessly into enterprise-grade topics, addressing the configuration management, automation, and security hardening techniques demanded by growing and compliance-oriented organizations. Readers will master advanced configuration strategies, integration with IT automation tools like Ansible and Chef, and best practices for managing secrets and audit trails. In-depth coverage of TLS encryption, enterprise authentication (including SSO, LDAP, and OAuth), RBAC for multi-tenancy, and incident response automation ensures complete readiness for securing pgAdmin in regulated or distributed environments. Beyond core administration, the book explores pgAdmin’s vital role in complex data ecosystems, spanning CI/CD pipeline integration, multi-region management, observability with monitoring suites, and hybrid/multi-cloud deployments. Extensive guidance on automation, plugin development, customization, and troubleshooting empowers administrators and DevOps engineers to tailor and optimize pgAdmin for any scale or use case. Concluding with forward-looking perspectives on AI-driven administration, edge deployments, and strategic PostgreSQL ecosystem trends, this book is the essential reference for administrators seeking to deploy, secure, and extend pgAdmin with confidence and sophistication.

"wxSmith Development Techniques" Unlock the full potential of modern C++ GUI development with "wxSmith Development Techniques," the definitive guide for mastering wxSmith within the Code::Blocks ecosystem. This comprehensive volume delves deeply into the architecture and plugin system of wxSmith, illustrating its pivotal role among leading GUI designers and juxtaposing its strengths with industry standards like QT Designer, Visual Studio, and Glade. Readers are guided through advanced configuration, event-driven programming, and efficient project management, ensuring that application development remains both flexible and robust across platforms. Moving beyond fundamentals, the book meticulously explores advanced UI design, including layout management with wxSizers, custom control creation, sophisticated skinning, and strategies for dynamic and accessible interfaces. From implementing runtime UI generation to internationalization and design-time analysis tools, each chapter equips developers with practical approaches for crafting high-fidelity, maintainable, and user-centric applications. Special emphasis is placed on integrating with external resources, addressing state management, and leveraging contemporary UI paradigms such as component-based design and declarative programming. To further empower developers, "wxSmith Development Techniques" covers the entire lifecycle of application development and deployment. In-depth chapters address testing, profiling, and quality assurance; cross-platform building and distribution strategies; and best practices for plugin and extension development. With forward-looking sections on AI-driven design, cloud integration, and stewardship within the wxSmith community, this book stands as both a technical reference and a source of inspiration, equipping readers to future-proof their applications in an evolving technological landscape.

"OData Protocol in Depth" "OData Protocol in Depth" offers a comprehensive exploration of the Open Data Protocol (OData), meticulously dissecting its architectural principles, design philosophy, and evolutionary path as an OASIS standard. The book opens with a thorough analysis of OData’s RESTful foundations, guiding readers through its motivations, interoperability goals, and the distinct conventions that set it apart from other prominent data access protocols like GraphQL, gRPC, and SOAP. Clear explanations of protocol versioning, compatibility, and the structure of service roots and entity models provide a robust foundation for understanding how OData services are conceptualized and deployed in real-world scenarios. The heart of this volume delves deeply into the nuances of the Entity Data Model (EDM) and the mechanisms behind metadata representation, emphasizing the pivotal role of Common Schema Definition Language (CSDL) and comprehensive strategies for querying, manipulating, and evolving service metadata. Readers are equipped with advanced querying tactics—including URI conventions, filters, projections, expansions, and server-side custom functions—supported by rigorous discussions on validation, security, and performance optimization. Special attention is given to efficient CRUD operations, batching, concurrency management, and business rule enforcement, providing essential guidance for building reliable and scalable OData APIs. Further chapters elevate the discussion to extensibility, security, and integration, addressing custom actions and functions, authentication and authorization frameworks, and regulatory compliance requirements. The book illustrates OData's fit within modern application ecosystems, covering resilient client integration patterns, interoperability with analytics tools, adoption in microservices and hybrid cloud architectures, and strategies for lifecycle, governance, and monetization. "OData Protocol in Depth" is an indispensable reference for solution architects, API developers, and technical leaders aspiring to design robust, secure, and future-proof data APIs using OData.

"FLTK Programming Essentials" FLTK Programming Essentials provides a rigorous and comprehensive exploration of the Fast Light Toolkit (FLTK), guiding software professionals through the nuanced architecture, robust widget system, and modern development patterns of this acclaimed cross-platform GUI library. The book opens with a detailed examination of FLTK’s core design philosophy, event-driven architecture, and rendering pipeline, bringing clarity to memory management, threading, resource handling, and the mechanisms that ensure seamless deployment on Linux, Windows, and macOS. This foundational knowledge sets the stage for building reliable, high-performance applications that fully leverage FLTK’s lightweight and modular approach. Delving deeper, the text offers an exhaustive treatment of widget development, dynamic layout management, and advanced event handling—empowering readers to craft sophisticated, responsive UIs. From constructing custom widgets to achieving rich themability, accessibility, and internationalization, the book balances conceptual rigor with practical, code-focused solutions. It further addresses graphics rendering, OpenGL integration, and bespoke visual effects, ensuring that developers master the techniques required for both real-time and visually engaging applications. Beyond application logic, FLTK Programming Essentials stands out with its pragmatic focus on system integration, build automation, deployment, and optimization strategies. Readers are guided through topics such as networking, security, embedded and industrial interfaces, CI/CD pipelines, and memory and performance profiling. Case studies and real-world deployment insights expand the scope to include best practices, architectural patterns, and effective participation in the open-source FLTK community—making this an indispensable resource for engineers, architects, and advanced practitioners aiming to excel in cross-platform C++ GUI development.

"Essential Manjaro Linux" Essential Manjaro Linux is a comprehensive guide for system administrators, power users, and enthusiasts seeking to master Manjaro Linux—a distribution renowned for blending Arch’s cutting-edge foundation with user-friendly stability. Drawing on the project’s rich history, the book begins by situating Manjaro within the broader GNU/Linux ecosystem, exploring its philosophy, governance, and unique approach to accessibility. Readers are guided through Manjaro’s robust branching model, release strategies, and the evolving landscape of supported hardware platforms, from desktops and laptops to ARM devices and enterprise deployments. Delving into practical application, Essential Manjaro Linux offers expert instruction on installation, deployment, and automated provisioning across diverse environments. It provides detailed walkthroughs on advanced bootloader configurations, encrypted storage, multi-boot systems, and at-scale automation techniques. The book covers core system management—including filesystem architecture, systemd operations, and intricate permission models—while also addressing package management through pacman, integration with the Arch User Repository (AUR), and modern universal packaging formats such as Flatpak and Snap, all within a security-conscious framework. Beyond system fundamentals, this guide explores advanced topics essential for professionals: kernel management, hardware enablement, enterprise-grade networking, firewalling, and privacy. Chapters on desktop environments and window managers provide both technical insights and practical tips for optimizing user experience and accessibility. Readers will also find in-depth coverage on system security, scripting, maintenance automation, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and virtualization. With its blend of conceptual clarity and actionable detail, Essential Manjaro Linux is an indispensable reference for leveraging the full power of Manjaro in any computing context.

"Jetty Essentials" "Jetty Essentials" is a comprehensive guide tailored for developers and architects seeking to master the Jetty server, one of Java’s most versatile and lightweight servlet containers. The book’s methodical progression begins with Jetty’s modular design and core architecture, providing crystal-clear explanations of server lifecycle, threading models, handler chains, advanced connector configuration, and robust class loading strategies. Whether deploying Jetty standalone or embedding it within applications and microservices, readers are given hands-on guidance for advanced configuration, modular customization, monitoring, and multi-context management in both traditional and cloud-native environments. Delving deep into servlet container mechanics, "Jetty Essentials" illuminates servlet specification compliance, context isolation, dynamic registration, high-availability session management, and sophisticated request customization techniques for HTTP and WebSocket protocols. Readers will gain practical expertise in hardening Jetty deployments with advanced security configurations, including TLS, authentication and authorization schemes, access control, OWASP best practices, and runtime security auditing—all essential for today’s enterprise workloads. Equipped with dedicated chapters on performance tuning, scalability, modern protocol support (WebSockets, HTTP/2), and cloud-native deployment patterns, this book arms professionals with proven patterns for zero-downtime deployments, reactive integrations, and advanced caching solutions. The final chapters focus on extensibility, observability, testing, and ongoing maintenance, ensuring that Jetty-based solutions are reliable, scalable, and responsive in production. "Jetty Essentials" is the authoritative reference for unlocking Jetty’s full potential, from foundational concepts to advanced operations in dynamic and distributed environments.

"Webpack Configuration and Optimization Guide" The "Webpack Configuration and Optimization Guide" is a definitive resource designed for developers seeking to master the intricacies of Webpack—the industry-standard module bundler for modern JavaScript applications. Through an organized exploration of Webpack's core architecture, the book breaks down essential concepts such as entry and output management, loaders, plugins, and the asset pipeline. Readers gain foundational insight into module graph construction, compiler lifecycles, and the nuanced relationship between Webpack and system resources, empowering them to implement robust, scalable build systems aligned with best practices. Building on this foundation, the guide delves deeply into advanced configuration techniques and production optimizations. It equips professionals with practical strategies for managing complex environments, composing and validating modular config files, implementing resilient caching, and streamlining incremental and parallel builds for maximum speed and efficiency. Clear coverage of dynamic configuration, loader customization, plugin authoring, security risk management, and cutting-edge techniques like code splitting and long-term caching ensures developers can confidently address the demands of sophisticated, high-performance applications. The book culminates with in-depth guidance on integrating Webpack into contemporary development workflows, from framework-based setups with React, Angular, or Vue to universal rendering, micro-frontends, and WebAssembly integration. A dedicated section on debugging, troubleshooting, and maintaining build pipelines helps teams safeguard reliability amid evolving dependencies and shifting performance requirements. Whether you’re designing monorepos, managing asset pipelines, or automating quality gates, this comprehensive guide delivers the expertise needed to harness the full power of Webpack in any professional JavaScript environment.

Writing Proposals and Grants (3rd ed.) takes readers through the entire proposal and grant writing process—from finding and analyzing requests for proposals to designing final deliverables. Writing Proposals and Grants (3rd ed.) offers an updated and expanded version of Writing Proposals (2nd ed.). This new edition maintains what so many readers loved about Writing Proposals (2nd ed.): its step-by-step guidance for each stage of proposal and grant writing, its numerous worksheets and heuristics, and its grounding in time-tested rhetorical principles. Readers of older editions will notice that Writing Proposals and Grants (3rd ed.) now offers additional guidance for grant proposal writing—including details about writing literature reviews and research methods—as well as new and revised case studies and sample proposals. The new edition also offers advice about integrating generative artificial intelligence applications into proposal and grant writing workflows.

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2022 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS FINALIST — HEALTH: GENERAL “It is exceptionally well organized and presented, making it an ideal and highly recommended addition to personal, community, college, and university library Health/Medicine collections.” —Midwest Book Review Nature puts a “survival switch” in our bodies to protect us from starvation. Stuck in the “on” position, it’s the hidden source of weight gain, heart disease, and many other common health struggles. But you can turn it off. Dr. Richard Johnson has been on the cutting edge of research into the cause of obesity for more than a decade. His team’s discovery of the fructose-powered survival switch—a metabolic pathway that animals in nature turn on and off as needed, but that our modern diet has permanently fixed in the “on” position, where it becomes a fat switch—revolutionized the way we think about why we gain weight. In Nature Wants Us to Be Fat, he details the mounting evidence on how this switch is responsible both for excess fat storage and for many of the major diseases endemic to the Western world, including heart disease, cancer, and dementia. Dr. Johnson also reveals the surprising link between the survival switch and health conditions such as gout, kidney disease, liver disease, stroke—and even behavioral issues like addiction and ADHD. And, most important, he shares a science-based plan to help readers fight back against nature. Guided by ongoing clinical research—plus fascinating observations from the animal kingdom, evolution, and history—Dr. Johnson takes you along on an eye-opening investigation into: What you can do to turn off your survival switch What we have in common with hibernating bears, sperm whales, and the world’s fattest bird Why it’s fructose (not glucose) that drives insulin resistance and metabolic disease The foods we eat that trigger the body to make its own fructose The surprising role salt and dehydration play in fat accumulation The surprising link between the survival switch and health conditions such as gout and liver and kidney diseases, and even behavioral issues like addiction and ADHD Dr. Johnson not only provides new recommendations for how we can prevent or treat obesity, but also how we can use this information to reduce our risk of developing disease. Nature wants us to be fat, and when we understand why, we gain the tools we need to lose weight and optimize our health.

In 'An Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies, Established,' Richard Johnson presents a compelling examination of colonial society, underscoring the social, political, and economic conditions faced by inhabitants during a pivotal era of transformation. The text exemplifies an eloquent prose style that combines persuasive rhetoric with moral reflection, urging colonial residents to engage in thoughtful self-governance and cooperative action. Rich in historical context, Johnson's treatise responds to the anxieties of a society grappling with British imperial authority and the burgeoning desire for autonomy, making it a vital document for understanding the philosophical underpinning of early American revolutionary sentiments. Richard Johnson, an influential figure in the early colonial period, was deeply rooted in the political landscape and social dilemmas facing the colonies. His background as an engaged citizen and his involvement in the emerging dialogue on governance provided him with unique insights into the aspirations and grievances of colonial inhabitants. This work reflects his advocacy for unity among colonists, illuminating the complexities of identity and allegiance in a time of upheaval and change. For readers interested in the intersections of literature, political philosophy, and colonial history, Johnson's 'An Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies, Established' serves as an essential text. It not only provides a window into the minds of early American thinkers but also encourages contemporary readers to ponder the intricate fabric of social responsibility and civic engagement.

Paying close attention to its domestic roots, this textbook provides a valuable introduction to the construction and application of US foreign policy in the modern era. Accessibly written and including helpful illustrative material, a glossary and guide to further reading, it is organised around four broad themes: • the ideologies of US foreign policy; • the institutions of US foreign policy making; • the actors who influence and shape the content of US foreign policy; • the policy goals and ideas that motivate US foreign policy. Drawing from analyses of the broader history of US foreign policy throughout the post-Second World War period, the book encourages readers to think about how these ideas, institutions and goals have been at work in the foreign policy of recent presidential administrations, including those of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

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This new trilogy will capture the hearts of readers who adore Libba Bray'sGemma Doyleseries. Callie LeRoux lives in Slow Run, Kansas, helping her mother run their small hotel and trying not to think about the father she's never met. Lately all of her energy is spent battling the constant storms plaguing the Dust Bowl and their effects on her health. Callie is left alone, when her mother goes missing in a dust storm. Her only hope comes from a mysterious man offering a few clues about her destiny and the path she must take to find her parents in "the golden hills of the west" (California). Along the way she meets Jack a young hobo boy who is happy to keep her company-there are dangerous, desperate people at every turn. And there's also an otherworldly threat to Callie. Warring fae factions, attached to the creative communities of American society, are very aware of the role this half-mortal, half-fae teenage girl plays in their fate.

Identifies fructose as the ingredient at the core of America's obesity epidemic, citing lesser-known sources of fructose while outlining a weight-loss program featuring a low-fructose diet that incorporates strategic substitutes.

Long before there was the Super Bowl, the NBA Championship, the Final Four, or the World Cup, there was the World Series. In the beginning, men in derbies sat in the outfield and marveled at Mathewson and McGraw. Today, fans congregate in sports bars, staring at screens big enough to see which players have shaved that day. For a century, the World Series has captured the nation’s imagination. The drama has included Willie Mays’s catch, of course, and Reggie Jackson’s home runs, and the gratifying day when Walter Johnson finally won. But the plot lines have also featured the audacious fixing of the 1919 Series and the unlikely heroics of various journeymen never much heard of before the span of a few brilliant autumn days, and never much heard of since. There has been one perfect game. There have been any number of perfectly inexplicable managerial decisions, not all of them made by managers of the Red Sox. There has been drama, comedy, and pathos. Fall Classics is a collection of the best writing about the World Series in its first hundred years. Certainly it is a kind of history of the event. It is also a catalog of the work of some of the most accomplished and entertaining writers of the past century, since the World Series has drawn to itself not only our best sports scribblers, but many writers who wouldn’t have dreamed of writing about the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Final Four, or even the Super Bowl. Here you’ll find Jimmy Breslin telling Damon Runyon’s fantastic story of how he got the scoop on where Grover Cleveland Alexander spent the first innings of a seventh game he eventually won. (Hint: It wasn’t the bullpen.) Satchel Paige recalls his experience of finally getting to pitch in the Series in 1948. Red Smith writes about Willie Mays’s last hurrah with the Mets in 1973 against the A’s. And Peter Gammons and Roger Angell give their takes on the two most famous game sixes of all, Gammons on 1975 and Angell on 1986. The games and the memories go on. For every fan whose heart yearns for a bleacher seat, a ballpark frank, and a slice of October Americana, Fall Classics is a treasure.

The Louisiana timber industry relies on the availability of harvestable trees. In areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the black turpentine beetle (Dendroctonus terebrans) contributed to the mortality of loblolly (Pinus taeda) and slash (Pinus elliottii) pine trees. This timber loss due to natural causes reduces the landowner s earnings The BTB girdles the cambium layer of pines that are weakened by wind or drought. This study estimated post-Rita beetle damage on a 458-acre slash pine tract consisting of 157 trees per acre on the West Bay Wildlife Management Area, Louisiana. Timber loss was estimated by identifying, mapping, and calculating the board footage of infested trees on 40 randomly selected plots within the sampling area. There were 785 infested trees that averaged 28.3 board feet per tree. The loss totaled to 22,216 board feet with a value of $7,775. The estimated timber loss was compared to historical tree losses due to beetle infestations. Further research should be implemented to gather additional information on timber losses that resulted from the consequential infestation of the black turpentine beetle in hurricane affected timber stands. Key Words: Black turpentine beetle, Hurricane winds, Slash Pine Timber, West Bay Wildlife Management Area, Trimble