How green is green? The average homeowner is usually well-informed about which products and concepts are considered “green,” but they seem to have less of an understanding of how they compare, and which things work the best for the lowest investment. Did you know that 40 percent of the average home power bill is dedicated to air conditioning in warm climates? Further, energy is spent on cooking, hot water, clothes dryers, and such. Did you know that solar hydronic panels are way more ef
Onoto Watanna (pen name for Winnifred Eaton) was a popular writer of American romance novels. Daughter of a Chinese mother and English father, she used her own mixed heritage to explore diverse social issues and exploited the Orientalist fantasies of her readership to become a best-selling author. Samina Najmi is visiting assistant professor in English at Wheaton College and has written extensively on women and race in Asian American literature.
Welcome to the clean energy technicians field! If you are interested in a career as a clean energy technician, you’ve come to the right book. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and day out? What kinds of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in these fields? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various fields? Is this even the right career path for you?
Why do companies exert high effort to reduce the costs of products that are production? Because they can! Because unnecessary product costs were not removed during product development.
C-O-S-T, short for Cost Optimization System and Technique, details how a company’s product development teams, their supporting functions, and company leaders can optimize product costs before production starts and thereby maximize lifecycle profits.
Shelly Bhoil is independent scholar in Tibetan studies.
John Melady is a veteran writer and space enthusiast. He has written many books, including Canadians in Space, Star of Courage, Heartbreak and Heroism, and Pearson's Prize. Melady lives in Seaforth, Ontario.
The Book of Shalya recounts in gory detail the final destruction of the Káurava army and the defeat of its leader, Dur·yódhana. In this first volume heroic duels and martial speeches abound as Shalya, the king of the Madras, is made general of the Káurava army, only to be slaughtered in his turn.
The Book of Shalya recounts in gory detail the final destruction of the Káurava army and the defeat of its leader, Duryódhana. In this first volume heroic duels and martial speeches ab
Preface
Section 1: Why this Book?
1The Effects of Social Conditions on Education
2Definitions and Terms
3Equity Leadership and Social Justice Advocacy
4Humility, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (HDEI) Framing
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This book is for corporate managers with a mandate for ‘innovation’, but no idea how to make that happen.
C-suite executives and boards of directors are increasingly looking for companies to reinvent themselves or risk being left behind. With this book, companies can monetize employee’s ideas in a manner that doesn’t cost a fortune or create conflicts of interest within the ranks. Not every creative expression is going to result i
New! Work-Readiness Tools to Get and Stay Hired is holistic. Trainees discover via instruction and practice the foundational skills proven to be effective in getting a job/career and keeping it. Now these trainees are equipped with the basic tools for the workforce, but also for school, home, and the community. They demonstrate their strengths in learning, coping, communicating, and interacting with others. This New! Work-Readiness Tools to Get and Stay Hired is also a how to for succee
List of illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Part One. The American Experience
1. Establishing Roots
2. Listening to the Sound of Shoes
3. Incarceration
4. Stone Fever
5. Fields under Snow
Part Two. Wartime Correspondence
6. Censored
7. The Letters
Notes
Appendix
Bibliography
Photo Credits
Index
Marilyn D. Lovett is currently coordinator for Africana studies and associate professor of psychological science at Valdosta State University.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Part I. An Issei-Nisei Family
1. Hotaka to Seattle
2. Growing Up in America
3. "You're Going to College"
Part II. Challenges and Incarceration
4. World War II
5. Arraignment Summons
6. King County Jail
7. King County Jail Mates
8. Jail Visitations
9. World War II Interracial Marriage
10. Prison Meditations 1
11. Pretrial
12. Seattle Fed
An infamous Chinese femme fatale, in history and fiction
Zhao Feiyan (45–1 BCE), the second empress appointed by Emperor Cheng of the Han dynasty (207 BCE–220 CE), was born in slavery and trained in the performing arts, a background that made her appointment as empress highly controversial. Subsequent persecution by her political enemies eventually led to her being forced to commit suicide. After her death, her reputation was marred by accusations of vicious scheming, murder of