Weiss: 725 books

Amy overdid the Pinot at the parent potluck Brenda was concave from a post-partum nip/tuck At last—the book that truly feels your pain... Whether you’ve had a kid for decades or a few minutes, you know it can hurt— physically, emotionally, and, let’s just say it: like a motherf*&^%!...

Feminist anthropology emerged in the 1970s as a much-needed corrective to the discipline’s androcentric biases. Far from being a marginalized subfield, it has been at the forefront of developments that have revolutionized not only anthropology, but also a host of other disciplines. This landmark...

Subjects and Simulations presents essays focused on suffering and sublimity, representation and subjectivity, and the relation of truth and appearance in the twenty-first century. Inspired by the work of Jean Baudrillard, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe and JeanLuc Nancy, sixteen authors study how the real...

Eliminating Stress, Finding Inner Peace is an important step on the healing journey. This book with its accompanying stress-reduction audio download, will help you deeply relax. It will enable you to release the acute and chronic stress we constantly carry in our bodies and our minds. It can help...

This book presents an in-depth continuum mechanics analysis of the deformation due to self-gravitation in terrestrial objects, such as the inner planets, rocky moons and asteroids. Following a brief history of the problem, modern continuum mechanics tools are presented in order to derive the underlying...

How to manage medical emergencies when professional medical care or rescue is not available

Everett C. Hughes had a great impact on the field of sociology as a whole and on an entire generation of sociologists. Some of Hughes' former students and colleagues honor him in this book. The essays address the main themes in his work over the years, and illustrate as well Hughes' impact on the...

* Advice for sailing, pleasure boating, fishing, and diving emergencies* More than 100 illustrations* Near-shore or out-at-sea first aid covered* As vital a piece of gear as your PFD and signal flaresThis edition features the latest information on marine first aid. It includes chapters on hazardous marine...

Follow Hormar the barbarian warrior and Claea the sultry priestess as they slay and lay their way across the land. Vicious enemies and stalwart friends meet their destinies in this tale of high adventure.

This book is the outcome of an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand the dramatic transformation any idea can bring and to successfully bring ideas across, is to think of them as profound insights and moments of clarity often disguised as wit, captured in one single...

This digital publication (with a limited print edition of 100) accompanies the exhibition The End of Money (22 May – 7 August 2011).

The book "World by Land - A fascinating trip around the world by car", tells the story about a journey of a Brazilian couple (Roy and Michelle) who made a round-the-world trip by car crossing 5 continents, 60 countries, and 160,733km in 1,033 days. This narrative describes in detail subjects...

Here is the story of an often overlooked, one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll musician and the historic times he lived in. In spite of numerous opportunities for success, he became a tragedy. Jerry Nolan came out of New York in the 1970s as part of two of the most influential and infamous bands of...

THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON A book that entertains, informs and suggests startling parallels to todays world. _____________________________________________________________________________ Join such historical figures as King Charles II whose far-seeing plan rebuilt a city; Samuel Pepys whose diary told...