A Bubble That Broke the World

Business & Money

Garet Garrett

Economics

Cosimo Inc

In a personal, no-nonsense style, Keyhoe in "The Flying Saucers Are Real" provides the details of his investigation: he talks with the witnesses, reviews the history of the phenomenon, and attempts to pry open the secrecy lid the Air Force had clamped down on the subject of UFOs.

The Flying Saucers Are Real

Religion & Spirituality

Keyhoe, Donald

New Age & Spirituality

The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk

Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki's "The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk" invites you to step inside the mysterious world of the Zendo, where monks live their lives in simplicity. Suzuki, best known as the man who brought Zen classics to the West, sheds light on all phases of a monk's experience, from being refused admittance at the door to finally understanding the meaning of one's "koan". Suzuki explains the initiation ceremony, the act of begging, and the life of prayers, meditation, and service.

The Training Of The Zen Buddhist Monk

Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro

Sato, Zenchu

Buddhism

In what's billed as the "world's first diet book," William Banting offered his strategy for losing weight. He ate four meals a day, didn't exercise much, drank alcohol, and swore off only a few foods. And, what's more, anyone familiar with current low-carb diets will find similar advice here -- advice given in 1864. William Banting was a carpenter in Victorian London whose weight spiraled out of control. His eyesight and hearing failed, he had weak knees, and he suffered an umbilical rupture, health problems he attributed to his weight. He consulted doctors but nothing helped. Then Banting discovered this diet and got results within just a few days. He ate lots of meat, a few vegetables, shunned some foods that he's previously overindulged in, and drank alcohol with lunch and dinner. He lost fifty pounds, and his health improved. He published this pamphlet detailing his diet and distributed the copies for free. By its third printing it had sold 63,000 copies, and the term "Banting" became synonymous with "dieting" in England.

Letter on Corpulence

Banting, William

History

".between October and December 2003, at the Abu Ghraib Confinement Facility, numerous incidents of sadistic, blatant, and wanton criminal abuses were inflicted on several detainees. This systemic and illegal abuse of detainees was intentionally perpetuated by several members of the military police guard force. There was a severe lapse in the accountability of detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison complex." Finally released to the public in March 2004, THE TAGUBA REPORT provides specific findings and offers official recommendations on the subject of detainee abuses, prisoner escapes, and the military's accountability. What's more, it details the "command climate" that resulted in the devastating mistreatments carried out by U.S. military personnel in Iraq. For the first time, this report assesses the Department of Defense's Counter-Terrorism Interrogations and Detention Operations, as well as presenting evidence related to initial investigations into the actions and perspectives of military intelligence personnel. MAJOR GENERAL ANTONIO M. TAGUBA led the initial investigation into abuses in the U.S. military prison at Abu Ghraib and has played a major role in the United States' global war on terrorism. Prior to his command in Iraq, Major Taguba served as the Deputy Commanding General (Support), Third U.S. Army, U.S. Army Forces Central Command and Coalition Forces Land Component Command.

The Taguba Report: Article 15-6 Investigation of the 800th Military Police Brigade

Taguba

Military

"He Who Sells What Isn't His'n Must Buy it Back or Go to Pris'n." --"Uncle Dan'l" Drew Long out of print and virtually unavailable for years, THE BOOK OF DANIEL DREW is the irresistible story of a country boy who grew up to become Wall Street's first great speculator. Told for the most part in his own salty language - of his early life as a cattle drover, as a profiteer of "watered" cattle (a scheme he later used in the stock deal in the famed Erie Railroad operation), of his building of a fortune on Wall Street and of his epic struggles with Commodore Vanderbilt including his unholy alliances with Gould, Fisk and Boss Tweed. Originally published in 1910, THE BOOK OF DANIEL DREW is a true classic of the stock market. It's a fascinating look at an era in American financial history whose ethos was "anything goes" and anything did!

The Book of Daniel Drew

White, Bouck

Trying to call every market turn?  Tempted to act on impulse rather than fact when investing your money?   A major mistake made by most investors and traders today is to try to call every market turn - a tactic that has very little chance of success.    Not only is there a tendency to lose perspective in attempting to call every trend reversal, but also we invariably exhaust our objectivity and ultimately lose touch with the markets.   The Facts About Speculation is a series of warnings about the dangers of speculation by the unprepared investor.  Long considered an investment classic, Thomas Gibson demonstrates superior skill in analyzing, examining and offering the most important influences on stock prices.   Concentrating on human errors in speculation, he maintains that excesses of emotion are principally responsible for a majority of speculative investment decisions.  THOMAS GIBSON  was a prolific writer on investment and speculation, having authored several books to his credit.  His skill lay in analyzing, examining, and giving his readers, in an accessible form, all the principal factors in connection with speculation and stock prices.

The Facts About Speculation

Gibson, Thomas

"Confidence in our election processes is of utmost importance. To help ensure confidence in the integrity of voting processes, the Voting Section plays an important role in addressing voting irregularities. By accurately recording and documenting its activities in as clear a manner as possible, the Voting Section contributes to assuring the public and Congress of the integrity of our voting processes and that allegations of voting irregularities have been addressed." - William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director Homeland Security and Justice Issues Election-day problems in Florida and elsewhere in November 2000 raised concerns about voting systems that included, among other things, alleged voting irregularities that may have affected voter access to the polls. This report identifies and describes: - Changes the Department of Justice has made since November 2000 to help ensure voter access to the polls. - Actions that the Voting Section in the DOJ's Civil Rights Division has taken to track, address, and assess allegations of election-related voting irregularities received between November 2003 and December 2003. - Assessing the Voting Section's internal control activities to help ensure relevant, accurate, and reliable recording and documentation of allegations of voting irregularities. Department of Justice Activities to Address Past Election-Related Voting Irregularities is the result of work completed for the Ranking Minor Members of the House Committee on Government Reform, House Committee on the Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs originally issued in August 2004.

Election 2000: An Investigation of Voting Irregularities

Politics & Social Sciences

U S. House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform

Politics & Government

We all know that in order to accomplish a certain thing we must concentrate. It is of the utmost value to learn how to concentrate. To make a success of anything you must be able to concentrate your entire thought upon the idea you are working out. -from the "Introductory" As one of 20th century's first self-help books, THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION has helped generations of readers achieve the near impossible task of showing how to control one's mind to unleash its utmost creative potential. Organized into 20 no-nonsense lessons, these skillful techniques can be used to bring the mind under control, thereby turning it into an effective instrument to achieve success at any level.

The Power of Concentration

Self-Help

Theron Q. Dumont

Personal Transformation

Said the elder, "Your majesty, why are not all trees alike, but some sour, some salt, some bitter, some pungent, some astringent, some sweet?" "I suppose, bhante, because of a difference in the seed." - from "The Cause of Inequality in the World" Though published more than a century ago, in 1896, this beautiful translation of the fundamental teachings of the Buddha is still a worthy introduction-few of the numerous subsequent translations are as lucid, as well balanced, or as well organized as this one. Highly readable, this is no dry scholarly text, taken from the original palm-leaf manuscripts in the Pali language-akin to Sanskrit-and featuring simple yet radiant chapters on sentient existence, karma and rebirth, meditation and nirvana, and all the Buddha's wise and compassionate enlightenment. Namaste. HENRY CLARK WARREN (1854) was an American scholar of Buddhism.

Buddhism: In Translations

Warren, Henry Clark

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