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Home Applications and Games: for the Atari 400/800 Computer

Home Applications and Games: for the Atari 400/800 Computer

Timothy P. Banse

Middle Coast Publishing, Incorporated
2015
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Do you have an Atari microcomputer and want to run BASIC programs?Do you wish you had a book full of a wide variety of Atari BASIC programs?Home Applications and Games for the Atari microcomputer not only provides a library of exciting programs, but its side-by-side notes also explain how Atari BASIC works. Simply put, this book will help you learn BASIC programming. Further, some aficionados claim that learning programming re-orders your mind by making you think more logically.First published in 1983, this second edition is a faithful reproduction of the original, classic book that boasts 31 easy-to-use Atari BASIC programs.This is an appropriate book for Novice and experts alike. Even someone who has never programmed a single line of BASIC code will find multiple streets of joy within this book's pages. Some of the programs are bare-bones simple. Others take advantage of Atari BASIC's sophisticated colour graphics and sound. Keep in mind that the Atari is famous for its colourful, sound-arific games Simply type them in and use them to manage your checkbook or to keep an inventory of household goods. You can even play graphic games, shooting down MIG fighters or battling the monster Grendel, or one of the evil Ghost Town Vampire girls. You can also compose music, encrypt or decrypt private files. What's special about this book is that its programs take advantage of all the sophistication of Atari BASIC. Its 6502 Motorola main processor talks to a separate graphics chip that offers great graphics for games, a feature that was unavailable on other home computers of the time. More particularly, in addition to graphics, Atari BASIC supports sound, (SOUND statement), graphics (GRAPHICS, SETCOLOR, COLOR, PLOT and DRAWTO), and peripheral units like joysticks (STICK, STRIG) and paddles (PADDLE, PTRIG). Other home computer users were often left with cryptic PEEKs and POKEs for such programming. As such, this book's litany of programs provides a self-teaching guide to all the nuances of Atari Basic.Learn how to make your Atari microcomputer sing Click on the Buy Now button at the top of this page.
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Basic Kuna: Dictionary, Words and Phrases

Basic Kuna: Dictionary, Words and Phrases

Timothy P. Banse

Middle Coast Publishing, Incorporated
2015
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Learning the Kuna LanguageOne Word at a TimeLocated on the North shore of the Republic of Panama, just West of the Colombian border, the Guna Yala, often referred to as the San Blas islands, is a Caribbean archipelago with one island for every day of the year, each one blessed with white sand beaches and gently swaying palm treesThe native tongue of the Kuna, is pronounced Guna or Tulekaya. From A to Z this basic Kuna/Spanish/English dictionary details a litany of necessary translations for common words and phrases most likely to be encountered in the San Blas Islands. Here are a few examples designed to whet your appettite.A Listing of Basic Kuna WordsKuna/EnglishOlasu - Nose ring worn by Guna women.Guna Yala - The San Blas Islands.Guna - An indigenous native of Guna Yala.Sahila - Village leader.Tulemola - Clothing.Oros - Rice.Madu - Bread.Ua or Tilapia - Fish.Dulup or Skungit - Lobster.Koibir or Ogob - Coconut.Cabi - Coffee.Cayuca - Canoe carved from a tree trunk.Erragon - A Kuna god.Nuchus - A holy, wooden doll.Poni - An evil spirit.Kuna - Kuna land.Ico-inna - Feast related to coming of age, puberty.Tilapia - A fish.Congresos - A town meeting.In Kuna mola means shirtIn Dulegaya, the Kuna's native language, mola means shirt or clothing. The mola art form originated with the tradition of Kuna women painting their bodies with geometric designs, using available natural colors. Molas, form the traditional outfit of a Kuna woman, two mola panels are incorporated as front and back panels in a blouse. Full costumes includes a patterned wrapped skirt (saburet), a red and yellow headscarf (musue), arm and leg beads (wini), a gold nose ring (olasu) and earrings in addition to the mola blouse dulemor.Dulegaya is the primary language of daily life in the comarcas, and the majority of Kuna children speak the language. Spanish is also widely used, especially in education and written documents. Although it is relatively viable, Kuna is considered to be one of the world's endangered languages.Must Know Words & Phrases English/DulegayaHello - NaHow are you? - Bede nued guddi?Fine - NuediFine, thank you. And you? - An nuedi. Bedina?What is your name? - Igi be nuga?My name is.. - An nugaNice to meet you - An yeel itoeWhere are you from? - Be bia lidi?I am from - An .. ginedi.Yes - ElleNo - SuliThanks - Dot NuetPlease - Uis anga saetOk - Nued gudii oGood - Nabir, nuediWelcome - Nuegambi use be nonikiI'm happy - An yee ito diiI'm warm - An uerba itoeI'm hungry - An uku itoeI'm thirsty - An gobieI'm cold - An dambe itoeI'm sleepy - An nue gapieGood bye - Degi maloGood luck - Nuedgine, nuegan biSee you tomorrow - An banedese be dakoeI had a good time - An yer ittosaSuffice it to say, BASIC KUNA is a good, pocket beginners guide you handily can carry on your travels in your back pocket or backpack.Dedicated to Abi SuaThis book is dedicated to, Abi, Sua, the infant child born on the San Blas island, Nargana (circa 1985) of sailor parents, an English father from the Channel Islands and a Brazilian mother from Fortaleza, whom had sought shelter from a vicious storm at sea. The author met the family while on one of his trips researching this book.
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What to Do When Leaded Fuel Becomes Extinct

What to Do When Leaded Fuel Becomes Extinct

Timothy P. Banse

Middle Coast Publishing
2018
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Now in its sixth printing, this book was first published in 1985, yet, its many insights are still viable today. Besides information about the EPA phase-out of leaded gasoline, read the book and learn: How aftermarket, or home-brew, water injection kits work wonders for passenger cars and boats by stopping engine knock and reducing acid build-up in crankcase oil.How to buy back lost horsepower by adding an aftermarket turbocharger.How to diagnose a poorly-running engine.How to diagnose and remedy sick fuel with additives.The truth behind the great gasohol debateThe benefits of synthetic oil and whether or not it's a wise choice for your engine.How to vet a mechanic by checking into his training, toolbox, and the state of his shop.What you should know about dirty fuel and preventing problems that arise from it.How to troubleshoot your engine with add-on dashboard gauges.Spark plug savvy: which spark plugs are the best choice for your car or boat.How to tell if your engine is knocking and what to do about it.How octane boosters (fuel additives) work, and which ones are nothing more than snake oil.How to use an alcohol detector kit for spotting watered-down fuel before it damages your engine.How to dissect an oil filer to perform D-I-Y oil analysis without paying for a lab test.And of course, true to the theme of the book's original premise, you will learn why lead-starved engines wear out sooner.The science behind TEL replacement lubricants and how they work.How to rebuild an engine to survive the scourge of no-lead gasoline.Click the BUY NOW button and learn valuable secres to wring the maxium horsepower and fuel economy out of yoiur gasoline engone.
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Marine Engine Lay-Up: A Step-By-Step Guide to Decommissioning, Inboards, Stern Drives and Outboard Motors

Marine Engine Lay-Up: A Step-By-Step Guide to Decommissioning, Inboards, Stern Drives and Outboard Motors

Timothy P. Banse

Middle Coast Publishing, Incorporated
2015
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Do you want to do your own work on your marine engine? Do you want to save money on maintenance that you could otherwise spend on marine fuel and beer?The good news is that any reasonably competent Do-It-Yourself wrench bender can winterize an outboard motor, sterndrive, or inboard marine engine. And a DIYer can work on the carburetor, lower unit and do tuneups. This book tells you how. As a bonus to explaining how to do a professional-grade winter lay-up, this book also details how to Service, Diagnose, and Repair Marine Engines of all propulsion types. Coverage includes information on: Spring commissioning proceduresTuning an outboard, inboard, or sterndrive.Rebuilding a carburetorServicing an outboard motor's water pumpSurveying a marine engineHow Reverse Osmosis water maker can kill an inboard.The mysteries of skeg and anti-ventilation plates.How to maximize starting battery life.How to stabilize fuel to prevent gummed up carburetor.How to tell if there's water in the gas in seconds and without tools.Why it's important to keep maintenance records.On whether or not you need to dose fuel with an octane booster.Why crankcase oil should be changed warm.How to determine whether an engine is overheating with a splash of water.How to interpret lower unit health by smelling and rubbing a splash of drained gear case oil between your fingers.Besides the practical knowledge, this title features a special section replete with forms to record work completed.Be advised that this is not a shop manual, so in other words, it is not a Chilton or Clymer style manual. But instead, its marine mechanic workbench notes relate how any reasonably competent Do-It-Yourselfer can accomplish otherwise expensive procedures on his own, saving money and gaining knowledge in the process. Soon it will be time to lay up your boat for the winter. This year save money and have the satisfaction of winterizing the marine engine yourself. Click the Buy Now button at the top of this page and learn all about it.
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Dominican Spanish: One Word at a Time

Dominican Spanish: One Word at a Time

Timothy P. Banse

Middle Coast Publishing, Incorporated
2016
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Learn Dominican Spanish One Word at a Time - It's EasyNo matter whether traveling to the Dominican Republic as a tourist, a student, or moving there as an expatriate, this guide will serve you well. You already know the Spanish spoken by Dominicanos is a distinct and unique idiom, rich with words, phrases, and slang they don't teach in high school Spanish class.Intended for English speakers, this book shares common words, phrases, and slang you need to communicate in everyday situations: When ordering a meal in a restaurantOrdering a drink in a bar.Bargain for fresh produce at the mercado.While flirting, When getting street directions.When hiring a taxi.Snorkeling on the reefsZip-lining in the jungle.Relaxing on beautiful beaches.That said, be advised that this little book is neither a complete course in learning the Spanish language nor a textbook. Instead of a scholarly work, it is a basic introduction to Dominican Republic Spanish, a good beginner's guide you can handily carry on your travels, either in your back pocket or tucked away in a backpack. This guide contains a wealth of words and expressions you can look up when you hear or read them to know what is happening around you. The best strategy: Before you go, spend a night or two curled up with the book gaining familiarity with the wisdom it contains. That way, when you hear a vaguely familiar word on the street, you will know which page to consult to jog your memory. Even if you studied Spanish in high school, learning a few words of Dominican Republic-specific slang pays big dividends through more enjoyable conversation. And even more importantly, it will help you fit in a little better. Instead of being seen as some soul-less gringo tourist, the locals will hold you in higher esteem. As a result, you may make new friends, and as a bonus, perhaps get a better price on a hotel room or lower prices while shopping.A Sampling of Dominican Republic Foods: Ahuyama - A yam used in many soups for nutrition and colorAj - A generic pepperAji Verde - Green pepperAlb ndigas - meatballsAlcachofas - artichokesAlgarrobo - This is an extraordinary, fuzzy textured fruit. When opened, it reeks, hence its nickname mierda en cajeta (shit in a little box) texture. Once you get past the foul odor, the fruit is sweet and delicious.Arbejas - peasArenque - stewed herringArepa - is a spicy, baked pudding made from cornmeal and coconutArepitas de Ma z - fried corn meal cakes that resemble cornbreadBacala tos - codfish frittersBacalao - codfishBarbacoa - barbecueBatata Frita - sweet potato frittersBatata - sweet potatoBatida - a drink blended with fruit, ice, sugar, and either regular or Carnation milk
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Make Money Selling Freelance Writing Articles

Make Money Selling Freelance Writing Articles

Timothy P. Banse

Middle Coast Publishing, Incorporated
2017
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Learn How to Make Money Writing Books, Magazine and Newspaper ArticlesYou've probably already guessed the truth about freelance writing.The only difference between an aspiring writer and a published writer is that one of the two already knows exactly how to sell stories to a magazine editor.If you're unpublished and want to earn a living writing magazine and newspaper articles, I can tell you how to do it in this inexpensive Special Report that I've written.I know-how from experience, having toiled for many years in the vineyard of freelance writing. I have published nearly two million words in print, national magazines, newspapers, novels, non-fiction books, anthologies, and online. And I've been helping aspiring writers get their start since 1990. I can help you too.Seven Simple Reasons Why You Should Buy This BookBecause if you can hold an intelligent conversation on any topic, you can already write well enough to get published. By all means, keep polishing your writing technique, but start making money now Because magazines and newspapers have a voracious appetite for articles, you can write about things you already know about and get paid.Because in about 90-days, you could be cashing your first check for a magazine article you've written. But don't buy the report today, and in 90-days, where will you be?Because when the magazine comes out with your article and your bi-line, you have bragging rights.Because what you'll learn will help you bypass years' worth of struggling and jump-start your career.Because I have exactly the right information, you need for your level of expertise.Because the cover price is a minuscule investment compared to the money, you'll earn writing and selling articles.What You'll LearnThis book reveals inside information on exactly how to publish and get paid for magazine and newspaper articles. Based on more than 30-years toiling as a freelance writer, with more than 2 million words in print, including four novels, a screenplay, 20-non-fiction books, and thousands of newspaper and magazine articles.Learn tips for selling magazine and newspaper articles by phone and query letter.Find out precisely what editors want. (Tip: Write what editors want to buy and not necessarily what you want to write.)Find out what drives editors absolutely nuts. Tip: Don't do the things we enumerate.Learn how much to charge per word. (Tip: Don't charge too little.)Find out why it's sometimes wiser to focus on the price per article rather than per word.Learn strategies to maximize how much you earn per month.Discover how long does it takes for a publisher to cut a check.How to travel the world and have a corporation or tourism board pick up the tab.Develop markets for your writing that you may not have previously considered.Learn all about writer's conferences' dirty little secrets that can make you money.Learn what you absolutely must know about copyright law and selling rights.Learn how to jump-start your career with self-talk.Find magazines you can sell to that you never before knew existed.And finally, Google my name as "Tim banse" to see for yourself if I know what I'm talking about.Click the Buy Now button above and get started making money with your writing. Or do nothing and abandon your dream."Man's greatest gift is the ability to feel emotion. Man's greatest curse is the ability to feel emotion."- Rollo May in The Courage to Create.
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Killer Burger Recipes

Killer Burger Recipes

Timothy P Banse

Middle Coast Publishing
2022
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Written by author and Hot Dog Expert Frank Furter, this Burger Recipe Cookbook Will Change Your Life The days of plopping a burger on a bun, squirting squiggles of school bus yellow mustard and ketchup on it, and calling it lunch are over.Jam-packed with recipes and techniques, this book is about hamburgers. Read on as we lovingly celebrate the beloved hamburger with 101 modern twists. Our Burger variations elegantly jazz up flavor and aesthetics by adding ingredients to the burger and then topping the patty with spices, fruit, and cheese.When we say burger, we specifically mean a beef burger, an 80/20 blend made with ground chuck, brisket, short rib, or even tenderloin.Learn how to choose the best cuts of meat and the best methods for building a succulent burger and how to cook it perfectly.Discover why cooking the ultimate burger requires heating in a cast-iron skillet and why one never smashes a burger patty flat with the spatula.Find out why store-bought shredded cheese is not the best choice and what is. Explore new condiments like horseradish and specialty mustard.Learn how to decide whether to steam or toast hamburger buns, when to lay a dollop of condiments and most importantly, how to prevent overcooking a patty while patiently waiting for the cheese to melt.Here's a sampling of the recipes in the book.Herb-Garlic Butter Hamburgers on a GrillPeanut Butter BurgersHamburgers with Brown GravyStuffed Pizza BurgerBarbecue BurgersChile Con Queso CheeseburgerFeta Burgers With Grilled Red OnionsLipton Onion BurgersJalape o Popper BurgersCream Cheese Stuffed Garlic BurgersBuffalo Sauce Burgers Stuffed With Blue CheeseKorean HamburgersFloozy BurgerTaco Burgers dressed with Chipotle MayoDoctor Louie's Hamburger PattiesThe Infamous Brew BurgerTexas Squealer BurgerCowboy BurgersSouthwest BurgerBlu Moon BurgersBacon and Kimchi BurgersChipotle Burger With Caramelized Red OnionsBlue-Cheese Stuffed Burgers on Ciabatta RollsTokyo BurgerBurger With Blue Cheese and Fried OnionsSpicy Peanut Butter Bacon SlidersPimento Cheese SlidersGingery Steak and Brie Sliders With Balsamic Cranberry SauceSummer Strawberry Sliders With Blue Cheese SauceSlow Cooker Mini Meatball SlidersAussie Burgers With Pickled Beets, Pineapple and Fried EggsCheddar-Stuffed Burgers With Pickled Slaw & Fried ShallotsBacon Burgers On Brioche BunsUmami Burgers With Port and StiltonPug BurgersGreen-Chile Burgers with a Fried EggThe Minetta BurgerCheddar and Onion Smashed BurgersCheddar BLT Burgers With Tarragon Russian DressingBlue Cheese & Mushroom burgersCalifornia burgersCarolina burgerWhile burgers are as American as apple pie, they are also wildly popular worldwide. So it should come as no big surprise to learn the international component of this book details how aficionados around the globe prepare hamburgers, including: ArgentinaCanadaKoreaJapanMexicoSpainItalyGreeceThe Caribbean
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French Red

French Red

Timothy P Banse

Middle Coast Publishing
2019
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Poems As They AreTimothy's nouveau oeuvre d'arte explores his favorite subject matter, the beauty that is woman. He wrote many of these poems while hiking in the French Pyrenees on a 500-mile long Camino Frances pilgrimage. At night bundling up warm against the frigid cold in refugios, fingers frozen stiff, he burned up all his matches to warm them. Thoughts of Janice and his unrequited love for her, provided inspiration for the title poem.The French Red collection features more than fifty poems, many exclusive to the book. Timothy's raw and passionate poems reveal the longing of love and melancholy, delving into the highs and lows of doomed relationships, family ties, rabid sexuality and mental illness.
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Panamanian Street Spanish

Panamanian Street Spanish

Timothy P Banse

Middle Coast Publishing
2022
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PANAMANIAN SLANG DICTIONARY - Plus Words and PhrasesLearn Panamanian Spanish Slang One Word At A TimeWhether traveling to el Republica de Panama as a tourist, student, or with the intention of moving there as an expatriate, this guide will serve you well. You probably already know the Spanish spoken by Panamanians is a unique idiom, bejeweled with words and phrases never taught in your high school Spanish class. Intended for English speakers, this book shares common slang words and phrases to help you communicate in everyday situations like ordering dinner in a restaurant, shopping at the mercado for fresh produce, flirting in a club, getting street directions, or hiring a taxi.Before you go, consider taking the time to learn a few Panamanian Spanish slang words and phrases so you can speak street Spanish like a local. This guide contains a wealth of words and expressions that you can look up when you hear or read them to know what is going on around you. Even better, weeks before traveling, spend a night curled up with the book gaining familiarity with the wealth of wisdom it contains. That way, when you hear a vaguely familiar word on the street, you will know which page to consult to refresh your memory. Even if you don't have the confidence to utter a word in Panamanian Spanish, you'll know what was said.Before you go, learn Panamanian-Spanish words and phrases so you can speak street Spanish like a local on the streets (las calles), in the shops (las tiendas), on the beaches (las playas), in the clubs (discotecas), and at the grocery store (el supermercado), knowing at least some street talk will pay big dividends. Instead of being seen as some soul-less gringo tourist, the locals will hold you in higher esteem. As a result, you may make new friends, and as a bonus perhaps get a better hotel room or lower prices while shopping for a mola.Unlike most foreign language books, with their sterile lists of words (yawn), this one includes cultural references (food, dance, sex) that make the words come alive, more relevant to your life and experience, and therefore, more easily remembered. More than a dictionary replete with a compilation of words and phrases, this book shines a light on the rich tapestry of Panamanian culture.Top 20 Panamanian Slang Words/PhrasesAhuevao - Stupid. Acting the fool.Babylon - The policeBucu - Lots (Derived from the French beacoup)Cabrear - To be angry. Commonly used in place of enojar.Chanti - House, crib (Shanty).Chupata - A party with lots of alcohol.Cornflake - Cereal.Dale pues - Go for it. Okay.Joven - Someone whose attention you are trying to get.Fren - Friend.Macaron - Pasta.Pa - Derived from the Spanish para.Pana - Panamanian, shortened, a fellow countryman.Pelao - Dude. Referring to any guy in a casual situation.Pipi sweet - A Womanizer. Sweet dick.Pritti - Cool, awesome. Qu cosa? - A question, asking, What? Qu sop - A question asking What's up.Ta cool - It's cool. (Esta abbrev.)Vaina - Thing, stuff, thingamabob.So if you are going to Panama (wise choice), you could simply sit back and do nothing more ambitious than making hotel reservations and plan where to dine. Then when the plane lands at Tocumen airport, struggle to understand the cabbie hired to drive to your hotel. Speak in halting phrases when ordering supper. Struggle to understand the nuances of what's going on around you. Or you could rather wisely invest in your future by buying this book.
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Gina the Dolphin Girl

Gina the Dolphin Girl

Timothy P Banse

Middle Coast Publishing
2018
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Gina lives on a sailboat with her mom and dad.Together the family cruises the world, visiting island after island.Gina swims, plays in the ocean with dolphins, and watches the stars in the sky at night with her dad.One day during a storm at sea, Gina falls overboard.Gina's dolphin friend Eeek rescues her and together the two of them swim to a deserted island.Click on the Buy Now button and travel with Gina on her adventures.
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Home Applications and Games for the Commodore 64

Home Applications and Games for the Commodore 64

Timothy P Banse

Middle Coast Publishing
2019
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This vintage microcomputer book from 1982 has been reissued for 2020.It is an appropriate title for Novice and experts alike. Even someone who has never programmed a single line of BASIC code will find multiple streets of joy within this book's pages. Some of the programs are bare bones simple, others take advantage of Commodore BASIC's sophisticated colour graphics and sound. Keep in mind the Commodore 64/128 and the VIC-20 were both famous for their colourful, sound-arific games Each Commodore BASIC program is introduced with background information: A line-by-line explanation of how the program works, plus string and numeric variable tables spell out what each variable stands for. Just type in the program using your Commodore keyboard and run the programs as is.The panoply of game and utility Programs include: Checkbook Balancer ■ Budget Power ■ Number Averaging ■ Calorie Counter ■ Blood Alcohol Test ■ Crypto System ■ Medical History ■ Electronic Postage Meter ■ Car Ownership Cost ■ Trip Cost Calculator ■ Meal Planner ■ Utility Audit ■ Heat Loss Cost Analysis ■ Bulk Purchase Tabulator ■ Smart Typewriter-Dumb Word Processor ■ Carpool Worksheet ■ Typing Tutor ■ Home Inventory Log ■ Tax Deduction Recorder ■ Jogger's Logbook ■ Credit Card Manager Ghost Town Vampire Girls ■ Beowulf V. Grendel ■ Jet Jockey ■ Bridge Buster ■ .44 Magnum Russian Roulette ■ Oracle at Delphi ■ I-Ching Coin Toss ■ Adventure Die Cast ■ R Is for Red ■ Music Composer.The author has published several books on BASIC programming and served as an editor on a major computer magazine.
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Alienated America

Alienated America

Timothy P Carney

HarperPaperbacks
2020
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Now a Washington Post bestseller. Respected conservative journalist and commentator Timothy P. Carney continues the conversation begun with Hillbilly Elegy and the classic Bowling Alone in this hard-hitting analysis that identifies the true factor behind the decline of the American dream: it is not purely the result of economics as the left claims, but the collapse of the institutions that made us successful, including marriage, church, and civic life.During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump proclaimed, “the American dream is dead,” and this message resonated across the country. Why do so many people believe that the American dream is no longer within reach? Growing inequality, stubborn pockets of immobility, rising rates of deadly addiction, the increasing and troubling fact that where you start determines where you end up, heightening political strife—these are the disturbing realities threatening ordinary American lives today.The standard accounts pointed to economic problems among the working class, but the root was a cultural collapse: While the educated and wealthy elites still enjoy strong communities, most blue-collar Americans lack strong communities and institutions that bind them to their neighbors. And outside of the elites, the central American institution has been religionThat is, it’s not the factory closings that have torn us apart; it’s the church closings. The dissolution of our most cherished institutions—nuclear families, places of worship, civic organizations—has not only divided us, but eroded our sense of worth, belief in opportunity, and connection to one another.In Abandoned America, Carney visits all corners of America, from the dim country bars of Southwestern Pennsylvania., to the bustling Mormon wards of Salt Lake City, and explains the most important data and research to demonstrate how the social connection is the great divide in America. He shows that Trump’s surprising victory was the most visible symptom of this deep-seated problem. In addition to his detailed exploration of how a range of societal changes have, in tandem, damaged us, Carney provides a framework that will lead us back out of a lonely, modern wilderness.
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Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be

Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be

Timothy P. Carney

Harper
2024
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The bestselling author of Alienated America traveled the country asking families and experts the same two questions: Why is parenting so hard now? And why are the results so bad?Our culture tells parents there's one best way to raise kids: enroll them in a dozen activities, protect them from trauma, and get them into the most expensive college you can. If you can't do that, don't bother.How is that going? Record rates of anxiety, depression, medication, debts, loneliness and more. In Family Unfriendly, bestselling author and Washington Examiner columnist Timothy P. Carney says it's time to end this failed experiment in overparenting.Have more kids, have more fun, cancel the travel soccer games, let your kids wander off, and give them deeper sources of meaning than material success. This is an old-fashioned view, but every day the evidence validates it. Drawing on rigorous research--both as a reporter and as a dad of six--Carney demonstrates why modern parenting is so misguided. The high standards set for modern American parenting are unrealistic and setting parents--and our kids--up to fail.Researched over three years and written in between rec baseball games and church picnics where nobody was watching the kids, Family Unfriendly is deeply wise, energetically told, and destined to be the most consequential book about parenting in years.
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Foundations of Professional Psychology

Foundations of Professional Psychology

Timothy P. Melchert

Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
2011
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Recent advances in the scientific understanding of the human mind and brain along with the emphases on evidence-based practice and competency-based education are creating increasing pressures to update some of the traditional approaches to structuring and organizing education and practice in the field. There have also been many calls in recent years for a unified approach to conceptualizing professional practice in psychology. This book examines whether there exists a unified conceptual framework for the field that is firmly based on current scientific understanding regarding human development and functioning, that applies across all the clinical populations and practice areas within the field, and that would also help integrate professional psychology more fully into health care and the sciences generally.
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Postmortem Toxicology

Postmortem Toxicology

Timothy P. Rohrig

Academic Press Inc
2019
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Postmortem Toxicology addresses the various aspects of the practice of forensic postmortem toxicology from a viewpoint of elements which must be taken into consideration for proper interpretation of the toxicological result, not in a vacuum but in a more holistic and global sense. The volume examines pre-analytical factors, storage containers/conditions, prior medical interventions and therapy, along with information from the scene investigation and anatomical findings. This reference also provides explanation of the complicating conditions for the interpretation of the toxicological results due to postmortem decomposition, embalming artifacts and the postmortem redistribution of drugs. Tolerance is also discussed as an aid to interpreting results from a habitual/chronic user of medications and/or drugs of abuse. The book is geared towards the current practitioner; however, it is written to be used as a valuable reference for a graduate or post-graduate level courses in forensic toxicology or forensic pathology.
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Foundations of Health Service Psychology

Foundations of Health Service Psychology

Timothy P. Melchert

Academic Press Inc
2020
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Foundations of Health Service Psychology 2e describes a comprehensive science-based approach to the clinical practice of psychology. It systematically applies scientific advances in understanding human psychology to updating the conceptual frameworks used for education, practice, and research in health service psychology. This new edition includes significant elaboration on recent research. Neural and behavioral science research regarding many aspects of cognition, emotion, and behavior has strengthened substantially over the past decade as has the role of evolutionary theory for understanding why humans are “designed? the way we are. The movement toward integrated primary care has also advanced considerably. These and other topics are updated significantly in this new edition. The new edition is also reorganized to streamline the presentation.
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Mordecai Would Not Bow Down

Mordecai Would Not Bow Down

Timothy P. Jackson

Oxford University Press Inc
2021
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“Never again!” In the years following the Holocaust, the phrase came to signify a general determination never again to permit systemic anti-Semitism and genocidal violence. Yet anti-Semitism endures, and its underlying causes persist. The resilience of anti-Semitism casts the Holocaust not as inexplicable or singular, but as an event shaped by identifiable--and universal--human prejudices. Despite the intense attention focused on the Holocaust, we consistently misrepresent it. By describing it as a purely irrational phenomenon, we risk minimizing the threat that anti-Semitism continues to pose. Instead, we must identify and acknowledge its causes, which are not only political, economic, and pseudoscientific but ideological as well. Taking its title from the Book of Esther, Mordecai Would Not Bow Down investigates these ideological causes. Timothy P. Jackson argues that the Jewish victims of the Holocaust were persecuted for their belief in one God who is the sole Creator of a moral order centered in selflessness and love. Judaic teachings about the importance of caring for the weak and vulnerable overtly contradicted the Nazis' “natural” lust for power and enjoyment of cruelty, which further fueled their anti-Semitism. By analyzing the ideological clash between Nazism and Judaism, Jackson reveals the ways in which Christianity was complicit in the Holocaust-specifically, the role of Christian supersessionism: the belief that the New Covenant supplants or erases the Old Covenant, making Christians and not Jews God's elect. Supersessionism has historically enabled Christian anti-Semitic violence. Yet Judaism and Christianity are ultimately complementary in their shared origins and analogous aims: the Law that saves the Jews and the Gospel that saves the Gentiles are of a piece. God's choosing the Jewish people to embody collectively a message of fellowship and moral responsibility is parallel to God's calling on Jesus to save humanity individually. Moreover, both divine vocations often engender demonic resentment. Recognizing that Auschwitz and Calvary are but two sites of the same murderous despair is an important step toward eliminating the pervasive menace of anti-Semitism.
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Moral Atmospheres

Moral Atmospheres

Timothy P. A. Cooper

Columbia University Press
2024
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Lahore’s Hall Road is the largest electronics market in Pakistan. Once the center of film and media piracy in South Asia, it now specializes in smartphones and accessories. For Hall Road’s traders, conflicts between the economic promises and the moral dangers of film loom large. To reconcile their secular trade with their responsibilities as devoted Muslims, they often look to adjudicate the good or bad moral “atmosphere” (mahaul) that can cling to film and media.Timothy P. A. Cooper examines the diverse and coexisting moral atmospheres that surround media in Pakistan, tracing public understandings of ethical life and showing how they influence economic behavior. Drawing on extensive ethnographic work among traders, consumers, collectors, archivists, cinephiles, and cinephobes, Moral Atmospheres explores varied views on what the relationship between film and faith should look, sound, and feel like for Pakistan’s Muslim-majority public. Cooper considers the preservation and censorship of film in and outside of the state bureaucracy, contestations surrounding heritage and urban infrastructure, and the production and circulation of sound and video recordings among the country’s religious minorities. He argues that a focus on atmosphere provides ways of seeing moral thresholds as mutable and affective, rather than as fixed ethical standpoints. At once a vivid ethnography of a market street and a generative theorization of atmosphere, this book offers fresh perspectives on moral experience and the relationship between religion and media.
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