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Buying the safest car for your family shouldn’t be up for debate. Yet for decades, car safety advocates, manufacturers, and lawmakers in the United States have clashed over whether to make automobiles safer. All sides armed themselves with data in the hopes of winning the great car safety debates. In this way, crash statistics and the analysts who studied them made history. But data were always in the backseat, merely supporting different points of view. That is, until now. With car safety, it’s the value we place on every human life that counts. Automobile safety expert Dr. Norma Faris Hubele delivers a lively discussion of the role data play in protecting you and your family on the road. You’ll gain a greater appreciation for how: A World War I pilot’s near-death experience birthed the U.S. car safety movement Data from real car crashes helped create the first vehicle safety standards A shift toward fuel-efficient cars affected fatality risk in the 1970s–1980s versus now Vehicle size has changed, and the problems that creates for you and others sharing the road Car safety rating systems, even when limited, empower consumers and motivate manufacturers Federal regulators decide whether to issue a safety recall on your vehicle Data’s role is evolving with the advent of driver-assist and self-driving technologies Further information can be found on the book's website: www.TheAutoProfessor.com/book [US only].

An honest and open account of one close-knit familys coming to terms with Alzheimers. When her beloved father-in-law begins to succumb to the early stages of this insidious disease, Janet joins her husband in the role of caregiver- a role for which both feel unprepared. Despite many hardships, Walter continues to inspire and teach his loved ones much about a persons ability to touch and help others, regardless of their stage in life. Boyles book is a moving tribute to a man who touched the lives of all those around him.

Traffic is getting heavier. Tempers are getting shorter. Most importantly, the roads are getting more dangerous everyday. Learning how to avoid preventable wrecks and developing “best safety practices” behind the wheel is not just a good idea, but literally a matter of life and death. Whether you are a concerned parent of a young driver just starting out, or a high mileage professional driver, the information in Driving Under the Influence of Ric could help prevent an unnecessary tragedy. Driving Under the Influence of Ric has a way of turning a “dry” subject into an interesting and helpful guide to help good drivers become safe drivers, and teach new drivers how to protect themselves. This book will provide several smiles, a few laugh out loud moments, and by the time the reader finishes it, they will know how to avoid potentially life threatening situations. Driving Under the Influence of Ric is not merely a driving safety manual. It was written for the express purpose of giving every driver the tools they need to get from point A to point B safely. The Author, Ric Newell is not only an author but a professional speaker. He is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, and has spent over a decade and a half working with “at risk” drivers. Over that time he has done over a thousand workshops and worked with over 20,000 drivers in 22 states. Ric has done state mandated defensive driving classes for the worst drivers in the state of Texas. And for the last decade he has done workshops for dozens of transportation companies and thousands of professional drivers. This is a perfect book for parents who are concerned about the welfare of their children who have just started driving. By the same token, the information it contains is also directly applicable to experienced drivers who just want their commute to be a little less like waterboarding. If you are a professional driver it is imperative, in the current marketplace, to avoid preventable, property damage, incidents. No matter what kind of driver you are job one is to avoid banging into other vehicles. The information in this book will show you how to avoid crashes, while giving you techniques to enjoy the driving experience more than you ever imagined.

REVIVAL, HALLELUJAH! presents a collection of evangelical poems by author Paul Juby as a personal message to unbelievers, fencesitters, pastors, church leaders, and congregations. Church leaders are wonderfully dedicated people, yet their churches are often lacking in members. They need the Holy Spirit to awaken in them the need to evangelize, to bring people to accept Jesus, and to save lives. Revival can be accomplished through enthusiasm that is contagious and sets each church and congregation on fireby telling people gently but firmly that they need to move into action for Jesus. A dedicated worship leader can read the poems from Revival, Hallelujah! to their congregations as they worship together. Too often people talk of revival as impossible, but God delights in impossibilities. These poems can help to spur anyone into action who might be hesitating.

This completely revised edition, of the Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction, of which 80% of the content is new, reflects the developments in the field since the publication of the first edition in 1988. The handbook is concerned with principles for design of the Human-Computer Interface, and has both academic and practical purposes. It is intended to summarize the research and provide recommendations for how the information can be used by designers of computer systems. The volume may also be used as a reference for teaching and research. Professionals who are involved in design of HCI will find this volume indispensable, including: computer scientists, cognitive scientists, experimental psychologists, human factors professionals, interface designers, systems engineers, managers and executives working with systems development. Much of the information in the handbook may also be generalized to apply to areas outside the traditional field of HCI.

Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view. Its clear, user-friendly descriptions of the genetics and neuroscience behind the disorder is paired with first person descriptions and personal narratives of what biological differences mean to sufferers. Author Carrie Arnold, a trained scientist, science writer, and past sufferer of anorexia, speaks with clinicians, researchers, parents, other family members, and sufferers about the factors that make one vulnerable to anorexia, the neurochemistry behind the call of starvation, and why it’s so hard to leave anorexia behind. She also addresses: • How environment is still important and influences behaviors • The characteristics of people at high risk for developing anorexia nervosa • Why anorexics find starvation “rewarding” • Why denial is such a salient feature, and how sufferers can overcome it Carrie also includes interviews with key figures in the field who explain their work and how it contributes to our understanding of anorexia. Long thought to be a psychosocial disease of fickle teens, this book alters the way anorexia is understood and treated and gives patients, their doctors, and their family members hope.