- Table View
- List View
How to Care about Animals: An Ancient Guide to Creatures Great and Small (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
by M. D. UsherAn entertaining and enlightening anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings on animals—and our vital relationships with themHow to Care about Animals is a fascinating menagerie of passages from classical literature about animals and the lives we share with them. Drawing on ancient writers from Aesop to Ovid, classicist and farmer M. D. Usher has gathered a healthy litter of selections that reveal some of the ways Greeks and Romans thought about everything from lions, bears, and wolves to birds, octopuses, and snails—and that might inspire us to rethink our own relationships with our fellow creatures. Presented in lively new translations, with the original texts on facing pages, these pieces are filled with surprises—anticipating but also offering new perspectives on many of our current feelings and ideas about animals.Here, Porphyry makes a compelling argument for vegetarianism and asserts that the just treatment of animals makes us better people; Pliny the Elder praises the virtuosity of songbirds and the virtuousness of elephants; Plutarch has one of Circe’s pigs from the Odyssey make a serio-comic case for the dignity of the beasts of the field; Aristotle puts the study of animals on par with anthropology; we read timeless Aesopian fables, including “The Hen That Laid the Golden Egg” and “The Fox and the Grapes”; and there is much, much more.A Noah’s Ark of a book, How to Care about Animals is guaranteed to charm and inspire anyone who loves animals.
How to Catch a Pig: Lots of Cool Stuff Guys Used to Know but Forgot About the Great Outdoors
by Denis Boyles Gregg StebbenWay back before man abandoned the woods for the cities—and traded his hunting rifle for a BlackBerry—he had to know how to do certain things to survive. He had to trap and build and grow things, using his calloused hands and valuable knowledge passed down through the generations. For most men today, these once-cherished skills are as dead as the dodo.But take heart! Now guys can reconnect with those less-complicated times, rediscover how to embrace adventure, and appreciate the outdoor life. Denis Boyles, principal author of A Man's Life, has culled a wealth of essential, nearly lost manly endeavors from U.S. government pamphlets, century-old publications, and ancient scouting manuals to help reeducate us in the fine macho arts of:Tracking a bobcatSplicing a ropeRescuing someone from drowningSending a smoke signalBuilding a log cabinAnd much, much, much more—including, of course, how to catch a pig!
How to Change Your Name in California
by Lisa Sedano AttorneyDivorce, complicated spelling, tricky pronunciation, personal preference -- there are several reasons why you may want to change your name. And though the rules have changed recently, it's still a relatively straightforward procedure. How to Change Your Name in California provides step-by-step instructions and all the forms you need to: choose a name and make it your own change back to your former name after divorce change your child's name get a new or amended birth certificate for you or your child get a new driver license, Social Security card and passport get a court to recognize a change of gender This edition reflects the latest rules and regulations stemming from the Patriot Act and the rise of identity theft, and provides the latest forms. The CD-ROM that accompanies the printed version of this book includes forms or other tools; in this eBook, you'll find all those documents in the appendix or at the back of the book.
How to Change Your Name in California
by Emily Doskow Lisa SedanoThe complete guide to changing your name in California! Divorce, complicated spelling, tricky pronunciation, personal preference -- there are lots of reasons to change a name. And though the rules have changed recently, it's still a relatively straightforward procedure in the Golden State. How to Change Your Name in California provides the step-by-step instructions and legal forms you need to: - choose a name and make it your own - change back to your former name after divorce - change your child's name - get a new or amended birth certificate for you or your child - get a new driver license, Social Security card and passport - get a court to recognize a change of gender This edition reflects the latest rules and regulations on changing your name, a new section on changing your name after a same-sex marriage, including discussion of potential conflicts between state and federal law that can affect how the name change process turns out. Plus, it's been updated to reflect a recent law that allows either spouse to change their name after marriage.
How To Conduct Organizational Surveys: A Step-by-Step Guide
by Marie D. Thomas Paul Rosenfeld Stephanie Booth-Kewley Jack EdwardsOrganizations are increasingly turning to surveys to solve many business-related problems. This book provides those who want to plan organizational surveys with a step-by-step, `how-to' guide. The authors describe the issues that must be addressed at each step in the process, the advantages and disadvantages that result from many of the choices that must be made, and practical lessons learned from their years of experience in designing and conducting surveys.
How to Create a Noncompete Agreement
by Shannon MieheHow to Create a Noncompete Agreement provides readers with the step-by-step instructions they need to prevent former employees from: starting a competing business; working for a competitor; soliciting their customers; recruiting their employees; disclosing confidential information. Provides the forms (as tear-outs) needed to write noncompete agreements. Includes information on making effective agreements in states where a noncompete may be unenforceable.
How To Create A Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
by Tobias Leenaert<P>In this thought-provoking book, Tobias Leenaert leaves well-trodden animal advocacy paths and takes a fresh look at the strategies, objectives, and communication of the vegan and animal rights movement.<P> He argues that, given our present situation, with entire societies dependent on using animals, we need a very pragmatic approach.<P> How to Create a Vegan World contains many valuable ideas and insights for both budding advocates for animals and seasoned activists, organizational leaders, and even entrepreneurs.
How to Decarbonize: Policy and Social Theory
by Ross AstoriaHow to Decarbonize explores opportunities for decarbonization introduced by recent federal legislation, which has prompted state-level climate planning. It is designed for students and professionals whose work brings them into contact with these opportunities, even if climate is not their primary profession, including city managers, bankers, and home builders who are interested in participating in planning for decarbonization. Chapters aim to support the successful uptake of these policies by providing high-level views of these new decarbonization policies using social theory. The book is divided into four sections, each introducing a social theory about the organization of societies and how they change, and then providing examples to demonstrate the intricacies of implementation.
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps
by Ben ShapiroA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!A growing number of Americans want to tear down what it’s taken us 250 years to build—and they’ll start by canceling our shared history, ideals, and culture.Traditional areas of civic agreement are vanishing. We can’t agree on what makes America special. We can’t even agree that America is special. We’re coming to the point that we can’t even agree what the word America itself means. “Disintegrationists” say we’re stronger together, but their assault on America’s history, philosophy, and culture will only tear us apart.Who are the disintegrationists? From Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States to the New York Times’ 1619 project, many modern analyses view American history through the lens of competing oppressions, a racist and corrupt experiment from the very beginning. They see American philosophy as a lie – beautiful words pasted over a thoroughly rotted system. They see America’s culture of rights as a façade that merely reinforces traditional hierarchies of power, instead of being the only culture that guarantees freedom for individuals.Disintegrationist attacks on the values that built our nation are insidious because they replace each foundational belief, from the rights to free speech and self-defense to the importance of marriage and faith communities, with nothing more than an increased reliance on the government. This twisted disintegrationist vision replaces the traditional “unionist” understanding that all Americans are united in a shared striving toward the perfection of universal ideals.How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps shows that to be a cohesive nation we have to uphold foundational truths about ourselves, our history, and reality itself—to be unionists instead of disintegrationists. Shapiro offers a vital warning that if we don’t recover these shared truths, our future—our union—as a great country is threatened with destruction.
How to Develop and Implement a Security Master Plan
by Timothy GilesWritten for corporation security officers, this work is designed to help them garner executive support and increased funding for their security programs. It provides a thorough examination of the Security Master Planning process, explaining how to develop appropriate risk mitigation strategies and how to focus on both effectiveness and efficiency while conducting a site security assessment. The author constructs a comprehensive five-year plan that is synchronized with the strategies of a business or institution. This is a valuable reference tool for security professionals of small and large corporations, as well as for consultants in the field.
How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
by Seneca James S. RommTimeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again in all his writings, yet he never treated it in a complete work. How to Die gathers in one volume, for the first time, Seneca's remarkable meditations on death and dying. Edited and translated by James S. Romm, How to Die reveals a provocative thinker and dazzling writer who speaks with a startling frankness about the need to accept death or even, under certain conditions, to seek it out. Seneca believed that life is only a journey toward death and that one must rehearse for death throughout life. Here, he tells us how to practice for death, how to die well, and how to understand the role of a good death in a good life. He stresses the universality of death, its importance as life's final rite of passage, and its ability to liberate us from pain, slavery, or political oppression. Featuring beautifully rendered new translations, How to Die also includes an enlightening introduction, notes, the original Latin texts, and an epilogue presenting Tacitus's description of Seneca's grim suicide.
How to Die Without a Lawyer: A Practical Guide to Creating a Will Without Paying Legal Fees
by Mary ClementEnsuring that your estate is in order has become one of the most onerous legal tasks that anyone would ever have to face. Legal fees today can be astronomical, especially when an inheritance passes through probate.It doesn't have to be that way. In How to Die Without a Lawyer, Mary Clement, a prominent attorney who specializes in end-of-life issues, shows how to create a will, draw up advance directives, and create living trusts, thereby avoiding the exhorbitant costs of probate and lawyers' fees.In this easy-to-use book, Clement guides the reader through the steps necessary to put his or her affairs in order and maximize the inheritance passed on to loved ones. By reading this book and preparing in advance, anyone can avoid the costs and potential conflicts inherent in the execution of any estate. With a compassionate voice and a steady, guiding hand, How to Die Without a Lawyer is the essential book for anyone facing one of the most difficult processes life has to offer.
How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
by Doug RichmondA fascinating, if somewhat dated examination of how one can go about establishing a new life and new identity.
How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
by SenecaHow ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others—and ourselves—more fairly and mercifully There are times when we&’ve all felt that we haven&’t been treated as we deserve—that we&’ve been misjudged, shortchanged, or given a raw deal. And, at one time or another, other people have probably felt that we&’ve treated them just as unfairly. How to Do the Right Thing draws on the principles of ancient Stoicism as articulated by the Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca to help readers better navigate one of the most important practical questions of daily life—how to do right by others.Starting from the virtue of magnanimity—the opposite of small-mindedness—How to Do the Right Thing draws together lessons from Seneca&’s writings that stress the importance of calm and clear thinking, of judging oneself fairly before judging others, and of cutting people slack, with a bias toward mercy—all delivered in crisp and lively new translations, and with the original Latin on facing pages.
How to Do Things with Emotions: The Morality of Anger and Shame across Cultures
by Owen FlanaganAn expansive look at how culture shapes our emotions—and how we can benefit, as individuals and a society, from less anger and more shameThe world today is full of anger. Everywhere we look, we see values clashing and tempers rising, in ways that seem frenzied, aimless, and cruel. At the same time, we witness political leaders and others who lack any sense of shame, even as they display carelessness with the truth and the common good. In How to Do Things with Emotions, Owen Flanagan explains that emotions are things we do, and he reminds us that those like anger and shame involve cultural norms and scripts. The ways we do these emotions offer no guarantee of emotionally or ethically balanced lives—but still we can control and change how such emotions are done. Flanagan makes a passionate case for tuning down anger and tuning up shame, and he observes how cultures around the world can show us how to perform these emotions better.Through comparative insights from anthropology, psychology, and cross-cultural philosophy, Flanagan reveals an incredible range in the expression of anger and shame across societies. He establishes that certain types of anger—such as those that lead to revenge or passing hurt on to others—are more destructive than we imagine. Certain forms of shame, on the other hand, can protect positive values, including courage, kindness, and honesty. Flanagan proposes that we should embrace shame as a uniquely socializing emotion, one that can promote moral progress where undisciplined anger cannot.How to Do Things with Emotions celebrates the plasticity of our emotional responses—and our freedom to recalibrate them in the pursuit of more fulfilling lives.
How to Do Things with International Law
by Ian HurdA provocative reassessment of the rule of law in world politicsConventionally understood as a set of limits on state behavior, the “rule of law” in world politics is widely assumed to serve as a progressive contribution to a just, stable, and predictable world. In How to Do Things with International Law, Ian Hurd challenges this received wisdom. Bringing the study of law and legality together with power, politics, and legitimation, he illustrates the complex politics of the international rule of law.Hurd draws on a series of timely case studies involving recent legal arguments over war, torture, and drones to demonstrate that international law not only domesticates state power but also serves as a permissive and even empowering source of legitimation for state action—including violence and torture. Rather than a civilizing force that holds the promise of universal peace, international law is a deeply politicized set of practices driven by the pursuit of particular interests and desires. The disputes so common in world politics over what law permits and what it forbids are, therefore, fights over the legitimating effect of legality.A reconsideration of the rule of law in world politics and its relationship to state power, How to Do Things with International Law examines how and why governments use and manipulate international law in foreign policy.
How to Do Things with Legal Doctrine
by Pierre Schlag Amy J. GriffinLegal doctrine—the creation of doctrinal concepts, arguments, and legal regimes built on the foundation of written law—is the currency of contemporary law. Yet law students, lawyers, and judges often take doctrine for granted, without asking even the most basic questions. How to Do Things with Legal Doctrine is a sweeping and original study that focuses on how to understand legal doctrine via a hands-on approach. Taking up the provocative invitations from the “New Doctrinalists,” Pierre Schlag and Amy J. Griffin refine the conceptual and rhetorical operations legal professionals perform with doctrine—focusing especially on those difficult moments where law seems to run out, but legal argument must go on. The authors make the crucial operations of doctrine explicit, revealing how they work, and how they shape the law that emerges. How to Do Things with Legal Doctrine will help all those studying or working with law to gain a more systematic understanding of the doctrinal moves many of our best lawyers make intuitively.
How To Do Your Own Divorce: A Practical Step-by-step Guide to the Legal and Financial Processes in the Breakdown of Marriage
by Peter Wadehis book will take you through every aspect of a divorce using clear explanations of the law, and providing checklists, together with examples of the court forms and draft letters. It explains the complete procedure.Contents: Introduction; 1. Am I entitled to a divorce?; 2. The Costs; 3. Your Property and Your Children; 4. The Law Society's Family Law Protocol; 5. Pre-Marital Agreements; 6. Children; 7. Maintenance for You and Your Spouse; 8. Civil Partnerships; 9. Happily Ever After?; 10. Statutory Background to Divorce; Frequently Asked Questions; Glossary; Useful Addresses, Websites and Forms; Appendix: Letters and Forms; Index.
How To Do Your Own Divorce: A Practical Step-by-step Guide to the Legal and Financial Processes in the Breakdown of Marriage
by Peter Wadehis book will take you through every aspect of a divorce using clear explanations of the law, and providing checklists, together with examples of the court forms and draft letters. It explains the complete procedure.Contents: Introduction; 1. Am I entitled to a divorce?; 2. The Costs; 3. Your Property and Your Children; 4. The Law Society's Family Law Protocol; 5. Pre-Marital Agreements; 6. Children; 7. Maintenance for You and Your Spouse; 8. Civil Partnerships; 9. Happily Ever After?; 10. Statutory Background to Divorce; Frequently Asked Questions; Glossary; Useful Addresses, Websites and Forms; Appendix: Letters and Forms; Index.
How To Do Your Own Divorce In California In 2014
by Ed ShermanWith How to Do Your Own Divorce in California in 2014, Californians can obtain an uncontested divorce without hiring an attorney. Even if the couple wants to use an attorney, this book is still an essential guide to make things go smoother including new and revised court forms for readers. The first part of the book explains in detail how to divide property and settle custody, visitation, and child support issues. The second part is a step-by-step guide through the court process, including how to complete important forms, when to file them, and how to get through a court appearance or even avoid it altogether.
How to Drive: Making Driver Education Fun and Easy!
by American Automobile AssociationHow To Drive AAA 15th Edition is the most up-to-date textbook with full-color illustrations and diagrams throughout – everything a new driver needs to know in one convenient book. Revised in 2020 by American Automobile Association.
How to Engage Youth to Drive Corporate Sustainability: Roles and Interventions
by Nicolò WojewodaHow to Engage Youth to Drive Corporate Sustainability provides practical, specific recommendations that professionals can adopt to improve engagement of young people and drive forward corporate sustainability efforts.
How to Enhance Morality (SpringerBriefs in Ethics)
by Vojin RakićThis book offers an innovative approach to moral enhancement. We, as humans, have a moral duty to be as good as we can be. Hence, moral bio-enhancement (MBE), if effective and safe, is our moral duty. However, it has to be voluntary because if it is made compulsory, human freedom (of the will) would be curtailed. As freedom (of the will) is an essential component of humanness, compulsory MBE would infringe upon our humanness.An essential question is; what will motivate humans to subject themselves voluntarily to MBE?The book argues - and supports by using empirical/experimental evidence - that morality and happiness operate in a circularly supportive relationship that applies to most humans most of the time: the better they are, the happier they will be; the happier they are, the better they will be. Hence, the grounding rationale for MBE ought not to be the prevention of “ultimate harm” based on compulsory MBE (as argued by Persson and Savulescu), but human happiness based on voluntary MBE. The primary objective of the book is to provide the readers with an original view on moral enhancement, whilst proposing a novel conception of moral enhancement that is informed by new biotechnological developments.
How to Fight Anti-Semitism
by Bari WeissThe prescient New York Times writer delivers an urgent wake-up call to all Americans exposing the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in this country—and explains what we can do to defeat it. “Stunning . . . Bari Weiss is heroic, fearless, brilliant and big-hearted. Most importantly, she is right.”—Lisa Taddeo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three Women On October 27, 2018, eleven Jews were gunned down as they prayed at their synagogue in Pittsburgh. It was the deadliest attack on Jews in American history. For most Americans, the massacre at Tree of Life, the synagogue where Bari Weiss became a bat mitzvah, came as a total shock. But anti-Semitism is the oldest hatred, commonplace across the Middle East and on the rise for years in Europe. So that terrible morning in Pittsburgh raised a question Americans can no longer avoid: Could it happen here? This book is Weiss’s answer. Like many, Weiss long believed this country could escape the rising tide of anti-Semitism. But now the luckiest Jews in history are beginning to face a three-headed dragon known all too well to Jews of other times and places: the physical fear of violent assault, the moral fear of ideological vilification, and the political fear of resurgent fascism and populism. No longer the exclusive province of the far right, the far left, and assorted religious bigots, anti-Semitism now finds a home in identity politics and the reaction against identity politics, in the renewal of America First isolationism and the rise of one-world socialism, and in the spread of Islamist ideas into unlikely places. A hatred that was, until recently, reliably taboo, anti-Semitism is migrating toward the mainstream, amplified by social media and a culture of conspiracy that threatens us all. Weiss’s cri de coeur is an unnerving reminder that Jews must never lose their hard-won instinct for danger, and a powerful case for renewing Jewish and American values in uncertain times from one of our most provocative writers. Not just for the sake of America’s Jews, but for the sake of America.
How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
by Stephen Elias Albin Renauer Cara O'NeillIf you’re overwhelmed by debt, the bankruptcy system can help. How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy provides the clear information and step-by-step instructions you’ll need to get through the entire process without an attorney. The book will help you determine whether you qualify for relief and whether filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy will help you solve your debt issues. You’ll also learn how to: stop wage garnishments and lawsuits wipe out as much debt as possible deal with debts you’ve secured with collateral keep as much property as possible, and rebuild credit after bankruptcy The 20th edition is revised to include instructions that will help you complete the new user-friendly bankruptcy forms, changes to state exemption laws (which determine what property bankruptcy filers can keep), and important legal updates. Please note: This book does not cover business bankruptcies, farm reorganizations, or individual repayment plans (Chapter 13). For Chapter 13 bankruptcy, see Nolo's Chapter 13 Bankruptcy.