Slums of the American city of New Babylon provide an all-too-real setting for this prescient novel of homelessness, noble intentions, moral corruption, and social castoffs. Tenement of Clay tells of Papa Nick, a dwarf wrestler named Lazarus, and a derelict called Lacland.

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is an amazing technique that allies a versatile methodology (that allows measurement of samples in liquid, vacuum or air) to imaging with unprecedented resolution. But it goes one step further than conventional microscopic techniques; it allows us to make measurements of magnetic, electrical or mechanical properties of the widest possible range of samples, with nanometre resolution. This book will demystify AFM for the reader, making it easy to understand, and to use. It is written by authors who together have more than 30 years experience in the design, construction, and use of AFMs and will explain why the microscopes are made the way they are, how they should be used, what data they can produce, and what can be done with the data. Illustrative examples from the physical sciences, materials science, life sciences, nanotechnology and industry demonstrate the different capabilities of the technique.

Eight years ago acclaimed novelist Paul West presented a warmly received memoir of his mother, My Mother's Music. Revisiting the scene now, Paul West delivers in his 40th book an equally remarkable memoir of his father, a half-blinded, shell-shocked veteran of three years of trench warfare during "The War to End All Wars." But the time recounted mostly occupies 1939 to 1945, while ten-year-old Paul grows to fifteen. Together, father and son play war games, guarding the English coast from foxholes under the kitchen table, or watching as real Nazi bombers on moonlit nights pass overhead. The father, meanwhile, is forever instructing the son in the details of his own experience. In this engaging memoir, Paul West recreates his own youth, and gives us in twenty-five chiseled chapters a view of two lives evoking the deep effects of war, and conveying the distance between those who survive its devastation, and those who must bear its consequence.

What was the Peruvian brand manager thinking of when he named his delicious tuna 'Grated Fanny'? Do Italians cleaning their bathrooms with 'Smac' or 'Toke' scrub with wilder arm movements and wider eyes? And how do you fancy tucking in to a packet of 'Chubi' or a bar of 'Plopp' chocolate with your afternoon tea? Shelf Life is a stunning full-colour collection of over 100 of the more, shall we say, colourful products gracing the shelves of the global marketplace. More characterful than any global mega-brand, the local goods gathered here don't kowtow to foreign marketing concerns. From 'Puke' playing cards to 'Climax' disinfectant, 'Colon' washing powder to 'Cocagne' mackerel fillets and 'Kack liquorice, this is a bitingly funny and stylish celebration of glorious misadventures in translation.

This volume brings together two of Paul West's best books: his critically acclaimed "Words for a Deaf Daughter" (1970), a nonfiction account of West's deaf and brain-damaged daughter Mandy at age eight, and "Gala" (1976), a novel about a writer named Wight Deulius who brings his handicapped teenage daughter Michaela from England to America for a visit. While Words is an account of Mandy's diagnosis and treatment, Gala is "the scenario of a wish-fulfillment" (as West writes in the preface), a continuation of the father and daughter's joyful investigation of the richness of life and its amazing possibilities. Ranging across natural history and astronomy in his effort to understand his daughter's handicap, West finds in Mandy/Michaela an irrepressible and unpredictable guide to the mysteries of the universe. Brought together in the same volume, the books also allow a unique look at how nonfiction and fiction techniques can be used to the same ends in the hands of a master of prose.

Learn the secret society behind the Federal Shutdown of the United States. The mighty United States of America brought to a halt by a zealous group with a narrow agenda of absolute control. Is this a plot for a new conspiracy movie? Is this the act of foreign terrorists? No. Sigh... it is the act of Michele Bachmann and 49 others to extort the nation into obeying the edict of the Tea Party Caucus. Good political satire is satisfying and exposing of naked truths. And, nothing is more naked than the 'truths' that Grover Norquist wants to teach the nation. He is simply using his favorite puppet - Michele Bachmann and the Tea Party as a smoke screen to punish us all. If you want to know the REAL reason for the Federal shutdown, this books has the crop-circles of reality. The single little circle of vindictive control is in the shape of a lobbyist's head. Grover Norquist is that tiny crop-circle. No aliens, terrorists or conspiracy required to shut down the Federal Government. Just ego and dimwitted oppression. Can't we all agree to just throw away this twisted, ugly, uptight little pirate called Norquist? Lady Liberty should never be blackmailed into a narrow, non-functional solution as dictated by a lobbyist.

"Top Ten Cures for Sciatica and Back Pain" is the book you must read to recovery from back pain...FAST THE FULL COLOR EDITION The definitive guide to fixing back injury This book is full of the best tricks to get you off the bed and back on your feet There is no rocket science in this short work. It is designed to get right to the point and help you get over your back pain. Back injury impacts over 90% of people in their life -- and few injuries have a more negative impact on human quality of life than back pain. Nothing demoralizes and hurts like back pain. I should know. After a criminal ran me over and left me for dead, I developed repeated incidents of back pain that left me bed-ridden for days, weeks and occasionally months. I found the tricks and tips that work So, I truly know you can and WILL have a vibrant recovery. Get back on your Feet Read this fun book

A woman exists always, but a mother is made only the moment her baby is born. What would you do to save your baby in the horrors of modern war? Prepare for a book that will move you to the core. Kwenda is a woman like no other. Carried away by endless civil wars, and bought and sold by the most powerful warlords in the world. She fights with her heart against men as hard and cold as stones. The events are real, only identities and locations have been changed to protect the innocent. Kwenda, a captured woman of war, represents all the women torn apart in endless wars. Disobedience for them is met with horrible death. These women are not wives, but innocent victims stolen by warlords and kept as slaves. This biographical fiction tells the harrowing tale of such a woman named "Kwenda." Kwenda is a word that means Journey in several dialects. She is the voice of many women crying out as a single, powerful soul. Kwenda's life transcends all the women lost in wars to walk a single heart-breaking journey. Lastly, in the need to protect many people, I changed names, places and created a fictional home country of Niruganya; which is an anagram of many of the countries where genocide have occurred. The reader must understand that many of these injuries are still not fully healed. If I used too accurate a brush to paint this sad story, then I might insight unnecessary violence. The warlords were left with their names intact, so their shame might be evident. Only the innocent were protected.

Motherhood on the point of extinction. Modern warfare has no rules, no honor, and everywhere women pay the highest costs; their children sacrificed to the dogs of war.
Kwenda paints the portrait of motherhood with the powerful strokes of biographical fiction. Her love is higher than the killing all around her. War, insanity and constant fear attack Kwenda on all sides. For years she is lost to all the torments of battle, powerless to change the stone-cold hearts of brutal warlords. Kwenda sweeps you away in sadness and triumph.
A woman exists always, but a mother is made only the moment her baby is born.
This biographical fiction will move you to the core. Kwenda is a mother like no other. Carried away by endless civil wars, and bought and sold by the most powerful warlords in the world.
Kwenda fights with her heart against men as hard and cold as stones. The events are real, only identities and locations have been changed to protect the innocent.
Kwenda, a captured woman of war, represents all the women torn apart in endless wars. Disobedience for them is met with horrible death.
These women are not wives, but innocent victims stolen by warlords and kept as slaves. This biographical fiction tells the harrowing tale of such a woman named "Kwenda," and has elements of every major genocide in the last 20 years.
Kwenda is a word that means Journey in several dialects. She is the voice of many women crying out as a single, powerful soul. Kwenda's life transcends all the women lost in wars to walk a single, heart-breaking journey.
Lastly, in the need to protect many people, I changed names, places and created a fictional home country of Niruganya; which is an anagram of many of the countries where genocide have occurred. The reader must understand that many of these injuries are still not fully healed. If I used too accurate a brush to paint this sad story, then I might insight unnecessary violence.
The warlords were left with their names intact, so their shame might be evident. Only the innocent were protected.

"Understanding Mortification" outlines Sermon Index moderator Paul West's in-depth teachings on mortification and spiritual warfare. The author explains and graphically illustrates the different aspects of self-denial relating to Christian growth and sanctification. In these pages, Satan's tactics are unmasked and the path to spiritual victory clearly delineated. Numerous believers have been deeply edified by the contents of the articles which make up this book.

The cure for depression is found in the symptoms that are displayed. Symptoms are a body's immune response to emotional damage.
The body has a method to heal injury and this includes Weeping, Sex Issues, Recurrent Dreams, Rage, Isolation, Fatigue, Confusion, Addictions, Appetite Changes and Dark Thoughts/Suicide.
This book was written for the most difficult of depression sufferers - for the injured. Soldiers blasted to pieces in combat. Children crushed in bicycle accidents. People taking bone shattering falls. Victims mugged and shot. Diabetes taking a limb. Lupus taking everything.
None of these things will ever "be okay." They won't just "work themselves out." And the injured are not just magically, "going to be all right."
This work is a giant leap forward using the foundation of Carl Jung's theories. This self-help book greatly expands to cover ALL the symptoms of depression: Weeping, Sex Issues, Recurrent Dreams, Rage, Isolation, Fatigue, Confusion, Addictions, Appetite Changes and Dark Thoughts/Suicide.
Depression will not rule you. You will rule depression.
The reality is that the symptoms of depression are a normal and NECESSARY part of human behavior. We all need to weep, we all need to be isolated from time to time, we all have rage and other symptoms of depression. Fearing sorrow is not a healthy mindset, as it puts the emotion of depression over the identity of the person. A correct and healthy approach is to be in harmony with your depression.
Depression is VERY useful and not to be feared. Many good things come out of depression - the most obvious being a serious consideration of the realities of living. We are more thoughtful, analytical and cautious during depression. This is depression's job
However, by running away from the symptoms, we are failing to ever settle the voice of depression. Those symptoms become like ghosts forever whispering in our hearts. When a person learns the tricks found in this book to listen to the symptoms they can lay those ghosts to rest.
This work, Decoding Depression Symptoms is a pioneering solution of the overlooked obvious. You can totally harmonize your depression and rule it by using the information in this self-help book.
I truly am very sorry you are depressed. I wish it had never happened to you.
Much love.
Much peace.
Much joy and healing to you.
Stephen Paul West

The world is constantly evolving and you must be ready to jump into the driver's seat to brand yourself and steer your own life. This book provides simple, yet effective practices anyone can implement to become take-charge, self branding, empowered professional or just a plain everyday hardworking citizen; Learning how to shake hands to influence others, when is the best time to ask for donations or help for a project or how to identify a great mentor are some of the hidden gems you will discover. After reading The Hidden Keys to Life and Business Success you will feel excited about branding yourself and improving your career satisfaction and personal brand goals. Here's what book reviews are saying: By Stephen Paul West: This book has all the things that count in a competitive world , October 24, 2013 This review is from: The Hidden Keys to Life and Business Success (Kindle Edition) The author, Los Ellis, is an amazing public speaker. "The Hidden Keys to Life and Business Success" is an extension of all the knowledge he's gathered working with thousands and thousand of people. If I read between the line, I can hear the wisdom of grandma, and the business acumen of Warren Buffet. Its a well organized, short read. It will give you new ideas about being successful. Two thumbs up and a 5 Star. Ronisha Buckingham: A great find, at a great price , December 16, 2013 This review is from: The Hidden Keys to Life and Business Success (Moment of Truth Series) I really enjoyed, "The Hidden Keys to Life and Business Success." The book was an easy read with a wealth of knowledge, including tools that can be applied to everyday situations. I would highly recommend this book as a gift for a recent college graduate about the enter the workforce for the first time, or for those that may be looking for a career change and need a quick "refresher" of how to put your best self forward.

Healing at the speed of read Top Ten Cures for Sciatica and Back Injury BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO EDITION The definitive guide to fixing back injury "Top Ten Cures for Sciatica and Back Pain" is a skill builder to speed the recovery from back pain. Back injury impacts over 90% of people in their life -- and few injuries have a more negative impact on human quality of life than back pain. Nothing demoralizes and hurts like back pain. I should know. After a criminal ran me over and left me for dead, I developed repeated incidents of back pain that left me bed-ridden for days, weeks and occasionally months. I found the tricks and tips that work So, I truly believe you can and WILL have a vibrant recovery. This book is full of the best tricks to get you off the bed and back on your feet There is no rocket science in this short work. It is designed to get right to the point and help you get over your back pain. The definitive guide to fixing back injury