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It's not supposed to be a motivational book but I started a fitness regime after reading it!

Sabol has been a "fitness freak" most of her adult life. As health columnist for Mademoiselle magazine, she traveled widely, reporting on (and trying out) all kinds of spas, resorts, diets, exercise parlors -- you name it, she tried it.

Here she tells all. What it's like to be coddled, starved and exercised at places like "The Golden Door" and other expensive and exclusive watering places for the elite, what it's like at Gold's Gym and Santa Monica Body Builders. (The prevalence of the word "gold" in the titles indicate what clients give and owners get. With these clients, the most obese things in sight are the costs of the programs and the bank accounts of the customers.)

"Aerobics and fitness in general," Sabol writes, "did not just become a fashion -- they became a craze. And it was the craziness that became injurious to the health movement...What we need to do is rethink our definition of fitness...The most important question is fit for why? What is the point of looking like an Olympian if you're a clerk at the A&P express line?"

Sabol contends that the drive for fitness can be a narcissistic way to avoid relationships, a substitute for things that really count. We need to understand our limitations and be aware of needs and objectives. "Acknowledging that our basic fears of aging and of intimacy led us to the extreme physical self-obsession."

She adds,"Good health means being keyed into the ultimate balance of life for you and you alone. But above all, we must learn to heed the advice of our own body wisdom. In the end, that's the only trainer worth sweating for."

This book makes more sense than anything else I've ever read on the subject. I recommend it to anyone who wants to live a healthy lifestyle.

Centrifugal pump design and performanceby David Japikse

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I am a contractor and I began using this book when I started getting into this feild 8 years ago and I still use it for reference today.It has saved me time and money so many times it has been well worth the money I paid for this excellent book.

This book has its own spot on my workbench, because it has everything you need to know about electric cooling, accessory drive belts, and water pumps. get this book if you plan to install or amke a cooling system or water pump.

"An Experiment with an Air Pump," by Shelagh Stephenson, is an intriguing play that takes place in two different time periods: 1799 and 1999. The book notes that the play was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester in 1998; a biographic note on the author states that she was born in Northumberland and has written a number of plays for BBC Radio.

The play switches back and forth between the two time periods. The 1799 story is about scientist and political radical Joseph Fenwick, his family, servant, and professional associates. The 1999 story looks at a married couple in which the wife is a scientist, and at 2 of their associates. The intent is for four of the actors to double and each play one character in each time period.

"Experiment" makes use of a play-within-a-play motif as some of the 1799 characters work on mounting a little production. There's also a tip of the hat to the epistolary novel as letters between two characters are read as part of the dialogue. Some of the issues addressed in the play are gender roles, creativity, class oppression, "Englishness" (i.e. English ethnic/national identity), cross-cultural contact, the role of the scientist in society, scientific ethics, and female beauty standards. There are some really cutting lines as the characters explore these issues. Complex and thought-provoking, this is a really remarkable play.

What a great little book and well researched. Originally published by Love Street Books, Louisville, Ky (No Longer in buisiness) it hit the streets in 1979 with a cute Super Beetle on it's cover.

Revamped and updated by Survival Press, with current up to the minute information, the book still works! The system is the same from the bootlegger days to about ten minutes ago, from mash to Mason jar.

Henry Ford produced the "T" with the intention of it running on alcohol, as well as gasoline. After all, in those days you didn't see a filling station on every corner. It was necessary to be able to run on alcohol, and it did just fine.

Pure alcohol, 200 proof, burns cleaner than old Mort's pet pig after the Saturday nite bath. You don't have to fight OPEC to get it either ;-) It will be right where you put it last.

Ask Minnesota if corn squeezin's burn in your car. Producing enough to totally eliminate gasoline is, perhaps, not practical. However, lots of us are gonna give it a run for its money.

Jim and Barbara did a great job on this book, and Survival Press merely brought it up to the present date and time. Updated info on the ATF and the current requirements and applications --which by the by are included in the Appendices of the 2001 printing.

If a person really wants to get shuck of the dinasaur juice and the OPEC clowns that control it, this is one great alternative.
A marvelous tutorial, with step by step instructions. Although, I might add that most of us won't have to drill out the jets in our carbs ;-) Or learn what a venturi is ;-) Injection took care of all that mess. (E85 requirements met by auto manufacturers years ago).

Hop to it, fellas. This is the ultimate do-it-yourself book with a terrific prize for you at the end of the hike.

You just gotta get a copy for yourself!

Enjoy and happy motoring!

the designing of a pumping station involves many aspects of civil and mechanical engineering. this book deals with the designing of the pump sump which very much useful for a hydraulic engineer. my professor advised me to read this book, who is a good hydraulic engineer. after reading this book i got good understanding about the sump design and problems involved with poor designing.

It's an excellent creative cookbook. I do not own one, but would love to. My sister in law has made some wonderful dishes from this book.

I don't have diabetes. But my mother has had it for 61 years. If you are a real "nut" like me (GEEKHOOD), you will want this book. There will be better diabetes management than with the original management appraoch. I WANT TO FOLLOW THIS PROGRAM EVEN THOUGH I DON'T HAVE DIABETES! Based on the DCCT (Diabetes Control and Complication Trial) which conducted a study on 1,441 diabetics. The results were incredible. Chances of eye damage decreased by as much as 76 percent. Kidney damage, up to 56 percent. Nerve damage, up to 60 percent. As compared to "convential therapy". It is the best. This is called "Intensive Therapy". The prior diabetes management is called "Conventional Therapy". Then there is "Denial Therapy". The last is what most people do. And I have great compassion for them. They just deny their diabetes! The purpose of this program is to keep the LEVEL of your blood sugar as constant as possible. Thus remaining in maximum health. The good part is that you probably will be more heathy than the average individual because you are paying more attention, much more attention, to your health! This program is for both Type 1 and 2 diabeties. If you have a friend who is not a geek, then send him/her "The Diabetic's Book" via gift from Amazon.com (and then don't say another word unless they ask for help). The results with "Conventional Therapy" are not as good as "Intensive Therapy", but some people simply don't have this "NUMERICAL" lifestyle. Don't bug any diabetic because you are attached to them, please. It just doesn't work. I got my mother to use her diabetes machine by using myself as a human guinea pig. And she would pay attention to my measurements and how you do it. A little. Took about a month and I had to read "How to Win Friends and Influence People" all over again! But it worked. So don't "strong-arm" anybody about this program. I don't want to be gruesome. But if you scream at your loved-one to take care of themselves in this case, they may end up blind and with cut-off limbs. Alright? Patience. One diabetic doctor told me that mathematicians and engineers who love to keep charts may want to use "intensive therapy", but that's about it! I'm not updated on diabetes. Look for the "buzz words" DCCT and "Intensive Therapy" in the newer books. Two more things. Most diabetic doctors or even plain physicians are simply way too slack on diabetic care (I think I fired 3!). But these books are a little bit too detailed. Exercise physiologist? A good idea. A good "idea". Dietician? Another good idea. Another "idea". So strike your own path. My mother is taking care of her diabetes better than she has in 61 years! But my brother and I would never force this program, "intensive therapy", on her. Angry criticism helps no one ~ Winston Churchill.