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Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air
by Ann Carlson
A stirring account of one of our greatest environmental success stories: cleaning up Southern California's air. Los Angeles and smog have been synonymous for decades. From the 1940s through the 1980s, children breathed air so heavy with lead that their blood was poisoned with it. In 1970 officials declared smog alerts on 235 days. But the last smog alert happened in 2003, and lead has virtually disappeared from the air. This is the story of how Los Angeles cleaned up its air. In Smog and Sunshine, environmental law expert and LA native Ann Carlson recounts the dramatic policy fights and the determined scientists, lawyers, and community members who worked alongside public officials to face off against major polluters and save their city. In a time of unprecedented climate change and skepticism about government and science, this book is an inspiring reminder of what concerned residents, individual leaders, and all levels of government can achieve by working together.
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Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play
by Keza MacDonald
An exuberant, behind-the-scenes look at the designers and the company that brought us Mario, Zelda, Pok mon, and so much more, illuminating Nintendo's singular ethos, its massive cultural impact, and the innovative solutions behind its creative triumphs Comprehensive but never too dense, informative but approachable, and packed with an unwavering passion for Nintendo that I'd wager even the company's biggest detractors would find infectious. In short, if you want to learn about Nintendo, this is the book to do it. --Jim Norman, Nintendo Life What magical mushroom could have turned an unassuming playing card company into one of the dominant cultural forces of the twenty-first century? In Super Nintendo, lifelong gamer and a renowned video games journalist Keza MacDonald traces Nintendo back to its quirky beginnings in 1889. Leaping from game to game, she tells the remarkable story of the people who brought us Super Mario Bros., Zelda, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, and more--not to mention the SNES, N64, Game Boy, Wii, Switch, and a host of other wacky gizmos--and charts the delights they've offered over the decades. MacDonald draws on private interviews with icons like Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, who continues to leave his stamp on the company, and takes readers on a trip to the secretive Nintendo HQ--making her one of the few Western journalists to have set foot inside the building. Along the way, she provides a close-up look at the company's willingness to take risks and place long-term success over short-term profits. A carousel of wonders, Super Nintendo whisks you back to the couch in the den, a controller in your hands for the very first time, staring up at a screen of infinite possibilities.
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Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Anyone caring for girls today knows that our daughters, students, and girls next door are more anxious and more prone to depression and self-harming than ever before. The question that no one has yet been able to credibly answer is Why? Now we have answers. As award-winning writer Donna Jackson Nakazawa deftly explains in Girls on the Brink, new findings reveal that the crisis facing today's girls is a biologically rooted phenomenon: the earlier onset of puberty mixes badly with the unchecked bloom of social media and cultural misogyny. When this toxic clash occurs during the critical neurodevelopmental window of adolescence, it can alter the female stress-immune response in ways that derail healthy emotional development. But our new understanding of the biology of modern girlhood yields good news, too. Though puberty is a particularly critical and vulnerable period, it is also a time during which the female adolescent brain is highly flexible and responsive to certain kinds of support and scaffolding. Indeed, we know now that a girl's innate sensitivity to her environment can, with the right conditions, become her superpower. Jackson Nakazawa details the common denominators of such support, shedding new light on the keys to preventing mental health concerns in girls as well as helping those who are already struggling. Drawing on insights from both the latest science and interviews with girls about their adolescent experiences, the author carefully guides adults through fifteen antidote strategies to help any teenage girl thrive in the face of stress, including how to nurture the parent-child connection through the rollercoaster of adolescence, core ingredients to building a sense of safety and security for your teenage girl at home, and how to foster the foundations of long-term resilience in our girls so they're ready to face the world. Neuroprotective and healing, the strategies in Girls on the Brink amount to a new playbook for how we--parents, families, and the human tribe--can secure a healthy emotional inner life for all of our girls.
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Phases: A Memoir
by Brandy
The iconic, multiplatinum, Grammy Award(R)-winning performer Brandy brings us a raw, intimate portrait of her life, charting her journey from Mississippi churches to Hollywood spotlightsFrom the moment she first sang at church in McComb, Mississippi, Brandy knew her voice was special. At fourteen she landed her first record deal. At fifteen her first album went platinum. At sixteen she was starring in the hit sitcom Moesha and became the first Black actress to play Cinderella on screen alongside fairy godmother, Whitney Houston. Yet as the accolades piled up, so too did the pressure to maintain a flawless image. To onlookers, she had crafted the blueprint for the teenage it girl. But behind closed doors The Vocal Bible as she was known, was struggling. In this piercing, revelatory memoir, Brandy shares: the inside stories behind her most iconic songs and albums; her star-studded connections with Whitney Houston and Diana Ross; the affirmation of friends and family, including her brother Ray J, that helped her through challenging times; and so much more.Delving into the humble roots of her decades-spanning career, her early struggles with bullies and insecurities as a high schooler, and finally her inspirational journey to reclaim her sense of self and her autonomy as a woman in Hollywood and in music, this memoir is an insightful meditation on Brandy's life and how she rose to become the woman she is today. Told through a series of breathtaking vignettes and never-before-seen family photographs in a full-color insert, Phases is a fearless and remarkable story of hope, resilience and the strength it takes to make peace with the past.
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Beyond Korean: Easy Recipes for Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Favorites
by Aaron Huh
Discover the flavors of Korea and beyond with 100 simple recipes for noodle dishes, soups, sandwiches, and more from Simply Korean author Aaron Huh. Since 2017, Aaron Huh and his wife, Claire, have been showcasing simple Korean recipes on their popular YouTube channel, Aaron & Claire. With his laidback approach and encouraging don't worry about it! attitude, Aaron makes cooking approachable and fun. Beyond Korean introduces 100 new recipes that draw on Korean, Japanese, and Chinese culinary traditions, along with detailed breakdowns of essential ingredients and cooking techniques to ensure success. Perfect the art of traditional Korean recipes like Street-Style Korean Fried Chicken, Cucumber Kimchi, and Gochujang Noodle Soup. Fuse the flavors of Korea with other international favorites with dishes like Ground Beef Bulgogi, Creamy Gochujang Alfredo, and Korean Fried Chicken Sandwich. Dive into the world of Japanese noodles, rice bowls, and more with recipes like Chicken Katsu, Miso Ramen, and Japanese Egg Sandwich. Discover the homemade delights of popular Chinese dishes such as Kung Pao Chicken, Mongolian Beef, and Sesame Noodles. Whether you're seasoned in the Asian cuisine kitchen or just discovering the plethora of flavors the dishes of these cultures provide, Beyond Korean has just what you need.
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Lucky Devils: The True Story of Three Rebel Gamblers Who Beat the Odds and Changed the Game
by Kit Chellel
The rollicking true story of a trio of gamblers hell-bent on beating the house, who used their ingenuity to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars, transforming the way betting games are played. In the late 1970s, three men declared war on the casino. They were card counters and misfits who arrived in Las Vegas determined to make their fortune. When blackjack got too easy--and they got kicked out of too many casinos--they aimed for bigger prey. Could they predict a roulette wheel's outcome by sight alone? Use computers to solve poker? Anticipate game-day outcomes better than veteran bookies? Crunch enough numbers to predict which horse would come in first? Using innovative strategies and technology that was decades ahead of its time, they did all that and more. They became pioneers of advantage play. Their pursuit of an edge would take them from the Las Vegas Strip to the grand casinos of Northern Europe to the sprawling, 85,000-capacity racetracks of Hong Kong. For more than thirty years they faced down angry pit bosses, violent mafiosos, bankruptcies, nights in foreign jails, lawsuits, and personal betrayals. They learned that the only thing harder than reaching the pinnacle of gambling is staying there. Drawing from exclusive interviews with the three players and their associates, award-winning Bloomberg journalist Kit Chellel delivers a cinematic and often uproarious account of fortunes gained, lost, and gained again. Scrupulously reported and irresistibly told, Lucky Devils reveals how these players did more than simply amass wealth; they revolutionized the game itself. Along the way, they defied gambling's oldest rule. The house doesn't always win.
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Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found
by Andrew Graham-Dixon
One spring day in 1683, a notary's clerk in Delft entered the home of the late Magdalena Pieters van Ruijven and stumbled upon one of the wonders of the seventeenth-century world: twenty paintings by Johannes Vermeer. Rather than dispel the mysteries of Vermeer's life, this discovery merely gave rise to more questions: How had this one Dutchwoman come to possess the majority of the master's work? And why have these images defied explanation for so long? Acclaimed art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon fills these long-standing gaps in art history, presenting a dramatic and transformative new interpretation of Vermeer's life and work. Dixon considers Vermeer holistically, placing him in his complex historical, social, religious, political, and artistic context in order to understand what spaces he occupied in his life and how the texture of these spaces inspired his paintings and distinguished him from his artistic contemporaries. Rich with piercingly direct descriptions of Vermeer's paintings, Graham-Dixon's biography is full of revelations. It upends the master's enigmatic reputation and depicts him instead as a pioneer of the early Enlightenment, a pacifist who was deeply affected by the wars and religious conflicts of the Dutch Republic and allied to a radical movement driven underground by persecution.
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The Official History of the Fifa Women's World Cup
by Fifa Museum
The Official History of the FIFA Women's World Cup is the definitive, authorised account of the world's biggest women's football tournament. Fully updated to include Australia & New Zealand 2023 and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, this lavish visual history is packed with more than 800 stunning photographs, unique official documents and fascinating statistics. It's a celebration of women's football like no other. In addition to game-by-game reviews of every Women's World Cup and Summer Olympic Games Women's Football tournaments, this volume contains an extensive history of women's football, exploring its development and spread around the world from its origins in the late 19th century to the present day. Exhaustively researched by the experts at the FIFA Museum in Zurich, this is a beautifully packaged resource for anyone who loves women's football.
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DK Top 10 Chicago: Top 10 Lists for Your Perfect Trip, Plus an All-Weather Folded Map
by Dk Travel
Make the most of your trip to Chicago with this Top 10 guide. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Chicago has to offer and ensuring that you don't miss a thing. Best of all, the pocket-friendly format is light and easily portable; the perfect companion while out and about. Inside this guide to Chicago, you'll find: Top 10 lists of Chicago's must-sees and must-dos, including visiting the Art Institute of Chicago, wandering around Millennium Park and taking in the view from the Willis TowerChicago's most interesting areas, with the best places for sightseeing, food and drink, and shoppingThemed lists, including the best film locations, parks and beaches, performing arts venues, local dishes and much moreBrand-new itineraries, perfect for a day trip, a weekend or a weekA laminated pull-out map of Chicago, plus five full-colour area mapsDK's Top 10 travel guides have been helping travellers to make the most of their breaks since 2002. Looking for more on Chicago's culture, history and attractions? Try our DK Chicago travel guide.
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In Trees: An Exploration
by Robert Moor
From the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller On Trails comes a wondrous new journey through the wilds of nature and the gnarls of history, exploring how trees--from the mightiest sequoia to the tiniest bonsai--can teach us to grow wise. To truly grasp the wisdom of a tree, you need to begin thinking like one... One day, on a whim, Robert Moor set out to climb a tree near his home--unwittingly embarking on what would become a decade-long, globe-spanning adventure of intellectual and spiritual transformation. Pursuing the hidden wisdom of trees, he scales to the very top of a giant sequoia while filming a nature documentary with David Attenborough; he treks through swamps in Papua to reach a treehouse-dwelling tribe of hunter-gatherers; and he journeys to a remote research camp in Tanzania, where he spends a memorable night sleeping in a chimpanzee nest, seeking to understand our deep evolutionary history. Eventually, having gained a radical new outlook on both our gnarled past and our ever-branching future, he joins an intrepid clan of climate activists risking everything to halt construction of a new oil pipeline and save an ancient forest. Along the way, Moor learns the art of tree-thinking, which, he discovers, has the power to break open some of humanity's oldest questions: What is the secret to truly growing old? How do we set down deeper roots in an increasingly chaotic world? Most importantly, how should we--as individuals, as communities, as stewards of the earth--live? A witty and relentlessly curious excursion through philosophy, history, and science, what begins as an ode to the miracle of trees blossoms into a joyous, daring, fiercely hopeful endeavor to arborize humanity.
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This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History
by Beverly Gage
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past. Ride along with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops where Americans learn--and fight--about our history. From the birth of the nation in Philadelphia to Disneyland and the California dream, This Land Is Your Land offers a guided tour of thirteen places and thirteen key moments that define America's greatest successes and challenges. The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a document that proclaimed the liberty and equality of all human beings, but produced a country that often failed to agree upon--or live up to--those ideals. This Land Is Your Land is for everyone who wants to find that history--to experience it and confront it, to celebrate it and condemn it--in the places where it happened. Gage shows that Americans can face their past and still love their country.
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Stuff Every Adult Should Know: A Pocket-Sized Guide to Grown-Up Know-How, from Taxes to Small Talk
by Alyssa Favreau
A pocket guide to all the adult stuff you're expected to know (but that nobody ever explains). -- Do you ever feel like you missed the day in school when they taught you, literally everything you were going to need for a successful adulthood? Well, here's the handbook for that day we all missed! Learn life skills such as: -- How to write a cover letter -- How to change a tire -- How to make a budget -- How to host a dinner party -- How to deal with taxes -- and more! -- Featuring handy tips, tricks, and techniques collected from the best-selling Stuff You Should Know series, Stuff Every Adult Should Know is the adulthood 101 you've been waiting for!
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Ohana Style: Food from Hawai'i, for Your Family
by Sheldon Simeon
The author of Cook Real Hawai'i brings the essence of Hawai'i cuisine to everyday cooking with unfussy and flavorful recipes featuring easy ingredient substitutions, clever new techniques, and creative (and often plant-based) spins on traditional dishes. Beloved chef and two-time Top Chef fan favorite Sheldon Simeon's food joyfully reflects Hawai'i's flavors and cooking styles, a mixture of island influences including Native Hawaiian, Filipino, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and other cuisines. In Ohana Style you'll find umami-packed recipes meant for family-that's what ohana means in Hawaiian-weeknight dinners, quick lunches, snacks, cookouts, and barbecues. From Tocino Bacon with Garlic Rice for breakfast and Stir-Fried Olives with Ginger and Shoyu as a midday snack, to a Pan-Fried Lemon-Caper Mahi Mahi dinner with Pickled Mango Granita for dessert, Ohana Style has recipes for every mood and any event-it's a book for people who want to get something flavorful and delicious on the table quickly without forgoing the exciting and layered flavors of local Hawaiian cooking.
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5-Ingredient Mediterranean Cookbook: Amazingly Healthy Quick-Fix Meals
by Editors Of the Harvard Common Press
Discover just how easy it is to cook and enjoy the world's healthiest diet--without spending hours shopping for ingredients or cooking in your kitchen. Fad diets come and go, but the Mediterranean Diet is the diet that doctors and nutritionists consistently recommend, year after year. It has, after all, ranked #1 for eight years straight in the US News and World Report survey of health professionals. They like it because it provides nutritional completeness, reduces health risks, helps manage weight effectively over the long term, is easy to sustain, and is evidence-based. What could be better than all that? How about delectable foods from some of the world's tastiest cuisines--French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, and Middle Eastern, for starters? 5-Ingredient MediterraneanCookbook makes it easy to embrace this unrivaled diet with 80 delicious throw-together recipes, each with a mouthwatering photograph. The recipes include: Citrus-Marinated Salmon, Mediterranean Grilled Shrimp, Roman Roasted Chicken, Polenta with Porcini Mushrooms, Chickpea Fritters, Fennel Tzatziki, Provencal Herb Tartlets, Poached Vanilla-Scented Pears. Although many dishes from the great Mediterranean cuisines have unwieldy ingredient lists, tricky techniques, and long cooking times, that's not the case for these amazing recipes--carefully curated to require a maximum of five ingredients and a minimum of time and fuss. Eat in the healthiest way possible without spending all day at the store or in the kitchen with the 5-Ingredient Mediterranean Cookbook.
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The Long Run: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool
by Martin Dugard
The dramatic story behind the running and marathon boom of the 1970s and early 1980s, featuring the stories of Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and many others, about how a generation of runners turned the marathon into a national obsession On September 3, 1970, the New York City Marathon was run for the first time. One hundredtwenty-seven runners paid a one-dollar entry fee, and only one woman competed. Fifty-four years later, nearly fifty thousand runners from all over the world finished the same race. Almost half were women. More than three times as many runners applied, and over two million spectators watched. Marathons are inclusive, fully global, and still exploding in popularity. How did we get from there to here? As Martin Dugard, longtime runner, running coach, and #1 New York Times bestselling author, explains, it was thanks to four very special runners who changed the way America, and the world, saw running. The Long Run celebrates these athletes-- Frank Shorter, Steve Prefontaine, Joan Benoit, and Grete Waitz--and many more, sharing stories of the specific races and social movements that transformed running from a niche sport to a national obsession. It follows Shorter through his early training and his triumph in Munich; Prefontaine in his legendary races, disappointing Olympics, and tragic death; and Benoit and Waitz in their eleven hardwon duels before Benoit won the first women's Olympic Marathon and Waitz broke the tape in the first of five New York City Marathon victories. It is a story with big characters, enormous moments, and a historical arc that has never been completely explored. The Long Run will reveal how the sport of running, and the race that we all know and love, became iconic--and how finishing a marathon became a top bucket-listgoal for runners and non-runners alike.
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Mini Crochet: Teeny Tiny Treasures to Make and Share
by Catherine Hirst
DELIGHT in the CHARM of the miniature with this IRRESISTIBLE collection of 35 TINY crochet toys. This adorable crochet collection proves that all good things really do come in small packages. Working with fine yarn and the tiniest of hooks, expert craft teacher Catherine Hirst brings you 35 adorable miniature projects, from amigurumi-style animals to teeny-tiny accessories, all bursting with charm and creativity. Inside, you'll meet Ekaterina, Elena, and Eva--three tiny sisters who are only two inches tall. They're best friends with Mama, Papa, and Baby Bear, who snuggle under their cozy crocheted blankets each night. And lurking nearby--unseen by most--is the Catnip Mouse, a mischievous creature measuring just one inch from whiskers to tail. You'll also find miniature cakes, dainty flowers that double as brooches or hair accessories, festive decorations for the Christmas tree, and even tiny beads to create your own crochet jewelry. Perfect for beginners and experienced crafters alike, this book includes a comprehensive techniques section to help you get started and master the basics. With clear step-by-step instructions and whimsical storytelling woven throughout, you'll discover just how magical miniature crochet can be. Joyful and irresistibly tiny--this is crochet at its most enchanting.
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Thank You, Teachers: True Stories from America's Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope
by James Patterson
Teachers deserve recognition every day, especially on National Teacher's Day This Teacher Appreciation Week and end of school year, express your gratitude with these heroic stories from the classroom trenches from the world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson. Teachers are the heroes we too often forget to thank. And we need heroes more than ever. From across the country, from kindergarten to high school, from public, private, religious, or military schools, teachers tell us: What it takes to teach kids day in and day out What it takes to improve kids' lives What it takes to foster a lifelong readers and lifelong learners If you can read this, someone cared about you. If you can read this, you want a brighter future for our kids. If you can read this, thank a teacher.
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How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself
by Jenny Lawson
Warm, insightful, and witty, the first book of advice from New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson--aka the Bloggess Jenny Lawson is full of contradictions. She's a celebrated author but battles self-doubt, paralysis, and anxiety. She's an award-winning humorist but struggles with treatment-resistant depression. The questions people most often ask her are, How do you do it? How do you keep going even when it feels impossible? How do you keep creating? This book is her answer.
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The AI Cybersecurity Handbook
by Caroline Wong
An up-to-date exploration of how AI is transforming cybersecurity and how to implement AI in your organization's cyber defenses to meet today's evolving threat landscape In The AI Cybersecurity Handbook, author Caroline Wong examines AI's impact on both offensive and defensive cybersecurity strategies. Wong explains how artificial intelligence has transformed the way cyberattacks are carried out and how technology professionals prepare for and defend against them. On the offensive side, the author explores how AI is being used to automate, accelerate, and personalize attacks against targets. She shows you how these technologies make cyberattacks cheaper to carry out, harder to detect, and easier to automate at scale--broadening the impact beyond initial targets to include partners, third parties, and critical connected systems. For defenders, this book demonstrates how to use AI to evolve past traditional, rules-based cybersecurity defense to an adaptive model that evolves in real-time to counteract emergent risks and novel attack vectors. These new systems rely on continuously updated data inputs and form resilient bulwarks against formidable threats. Inside the book: Hands-on strategies for minimizing operational barriers to AI implementation to enable new capabilities for defenders and allow for the use of powerful tools, like smart data enrichment, AI-powered query engines, and self-initiating security actions Up-to-date discussions of how to use AI to accelerate your cybersecurity responses while improving their accuracy, including anomaly detection, threat identification, and dynamic mitigation processes Expert advice for building resilient AI-enabled cybersecurity without compromising on AI ethics Perfect for cybersecurity professionals, IT managers, developers and business leaders looking for actionable guidance on the integration of AI into their IT security practices, The AI Cybersecurity Handbook offers accessible strategies well-suited to people with varying levels of technical expertise. It's a must-read book for everyone with a stake in safeguarding digital assets.
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