Acoustic Echo and Noise Control: A Practical Approach

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Authors are well known and highly recognized by the "acoustic echo and noise community."
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Weaving centers led the Appalachian Craft Revival at the beginning of the twentieth century. Soon after settlement workers came to the mountains to start schools, they expanded their focus by promoting weaving as a way for women to help their family's financial situation. Women wove thousands of guest towels, baby blankets, and place mats that found a ready market in the women's network of religious denominations, arts organizations, and civic clubs. Although the sales appeal often emphasized helping women with very few resources, the centers frugally covered their own expenses without charity, paying the weavers a prevailing wage.

In Weavers of the Southern Highlands, Philis Alvic details how the Fireside Industries of Berea College in Kentucky began with women weaving to supply their children's school expenses and later developed student labor programs, where hundreds of students covered their tuition by weaving. Arrowcraft, associated with Pi Beta Phi School at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and the Penland Weavers and Potters, begun at the Appalachian School at Penland, North Carolina, followed the Berea model. Women wove at home with patterns and materials supplied by the center, returning their finished products to the coordinating organization to be marketed. Dozens of similar weaving centers dotted mountain ridges.

Philis Alvic, a weaver for over thirty-five years, brings a special insider's perspective to the history of Appalachian handweaving and the people, agencies, and programs that made it all work.

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Weavers of the southern highlands: Berea
Philis Alvic
Manufacturer: P. Alvic
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ASIN: B0006P5CCU

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Weavers of the southern highlands: Penland
Philis Alvic
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ASIN: B0006P6E90

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Weavers of the southern highlands: The early years in Gatlinburg
Philis Alvic
Manufacturer: P. Alvic
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ASIN: B0006DIXFK

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Can't sleep? You have company--only about 20 percent of those living in industrialized countries have no sleep disturbances at all. If the incredible array of alternative therapies have left you confused, this self-help guide will lead you through the maze of choices till you arrive at the ones that succeed for you. Understand exactly what insomnia is, its possible causes from snoring to nightmares, and how much sleep is enough. * Sleeping pills, counseling, and cognitive behavior therapy: will these conventional treatments do the trick for you--and what are their advantages and disadvantages? * One by one, consider complementary therapies alone and in combination: melatonin; herbal remedies like lemon balm; homeopathy and acupuncture; exercise, tai chi, and yoga; hypnotherapy, and more. Bonus: advice on choosing a therapist knowledgeable about these methods. It won't be long until you wake, refreshed and relaxed from a good night's rest! 96 pages (all in color), 4 3/4 x 7 1/16.

Weavers of the Southern Highlands.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History

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Weavers of the Southern Highlands.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History
Eilleen Boris
Manufacturer: Southern Historical Association
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00082Z3PM
Release Date: 2005-08-01

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Southern Historical Association on August 1, 2004. The length of the article is 511 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Weavers of the Southern Highlands.(Book Review)
Author: Eilleen Boris
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2004
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 70 Issue: 3 Page: 709(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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Comprehensive & Potentially Life-Saving.......2005-05-17

Covers many types of eating disorders including overeating obesity. Obesity is an imbalance between food intake and expenditure of energy. The cause of this imbalance is unknown, but it is life threatening and needs to be corrected as soon as possible or it will shorten lifespen and diminish quality of life dramatically.

A comprehensive reference book on an important topic.......2001-03-02

Obesity is an increasingly major problem in our society today and people spend millions trying to lose weight, often only to put it back on again. The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders puts it all in perspective for us in this A-Z reference, explaining the features and causes of anorexia nervosa, cultural influences on appearance and fad diets as well as topics such as homosexuality and eating disorders, the mass media influence on eating disorder, sleep-related eating disorder and much more.

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The eating disorders - anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and obesity -affect many thousands of people each year, particularly young women, though men as well. This comprehensive guide considers why eating disorders occur, and then looks at each in turn, describing the eating behaviours, diagnosis, and treatments available. This new edition has been fully revised and updated. Included is a new chapter explaining and providing advice on the problems someone with an eating disorder may face while pregnant, and after giving birth. An additional chapter looks at the problems that the family or friends of someone with an eating disorder may face, accepting that there is a problem, the feeling that somehow they are responsible, helplessness, and how they can cope and provide support and help for the sufferer Sympathetically and clearly written, the book provides an authoritative resource on eating disorders and how to treat them, one that will prove valuable for sufferers and their families.. From review of previous edition '...provides succinct and comprehensive general information on eating disorders to patients, their families, and health professionals... the book is an easy read for its entire targeted audience from the patient to the physician.' Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

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This isn't the best book on eating disorders........1999-05-02

This was one of the most frustrating books to read on the subject of eating disorders because the emphasis seemed to be on the wrong things. When we think of eating disorders we must realize how much we still need to learn. There were so many references to "ideal" weights and dieting that it would be counterproductive for a patient with an eating disorder to read this book. Some interesting facts about eating disorders and pregnancy were mentioned in this book, and these seemed to be more in the authors' area of expertise. There are many other books written on treating eating disorders and the key seems to be treating the patient with compassion. There was confusion in the book in defining the different eating disorders because there aren't any international standards. In the U.S. we typically use the DSM-IV for diagnosis guidelines, but the guidelines used in other countries are somewhat different making this more difficult to understand.

Required reading for people with young daughters........1997-07-04

This is a thorough book. The basics of the three major eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia and obesity, are examined both individually and as a group, with opening chapters on adolescent eating behaviors and the sexual maturation process. Numerous case history outlines provide surprising insights into the mind of the eating disorder victim. You will not find what you might expect. Any parent with a daughter in sports should get this book. Eating disorders are a subject which parents today cannot study enough

Food for Thought: The Sourcebook for Obesity and Eating Disorders (Facts for Life)

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Food for Thought: The Sourcebook for Obesity and Eating Disorders (Facts for Life)
Dana K. Cassell
Manufacturer: Checkmark Books
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Controlling Eating Disorders With Facts, Advice, and Resources

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Controlling Eating Disorders With Facts, Advice, and Resources

Manufacturer: Oryx Pr
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Fast Facts: Eating Disorders (Fast Facts)

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Fast Facts: Eating Disorders (Fast Facts)
Steiner
Manufacturer: Health Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Eating Disorders (Just the Facts)
Caroline Warbrick
Manufacturer: Heinemann
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Binding: Library Binding

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Eating disorders: Facts about eating disorders and the search for solutions

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Eating disorders: Facts about eating disorders and the search for solutions
Melissa Spearing
Manufacturer: Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health
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Emotional & Mental Health (Health Facts)

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Emotional & Mental Health (Health Facts)
PhD, MPH and William M. Kane, PhD, CHES Nora J. Kantzler
Manufacturer: ETR Associates
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: B000KRR15A

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Discusses elements of emotional health, including theories of development and the role of personality. Provides information about self-esteem, with a focus on skills that promote self-efficacy, and gives practical ways to improve communication, maintain healthy relationships and resolve conflict. Examinies the effects of stress on physical and mental health and offers positive coping strategies

Let's Talk Facts About Eating Disorders: Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives (Let's Talk Facts about)

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Let's Talk Facts About Eating Disorders: Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives (Let's Talk Facts about)
American Psychiatric Association
Manufacturer: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
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The eighteenth century equivalent of the cruiser, the frigate was used for a wide variety of roles from fleet reconnaissance to patrolling sea lanes. Built in 1793, Diana was a typical British frigate of the period, whose long and active career spanned virtually all of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. In 1815 she was sold to the Dutch navy, which she continued to serve until destroyed by an accidental fire in 1839. First published in 1987, this popular volume includes a new large-scale plan of the ship on the reverse of the extended fold-out jacket and over 100 perspective and three-dimensional drawings accompanied by in-depth descriptive keys and photos. Both accurate and impressively detailed, this volume is an essential reference for age of sail enthusiasts and modelers alike. 24 photographs. 300 line drawings.101/2 x 91/2 inches.

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Harriette Lerrigo-Leidich literally grew up with printer's ink on her hands. The daughter of a Nebraska newspaperman, she began her career as a columnist when she was fourteen, nearly seventy-five years ago. She continues to engage readers with a marvelously evocative, distinctive voice that combines the warm friendliness of your favorite neighbor with the keen perception of a seasoned journalist.

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Though the clacking typewriters and the rumbling printing presses of a bygone era have been replaced with quietly humming computers, the thoughtful, deliciously droll stories told here remind us that the things that really count in life are timeless.

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