Matthew Day: 5 books

Sometimes it's the little things that make a difference. A game of Scrabble, an act of forgiveness, a rainbow.Torn from everything she knew and loved, Emily Grace finds herself stuck in Nowhere, Texas. There she encounters broken people for the first time: twins shipped from foster home...

Food and Everyday Life provides a qualitative, interpretive, and interdisciplinary examination of food and food practices and their meanings in the modern world. Edited by Thomas M. Conroy, the book offers a number of complementary approaches and topics around the parameters of the “ordinary, everyday”...

From a renowned Johns Hopkins- and Stanford-educated cardiologist at Intermountain Medical Center—a hospital system that President Obama has praised as an "island of excellence"—comes the story of his time living in Longevity Village in China, and the seven lessons he learned there that...

This book takes you on a unique journey through American history, taking time to consider the forces that shaped the development of various cities and regions, and arrives at an unexpected conclusion regarding sustainability. From the American Dream to globalization to the digital and information...

[![Image 1][]![Request an e-Inspection Copy][]][Image 1_Request an e-Inspection Copy] This text introduces students to the essentials of the major contributing disciplines – biomechanics, physiology and psychology. It provides detailed knowledge and understanding of each subject area combined...