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Friedman and Schwartz's A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960, published in 1963, stands as one of the most influential economics books of the twentieth century. A landmark achievement, the book marshaled massive historical data and sharp analytics to support the claim that monetary policy--steady control of the money supply--matters profoundly in the management of the nation's economy, especially in navigating serious economic fluctuations. The chapter entitled "The Great Contraction, 1929-33" addressed the central economic event of the century, the Great Depression. Published as a stand-alone paperback in 1965, The Great Contraction, 1929-1933 argued that the Federal Reserve could have stemmed the severity of the Depression, but failed to exercise its role of managing the monetary system and ameliorating banking panics. The book served as a clarion call to the monetarist school of thought by emphasizing the importance of the money supply in the functioning of the economy--a concept that has come to inform the actions of central banks worldwide.

This edition of the original text includes a new preface by Anna Jacobson Schwartz, as well as a new introduction by the economist Peter Bernstein. It also reprints comments from the current Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, originally made on the occasion of Milton Friedman's 90th birthday, on the enduring influence of Friedman and Schwartz's work and vision.

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"This is truly an incredible discovery that could cause physiology books to be rewritten " -- Ironman Magazine "A thorough, productive weight workout in less than three minutes? You better believe it! Larger muscles. Stronger techniques. Fewer injuries. What more do you want?" -- Martial Arts Training Magazine From bodybuilding and fitness pioneers Peter Sisco and John R. Little comes this revolutionary guide to building maximum muscle size and strength--using workouts that last as little as two minutes! Based on the authors' groundbreaking new research, Static Contraction Training reveals how a program consisting of only six 15- to 30-second exercises per workout will build muscle size and strength more efficiently than any other method. Learn firsthand the concepts that are revolutionizing bodybuilding, including:

• Why training more than once a week--or longer than five minutes--can compromise your progress
• How to stimulate maximum muscle mass
• Nutritional fact vs. fiction
• Gaining muscle without fat
• Your weak link and how to overcome it in your next workout
• The "law" that guarantees you huge muscle growth Whether you are a weekend athlete, beginning bodybuilder, or champion, the information in this book will forever change the way you view bodybuilding and strength training exercise. Peter Sisco is editor of Ironman Magazine's Ultimate Bodybuilding series and co-author of Power Factor Training and The Golfer's Two-Minute Workout. John R. Little, the innovator of the Static Contraction Method of strength training, is the editor of the Bruce Lee Library Series and co-author of Power Factor Training and The Golfer's Two-Minute Workout..
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The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Fifth edition of a major textbook for physical therapy students. 1983 fourth edition edited by Lehmkuhl, L. Don. Chapters include outlines and laboratory activities. Halftone illustrations. DNLM: Muscles - physiology. .
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If you were a contraction, you would be a shortened form of two words put together You would change ""it"" and ""is"" to IT'S and ""could"" and ""not"" to COULDN'T. What else could you do if you were a contraction?.
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Are you searching for a program that delivers the maximum in physical fitness, dynamic good health, and a perfectly sculpted body? One that energizes every cell in your body with vitality and vigor? One that requires no weights, no gym, and no equipment of any kind? If you have answered yes, your search is over!

In Powerflex, Jim Forystek teaches the exact techniques he personally used to transform himself and his sons into the amazing specimens you see pictured throughout the exercises of this book. You’ll never experience another boring workout that simply burns you out and makes you hurt wherever you have a joint. Instead, you’ll learn how to use and maximize the latent strength in your own body that is just waiting to be unleashed.

Divided into eight weekly workouts of five exercises, Powerflex teaches you to:
- Build and shape a huge, powerful, perfectly muscled chest.
- Develop strong, rippling washboard abs that draw attention on every beach.
- Maintain a healthy, energetic, flexible spine for lifelong youthfulness.
- Create a firm, strong neck that projects confidence and personal magnetism.
- Sculpt a beautifully developed V-shaped back.
- Build strong, attractive, tireless legs that can always go the distance.
- Create well-rounded, powerful shoulders.
- Develop awesome, perfectly shaped arms that never tire..
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The breakthrough new fitness program for readers who want big gains in little time

"I had one little miniworkout I couldn't believe how short the workout was, and how good I felt afterward. . . . This technique is going to change your life." --Tony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within

Bodybuilding pioneer John Little smashes through conventional training approaches with his revolutionary workout program supported by science and based on 15 years of empirical research. The Max Contraction Training program maximizes muscle fiber stimulation in the shortest amount of time-- leading to faster workouts and more impressive gains. Little reveals:

• Groundbreaking techniques that MAXimize muscle fiber stimulation four times more efficient than conventional training
• Ideal exercise structuring in a workout routine
• Optimal time frames to train muscles for maximum growth
• False information put out by supplement companies

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How is the heartbeat generated? What controls the strength of contraction of heart muscle? What are the links between cardiac structure and function? How does our understanding of skeletal and smooth muscle and non-muscle cells influence our thinking about force development in the heart? Are there important species differences in how contraction is regulated in the heart? How do the new molecular data fit together in understanding the heart beat? What goes wrong in ischemia, hypertrophy, and heart failure? This book paints a modern `portrait' of how the heart works and in this picture the author shows a close-up of the structural, biochemical, and physiological links between excitation and contraction.
The author takes the reader through a series of important, interrelated topics with great clarity and continuity and also includes many useful illustrations and tables. The book starts by considering the cellular structures involved in excitation-contraction coupling and then described the characteristics of the myofilaments as the end effector of excitation-contraction coupling. A general scheme of calcium regulation is described and the possible sources and sinks of calcium are discussed in simple, but quantitative terms. The cardiac action potential and its many underlying currents are reviewed. Then the characteristics of some key calcium transport systems (calcium channels, sodium/calcium exchange and SR calcium uptake and release) are discussed in detail. This is then built into a more integrated picture of calcium regulation in succeeding chapters by detailed discussions of excitation-calcium coupling mechanisms (in skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle), the interplay between calcium regulatory processes, and finally mechanisms of cardiac inotropy, calcium overload, and dysfunction (e.g., ischemia, hypertrophy, and heart failure).
Excitation-Contraction Coupling and Cardiac Contractile Force&endash; Second Edition is an invaluable source of information for anyone who is interested in how the heart beat is controlled and especially suited for students of the cardiovascular system at all levels from medical/graduate students through senior investigators in related fields..
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