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Safe Foods: The A-Z Guide to the Most Wholesome Foods For You and Your Family
By Deborah Mitchell. 2004
Organized in a quick-reference, A-to-Z format, Safe Foods will help readers separate the hype from the truth, find safe, healthy…
foods for their families, and answer some of today's most burning questions, including: - Are organic fruits and vegetables worth the extra expense? - What do experts really know about the safety of genetically engineered foods? - How concerned should a parent be about the hormones, steroids, and antibiotics in a child's diet?The Groom's Instruction Manual
By Paul Kepple, Shandon Fowler, Jude Buffum. 2008
At Last! A Comprehensive Guide to Good Grooming Gone are the days when you could sit back and let your…
fiancée plan the entire wedding. Today's grooms have countless tasks to perform, from hiring the entertainment and planning the rehearsal dinner to buying the wedding bands and comforting hysterical family members. Fortunately, The Groom's Instruction Manual is here to answer all of your most challenging questions: How do I handle feuding relatives? What should I look for in a good wedding photographer? Why does my fiancée seem stressed out all the time? Whatever your concerns, you'll find the answers here--courtesy of author and veteran groom Shandon Fowler.How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs, 5th Edition
By Richard Montauk. 2010
Surefire Strategies for Getting Into the Top MBA ProgramsNow with new and expanded information on international MBA programs, comprehensive rankings…
of the leading schools, and new interviews with admissions officers, How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs provides a complete overview of what the top schools look for. This book features a step-by-step guide To The entire application process with in-depth advice from more than thirty admissions directors. it shows you how to:* Develop your optimal marketing strategy* Assess and upgrade your credentials* Choose the programs that are right for you* Write quality essays for maximum impact* Choose and manage your recommenders* Ace your interviewsPrepare for business school and get the most out of your program once you go.A Better Way of Dying
By Jeanne Fitzpatrick, Eileen M. Fitzpatrick, William Colby. 2010
The fail-safe plan for ensuring one's final wishes are respected Advanced directives and living wills have improved our ability to…
dictate end-of-life care, but even these cannot guarantee that we will be allowed the dignity of a natural death. Designed by two sisters-one a doctor, one a lawyer-and drawing on their decades of experience, the five-step Compassion Protocol outlined in A Better Way of Dying offers a simple and effective framework for leaving caretakers concrete, unambiguous, and legally binding instructions about your wishes for your last days. Meant for people in every walk of life-from the elderly, to those in the early stages of mentally degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, to healthy young people planning for an unpredictable future-this book creates space for a discussion we all must have if we wish to ensure comfort and control at the end of our lives..Manual of Grasses for North America
By Mary E. Barkworth, Laurel K. Anderton, Kathleen M. Capels, Sandy Long, Michael B. Piep. 2007
Grasses are the world's most important plants. They are the dominant species over large parts of the earth's land surface,…
a fact that is reflected in the many different words that exist for grasslands, words such as prairie, veldt, palouse, and pampas to mention just a few. As a group, grasses are of major ecological importance, as soil binders and providers of shelter and food for wild animals, both large and small. Some grasses, such as wheat, rice, corn, barley, rye, tef, and sugar cane are major sources of calories for humans and their livestock; others, primarily bamboos, are used for construction, tools, paper, and fabric. More recently, the seed catalogs that tantalize gardeners each winter have borne witness to an increasing appreciation of the aesthetic value of grasses. The Manual of Grasses for North America is designed as a successor to the classic volume by Hitchcock and Chase. It reflects current taxonomic thought and includes keys, illustrations, and distribution maps for the nearly 900 native and 400 introduced species that have been found in North America north of Mexico. In addition, it presents keys and illustrations for several species that are known only in cultivation or are of major agricultural significance, either as progenitors of bread wheat and corn or as a major threat to North American agriculture because of their ability to hybridize with crop species. The Manual is a major reference work for grasses that will retain its value for many years.The Meaning of Tingo
By Adam Jacot de Boinod. 2005
Did you know that people in Indonesia have a word that means 'to take off your clothes in order to…
dance'? Or how many words the Albanians have for eyebrows and moustaches? Or that the Dutch word for skimming stones is plimpplamppletteren? Drawing on the collective wisdom of over 154 languages, this intriguing book is arranged by theme so you can compare attitudes all over the world to such subjects as food, the human body and the battle of the sexes. Here you can find not only those words for which there is no direct counterpart in English (such as the Japanese age-otori which means looking less attractive after a haircut), but also a frank discussion of exactly how many 'Eskimo' terms there are for snow, and a vast array of information exploring the wonderful and often downright strange world of words. Oh, and tingo means 'to take all the objects one desires from the house of a friend, one at a time, by asking to borrow them'.A Geography of Blood
By Candace Savage. 2012
*Finalist, Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-FictionWhen Candace Savage and her partner buy a house in the romantic little…
town of Eastend, she has no idea what awaits her. At first she enjoys exploring the area around their new home, including the boyhood haunts of the celebrated American writer Wallace Stegner, the back roads of the Cypress Hills, the dinosaur skeletons at the T.Rex Discovery Centre, the fossils to be found in the dust-dry hills. She also revels in her encounters with the wild inhabitants of this mysterious land-three coyotes in a ditch at night, their eyes glinting in the dark; a deer at the window; a cougar pussy-footing it through a gully a few minutes' walk from town.But as Savage explores further, she uncovers a darker reality-a story of cruelty and survival set in the still-recent past--and finds that she must reassess the story she grew up with as the daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter of prairie homesteaders.Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and imbued with Savage's passion for this place, A Geography of Blood offers both a shocking new version of plains history and an unforgettable portrait of the windswept, shining country of the Cypress Hills.Disalmanac
By Scott Bateman. 2013
Have you ever wanted to dazzle your friends with your command of history, science, and other important matters? No? Then…
this is the book for you. Ronald Reagan once famously said, Facts are stupid things. ” The book you hold in your hands will prove it. Did you know that Albuquerque’s population is 78% chupacabra and 22% victim? Do you know why civilization started in Mesopotamia, and not Boise? And did you know the reason you shouldn’t stare at the Sun is that it will probably shoot you and turn your skin into a rain poncho? Disalmanac is a handy compendium of false facts covering everything from world history and economics to pop culture, sports, and more. All of which are incorrect, but try not to be so judgy about it. But wait, there’s more. You’ll also discover a generous supply of Random Bonus Facts from the likes of Michael Ian Black, Neil Gaiman, Wil Wheaton, Weird Al Yankovic, and other luminaries who may or may not have a good grasp of the facts. .Pocket Burmese Dictionary
By Stephen Nolan. 2008
This is a pocket sized Burmese Dictionary Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people travelling to Myanmar Pocket…
Burmese Dictionary is an essential tool for communicating in Burmese. A great way to learn Burmese, it features all the essential Burmese vocabulary appropriate for beginning to intermediate students. It’s handy pocket format and easy-to read type will make any future trip to Myanmar much easier. In addition to being an excellent English to Burmese dictionary and Burmese to English dictionary Pocket Burmese Dictionary contains important notes on the Burmese language, Burmese grammar, and Burmese pronunciation. All Burmese word are written in Romanized form as well as authentic Burmese script (mranma akkha. ra) so that in the case of difficulties the book can simply be shown to the person the user is trying to communicate with. This dictionary contains: The 3,000 most commonly used words in the Burmese language. Burmese–English and English–Burmese sections. An introduction to the Burmese language. Romanized Burmese and Burmese script (i>mranma akkha. ra). Information on Burmese grammar. Information on pronouncing Burmese. Other books from this bestselling series you might enjoy include: Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary, Pocket Cambodian Dictionary, Pocket Thai Dictionary, and Pocket Malay Dictionary.The Lakotas and the Black Hills
By Jeffrey Ostler. 2010
A concise and engrossing account of the Lakota and the battle to regain their homeland. The Lakota Indians made their…
home in the majestic Black Hills mountain range during the last millennium, drawing on the hills' endless bounty for physical and spiritual sustenance. Yet the arrival of white settlers brought the Lakotas into inexorable conflict with the changing world, at a time when their tribe would produce some of the most famous Native Americans in history, including Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, and Crazy Horse. Jeffrey Ostler's powerful history of the Lakotas' struggle captures the heart of a people whose deep relationship with their homeland would compel them to fight for it against overwhelming odds, on battlefields as varied as the Little Bighorn and the chambers of U. S. Supreme Court. .American Architecture and Urbanism
By Vincent Scully. 1969
A classic book authored by the foremost architectural historian in America, this fully illustrated history of American architecture and city…
planning is based on Vincent Scully's conviction that architecture and city planning are inseparably linked and must therefore be treated together. He defines architecture as a continuing dialogue between generations which creates an environment across time. This definitive survey extends beyond the cities themselves to the American scene as a whole, which has inspired the reasonable balanced, closed and ordered forms, and above all the probity, that he feels typifies American architecture.Your Story: How To Write It So Others Will Want To Read It
By Joanne Fedler. 2017
We either think our lives are so special that everyone should be interested in what s happened to…
us or so ordinary that we can t imagine anyone would care The truth lies somewhere in between yes we are all special and no people will not care unless we write with them in mind Joanne Fedler a beloved writing teacher and mentor has written Your Story to help all people even those who don t necessarily identify as writers value their life stories and write them in such a way that they transcend the personal and speak into a universal story She shows how to write from your life but for the benefit of others Filled with practical wisdom and tools this book tackles mind-set issues that prevent us from writing ways to develop trust in yourself the process the mystery triggers or prompts to elicit our own stories Joanne s original techniques for lifewriting developed over a decade of teaching and mentoring and much more Joanne understands the writer s loneliness says one such writer whose life she s touched the award-winning author Nava Semel In this book she has created a menu of encouraging possibilities on how to overcome our fears and dig deep into our souls so that our true voice can emergeThe Encyclopedia of TV Pets
By Ken Beck. 2002
The Encyclopedia of TV Pets is an entertaining and comprehensive journey into the lives of the world's most famous television…
animal stars. All creatures great and small, from kangaroos, sea lions, simians, and horses to elephants, dogs, lions, cats, and bears are here and pictured in nearly 200 photographs. More than 100 TV series are represented along with the biographies and true-life stories of such memorable animals as Lassie, Mr. Ed, Gentle Ben, Wishbone, Flipper, Trigger, Arnold the Pig, Murray, Morris, Silver, J. Fred Muggs, Spuds McKenzie, Nunzio, Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion and Judy the Chimp, Benji, Morty the Moose, Marcel the Monkey, Salem from Sabrina, Fred the Cockatoo, Flicka, Fury, Lancelot Link, Tramp, Comet, Skippy the Kangaroo, Rin Tin Tin, Cheetah, London, C.J. the Orangutan, Eddie from Frasier, and even the Taco Bell® Chihuahua! The Encyclopedia of TV Pets is an amazing menagerie of facts and tales, many never before told to television fans. Owners, trainers, and the human actors who worked with the animals have told stories in exclusive interviews. What were the animals' real names? What were their favorite treats? Who trained them to do the incredible feats you see on TV? It's all here and more in The Encyclopedia of TV Pets, a book that animal lovers will keep handy alongside their remote control.Grateful Table: Blessings, Prayers and Graces
By Brenda Knight. 2013
What would happen if you sat down to dinner with the likes of Alicia Keyes, Jonathan Safran Foer, David Lynch,…
Morgan Freeman, Sir Ben Kingsley, Alton Brown, Neil Gaiman, Deepak Chopra and David Foster Wallace? Fascinating conversation, without doubt, and one of the things that all these folks have in common is that they practice gratitude and have a lot to say about it. These thinkers and luminaries included in The Grateful Table make this a thoroughly modern book of blessings, both heartfelt and deeply profound.50 Things Every Guy Should Know How to Do: Celebrity and Expert Advice on Living Large
By Daniel Kline, Jason Tomaszewski. 2006
For every guy who’s ever wondered how to start a business, get a job in sports, survive in prisonor program…
a VCR50 Things Every Guy Should Know How to Do is the one irreplaceable source for all the answers. The guy’s guide to 50 essential skillsby the guys (and gals) who know best Daniel Kline and Jason Tomaszewski go straight to the experts, obtaining advice on joke-telling from Woody Allen, weight-loss secrets from Richard Simmons, and fashion tips from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’s Carson Kressley. Within these pages, you’ll learn how to: Bluff like a Pro: poker legend Amarillo Slim offers ten keys to No-Limit Texas Hold’Em Pimp your ride: West Coast Customs’ Q shares the best ways to trick out your car Land a gig on a reality TV show: Mark Cronin, producer ofThe Surreal Life, gives the inside scoop Cheat on your wife: Judith Brandt, author of The 50 Mile Rule: Your Guide to Infidelity and Marital Etiquette, offers her take .Literally, the Best Language Book Ever
By Paul Yeager. 2008
By turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian, this is a highly opinionated guide to better communication. In Literally, the Best…
Language Book Ever, author Paul Yeager attacks with a linguistic scalpel the illogical expressions and misappropriated meanings that are so commonplace and annoying. Identifying hundreds of common language miscues, Yeager provides an astute look at the world of words and how we abuse them every day. For the grammar snobs looking for any port in a storm of subpar syntax, or the self-confessed rubes seeking a helping hand, this witty guide can transform even the least literate into the epitome of eloquence. .The Hair Manual: Finally, All Of Your Hair Questions Answered
By Farah Averill, Sachin Bhola, Adam Fox. 2013
Finally, a book that answers all of your hair questions, put together by the most-read digital men's magazine, AskMen. No…
one's excluded. Our readers are as diverse as the hair on their heads, so whether you're clueless on the subject or are a hairstylist, whether you have curly hair or are balding, there's takeaway value for all. The Hair Manual offers men information on and step-by-step guides to: - Finding the hairstyle that's right for you, specifically looking at face shapes. - How to deal with diverse hair types: straight, curly, afro-textured and thinning/balding. - How to find a barber and how to talk to him (includes a list of the best barbershops in North America). - Understanding hair products and how to work with them. - Going gray and hair coloring. - Cheats sheets on quick fixes for bad hair days, hairstyles for every occasion and a hair glossary. - Advice from guys like Andre 3000, the team at Blind Barber, Diplo, Billy Reid, Marcus Troy and more. Know the feeling of putting on your suit or dressing for a date only to be defeated by your hair? It's kind of absurd how much power our hair has over us. It frames your face and is clearly a noticeable part of your overall image. So get it right -- The Hair Manual shows you how.Journey to the Sacred Mountains
By Flynn Johnson. 2010
Weaving together three wisdom traditions-Native American spirituality, depth psychology, and Buddhism-into a profound understanding of the soul's journey, this resource…
offers vision quests and other nature-based experiences as a way to reestablish an intimate connection with the earth, humankind's original home. The knowledge and beauty of an ancient Sioux story, which serves as the guiding thread of the book, teaches the value of setting out on a quest in the natural world to discover who and what one truly is, while notions of a Buddhist path illustrate how to free oneself from constraining beliefs and conditioning. Seeking to explore the core center of any spiritual quest-a direct, unmediated experience of the sacred-rather than ascribe to one religion or dogma, this inspiring guide is a timely voice that advocates an equitable, sustainable way of living on the earth.Odd Type Writers
By Celia Blue Johnson. 2013
Every great writer has a unique way of setting a story to paper. And, it turns out, many of these…
writers used methods that were just as inventive as the works they produced. Odd Type Writers explores the quirky writing habits of renowned authors, including Truman Capote, Ernest Hemingway, and Alexandre Dumas, among many others. * To meet his deadline for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo placed himself under strict house arrest, locking up all of his clothes and wearing nothing but a large gray shawl until he finished the book. * Virginia Woolf used purple ink for love letters, diary entries, and to pen her acclaimed novel Mrs. Dalloway. Also, in her twenties, she preferred to write while standing up. * Friedrich Schiller kept a drawer full of rotten apples in his study. According to his wife, he couldn’t work without that pungent odor wafting into his nose. * Eudora Welty evaluated her work with scissors handy. If anything needed to be moved, she cut it right out of the page. Then she’d use pins to put the section in its new place. In Odd Type Writers, you’ll find out why James Joyce wrote in crayon, what Edgar Allan Poe’s cat was doing on his shoulder, why Vladimir Nabokov had to keep his feet wet, and the other peculiar tools and eccentric methods used to compose some of the greatest works of all time. .The Chowhound's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area
By Chowhound. 2005
With more than 740,000 visitors a month, Chowhound.com has become a favorite source of information for those who want to…
take their dining experiences off the beaten path. So why should San Francisco eaters limit their choices to the same old locales found in most restaurant guides? As fun to read as it is comprehensive, The Chowhound's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area is all about finding the perfect bite for every occasion, focusing on the undiscovered gems that will generate tomorrow's buzz. From the best Chinatown noodle shops and secret tamale ladies to sumptuous sushi meccas and sensational stock-up stops for a romantic Sonoma picnic, this is the richest treasure trove of San Francisco restaurants, cafes, take-out counters, delis, farmer's markets, and food carts ever compiled. On the web: http://www.chowhound.com