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Gifts for Men: The Essential Guide to Finding the Perfect Gift for Any Man
by Rockridge PressNow featuring a foreword by the creators of Cards Against Humanity! "But I don't need anything for my birthday/Christmas/Hanukkah/our 50th wedding anniversary!" This may sound familiar to you, straight from the mouth of the favorite men in your life. While they may protest, boyfriends, brothers, fathers and coworkers all need to feel special...too bad it can be so hard to find great gifts for men! GIFTS FOR MEN is here to help you find the perfect gift for even the most persnickety man. Don't let finding gifts for men be a painful treasure hunt ending with yet another blue-and-white-striped tie. Gifts for Men is a savvy pocket guide that includes over 150 clever ideas of great gifts for men, for all price ranges, interests and personality types, as well as a clever foreword by the creators of the popular game Cards Against Humanity. Use Gifts for Men to decode the favorite man in your life. Is he a gadget geek? Check out the sleek and functional DODOcase iPad case. An armchair adventurer? Try the Zero Gravity Lounger. A gourmet gourmand? Find the best whiskeys and cooking oils for his immaculate kitchen. Gifts for Men offers something your fine gent will be pleased to unwrap, including: Over 150 gifts for men, including gifts for birthdays, holidays, dads, lovers, men over fifty, graduates, and more Romantic gifts for men, for Valentine's Day, anniversaries, or just because (you screwed up) Gifts for the golf lover, the hobbyist, and men over 50 (aka "The Silver Fox") Personalized gifts for dads, husbands, boyfriends, or even the retiree (whose office you can't wait to move into) Gag gifts for the merry prankster With Gifts for Men, every holiday, birthday and celebration will be easy, and as an added bonus you'll never have to give another sweater again.
Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans
by Tony Angell John MarzluffStan Coren’s groundbreaking The Intelligence of Dogs meets Bernd Heinrich’s classic Mind of the Raven in this astonishing, beautifully illustrated look at the uncanny intelligence and emotions of crows.Playful, social, and passionate, crows have brains that are huge for their body size, which allows them to think, plan, and reconsider their actions. They also exhibit an avian kind of eloquence, mate for life, and associate with relatives and neighbors for years. And to people who care for them and feed them, they often give oddly touching gifts in return. The ongoing connection between humans and crows—a cultural coevolution—has shaped both species for millions of years. Scientist John Marzluff teams up with artist-naturalist Tony Angell to tell amazing stories of these brilliant birds. With Marzluff’s extraordinary original research on the intelligence and startling abilities of corvids—crows, ravens, and jays—Angell’s gorgeous line drawings, and a lively joint narrative, the authors offer an in-depth look at these complex creatures and the traits and behaviors we share, including language, delinquency, frolic, passion, wrath, risk taking, and awareness. Crows gather around their dead, warn of impending doom, recognize people, commit murder of other crows, lure animals to their death, swill coffee and drink beer, design and use tools—including cars as nutcrackers—and windsurf and sled to play. With its abundance of funny, awe-inspiring, and poignant stories, Gifts of the Crow portrays creatures who are nothing short of amazing.
Gilbert Pocket Size Law Dictionary
by Publisher'S Editorial StaffThe entries in the Gilbert Law Dictionary encompass the most common words and definitions in the legal vocabulary. The Dictionary is designed as a portable reference guide, abridged for convenience and facility. With this book in hand, you should soon come to understand the language of law.
Gillian McKeith's Food Bible
by Gillian MckeithFrom the author of the 2-million- copy international bestseller You Are What You Eat comes the essential guide to health and nutrition The celebrated clinical nutritionist, author of the internationally bestselling You Are What You Eat, and host of the BBC America show of the same name offers a comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to the health effects, uses, and benefits of the foods we eat and how nutrition affects our general health, aging, ability to fight disease, and quality of life. Gillian McKeith's Food Bible is as user-friendly as it is thorough, featuring food based treatments for common illnesses and diseases, from arthritis to diabetes and chronic fatigue syndrome to migraines. For example: · Almonds can assist in weight loss. · Wild yams help promote fertility. · Berries, spinach, romaine lettuce and broccoli combat dry skin by stimulating oil and collagen production. · Tomatoes contain an antioxidant that can help prevent cancer. Gillian provides cutting-edge Food Action Plan Prescriptions incorporating the right foods, herbs and quick tips for over 100 everyday ailments. The solutions in this book are tried and tested and based on more than 15 years of consulting with clients in private practice. Gillian McKeith's Food Bible will completely change the way you think about food.
Gin A Tasting Course: A Flavour-focused Approach to the World of Gin
by Anthony GladmanThe ultimate visual guide for all things gin, from botanicals and styles to producers, distillation processes, and tastings.Become a gin expert and discover your own gin tasting experience.A relatively loose definition of gin has allowed for a boom in specialist gin distilleries and an ever-broadening range of floral, citrus, herbal, spiced, fruity, and umami gins. Originally sought after for its host of medicinal properties, curing (almost) everything from the pestilence to malaria, gin has seen many peaks in its popularity. But the spirit&’s long history has at times been murky, its history firmly rooted in and tied to Empire, a slide into being known as &“mother&’s ruin&”, and a large part to play in the rise of abstinence movements. It has not always been the carefree spirit we know today.Join award-winning drinks writer Anthony Gladman as he explores the story of gin, from ancient uses to its present-day renaissance, offers insight into the unique distillation processes, teaches you to establish and develop your own palate and write your own tasting notes, before guiding you through over 100 of the most exciting gins from across the world. Featuring a classic cocktail section and how to make an icon – the G&T – as well as the spirit&’s impact on the climate and the ways the industry is changing as a result. This is an all-encompassing guide to the ongoing story of gin – its heritage and innovation – and a celebration of the multitude of complex flavors present in the spirit today.
Gioachino Rossini: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies)
by Denise P. GalloGiochino Rossini: A Research and Information Guide is designed as a tool for those beginning to study the life and works of Gioachino Rossini as well as for those who wish to explore beyond the established biographies and commentaries. The first edition was published in 2001, and represented a survey of some 878 publications relating to the composer’s life and works. The second edition is revised and updated to include the more than 150 books and articles written in the field of Rossini studies since then. Contents range from sources published in the early decades of the nineteenth century to works currently in progress. General subject areas include Rossini's biography, historical and analytical studies of his operatic and non-operatic compositions, his personal and professional associations, and the reassessment of his role in the development of nineteenth-century music.
Girl Scout Brownie Handbook
by Girl Scouts of the USANew Girl Scout Brownie Guide to Scouting talks all about the usual Girl scout experience like meeting new friends, going on outdoor adventures, and running your own cookie business--all while having fun and making the world a better place.
Girl Talk: Unsolicited Advice for Modern Ladies
by Christie YoungBreaking from the tradition of buttoned-up guides for girls, Girl Talk is an illustrated collection of hysterically funny and necessary reflections on life, love, and making it in the modern world.Combining etiquette tips with true stories from her own not always quite together life, Christie Young proves herself to be adept around managing life&’s vicissitudes. Whether you seek advice on handling running out of booze during the holidays or running into your ex on the subway, Girl Talk offers the keys to coping in a world bereft of rhyme or reason. Let&’s talk about: • Realizing you look exactly like your boyfriend&’s sister • Overthinking text messages and analyzing emoticons • Looking calm in a bar alone (without the help an iPhone) • Accidentally stealing something from the farmer&’s market • Choosing between getting to work on time or showering • Responding to a sexy text your uncle meant to send to his girlfriend • Organizing your wardrobe, from crop tops to bolo ties • Handling a roommate who rents out your living room to strangers • Kicking your Netflix sci-fi marathon habit And much, much more.
Girl Up: Kick Ass, Claim Your Woman Card, and Crush Everyday Sexism
by Laura BatesThey told you you need to be thin and beautiful. They told you to wear longer skirts, avoid going out late at night and move in groups - never accept drinks from a stranger, and wear shoes you can run in more easily than heels. They told you to wear just enough make-up to look presentable but not enough to be a slut; to dress to flatter your apple, pear, hourglass figure, but not to be too tarty. They warned you that if you try to be strong, or take control, you'll be shrill, bossy, a ballbreaker. Of course it's fine for the boys, but you should know your place. They told you 'that's not for girls' - 'take it as a compliment' - 'don't rock the boat' - 'that'll go straight to your hips'. They told you 'beauty is on the inside', but you knew they didn't really mean it. Well I'm here to tell you something different. Hilarious, jaunty and bold, GIRL UP exposes the truth about the pressures surrounding body image, the false representations in media, the complexities of a sex and relationships, the trials of social media and all the other lies they told us.
Girls Garage: How to Use Any Tool, Tackle Any Project, and Build the World You Want to See
by Emily PillotonGirls Garage is the only book you'll ever need for a lifetime of tools and building.Not sure which screws to buy? Need to fix a running toilet? With Girls Garage, you'll have the expertise to tackle these problems with your own hands. Or maybe you want to get creative and build something totally new. A birdhouse? A bookshelf? Girls Garage has you covered. Packed with illustrations that will build confidence for your next hardware store run, practical advice on everything from quick fixes to safety tips, and inspiring stories from real-world builder girls and women, this eye-catching volume makes the technical accessible. This is the guide every girl needs to take her life into her own hands. Girls, get in touch with your inner badass, and get building• Informative, inspiring, and designed for everyday use, this is the ultimate book of book of building and woodcraft for girls.• A true confidence builder for girls interested in STEM, woodworking, and home improvement.• Along with her design agency and Girl's Garage, Emily Pilloton has been featured on television shows and the documentary film If You Build It.Girls Garage will be both a trusted household resource and a wellspring of inspiration and encouragement in the vein of Women in Science and Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science and the World.• Nonfiction books for girls age 14 and up• Woodcraft, home repair, kids building projects• Inspiring Kids DIY for teensEmily Pilloton is a designer, builder, educator, and founder of the nonprofit design agency Project H Design and Girls Garage. Her ideas have made their way to the TED stage, the Colbert Report, and the full-length documentary If You Build It. She is currently a lecturer in the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Girls Growing Up in Late Victorian and Edwardian England (Routledge Library Editions: Women's History)
by Carol DyhouseGirls learn about "femininity" from childhood onwards, first through their relationships in the family, and later from their teachers and peers. Using sources which vary from diaries to Inspector’s reports, this book studies the socialization of middle- and working-class girls in late Victorian and early-Edwardian England. It traces the ways in which schooling at all social levels at this time tended to reinforce lessons in the sexual division of labour and patterns of authority between men and women, which girls had already learned at home. Considering the social anxieties that helped to shape the curriculum offered to working-class girls through the period 1870-1920, the book goes on to focus on the emergence of a social psychology of adolescent girlhood in the early-twentieth century and finally, examines the relationship between feminism and girls’ education.
Girls Support Girls: Empowering Quotes for Awesome Women
by Summersdale PublishersEmpowered women empower women! This small but mighty book – bursting with kick-ass quotes and uplifting statements – is a celebration of female strength and solidarity. There’s nothing more powerful than a strong woman – except for two strong women supporting each other! When girls stick together, amazing things can happen, and this little book is here to make sure you never forget it. Whether you need a boost to help you follow your dreams, or you want to lift up the women around you, this book is in your corner. It’s filled with inspiring quotes and affirmations to put a spring in your step and fire in your heart.Featuring a groovy design to lift your vibeIncludes awesome affirmations to help you feel like a badassServes up fearless feminist wisdom to keep you focused on your goals160 pages of empowerment, with quotes from a diverse range of inspirational women, from Taylor Swift to Audre Lorde
Girls Support Girls: Empowering Quotes for Awesome Women
by Summersdale PublishersEmpowered women empower women! This small but mighty book – bursting with kick-ass quotes and uplifting statements – is a celebration of female strength and solidarity. There’s nothing more powerful than a strong woman – except for two strong women supporting each other! When girls stick together, amazing things can happen, and this little book is here to make sure you never forget it. Whether you need a boost to help you follow your dreams, or you want to lift up the women around you, this book is in your corner. It’s filled with inspiring quotes and affirmations to put a spring in your step and fire in your heart.Featuring a groovy design to lift your vibeIncludes awesome affirmations to help you feel like a badassServes up fearless feminist wisdom to keep you focused on your goals160 pages of empowerment, with quotes from a diverse range of inspirational women, from Taylor Swift to Audre Lorde
Girls on Film: Lessons from a Life of Watching Women in Movies
by Alicia MaloneGirls on Film: Witty Life Lessons from Alicia Malone#1 Best Seller in Photography Criticism & Essays, Movie Guides & Reviews, Movie ReferenceWith humor and honesty, Girls on Film looks at the good, the bad, and the unfairly written women in film. This collection celebrates the power of cinema, media, culture and the faces of girls on film.Insiders from a Nerdy Film Lover. Weaving together life lessons with movie history, film reporter Alicia Malone celebrates the power of cinema and the women who shone brightly on the big screen, while also critiquing hidden messages in films. Alicia connects film analysis with her own journey of self-discovery —from growing up as a nerdy film lover in Australia to finding her voice as a woman on television.Each Movie has a Hidden Message. What messages and life lessons have been taken from these movies of the past —positive, negative or sometimes, both? Alicia Malone highlights many films, some with life changing moments and others with a tribute to feminist authors and messages.In this modern approach to film reviews and women, you’ll find essays on:Hidden messaging and life lessons in filmsThe journey of women's history in filmBreakdowns on movie stereotypes like the the femme fataleWomen nonfiction lovers who enjoyed Where the Girls Are, or feminism books like Extraordinary Women In History, When Women Invented Television, or Renegade Women in Film and TV, will love Girls on Film.
Girltopia: Toward an Ideal World for Girls
by Girl ScoutsIn 1912, Juliette Gordon Low recognized the need for a place where girls could discover their strengths as leaders, connect with other girls and adults who encourage them to succeed, and take action to better their communities.
GitHub For Dummies
by Sarah GuthalsGet more out of your coding with GitHub For today’s coders, GitHub is a must. The world’s largest software development platform, GitHub helps developers store, track, and collaborate on software projects. In this easy-to-follow Dummies guide, you’ll find insight into creating repositories, establishing projects, collaborating, incorporating open-source resources, and establishing yourself as a valued member of the GitHub community. With a working knowledge of GitHub, you’ll be a better, more employable programmer. The simple instructions and interactive examples in this book will get you there quickly. Get the instructions you need for using GitHub to collaborate on software projects Become more attractive to employers with knowledge and experience in the largest development platform Set up GitHub Desktop, create a repository, and launch your first project Use GitHub Skills courses to learn new tricks, for beginners to prosYou’ve learned how to write a little code—now learn how to share it with GitHub.
Give Me Mountains for My Horses: Journeys of a Backcountry Horseman
by Tom ReedA proud life-long Westerner, Thomas Reed has been surrounded by horses since before he can remember, and his unabashed admiration of those majestic creatures echoes on every page of his memoir, Give Me Mountains for My Horses. At once lyrical and captivating, absorbing and adventurous, Reed’s recollections of some of his most intimate moments with these animals will entrance riders and non-riders alike, with their sophistication and relatability. Many of stories found within Give Me Mountains for My Horses feature unforgettable horses in the scenic splendor of the American West, specifically the Greater Yellowstone backcountry. Here, readers will meet Lad, a large stallion whose sheer beauty outstrips all comparison and draws admiration from all who encounter him. There is Hank, a white stallion whose lean muscle and sturdy hid make him an incomparable ride. And follow Jade, a tried-and-true "mountain lady” of the highest degree who has an uncanny ability to correctly follow lost trails. These three and dozens of other equines round out the cast of Reed’s unforgettable tales of buying and selling horses, mishaps while on the trail, and falling in love every day with beautiful animals. Elegant and entrancing, Give Me Mountains for My Horses will transport readers and leave them hungry for more.
Give Us Bread but Give Us Roses: Working Women's Consciousness in the United States, 1890 to the First World War (Routledge Library Editions: Women's History)
by Sarah EisensteinRooted in the printed sources of the period, this book reconstructs the attitudes of a pioneer generation of young women to the conflicts brought about by their new experience of employment outside their homes, and to changes in work and family relationships. In the 1890s and after the still prevalent Victorian conception of respectable womanhood excluded wage-earning women. Yet working-class women themselves did not acquiesce in this judgement, and Eisenstein’s exploration of Victorian ideas about women and work – using the contemporary middle-class literature of advice and prescription to this new workforce – makes a historical study which is a classic of its kind. The book was originally published in 1983.
Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time
by Jamie C. MartinYoung children live with awe and wonder as their daily companions. But as they grow, worries often crowd out wonder. Knowing this, how can parents strengthen their kids' love for the world so it sticks around for the long haul?Thankfully, parents have at their fingertips a miracle vaccine--one that can boost their kids' immunity to the world's distractions. Well-chosen stories connect us with others, even those on the other side of the globe. Build your kids' lives on a story-solid foundation and you'll give them armor to shield themselves from the world&’s cynicism. You'll give them confidence to persevere in the face of life's conflicts. You'll give them a reservoir of compassion that spills over into a lifetime of love in action.Give Your Child the World features inspiring stories, practical suggestions, and carefully curated reading lists of the best children's literature for each area of the globe. Reading lists are organized by region, country, and age range (ages 4-12). Each listing includes a brief description of the book, its themes, and any content of which parents should be aware.Parents can introduce their children to the world from the comfort of home by simply opening a book together. Give Your Child the World is poised to become a bestselling family reading treasury that promotes literacy, develops a global perspective, and strengthens family bonds while increasing faith and compassion.
Givin' It Their All: The Backstreet Boys' Rise to the Top
by Sherri RifkinOUT OF THE BACKSTREETSINTO THE SPOTLIGHTThere's just no stopping these funky five from Florida. One of the hottest music groups around, the Backstreet Boys (BSB) launched themselves to superstardom in an amazingly short time, topping the charts and winning awards all over the world. Everyone's heard the smooth harmonies and jamming beats of these all-American heartthrobs, but do you really know what makes them tick?GIVIN' IT THEIR ALL is the ultimate source for finding out the real scoop about BSB. Learn the secret details of each and every Backstreet Boy--Kevin, the group's unofficial leader; A.J., the talker; Howie D., the peacemaker; Nick, the youngest boy in the pack; and B-Rok, the joker. Hear of the group's magical beginnings and discover how the boys first conquered the world overseas, then returned to the States to burn up the charts on their home turf. Plus, get the 411 on their love lives, future plans, slamming style, and the unique ways the dedicated fans are keeping the Backstreet Pride alive. An unauthorized biographyIncludes a Bonus BSB Resource Guide with info on how to find, access, and buy cool BSB stuff!From the Paperback edition.
Giving Reasons
by Lilian Bermejo LuqueThis book provides a new, linguistic approach to Argumentation Theory. Its main goal is to integrate the logical, dialectical and rhetorical dimensions of argumentation in a model providing a unitary treatment of its justificatory and persuasive powers. This model takes as its basis Speech Acts Theory in order to characterize argumentation as a second-order speech act complex. The result is a systematic and comprehensive theory of the interpretation, analysis and evaluation of arguments. This theory sheds light on the many faces of argumentative communication: verbal and non-verbal, monological and dialogical, literal and non-literal, ordinary and specialized. The book takes into consideration the major current comprehensive accounts of good argumentation (Perelman's New Rhetoric, Pragma-dialectics, the ARG model, the Epistemic Approach) and shows that these accounts have fundamental weaknesses rooted in their instrumentalist conception of argumentation as an activity oriented to a goal external to itself. Furthermore, the author addresses some challenging meta-theoretical questions such as the justification problem for Argumentation Theory models and the relationship between reasoning and arguing.
Giving Reasons: An Extremely Short Introduction to Critical Thinking
by David R. MorrowGiving Reasons prepares students to think independently, evaluate information, and reason clearly across disciplines. Accessible to students and effective for instructors, it provides plain-English exercises, helpful appendices, and a variety of online supplements.
Glenn Hughes: From Deep Purple To Black Country Communion
by Lars Ulrich Joel McIver Glenn Hughes<P>Vocalist, bassist and songwriter Glenn Hughes is a living, breathing personification of British rock, and the arc of his career and attendant lifestyle make for a compelling story. <P> Starting with the Midlands beat combo Finders Keepers in the 1960s, he formed acclaimed funk-rock band Trapeze in the early '70s before joining Deep Purple at their commercial peak. <P>Flying the world in Starship 1, the band's own Boeing 720 jet, Hughes enthusiastically embraced the rock superstar's lifestyle while playing on three Purple albums, including the classic Burn. <P> When the band split in 1976 Hughes embarked on a breakneck run of solo albums, collaborations and even a brief, chaotic spell fronting Black Sabbath. <P>All of this was accompanied by cocaine psychosis, crack addiction and other excesses, before Hughes survived a clean-up-or-die crisis, and embarked on a reinvigorated solo career enriched by a survivor's wisdom. <P>In his autobiography, Hughes talks us through this whirlwind of a life with unflinching honesty and good humour, taking us right up to date with his triumphant re-emergence in current supergroup Black Country Communion.
Glimpses of Heaven: Reflections On Your Eternal Hope
by Dave Dravecky Jan DraveckyA beautiful collection of quotes about earthly suffering and the promise of heaven—from the Bible, famous figures, and everyday people. Glimpses of Heaven contains a powerful gift—a series of inspirational quotes, collected by Dave and Jan Dravecky, on the subject of suffering and our hope for a joyous eternal home with God. Dave, a former major league baseball player who battled cancer, and his wife, Jan, an author, also share their own thoughts on illness, grief, loss, and other adversities through which God offers glimpses of a more enlightened spiritual understanding. In this book, the Draveckys offer hope and assurance based on scripture, the wisdom of their mentors, and their own deep personal experience with hardship. Glimpses of Heaven is sure to offer comfort to anyone struggling with sorrow, pain, and loss.
Glimpses of Oneida Life
by Norma Kennedy Karin Michelson Mercy A. DoxtatorGlimpses of Oneida Life is a remarkable compilation of modern stories of community life at the Oneida Nation of the Thames Settlement and the surrounding area. With topics ranging from work experiences and Oneida customs to pranks, humorous encounters, and ghost stories, these fifty-two unscripted narrations and conversations in Oneida represent a rare collection of first-hand Iroquoian reflections on aspects of daily life and culture not found in print elsewhere.Each text is presented in Oneida with both an interlinear, word-by-word translation and a more colloquial translation in English. The book also contains a grammatical sketch of the Oneida language by Karin Michelson, co-author of the Oneida-English/English-Oneida Dictionary, that describes how words are structured and combined into larger linguistic structures, thus allowing Glimpses to be used as a teaching text as well.The engrossing tales in Glimpses of Oneida Life will be a valuable resource for linguists and language learners, a useful source for those studying the history and culture of Iroquois people in the twentieth-century, and an entertaining read for anyone interested in everyday First Nations life in southern Ontario.