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99 Poems: New & Selected
by Dana GioiaSo much of what we live goes on inside—The diaries of grief, the tongue-tied achesOf unacknowledged love are no less realFor having passed unsaid. What we concealIs always more than what we dare confide.Think of the letters that we write our dead.—from “Unsaid”Dana Gioia has long been celebrated as a poet of sharp intelligence and brooding emotion with an ingenious command of his craft. 99 Poems: New & Selected gathers for the first time work from across his career, including many remarkable new poems. Gioia has not arranged this selection chronologically but instead has organized it by theme in seven sections: Mystery, Place, Remembrance, Imagination, Stories, Songs, and Love. The result is a book that reveals and renews the pleasures, consolations, and sense of wonder that poetry bestows.
99 Problems
by Becky BlackRob Catteneo takes charge of his family’s business, selling ice cream in a British seaside town, and finds their oldest competitor, Bianchi’s, is now being run by the youngest son, Chez. Chez was once a schoolmate but never a friend, because of their old family rivalry.Rob’s interested in both a business partnership with Bianchi’s and a more personal relationship with Chez. But Chez is deep in the closet, terrified his very traditional family will discover he’s gay. A night together in a hotel gives Rob insight into Chez’s fears and vulnerability and he’s sure he can help, but Chez resists further business and personal overtures. On an important summer weekend for both firms, Rob keeps a cool head in an ice cream emergency and helps Chez out, leaving Chez open to future propositions. Will this be the first step on the road to a sweet future together?
99 Problems: Superstars Have Bad Days, Too
by Ali GrahamPoor Superstar. All the money and fame in the world won’t prevent him from having a bad hair day. Or stepping in gum. Or not being able to fit into skinny jeans, or watching helplessly as a scoop of ice cream falls from its cone. Or so an unnamed Superstar’s life is ingeniously imagined in this very funny book. Inspired by but not based on Jay Z’s monster hit “99 Problems,” illustrator Ali Graham riffs on what might be the real problems afflicting a world-famous music mogul who also happens to be married to the foremost diva of our time. Begun as a Tumblr, which went viral almost instantly, 99 Problems is a highly conceptual gift book showcasing 99 full-color illustrations of a cartoon character who looks just like a certain legendary rapper, and the often ordinary and sometimes fantastical things that happen to him. And that’s where the book finds its hilarious, compulsive hook—in an age that worships celebrity and assumes, somewhat enviously, that fame and fortune can protect one from life’s travails, what if that just weren’t true? There’s a surprising, underlying warmth here. Even when the author dips into flights of pop culture fantasy—Superstar on the bow of the Titanic; Superstar whipping up a bad batch alongside Walter White from Breaking Bad—the recognition of shared kinship is strong. It’s a cartoon version of celebrity, but like the best cartoons, it’s edgy and knowing, yet sweet, too.
99 Red Balloons
by Libby Carpenter Elisabeth CarpenterTwo girls go missing, decades apart. What would you do if one was your daughter? <p><p>Eight-year-old Grace is last seen in a sweetshop. Her mother Emma is living a nightmare. But as her loved ones rally around her, cracks begin to emerge. What are the emails sent between her husband and her sister? Why does her mother take so long to join the search? And is there more to the disappearance of her daughter than meets the eye? <p><p>Meanwhile, ageing widow Maggie Sharples sees a familiar face in the newspaper. A face that jolts her from the pain of her existence into a spiralling obsession with another girl - the first girl who disappeared... <p><p>This is a gripping psychological thriller with a killer twist that will take your breath away.
99 Theses on the Revaluation of Value: A Postcapitalist Manifesto
by Brian MassumiA speculative exploration of value, emphasizing practical experimentation in its future forms How can we begin to envision a postcapitalist economy without first engineering a radically new concept of value? And with a renewed sense of how and what we collectively value, what would the transition to new social forms look like? According to Brian Massumi, it is time to reclaim value from the capitalist market and the neoliberal reduction of life to &“human capital.&” It is time to occupy surplus-value for a postcapitalist future.99 Theses on the Revaluation of Value is both a theoretical and practical manifesto. Massumi reexamines ideas about money, exchange, and finance, with special attention to how what we value in experience for quality is economically translated into quantity. He proposes new conceptual tools for understanding value in directly qualitative terms, speculating on how this revaluation of value might practically form the basis of an alter-economy. A promising path, he suggests, might involve emerging blockchain technologies beyond bitcoin. But these must be uprooted from their libertarian origins and redesigned to serve not individual choice but collective creativity, not calculations of self-interest but collaborative speculations on the future to be shared. It is necessary to grasp the specificity of our contemporary neoliberal condition and the ultimately destructive forms of power it mobilizes to better resist their claim on the future.99 Theses on the Revaluation of Value is written to galvanize a radical redefinition of value for a livable postcapitalist future.
99 Things That Really Annoy Us Old Guys
by Martin WakemanDo you get really annoyed when strangers park outside your house? Or by sticky price labels that just won’t peel off? Do you get frustrated by child-proof caps? Are you, like me, an old guy who is becoming increasingly crabby at things beyond your control? If you are irked by waiters in restaurants who ignore you when you are trying to catch their attention then this is the book for you. 99 hilarious cartoons that reflect the increasingly frustrating life of us old guys. Take a look inside!
99 Things You Can Do: On The Grill
by Meriel BradleyAlthough the recipes in this book are designed for electric grills which we use inside the kitchen, they transfer well to the outside barbecue. What makes this recipe book unique is that it includes less commonly grilled dishes such as snacks and desserts. Don't worry; meats and seafood are featured first. For those, like me, without a grills, skillets and ovens work well, too. No matter what the cooking device, these recipes are delicious! And quick! And easy! This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy. Other "99 Things You Can Do" books are also available from Bookshare.
99 Things You Can Do: Salads and Sides
by Meriel Bradley"SALADS & SIDES is the natural complement to my book "99 Things You Can Do: ON A GRILL". Now you can add delicious salads and side dishes to any meal quickly and easily. I've designed the recipes to be easy to follow, simple to prepare, and delicious to eat-- all to help you add a little extra flare to your meals without spending hours in the kitchen. Featuring fresh, pure ingredients, these homegrown recipes will be a pleasure to prepare and will surely become family favorites. Follow the Quick Tips and learn how to maximize your time in the kitchen, enhance your meals and bring the best to your table and family." This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy. Recipes for: salads, scones, breads, potatoes and more. Easy and delicious.
99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos: A Guide for Online Teachers and Flipped Classes
by Karen CostaThe research is clear: online learning works best when faculty build regular, positive, and interactive relationships with students. A strategy that helps forge such a relationship is the use of videos. Student satisfaction and course engagement levels also increase with the use of instructor-generated videos – the subject of this book.Beginning by outlining the different types of videos you can create, and what the research says about their effectiveness, Karen Costa explains how they can be designed to reinforce learning, to align with and promote course outcomes, and to save you time across your courses. She then describes how to create successful videos with commonly available technologies such as your smartphone, and without a major investment of time, demonstrating the simple steps she took to develop her bank of videos and build her confidence to deliver short, straightforward learning aids that are effective and personal.Embedded QR codes in the text enable you to view sample videos and screencasts that bring the book’s advice to life as you read.If you’ve been wanting to include videos in your teaching but haven’t found the time or confidence, this book will help you to develop a simple and sustainable video development process, supporting both your success and the success of your students.
99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do about It
by Chuck Collins&“America&’s foremost opponent of inequality brilliantly shows how the 1 percent rigged the rules, looted the country, and got the ninety-nine percent to pay for it.&”—Juliet Schor, author of Born to Buy Over recent decades, we&’ve seen a radical redistribution of wealth upward to a tiny fraction of the population. In this book, activist Chuck Collins explains how it happened and marshals wide-ranging data to show exactly what the ninety-nine to one percent divide means in the real world and the damage it causes to individuals, businesses, and the earth. Most important, he answers the burning question: What can be done about it? He offers a common-sense guide to bringing about a society that works for everyone: the hundred percent. This is a struggle that can be won. After all, the odds are ninety-nine to one in our favor. &“This riveting tale of America as two cities will stay with you for years to come and—watch out! It may rouse you to action on the solutions that Collins spells out with perfect precision.&” —Charles Derber, author of The Pursuit of Attention
99 Ways to Build Job Security
by Gary NowinskiAlthough most people have rudimentary knowledge on how toget a job, very few spend much time learning how tokeep a job. 99 Ways to Build Job Securityprovides a practical overview of workplace attitudes, practices, and habits that will instill a great work ethic and improve anyone’s chances of holding on to a job in a tough economic climate. Gary Nowinski, now a freelance writer and editor, has extensive management and customer service experience in corporations and various industries, including construction and radio/video production. He’s experienced layoffs and downsizing several times in his career.
99 Ways to Die (A Taipei Night Market Novel #3)
by Ed LinIn Taipei, Taiwan, the kidnapping of a Mainlander billionaire throws national media into a tizzy—not least because of the famous victim’s vitriolic anti-immigration politics. Jing-nan has known Peggy Lee, a bullying frenemy who runs her family’s huge corporation, since high school. Peggy’s father has been kidnapped, and the ransom the kidnappers are demanding is not money but IP: a high-tech memory chip that they want to sell in China. Jing-nan feels sorry for Peggy until she starts blackmailing him into helping out. Peggy is worried the kidnappers’ deadline will pass before the police are able to track down the chip. But when the reluctant Jingnan tries to help, he finds himself deeper and deeper in trouble with some very unsavory characters—the most unsavory of whom might be the victim himself.
99 Ways to Entertain Your Family for Free: Do Fun Things and Save Money! (99 Ways)
by Mack Thomas99 Ways to Entertain Your Family for Free offers a variety of opportunities to both entertain and educate family members of all ages. The major categories of free activities include “Around Town”, “Just Imagine”, “With Nature”, “Rituals and Routines”, and “Holidays”. Mack Thomas, father of five adult children, has written a score of children’s books, including bestsellers The First Step Bible and What Would Jesus Do? A winner of three ECPA Gold Medallions book awards, he lives in Oregon. From the Trade Paperback edition.
99 Ways to Fight Worry and Stress
by Elsa Kok ColopyThe 99 ways to cope and rise above worry and stress are grouped into categories that include “Guard Your Rest”, “Dream a Little”, “Pursue Healthy Diversions”, and “Dive Into Truth”. Elsa Kok Colopy is the associate editor for Focus on the Family magazine. She’s authored four books and leads women’s retreats throughout the United States. For more information, visit www. elsakokcolopy. com. From the Trade Paperback edition.
99 Ways To Flood Your Website With Traffic
by Mick MacroThis book has helped thousands of people flood massive amounts of traffic into their websites, blogs, videos, and many other pages online, and will help you too. If you have ever wanted a complete list of every traffic strategy you need to get massive amounts of website traffic, 99 Ways To Flood Your Website With Traffic is the book for you. Not only do you get to hear about specific websites and strategies, but you also learn how to combine certain strategies to maximize your results. When you start putting all of these website traffic tips into one big traffic strategy of your own, you are able to drive traffic to your websites literally whenever you want. Discover: - How to maximize viral sharing of your sites and pages. - Easy scripts that give you free traffic every single day. - How to maximize free giveaways for success. - Free promotion and advertising sites that give you free site traffic. - Short-tail, long-tail and super-long-tail keywords, and what they mean. - Audio, video and other multimedia to add that keeps visitors wanting more. - How to really get online traffic from articles and other Web 2.0 websites. ...as well as tons of more topics that will bring you traffic! Start Flooding Traffic Into Your Website Starting TODAY: This book was written to give you an overview of the different types of strategies that work well, and focuses more on coming up with the best strategy for your websites and blogs, and not just what worked on one guy's blog years ago. Most of these strategies are core tactics that can be used for years to come. This book was built for you to be able to pick and choose your favorite strategies, come up with your own "super list", and start implementing these strategies immediately. You will go from A to Z with all the types of traffic strategies that work online, and this book takes you through the steps to taking action. Buy this book and start getting the traffic that your websites and blogs deserve.
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading: And 100 Books They'll Love
by Mary Leonhardthe author of Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don't now offers a cornucopia of simple, practical tips that will help children--no matter what their age or level of reading ability--learn to read. A separate section identifies books suited to different kinds of readers, such as girls who love horses, teenagers who like rock bands, and computer nuts.
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing and 10 Easy Tips for Teaching Them Grammar
by Mary LeonhardtStrong writing skills are essential for success in school, college, and on the job. In 99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing, educator Mary Leonhardt provides parents with practical, easy-to-follow tips on how to teach their children the fundamentals of writing and make it fun for them at the same time. Here are just a few of her nuggets of advice: ¸ Always be encouraging about your children's writing. ¸ Don't worry about teaching grammar to kids when they are just beginning to write. Most grammar knowledge is acquired rather than directly learned. ¸ Provide plenty of writing material. ¸ Encourage your preschool children to dictate stories to you. Leonhardt follows up with 10 Easy Ways to Teach Them Grammar, essential tools for all budding writers.
99 Ways to Increase Your Income (99 Ways)
by Frank MartinAt a time when a stressed economy is causing job loss and other financial pains, many people are looking for ways to rebuild or supplement income. 99 Ways to Increase Your Income lays out simple steps to both generate more cash, as well as do a more effective job of hanging on to existing income. Frank Martin is a successful entrepreneur and the author of more than sixteen books. Visit his web site at www. FrankMMartin. com . From the Trade Paperback edition.
99 Ways to Lead & Succeed: Strategies and Stories for School Leaders
by Lynn Bush Howard BultinckVeteran educators Howard J. Bultinck and Lynn H. Bush draw from their own experiences as principals and teachers to offer school leaders 99 lessons they've learned on the job and in daily life. With this book, principals, other administrators, and teacher leaders have a surefire head start on effective school leadership. 99 Ways to Lead and Succeed: Strategies and Stories for School Leaders provides workable insights on the daily life of a school leader, including ways to handle stress, communication tips, moral and ethnical approaches, and more. This handy guide is for all teacher leaders, principals, and administrators who seek to noticeably improve their personal and professional lives in the context of school leadership.
99 Ways to Open a Beer Bottle Without a Bottle Opener
by Brett SternAn industrial designer tackles one of the most pressing dilemmas of the twenty-first century in this indispensable guide to things that can open your beer. It’s every beer drinker’s worst nightmare—a cold brew in hand with no means to open it. Here to the rescue is an indispensable guide featuring 99 ways to get the job done fast using anything and everything in sight as a bottle opener in a time of need. Photographs and step-by-step instructions for each method walk thirsty readers through the art of opening bottles, revealing the practical use of such handy available implements as a belt buckle, TV remote, baby carriage, dog collar, ski binding, golf club, park bench, BBQ grill, lawn mower, automatic teller machine, police car, and many more. Cheers!
99 Ways to Stretch Your Home Budget: Save Up to $2000 a Month--Or More! (99 Ways)
by Cheri GillardWith words like “recession” and “record unemployment” filling the air, the typical family–regardless of how the economy is treating them–will be paying attention to the budget. That’s why99 Ways to Stretch Your Home Budgetwill receive a warm reception as it delivers scores of practical ideas to save cash around the house. Cheri Gillard, formerly an obstetrical and NICU nurse, is a freelance writer and editor, plus the mother of quadruplets.
990 Art Nouveau Monograms (Dover Pictorial Archive)
by DoverThis singular collection displays pairs of letters, transforming ornamental initials into Art Nouveau masterpieces. Undulating lines, sensuous curves, writhing vines, and tendrils of leafy flora decorate every two-character combination, from A to Z. Featuring 990 imaginative illustrations, this treasury is perfect for tracing and copying. The marvelous monograms will also be enjoyed for their fine aesthetic beauty, and are sure to provide a wealth of inspiration for art projects of any kind.
999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz
by Heather Dune MacadamA Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee An Amazon Best of the Year SelectionThe untold story of some of WW2&’s most hidden figures and the heartbreaking tragedy that unites them all. Readers of Born Survivors and A Train Near Magdeburg will devour the tragic tale of the first 999 women in Auschwitz concentration camp. This is the hauntingly resonant true story that everyone should know. On March 25, 1942, nearly a thousand young, unmarried Jewish women boarded a train in Poprad, Slovakia. Filled with a sense of adventure and national pride, they left their parents&’ homes wearing their best clothes and confidently waving good-bye. Believing they were going to work in a factory for a few months, they were eager to report for government service. Instead, the young women—many of them teenagers—were sent to Auschwitz. Their government paid 500 Reich Marks (about $200) apiece for the Nazis to take them as slave labor. Of those 999 innocent deportees, only a few would survive. The facts of the first official Jewish transport to Auschwitz are little known, yet profoundly relevant today. These were not resistance fighters or prisoners of war. There were no men among them. Sent to almost certain death, the young women were powerless and insignificant not only because they were Jewish—but also because they were female. Now acclaimed author Heather Dune Macadam reveals their poignant stories, drawing on extensive interviews with survivors, and consulting with historians, witnesses, and relatives of those first deportees to create an important addition to Holocaust literature and women&’s history. Includes a foreword by Caroline Moorehead, NYT bestselling author of A Train in Winter! &“A fresh, remarkable story of Auschwitz on the 75th anniversary of its liberation. An uplifting story of the herculean strength of young girls in a staggeringly harrowing situation.&” —Kirkus &“Intimate, harrowing… This careful, sympathetic history illuminates an incomprehensible human tragedy.&” —Publishers Weekly
999: New Stories Of Horror And Suspense
by Al SarrantonioA ward-winning writer and editor Al Sarrantonio gathers together twenty-nine original stories from masters of the macabre. From dark fantasy and pure suspense to classic horror tales of vampires and zombies, 999 showcases the extraordinary scope of fantastical fright fiction. The stories in this anthology are a relentless tour de force of fear, which will haunt you, terrify you, and keep the adrenaline rushing all through the night.
999 - My Life on the Frontline of the Ambulance Service
by Dan FarnworthDan Farnworth brings vividly to life his astonishing experiences as a medic working on the frontline of the UK Ambulance Service. When the 999 call goes out, he has little idea what he will find - and how he will cope with the challenges he faces when he gets there. Having worked in the emergency services for more than fifteen years, Dan Farnworth has seen it all. There was the time he was called to take away a dead body - only for the 'corpse' to jolt back into life and demand to know what he was doing in her house. Earlier in his career, he unwittingly disturbed a crime scene as he shared the sad news of the victim's death with her son. Along with the 18,000 other paramedics in the UK who serve us day and night, Dan constantly finds himself pushed into extraordinary circumstances where he not only has to deal with those he has been sent to help, but also their worried families and friends - and even with irate drivers who object to his ambulance getting in their way as he desperately works to save someone's life. There is a special camaraderie among paramedics, and 999 - Life on the Frontline is packed with stories that are sometimes sad, occasionally hilarious, often moving but always inspirational. However, the work also takes its emotional toll, and Dan won an ITV NHS Heroes Award after setting up the Our Blue Light Campaign that helps those in his profession suffering from PTSD - something that struck him after a truly shocking event. His story will make you see our ambulance service in a completely new way.