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Stilwater: Finding Wild Mercy in the Outback
by Rafael de GrenadeIn this “rhapsodic [and] stirring” nature memoir, an American woman recounts a season of herding cattle in the Australian Outback (Kirkus).Rafael de Grenade was thirteen years old when she began working on a rough-country mountain ranch in Arizona. But when she read about cattlemen working the far edges of the Australian outback, it sparked a dream far wilder than anything she had ever known. A little over a decade later she arrived on Stilwater Station with two shirts, two pairs of jeans, cowboy boots, and some doubt that she would ever go home.Inundated by monsoon floods in the winter, baked dry in the summer, and filled with deadly animals, Stilwater was an unlikely home for a cattle operation. But in the wilderness beyond the station roamed tens of thousands of cows, many entirely feral from long neglect. Rafael has been hired, along with a ragged crew of ringers and stockmen, to bring them in. Over a season they use helicopters, motorcycles, bullcatcher jeeps, horses, ropes, and knives to win Stilwater Station back from the wild, to say nothing of their intuition, strength, muscle, and wit.
15-Minute Mindful Meals: 250+ Fail-Proof Recipes and Ideas for Quick, Pleasurable & Healthy Home Cooking (The Backyard Renaissance Collection)
by Caleb Warnock Lori HendersonThis practical guide to natural foods makes it easy to eat mindfully—with more than 250 simple recipes full of nutrients and free of processed ingredients.With his Backyard Renaissance Collection of how-to guides, Caleb Warnock has been helping people rediscover the simple pleasures of self-reliance. In 15-Minute Mindful Meals, Warnock demonstrates that eating natural foods and home-grown produce can be as simple as it is satisfying. Along with hundreds of quick, healthy recipes for breakfasts, lunches, and dinners—as well as snacks and desserts—Warnock offers easy-to-follow tips on maintaining a balanced and mindful diet. This volume also includes a handy guide to nutrients found in vegetables, fruits, berries, and herbs.
A Parallel Life and Other Stories
by Robin BeemanThe acclaimed author of The Lost Art of Desire explores grief and longing in the face of illness in this “delicate, atmospheric” story collection (Kirkus).In the ten spare yet surprising stories in this collection, Robin Beeman delves into the inner lives of ordinary women, revealing their passions and frustrations with the limitations of life. In “Life Signs,” a dying woman spends her final days camping on a beach with her husband. A man facing the death of his dog relives the traumatic loss of his father in “Secrets.” And in the title novella, a married librarian gets romantically involved with an insurance salesman whose wife is struggling with cancer.
The Pocket Guide to Opera
by Anna SelbyEverything you need to know about opera in one handy guide. Part of our best-selling Pocket Guide series, The Pocket Guide to Opera contains A-Z synopses of operas and biographies of the characters, lyricists and composers. The book features the history of opera, setting it in the context of its day and discussing the influence of world events and influences such as the Freemasons and the composers patrons. With factboxes highlighting surprising, little known and often quirky operatic facts, this fascinating book is a must-buy guide for everyone who loves opera.
The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future
by null Mustafa SuleymanNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance—from a co-founder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind and current CEO of Microsoft AI&“A fascinating, well-written, and important book.&”—Yuval Noah Harari &“Essential reading.&”—Daniel Kahneman&“My favorite book on AI.&”—Bill Gates, GatesNotesA Best Book of the Year: CNN, Economist, Bloomberg, Politico Playbook, Financial Times, The Guardian, CEO Magazine, Semafor • Winner of the Inc. Non-Obvious Book Award • Finalist for the Porchlight Business Book Award and the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Everything is about to change. Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organize your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy. None of us are prepared. As co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind, part of Google, Mustafa Suleyman has been at the center of this revolution. The coming decade, he argues, will be defined by this wave of powerful, fast-proliferating new technologies. In The Coming Wave, Suleyman shows how these forces will create immense prosperity but also threaten the nation-state, the foundation of global order. As our fragile governments sleepwalk into disaster, we face an existential dilemma: unprecedented harms on one side, the threat of overbearing surveillance on the other. How do we ensure the flourishing of humankind? How do we maintain control? How do we navigate the narrow path to a successful future? This groundbreaking book from the ultimate AI insider establishes &“the containment problem&”—the task of maintaining control over powerful technologies—as the essential challenge of our age.
Black Woods, Blue Sky: A Novel
by null Eowyn IveyNATIONAL BESTSELLER • The author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Snow Child returns to the mythical landscapes of Alaska with an unforgettable dark fairy tale that asks the question: Can love save us from ourselves?&“No one writes like Eowyn Ivey.&”—Geraldine Brooks&“You will find yourself in places you have never been.&”—Louise Erdrich&“Ivey is an enthralling storyteller.&”—The New York Times Book ReviewBirdie&’s keeping it together; of course she is. So she&’s a little hungover, sometimes, and she has to bring her daughter, Emaleen, to her job waiting tables at an Alaskan roadside lodge, but she&’s getting by as a single mother in a tough town. Still, Birdie can remember happier times from her youth, when she was free in the wilds of nature.Arthur Neilsen, a soft-spoken and scarred recluse who appears in town only at the change of seasons, brings Emaleen back to safety when she gets lost in the woods. Most people avoid him, but to Birdie, he represents everything she&’s ever longed for. She finds herself falling for Arthur and the land he knows so well. Against the warnings of those who care about them, Birdie and Emaleen move to his isolated cabin in the mountains, on the far side of the Wolverine River.It&’s just the three of them in the vast black woods, far from roads, telephones, electricity, and outside contact, but Birdie believes she has come prepared. At first, it&’s idyllic and she can picture a happily ever after: Together they catch salmon, pick berries, and climb mountains so tall it&’s as if they could touch the bright blue sky. But soon Birdie discovers that Arthur is something much more mysterious and dangerous than she could have ever imagined, and that like the Alaska wilderness, a fairy tale can be as dark as it is beautiful.Black Woods, Blue Sky is a novel with life-and-death stakes, about the love between a mother and daughter, and the allure of a wild life—about what we gain and what it might cost us.
Faebound: A Novel (The Faebound Trilogy)
by null Saara El-ArifiNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two elven sisters become imprisoned in the intoxicating world of the fae, where danger and love lie in wait. Faebound is the first book in an enchanting new trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife.&“A romantic fantasy of epic proportions, crackling with magic and passion.&”—Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange TreeAN ELLE AND BOOK RIOT BEST BOOK OF THE YEARYeeran was born on the battlefield, has lived on the battlefield, and one day, she knows, she&’ll die on the battlefield.As a warrior in the elven army, Yeeran has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future.When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran&’s exile from the Elven Lands, both sisters are forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders. There they encounter the impossible: the fae court. The fae haven&’t been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world, torn among their loyalties to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts.Book One of the Faebound TrilogyDon&’t miss any of Saara El-Arifi&’s magical Faebound Trilogy:FAEBOUND • CURSEBOUND
All That Life Can Afford: Reese's Book Club
by null Emily EverettA REESE&’S BOOK CLUB PICK &“An effervescent debut chock full of Austenian nods. Swoonworthy!&” —Sarah McCoy, New York Times bestselling author of Mustique Island &“All That Life Can Afford is about love, ambition, and the cost of belonging, and I cannot stop thinking about it.&” —Reese Witherspoon A young American woman navigates class, lies, and love amid London&’s jet-set elite.I would arrive, blank like a sheet of notebook paper, and write myself new.Anna first fell in love with London at her hometown library—its Jane Austen balls a far cry from her life of food stamps and hand-me-downs. But when she finally arrives after college, the real London is a moldy flat and the same paycheck-to-paycheck grind—that fairy-tale life still out of reach.Then Anna meets the Wilders, who fly her to Saint-Tropez to tutor their teenage daughter. Swept up by the sphinxlike elder sister, Anna soon finds herself plunged into a heady whirlpool of parties and excess, a place where confidence is a birthright. There she meets two handsome young men—one who wants to whisk her into his world in a chauffeured car, the other who sees through Anna&’s struggle to outrun her past. It&’s like she&’s stepped into the pages of a glittering new novel, but what will it cost her to play the part?Sparkling with intelligence and insight, All That Life Can Afford peels back the glossy layers of class and privilege, exploring what it means to create a new life for yourself that still honors the one you&’ve left behind.
Table for Two: Fictions
by null Amor TowlesA New York Times Bestseller&“This may be Towles&’ best book yet. Each tale is as satisfying as a master chef&’s main course, filled with drama, wit, erudition and, most of all, heart.&” —Los Angeles Times&“The book spans the 20th century, bringing characters into tableaus of deceit and desire. Beneath his coifed prose Towles is a master of the shiv, the bait and switch; we see the flash of light before the shock wave strikes, often in the final sentence. . . . Table for Two delivers the kick of a martini served in the Polo Lounge.&” – The New York Times Book ReviewMillions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood.The New York stories, most of which take place around the year 2000, consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages. Told from seven points of view, &“Eve in Hollywood&” describes how one of Towles&’s most beloved characters, the indomitable Evelyn Ross from Rules of Civility, crafts a new future for herself—and others—in a noirish tale that takes us through the movie sets, bungalows, and dive bars of 1930s Los Angeles.Written with his signature wit, humor, and sophistication, Table for Two is another glittering addition to Towles&’s canon of stylish and transporting fiction.
The London Blue Plaque Guide: 4th Edition
by Nick RennisonConnecting people with places, London’s distinctive Blue Plaque scheme highlights the buildings where some of the most remarkable men and women in our history and culture have lived and worked. From Richard Burton to Karl Marx, Marie Stopes to Jimi Hendrix, this fully updated 4th edition of The London Blue Plaque Guide has over 900 entries and provides an essential companion to the famous people who have made their homes in the city. It includes updated maps and a useful list of names by profession as well as location. As the definitive guide to the fascinating historical figures who have lived in London, it will be invaluable to residents and tourists alike.
Deep Are the Roots: Trailblazers Who Changed Black British Theatre
by Stephen Bourne'Stephen Bourne is a hero of our history' Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo 'I love Stephen's books because he gives voice to real people' Jhalak Prize-winner Patrice LawrenceIn Deep Are the Roots, Stephen Bourne celebrates the pioneers of Black British theatre, beginning in 1825, when Ira Aldridge made history as the first Black actor to play Shakespeare’s Othello in the United Kingdom, and ending in 1975 with the success of Britain’s first Black-led theatre company.In addition to providing a long-overdue critique of Laurence Olivier’s Othello, too-often cited as the zenith of the role, Bourne has unearthed the forgotten story of Paul Molyneaux, a Shakespearean actor of the Victorian era. The twentieth-century trailblazers include Paul Robeson, Florence Mills, Elisabeth Welch, Buddy Bradley, Gordon Heath, Edric Connor and Pearl Connor-Mogotsi, all of them active in Great Britain, though some first found fame in the United States or the Caribbean. Then there are the groundbreaking works of playwrights Barry Reckord and Errol John at the Royal Court; the first Black drama school students; pioneering theatre companies; and three influential dramatists of the 1970s: Mustapha Matura, Michael Abbensetts and Alfred Fagon.Drawing on original research and interviews with leading lights, Deep Are the Roots is a powerful study of theatre’s Black trailblazers and their profound influence on British culture today.
Choose Prayer, Not Despair: How to Transform Your Mental Health God's Way
by Dayne KamelaMental illnesses and struggles are a form of spiritual warfare; Are you prepared to battle for your mind? After reading this book, you will gain practical tools to improve your mental health through prayer. Additionally, you will recognize the unseen forces negatively affecting your mind and break their influence over you. Dayne Kamela reaches millions of people on social media and online every day, and now he brings his powerful message of hope and the power of prayer to readers in his first trade book, Choose Prayer, Not Despair. After having a severe mental breakdown and being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in his early twenties, Kamela&’s life was transformed through the power of healing prayer. As the founder of @litwithprayer, an online prayer ministry with more than 1.4 million followers on social media, Kamela is committed to sharing his message that winning the battle for your mental health begins with prayer. In this book, Kamela offers this same hope and encouragement to anyone suffering with anxiety, depression, or any other mental health challenge. In addition to sharing his powerful story of recovery, Kamela: explores the spiritual practices that can improve our mental health examines the lives of biblical prophets, heroes, and leaders who at times struggled with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts helps readers understand spiritual warfare and how praying the Word of God can protect them from attacks on their mind Whether they are new to prayer, have doubts about it, or are just looking for anything to help their situation, readers will discover in this book a practical way to use prayer to improve their mental health. Containing empowering, Scripture-based prayers, and key Bible verses for peace and healing, Choose Prayer, Not Despair will equip readers to fight against doubt and unbelief and receive healing along their mental health journey.
Butler's Lives of the Saints: With Reflections for Every Day
by Alban ButlerSpanning centuries and continents, this timeless chronicle of Christian sainthood details the lives of martyrs and virgins, scholars and soldiers, bishops and priests, and Christians of all sorts. Regarded as an enduring classic of spiritual devotion, offering prayer intercession from Heaven and guiding us by example, Butler’s provides inspirational narratives, often accompanied by reflection and prayers. Organized by day, this book aligns with the calendar months, providing entries on saints whose feast days fall within those months. As both a spiritual tool and a repository of historical fact, Butler’s captures the essence of saints’ lives, miracles, martyrdom, and lasting influence. Its profound yet accessible prose is a journey through history, theology, and spirituality, guiding readers toward a deeper understanding of their own faith. Includes cross-indexing for easy reference and a new foreword by leading theologian and bestselling author Rev. James Martin, SJ.
The Revelationary War: The Epic Battle Against False Prophecy and Deception
by Amanda GraceWe are actively mistaking false prophets for prophetic ministers. While reading this book, you will have the confidence to listen to the Lord without fear of misdirection. You also will have the tools to assess and test prophecies, knowing whether they are traps from Satan or truths from Christ. In The Revelationary War, Amanda Grace presents a constructive, confrontational warning for today&’s Christians. Now more than ever, the body of Christ needs to be discerning of what is true and what is false. With contributions from Donné Clement Petruska, daughter of the late prophet Kim Clement, this powerful book provides an understanding of where we are in the modern prophetic movement and why counterfeits ministries have risen up, along with timely biblical solutions, including how to: Hear from God and accurately use your prophetic gift Identify the telltale signs of false prophets and recognize true prophecy when you hear it Avoid con artists, psychics, witchcraft, and divination disguised as prophetic or deliverance ministries Let Amanda Grace be your trusted guide as you learn to distinguish between messages from heaven and those tainted by earthly, occultic, or other influences. Only when we learn to recognize Satan&’s counterfeits and build our lives on unshakeable truth can we thrive in victory during days of darkness and compromise
Over the Wall: A BRIXMIS Intelligence Officer Behind the Iron Curtain
by Will BrittenThe British Commanders’-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany (BRIXMIS) was a military liaison mission which operated behind the Berlin Wall during the height of the Cold War. This liaison was undertaken by the 31 members – 11 officers and no more than 20 others – appointed to each mission. One of these men was former intelligence officer, Will Britten.In Over the Wall, Britten lifts the lid on what it was like working on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. During this period, Berlin was a hotbed of spying between the East and West. BRIXMIS was established as a trusted channel of communication between the Red Army and the British Army on the Rhine. However, they acted in the shadows to steal advanced Soviet equipment and penetrate top secret training areas.Over the Wall offers a more detailed and critical analysis of what the mission did and why, concluding that the Soviets must have known some of their agents had been turned by the Allies and that their intelligence had been compromised.Additionally, the book examines, for the first time, the period after the fall of the Berlin Wall, up until the complete Soviet withdrawal in 1992, when BRIXMIS was succeeded by an organisation working covertly. It also explores the Soviet equivalent mission based in the US sector of West Germany, revealing how it operated in stark contrast to BRIXMIS.
The Little Book of Bath
by Mike DeanBATH is one of the most visited cities in the world, and countless books have told the history of its beautiful buildings and parks. Yet the chances are that this fact-packed compendium will enhance your knowledge further. Find out all manner of things, from which planet was discovered from a back garden to which pub was visited by Charles Dickens. Full of surprises, this great little book is perfect for dipping into as well as reading cover to cover. Here is the Bath few people get to know!
Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression
by Kathryn KrickAre you ready to be FREE OF DEMONIC OPPRESSION AND STEP INTO YOUR CALLING? As a young woman, Kathryn Krick left her home in upstate New York for Los Angeles to pursue her dreams in acting and music—until a prophetic conference changed her life forever. Encountering God&’s power, she heard His call to be an apostle and started a small church on a hillside off Mulholland Drive that has grown to a global congregation across more than 150 nations. Today, 5F Church and Krick&’s online ministry have become epicenters of signs and wonders, including undeniable deliverance and healing. Apostle Kathryn believes God is calling believers to restore the lost principles of the Acts church—including the anointing to be healed and delivered. In Unlock Your Deliverance, she reveals that Jesus Christ is the answer to the struggles we face. This powerful book will guide you to: UNDERSTAND what deliverance is and why it&’s essential for believers today RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS of demonic oppression in your life RECEIVE DELIVERANCE through surrender, faith, and the anointing BREAK FREE from curses, addiction, depression, and more LEARN how to maintain deliverance and help others experience freedom Krick&’s story is a testament to what God can do when you follow His &“spiritual GPS&” for your life. Unlock Your Deliverance equips you to receive the freedom Jesus died to give you—and to help others do the same.
Cuba Since the Revolution of 1959: A Critical Assessment
by Samuel Farber“Frequent insights, stimulating historical comparisons, and command of the data relating to Cuba’s economic and social performance.” —Foreign AffairsUncritically lauded by the left and impulsively denounced by the right, the Cuban Revolution is almost universally viewed one dimensionally. In this book, Samuel Farber, one of its most informed left-wing critics, provides a much-needed critical assessment of the Revolution’s impact and legacy.“The Cuban story twists and turns as we speak, so thank goodness for scholars such as Samuel Farber, an unapologetic Marxist whose knowledge of Cuban affairs is unrivalled . . . In this excellent, necessary book, Farber takes stock of fifty years of revolutionary control by recognizing achievements but lambasting authoritarianism.” —Latin American Review of Books“A courageous and formidable balance-sheet of the Cuban Revolution, including a sobering analysis of a draconian ‘reform’ program that will only deepen the gulf between revolutionary slogans and the actual life of the people.” —Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums
Beef 101: Master Cooking Beef with 101 Great Recipes (101 Recipes)
by Perrin Davis and Kate DeVivoFrom perfect steaks and burgers to classic stews, meatballs, and more, this is your go-to guide for beef recipes, tips, and techniques.Beef 101 features 101 delicious, diverse, and accessible recipes, all of which have been thoroughly kitchen tested. It is both a cookbook and a comprehensive reference guide covering everything you need to know about beef, from the different cuts of meat to kitchen equipment and supplies. Its practical layout makes it easy to use, with measures calculated in both traditional and metric quantities.Full of mouthwatering photographs, Beef 101 starts off with a detailed introduction full of helpful how-tos and insider tips. The 101 recipes included feature a breadth of different dishes drawn from a wide range of culinary traditions, all of them featuring clear, straightforward instructions, and all of them delicious. The 101 series is perfect both for beginners and more experienced cooks looking to broaden their kitchen horizons.
Scared Violent Like Horses: Poems
by John McCarthyIn this poetry collection, the author of Ghost Country deeply examines violent masculinity, driven by a yearning for more compassionate ways of being.McCarthy’s flyover country is populated by a family strangled by silence: a father drunk and mute in the passenger seat, a mother sinking into bed like a dish at the bottom of a sink, and a boy whose friends play punch-for-punch for fun. He shows us a boy struggling to understand pain carried down through generations and how quickly abandonment becomes a silent kind of violence; “how we deny each other, daily, so many chances to care,” and how “we didn’t know how to talk about loss, / so we made each other lose.” Constant throughout is the brutality of the Midwestern landscape that, like the people who inhabit it, turns out to be beautiful in its vulnerability: sedge grass littered with plastic bags floating like ghosts, dilapidated houses with abandoned Fisher Price toys in the yard, and silos of dirt and rust under a sky that struggles to remember the ground below.With arresting lyricism and humility, Scared Violent Like Horses attends to the insecurities that hide at the heart of what’s been turned harsh, offering a smoldering but redemptive and tender view of the lost, looked over, and forgotten.Selected by Victoria Chang as winner of the Jake Adam York PrizePraise for Scared Violent Like Horses“McCarthy’s book of Midwestern threnodies begins in image and ends in solemnity . . . McCarthy’s poems are profluent stories?a joy to marvel at this skill, impressive considering the book’s bleak landscape.” —The Millions“McCarthy has whittled out a sense of freedom from the heartache of the past, and the reader is left with a remarkable vision.” —Booklist“In unshowy, plaintive, quietly delivered language that should not be mistaken for affectless?and that can be stabbed through with surprisingly piercing metaphor—McCarthy vivifies a place and hard way of life too little visited.” —Library Journal“Ultimately, what the reader is left with is a stunning overlap of lost boy and lost landscape glimpsed through the lens of a gifted poet’s magical linguistic and storytelling abilities.” —Victoria Chang“A book that grabs the reader with its insistent lyric beauty.” —Allison Joseph
Is That a Word?: From AA to ZZZ, the Weird and Wonderful Language of SCRABBLE
by David BukszpanThis “fresh, amusing, 21st-century guide to everything Scrabble” is chock full of game history, trivia, and peculiar, game-winning words (Will Shortz).Scrabble® aficionados may know that both “Brr” and “Brrr” are legitimate plays, but what about everyday names like Peter, Carl, and Marge? They’re not listed as proper nouns, but they are certainly playable. For lovers of Scrabble®, Bananagrams®, and Words with Friends®, this lively guide helps readers get the most out of word games.Is That a Word? is packed with new ways to remember the best words alongside tips for improving game play and much more. Part strategy guide and part celebration of all things wordy, this collection of facts, tips, and surprising lists of playable words will instruct and delight the letterati.
Immediate Song: Poems
by Don BogenFrom one of our finest poets comes a collection about time—about memory, remembrance, and how the past makes itself manifest in the world. Called &“the poet of things&” by Richard Howard, Don Bogen understands the ways objects hold history, even if they&’ve grown obsolescent, even when they&’ve been forgotten. So objects—rendered in cinematic detail—fill these poems. A desk, a mailbox, a house delivering its own autobiography. Hospitals: the patients who have passed through, the buildings that have crumbled. And, in a longer view, the people who survive in what they left behind: Thom Gunn, Charles Dickens, and the pre-Columbian architects who designed the great earthworks of Ohio two thousand years ago. Songs, ephemeral by nature but infinitely repeatable, run throughout the collection. &“What did they tell me, all those years?&” Bogen writes. Immediate Song offers us a retrospective glance that is at once contemplative and joyous, carefully shaped but flush with sensuous observation: a paean to what is both universal and fleeting.Praise for Immediate Song &“The poems in Immediate Song are clear, perfect stanzas containing interior music, a man&’s conscience, and his crystal reflections.&” —Washington Independent Review of Books &“From its stunning long poem &“On Hospitals,&” to its unflinching view of life &“in the twilight of empire,&” to its quiet, deft, and subtly lyrical &“song&” poems, Immediate Song is at once an extended elegy, a meditation on time, and a hard-won articulation of the largeness of small moments. Simultaneously ambitious and understated, these poems are unmistakably of today&’s America, even as they mine the timeless concerns of loss and memory. Bogen is a brilliant and singular poet—wise yet unassuming, sharp yet unpretentious—with much to teach us about the complexities of living in the world.&” —Wayne Miller, author of We the Jury
Doing Nothing: Coming to the End of the Spiritual Search
by Steven HarrisonThe author of Being One presents “a persuasive argument for stopping the perennial search for enlightenment” in this unique guide to finding inner peace (New Age Journal).Steve Harrison spent decades seeking out every mystic, seer, and magician he could find throughout the world. He studied the worlds philosophies and religions, and dedicated himself to various forms of austerity, isolation, and meditation before coming to a truly profound conclusion: it was all useless. In Doing Nothing, Steve encourages spiritual seekers to find the truths of life through the simple act of stopping the search. As he puts it, “nothing is a surprisingly active place, but it is here that we discover who and what we are.”
Quick Little Landscape Quilts: 24 Easy Techniques to Create a Masterpiece
by Joyce R. BeckerThe prize-winning landscape quilter shares easy tips and time-saving techniques in this guide featuring mini-landscape quilts for all skill levels.In Quick Little Landscape Quilts, Joyce Becker shows you simple ways to work with landscape-themed fabrics to make a quilted wallhanging you'll be proud to show off. This skill-building guide covers a variety of techniques, such as incorporating overlays for perspective; embellishing with machine embroidery; and enhancing designs with inks, pastels, and more. Featured projects range from simple patterns to photo-based designs.
1,001 Delicious Recipes for People with Diabetes (1,001 Best Recipes)
by Edited by Sue Spitler, Linda Eugene, and Linda R. YoakamThe most complete collection of diabetes-friendly recipes available today, and the one book all those with diabetes should have in their kitchen library.A revamped version of a perennial favorite, 1,001 Delicious Recipes for People with Diabetes covers all the basics of a diabetic diet and lifestyle, including exercise, carbohydrate counting, and food-exchange lists. This huge cookbook contains sixteen chapters of delicious recipes that are suitable for a diabetic diet, all of which are accompanied by a nutritional analysis and the most current diabetes exchange information. The quick and easy-to-prepare recipes are written in a concise format and use readily available ingredients with a focus on fresh, seasonal foods. They require no special cooking skills or equipment and represent an eclectic range of styles and culinary traditions.If you have diabetes, you know you have to be careful about what you eat. But healthful food doesn’t have to be dull, and reducing fat and calories doesn’t mean giving up flavor. Why feel deprived when you could start the day with Blueberry Pancakes with Blueberry Maple Syrup? Company coming? Everyone will enjoy a savory Chutney Cheese Spread or Queso Fundito followed by Pork Tenderloin with Gremolata. For an easy weeknight dinner, try Lasagna Casserole or Pizza with Carmelized Onions and Smoked Turkey. Want to indulge a sweet tooth? Lemon Cloud Pie or White Chocolate Cheesecake will satisfy.This award-winning 1,001 cookbook series has earned its reputation for excellence by carefully curating and testing the recipes, as well as by featuring complete nutritional data, such as calories, fat, cholesterol, carbohydrates, and diabetic exchanges. This latest offering in the bestselling series has been completely refreshed and updated for maximum value and ease of use in the twenty-first century. In one convenient, all-encompassing volume, 1,001 Delicious Recipes for People with Diabetes presents the healthiest, simplest, and most delicious range of family meals.