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Dave is a Dad with Asperger's.He sees the world differently than most, and he feels like he has no idea what hes doing when it comes to raising his 15-year-old daughter, Cleo. She also feels like he has no idea what hes doing, especially now that her mom is gone.They were both better off when Jana was aroundDave's wife, Cleo's mother. But now she's not, and they are left to figure out life on their own. Dave dedicates his attention to his newfound hobby of doomsday prepping, researching the various ways the world could end. Cleo feels like her world already has.Everything changes when neighbors move in, threatening their isolation in the hills of San Juan Capistrano. Cleo is intrigued by the new girl, Edie, and soon finds out the intrigue is mutual. Dave, not at all intrigued, is forced to come to terms with everything he cannot control.As they struggle to live in the present, both Dave and Cleo must dare to revisit the tragic past they share. What happened to Jana? Who was she, really? Who are they without her?Ways the World Could End is a story of grief, friendship, and lovethe love between parents and children, between spouses, between teenagers, and between strangers. It is a story that requires us to consider the bounds of forgiveness, what were willing and not willing to forgive, and reminds us that often the hardest thing to forgive is ourselves.
James Longstreet was one of the most lauded and most maligned generals of the Civil War. Renowned as a courageous, clear-thinking, and efficient leader, years later he was condemned as a traitor and blamed for key losses that led to the South's surrender.
This second volume of words and statements of Robert E. Lee speak of duty and principle, faith and doubt, bravery in the face of certain defeat, hard choices, and the qualities of leadership that made him great. Lee's command was characterized by gallantry and chivalry in the face of overwhelming odds.
Here is a vivid portrayal of a hero of the Confederate army through his own words and through the words of those who knew him best. Stonewall Jackson's remarks paint a lucid portrait of the era and one of its most celebrated leaders.
The number of people unable to eat corn for medical reasons has grown rapidly in recent years. Furthermore, because corn is a dietary staple and most packaged food contains corn derivatives, it is difficult to avoid corn in one's diet.The Corn-Free Cookbook & Survival Guide is the perfect tool for anyone who lives with corn-related allergies and intolerances. It offers help for the corn-sensitive by showing: How to put the pleasure back into eating iwth more than 150 corn-free recipes How to make easy-to-fix meals when little time is available How to customize recipes in other cookbooks How to vary dishes by using seasonings and new combinations of flavors How to avoid food cravings by eating a well-balanced, healthy, corn-free diet How to read food labels quickly, easily, and accurately How to identify products-food and non-food-that commonly contain corn How to identify dozens of terms that mean "corn derivative" How to slim down by avoiding corn-based food additives, particularly high-fructose corn syrup How to avoid corn at social events, restaurants, and while travelingThe recipes in The Corn-Free Cookbook & Survival Guide focus on quick meals, breads and grains, veggies and salads, fruits and fruit salads, meat and fish, beans and eggs, milk and cheese, casseoles, soups, and desserts. The book also summarizes current medical knowledge about food reactions, including hard-to-find information about food intolerance.
An ambitious senator wants to weaken the power of the CIA, perhaps to the point of its elimination. To accomplish his goal, he tries to enlist Blackford Oakes--now retired--into his cause by forcing him to testify before a senate committee about CIA covert activities in 1985.
Of all the ways to explore a great citytouring, studying, or meandering through its streets -- shopping is by far the most pleasant and civilized way to get to know the city. The London Shopping Companion is the ideal aid for exploring the British capital, whether you are heading off on your first trip or returning for the umpteenth time. The London Shopping Companion is the perfect book for the discriminating traveler who wants to make the most of what London has to offer. While certainly a travel guide, it provides something no other book does: personal guidance from someone who knows how to look at each establishment from a resident's point of view and offers practical advice on the best buys at each shop. Containing maps of the major shopping areas, the book is organized to encourage shopping forays neighborhood by neighborhood. The London Shopping Companion describes the merchandise of a wide array of London businesses offering unique goods and services, from clothing to linens, jewelry and accessories to books, stationery, food, collectibles, leather goods, kitchen aids, and more. Packed with practical information, it will be the ideal companion for anyone who travels to London, regardless of the size of one's budget.
This volume contains reprints of the eight episodes written by Hamner, along with Albarella's commentary on each story. Also included is a ""lost"" Twilight Zone short story by Mr. Hamner and an interview that covers the background details of how Hamner became involved in the series.
This is a facsimile reprint of the third edition of the classic firsthand account of the 1862 raid that was meant to splinter the Confederacy by making northern Georgia into a Union stronghold. The endeavor is better known as the Great Locomotive Chase, one of the greatest adventures of the war.
Eddie Morales finds his lowly R&D life completely upended when his Boise-based biotech firm dispatches him to Puerto Malogrado, a tiny but tumultuous country in South America where the international media is accusing their experimental potatoes of causing a bizarre medical crisis.Eddie unwillingly arrives in South America only to find his plans for a quick resolution thwarted when he gets caught between the two sides of an impending revolution, each hoping to capitalize on the potato scandal in order to seize power.Eddie stumbles into a conspiracy that reveals just how far his company will go to advance its potato empire. He is forced to make a choice: whatand whowill he sacrifice to preserve his own future in this brave new world of biotechnology?Darkly funny and compassionately rendered,One Potatocharts the crooked line between nature and technology and takes a deep look into a future shaped by disasters both natural and devastatingly man-made.
The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders shows that effective solutions begin at home and cost little more than a healthy investment of time, effort, and love. Based on exciting new research, it differs from similar books in several key ways. Instead of concentrating on the grim, expensive hospital stays of patients with severe disorders, the authors focus on the family, teaching parents how to examine and understand their familys approach to food and body-image issues and its effect their childs behavior. Parents learn to identify an eating disorder early, to establish healthy attitudes toward food at a young age, and to intervene in a nonthreatening, nonjudgmental way. The authors concentrate on teens, the age group most often affected by eating disorders, as well as younger children. Individual chapters cover boys at risk, relapse training, dealing with friends, school, and summer camp, and much more. The book includes an appendix and sections on further reading, organizations and websites, residential and hospital programs, and references.
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