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How to Buy the Right Plants, Tools, and Garden Supplies

By: Jim Fox

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How to Buy the Right Plants, Tools, and Garden Supplies

By: Jim Fox

Are you confused by all the choices when you visit a nursery? Do you get sticker shock when you see how much that nice little shade tree costs? Let Jim Fox, a nursery professional with over twenty years of experience, show you how to become a savvy garden consumer and get the most for your hard-earned landscaping dollars. How to Buy the Right Plants, Tools, and Garden Supplies will arm you with a wealth of knowledge! You’ll learn how to determine if a plant is healthy, how to choose the right size, how to correctly read the plant tag, how to choose the best tools and supplies for your needs, and how to confidently recognize a well-made tool. In addition to helping you navigate the nursery, it tells you what you need to know before you get there and offers helpful tips on how to successfully garden once you get home. With this essential guide in hand, you’ll never experience buyer’s remorse again!

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Timber Press

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1604695366

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Homegrown Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs

A Bountiful, Healthful Garden for Lean Times

By: Jim W. Wilson

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Homegrown Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs

A Bountiful, Healthful Garden for Lean Times

By: Jim W. Wilson

Starting with the basics and the author's secrets of successful, time-efficient food gardening learned over a lifetime of gardening, this book is the complete vegetable gardening system for busy people who want to grow fresh produce to save money and ensure their food is safe.

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Fox Chapel Publishing

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1607654210

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9781607654216

A Very Good Man

A Novel

By: Jim Trevis

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A Very Good Man

A Novel

By: Jim Trevis

If your dying son asked you to become a very good man, and you weren’t, what would you do? John Tatum’s answer is to attempt suicide. This makes no sense to psychiatrist Rose Sacare. After all, as a vice president for Hamilton Pharmaceuticals, Tatum had just launched Multi- Zan, a drug that puts multiple sclerosis into remission. Dr. Sacare personally champions Tatum’s recovery until his secret acts of bravery and generosity earn him the media’s title of the “Hero of the Homeless.” As Tatum heals and the magnitude of his good deeds mounts, his feelings for Rose grow as well, and he once again believes that happiness is within reach. Why, then, will he not reveal his true identity to his growing crowd of admirers. And why do his coworkers at Hamilton fear for his complete recovery? A story of loss and redemption, “A Very Good Man” confronts the moral issues of our times, and challenges the reader to think about what they would do to make the world a better place if given a second chance.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1465396845

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9781465396846

Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide

Food, Shelter, Security, Off-the-Grid Power and More Life-Saving Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living

By: Jim Cobb

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Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide

Food, Shelter, Security, Off-the-Grid Power and More Life-Saving Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living

By: Jim Cobb

A STEP-BY-STEP, DON'T-OVERLOOK-ANYTHING WORKBOOK OF DIY PROJECTS THAT PREPARE HOME AND FAMILY FOR ANY LIFE-THREATENING CATASTROPHE The preparation you make for a hurricane, earthquake or other short-term disaster will not keep you alive in the event of widespread social collapse caused by pandemic, failure of the grid or other long-term crises. Government pamphlets and other prepping books tell you how to hold out through an emergency until services are restored. This book teaches you how to survive when nothing returns to normal for weeks, months or even years, including: •Practical water collection for drinking and hygiene •Storing, growing, hunting and foraging for food •First aid and medical treatments when there’s no doctor •Techniques and tactics for fortifying and defending your home •Community-building strategies for creating a new society

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Ulysses Press

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1612432735

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9781612432731

Over My Dead Body

By: Jim Brigginshaw

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Over My Dead Body

By: Jim Brigginshaw

Marked by the events of the Great Flood of 1893 and the formation of the first miners' unions, Over My Dead Body is an Australian epic; a literary feat exemplifying a writer's craftsmanship and dedication to bringing history alive. It puts Australia's current resource-driven prosperity into context by showing the day to day struggles of ordinary workers just trying to get by for themselves and their families at a time when the individual was virtually powerless against the arrogance of his employer, and expendable if work-related illness overtook him. With panoramic themes reminiscent of Lawrence's Sons and Lovers, this thoroughly researched, award-winning retrospective certainly reminds us of the important place unions have earned in today's society.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1442950145

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9781442950146

Following Frankie

Book Four in the Boone Series

By: Jim Hartsell

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Following Frankie

Book Four in the Boone Series

By: Jim Hartsell

From his first low country boil on a Carolina beach to a face-off with three thugs in a Georgia parking lot, from an unforgettable night in New Orleans to the Beale Street acrobats and a sunset Mississippi River cruise in Memphis, Boone is constantly in unknown territory on his first venture away from home with his dog Frankie. The map his friend Melvin gave him doesn’t offer much guidance, and sometime he feels like Frankie’s in charge of their trip and he’s just following her lead. On his return home he sees old friends and new acquaintances in a different and sometimes disturbing light, prompting him to question many of his assumptions about how things are supposed to be. Trying to keep his feet on the ground and leave behind his Daddy’s most damaging lessons once and for all, Boone realizes that the trip has changed him in ways he never expected.

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House Mountain Publishing

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Working With Families and Community Agencies to Support Students With Special Needs

A Practical Guide for Every Teacher

By: Jim Ysseldyke,Bob Algozzine

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Working With Families and Community Agencies to Support Students With Special Needs

A Practical Guide for Every Teacher

By: Jim Ysseldyke,Bob Algozzine

Teachers will find practical guidelines for collaborating with families, applying early childhood intervention, using transition services, involving community agencies and businesses, and identifying post-high school options.

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Corwin Press

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1483364348

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9781483364346

The Day John Met Paul

An Hour-by-Hour Account of How the Beatles Began

By: Jim O'Donnell

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The Day John Met Paul

An Hour-by-Hour Account of How the Beatles Began

By: Jim O'Donnell

With many new photos and an updated introduction, The Day John Met Paul, a critically-acclaimed Beatles book, reappears in a visually stunning second edition. The book is an hour-by-hour account of the fateful day the two founding Beatles met in July 1957. But it is much more than that: it's a spellbinding story of how fate brought together two men who would radically change the face of popular music, from its look and feel to its sound. Jim O'Donnell, a veteran rock music writer, spent eight years researching The Day John Met Paul. Published in 1996 and translated into several languages, the book was widely praised for its blend of accurate reporting and colorful storytelling. Long out of print, but revered among Beatles fans, the new printing enlivens the text with many well-chosen photos of the Liverpool landmarks--from Strawberry Field to Penny Lane--that played a role in the Beatles' lives and works. The Day John Met Paul chronicles the first "Day in the Life" of the Beatles--a day that changed the musical world.

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Routledge

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1135863741

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9781135863746

Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising

Shadows of War

By: Larry Bond,Jim DeFelice

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Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising

Shadows of War

By: Larry Bond,Jim DeFelice

Set in the year 2014, Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising: Shadows of War is an explosive new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Larry Bond

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Macmillan

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0765360985

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9780765360984

Raiding with Morgan

By: Jim R. Woolard

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Raiding with Morgan

By: Jim R. Woolard

This is the legend of Morgan's Raiders--as it's never been told before. . . In the summer of 1863, Brigadier-General John Hunt Morgan led two thousand Confederate soldiers across the Ohio River into southern Indiana. Pursued by fifteen thousand Union cavalry, infantry, and militia, Morgan's Raiders blazed a trail of destruction unparalleled in Civil War history. In forty-six days, they covered one thousand miles, destroyed thirty-four bridges, and captured six thousand enemy soldiers. But only a handful of Morgan's men would live to tell the tale. . . Born in the heart of Kentucky, Ty Mattson never knew his parents. His mother died in childbirth while his father went off to fight in the Mexican War. For seventeen years, Ty never discovered why his father didn't return. But when he receives news that his father is alive--and he's joined the forces of General John Morgan--the boy leaves home to enlist with the Raiders, hoping to finally meet the father he never had. Owen Mattson turns out to be everything Ty imagined he would be: a good man, a true mentor and a great soldier. But the bullets of a self-appointed Confederate assassin divide father and son yet again, leaving Ty near death. From the blood-soaked chaos of Morgan's devastating defeat at Buffington Island, to the care of an enemy nurse and the harsh brutality of a Union prison, Ty Mattson will do whatever it takes to fight and survive. For his father. For the love of a beautiful woman. For revenge. Filled with military action and fascinating historical detail, Raiding with Morgan is award-winning author Jim R. Woolard at his page-turning best. North to Glory "We are bound for the Ohio in a bold bid to carry the war and its bloodletting and destruction into the enemy's lair. We will etch the terror and fright of our passage in the minds of every man, woman and child we encounter as well as those who hide in fear of us. The fame and glory garnered by our victories will shine forever in the hearts of our southern brethren and earn us the hatred of northern sympathizers. May the Lord ride with us." --Journal of Lieutenant Clinton J. Hardesty, Morgan's Confederate Cavalry, 7 July, 1863.

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Pinnacle Books

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0786034807

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How the Fender Bass Changed the World

By Jim Roberts

By: Jim Roberts,James H. Roberts

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How the Fender Bass Changed the World

By Jim Roberts

By: Jim Roberts,James H. Roberts

Introduced in 1951, the Fender Precision Bass completely transformed the sound of popular music by the early ’60s. This is the first book to show you how and why. This richly illustrated history reveals the true colors of the Fender electric bass - as a powerful agent of change in popular music and popular culture. It tells the story of technological and artistic evolution, of basses and players--and of their profound influence on the world around them. Celebrating the instrument’s 50th anniversary, this book salutes the revolutionary impact of the bass in the hands of James Jamerson, Jack Bruce, Paul McCartney, Carol Kaye, John Entwistle, Jaco Pastorius, Sting, and other bass visionaries and virtuosos past and present.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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0879306300

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9780879306304

Gardening for Moths

A Regional Guide

By: Jim McCormac,Chelsea Gottfried

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Gardening for Moths

A Regional Guide

By: Jim McCormac,Chelsea Gottfried

This guide to moths, native plants, and their environmental roles is an indispensable resource for gardeners, conservationists, and nature enthusiasts across the midwestern United States. Gardening for Moths is the first book to show midwestern gardeners and naturalists why they should attract specific moth species to their properties and how to do it. The book’s stunning color photographs and intriguing facts reveal the fascinating world of these insects, inspiring readers to incorporate moth-loving native plants into their landscapes. The authors emphasize the importance of moths and their caterpillars to ecological food webs, widening the book’s appeal to birders and bat lovers as well. The book consists of three main sections, beginning with a thorough overview of moths, including their population decline and conservation, importance in ecosystems, relationship with native plants, and predators and defenses In addition, this first section features tips on how to attract and photograph moths at night. In the next section the authors profile about 140 plant species, providing brief background, natural history, habitat, and growing notes for each along with lists of potential moths the plants may attract. The third section highlights approximately 150 moth species, ordered taxonomically. These accounts include interesting facts about the life history of both the caterpillar and adult moth of each species. Each account also features a list of the species’ common host plants. Throughout the volume, inset text boxes provide additional fascinating moth facts. Beautiful photographs (most by the authors) illustrate every included plant and moth species. Select references, online resources, and quick reference tables round out this valuable resource.

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Ohio University Press

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0821447971

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9780821447970

Goblin War

By: Jim C. Hines

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Goblin War

By: Jim C. Hines

If you think it’s hard being a hobgoblin or a human, try living a goblin’s life for a while. In fact, try imagining what it’s like to be the runtiest goblin in the caves, the lone worshiper of a god who’s been forgotten for a good reason, and the target everyone points to at the first hint of trouble. Try picturing yourself as Jig Dragonslayer, and see how you like it…Despite impossible odds, Jig was still alive. He’d survived an adventurer’s quest against a dragon and a necromancer, a pixie invasion that had ogres and trolls dropping like flies, and, most frightening of all, the threat of being made chief of the goblins. He wasn’t sure how much more he could stand. Naturally, he was about to find out.War was brewing in the world outside the Mountain, and when the goblin’s lair was invaded by human warriors in search of the Rod of Creation, Jig knew it was just the start of another really bad day…

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Astra Publishing House

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1440631964

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9781440631962

The Mathematical Bridge

A Cambridge Wartime Mystery

By: Jim Kelly

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The Mathematical Bridge

A Cambridge Wartime Mystery

By: Jim Kelly

Cambridge, 1940. It is the first winter of the war, and snow is falling. When an evacuee drowns in the river, his body swept away, Detective Inspector Eden Brooke sets out to investigate what seems to be a deliberate attack. The following night, a local electronics factory is attacked, and an Irish republican slogan is left at the scene. The IRA are campaigning to win freedom for Ulster, but why has Cambridge been chosen as a target? And when Brooke learns that the drowned boy was part of the close-knit local Irish Catholic community, he begins to question whether there may be a connection between the boy's death and the attack at the factory. As more riddles come to light, can Brooke solve the mystery before a second attack claims a famous victim?

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Allison & Busby Ltd

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0749022620

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9780749022624

London's Railways 1967-1977

A Snap Shot in Time

By: Jim Blake

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London's Railways 1967-1977

A Snap Shot in Time

By: Jim Blake

This pictorial book covers London's railways from 1967 to 1977, showing the transition from steam to diesel and electric traction. This volume has a very readable narrative, telling tales of the authors adventures during his many trips around the London railway network. The volume encapsulates a period of time in Britain, during which a great deal of change was taking place, not only with railways and transport, but also socially and economically. Jim Blake, describes all of these changes, while also looking at the capitals transport scene of the period.

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Wharncliffe

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1473833841

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Where Did My Money Go?

A Quick Lesson in Making Money in an Up and Down Market

By: Jim Jorgensen

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Where Did My Money Go?

A Quick Lesson in Making Money in an Up and Down Market

By: Jim Jorgensen

Praise for Jim Jorgensen's new book Where Did My Money Go? Bill Groody, NBC Formerly NBC News, Washington "Your new book is an articulate expression of your long standing investment strategy which has served you through good markets and bad. I think starting off with your personal story makes it easy for even novice investors to get their arms around some of the history behind "Trend Investing." Jordan Goodman, Money Magazine, author, television host "Jim is the answer man on talk radio and his years of experience can put his knowledge to work for you right away." John C Bogle, Chairman and founder of Vanguard Funds "Jim Jorgensen has succeeded in taking the witchcraft out of financial planning. His easy-to-read pages bluntly present all the basic rules you'll need." Bill Donoghue, America's mutual fund guru, author of Rebuilding America's Wealth. "Whether you have a lot of money or just a little, whether you are just getting started investing or nearing retirement, this book is immediate financial salvation that works for everybody." Everyone agrees: It's Fast. It's Simple. It works!

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iUniverse

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1440130477

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Teaching Students With Medical, Physical, and Multiple Disabilities

A Practical Guide for Every Teacher

By: Bob Algozzine,Jim Ysseldyke

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Teaching Students With Medical, Physical, and Multiple Disabilities

A Practical Guide for Every Teacher

By: Bob Algozzine,Jim Ysseldyke

Learn about assistive technologies, helpful adjustments to school and classroom environments, and effective instructional modifications specifically designed to support students with medical, physical, and multiple disabilities.

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Corwin Press

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1483364356

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9781483364353

The Gaudy

By: J.I.M. Stewart

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The Gaudy

By: J.I.M. Stewart

The first in the acclaimed ‘A Staircase in Surrey’ quintet opens in Oxford at the eponymous annual dinner laid on by Fellows. Patullo finds himself embroiled in the problems faced by a Cabinet Minister and also Mogridge - famous for an account of his adventures in South America. But it doesn’t stop there, as Pattullo acquires problems of his own.

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House of Stratus

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0755133498

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9780755133499

Winter Birds

A Novel

By: Jim Grimsley

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Winter Birds

A Novel

By: Jim Grimsley

Eight-year-old southerner Danny Crell recounts his premature entry into manhood, precipitated by a violent quarrel between his father, an abusive drunk, and his mother, whose emotional detachment is nearly as frightening.

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Simon and Schuster

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0684829916

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9780684829913

The Nothing Man

By: Jim Thompson

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The Nothing Man

By: Jim Thompson

War changed Clinton Brown. Permanently disfigured by a tragic military accident, he's struggling to find satisfaction from life as a rewrite man for Pacific City's Courier. Shame has led him to isolate himself from closest friends and even his estranged, still faithfully devoted wife, Ellen. Only the bottle keeps him company. But now Ellen has returned to Pacific City, and she's ready to do whatever it takes to get Brown back. Even if it means exposing his deepest secret ... a painful truth Brown would do anything to stop from coming to light. He'd kill a whole lot of people just to keep this one thing quiet--and soon enough, the bodies just happen to start piling up around him... THE NOTHING MAN is Thompson at his most psychologically astute, in a deeply suspenseful and tragic portrait of one man's journey through the dark side of the Postwar Boom.

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Hachette+ORM

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0316195863

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9780316195867

Whisky Rising: The Second Edition

The Definitive Guide to the Finest Whiskies and Distillers of Japan

By: Stefan Van Eycken,Jim Meehan

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Whisky Rising: The Second Edition

The Definitive Guide to the Finest Whiskies and Distillers of Japan

By: Stefan Van Eycken,Jim Meehan

Japanese Whisky is the most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on Japanese whisky. This fully updated guide by whisky authority and Japanese whisky expert Stefan Van Eycken takes you on a tour of some of the most coveted whiskies in the world. Japanese whiskies have become some of the most highly valued whiskies, and have bested traditional producers in major international competitions. Blending proven Scotch and American methods with new ideas, these whiskies are imbued with exotic flavors from local Japanese woods to make a unique and signature product that rings true to Japanese terroir. This revised edition features new craft distilleries, putting a spotlight on their stories, their distillery set ups, and philosophies. Inside you’ll find: - Fascinating interviews and profiles with the most celebrated distillers and blenders, updated to include new competitors in the Japanese whisky world - An insider’s guide to the best whisky bars - How to drink whisky properly - Delicious cocktail recipes - Tasting notes and reviews of the best Japanese whiskies Shedding light on Japan’s most famous blends, its unique whisky culture, and history, Eycken takes you to the heart of Japanese whisky making. Find out why, when it comes to whisky, all eyes are on Japan with Japanese Whisky. "There isn't another guide on the market like it." — Jim Meehan, author of The PDT Cocktail Book "Japanese single malts have achieved cult status around the world." —Eric Asimov, The New York Times

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1646433610

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It's Never Too Late to Get Rich

The Nine Secrets to Building a Nest Egg at Any Age

By: Jim Jorgensen

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It's Never Too Late to Get Rich

The Nine Secrets to Building a Nest Egg at Any Age

By: Jim Jorgensen

Now completely revised and updated, the Jorgensens' classic guide to increasing wealth provides solid advice on investing, paying taxes, buying insurance, and more...in good times and bad. You can get rich -- regardless of age, income, or marital status -- by simply following the advice of financial duo Jim and Rich Jorgensen. It's Never Too Late to Get Rich explains how to apply their tried-and-true rules of financial planning in any financial climate, taking you through a process built on nine foolproof, easy-to-follow strategies: • Pay yourself first • Don't be a lender • Kill those credit cards • Be willing to accept some risk • Build a rock-solid investment portfolio • Invest with technology • Delay your taxes • Buy adequate life and disability insurance • Work with a financial planner Here too are invaluable guidelines on saving and investing in a crashing or soaring stock market, on minimizing taxes, and on preparing for big expenditures like education and retirement. Fully updated with information on new ways to earn interest, the latest financial websites and resources, and much more, It's Never Too Late to Get Rich is your reliable guidebook toward the financial security that you've always dreamed of.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743255933

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9780743255936

My Father's Writings

An Inspiring Journey Through Life, Love and a Lifetime of Memories

By: Jim Durham

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My Father's Writings

An Inspiring Journey Through Life, Love and a Lifetime of Memories

By: Jim Durham

In many ways, Jim Durham has lived the same life all of us have lived. He was raised by imperfect parents, involved in good and bad relationships, experienced a range of religious influences, and worked hard to be the best person he could be. But a few critical experiences brought the essence of his life out of the shadows. A chance encounter led him to a college he couldnt locate on a map (although Durham claims there is no such thing as coincidence). The death of a son and the challenges of raising a special-needs child are just a few of the powerful influences on his writing. His decision to leave the full-time practice of law, start a new career, and eventually start his own business are all addressed in My Fathers Writings. You will learn lessons he learned, share in the struggles he endured. You will find references to writers and inspirational leaders ranging from Samuel Johnson, the Reverend Peter Gomes, and Wayne Dyer, to Ram Dass, Nelson Mandela, Buddha, and Jesus Christ.

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1452549036

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9781452549033

Horse Of A Different Color

A Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat

By: Jim Squires

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Horse Of A Different Color

A Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat

By: Jim Squires

Everybody in the thoroughbred horse business wants to win the Kentucky Derby, but the odds on making it to the winner's circle at Churchill Downs are about 35,000-to-1. How did a former Chicago newspaper editor bring together the stallion and mare and breed the winner of the world's most famous and important horserace? Jim Squires's Horse of a Different Color tells the story of his wild ride from absurdity to glory at the pinnacle of horseracing success alongside Monarchos, the charismatic gray colt blessed with the extraordinary speed, poise, and stamina necessary to carry his motley band of human handlers to the highest level of their profession. Squires takes you on an exciting journey through the close-knit and secretive world of horse breeders, buyers, sellers, owners, and trainers. And his hilarious tour of racehorse culture ends with a blazing sprint down the homestretch of the second fastest Derby in history in the company of a crowd of Kentuckians driven mad with "Derby Fever.

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0786730471

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9780786730476

East L.A. Collage

By: Jim Marquez

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East L.A. Collage

By: Jim Marquez

A book of true-life stories about my East L.A & its surroundings communities. Tales of death in the family, racism in the work place, a young woman caught in a bad marriage, community tragedies; everyday life in a multicultural city that is Los Angeles Also, featuring an exclusive interview with Downtown L.A.'s Superstar Chicano artist GRONK

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141165255X

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9781411652552

Bridges That Stand

By: James D. Folger,Jim Folger

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Bridges That Stand

By: James D. Folger,Jim Folger

Marshall Sunder, bombardier of a WWII B-26 bomber, destroys the bridge at Bad Scheidel, in Nazi Germany. Assigned to the Army of Occupation at wars end, Marshall, and Kristine, a widowed German maid, fall in love The bridges destruction resulted in the death of Kristine's daughter and mother. Discovering that Marshall was the bombardier, she is shocked and unforgiving. Personal tragedies devastate the young flier: the death of one crew member, and the revengeful castration of another occur. Too, he believes that Kristine has been killed when her home is vandalized. Marshall is transferred home, and discharged. Enroute, he meets a war widow, Eileen, in San Francisco, and they commiserate, and enjoy near-erotic sex. At home, he is disenchanted with the family business. Knowing he has violated the Commandment, Thou Shalt Not Kill, he mourns the death of Kristine's child and mother. Visited by his co-pilot, Gary, he learns that Kristine wasn't killed, and is pregnant. Sure that he is the father, Marshall returns to active duty and goes to Germany, intending to marry Kristine, and discovers that her husband, thought killed, has returned.

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0595189172

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Medicinal Plants of North America

A Field Guide

By: Jim Meuninck

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Medicinal Plants of North America

A Field Guide

By: Jim Meuninck

This exquisitely detailed, full-color field guide provides the identification details and practical information needed to find and properly use many of the medicinal plants and wild plant foods that provide chemicals necessary for optimum health and disease prevention. The book takes the user from simple and familiar plants ones that are less common and more difficult to identify. Each of the 122 plant entries includes a color photograph, plant description, and location. Plants are grouped according to how common or rare they are, as well as to where they are found: prairies, woodlands, mountains, deserts, and wetlands. Relevant facts about each plant include toxicity, historical uses, modern uses, as well as wildlife/veterinary uses. Additional information featured in this extraordinary field guide: explanations of how each plant affects the human body; cultural and ethnic uses of medicinal herbs and cooking spices; others creatures who consume the plants; a list of most recommended garden herbs; web site resources, and much more.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493077872

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9781493077878

Whodunits

By: Stan Smith,Derrick Niederman,Jim Sukach

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Whodunits

By: Stan Smith,Derrick Niederman,Jim Sukach

Use your powers of deduction, do some super sleuthing, and pit your wits against the great Dr. J. L. Quicksolve, Inspector Walker, and Inspector Forsooth. These mini-mysteries cover crimes of every type, and each one offers an intriguing little story to unravel. They include The Case of the Weeping Widow, about a museum robbery; Timing Is Everything, in which a theft ends up a homicide; and The Churchill Letter, a tale of forgery and fraud. 96 pages, 31 b/w illus., 4 x 5.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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0806949910

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9780806949918

Cursor's Fury

By: Jim Butcher

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Cursor's Fury

By: Jim Butcher

In his acclaimed Codex Alera novels, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher has created a fascinating world in which the powerful forces of nature take physical form. But even magic cannot sway the corruption that threatens to destroy the realm of Alera once and for all... When the power-hungry High Lord of Kalare launches a merciless rebellion against the First Lord, young Tavi of Calderon joins a newly formed legion under an assumed name. And when the ruthless Kalare allies himself with a savage enemy of the realm, Tavi finds himself leading an inexperienced, poorly equipped legion—the only force standing between Alera and certain doom...

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706

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Penguin

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1101147407

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9781101147405

Rebuilding Rose: The Tale of an Atkins

The Tale of an Atkins Packet Sloop

By: Jim Spaulding

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Rebuilding Rose: The Tale of an Atkins

The Tale of an Atkins Packet Sloop

By: Jim Spaulding

One afternoon in 1997, an unsuspecting Jim Spaulding arrived home from work to learn that his wife Cheryl had rescued a dilapidated 25-foot, galf-rigged sloop from a date with the incinerator. Over the next six years, the Spauldings, along with a colorful cast of family and friends, faithfully restored the Atkins-design Rose to its original beauty. This is their engaging story. Arranged chronologically, the tale of Rose culminates with the maiden voyage of the restored vessel on the Chesapeake Bay, but not before readers are treated to an entertaining and illustrated journey through the entire restoration process. While most of the story takes a how they did it approach, several sections explain unique tasks in the restoration. The comprehensive treatment is illustrated with dozens of photographs and detailed drawings. All of these technical details are told in Spaulding's self-effacing voice and presented in the context of anecdotal stories and interesting characters who include a laidback ship's carpenter, a crusty gunnery sergeant, a mast-shimmying sailmaker, and the motley crew of the Bay Boat works on the Chesapeake Bay.

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262

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1610606698

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9781610606691

The Third Rail

Confronting Our Pension Failures

By: Jim Leech,Jacquie McNish

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The Third Rail

Confronting Our Pension Failures

By: Jim Leech,Jacquie McNish

For all Canadians, a blueprint on the state of Canadian pensions, the crisis we are faced with, and solutions to fix it - from the foremost expert on the subject. Over the next 20 years more than 7 million Canadian workers will retire. Baby boomers, the 45- to 65-year-olds who account for 42% of the country's workforce, will join the largest job exodus in Canadian history, moving the promised land of retirement. Unless our crumbling pension system is reformed, many of these reitrees will find this dreamland a bewildering and disappointing mirage. In the early 1980s, consumers were setting aside 20% of their disposable incomes to their retirement plans; today the savings rate is a threadbare 2.5%. Retirement savings plans meant to build Canadians' personal war chests for their final years have failed to live up to their cheery promises of early retirement "freedom" - market returns are low, and financial fees are climbing. Moreover, retirement plans are now being compromised by high pension obligations and a shrinking workforce. Canada has the capacity to diffuse this ticking pension time bomb with some hard choices, posits Leech. It's time for businesses, governments, unions, and employees to face these options and fix - and ultimately save - our pensions system, taking examples from Holland, New Brunswick, and Rhode Island - places in which new laws have been adopted to repair the pensions programs.

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Signal

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0771046804

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9780771046803

True North

By: Jim Harrison

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True North

By: Jim Harrison

One of American literature’s most significant authors delivers “a coming-of-age story, a familial saga of estrangement . . . A slow-burning revenge tragedy” (The New York Times Book Review). An epic tale that pits a son against the legacy of his family’s desecration of the earth, and his own father’s more personal violations, Jim Harrison’s True North is a beautiful and moving novel that speaks to the territory in our hearts that calls us back to our roots. The scion of a family of wealthy timber barons, David Burkett has grown up with a father who is a malevolent force and a mother made vague and numb by alcohol and pills. He and his sister Cynthia, a firecracker who scandalizes the family at fourteen by taking up with the son of their Finnish-Native American gardener, are mostly left to make their own way. As David comes to adulthood—often guided and enlightened by the unforgettable, intractable, courageous women he loves—he realizes he must come to terms with his forefathers’ rapacious destruction of the woods of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, as well as the working people who made their wealth possible. Jim Harrison has given us a family tragedy of betrayal, amends, and justice for the worst sins. True North is a bravura performance from one of our finest writers, accomplished with deep humanity, humor, and redemptive soul. “A provocative tale that explores the roots of wealth and privilege in America . . . Harrison’s writing is superb, as always, rippling with thematic leaps and poetic insights.” —The Oregonian

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Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

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1555846513

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9781555846510

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