Red, Bill, and Harold, flushed out their international success on the small screen, are proud to bring the Possum?s-eye-view of the world to Canadian Literature. And the U.S. of A. It?s all here - the wit and wisdom from the men of Possum Lodge - including: - The Possum Lodge Charter and Pledge - Camping tips (A tree is just a campfire waiting to happen.) - Ice fishing hints (Do not fight the boredom. It is an intrinsic component of the sport.) - Red Talks to Teens (Let?s make this clear - plaid shirts and baggy pants aren?t grunge wear, they?re Lodge wear.) - Harold Speaks (Okay. The Future of the World. Or specifically, how I hurt myself shaving.) - Handyman Corner (The one and only Dumpster Cottage) - Classifieds (For sale, a big large brown and blue thing. I?m not sure what it is but it looks real important and valuable.) - And more songs and poems than you?ll know what to do with. And if you buy this book, you?ll have a handy little gadget that works even if the dog has hidden the remote.
POSSUM ALERT! Red Green, Dougie Franklin, Bill, Harold and the rest of the lodge members have gathered to talk cars. QUICK Driving Tip No matter how lonely you are, never carry flares in your pants pocket. The Possum fraternity is here and eager to share hard-won wisdome about this basic life-support system. Red and Harold can help you deal with everything from those bad sounds your car's been known to make to "7 Kinds of Smoke — and What They Mean." Dougie Franklin reveals all he knows about safe driving techniques, and Bill shows you how to theft-proof your car. Red, Arnie Dogan, Winston Rothschild and Mike Hammar take a detour down a memory lane lined with memorable cars. Lodge members offer practical tips on what to do if your car won't start, doing your own car maintenance and how to make your car go faster. (They also provide helpful suggestions in case the cops pull you over.) Handyman projects include turning your car into a tank, a fire engine or a jet-powered vehicle, and used for leftover car engines or hoods. And those lucky enough to ride with you can benefit from advice on How to Be a Good Passenger (or How to Hitchhike). Meanwhile, the Car Buffs tackle the question, "What was the best car ever made?" Finally — men talk about what moves them.
After a second World Championship in four years, the Boston Red Sox have finally buried the Curse of the Bambino— or have they? Sox owner Louis Kenwood receives an extortion note signed "Babe Ruth" claiming that the 2004 World Series was fixed—and demanding $50 million to keep the information from getting to the press and the Commissioner's office. If the allegation of a fix becomes public, Kenwood fears irreparable damage to the value of his franchise and to his legacy as Lucky Louie, a the man who finally brought a championship to Boston after 86 years. Thus, the Red Sox turn to private detective Sam Skarda to find out who's behind the extortion plot. Kenwood insists that his beautiful executive assistant Heather Canby accompany—and monitor—Sam on every step of his investigation. Unsure whom he can trust, Sam follows the clues to the Los Angeles underworld and then to the slums of Venezuela. Can he assemble all of the pieces to this puzzle before more lives are lost and scandal blasts the Red Sox Nation? Green Monster is the second novel in the Sam Skarda series, following Amen Corner.
Illuminations are special experiences that many assume have to do with God. Perhaps there is a different explanation. Perhaps Jesus, Paul, and the saints that have reported having an illumination didn't make contact with God. It would change everything. Can you handle a new idea?
Imagine all the pictures that capture what you feel is best about America. Now think of the frame that holds each picture in place. Our Founding Fathers designed the portrait of America's freedom within a beautiful framework-- Freedom's Frame. That framework has resulted in the most successful nation in history. If the frame goes, your picture goes with it...your dreams, your family, your community, your church, your freedom. - Back cover.
This is the first illustrated cookbook from the author of bestselling "GI Diet" series. Lose weight while still eating well. Building on the principles of Rick Gallop's market-leading "Gi Diet", the book includes 100 green-light recipes covering everything from breakfasts, main meals, desserts through to snacks, smoothies and lunch boxes and is gloriously photographed in full-colour.
A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day. "An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary, compelling and personal prayers. The words published here are not the recitation of established liturgies, but the direct address of today's Jewish men to ha-Shomea Tefilla, the Ancient One who has always heard, and who remains eager to receive, the prayers of our hearts." —from the Foreword by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL This collection of prayers celebrates the variety of ways Jewish men engage in personal dialogue with God—with words of praise, petition, joy, gratitude, wonder and even anger—from the ancient world up to our own day. Drawn from mystical, traditional, biblical, Talmudic, Hasidic and modern sources, these prayers will help you deepen your relationship with God and help guide your journey of self-discovery, healing and spiritual awareness. Together they provide a powerful and creative expression of Jewish men’s inner lives, and the always revealing, sometimes painful, sometimes joyous—and often even practical—practice that prayer can be. Jewish Men Pray will challenge your preconceived ideas about prayer. It will inspire you to explore new ways of prayerful expression, new paths for finding the sacred in the ordinary and new possibilities for understanding the Jewish relationship with the Divine. This is a book to treasure and to share.
Rick Gallop's groundbreaking G.I. Diet has been revised and updated once more to provide the best new basics for people looking to lose weight permanently, and to show you how to eat right for your personality type. The G.I. Diet has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world to lose weight and keep it off. Now Canada's diet guru Rick Gallop, along with his wife Dr. Ruth Gallop, have updated the book once again, including a guide to how your personality type affects your eating behaviours. Whether you are controlling, impulsive, indecisive or feel helpless, you will be able to identify your traits and modify your eating habits. Over the years, the G.I. diet has proven that: • You won't feel hungry or deprived • You will never have to count calories, carbs or points again • It's healthy and will reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes
Jeremiah Staggart, a Confederate soldier, discovers while on leave in 1863 that Union soldiers have murdered his family and burned his farm in Tennessee. Because he could not save his family, Staggart succumbs to a paralyzing guilt that leads him to the edge of madness. After the horrific battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga he deserts and, after working in Omaha for three years, arrives in Green River, Wyoming in August, 1866. There he meets Sheriff James Talbot, another Civil War veteran, who is trying to maintain peace between cattle baron Brent Tompkin and a band of Southern Cheyenne led by Chief Running Bear. Like many Cheyenne chiefs, Running Bear was infuriated by the terrible slaughter of Indians at Sand Creek, Colorado in 1864, and he has moved his tribe to the canyons northeast of Green River. Sheriff Talbot employs Johnny Redfeather, of mixed Irish and Cheyenne heritage and also a Civil War veteran, in his efforts to maintain peace in and around Green River. When Jeremiah goes to work for Tompkin’s cattle business, he becomes deeply involved in the ensuing conflict. In his deepening delusion and search for redemption, Jeremiah, believing he is following his Biblical namesake, becomes obsessed with saving an Indian woman and her child whom he comes to believe are his lost wife and child. In the final battle at Greens Canyon the fate of Running Bear’s tribe, Johnny Redfeather, and Jeremiah’s frantic search for redemption and his lost family collide. Includes Readers Guide.
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