As slow cookers become a more popular option for many people the demand has also risen not only for information on these slow cookers and how versatile they can be but also for great recipes that can be prepared using this device. If you are one individual that is seeking that kind of information then “Slow Cooker Recipes: 30 of the Most Healthy and Delicious Slow Cooker Recipes” is the perfect book for you. The book goes into great detail to explain exactly what the slow cooker is and also outlines all the right ways to use it and even what to look for when making a purchase. The rest of the book is filled with great recipe options that can be used to prepare a variety of meals that will keep any households hunger satiated for quite a while. It is a great book to have in the home especially if no one in the home really ash the time to stop and prepare a meal. With the slow cooker you can simply set it and forget it until dinnertime.
Would you take a second chance on first love, even at the cost of everything? Ellie Whitman has it all; a thriving career, beautiful twin daughters, and a loving husband. But behind the picturesque facade, Ellie's unexplained discontentment is quickly gaining traction. When her first love suddenly reemerges, Ellie has the chance to alter the trajectory of her life. Garrett Lindstrum has always kept close tabs on the girl he left behind. Older, wiser, and perhaps even more cunning than the high school boy who broke her heart, Garrett once again has his sights set on Ellie. Time materializes as the two reacquaint themselves and hastily resume long forgotten patterns. Garrett knows what he wants, the only question that remains is whether or not Ellie is as sure. *** This book is a FULL-LENGTH STANDALONE novel that can be read on its own OR in any order as part of the riveting Heirloom Series!*** EDITORIAL REVIEWS ☆☆☆☆☆ - "I am soooo glad this is a series as I wanted to know so much more about the characters at the salon. What a great start to a series!" ☆☆☆☆☆ - "Strong female characters and great writing. Loved this story and will definitely be reading the rest of the series." ☆☆☆☆☆ - "What a thought provoker! I can't wait to read the other books in this series!
Answering the eternal question... WHAT TO WATCH NEXT? Looking for a box set to get your adrenaline racing or to escape to a different era? In need of a good laugh to lift your spirits? Hunting for a TV show that the whole family can watch together? If you're feeling indecisive about your next binge-watching session, we've done the hard work for you. Featuring 1,000 carefully curated reviews written by a panel of TV connoisseurs, What To Watch When offers up the best show suggestions for every mood and moment.
Six Tales, Sexy and Deadly... "Martin" by Stacey Turner, "Dirty Dahlia" by Kimber Vale, "Turning Tightly" by Ralph Greco, Jr.,"Herschel's Wish" by Allan Izen, "Necromance: Bad Omen" by Armand Rosamilia, and "As Blood Runs The Night" by Carl R. Moore
Do you want the straight "poop" on potty training? This book isn't just a bunch of "dookie". You won't be "peeing" away your time reading it. OK, now that I've got the cute euphemisms out of the way, let me start out by saying that for parents, potty training is very serious business It's a time in your child's life when they transition between baby and land firmly into toddler-hood. They start to realize that there's something important about this bowl-thing that swirls water down a hold when you push a lever.
THE WORLD'S GREATEST SWORDSMEN...* A major new family comedy set in the world of the Three Musketeers... sort of. When the famous Musketeers are lost in a shipwreck on a routine mission across the channel, their hapless servants are left with no masters and an important mission to complete. Will they fool the king? Will they save the day? Will they even work out which end of the sword to use?! The New Musketeers features brilliant music, terrible sword fighting and a hilarious cast of characters. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, in December 2022. *Are not in this play
Would you take a second chance on first love, even at the cost of everything? Ellie Whitman has it all; a thriving career, beautiful twin daughters, and a loving husband. But behind the picturesque facade, Ellie's unexplained discontentment is quickly gaining traction. When her first love suddenly reemerges, Ellie has the chance to alter the trajectory of her life. Garrett Lindstrum has always kept close tabs on the girl he left behind. Older, wiser, and perhaps even more cunning than the high school boy who broke her heart, Garrett once again has his sights set on Ellie. Time materializes as the two reacquaint themselves and hastily resume long forgotten patterns. Garrett knows what he wants, the only question that remains is whether or not Ellie is as sure.
Young Adult and Teen Reader voted Laugh-out Loud Series of 2012 & Author of the Year 2012 to Stacey Rourke! Whether she likes it or not, eighteen year old Celeste Garrett has come to terms with being the Chosen One. She knew having a "normal life" would be tricky, between intense training sessions and epic demonic battles, but she didn't know at what cost it would come. That is, until a dear friend is harmed by the malicious forces hunting her. Now, she'd like nothing more than to retreat into a hermit lifestyle to prevent anyone else from getting hurt. But startling revelations, amazing new abilities, and mortifying moments in front of insanely hot guys won't allow time for that. Soon, Celeste finds herself surrounded by darkness and wondering who she can trust-if anyone.
Whether she likes it or not, eighteen year old Celeste Garrett has come to terms with being the Chosen One. She knew having a "normal life" would be tricky, between intense training sessions and epic demonic battles, but she didn't know at what cost it would come. That is, until a dear friend is harmed by the malicious forces hunting her. Now, she'd like nothing more than to retreat into a hermit lifestyle to prevent anyone else from getting hurt. But startling revelations, amazing new abilities, and mortifying moments in front of insanely hot guys won't allow time for that. Soon, Celeste finds herself surrounded by darkness and wondering who she can trust-if anyone.
Customer Reviews for Dark TimesAngela Johnson JonesIf any of you are looking for a good read, I recommend to you "Dark Times." The author is a friend of my brothers. If your interests run from the realms of different times to the supernatural this just may be the book for you. Her writing style is reminiscent of the earlier days of Anne Rice, of which I am a huge fan. Why not give it a read I'm sure you won't be disappointed.Prediction: Future Cosplay.By wayla on May 20, 2016Format: PaperbackStacey Abernathy has delivered a first novel that is a real page turner. Grab a drink and a snack because once you open the cover you
Weight loss and having a healthier lifestyle is the major focus for many as the increase in processed foods have made the population worldwide a bit plumper and a lot unhealthier. As the spotlight is now being placed on health and wellness to curb the fast rising rates of obesity more and more individuals are looking at juicing as an option for some meals. The great thing is that you can do your own bit to lose weight at home by simply making a great vegetable or fruit juice. After all everyone loves a juice that is not only tasty but healthy as well and will help you to lose weight in the long run.With "Best Breville Juicer Juicing Recipes: Healthy And Delicious" we get the chance to do all that. The recipes are pretty simple, quick to prepare and use items that can be found in any supermarket in your area. They are also extremely filling. In no time the pounds will just melt away leaving you happier and healthier.There are many fad diets out there that only work for while but if you modify your current diet to healthier options and have some healthy juices for breakfast or as a snack you will soon find that you are losing weight and will be more energized in the long run.About the Author: Stacey Turner is extremely interested in various types of diets and the impact that they really have on any individual that tries them. She is also interested in the impact that these diets have on improving the health of individuals. As a result of this interest she has written a lot of books on various diets from the macrobiotic to the pregnancy diet and so on.She always had a problem maintaining her weight and was also prone to certain illnesses as a child and a part of her research was geared at finding a solution for her own problem. as she did research she found more and more options and decided to share what she was learning through her books as she was well aware that there were others like her out there trying to find the right solution for their problems.Stacey is not trying to convince anyone that one diet is better than the next, she opts instead to present all the facts and leave the reader to make the final decision at the end of it all whether or not they will opt to fully try a diet or simply modify what they currently eat to include some of the options.
Do you believe in Werewolves? You should. Phoenix is a reporter for the Denver Post. Her assignment: to uncover the mystery surrounding the Cheyenne regions alarmingly increasing missing person reports. Unaware of what lies ahead she enters into a world of the undreamed of: a predestined fate, an unimaginable mystical creature and a horror unlike any she could have imagined. The Rise of Phoenix is an enthralling tale of bestial lust and greed.
How do you move forward when life hands you the unexpected? After ten years, Nikki Reynolds is done. There will be no more trying, no more hoping, no more disappointment, and finally no more heartbreak. She is giving up the life she planned for the life reality has bestowed upon her. Together with her husband Adam, Nikki must face a new existence that is far-removed from both her own expectations and societal obligations. Nikki's Grandma Grace has a secret; a secret shared only between Grace and her leather bound diary. Upon her passing, Grace bequeaths Nikki her most prized possession in hopes that the words written provide both solace and acceptance to her heartbroken granddaughter. As Nikki begins to read the diary, she's taken back to 1951, a world where wealth, status, and entitlement provide a backdrop to rules, customs, and familial traditions. At seventeen, Grace is caught between two worlds and quickly learns that one cannot coexist with the other. Nikki learns of life altering choices, chances taken, and relationships permanently severed. And in the end, both Nikki and Grace learn that every choice brings with it both a sacrifice and a gift and that each is forever interwoven with the other. *** The Heirloom Series books can be read in any order!*** EDITORIAL REVIEWS ☆☆☆☆☆ - "This was so true to life. I felt like I was there with the characters. I loved this book" ☆☆☆☆☆ - "I wish there were 10 more books in this series. I have two more to read and I am already missing my friends in Silverwood!" ☆☆☆☆☆ - "Emotional. Gripping. Page Turner. Great Read.
Our collective memories of World War II and Vietnam have been shaped as much by memoirs, novels, and films as they have been by history books. In Welcome to the Suck, Stacey Peebles examines the growing body of contemporary war stories in prose, poetry, and film that speak to the American soldier’s experience in the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq War. Stories about war always encompass ideas about initiation, masculinity, cross-cultural encounters, and trauma. Peebles shows us how these timeless themes find new expression among a generation of soldiers who have grown up in a time when it has been more acceptable than ever before to challenge cultural and societal norms, and who now have unprecedented and immediate access to the world away from the battlefield through new media and technology. Two Gulf War memoirs by Anthony Swofford (Jarhead) and Joel Turnipseed (Baghdad Express) provide a portrait of soldiers living and fighting on the cusp of the major political and technological changes that would begin in earnest just a few years later. The Iraq War, a much longer conflict, has given rise to more and various representations. Peebles covers a blog by Colby Buzzell ("My War"), memoirs by Nathaniel Fick (One Bullet Away) and Kayla Williams (Love My Rifle More Than You); a collection of stories by John Crawford (The Last True Story I’ll Ever Tell); poetry by Brian Turner (Here, Bullet); the documentary Alive Day Memories; and the feature films In the Valley of Elah and the winner of the 2010 Oscar for Best Picture, The Hurt Locker, both written by the war correspondent Mark Boal. Books and other media emerging from the conflicts in the Gulf have yet to receive the kind of serious attention that Vietnam War texts received during the 1980s and 1990s. With its thoughtful and timely analysis, Welcome to the Suck will provoke much discussion among those who wish to understand today’s war literature and films and their place in the tradition of war representation more generally.
Women's participation, both formal and informal, in the creation of what we now call Spanish America is reflected in its literary legacy. Stacey Schlau examines what women from a wide spectrum of classes and races have to say about the societies in which they lived and their place in them. Schlau has written the first book to study a historical selection of Spanish American women's writings with an emphasis on social and political themes. Through their words, she offers an alternative vision of the development of narrative genres—critical, fictional, and testimonial—from colonial times to the present. The authors considered here represent the chronological yet nonlinear development of women's narrative. They include Teresa Romero Zapata, accused before the Inquisition of being a false visionary; Inés Suárez, nun and writer of spiritual autobiography; Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, author of an indigenist historical romance; Magda Portal, whose biography of Flora Tristán furthered her own political agenda; Dora Alonso, who wrote revolutionary children's books; Domitila Barrios de Chungara, political leader and organizer; Elvira Orphée, whose novel unpacks the psychology of the torturer; and several others who address social and political struggles that continue to the present day. Although the writers treated here may seem to have little in common, all sought to maneuver through institutions and systems and insert themselves into public life by using the written word, often through the appropriation and modification of mainstream genres. In examining how these authors stretched the boundaries of genre to create a multiplicity of hybrid forms, Schlau reveals points of convergence in the narrative tradition of challenging established political and social structures. Outlining the shape of this literary tradition, she introduces us to a host of neglected voices, as well as examining better-known ones, who demonstrate that for women, simply writing can be a political act.
The Trash Phenomenon looks at how writers of the late twentieth century not only have integrated the events, artifacts, and theories of popular culture into their works but also have used those works as windows into popular culture's role in the process of nation building. Taking her cue from Donald Barthelme's 1967 portrayal of popular culture as "trash" and Don DeLillo's 1997 description of it as a subversive "people's history," Stacey Olster explores how literature recycles American popular culture so as to change the nationalistic imperative behind its inception. The Trash Phenomenon begins with a look at the mass media's role in the United States' emergence as the twentieth century's dominant power. Olster discusses the works of three authors who collectively span the century bounded by the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Persian Gulf War (1991): Gore Vidal's American Chronicle series, John Updike's Rabbit tetralogy, and Larry Beinhart's American Hero. Olster then turns her attention to three non-American writers whose works explore the imperial sway of American popular culture on their nation's value systems: hierarchical class structure in Dennis Potter's England, Peronism in Manuel Puig's Argentina, and Nihonjinron consensus in Haruki Murakami's Japan. Finally, Olster returns to American literature to look at the contemporary media spectacle and the representative figure as potential sources of national consolidation after November 1963. Olster first focuses on autobiographical, historical, and fictional accounts of three spectacles in which the formulae of popular culture are shown to bypass differences of class, gender, and race: the John F. Kennedy assassination, the Scarsdale Diet Doctor murder, and the O. J. Simpson trial. She concludes with some thoughts about the nature of American consolidation after 9/11.
The Burlington Fine Arts Club was founded in London in 1866 as a gentlemen’s club with a singular remit – to exhibit members’ art collections. Exhibitions were proposed, organized, and furnished by a group of prominent members of British society who included aristocrats, artists, bankers, politicians, and museum curators. Exhibitions at their grand house in Mayfair brought many private collections and collectors to light, using members’ social connections to draw upon the finest and most diverse objects available. Through their unique mode of presentation, which brought museum-style display and interpretation to a grand domestic-style gallery space, they also brought two forms of curatorial and art historical practice together in one unusual setting, enabling an unrestricted form of connoisseurship, where new categories of art were defined and old ones expanded. The history of this remarkable group of people has yet to be presented and is explored here for the first time. Through a framework of exhibition themes ranging from Florentine painting to Ancient Egyptian art, a study of lenders, objects, and their interpretation paints a picture of private collecting activities, connoisseurship, and art world practice that is surprisingly diverse and interconnected.
Resisting Asian American Invisibility highlights one group’s struggle for educational justice. Based on in-depth ethnographic research in formal and informal educational spaces, this book argues that Hmong American youth are rendered invisible by dominant racial discourses and current educational policies and practices. The book illustrates the way that Hmong American students are erased by the Black and White racial paradigm and the Asian American pan-ethnic category that perpetuates the model minority stereotype. Furthermore, Lee and a team of Southeast Asian American graduate student researchers explore how current educational policies around English learners marginalize Hmong youth. Far from being passive or silent victims, Hmong American communities actively resist their invisibility through various forms of educational advocacy and community-based education. In the tradition of critical ethnography, the author and her research team also look at what these individual and local stories expose about larger social forces, norms, and institutions. Book Features: Focuses on a Southeast Asian American group that has gotten little attention in education literature.Highlights the unique histories and educational experiences, concerns, and challenges facing Hmong American students in a Midwest city.Examines both school and community-based educational spaces.Draws on research conducted as a follow-up study to the author’s book, Up Against Whiteness: Race, School, and Immigrant Youth.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A gripping, complexly plotted thriller set within the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court, where a young law clerk finds herself embroiled in a shocking mystery crafted by one of the most preeminent judges in America—from celebrated national leader and bestselling author Stacey Abrams. "Abrams follows in Dan Brown’s footprint with this masterfully plotted thriller that unfolds like the ultimate chess match—bold move to bolder move with lives hanging in the balance."—Lisa Gardner, author of Before She Disappeared "A first-class legal thriller, favorably compared to many of the best, starting with The Pelican Brief, which it brings to mind. It’s fast-paced and full of surprises—a terrific read."—Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent Avery Keene, a brilliant young law clerk for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, is doing her best to hold her life together—excelling in an arduous job with the court while also dealing with a troubled family. When the shocking news breaks that Justice Wynn—the cantankerous swing vote on many current high-profile cases—has slipped into a coma, Avery’s life turns upside down. She is immediately notified that Justice Wynn has left instructions for her to serve as his legal guardian and power of attorney. Plunged into an explosive role she never anticipated, Avery finds that Justice Wynn had been secretly researching one of the most controversial cases before the court—a proposed merger between an American biotech company and an Indian genetics firm, which promises to unleash breathtaking results in the medical field. She also discovers that Wynn suspected a dangerously related conspiracy that infiltrates the highest power corridors of Washington. As political wrangling ensues in Washington to potentially replace the ailing judge whose life and survival Avery controls, she begins to unravel a carefully constructed, chesslike sequence of clues left behind by Wynn. She comes to see that Wynn had a much more personal stake in the controversial case and realizes his complex puzzle will lead her directly into harm’s way in order to find the truth. While Justice Sleeps is a cunningly crafted, sophisticated novel, layered with myriad twists and a vibrant cast of characters. Drawing on her astute inside knowledge of the court and political landscape, Stacey Abrams shows herself to be not only a force for good in politics and voter fairness but also a major new talent in suspense fiction.
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