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For readers and writers alike, Origins of a Story is the inspiring collection of 202 amazing true stories behind the inspiration for the world's greatest literature! Did you know Lennie from Of Mice and Men was based on a real person? Or how about that Charlotte's Web was based on an actual spider and her egg that E. B. White would carry from Maine to New York on business trips? Origins of a Story profiles 202 famous literary masterpieces and explores how each story got its start. Spanning works from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, this book is the first of its kind. Get glimpses of the reality behind these fictional stories, and learn about the individual creative process for each writer. Origins of a Story will not only leave you with a different perspective into your favorite works of fiction, but it will also have you inspired to take your everyday life and craft it into a literary masterpiece!
David Bowie, tired of the rock 'n roll Los Angeles lifestyle, picks up and moves to West Berlin. Sixteen-year-old Rod Stewart sneaks into a music festival and has a coming-of-age experience. Paul McCartney dreams of his deceased mother. The rest is music history. For lyricists and listeners alike, Origins of a Song is the inspiring collection of 202 true stories behind the world’s greatest lyrics. Delve into the compelling real-life stories behind the world’s greatest lyrics with Origins of a Song. Featuring profiles of 202 musical masterpieces that span genres and generations, this book explores the inspiration and creative process behind each song. Get glimpses into the inception of th...
Slow Cooking, Done Fast! Discover more than 175 delicious recipes--from easy appetizers to mouth-watering main dishes--perfect for any pressure cooker! Why wait hours for your dinner to simmer on the stovetop, when a pressure cooker can produce delectable results in minutes? This unbelievably quick and easy kitchen tool can cook up to 70% faster than a slow cooker or oven, and the results are always rich, flavorful, and satisfying. The New Pressure Cooker Cookbook presents more than 175 recipes tailor-made for your electric or stovetop pressure cooker, covering every meal from breakfast to desserts. With tips on making recipes Vegetarian, Vegan, Paleo, and Gluten-Free, this book has something for every lifestyle! Packed with information about the best ways to use, clean, and store your pressure cooker, plus the ideal cooking times and temperatures for any key ingredient, this is the only pressure cooker cookbook you'll ever need.
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement, EuroSPI conference, held in Düsseldorf, Germany, in September 2020*. The 50 full papers and 13 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 100 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on visionary papers, SPI manifesto and improvement strategies, SPI and emerging software and systems engineering paradigms, SPI and standards and safety and security norms, SPI and team performance & agile & innovation, SPI and agile, emerging software engineering paradigms, digitalisation of industry, infrastructure and e-mobility, good and bad practices in improvement, functional safety and cybersecurity, experiences with agile and lean, standards and assessment models, recent innovations, virtual reality. *The conference was partially held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Cleburne County Search and Rescue Team recently found and saved a man lost on Mt. Cheaha in Alabama. The man had set out with his wife and kids on the difficult Pinhoti Trail, but once the wife and kids headed back, the man continued on. When he didnt return, his wife panicked and called in the search squadwho eventually found a man in his fifties, weighing about three hundred pounds, wearing leg braces, and using crutches. This story just goes to show that if youre gonna be stupid, youve gotta be tough. Author Bob Cole knows all about it. He grew up on a farm in rural Georgia and used to have to chase cows before getting on the bus for school. Smelling like manure in front of the other ...
What do you do when you're not asleep and not eating? You're most likely waiting - to finish work, to get home, to finish your duties. This book aims to describe how many people experience waiting and how important this is, in popular and highbrow culture and in real life and how we cope with it.
During a desperate hunt for his brother''s killers, Aaron Cage gets mixed up with rustlers, a crooked town marshal, an enigmatic Indian and the beautiful Charity Keating.
Haunting romantic suspense tales. The VICTORY COVE series, featuring WIDOW'S TALE and ENDLESS NIGHT, is set in Victory Cove's fictional Maine coastal village. It is a tight-knit community that thrives off of its lobstermen and bouts of summer tourism. With a gothic romance feel, each contemporary story features women conquering their fears to go on and live happily ever after. WIDOW'S TALE "Eerily beautiful." ★★★★★ “Beautifully written love story with a mystery thrown in.” ★★★★★ “ A Hauntingly Thrilling Romantic Read.” ★★★★★ ENDLESS NIGHT "Suspense with a touch of romance. Perfect!" ★★★★★ "Atmospheric." ★★★★★ Boxed Set contains: WIDOW...
A woman hiding from her identity. A man trying to find his. After witnessing a murder, Megan Summers ran until she reached the remote coastal village of Victory Cove. She has a new name, but she knows it’s only a matter of time before the murderer catches up with her. Jake Grogan has come to town to unravel the mystery of his heritage. Instead of finding his grandmother at Wakefield House, he discovers an attractive stranger who will do anything to get him off her doorstep. Trapped by a storm, he’s forced to stay the night with Megan—a woman who keeps a handgun under her bed and closes herself off from the outside world. Jake tries to dig deeper into his past, but he’s distracted by his fear for Megan’s safety and his growing feelings for her. Danger is drawing near and he’ll do anything to keep her safe. Will it be enough to help them survive the endless night?