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Seizing life and racing with it is what Howard Hermanson does best. His love of Mt. Hood helped him learn to ski (from a book!) so he could zip down the slopes leaving all competitors behind. His award-winning design career came from uncovering what clients truly wanted. His ability to make everything work better came from adjusting, checking and adjusting again. His approach to life is energetic, studied and full of great joy. These glimpses into Howard Hermanson's past reveal his journey up and down the slopes of countless mountains, through numerous athletic endeavors, across the world of interior design, and into the lives of many unforgettable people.
In Portrait of a Daughter, a woman breaks a cycle of self-destruction, allowing her to feel her departed mother as a presence, not a void.Set in nineteen-eighties New York City, Grace Clancy comes of age as she suffers the death of her mother at age sixteen. Raised by her alcoholic father and iron-fisted grandmother, she moves through unstable relationships and turmoil with unshakeable fortitude. From the glitzy nightlife of dance clubs to dangerous living conditions to life in a new city, Grace finally transforms her trauma into triumph.This is a novel about loss, female strength, and the power of resilience and faith.
A novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series, Auberon explores a new and alien world and the age-old dangers that humanity has carried with it to the stars. Now a Prime Original series. Auberon is one of the first and most important colony worlds in humanity's reach, and the new conquering faction has come to claim it. Governor Rittenaur has come to bring civilization and order to the far outpost and guarantee the wealth and power of the Empire. But Auberon already has its own history, a complex culture, and a criminal kingpin named Erich with very different plans. In a world of deceit, violence, and corruption, the greatest danger Rittenaur faces is love. The Expanse Leviathan Wakes Caliban's War Abaddon's Gate Cibola Burn Nemesis Games Babylon's Ashes Persepolis Rising Tiamat's Wrath The Expanse Short Fiction The Butcher of Anderson Station Gods of Risk The Churn The Vital Abyss Strange Dogs Auberon
In The 8-Hour Diet, a New York Times bestseller in hardcover, authors David Zinczenko and Peter Moore present a paradigm-shifting plan that allows readers to eat anything they want, as much as they want—and still strip away 20, 40, 60 pounds, or more. Stunning new research shows readers can lose remarkable amounts of weight eating as much as they want of any food they want—as long as they eat within a set 8-hour time period. Zinczenko and Moore demonstrate how simply observing this timed-eating strategy just 3 days a week will reset a dieter's metabolism so that he or she can enter fat-burning mode first thing in the morning—and stay there all day long. And by focusing on 8 critical, nutrient-rich Powerfoods, readers will not only lose weight, but also protect themselves from Alzheimer's, heart disease, even the common cold. In the book, readers will find motivating strategies, delicious recipes, and an 8-minute workout routine to maximize calorie burn. The 8-Hour Diet promises to strip away unwanted pounds and give readers the focus and willpower they need to reach all of their goals for weight loss and life.
Sharp, inspiring, ageless Bud Lewis, lives large, fully, and actively with an ever-expanding group of friends of all ages. His influence is deep and broad throughout his hometown and beyond. His stories tell of the choices he has made that have molded him into a person others look to for wisdom, guidance and love of life. Among those stories are: His WWII years serving in the South Pacific with the 41st Infantry Division; Walking Portland's streets as a beat cop; Guiding the Portland Police Bureau's Sunshine Division; Teaching countless teenagers to drive; Serving as the sole security officer for the Portland wrestling matches; Winning, over athletes of all ages, an annual decathlon competition at ages 69 through 74, and competing again at age 96; Helping prompt the return of WWII Japanese flags; And more.
A leading expert on the past, present, and future of public monuments in America. An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? Which ones should stay up and which should come down? Who should make these decisions, and how? Erin L. Thompson, the country’s leading expert in the tangled aesthetic, legal, political, and social issues involved in such battles, brings much-needed clarity in Smashing Statues. She lays bare the turbulent history of American monuments and its abundant ironies, from the ensla...
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"A heartfelt and exciting debut...a wise and honest story of how it feels to be a young woman in search of yourself."—Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu Rising The Bookish Life of Nina Hill meets Younger in a heartfelt debut following a young woman who discovers she'll have to ditch the "dream job" and write her own story to find her happy ending. Meet Nora Hughes—the overworked, underpaid, last bookish assistant standing. At least for now. When Nora landed an editorial assistant position at Parsons Press, it was her first step towards The Dream Job. Because, honestly, is there anything dreamier than making books for a l...
This is the story of a house and its Leroy. A House Leroy is a precious thing; every house, and every family, needs one. We got our House Leroy by accident—and that accident changed us forever. This is the story of our eight-year journey.
Mary's Call: The Voice Within Your Soul is a daily inspirational memoir inspired by the Blessed Mother Mary