| Learning MySQL : get a handle on your data / Vinicius M. Grippa and Sergey Kuzmichev. |
 Get a comprehensive overview on how to set up and design an effective database with MySQL. This thoroughly updated edition covers MySQL's latest version, including its most important aspects. Whether you're deploying an environment, troubleshooting an issue, or engaging in disaster and recovery, this practical guide provides the insights and tools necessary to take full advantage of this powerful RDBMS. Authors Vinicius Grippa and Sergey Kuzmichev from Percona show developers and DBAs methods for minimizing costs and maximizing availability and performance. You'll learn how to perform basic and advanced querying, monitoring and troubleshooting, database management and security, backup and recovery, and tuning for improved efficiency. This edition includes new chapters on high availability, load balancing, and using MySQL in the cloud. Learning MySQL will help you: Deploy MySQL databases on bare metal, on virtual machines, and in the cloud Design database infrastructures Code highly efficient queries Monitor and troubleshoot MySQL databases Execute efficient backup and restore operations Optimize database costs in the cloud Understand database concepts, especially those pertaining to MySQL. |
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| A cabinetmaker's notebook / James Krenov. |
 Cabinetmaking at the highest level is an art, a discipline, a philosophy--even a way of life--in addition to being a useful craft. In this book one of the greatest living cabinetmakers reflects on the deeper meanings of his craft and explains for less accomplished workers how the right attitudes toward materials, tools, and time can increase the joys of this complex activity. Craftspeople in every medium will be inspired by this account of getting started and developing habits that lessen the difficulties of a complex craft. |
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| Bookcases, cabinets & built-ins / [editors of Fine homebuilding and Fine woodworking]. |
 "Suitable for carpenters, woodworkers, and DIY-ers of all skill levels to create practical yet beautiful units for keeping life straight, this title includes a multitude of bookcases, entertainment center built-ins, mudroom clutter busters, and custom kitchen cabinets"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Stone landscaping / [editor, Michael McKinley]. |
 Inspiring and creative ideas for using stone for the landscape including water features and rock gardens, fireplaces and firepits, archways and grottos. Materials comparisons, construction specifications, and the basic techniques of working with stone are presented in detail in an easy-to-follow final chapter. Large and small projects are covered from columns and ruins from stone to sheds and poolhouses. Choosing and managing professionals is also covered in detail. |
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| The food truck handbook : start, grow, and succeed in the mobile food business / David Weber. |
 "How to start, grow, and succeed in the food truck business. Food trucks have become a wildly popular and important part of the hospitality industry. Consumers are flocking to these mobile food businesses in droves, inspiring national food truck competitions and even a show dedicated to the topic on The Food Network. The relatively low cost of entry as compared to starting a restaurant, combined with free and low-cost ways to market them to the masses via platforms like social media, are just two of the reasons that food truck business are drawing in budding entrepreneurs. Author David Weber, a food truck advocate and entrepreneur himself, is here to offer his practical, step-by-step advice to achieving your mobile food mogul dreams in The Food Truck Handbook. This book cuts through all of the hype to give both hopeful entrepreneurs and already established truck owners an accurate portrayal of life on the streets. From concept to gaining a loyal following to preventative maintenance on your equipment this book covers it all. Includes profiles of successful food trucks, detailing their operations, profitability, and scalability. Establish best practices for operating your truck using one-of-a-kind templates for choosing vending locations, opening checklist, closing checklist, and more. Create a sound business plan complete with a reasonable budget and finding vendors you can trust; consider daily operations in detail from start to finish, and ultimately expand your business. Stay lean and profitable by avoiding the most common operating mistakes. Author David Weber is Founder and President of the NYC Food Truck Association (NYCFTA), which brings together small businesses that own and operate premium food trucks in NYC focused on innovation in hospitality, high quality food, and community development."-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Lost loot : cursed treasures and blood money / Jim Willis. |
 "Lost Loot covers 32 accounts of lost treasures, treasure hunters, jinxes, and curses from around the United States and Canada. Readers will follow the exploits of all kinds of adventurers ranging from pirates like Captain Kidd and Blackbeard to gangsters like Dutch Schultz and John Dillinger and modern thieves like D. B. Cooper and the mysterious person who stole the famed Faberge eggs. Explore dusty mines and caves of the Old West, the loot of Spanish Conquistadors, the exploits of gunslingers and explorers alike, as well as ancient mysteries of kings, knights, and holy relics in this rollicking page-turner"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Practical cycling : equip, maintain and repair your bicycle / Laurent Belando and Louise Roussel. |
 "Here is a book that will answer (almost) all of a beginning and experienced bicyclist's questions about how to get the most out of the activity, while protecting yourself and saving money doing repairs where possible"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| The modern Navajo kitchen : homestyle recipes that celebrate the flavors and traditions of the Diné / Alana Yazzie. |
 "The Modern Navajo Kitchen spotlights Navajo cuisine and culture with over 50 recipes"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| The story of Earth's climate in 25 discoveries : how scientists found the connections between climate and life / Donald R. Prothero. |
 "Over 4.5 billion years, Earth's climate has transformed tremendously. Before our more temperate recent past, the planet swung from one extreme to another--from a greenhouse world of sweltering temperatures and high sea levels to a "snowball earth" in which glaciers reached the equator... In this lively and entertaining book, Donald R. Prothero explores the astonishing connections between climate and life through the ages, telling the remarkable stories of the scientists who made crucial discoveries."--Dust jacket flap. |
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| Family, friends, and neighbors : stories of murder and betrayal / Richard Estep. |
 "In the United States, it is a fact that victims of murder are more likely to be killed by someone they know than by a stranger. Family, Friends, and Neighbors discusses the cases, main players, and consequences of 34 murderous rampages dating from the Victorian Era to the present day. From famous cases such as the ax-wielding Lizzie Borden and the money-obsessed Menendez brothers to lesser-known but still gruesome crimes committed by crazy, desperate, vengeful, or simply brutal monsters, this well-researched book explains just what happened, why it happened (when possible), and whether or not the criminals were caught"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Smithsonian history of North America map by map / contributors, Katy Doll, Carrie Gibson, Mark Collins Jenkins, Andrew Kerr-Jarrett, Joshua Newton, Shannon Reed, Donald Somerville, Marie Kesten Zahn ; consultants, Max Edelson (main consultant), Scott Hancock, Ashley Riley Sousa. |
 This book offers a visual journey through North America's history via a series of engaging, detailed maps explaining key events and eras from prehistory to the 21st century. |
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| Good nature : why seeing, smelling, hearing, and touching plants is good for our health / Katherine Willis |
 "Good Nature reveals how, if we bring nature more into our lives, it can help improve our health and well-being in so many unexpected ways. Oxford professor Kathy Willis has spent her career researching fossilised plants and plant matter - but when she stumbled across a study that showed that patients recovering from surgery improved faster just by being able to see trees from their hospital bed, it radically changed the way she viewed the natural world. Professor Willis has since embarked on a process of discovery to find the research that has shown, time and time again, that there is a causal link between plants in our lives, both indoors and outside, and better physical and mental health. Consulting plant scientists and biologists, medical practitioners and psychiatrists, city planners and government health authorities, she encourages us to transform how we design and inhabit our environments. There are simple changes we can all make in our homes: for example, the scent of rosemary will make you more awake; green-and-yellow-leaved houseplants are the best at reducing stress; and touching and stroking untreated wooden surfaces can lower our blood pressure. But we can also think on a much grander scale: prescribing more nature in streets, offices and our homes will not only save money but improve the health of us all. Focusing on how we interact with nature through the senses of sight, smell, hearing and touch, Good Nature explains how we can organize our homes, our time outdoors and the world around us to reap the health benefits of nature that science is only now just discovering"-- Publisher's description. |
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| Living the vanlife : on the road toward sustainability, community & joy / Noami J. Grevemberg ; foreword by Deenaalee Hodgdon. |
 "In 2016, Noami Grevemberg knew she had to make a big change. Dissatisfied with her office job and her "stationary home," she decided to quit her job, sell her belongings, and set out in her 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon to pursue a life of simplicity and travel with her husband and German Shepherd by her side. In her years living full-time on the road, Noami has become an expert in all things vanlife. Living the Vanlife digs into every aspect of the lifestyle, from getting over uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty to creating a sustainable, thriving life of adventure and a captivating path to choosing whatever it is you truly want for yourself. Through personal stories and actionable advice, Noami candidly and compassionately demonstrates how challenging the status quo means taking bold steps, venturing out of your comfort zone, and living intentionally. As a Trinidadian immigrant, Noami also takes a practical look at life on the road as a BIPOC navigating many intersections and speaks to topics like converting a van to fit your specific needs, budgeting for vanlife, finding employment, staying safe, and building a supportive community on the road." -- Back cover. |
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| How to win an information war : the propagandist who outwitted Hitler / Peter Pomerantsev. |
 "From one of our leading experts on disinformation, this inventive biography of the rogue WWII propagandist Thomas Sefton Delmer confronts hard questions about the nature of information war: what if you can't fight lies with truth? Can a propaganda war ever be won? In the summer of 1941, Hitler ruled Europe from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. Britain was struggling to combat his powerful propaganda machine, crowing victory and smearing his enemies as liars and manipulators over his frequent radio speeches, blasted out on loudspeakers and into homes. British claims that Hitler was dangerous had little impact against this wave of disinformation. Except for the broadcasts of someone called Der Chef, a German who questioned Nazi doctrine. He had access to high-ranking German military secrets and spoke of internal rebellion. His listeners included German soldiers and citizens, as well as politicians in Washington DC who were debating getting into the war. And--most importantly--Der Chef was a fiction. He was a character created by the British propagandist Thomas Sefton Delmer, a unique weapon in the war. Then, as author Peter Pomerantsev seeks to tell Delmer's story, he is called into a wartime propaganda effort of his own: the US response to the invasion of Ukraine. In flashes forward to the present day, Pomerantsev weaves in what he's learning from Delmer as he seeks to fight against Vladimir Putin's tyranny and lies. This book is the story of Delmer and his modern investigator, as they each embark on their own quest to manipulate the passions of supporters and enemies, and to turn the tide of an information war, an extraordinary history that is informing the present before our eyes"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| The last tsar : the abdication of Nicholas II and the fall of the Romanovs / Tsuyoshi Hasegawa. |
 "When Tsar Nicholas II fell from power in 1917, Imperial Russia faced a series of overlapping crises, from war to social unrest. Though Nicholas's life is often described as tragic, it was not fate that doomed the Romanovs-it was poor leadership and a blinkered faith in autocracy. Based on a trove of new archival discoveries, The Last Tsar narrates how Nicholas's resistance to reform doomed the monarchy. Encompassing the captivating personalities of the era-the bumbling Nicholas, his spiteful wife Alexandra, the family's faith healer Rasputin-it untangles the dramatic struggle by Russia's aristocratic, military, and legislative elite to reform the monarchy. By rejecting compromise, Nicholas undermined his supporters at crucial moments. His blunders cleared the way for all-out civil war and the eventual rise of the Soviet Union. Definitive and engrossing, The Last Tsar uncovers how Nicholas II stumbled into revolution, taking his family, the Romanov dynasty, and the whole Russian Empire down with him"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| "They just need to get a job" : 15 myths on homelessness / Mary Brosnahan. |
 "The former CEO of the Coalition for the Homeless breaks through the highly destructive misinformation surrounding our homeless neighbors"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Short journey home : awakening to freedom with Thich Nhat Hanh / Richard Brady ; foreword by Kaira Jewel Lingo |
 "Short Journey Home presents a powerful story of transformation, rooted in the author's long-term and life-changing practice with Thich Nhat Hanh. Richard Brady guides us through his life experiences and lessons learned, offering strikingly deep and sincere accounts of: his time spent with Thich Nhat Hanh and with senior monastics, his successes and difficulties with community building, practicing with family, working with death, and sharing the practice with others. Brady skillfully grounds his stories in direct teachings offered by Thich Nhat Hanh, and he organizes these stories according to some of Thich Nhat Hanh's most powerful lessons on topics like impermanence, interbeing, and transformation. By taking these teachings to heart, practicing with them diligently, and sharing the results, Brady acts as our spiritual companion, demonstrating how the Plum Village path of practice can lead us to peace, freedom, and awakening in this present moment"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Growing wings : the inside story of Red Bull racing / Ben Hunt. |
 With exclusive access to the team, track-side first-hand account of how upstarts Red Bull Racing competed their way to total domination and disrupted Formula One's world order. |
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| Custodians of wonder : ancient customs, profound traditions, and the last people keeping them alive / Eliot Stein. |
 "A vivid look at the ten key people who are maintaining some of the world's oldest and rarest cultural traditions. Eliot Stein has traveled the globe in search of remarkable people who are preserving some of our rarest cultural rites. In Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive, Stein introduces readers to a man saving the secret ingredient in Japan's 700-year-old original soy sauce recipe. In Italy, he learns how to make the world's rarest pasta from one of the only women alive who knows how to make it. And in India, he discovers a family rumored to make a mysterious metal mirror believed to reveal your truest self. From shadowing Scandinavia's last night watchman to meeting a 27th-generation West African griot to seeking out Cuba's last official cigar factory "readers" more than a century after they spearheaded the fight for Cuban independence, Stein uncovers an almost lost world. Climbing through Peru's southern highlands, he encounters the last Inca bridge master who rebuilds a grass-woven bridge from the fabled Inca Road System. He befriends a British beekeeper who maintains a touching custom of "telling the bees" important news of the day and crunches through a German forest to find the official mailman of the only tree in the world with its own address - to which countless people all over the world have written in hopes of finding love. These are just some of the last people on Earth still in touch with quickly vanishing rites. Let Eliot Stein introduce you to all of them"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Returning home to our bodies / Abigail Rose Clarke. |
 "A body-based healing model that interrogates what we've been taught about unfair hierarchies of the body-and pushes back against the white supremacy, colonialism, patriarchy, and capitalism embedded in modern embodiment practices"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Korean for K-pop and K-drama fans : essential Korean phrases for everyday use / Soohee Kim, Emily Curtis. |
 "Whether you're a serious student looking to expand your knowledge of slang and colloquial Korean, or just an armchair fan of K-pop and K-drama, this book will provide you with a treasure trove of useful language. You'll find cool conversations of the type you might have with a friend about the latest music, TV shows, social media posts and much much more!"--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Fodor's Bermuda / writers: Robyn Bardgett and Melissa Fox. |
 "The experts at Fodor's are here to help. We're bringing you the very best of Bermuda, including Hamilton, the famous pink beaches, the Railway Trail, and more. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure that you have all the essential information to plan a perfect trip and make the most of your time"-- Back cover |
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| Fodor's Southern California / writers: Carrie Bell, Cheryl Crabtree, Marlise Kast-Myers, Daniel Mangin, [and 6 others]. |
 Whether you want to wander the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, lounge poolside in Palm Springs, or marvel at the San Diego Zoo, the local Fodors travel experts in Southern California are here to help! Fodors Southern California guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. |
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| Fodor's Bahamas / writers: Sheri-kae McLeod, Jessica Robertson, Alicia A. Wallace. |
 Whether you want to discover 800 miles of beaches, swim with pigs in the Exumas, or relax at a top-rated resort and spa, the local Fodor's travel experts in the Bahamas are here to help Fodor's Bahamas guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. |
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| Fodor's Montana & Wyoming / writers, Andy Austin, Jeff Gailus, Katie Jackson, Debbie Olsen, Kelsey Olsen. |
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| Fodor's northern California / writers: Cheryl Crabtree, Marlise Kast-Myers, Daniel Mangin [and two others]. |
 Whether you want to get a glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge, wander among giant redwood trees in Sequoia National Park, or camp in Yosemite Valley, the local Fodor's travel experts in Northern California are here to help! Fodor's Northern California guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. |
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| Greece : Athens and the mainland / this edition updated by contributor Amber Charmei. |
 Discover a land steeped in myth and legend. Whether you plan to watch the sun sink behind the marble columns of the Parthenon in Athens, visit iconic archaeological sites such as Delphi and Olympia, or simply soak up the sun on the sandy beaches of Halkidiki, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that mainland Greece has to offer. World-class museums and archaeological sites may be the first things that come to mind when you think of Greece, but there are things both old and new to explore. Take Europe's oldest city, for example: Athens has a youthful energy and buzzing nightlife, where upmarket restaurants stand alongside traditional grill eateries and old-school ouzeris jostle with the trendy cocktail bars of up-and-coming urban neighbourhoods. Meanwhile Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, awes visitors with its Byzantine churches and vibrant contemporary art scene. Our updated guide brings Greece to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights, trusted travel advice, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our hand-drawn illustrations which place you inside the country's iconic buildings and neighbourhoods. |
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| Frommer's Italy 2025 / by Elizabeth Heath, Donald Strachan, Stephen Brewer, Stephen Keeling & Michelle Schoenung. |
 "Frommer's books aren't written by committee, by A.I., or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We use seasoned, locally-based journalists like Elizabeth Heath, Donald Strachan, and Michelle Schoenung, plus long-time Italy experts Stephen Brewer and Stephen Keeling to research our guides. They've checked out all of Italy's best hotels, attractions, shops, wineries, and restaurants in person, and offer authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the venues that suit your tastes and budget, whether you're a backpacker or on a romantic honeymoon. Most importantly, none of these journalists are shy about telling you what you should see...and what you can skip without regret. Most importantly, none of these journalists are shy about telling you what you should see...and what you can skip without regret." Amazon.com. |
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| Thurgood Marshall : American revolutionary / Juan Williams. |
 Presents a biography of the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court, from his crusade against segregation to his friendships with other famous Black figures. |
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| Hidden libraries : the world's most unusual book depositories / DC Helmuth ; foreword by Nancy Pearl. |
 Explore 50 of the most unique libraries located in unknown spaces across the world in this book for travel-loving bibliophiles. From China's lonely library on a secluded beach to a roving military tank filled with 900 novels in Buenos Aires, this inspirational guide celebrates the great lengths humans will go to to assure access to books. |
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| Piano servicing, tuning, and rebuilding : a guide for the professional, student, and hobbyist / Arthur A. Reblitz. |
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| Piano tuning : a simple and accurate method for amateurs / J. Cree Fischer. |
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| Our world by the numbers / Steve Jenkins. |
 "With his signature style, Steve Jenkins uses engaging graphics and visual literacy to convey scientific facts and concepts, making them accessible for all kinds of readers. In Our World: By the Numbers readers will learn about the complex and wonderful place we call home. This book opens wide on the solar system and then zooms in on planet Earth--its history, its creatures, its climate, and its future. Discover some of the most fascinating aspects of our world through astonishing numbers: the stretch of time from Earth's formation to the present, how often lightning strikes in one day, the temperature at the center of the sun, what percentage of Earth's land is covered in deserts or forests or cities, and so much more. This compendium is ideal for curious young readers, with fact-packed and image-driven pages detailing the astonishing phenomena that make our universe such an incredible place to live."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Emerging technology : facts made fast / author and consultant, Hilary Lamb. |
 Simply Emerging Technology is the perfect introduction to the fast-changing world of technology for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge. |
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| Simply science / editor, Marek Walisiewicz. |
 Covers not only the core sciences--physics, biology, and chemistry--but also Earth science and astronomy. Assuming no previous scientific knowledge, it covers more than 100 cornerstone ideas, ranging from photosynthesis to chemical reactions, the laws of motion, and the general theory of relativity. Pared-back entries each focus on a single concept and use a combination of clear text and simple graphics to explain it as directly and concisely as possible. |
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| One ripple at a time : a mother's story of life after loss / Janice Jensen. |
 "A parent should never outlive their own child, yet this is the position Janice Jensen found herself in after the drowning of her nine-year-old son. In the aftermath of this tragedy, Janice dedicated herself to her roles as mother to her surviving daughter and wife to her devastated husband even as she grappled with her grief... A poignant, heartfelt story that takes readers through the everyday ups and downs of life after a tragedy and highlights the need to view each person's grief journey and timeline as unique. One Ripple at a Time comforts readers and, through decades of the author's personal quest, imparts a crucial message: The best of you is just around the bend" -- Publisher's website. |
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| In my time of dying : how I came face-to-face with the idea of an afterlife [large print] / Sebastian Junger. |
 "For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at home with his wife and children Crippled by abdominal pain, Junger was rushed to the hospital. As blackness encroached, he was visited by his dead father. That was the last thing Junger remembered until he came to the next day. In My Time of Dying is part medical drama, part searing autobiography, and part rational inquiry into the ultimate unknowable mystery"-- Back cover. |
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| Al Roker's recipes to live by : easy, memory-making family dishes for every occasion / Al Roker with Courtney Roker Laga. |
 "100 joy-including dishes from the Roker family recipe box. Written and kitchen-tested by AL Roker and his daughter, professional chef Courtney Roker Laga. For all skill level, from beginner home cooks to seaoned chefs--using our favorite pantry staples. Cheerful family photos, stunning dishes that taste as good as they look, and Al's frank, witty opinions on food and cooking."--Back cover. |
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| Cats of the world / Hannah Shaw & Andrew Marttila. |
 "Hannah "Kitten Lady" Shaw and professional cat photographer Andrew Marttila journey to thirty countries to bring you hundreds of photos and stories of cats from every corner of the world"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Spacecraft and rockets : photographs from the archives of NASA / preface by Bill Nye ; text by Nirmala Nataraj. |
 "Discover the remarkable NASA spacecraft that have captured our imagination for decades. The rockets, rovers, satellites, and space stations that have charted courses into space depicted in beautiful color images and paired with engaging annotations. Complete with a preface by Bill Nye, this collection perfectly captures the wonder and science of space exploration. From the earliest Saturn and Gemini missions through the modern-day Artemis and HALO ships, these extraordinary spacecraft will fascinate anyone intrigued by science, history, and the mysteries of the beyond"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Kalaya's Southern Thai kitchen / Nok Suntaranon with Natalie Jesionka ; photographs by Michael Persico ; recipes edited by Peggy Paul Casella. |
 "Bring the bold, spicy, beautiful world of Southern Thai cooking to your kitchen through 100 recipes and stories from the James Beard Award-nominated chef and celebrated ambassador of Thai food in the U.S. Growing up in the tropical region of Southern Thailand, Nok Suntaranon helped her mother make the fresh curry pastes she would sell at their local market. But decades later she returned home and saw that the food had become sweeter and watered down, victim to shortcuts and appealing to tourists. So, her life mission became clear: to find and preserve the old flavors of Thai food and to show home cooks how delicious and intricately flavored Thai cooking is. Kalaya's Southern Thai Kitchen is organized so home cooks can master this food with confidence and ease. With suggested recipe pairings featured on each recipe, traditional and modern recipe names, and beginner materials such as the Sauce and Paste or the Foundations of Southern Thai food chapters-Nok is there with you every step of the way in mastering Thai cooking at home. Nok dispels the stereotypes that Thai food is hard to make, or that it is synonymous with cheap takeout. From fragrant lemongrass and pungent shrimp paste to simple curry pastes, this is the fiery, refined cuisine of her homeland. Through over 100 recipes, you'll find new favorites such as Som Tom (Papaya Salad with Tamarind Paste and Dry Chili), Gaeng Ghai (Southern Style Chicken Curry), Nua Yang (Grilled Beef with Thai Chili Dipping Sauce), and Khao Niew Ma Muang (Mango Sticky Rice). With easy-to-follow visuals, beginner-friendly tips, and stunning on location photography, Kalaya's Southern Thai Kitchen allows cooks of all experience to bring a piece of Thailand into their homes and kitchens"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Stand in my window : meditations on home and how we make it / LaTonya Yvette. |
 "Home, LaTonya Yvette has learned, is not only the physical space we occupy, but also a source of comfort, grounding and transformation. It is a reflection of communal care; a place that can hold and nurture our dreams. In Stand in My Window: Meditations on Home and How We Make It, Yvette shares the important lessons she's learned about creating a meaningful home, and in doing so invites readers to explore how they can do the same. In essays that examine the process of creating spaces that express one's inner joy, Yvette shows how we can make meaning from both the places we've been and the objects that fill our lives. A magnolia tree in the backyard of her Brooklyn apartment at risk of being destroyed; the comforting smell of palo santo wafting through a hallway; a clothesline that recalls the resiliency of ancestors; the childhood eviction notices that prompted deeper explorations of belonging years later-these images and more serve as portals into Yvette's most foundational lessons in love, loss, family, and self-care. In short: home-making. Sharing her design philosophy and the very personal experiences that helped forge it, coupled with beautiful original photographs, in each thoughtfully designed chapter Yvette walks readers through the process of creating a meaningful space by taking stock of one's inner world, personal history, and unconscious narratives about how-and where-we think we should be. At its heart, Stand in My Window teaches us that home truly is what you make of it-in mind, body, soul, and in the lovingly curated spaces we can build for ourselves anywhere"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| The Pasta Queen : the art of Italian cooking / Nadia Caterina Munno with Anna Francese Gass. |
 "Culinary virtuoso and New York Times bestselling author Nadia Caterina Munno expands beyond pasta and into the art of traditional Italian cooking with this vibrant and accessible cookbook--featuring seasonal dishes, healthy entrees, and so much more. Go beyond the first course of pasta with this brand-new cookbook from The Pasta Queen herself. From aperitivi to awaken your appetite to desserts that end meals on a sweet note--and all the courses in between--Nadia will help you create an Italian dinner party fit for royalty. With over a hundred delicious recipes and stunning photographs that will transport you to the heart of the Mediterranean, this cookbook also delves into Nadia's food philosophies, including the importance of using seasonal ingredients, following a balanced diet, and celebrating cultural history through food. While there's still plenty of pasta to be found, this cookbook will enrich your plate with the rest of what Italy has to offer...and it's just gorgeous." -- Provided by publisher. |
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| Bake club : 101 must-have moves for your kitchen / Christina Tosi and Shannon Salzano ; photographs by Henry Hargreaves. |
 "Young or old, newbie or seasoned pro, Christina Tosi's Bake Club is open to everyone. Covering all the categories of the baking universe--from Glazed Pumpkin Pie Bars to Blueberries and Cream Muffins, Cheesy Lava Love Cakes to Caramel Apple Pie Apples--these are recipes designed to empower home bakers to have fun in the kitchen and to dispel all baking misconceptions: I don't have enough time, I don't have the right ingredients, I don't have a standing mixer, and I'm a terrible baker. That means no fancy ingredients or equipment are required--and modifications are very much allowed! Disarmingly doable yet show stoppingly impressive, the 100-plus recipes that make up Bake Club are classic Tosi creations--simple, inviting, and eminently bakeable"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Sift : the elements of great baking / Nicola Lamb ; photography by Sam A. Harris. |
 "An essential guide to baking that takes away the fear of baking failure by combining easy-to-follow, science-based advice with 100 reliable and delicious recipes for both novices and more experienced bakers--from a renowned pastry chef. "Her palate and mind thrill me in equal measure and I cannot wait to read, learn from, and celebrate this book."--Samin Nosrat Sift begins with the foundational ingredients that underpin great bakes--flour, sugar, eggs, fat--before delving into the techniques that bring recipes to life: texture, color, how things rise, and a technical overview. 100 tested, tried, and true recipes follow and are organized by difficulty and time commitment, ranging from easy 30-minute cakes to spectacular showstoppers you can devote a weekend to, including: Bake in an afternoon: Plum Sandwich Cake, Mocha Chocolate Chip Cake Bars, and 10-minute Mango Cheesecake Bake in a day: Chocolate Mousse Cloud Cake, Fancy Rhubarb Tart with Pistachio Custard, and Olive Oil Brie-oche Bake over a weekend: Clementine Crème Fraiche Ice Cream Cake, Grilled Cheese Za'tar Pain Suisse, and Honey Mandarin Buns Gorgeous photos accompany every recipe and the infographic-style illustrations help home bakers easily grasp the hows and whys of baking, making disasters and flops a thing of the past"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| The League of Kitchens cookbook : brilliant tips, secret methods & favorite family recipes from around the world / Lisa Kyung Gross and the women of the League of Kitchens cooking school with Rachel Wharton. |
 "Delicious, simple, family recipes from around the world from the instructors of League of Kitchens--the innovative and widely acclaimed cooking school in New York City"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Taxes 101 : from understanding forms and filing to using tax laws and policies to minimize costs and maximize wealth, an essential primer on the US tax system / Michele Cagan, CPA. |
 "If you want to understand your finances, you need to understand your taxes. Learn everything you need to know about the US tax system and become more financially independent with Taxes 101. As people become more motivated to be as financially literate as possible, understanding every part of their financial wellness is key. With Taxes 101, you will learn the basics of the US tax system, from the system structure and kinds of taxes to all the tax laws that lead to deductions and credits and the forms associated with filing. This all-in-one financial resource lays the foundation with basic information about the tax system so you can make better choices about your financial wellness"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| I will do better : a father's memoir of heartbreak, parenting, and love / Charles Bock. |
 The novelist Charles Bock was a reluctant parent, tagging along for the ride of fatherhood, obsessed primarily with his dream of a writing career. But when his daughter Lily was six months old, his wife, Diana, was diagnosed with a complex form of leukemia. Two and half years later, when all treatments and therapies had been exhausted, Bock found himself a widower--devastated, drowning in medical bills, and saddled with a daunting responsibility. He had to nurture Lily, and, somehow, maybe even heal himself. I Will Do Better is Charles's pull-no-punches account of what happened next. Playdates, music classes, temper tantrums, oh-so-cool babysitters, first days at school, family reunions, single-parent dating, and a citywide crippling natural disaster--were minefields especially treacherous for Charles and Lily because of their preexisting vulnerability: their grief. Charles sought help from friends, family, and therapists, but this overgrown, middle-aged boy-man and his plucky child became, foremost, a duo--they found their way together. By turns comical and heartbreaking, I Will Do Better does not shy from moments of sadness, anger, or awkwardness. It's the remarkable journey of two defiant and wounded people, and their personal growth in the name of love. |
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| Neurodiversity / by John Marble, Khushboo Chabria, and Ranga Jayaraman. |
 "A quick and easy way to understand neurodiversity as written by neurodivergent people and our families. Neurodiversity For Dummies is your essential guide in understanding neurodivergent conditions like autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more. This quick and easy guide is perfect for anyone needing to know more about neurodiversity. And that's all of us--because recent estimates say that 15-20% of the world's population have some form of neurodivergence. Your life is filled with neurodivergent people that you know and love, whether you realize it yet or not. It's time to learn to support and include the neurodivergent among us, and to understand how neurodiversity impacts society and the workplace. This is for the neurodivergent person wanting to thrive in life, for parents and caregivers seeking success for their child, and for teachers who are working to make a difference in their students' lives. Filled with practical advice, Neurodiversity for Dummies also provides a helping hand to service providers, assistance for workplace managers and colleagues, and understanding for family members and friends. Imagine a world where we all understood ourselves better and appreciated more deeply the differences in others. No matter how your own brain thinks, Neurodiversity for Dummies is for you. Check out this jargon-free introduction for an essential overview. We believe in providing parents with better supports, empowering individuals with information, and shaping a world where we are all seen and understood. With an author team composed of neurodivergent individuals and parents writing together, Neurodiversity for Dummies is an example of the power of neurodiversity when put into action. It's why we wrote this for you. Don't miss your chance to embark on this transformative journey. Order your copy of Neurodiversity for Dummies now to better understand yourself and others, and to join the movement that is revolutionizing how we understand and support the diversity of the human mind"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Java all-in-one / by Doug Lowe. |
 "Java code is the go-to language for developing android apps and all sorts of other things. With Java All-in-One for Dummies, you can write your first lines of code in Java and work your way to advanced stuff like internet of things (IOT) programming, JavaFX, and Java for the web. Easy-to-follow instructions, fun practice, and a time-tested instructional approach will shorten your learning journey. With eight mini-books in one, consider this the only Java book you'll need as you take your knowledge to the next level, and the next, and the next"-- Page 4 of cover. |
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| Ultimate guide. Plumbing / principal author, Merle Henkenius ; contributing author, Steve Wilson ; technical editor for updated edition: Charles T. Byers. |
 Be your own plumber and make DIY repairs and improvements! This best-selling guide on plumbing will teach you everything you need to know from toilet installation and repairs to running underground sprinkler systems for your garden and yard irrigation. This new edition, Ultimate Guide Plumbing, 6th Edition, also includes new information on leak detection, mixed water temperature control, alkaline water treatment and scale reduction devices, domestic water heaters, drinking water treatment units and is updated with 2024 National Plumbing Code Standards |
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| True stories 2 / Eric Zweig. |
 "A collection of strange and interesting stories about hockey."-- Provided by publisher. |
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| The complete book of origami : beginner's guide to the most popular folded paper models / Shufunomoto. |
 The one origami book you definitely need to get! A guide to all the 85 classic paper models that origami is famous for, This is a must-have book for origami folders of all ages and skill levels---from novice on up. It provides all the instructions you need to create the classic and most beautiful origami models with simple and inexpensive squares of paper! This jam-packed book shows you how to fold the models everyone loves to make. It is fully illustrated in color with simple and clear step-by-step instructions for every model.-- Publisher description. |
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| Listening to survivors : four decades of Holocaust Memorial Week at Oregon State University / edited by Katherine E. Hubler. |
 "Listening to Survivors presents the voices of nineteen Holocaust survivors and two witnesses who shared their personal experiences with audiences at Oregon State University over the past four decades as part of the university's Holocaust Memorial Week observance. The speakers recount revolts in Nazi-run killing centers, intimate friendships with Anne Frank and her family, medical experiments endured at the hands of infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, and countless acts of defiance. Many of the individuals featured in this volume--including Eva Aigner, Les Aigner, Miriam Kominkowska Greenstein, Chella Velt Meekcoms Kryszek, and Alter Wiener--called Oregon home and served at the forefront of Holocaust commemoration in Oregon and public outreach to the state's young people. By emphasizing the linkages between Oregon and the global tragedy of the Holocaust, this volume reaffirms the local and global relevance of efforts to prevent and redress persecution and mass violence against vulnerable populations. Historian Katherine Hubler has arranged these recollections thematically in chapters centered on discrimination, refuge, resistance, rescue, and transitional justice. These themes align with Oregon's Holocaust and Genocide Education learning concepts, discussion questions accompany each chapter to facilitate use in classrooms, and the introduction situates the speakers' diverse experiences within the broader context of World War Two and the Nazis' genocidal project. Intended to bring the history of the Holocaust to all Oregonians, Listening to Survivors honors the legacy of outreach work of local survivors and serves as a reminder of the state's connection to the Holocaust and commitment to genocide education and prevention"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Knitting with dog hair : better a sweater from a dog you know and love than from a sheep you'll never meet / Kendall Crolius. |
 This new expanded edition of a book that became a cult sensation when it was first published in the 1990s provides tip-filled, easy to use advice on how to harvest, clean, and spin your dog's fur and how to modify your favorite patterns to accommodate pet-spun yarn. This edition includes an expanded guide to dog breeds. |
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| Musical theatre acting : a practical guide / JV Mercanti ; foreword by Justin Guarini. |
 "Musical Theatre Acting: A Practical Guide serves as a guide to the beginning musical theatre artist, the student, or the professional who needs a refresher on how to hone and sharpen their skills while honoring the material and their interpretation of it. Drawing on the teaching techniques of JV Mercanti, who has trained countless emerging performers in Pace University's acclaimed Musical Theatre program, it takes readers through a journey of mind, body, and spirit in order to engage the full self when it comes to creating a performance. Covering everything from script analysis and character research to auditions and rehearsals, this is a long-overdue roadmap for the performer who knows that success in musical theatre means a lot more than just singing well"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| An image of my name enters America : essays / Lucy Ives. |
 "What would you risk to know yourself? Which stories are you willing to follow to the bitter end, revise, or, possibly, begin all over? In this collection of five interrelated essays, Lucy Ives explores identity, national fantasy, and history. She examines events and records from her own life--a childhood obsession with My Little Pony, papers and notebooks from college, an unwitting inculcation into the myth of romantic love, and the birth of her son-to excavate larger aspects of the past that have been suppressed or ignored. With bracing insight and extraordinary range, she weaves new stories about herself, her family, our country, and our culture. She connects postmodern irony to eighteenth-century cults, Cold War musicals to a great uncle's suicide to the settlement of the American West, museum period rooms to the origins of her last name to the Assyrian genocide, and the sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem to the development of modern obstetrics. Here Ives retrieves shadowy sites of pain and fear and, with her boundless imagination, attentiveness, and wit, transforms them into narratives of repair and possibility"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Tree hugger: a memoir from off the grid / Fred Karnes. |
| After retiring as a family therapist, Fred started his autobiography while tinkering with Facebook at the urging of former clients who were in their teens. Through this venue, he shared his adventures of migrating from Iowa to Oregon in the early 1970's to build a cabin in the woods. He had no skills or a log house kit. But he did have a rudimentary instruction book and a determined spirit. Along the way, he shares stories of his mishaps, accomplishments, joys and sorrows. His stories are full of self-discovery and connecting with individuals and nature. "Tree hugger is an epithet tossed about by men who regard forested mountains in the Pacific Northwest as a commodity.They often consider people like me to be dreamy hypocrites." |
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| The Carolinas & Georgia / Meg Alcazar ; Melissa Bigner ; Summer Bozeman ; Chantel Britton ; Chanté LaGon ; Stratton Lawrence ; Jessica Leigh Lebos ; Rachel Roberts Quarterone ; Hanna Raskin. |
 Whether you want to drive a scenic road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, stroll Charleston's historic district, or visit the home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta, the local Fodor's travel experts in South Dakota are here to help! Fodor's The Carolinas &Georgia guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. |
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| Fodor's New Orleans / writers Beth D'Addono, Cameron Quincy Todd, Matt Haines. |
 "Whether you want to drink on Bourbon Street, celebrate Mardi Gras, or listen to jazz on Frenchmen Street, the local Fodor's travel experts in New Orleans are here to help! Fodor's New Orleans guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time."--Publisher. |
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| Toward Oregon 2050 : planning a better future / edited by Megan Horst. |
 "How do we plan for a better Oregon in 2050? What will the state be like in that year for five million Oregonians, particularly for the least privileged and powerful residents? These are the questions that drive Oregon 2050, an interdisciplinary project at Portland State University that aims to help the state become more environmentally sustainable, socially equitable, and fiscally resilient. In this compelling volume, leading experts in land use and urban planning, in cooperation with other scholars and community partners, envision various possible futures and begin the work of developing statewide plans to guide Oregon through the decades ahead. Building on the state's policy innovation and planning legacy, contributors to Toward Oregon 2050 address current challenges such as housing scarcity, income inequality, the rural-urban divide, and climate change. They offer recommendations on a range of issues, from culture to incarceration, transportation to voting rights, all with the goal of imagining what a fair and equitable Oregon might look like. Some of the imagined futures-with worsening effects of climate change, environmental harms, and social inequities-are not bright for many Oregonians. Other futures include enhanced resiliency to forest fires and flooding, more Oregonians in high-paying jobs and in secure housing, and more children walking and biking to school. But those positive futures are not guaranteed, and getting there won't be easy. They'll require all stakeholders-state and local government, members of all political parties, private businesses, non-profit organizations, and individual residents-to play a role in ensuring a better future for the next generation of Oregonians. Intended for all Oregonians who care about their state's future, Toward Oregon 2050 will also appeal to scholars and planners who have long looked to Oregon for inspiration and lessons learned. The book invites readers to envision the future of Oregon and to contribute their part toward a better future for the state"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| The payroll process : a basic guide to U.S. payroll procedures and requirements plus CPP exam practice / Gregory Mostyn. |
 An explanation and reference for the entire U.S. payroll process as of 2024. This includes both IRS and Department of Labor requirements. The book also includes over 500 practice questions for the Certified Payroll Practitioner (CPP) exam. |
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| Woodrow Wilson : the light withdrawn / Christopher Cox. |
 "More than a century after he dominated American politics, Woodrow Wilson still fascinates. With panoramic sweep, Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn reassesses his life and his role in the movements for racial equality and women's suffrage. The Wilson that emerges is a man superbly unsuited to the moment when he ascended to the presidency in 1912, as the struggle for women's voting rights in America reached the tipping point. The first southern Democrat to occupy the White House since the Civil War era brought with him to Washington like-minded men who quickly set to work segregating the federal government. Wilson's own sympathy for Jim Crow and states' rights animated his years-long hostility to the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, which promised universal suffrage backed by federal enforcement. Women demonstrating for voting rights found themselves demonized in government propaganda, beaten and starved while illegally imprisoned, and even confined to the insane asylum. When, in the twilight of his second term, two-thirds of Congress stood on the threshold of passing the Anthony Amendment, Wilson abruptly switched his position. But in sympathy with like-minded southern Democrats, he acquiesced in "race rider" that would protect Jim Crow. The heroes responsible for the eventual success of the unadulterated Anthony Amendment are brought to life by Christopher Cox, an author steeped in the ways of Washington and political power. This is a brilliant, carefully researched work that puts you at the center of one of the greatest advances in the history of American democracy"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Ship of lost souls : the tragic wreck of the steamship Valencia / Rod Scher ; foreword by CDR. John E. Harrington, USCG (Ret.) ; illustrations by Molly Dumas. |
 "This book pieces together the story of the Valencia and her tragic end, weaving together not just the threads of the ill-fated voyage itself, but also relevant contextual history, including the development of radio technologies and lifesaving equipment and services that simply came too late to help the doomed voyagers"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Comfort in darkness : the invisible power of jiu jitsu / Rickson Gracie with Peter Maguire. |
 For Rickson, Jiu Jitsu is a metaphor for life. Some consider Jiu Jitsu a martial art, others consider it a sport, but to Gracie, it is a philosophical system he uses to face and evaluate life's challenges and maintain happiness and mental balance. Gracie wrote Comfort in Darkness after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, a terminal sentence which he views as the final fight of his life, one he knows he will eventually lose. This is Gracie's defining life statement about his spiritual and technical practice. |
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| Get your spirit back : break free of negative self-talk and step fully into your calling / Earl McClellan ; foreword by Louis Giglio. |
 "In this manifesto of courage and purpose, a popular speaker and pastor calls you to move beyond insecurity and negative self-talk and show up to your life with God-given confidence"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Cello : a journey through silence to sound / Kate Kennedy. |
 "In Cello, Kate Kennedy weaves together the lives of four remarkable cellists who suffered various forms of persecution, injury and misfortune. The Hungarian Jewish cellist and composer Pál Hermann managed to keep one step ahead of the Gestapo for much of the Second World War but was eventually captured and murdered. Lise Cristiani, the first female professional cello soloist, undertook an epic - and ultimately fatal - concert tour of Siberia in the 1850s, taking with her one of the world's greatest Stradivari cellos. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was incarcerated in both Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen camps, only surviving because she was the cellist in the Auschwitz-Birkenau women's orchestra. Amedeo Baldovino of the Trieste Piano Trio was forced to jump from a burning ship with his 'Mara' Stradivari, losing the cello, and nearly losing his own life when the boat was shipwrecked near Buenos Aires. Counterpointing the themes raised by these extraordinary stories are a sequence of interludes that draw together the author's reflections on the nature and history of the cello, and her many interviews and encounters with contemporary cellists. Kate Kennedy's own relationship with the cello is a complicated one. As a teenager, she suffered an injury to her arm that imposed severe limitations on her career as a performer on the instrument that was her first love. She realised that, in order to start to understand what the cello meant to her, she needed to find out what the cello - and, crucially, the absence of the cello - had meant to some other cellists, past and present."--Provided by publisher. |
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| A certain idea of America : selected writings / Peggy Noonan. |
 "From Pulitzer-prize winning Wall Street Journal columnist and New York Times bestselling author Peggy Noonan, a masterclass in how to see and love America. For a quarter century, Peggy Noonan has been thinking aloud about America in her much-loved Wall Street Journal column. In this new collection of her essential recent work, Noonan demonstrates the erudition, wisdom and humor that have made her one of America's most admired writers. She calls balls and strikes on the political shenanigans of recent leaders and she honors the integrity of great Americans, ranging from Billy Graham to the heroes of 9/11. A thinker who never allows her tenderness to slip into sentimentality, she writes with clear-eyed urgency about the internal and external dangers facing our republic. She sometimes writes with indignation, but above all she writes with love- and an enduring faith that America can be its best self, that its ideals are worth protecting, and that beauty and heroism can be found in our neighbors, in our history, and in ourselves. This book is a celebration of what America has been, is, and can be"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Rumbles : a curious history of the gut, the secret story of the body's most fascinating organ / Elsa Richardson. |
 The stomach is notoriously outspoken. It growls, gurgles, and grumbles while other organs remain silent, inconspicuous, and content. For centuries humans have puzzled over this rowdy, often overzealous organ, deliberating on the extent of its influence over cognition, mental well-being, and emotions, and wondering how the gut became so central to our sense of self. Travelling from ancient Greece to Victorian England, eighteenth-century France to modern America, cultural historian Elsa Richardson leads us on a lively tour of the gut, exploring all the ways that we have imagined, theorized, and probed the mysteries of the gastroenterological system. We'll meet a wildly diverse cast of characters including Edwardian bodybuilders, hunger-striking suffragettes, demons, medieval alchemists, and one poor teenage girl plagued by a remarkably vocal gut, all united by this singular organ. Engaging, eye-opening, and thought-provoking, Rumbles leaves no stone unturned, scrutinizing religious tracts and etiquette guides, satirical cartoons, and political pamphlets, in its quest to answer the millennia-old question: Are we really ruled by our stomachs?-- Publisher's description. |
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| The white ladder : triumph and tragedy at the dawn of mountaineering / Daniel Light. |
 "Whether in the name of conquest, science, or the divine, humans across the centuries have had myriad reasons to climb mountains. From the smoking volcanoes of South America to the great snowy ranges of the Himalaya, The White Ladder follows a cast of extraordinary characters--conquistadors and captains, scientists and surveyors, alpinists and adventurers--up the slopes of the world's highest peaks. [The book] describes the epic rise of mountaineering's world altituderecord, a story of ever higher climbs by figures great and small ofmountaineering during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Daniel Light describes how climbers used revolutionary techniques to launch themselves into the most forbidding conditions. The expeditions illustrate evolutionary changes in climbing style, the advancement of high-altitude science, and the development of mountain climbing as an industry"-- ǂc Provided by publisher. |
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| The joy document : creating a midlife of surprise and delight / Jennifer McGaha. |
 "Once you begin looking for joy, you can find it pretty much anywhere. When Jennifer McGaha's grandmother was in her late eighties, Jennifer asked her what her favorite age so far had been. "Fifty-five," her grandmother answered, as though there were something magical about this stage of life, some deeper way of knowing from this vantage point. So, in her own fifty-fifth year, Jennifer began to take note. She jotted down her impressions of simple, everyday things that struck her as beautiful or humorous or intriguing and kept a list of all the accomplishments, large and small, that actually mattered to her. These observations became Jennifer's Joy Document, a radical act of reclaiming joy and an exercise in paying attention. When you are determined to find joy, almost anything can become revelatory--an Earth Day Whole Foods errand, Claire Saffitz's fruitcake recipe, a harrowing ride in Twinkly Taxi, an evening picnic at DvoỲk's Symphony No. 8, or cartwheels in the driveway. While many of us at midlife have found all the things we've strived for (the career, the better life, the organization tools), those things only go so far. And the search for something greater, something truer, begins. Through this lens, life after fifty becomes not the end or even the middle of life, but a new beginning, another grand adventure with endless opportunities to find joy. The Joy Document includes fifty rollicking and often humorous essays exploring the art of joy and inspiring the rest of us to do the same."-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Ghosts of Panama : a strongman out of control, a murdered marine, and the special agents caught in the middle of an invasion / Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll, Jr. |
 On December 16, 1989, when a young U.S. Marine is gunned down at a checkpoint in Panama City, Naval Investigative Service (NIS) Special Agent Rick Yell and his cadre of trusted agents deploy immediately to investigate the killing, and what they determine will decide the fate of two nations. |
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| Washita love child : the rise of Indigenous rock star Jesse Ed Davis / Douglas K. Miller ; foreword by Joy Harjo. |
 "No one played like Jesse Ed Davis. One of the most sought-after guitarists of the late 1960s and '70s, Davis appeared alongside the era's greatest stars--John Lennon and Mick Jagger, B.B. King and Bob Dylan--and contributed to dozens of major releases, including numerous top-ten albums and singles, and records by artists as distinct as Johnny Cash, Taj Mahal, and Cher. But Davis, whose name has nearly disappeared from the annals of rock and roll history, was more than just the most versatile session guitarist of the decade. A multitalented musician who paired bright flourishes with soulful melodies, Davis transformed our idea of what rock music could be and, crucially, who could make it. At a time when few other Indigenous artists appeared on concert stages, radio waves, or record store walls, in a century often depicted as a period of decline for Native Americans, Davis and his Kiowa, Comanche, Cheyenne, Seminole, and Mvskoke relatives demonstrated new possibilities for Native people. Weaving together more than a hundred interviews with Davis's bandmates, family members, friends, and peers--among them Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, and Robbie Robertson--Washita Love Child powerfully reconstructs Davis's extraordinary life and career, taking us from his childhood in Oklahoma to his first major gig backing rockabilly star Conway Twitty, and from his dramatic performance at George Harrison's 1971 Concert for Bangladesh to his years with John Trudell and the Grafitti Man band. In Davis's story, a post-Beatles Lennon especially emerges as a kindred soul and creative partner. Yet Davis never fully recovered from Lennon's sudden passing, meeting his own tragic demise just eight years later. With a foreword by former poet laureate Joy Harjo, who collaborated with Davis near the end of his life, Washita Love Child thoroughly and finally restores the "red dirt boogie brother" to his rightful place in rock history, cementing his legacy for generations to come." -- Amazon |
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| Windows 11 / by Alan Simpson. |
 'Windows 11' brings you up to speed on the latest version of Windows, so you can make your PC operate the way you need it to with no guesswork. This straightforward and approachable resource helps you keep your PC or laptop humming, helping you do things like create user profiles, get connected to networks, find lost files, make your computer play nice with a printer, and fix the most common Windows hiccups. |
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| Still life at eighty : the next interesting thing / Abigail Thomas. |
 "From the New York Times bestselling author of A Three Dog Life, a witty and irreverent look at aging and the writing life, delivered with trademark brevity, humor, and wise wit"-- Provided by publisher. |
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