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Burro Hills
by Julia Lynn Rubin“Are you a fan of The Outsiders and Perks of Being a Wallflower? Now imagine them mashed together. That’s what awaits you in Burro Hills by Julia Lynn Rubin.” —YA Interrobang Jack Burns is a resident—though oftentimes he feels like an inmate—of the tiny, California desert town of Burro Hills. Growing up surrounded by the broken dreams of his parents, Jack wonders if he will ever just get out. Get out of dealing drugs. Get out of poverty. Get away from the suffocating masculinity in high school boys. And get out of his own head. When he’s not running with his crew and trying to stay under the radar, he is in his favorite spot with his best friend, Jess, fantasizing about escape. Until Connor Orellana shows up. The new boy captivates everyone in school, including Jack, who is magnetized by Connor’s lack of self-consciousness and inhibition. As their connection deepens, Connor challenges him to see that liberation comes from accepting and trusting his nature, while Jack helps ground Connor and the dark energy that drives his free spirit. But their relationship will set into motion a series of events that have lasting consequences, jeopardizing Jack’s budding romance with Connor and the life he’s tried so hard to salvage in Burro Hills.
Burying the Moon
by Andrée PoulinA beautifully illustrated novel in verse about a young Indian girl who tackles the taboos around sanitation in her village. In Latika’s village in rural India, there are no toilets. No toilets mean that the women have to wait until night to do their business in a field. There are scorpions and snakes in the field, and germs that make people sick. For the girls in the village, no toilets mean leaving school when they reach puberty. No one in the village wants to talk about this shameful problem. But Latika has had enough. When a government representative visits their village, she sees her chance to make one of her dreams come true: the construction of public toilets, which would be safer for everybody in her village. Burying the Moon shines a light on how a lack of access to sanitation facilities affects girls and women in many parts of the world. Key Text Features author's note illustrations Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5 Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
Bushcraft First Aid: A Field Guide to Wilderness Emergency Care (Bushcraft)
by Dave Canterbury Ph.D. Jason A. HuntFrom wilderness expert Dave Canterbury and outdoor survival instructor Jason Hunt comes the next installment in the New York Times bestselling Bushcraft series—a go-to first aid resource for anyone headed into the woods.Out in the woods or on top of a mountain, there’s no calling 9-1-1. Bushcraft First Aid teaches you how to be your own first responder. The authors’ years of experience and training will help hikers and backpackers deal with a variety of emergency situations, from cuts and burns to broken bones and head injuries. You’ll also learn what to pack and how to make bandages, dressings, and slings at a moment’s notice. As bushcraft experts, Canterbury and Hunt explain how to use plants as medicine to treat various conditions. Bushcraft First Aid provides the lifesaving information you need to keep yourself and your fellow hikers safe on the trail.
Bushmaster: Raymond Ditmars and the Hunt for the World's Largest Viper
by Dan EatherleyThe amazing story of one man’s obsession with an enigmatic and deadly reptile. Raymond Ditmars (1876-1942), the first curator of reptiles at New York’s famous Bronx Zoo, brought cold-blooded animals to public attention as never before. Through wildly successful books and movies, he inspired a generation of zoologists with his fascination for snakes, insects, and other misunderstood creatures. Ditmars was among the most celebrated naturalists in America. His reptile-collecting trips for the zoo spawned newspaper headlines across the world. Although a serpent lover, he was all too aware of the devastating effects of snakebites and was instrumental in the development of antivenom. His films and writings brought him fame, but he remained a devoted zoo employee, doing what he loved most: caring for animals. Bushmaster tells the story of this remarkable man and what became an obsession with the mysterious bushmaster of the South American rainforest. Measuring up to thirteen feet in length, this is the world’s largest viper, and its scientific name, Lachesis muta, translates as "silent fate. ” Despite numerous expeditions to jungles from Honduras to Brazil, Ditmars could never capture a bushmaster for himself. Now, British author Dan Eatherley follows in Ditmars’s footsteps, revisiting his early haunts in the United States and South America. He attempts to do what Ditmars himself failed to achieve: to find a bushmaster in the wild. But eighty years later, will Dan have any more luck? Through the author’s own quest, Bushmaster reveals the life of a pioneer herpetologist, wildlife filmmaker, and zoo curator.
Business Mastery: A Guide for Creating a Fulfilling, Thriving Business and Keeping It Successful (3rd edition)
by Cherie Sohnen-MoeThis book is written specifically for wellness professionals. If you are a massage therapist, chiropractor, counselor, esthetician, social worker, acupuncturist, homeopath, Rolfing® practitioner, nutritionist, naturopath, polarity therapist, Reiki practitioner, psychiatrist, aromatherapist, personal trainer, physician, reflexologist, physical therapist, or a practitioner of any of the numerous allied health care professions, this book is for you! It introduces practical yet innovative methods to increase profits, develop a strong customer base, and enhance communications with clients. Topics include marketing, client retention, professionalism, referrals, business planning, insurance billing, ethics, and time-management, designing promotional material, networking and more. The book includes numerous charts and checklists, as well as reproducible business forms. Information on other helpful resources is provided along with contact information for major health care professional associations, business organizations and independent living resources.
Business Owners Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
by Deborah KendrickThe second title in the exciting Jobs That Matter series written by an award-winning blind journalist, Business Owners Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired demonstrates the wide range of careers and talents that can be pursued by persons with visual impairments. Each profile features a successful individual who has accomplished his or her dream of business ownership and who shares important insights. From a lawyer and an accountant to a florist and a gourmet cook, the range of engaging stories told will inspire young adults with visual impairments and the parents, teachers, and counselors who advise them.
Busting Out
by Neryl Walker Shirley ArcherJust in time for swimsuit season, Busting Out offers a revolutionary, all-natural program to enhance the breasts. No matter what the cup size (be it double-A or double-D) or shape (post-pregnancy or pre-bikini), this handy guide puts readers on the fast track to a beautiful bustline--without surgery. Internationally renowned fitness educator Shirley Archer outlines easy exercises to lift and strengthen chest muscles and tone the arms and back. Best of all, Hollywood stylists reveal tricks of the trade, showing how easy it is to work with what you've got.
Busting the Diabetes Myth: The Natural Way to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes
by David CavanBusting the Diabetes Myth provides an effective and evidence-based approach to guide people with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes towards a healthier future. Focusing on the lifestyle changes that help reverse the diabetes disease process, the book will be an invaluable source of hope and inspiration for the millions of people with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes around the world.Drawing upon Dr Cavan's extensive research into diabetes management and his professional experience, Busting the Diabetes Myth reveals the latest scientific evidence behind his innovative approach in helping people reverse their diabetes, providing specific advice for people with prediabetes as well as those with type 2 diabetes. Explaining in easy-to-understand terms how today's lifestyles are driving millions of people into prediabetes and then on to developing type 2 diabetes, the author then describes the changes we can make to halt the process in its tracks, and help people turn around their health to look forward to a future free from diabetes.Advocating a diet based on healthy fresh foods that avoids sugars, refined carbohydrates and other highly processed foods, and with simple suggestions for how to incorporate physical activity into the daily routine, this accessible guide shows us sustainable and achievable ways of adjusting our lifestyles to reverse prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, authenticated with first-hand testimonies from people who in following Dr Cavan's evidence-based approach have already done just that.
Busy Body Sleep Solution
by Amy TaoEmma's having some trouble going to sleep. But with the help of Grammy's busy body sleep solution, she says goodnight to her hardworking body and drifts off to sleep.
Busy Little Hands: Activities for Preschoolers (Busy Little Hands)
by Amy PalanjianThis lively, visual no-cook cookbook specially designed for preschoolers features easy-to-follow steps for creating tasty food that will excite kids&’ interest in trying new flavors while fostering healthy eating habits.
Busy People's Diabetic Cookbook
by Dawn HallThe Busy People's Diabetic Cookbook is the answer for everyone who wants to eat healthier without sacrificing what is most important to them - delicious flavor!These recipes are not just for people with diabetes, but everyone in the family can enjoy these healthy and well-balanced recipes. Each of the 200+ recipes has 7 easy-to-find ingredients or less and contains nutritional information, including diabetic exchanges.In The Busy People&’s Diabetic Cookbook, you&’ll find delicious recipes including:Spinach and Artichoke Dip,Creamy Dill Potatoes,Crabby Fettuccine,Chicken Fried Steak,Chocolate Mint Cookie Squares,Key Lime Dessert, and much more!These diabetic-friendly meals have all been kitchen-tested and are budget friendly for those looking to eat healthy, gourmet meals while saving money.The Busy People&’s Diabetic Cookbook has recipes that the entire family will enjoy.
Busy People's Down-Home Cooking without the Down-Home Fat
by Dawn HallPacked with more than two hundred quick-n-easy recipes, this cookbook lets you enjoy your favorite comfort foods without the fuss—or the fat!In Down-Home Cooking without the Down-Home Fat, cookbook author Dawn Hill applied her no-fuss, low-fat formula to her favorite hearty and heartwarming dishes. As with every volume in her popular Busy People’s cookbook series, each budget-friendly recipe uses only seven ingredients or less and takes thirty minutes or less to prepare!
Busy People's Fun, Fast, Festive, Christmas Cookbook
by Dawn HallThis Christmas cookbook and planning guide features simple-yet-festive recipes, decorating tips, gift ideas, and more!Dawn Hall knows how hard it is to prepare all the Christmas goodies and entertain guests on a budget while juggling an already busy schedule. In this holiday edition of her popular Busy People’s series, Dawn adapts her seven-ingredients or less, thirty-minutes or less formula for the Christmas season.Jam-packed with creative, low-fat recipes, this comprehensive cookbook is handily organized into menus complete with grocery lists, each listed according to various holiday meals. A special section provides creative recipes for leftovers including Turkey a la King over stuffing. You’ll also find recipe plans for cookie swaps, edible and affordable teacher’s gifts, an elegant Christmas eve buffet, and so much more.Make merry with delicious recipes such as: Yuletide Pork Roast with Lemon Pepper and Rosemary,Cranberry Salsa,Busy Holiday Bruschetta,Festive Frittata,Broccoli and Tomato Trifle,Snowball Cheese Balls,Cranberry-Walnut Mini Scones
Busy People's Low-Carb Cookbook
by Dawn HallBusy People's Low Carb Cookbook is the answer for everyone who wants to embrace the low-carb lifestyle but still wants enough variety to stay on the program and keep everyone happy! Dawn Hall takes low carb beyond steak and broccoli and bacon and eggs to a full line of dishes for every meal. From creative egg casseroles for breakfast to an elegant and easy dinner perfect for company, this is the cookbook to make low-carb livable. Using her signature 7 ingredients or less and 30 minutes or less preparation plan, Hall meets the needs of every time-stressed cook concerned with feeding a hungry family, and watching their waistlines.
Busy People's Low-fat Cookbook
by Dawn HallThis cookbook features more than two hundred ultra-low-fat recipes that are easy, delicious and ready to satisfy your hungry family.In The Busy People’s Low-Fat Cookbook, Dawn Hall shares a wide variety enticing recipes for busy home cooks looking to watch their weight. With more than two hundred recipes, this comprehensive cookbook covers every meal of the day with recipes that use only seven ingredients or less—and take thirty minutes or less to prepare. With step-by-step instructions and quick-reference nutritional information, each recipe is kitchen tested and budget-friendly.Includes recipes for . . .Cinnamon DropsWarm Cran-Apple SaladPinwheel Dinner RollsButterfinger TrifleCinnamon-Kissed ChickenPeppermint Chocolate CheesecakeAnd much more!
Busy People's Slow Cooker Cookbook
by Dawn HallLearn the slow cooker secrets for cooking complete meals that are low in fat, full of flavor, and take only minutes to prepare!Don’t let its name fool you—the slow cooker can be a real time saver in the kitchen! In this edition of her popular Busy People’s cookbook series, Dawn Hill shares a wide range of recipes that let you get an entire meal prepped and cooking in minutes, so that it’s ready and waiting when you need it. With recipes that use only seven ingredients or less, savory stews and casseroles, delectable cakes and hearty breads are all a breeze to make. Plus, Dawn shows you how to use pocket pouches to cook an entire meal at once. Recipes include:* Coconut Cream Oatmeal* Chicken Cobbler* Steak & Potato Cattlemen’s Soup* Black Forest Upside-Down Cake* Taco Chowder* Hot Fudge Spoon Cake
Busy People's Super Simple 30-Minute Menus: 138 Complete Menus Timed for Success
by Dawn HallMake an entire meal in minutes with more than one hundred fast, fool-proof menus that are healthy, satisfying, and delicious.There’s no better way to end a busy day than with a super-simple, low-fat, heart-smart meal that only takes thirty minutes to make. Each meal in this can’t-miss cookbook presents step-by-step instructions for the entire menu. With all the elements perfectly timed, gone are the days of letting the main course get cold while the vegetables finish cooking.In addition, each menu features a list of handy pantry items, a list of cooking pans and bowls, and a grocery list arranged by supermarket department. Also included is a nutritional analysis of each recipe.
Busy Person's Guide to Easier Movement (Third Edition): 50 Ways to Achieve a Healthy, Happy, Pain-Free and Intelligent Body
by Frank WildmanDr. Wildman is internationally renowned for his work integrating the psychology and the biology of motion. A former professional dancer and performing artist, he holds degrees in physical education, biology and psychology. His visionary style has changed the lives of thousands of people. His mastery of weaving the theoretical and practical has produced profound results by helping people to achieve more functional and fulfilling lives.
Busy: How to Thrive in A World of Too Much
by Tony Crabbe'Life-changing' Daily ExpressIf you want to take control of your career - and your life - make sure you're not too busy to read this book.Today's world is one of too much: too much work to do, too much communication, too much competition, too much uncertainty and too much information. We are striving to keep up, but inevitably we're falling behind, leaving us with a nagging sense of failure that is hard to shake off. In Busy, Tony Crabbe debunks the myth that satisfaction at work comes from getting everything done.Instead, he demonstrates that what will enable you to thrive is regaining a sense of mastery over your life, focusing on making an impact, engaging with loved ones and creating the momentum necessary to make changes.'You'll want to ban "busy" from your vocabulary after reading this delightful takedown of busyness as an excuse . . . a very smart, fun and enlightening read' Success Magazine
Busy: How to Thrive in A World of Too Much
by Tony CrabbeIt's difficult to ask anybody 'How are you?' without hearing the word 'busy' somewhere in their response. We feel overwhelmed by busyness because of the demands on our time: our inbox and our to-do list are bulging, a huge amount of people expect things from us and our organisations are trying to do more with fewer people. But it doesn't have to be that way. In reality, busyness isn't essential. Yes, there is a lot to do, but believing you're always busy because you have so much to do is both false and unhelpful. Busyness is a normal response to a world of too much, but it isn't the only response.In Busy Tony Crabbe draws on solid psychological research to address one of the great problems of modern life: we're too busy. But it isn't a time-management book. Rather than providing advice for increasing productivity and efficiency, it sets out four key strategies (corresponding to sections of the book) for thriving despite of the overload of too much:1. Mastery - to move beyond busyness you need to regain a sense of mastery over your life. This section shows you how to build a sense of control back into your life, take responsibility for making choices and how to set boundaries to protect you from the flood of demands and information.2. Focus - in a world of too much, success is not about doing more at work but about making an impact. This section outlines three ways to move to a career strategy that doesn't rely on productivity alone.3. Engagement - busyness can cause you to disengage from the people, values and activities that are important to us. This section provides you with the three keys to re-engaging with your work and life.4. Momentum - part of the challenge to moving beyond busyness is that even if you agree you should make the change, you're too busy to find the time and energy to do anything about it. This section is dedicated to helping you make the change, creating the impetus, energy and clarity to move to a life less busy.
But Are You Alive?: How to Design a Life Worth Living
by Eloise Skinner"A beautiful, sensitive book about the most important issues we face in life." -Emily Esfahani Smith, author of The Power of MeaningIn 'But Are You Alive?', entrepreneur and teacher Eloise Skinner explores lessons learned from a decade spent pursuing depth, purpose and meaning, including from her training in a monastic community and in the field of existential therapy. Working through practical exercises, principles and tools, Eloise shares wisdom and actionable advice from a variety of traditions and perspectives, all with the intention of helping the reader find a sense of deeper 'aliveness' in daily life.
But Are You Alive?: How to Design a Life Worth Living
by Eloise Skinner"A beautiful, sensitive book about the most important issues we face in life." -Emily Esfahani Smith, author of The Power of MeaningIn 'But Are You Alive?', entrepreneur and teacher Eloise Skinner explores lessons learned from a decade spent pursuing depth, purpose and meaning, including from her training in a monastic community and in the field of existential therapy. Working through practical exercises, principles and tools, Eloise shares wisdom and actionable advice from a variety of traditions and perspectives, all with the intention of helping the reader find a sense of deeper 'aliveness' in daily life.
But Are You Alive?: How to Design a Life Worth Living
by Eloise SkinnerDiscover your path to a varied and meaningful life, and feel truly alive.In 'But Are You Alive?', entrepreneur and teacher Eloise Skinner explores lessons learned from a decade spent pursuing depth, purpose and meaning, including from her training in a monastic community and in the field of existential therapy. Working through practical exercises, principles and tools, Eloise shares wisdom and actionable advice from a variety of traditions and perspectives, all with the intention of helping listeners find a sense of deeper 'aliveness' in daily life.(P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
But My Brain Had Other Ideas: A Memoir of Recovery from Brain Injury
by Deb Brandon2017 USA Best Book Awards Finalist in Autobiography/Memoir When Deb Brandon discovered that cavernous angiomas—tangles of malformed blood vessels in her brain—were behind the terrifying symptoms she'd been experiencing, she underwent one brain surgery. And then another. And then another. And that was just the beginning. The book also includes an introduction by Connie Lee, founder and president of the Angioma Alliance. Unlike other memoirs that focus on injury crisis and acute recovery, But My Brain Had Other Ideas follows Brandon’s story all the way through to long-term recovery, revealing without sugarcoating or sentimentality Brandon’s struggles—and ultimate triumph.
But You Don't Look Autistic at All
by Bianca ToepsAutism – that's being able to count matches really fast and knowing that 7 August 1984 was a Tuesday, right? Well, no. In this book, Bianca Toeps explains in great detail what life is like when you're autistic. She does this by looking at what science says about autism (and why some theories can go straight in the bin), but also by telling her own story and interviewing other people with autism. Bianca talks in a refreshing and sometimes hilarious way about different situations autistic people encounter in daily life. She has some useful tips for non-autistic people too: what you should do if someone prefers not to look you in the eye, why it is sometimes better to communicate by email, and, most important of all, why it is not a compliment if you say: "But you don't look autistic at all!"