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  Red Rising - The Washington...

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  From the depths of the National Hockey League basement in 2003, to the league's most recognizable, successful, and offensively potent team just seven years later, this book chronicles the rebranding and reemergence of the Washington Capitals. Fueled by the arrival of charismatic Russian superstar Alexander Ovechkin, as well as other gifted young players, the Caps have transformed themselves from a chronically underachieving organization with an eroding fan base into an organization that players, media, and fans respect. Featuring original interviews with Capitals players, coaches, and staff from the past decade, including team owner Ted Leonsis, as well as the expertise of dozens of the NHL's most informed media personalities, this work examines how the once-anonymous hockey franchise became not only a success in Washington, but around North America and the world.

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  The American Chestnut - An...

  Donald Edward Davis

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  Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the most common trees in the eastern United States. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was preferred for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it was rot resistant and straight grained. The hearty and delicious nuts also fed wildlife, people, and livestock.Ironically, the tree that most piqued the emotions of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Americans has virtually disappeared from the eastern United States. After a blight fungus was introduced into the United States during the late nineteenth century, the American chestnut became functionally extinct. Although the virtual eradication of the species caused one of the greatest ecological catastrophes since the last ice age, considerable folklore about the American chestnut remains.The American Chestnut tells the story of the American chestnut from Native American prehistory through the Civil War and the Great Depression. Davis documents the tree's impact on nineteenth-and early twentieth-century American life, including the decorative and culinary arts. The author also evaluates efforts to restore the American chestnut to its former place in the eastern deciduous forest, including modern attempts to genetically modify the species.

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  Eat Everything - How to Ditch...

  Dawn Harris Sherling MD

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  Carbs aren't causing your weight gain. Dairy may not be the reason for your upset stomach. And your liver isn't fatty because of the occasional hamburger. It's time to enjoy eating everything again—and to reclaim our health along the way. Eat Everything offers a better alternative to complicated, minimally effective, and highly restrictive diets. Physician Dawn Harris Sherling lays out compelling new evidence implicating food additives as the real culprits behind diet-related diseases and shares simple, actionable advice to heal.Digging into emerging research, Dr. Sherling realized it's not the foods but the food additives, especially emulsifiers, that are at the root of our problems. Our bodies can't digest them, but they're everywhere in the ultra-processed foods that make up about half of our daily diets. In this refreshing and accessible guide, listeners will learn:● How to lose weight without a restrictive diet● Why so many popular ultra-processed foods are actively harmful to our bodies● How to navigate eating at restaurants● Tips for filling our grocery bags with real food● Why avoiding food additives is beneficial for our bodies and minds

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  Now Panic and Freak Out

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  A parody of the famed Keep Calm and Carry On British motivational poster, and featuring the same successful format as the best-selling Keep Calm and Carry On book, Now Panic and Freak Out is destined to be the mantra for the worriers of the world! Keep Calm and Carry On is all very well, but life just isn't that simple. It's time to panic. This clever collection features uncannily appropriate (for the times) quotes, such as:* "We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic." --Cullen Hightower* "The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work." --Robert Frost* "I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened." --Mark Twain

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  Coffee with Jesus

  David Wilkie

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  One of Library Journal's Best Books
  Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist
  Midwest Publishing Association Honorable Mention
  Thousands of people start each day with a shot of Coffee with Jesus, the enormously popular online comic strip. Irreverent at times, yet always insightful, this volume features classic entries and all new, exclusive material that was born out of artist David Wilkie's frustration with the polarized political climate in America.
  "Originally created as a one-off, single-panel comic on my blog, utilizing old advertising clip art for the main characters and Sunday school clip art for the person of Jesus, I simply enjoyed the notion of Jesus appearing at table with these people (dressed as they were and sharing coffee with them) to refute their claims of how he might vote on any particular issue, to convince them that they cannot confuse their flag with their God—to set them straight, as it were," explains Wilkie.
  But it didn?t stop here. Soon the Jesus of Coffee with Jesus could be seen offering counsel to a recurring cast of characters on their personal and work lives. The characters—Carl, Lisa, Ann, Kevin and Joe—all honestly engage with Jesus about their successes and failures and wants and needs, effectively showing what conversation with God—or prayer—might look like.
  Poignant, pointed, and rife with good theology,  Coffee with Jesus is organized around six themes: getting to know Jesus, spiritual disciplines, relationships, culture, church, and the challenges of life. With exclusive material like twelve-panel mega-strips and "behind the strip" reflections on life, faith and art, Wilkie inventively poses answers to the perpetual Christian speculation, "What would Jesus do?"

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  Disorganized Mind - The Ultimate...

  Andrei Rabbit

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  Disorganized Mind: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Organized and Becoming More Focused and Efficient in Taking Control of Your TimeA common misconception is that all of the successful people you've heard of must probably be super smart that's why they were able to achieve the level of success they have. But you can actually be super successful even if you're not the smartest person in the room. The most important traits that would help you achieve success are persistence, focus and organization. It's about how well you manage your time so you don't waste them on actions that would not yield results. This audiobook will teach you about the approach for getting organized that is customized to your individual situation. You will discover your unique core desires and goals which will make you realize what you should prioritize. You will learn skills and strategies to improve your efficiency and successfully work toward the goals you have set for yourself. You will also have a start to finish organization steps that will serve as your guide so you can achieve your goals.In this audiobook, the following topics will be discussed:- Who Are You Really?- Defining Your Goals- 7 Common Obstacles to Efficiency- Key Success Skills- Organize for Success- Guidelines for Identifying Your Time Sappers- Replacing Old Habits With New Habits- General Efficiency and Organizational TipsAs you take a shot at improving your organizational abilities and proficiency, you will have numerous victories and a few disappointments en route. You can gain from both of these and will learn valuable lessons from both. Your capacity to deal with your triumphs and disappointments well will give inspiration to keep on improving significantly more later on.If you want to learn and discover more on how to be more efficient and organized, scroll up and click "add to cart" now.

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