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  Greyhound - A Memoir

  Joanna Pocock

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  Combining history, reportage, and nature writing with intimate moments of reflection, Greyhound tells of the journey from miscarriage to parenthood, and the purpose creativity gives to our lives when we feel purposeless 
   
  In 2006, in the wake of several miscarriages, Joanna Pocock traveled by Greyhound bus across the United States from Detroit to Los Angeles. Seventeen years later, she undertakes the same journey, revisiting the cities, edgelands, highways, and motels in the footsteps of the few women writers—Simone de Beauvoir, Ethel Mannin, and Irma Kurtz—who also chronicled their road trips across the United States. Combining memoir, reportage, environmental writing, and literary criticism, Greyhound is a moving and immersive book that captures an America in the throes of late capitalism with all its beauty, horror, and complexity.

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  Don't Count the Kilometres Make...

  Joao Perre Viana

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  It sounds unlikely, but this book is every possible aspect of the walker/writer genre in one beautifully seamless contemplation. Personal, anecdotal, psychogeographic, psychological, physiological, and spiritual understandings and stories weave around the profoundly practical, deeply kind, and grounded guidance of somebody with 7000s of kilometres and 7000s of insights and deep generosity of spirit.Joao shares his own unfolding inner and outer path with disarming humility and honesty and describes the journeys of his many participants with a lightness of touch that belies the profound transformations that people from all walks of life (pun intended) have discovered on the many Caminos described here.As well as this there is detailed advice on particular routes, where to stay, when to walk and how to do it which trump any walking guide I have read. It really is an instruction manual for a more intentional and fulfilling life and will leave you itching to go outside and begin.For those on a long walk or traveling light, this is the only book you will need.The best way to experience these pages will require walking shoes and the will to walk. Preferably along a path that leads to Nature. Because nothing beats reality, and the reality of Walking Mentorship is waiting for you out of doors.All the stories that appear in this book are real, and Joao tries to tell them as clearly and in detail as his mind remembers.He changed the name of the majority of the characters and avoided making any specific references related to real life.Finally, a note about the book itself: I am not sure this is a book. At times, it seemed like a diary; other moments, like a travel guide, and some days, I even looked at it as a manual.Use it in the best possible way. What you are about to open is just a door.After reading these pages, you might feel the urge to step outside and go for a long stroll. Don´t worry, that is normal.Keep walking

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  The History Gossip - A Slice of...

  Kate Kennedy

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  In this exclusive book, Katie Kennedy of the hugely popular TikTok account @TheHistoryGossip delivers fascinating, witty, and salacious historical facts for every day of the year, proving that our shared histories are anything but boring.  Sexy. Scandalous. Dodgy. If you were of the mind that history is boring, you haven’t been paying attention. Meet Katie Kennedy, aka The History Gossip. Incorporating British slang and pop culture references and infused with her signature deadpan humor, Katie offers a delightful fusion of Drunk History and Horrible Histories, making learning about the past an absolute riot.  From royals embroiled in love triangles to Victorians eating tapeworms for the banter, Katie carefully researches the past and delivers shocking and salacious historical facts for each day of the year. Just as informative as it is funny and entertaining, The History Gossip follows an “on this day in history” format with historical events arranged by month and date help listeners visualize the past. This compelling and raunchy read covers topics that range from Mary, Queen of Scots getting the chop (she was beheaded after she was found to be complicit in a plot to murder her cousin, Elizabeth I) to the curse surrounding King Tut’s tomb (Lord Carnarvon died from an infected mosquito bite two months after visiting). So make yourself a cuppa if you fancy, and get ready to dive into the tales and stories that have made history so very absorbing and a lot outrageous.

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  How an Airport Fire Commander...

  Sherif Khaled

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  In the heart of one of the most complex environments in the world—an environment where airplanes move every minute, thousands of passengers flow through, and hundreds of sensitive systems operate without pause—one man stands in the critical moments to resolve the battle within seconds: 
  the Airport Fire Commander. 
  This commander does not think like a traditional firefighter… 
  He thinks with an entirely different mindset— 
  A mindset that balances speed with discipline, boldness with calculation, and courage with the ability to see the full picture before a small spark turns into an incident that changes the airport’s history. 
  The airport fire commander begins his thinking from the future, not from the incident. 
  He thinks about the scenario before it happens… 
  The mistakes before they occur… 
  And the path the flames may follow before anyone else can see it. 
  He thinks in the language of the “golden time”—those few seconds that determine whether the airport will shut down… or continue operating. 
  He thinks about the optimal positioning of vehicles, the wind direction, the amount of fuel onboard, and the weak points at which the structure may collapse. 
  He thinks of the passengers before the foam… 
  Of evacuation before water… 
  Of control before confrontation. 
  He does not see the fire as a mass of flames… 
  He sees it as an equation: 
  Information, flame behavior, smoke movement, thermal energy, spread patterns, and teams working under immense pressure. 
  And so, his thinking is built on three pillars: 
  Speed – Precision – Leadership.

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  Sprinkle In The Love Cookbook

  Gina Meyers

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  Children are naturally curious about what goes on in the kitchen, and are eager to step up to the culinary plate when given an opportunity. Now is the time to make healthy, wholesome, family-approved meals, first with an adult, and eventually on their own. Perfect cookbook for ages 6-12, parent and grandparent approved! Inside the pages of Sprinkle In the Love: For Kids, you’ll find: Farmer’s Market Favorites Flavors Italian Just Desserts A Little Mexican Flavor, Ole Simply Salads A Touch of Irish Asian Influence And a whole lot more! By empowering young chefs to make their own choices in the kitchen, Sprinkle In the Love Cookbook is building a new generation of confident cooks, engaged eaters, and curious experimenters. For children, teens and young adults, or for the young at heart, Sprinkle In the Love is the perfect kitchen companion.

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  Gundog SOS

  Laura Hill

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  In Gundog SOS, respected trainer, judge and competitor Laura Hill takes an in-depth look at common mistakes and what can be learnt from them. She looks at avoiding potential pitfalls in the first place, unpacks 'bad behaviour', analyses the relevance of the relationship between trainer and dog, and gives practical strategies for improvement in training partnerships. Supported by illustrations, case studies and exercises, this essential resource comprehensively addresses the most frequently occurring training problems and provides workable solutions to help readers to improve or fix them.

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