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  A Really Big Lunch

  Jim Harrison, Mario Batali

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  New York Times bestselling author Jim Harrison was one of this country’s most beloved writers, a muscular, brilliantly economic stylist with a salty wisdom. He also wrote some of the best essays on food. A Really Big Lunch collects many of his food pieces for the first time—and taps into his larger-than-life appetite with wit and verve. 
  Jim Harrison’s legendary gourmandise is on full display in this book, from the titular New Yorker piece about a French lunch that went to thirty-seven courses, to pieces from Brick, Playboy, Kermit Lynch Newsletter, and more. A Really Big Lunch is shot through with Harrison’s pointed comments and keen delight in the pleasures of the senses. And, between the lines, the pieces give glimpses of Harrison’s life over the last three decades. 
  A Really Big Lunch is a literary delight that will satisfy every appetite.

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  Boring Life Facts So Dull You...

  Julius Warren

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  Surrender to deep sleep immediately with a hypnotic stream of deliberate monotony designed to cure insomnia.
   
  When racing thoughts keep you awake, this engineered sleep aid provides the ultimate verbal screensaver for a busy mind. Instead of stimulating plots, experience a soothing descent into the mundane that gently blocks intrusive anxieties and signals your body it is time for winding down. 
   
  The calm, emotionless narration delivers trivial information with measured pauses, creating a hypnotic rhythm that mimics the fragmented patterns of pre-sleep consciousness. By focusing on inconsequential details, your brain naturally disengages from daily stress.
   
  What you will experience:
  
  Combat Insomnia: Utilize the power of aggressive boredom to quiet mental noise.
  Hypnotic Pacing: Four-second pauses allow your thoughts to stretch and soften.
  Routine Relaxation: Establish a dependable bedtime ritual that guarantees rest.
  The 5-Minute Challenge: Attempt to stay awake against an overwhelming tide of dullness.
  
   
  Transform your nightly struggle into a peaceful surrender. Press play to stop tossing and turning, and finally achieve the deep, restorative rest you deserve.

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  The Greatest Gambling Story Ever...

  Mark Paul

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  The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told is an inspiring personal narrative about a filly who broke through the male-dominated world of horseracing and inspired crowds of men and women alike, along with a trio of gamblers who embark on an unforgettable adventure that’s as epic as the historic victory of Winning Colors. It’s Seabiscuit meets Narcos, and the best true-life gambling story ever told. 
  In the late 1980s, a spectacular 3-year-old female racehorse named Winning Colors was being groomed for success under her famous “Hollywood” trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, and the billionaire owner of the San Diego Chargers pro-football team, Eugene Klein. Meanwhile, three fun-loving gamblers, Miami Paul, Dino Mateo, and Big Bernie believed that Winning Colors could be the unlikely female winner of the 1988 Kentucky Derby. 
  When the gamblers unknowingly place their longshot bet with members of a suspected drug cartel at a racetrack in Tijuana, Mexico, they must figure out how to claim their prize - without getting killed in the process. In a heart-pounding race of their own across the U.S.-Mexico border, the trio come face-to-face with suspected killers, are arrested by the Border Patrol, and fumble their way through the riskiest bet of their lives. 

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  The Homesteader's Handbook -...

  JENNI FEWELL, AMY REMPEL

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  The Homesteader's Handbook: Mastering Self-Sufficiency on Any Property 
  Have you ever dreamed of living off the grid, cultivating your own food, or creating an oasis of self-reliance right in your backyard? Dive into "The Homesteader's Handbook: Mastering Self-Sufficiency on Any Property" and unearth the art and science of thriving in your own personal haven! This comprehensive guide is all about making self-sufficiency not only possible but also deeply rewarding. 
  🍅 Cultivating a Resilient Garden: Whether you have sprawling acres or a modest balcony, discover how to grow a bountiful harvest. From heirloom tomatoes to medicinal herbs, embrace the secrets of crop rotation, companion planting, and organic solutions! 
  🐔 Raising Livestock the Right Way: Delve into the do's and don'ts of nurturing animals. Whether it's chickens for fresh eggs, goats for dairy, or bees for honey, we have you covered. Get ready to achieve farm-fresh produce right from your own yard! 
  🏡 Eco-Friendly Homestead Innovations: Become a maestro of green living! Integrate renewable energy sources, rainwater harvesting, and waste-reducing strategies to create a homestead that's in harmony with Mother Nature. 
  🔧 DIY Projects & Home Repairs: Harness the power of handiwork! From building a chicken coop to mending fences, learn to handle essential tools and execute projects that fortify your self-sufficient ambitions. 
  So, are you ready to roll up your sleeves, revel in the rhythms of nature, and reshape your lifestyle? Dive into "The Homesteader's Handbook" and craft a life filled with authenticity, ingenuity, and wholesome fulfillment. The age of the modern homesteader is here. Stake your claim, and let the adventure begin! 🌽🛠️🐝

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  Rough Notes Taken During Some...

  Francis Bond Head

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  “Galloped on with no stopping, but merely to change horses until five o’clock in the evening—very tired indeed, but . . . saw fresh horses in the corral, and resolved to push on.  At half-past seven, after having galloped a hundred and fifty-three miles, and been fourteen hours and a half on horseback got to the post—quite exhausted—I could scarcely speak . . . an hour before daylight was awakened by the Gaucho, got up, had some mate, mounted my horse, and as I galloped along felt pleased that the sun should find me at my work. . .”Later in life nicknamed “Galloping Head,” for his exploits on the Argentine pampas, Sir Frances Head Bond, went to the Argentine in 1825 as mining supervisor for the Rio Plata Mining Association, a group of English speculators whose ill-planed and financially disastrous idea it was to send Cornish miners to re-open old gold and silver mines in the former Spanish colonies.  His “Rough Notes,” often written in a staccato style that is surprisingly fresh, show a gusty, resourceful adventurer— riding across the Andes on mules who sank into snow above their knees at every step, obliging the riders to balance their feet on the mules’ ears; clambering down 250 feet of notched sticks to inspect a silver mine; foraging bluntly for food for his men in a land of scarcity: “We found they had got dry peaches and live goats.  We put some of the former in a pot to boil . . . and because I was very hungry, I put a pistol to (the goat’s) ear, and in a short time he was roasting on the burning embers.”  Sir Bond Head later  served as lieutenant –governor of Upper Canada 1835-1837. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

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  Exploring the Britannic - The...

  Simon Mills

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  A revelatory and wide-ranging exploration of HMS Britannic—her life at sea and on the seabed—by the owner of her wreck. 
   
   
   
  Launched in 1914, two years after the ill-fated voyage of her sister ship, RMS Titanic, the Britannic was intended to be superior to her tragic twin in every way. But war intervened and in 1915 she was requisitioned as a hospital ship. Just one year later, while on her way to collect troops wounded in the Balkans campaign, she fell victim to a mine laid by a German U-boat and tragically sank in the middle of the Aegean Sea. 
   
   
   
  There her wreck lay, at a depth of 400 feet, until it was discovered fifty-nine years later by legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau. In 1996 the wreck was bought by the author of this book, Simon Mills. 
   
   
   
  Exploring the Britannic tells the complete story of this enigmatic ship: her construction, launch and life, her fateful last voyage, and the historical findings resulting from the exploration of the well-preserved wreck over a period of forty years. This book finally details how the mysteries surrounding the 100-year-old enigma were laid to rest, and what the future might also hold for her.

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