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  Act Like You Got Some Sense -...

  Jamie Foxx

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  From Academy Award-winning multi-talent Jamie Foxx, a hilariously candid look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters. Jamie Foxx has won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, laughed with sitting presidents, and partied with the biggest names in hip-hop. But he is most proud of his role as father to two very independent young women, Corinne and Anelise. Jamie might not always know what he’s doing when it comes to raising girls—especially when they talk to him about TikTok (PlikPlok?) and don’t share his enthusiasm for flashy Rolls Royces—but he does his best to show up for them every single day. Luckily, he has a strong example to follow: his beloved late grandmother, Estelle Marie Talley.  Jamie learned everything he knows about parenting from the fierce woman who raised him: As he puts it, she’s “Madea before Tyler Perry put on the pumps and the gray wig.”   In Act Like You Got Some Sense—a title inspired by Estelle—Jamie shares up close and personal stories about the tough love and old-school values he learned growing up in the small town of Terrell, Texas; his early days trying to make it in Hollywood; the joys and challenges of achieving stardom; and how each phase of his life shaped his parenting journey. Hilarious, poignant, and always brutally honest, this is Jamie Foxx like we’ve never seen him before.

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  Building a Timeless House in an...

  Brent Hull

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  The author of Traditional American Rooms examines the evolution of home construction, making a case against mass-produced homes. 
   
  HISTORY®’s Lone Star Restoration star, Brent Hull is a master craftsman, and hands-on preservationist. Hull—a Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Finalist for architectural non-fiction—challenges us to consider the impact our decisions will have when building a house. What do our homes say about us? What stories are they telling? Are they declarations of integrity, beauty, and heritage? Or do they suggest we have lost our sense of value, craft, and harmony? 
   
  Nationally recognized as an authority on historic design, architecturally correct moldings, and millwork, Hull is uniquely qualified to speak to the craft of building and art of design. In an age of “instant”‘ homes, how do we build something timeless that weaves a tale of character, values, history, and heart? The decisions we make for our homes are not inconsequential. What we build defines us. In fact, the contrast between the way we build today and how structures used to be built has become only more vivid. What happened to craft? What happened to the art of building? Our values and what we believe about life have changed as well. We have come to see houses as a tradable commodity. We live in a time that is obsessed with “what’s next?” We need to be careful of fooling ourselves into thinking that a bottom-line mentality is the best way to approach building a home. Now is the time to examine ourselves, our motives, and our hearts. 
   
  Praise for Building a Timeless House in an Instant Age 
   
  “Part call to action, part exploration of technique, the result is a persuasive and enjoyable reminder that our homes are reflections of ourselves . . . . A pleasing, educational look at traditional home construction.” —Kirkus Reviews

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  Getting Started With Crypto -...

  Michael A Goedeker MSc.

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  Crypto investing, depending on whom you talk to and what you hear, is either a way to make it rich or get poor fast. This book has a simple goal, to explain what cryptocurrencies are, a bit of the history, so you understand the context and where we believe all those old "stablecoins" and new coins are going. We will discuss the historical perspective on the blockchain, its underlying technology, and why we think it's reasonably secure. But more importantly, we want to give you as much information as possible to start looking into investing in some exciting crypto coins today.This book does the following:    We discuss the history of crypto coins like bitcoin and co.    Show you how to understand the prices of coins.    Use free tools to view coins and create alerts on prices so you can reduce your risk while investing.    Look at a few different yet stable exchanges so you can start investing.    Look at a credit card application that lets you start investing in coins relatively risk-free (because you get cashback in Crypto for each transaction)    We look at some of the more stable coins like Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin.    We also look at some newer coins like SOL (Solana) and map out how you can start to get financial data on the coin's performance.Crypto doesn't have to only be risky or scary; let this book help you understand the Crypto world and give you the information you need to make up your mind.

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  100 Favourite Scots Words

  Pauline Cairns Speitel

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  affront • baffies • capercailzie • dingie • elderitch first fit • glaikit • hogmanay • jalouse • laldie • mar numpty • onding • pawkie • scunner • thrapple wean • yeukie • and mony mony mair tae whet yer thrapple...
  What is your favourite Scots word?
  Have you heard of a stushie or a stairheid rammy?
  Do you know a numpty who talks a lot of mince?
  For over a decade, The Herald has published the Scottish Language Dictionaries' Scots Word of the Week. This wee book gathers 100 of our favourites, showing the breadth and diversity of the Scots language over time, ranging from lesser-known Older Scots to formal language to contemporary slang. Uncover the surprising origins of well-known words such as numpty and wean, discover unusual ones like onding and gowan, and savour evocative gems like Robert Burns' 'blethering, blustering, drunken blellum'.

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  Cigars - The Complete Guide From...

  Renee Pérez

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  Do you enjoy smoking a cigar for a special occasion?Are you aware of the history of them or how to spot a fake Cuban?Would you like to understand much more?A fine cigar is like a fine wine or a properly aged whisky. Made the right way and with quality ingredients it can be a thing of immense beauty and quality, ready to be enjoyed at the right moment. Many people recognize cigars from their basic look and size, but do you know much beyond that?In this audiobook, Cigars: The Complete Guide from Novice to Expert, you can build on whatever knowledge you already have and expand it with the information contained chapters like:A short history of cigars and tobaccoBasic types of cigarsDifferent flavoursProduction in different countriesHow to spot a fake Cuban cigarDrawing and puffingHow to properly age a cigarAnd more…Whether you are a novice or have a fleeting interest in cigar production and why they hold such a place in our psyche, Cigars: The Complete Guide from Novice to Expert will develop and improve your knowledge.

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  Lockheed F-104 Starfighter -...

  Martin W. Bowman, Dave Windle

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  The Starfighter was once described as a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you. It is one of the worlds fastest fighters with a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a service ceiling of 58,000 feet. First delivered to the USAF in 1958 it was also sold to the German, Greek, Italian, Turkish and Italian Air Forces. It could carry a variety of air to air, and air to surface missiles and was powered by a single General Electric J79 turbojet that developed 17,900lbs of thrust with afterburner. The Italian Air Force continued to fly it into the 21st Century.This book contains the world famous color profiles created by Dave Windle of the type in different operational modes, configurations and color schemes. Martin Bowman has written detailed descriptions and photographs to create the perfect enthusiasts' reference.

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