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  Godforsaken Grapes - A Slightly...

  Jason Wilson

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  A combination of travel memoir and epicurean adventure, Godforsaken Grapes is an entertaining love letter to wine.​ "Will make you curious and thirsty." (Eric Asimov, New York Times) 
    
  There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world—from altesse to zierfandler—but 80 percent of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes, award-winning travel writer Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a journey to discover what we miss. 
    
  Stemming from his own growing obsession, Jason Wilson moves far beyond the “noble grapes,” hunting down obscure and underappreciated wines from Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, France, Italy, the United States, and beyond. 
    
  In the process, he looks at why these wines fell out of favor (or never gained it in the first place), what it means to be obscure, and how geopolitics, economics, and fashion have changed what we drink.

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  Weird Geography Facts That Will...

  Melanie Roach

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  Drift into deep sleep with weird geography facts designed to soothe insomnia through low-stimulation learning.
   
  Transform your nightly wind-down into a peaceful escape where the only requirement is to let go. Designed for those moments when waking interest battles drowsy detachment, this audio experience uses a monotonous, soothing narration style to quiet a racing mind. It is the ideal companion for anyone seeking relief from stress or struggling to find a comfortable space for rest.
   
  Travel across soft landscapes, bending borders, and silent rivers without the pressure to memorize a single detail. The continuous narrative creates a loose blanket of mild curiosity, allowing your thoughts to wander lazily over the planet’s surface. By smoothing every transition and slowing the pace, the text eliminates urgency and invites a state of meditative relaxation.
   
  What you will encounter on this slow-moving journey:
  
  Gentle Global Wandering: Absorb faintly surreal details about invisible lines, shifting lands, and remote islands without friction.
  Calming Motifs: Experience the measured passing of seasons and the steady lines of coasts as a rhythmic sleep aid.
  Background Education: Engage with small peculiarities and geographical oddities meant to fade into white noise as you drift off.
  
   
  Let the reassurance of the earth’s quiet rotation guide you toward slumber.

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  Air Traffic Controller

  facundo Conforti

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  The air traffic controller job has been one of the aeronautical pillars since the beginning of time. A job little known to passengers, but highly valued by pilots and aeronautical operators. The air traffic controller represents the voice that guides the flight throughout the journey, not only in normal situations, but also during abnormal situations. 
  	From the control tower, the job of the ATC Air Traffic Controller is to order the departure and arrival of flights, to and from his airfield. A task that involves extreme concentration on the part of the air traffic controller, who must organize the flights as accurately as possible since the slightest error in his work could cause a plane crash. 
  	Air traffic controllers at airports with extreme transits reduce their working hours so as not to be subject to too much stress since this job requires their whole attention at all times. 
  	In this work, you will learn about the main topics related to this magnificent job. A profession that will become a lifestyle.

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  Handcarved Christmas Updated...

  Illustrated Editors of Woodcarving

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  Get ready for winter with Handcarved Christmas, Updated Second Edition! This carving book contains 40 classic, heartwarming projects from the last two decades of Woodcarving Illustrated magazine. With a mix of illustrated step-by-step guides for beginners and more pared-down pattern profiles for advanced carvers, this compilation is perfect for carvers of all skill levels. From an angel tree topper and a family of easy-to-carve penguins to nearly two dozen Santas and so much more, this volume has everything you need to make nonstop woodchips for the most wonderful time of the year. The featured carving patterns and projects are from some of today's leading carving experts, including Shawn Cipa, Floyd Rhadigan, Chris Pye, Don Dearolf, Rick Jensen, Robert Biermann, and Sandy Smith. There's a project inside this best-of Woodcarving Illustrated collection for everyone, from beginners to advanced craftsmen. With step-by-step instructions and color photos, readers are guaranteed a very merry carving experience.  

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  Strange Random Facts Nobody...

  Greg Morrison

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  Quiet your racing mind and drift into deep sleep with this collection of soothing trivia and low-stakes oddities.
   
  Designed specifically for your nighttime routine, this audio experience replaces anxiety with gentle curiosity. Let the calming narration and whimsical useless knowledge act as verbal white noise, guiding you toward a state of relaxation where attention naturally drifts and heavy eyelids follow.
   
  Wander through ten chapters of gently meandering topics, ranging from obscure history and animal quirks to the mysteries of everyday objects. The narrative moves without drama or tension, ensuring your brain stays just busy enough to forget daily worries but never stimulated enough to stay awake.
   
  What you will discover in this sleep aid:
  
  Soothing Trivia: Delightfully unnecessary facts about food, language, time, and space designed to bore you into slumber.
  Stress Relief: A structured decline in energy from familiar nature to abstract philosophy without cliffhangers or loud surprises.
  Mental Distraction: An unhurried stream of information that is enjoyable in the moment and completely optional to remember later.
  
   
  Embrace the soft satisfaction of learning things you never needed to know. Whether you are fighting insomnia or simply need a break from the world, surrender to the flow of random information and find yourself fast asleep before the chapter ends.

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  99 Bottles - A Black Sheep's...

  André Hueston Mack

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  99 Bottles is a highly opinionated wine guide from one of the country’s most celebrated—and unorthodox—sommeliers and winemakers. 
    
  In this entertaining, informative, and thoroughly unconventional wine guide, award-winning sommelier, winemaker, and wine educator André Hueston Mack presents readers with the 99 bottles that have most impacted his life. Instead of just pairing wines with foods, Mack pairs practical information with personal stories, offering up recommendations alongside reflections on being one of the only African Americans to ever work at the top level of the American wine industry. 
    
  The 99 bottles range from highly accessible commercial wines to the most rarefied Bordeaux on the wine list at The French Laundry, and each bottle offers readers something to learn about wine. This window into Mack’s life combines a maverick’s perspective on the wine industry with an insider’s advice on navigating wine lists, purchasing wine, and drinking more diverse and interesting selections at home. 99 Bottles is a one-of-a-kind exploration of wine culture today from a true trailblazer.

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