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  Shepherd's Sight - A Farming Life

  Barbara McLean

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  A restorative and resonant memoir of a year in the life of an aging shepherd 
   
   
   
  For fifty years, Barbara McLean has tended a flock of Border Leicester sheep on her small Ontario farm, Lambsquarters. In Shepherd's Sight she shares the crises, pleasures, and challenges of farm life over the course of a year. Now in her seventies, McLean faces a new problem: how much longer she can continue with the physically taxing work that is her central source of meaning and satisfaction. 
   
   
   
  Through her unsentimental gaze, we witness the highs and heartbreaks of delivering and rearing lambs, the shearing and spinning of wool, the wildlife in the woods (and occasionally in the house), and the garden produce moving from seed to harvest to table. Even after half a century on this land, McLean is still making fresh observations, and she shares them in evocative, elegant prose. As she moves through the calendar year, she also reflects on years past, offering a long view on climate, stewardship, and agriculture. 
   
   
   
  With its vivid description and absorbing storytelling, Shepherd's Sight offers an unforgettable glimpse of a life lived on the land.

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  Kobuk the Destroyer - And Other...

  Alex Davies

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  A rollicking exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the mad genius of the engineers who ensure it does. 
  When a manufacturer wants to certify a product as “bear-resistant” —a cooler, a trash can, a camping food canister—they turn to the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee and its resident panel of product-testing bears. Over the years, one bear has become infamous for his penchant for cracking locking mechanisms and crushing manufacturer dreams, but thereby helping to keep our food—and us—safe: Kobuk the Destroyer. 
   
  From “childproof” bottle caps to the cars and planes we ride, such stories underlie the products we use every day and can generally trust to do what they say and not (unexpectedly) dump us out of the sky or blow up. As Alex Davies reveals, this amazing reliability is thanks to the mostly invisible, maniacal, yet methodical work of test engineers, who divine how everything and anything could go wrong and plan for it in advance—using rocket sleds, chicken cannons, and any means necessary. Uncovering the surprisingly profound science behind the fine print on the label, Kobuk the Destroyer is as wildly entertaining as it is illuminating.

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  Deep Sleep Hypnosis - The Most...

  David Jenkins

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  Do you spend most of your nights staring at the ceiling and wake up with no energy? If yes, this is the right audio-book for you. 
  Hypnosis is a technique that can be used to promote better sleep by inducing a state of deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility. 
  Here’s how it works:relaxation: the process typically begins with the individual being guided into a relaxed state, often through deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation. This helps reduce stress and tension;focused attention: once relaxed, the hypnotist or the individual focuses on calming imagery or soothing words. This concentration helps to quiet the mind and block out distractions;positive suggestions: in this relaxed state, positive suggestions related to sleep are introduced. These might include affirmations like "I am relaxed and ready for sleep" or visualizations of a peaceful sleeping environment;reinforcement: the suggestions can be repeated or reinforced during the session, helping to create a mental association between the relaxed state and the ability to fall asleep easily;awakening: after the session, the individual is gently brought back to full awareness, often feeling refreshed and more open to the suggestions made during hypnosis. 
  By incorporating these techniques, hypnosis can help alleviate insomnia, reduce anxiety, and promote a more restful sleep. 
  This book deals with:The Importance of SleepingInsomnia and its TreatmentBenefits of Hypnosis 
  ...And much more! 
  If you want to change your life, you need to focus on thoughts and strengthen your mind.  
  Hypnosis, dreams, subconscious, and the right tools give power to the brain!

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  Dance Me to the End - Ten Months...

  Alison Acheson

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  Marty, age 57, was given a preliminary diagnosis of ALS by his family doctor. Seven weeks later, the diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist. Ten months and ten days later, Marty passed away. 
  From day one, Alison, Marty’s spouse of over twenty-five years, kept a journal as a way to navigate the overwhelming state of her mind and soul. Soon the rawness of her words harmonized to tell the story of Marty’s diagnosis, illness, and decline. Her journal became a chronicle of caregiving as well as an emotional exploration of the tensions between the intuitive and the pragmatic, the logical and illogical, and the all-consuming demands of being both spouse and nurse. Divided into short pieces, some of which reads as free verse, Alison’s words are at times profoundly intense and painfully private. 
  The composition of the intricate notes of a life in its final movements includes another stanza of the journal that became Dance Me to the End: the guiding of children grappling with the imminent loss of a parent, and the shifting roles of family, friends, and community—all of which add their own complex rhythms. 
  Dance Me to the End is an evocative memoir about the emotional impact of witnessing a loved one suffer from a neurological, degenerative, and terminal disease. This is a detailed account of grief, shock and pain coexisting with the levity, laughter and love shared with her husband and sons in those final months of Marty's life.

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  How To Professionally Write An...

  Trevor Clinger

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  Unlock the power of effective communication in the digital age with this comprehensive guide. From casual exchanges to high-stakes business correspondence, emails play a pivotal role in modern society. Drawing on a blend of tech expertise and business acumen, this book delves deep into the art of crafting impactful emails. Whether you're reaching out to a friend or addressing shareholders, discover invaluable insights and practical tips to elevate your email game. Authored by a seasoned professional with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and an Associates in Business Management Technology, this book is your go-to resource for mastering the art of email etiquette.

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  Black Bear - A Story of...

  Trina Moyles

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  When Trina Moyles was five years old, her father, a wildlife biologist known in Peace River as "the bear guy," brought home an orphaned black bear cub for a night before sending it to the Calgary Zoo. This brief but unforgettable encounter spurred Trina's lifelong fascination with Ursus americanus—the most populous bear on the northern landscape, often considered a nuisance to human society. As a child roaming the shores of the Peace in the footsteps of her beloved older brother, Brendan, she understood bears to be invisible entities: always present but mostly hidden and worthy of respect.After years of working for human rights organizations, Trina returned to northern Alberta for a job as a fire tower lookout. Over four summers, Trina begins to move beyond fear and observe the extraordinary essence of the maligned black bear—a keystone species who is as subject to the environmental consequences of the oil economy as humans. At the same time, she searches for common ground with Brendan on the land that bonded them.Impassioned and eloquent, Black Bear is a story of grief and a vision of peaceful coexistence in a divided world. It captures the fragility of our relationships with human and nonhuman species alike, and the imperative to protect the wild—along with the people we hold closest.

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