Download or read book Caddywampus written by Erik and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-05-30 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Lieutenant Baron Dunning is sent to Nigeria to investigate the plundering of natural resources for use in biological warfare, he can't guess that the money trail will lead him to Wisconsin's lavish Woebegone Dunes Resort … and an abandoned research site known as Gravestone Castle. Competition for ownership of the resort and the castle has resulted in a series of freakish deaths, and Dunning's sleuthing brings him into contact with a plethora of odd characters: • Bo-Bo Bigelow, the world's largest exporter of misappropriated oil and rare earth minerals. He wants to convert the Hermitage at Gravestone Castle into a playboy mansion. • Jack Daniels, who sees Gravestone Castle as the ideal headquarters for the Royal Enouement Society, a secret club for objectivists. • Father Feely, a talented but corrupt priest who's indebted to Bo-Bo Bigelow. • Professor Adam Baum, a brilliant biological researcher with the personality of a serial killer. • Deputy Sheriff Bud Light, a brandy-swigging Green Bay Packers fan who finds himself in over his head when confronted with the ghastly murders. • Crystal Glass, the enchanting reporter who sweeps Dunning off his feet. Can Lieutenant Dunning find the answers he seeks -- to the case or to life's deep philosophical questions -- amidst the chaos?

Download or read book Salt and Shore written by Sammy Monsour and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired takes on timeless recipes honoring coastal communities of the South and highlighting the sustainable seafood, spirited libations, warm hospitality, and rich heritage of the region. Chef and mixologist duo Sammy Monsour and Kass Wiggins share more than 75 recipes for their favorite seafood dishes and drinks from the coast and watery byways—along with their passion for Southern cooking, hospitality, and culture. Advocates for sustainable eating, as well as civil rights and environmental activism, their enthusiasm for good food, modern craft cocktails, and community shines through on every page of this beautiful cookbook. Through recipes and stories, Sammy and Kass aim to inspire informed choices that support coastal resiliency and marine ecosystem health. Celebrate the coasts and waterways of the South with outstanding seafood, ocean advocacy, and beach-front feasts to enjoy at home. TECHNIQUES AND EXPERT TIPS that will encourage cooks of all levels to master preparing and serving seafood dishes and cocktails at home, including how to filet fish, handle shellfish, craft drinks around simple fresh ingredients, and use ice for added flavor. FRESH AND SHAREABLE RECIPES—from Cattywampus Punch and Hibiscus Hoodoo to Creole bay scallop ceviche, stone crab hushpuppies, whole fish gumbo pot, a backyard oyster roast, and more. PERSONAL NARRATIVES AND FEATURES throughout spotlight local organizations and tie-in topics such as sea salt, seaweed, sourcing seafood, oysters 101, and more. SUSTAINABLE EATING AND DRINKING is celebrated throughout the book, with a focus on seafood that aligns with sustainable practices, such as supporting local fisheries that follow responsible harvesting methods, highlighting seafood species that are abundant and well-managed, and making zero-landfill cocktails. RAISING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS about responsible seafood consumption, and emphasizing the importance of preserving coastal ecosystems, is a primary objective of this book, which showcases several Southern coastal organizations and farms that are at the forefront of seafood sustainability and conservation efforts such as Marsh Hen Mill (South Carolina), Sunburst Trout Farms (North Carolina), Sapelo Sea Farms (Georgia), Oyster South (Virginia), Sun Shrimp (Florida), and Louisiana Crawfish Co. ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT is a core value of the authors, who have been actively engaged with organizations and experts in the field for decades; Sammy currently serves as the chef lead for the Environmental Defense Fund, serves on the board of the James Beard Foundation's Smart Catch Impact program, and is a member of Monterey Bay Aquarium's Blue Ribbon Task Force. HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE The authors provide a broad context and perspective on seafood that encompasses sustainability, local organizations, and social responsibility and acknowledges the interconnectedness of environmental issues, social justice, and food systems.

Download or read book How Big Is Your Brave written by Ruth Soukup and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you teach a child to dream big and shoot for the stars? In this inspiring story, a young bunny named Zippy dreams of traveling to space. When the opportunity to attend space camp arrives, she worries she might not be capable enough to compete with other kids. But Zippy’s desire to build her rocket is bigger than her fear of failing, and through hard work and creativity works to make her dreams come true. New York Times bestselling author Ruth Soukup empowers children everywhere to dream big and live a life they love. How Big Is Your Brave? encourages readers to face their fears and overcome obstacles in order to follow their dreams and reach their goals. How Big Is Your Brave? is: Great for boys and girls, ages 4–8 An excellent choice for STEM storytime and sparking discussions about STEM fields A great resource to teach young children about confidence, self-esteem, and the value of hard work Through whimsical illustrations and encouraging text, children will discover how standing up to fears (both big and small) makes them stronger and unstoppable.

Download or read book The Caddywampus written by Tedd Hawks and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crockett and Brontë Cook simply want a quiet, murder-free honeymoon. Their plans are thwarted, however, when they arrive in a quaint German town and discover a mysterious creature is stalking the grounds of their lodging. As the week unfolds, shocking revelations come to light about the creature, the town, and the lodgers who surround them: a blustery colonel, a pugnacious writer, a dysfunctional young family, and a stately Dutch dame. Can they find out the secrets of the inn before it's too late? Or will they fall prey to the mythic creature which stalks the woods? The Caddywampus is the second mystery in the Beatrice series. Join Crockett and Brontë as they hone their detective skills and attempt to uncover the mysteries of the demon bear!

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Download or read book Caddywampus written by Erik Martin and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Lieutenant Baron Dunning is sent to Nigeria to investigate the plundering of natural resources for use in biological warfare, he can't guess that the money trail will lead him to Wisconsin's lavish Woebegone Dunes Resort ... and an abandoned research site known as Gravestone Castle. Competition for ownership of the resort and the castle has resulted in a series of freakish deaths, and Dunning's sleuthing brings him into contact with a plethora of odd characters: Bo-Bo Bigelow, the world's largest exporter of misappropriated oil and rare earth minerals. He wants to convert the Hermitage at Gravestone Castle into a playboy mansion. Jack Daniels, who sees Gravestone Castle as the ideal headquarters for the Royal Enouement Society, a secret club for objectivists. Father Feely, a talented but corrupt priest who's indebted to Bo-Bo Bigelow. Professor Adam Baum, a brilliant biological researcher with the personality of a serial killer. Deputy Sheriff Bud Light, a brandy-swigging Green Bay Packers fan who finds himself in over his head when confronted with the ghastly murders. Crystal Glass, the enchanting reporter who sweeps Dunning off his feet. Can Lieutenant Dunning find the answers he seeks -- to the case or to life's deep philosophical questions -- amidst the chaos?

Download or read book Coming Clean written by Seth Haines and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity Today Book Award Winner; ECPA Award Finalist Boldly honest, powerfully told, deeply moving - this is a story about finding yourself. Seth Haines' memoir holds up a mirror to all of our stories to show the peace that is possible when we release our addictions and receive the healing presence of God. Seth Haines was in the hospital with his wife, planning funeral songs for their not-yet two-year-old, when he made a very conscious decision: this was the last day he wanted to feel. That evening, he asked his sister to smuggle in a bottle of gin and gave in to addiction. But whether or not you've ever had a drop to drink in your life, this book is for all who have sought ways to stop their pain. Like Seth, we're all seeking balms for the anxiety of what sometimes seems to be an absent, unresponsive God - whether it's through people-pleasing, social media likes, shopping, the internet, food, career highs, or even good works and elite theology. Too often we attempt to escape our anxiety through addiction - any old addiction. But it often leaves us feeling even more empty than before. In Coming Clean, Seth Haines writes a raw account of his first 90 days of sobriety, illuminating how to face the pain we'd rather avoid, and even more importantly, how an abiding God meets us in that pain. Seth shows us that true wholeness is found in facing our pain and anxieties with the tenacity and tenderness of Jesus, and only through Christ’s passion can we truly come clean.

Download or read book Soon Be Free written by Lois Ruby and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I ask you, why do weird things always happen to me? Thirteen-year-old Dana Shannon is no stranger to intrigue. Not long ago she discovered a skeleton behind a wall in her family's house -- a house in Lawrence, Kansas, that was once owned by a Quaker family, the Weavers. The diary Dana found in the sealed-off room revealed that the skeleton belonged to a runaway slave named Lizbeth Charles. Now Dana's house is a newly refurbished bed-and-breakfast, and the first guests are two shady characters who believed the house is hiding another secret. When Dana gets in their way, she becomes embroiled in a second mystery, this one involving slaves and the Weavers again, and -- somehow - Delaware Indians. As Dana tried to fit the puzzle pieces together, alternate chapters tell the story of James Baylor Weaver, a thirteen-year-old boy, in 1857. It is up to James to fulfill a promise Lizbeth made before her death. He must travel hundreds of miles to retrieve four slaves and bring them to freedom. The journey will test his strength, endurance, and courage; it will also test his character, when he has to make a terrible choice... Readers of Soon Be Free will quickly be caught up in this fast-paced mystery-adventure that links teenagers from two different centuries.

Download or read book Messy written by A. J. Swoboda and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2012-04-13 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity is messy. Unanswered prayers. Painful choices. Unresolved regrets. We’re called to have faith, and yet we doubt. We try to be perfect, but we fall short. This is the chaos. It’s all around us. There’s no limit to it. And there’s no quick fix for it.Both annoyingly honest and refreshingly humorous, Messy reassures Christians that God can reveal Himself in their clutter. Author and pastor A.J. Swoboda offers biblical insight and vivid, personal stories to redefine faith from something that must be perfect to something that is imperfect, but can still give beauty, meaning, and purpose to a messy life. As entertaining as it is challenging, this book teaches Christians what it means to trust in each other, in grace, in hope, and in a Savior who defied the rules of death. Here’s to finding joy in your chaos!

Download or read book Barbed Wire Hookers And Other Stories written by William D. McCann and published by Newgrange Press. This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BARBED WIRE HOOKERS AND OTHER STORIES is a collection of thirteen stories that explore the struggles of those on the ragged edge of existence, whether the protagonist is a prostitute in the deserts of Nevada, a young American about to be sacrificed by the military industrial complex, or a corbina in the pounding surf of Todos Santos, Baja del Sur.

Download or read book Little Bobby Fryer written by William D. McCann and published by Newgrange Press. This book was released on 2014-08-31 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood friends, college chums, the Viet Nam war, the draft, the millennium, and the present times are all tossed around by the vagaries of fate. A tale where an F-14 fighter jet is purloined, and a Patek Philippe discarded in the snow, and we learn that ultimately Life IS the Treasure.

Download or read book Bagman written by Jay MacLarty and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The job of a high-risk courier is very simple. You pick something up. You drop something off. The hard part is not getting killed. When Kyra, the daughter of Big Jake Rynerson -- one of the world's wealthiest men -- is kidnapped in the Galápagos Islands, professional courier Simon Leonidovich is hired to deliver the ransom. But playing bagman for a billionaire is not so simple -- not when so many people stand to gain by Kyra's disappearance, and not when someone close to Big Jake is playing for the wrong team. To complicate matters, Simon finds himself falling for Big Jake's enticing and clever assistant, Caitlin Wells, though she may be the very one scheming to control the Rynerson empire. But when the money drop gets botched, the stakes turn deadly for both Simon and Kyra. From the dark jungles of Colombia to the flashy lights of Las Vegas, Simon matches wits against a cold-blooded adversary who seems to know his every move. Now he must somehow finish the job, save the girl, and figure out who's been pulling the strings before his pursuers deliver him into an unmarked grave. With rapid-fire action and devious plot twists, Bagman is a lightning-paced thriller that will keep you breathless until the final drop is made.

Download or read book Ditched written by Josie Gordon and published by Bella Books. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonnie Squires has few fond memories of her Aunt Kate, and nearly ten years after her death the battleaxe is still yanking Lonnie’s chain. This time,it’s with the dangling promise of a sizeable inheritance after all these years—but there’s a catch. It sounds so easy: Pick up a valuable, near mint-condition classic Ford Fairlane racecar and drive around Lake Michigan taking photos of herself—and the Fairlane—at appointed landmarks. A weekend of traveling for almost a half million dollars and a pretty cool car? The offer is tempting, but Lonnie can’t abandon her parish on a moment’s notice. Not when her nemesis has staged an all-out religious war designed to harass Lonnie out of her position as the lone Episcopal priest in Middelburg. Finding another dead body doesn’t help matters in the least. In fact, it definitely seems like the end of the road for the inheritance… and only the beginning of an even wilder ride. Ditched joins Toasted and Whacked in this Lambda Literary Award-winning mystery series from Josie Gordon.

Download or read book Say It Again written by Highlights and published by Highlights. This book was released on 2013 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 401 tongue-twisting, silly-sounding brain-teasing puzzles and wacky words.--Cover.

Download or read book The Bonding Ritual written by Spencer Baum and published by Spencer Baum. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a new semester at Thorndike Academy, and a time for new beginnings. For Daciana Samarin, it is a time to take control of the school after a lengthy absence. Eager to inject some excitement into a contest that has one girl far ahead of the others, Daciana rolls out a relic from her past, and invites the girls wearing black to explore its mysteries. For Jill Wentworth, it is a time to evaluate priorities, and determine if the potential rewards of her assignment at Thorndike are worth the risks. Ever the rationalist, Jill believes Washington has become too hot for the mission to continue. But with a changing of the guard atop the clan, there are new opportunities for the Network to explore, including one that just might keep Jill in town, despite the danger. For Nicky Bloom, it is a time of discovery. Having learned the truth about her family, and the memories that drew her across the ocean, she is prepared to face the truth about herself, and what she wants most in life. When she was in Italy, she had a chance to kill Sergio Alonzo and she didn’t take it. Now it is time for her find out why. The fourth and final book of Girls Wearing Black follows the seniors of Thorndike Academy in their final semester, when they will conclude the contest that will see one of them become a vampire, and another the vampire’s first victim.

Download or read book A World in HDR written by Trey Ratcliff and published by New Riders. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High dynamic range (HDR) photography lets you capture the myriad colors and levels of light that you can see in the real world, and the results are amazing photographs that run the gamut from super real to surreal. Explore this fantastic realm of photography through the unique vision of renowned travel photographer Trey Ratcliff. In this book, Trey shares his phenomenal HDR photographs as well as all the backstory on the adventurous circumstances of their origin. He also reveals the techniques he used to get the final shot. The breathtaking images gracing these pages and the author’s real-world advice for capturing and manipulating images will inspire you to create your own HDR magic. So Trey also includes his simple and straightforward tutorial that teaches you everything you need to know to make your own HDR photographs, whether you’re a beginner, amateur, or professional. A unique blend of practical and inspirational, this book features a breathtaking collection of HDR photographs engaging explanations of how the author achieved the image expert tips for achieving stunning results (and avoiding common mistakes) a foolproof HDR tutorial and software recommendations

Download or read book Winkies Toilets and Holy Places written by Timothy Merrill and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-01-27 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What others are saying about Winkies, Toilets and Holy Places : A classic travel tale, with adventure, misadventure, and curlie-q unexpected turns in the road. But more than that, its a voyage in which a family discovers what matters most to them across America, and Europe, without a dime to spare this is not the travel of pretty picture books: from marital squabbles to homesick children, from a haunting island monastery to the pure pleasure of simple farmhouse fare. They travel moment to moment some, staggeringly beautiful gently swinging in cable car above the Swiss Alps and others, staggeringly real, as when the cable car ride makes one of the boys sick to his stomach, with nowhere to go. All of this, Merrill recounts with the gentle humor of an experienced pastor, the wavering resolve of a stepfather, and the openhearted joy of a man rekindling his wanderlust. Read this tale if youre seeking a window to the Europe not of guidebooks and picture books, but of human hearts finding that home is everywhere. Paul Shepherd, former Writer-in-Residence and Kingsbury Fellow at Florida State University, whose debut novel, More Like Not Running Away was the winner of the 2004 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction.