Download or read book Pit Bull Flower Power written by Sophie Gamand and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, pit bulls have been demonized by society and portrayed as hellhounds. They've become the most feared, hated, and abused of all companion animals. Some cities and even entire countries ban them, while the media persist in associating them with viciousness. This unjust reputation has sealed the fate of millions of dogs, who face prejudice around the world and languish in shelters, where they are the most euthanized. In America alone, hundreds of thousands of pit bulls are put to sleep every year. Since 2014, French photographer Sophie Gamand has been composing portraits of adoptable pit bulls from more than thirty shelters and rescues throughout the United States. Many had been waiting for years for a home. Adorning her models with handmade flower-crowns, Gamand tells each dog's story and celebrates their inherent personality, vulnerability, and individuality. Posted and shared widely on social media, the portraits--at once charming, candid, and deeply affecting--have not only led to hundreds of dogs finding loving, forever homes, but have also spurred efforts to destigmatize an animal whose reputation for violence says more about us than it does the character of the dogs themselves. Full of moving, honest, and inspiring stories of individual dogs and their lives (and deaths), Pit Bull Flower Power presents a vivid, beautifully composed cross-section of Gamand's extraordinary work. The book also serves as a testament to the caring people who work in animal rescue, the passion and dedication of those who provide homes for these animals, and the dignity, forbearance, and love of these dogs, who are at the mercy of humans.

Download or read book See s Famous Old Time Candies written by Margaret Moos Pick and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2005-12-29 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More fun than the episode of I Love Lucy set on the candy line and with stories richer than a Dark Chocolate Truffle, See's Famous Old Time Candies is a golden ticket to the candy factory (and, yes, See's did inspire that Lucy episode). Author Margaret Moos Pick chronicles See's history, from its humble beginning in Mary See's kitchen back in the 1890s to its place of reverence in the hearts of the sweet-toothed everywhere. Learn how See's candy experts hold chocolate tastings, treating batches like fine wines, to choose the very best; how bonbons are still meticulously hand-dipped to perfection; and how those at See's simmered, stirred, cooked, and tasted 250 recipesall to create the perfect truffle. For See's fans and proud candy lovers, here's a story with a very sweet center.

Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Download or read book 100 Things to Do in Wichita Before You Die written by Vanessa Whiteside and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wichita, aka “Doo-Dah,” is a midsize city with attractions that easily rival the nation’s largest metropolises in entertainment value. Fun awaits for all who come to discover it! 100 Things to Do in Wichita Before You Die is a bucket-list book filled cover to cover with timeless destinations and lesser known places. Dig into the burgeoning arts scene with tips for the First Friday Gallery Crawl or the Tallgrass Film Festival. Find out the story behind the 44-foot-tall Keeper of the Plains statue in downtown. Root, root, root for the home team, the Wichita Wind Surge at Riverfront Stadium. Outdoor activities, delicious dining, shopping, concerts, and a thriving arts scene scratch the surface. As they say, “Wichita is what you make it,” and around every corner is an experience waiting for you. Wichita native and travel writer Vanessa Whiteside is your personal guide to her favorite places in her much beloved hometown. Crack the spine on this book and choose an adventure in the city!

Download or read book Dogs and Goddesses written by Jennifer Crusie and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a trio of New York Times–bestselling authors, a “quirky charmer . . . an enjoyable paranormal romp that’s definitely not just for dog lovers” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Abby has just arrived in Summerville, Ohio, with her placid Newfoundland, Bowser. She’s reluctantly inherited her grandmother’s coffee shop, but it’s not long before she’s brewing up trouble in the form of magical baked goods and steaming up her life with an exasperating college professor. And then there’s Daisy, a coder, and her hyperactive Jack Russell, Bailey. Her tightly wound world spins out of control when she discovers the chaos within and meets a mysterious dog trainer whose teaching style is definitely hands-on. Finally there’s Shar, professor of ancient history at Summerville College, who wakes up one morning to find her neurotic dachshund, Wolfie, snarling at an implacable god sitting at her kitchen table, the first thing in her life she hasn’t been able to footnote. What on earth is going on in this unearthly little town? It’s up to Abby, Daisy, and Shar to find out before an ancient goddess takes over Southern Ohio, and they all end up in the apocalyptic doghouse . . . “Equal measures of sexy romance, captivating characters, and clever writing . . . [a] rich cast of quirky secondary characters (including one of the best villainesses ever written) . . . Dogs and Goddesses is absolutely sublime.” —Booklist (starred review)

Download or read book The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes written by Jennifer Crusie and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-06-26 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three magically talented Fortune sisters--Dee, a shape-shifter; Lizzie, who possesses the power to transform objects; and telekinetic Mare--find love with three seductive and unusual men, while struggling to cope with a villain who will do anything to steal their magical gifts, in a novel by three popular romance novelists.

Download or read book Breaking Bread written by Martin Philip and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grand Prize Winner of the 2017 New England Book Festival "I bake because it connects my soul to my hands, and my heart to my mouth."—Martin Philip A brilliant, moving meditation on craft and love, and an intimate portrait of baking and our communion with food—complete with seventy-five original recipes and illustrated with dozens of photographs and original hand-drawn illustrations—from the head bread baker of King Arthur Flour. Yearning for creative connection, Martin Philip traded his finance career in New York City for an entry-level baker position at King Arthur Flour in rural Vermont. A true Renaissance man, the opera singer, banjo player, and passionate amateur baker worked his way up, eventually becoming head bread baker. But Philip is not just a talented craftsman; he is a bread shaman. Being a baker isn’t just mastering the chemistry of flour, salt, water, and yeast; it is being an alchemist—perfecting the transformation of simple ingredients into an elegant expression of the soul. Breaking Bread is an intimate tour of Philip’s kitchen, mind, and heart. Through seventy-five original recipes and life stories told with incandescent prose, he shares not only the secrets to creating loaves of unparalleled beauty and flavor but the secrets to a good life. From the butter biscuits, pecan pie, and whiskey bread pudding of his childhood in the Ozarks to French baguettes and focaccias, bagels and muffins, cinnamon buns and ginger scones, Breaking Bread is a guide to wholeheartedly embracing the staff of life. Philip gently guides novice bakers and offers recipes and techniques for the most advanced levels. He also includes a substantial technical section covering the bread-making process, tools, and ingredients. As he illuminates an artisan’s odyssey and a life lived passionately, he reveals how the act of baking offers spiritual connection to our pasts, our families, our culture and communities, and, ultimately, ourselves. Exquisite, sensuous, and delectable, Breaking Bread inspires us to take risks, make bolder choices, live more fully, and bake bread and break it with those we love.

Download or read book Working the Water written by Jay Fleming and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book George written by Jarrod Tatom and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Took the right steps to have a comfortable life, unfortunately his path became a bumpy road, of many hardships that beat him down mentally. Eventually the demons became more than he could bare. He sadly sent his body and heart to heaven but left his soul and knowledge for a young boy’s conscience to make it through life without self-harm.

Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1950-11-18 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Download or read book The Parker Family Trilogy written by Melissa McClone and published by Tule Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-12 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the magic of Marietta, Montana with the Parker family in these three linked stories celebrating love in and around the Copper Mountain Chocolate shop. A Thankful Heart Bryce Grayson comes to Marietta to convince his dad to leave with him to the city, but his escape plan goes astray when he meets Dakota Parker, whose sweet kisses put the chocolate she sells to shame. He has until Thanksgiving to decide if he should be the one to move to Marietta. But could he be happy living in such a small town? The Valentine Quest Dustin Decker makes a strategic pact with the prim, bookish Nevada Parker for a multi-day race called The Valentine Quest. But with a kiss, their unlikely alliance turns into something more…and soon racing isn’t the only thing on their minds. As the finish line nears, they must decide if the grand prize is worth more than what they’ve found together…or if one of them will walk away empty handed—and broken hearted. The Chocolate Touch Chocolate expert Chantelle Cummings arrives in Marietta, Montana with two goals—sign copies of her new book and research a quaint local chocolate shop. When she meets the gorgeous York Parker passing out chocolate samples, her visit turns sweeter than she ever imagined. But when York learns she’s moving abroad, will the truth harden his heart, or will love pave the way to a sweet future?

Download or read book When They Return written by Michelle Santos and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-27 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It started with disappearances. Noelle Rios had only turned eighteen when she fell into Manila Bay and was never again found. When she had awoken, she found herself inside the belly of a mythological creature, and later, in the presence of the old gods plotting about a war that can save their people. Noelle pledges her loyalty and decides to help in the name of Justice, but when she returned to the human world it was barely recognizable to her. Red rose petals are now falling from the sky like rain; self-proclaimed sorcerers, pagans, magikals, babaylan-inspired individuals have sprung from society; a red flood that soaked the nation; huge golden trees with golden leaves have scattered in various areas. Some things, however, have not changed: people disappearing and violence raging, from the countryside to the cities. Noelle is an idealist and wants Justice for the human world. Will she play god and take matters into her own hands?

Download or read book When Seasons Beckon written by Kathryn Kaleigh and published by KST Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-01-16 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two sweet romance novels by bestselling author Kathryn Kaleigh with more than a hint of danger and page-turning suspense. SERENITY Kristen MacGregor chose Serenity, Colorado as a peaceful place to get away from her troubles. But Serenity may hold dangers not evident to tourists. Did Mark Jensen know enough about the little community to keep her safe? LOST AND FOUND Madison McKivitz arrives at her new job. Struggling for an explanation of how she ended up in a small Colorado tourist town. Will she survive her first day on the job? Daniel Beaumont wonders the same thing.

Download or read book Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office written by United States. Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office written by USA Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 2318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Straight Until Christmas written by Jay Hunt and published by My Deep Dark Pain is Love. This book was released on 2021-11-28 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keith Harris has to play straight fake boyfriend for the holidays. That would be easier if he weren't so broke and didn't owe money to his kickboxing trainer, who may or may not be a sociopath. Keith's best buddy Ryan is in financial straits too. Ryan needs cash for his divorce and wants to buy Christmas presents for his cute little nieces and nephews. But Keith's got a plan. A plan that has nothing to do with falling in love with your straight best friend, because that would be stupid, right? Hopefully, his brilliant plan won't bomb like all his other brilliant plans. Usually, Ryan goes along with Keith's crazy schemes, like selling sequin leggings for cats and dogs or promoting potato chip flavored toothpaste. But can Keith get Ryan to take off his clothes for the camera while hungry guys watch? Probably not. Having sex with another guy on live stream might be too gay even for a liberal like Ryan. Or is it? Author's note: Expect some naughty language, plenty of laughs, a little sex between friends, and a merry-ever-after.

Download or read book Vermont Business Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: