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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'On the run for a murder he didn't commit, Matt Slaughter is lying low in the badlands with a new life, and a new woman. But old troubles are right behind him: her name is P.D. Wildmoon, a hard-drinking bounty huntress armed with a .44, a rawhide horsewhip, and three wild-eyed sons bred to kill. Their job Bring Slaughter back to Virginia--dead or alive. Making matters worse is a Sioux war that has Slaughter caught between the vengeance of a hostile tribe and the blind greed of a gun-crazy mother who's blocking his only way out. But for Slaughter, there's even more at stake. By his side is Molly, the vulnerable love of his life. And she's just the pretty little tool Wildmoon and her killer brood need for hitting Slaughter straight through the heart.' --Provided by Publisher.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into the dangerous, haunting world of archangels. and a love that is legend. For thousands of years, the passion between Alexander, Archangel of Persia, and Zanaya, Queen of the Nile, burned furious and bright, seemingly without end. But to be an archangel is to be bound to power violent and demanding. Driven by its primal energy, Alexander and Zanaya fought as fiercely as they loved, locked in an endless cycle of devotion and heartbreak. It is only Zanaya s decision to Sleep that ends their love story. Eons later, the Cascade of Death wakens them both. The passion between them a flame that yet burns, Alexander and Zanaya stand together in one last battle against the ultimate darkness. But even a warrior archangel cannot win every war. Alexander s scream shatters the world as Zanaya falls, broken and silent. only to rise again in a miracle that may be a devastating curse. For is it truly the Queen of the Nile who has been resurrected Only one thing is clear: This is the last beat of their passionate, angry dance. The final song for Alexander and his Zani.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Librarian Minnie Hamilton and her rescue cat, Eddie, are ready to pin down a bank robber in the newest installment of the delightful Bookmobile Cat Mystery series.It's prime reading weather in late March in Chilson, Michigan. While snowfall and cloudy skies deter outdoor activities, life inside the bookmobile is still warm and cheerful. As Minnie and Eddie make the rounds to deliver comforting reads to the citizens of Chilson, Minnie witnesses bookmobile patron Ryan Anderson speeding out of town. When Minnie discovers the police wanted to bring Ryan in for questioning in relation to a bank robbery and the murder of a security guard, she realizes she's one of the only people who thinks Ryan isn't morally bankrupt.When an additional murder victim is discovered, the police immediately suspect Ryan, but Minnie isn't convinced. And when she encounters Ryan hiding from the police on her bookmobile route, and he proclaims his innocence, she decides to help him by investigating the crimes. But with multiple crimes comes the potential for multiple criminals, so Minnie and Eddie will have to fight tooth and claw to prove Ryan's innocence.Story Locale: small town MichiganSeries Overview: This nationally bestselling cozy mystery series follows librarian Minnie Hamilton and her rescue cat, Eddie, as they spread literacy and solve crimes.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When a cold case in Texas leads to a sinister string of disappearances, a newcomer to the small town helps a detective piece together the clues in this new romantic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Laura Griffin.Corporate lawyer Ava Burch has had enough of the big city and the daily grind. She grew up with her father, who raised search-and-rescue dogs, in rural Texas and has moved to the small town of Cuervo to spend time in the dry, rugged wilderness near Big Bend National Park. When she and her dog, Huck, discover an abandoned campsite on a volunteer search-and-rescue mission, she's perplexed, but she carefully photographs it all the same. All Grant Wycoff can see when he looks at Ava is a city slicker-with her designer jeans and shiny car-who has no business on a serious team made of seasoned outdoorsmen and retired cops. But when she tells him of her findings on the trail, he sees there's more to her than meets the eye. Ava's discovery reminds Grant of the unsolved case of a young woman who went missing two years ago. As they look into the campsite further, another woman disappears under odd circumstances. With time running out, Ava and Grant must work against the brutal heat from both the Texas sun and their own electric chemistry to solve the case.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this mouthwatering cozy mystery series, fraternal twins Keaton and Koby know running a bookstore and soul-food café is tricky, but when it comes to solving mysteries, it's do or dine.Koby and Keaton are fraternal twins who were separated as children, but now they've found each other and opened a bookstore and soul food cafe in the pleasant Pacific Northwest town of Timber Lake. Business is booming. But the course of the bookselling never did run smooth.Mama Zola, Koby's devoted foster mom, has taken up residence in Timber Lake. She and Pete, one of the bookstore's quirky employees, bring a peach cobbler over to a local bible study group, and there they find the body of someone that both of them had recently quarreled with. They find themselves suspects in the murder, but luckily Koby and Keaton are ready to sling out a side of justice.Series Overview: Fraternal twins Kobe and Keaton have twice the chance to catch criminals while making delectable soul food and selling exciting novels at their bookstore and homestyle cafe.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The United States has stared down many threats with President Jack Ryan at the helm, but what if hes not there when we need him Thats the question facing a nation in the most shocking entry in the Tom Clancy series.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A captivating debut novel about the tangled fates of two best friends and daughters of the Italian mafia, and a coming-of-age story of twentieth-century Brooklyn itself.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Amateur detective Mallory Viridian's talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station, but her problems still follow her in this witty, self-aware novel that puts a speculative spin on murder mysteries, from the Hugo-nominated author of Six Wakes. From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridian is constantly embroiled in murder cases that only she has the insight to solve. But outside of a classic mystery novel, being surrounded by death doesn't make you a charming amateur detective, it makes you a suspect and a social pariah. So when Mallory gets the opportunity to take refuge on a sentient space station, she thinks she has the solution. Surely the murders will stop if her only company is alien beings. At first her new existence is peacefully quiet.and markedly devoid of homicide. But when the station agrees to allow additional human guests, Mallory knows the break from her peculiar reality is over. After the first Earth shuttle arrives, and aliens and humans alike begin to die, the station is thrown into peril. Stuck smack-dab in the middle of an extraterrestrial whodunit, and wondering how in the world this keeps happening to her anyway, Mallory has to solve the crime-and fast-or the list of victims could grow to include everyone on board.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Phenomenal #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a spine-tingling novel about a female cop who walks fearlessly into danger-but must draw on her courage to let love into her life. Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling at an early age when a violently unstable man broke into her family's home, trapping and terrorizing them for hours. Now she's Savannah's top hostage negotiator, who puts her life on the line every day to diffuse powder-keg situations. After watching her talk one of his employees off a roof ledge, Duncan Swift is committed to keeping this intriguing, take-charge woman in his life. Phoebe's used to working solo, but she's finding that no amount of negotiation can keep Duncan at arm's length. Especially when a man throws a hood over Phoebe's head and brutally assaults her-in her own precinct house-and threatening messages begin appearing on her doorstep. Duncan backs her up every step of the way, as she establishes contact with the faceless tormentor who is determined to make her a hostage to fear-before she becomes the final showdown.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An inspirational and heartwarming novel for fans of Mitch Albom, blending elements of It's a Wonderful Life and Field of Dreams into a moving story all its own.Four rounds. Four heroes. Four life-changing lessons.On the morning of his 40th birthday, Randy Clark believes the only way he can help his family is to end it all. With his dreams of a pro golf career long gone, his marriage struggling, and facing financial ruin, Randy sees no other alternative to help his wife and daughter but to jump from the Tennessee River Bridge, which he intends to do in the next twenty-four hours. But his plans are put on hold when the ghost of his best friend reveals to Randy that he will be given a wonderful gift: Four rounds of golf with his four heroes, the champions he's looked up to his whole life, each with a life-changing lesson to impart. For anyone who has ever dealt with tragedy, adversity, or failure, The Golfer's Carol will bring grace that stays with you long after you've turned the final page.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the global coloring sensation, a new, dazzling compilation of colorists' favorite images from Kerby Rosanes's stupefying Worlds series.World of Color is a book of coloringchallenges that showcase the internationally bestselling illustrator's astounding artistic skill through eighty pages of super-detailed artwork in Kerby's signature style. Loyal fans and newcomers alike will be entranced and enthralled as they step into his singular imagination.Featuring a full-color sixteen-page section at the beginning to display the work of some of Kerby's most talented fans, the original art in this section will demonstrate the incredible, unique approaches that colorists can try their hands at in the subsequent pages.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Don't miss the Oddballs series, now streaming on Netflix!It's time to get personal in the first ever interactive journal from The Odd 1s Out!In this one-of-a-kind journal, fans of the New York Times bestselling Odd 1s Out series can share, create, and bare it all. With prompts ranging from choosing your desert island snack fave and doodling your childhood imaginary friends to divulging your deepest darkest secrets (and then wildly scribbling over them in marker), both serious journalers and journaling newbies will have a blast filling this in.Get ready to get real, because it's time to write about the oddest one of all: YOU!

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The New York Times bestselling author of The Benedict Option draws on the wisdom of Christian survivors of Soviet persecution to warn American Christians of approaching dangers.For years, émigrés from the former Soviet bloc have been telling Rod Dreher they see telltale signs of 'soft' totalitarianism cropping up in America--something more Brave New World than Nineteen Eighty-Four. Identity politics are beginning to encroach on every aspect of life. Civil liberties are increasingly seen as a threat to 'safety'. Progressives marginalize conservative, traditional Christians, and other dissenters. Technology and consumerism hasten the possibility of a corporate surveillance state. And the pandemic, having put millions out of work, leaves our country especially vulnerable to demagogic manipulation.In Live Not By Lies, Dreher amplifies the alarm sounded by the brave men and women who fought totalitarianism. He explains how the totalitarianism facing us today is based less on overt violence and more on psychological manipulation. He tells the stories of modern-day dissidents--clergy, laity, martyrs, and confessors from the Soviet Union and the captive nations of Europe--who offer practical advice for how to identify and resist totalitarianism in our time. Following the model offered by a prophetic World War II-era pastor who prepared believers in his Eastern European to endure the coming of communism, Live Not By Lies teaches American Christians a method for resistance:SEE: Acknowledge the reality of the situation.JUDGE: Assess reality in the light of what we as Christians know to be true.ACT: Take action to protect truth.Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn famously said that one of the biggest mistakes people make is assuming totalitarianism can't happen in their country. Many American Christians are making that mistake today, sleepwalking through the erosion of our freedoms. Live Not By Lies will wake them and equip them for the long resistance.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A London heiress rides out to the wilds of the English countryside to honor a marriage of convenience with a mysterious and reclusive stranger. Tall, dark, and dour, the notorious Captain Jasper Blunt was once hailed a military hero, but tales abound of his bastard children and his haunted estate in Yorkshire. What he requires now is a rich wife to ornament his isolated ruin, and he has set his sights on the enchanting Julia Wychwood. For Julia, an incurable romantic cursed with a crippling social anxiety, navigating a London ballroom is absolute torture. The only time Julia feels any degree of confidence is when she's on her horse. Unfortunately, a young lady can't spend the whole of her life in the saddle, so Julia makes an impetuous decision to take her future by the reins--she proposes to Captain Blunt. In exchange for her dowry and her hand, Jasper must promise to grant her freedom to do as she pleases. To ride--and to read--as much as she likes without masculine interference. He readily agrees to her conditions, with one provision of his own: Julia is forbidden from going into the tower rooms of his estate and snooping around in his affairs. But the more she learns of the beastly former hero, the more intrigued she becomes'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'When her long lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can't be far behind in this new mystery by Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo. It's Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. Sure, her new business, The Brew-ha Cafe, is looking to turn a profit in its first year. And yes, she's taken the first step in a new romance with her good friend, Jae Park. But her cousin Ronnie is back in town after ghosting the family fifteen years ago, claiming that his recent purchase of a local winery shows that he's back on his feet and ready to give back to the Shady Palms community. Tita Rosie is thrilled with the return of her prodigal son, but Lila knows that wherever Ronnie goes, trouble follows. She's soon proven right when Ronnie is accused of murder, and secrets and rumors surrounding her shady cousin and those involved with the winery start piling up. Now Lila has to put away years of resentment and distrust to prove her cousin's innocence. He may be a jerk, but he's still family. And there's no way her flesh and blood could actually be a murderer.right '.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates turns to two other heroes of the nation: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.In The President and the Freedom Fighter, Brian Kilmeade tells the little-known story of how two American heroes moved from strong disagreement to friendship, and in the process changed the entire course of history. Abraham Lincoln was White, born impoverished on a frontier farm. Frederick Douglass was Black, a child of slavery who had risked his life escaping to freedom in the North. Neither man had a formal education, and neither had had an easy path to influence. No one would have expected them to become friendsor to transform the country. But Lincoln and Douglass believed in their nation's greatness. They were determined to make the grand democratic experiment live up to its ideals. Lincoln's problem: he knew it was time for slavery to go, but how fast could the country change without being torn apart And would it be possible to get rid of slavery while keeping America's Constitution intact Douglass said no, that the Constitution was irredeemably corrupted by slaveryand he wanted Lincoln to move quickly. Sharing little more than the conviction that slavery was wrong, the two men's paths eventually converged. Over the course of the Civil War, they'd endure bloodthirsty mobs, feverish conspiracies, devastating losses on the battlefield, and a growing firestorm of unrest that would culminate on the fields of Gettysburg. As he did in George Washington's Secret Six, Kilmeade has transformed this nearly forgotten slice of history into a dramatic story that will keep you turning the pages to find out how these two heroes, through their principles and patience, not only changed each other, but made America truly free for all.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Gilded Edge is a compelling read from start to finish. Gripping, suspenseful, cinematic. This is narrative nonfiction at its best. Lindsey Fitzharris, bestselling author of The Butchering ArtAstonishingly well written, painstakingly researched, and set in the evocative locations of earthquake-ravaged San Francisco and the Monterey Peninsula, the true story of two women a wife and a poet who learn the high price of sexual and artistic freedom in a vivid depiction of the debauchery of the late Gilded Age Nora May French and Carrie Sterling arrive at Carmel-by-the-Sea at the turn of the twentieth century with dramatically different ambitions. Nora, a stunning, brilliant, impulsive writer in her early twenties, seeks artistic recognition and Bohemian refuge among the most celebrated counterculturalists of the era. Carrie, long-suffering wife of real estate developer George Sterling, wants the opposite: a semblance of the stability she thought her advantageous marriage would offer, threatened now that her philandering husband has taken to writing poetry. After her second abortion, Nora finds herself in a desperate situation but is rescued by an invitation to stay with the Sterlings. To Carrie's dismay, George and the arrestingly beautiful poetess fall instantly into an affair. The ensuing love triangle,which ultimately ends with the deaths of all three,is more than just a wild love story and a fascinating forgotten chapter. It questions why Nora May in her day a revered poet whose nationally reported suicide gruesomely inspired youths across the country to take their own lives, with her verses in their pockets no less has been rendered obscure by literary history. It depicts America at a turning point, as the Gilded Age groans in its death throes and young people, particularly women, look toward a brighter, more egalitarian future. In an unfortunately familiar development, this vision proves to be a mirage. But women's rage at the scam redefines American progressivism forever.For readers of Nathalia Holt, Denise Kiernan, and Sonia Purnell, this shocking history with a feminist bite is not to be missed.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The much-anticipated sequel to Creatopia, from YouTube star and Instagram artist Vexx, featuring dragons, unicorns, and other mythological creatures.Vexx is back with another incredible collection of critters to color, drawn in his signature street-art doodle style. In this book, you will find entirely new line art depicting magical creatures from griffins and mermaids to krakens and yetis. Go crazy with color and ink in the intricate linework paired with bubbly characters, all on single-sided pages for minimum bleed-through. Both relaxing and challenging, this book is sure to inspire your inner artist.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From bestselling author Johanna Basford, a stunning new coloring book that invites artists to explore the great indoorsThrough her bestselling coloring books and distinctive illustrations, Johanna Basford's beautiful forests, ocean depths, and hidden magical kingdoms have enchanted millions of people around the world. In this newest work, Basford takes her audience indoors, inviting them to explore the wonders of the worlds within. Hidden within every illustration in Rooms of Wonder is a secret key and a locked door. Find the key, unlock the door and continue to the next room. Discover a busy craft studio, a wizard's workshop, a mouth-watering ice cream parlour and an opulent banquet hall. With hidden treasures, curious spaces and a few enchanted interiors, all you need to do is unlock the first door and begin your magical journey.Now printed on a new snowy white paper, to allow for more vibrant coloring, but still with enough texture to blend and create wonderful colored pencil effects.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Whether you're an avid nature lover or newly discovering the world outside your door, you'll find information and inspiration in this beautifully illustrated pocket companion. Organized by season, its colorful pages are brimming with wondrous wildflowers and plants to discover as you wander, forage, and explore-from alder, foxglove, and fireweed to rosehip and mistletoe'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'In Rise and Shine, veteran astrologer and columnist Christopher Renstrom unpacks all 144 Rising Sign/Sun sign combinations. This illuminating and engaging guide will help you navigate every relationship in your life-with a little help from the stars'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A beautiful journal to capture the memories and everyday life of a home, including milestones, family traditions, renovations, and neighborhood gatherings.Your home holds many stories of a life well livedincluding the joys and the sorrows, the quiet moments, and the milestone celebrations. In The Stories of This House, you are invited to record the treasured memories and the sweet everyday moments that make your house a home. A perfect housewarming gift that can also be picked up at any point to capture the past and present life of your home, this journal will be a cherished keepsake for you and your family to enjoy for generations to come.The Stories of This House includes writing prompts and space to attach photos, so you can commemorate the remodeling and redecorating projects that made the space your own, milestones that happened there, neighborhood potlucks, holiday parties, special visits, and much more. This journal serves as a time capsule to capture the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of everyday life in your home.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'In Major Labels, Kelefa Sanneh, one of the essential voices of our time on music and culture, has made a deep study of popular music and how it unites and divides us. Sanneh distills a career's worth of knowledge about music and musicians into a brilliant and omnivorous reckoning with everything from his own punk youth to the racial dynamics of rap and country to the genius of Shania Twain. Sanneh shows how musical genres have been defined by the tension between mainstream and outsider, authenticity and phoniness, right and wrong. He upends familiar ideas of musical greatness as he relays the history of each genre and the artists and events that have shaped them. This is a book about the music everyone loves, the music everyone hates, and the decades-long argument over which is which. The opposite of a modest proposal, Major Labels pays in full.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The instant New York Times bestseller.A groundbreaking method to master all types of diabetes by reversing insulin resistance. Current medical wisdom advises that anyone suffering from diabetes or prediabetes should eat a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet. But in this revolutionary book, Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, and Robby Barbaro, MPH, rely on a century of research to show that advice is misguided. While it may improve short-term blood glucose control, such a diet also increases the long-term risk for chronic diseases like cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, and fatty liver disease.The revolutionary solution is to eat a low-fat plant-based whole-food diet, the most powerful way to reverse insulin resistance in all types of diabetes: type 1, type 1.5, type 2, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes.As the creators of the extraordinary and effective Mastering Diabetes Method, Khambatta and Barbaro lay out a step-by-step plan proven to reverse insulin resistance-the root cause of blood glucose variability- while improving overall health and maximizing life expectancy. Armed with more than 800 scientific references and drawing on more than 36 years of personal experience living with type 1 diabetes themselves, the authors show how to eat large quantities of carbohydrate-rich whole foods like bananas, potatoes, and quinoa while decreasing blood glucose, oral medication, and insulin requirements. They also provide life-changing advice on intermittent fasting and daily exercise and offer tips on eating in tricky situations, such as restaurant meals and family dinners. Perhaps best of all: On the Mastering Diabetes Method, you will never go hungry.With more than 30 delicious, filling, and nutrient-dense recipes and backed by cutting-edge nutritional science, Mastering Diabetes will help you maximize your insulin sensitivity, attain your ideal body weight, improve your digestive health, gain energy, live an active life, and feel the best you've felt in years.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A leader in decision-making research reveals how choices are designed and why it s so important to understand their inner workingsEvery time we make a choice, our minds go through an elaborate process most of us never even notice. We re influenced by subtle aspects of the way the choice is presented that often make the difference between a good decision and a bad one. How do we overcome the common faults in our decision-making and enable better choices in any situation The answer lies in more conscious and intentional decision design.Going well beyond the familiar concepts of nudges and defaults, The Elements of Choice offers a comprehensive, systematic guide to creating effective choice architectures, the environments in which we make decisions. The designers of decisions need to consider all the elements involved in presenting a choice: how many options to offer, how to present those options, how to account for our natural cognitive shortcuts, and much more. These levers are unappreciated and we re often unaware of just how much they influence our reasoning every day.Eric J. Johnson is the lead researcher behind some of the most well-known and cited research on decision-making. He draws on his original studies and extensive work in business and public policy and synthesizes the latest research in the field to reveal how the structure of choices affects outcomes. We are all choice architects, for ourselves and for others. Whether you re helping students choose the right school, helping patients pick the best health insurance plan, or deciding how to invest for your own retirement,this bookprovides the tools you need to guide anyone to the decision that s right for them.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A simple but radical guidebook for anyone who wants to learn how to care for yourself and others, with gorgeous color illustrations Healing is not just for people who have their s&\*t together. Healing is, most importantly, for people whose s&\*t is falling apart. If your spinning plates are falling and breaking, then you're going to need extra help picking up the pieces. In How to Take Care, learn to honor your instinctive knowledge and your own process of feeling better, and take steps to healing trauma, anxiety, burnout, and more'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Acclaimed crime historian, podcaster, and author of American Sherlock Kate Winkler Dawson tells the thrilling story of Edward Rulloff-a serial murderer who was called 'too intelligent to be killed'-and the array of 19th century investigators who were convinced his brain held the key to finally understanding the criminal mind'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A searing exposâe on the whiteness of running, a supposedly egalitarian sport, and a call to reimagine the industry 'Runners know that running brings us to ourselves. But for Black people, the simple act of running has never been so simple. It is a declaration of the right to move through the world. If running is claiming public space, why, then, does it feel like a negotiation ' Running saved Alison Dâesir's life. At rock bottom and searching for meaning and structure, Dâesir started marathon training, finding that it vastly improved both her physical and mental health. Yet as she became involved in the community and learned its history, she realized that the sport was largely built with white people in mind. Running While Black draws on Dâesir's experience as an endurance athlete, activist, and mental health advocate to explore why the seemingly simple, human act of long distance running for exercise and health has never been truly open to Black people. Weaving historical context-from the first recreational running boom to the horrific murder of Ahmaud Arbery-together with her own story of growth in the sport, Dâesir unpacks how we got here and advocates for a world where everyone is free to safely experience the life-changing power of movement. As America reckons with its history of white supremacy across major institutions, Dâesir argues that, as a litmus test for an inclusive society, the fitness industry has the opportunity to lead the charge-fulfilling its promise of empowerment'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The ultimate guide to the smells of the universe - the ambrosial to the malodorous, and everything in between - from the author of the acclaimed culinary guides On Food and Cooking and Keys to Good CookingFrom Harold McGee, James Beard Award-winning author and leading expert on the science of food and cooking, comes an extensive exploration of the awe-inspiring world of smell. In Nose Dive, McGee takes us on a sensory-filled adventure, from the sulfurous nascent earth more than four billion years ago, to the sweetly fragrant Tian Shan mountain range north of the Himalayas, to the keyboard of your laptop, where trace notes of formaldehyde escape between the keys. We'll sniff the ordinary (wet pavement and cut grass) and extraordinary (fresh bread and chocolate), the delightful (roses and vanilla) and the unpleasant (spoiled meat and rotten eggs). We'll smell each other. We'll smell ourselves.Through it all, McGee familiarizes us with the actual bits of matter that we breathe in-the molecules that trigger our perceptions. Beginning with the origins of those molecules in interstellar space, McGee moves onward through the smells of our planet, the air and the oceans, the forest and the meadows and the city, all the way to the smells of incense, perfume, wine, and food. Here is a story of the world, of all of the smells under our collective nose. A work of astounding scholarship and originality, Nose Dive distills the science behind the smells, and reveals how our sense of smell has the power to trigger in us feelings that are the very essence of being alive.