Leisureguy's Guide to Gourmet Shaving: Shaving Made Enjoyable


Michael Ham - 2007
    Reviews of new razors and other shaving products are included, and the appendix now includes well over 100 on-line vendors as well as forums and reference sites. The book provides excellent guidance for beginners putting together their first shaving kit and discusses tradeoff considerations in the initial purchases. Traditional shaving is enjoyable and thrifty: double-edged blades are as low as 7¢ each---a year's worth of shaves for $3.50---compared to the same amount spent for one single disposable multiblade cartridge. The recommended beginner razor, one of the Edwin Jagger DE8x series, will last a lifetime and uses a recently designed head that easily provides a comfortable shave using techniques described in the book. The multiblade cartridge's tug-and-cut action often results in skin irritation, razor bumps, in-grown hairs, and razor burn---thus all the "protective" shaving preparations and "soothing and healing" aftershaves now offered. Most men with these skin problems decide that they have "sensitive skin," never realizing that the problem is their daily use of a multiblade cartridge whose its tug-and-cut action, made even worse by the shaver pressing hard to try to extend the life of the (expensive) cartridge. The book also includes a chapter on shaving and skin problems, including information on how DE shaving can help those who have acne as well as how to cure and prevent razor bumps and in-grown whiskers. The book is a complete instruction manual and guide in itself, but it also includes links to a host of resources on the Web to complement the book. Included with the book is a comprehensive list of on-line shaving vendors and other sources of equipment and supplies for everything you need to get started. It's a perfect gift for Father's Day, Valentine's Day, birthdays, graduations, and bar mitzvahs---and a particularly apt gift for men who shave daily but when asked whether they actually enjoy shaving answer, "No. I hate it." Give them this book so that they can look forward eagerly to their next shave---not an exaggeration. Men who have just started DE shaving frequently write that they wish they could shave more than once a day and look for eagerly to the next shave.

Rethinking Possible: A Memoir of Resilience


Rebecca Faye Smith Galli - 2017
    With a pastor father and a stay-at-home mother, her 1960s southern upbringing was bucolic--even enviable. But when her brother, only seventeen, died in a waterskiing accident, the slow unraveling of her perfect family began. Though grief overwhelmed the family, twenty-year-old Galli forged onward with her life plans--marriage, career, and raising a family of her own--one she hoped would be as idyllic as the family she once knew. But life had less than ideal plans in store. There was her son's degenerative, undiagnosed disease and subsequent death; followed by her daughter's autism diagnosis; her separation; and then, nine days after the divorce was final, the onset of the transverse myelitis that would leave Galli paralyzed from the waist down. Despite such unspeakable tragedy, Galli maintained her belief in family, in faith, in loving unconditionally, and in learning to not only accept, but also embrace a life that had veered down a path far different from the one she had envisioned. At once heartbreaking and inspiring, Rethinking Possible is a story about the power of love over loss and the choices we all make that shape our lives --especially when forced to confront the unimaginable.

Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic


Esther Perel - 2006
    She invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust home.In her 20 years of clinical experience, Perel has treated hundreds of couples whose home lives are empty of passion. They describe relationships that are open and loving, yet sexually dull. What is going on?In this explosively original book, Perel explains that our cultural penchant for equality, togetherness, and absolute candor is antithetical to erotic desire for both men and women. Sexual excitement doesn't always play by the rules of good citizenship. It is politically incorrect. It thrives on power plays, unfair advantages, and the space between self and other. More exciting, playful, even poetic sex is possible, but first we must kick egalitarian ideals and emotional housekeeping out of our bedrooms.While Mating in Captivity shows why the domestic realm can feel like a cage, Perel's take on bedroom dynamics promises to liberate, enchant, and provoke. Flinging the doors open on erotic life and domesticity, she invites us to put the "X" back in sex.©2006 Esther Perel (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers

The 25 Weirdest Animals in the World! Amazing facts, photos and video links to the strangest creatures on the planet. (Amazing Animals Series)


I.P. Factly - 2012
    Using video links, IP Factly's Amazing Animal series has been designed to encourage and bolster independent reading. The animals are accompanied by pictures and facts plus video links so children can see the animals and how they behave.

Intermittent Fasting For Women: The No-Bullshit Guide To Effortless Fat Loss


Joe Petrakovich - 2016
     A quick intro to intermittent fasting. Keep it simple. My background and why intermittent fasting ROCKS! No wasting time with pointless studies. A simple plan to get going and integrate IF into YOUR life. Strategies that make it EFFORTLESS. A free weekly meal plan and grocery list! You've heard about intermittent fasting and how people are finally reaching their weight loss goals. But what about you? Is Intermittent fasting only for male bodybuilders and gym bros? Absolutely NOT! This isn't a book about scientific studies on fasting, it's a NO-BULLSHIT guide to get you started using intermittent fasting NOW. This is the book that, when you finish reading, you'll know exactly how to begin shedding weight with the help of intermittent fasting. It is a powerful tool for both men and women and is really quite simple. Buy the book today, it's a short read and is written in a concrete and practical style, NO BULLSHIT!

Farm Girl Country Cooking: Hearty Meals for the Active Family


Karen Jones Gowen - 2013
    Dinner provides an opportunity to gather and refresh while spending time together around the table enjoying a meal.The author has collected and tested the book’s 100 recipes of main dishes, sides and desserts from years of experience cooking for a large family. Whether you’re feeding a family on a budget or need ideas on menu planning, this cookbook is the perfect companion for the busy, working cook.Hearty home-cooking using basic ingredients, plenty of fresh vegetables (and don’t forget the bacon) you will return to these recipes again and again when planning dinners for your family or entertaining for company.

Mindfulness: Mindfulness for Beginners - How to Live in the Moment, Stress and Worry Free in a Constant State of Peace and Happiness (Mindfulness, Meditation)


Yesenia Chavan - 2014
    This book will teach you how to take control of your thoughts, stop worrying, relieve stress and embrace a more peaceful way of living. Don't let life just happen to you! Use mindfulness to create a life of peace and happiness that you love! Are you tired of living on autopilot and letting your reactions, thoughts and feelings dominate you? Are you ready to stop living in the past and worrying about the future so you can create your ideal life NOW in the present moment with mindfulness? Mindfulness for Beginners - How to Live in the Moment, Stress and Worry Free in a Constant State of Peace and Happiness is going to teach you exactly how to be mindful, how to use mindfulness techniques to quiet your mind and how to practice mindfulness every day in order to gain control of your life. Learning how to be mindful and developing a regular mindfulness practice can be a challenge at first because our "monkey minds" as Buddhists call them, jump from thought to thought like monkeys swinging from tree to tree. If our minds aren't tossing around regrets of the past, they're busy fearing the future. If you want to change your life, you can only do that in the present moment by the thoughts you choose to think. If you can develop the habit of practicing mindfulness for only a few minutes each day you can achieve amazing results in your life! Mindfulness for Beginners walks you through exactly how to take control of your thoughts. Mindfulness will improve your physical and mental health, reduce stress, improve your clarity and focus, and give you a deep sense of peace. When you're run down, stressed out and anxious your ability to enjoy life and find peace gets depleted. Mindfulness is an elevated state of being that enables you to rise above your circumstances and experience a sense of joy. As you experience joy, you attract health, finances, abundance and a slew of other wonderful things into your life. Mindfulness for Beginners teaches you: The key benefits of mindfulness How mindfulness improves your physical and mental health Mindfulness meditation How to embrace your power to create How to master your mind How to build your self confidence with mindfulness Mindfulness and breathing How to raise your conscious awareness How to cultivate contentment with mindfulness ....and much more Here's a Preview of What You'll Learn... What is mindfulness Why practice mindfulness The importance of living in the present moment Techniques and key strategies for practicing mindfulness every day How to make mindfulness the most enjoyable part of your day How mindfulness nurtures self-acceptance Mindfulness and personal development Mindfulness and relationships ....and more You were never meant to feel stuck, burnt out and unhappy. Free yourself today with mindfulness.

Accelerated Spanish: Learn fluent Spanish with a proven accelerated learning system


Timothy Moser - 2016
    Maybe you learned Spanish verb conjugations and lists of vocabulary, but you still can't speak the language.The Accelerated Spanish system is completely different: You can learn fluent Spanish with a step-by-step system that begins with the fundamentals of the Spanish language, moving from there into actual conversational fluency.This first volume will teach you to think like a Spanish speaker and give you the vocabulary that makes up 50% of the Spanish language.

How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life


Catherine Price - 2018
     Is your phone the first thing you reach for in the morning and the last thing you touch before bed? Do you frequently pick it up "just to check," only to look up forty-five minutes later wondering where the time has gone? Do you say you want to spend less time on your phone--but have no idea how to do so without giving it up completely? If so, this book is your solution.Award-winning journalist Catherine Price presents a practical, hands-on plan to break up--and then make up--with your phone. The goal? A long-term relationship that actually feels good. You'll discover how phones and apps are designed to be addictive, and learn how the time we spend on them damages our abilities to focus, think deeply, and form new memories. You'll then make customized changes to your settings, apps, environment, and mindset that will ultimately enable you to take back control of your life.

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World


Cal Newport - 2019
    Digital minimalism applies this idea to our personal technology. It's the key to living a focused life in an increasingly noisy world.In this timely and enlightening book, the bestselling author of Deep Work introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives.Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can get lost in a good book, a woodworking project, or a leisurely morning run. They can have fun with friends and family without the obsessive urge to document the experience. They stay informed about the news of the day, but don't feel overwhelmed by it. They don't experience "fear of missing out" because they already know which activities provide them meaning and satisfaction.Now, Newport gives us a name for this quiet movement, and makes a persuasive case for its urgency in our tech-saturated world. Common sense tips, like turning off notifications, or occasional rituals like observing a digital sabbath, don't go far enough in helping us take back control of our technological lives, and attempts to unplug completely are complicated by the demands of family, friends and work. What we need instead is a thoughtful method to decide what tools to use, for what purposes, and under what conditions.Drawing on a diverse array of real-life examples, from Amish farmers to harried parents to Silicon Valley programmers, Newport identifies the common practices of digital minimalists and the ideas that underpin them. He shows how digital minimalists are rethinking their relationship to social media, rediscovering the pleasures of the offline world, and reconnecting with their inner selves through regular periods of solitude. He then shares strategies for integrating these practices into your life, starting with a thirty-day "digital declutter" process that has already helped thousands feel less overwhelmed and more in control.Technology is intrinsically neither good nor bad. The key is using it to support your goals and values, rather than letting it use you. This book shows the way.

Stealing Speed: The Biggest Spy Scandal in Motorsport History


Mat Oxley - 2009
    This is the compelling story of how one of Japan's biggest motorcycle manufacturers stole a Nazi rocket scientist's engine secrets from behind the Iron Curtain to conquer the world.

The Anti-Procrastination Habit: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks


S.J. Scott - 2017
    If you don't address this issue, then you'll reduce the likelihood that you'll achieve your major goals. Procrastination can lead to a variety of negative life-altering issues like: Bad grades; Poor job performance; Unhealthy diet choices; Health issues; Financial difficulties. That's why it's critical that you focus on eliminating your procrastination tendencies by building what's called "The Anti-Procrastination Habit." DOWNLOAD: The Anti-Procrastination Habit -- A Simple Guide for Mastering Difficult Tasks The Anti-Procrastionation Habit is a straight-forward, systematic framework for building an action-oriented habit through all the areas in your life. In this book, you will discover: 8 Specific Reasons Why People Procrastinate. The 25–5 Rule (and How It Can Help You Laser-Focus on What's Important) 6 Actions for Creating Actionable Goals That Motivate You How to Say No to People -- Without Looking Like a Jerk 5 Ways to Plan Your Week, So Procrastination is Never an Option 14 Daily Practices to Overcome Those Sudden Feelings of Procrastination PLUS, You'll Also Get Free Instant Access to a Free Companion Website Full of Bonus Downloads, Checklists, and Videos to Help with Your Anti-Procrastination Efforts. Whether you're someone who lets the occasional task slip through the cracks or you always do things at the last minute, you'll discover an abundance of information to overcome your procrastination tendencies. Learn How to Stop Procrastinating by Clicking the "Buy Now" Button at the Top of the Page.

The Football Ramble


Marcus Speller - 2016
    The weekly podcast has resonated with supporters around the world and their sold-out live shows have been a massive hit.This book is a collaboration from all four presenters and will tackle the real issues from fans you won’t see or hear on Sky Sports, or anywhere else for that matter.From the weird and wonderful, from the Alan Pardew to the Kevin Keegan, the Ramble has it covered. Putting all aspects of the game under the microscope, this book is a timely reminder of why we just can’t take our minds off football.

Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child after Pregnancy Loss


Sarah Philpott - 2017
    Close to one in four American women experience the silent grief of pregnancy loss. Loved Baby offers much-needed support to women in the middle of psychological and physiological grief as a result of losing an unborn child.   In Loved Baby, author Sarah Philpott gently walks alongside women as they experience the misguided shame, isolation, and crushing despair that accompany the turmoil of loss. With brave vulnerability Sarah shares her own and others’ stories of loss, offering Christ-filled hope and support to women navigating grief.   This fresh and compassionate devotional offers: ·       Real talk about loss ·       Christ-filled comfort ·       Tips to manage social media, reconnect with your partner, and nourish your soul ·       Knowledge that your child is in heaven ·       Strategies to walk through grief ·       Ways to memorialize your loss   Whether your loss is recent or not, Loved Baby can be your companion as you move from the darkness of grief toward the light of hope.

Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, the Star


Aseem Chhabra - 2016
    We are led through Shashi Kapoor’s film career—his debut as a bright-eyed child-actor in Awara; his emergence, in the hectic 1970s, as India’s busiest performer—with a slew of hits including Deewaar and Trishul; and his rise to international prominence with Merchant–Ivory’s The Householder and a ‘trilogy’ of films on older men with fading pasts. Equally, we are provided with an astute analysis of Shashi Kapoor, the businessman—the proprietor of Film-Valas; the producer of Shyam Benegal films; and the distributor of Bobby.With luminous and thus-far undisclosed stories by the actor’s family (Neetu Singh, Rishi, Sanjna and Kunal Kapoor), co-stars (Shabana Azmi, Simi Garewal, Sharmila Tagore), colleagues (Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, James Ivory, Hanif Kureishi, Aparna Sen), and friends; a compelling foreword by Karan Johar; and stunning photographs from Merchant–Ivory’s archives, Shashi Kapoor, the biography—by one of India’s best-known film journalists—is as captivating as Shashi Kapoor, the star.