In the twentieth century, Appalachian migrants seeking economic opportunities relocated to southwestern Ohio, bringing their music with them. Between 1947 and 1989, they created an internationally renowned capital for the thriving bluegrass music genre, centered on the industrial region of Cincinnati, Dayton, Hamilton, Middletown, and Springfield. Fred Bartenstein and Curtis W. Ellison edit a collection of eyewitness narratives and in-depth analyses that explore southwestern Ohio’s bluegra...

#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the Civil Rights Movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world.“Ricks does a tremendous job of putting the reader inside the hearts and souls of the young men and women who risked so much to change America . . . Riveting.” —Charles Kaiser, The GuardianI...

It used to be that providing clear evidence for the resurrection of Jesus or the reliability of the Bible was a pretty effective way to reach people with the Good News. But today, many folks think all truth is relative, even our historical and scientific data about Christianity. So how can we reach them?We need new ways of telling people the old, old story. We need to look again at our usual mental habits if we want to reach people who have a brand new mindset of their own. We need...

Our brains are set with a negative bias. Hanson gives us a simple practice that resets our brains to more joy, fulfilling relationships, and more peace of mind and heart. He is the author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence.

Marriage Advice That Stands the Test of Time ... Most of the TimeOriginally published in the United Kingdom nearly a century ago, How to Be a Good Husband captures a wide range of "do's and don'ts" for men of the era. Some of the advice is sensible, some is dated, and some is even funny. But much of it is unexpectedly timeless.This restored edition presents the complete original text alongside modern annotations from The Husband School, offering hi...

If God Is Good, Why Do Bad Things Happen?We all encounter times in our lives in which unpleasant situations arise and have to be dealt with. But have you ever felt like you are constantly fighting the same battle? In this five-part series, Rick Renner explains the reasons why bad things happen to good people, even faith-filled believers, and shows you how to shut the door on those things so you can fully operate in the abundant life Jesus paid the price for you to ...

Documenting the most notorious house in Hollywood, this history spans the life and death of Mulholland Farm, the elegant and infamous mountaintop showplace built by film star Errol Flynn at the height of his fame. While appearing to be stylish and refined, Flynn installed secret passageways, two-way mirrors, and other voyeuristic tools into the house to spy on the famous women he entertained, as well as couples making love. He lived in Mulholland Farm during Hollywood's Golden Era, when he...

The opening of Tru in Chicago was the long-anticipated culmination of the dreams of executive chef Rick Tramonto and his partner, executive pastry chef Gale Gand. There Tramonto and Gand are free to unleash their superb culinary imaginations, serving wildly creative fare best described as progressive French-inspired cooking anchored in the finest European traditions.Tru reveals the secrets of Tramonto and Gand’ s award-winning cuisine–techniques and recipes they have evolv...

Why do some people contact hospice when a family member is in a serious medical crisis and some people don’t? Is it the fear of the unknown? What happens if you call hospice? What does hospice care actually involve, anyway?That’s Good Grease ever so gently helps readers to understand what hospice care is all about through the author’s stories and experience gained from 20 years as a hospice patient contact volunteer. Turning to any page the reader will learn that hospice care is not...

Amuse-Bouche offers an array of recipes, from elegant and sophisticated to casual and surprising—but always exquisite—that will inspire home cooks to share these culinary jewels with their guests.Amuse-bouche (pronounced ah-myuz boosh) are today what hors d'oeuvres were to America in the 1950s: a relatively unknown feature of French culinary tradition that, once introduced, immediately became standard fare. Chefs at many fine restaurants offer gue...

**This program is read by multiple-award-winning narrator JD Jackson.#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the civil rights movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world.**In Waging a Good War, bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks offers a fresh perspective on America’s greatest moral revolution—the civil rights movement of t...

Welcome to " ChatGPT: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." In this book, we embark on a journey to explore the multifaceted world of ChatGPT, an advanced natural language processing model developed by OpenAI. As ChatGPT and similar AI technologies continue to evolve and impact various aspects of our lives, it is crucial to understand their potential, limitations, and ethical implications. This book aims to provide a comprehensive exploration of the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of ChatG...