Dreaming of the perfect California getaway? Ready to uncover hidden gems, iconic landmarks, and embark on unforgettable road trips?Whether you're planning your first trip or you're a seasoned traveler, California Travel Guide: Top Attractions, Best Road Trips, and Hidden Gems is your ultimate companion to exploring the Golden State like never before.Packed with expert tips, breathtaking destinations, and practical advice, this guidebook will help you create the adventure of...

December 12th, 2012, Pastor Isaiah Hillman awakens as the miraculous hand of God encircles many children in rainbows of light. The children are blessed, healed and commanded by the Holy Spirit to prepare the world for 'The New Day.' Five of the children are members of Pastor Hillman's congregation, and he soon finds himself facing opposition from his family, the news media, and evil forces that will do anything in their power to stop 'The Miracle Children' from fulfilling God's Ne...

From the emergence of life, to Leewenhoeks microscopic world, to GMO crops, The Biology Book presents 250 landmarks in the most widely studied scientific field. Brief, engaging, and colorfully illustrated synopses introduce readers to every major subdiscipline, including cell theory, genetics, evolution, physiology, thermodynamics, molecular biology, and ecology. With information on such varied topics as paleontology, pheromones, nature vs. nurture, DNA fingerprinting, bioenergeti...

Throughout history, humans everywhere have searched for remedies to heal our bodies and minds. Covering everything from ancient herbs to cutting-edge chemicals, this book in the hugely popular Milestones series looks at 250 of the most important moments in the development of life-altering, life-saving, and sometimes life-endangering pharmaceuticals. Illustrated entries feature ancient drugs like alcohol, opium, and hemlock; the smallpox and the polio vaccines; homeopathic cures; and contro...

Originally published in 1985, this book sought to thoroughly examine and better understand a dimension of interpersonal relations which at the time had often proven elusive, confusing, and quite difficult to operationalize. Empathy had been diversely defined, hard to measure, often resistant to change, yet emerged as a singularly important influence in human interaction. The Editors lengthy effort to better understand its nature, consequences and alteration was not an easy journey, yet was...

There are a variety of problems that can be addressed by nonqualified deferred compensation ("NQDC") arrangements. NQDC is essentially a compensation arrangement that provides for the payment of cash, property or benefits and does not come within one of the categories of deferred compensation arrangements which are "qualified" under applicable tax statutes.This updated and expanded edition of Taxation and Funding of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation is a complete and curr...

Some lives are simply unforgettable …On an ordinary night in an ordinary year, Tommy Llewellyn’s doting parents wake in a home without toys and diapers, without photos of their baby scattered about, and without any idea that the small child asleep in his crib is theirs.That’s because Tommy is a boy destined to never be remembered.On the same day every year, everyone around him forgets he exists, and he grows up enduring his own universal Reset. That is until somethi...

"One of the great comic novels of the century." - Anthony Burgess"[A]n exuberant romp with a parcel of grotesques in a truly horrible nor'-nor'-easterly suburb of London . . . great fun." - Manchester Guardian"Rabelaisian, vigorous, readable, inventive and bizarre." - Simon Raven"The very best of his works." - Harlan EllisonIn the worst, poorest, most benighted corner of London is Fowlers End, one of the most godforsaken spots on the face of the earth. It is...

The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is the talented but obscure Gerald Morgan.

Originally published in 1984, The World of Waiters provides a close look at the area of everyday working life, focusing on the profession of waiters. The book addresses the complex world of waiters, look at the insecurities, hierarchies and ‘the politics of serving’ that come into play in the everyday working life of a waiter. The book addresses the issues facing waiters in everyday life, including the placing and spacing of customers, the process of ordering and tipping, and cust...

Farmers in their alpine valley are haunted by Fængler, a cunning old enchanter, who ruins their lives by using an ancient wishing chain of powerful stones to spoil crops and steal children, cows and goats.Young Berwald and his sister Clara set out, without their parents knowing, to climb into the next valley, seize the chain, free their neighbourhood of fear, and wish for whatever they want. But they soon learn that the wild world beyond their home is full of strange forces – some g...

A high-spirited history of the role bourbon has played in American life and culture, "documented and full of folklore" ( Kirkus Reviews).The distinctive beverage of the Western world, bourbon is Kentucky's illustrious gift to the nation. While much has been written about whiskey, the particular place of bourbon in the American cultural record has long awaited detailed and objective presentation. A fascinating and informative contribution to Americana, ...