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The Baby Boomer's Motivational Guide to Weight Loss is not a “diet” book—no recipes will you find among these pages. It is a guide that will teach you how to ask the right questions. Filled with usable tips, fun activities, fresh insights, and even a laugh or two (as well as countless references to the times in which we grew up), The Baby Boomer's Motivational Guide to Weight Loss is just that:a guide—to the body you seek as we live through the prime years of our lives.

In the pulsating heart of Neon Ward, light and shadow dance an intricate ballet of technology and mysticism. Sorren Ives, a reserved data analyst, leads a life seemingly mundane but unknowingly suffused with ancient secrets. The encrypted sigils woven into the digital fabric—cryptic messages that meld forgotten runes with cutting-edge code—beckon him to awaken from his structured reality.Guided by an anomaly he discovers in a navigation app, Sorren steps into a clandestine realm wh...

In Arab culture, at the ineffable point where music meets emotion, lies ṭarab. Often glossed as the ecstasy experienced and expressed when performing or listening to singing, instrumental works, and recitations of poetry, ṭarab is both a practice and an orienting concept central to musical aesthetics and spirituality characteristic of Middle Eastern cultures.Gathering fifteen essays by scholars of music, affect, literature, religion, and education, Ṭarab extends the study ...

"The Drunken Preacher" is a raw and deeply personal journey of faith, struggle, and redemption. In this powerful memoir, the author takes readers on an unflinching exploration of the battles faced growing up with a Christian upbringing, navigating the expectations of manhood, and wrestling with the conflict between fleshly desires and divine purpose. As life unfolds, achievements in the military and business world mask a simmering storm of depression, self-doubt, and alcohol abuse. It's a ...

When I was claimed by a monster who said my Strega witch blood was powerful, I didn’t believe him - because nothing shows you how powerless you are like a forced marriage to a vampire. Girls like me are cautionary tales, not the heroine of the story.Then my mother walked out of the shadows and into Italy on a ray of light.This time, her lessons lead to power instead of pain. All the vagueness of my sixth sense suddenly has a shape… and I can sculpt it into a weapon....

Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award for Creative Communication 2015There is a treasure trove of underappreciated music out there; this book will convince many to explore it. The EconomistWhatis classical music? This book answers the question in a manner never before attempted, by presenting the history of fifteen parallel traditions, of which Western classical music is just one. Each music is analysed in terms of itsmodes, scales, and theory; its instrument...

Expert writers present the major traditions of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, together with personal accounts of performers, composers, teachers, and ceremonies. A special feature of this volume is the inclusion of dozens of brief snap-shot essays that offer "lifestories" of typical musicmakers and their art, as well as first-person descriptions of specific music performances and events. Also includes maps and music examples.

A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN SOLDIER MILITARY HEROICSJOHN BASILONEWar brings out the best and the worst in people. With the United States participating in countless wars over the years, there have been quite a few exceptional soldiers who have been able to shine during combat, having done their due diligence to protect their country and fellow troop members. Giovanni "John" Basilone was a war hero whose actions in the Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima campaigns of the WWII earned him two ...

Renegade Beauty: Discover Proven Tips and Techniques On How to Enhance Your Natural BeautyWho doesn’t want to look their best everyday? Everyone wants healthy and glowing skin. Even though it may not seem so, our skin is very delicate and extremely sensitive to sun damage, strong chemicals, products and cosmetics. That's why it's extremely important to protect it, treat it well and look for natural ways to help prevent damage and slow down the aging process.This audiobook w...

“Lauren Thoman’s I’ll Stop the World is a whip-smart mystery with a vibrant cast of characters that gives off great eighties vibes. I was absolutely dazzled by this unputdownable genre-bending novel that’s equal parts coming-of-age suspense and emotional tale of forgiveness and second chances.” —Mindy KalingThe end and the beginning become one in a heart-pounding coming-of-age mystery about the power of friendship, fate, and inexplicable second cha...

A new version of this much-loved anthology, with a brand-new story featuring the brand-new Thirteenth Doctor from literary sensation Naomi Alderman!Twelve wonderful tales of adventure, science, magic, monsters and time travel - featuring all twelve Doctors - are waiting for you in this very special Doctor Who book.And now they're joined by a very exciting, and very exclusive, new tale - written by Naomi Alderman, author of The Power - that...

Wounded Galaxies 1968 examines the relationship between radical politics, radical aesthetics, radical culture, and the legacy of a watershed year for the world. Like the Surrealists before them, 1968's counterculture believed that changing the world (politics) and changing art (life, culture) were part of the same project.This year saw violent protests and uprisings, including those at the National Democratic Convention in Chicago; the Prague Spring and subsequent Warsaw P...