No one really expects it, but at some time or another, just about everyone has been--or will be--responsible for giving care, for a sustained period, to someone close to them. Gail Sheehy, who has chronicled every major turning point for twentieth-century Americans, as well as reported on everything from politics to sexuality, knows firsthand the trials, fears, and rare joys of caregiving. Here, she takes you by the hand and shows you that you will...

The heavily wooded slopes of Culp's Hill do not easily lend themselves to visions of long, gallant lines of charging infantry as do other areas on the battlefield at Gettysburg. But the regimental monuments and traces of breastworks that line the slopes of Culp's Hill bear silent testament to a hellish conflict: no other spot at Gettysburg would see such a sustained period of brutal combat as when North and South vied for this ground. The reader...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The idea that mindfulness is better than chocolate is based on research that shows we're happiest when our minds are not wandering. This means that we're not thinking about what we're doing 47 percent of the time. #2 Mindfulness is the ability to be present in the present moment and non-judgmentally. It is a foundation practice that has been adopted by many different...

Replace shame and guilt with self-compassion to change the way you think about weight loss. Author Shahroo Izadi presents a new approach to losing weight-without ever telling you what or how to eat. In The Last Diet., she shares how the same evidence-based tools she used effectively with her clients who struggle with addiction helped her to lose over a hundred pounds, increase her self-esteem, and transform her habits around food and negative self-talk. Diets...

"Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God." – Matthew 5:9 "I don't think any president has been more wrongly persecuted than Nixon, ever. I just think he was a saint." – Ben Stein From Ben Stein, New York Times bestselling author, humorist and former speech writer for both Nixon and Ford administrations – a powerful (and humorous) thinker on economics, politics, education and history and motivation – a personal...

This is the saga of a 1960s rock-and-roll band in northeastern Wisconsin. The band was formed sixty years ago, so the vantage point of perspective is both good and bad. Memories fade, and without some sparks, time can diminish the sharp story highlights I would like to use in framing this chronicle. At the same time, despite the passage of time, those brightest feelings still live on in my heart, which assists the narrative as it unfolds. The story...

An entrepreneur and journalist analyzes the lives of people and companies that do incredible things in a short period, revealing the ethical "smartcuts" that they use to eliminate unnecessary effort and yield sustainable momentum.

Explore 100 gardens from around the world with this illustrated guide to the design elements of each--from historical style to planting and landscape design. This comprehensive reference offers gardens from many periods of history--Islamic, Renaissance, English Landscape, Arts & Crafts, and more--and geographically diverse environments--from a nighttime sculpture garden on the Oregon coast, to a sustainable water garden in the mountains of Vermont,...