Ben Baker is a mediocre person at a mediocre job and spends most of his time drinking, smoking pot and playing video games and Dungeons & Dragons. All is well, until a rather unexpected thing happens to him and everyone he knows….the big “3-0”. Follow Ben as he goes through a series of hilarious coming-of-age adventures and awkward mishaps to find his sense of purpose in a world that is quickly passing him by.
men’s Health is the must-read magazine for women who want to live life to its fullest. Every issue of the magazine is a manual to better, healthier living in two key respects—physically and emotionally. Women’s Health magazine is your source of information on fitness, nutrition, sex and relationships, style, beauty and more. With success strategies, fitness tips and fashion and career advice, the magazine encourages readers to take charge and conquer all aspects of life. Each issue has something different to offer, such as healthy, delicious recipes and fun weekend activity ideas. Edited for a well-rounded readership, Women’s Health focuses on providing realistic goals and covering the issues most relevant to today’s modern woman.
Improve your memory with the help of self hypnosis!
So, how is your memory? Have you ever read a page in a book only to struggle to recollect what you have just seen? Or just closed your eyes and tried to envision the picture before you, but find yourself unable to put the pieces together? Are you having trouble at school or at work because you can’t seem to remember things?
Twenty year veteran investigator Sergeant James Buanacore (Wade Williams) starts the most important investigation of his life when a drug bust goes tragically bad. The death of the apparent suspect forces James out of the job he loves and into retirement. When James’ wife Stephanie (Nicole Abisinio) has a miscarriage, he is devastated and begins to wonder about and question his previously strong faith. Depressed and angry, James isolates himself until his brother (David Sanborn) encourages him to take a job as a criminal justice teacher and baseball coach at a Christian high school. With his cop mentality challenging his students, James struggles through experiences with an unsupportive principal, a guidance counselor with a secret, and rebellious students. But when his best option seems to be quitting, a student challenges him to begin the investigation that will change his life, and those of his students, forever.
The world of food and cooking is full of falsehoods—things that are commonly believed to be true, but in fact are not. These kitchen myths may come from a TV chef, a cookbook author, or your mom, and many people find it hard to give up long-held beliefs. The author, a retired medical school professor, punctures and deflates dozens of myths, always with an emphasis on sound scientific principles and credible evidence. Illustrated throughout with the author’s own photographs, this book is an enjoyable read and will surely improve your culinary skills and knowledge.
There are 6 children that aren’t your average kids. Their names are Max (14 years old), Fang (14), Iggy (14), Nudge (11), Gazzy (8), and Angel (6). They’re special hybrid humans; they had 2% avian DNA infused to their human DNA. They escaped from a lab they call “The School” with the help of their caretaker (Jeb Batchleder), and they’ve been living in the mountains since, even after Jeb dies. But when the half-lupine guards from The School, Erasers, have taken Angel, they go on a exhilarating journey to get her back. Along the way, their mysterious past is being revealed, as well as some stunning secrets.
Don Mannarino’s Think & Lose Weight Loss Program will let you choose the foods you want to eat, but now you want less and you will still feel full and satisfied. You’ll lose weight naturally and easily. Read how it works on next page.
Reeling from a terrifying assault, a 19 year-old boy enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of “brotherhood,” tests the boy and his loyalty to his brother in brutal ways.
As a beginning bodybuilder, you are hungry to know the secrets of how to build up, trim down, and look great–fast. With “Beginning Bodybuilding,” John Little gives you the answers. Known around the world for his revolutionary weight-training techniques, Little distills his years of experience and innovation to give you an easy-to-follow manual filled with essential knowledge and surefire routines for building muscle quickly.
Building on a professional photographer’s on-the-job experience using the high dynamic range (HDR) imaging technique, which captures an astounding range of tones that far exceeds the native abilities of any camera, this guide shows serious photographers how a more sophisticated approach to HDR can produce images that lack visual pretense, stand the test of time, and realistically capture details that would otherwise elude the photographer. It demonstrates the basic procedure for creating an HDR image step-by-step, then explores progressively more complex and refined techniques that can be applied as the scene dictates or the artist’s personal aesthetic requires. Ample image sequences with plenty of screen shots let the reader follow the entire process through from start to finish. Unique techniques are presented for the treatment of special subjects, ranging from landscapes to still lifes and portraits. Ultimately, the handbook demonstrates that HDR imaging is a powerful tool and the professional photographers who take the time to fully master its potential can mean substantial rewards, both creatively and financially.
From the mysterious Great Pyramid of Egypt and Turkey’s exquisite Hagia Sofia, to the splendid palace at Versailles and Frank Lloyd Wright’s graceful Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, Great Buildings explores the world’s most stunning buildings and other iconic architectural creations in fabulous visual tours. The history of each building is explained, from the commissioning to how they were built, and is supplemented with 3-D cutaway artworks and pullouts of the exterior, as well as key details of the interior. With features on prominent architects, construction and style, Great Buildings is a comprehensive and excellent introduction to architecture’s greatest achievements.
