Jumping the Picket Fence

Jumping the Picket Fence

Author: Lydia Dean

Publisher: Lydia Dean

Published: 2015-01-27

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780990821304

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Lydia Dean finds herself at the top of her game professionally, yet on the verge of an emotional breakdown. Quitting her job and convincing her husband John to join her on a more meaningful path, the family takes a leap of faith, trading their American lifestyle for a more simple one nestled in a quiet village in the South of France. We live alongside Lydia and John as they tend grape vines, renovate a stone house, build a villa rental business and raise a family in Provence. Reconnecting with her early childhood dreams of humanitarian work, Lydia's adventures then take her further from the comforts of home as the young family travels extensively to areas lacking access to education and opportunity. Join Lydia on an inspirational path around the world-into shelters for children across India, through the jungles and back roads of Costa Rica, Southeast Asia and Venezuela, and to China where the Deans adopt their third child. Motivated by the simple ideal that small personal actions can make a difference, the family returns to the US where Lydia and a passionate team build a non-profit organization-GoPhilanthropic, supporting vulnerable women and children. From magical and entertaining to painfully raw and unsettling, this beautifully balanced mixture of travel memoir, soul searching, and motherhood shows us how to put fear aside, peel away all that insulates us, and listen to our inner selves. The book ultimately becomes less about what the author has done in her own life and more about what each of us can do to explore our own dreams and jump our own fences.


White Picket Fences

White Picket Fences

Author: Amy Julia Becker

Publisher: NavPress

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1631469223

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A Gentle Invitation into the Challenging Topic of Privilege The notion that some might have it better than others, for no good reason, offends our sensibilities. Yet, until we talk about privilege, we’ll never fully understand it or find our way forward. Amy Julia Becker welcomes us into her life, from the charm of her privileged southern childhood to her adult experience in the northeast, and the denials she has faced as the mother of a child with special needs. She shows how a life behind a white picket fence can restrict even as it protects, and how it can prevent us from loving our neighbors well. White Picket Fences invites us to respond to privilege with generosity, humility, and hope. It opens us to questions we are afraid to ask, so that we can walk further from fear and closer to love, in all its fragile and mysterious possibilities.


A Way to Garden

A Way to Garden

Author: Margaret Roach

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1604698772

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“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.


Let it Bang

Let it Bang

Author: R. J. Young (Writer)

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1328826333

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A story of race, guns, and self-protection in America today, through the quest--funny and searing--of a young black man learning to shoot a handgun better than a white person


DYING FOR A LIVING

DYING FOR A LIVING

Author: Patrick Kilpatrick

Publisher:

Published: 2018-11-07

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9781942500476

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One of the finest screen and television character actors of his generation, Patrick Kilpatrick has played against a broad spectrum of superstars including Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Pam Grier, and Naomi Watts, to name a few. With an entertainment career spanning more than 170 credits as lead actor, producer, screenwriter, director, and global entertainment teacher, Kilpatrick is now sharing his life in his much-anticipated two-volume memoir. Revealing details of a volatile, yet privileged upbringing, and a searing, often hilarious and scandalous literate look behind three decades of working with Hollywood's elite, Kilpatrick tells a rollicking tale that will keep you up at night turning the pages!


The Origins of the Jump Shot

The Origins of the Jump Shot

Author: John Christgau

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780803263949

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Looks at basketball's evolution and the supposed inventors of the jump shot


Jump-Start Your Canine Care

Jump-Start Your Canine Care

Author: V. Nunley

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2011-10-28

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 146206020X

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You must have commitment, unconditional love, and loyalty when taking the leap to canine adoption. When you adopt an animal, you become their sole provider. In Jump-Start Your Canine Care, author V. Nunley provides a guide to help dog lovers move in a more liberal and positive direction in regard to companion animals treatment and care. Focusing on a shift from mere pet ownership to companionship and guardianship, Nunley explores the many issues involved in the long-term care and protection of your canine companion. Jump-Start Your Canine Care offers advice in many subject areas to include: deciding whether or not to adopt a dog; choosing between a shelter or a store; selecting the right companion animal; considering doggie daycare or a boarding kennel; picking a groomer; understanding preventive measures; handling holidays, traveling, and neighbors; making contingency plans; hound-proofi ng your home. Bringing a loyal canine companion into your home is a life-altering move, but its also one thatwith careful preparation, planning, and trainingprovides many joys and rewards. Never compromise on companion care


The Secrets Within Me

The Secrets Within Me

Author: Liana Ramirez

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9781695278424

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For seventeen-year-old Magi Davis, everyone in her life knows her biggest secret, except for her... after Magi is almost murdered, her Egyptologist father takes her from their quiet rainy town in Seattle to Egypt in an attempt to seek refuge.After meeting R.J. Hicks, her father's witty business partner, and Carter McClain, the only person her age within miles, she quickly realizes that everyone in her life, including the neighborhood cat, has been lying to protect her from mythological forces that were once her father's bedtime stories. Now Magi must discover what her big secret is before an ancient deity kills her and everyone she cares about...This new young adult novel was written by young Hollywood actress Liana Ramirez. She is known for her role as Roxy the Evil Yellow Rangers in "Power Rangers: Beast Morphers" and as Casey in "Star Light," produced by the executive producer of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. "Fresh and fun, this action-packed adventure kept me turning the pages long into the night! THE SECRETS WITHIN ME is a must-read!" - Kim Chance, author of Keeper & Seeker


One O'Clock Jump

One O'Clock Jump

Author: Lise McClendon

Publisher: Lise McClendon

Published: 2009-05-05

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0981944256

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Halfway around the world, war has begun, but for Dorie Lennox, a newly-minted private eye on her first tail, danger is more immediate. The dark streets of Kansas City of 1939 offer swing music, fast cars, gangsters, and the chance to forget about the Depression and her own murky past. Dorie is thrown into a quickly unraveling scam that offers salvation to few - and misery to plenty. With vivid prose and sharp dialogue, the world of Dorie Lennox comes alive, behind the wheel of her Packard, into the packinghouses, race tracks, and mansions of jazz-age Kansas City. The landscape of America and the homefront of World War II are evoked in a thoughtful mystery that lingers for the force of characters and keen sharpness of a slice of history seen through the perceptive, compassionate eyes of Dorie Lennox.