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101 Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies: 101 Melt-in-Your-Mouth Recipes By : Gwen Steege READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Chewy versus pillow-soft. Crispy edges versus golden brown. Gooey oatmeal versus rich molasses. How can anyone choose? Gwen Steege takes you through her impressive backlog of creative, easy-to-follow chocolate chip cookie recipes, from the classic sugar dough to crazy mocha pinto chippers and everything in between. Everyone has a different idea of what makes a chocolate chip cookie truly perfect, but with 101 recipes, you are sure to find a favorite . . . or two, or three! Book Detail : Author : Gwen Steege Pages : 144 pages Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC Language : ISBN-10 : 1580173128 ISBN-13 : 9781580173124   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Cookbook: Recipes and History from America's Premier Chocolate Maker By : The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : America is experiencing a chocolate renaissance, and the epicenter is in the San Francisco Bay Area, where Ghirardelli has long been the standard-bearer for great chocolate. Domingo Ghirardelli first began making chocolate drinks for miners during the Gold Rush. In the more than 150 years since, the chocolatiers who have carried on the company's grand tradition have made Ghirardelli the leading premium manufacturer in the country. Growing consumer demand for higher-quality cacao and specialized chocolate products prompted the experts at Ghirardelli to revise this collection of classic cookies, bars, cakes, and drinks. The recipes range from simple sweets to show-stopping desserts, while a special section on hosting a chocolate party comes just in time for holiday baking and entertaining. A styli...

Taste of Home Chocolate: 100 Cakes, Candies and Decadent Delights By : Taste of Home READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From succulent cakes and velvety truffles to frosty milkshakes and blended coffee drinks, chocolate turns any moment into a special occasion. Turn to this all-new collection when you want to savor every chocolatey delight your heart desires. Impressive cheesecakes, family-favorite brownies, adorable cupcakes, holiday dessert staples, happy-hour martinis and more?they?re all here in this delightful collection of chocolate greats.? Turn to this all-new collection when you want to savor every chocolatey delight your heart desires. Impressive cheesecakes, family-favorite brownies, adorable cupcakes, holiday dessert staples, happy-hour martinis and more?they?re all here in this delightful collection of chocolate greats. Take a look inside, and you?ll discover just how easy it is to enjoy a little Chocolate any day of the week! ? CHAPTERS Bites ...

Making Chocolate: From Bean to Bar to S'more By : Todd Masonis READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : One of the country's most celebrated craft chocolate makers explains how to make chocolate from scratch in your own kitchen. From sourcing beans to the mechanics and machinery of making bars, this is the first ever guide to making chocolate from start to finish, with 30 recipes for desserts and treats. Founded in 2011 as a quirky passion project by two friends from the San Francisco tech world, Dandelion Chocolate has grown to become one of the most admired leaders in craft chocolate--a growing movement akin to that of craft coffee. Making chocolate out of only two ingredients--cacao beans and sugar--Dandelion dives deep into all the aspects of the process, from bean sourcing, fermentation, and drying to roasting and all the way to the final, gold-wrapped bar. This book is the complete story of the purest, most intensely flavored chocolate, including how to make i...

Making Artisan Chocolates By : Andrew Garrison Shotts READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Forget milk chocolate molded into childish candy bars. Today's chocolate candies use chocolates with high cocoa content and less sugar then previously available and are molded into highly decorated pieces of art. Once only accessible to pastry chefs and candy makers, home cooks can now purchase high-end domestic and imported chocolates in their local specialty stores. The recent availability of bittersweet chocolates coupled with our access to a global food market and unique ingredients has created an increased interest in artisanal chocolates. Drew Shotts has been at the forefront of this renaissance because of his daring use of unique flavor combinations not typically associated with chocolates, such as chili peppers, maple syrup, and spiced chai tea. Making Artisan Chocolates shows readers how to recreate Drew's unexpected flavors at home through the use of herbs, flower...

The Sweet Book of Candy Making: From the Simple to the Spectacular-How to Make Caramels, Fudge, Hard Candy, Fondant, Toffee, and More! By : Elizabeth LaBau READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Create your own delicious, gorgeous, and professional-quality candies with The Sweet Book of Candy Making. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned candy maker, you will find mouthwatering recipes and expert tips to inspire you?and satisfy your sweet tooth.Inside, you'll find:?Candy-making essentials: all you need to know about equipment, ingredients, and techniques, including step-by-step lessons on pulling taffy, rolling truffles, filling peanut butter cups, and more?More than 50 recipes for sugar candies, fondant, caramels, toffee, fudge, truffles, chocolates, marshmallows, and fruit and nut candies?Troubleshooting tips for each type of candy?How to perfect the classics you love, from English Toffee to Chocolate Fudge to Peanut Brittle?Try your hand at something new: Pist...

Chocolate Fever By : Robert Kimmel Smith READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Henry Green is a boy who loves chocolate. He likes it bitter, sweet, dark, light, and daily; for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks; in cakes, candy bars, milk, and every other form you can possibly imagine. Henry probably loves chocolate more than any boy in the history of the world. One day-it starts off like any other day-Henry finds that strange things are happening to him. First he makes medical history with the only case of Chocolate Fever ever. Then he finds himself caught up in a wild and hilarious chase, climaxed by a very unusual hijacking! Book Detail : Author : Robert Kimmel Smith Pages : 96 pages Publisher : Puffin Books Language : eng ISBN-10 : 0142405957 ISBN-13 : 9780142405956   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Layered: Baking, Building, and Styling Spectacular Cakes By : Tessa Huff READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : It?s time to venture beyond vanilla and chocolate and take your baking skills up a notch. We?re talking layers?two, three, four, or more! ? Create sky-high, bakery-quality treats at home with Tessa Huff?s 150 innovative recipes, which combine new and exciting flavors of cake, fillings, and frostings?everything from pink peppercorn cherry to bourbon butterscotch, and pumpkin vanilla chai to riesling rhubarb and raspberry chocolate stout. Including contemporary baking methods and industry tips and tricks, Layered covers every decorating technique you?ll ever need with simple instructions and gorgeous step-by-step photos that speak to bakers of every skill level?and to anyone who wants to transform dessert into layer upon layer of edible art. Book Detail : Author : Tessa Huff Pages : 288 pages Publisher : Harry N. Abrams Language : eng ISBN-10 : 1617691887 ISBN-13 :...

First Time Cake Decorating: The Absolute Beginner's Guide - Learn by Doing * Step-by-Step Basics + Projects By : Autumn Carpenter READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Learning to make and decorate cakes that are as beautiful as they are delicious can be a challenge, but with the expert guidance of renowned confectionery artist Autumn Carpenter in First Time Cake Decorating, your goal is within reach. Are you an absolute beginner when it comes to cake decorating? Then help is at hand. Like having your very own instructor at your side, this book guides you carefully from your first nervous buttercream icing to confident gum paste accents. After a thorough description of equipment and the baking process, learn:How to make and apply a range of icings and fillingsPiping techniques, from basic balls and stars to leaves, borders, and flowersHow to make fondant and gum paste accents using a pasta machine, a clay extruder, molds, and cookie cuttersHow to create gum paste flow...

The New Way to Cake: 60 Simple, Stylish Treats with Unbelievable Flavor By : Benjamina Ebuehi READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Beautiful, of-the-moment cakes are easy to create with Benjamina?s professional tricks and streamlined baking process. After receiving countless accolades as a finalist on The Great British Baking Show, Benjamina is sharing her tricks of the trade with readers. Drawing inspiration from her Nigerian heritage, and her life in multi-cultural London, these gorgeous cakes are packed with exquisite flavor. Each recipe is perfectly composed to include a short list of key ingredients, making it quick and easy to bake stunning, occasion worthy desserts. New bakers will get the basics on layer cakes, bundts, loaves and more, while experienced bakers will learn to infuse their cakes with amazing flavor.Fresh fruits, aromatic herbs, toasted nuts and enticing spices make for irresistible, unexpected, combinations such as the Caramelized Plantain Cake, the...

Echo By : Pam Mu?oz Ryan READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour de force from a treasured storyteller!Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica.Decades later, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each, in turn, become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together. And ultimately, pulled by the invisible thread of destiny, their suspenseful solo stories converge in an orchestral crescendo.Richly imagined and masterfully crafted, Echo pushes the boundaries of genre, form, and storytelling innovation to create a wholly original novel that will resound in your heart long after the last note has been struck. Book Detail : Author : Pam Muñoz Ryan ...

Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir By : Robin Ha READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A teen graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transplanted from Seoul to Huntsville, Alabama, and struggles with extreme culture shock and isolation, until she discovers her passion for comic arts.For as long as she can remember, it?s been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up in the 1990s as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn?t always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together.So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes a permanent relocation?following her mother?s announcement that she?s getting married?Robin is devastated. Overnight, her life changes. She is dropped into a new school where she doesn?t understand the language and struggles to keep up. She is completely cut off from her friends at home and has no access to her beloved comics. At home, she doesn?...

Blank Drawing Book: 150 Pages, 8.5 X 11 Large Sketchbook Journal White Paper By : NOT A BOOK READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Blank Drawing Book: 100 Page Large A4 8.5" x 11" size, perfect clean, crisp white paper for all your drawing and art work. Suitable for most media including pencils, pens, acrylics and light felt tipped pens. Order your Blank Drawing Book journal today. It makes the perfect gift for kids and students. Book Detail : Author : NOT A BOOK Pages : pages Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Language : ISBN-10 : 1537717847 ISBN-13 : 9781537717845   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: Tips Tricks: Over 100 Essential Techniques to Sharpen Your Skills By : Christopher Hart READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The third title in Christopher Hart?s bestselling Master Guide to Drawing Anime series is essential for all anime artists who want to fine-tune their skills. ? This is the guide that all anime and manga artists?of any level?need! Chris Hart delves deep into the specifics of drawing anime characters and scenes and explores every aspect of anime forms. He reveals his secrets for composing a complete picture, and discusses rarely covered topics. Entirely new tutorials include instruction on drawing hands and feet in different gestures or positions, arranging characters within the action, and creating nuanced expressions. Fans of The Master Guide books will find this title to be invaluable in strengthening their drawing skills, while newcomers will see this as a perfect introduction to the series. Book Detail : Autho...

Fish in a Tree By : Lynda Mullaly Hunt READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who?s ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn?t fit in. ? ?Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid.? ? Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions.? She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibi...

Refugee By : Alan Gratz READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Tres ni?os distintos.Una misi?n en com?n: HUIRJOSEF es un chico jud?o que vive en la Alemania nazi de los a?os treinta. Ante la inminente amenaza de los campos de concentraci?n, su familia y ?l se embarcan en un nav?o rumbo al otro extremo del mundo?ISABEL es una ni?a cubana en 1994. Con los disturbios y la agitaci?n que asolan su pa?s, su familia y ella se echan a la mar en una balsa con la esperanza de hallar la seguridad en Estados Unidos?MAHMOUD es un muchacho sirio en 2015. Con su patria desgarrada por la violencia y la destrucci?n, su familia y ?l inician una larga caminata hacia Europa?Los tres ni?os partir?n en un terrible viaje en busca de refugio. Los tres se enfrentar?n a peligros inimaginables: desde la posibilidad de morir ahogado hasta los bombardeos y las traiciones. Pero siempre existe la esperanza de un ma?ana, y, aunque Josef, Isabel y Mahmoud est?n separados por los continentes y las d?cadas,...

Drawing Dragons: Learn How to Create Fantastic Fire-Breathing Dragons By : Sandra Staple READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Book Detail : Author : Sandra Staple Pages : 160 pages Publisher : Ulysses Press Language : ISBN-10 : 1569756414 ISBN-13 : 9781569756416   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Art for Kids: Drawing: The Only Drawing Book You'll Ever Need to Be the Artist You've Always Wanted to Be By : Kathryn Temple READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The only drawing book children need to become the artists they want to be!?This is a gold mine of information.??Library Media Connection When children draw, they want to create an accurate likeness of the things they see. With this imaginative, informative, and amply illustrated guide, it's amazingly easy for kids to make their art dreams come true. The entertaining, hands-on lessons begin with contour drawing techniques and feature numerous exercises that show budding artists how to make basic shapes and forms, create the illusion of volume with light, use perspective, and accurately draw people, animals, landscapes, and more. Book Detail : Author : Kathryn Temple Pages : 112 pages Publisher : Sterling Children's Books Language : ISBN-10 : 1402784775 ISBN-13 : 9781402784774   Supporting format:...

The Guide to Writing fantasy and Science Fiction By : Philip Athans READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Science fiction and fantasy is one of the most challenging--and rewarding!--genres in the bookstore. But with New York Times bestselling author Philip Athans and fantasy giant R. A. Salvatore at your side, you?ll create worlds that draw your readers in--and keep them reading! Just as important, you?ll learn how to prepare your work for today?s market. Drawing on his years of experience as one of the most acclaimed professionals in publishing, Wizards of the Coast editor Athans explains how to set your novel apart--and break into this lucrative field. From devising clever plots and building complex characters to inventing original technologies and crafting alien civilizations, Athans gives you the techniques you need to write strong, saleable narratives.Plus! Athans applies all of these critical lessons together in an unprecedented deconstruction of a never-before-publ...

Designing Creatures and Characters: How to Build an Artist's Portfolio for Video Games, Film, Animation and More By : Marc Taro Holmes READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Ever wondered how you could become a character designer for video games, film or animation? Veteran art director and concept artist Marc Taro Holmes shares proven methods for honing the skills and building the portfolio necessary to become a pro gaming artist. This is the first and only work-at-your-own pace home study program that teaches the crucial insider knowledge needed to break into the entertainment-design industry and develop your own style--all you need are a pencil, paper and your imagination.The projects within this straightforward guide are constructed to help you apply your existing drawing and digital art skills to character design. Or, if you're still working on your skills, it will help you improve while at the same time turning your mind into an idea-generating machine.Unlock ...

The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China By : Jonathan Kaufman READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth-century China surged into the modern era, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistShanghai, 1936. The Cathay Hotel, located on the city's famous waterfront, is one of the most glamorous in the world. Built by Victor Sassoon - billionaire playboy and scion of the Sassoon dynasty - the hotel hosts a who's who of global celebrities: Noel Coward has written a draft of Private Lives in his suite, Charlie Chaplin entertained his wife-to-be. The American socialite Wallis Simpson reportedly posed for dirty photographs. The city is notorious for easy money and loose morals. And a few miles away, Mao and the nascent communist party have been plotting revolution.By the 1930's, the Sassoons had been doing business in ...

The Amur River By : Colin Thubron READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The most admired travel writer of our time?author of Shadow of the Silk Road and To a Mountain in Tibet?recounts an eye-opening, often perilous journey along a little known Far East Asian river that for over a thousand miles forms the highly contested border between Russia and China.The Amur River is almost unknown. Yet it is the tenth longest river in the world, rising in the Mongolian mountains and flowing through Siberia to the Pacific. For 1,100 miles it forms the tense border between Russia and China. Simmering with the memory of land-grabs and unequal treaties, this is the most densely fortified frontier on earth.?In his eightieth year, Colin Thubron takes a dramatic journey from the Amur?s secret source to its giant mouth, covering almost 3,000 miles. Harassed by injury and by arrest from the local police, he makes his way along both the Russian and Chinese shores, starting out by Mongolian hor...

Stalin's War: A New History of World War II By : Sean McMeekin READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A major new history of the Second World War by a prize-winning historianWe remember World War II as a struggle between good and evil, with Hitler propelling events and the Allied powers saving the day. But Hitler's armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit the spoils of war. That role belonged to Joseph Stalin. Hitler's genocidal ambition may have unleashed Armageddon, but as celebrated historian Sean McMeekin shows, the conflicts that emerged were the result of Stalin's maneuverings, orchestrated to unleash a war between capitalist powers in Europe and between Japan and the Anglo-American forces in the Pacific. Meanwhile, the United States and Britain's self-defeating strategy of supporting Stalin and his armies at all costs allowed the Soviets to conquer most of Eurasia, from Berl...

The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company By : William Dalrymple READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : BLOOMSBURY PRESENTS '*THE ANARCHY'* -WRITTEN BY AUTHOR - WILLIAM DALRYMPLE READ BY NARRATOR - SID SAGAR.TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BEST SELLERLONG-LISTED FOR 'THE BAILLIE GIFFORD' PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019The story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results of the corporation running a country.In August 1765, the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and set up, in his place, a government run by English traders who collected taxes through means of a private army.The creation of this new government marked the moment that the East India Company ceased to be a conventional company and became something much more unusual: an international corporation transformed into an aggressive colonial power. Over the course of the next 47 years, the company's reach grew until almost all of Indi...

The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World By : Vincent Bevins READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The hidden story of the wanton slaughter - in Indonesia, Latin America, and around the world - backed by the United States.In 1965, the US government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians. This was one of the most important turning points of the 20th century, eliminating the largest communist party outside China and the Soviet Union and inspiring copycat terror programs in faraway countries like Brazil and Chile. But these events remain widely overlooked, precisely because the CIA's secret interventions were so successful.In this bold and comprehensive new history, Vincent Bevins builds on his incisive reporting for the Washington Post, using recently declassified documents, archival research, and eye-witness testimony collected across 12 countries to reveal a s...

Nothing is Impossible: America's Reconciliation with Vietnam By : Ted Osius READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Today Vietnam is one of America?s strongest international partners, with a thriving economy and a population that welcomes American visitors. How that relationship was formed is a twenty-year story of daring diplomacy and a careful thawing of tensions between the two countries after a lengthy war that cost nearly 60,000 American and more than two million Vietnamese lives. ? Ted Osius, former ambassador during the Obama administration, offers a vivid account, starting in the 1990s, of the various forms of diplomacy that made this reconciliation possible. He considers the leaders who put aside past traumas to work on creating a brighter future, including senators John McCain and John Kerry, two Vietnam veterans and ideological opponents who set aside their differences for a greater cause, and Pete Peterson?the former POW who became the first U.S. ambassador ...

Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 By : Ian W. Toll READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In June 1944, the United States launched a crushing assault on the Japanese navy in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The capture of the Mariana Islands and the accompanying ruin of Japanese carrier airpower marked a pivotal moment in the Pacific War. No tactical masterstroke or blunder could reverse the increasingly lopsided balance of power between the two combatants. The War in the Pacific had entered its endgame.Beginning with the Honolulu Conference, when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt met with his Pacific theater commanders to plan the last phase of the campaign against Japan, Twilight of the Gods brings to life the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacific, when the U.S. Navy won the largest naval battle in history; Douglas MacArthur made good his pledge to return to the Philippines; waves of kamikazes attacked the Allied fleets; the Japa...

The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: Tips Tricks: Over 100 Essential Techniques to Sharpen Your Skills By : Christopher Hart READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The third title in Christopher Hart?s bestselling Master Guide to Drawing Anime series is essential for all anime artists who want to fine-tune their skills. ? This is the guide that all anime and manga artists?of any level?need! Chris Hart delves deep into the specifics of drawing anime characters and scenes and explores every aspect of anime forms. He reveals his secrets for composing a complete picture, and discusses rarely covered topics. Entirely new tutorials include instruction on drawing hands and feet in different gestures or positions, arranging characters within the action, and creating nuanced expressions. Fans of The Master Guide books will find this title to be invaluable in strengthening their drawing skills, while newcomers will see this as a perfect introduction to the series. Book Detail : Autho...

Fish in a Tree By : Lynda Mullaly Hunt READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who?s ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn?t fit in. ? ?Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid.? ? Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions.? She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibi...

Refugee By : Alan Gratz READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Tres ni?os distintos.Una misi?n en com?n: HUIRJOSEF es un chico jud?o que vive en la Alemania nazi de los a?os treinta. Ante la inminente amenaza de los campos de concentraci?n, su familia y ?l se embarcan en un nav?o rumbo al otro extremo del mundo?ISABEL es una ni?a cubana en 1994. Con los disturbios y la agitaci?n que asolan su pa?s, su familia y ella se echan a la mar en una balsa con la esperanza de hallar la seguridad en Estados Unidos?MAHMOUD es un muchacho sirio en 2015. Con su patria desgarrada por la violencia y la destrucci?n, su familia y ?l inician una larga caminata hacia Europa?Los tres ni?os partir?n en un terrible viaje en busca de refugio. Los tres se enfrentar?n a peligros inimaginables: desde la posibilidad de morir ahogado hasta los bombardeos y las traiciones. Pero siempre existe la esperanza de un ma?ana, y, aunque Josef, Isabel y Mahmoud est?n separados por los continentes y las d?cadas,...

Drawing Dragons: Learn How to Create Fantastic Fire-Breathing Dragons By : Sandra Staple READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Book Detail : Author : Sandra Staple Pages : 160 pages Publisher : Ulysses Press Language : ISBN-10 : 1569756414 ISBN-13 : 9781569756416   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Art for Kids: Drawing: The Only Drawing Book You'll Ever Need to Be the Artist You've Always Wanted to Be By : Kathryn Temple READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The only drawing book children need to become the artists they want to be!?This is a gold mine of information.??Library Media Connection When children draw, they want to create an accurate likeness of the things they see. With this imaginative, informative, and amply illustrated guide, it's amazingly easy for kids to make their art dreams come true. The entertaining, hands-on lessons begin with contour drawing techniques and feature numerous exercises that show budding artists how to make basic shapes and forms, create the illusion of volume with light, use perspective, and accurately draw people, animals, landscapes, and more. Book Detail : Author : Kathryn Temple Pages : 112 pages Publisher : Sterling Children's Books Language : ISBN-10 : 1402784775 ISBN-13 : 9781402784774   Supporting format:...

You Had Me at Pet-Nat: A Natural Wine-Soaked Memoir By : Rachel Signer READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A natural wine-soaked memoir about finding your passion -- and falling in love -- by the publisher of Pipette Magazine.It was Rachel Signer's dream to be that girl: the one smoking hand-rolled cigarettes out the French windows of her 19th-century Parisian studio apartment, wearing second-hand Isabel Marant jeans and sipping a glass of Beaujolais redolent of crushed roses with a touch of horse mane. Instead she was an under-appreciated freelance journalist and waitress in New York City, frustrated at always being broke and completely miserable in love. When she tastes her first p?tillant-naturel (p?t-nat for short), a type of natural wine made with no additives or chemicals, it sets her on a journey of self-discovery, both deeply personal and professional, that leads her to Paris, Italy, Spain, Georgia, and finally deep into the wilds of south Australia and whic...

Divine Lola: A True Story of Scandal and Celebrity By : Cristina Morat? READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An enthralling biography about one of the most intriguing women of the Victorian age: the first self-invented international social celebrity.Lola Montez was one of the most celebrated and notorious women of the nineteenth century. A raven-haired Andalusian who performed her scandalous ?Spider Dance? in the greatest performance halls across Europe, she dazzled and beguiled all who met her with her astonishing beauty, sexuality, and shocking disregard for propriety. But Lola was an impostor, a self-invention. Born Eliza Gilbert, the beautiful Irish wild child escaped a stifling marriage and reimagined herself as Lola the Sevillian flamenco dancer and noblewoman, choosing a life of adventure, fame, sex, and scandal rather than submitting to the strictures of her era.Lola cast her spell on the European aristocracy and the most famous intellectuals and artists of the t...

World Travel: An Irreverent Guide By : Anthony Bourdain READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A guide to some of the world?s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony BourdainAnthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania?s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman?s Empty Quarter - and many places beyond.In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places - in his own words. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help listeners further appreciate the reasons why B...

The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey By : Candice Millard READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt?s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.The River of Doubt?it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron.After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil?s most famous explorer, C?ndido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time ref...

My French Platter Replenished: In Search of a Dream Life in France By : Annemarie Rawson READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : When Annemarie and Steve are unceremoniously sacked by a belligerent boss, they?re forced to find a new home and work. As they take on the management of their new employers? majestic house, will the opportunities to create luscious food for the guests and explore rural France enable them to create a dream life? Or will French officialdom, family illness and a sudden career curveball send them hurrying home to New Zealand?Perfect for fans of Peter Mayle?s A Year in Provence, Janine Marsh?s My Good Life in France and Beth Haslam?s Fat Dogs and French Estates. Book Detail : Author : Annemarie Rawson Pages : pages Publisher : Language : eng ISBN-10 : B09C1ZL85W ISBN-13 :   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Harlem Shuffle By : Colson Whitehead READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s.?Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked?? To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver?s Row don?t approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it?s still home. Few people know he descends from a line of uptown hoods and crooks, and that his fa?ade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it. Cracks that are getting bigger all the time. Cash is tight, especially with all those installment-plan sofas, so if his cousin Freddie occasionally drops off the od...

The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1) By : K.J. Charles READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A lord in danger. A magician in turmoil. A snowball in hell. Exiled to China for twenty years, Lucien Vaudrey never planned to return to England. But with the mysterious deaths of his father and brother, it seems the new Lord Crane has inherited an earldom. He's also inherited his family's enemies. He needs magical assistance, fast. He doesn't expect it to turn up angry. Magician Stephen Day has good reason to hate Crane's family. Unfortunately, it's his job to deal with supernatural threats. Besides, the earl is unlike any aristocrat he's ever met, with the tattoos, the attitude... and the way Crane seems determined to get him into bed. That's definitely unusual. Soon Stephen is falling hard for the worst possible man, at the worst possible time. But Crane's dangerous appeal isn't the only thing rendering Stephen powerless. Evil pervades th...

Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Examination and Performance Testing By : Helen J. Hislop READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A practical handbook on evaluating muscular strength and function, Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Examination and Performance Testing, 9th Edition makes it easy to understand and master procedures in manual muscle testing and performance testing. Clear, illustrated instructions provide a guide to patient positioning, direction of motion, and direction of resistance. In addition to muscle testing of normal individuals and others with weakness or paralysis, this edition includes new coverage of alternative strength tests and performance tests for older adults and others with functional decline (such as the inactive and obese). Written by educators Helen J. Hislop, Dale Avers, and Marybeth Brown, this classic physical therapy reference now features an Evolve companion website wit...