The Road Home

The Road Home
Author: Richard Paul Evans
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501111825

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans, the dramatic conclusion in the riveting Broken Road trilogy—a powerful redemption story about finding happiness on a pilgrimage across iconic Route 66. Chicago celebrity and pitchman Charles James is supposed to be dead. Everyone believes he was killed in a fiery plane crash, a flight he narrowly missed. But thanks to that remarkable twist of fate, he’s very much alive and ready for a second chance at life and love. Escaping death has brought Charles some clarity: the money, the fame, the expensive cars; none of it brought him true joy or peace. The last time he was truly happy was when he was married to his ex-wife Monica, before their relationship was destroyed by his ambition and greed. In the exciting and provocative series that began with The Broken Road and The Forgotten Road, Charles is still on his pilgrimage across the iconic Route 66 in The Road Home. He intends to finish his trek from Amarillo to Santa Monica, despite learning that his ex-wife is now planning to marry another man. With the initial reason for his trip in jeopardy, he still has lessons to learn along the way before he discovers—and arrives at—his true destination.

Pie Academy

Pie Academy
Author: Ken Haedrich
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 1341
Release: 2020-10-27
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1635861128

“An excellent resource for home bakers looking to up their pie game." – Publishers Weekly, starred review "The wide-ranging, well-curated mix of classic and contemporary recipes and expert advice make this an essential primer for avid home bakers." – Library Journal, starred review "Readers will find everything they'd ever want to know about making pie, and even the dough-fearful will feel ready to measure, roll, and cut." – Booklist, starred review “Fear of pie? Ken Haedrich to the rescue. Pie Academy takes you through everything pie related — perfect crusts, fillings, crimping techniques, blind baking, lattice toppings and more.” — Kathy Gunst, coauthor of Rage Baking and resident chef for NPR’s Here and Now “A true baker’s delight.”— Amy Traverso, Yankee magazine food editor and author of The Apple Lover’s Cookbook Trusted cookbook author and pie expert Ken Haedrich delivers the only pie cookbook you’ll ever need: Pie Academy. Novice and experienced bakers will discover the secrets to baking a pie from scratch, with recipes, crust savvy, tips and tutorials, advice about tools and ingredients, and more. Foolproof step-by-step photos give you the confidence you need to choose and prepare the best crust for different types of fillings. Learn how to make pie dough using butter, lard, or both; how to work with all-purpose, whole-wheat, or gluten-free flour; how to roll out dough; which pie pan to use; and how to add flawless finishing details like fluting and lattice tops. Next are 255 recipes for every kind and style of pie, from classic apple pie and pumpkin pie to summer berry, fruit, nut, custard, chiffon, and cream pies, freezer pies, slab pies, hand pies, turnovers, and much more. This beast of a collection, with gorgeous color photos throughout, weighs in at nearly four pounds and serves up forty years of pie wisdom in a single, satisfying package.

Simpsonology

Simpsonology
Author: Tim Delaney
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2009-12-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1615921346

In this amusing and informative appreciation of The Simpsons, sociologist Tim Delaney looks at the many ways America''s longest-running sitcom and animated TV program reflects American culture. For more than fifteen years, the Simpsons have touched upon nearly every aspect of the American social scene--from family dynamics and social mores to local customs and national institutions. With over four hundred episodes aired so far, Delaney finds a goldmine of insights couched in parody on any number of perennial topics: - On television''s influence on American culture, Krusty the Clown says, "Would it really be worth living in a world without television? I think the survivors would envy the dead." - On New Age religion, Homer says, "To think, I turned to a cult for mindless happiness when I had beer all along." - On the thorny issue of gun ownership and home security, Homer purchases a pistol at "Bloodbath and Beyond" and then tells Marge, "I don''t have to be careful, I got a gun." - On the theme of community spirit, Bart thoughtlessly signs up with a local Boy Scout troop while on a sugar rush from eating a "Super-Squishee." The next day he realizes what he has done: "Oh, no. I joined the Junior Campers!" To which his sister, Lisa, responds: "The few, the proud, the geeky." Delaney finds many more episodes relevant to major sociological issues such as environmentalism, feminism, romance and marriage, politics, education, health, aging, and more. Students of popular culture and laypersons alike will learn basic sociological concepts and theories in a refreshing, jargon-free work that offers plenty of entertainment.

Las Referencias Eléctricas Ugly’s

Las Referencias Eléctricas Ugly’s
Author: JB Learning,
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2020-04-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1284204170

Las Referencias Eléctricas Ugly’s, edición de 2020 son la herramienta esencial de referencia en el lugar de trabajo para profesionales de la industria eléctrica. La edición 2020 ofrece la información actualizada más pertinente para electricistas, incluidos el National Electric Code (NEC) y la información sobre cambio de tablas, fórmulas matemáticas, configuraciones de cableado de la Asociación Nacional de Fabricantes Eléctricos (National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA), una guía de flexión de conductos, información de llenado de conductos y ampacidad, diagramas de cableado de circuitos de control y transformador, y tablas de conversión. La edición 2020: Refleja los cambios en el NEC 2020 Cuenta con cobertura ampliada de los siguientes temas: cálculos del tamaño de las caja de conexiones; selección, prueba y uso de multímetros para medir el voltaje, la resistencia y la corriente; selección, prueba y uso de un amperímetro de inserción; selección, prueba y uso de un comprobador de voltaje sin contacto.

Pie

Pie
Author: Ken Haedrich
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Total Pages: 680
Release: 2011-09-13
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781558322547

Pie is the most comprehensive and accessible book ever written on the subject of American pie.

Daisy on Wheels

Daisy on Wheels
Author: Bill Blankenship
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2008-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595715958

An automobile accident has killed thirteen-year-old Daisy Dean's father and left her confined to a wheelchair. Making life more unbearable, the terms of her father's will stipulate that Daisy and her mother must move from her beloved New York to the small town of Peanut, Texas, her father's birthplace. Daisy hates her new town. She hates her new school. She hates her wheelchair. Mostly, Daisy hates her new schoolmates and the townspeople, whom she considers unruly and none too bright. At first, her haughty attitude and smart mouth keep any potential friends at quite a distance. Gradually, against all instincts, Daisy Dean begins to feel somewhat at home in the harsh Texas landscape and guardedly comfortable with people different from herself. Slowly, the Texans also warm to the prickly but interesting young New Yorker and encourage her to take up the sport of wheelchair racing. Before she can feel truly at home, Daisy must discover why her father left Peanut as a young man and solve a mystery he left behind. The solution to that mystery will determine whether Daisy can ever be happy in her new life.

Anxious

Anxious
Author: Michael Dunn
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2019-07-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1644589664

When life seems to be taking a turn for the worst for Alexander and Raven, a mysterious creature leads them on an adventure of a lifetime. While dealing with anxiety and depression, the brother and sister fight for survival. Everything they have been fighting in the real world mentally, turns into something completely different in this fictional world. Can they win this battle? Or is it the end for both of them?

The Cultural Study of Work

The Cultural Study of Work
Author: Douglas A. Harper
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 510
Release: 2003
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780742519183

A reader for a sociology course, reprinting 23 articles from professional journals. They cover work as social interaction, socialization and identity, experiencing work, work cultures and social structure, and deviance at work.