Author: Francine Falk-Allen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1647421217
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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2022 Foreword Indies Finalist in Travel As we age, we all begin to have physical difficulties to contend with. In No Spring Chicken, Francine Falk-Allen—a polio survivor who knows a thing or two about living with a disability—offers her own take on how to navigate the complications aging brings with equanimity (and a sense of humor). The handbook is divided into three sections: Part I is a jaunt through accessible travel pleasures and pitfalls in several parts of the world; Part II addresses the adaptation people who love a handicapped or aging person could make in order to have a lighter, more mutually rewarding relationship with him or her, as well as advice for physically challenged and aging persons themselves regarding self-care, exercise, pain management, healthcare, and more; and Part III discusses the challenges, rewards and logistics of engaging with groups of people who share similar issues. Accessible and wryly funny, No Spring Chicken is a fun and informative guide to living your best and longest life—whatever your physical challenges, and whatever your age.
Author: Bill Gifford
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 1455527459
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 311
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From acclaimed journalist Bill Gifford comes a roaring journey into the world of anti-aging science in search of answers to a universal obsession: what can be done about getting old? Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying) Spring Chicken is a full-throttle, high-energy ride through the latest research, popular mythology, and ancient wisdom on mankind's oldest obsession: How can we live longer? And better? In his funny, self-deprecating voice, veteran reporter Bill Gifford takes readers on a fascinating journey through the science of aging, from the obvious signs like wrinkles and baldness right down into the innermost workings of cells. We visit cutting-edge labs where scientists are working to "hack" the aging process, like purging "senescent" cells from mice to reverse the effects of aging. He'll reveal why some people live past 100 without even trying, what has happened with resveratrol, the "red wine pill" that made headlines a few years ago, how your fat tissue is trying to kill you, and how it's possible to unlock longevity-promoting pathways that are programmed into our very genes. Gifford separates the wheat from the chaff as he exposes hoaxes and scams foisted upon an aging society, and arms readers with the best possible advice on what to do, what not to do, and what life-changing treatments may be right around the corner. An intoxicating mixture of deep reporting, fascinating science, and prescriptive takeaway, Spring Chicken will reveal the extraordinary breakthroughs that may yet bring us eternal youth, while exposing dangerous deceptions that prey on the innocent and ignorant.
Author: Mary Tillworth
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0449814408
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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The Spring Chicken is coming to town!
Author: Ed Fischer
Publisher: Skandisk Publications
ISBN: 9780961539481
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Author: Robert Palmatier
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313368384
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
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No other nonhuman source has served as the basis for more metaphors than animals. Speaking of Animals is a dictionary of animal metaphors that are current in American English. It is comprehensive, historical, and metaphor-based. Each entry refers to the other dictionaries that catalog that same metaphor, and the dates of first appearance in writing are supplied, where possible, for both the metaphor and the name of the source. The main text is organized alphabetically by metaphor rather than by animal or animal behavior; all the metaphors are classified according to their animal source in a list at the end of the book. An animal metaphor is a word, phrase, or sentence that expresses a resemblance or similarity between someone or something and a particular animal or animal class. True metaphors are single words, such as the noun tiger, the verb hog, and the adjective chicken. Phrasal metaphors combine true metaphors with other words, such as blind tiger, hog the road, and chicken colonel. Other animal metaphors take the form of similes, such as like rats leaving a sinking ship and prickly as a hedgehog. Still others take the form of proverbs, such as Don't count your chickens before they hatch and Let sleeping dogs lie. The horse is the animal most frequently referred to in metaphors, followed closely by the dog. The Bible is the most prolific literary source of animal metaphors, followed closely by Shakespeare.
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 780
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Author: Shelly Ellis
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 0758290373
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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An immensely talented writer. --Cydney Rax It's business as usual for the infamous gold digging Gibbons women of Chesterton, Virginia. But this time, middle sister, Stephanie, may be the one getting played. . . Stephanie Gibbons has finally hit the jackpot. Her new sugar daddy, Isaac, is loaded and treating her in high style. When he proposes, Stephanie is sure she's set for life--until she finds her bank account empty, Isaac gone, and a strange--but very attractive--man following her. Sexy P.I. Keith Hendricks has been tracking Isaac all along the eastern seaboard--where the con man has left behind a trail of heartbroken, swindled women. But when Keith confronts Stephanie, he's not sure if she's Isaac's accomplice--or his next victim. The only thing that's certain is his overwhelming attraction to her. And when Stephanie joins him on the hunt for Isaac, neither can ignore the sparks. Soon Stephanie is wondering whether true love is worth its weight in gold. . . Praise For Shelly Ellis "Can't Stand the Heat is a deliciously sultry, sexy novel. It serves up the perfect recipe of lies, love and lots of drama, making it a must-read." --Daaimah S. Poole
Author: Shelly Ellis
Publisher: Dafina
ISBN: 0758290942
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Includes discussion questions and an excerpt from the first novel in the Gibbons gold digger series, "Can't stand the heat."
Author: Anne Mette Hancock
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
ISBN: 1643858297
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo meets Sharp Objects in this internationally bestselling psychological thriller, for fans of Jo Nesbø and Henning Mankell, now for the first time in English. Danish journalist Heloise Kaldan is in the middle of a nightmare. One of her sources has been caught lying, and she could lose her job over it. Then she receives the first in a series of cryptic and unsettling letters from a woman named Anna Kiel. Wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a young lawyer three years earlier, Anna hasn't been seen by anyone since she left the crime scene covered in blood. The police think she's fled the country until homicide detective Erik Scháfer comes up with a lead after the reporter who originally wrote about the case is found murdered in his apartment. Has Anna Kiel struck again, or is there more than one killer at large? And why does every clue point directly to Heloise Kaldan? Meanwhile, the letters keep coming, and they hint at a connection between Anna and Heloise. As Heloise starts digging deeper, she realizes that to tell Anna's story she will have to revisit the darkest parts of her own past--confronting someone she swore she'd never see again. The Corpse Flower is the first in the #1 bestselling Danish crime series, the Kaldan and Scháfer mysteries.
Author: Bob Hawkes
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595317839
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Eddie is the recipient of a gift handed down through the ages in his family. Though this gift is usually handed from grandmother to granddaughter. It once again has fallen into the hands of a grandson. The gift is as precious as the family it is handed down through. It is an essential part of grandmother's life. She needs to school Eddie in not only the power of the gift, but also the need to help others when called upon. It is all a part of the gift Eddie must learn and control. Edith, the grandmother, needs to not only educate her grandson on the powers of the gift but also needs to continue assisting her friends with her own form of it. Friends she has been with for years. They are dependent on her and her ability to use the gift in assisting them. She will not let them down. Her enlisting Eddie to assist her in satisfying the needs of her friends is the tale that unfolds. It is the two of these wonderful people assisting those needing their help that leads to understanding the importance of such a gift and the need to use it in it's most precious form. There have always been those with these abilities among us. Through these two it is hoped you gain some understanding and the need we have for them to continue their work.
