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Formulas, ingredients, historical and modern day brewing practices, all these details and more are covered in Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles. Drawing on information from old brewing records, books, contemporary beer analyses, and hundreds of award-winning recipes, author Ray Daniels provides a wealth of data on the current and historical brewing techniques and ingredients for fourteen of the world's most popular ale and lager styles. Ray also includes brewing calculations for planning and adjusting brews as well a thorough examination of primary brewing ingredients.

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Practical strategies for better customer service based on the principles of servant-leadership Individuals in the workforce and the clients they serve are the fundamental building blocks of every company in America. Executives talk about customer service; but their employees are the ones who make it happen (or not). Author Ray Pelletier reveals the vital importance of a happy workforce in creating a happy client. By caring for employees, managers create an environment in which employees can care for customers. This book shows senior leaders, managers, and supervisors how to develop a managerial style that combines teamwork, trust, listening, forethought, and ethics to nurture a happy workforce and improve customer service. Built on the foundations of the servant-leadership model, the book offers effective, easy-to-implement strategies to develop these vital managerial skills. It's All About Service reveals that leaders who care for their people create businesses that care for their clients-and gain an edge over the competition.

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In the fall of 1943, armed with only his notebooks and pencils, Time and Life correspondent Robert L. Sherrod leapt from the safety of a landing craft and waded through neck-deep water and a hail of bullets to reach the shores of the Tarawa Atoll with the US Marine Corps. Living shoulder to shoulder with the marines, Sherrod chronicled combat and the marines' day-to-day struggles as they leapfrogged across the Central Pacific, battling the Japanese on Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. While the marines courageously and doggedly confronted an enemy that at times seemed invincible, those left behind on the American home front desperately scanned Sherrod's columns for news of their loved ones. Following his death in 1994, the Washington Post heralded Sherrod's reporting as "some of the most vivid accounts of men at war ever produced by an American journalist." Now, for the first time, author Ray E. Boomhower tells the story of the journalist in Dispatches from the Pacific: The World War II Reporting of Robert L. Sherrod, an intimate account of the war efforts on the Pacific front.

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In the fall of 1943, armed with only his notebooks and pencils, Time and Life correspondent Robert L. Sherrod leapt from the safety of a landing craft and waded through neck-deep water and a hail of bullets to reach the shores of the Tarawa Atoll with the US Marine Corps. Living shoulder to shoulder with the marines, Sherrod chronicled combat and the marines' day-to-day struggles as they leapfrogged across the Central Pacific, battling the Japanese on Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. While the marines courageously and doggedly confronted an enemy that at times seemed invincible, those left behind on the American home front desperately scanned Sherrod's columns for news of their loved ones. Following his death in 1994, the Washington Post heralded Sherrod's reporting as "some of the most vivid accounts of men at war ever produced by an American journalist." Now, for the first time, author Ray E. Boomhower tells the story of the journalist in Dispatches from the Pacific: The World War II Reporting of Robert L. Sherrod, an intimate account of the war efforts on the Pacific front.

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The Underachiever's Manifesto is the playfully persuasive pocket guide to living life to the least and loving it. This isn't your average handbook—this is a funny self-help book for our ongoing modern age of overachievement. The book makes the case for just the right amount of effort—a lot less than we've been led to believe—and reveals how mediocrity is the key to happiness at work, in relationships, dieting, exercise, investment, and more. • Contains easy-to-follow advice with gentle humor and genuine wisdom • Addresses issues such as social media stress, FOMO, and the life-draining tragedy of tidying up • Author Ray Bennett is a medical specialist in Seattle and a recovering overachiever This welcome new edition—revised just enough but not going overboard—brings its needed-now-more-than-ever perspective to our new era of fitness tracking, app overload, and tidying up. Turn it down a notch. Don't you feel better already? • Humorous but actually helpful—a rarity for self-help books • Perfect for overachievers, underachievers, anyone looking for a funny, friendly way to take things down a notch • Great for those who loved The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson, Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life by Gary John Bishop, and How to Be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism by Stephen Guise

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A stirring trip through the history of the Golden State through gloriously detailed, fascinating maps from the Library of Congress - 50 full-color historical maps from the Library of Congress- Informative captions on each map’s origins- Essays by California author Ray Jones on how maps reflect the history, culture, and sensibilities of the state and its residents through time- A foreword by Vincent Virga describing the library’s collection and the state’s maps About Mapping States Through History This is the first series to assemble—in full color, state-by-state—an in-depth collection of rare, historically significant maps of the cities, states, counties, towns, and events that make up each of America’s fifty states. Produced in collaboration with the Library of Congress and edited by renowned photo editor and author Vincent Virga, these books offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through the maps and their narrative captions. Each map thus becomes a virtual time machine that tells us much about the places we live in today. Compelling historical essays by a local writer complement Virga’s foreword to further help weave the cartographic record into a drama of settlement and change.

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Dive hands-on into the tools, techniques, and information for making your own analog synthesizer. If you're a musician or a hobbyist with experience in building electronic projects from kits or schematics, this do-it-yourself guide will walk you through the parts and schematics you need, and how to tailor them for your needs. Author Ray Wilson shares his decades of experience in synth-DIY, including the popular Music From Outer Space (MFOS) website and analog synth community. At the end of the book, you'll apply everything you've learned by building an analog synthesizer, using the MFOS Noise Toaster kit. You'll also learn what it takes to create synth-DIY electronic music studio. Get started in the fun and engaging hobby of synth-DIY without delay. With this book, you'll learn: The differences between analog and digital synthesizers Analog synthesizer building blocks, including VCOs, VCFs, VCAs, and LFOs How to tool up for synth-DIY, including electronic instruments and suggestions for home-made equipment Foundational circuits for amplification, biasing, and signal mixing How to work with the MFOS Noise Toaster kit Setting up a synth-DIY electronic music studio on a budget

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Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Sopranos with this definitive and intimate portrait of one of the most groundbreaking television shows ever made.The Sopranos is widely regarded as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Now, in honor of its 25th anniversary, this expansive volume explores the seminal series and the stories behind the stories through a plethora of photographs, archival materials, and exclusive one-on-one interviews with show creator, David Chase, key crewmembers, and cast, including Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Steven Schirripa, and many more. Follow along as The Sopranos: The Complete Visual History takes you on a rich photographic journey through the trials and tribulations of T.V.’s most celebrated antihero, Tony Soprano, while he attempts to balance the responsibilities of domestic life and life in the “family”—all while suffering through panic attacks, a toxic mother, and a power-h

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For fans of Americana music and a beer after mowing the lawn, The Last Saturday in America confronts the long shadow of Southern masculinity. The Last Saturday in America is set in a nation on the precipice of great change. Through examinations of suburban neighbors, bullies, gun violence, and vasectomy appointments, Ray McManus draws a portrait of American masculinity in the face of political division, pandemic, and cultural warfare. McManus’s speaker is caught between the way he was raised and the future he wants to see for who he is raising. He can no longer rely on what he thought he knew, nor does he know what to do about it. The man rendered in these pages is a father, a son, a Southerner. And he is willing to burn it all down and start something new, only to see that the new start he is looking for has been with him the whole time.

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Una bruja que vuela en las noches tibias de primavera y anida brevemente en los pájaros, animales y personas; un monstruo marino solitario y enamorado; una mujer tatuada de pies a cabeza, temerosa de perder a su amor. Tres cuentos inusuales y sorpresivos del maestro de las palabras Ray Bradbury.

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Encuadernación: CartonéTras el esperadísimo Apocalipsis, que acontecerá, si el tiempo lo permite, a finales del 2012, poco quedará en pie de todo este asunto que mal llamamos civilización. Los "afortunados" que sobrevivan al Armagedón se encontrarán con una situación bastante más complicada, si cabe, que la actual crisis mundial: hambrunas, epidemias y saqueos estarán al orden del día. En pocos años la presencia humana en el planeta quedará reducida a algunas decenas de miles de individuos. Nos podemos tomar todo esto a broma? Mortimer lo consigue y logra que lancemos más de una carcajada con ello."Con el fin del mundo a la vuelta de la esquina, Lucas decide escribir su autobiografía. Pero para ello contará con la inestimable ayuda de su vieja máquina de escribir y el asesoramiento de su mordaz novia Lupe. Pero, por desgracia, no será suficiente. La inspiración parece haberle abandonado y Lucas no dudará en encomendarse a Dios, jugar al ajedrez con la muerte, contactar con extrat

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La novela de Ray Loriga que deslumbró a toda una generación.Héroes cuenta la historia de un chico que se encierra en su habitación para vivir fuera de un mundo sin alicientes y dentro de las canciones. Una chica rubia, amigos, viajes que le llevan lejos de lo que no quiere ver... todo está en ese cuarto, ese territorio propio en el que él está siempre solo. En el exterior, las cosas ya no son como le gustarían, no le interesa la madurez. Es una estrella que únicamente saldrá convertido en un ángel.Escrita con una prosa desnuda, aforística, y con un lenguaje cinematográfico, Héroes es una novela heredera de David Bowie y de la poesía del rock and roll que se convirtió, desde su publicación en 1993, en una obra de culto para toda una generación.La crítica ha dicho:Ray Loriga es un fascinante cruce entre Marguerite Duras y Jim Thompson.Pedro AlmodóvarLa voz de una generación.The Daily TelegraphRay Loriga destila genio en cada página.<

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En esta colección de 22 relatos, Ray Bradbury demuestra una vez más su maestría al crear personajes y situaciones con rápidas pinceladas y dar un giro fantástico a las situaciones más cotidianas: setas siniestras que crecen en sótano; el primer encuentro de una familia con los marcianos; un traje maravilloso que cambia a todos los que lo visten; un gran artista dibujando en las arenas de la playa; el regalo de Navidad más maravilloso que puede tener un niño... .

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En esta colección de historias entrelazadas, el narrador anónimo conoce a El Hombre Ilustrado, un curioso personaje con el cuerpo completamente cubierto de tatuajes. Sin embargo, lo más remarcable e inquietante es que las ilustraciones están mágicamente vivas y cada una de ellas empieza a desarrollar su propia historia, como en La pradera donde unos niños llegan un juego de realidad virtual más allá de sus límites.O en Calidoscopio, el sobrecogedor relato de un astronauta que se dispone a reentrar en la atmósfera terrestre sin la protección de una nave espacial. O en La hora cero, en el que los invasores extraterrestres han encontrado unos aliados lógicos y sorprendentes: los niños terrícolas.Cada uno de los dieciocho relatos que componen esta colección es una muestra de la maestría narrativa de Bradbury y no han perdido ni su vigor ni su actualidad desde que fueron publicados por primera vez.

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Solid hunting advice from the world’s most famous turkey hunter.Before the celebrated “return” of American wild turkey populations, a boy named Ray Eye was born into a hunting tradition rooted in one of the remaining turkey strongholds, deep in the Missouri Ozark Mountains. He grew up living with those turkeys and essentially becoming one of them. It is because of this experience that Ray Eye is truly qualified to write his Turkey Hunter’s Bible. His sense of history and his perspective on wild turkeys will be appreciated by every turkey hunter.Ray has decided to lay all of his cards face up on the table, revealing exactly what he does to find, scout, call, and kill turkeys from one end of their range to the other. He goes into intimate detail about everything, including the secret to calling turkeys any day of the year! Now as an added bonus, a DVD will come packaged with the book detailing the various calls you can use to lure a turkey, as well as different turkey hunting tactics. Readers everywhere can be thankful he’s taken the time to share his vast mental library of turkey hunting knowledge.Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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In this epic tale of friendship and loss from the author of The Sugar Men, fate pushes childhood friends to opposite sides of a terrible war—but is forgiveness always possible? Ukraine, 1923. On a small farm, two boys are born within days of each other, both Ukrainian, one Jewish. Mykhail and Asher grow up inseparable, together finding friendship, adventure and escape from the harshness of Russian rule. But after Asher’s family flees to Warsaw, their worlds are torn to shreds by the Second World War. The war brings cruelty to both boys. Although Asher finds love in Warsaw, the city is far from the haven his family sought; meanwhile Mykhail becomes a victim of the bitter struggle for Ukraine. But worse follows in the shape of the Treblinka death camp. There, both men must obey orders, and both find their morals compromised and their souls tortured. The inhuman horrors they witness cast long shadows. Many years later, their paths cross once more, and each man must confront the legacy of his actions. When the darkest of secrets can no longer be kept hidden, can their friendship survive the final reckoning?

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New England Lighthouses is a fascinating guide to the most significant lighthouses in New England, including the country's oldest lighthouse, Boston Light. Through stirring historic accounts and stunning color photographs, the stories of lighthouses and their stalwart keepers come to life in vivid detail. From West Quoddy Head Light on the easternmost point of land in the United States to the string of lights along the Connecticut shoreline on the Long Island Sound, each lighthouse has its own engrossing tale of survival against the elements. Discover the rich history behind these majestic sentinels, and learn more about visiting them. Inside you'll find practical information, including: Regional maps showing the location of lights Directions to the lights Details on access and visiting hours Advice on the best vantage points for viewing and picture taking

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Ray Robinson’s visceral, ambitious debut novel Electricity is a tour de force portrayal of a heroine you will not soon forget. Thirty-year-old Lily O’Connor lives with epilepsy, uncontrollable surges of electricity that leave her in a constant state of edginess. Prickly, up-front-honest and down-to-earth practical, Lily has learned to make do, to make the most of things, to look after — and out for — herself. Then her mother — whom Lily has not seen for years — dies, and Lily is drawn back into a world she thought she’d long since left behind. Reunited with her brother, a charismatic poker player, Lily pursues her own high-stakes gamble, leaving for London to track down her other, missing brother Mikey. In the pandemonium of the city, Lily’s seizures only intensify. As her journey takes her from her comfort zone, it leads her into the question of what her life is meant to be.

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Twenty to thirty episodes from the history of Yosemite National Park, including memorable events, but also featuring lesser-known tales.

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Magnetic resonance (MR) makes use of tiny radio signals emitted by the nucleus of the atom. There are two important applications -- chemistry, where MR allows us to visualise the architecture of molecules, and medicine, where it provides a clear picture of human anatomy without the need for invasive surgery. This is the first unified treatment of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) in chemistry and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in medicine, written for a broad non-specialist readership by one of the world's foremost NMR spectroscopists.

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Great philosophical biographies can be counted on one hand. Monk's life of Wittgenstein is such a one.—The Christian Science Monitor.

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Age-old African beliefs about a body that is not the physical body; an ancient Mesopotamian epic with a hidden message about life and death; old Tibetan and Chinese writings on the importance of nothingness; tales of those who have come back from a death-like experience after a heart attack or accident. These, along with what the major faiths tell us about an existence after death, are the focus of this book. The author's search in often unexpected places provides insights into the nature of consciousness after death, the structure of our being, the meaning of time and space and the inevitability of suffering as well as of goodness. Through this book we will be better equipped to come to terms with the deaths of those dear to us, and also with our own death.

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Jewish Ireland: A Social History is an engaging and thoroughly researched panorama of Irish Jewry. Based on library and archival material, private memoirs and oral testimony, it traces Irish-Jewish life from the 1880s when Orthodox Russian Jews, forced to flee Tsarist persecution, began arriving in Ireland without any means of support, little secular education and no understanding of English. Overcoming poverty and antipathy, they established Jewish enclaves around the South Circular Road in Dublin and in townships and cities throughout Ireland, educated themselves from peddlers to professionals and entrepreneurs, took an active part in the Irish civil war and other major conflicts, engaged in national politics and sport and achieved acclaim in literature, art and music. This insightful and often humorous portrayal of a people underlines the contribution made to Ireland by its Jewish citizens and gives an invaluable understanding of the Jewish way of life to the wider community.

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