Popular Mechanics


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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.




Scouting


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Published by the Boy Scouts of America for all BSA registered adult volunteers and professionals, Scouting magazine offers editorial content that is a mixture of information, instruction, and inspiration, designed to strengthen readers' abilities to better perform their leadership roles in Scouting and also to assist them as parents in strengthening families.




Stop Running from Love


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Are you afraid of or unable to create intimacy or closeness with your intimate partner? Do you find that sometimes you create emotional, communicative, or even physical distance from that special someone in your life, even when, deep down, you really don't want to? If so, you share the relationship style psychologists refer to as the distancer. Distancers are often afraid of being engulfed or controlled by their partners. They fear rejection, vulnerability, and dependence. Sadly, they also tend to have short and unhappy relationships. If you want to stop running from love in your life, this book offers a simple, step-by-step approach you can use to move beyond your fear of intimacy and start building strong and lasting relationships. The exercises and self-evaluations in the book will help you become aware of how you operate in romantic relationships. You'll review and reassess your relationship patterns, deciding what changes you want to make in future relationships. Then you'll commit to actions that can make it happen.







Kitchen Table Entrepreneurs


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Over the last five years, the number of women-owned businesses has grown at twice the rate of all U.S. firms; in the next few years, the number is expected to surpass the six million mark. Kitchen Table Entrepreneurs tells the inspirational stories of eleven low-income women who have marshaled the creative energy, confidence, and capital necessary to start their own small businesses. These women, who have used their entrepreneurial skills as a route out of poverty, give an American face to an economic empowerment tool that has enjoyed great success in developing countries. By becoming their own bosses, they not only provide for their children but also inspire them. Though each of their businesses is unique, all eleven of these women have discovered previously unknown strengths as they've struggled to overcome personal and bureaucratic obstacles. All received important assistance from nonprofit organizations supported by the Ms. Foundation for Women, the pioneer funding entity of microenterprise programs in the United States. Updated with a new epilogue.




Supplicant


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After being left at the altar by her cold and brilliant professor, Church Cason, Charlotte Tenpenny had to leave school to take care of her younger brother. But a fateful night brings Church—and his delicious, drugging kisses—back into Charlotte's life. And it stirs up a reckoning years in the making . . . (This novella was originally published in the 2020 anthology Naughty Brits.)




In for the Kill


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"The risks ex-cop Sam Petrie has taken have turned his life into a train wreck. So he has nothing to lose by doubling down as the elusive Svetlana Ardova's unwanted bodyguard on a potentially deadly trip to Italy. Ever since the McClouds rescued Sveti from certain death, her crusade against modern slavery has blazoned a bulls-eye on her chest, but when one of the threats against her almost hits the mark, Sam's protective instincts go into overdrive. Every lethal obstacle and trap they encounter ups the stakes--and the undeniable heat between them. Now they're spiraling in on a deadly and explosive secret--one that could either redeem them or destroy them . . . and the closer they get, the shorter the fuse..."--Back cover.




Seduced by the Bad Boy


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STEAMY HOT BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE COLLECTION 4 Standalone Romance Short Stories With No Cliffhanger Charming Single Dad She’s looking for work—he’s looking for love. Julia I had the perfect life, the perfect job—everything was on track. I didn’t need anyone to help me—or so I thought. When the College board puts me under review, I have to find a way to support myself—and fast! Being a live-in nanny for James Monroe’s daughter seems like the perfect job, but I just can’t take my eyes off him. I can’t sleep with my employer, and I definitely can’t fall in love! Or can I? James After my wife passed away, it became a real struggle to juggle work and looking after my daughter, Penny. When Julia walks into my life, she seems like the perfect solution. Smart, funny and great with kids. I need to keep her around, for Penny’s sake. I don’t want to scare her off by moving things too quickly. But she’s too damn sexy for her own good, and it’s been so long since I’ve wanted anyone. I might just have to break my own rules. Her Billionaire Baby Daddy Sabrina’s world is turned upside down when she first meets Jason, literally, but soon lies and secrets tear them apart. Is the sizzle enough to pull them back together? It’s just a normal, crappy day for Sabrina, there isn’t anything special about it at all…until she does the Downward Duck position in yoga that is. Once upside down, Sabrina spots the man of her dreams which changes everything, especially when he asks her out on the first date she’s been on for months. But Jason isn’t exactly who he says he is and secrets can never stay hidden for long. When Sabrina learns that Jason has been lying to her, she runs. She’s not going to be fooled, even if he excited her like she’s never been before. Sabrina won’t be made a fool of. But fate has a twisted plan for her, dragging her right back into Jason’s life, leaving her questioning everything. Mainly, is the sizzle enough to stick around for? Betrayal Scott is a sexy billionaire with a secret that he never intends to reveal. Louise is an up and coming journalist that needs a scandalous story to really kick start her career. As their paths meet, and the hot chemistry between them sizzles, Scott’s past climbs out of the closet and threatens to ruin them both. Will they be able to make it, or will it end up being the ultimate betrayal? Out Of Reach When Charlotte moved to London for a year, she didn’t expect to find love. Or more hate… and lust! There is undeniable electricity between Charlotte and her hot boss Joe, which she really needs to resist. But of course, it isn’t that simple and their undeniable passion quickly leads into something more, something dangerous, and of course there will be consequences for their scandalous actions…




The Best of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day


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WITH A FOREWORD BY ANDREW ZIMMERN "What Zoë and Jeff have done with the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes series is prove that the world’s easiest yeasted loaf, the most versatile bread dough recipe (even pizza!), can be taken in so many directions and have so many applications that it has created a series of hits." —From the Foreword by Andrew Zimmern From Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Magnolia Network's Zoë François, the authors of the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day series, comes a collection of all time favorite recipes and techniques. With nearly one million copies of their books in print, Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François have proven that people want to bake their own bread, so long as they can do it easily and quickly. But with five very different “Bread in Five” books to choose from, bakers have been asking: “Which one should I get if I want a little of everything: the best of European and American classics, whole-grain recipes, pizza and flatbread, gluten-free, sourdough, and loaves enriched with eggs and butter?” With The Best of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, Jeff and Zoë have chosen their absolute favorite 80 recipes from all five of their books, bringing them together into a single volume that is the only bread book a baker needs. In addition to old favorites, the book pulls in a few new tricks, tips, and techniques that Jeff and Zoë have learned along the way. With this revolutionary stored-dough technique—along with color and instructional black-and-white photographs—readers can have stunning, delicious bread on day one. The Best of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day will make everyone a baker—with only five minutes a day of active preparation time.




Acupuncture in the Treatment of Pain - E-BOOK


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Acupuncture in the Treatment of Pain is aimed at both beginners and experienced practitioners who are treating patients with painful conditions. It provides an integrative approach using conventional and traditional Chinese Medicine in the treatment of pain with acupuncture. It is especially suited for conventionally (western) trained physicians, who are interested in complementary approaches and seek a guideline to judge the potentials and limits of acupuncture in the treatment of pain. The book consists of two parts. The first part (chapter 2-8) gives the background for both traditional Chinese concepts to pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of pain and basics of the conventional, western approach to pain treatment. The second part (chapter 9-17) gives detailed information for the integrative treatment of all common painful conditions. For every single indication, conventional and traditional Chinese treatment options (including Chinese phytotherapy) are shown and the value of acupuncture, scientific data about its efficacy, and its possible mode of action (in western-physiological terms) are discussed. For all readers this book offers a modern integrative approach, which is based on scientific data and the clinical experience of the authors that Western and Traditional Chinese medicine complement each other and can create synergistic effects. • Attractive 2 colour design• Written by a team of experts in the field• Includes more than 175 2 colour illustrations• Integrates western and traditional Chinese medicine