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The Grand Food Bargain
When it comes to food, Americans seem to have a pretty great deal. Our grocery stores are overflowing with countless varieties of convenient products. But like most bargains that are too good to be true, the modern food system relies on an illusion. It depends on endless abundance, but the planet has its limits. So too does a healthcare system that must absorb rising rates of diabetes and obesity. So too do the workers who must labor harder and faster for less pay. Through beautifully-told stories from around the world, Kevin Walker reveals the unintended consequences of our myopic focus on quantity over quality. A trip to a Costa Rica plantation shows how the Cavendish banana became the mos...
Queer Folk Tales
The prince no longer kisses the princess, Cinderella helps her new husband to pick a new dress and the relationship between Mr Wolf and the three little pigs is a bit more complicated than you might have thought. In this collection of delightful, empowering and often magical tales, Kevin Walker creates and adapts a host of stories for the LGBTQ+ community. These sometimes traditional and sometimes modern tales show queer people that they belong not only in today’s world, but also in a storytelling tradition going back centuries, if not millennia. This is a wonderful collection for LGBTQ+ readers of all ages to enjoy and continue to tell for years to come, introducing characters who are romantic, brave, mysterious or fantastical – but always authentic.
Tiny Little Fly
A tiny little fly buzzes around much larger animals while they attempt to swat him. Suggested level: junior.
Together Strong
One Mans Fight with Cancer Unfolds in an Inspiring True Story Author shares a journey of faith, community care, and human struggles through cancer Karen Erickson and her family are no strangers to health issues like most everyone. In 2009, she and her husband, Kevin, were completely shocked to find out that he had Multiple Myeloma cancer. It hit his family, friends and communities hard when they heard the news. The medical treatment and rarely seen reactions that Kevin had endured were severe and are written in great detail. What could go wrong, did go wrong. Karen shares their story of struggles and the emotional rollercoaster that the family endured and learned from. Together Strong is an inspiring story and journal of one mans fight to live. As you read this book, you will be moved to look deep within yourself as to what your priorities are; what your goals in life will be; and how God does fulfill his promises and hears our prayers. You will be uplifted as you recognize the many things that were done for them. You will also be motivated of what you can do for someone in need.
A Spirit of Service
A Spirit of Service: Purdue University and the United States Military is a richly illustrated, comprehensive look at the intersection of this great land-grant university and the US military since classes first began in 1874. Spearheaded by the Purdue University College of Engineering in recognition of its 150th anniversary, this book examines how Purdue Boilermakers have played a consequential role in defending democracy, freedom, and independence in times of war and great duress. Pioneering Purdue contributions include more than one hundred faculty working on the Manhattan Project, learning how to better cool machine gun barrels, and making radar practical—all during World War II—as wel...
Directors Tell the Story
Move over, movies: the freshest storytelling today is on television, where the multi-episodic format is used for rich character development and innovative story arcs. Directors Tell the Story, Second Edition offers rare insight and advice straight from two A-list television directors whose credits include NCIS, NCIS New Orleans, Nashville, Criminal Minds and many more. Here, in one volume, learn everything you need to know to become an excellent director, not merely a good one. Covering everything through prep, shoot, and post, the authors offer practical instruction on how to craft a creative vision, translate a script into a visual story, establish and maintain the look and feel of a telev...
Prosecuting the Prosecution
An innocent man has been in prison since 1990. He was framed for murdering prison director, Michael Francke, by organized crime figures in the top echelons of Oregon's government. This book exposes the corruption and proves Frank's innocence. In a shocking expose that exposes his own attorney's, we prove that the real killer was one of the so-called witnesses that testified against Frank Gable. You will never look at the system the same way again. Absolutely shocking. You have to read this book.
The Fall of Kelvin Walker
From the genius of Scottish letters, a satire of religion, the media and London
Mimi Lee Gets a Clue
Nominated for a Lefty Award! Mimi Lee is in over her head. There's her new Los Angeles pet grooming shop to run, her matchmaking mother to thwart, her talking cat Marshmallow to tend to—oh, and the murder of a local breeder to solve...now if only Mimi hadn't landed herself on top of the suspect list. Mimi Lee hoped to give Los Angeles animal lovers something to talk about with her pet grooming shop, Hollywoof. She never imagined that the first cat she said hello to would talk back or be quite so, well, catty—especially about those disastrous dates Mimi's mother keeps setting up. When Marshmallow exposes local breeder Russ Nolan for mistreating Chihuahuas, Mimi steals some of her cat's at...
