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In this witty and heartfelt rom-com debut for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Emily Henry, and Tessa Bailey, an Indian American woman signs herself and her boyfriend up for a matchmaking site to prove they're a perfect match, only to be paired with her ex instead. High school sweethearts Rita Chitniss and Milan Rao were the golden couple, until the day he broke her heart. Now, six years later, Rita has turned her passion for furniture restoration into a career and has an almost-perfect boyfriend, Neil. The last thing she needs is for Milan to re-enter her life, but that's exactly what happens when her mother, an unfailing believer in second chances, sets them up. Milan is just as charming, cocky, ...
Make it a very good year for your wine cellar. Unless you are a wine 'expert' with years of tasting experience, the dozens of varieties, the globalization of vineyards, and the wide range of prices can make a trip to the wine shop daunting. Now, sommelier and seasoned wine expert Jennifer D. Frank distills the mysteries and pleasures of wine for every kind of wine lover from novice to connoisseur. ?Explains every aspect of the wine world without snobbery or jargon, including basic types, food pairing, storage, and buying for your budget ?Reference made easy with thumb tabs and clear organization ?Concise, easy-to-understand information
Many economically developing countries and nations without robust occupational hygiene (OH) educational programs endure a shortage of qualified occupational hygienists, resulting in higher rates of workplace injury, illness, and fatality. Damage to valuable infrastructure, environment, and public health also occurs without adequate support. Improving Global Worker Health and Safety Through Collaborative Capacity Building Initiatives outlines a broad variety of capacity building projects in OH. It also introduces detailed experiences of occupational hygienists working abroad and working on special global topics including a discussion of how global trade agreements influence the practice and p...
The acclaimed New York Times bestselling memoir of the author’s struggle to understand her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned and misunderstood mental disorder. “A cross between a podcast by relationship therapist Esther Perel and a salacious tell-all.” —San Francisco Chronicle Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused people to react in a way she didn’t understand. She suspected it was because she didn’t feel things the way other kids did. Emotions like fear, guilt, and empathy eluded her. For the most part, she felt nothing. And she didn’t like the way that “nothing” felt. She did her b...
The English language can often be confusing, especially when it comes to subject-verb agreement. In Sharpen Your Verbal Skills, author Pearl U. Anuku provides a guide on learning the ins and outs of subject-verb agreement in order to improve one's ability to speak the English language well. A reference guide with extensive examples and exercises, Sharpen Your Verbal Skills takes the mystery out of subject-verb agreement-the act of matching a singular subject with a singular verb or pairing a plural subject with a plural verb. This primer: - provides a definition of terms; - describes the subject-verb agreement rule; - discusses conjugation of verbs; - shows examples of defective sentences and their correct forms; and - shares additional facts on subject-verb agreement. Presenting a step-by-step method for matching a subject with its appropriate verb, Sharpen Your Verbal Skills includes a host of information necessary to improve grammar and develop a good command of the English language.
A book-world veteran offers the first copyediting guide focused exclusively on fiction. Although The Chicago Manual of Style is widely used by writers and editors of all stripes, it is primarily concerned with nonfiction, a fact long lamented by the fiction community. In this long-awaited book from the publisher of the Manual, Amy J. Schneider, a veteran copyeditor who’s worked on bestsellers across a wide swath of genres, delivers a companionable editing guide geared specifically toward fiction copyeditors—the first book of its type. In a series of approachable thematic chapters, Schneider offers cogent advice on how to deal with dialogue, voice, grammar, conscious language, and other s...
'A Jessica Coran novel'--Cover. Previously published: New York : Berkeley Books, 2000.
Lift the flaps of this book and discover what grown-ups do, whether they work by day or night, outdoors or indoors, up high or even under the ground. This fascinating introduction to over 100 jobs, from nurses, to musicians and arborists, opens up a world of possibilities. Flaps on every page reveal what happens behind the scenes, whether at the fire station or a busy restaurant kitchen. Gives children a sense of the rich array of jobs out there, while focusing on the things that most jobs have in common - teamwork, communication and helping people. A fabulous addition to the popular Look Inside series.
Um fascinante e revelador livro de memórias sobre as dificuldades de entender a própria sociopatia e a busca por esclarecer dúvidas relacionadas ao seu distúrbio mental, muitas vezes mal compreendido e descrito como maligno. Patric Gagne descobriu que ela deixava as pessoas desconfortáveis antes mesmo de entrar no jardim de infância. Desconfiava que isso acontecia porque ela não sentia a mesma coisa que as outras crianças. Emoções como medo, culpa e empatia não estavam presentes nela. Na maior parte do tempo, ela não sentia nada. E não gostava de como o "nada" a fazia se sentir. Patric fazia o possível para fingir que era como todo mundo, mas a constante pressão para seguir os...