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"Combining history, travelogue, and memoir, Kent's engagingly written account is sure to find a receptive audience among Lincoln scholars and enthusiasts alike." -John C. Rodrigue, PhD, author of Freedom's Crescent, finalist for the 2024 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize and recipient of the John L. Nau III Prize in Civil War Studies

Lincoln in New England revisits the important towns where Lincoln spoke and the pivotal figures that helped define the great issues leading to the Civil War. Readers join native New Englander and Lincoln historian David J. Kent as he travels back in time to examine the nation's downward spiral into conflict.

Readers will explore the crucial issues that predicated the civil war, the birth of the Republican Party as an anti-slavery faction, and New England's own short-lived flirtation with secession in the spirit of independence. Through the book's first-person travelogue style, historical maps with redrawn routes, original writings from Lincoln himself, insight from Lincoln historians, and black and white photographs, readers gain a full picture of the region's vital influence leading up to the Civil War.

Hiking and backpacking are unique "sports" which require a unique blend of strength, conditioning, and athleticism unlike most recreational physical endeavors. People need strength to climb steep ascents, conditioning to endure long mile days, and athleticism to handle their own body on rugged terrain. Now add on the harsh, rugged conditions of the mountains and it can be a recipe for struggle - but it doesn't have to be.

Hike Strong: The Complete Guide to Building Trail Strength, Endurance, and Confidence for Hiking and Backpacking will help alleviate the "fitness anxiety" that some can experience when thinking about tackling the mountain they've always wanted to climb. Written by a licensed hiking guide and professional strength and conditioning coach, this book will be a transformative fitness guide designed for outdoor enthusiasts who want to confidently enjoy the trail. This guide will offer a practical, step-by-step approach to preparing readers both physically and mentally so they can arrive at any trailhead fully confident in their abilities. The tools and programming they'll learn will help them feel strong and perform well from trailhead to summit and back again.

In Hike Strong, readers will find training programs that combine strength-building, conditioning, balance, and mobility tailored specifically to the demands of hiking and backpacking. They'll also learn the "why" and "how" behind these programs. Conventional wisdom has told people to "just go running" to get in shape for hiking. This guide takes a vastly different approach and instead teaches that strength training is the way to properly prepare oneself for the demands of the backcountry. The author's training modalities have been proven over and over by the successful results his clients have experienced in the mountains following his training program. This book will inspire readers to be excited to embark on new adventures, knowing they have the tools to make every step of the adventure a rewarding one.

Every man is called to be a warrior - not just in the flesh, but in the spirit.

In "Power of a Praying Man," Kenny Johnson reveals how prayer, affirmation, and journaling become mighty weapons against fear, anxiety, and generational strongholds.

Rooted in biblical truth and real-life application, this book teaches men how to pray for themselves, their wives, their children, their finances, and their purpose with boldness and faith.

Whether you are newly discovering prayer or seeking to deepen your spiritual authority, this is your handbook for becoming a Kingdom man, standing firmly on the promises of God.

An amazing blend of art styles combine with hard-SF elements and meta-comedy to create a comic truly unlike any other!

The THUNDER THREE and Rebellion vs. the Invaders!

The craft carrying the Thunder Three finally arrives at the enemy's mothership, only to be intercepted due to a tip-off from one of their soldiers! Pyontaro and co. rush into battle after Pusuke, who's managed to sniff out Futaba! Meanwhile, Rebellion's forces come under heavy enemy fire, but are able to withstand the volley thanks to the effects of Empoweral. And Gaudou discovers that the emperor is aboard the same ship, while Doc and the others tear apart the hull to save humankind!

"A story that is by turns sweet, fascinating, and bitter, seasoned with all of the skill of a talented author and worth your time." - Anime News Network

From the James Tripee Award Winning author, Fumi Yoshinaga, comes a casual romance between two 40-year-old men and the many meals they share together.

Shiro's birthday, one of the days he dreads most in the year, is upon him once again. And this time, it's the big six-zero, which means more unavoidable feting than usual and the exact kind of attention he hates to receive. Kenji is clearly up to something, too. He rarely so much as touches his phone during their homemade dinners, but has lately been receiving calls from all sorts of people and stepping out to work on what promises to be a big surprise. But what in the world could it be?

In The 50 Greatest Players in New York Mets History, sports historian Robert W. Cohen ranks the top 50 players ever to perform for one of Major League Baseball's most iconic franchises.

Physics not only shapes the cosmos but every aspect of our lives. Physics Around the Clock is an illuminating and fun journey through the physics of everyday life. From the thermodynamics of cooking the perfect pizza, or what 'plate' mechanics says about how to cut your fingernails, to the optimal way to board an airplane, this lively book explains what physics can reveal about so many seemingly ordinary aspects of everyday living.

In this fun and fascinating book, Physics World news editor Michael Banks follows a typical day, beginning at breakfast and the morning routine, and moving through typical daytime activities and evening pursuits, including sports, gardening, looking after pets, socializing and playing games, and enjoying a take-away and film. Binding it all together is physics and what physical theories or experimental techniques can reveal about our everyday situations.

Money Values explores how our relationship with money impacts our lives from our daily schedule to our interpersonal relationships with friends and family and even our connection to the larger world- and how, by transforming the way we think about money, we can live with more wellbeing for ourselves and others. By combining insights from psychology, personal finance, and social policy, Maarit Lassander provides a fresh and holistic approach to understanding and reconfiguring our approach to money in the context of global challenges.

Through this comprehensive book, readers will gain access to a wealth of practical strategies and exercises for aligning their money and roles with their values, cultivating financial and emotional resilience, and finding purpose in their personal and professional lives, including:

- How early experiences with money during childhood affect our spending later in life, and how to talk to partners and children honestly about money

- The neuroscience surrounding habit formation and financial behaviors

- The worth of challenging traditional conceptions of success to embrace a more balanced view of progress

- How to build financial and emotional resilience in times of global change and uncertainty

- Tools to manage financial stress and emotions and how to incorporate mindfulness in financial decision-making

- How to use financial capital to affect positive change in your community and on Earth

Featuring inspiring case studies from diverse cultures and contexts, from a space physicist living with his family in arctic Svalbard, to a world traveler who teaches social anthropology in New Zealand, to the global network of investors using capital to fund solutions to climate change, and especially stories of ordinary people juggling everyday responsibilities on a fixed income, Money Values will show readers how to use their financial resources in an authentic way and empower them to contribute to a more just and sustainable world.

The reason why protests have caused maximum pain for minimum gain is that they have done everything right. Well-developed consensus practices from activists have been put into practice in highly coordinated fashion internationally: keep messaging simple, restrict communications to a few media-trained representatives, maximize social media spread, try to provoke reactions, do not compromise, and do not legitimize the opposition by speaking to them. As a result, most observers not already sympathetic to the cause have come away with a picture of students as obstinate, naïve, and inclined to violence.

Daoist philosophy holds a set of principles that are completely opposite to the normal modes of social activism. It opposes conflict, striving, standard-setting, clever techniques, and any kind of trust in language. Instead, it promotes grounding oneself in the reality of the world, looking to flow in natural directions, disengagement from conflict, and patience. This may all sound very mystical and not of much use to protests; but viewed in another light, it results in some common-sense conclusions. Would you be more easily persuaded by someone who sat down with you for a conversation, or by someone who yelled angry accusations at you from across a barricade?

The Activist tries to bring out the "common-sense" aspect of Daoist ideals to advocate for a new kind of social activism. It critiques common modes of social and political activism and proposes new modes of activism that might be more effective in promoting positive change in the world.

From urban patios to rural homesteads, learn to cultivate versatile flowers that beautify your space while doubling as culinary herbs, healing plants, and craft materials.

Flower farming has seen a recent surge of interest, largely due to social media and the presence of idolized flower farmers, such as Washington State's Floret. Most home gardeners already grow several types of flowers for landscape and ornamental purposes, so the thought of having fresh, beautifully displayed, homegrown bouquets for sale and offering You-Pick flower operations on a new level is enticing to many home growers.

Most cut flowers have multipurpose qualities--gardeners and homesteaders can choose varieties that are not just aesthetically pleasing but also useful as culinary herbs, medicinal tinctures, and pigments for eco-dyeing and in dried arrangements for decor, art, and jewelry. Many of these plants can also be easily grown in pots for flower lovers living in the city. Joanna Blessing of Olde Soul Acres invites readers to dive deeper into intentionally growing cut flowers and enjoying the fruits of their labor. She covers the ins and outs of planning a garden that will promote a thriving, sustainable ecosystem, as well as how to harvest and arrange cut flowers and how a home gardener can scale up to bring a monetary profit to their homestead. Chapters cover:

• Assessing your garden space and resources
• Selecting versatile varieties of cut flowers
• Building relationships with local markets and florists
• 21 recipes for edible flowers, tinctures, floral teas, desserts, and more
• 18 crafts and projects using your flowers

"If you've ever dreamed of stepping outside to a bloom-filled backyard that nourishes both soul and pantry, this book is your guide to success! I walked away with not only a planting plan for my new fabric dying flower garden but also a renewed love for the land and what's possible with just a handful of seeds." --Victoria Pruett, author of Creating a Modern Homestead

Crepe Paper Flower Jewelry and Hair Designs invites you to enjoy the delicate beauty of paper flowers in wearable accessories. In this inspiring book, Laura Flavigny shares her passion for paper craftsmanship, guiding you through step-by-step tutorials to create stunning jewelry and accessories. Whether you're looking to adorn yourself with a gorgeous floral necklace or a delicate hairpin, these pages are filled with techniques that turn crepe paper into exquisite, long-lasting blooms.

You'll learn to craft a variety of flowers--from cherry blossoms to magnolias--and how to turn them into one-of-a-kind showstopping earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and rings, as well as hair accessories like combs and headbands for special occasions like proms and weddings. Using the templates provided, it is easy to create the projects with just a few materials, all of which are easy to source and many of which you will already have on hand.

These hand-crafted flowers are fun to make and even more fun to wear!

• 18 patterns for crepe paper jewelry including earrings, pins, hairpins, hat decoration, bracelets, rings, hair combs, necklaces, hair clips, and headbands
• Large, step-by-step color photos make it easy to create realistic flowers for use in any way you like
• No experience needed--anyone can get create something beautiful right away
• Low-cost tools and materials make for a lovely girls night or birthday party activity, or just to do for yourself
• Craft beautiful accessories for Mother's Day, birthday, or Christmas gifts
• 8.5 x 10 inch, 96 page book
• Written and designed by humans, for humans

"Rolling Back the River is a lyrical and unflinching journey through wild streams, wild hearts, and the wilderness of loss. With humor, heart, and hard-earned wisdom, Paul Guernsey reminds us that the rivers we love-and the lives we build-can never flow backward." -Joshua Caldwell, fly fisher, director of the feature film Mending the Line

While fly-fishing on a remote river in southern Argentina, a veteran outdoor writer from Maine finds himself swept into a cascade of bizarre events, all connected to an enigmatic, billionaire environmentalist and his cosmopolitan twin nieces.

Vincent Mapp, former adventure-traveling editor-in-chief for an international fly-fishing magazine, now leads a life centered around teaching at a small Maine environmental college and obsessively fishing his home waters for just about anything that swims. But after his wife of many years abruptly upends his world by ditching him for someone who doesn't fish all the time, Vincent decides to accept one last far-flung assignment as a fly-fishing journalist, and he heads off to Patagonia with the goal of catching some of the few remaining, fast disappearing, Argentinian landlocked salmon-all of which are descended from fish originally introduced to Argentina from Maine. Even at the literal end of the earth, however, and exploring an enchanted landscape of devastating beauty, Vincent finds himself unable to avoid conflict. He arrives at an isolated ranch on the Perca River just as a mysterious predator has begun attacking pets and livestock-and it's not long before he experiences his own terrifying nighttime run-in with the creature. He also discovers that the reclusive American owner of an adjacent ranch-multi-billionaire wildlife conservationist and avid fly-angler J.T. Allman-has been commissioning some unsettling environmental experiments on his vast property. One serious complication in Vincent's attempts to get to the bottom of all the strangeness: Allman holds a simmering 20-year-old grudge against him for events connected to his time as a magazine editor. Turbulent waters become increasing treacherous after Allman's cultured, equestrian, and attractive twin nieces, unaware of their elderly uncle's animosity toward Vincent, invite him to a bizarre festival on the grounds of the Allman estate. Through it all, Vincent and his faithful fishing guide, Sancho Nelson, try very hard to catch some salmon.

In Climbing Through, Melissa Strong, a rock climber and restaurateur, unveils her remarkable journey of survival and resilience in the face of mortality after being horrifically injured by electricity.

Transporting readers back to her early days in New England, Strong vividly recounts her transformation from a self-described "C" student in gym class to a sponsored rock climber. She dismantles conventional expectations, forging a distinctive path that culminates in the realization of her own restaurant venture.

Navigating her uncertainties about parenthood and grappling with the challenges of infertility, Strong rebounds toward her dreams and weaves them into tangible aspirations. The vision of her restaurant takes shape, but in a fateful twist, a near-fatal encounter with a powerful electric current during the renovation process leaves her confronting the stark reality of her altered hands, once the lifeblood of her livelihood and rock-climbing passion. As she navigates the complex realm of medical intervention, enduring multiple surgeries and an arduous recovery, she discovers within herself an indomitable spirit that propels her through adversity.

Climbing Through is a poignant chronicle of unwavering fortitude, an inspiring testament to the triumph of the human spirit over life's most daunting challenges.

Step back in time and rediscover the bars and restaurants, mom-and-pop shops, and bustling storefronts that shaped historic Georgetown.

Georgetown's Retail Past is a history of retail stores in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, over the decades when the original eighteenth-century tobacco port became a working class neighborhood, later a restored historic enclave, and in the 1980s a retail destination. The history illuminates trends that changed retailing, including the transition from horse-drawn to automobile transportation, the advent and growth of home appliances, the decline of the barbershop, and the evolution of the grocery and laundry businesses.

A chapter for each type of store provides sketches of businesses and their owners from various time periods. Many of the neighborhood stores were started by immigrants, and some immigrant families owned multiple stores over multiple generations; their entrepreneurial spirit is apparent throughout. Georgetown's Retail Past is illustrated with more than 125 black-and-white images, including historic and current photographs, maps, and store advertisements.

From zero embroidery skills to stunning custom footwear, discover the viral trend taking social media by storm!

If you love adding a handmade touch to everything you do, stitching eye-catching embroidery on your shoes is your next creative obsession! It's easy to get started with just a few simple supplies like needle and thread, and with the instructions in this beginner's guide, you can start embellishing your shoes today.

Packed with tips, techniques, and over a dozen beautiful step-by-step projects, you'll learn how to transform sneakers, boots, and bridal shoes into one-of-a-kind masterpieces. From playful bumblebees and floral patterns to custom pet portraits and scenic landscapes, this book invites you to explore embroidery in a fresh, functional way.

With guidance on designing your own motifs, preserving your work, and even photographing your finished pieces, this is more than a how-to--it's a reference book you'll refer to long after you've mastered the basics.

• Learn easy to advanced embroidery from Hannah Mitchell (@hanembroiders on Instagram)
• 14 embroidery designs for shoes including a variety of flowers and leaves, hearts, bumblebees, lettering, wheat, mountains, trees, cats, and dogs
• Learn to how to choose the right shoes for embroidery and all the supplies you need
• Includes instructions on basic embroidery stitches for beginners like the straight stitch, the backstitch, and the satin stitch, so you can get started with no experience needed
• Also learn slightly more advanced stitches like the lazy daisy stitch, the French knot, the couch stitch, and the woven wheel stitch to expand your skills
• Add beaded pearls, rhinestones, sequins, lace, and appliques for even more variety
• From everyday shoes to bridal sneakers, make everyday pop with handmade beauty
• Learn how to care for your completed shoes and photograph them beautifully for social media or just to share with friends
• Make beautiful gifts for your loved ones for birthdays, weddings, Christmas, or just because
• Written and designed by humans, for humans!