Angeleno Days: An Arab American Writer on Family, Place, and Politics

Angeleno Days: An Arab American Writer on Family, Place, and Politics Review

Angeleno Days: An Arab American Writer on Family, Place, and Politics Feature

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Though he has spent half of his life elsewhere, Greg Orfalea has remained obsessed with Los Angeles. That “brutal, beautiful city along the Pacific sea” shaped him and led to a series of memoirs originally published in the Los Angeles Times Magazine. These deeply moving pieces are gathered here together for the first time.

Populated with fascinating characters—the Angelenos of Orfalea’s life—these essays tell the story of the author’s trials. He returns to Los Angles to teach, trying to reconcile the LA of his childhood with the city he now faces. He takes on progressively more difficult and painful subjects, finally confronting the memories of the shocking tragedy that took the lives his father and sister.

With over 400,000 Arab Americans in Los Angeles—probably surpassing Detroit as the largest contingent in America—Orfalea also explores his own community and its political and social concerns. He agonizes over another destruction of Lebanon and examines in searing detail a massacre of civilians in Iraq.

Angeleno Days takes the memoir and personal essay to rare heights. Orfalea is a deeply human writer who reveals not only what it means to be human in America now, but what it will take to remain human in the days to come. These essays soar, confound, reveal, and strike at our senses and sensibilities, forcing us to think in new ways and to feel new things.

Stitchery and Crafts: A Complete Guide to the Most Rewarding Stitchery and Craft Projects for the Whole Family

Stitchery and Crafts: A Complete Guide to the Most Rewarding Stitchery and Craft Projects for the Whole Family Review

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Home Front: Viet Nam and Families at War

Home Front: Viet Nam and Families at War Review

When will the war finally come to an end? Home Front: Viet Nam and Families at War recounts the private ordeals of several families who bore the brunt of America's war in Viet Nam. Their experiences, an ongoing tragedy since the last U.S. soldiers left Vietnamese soil, reveal the physical and psychological wounds of war --- wounds that don't discriminate between soldier and family. From the backwoods of Maine to the rugged wide open landscape of Montana, we meet a dozen soldiers and their families and hear their stories.

Author Willard D. Gray knows the fallout firsthand. His oldest son spent two years and eighteen consecutive days in Viet Nam as a BAMC trained medic, most of his tour was served in the bush or in the gristmill of an evacuation hospital. When Willard's son returned home in April 1970 without an honorable discharge, the Gray family endured several months of tension, anger, and disappointment.

Tommy Gray had come home a completely changed young man. Willard's crusade on behalf of his son soon grew to include others in the community who had also been traumatized and marginalized by the war. A national tragedy became a personal quest.

Family Carers in Palliative Care: A guide for health and social care professionals

Family Carers in Palliative Care: A guide for health and social care professionals Review

Support for the family is a key component of palliative care practice and philosophy, with both patient and family construed as the 'unit of care'. However, there is not always formal acknowledgement of the importance of the family carer role, or that of friends, neighbours and other non-professional, informal carers. Consequently, health and social care professionals find carer support work particularly challenging. Symptom management, personal care, and administering of medications are just some of the tasks taken on by this group of non-professionals, and the impact of this role can have negative emotional, physical, financial and social implications on the care-giver. Furthermore, family carers consistently report unmet needs, and there has been a lack of intervention studies aimed at improving carer support.

This book therefore provides an evidence-based, practical guide to enable health and social care professionals to assess and respond to family carer needs. It also explores the wider sociological, policy, and research issues related to family carers and palliative care.

Faith in the Family: Honoring and Strengthening Home and Spirit

Faith in the Family: Honoring and Strengthening Home and Spirit Review

"Faith in the Family: Honoring and Strengthening Home and Spirit," is a celebration of the ties that bind and a refreshing look at how much families have to offer children and adults alike. Dr. Salwak successfully combines captivating storytelling with spiritual insight to create part history, part story, and part advice for reaping the rewards of family life. His advice throughout the book is firmly grounded in Judeo-Christian traditions and yet presents a wide range of other teachings on family and kinship, including the insights of other great writers, from C.S. Lewis and Henri Nouwen to William James and Duong Van Mai Elliott. The book is filled with suggestions for embracing the power and joy of our family connections. The book offers a precious gift to all of who want to build families on a foundation of love and affirmation. This is a must read book for all who cherish and honor the importance of the family.

The Taste of Home Cookbook

The Taste of Home Cookbook Review

Your purchase of The Taste of Home Cookbook also includes a one-year subscription to Taste of Home magazine!

The 1,000 home cooks who help create the #1 cooking magazine in the world bring you the most comprehensive cookbook yet, The Taste of Home Cookbook! This brand-new cookbook has over 1,200 home-style, kitchen-tested recipes with over 700 full-color photographs. The five-ring binder-style collection is organized into 25 different chapters, so it is easy to use. There are 2 handy pockets to store your own recipe clippings or cards. For quick look-up, you can flip to any one of five separate indexes, including major ingredient, food category, alphabetical, cooking method, and tip/reference. Plus, easy-to-follow reference charts are located on the inside front and back covers.

Best of all, The Taste of Home Cookbook includes all of the homemade classics you would expect - from beef brisket to dinner rolls, pot roast to apple pie - plus dozens of fresh taste-twists soon to become new family favorites. Scattered throughout are entertaining anecdotal stories from contributing home cooks that will demonstrate why these treasured recipes earn rave reviews at every meal or special occasion. Each recipe also features a quick-read ingredient list and clear, simple-to-follow instructions.

New and experienced cooks alike will appreciate the basic techniques sections, followed by more than 300 additional time-saving tips, handy tricks and helpful how-to's with step-by-step instructions and photos to make cooking easier.

Every recipe hand-selected for The Taste of Home Cookbook has been tested by cooks like you and again in the Taste of Home Test Kitchens, and each includes nutrition information. There's even a chapter on light recipes and an information section on the latest FDA food label information, including trans fats. With hundreds of photos inside, you can know what the food will look like on your own table. You can make any recipe in this book with confidence and enjoy guaranteed success.

The Taste of Home Cookbook is a must-have resource for every home cook! It is the ideal year-round gift, perfect for holidays, bridal showers, birthdays, Mother's Day and more.

Promise of Morning, The (At Home in Beldon Grove)

Promise of Morning, The (At Home in Beldon Grove) Review

Promise of Morning, The (At Home in Beldon Grove) Feature

• ISBN13: 9780800733339
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Ellie Craig grieves the loss of three infant children, and when long-hidden secrets are brought to light, she must find a way to contact the family of her long-lost father. Meanwhile her husband, Matthew, faces controversy in his church and competition from a new arrival in Beldon Grove, who claims to be both a minister and the son of the town's founder. Will Matthew find the courage to reclaim his church? And will his unexpected travel companion help Ellie's heart mend?
Book two in the AT HOME IN BELDON GROVE series, The Promise of Morning engages readers with themes of overcoming tragedy, finding strength to meet daunting challenges, and trusting your heart to love again.

Fathers (Families series) (Pebble Books: Families)

Fathers (Families series) (Pebble Books: Families) Review

Simple text and photographs present fathers and how they interact with their families

Smart Soapmaking: The Simple Guide to Making Traditional Handmade Soap Quickly, Safely, and Reliably, or How to Make Luxurious Handcrafted Soaps for Family, Friends, and Yourself

Smart Soapmaking: The Simple Guide to Making Traditional Handmade Soap Quickly, Safely, and Reliably, or How to Make Luxurious Handcrafted Soaps for Family, Friends, and Yourself Review

 

Maybe you've made melt-and-pour soap and want to move on to something more challenging and rewarding. Maybe traditional soapmaking appeals to you, but you figure that working with lye is too difficult or dangerous. Or maybe you're already doing it, but outmoded ideas and methods are complicating the process and slowing you down. 

 

No matter which of these fits you, you'll find "Smart Soapmaking" practical, helpful, and refreshing. Written by a former professional soapmaker, this book explodes the myths about soapmaking and shows you how to make luxurious soap with the least fuss and bother. 

 

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Anne L. Watson made soap professionally under the company name Soap Tree before deciding that soapmaking was more fun as a hobby than a business. In her other life, she is now retired from a long and honored career as a historic preservation architecture consultant. Her other published books include two novels, "Pacific Avenue" and "Skeeter: A Cat Tale," plus the cookbook "Baking with Cookie Molds." Anne, her husband, Aaron, and their cat, Skeeter, live in Friday Harbor, Washington.

 

How to Start a Home-Based Day-Care Business, 4th (Home-Based Business Series)

How to Start a Home-Based Day-Care Business, 4th (Home-Based Business Series) Review

This guide tells readers what it takes to start a home-based day-care business, including information on getting licensed, setting policies, and managing cash flow.

Home Grown Kids

Home Grown Kids Review

Raymond and Dorothy Moore have prepared this influential book to show how, by using the everyday resources and experiences of your own home environment, you can truly enjoy your child and give him or her a wholesome, first-class education that neither stifles creativity nor hampers character development.

Book Specs

Paper Back
Publisher: Moore Foundation, The
Printed: 1981
Pages: 233

Table of Contents

Foreword

A Note fro the Authors

Family or The State
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Parents in Charge

Steps in Parenthood
Setting the Stage for Birth
Getting a Good Start: The Newborn
That Crucial First Year
The Winsome Ones and The Terrible Twos
The Exploring Threes and Fours
The Creative Fives and Sixes
The Reasoning Sevens, Eights and Nines

The Moore Formula
References and Resources

Taste of Home: Casseroles, Slow Cooker, and Soups: Casseroles, Slow Cooker, and Soups: 536 Family Pleasing Recipes

Taste of Home: Casseroles, Slow Cooker, and Soups: Casseroles, Slow Cooker, and Soups: 536 Family Pleasing Recipes Review

Taste of Home: Casseroles, Slow Cooker, and Soups: Casseroles, Slow Cooker, and Soups: 536 Family Pleasing Recipes Feature

• ISBN13: 9780898216141
• Condition: New
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One-pot cooking has become the latest trend according to readers' submissions to Taste of Home. When your family craves home-style meals, this collection featuring three classic methods-meal-in-one casseroles, bubbling slow- cooked specialties, and thick, hearty soups-it is all a cook needs. With 384 pages containing 536 recipes, three different methods of one-pot slow cooking, plus 397 full-color photographs-all for .95-this is one cookbook that belongs in every kitchen's library.

Here is the ultimate cookbook for comfort cooking with just the perfect selection of recipes for your church suppers, large family gatherings, and potluck dinners any night of the week. You can have entire meals in one pot-and most recipes are a meal-in- one (protein, carb, and veggie)-so once it is made there is nothing else to prepare to provide a nutritional and delicious meal. Tasty recipes include:
Winter warmers: Barley Chicken Chili, Beef Noodle Casserole, Seafood Chowder, or Slow-Baked Cabbage Rolls
Summer favorites: Barbecued Beef Brisket, Fresh Fruit Soup, Hamburger Supper, or Tomato Green Bean Soup
International ideas: Moroccan Braised Beef, Hungarian Noodles, Enchilada Casserole, Italian Wedding Soup, or Canadian Cheese Soup
Vegetarian delights: Asparagus Mushroom Casserole, Basil Tomato Soup, Greek Pasta Bake, Mushroom Salsa Chili, or Six-Veggie Bake
With recipes ranging from appetizers to entrees and even desserts, this is one cookbook you'll reach for time and again.

Real-Life Homeschooling: The Stories of 21 Families Who Teach Their Children at Home

Real-Life Homeschooling: The Stories of 21 Families Who Teach Their Children at Home Review

The book that shows homeschooling in action!

What does it really mean when parents say they homeschool their child or children? For Rhonda Barfield -- a homeschooler for the past 10 years -- the definition is as diverse as the 21 families she studies in this eye-opening book.

Real-Life Homeschooling

From the city to the country, apartments to split-levels, you'll enter each household and see education in action. Discover the challenges and rewards of tailoring instruction to each child's needs while catering to his or her inquisitiveness and curiosity. See why the number of children being taught by their parents is growing nationwide -- at home, there are no overcrowded classrooms, no unknown dangers lurking in the halls, and no doubts as to the quality of the education.

Whether you are just contemplating homeschooling or are a veteran seeking fresh ideas and help in overcoming obstacles -- look no further: Real-life Homeschooling shows just how practical and rewarding it is to educate children and provide them with what they need most -- you!

Never Throw Out A Banana Again: And 364 Other Ways to Save Money at Home Without Knocking Yourself Out

Never Throw Out A Banana Again: And 364 Other Ways to Save Money at Home Without Knocking Yourself Out Review

A realistic alternative: 365 easy ways to save money for real people who are too busy to go out of their way to do it.

Sure, you could save piles of money if you were willing to empty and reuse vacuum cleaner bags, grind your own flour, or scrounge through the neighbor's garbage. Such things have been suggested elsewhere. But Darcie Sanders and Martha Bullen know that money-saying suggestions are only as good as the likelihood of someone actually using them, and that's why they devised a year's worth of ways to economize without changing your way of life?

Make your own beauty potions, discover tofu, deal firmly with car dealers, change your car's oil yourself (it's easy!), plant perennials and self-sowing annuals, insulate with ivy, install an attic fan, know when to shop, say good-bye to annual fees on credit cards, and use hair conditioner made for horses (what the hay, it's cheap and it works great).

After all, it's not what you make that counts, it's what you keep...and Darcie Sanders and Martha Bullen give you 365 ways to keep more of it than you ever thought possible.

Family Fundamentals

Family Fundamentals Review

The happy home many of us remember is in trouble. It is the author's conviction that the solution is in getting back to biblical truth about the home. The God who ordained marriage and gives children, has provided the instruction manual. The Bible outlines the structure for living joyfully together and forming the character of happy obedient children. The answers do not lie with psychologists, government experts or educators. Rather, we need to understand the and practice what God says. This book contains four chapters about husbands and wives, and four chapters about parents and children.

The Long Ride Home (Keystone Stables)

The Long Ride Home (Keystone Stables) Review

The Long Ride Home (Keystone Stables) Feature

• ISBN13: 9780310716921
• Condition: New
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'The search begins for the parents Skye never knew. But what will happen if she finds them? On a trip to South Carolina with her foster family, Skye gets the shock of her life when the waitress at a local diner seems to recognize her. The woman proves to be Skye's long-lost Aunt Millie---Skye's first-ever contact with her flesh-and-blood family! As Skye and Mom and Dad Chambers attempt to track down her real parents with Millie's help. Skye's foster sister and best friend, Morgan, struggles with her own family regrets. More is at stake than anyone can imagine---and the outcome is one that only a truly amazing God can bring about.'

Never Far from Home (The Miller Family Series)

Never Far from Home (The Miller Family Series) Review

Never Far from Home (The Miller Family Series) Feature

• ISBN13: 9780736927338
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Mary Ellis follows her captivating Widow’s Hope with a new story from the heart of Holmes County, Ohio. In Never Far From Home, fifteen–year–old Emma Miller finishes school, starts her own wool business, and is longing for someone to court. When the object of her affection is a handsome English sheep farmer, with a fast truck and modern methods, her deacon father, Simon, knows he has more than the farm alliance to worry about.

Emma isn’t the only one with longings in Holmes County. Her aunt Hannah wants a baby and her uncle Seth hopes he’ll reap financial rewards when he takes a risk with his harvest. But are these the dreams God has for this Amish family? With engaging interactions and thoughtful characters, Ellis weaves a story about waiting for God’s timing and discovering that the dreams planted close to home can grow a lasting harvest of hope and love.