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Grill: Easy Grilling, Big Flavor
by Jamie Oliver
A GLOBE & MAIL BESTSELLER TRANSFORM YOUR GRILLING WITH JAMIE OLIVER'S 90 EASY, FLAVOR-PACKED RECIPES--PERFECT FOR OUTDOOR COOKING. Discover how to grill, smoke and sizzle your way to crowd-pleasing meals with Jamie's ultimate guide to grilling. In this sizzling cookbook, Jamie shares 90 brilliant recipes that show just how exciting, creative and delicious grilling can be. Whether you're cooking on charcoal, gas or over an open flame, Jamie's got you covered, from marinades and rubs to mastering heat, smoke and timing. Get ready for smoky flavors, bold ingredients and good times with recipes that turn every meal into a feast to remember, whatever the weather, including: Romesco CauliflowerHerby Eggplant and Zingy Feta FlatbreadsGrilled Black Pepper PeachesArrabbiata Chicken DrumsticksLemon Steamed Fish and Charred GreensPaprika Pulled PorkLamb Moussaka BurgersGrilled Green Grain Salad. . . and plenty more mouth-watering grilled dishes, sides and sauces to keep your grill game strong all year round. Packed with Jamie's best tips for marinating, grilling and cooking outdoors, this is the ultimate companion for anyone who loves good food, good company and cooking in the open air. You'll be bossing that grill like a pro in no time. Big flavor, smoky vibes and Jamie Oliver at his best--this is the grilling cookbook you'll use again and again.
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When Memory Fades: What to Expect at Every Stage, from Early Signs to Full Support for Alzheimer's and Dementia
by Nathaniel Chin
A geriatrician whose perspective on his specialty changed when his own father was diagnosed with dementia provides clear, calm questions to ask and tasks to tackle--as well as what not to worry about--from the first moments of concern. When Nate Chin's father, also a doctor, began to feel his mind slipping, even a family as knowledgeable and capable as theirs was knocked back on its heels, disorganized, and unsure of what to do first. Chin, who in addition to his practice, became one of his father's primary caregivers until he died, determined to figure out the best way to move forward, for his own family, his patients, and now for everyone else. WHEN MEMORY FADES is clear, smart, and cuts through the understandable impulse to grasp at ineffective treatments. From the first concerns that something might be wrong right through to the toughest stages of the disease, Chin gives granular information and frames topics that help readers figure out how to think about what's happening: --How to Distinguish Normal Signs of Aging from Clinical Dementia--How to Avoid Delaying Assessment--Navigating the Medical Exam--How to Plan & Run a Family Meeting--Focus on the early stages/transition period to full disease can be determinative to both quality of patient life and interactions--How to Set New Routines & Healthy Habits--Day to Day Patient Care--Community and Connection, and How to Maintain Them--Dying of Alzheimer's is Just Dying
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The Wilder Way: A Memoir of Adventure, Freedom, and an Uncharted Life
by Eva Zu Beck
From the internationally beloved YouTube adventurer and National Geographic TV host, a singular and fearless new travel memoir packed with inspiration for leading a more vibrant, wild, and authentic life. Are you living with a capital L? When was the last time you truly felt you were your wildest, most free, most alive self? Eva zu Beck, professional storyteller and avid adventurer believes our best life is available to each of us, in every moment. But we have to seize it. The comfort we crave can also be a silent killer of dreams. Whether your dream is to scale a foreign mountain, hike a local trail, or pick up a paint brush, Eva's message is clear: The world belongs to the brave. But it wasn't always this way: Seven years ago, Eva was a young, well-paid corporate executive living the high life in London, dressed in designer clothes with a handsome, equally successful fianc on her arm. But as she walked down the aisle on the day of her wedding, the tears she shed were not tears of joy as their guests thought, but of a deep, unnamed sadness. Nearly a year later, Eva quit her high-paying job, left her picture-perfect marriage, and bought a one-way ticket to Nepal. What she didn't know then was that she was embarking on a seven-year journey that would take her from Mongolia's wilderness to Yemen's remote islands to the Arctic Circle--and ultimately to a life of profound meaning and purpose. This extraordinary memoir chronicles one woman's transformation from someone living society's idea of a best life to a person discovering the truth of her own. Through heart-pounding adventures and raw, intimate storytelling, Eva reveals how stepping off life's conventional highway--what she calls the path of mortgage, marriage, lineage--opened her world to experiences she never imagined possible: learning to trek solo with horses across Mongolia, surviving three months alone on a desert island in Yemen during COVID, driving an eighteen-year-old truck from Mexico to Alaska, and attempting a 300-mile ultramarathon in the Arctic Circle. But this isn't just a collection of daring feats. Each chapter not only details a life-altering experience but reveals the hidden lessons Eva learned along the way. It's a blueprint for anyone who feels trapped by society's expectations and longs to create a life of genuine adventure, connection, and meaning. Eva's story arrives at a crucial moment, when many are questioning traditional definitions of success and seeking alternatives to lives spent largely indoors, in front of screens, disconnected from nature and authentic human connection. Through her experiences learning rare indigenous languages, living with remote communities, and pushing her body and spirit to their limits, Eva demonstrates that extraordinary lives aren't just for the wealthy or specially gifted--they're available to anyone brave enough to step off the beaten path and trust their heart.
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Cancel Me If You Can
by Dave Portnoy
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER In his unfiltered style, Dave Portnoy details the journey of how he built his polarizing media empire, Barstool Sports, while refusing to bend the knee to those who tried to tear him down, staying true to himself and blocking out the haters. Dave Portnoy is a gambler. From his days playing Little League baseball, he has always bet on himself and his future, which is exactly how he built his digital media empire, Barstool Sports. It all started in 2004, when Dave wrote what he knew and passed out a four-page broadsheet newspaper all over Boston. The idea was simple but revolutionary: not everyone wanted their sports takes from SportsCenter anchors in suits. Fans wanted something local, raw, and unapologetic--written in the same language and tone you might hear at your local sports bar. So, Dave gave it to them. More than twenty years later, Barstool has grown into a nine-figure company with over 300 employees and 150 active brands. But the story doesn't end there. Dave continues to expand Barstool and his personal brand, launching into the world of sports betting, giving honest pizza reviews, building generational media stars, and giving back to dog shelters and small businesses with the help of his own famous rescue dog, Miss Peaches. Though he didn't set out to be a political lightning rod, it happened--and he's fully aware that half the internet hates him while the other half loves him. The truth? He doesn't care, as long as people take interest. He's always been brutally honest, and he always will be. Dave's journey hasn't been perfect. He's failed--publicly and personally--and he's constantly willing to risk it all. Why? Because he already knows what it's like to lose everything and start over, time and time again. So why not? In Cancel Me If You Can, Dave lays it all out: the hard work, the timing, the luck, the poisonous relationships behind the curtain, and the balls it took to get to where he is today. This isn't a memoir or a business book--it's another bet on himself. But honestly, would you really want to bet against him? The odds are against it.
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Aging Out: An Exploration of Caregiving, Community, and How Americans Grow Old
by Lucy Schiller
A profoundly personal investigation into the current state of eldercare and what it means to grow old in America Schiller unpacks a complicated subject with curiosity and empathy... A] deeply human portrayal of what it means to get older in a society unprepared to care for its most vulnerable.--Publishers WeeklyUnlike many other cultures, our collective stance toward older people in the United States has long been one of casual avoidance and neglect. This attitude became brutally clear during the height of the COVID pandemic, when too many people saw elderly deaths not as tragedies but as foregone conclusions. Like many of us, Lucy Schiller experienced this callousness firsthand when her grandmother passed away during the pandemic. In the wake of this trauma, propelled by equal parts grief and curiosity about her own fear of aging, Schiller embarked on an investigative journey to understand why the prospect of aging is so frightening and how being old in America intersects with class, race, disability, and public policy. From profit-driven networks of care facilities to systemic failures in economic support, the future of older Americans looks increasingly uncertain. In Aging Out, Schiller reports this crisis, sharing the human toll of inadequate housing, health care, and community, while simultaneously excavating her own complicated relationship with aging. Combining the incisive reporting of Evicted with the beautifully rendered introspection of The Empathy Exams, Aging Out is an intimate and unflinching exploration of what it means to age in this country and why Americans--including Schiller herself--are so terrified of getting old.
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Sisters of the Midnight Sun: A Murder in Arctic Alaska
by Rebecca Wright Stevens
The stunning true story of a double homicide in the vibrant native Alaskan I upiat community at the arctic edge of the United States--written by the public defender at its center Rebecca Wright is a defense attorney living in the Lower 48 when she suddenly finds herself a widow and an empty nester. In need of a radical change, she accepts a public defender position in Utqiagvik on Alaska's North Slope, an oil-rich area the size of Wyoming where the I upiat community holds great cultural, political, and economic power. Though she'll always be a tanik--an outsider--she works hard to gain the trust and friendship of the folks who call this singular place home. When two well-known sisters, Bernice and Wanda Ipalook, are found murdered, Wright is tasked with representing Amos Lane, a drifter on the short-list of murder suspects. Criminal charges are looming. But this is summer in northern Alaska, the season of the midnight sun, when twenty-four-hour sunlight makes it difficult for witnesses to confirm the time--or even the day--they last saw the sisters, Amos, or anyone else. Wright must navigate an unreliable client, a prosecution willing to entrap her to get a conviction, a budding romance, and a community that believes Amos might deserve a different form of justice from what the tanik legal system can provide. Weaving a detailed portrait of Utqiagvik alongside Wright's complex self-portrait of an outsider in an isolated community, Sisters of the Midnight Sun is a riveting true account that brings to vivid life a land at the edge of the habitable world.
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