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Mission Transition is an essential career-change guide for any
transitioning veteran that wants to avoid false starts and make
optimal career choices following active duty. Every year, about a
quarter of a million veterans leave the military - most of whom are
unprepared for the transition. These service members have developed
incredible leadership, problem-solving, and practical skills that
are underutilized once they reach the civilian world, a detriment
to both themselves and society. Well-intentioned Transition
Assistance Programs and other support structures within the armed
forces often leave veterans fending for themselves. The
mission-first culture of the military results in service members
focusing on their active duty roles in the year leading up to their
separation, leaving them little time to adequately prepare to join
the civilian world. President of Purepost, a next-generation
staffing solution and public benefits corporation, and author
Matthew J. Louis guides military personnel through the entire
process of making a successful move into civilian professional
life. In Mission Transition, this book will: Guide you through the
process of discovering what path you want to take going forward
Teach you the strategies that will make your resume stand out
Provide suggestions to help you prepare for and ace the interview
Discuss ways to acclimate to your new organization's culture and
pay it forward to other veterans Each chapter includes advice from
other veterans, illustrations of key concepts, summaries, and
suggested resources. Let this well-written and easy to follow
guidebook help you transition out from the military and commit to
being successful in the next chapter of your life.
Winner of 2021 National Geographic Traveller Reader Award for 'Best
Food & Travel Book' Shortlisted for the Guild of Food Writers
First Book and Single Subject Book Awards 2021 Gourmand Cookbook
Award Winner 2020 In 2016 two locals, frustrated at the lack of
opportunities to eat the seafood landed in Ullapool, started a
seafood shack on the harbour of the North West Highlands town.
Serving up whatever their fishermen friends brought them every day,
Kirsty Scobie and Fenella Renwick's crowd funded project was an
instant success and a new book, to be published in November, brings
this to life. In their first book, Kirsty and Fenella tell the
story of Ullapool's Seafood Shack and bring together the recipes
for the fresh, vibrant, ballsy dishes that have made The Seafood
Shack such a Scottish treasure: from their famed Haddock &
Pesto Wrap and the super-luxe Lobster Mac & Cheese to
incredible super-local delicacies like Spiney Popcorn. The Seafood
Shack was born out of a conversation between Kirsty and Fenella out
at sea with their fishermen partners. Ullapool has around twelve
local boats fishing in the clear, icy waters of The Minch: five
prawn trawlers and seven inshore creel boats, with a further two
crabbing boats coming in each week and ten or so white fish boats
landing regularly. The vast majority of this huge variety of
seafood landing daily was then transferred straight onto the back
of a lorry, making it difficult to source it locally. Eager to keep
a little fresh seafood for their hometown, Kirsty and Fenella
opened up The Seafood Shack. The shack swiftly went onto win
recognition, winning the BBC Food & Farming Award for Best
Street food or Takeaway in 2017 and hosting visits from the likes
of Mary Berry and Albert Roux. Kirsty says: "Many tonnes of seafood
are caught in our Scottish seas and then transported straight out
of Ullapool. We wanted to play a part in keeping some of our
seafood local and so the Seafood Shack was born. What we really
love now is being behind the hatches, cooking away and chatting to
our customers as they devour a haddock wrap or peel open some fresh
buttery langoustines. The book tells this story and shares our
approach. What makes the Shack so wonderful to us is its relaxed
feel and we don't have to be stuck in a kitchen behind closed
doors, we can be involved in every aspect. The food we cook is
simple, quick but most importantly fresh and delicious." Punctuated
by the voices of local fishermen, the book celebrates the fishing
industry that has been the beating heart of Ullapool's village life
for 230 years. With both Fenella and Kirsty's partners actively
involved in fishing, The Seafood Shack also reflects the debate
around sustainable fishing. Fenella says: "The people behind our
seafood are a huge part of our story: from Josh's langoustines and
lobsters, Gary's hand-dived scallops and Stephen's white fish to
the team at our local smokehouse or Joe our oyster producer. These
amazing people have been a massive part of our success: at the end
of the day we're not amazing chefs, we're just two girls who love
to cook and having such fantastic and fresh produce is what makes
the Shack work." The Seafood Shack provides over 80 down to earth
recipes and tips for cooking white fish, smoked fish and shellfish.
Kirsty and Fenella's work on the book was recognised when they were
announced as winners of the Jane Grigson Trust Award for New
Writers earlier this year.
The intricacy of modern life has created a false dichotomy between
things that are 'hard and important,' and those that are 'easy and
trivial.' Everything has become so much harder than it ought to be.
But, Greg McKeown, bestselling author of Essentialism, says, there is a
third alternative.
In Effortless, he offers practical tools for making the most essential
activities the easiest ones, so you can achieve the results you want,
without burning out. Honed over the better part of a decade, these
strategies include:
·Turning tedious tasks into enjoyable rituals
·Preventing frustration by solving problems before they arise
·Setting a sustainable pace instead of powering through
·Making one-time choices that eliminate many future decisions
·Making relationships easier to maintain and manage
·And much more
McKeown's philosophy of essentialism has helped thousands to recognise
that the effortless way isn't the lazy way. It's the smart way. Not
every hard thing in life can be made easy but we can make it easier to
do more of what matters most. Effortless will show you how.
Who doesn't love the beach? The 8 projects in this booklet capture
everything we love about the seashore from a Lighthouse Hat that
beams out light, to an adorable Lobster Cap for dressing up, to 2
cardigans for when the nights get chilly. These nautical hats and
jumpers from Debby Ware will have you and your baby dreaming of
sun, sand and waves right from the first stitch.
Die dood van ’n geliefde bring intense hartseer mee. Dr. Henk Gous deel
in Wanneer ’n geliefde sterf uit sy jare lange ervaring as berader
asook sy persoonlike ervaring met die verlies van sy dogter. Hy is
daarom ideaal toegerus om jou met wysheid en empatie op hierdie
moeilike pad van rousmart te begelei. Elkeen van die 40 dagstukkies het
plek om jou eie emosies, vrae aan God, ondraaglike pyn, selfs woede, en
enige ander gedagtes neer te skryf. So sal hierdie boekie ’n joernaal
wees van jou uniek persoonlike reis na aanvaarding, vertroosting, vrede
en vreugde.
Ervaar God se troos en liefde sodat jy uiteindelik weer met vreugde kan
leef totdat jy jou geliefdes eendag weer sien.
It is generally accepted today, and also UK government policy, that
educational authorities must make provision for meeting the needs
of gifted children. But how should they go about it? There is so
much lack of agreement about what is the best strategy, about how
to identify the gifted youngsters and even about what the concept
of giftedness means. The author is a leading expert, who holds a
doctorate from Manchester University in this subject and is a
former Research Director of the Mensa Foundation for Gifted
Children. In plain English, in a balanced way and in a logical
order, he covers everything a teacher, or a parent needs to know to
meet the challenge of educating a gifted child.
The must-have guide to creating tiny, special, homemade presents for anyone you love! From popular TikTok crafter @Lauraleii.
Whether you’re a crafting newbie or a DIY dynamo, Nifty Gifty shows you how easy it is to make sweet and joyful miniature crafts that you can gift to anyone in your life (or just to yourself, because you deserve it). Featuring 20 charming crafts anyone would love to receive, including:
Strawberry Trinket Dishes
Cowboy Boot Matchboxes
Mushroom Picture Holders
Mint Tin Wallets
Embroidered Bag Charms
And much more!
Includes a quick guide to all the supplies you’ll need to create the gifts in the book and hot tips on entry-level crafting techniques, how to host a crafting night, how to sell your gifts, and more. These whimsical and colorful gifts are as fun to make as they are to give, so dive into this clever activity book and get crafting! KICKSTART A NEW AND EASY HOBBY: These crafting techniques are very user-friendly, including air-dry clay, simple sewing, painting, beading, and decoupage. Each craft is easy to adapt to the giftee’s tastes and includes handy step-by-step photographs to guide you seamlessly. CRAFT NIGHT HOSTING: No prior crafting experience is required to make these mini gifts, so you can easily gather up all your friends and use this book to host a fun and creative craft night. SO MANY GIFT IDEAS: Need inspiration for a last-minute gift? Want to make all your holiday gifts by hand? Nifty Gifty is your guide to making lots of quick and unique crafts that are perfect for gifting (or keeping!). It also makes a great present for a crafty friend or loved one—pair it with some crafting supplies to create a super-fun starter set.
Perfect for:
Crafters looking for inspiration
Galentine’s or Valentine’s Day gift seekers
Anyone from tweens and teens to adults looking to get into crafting
Analog activity for boosting creativity, destressing, or enjoying screen-free fun solo or with friends
Maine has a rich supernatural history and ghost stories from the
state are as varied as they are prolific. Freelance writer and
reporter Tom Verde first became interested in such eerie
occurrences while researching first-hand encounters with ghosts for
a series of public radio programs. This book recounts some of the
spine-tingling tales he uncovered in his research, including: *The
dagger-wielding shade who terrorized a Portland couple *The
murdered Indian who revisited Means's Tavern *Famed diva Lillian
Nordica, whose voice still echoes through the Farmington auditorium
named in her honor *The hostile spirit who tried to frighten the
tenants out of an Orrington house *Even an entire phantom ship,
bound eternally for Freeport These are not fictitious creations of
literary imagination. People from all walks of life-including many
who were positive they would never believe in ghosts-attest to
these encounters.
The brains behind the #1 bestselling Carbs & Cals are back with
the ideal salad book for the health-conscious. 80 delicious
recipes, beautifully presented, showing detailed nutritional
information for each salad. The perfect book for those on a
low-calorie, high-fibre or high-protein diet, or just wanting to
achieve their 5-a-day fruit & veg.FEATURES: * 80 delicious
salad recipes + 20 dressings. * Stunning photos of every salad. *
Meat, chicken, fish and vegetarian options. * Values for carbs,
calories, protein, fat, saturated fat, fibre and 5-a-day fruit
& veg. * 350 photos of ingredients to inspire you to create
your own salad recipes! * An introduction section explaining the
health benefits of salads. SALAD CHAPTERS: * 10 salads under 150
calories. * 10 low carb salads. * 10 high protein salads. * 10 high
fibre salads. * 30 general healthy recipes. * 10 mega salads
containing all 5 of your 5-a-day! Whether you are on a low-calorie,
low carb, high-fibre or high-protein diet, or just want to achieve
your 5-a-day fruit & veg, this is the ideal salad book for
you.This is part of the bestselling Carbs & Cals series of
health books. Check out the other books in the series: SMOOTHIES,
5:2 DIET PHOTOS and the award-winning CARB & CALORIE COUNTER.
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller
'Follow these precepts and you will revolutionize your life.'
Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art 'A book for the bedside
of every future - and current - leader in the world.' - Robert
Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power The Obstacle is the Way has
become a cult classic, beloved by men and women around the world
who apply its wisdom to become more successful at whatever they do.
The book's many fans include a former governor and movie star
(Arnold Schwarzenegger), a hip hop icon (LL Cool J), an Irish
tennis pro (James McGee), the World Number 1 golfer (Rory McIlroy)
and the coaches and players of winning teams like English Rugby
National Team, the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks and
Chicago Cubs. The book draws its inspiration from stoicism, the
ancient Greek philosophy of enduring pain or adversity with
perseverance and resilience. Stoics focus on the things they can
control, let go of everything else, and turn every new obstacle
into an opportunity to get better, stronger, tougher. As Marcus
Aurelius put it nearly 2000 years ago: 'The impediment to action
advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.' Ryan
Holiday shows us how some of the most successful people in
history-from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S.
Grant to Steve Jobs-have applied stoicism to overcome difficult or
even impossible situations. Their embrace of these principles
ultimately mattered more than their natural intelligence, talents,
or luck. If you're feeling frustrated, demoralized, or stuck in a
rut, this book can help you turn your problems into your biggest
advantages. And along the way it will inspire you with dozens of
true stories of the greats from every age and era.
The secret to productivity isn’t discipline. It’s joy.
We have all been told that the secret to productivity is simple: work harder. The trouble is, endless hard work doesn’t just make us unhappier – it makes us less productive too.
Here, Dr Ali Abdaal draws on the latest scientific research to show that the most productive people aren’t those with the strongest discipline, or even the best habits: they’re the ones who find meaning in the tasks before them. Along the way, he sketches out a healthier, happier path to accomplishing what matters – one rooted in discovering joy in everything you do.
This book of parent-to-parent advice aims to encourage, support,
and bolster the morale of one of music's most important back-up
sections: music parents. Within these pages, more than 150 veteran
music parents contribute their experiences, reflections, warnings,
and helpful suggestions for how to walk the music-parenting
tightrope: how to be supportive but not overbearing, and how to
encourage excellence without becoming bogged down in frustration.
Among those offering advice are the parents of several top
musicians, including the mother of violinist Joshua Bell, the
father of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, the parents of cellist Alisa
Weilerstein, and those of violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. The book
also features advice from music educators and more than forty
professional musicians, including Paula Robison, Sarah Chang,
Anthony McGill, Jennifer Koh, Jonathan Biss, Toyin Spellman-Diaz,
Marin Alsop, Christian McBride, Miguel Zenon, Stephanie Blythe,
Lawrence Brownlee, and Kelli O'Hara. The topics they discuss span a
wide range of issues faced by the parents of both instrumentalists
and singers, from how to get started to encouraging effective
practice habits, to how to weather the rough spots, cope with the
cost of music training, deal with college and career concerns, and
help young musicians discover the role that music can play in their
lives. The parents who speak here reach a unanimous and
overwhelming conclusion that music parenting is well worth the
effort, and the experiences that come with it - everything from
flying to New York on the weekends to searching a flute convention
for the perfect instrument - enrich family life with a unique joy
in music.
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