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Outdoor Life Lists is an informative celebration of the outdoors. Look inside to find 75 checklists covering the essentials needed and potential extras to consider for enjoying outdoor sports, recreation, and activities. These lists cover the things you need to bring and wear to participate fully and safely in every activity. Also included are informative callout lists that may come in handy in various outdoor situations. To top it off, other callouts offer snippets describing things one may observe during the outdoor activity.
Because life is calling. Put down your phone, close the lid on your laptop, and get back in touch with the wonders of the world around you. With thousands of ideas for simple, beautiful things to do instead of scrolling down the rabbit hole of cyberspace, this healing little book offers the opportunity, 5,203 times, to slow down, look up, and rediscover what makes you feel nourished and grounded as a human being. With illustrations throughout by Scot Ritchie.
With 1,500 new words and phrases, this abridged edition of the "Dictionary of American Slang" is the most buzzworthy, banging collection of colloquial American English--no joke This fully updated and abridged fourth edition of "American Slang" contains more than 1,500 new terms representing the variety and vigor of American slang, from "yada yada yada" to "yo momma." There's no better resource for those who are curious about language, fascinated by counterculture, or just completely confused when other people talk. Like previous editions, this edition features pronunciation guides, word origins, examples of appropriate usage as well as a helpful highlighting system that lets you know which terms should be used with caution, and never in polite company. Both an important archive of the way America is really talking and a lot of fun to read, "American Slang" will prove to be an invaluable companion in keeping up with the dauntingly jargon-filled, quickly evolving language of today.
Something to be happy about: This mesmerizing bestseller is revised and updated. Originally published 25 years ago (happy anniversary ) from a list that Barbara Ann Kipfer started making as a child, it s the book that marries obsession with happiness. And it now has 2,000 fresh and more current reasons to be happy: Rabbit tracks in the snow. Kiteboarding and kitesurfing. Caramel gelato.Scoring super-high on a Scrabble turn. Babies burping. Summer storms. White cupcakes with multicolored sprinkles. Big red barns. 20 minutes all to yourself. No opinions, no explanations, no asides, no footnotes, editorializing, or proselytizing. Just the simple premise of a list of things that make us smile. With its chunky shape, striking black-and-white cover, and 100 whimsical illustrations by Pierre Le-Tan, the new 14,000 Things is an irresistible catalog of good thoughts completely updated to reflect today s world and an uplifting gift for people of all moods and all ages."
A newly revised and updated 8th edition of the world's bestselling thesaurus--the only thesaurus based on Peter Roget's original reference classic of 1852. This hardcover thumb-indexed edition includes more than 443,000 words and phrases grouped into 1,075 categories. The revolutionary achievement of Dr. Roget was his development of a new principle: the grouping of words according to ideas. If the user cannot find something in a reference book, it is often because of the restriction of searching alphabetically by 'known' headwords. Dr. Roget's thesaurus thus reversed the access to allow the user to find a word from another word, a concept or an idea. When in 1852 Roget published the first book ever to realize this concept with thoroughness and precision, he called it a "thesaurus" (from the Greek and Latin, meaning "treasury" or "storehouse"). And thesaurus it has remained to this day. The ultimate reference tool, this new edition contains over 443,000 words and phrases grouped into 1,075 numbered categories. Within each category you'll find all the parts of speech, frequent cross-references, commonly-used words singled out in boldface, quotes that puts words into context, hundreds of fascinating and idiosyncratic word lists and much more. If you're a writer who needs help organizing a thought or mastering the nuance of expression, Roget's International Thesaurus(R) remains the first source to turn to.
Part love letter, part invitation, Hiking is Fundamental is an informative celebration of hiking. Barbara Ann Kipfer covers all the basic elements of getting into hiking, from preparation to pacing, in simple, classic, fun, illustrated list-style chapters. This isn't a technical manual-it's an inviting overview that will demystify the whole hiking experience. For anyone intimidated to hit the trail, introductory chapters make the case for the benefits and fun to be had. Hiking is not exclusive to the wealthy, the athletic, or the experienced. It's fun! And it's for everyone.
With the sensibility of a poet, the outlook of a practical philosopher, the obsession of a list maker, Barbara Ann Kipfer is a writer with a unique approach to life. In 14,000 THINGS TO BE HAPPY ABOUT, she tells us why to live. In THE WISH LIST, she tells us what we should do with our lives. And so far it's worked - her first two books have over a million copies in print. Now in 8,789 WORDS OF WISDOM, she tells us how to live. 8,789 WORDS OF WISDOM is brimming with great advice, maxims, sayings and saws, proverbs, precepts and truths - 8,789 of them, to be exact. It has the chunky comfort of 14,000 THINGS, and a similar quirky, compulsively readable format - line after line after page after page of words of wisdom. Turn to any spot in the book and there is the secret to living a happier, healthier, saner, more productive life. Learn to unlearn. Appreciate the questions as much as the answers. Stretch beyond what is comfortable. There are folksy expressions polished smooth over time: If you think you can, you can. Experience is the best teacher. Quotes: Those who know don't speak, those who speak don't know (Laotzu). Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there (Will Rogers). Unexpected turns: Listen with your eyes. Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment. Taken together it's the ultimate source of self-improvement.
"The Wish List" is a quirky little gift book that sounds an
irresistible call to get out there and start living. In the same
chunky format as the authorfs bestselling "14,000 Things to Be
Happy About," "The Wish List" presents a compulsively readable list
of unexpected goals. There are wishes large--retrace Odysseus'
route around the Mediterranean--and wishes small--find a genuine
arrowhead. There are artistic wishes--write a sonnet. Athletic
wishes--learn to box. Practical wishes--master the rudiments of
plumbing. Whimsical wishes--become a taster at Ben & Jerry's.
And fantasy wishes--live in a Venetian palazzo. "The Wish List" is
meant to plant seeds, jog us out of complacency, and articulate
unspoken desires.
Help others. Help yourself. Be a better person, and make the world
a better place. Using the wisdom of the East to instruct and
inspire, "Instant Karma" is a universe of things a reader can do,
right now, to accumulate good karma. And, like pennies going into a
piggy bank, each is a seemingly little thing-but feed the bank day
after day and feel it grow richer and happier.
Don't self-medicate--self-meditate. In a book of thousands of
entries, written in the abundant, winningly positive way that's
helped her books sell over 1.5 million copies, Barbara Ann Kipfer
shows just how we can--and should--meditate anytime, anywhere, and
reap the evergrowing list of benefits associated with this
practice.
Combining scholarly authority with a new awareness of today's
communication demands, Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus is the
simple, reliable way to find the perfect word for your needs. It
features an easy-to-use dictionary format plus a revolutionary
Concept Index that arranges words by idea, thus enhancing the
user's process of association and leading to scores of additional
selections. The inclusion of a wide spectrum of words and phrases
with each entry-from sophisticated choices to completely new
vocabulary in the language-brings users an exceptional number of
alternatives to fit any variation of style and tone.
At last--a revolutionary state-of-the-art thesaurus that puts
scores of synonyms at your fingertips
This all-new guide to english is designed to be user-friendly. Its innovative A-to-Z dictionary format lets you find the answers to your questions about grammar, punctuation, and preferred usage quickly and easily. Simply look up the problem areas as you would look up a word in the dictionary. It's just that simple and time-saving. A glossary of terms and plentiful cross-references offer even more help when you need it. Created by a leading expert in linguistics and lexicography. Covers all essential areas of grammar and style. A key word index for fast access.. Clear, plentiful examples. Up-to-date, modern, preferred academic and business usage. Portable for school, home, or office. "From the Paperback edition."
Filled with light-hearted quick hits of inspiration to stir a recent graduate or anyone looking for a jolt of "get out there and live" in their lives. Short entries - musings, things to do, and inspirational quotes - are paired with whimsical, colorful spot art. Presented as one continuous list, and broken up by occasional top ten lists and quotes, the text touches on many and varied themes such as: following your passions, staying curious, appreciating nature, traveling, trying new things, and living life with courage. Sprinkled throughout are spreads presenting service-oriented top ten lists, such as: 10 Places to Travel That Will Change your Life, 10 Spiciest Foods on the Planet, 10 Plants You Can Eat in the Forest, 10 Animals to See in Person before You Die, and more.
The Amazing Secrets of the Phrases We Use Everyday Phraseology is the ultimate collection of everything you never knew about the wonderful phrases found in the English language. It contains information about phrase history and etymology; unusual, lost, or uncommon phrases; how phrases are formed; and more than 7,000 facts about common English phrases. Practical enough to be used as a reference book but so fun that every book lover will want to read it straight through, Phraseology contains such engrossing tidbits as: ACROSS THE BOARD is an allusion to the board displaying the odds in a horse race ARTESIAN WELL gets its name from Artois, where such wells were first made BEST MAN originated in Scotland, where the groom kidnapped his bride with the aid of friends, including the toughest and bravest - the best man.
Every word and every action begins with a thought. Negative thoughts based in jealousy, greed, or hatred may seem harmless on the surface. After all, they're only thoughts, right? But while thoughts are only in our head, they often betray our intentions, and can directly shape our actions. So, how can you overcome internal negativity and live more consciously? In How Would Buddha Think?, best-selling author of 14,000 Things to Be Happy About, Barbara Ann Kipfer offers an insightful, modern take on the ancient teaching of Right Intention-an important tenet of the Buddhist Eightfold Path focused on the belief that our intentions drive our actions. With this book as your guide, you'll learn how to move past negative thoughts or ill will toward others and instead focus on altruism, purpose, and self-actualization-qualities needed to help you live a truly happy life.
A modern, comprehensive compilation of more than 7,000 entries covering themes, concepts, and discoveries in archaeology written in nontechnical language and tailored to meet the needs of professionals, students and general readers. The main subject areas include artifacts; branches of archaeology, chronology; culture; features; flora and fauna; geography; geology; language; people; related fields; sites; structures; techniques and methods; terms and theories; and tools.
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