Book Overview Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward,…
Book Overview Days before his release from prison, Shadow’s wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr. Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America. Together they embark on…
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Ball Home Canning Products are the gold standard in home preserving supplies since l884. The trademark jars are on display in stores everywhere. The experts at Ball have written a book considered to be the “bible” of home preserving. As nutrition and food quality becomes more important, home canning and preserving has increased in popularity…
Think arranging your rooms according to an age-old Chinese system is too out-there for you? Think again. There are plenty of elements in this practice that are completely down-to-earth (and don’t cost a cent). Feng shui specialist Katie Rogers shares her best tips for making every room in your house feel calm and happy. What…
Preserving is an ancient technique that speaks to a modern sensibility. It puts you in step with the seasons, uses up leftover fruits and vegetables, and gives you complete control over what goes into your food. In The Modern Preserver, Kylee Newton takes you through every aspect of preserving: from classic jams and jellies, to…
