My simple and down to the ground gardening log book. I can record each plant in my garden and the care it requires. One plant - one page.
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American Diplomat uncovers the mystery and intrigue of real-life cloak and dagger accounts of the complexities and difficulties encountered by a federal agent assigned to six different countries across a twenty-year career in the US State Department."... Read Alex's story, you won't be disappointed." -Fred Burton, former special agent and New York Times best-selling author of Beirut Rules, Chasing Shadows, Ghost, and Under Fire."...You will discover a world few get to see or experience...Well done " -T.M. "Mike" Brown, Author of The Last Laird of Sapelo"... a rare look at what goes on behind the scenes...will not disappoint."-Vince Vawter, author of The Paperboy Trilogy (Paperboy won a prestigious Newbery Honor in 2014)."... allows us to glimpse, from Israel to China, the plots that today define the battle against the enemies of the West."-Miguel Cossio, Chief Operating Officer of AMERICA CV NETWORK.. ."... an intriguing read from start to finish."-Johnathon Scott Barrett, author of the award-winning novel, Ship Watch."... A fascinating work "-Carol Johnson, bookseller, Commonplace Books, Oklahoma City"... Alex is a brave man for taking on the task of writing his memoir "-Mark Slater, MBA, Canberra, Australia
Detroit in 50 Maps shows you the Motor City from entirely new perspectives, from neighborhood coffee shops to the legacy of redlining. There are thousands of ways to map a city. Roads, bridges, and railways help you navigate the twists and turns; topography gives you the lay of the land; population growth shows you its changing fortunes. But the best maps let you feel what that city's really like. Detroit in 50 Maps deconstructs the Motor City in surprising new ways. Track where new coffee shops and coworking spaces have opened and closed in the last five years. Find the areas with the highest concentrations of pizzerias, Coney Island hot dog shops, or ring-necked pheasants. In each colorful map, you'll find a new perspective on one of America's most misunderstood cities and the people who live here.A conversation starter for Detroiters past, present, and future, Detroit in 50 Maps is for anyone keen to understand the city in new and surprising ways.
Vignettes of a community that manages, despite illness, conflict and loss, to hold to precious traditions. A vacation-minded rabbi, an out-of-place cantor, an old man who wants to be buried from the shul . . . Sly and humane stories.
The memoirs, candid to a point, of Benny Roone. We follow his professional career from pulling a Russian nuclear expert out of Europe to gathering evidence in a war crimes case, then share his uneasy retirement. Are murdered poultry and stolen art enough to keep Benny Roone busy? Or will he finally write his memoirs? If he does, will he admit to helping an Israeli spy walk off with U.S. weapons technology?
Harry Apple, a failed multi-media artist from New York, smells opportunity at a Midwest arts foundation. Both sex and money are on the table. Harry's game for both. Phil Wiss's novel has been sold for a slam-bang TV movie without ever having been published. Now his home-town beckons . . . and so do his aging parents.
On idyllic Sanibel Island, Florida, a retired military investigator sets himself up as a consultant in other people's troubles--and oh, does he find troubles A dead Chinese man in a freezer. A mystery writer hoping to murder a burdensome parent. An art curator with designs on an old man's collection, if not on his life. Business as usual as Benny Roone finds more questions than answers.
When Bill Schnell's Uncle George dies, the young executor gets more of a job than he bargained for. Besides George's collection of modern art, Bill finds a trove of German Expressionist work of dubious provenance. Unfortunately, the same could be said for some of George's business partners, whose blunt demands for money lead Bill to question whether his uncle's death was really an accident.
In this unusual new novel, time seems to stand still as the three Kramer daughters gather at their parents' winter retreat on Sanibel Island, Florida. Over several days, conversations loop backward, yearnings and character become indistinguishable, and a bleak truth about family life emerges in this quiet tour de force.
The most notable characteristic of these poems is sharp conciseness of style. The poet uses simple words in the flame of emotion. BIOAlex B. Diamond, 47, is a multitalented artist and creator living in Chicago. He wrote his first poems at the age of 12, and has been writing ever since. This is his third collection. In addition to writing, he also enjoys taking pictures, in hissignature urban abstractions style, as well as playing piano and guitar, singing, writing songs, and even rapping andbeat making with his friends. He also draws and paints, and has written some comedy material as well. His poetryexhibits a fresh take on the form, and features a few different styles; both rhyming and free verse, many beautiful turns of phrase, passionate emotion, inspiring meditations on life's ups and downs, and a few humorous pieces as well about his travails with women. His fervent hope and soul's desire is merely to share his vision of a world of love and positivity, fun, and excellent art...
Stockholm 1941. Familjen Eldstierna lever ett lugnt och tryggt liv i huvudstadens finare kvarter. Kriget som hotar i världen utanför tycks inte sticka hål på bubblan som omger familjens ungdomar ... Oskar och Elisabeth. Men mycket snart krossas drömmar och illusioner när faderns politiska parti mordhotas. Ingen kan längre blunda för den fara som lurar runt hörnet och det blodiga kriget som närmar sig. Med natten som täckmantel, flyr familjen Eldstierna till faderns okända landsgods någonstans i mellersta Sverige. Utan en aning har familjen påbörjat en resa som kommer att förändra livet för alltid.
Stops, Or How to Punctuate, A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students (Edition1)
Alex B W Kennedy
Alpha Editions
2024
nidottu
...these essays were all originally written and posted on Facebook, over many, many years...sometimes I got likes, reactions, or replies, and sometimes I didn't...
Applied Reliability Engineering and Risk Analysis
Ilia B. Frenkel; Alex Karagrigoriou; Anatoly Lisnianski; Andre V. Kleyner
John Wiley Sons Inc
2013
sidottu
This complete resource on the theory and applications of reliability engineering, probabilistic models and risk analysis consolidates all the latest research, presenting the most up-to-date developments in this field.With comprehensive coverage of the theoretical and practical issues of both classic and modern topics, it also provides a unique commemoration to the centennial of the birth of Boris Gnedenko, one of the most prominent reliability scientists of the twentieth century. Key features include: expert treatment of probabilistic models and statistical inference from leading scientists, researchers and practitioners in their respective reliability fieldsdetailed coverage of multi-state system reliability, maintenance models, statistical inference in reliability, systemability, physics of failures and reliability demonstrationmany examples and engineering case studies to illustrate the theoretical results and their practical applications in industry Applied Reliability Engineering and Risk Analysis is one of the first works to treat the important areas of degradation analysis, multi-state system reliability, networks and large-scale systems in one comprehensive volume. It is an essential reference for engineers and scientists involved in reliability analysis, applied probability and statistics, reliability engineering and maintenance, logistics, and quality control. It is also a useful resource for graduate students specialising in reliability analysis and applied probability and statistics.Dedicated to the Centennial of the birth of Boris Gnedenko, renowned Russian mathematician and reliability theorist
