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Never have an awkward silence again thanks to The Little Book of Conversation Starters! This compilation of 375 family-friendly questions will launch any conversation from boring to spectacular. Finding common ground in a family with young kids, teens, and parents can be tricky. Follow these handy questions and prompts and you'll be chatting in no time! With these intriguing questions, you never know what new passions, quirks, ideas, and funny stories may be revealed. Improve your family's communication and get to know others, and yourself, better. Easy to use during a long car ride, family dinner, vacation, or as a fun game on a rainy day. Settle down and see where the conversation takes you! Spark interaction and interesting dialogue with these creative and thought-provoking questions. Entertain, amuse, bond, and celebrate family together with the Little Book of Conversation Starters!

Learn all the East Coast's many lighthouses with the newly updated and expanded The Lighthouse Handbook: New England and Canadian Maritimes, 4th Edition.Explore the living history of New England and Canadian maritime lighthouses with the original lighthouse field guide, perfect for daytrips or planning your next adventure. New England's foremost Lighthouse's authority Jeremy D'Entremont explores each of New England's lighthouses and their history, as well as several Canadian lighthouses, with the trained precision of an expert in this definitive guide. The newly updated 4th edition adds new profiles including five additional Canadian lighthouses in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, more fun facts, and even visiting guides to help you plan your next lighthouse trip in style. Jeremy D'Entremont, New England's foremost lighthouse authority, is historian for the American Lighthouse Foundation, founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, owner and tour operator for New England Lighthouse Tours, and webmaster of New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net. He has been researching, writing, and photographing the lighthouses of New England since the mid-1980s. Jeremy has written more than a dozen books and more than 300 magazine articles in publications including Lighthouse Digest and The Keeper's Log, and he is the author of the "lighthouse" entry in the World Book Encyclopedia. His photos have been published in many magazines, including Soundings, Offshore, and Captain's Guide.

Imagine if forgetting your wife's birthday was not only discouraged, but a crime? That's one of many real-life blue laws (rules prohibiting a hyperspecific activity) that Don't Hurt a Sasquatch covers. This hilarious compendium dives into the quirkiest decrees from around the country, from Alabama's ban on driving blindfolded to Delaware's restriction on selling dog hair. Every state in the country has its own set of rules, carefully designed to identify the biggest problems in its culture and correct them. Most of them are normal: don't steal, don't kill, don't go somewhere you don't belong, etc. All it takes is one weirdo to throw a wrench in that ordinary list, one unruly dude who tried to hold a salmon suspiciously or wash an alligator in a bathtub for lawmakers to step in and impose some order. What are some of these crazy laws, you ask? Take your pick: In Connecticut, it's illegal for a barber to hum a tune while clipping your hair. Thinking about buying a boat house? Think again. It's considered illegal in the state of Georgia to live on a boat for longer than a month. Pigeons get the short end of the stick in both San Francisco, California and Venice, Italy: it's against the law to feed them in public in both cities. Ready to say "I do!" a third time? Hopefully, you don't live in Kentucky: women are not allowed to marry thrice in the Southern state. Want to surprise your loved one with a pizza? Too bad. Sending a pie to someone without their permission can result in a $500 dollar fine in Louisiana. In Arizona, you can't feed garbage to a pig without a permit. What constitutes as garbage, though, is up to you. The list goes on. More interesting than the laws themselves are the histories behind each, which Blue Laws goes into in detail. Like, why can't you roll a boulder in Boulder, Colorado? Who decided that you couldn't catch fish with your hands in Indiana? Why are blue laws called "blue laws" and how did they come to mean "generally weird rules" (instead of their original meaning: "laws dictating what citizens can and cannot do on Sundays")? In this informative and funny book, you will find out through a series of anecdotes, court cases, and illustrated pictures that break down just how and why these rules (most of which are still currently in effect) came to be. Good for history teachers, trivia nerds, or white elephant gift exchange participants, Don't Hurt a Sasquatch is a widely appealing book that will teach you more about how the world works than you ever wanted to know.

Here is a collection of over 100 of the easiest recipes in the world, The Easy Cookbook offers effortless recipes for quick, easy, and delicious meals!Keeping your family happy and healthy is easier than ever before thanks to The Easy Cookbook. Focusing on uncomplicated recipes that emphasize wholesome, fresh ingredients, fast food is suddenly synonymous with good food. Featuring over 100 recipes that can be prepped in 30 minutes or less, you're certain to have an answer to the question "What's for dinner?" no matter what shape your day takes, and more than 25 vegetarian options help you keep things light.

The Fresh Harvest Cookbook features over 150 recipes that champion locally sourced products and getting the most out of every season!Champion locally sourced products and getting the most out of every season with the 150 recipes in The Fresh Harvest Cookbook. From a classic burger and hearty pot roast to silky soups and foraged mushrooms, there is something for everyone in this cookbook. Each chapter is organized by a season, with recipes for breads, snacks, salads, soups, entrees, and desserts, letting you create entire menus for family and friends. Learn about preserving, canning, and fermenting, ensuring that you get the most out of every season. Chef Keith Sarasin's love for food was developed at a young age when he would cook for his mother using old cookbooks that were given to him by his grandmother. He began his culinary career at the age of 15, working at a local sub shop washing dishes and making sandwiches. As the years went on he worked his way up through the restaurant ranks, from Sous Chef to Executive Chef. Sarasin was a private chef before founding The Farmers Dinner in 2012. Chef Chris Viaud is an award-wining who has competed in and won Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs regionals. He has helped open several restaurants in Boston and New Hampshire as well as designed commercial kitchens. Much of his career in Boston was spent cooking at Deuxave, one of the city's top-rated French restaurants. Today he is The Farmers Dinner executive chef.

With an outrageously furry cover and playful 1-2-3s, The Yuckiest Counting Book in the World celebrates how fun counting can be!

Take the stress out of meal planning with What's for Dinner?.

Bacteria are everywhere. In your kitchen. On your face. Even under your fingernails. The Germaphobe's Handbook will expose them all, detailing these microbes favorite places to mingle and how to best keep them out of your life. Do you swear by hand sanitizer? Avoid sharing drinks at restaurants? Wash your hands for the full twenty seconds after every meal? Or do you simply want to improve your personal hygiene? Then The Germaphobe's Handbook is for you. This sleek pocket guide will offer everything you need to know about germs, where they live, how they get there, and how you can eliminate or avoid them. (No hard feelings, germs.). Here are just a few examples: - Phone Cases: In a world where smart phones are treated like an extra limb, it shouldn't be surprising that they and the cases that protect them are covered in germs, especially considering the heat that they generate which creates an ideal environment for harmful microbes. Luckily, there's an easy fix. Fill a water bottle with distilled water and 70% Isopropyl Alcohol. Squirt this elixir onto a microfiber pad and you have yourself a germ-fighting juice fit for a king. - Doorknobs: Public restrooms have made great strides in eliminating germs from their spaces, but one thing they haven't tackled is doorknobs - that little round thing everyone who uses the bathroom uses on their way out. While some places have adopted high-tech measures to combat this issue like plastic-covered doorknobs that automatically filter out after every use, there are other, simpler solutions, like installing copper or brass doorknobs which naturally cut out germs over time. - Dollar Bills and Coins: When you hear the phrase "dirty money," your mind may immediately jump to drug deals or an assassin's salary, but maybe you should take a more literal approach to this phrase. Why? Because studies show that fibrous U.S. dollars may be one of the dirtiest objects in the world. Their lengthy circulation multiplied by the number of people each bill comes in contact with (single bills see more activity than larger ones) creates a recipe for disaster. Thankfully, the cure for this issue has already been introduced, albeit, for other reasons; with the nation's move towards automation comes a growing preference for "cash-free" lifestyles that favor credit cards and digital money apps over physical bills. No money, no problems! - Bar Nuts: You know the little bowls of almonds and cashews some places serve to keep you occupied while you wait for your blind date or perpetually late best friend? Well, they're filled with more than just healthy nuts - they're also filled with germs contributed by every fingertip that has entered the bowl. How do you combat this threat? Simple. Don't eat them. They're not even that good. Just order an appetizer. Those are just a sample of what this book has in store. Listing the top 100 dirtiest items, and the top 100 solutions, this pocket guide has everything you need to survive in a bacteria-laden world. With graphic spot illustrations that will bring these germs off the page (you know, in a good way), The Germaphobe's Handbook makes a great gift for anyone who craves cleanliness.

With tens of millions of people in the U.S. with criminal records---many of whom are highly-talented, reliable, and eager to work---implementing these second chance hiring practices will give your company a significant competitive advantage over those that do not.

The CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup incubators and accelerators, prepares entrepreneurs to avoid disastrous mistakes, surmount sizable obstacles, and master the skills necessary to make the right choices along their path to success.

This critical resource gives managers, HR, and anyone who may come into contact with someone in trauma---including workplace violence, harassment, assault, illness, addiction, fraud, bankruptcy, and more---the tools they need to be prepared for what lies ahead.

For space enthusiasts, as well as anyone else looking for next generation business opportunities, the careers, companies, and opportunities outlined in this book will help make your cosmic dreams a down-to-earth reality.

Diverse teams add tremendous value to any organization... if they work as a cohesive unit. Empower your leaders to bring together teams made up of members from different cultures, age groups, and socio-economic backgrounds.

For anyone seeking to live life to its fullest potential, Blind Ambition is an eye-opening account of a tech industry star executive who overcame fear and hopelessness to turn his disadvantage of blindness into a powerful competitive strength.

Welcome to the Age of Creatives, where more and more makers, designers, writers, and artists are in demand. Learn how to succeed at managing other creatives ... once you understand the new strategies and mindset that are required.

The social challenges facing us in the 2020's are radically different than those we faced even one generation ago. Meet the new leaders who are moving us forward and learn how to apply their same effectiveness, qualities, and attributes to you own leadership.

Popular Entrepreneurs on Fire podcast host John Lee Dumas has interviewed over 2,000 people who have reached the summit of business success, compiling in these pages the common elements of their path to guide you on your journey to financial freedom.

The young professionals' real-world guide to achieving success at work without compromising integrity, based on Wharton Business School professor Richard Shell's countless interactions with MBA students who continue to bring him shocking stories about the workplace corruption they are pressured to engage in.

The President of the United Inventors Association shows inventors, innovators, and makers a savvier, safer path towards monetizing your better mouse trap and how to avoid the get-rich-quick scammers.

Too many ambitious women strive to accomplish all their goals alone, leading to dangerous levels of stress and anxiety. Learn how a strong support network and meaningful connections are crucial not only to your long-term success, but to your peace of mind.

Ever struggled with jealousy or comparing yourself to other women? Molly Galbraith can relate. In Strong Women Lift Each Other Up, the cofounder of Girls Gone Strong shares evidence-based, actionable strategies to help readers overcome comparison, and create a better life for themselves---and a world with more opportunity for women and girls.

In the year 2250, a ruling class controls the entire world by controlling the only source of hydration, buried deep underground---and they also control the flow of knowledge. While the Wise Ones can monitor the Topper world above and the "Water Rat" mines below, there's one boy they can't watch, and he has the passion and knowledge to find a crucial prophecy and potentially change the world.

Over 150 dad jokes that are perfect for any crowd!Here are over 160 more hilariously hokey knee-slappers and puns in this third volume of The World's Greatest Dad Jokes. Tired of the same humdrum ill-fitting pants quips, or jabs about turkeys being flightless birds? This perfect Father's Day gift will keep the dads in your life on the pulse of family-friendly corny humor. With The World's Greatest Dad Jokes Volume 3 on hand, everyone will be laughing with dads, not at them!

Too many companies have let their sales people devolve into an order-taking, customer "farming" team where the focus is on following up on inbound leads or just trying to upsell current customers. Outbounding shows them how to power up the sales function with proven strategies that deliver breakthrough results.

Forget the rest. Learn to sell like the best. Better leads, solid presentations, and a more versatile closing strategy are all great for boosting B2B sales.

Experience the joy of beloved nursery rhymes, now as a touch-and-feel lift-the-flap book for all ages!Each nursery rhyme is accompanied by the breathtaking artwork of illustrator and RISD graduate Gina Baek. The tactile elements on each page and the lift-the-flap activities help kids learn textures and colors, as well as refine their motor skills. Sturdy pages and rounded corners make this classic children's book safe for all ages. This beautiful, educational book is the perfect gift for baby showers, birthdays, and more! This gorgeous edition is sure to hold a treasured spot on family bookshelves for generations.

JetBlue Chairman Joel Peterson provides the playbook for establishing and maintaining a culture of trust that breaks down the operational silos and CYA mentality that plague many organizations, in this groundbreaking expanded edition of The 10 Laws of Trust.

A hilarious gift book for those who were invited to life's big banquet and ended up working at the drive-through. Funny, cynical, well written, snarky--call this book what you want, but millions of people will identify with the message in No, You Can't.

A sustainable solution for funding your retirement lies in plain sight--rental property. Anyone, of any age, can take advantage of this often overlooked income generator.