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You cannot pinpoint what is wrong with him. Maybe it''s just that something is not quite right. The point is, you do not have to understand why "He''s Just NOT"-just acknowledge it! Comedienne Kim Samuels takes you through some of her crazy, actual encounters and dates. What started out as a naïve effort to try and meet a nice guy turns into a hilarious learning opportunity for you. Get ready for insights into dating "deal breakers" and "warning signs" galore. You will finally understand that when you hear alarm bells it does not mean you are crazy. The bells can mean you should stop now and not proceed into the relationship further. There are many times that you should not even get to the point where you realize he''s just not that into you. By that time you are pretty much knee deep in stupid! Stop wasting your time, find out how to save precious time and energy in the wacky world of dating . . .

This book will help you use the little key words and expressions that you'll need every day in French conversation. They are the French equivalents of English expressions like: "just in case", "as soon as", "in spite of", "provided that", and many others. You might use an idiom like "sowing his wild oats" once in ten years, but you hear and use expressions like "just in case" and "as soon as" all the time. You need to know them! They make the language flow. In addition you'll learn how to use the most common everyday expressions from colloquial spoken French, like "Pas de problème", "Quelle horreur", "J'en ai marre", and "Ne te casse pas la tête." The key words and expressions are individually discussed and illustrated in phrases and sentences, each with a discussion of context so that you will become more comfortable with them. Not only will you recognize these expressions and key words if you hear or read them, but you will be able to use them yourself. This book will be a pleasure for you. It's one of those rare finds, a book that is both very useful and also fun to read!

It''s easy to assume that French words mean the same as English words when they look and sound pretty much the same. Most of the time you would be correct. However, occasional word pairs look the same, and may even be spelled the same, but have different meanings. They are called "false friends," or faux amis.These faux amis can cause misunderstandings, uncomfortable situations, and even embarrassment when you use them in conversation and they mean something entirely different than what you expected. This book is written to help you avoid these awkward misunderstandings.This is not a dry list of faux amis. It''s a book written in conversational language and is easy and fun to read. Each faux ami word pair is explained so that you will understand the difference between the usage of the word in French and in English, and often even how that difference arose. Each faux amis word is also accompanied by examples of the word used in sentences and phrases to illustrate, and to make very clear, exactly how it is used.When you have finished reading this book, you will have learned most of these faux amis simply because they are fascinating, and incredibly interesting, without ever having had to consciously memorize them.

In 1886, seventeen-year-old mother Emma Lewis left her parents'' home in Indiana and took a train west to the Dakota Territory. She was to join her husband, James, and start her new life as a married woman. With a mixture of excitement and sadness, she looked to the future that lay before her . . .October came in exceedingly hot and dry. Clouds of grasshoppers whirred over the plains, a desolate sight. Charley and Jim left for a few days to get supplies. Emma and the girls sat on the shady side of the house where she was teaching them to crochet. She noticed the acrid odor of smoke. The odor deepened rapidly and the sun turned a bright orange. It then turned a deep ruby red and disappeared into a gloom of hellish smoke swirls. Suddenly, it was night. The little girls were the first to realize the horrible truth, "Oh, Aunt Emma, the prairie''s on fire!" They looked back only once to see the flames lapping up their lovely home. On and on they ran, choked by the smoke, and constantly slapping out the bits of burning grass that caught onto their clothing and hair. Emma was in no condition to carry her child any further. She was completely exhausted and ready to give up . . .A Dakota Woman is a true account of life on the Dakota prairie. Written by Emma Elizabeth Lewis, it documents one family''s hopes, dreams, sorrows, and adventures. From tales of prairie fires to meeting Thomas Edison, A Dakota Woman gives an accurate look into life on the prairie in the late 1800s.

Chrysotile Arizona was established at the bottom of Ash Creek Canyon as an asbestos mining town around 1914. Over time, the community''s existence has been nearly forgotten. Now, through notes, letters, original pictures, and first-hand accounts of one of Chrysotile''s oldest surviving residents, the town comes alive again on the pages of this book. Readers will learn about the good times and the bad as they explore the work and play of those who lived in this remote area, from the town''s humble beginnings in 1914 to its closing in 1945.

The way we appear and the roles we play make up the human shell that coats our spiritual selves. But who are we really? Becoming Beautiful asks pertinent questions that challenge us to look beneath the surface and discover the beautiful being within.We may begin this journey thinking we are too fat, not smart enough, too lazy, too poor, too sinful, too old, too bored, too this or that . . . but as we get beyond the labels we''ve allowed to define us, we can begin to reacquaint ourselves with our spirituality.And as we become spiritually aware and fully present in our own lives, we recover the ability to experience who we truly are. The reality is, we are beautiful.All living things are beautiful.

DUTY, HONOR and VALOR-A Salute to Veterans of All U.S. Wars and Military Service is the exclusive work of The Society of Southwestern Authors (SSA). All accounts and poems contained herein are written by members of SSA. Some are the authors' own stories; others are about or dedicated to friends, family or acquaintances. All stories are true experiences or factual remembrances of the men and women who have served our country in uniform in times of war and peace. The Society of Southwestern Authors is a nonprofit association of writers and other publishing professionals. Its objective is to conduct a program of activities designed to: . Promote mutually supportive friendship among writers . Provide recognition of members' achievements . Encourage and assist persons seeking to become published writers If the Society sounds like the kind of organization that you would like to join, or know more about, contact SSA at website www.ssa-az.org or by postal mail, P.O. Box 30355, Tucson, AZ 85751-0355.

A loving and enthusiastic record of a cat who was dearly loved, this book chronicles the adventures of Sammy, a Siamese who was considered a member of the family from the day he and his brother joined his "girls." He slept with his girls; he ate a sample of their food, selectively eating what he liked best. He traveled with them and all other pets but in a position of importance. Sammy the cat was loved. About the Author Jacquelyn Kirkis's background is in microbiology, nursing, and medicine. She is a leader in the focus on preventive healthcare. She took a hiatus from healthcare for three years to develop and teach kindergarten classes. Her three daughters are all successful members of society in various professions.

Is your public school too large and distant (both physically and socially) for you and your children, too impersonal (take a number, please), and too bureaucratic (with layers and layers of officials)?Though one-room and small schools are sometimes seen through rose-colored glasses, they made parents and students feel more welcomed, more interactive, more intimate with each other and the school''s programs, and-even today where they still exist in the United States (the mid- and far-West)-more academically superior.Today, with electronic advancements available-computers, videos, distance libraries and learning for research-there is no reason to crowd students like a herd of cattle into schools and classrooms. Research has proven that a smaller economy of scale is not more expensive. Some have recently started talking about scaling down the size of schools (not those, of course, with a vested interest in the large school "plant"), but it has been mostly talk. When will the real community school return?This volume has three focuses: 1) The nostalgic remembrances of an early Maryland one-room school by those who attended and taught there (with interesting data and old-timey pictures), 2) a brief, succinct, and eye-opening history of small schools in America, and 3) easy-to-read research briefs that support returning to smaller, local-community schools today.

As educators, we are truly "saving lives" every day. Teaching is an awesome task that requires a missionary zeal that can drain the best of educators. Teaching: Excellence or Survival? celebrates the impact teachers have on children and encourages teachers to not just survive their journey, but to strive for excellence. Using real-world examples, educational research, humor, and a dash of common sense, this easy-to-read reflective guide examines the challenges and rewards of the greatest profession in the world.

It isn''t easy to let go of those we love so deeply. Sometimes we feel as if we will explode with grief. For many years, Maria A. Behm allowed her estranged relationship with her son to weigh her down, crying to alleviate the pain. Many times she thought she would not survive because all she knew was her children and what they brought into her life. She didn''t realize that her struggles were putting a strain on her marriage.Mothering is forever, and forever we are mothering, says Maria. The uncertainty that comes with motherhood, however, can be replaced with love and purpose—if we decide to let go. Maria found that by writing about her anger and resentment, she found peace, serenity, and the fulfillment that only comes from within. In writing to find solace, Maria found herself.

A refreshingly simple and entertaining story, The Legend of Destiny is a must read.

The i Tetralogy-i, I Am Gunther, Gunther's Lament, Gunther Redux-is the gut-wrenching epic depiction of the dehumanization of man through an incisive observation of three pivotal characters. Each of them, victim, perpetrator, and murderer's son, is inextricably linked by the varying dimensions of their moral nature. Assaying the monumental impact of the Holocaust, this species-shattering event, the tetralogy elucidates a truth about humanity: the Holocaust has forever defined the species as indelibly damaged, capable on a molecular level of killing and consuming its own. The reader experiences this unvarnished-perhaps axiomatic-truth about humanity, which no revisionist can deny. The reader also ponders the risk in forgetting, in sanitizing, in "sweetening" the Holocaust.