Pets Across America: Lessons About Life Animals Teach Us

Pets Across America: Lessons About Life Animals Teach Us Review

Short stories from people across America about their pets and how they have changed their lives.

Freckles and Jane

Freckles and Jane Review

Jane dislikes her friend Willie's dog Freckles, until Freckles defends her from a big, mean dog.

Freckles to Wrinkles

Freckles to Wrinkles Review

Freckles to Wrinkles brings you the wit and wisdom of generations. Its sister anthology, Silver Boomers - a collection of prose and poetry by and about baby boomers, spotlighted the "growing up" of the Baby Boomer generation. Freckles to Wrinkles widens the circle to embrace the span of memories from budding childhood to ripest age. Meet the paperboy of the past tossing square-folded newspapers toward porches, and the high school team player wearing the wrong size football shoes. Consider a mother's hands, recall the face of your best friend in grade school, listen in on a party-line phone conversation. Splash in summer puddles and into a chilly winter creek. Travel these pages with the human spirit that is ever fresh from the first freckles to the last wrinkles. This volume by Silver Boomer Books continues the tradition of the Crawl Line and the Quartet's cyber-editing challenges.

Timeless Herbs for Timeless Beauty: Classical and Secret Chinese Herbal Recipes for Anti-Wrinkle and Silky Skin (Journal of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture)

Timeless Herbs for Timeless Beauty: Classical and Secret Chinese Herbal Recipes for Anti-Wrinkle and Silky Skin (Journal of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture) Review

Anti-aging is probably one of the most important tasks for healthy beauty. This is true in both modern society and ancient Chinese imperial families. The herbal recipes collected here are classical and secret herbal recipes from imperial palaces in ancient China. Many of the recipes for facial care have anti-wrinkle effects. The recipes can moisturize the skin, and make the skin silky smooth and glow like jade. Some of the recipes can remove dark spots, acne, freckles, and prevent skin diseases. These recipes are selected and translated from ancient classical Chinese medicine books including Imperial Herbal Formulas (Yu Yao Yuan Fang), Taiping Benevolent Prescriptions (Tai Ping Sheng Hui Fang), and Prescriptions for Caring All People (Pu Ji Fang). These recipes have been proven useful for hundreds of years by billions of people. Historical backgrounds of the recipes are introduced. Explanations in terms of Chinese medicine theories are provided for each recipe. Scientific studies of the herbal ingredients in each recipe are reviewed.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Imperial Anti-Wrinkle Cleanser
3. Imperial Anti-Wrinkle Cream
4. Princess Yonghe’s Bean Cleanser
5. Facial Cleanser for Radiant Skin
6. Dr. Sun’s Jade Face Recipe
7. Rosy Face Recipe
8. Herbal Moisturizing Cream
9. Wrinkle Smoothing Cream
10. Dr. Sun’s Anti-Aging Facial Cream
11. Herbal Face Mask
12. Herbal Recipe to Remove Dark Spots
13. Anti-Freckle Cream
14. Silky Skin Cream
15. Smooth Skin Cream
16. Anti-Acne Herbal Cream
17. Acne Control Recipe

Excerpts:

“This recipe was used by Princess Yonghe, a princess in the Tang Dynasty. She was Emperor Shi Li’s daughter…. It can make the skin healthy and glow….”

“This recipe can help make the skin healthy and radiant, especially in winter….”

“The whole recipe can help remove colored skin spots, and make the skin softer and healthier. It was said in the original book that after using this recipe, ‘it can make the face glow like jade.’…”

“This recipe can help moisturize the skin, and remove wrinkles and dark spots….”

“The recipe can improve the blood circulation, and make the skin silky smooth. It was said in the book that the face would be ‘smooth and clear like jade after using it for 7 days.’…”

“It is used for skin problems. Shizhen Li in the Ming Dynasty recorded that after using this recipe one would have ‘smooth and radiant skin as a new person. Even your spouse would not recognize you.’…”

“This recipe can help remove acne and other skin problems….”

“This recipe can help relieve acne and freckles….”

The Boy's Body Guide: A Health and Hygiene Book for Boys 8 and Older

The Boy's Body Guide: A Health and Hygiene Book for Boys 8 and Older Review

This 1st edition is Out-Of-Print and has been replaced by an brand-new 2nd edition (ISBN: 978-0-9793219-3-1 and ASIN: 0979321921). The new 2nd edition is written by a prominent pediatrician and acknowledged by parents and educators for its kid-friendly nonthreatening style and thorough coverage of the physical and emotional issues surrounding puberty and adolescence. Best of all, boys love it! As one fan wrote, "My son won't put the book down! He keeps referring to it. Two thumbs up!" The Boy's Body Guide, 2nd ed. is packed with health and hygiene advice that young men can read on their own and put to use today as they grow and take responsibility for the care and health of their bodies. For ages 8 and up.

 

The new 2nd edition features:

* Fresh new cover

* Entirely redesigned all-color interior

* New illustrations

* Updated content

Auburn and Freckles

Auburn and Freckles Review

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: F.G. Browne & Co. in 1913 in 175 pages; Description: Frontispiece and plates facing p. 14, 46, 70, 82 and 116 are integral to gatherings, although not counted in pagination.; Subjects: Fiction / General; Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Historical; Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Romance / General; Fiction / Short Stories;

Chasing the Rodeo: On Wild Rides and Big Dreams, Broken Hearts and Broken Bones, and One Man's Search for the West

Chasing the Rodeo: On Wild Rides and Big Dreams, Broken Hearts and Broken Bones, and One Man's Search for the West Review

From its roots as the quintessential Western pastime, rodeo has grown to an international, prime-time television sport. Steeped in tradition and the independent spirit of the range, aspiring cowboys and cowgirls are called to its high-stakes, rough-and-tumble fame as they risk their lives for eight seconds of triumph.

In Chasing the Rodeo W. K. Stratton follows this quest for one season of the pro rodeo and bull-riding tours. He explores the history of the chutes -- from rodeo's disputed origins (Prescott, Arizona, or Pecos, Texas?) to its current skyrocketing popularity. But out on the trail Stratton finds more than calf-roping and unrideable bulls, uncovering a culture complete with myths, codes of honor, million-dollar purses, Cowboy Church, and the kinds of legends that make good stories unforgettable.

Just such a story emerges here as Stratton tells of his runaway "rodeo bum" father --Cowboy Don -- whose specter haunts his travels on the circuit. As he learns more about the life that proved too seductive for his father to abandon, Stratton fills in a portrait of the man he never knew but whose legacy he couldn't help but inherit.

Filled with cowboy longing and rodeo dreams, this is a tribute to the characters of the West -- Freckles Brown, Lucille Mulhall (the first cowgirl), Wild Bill Hickock, Lane Frost, and today's superstars like Jesse Bail. In the great tradition of Wallace Stegner and Ken Kesey, W. K. Stratton fashions an expansive tale out of the gritty reality of the life around us. Chasing the Rodeo is a bucking, riveting, glorious ride -- you'll want to hang on for the whole go-round.