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In Project Management with Ease and Purpose, author Evelyn D. Brooks, MSM, PMP, SSGB, pulls from her years of leading multimillion-dollar, high-profile projects to explain theories, techniques, and best practices of project management. She also provides plenty of real-world examples that illustrate how these principles can be applied to avoid PILEUPS and achieve success.

Writer and journo-tech pioneer Christine Marie Nielsen didn't think she'd be returning to her native city of Milwaukee (oft called the most segregated city in the US in terms of socio-economic and racial lines), but because of family income constraints and a resulting need to help her parents, she does. While there, she looks into systemic problems and what makes the city tick, but she also finds herself being pulled back into a cycle of poverty.

This shivering tale chronicles the gruesome murders of seven women suspected of dabbling in witchcraft back in 1901, triggering a terrible curse on the dwellers of the quiet town of Swallowfield. A treacherous bargain was struck with the devil himself for the women to return from their graves years later to unleash unspeakable evil and vengeance on the perpetrators of the homicides, their offspring, and anyone daring to get in their way.

Learn two stitches, and you can make just about anything! That sounds like a little too wild, but in actuality, about 90 percent or more of the stitches in a sweater, blanket, hat, etc., are done with one and/or two stitches.

Eat Like a Local: Bermuda by author Jameka Smith offers information and tips on traditional food and popular restaurants in Bermuda, the island’s history, culture, places, and things to do on the island. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate.

Greater Than a Tourist—Southampton & The New Forest United Kingdom by Chrissie Stephen offers the inside scoop on Southampton & The New Forest. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Manchester. Greater Than a Tourist - Manchester, New Hampshire by author Hazel Hall offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the Queen City of New Hampshire. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

This book offers an elegant approach to finding the most beautiful and varied species of birds on the archipelago of Bermuda. Most books on birding tell you to travel to specific hotspots for one or two prize species on your life list. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this book takes another approach. Here we present you with the regional view of the Bermuda and help you to locate the habitats and special locations near your travel destination. From this view, we will help you find a diverse community of birds and celebrate the similarities between species.

50 Things to Know About Ferrets by author Stephanie Fowlie offers an approach to learning all you need to know about caring for ferrets. Most books on ferrets tell you the basics of how to care for them. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this book goes into more depth about caring and living with your ferrets. Based on knowledge from the world's leading experts, all the important details can be found here. You'll discover the best way to adopt a ferret, caring for these amazing animals, and some fun facts. This book will help you decide if a ferret is a good pet for you.

Eat Like a Local, Las Vegas by Author Lindsay N. Klipper offers the inside scoop on some of the best restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada has to offer. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Gilbert. Greater Than a Tourist - Gilbert Arizona USA by author Jennifer Adam offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the safest city in Arizona. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist.

By the time you finish 50 Things to Know About Being an Empath: Know Thyself, you will know to know that there is nothing wrong with you and you are not the only person who feels like this. You will hopefully learn to break the vicious cycle of pain and suffering and move toward higher and elevated life.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit St. Catherine. Greater Than a Tourist - Saint Catherine by Shantel McKenzie provides an inside view of Saint Catherine.

What does a chef do day-to-day? Does a chef have to be an expert on all foods? Is the so-called school of hard knocks better than a brick-and-mortar school of formal culinary education? If you want to know the answer to these questions, 50 Things to Know About Being a Chef is for you.