Kroghie Andresen has enjoyed hunting and the outdoors since his early teens in eastern North Carolina. His waterfowl hunting experiences began when he first shot tow lesser scaup from a stake blind in the mouth of Bath Creek at the age of fifteen. Since then his passion for hunting has grown and flourished. While living in raleigh in 1979, his wife Ross, bought him his first decoy to decorate their new den. This started a collection that has grown into over 1,100 North Carolina decoys. An early decision to limit his collection to Back Bay, Virginia, and North Carolina decoys led to a very specialized collection. Kroghie always tried to document the history and provenance of his decoys. The lack of information on many North Carolina decoys led him to research many previously unidentified carvers as well as those that are well known. This research and thirty years of collection decoys have culminated with this book.

Gunnin' Birds Featuring the Collection of Kroghie Andresen (Decoys of Back Bay Virginia, Currituck Sound, Dare County In North Carolina)

Kroghie Andresen

Spark Publications

When hundreds of thousands of Egyptians occupied Cairo’s Tahrir Square in 2011, they challenged a dictator who had ruled the country for three decades. As Egypt dominated headlines and turned the Arab Spring into the news event of the decade, a sleek, modern narrative emerged: the Egyptian Revolution was the spontaneous result of young, tech-savvy Egyptians organizing on Facebook and Twitter. But websites do not make revolutions; men and women do. You Are Under Arrest For Masterminding The Egyptian Revolution tells the untold, decade-long story of the Egyptian Revolution as experienced by Ahmed Salah, a leading democracy activist whose desire to bring change to his country began as a child when he watched the government rig elections against his father, a prominent politician. From his vantage point as a co-founder and leader of Egypt’s most prominent protest movements, Salah offers a firsthand account of the growth of the Egyptian opposition, the successes and failures of using the Internet to rebel, and the planning of the Egyptian Revolution. You Are Under Arrest For Masterminding The Egyptian Revolution reveals the gritty reality of how street activists started a revolution, why that revolution failed to change Egypt, and one man’s struggle to honor his father’s last wish: “Promise me you won’t waste your life in politics.” Praise for You Are Under Arrest for Masterminding the Egyptian Revolution: From the bottom up and the inside out, Ahmed Salah gives us a gripping account of nearly a decade of courageous and inventive struggle for freedom in Egypt. At once tragic and inspiring, shrewdly insightful and intimately personal, this deeply moving book should be read widely and closely by everyone seeking to understand the successes and failures of political protest in Egypt since 2003—or the broader reasons why activist movements surge and subside. - Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University "A stirring and informative new memoir, You Are Under Arrest for Masterminding the Egyptian Revolution is a sharply detailed insider’s look at the day-to-day strategic planning and mobilization efforts over a tumultuous decade that laid the groundwork for what would morph into a triumphant—albeit unfinished—mass movement." - Jessica Zack, The San Francisco Chronicle "Ahmed Salah is an impressive example of what the next generation of leadership in Egypt and the Arab world could be." - Jackson Diehl, The Washington Post You Are Under Arrest for Masterminding the Egyptian Revolution is a fascinating read. As it jumps between Ahmed's story, the history of Egypt, and his account of the last days of Mubarak and the turmoil that followed, it combines analysis and anecdote, the two ingredients of a compelling read. - Ivan Marovic, Serbian activist and co-founder of OTPOR! An important inside account and analysis by one of the principal strategists of the Egyptian revolution, frank in regard to the movement’s failures, but ultimately hopeful in the eventual triumph in the struggle for democracy. - Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics &amp; Coordinator of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco

You Are Under Arrest for Masterminding the Egyptian Revolution: A Memoir

History

Mayyasi, Alex

Salah, Ahmed

Middle East

This is no ordinary cookbook. I Can't Cook But I Know Someone Who Can is a tell-all collaboration between twenty-five of Charlotte's greatest chefs and one of our city's worst cooks. Stacey Simms, co-host of Charlotte's Morning News on News Talk 1110 WBT, shares the dark side of her own kitchen: the roasted but still half frozen holiday turkey, the emergency visit from the local fire department and the just-cooked soup poured down the drain. Her stories are as honest as they are humorous, but Stacey isn't ready to hang up her oven mitts just yet. She has somehow convinced the best restaurants in Charlotte to share their recipes. Many of the featured chefs have generously offered practical advice, along with their recipes, to help both serious foodies and hopeless home cooks like Stacey. The proceeds from the book will help to raise awareness and funds in the fight against type 1 (juvenile) diabetes. Stacey's three-year-old son has type 1.

I Can't Cook, But I Know Someone Who Can

Stacey Simms

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

We all have an iT to get over - some challenge in life that seems difficult, if not impossible, to overcome. These may be health problems, traumatic experiences in our pasts, or stressful situations in our finances or careers. Sometimes the iT stems from broken relationships or negative judgments we've encountered during our journey. Combining lighthearted personal stories with ancient wisdom keys, Mary Buchan shares powerful insights that will help you drive away any dark shadows from your life and break free from whatever is holding you back from your full potential. These same keys have transformed Mary from a shy introvert into a successful wellness nurse and life-reinvention coach. For more than a decade, she has helped people discover simple and practical answers for losing weight, handling stress, fueling energy, and rediscovering their life s purpose.

Over iT

Mary Buchan

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Soul Whisperings: Messages to Activate Compassion

My hope is this book will expose the abuse, neglect, and failure of the system to provide protection from abusive families. Many families need intervention, and many children need rescue. May this book show readers how little it takes to make a huge difference in a child’s life. An encouraging word from you may be remembered for a lifetime.In writing this book and working with my editors, I attempted to present my reality without describing it in overly graphic or offensive detail. But my reality was offensive to me and should be to you too. So I’ve left in some of the abusive and street language in direct quotes. I hope you can forgive the foul language, as I forgive those who spoke those words, and God forgives us all.

Confessions of an Abandoned Child

Parenting & Relationships

Pharr, Curtrina

Family Relationships

It Is What It Is And The View Is Great

Sherry Harris

Their Eyes Were Watching God, Spark Notes

Literature & Fiction

Zora Neale Hurston

Literary

Email marketing is a critical component of nearly every B2B marketing program. The quality of your message and your list could make or break an entire marketing campaign. How to Win at B2B Email Marketing: A Guide to Achieving Success will guide readers through all aspects of an email program, including strategy, data, design, copywriting, delivery, testing and analysis. It will provide insight, tactics, tips and takeaways that readers can implement to improve campaigns for their business. How can you win at B2B email marketing? Read this book and learn: - Why Email = Winning - How to set and achieve goals - How to collect, manage and grow a high quality, engaged, and responsive contact list - Why B2B emails don t have to be boring - How to create messaging that is relevant, personalized and actionable - Why testing is key to winning - How to get results that matter Achieve success in B2B email marketing. Learn how to win by creating campaigns that get results!

How To Win At B2B Email Marketing: A Guide To Achieving Success

Adam Q. Holden-Bache

Michelle Taylor knows what it’s like to be cheated on. And following the death of her best friend, she was ready to change her life. She returned to her maiden name, sold her specialty food store and moved back home with her boys. A chance encounter at a local BBQ restaurant lands her the perfect contractor to revive an old farmhouse she purchased during her divorce. Not only is he qualified for the job, but he's the first man in a long time to make her feel good about herself. When her ex-husband moves to town, he brings a truckload of regret, attitude and drama onto the scene.With honesty and humor, this modern-day romance captures the joys and frustrations of starting over and falling in love for the second time. A heartwarming story that concludes with a few tempting recipes that guide this old-school love affair.

A Second Helping

Romance

Gaskins, Andria

Paranormal

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