From Square One

Author : Dean Olsher
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-23
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781439164525

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From Square One by Dean Olsher Pdf

From Square One is Dean Olsher's captivating and in-depth exploration of the cultural history, psychology, and even metaphysics of crosswords -- their promise of a world without chaos and uncertainty. It is often repeated that more than 50 million Americans do crossword puzzles on a regular basis. Skeptical of that claim, Dean Olsher does his own research and finds that the number is nearly dead-on. Filled with lively, original reporting, From Square One disputes the widely held belief that solving crosswords helps prevent Alzheimer's; in fact, the drive to fill in empty spaces is more likely a mental illness than a cure. While "puzzle addiction" is usually meant as a lighthearted metaphor, the term contains more than a nugget of truth. Olsher looks into the origins and traditions of this popular pastime, which made its debut in a New York newspaper in 1913. Or did it? Along the way, he takes readers inside the making of a crossword. He also revives the quest of musical-theater legend and puzzle constructor Stephen Sondheim to find an American audience for a British crossword style that demands a love of verbal playfulness over knowledge of arcane trivia. Informative, engaging, and often surprising, From Square One is a unique and enjoyable read for puzzlers and nonpuzzlers alike.

Author : Nell Frizzell
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 180499085X

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Square One by Nell Frizzell Pdf

'Electrifyingly good...sharply comic and perfectly poignant' Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable ------------------- Everyone is moving on... and then, there's Hanna By thirty, Hanna expected to have it all (or at least some of it) · A fulfilling and successful career · A healthy, long-term relationship, maybe even an engagement ring · A house (or at least a flat) of her own But in reality, she's back at square one... · Single after breaking up with someone she's not sure ever loved her · Flooded with wedding invitations and pregnancy scan pictures from friends · Unable to afford to live on her own and forced to move in with her father who is also single and dating Everyone moves at different paces, but Hanna's life is in reverse. With the pressure to keep up and her dad's insufferable musings on Tinder, will she be able to figure out what she really wants?

Author : Joseph Maroon,Carrie Kennedy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0998350907

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Square One by Joseph Maroon,Carrie Kennedy Pdf

Author : Richard E. Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-30
Category : Drawing
ISBN : 0615855342

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Sketching - by Richard E. Scott Pdf

Instructional book on freehand sketching. Ten Chapters, 419 illustrations.

Author : Steve Patterson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1540402789

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Square One by Steve Patterson Pdf

"Truth is discoverable. I'm certain of it. It's not popular to say. It's not popular to think. But I know it's true." So begins an examination into the most fundamental questions in philosophy. Does objective truth exist? Can we know anything with certainty? Are there true logical contradictions? Steve Patterson answers emphatically, "We can know absolute, certain, and objective truths. These truths serve as the foundation for the rest of our knowledge." Square One is an examination of knowledge, logic, and the extreme skepticism that permeates modern thinking. It contains several refutations to popular attacks on human reason, including a resolution to the Liar's Paradox. Patterson writes in an easy-to-read, non-academic style. There's no jargon or long-winded pontificating about ideas that don't matter. This book is a response to those who insist, "Truth cannot be known."

Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780671884246

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Square One by Bruce Pandolfini Pdf

From America’s foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit comes the best chess drill book for beginners of all ages. From ever-popular chess instructor Bruce Pandolfini comes this entertaining, interactive, and effective book for teaching young chess players and other newcomers to the game. Filled with hundreds of questions and answers, fill-in-the-blanks, and true-or-false posers, Square One combines traditional chess drills with diverting games and problems to stimulate the analytical skills of beginners of all ages. Besides covering the basics—the board, moves, rules, and notation—Square One goes on to include information on attacks, checkmate, draws, and special rules, giving the beginner a broad overview of the game. With more than 200 instructional diagrams, and answers to all questions and problems, it is a complete workbook for chess players starting at square one.

Author : L.A. Witt
Publisher : GallagherWitt
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781642300529

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Square One by L.A. Witt Pdf

Holden Russell let his job consume his life for too long, and it took his wife leaving for him to realize it’s time for a change. His marriage is over, but he’s determined to do right by his kids, starting with fewer hours at work and more with them. Except it’s no longer the kids competing with his job for his attention. It’s Holden competing for their attention… with their new live-in nanny. Their very hot male live-in nanny. Porter Blake never saw himself becoming a nanny, but okay. After burnout and PTSD drove him from his job as a paramedic, he’s desperate for something new, and it turns out the nanny gig isn’t so bad. The pay is decent, the stress is manageable, the kids are great, and their mom is cool. It’s the ex-husband he’s not so sure about. The situation is awkward enough when Porter and Holden are butting heads. When they find some common ground and their mutual attraction becomes too much to ignore, things are bound to get complicated. And unless they want Porter to lose his job, they’re going to have to fly under the ex-wife’s radar. Except secrets like this have a way of coming out… This standalone novel is approximately 115,000 words long.

Author : Chris Wark
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781401956134

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Chris Beat Cancer by Chris Wark Pdf

Now in paperback, the Wall Street Journal best-selling guide to charting a path from cancer to wellness through a toxin-free diet, lifestyle, and therapy--created by a colon cancer survivor. Millions of readers have followed Chris Wark's journey on his blog and podcast Chris Beat Cancer, and in his debut work, he dives deep into the reasoning and scientific foundation behind the approach and strategies that he used to successfully heal his body from stage-3 colon cancer. Drawing from the most up-to-date and rigorous research, as well as his deep faith, Wark provides clear guidance and continuous encouragement for his healing strategies, including his Beat Cancer Mindset; radical diet, and lifestyle changes; and means for mental, emotional, and spiritual healing. Packed with both intense personal insight and extensive healing solutions, the Wall Street Journal best-selling Chris Beat Cancer will inspire and guide you on your own journey toward wellness.

Author : Joyce Esersky Goldstein
Publisher : William Morrow
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Cookery, International
ISBN : 0688101224

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Back to Square One by Joyce Esersky Goldstein Pdf

"Since bursting onto the American food scene in the 1980s with her ground-breaking San Francisco restaurant, Square One, Joyce Goldstein has been expanding our culinary horizons and cooking habits. In her new book, Back to Square One: Old-World Food in a New-World Kitchen, this award-winning restaurateur, teacher, food columnist, and cookbook author presents a rich sampling of the global cuisine that has been her creative hallmark." "In her generous volume she shares over 240 of her favorite recipes from the multitude of regional and national traditions she has studied and cooked for years. As in her acclaimed first book, The Mediterranean Kitchen, she delves into the cuisines of Greece, Portugal, Morocco, Italy, Turkey, Spain, and France, then travels to the Balkans and the Caucasus, to South America, the Indian subcontinent, and the islands of Indonesia and Japan - a journey that celebrates the power of food to "connect us with our cultural roots." "We need to keep in touch with our own food history," she writes, "before our taste memories are lost forever."" "All of Goldstein's offerings are as exciting and direct as her globe-circling inquiry. First courses include Indonesian Hot and Sour Fruit Salad, combining citrus, mangoes, pineapple, and cucumber with Thai basil and mint, and a Latin American Ajiaco Bogotano, a creamy potato soup enriched with avocado, chicken, and corn. Goldstein happily combines Portuguese ingredients with Italian techniques in a Duck and Sausage Risotto, and turns to the traditions of the Pacific Northwest coastal Indians for Potlatch Salmon with Juniper Marinade. From Georgia (the newly independent Russian republic, not the Peach State) comes a tangy Beef Ragout, with cilantro, lemon, and walnuts." "Back to Square One shares a naturally healthy cuisine, with modest fats and ample use of grains, starches, legumes, and a cornucopia of herbs and spices. But a celebration of global gustatory pleasure calls for an occasional indulgence, and Goldstein offers desserts like Cannoli dei Sogni ("Cannoli of Dreams") and Chocolate Mouse Torte with Mocha Ganache. To toast the splendid marriage of fine food and wine, her son, Evan Goldstein, master sommelier and director of the Sterling Vineyards School of Service and Hospitality, makes detailed and enticing wine recommendations for every recipe in the volume."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Nell Frizzell
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250268136

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The Panic Years by Nell Frizzell Pdf

Renowned journalist Nell Frizzell explores what happens when a woman begins to ask herself: should I have a baby? We have descriptors for many periods of life—adolescence, menopause, mid-life crisis, quarter-life crisis—but there is a period of profound change that many women face, often in their late twenties to early forties, that does not yet have a name. Nell Frizzell is calling this period of flux “the panic years,” and it is often characterized by a preoccupation with one major question: should I have a baby? And from there—do I want a baby? With whom should I have a baby? How will I know when I’m ready? Decisions made during this period suddenly take on more weight, as questions of love, career, friendship, fertility, and family clash together while peers begin the process of coupling and breeding. But this very important process is rarely written or talked about beyond the clichés of the “ticking clock.” Enter Frizzell, our comforting guide, who uses personal stories from her own experiences in the panic years to illuminate the larger social and cultural trends, and gives voice to the uncertainty, confusion, and urgency that tends to characterize this time of life. Frizzell reminds us that we are not alone in this, and encourages us to share our experiences and those of the women around us—as she does with honesty and vulnerability in these pages. Raw and hilarious, The Panic Years is an arm around the shoulder for every woman trying to navigate life’s big decisions against the backdrop of the mother of all questions.

Author : Larry Christenson
Publisher : Bethany House Publishers
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0871230259

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Back to Square One by Larry Christenson Pdf

Basic truths of Christian living come alive for you through the gifted storytelling of Larry Christenson. The author possesses a remarkable gift for illustrating the Christian faith. Under his hand biblical truth comes to life in a picture, a parable, a game, a story. As a result, you will remember the truth as wella s gain a practical handle for putting it into practice.

Author : Thomas Douglas Victor Swinscow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Biometry
ISBN : 8591016335

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Statistics at Square One by Thomas Douglas Victor Swinscow Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781567923643

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One Times Square by Anonim Pdf

Explores the story of this intersection, from when Broadway was a mere dirt path known as Bloomingdale Road, through the district's decades of postwar decay, to its renewal as a tourist-friendly mecca.

Author : Benjamin Cheever
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002-10-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781582343266

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Selling Ben Cheever by Benjamin Cheever Pdf

In 1995, America was in the throes of downsizing fever. Many thousands then, as now, were losing their jobs to the corporate demand of more money for the top, by tightening the belt below. Unable to sell his latest novel, Ben Cheever started to think about what employment opportunities were out there. Selling Ben Cheever is the frank, self-effacing, and enlightening chronicle of his five years in the service industry. As we watch Ben confront his own demons about what a particular job means to him, we are compelled to consider how our egos are affected by not only what we do, but how we do it. Through his experiences, we begin to think about our approach to our own jobs and to confront our fears about what we would do if we didn't have them.

Author : Michael Redhill
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385684859

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Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill Pdf

From Giller Prize-winning author Michael Redhill comes a literary thriller about a woman who fears for her sanity--and then her life--when she learns that her doppelganger has appeared in a local park. Jean Mason has a doppelganger. She's never seen her, but others swear they have. Apparently, her identical twin hangs out in Kensington Market, where she sometimes buys churros and drags an empty shopping cart down the streets, like she's looking for something to put in it. Jean's a grown woman with a husband and two kids, as well as a thriving bookstore in downtown Toronto, and she doesn't rattle easily--not like she used to. But after two customers insist they've seen her double, Jean decides to investigate. She begins at the crossroads of Kensington Market: a city park called Bellevue Square. Although she sees no one who looks like her, it only takes a few visits to the park for her to become obsessed with the possibility of encountering her twin in the flesh. With the aid of a small army of locals who hang around in the park, she expands her surveillance, making it known she'll pay for information or sightings. A peculiar collection of drug addicts, scam artists, philanthropists, philosophers and vagrants--the regulars of Bellevue Square--are eager to contribute to Jean's investigation. But when some of them start disappearing, she fears her alleged double has a sinister agenda. Unless Jean stops her, she and everyone she cares about will face a fate much stranger than death.