People have been skiingand no doubt teaching others to do the samefor thousands of years. The earliest evidence for it is a picture on the wall of a cave in Norway that was drawn sometime around 4500 BC. Skiing is something that we do. It is a behavior. Teaching others to ski is also something that we do. It, too, is a behavior. Pavlov and his dog helped to demonstrate that behavior is lawful and orderly. Various forms of conditioning as well as reinforcement, generalization, discriminatio...

The Eye of the AspenIf you look at the barkOf an aspen treeWhere a limb has been lostAn eye you will see.The eye may not seeBut, if it could,The tree would be madeOf more than just wood ...Jay EackerIn a refreshing collection of poetry that intertwines humor with poignancy, Jay Eacker shares fifty or more bad poems that reflect on the world through his eyes.Eackers poetry explores not only rela...

The real mogul skiing instruction youre looking for.Whether you want to ski gentle moguls with comfort and confidence, turn heads on your local mogul run, or compete in mogul contests, this book will give you the specialized techniques you need to reach your goal.In this how-to classic, former competitor Dan DiPiro reveals techniques that have remained largely unknownor misunderstood outside of competitive mogul skiing circles.Most skiers try to ski moguls using onl...

It's 1981. Ross Ryan leaves Texas to pursue ski bum dreams. He joins a cast of outlandish characters that work and run fictional Elk Valley Ranch near Winter Park, Colorado modeled after Snow Mountain Ranch. They are seasonal staffers willing to postpone careers and take menial jobs to live and ski among the wealthy in the Rocky Mountains.The peons of paradise are survivors of the disco decade and careen into the 80s with a vengeance. Self-centered baby boomers flourish. Conspicuou...

Hold onto your sweet tea for Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, a rollicking, laugh-out-loud mystery from New York Times bestselling author Liliana Hart! With her trademark Southern sass, breakneck action, and a heroine who's one part spunk and two parts chaos, this is a wild ride through a deadly case that'll keep you hooked and howling.In steamy Savannah, rookie P.I. Addison Holmes is barely keeping her life from going full-tilt dumpster fire at a local detective ag...

**The acclaimed second collection of poetry by Patricia Lockwood, Booker Prize finalist author of the novel No One Is Talking About This and the memoir PriestdaddySELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times * The Boston Globe * Powell’s * The Strand * Barnes & Noble * BuzzFeed * Flavorwire“A formidably gifted writer who can do pretty much anything she pleases.” – The New York Times Book Review**Colloquial and ...

SHADES OF GRAY-INTO THE LIGHT is a journey. A collection of stories told in poetic verse and prose of the layers of the human spirit. Stories of life and love and joys and sorrows chronicled by dates in random order taken from events in life.Stories of fact and fiction beginning in DARKSHADES before migrating through the MEDIUMSHADES of life into the eventuality of LIGHTSHADES where hope alwayssprings eternalwhen willing souls refuse to give into anything less than they deserve. SH...

Reap the rewards of a higher GPA without sacrificing your sanity or your social life!If “I studied all night and I still didn’t ace the test” is your mantra, this witty study guide will help you pinpoint your personal learning style, prevent study mishaps, and work to your strengths. Using the best research on memory and the brain, Study Smart, Study Less offers easy techniques to help you:• absorb info quickly• remember it accurately...

What do clown fish eat?How many babies does a clown fish mother have?Where do clown fish live?Do clown fish make good pets?Meet the funny little clown fish. Find out what a clown fish looks like, where it lives, what it eats, what eats it, how babies are born, and some funky facts.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from...

The remarkable story of a father's devotion to his wheelchair-bound son and how their bond inspired millions of people worldwide.Born a spastic quadraplegic, Rick Hoyt was written off by numerous doctors. They advised his parents, Dick and Judy, to put their firstborn son in an institution. But Rick's parents refused. Determined to give their son every opportunity that "normal" kids had, they made sure to include Rick in everything they did, especially with their o...

Gain Without Pain. Learning to snowboard can be easy and painless—with the right instruction.In this groundbreaking book, Danny Martin, the most sought-after snowboarding instructor today, teaches you how to snowboard in just three days—and without falling. While the American Association of Snowboard Instructors tells its members, “Your students will fall,” Danny Martin shows you that there can be gain without pain: he has single-handedly revolutionized the way the...

Braided Creek contains more than 300 poems exchanged in this longstanding correspondence. Wise, wry, and penetrating, the poems touch upon numerous subjects, from the natural world to the nature of time. Harrison and Kooser decided to remain silent over who wrote which poem, allowing their voices, ideas, and images to swirl and merge into this remarkable suite of lyrics.Each time I go outside the worldis different. This has happenedall my life.*