Before the dawn of rock 'n' roll, the accordion ranked among North America's most popular instruments. Nearly every ethnicity on the continent played the squeezebox— Irish, Scottish, French, German, Eastern European, Jewish, and Latino. The instrument packed barn dances, jazz clubs, and recital halls. It was heard in cantinas on the Mexican frontier, Creole string bands in New Orleans, and Inuit square dances above the Arctic Circle. Portable, cheap, and loud, accordions became the soundtr...

An apprentice Mage's forbidden obsession with Reality causes a tragic accident, putting her life, and the very safety of the hidden world she calls home, at risk. Then two of her friends inexplicably vanish, and her dream to experience Reality becomes a dire quest. She and her friends defy the Elders and leave the protection of Veil to follow a sixth-sense connection in a race to find and rescue them before it is too late.

If you are a Senior Executive wanting to fast track your career to C-Suite and/or Board positions then this book is a must read. Uncover The Hidden Job Market will fully equip you with the cutting-edge insights you’ll need to navigate and stand out in the new and fiercely competitive executive career marketplace. Richard Triggs, Australia’s leading Executive Career Advisor, will guide you through case studies, strategies and practical applications that will allow you to: • Take a quantum l...

A modern, brashly flavorful guide to cooking Taiwanese-American food, from Brooklyn’s lauded Win Son, Win Son Bakery, and Cathy Erway, celebrated writer and expert on the cuisineJosh Ku, born in Queens to parents from southern Taiwan, and Trigg Brown, a native Virginian whose mentor was a Taiwanese-American chef, forged a friendship over food—specifically, excellent tsang ying tou, or "flies’ head," a dish of chopped budding chives kissed with pork fat. Their obses...

The ultimate success of any organisation comes down to its ability to consistently hire the best talent and to retain that talent. Richard Triggs, one of Australia's top executive search specialists, has provided in this book a step-by-step, proven methodology that any business can implement, from start-ups and small, entrepreneurial companies, through to market-leading multi-nationals.The book is separated into two sections. The first section, focussed on how to Attract Top Perfor...

Unleash Your Inner Queen and Transform Your Menopause Experience!Are you overwhelmed by hot flashes, memory loss, fatigue, and insomnia? It's time to change your menopause mindset and reclaim your life!Author Lisa R. Triggs is a woman who faced almost seven years of depression, insomnia, hot flashes, and memory issues. In 2023, Lisa discovered a new path and realized that the power to improve her symptoms was within her all along. By adopting a positive per...

This collection of poetry and prose explores the often quiet, defeating, and sometimes courageous landscape of living with grief, chronic illness, and healing in the process. This book invites readers to rest in their story and embrace the emotions that a life of pain invokes. It is a reflection of life where grief and gratitude can exist in the same atmosphere.

This poetry collection is based on the idea that every individual has a seed within them that grows based on what we take in. Anything from outside influences of peers, family, work, our belief systems, etc. can either help us grow and blossom or it can harm us and send us spiraling into a dark place. This book is about feeding your soul and how different types of influences can impact an individual.Each poem is a heartfelt confession from the authors perspective based on her real ...

Everyone is familiar with the story of D-Day and the triumphal liberation of France by the Allies: a barbaric enemy was defeated by Allied ingenuity, courage and overwhelming military force, helped by dreadful German command errors and the terrible state of Wehrmacht forces in the West – but is this all true? The Wehrmacht was hugely experienced, equipped with some of the best weaponry of the war and was holding its own in Italy and Russia at the time. Berlin knew the invasion was coming a...

Today's Shawnee National Forest visitors would not recognize 1930s southern Illinois. Hills and hollows were void of trees, the rivers and creeks choked with eroded topsoil. The need for a national forest was so great that a small group of men from southeastern Illinois vowed to make it happen. Much of the responsibility for promotion fell on newspaper publisher L.O. Trigg. Beginning in 1931, the annual Trails, Tours, and Detours excursion demonstrated the great potential for outdoor recre...

‘We knew that this time we were on the verge of a battle such as the world had never seen. Soon our excited talk rose to a pitch that would have rejoiced the hearts of any freebooters, or of Frederick’s grenadiers. A few days later there were very few of that party still alive.’Everyone is familiar with the story of the Battle of the Somme: on the morning of Saturday 1 July 1916 the finest army that Great Britain ever produced climbed out of their trenches and jauntily wal...

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” This quote alone from William Morris could summarise the ideology of the Arts & Crafts movement, which triggered a veritable reform in the applied arts in England. Founded by John Ruskin, then put into practice by William Morris, the Arts & Crafts movement promoted revolutionary ideas in Victorian England. In the middle of the “soulless” Industrial Era, when objects were standardised, the Arts & Cra...