CATAHOULA LAKE CHRONICLES: The View From Indian Bluff is the first book of its kind that describes in detail the history of Catahoula Lake along with some of its colorful legends and folklore. Catahoula Lake spans some 30,000 acres in the Louisiana parishes of LaSalle and Rapides, and is actually a gigantic basin, an open sump area, roughly sixteen to eighteen miles long and six to eight miles wide. The lake is the most important inland wetland for waterfowl and shorebirds in Louisiana, pr...

What are The Black Books? They are a series of booklets from Dr. Hyatt and the Extreme Individual Institute. Little more can be said lest we give away their intention and reduce their impact. Black Book V includes: "A Day at the Zoo" by Christopher Hyatt and Jack Willis "I Ate Her Head and Everything Else" by S. Jason Black "Entrainment and the Psychology of Alternative Thinking" by Howard Campbell "I...

An inside look at the promise and pitfalls of continuous improvement and design in education—showing why reform sometimes succeeds, sometimes fails, and what leaders can do about it.While the headlines have been consumed by No Child Left Behind, Common Core, charter schools, and battles over DEI, a group of practitioners have been trying to develop a new set of approaches to taking on the perennial problems of schooling. And rather than betting on a new program or ...

Tired of bloated diet plans, hangry mornings, and workout programs that shred your time but not your waistline? Fast Like a Boy hands you a simple, science-backed playbook built for male biology - no calorie spreadsheets, no starvation, no monk-mode misery.Inside this fast no-BS audiobook you’ll discover:• The 24-Hour Testosterone Clock – Why men’s hormones peak and crash on a daily rhythm, and how a noon-to-8 p.m. feast window supercharges muscle while mel...

Getting in is only half the battle. The Privileged Poor reveals how—and why—disadvantaged students struggle at elite colleges, and explains what schools can do differently if these students are to thrive.The Ivy League looks different than it used to. College presidents and deans of admission have opened their doors—and their coffers—to support a more diverse student body. But is it enough just to admit these students? In The Privileged Poor, Anth...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWritten to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A. Michener’s magnificent saga of the Westis an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Brimming with the glory of America’s past, the story of Colorado—the Centennial State—is manifested through its people: Lame Beaver, the Arapaho chieftain and warrior, and his Comanche and Pawnee enemies; Levi Zendt, fleeing with his child bride from the Amish country; the cowboy, Jim Lloyd, who falls in ...

Quit Fixing Yourself and Get on with the Life You Came to Live!If you are among the millions of people who have devoted years of time, bundles of money, and buckets of effort to finding the teacher, training, or technique that will fix what’s not working in your life, you will find welcome relief in this dynamic, heartful, and humorous array of illuminating insights.Whether you are a newcomer or veteran on the path of self-improvement, I Had It ...

Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads.William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map -- if they get on at all -- only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity, Virginia; New Freedom, Pennsylvania; New Hope, Tennessee; Why, Ari...

Are you chasing an ever elusive concept of happiness? Stuck in a rut and have no idea how to handle it? Facing recent loss or negative life experiences?If you're waiting for your life to truly begin, this is the book for you! Remember that sometimes, the latest blooming flowers can last the longest and be the most beautiful. Let me help you to open up and bloom! It takes a bit of effort, but it can also be fun and exciting if you keep an open mind.You never know what might ...

"An engaging and . . . funny memoir. . . . A delightfully gushing love letter to books" by the former editor of The New York Times Book Review ( Washington Post).People Pick • O Magazine Title to Pick Up Now • Vanity Fair Hot Type • Glamour New Book You're Guaranteed to Love This Summer • LitHub.com Best Book about Books • Buzzfeed Book You Need to Read This Summer • Seattle Times Book for Summer...

A fascinating account of how the Mississippi River shaped AmericaIn Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the center of America's rich history—the Mississippi. Some fifteen thousand years ago, the majestic river provided Paleolithic humans with the routes by which early man began to explore the continent's interior. Since then, the river has been the site of historical significance, from the arrival of Spanish and French explorers in...

If you want to be successful, you have to see yourself being successful. Because, let's face it, how are you going to know success if you don't even know what it looks like?Visualization is critical to achieving your dreams according to Rolf Nabb, author of You Don't Need a System: A Straightforward Guide to Using the Law of Attraction. This is because once you can actually begin to see what you want in your mind's eye, you can gain the confidence to go out there and make ...