Bücher von Scott Smith

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Craving an adventure to wake them from their lethargic Mexican holiday before they return home, four friends set off in search of one of their own who has travelled to the interior to investigate an archaeological dig in the Mayan ruins. And at that moment their world changes for ever.

Pickling is the best and most delicious way to preserve food, so it's not surprising why they are so popular around the world. Pickling not only helps preserve fresh produce, but it's also a way to create mouthwatering side dishes and condiments that add an endless variety of vibrant flavors to the table, and fermented foods provide wonderful benefits for gut health and boosting immunity due to the probiotic bacteria created during the fermentation process.From classic dill pickles to sauerkraut, kimchi, salsas, sauces, relishes, pickled meat, fish, and eggs as well as fermented and alcoholic beverages, there is something for everyone in this easy-to-follow pickling and fermenting guide for beginners. This book can help you get the most out of produce, whether you grow it yourself or purchase it from a supermarket or a farmer's market, with step-by-step instructions and useful tips for beginners. You will learn all the dos and don'ts of making homemade pickles and ferments as well as a variety of delicious and easy-to-follow recipes.This book covers them all with a description and instructions for canned hot water bath pickles, refrigerator pickles and lacto fermented pickles as well, along with great, flavorful recipes for each. This book keeps it traditional, but is also pushes the envelope a little with some fresh takes on pickling flavors. This is the perfect starting point for your home pickling adventure. Put down that store bought jar of pickles and get busy making your own, the easy and healthy way.

Designing Asynchronous Circuits using NULL Convention Logic (NCL) begins with an introduction to asynchronous (clockless) logic in general, and then focuses on delay-insensitive asynchronous logic design using the NCL paradigm. The book details design of input-complete and observable dual-rail and quad-rail combinational circuits, and then discusses implementation of sequential circuits, which require datapath feedback. Next, throughput optimization techniques are presented, including pipelining, embedding registration, early completion, and NULL cycle reduction. Subsequently, low-power design techniques, such as wavefront steering and Multi-Threshold CMOS (MTCMOS) for NCL, are discussed. The book culminates with a comprehensive design example of an optimized Greatest Common Divisor circuit. Readers should have prior knowledge of basic logic design concepts, such as Boolean algebra and Karnaugh maps. After studying this book, readers should have a good understanding of the differences between asynchronous and synchronous circuits, and should be able to design arbitrary NCL circuits, optimized for area, throughput, and power. Table of Contents: Introduction to Asynchronous Logic / Overview of NULL Convention Logic (NCL) / Combinational NCL Circuit Design / Sequential NCL Circuit Design / NCL Throughput Optimization / Low-Power NCL Design / Comprehensive NCL Design Example

This book reports the results of an ethnographic study, focusing primarily on the experiences of four teachers of the Chinese language in Australian secondary schools. The author creates an audience for their voices as they reflect on their own understandings of culture, language teaching, and culture in language teaching through semi-structured interviews, and compares these reflections with written stimulus dialogues designed to elicit 'culture-in-language' reflections, as well as curriculum and policy documents produced by the Australian government. The book's findings indicate that teachers of the Chinese language are diverse in their views on culture, language teaching, and the ways in which culture can or should inform language teaching, and the author argues that language teacher intercultural competence cannot be assessed through a synthesis of the current English-only research literature. This book will be of interest to teachers and teacher trainers of Chinese as a foreign language, as well as students and scholars of applied linguistics and language education more broadly.

Are Your Ready to Quit Your Job and Make a Living As An Author?I was offered my first book deal before the age of 30. I was over the moon! I had a literary agent, and one of the top publishers in the country; when the book was published, there were even mega-production studios calling my agent to inquire about the rights.It’s what every author dreams of, right?!Kind of. Sort of. No!It used to be. But that was several years ago. That was before the birth of the first real game-changer since Gutenberg's press: the Amazon Kindle.The Kindle itself didn’t rock the industry to its core - rather, it was the self-publishing platform that came with it: Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)Authors could always self-publish, but prior to KDP, it was something you did when no publisher would take a chance on you. After KDP, authors were proving that for the price of $0, you could have your book published not only electronically, but in print as well. In a very short time, authors started using KDP and becoming millionaires!I started using KDP (as well as other publishing distribution channels) way back when it first opened its doors, and I haven’t looked back. I’ve launched several imprints and have sold over 2,000,000 books. In this book, I’ll show you how I, and other authors, have done it.A word of caution: this isn’t a how-to publish a book on KDP; if you need a step-by-step on how to navigate through the KDP dashboard, then there are other books that cover that (but seriously, publishing through KDP is ridiculously easy!). This book is to help you launch your book and attract more readers.

Jump Start Your Career As a Children's Writer!Many years ago, I had the idea for my first picture book. I sat on in for years for one reason and one reason only: I couldn't draw. Like at all! Even my stick figures looked terrible!I hoped one day to be connected with an illustrator who couldn't write, but one day I decided to stop waiting and start doing! I got proactive and started looking for an illustrator. And it wasn't as much as I anticipated. I realized that this was something that really could be done on a budget!This book is twofold: One, it's for writers like me who need to know how to find an illustrator on a budget Two, it's for children's writers who are hoping to one day make a living doing this.Let's be clear: This is not an easy career; nor is one you will get rich quick at. But if you are ready for some hard work, then read on!Note: this book is based of "The Six Figure Writer"; it has an expanded section covering Children's Authorship.

We all have a story to tell. Three years after losing his first wife to breast cancer in 2001, Scott met Rhonda through an Internet dating service, and, after a whirlwind romance, they married in 2005. The next few years were filled with both bliss and the challenges of blending two families and five children. In 2009, Rhonda was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This book chronicles their seven-year journey through the raw emotions of e-mails exchanged with their amazing support group of church, friends, coworkers, and family. With a skilled and dedicated team of doctors and caregivers on their side, they were carried through it all by the Grace and Strength of their Lord. This is their story.

Dr. Pray himself has dealt with the roller coaster weight loss lifestyle. Since elementary school he has been on again, off again with any diet he could find. After decades of guilt and disappointment Dr. Pray set out to develop a plan for real people to lose real weight, knowing that a typical ΓÇ£dietΓÇ¥ canΓÇÖt work. In this book you will not find impossible guilt ridden results set forth by a skinny expert. What you will find is a successful weight loss plan from a fellow ΓÇ£fat boyΓÇ¥ who loves to eat as much as you do.ΓÇ£This is a must read for anyone you love who struggles with their weight. Doctor PrayΓÇÖs personal triumph over food addiction is absolutely inspiring!ΓÇ¥ - Dr. Jason M. Lord CEO www.housecallrehab.comAbout The AuthorDr. Doug Pray has almost 15 years of professional experience coaching everyday people to meet their personal weight loss goals. He has researched and experimented with virtually every major weight loss system to hit the market in the last 45 years. He runs a successful clinic and personally coaches hundreds of people on how to control their addiction to food.