No Safe Bet

No Safe Bet
Author: Gail Sinclair
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2010-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1450270093

It is five o'clock in the morning just outside Toronto when nineteen-year-old Julia walks onto the backstretch at Woodbine Racetrack. Despite knowing little about horses and even less about racing, Julia is eager to start her first day at her new job. She is in a dilemma as to where her life is heading. Desperate to make enough money to enter a university and escape a suffocating relationship with her boyfriend, she throws herself headfirst into life at the racetrack. She soon discovers, however, that she is terrified of the high strung animals and even worse, that the other workers have little patience for an inexperienced woman. Even as the high stakes, male-driven world of racing threatens to destroy her and her dreams, Julia perseveres and finds solace in two new friends, who encourage her to fight back. As Julia moves up in the ranks, even her friends are unable to save her from the worst threat of all. Julia is forced by a man she trusts into a world of deceit and illegal treatment of the very animals she has grown to love, and she may have to sacrifice everything in order to free herself from his grasp before it is too late.

Budworth and the Safe Bet

Budworth and the Safe Bet
Author: John Jansen
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2013-09-17
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1291534342

These humorous adventures, inspired by the writings of P. G. Wodehouse, tell how Teddy Aston, the nephew of Lord and Lady Alpington, leads a life of luxurious idleness, ably supported by his valet, Budworth, in between-the-wars England. Betting, country house weekends, avoiding marriage and indoor rugby at the infamous Sloths Club are his main activities. But why is his fearsome Aunt Amelia, Lady Alpington, so anxious to find him a rich bride before his thirtieth birthday? And why do the New York Mafia regard him as a person to be treated with respect? Only Budworth knows the answers!

Autoendobiographical

Autoendobiographical
Author: Brenton Plourde
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2012-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 147592271X

This book is neither fiction nor non-fiction. It is...Destination Truth.

English

English
Author: Eddie Ronowicz
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2006-02-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780826470799

An introduction to culturally determined aspects of communicating in British, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and American societies, especially those that may influence effective communication with members of these societies or be the source of false perceptions/stereotypes of their behaviour.

Pascal's Wager

Pascal's Wager
Author: Paul Bartha
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2018-10-18
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1107181437

Presents a comprehensive examination of Pascal's Wager, its underlying theology, philosophical influence, and role in contemporary decision theory.

English Idioms

English Idioms
Author: Matthew Evanoff
Publisher: Matthew Evanoff
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

Learning English idioms can be difficult for ESL speakers. This book will help simplify some of the common words and expressions native English speakers use. Use it as a reference, or read it as a learning exercise, and you will improve your English in no time at all!

Safe Bet

Safe Bet
Author: Monica Murphy
Publisher: EverAfter Romance
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-01-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781682308332

Sydney Walker’s new job is perfect. As the live-in nanny to the most famous quarterback in the NFL and his beautiful wife, she couldn’t have it any better. Their kids are adorable. Her bosses are more than generous. Plus, there are hot football players at the house all the time. Life can’t get much better than this. Until her life turns into an absolute nightmare. The media is abuzz with rumors that she and her boss Drew Callahan are having a torrid affair. Everyone knows the truth—except the public. So Drew’s wife Fable comes up with the perfect idea. She creates a fake relationship between Sydney and one of the rookie players on Drew’s team. Wade Knox is forever indebted to Drew and Fable and readily agrees to the set up. Pretending to be in a romantic relationship with the hot nanny for a week—how hard can it be? Crazy how it only takes one week for two people to fall head over heels in love... (This mash-up new adult romance features characters from both the One Week Girlfriend series and The Rules series.)

The User's Guide to the Human Mind

The User's Guide to the Human Mind
Author: Shawn T. Smith
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2011-12-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 160882604X

Your mind is not built to make you happy; it’s built to help you survive. So far, it’s done a great job! But in the process, it may have developed some bad habits, like avoiding new experiences or scrounging around for problems where none exist. Is it any wonder that worry, bad moods, and self-critical thoughts so often get in the way of enjoying life? Based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), The User’s Guide to the Human Mind is a road map to the puzzling inner workings of the human mind, replete with exercises for overriding the mind’s natural impulses toward worry, self-criticism, and fear, and helpful tips for acting in the service of your values and emotional well-being—even when your mind has other plans. •Find out how your mind tries to limit your behavior and your potential •Discover how pessimism functions as your mind’s error management system •Learn why you shouldn’t believe everything you think •Overrule your thoughts and feelings and take charge of your mind and your life

Environmental Economics and Policy

Environmental Economics and Policy
Author: Lynne Lewis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2019-11-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429995113

Environmental Economics and Policy is a best-selling text for environmental economics courses. Offering a policy-oriented approach, it introduces economic theory, empirical fieldwork, and case studies that show how underlying economic principles provided the foundation for environmental policies. Key features include: Introductions to the theory and method of environmental economics, including externalities, benefit-cost analysis, valuation methods, and ecosystem goods and services. Extensive coverage of the major issues including climate change mitigation and adaptation, air and water pollution, and environmental justice. Boxed "Examples" and "Debates" throughout the text, which highlight global examples and major talking points. This text will be of use to undergraduate students of economics. Students will leave the course with a global perspective of how environmental economics has played and can continue to play a role in promoting fair and efficient environmental management. The text is fully supported with end-of-chapter summaries, discussion questions, and self-test exercises in the book. Additional online resources include references, as well as PowerPoint slides for each chapter.

Where's Your God Now?

Where's Your God Now?
Author: Casper Rigsby
Publisher: Anti-Social Media
Total Pages: 73
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1516367472

This collection of essays looks to address many of the reasons other than indoctrination that people believe in god. From Pascal's Wager, to issues of gender equality and identity, as well as the pervasive misogyny inherent in religion, these essays hit at the heart of some of the biggest problems with religion and the god hypothesis. These essays also give a good look into the atheist worldview and how atheists approach many of these issues. While atheism itself is simply a lack of belief in god, this position can also greatly affect how one thinks about everything from issues of social injustice to education. Within these essays this worldview and mindset becomes clear, and we see how a lack of belief in both god and Holy doctrine can shape one's viewpoint.