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A practical guide to daily life with hearing loss, covering topics from hearing tests and buying (and paying for) hearing aids, to deciding whether to get a cochlear implant, to navigating airports, job interviews, and first dates when you suffer from hearing loss. Useful and readable for the newly hearing-impaired, those who have been struggling for years, and their families.

It's an astonishing but true fact that many people are involved in "commuter marriages" where spouses live in different locations because they need to follow job opportunities. Expand that number to include all couples where one partner has moved away to start a new job, join the military, or continue his/her education - then add in the vast number of people who travel regularly for their jobs - and you're looking at a truly pervasive phenomenon: long-distance relationship (LDR) couples are ever...

In this classic parody, Thomas Hill presents the testosterone-inspired answer to the bestseller What to Expect When You're Expecting. The third edition of the best, funniest father's guide to having a baby, What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding, is now thoroughly revised and updated, but it's still packed with information, advice, and attitude distinctively for guys. Originally conceived as a little parody, just something funny and helpful for the expectant man, the book is now a classic gi...

The first edition of A Guide to Serial Bibliographies for Modern Literatures was praised by The Year's Work in English Studies as an "excellent [and] very useful work of reference." The second edition, updated and expanded, includes information on electronic serial bibliographies. The guide lists 777 serial bibliographies, including the major humanities and general periodical indexes; works that cover national literatures, literary periods, genres, themes and subjects, and literary authors; an...

Living well doesn't have to cost the earth We all want to do our bit for the planet, and now it's easier than ever. This book is your guide to eco-thrifty living: the way to look out for the climate and your budget at the same time. Explore the art of recycling and upcycling to spruce up your home and garden, find out how to revamp old clothes and how to say no to waste, and learn the secrets to conscious, creative living - all without the hefty price tag. There is no planet B, but with eco-th...

A contemporary guide for today's mother of the bride! Congratulations! Your daughter is engaged! Now it's time to start planning the big event. The Mother of the Bride Guide will help you get your daughter down the aisle in style. With expert guidance every step of the way, wedding planner Katie Martin explains all you need to know about:Getting the most out of Pinterest and wedding-planning sitesMeeting the future in-lawsNavigating sticky situations, like ex-spouses and former family membersM...

Military ways can be enigmatic, resulting in an alien world where acronyms often replace words and where "1330" is a time of day. Add to that, the Navy is not only military, it is nautical, which adds centuries of sea-going terminology and practices to the confusion. While the young men and women who sign on to become sailors in the United States Navy receive extensive indoctrination and training, their parents do not. As their sons and daughters are becoming uniformed, the parents remain uninfo...

Between them the three eastern French regions of Jura, Savoie and Bugey cover an area of less than 5,000 hectares of vines and produce less than one per cent of French appellation wines. For years these wines were drunk mainly in their respective regions and hardly sold even in Paris, let alone on export markets but that situation has changed dramatically over the last decade or so as wine lovers have begun to seek out lighter wines, wines from unusual grapes and less conventional wine styles, a...

Adjust your attitude with daily affirmationsMastering the art of thinking happy: The affirmations, quotes and ideas in this book are a set of tools for you to use in your self-development. They are for "inner work." And, you know what they say about happiness, that it's an "inside job," which is 100% true. These suggestions vary widely from spiritual aspirations to very simple, straight forward and practical ideas. Much has to do with adjusting your attitude. Depending on the day, it might be a...

Welcome to the veterinary technicians and assistants field! If you are interested in a career as a veterinary technician or assistant, you've come to the right book. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and day out? What kind of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in these fields? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various fields? Is this even the right career path for you? How do you avoid burnout and deal with stress?...

This is a detailed guide on how to install GM's popular LS small-block engines into just about any other vehicle, the most popular conversion in the aftermarket today. Includes an overview of the Chevy LS series engine, technical details on swapping transmissions, drivetrain, fuel system, wiring and ECU, exhaust and installation.