Gorp uses his gentle demeanor and the endearing characters of Pumpernickel Park to tackle the difficult but urgent issue of child abuse. This child-friendly and age appropriate story alerts children without scaring them to the dangers of sexual abuse and empowers them with effective responses should they be approached. This kind-hearted tale also helps abused children understand what happened to them and allows them to begin to heal!

* 133 recipes for camping and backpacking * Stories behind the recipes and the people who contributed them * Includes tips on outdoor cooking basics, food drying techniques, and trail food lore Some of the recipes in Beyond Gorp are prized for their camping and backpacking practicality. These include food such as Lead Bread (a brick-like loaf that will keep indefinitely and survive even an air drop). But then there are gourmet offerings (Cashew-Ginger Chicken and Rice and Trail Tiramisu) and ideas on preparing wild foods (Cooked Stinging Nettles). This cookbook is as much about the people behind the recipes and their adventures -- and misadventures -- in the outdoors. Hear the stories behind the titling of Angry Moose Scrambled Eggs and Poison Ivy Pesto with Shrimp. Learn why outdoor writer Tim Cahill needs Fat Cocoa to guarantee a warm night's sleep; understand the expedition fare philosophy of mountaineer Jim Whittaker; and why Celebration Cous Cous was special for writer-conservationists Laura and Guy Waterman. Each of these recipes has been tested by Mountaineers Books staff and friends.

Oisin is a college freshman whose most noteworthy skill is, like most men his age, the unerring ability to jump to perfectly well-reasoned and yet completely incorrect conclusions. When he meets an imitation college student who might be named Gwen, he decides she's probably an undercover cop. She isn't, unfortunately--but after Oisin asks her out to lunch, he slowly begins to discover both the complicated history and personality hiding behind her rather gruff exterior. He might even come to like the strange young woman, if her troubles don't get him killed, first... Gorp is a thirty-thousand word (around two-hundred page) new adult story about college, cats, love, and leftovers. Contains no sex, no werewolves, no vampires, no handsome millionaires, and no tentacles, but does include mild language, a secret society of militant octogenarians, a talking cat, and leftover Chinese food.

Design for Emotion introduces you to the why, what, when, where and how of designing for emotion. Improve user connection, satisfaction and loyalty by incorporating emotion and personality into your design process. The conscious and unconscious origins of emotions are explained, while real-world examples show how the design you create affects the emotions of your users.This isn’t just another design theory book – it’s imminently practical. Design for Emotion introduces the A.C.T. Model (Attract/Converse/Transact) a tool for helping designers create designs that intentionally trigger emotional responses. This book offers a way to harness emotions for improving the design of products, interfaces and applications while also enhancing learning and information processing. Design for Emotion will help your designs grab attention and communicate your message more powerfully, to more people. Explains the relationship between emotions and product personalities Details the most important dimensions of a product's personality Examines models for understanding users' relationships with products Explores how to intentionally design product personalities Provides extensive examples from the worlds of product, web and application design Includes a simple and effective model for creating more emotional designs

More than 165 well-known outdoor folk from several continents share their favourite recipes and relate memorable cooking and eating experiences, from trips that include desert sieges, watery voyages, and peak experiences all over the world. Their recipes (all tested with the possible exception of Mouse Soup) include homemade backpack foods, camp-cooked meals, wild food feasting, and better food with less work. Valuable tips for outdoor eating abound: and the haps and mishaps they've connected with food give lively insights into the contributors.

Landforms are features on the earth's surface that are made naturally. Mountains, plains, and plateaus are all examples of landforms. The study of landforms is called geomorphology. Scientists can learn about the past and even predict future changes by studying landforms. Today we can take pictures of landforms from airplanes and satellites.

Gregor Johann Mendel is known as the father of modern genetics. He used cross-breeding to develop different kinds of peas. This allowed him to make predictions about the outcomes. These are now called Mendel's Laws of Heredity. They explain how traits are passed from generation to generation. Mendel also discovered dominant and recessive genes.