The Lump Of Coal

Forget Frosty the Snowman or Ruldolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The next great holiday hero is a small, flammable chunk of barbecue fodder. He's impeccably dressed, he's terribly grumpy, and he's looking for a holiday miracle. It's unmistakably Snicket - here's the opening line: This holiday season is a time for stoytelling, and whether you are hearing the story of a candelabra staying lit for more than a week, or a baby born in a barn without proper medical supervision, these stories often feature miracles.

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Wintertime is here, and that means it is bedtime for Bear. But Bear's friends don't think so. They want Bear to come and play outside in the snow. Bear can hear his friends calling. He hears them laughing and playing. Bear can't sleep. But it's bedtime! What is a bear to do?

The bestselling star of No, David! turns Christmas traditions upside down with laugh-aloud humor. Readers of all ages will vividly remember trying to peek at hidden gift packages; writing scrolls of wish lists to Santa; and struggling to behave at formal Christmas dinner parties. Always in the background, we know Santa Claus is watching, soon to decide if David deserves a shiny new fire truck or a lump of coal under the tree. From playing with delicate ornaments to standing in an endlessly long line for Santa, here are common Christmas activities--but with David's naughty trimmings. A surefire hit that is destined to be an annual classic.

Long dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, coal is back -- with a vengeance. Coal is one of the nation's biggest and most influential industries -- Big Coal provides more than half the electricity consumed by Americans today -- and its dominance is growing, driven by rising oil prices and calls for energy independence. Is coal the solution to America's energy problems? On close examination, the glowing promise of coal quickly turns to ash. Coal mining remains a deadly and environmentally destructive industry. Nearly forty percent of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere each year comes from coal-fired power plants. In the last two decades, air pollution from coal plants has killed more than half a million Americans. In this eye-opening call to action, Goodell explains the costs and consequences of America's addiction to coal and discusses how we can kick the habit.

GRATITUDE JOURNAL & PRODUCTIVITY PLANNER (2 IN 1) BOOK Offer A Thoughtful Gift! Surprise your loved ones with a special gift! Thrill a college student or school pupil at the beginning of the school year, spoil your sweetheart with a motivational gift at Christmas, or surprise your best friend with an original birthday gift. HOW TO USE Each daily entry consists of two parts: Giving gratitude Tasks to be completed Gratitude Gratitude is such a powerful emotion. Being grateful can make your life better in so many ways. It's rather difficult to feel depressed or sorry for yourself when you are feeling gratitude. So why write? When you write down what are you grateful for, you not only count your blessings, you also affirm that thought inside you. Write down at least 3 things are you grateful for in each entry. It can be anything from your spouse, the air you are breathing, or even just how lucky you are to be on Earth! Task Planner (Ivy Lee Method For Productivity) This is the second part of the daily entry. - Write out a list of five to six important tasks that need to be completed during the day. You can write down less than this number, but no more than six items. - After writing out the five or six items of most importance, rearrange them or mark them in order of how truly important they are. - You begin by completing the task of most importance and refuse to move onto any other item until that one is completed. - Once the first task is done, you continue to move down the prioritized list. - If at the end of the day, you find you have any items that you were unable to complete, the move them onto the list for the following day. Continue to make these lists at the end of each workday, so that they are ready for you at the beginning of the following day.

Around the world, on average, four coal miners die for each million tons of coal recovered. Improving the safety of mining work while responding to the need for increased coal production, however, is impossible without further development of the physics of mining processes. A relatively new branch of science, it tackles problems that arise during m