This novel set in the North Country of New York State explores gay adoption in an entertaining way for both gay and general audiences. Ean is a young gay man who works as a Forensic Case Manager at a social services agency, who has been married to Stacy, an Assistant District Attorney, for three years. Stacy feels compelled to adopt a child Ean names Tur (Rut spelled backwards), who is about to be placed in foster care. As their journey with Tur begins, Ean almost loses Stacy in a car accident with a male bull moose. Stacy dies suddenly after years of disability. Ean tries to start a new life with Tur without Stacy; however, he encounters many impediments ranging from suicidal thoughts to the Cinderella complex. Ean must overcome the final conflict of allowing Mark, a moose-obsessed Department of Conservation (DEC) worker, to fully enter his life or perish in loneliness. In the end, Ean triumphs as he allows Mark, a new male "bull," into his life.

Bag your biggest buck during the rut! The whitetail rut is only a short window of time each fall hunting season. Yet its heart-pounding, sometimes chaotic action is some of the most anticipated and talked about all year round. Big bucks are moving and more visible than any other time of the year, and archery and firearms seasons are open all over the country. Deer & Deer Hunting's Guide to Hunting the Rut brings more than 40 years of experience from North America's foremost white-tailed deer hunting authority to show you how to tag your biggest buck ever. Get the advantage this year with proven tips and tactics from some of the most knowledgeable biologists and hunters in the country. Packed with strategies and advice for gun hunters and archery hunters alike--of all experience levels--this book covers everything you need to know about the patterns of the pre-rut, intensity of the rut, the last-chance breeding behavior of the post-rut and much more to provide the information you need to maximize your deer hunting time in the field. Inside you'll learn about: • Research on scrapes and licking branches • Understanding deer breeding behavior • How and when to rattle and call in mature bucks • Tactics for finding and hunting core areas on public and private land

Tired of living in their comfortable rut, Suzanne and Mitch Rutledge decided to quit their jobs in America and take their seven-year-old son with them on a journey around the world. For nine months, they traveled slowly and volunteered, homeschooled their second grader, and experienced what everyday life was like in new and different places.From the Rut to the Ledgeshares their highs and lows, but also provides practical travel tips for anyone who wants to see the world on a budget. Follow their adventures from an elephant sanctuary in Thailand to the pyramids of Egypt. From tiny villages in Cambodia to the bustling streets of Barcelona, the Rutledges went out on a ledge to experience authentic life around the world and hope to encourage and inspire other families to do the same.

For over 30 years weve studied people from all walks of life trying to break old habits some succeeded, most failed. Those who succeeded typically followed steps outlined in this book. You know from repeatedly breaking New Years resolutions that it takes more than will power and brains to succeed. We all have a very wise but mouthy little person living inside our heads - call them Tiny who tries to tell us when were being dumb. Most of us have figured out how to muzzle Tiny. Well show you how to use your particular Tinys accumulated wisdom about you and your well honed ability to fall off the wagon. As Oprah said concerning a recent weight gain: I didnt just fall off the wagon. I let the wagon fall on me. In the beginning we show you how to make smarter resolutions. More importantly in the remainder of the book we show you how to keep them. The last five chapters focus on trouble shooting, on showing you how to climb out, and stay out, of the rut after youve invariably slipped back in.

Top tactics for whitetails from Tom Miranda...and many more of America's top hunters! Over thousands of years, whitetails have spread out across North America and adapted to new habitats, evolving into nearly 20 subspecies today. In the pages of The Rut Hutners, join veteran bowhunter Tom Miranda as he looks into the challenges of hunting whitetails in the eight recognized territories of the North American Whitetail SLAM. With over 30 years of bowhunting experience, Miranda has assembled a team of top whitetail hunters to discuss the differences in habitat and habits, tactics and strategies for hunting white-tailed deer in the four corners of our continent. Because of a whitetail buck's elusive nature, completing a Whitetail SLAM can be a difficult task. Yet with the knowledge acquired from this book, hunters can set out to achieve their goals when hunting mature, dominant bucks.

The total guide to understanding deer in heat.

The Answer's Been Right in Front of You the Whole Time! Most of us travel well-worn paths with the expressed mission of breaking out" of the RUT. It seems to be the right thing to do on the surface; who wants to think of themselves as being in such a routine that they can not, should not, dare not veer off the trail? And You Thought "Escape" Was Your Only Option! Not another self-help book, RUT Management is a fun but truthful look at the very human tendency to pursue distraction rather than maintaining the focused pursuit of long-term goals and dreams. This work addresses the constant conflict between "convention" and "change" in our lives. It examines RUT development, RUT anatomy, RUT relationships, and RUT management as tools for navigating the path through RUTs, and for DISCOVERING ADVENTURE IN THE ROUTINE OF LIFE."

A Vulture Best Short Book A She Reads Indie Book Club Pick for Summer “Alexis Smith’s brilliant debut novel is filled with kaleidoscopic pleasures. Line by line, in and out of time, this is a haunted, joyful, beautiful book—a true gift.” —Karen Russell “Her story could be told in other people’s things. The postcards and the photographs. A garnet ring and a needlepoint of the homestead. The aprons hanging from her kitchen door. Her soft, faded, dog-eared copy of Little House in the Big Woods. A closet full of dresses sewn before she was born. All these things tell a story, but is it hers?” Isabel is a single twenty-something in Portland, Oregon, who repairs damaged books in the basement of the local library, dreaming of a life she can’t quite reach. She is filled with longing—for a life in Amsterdam even though she’s never visited, for the unrequited love of a coworker, for a simpler time from her childhood in Alaska among the threatened glaciers she loves, and for the perfect vintage dress to wear to a party that just might change everything. Unfolding over the course of a single day, Alexis M. Smith’s shimmering debut finds Isabel looking into her past—remembering her parents’ separation, a meeting with an astrologer, and a life-changing encounter with a glacier—and shows us how fleeting, everyday moments can reveal an entire life. In classic movies, in old photographs and unsent postcards, rare books, and thrifted gems, Glaciers tells the story of a young woman’s love of the past and a hope to make something new and all her own.

Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas.