'Farming really is the most rewarding job in the world. That's what I want to show you: the heart and soul that makes up the life of a farmer.'Harriet Cowan is one of the most recognisable farmers in the country. At only twenty-five, she more than held her own on Clarkson's Farm, delighting viewers by schooling them on the realities of farming.Farming is Harriet's way of life, passed down through the generations - from her grandp...

This book is not a work of fiction. It is a plain narrative of real life in the New Zealand bush, a true story of adventure in a day not yet remote, when adventure in abundance was still to be had in the land of the Maori. Every name used is a real one, every character who appears in these pages had existence in those war days of forty years ago. Every incident described here is a faithful record of actual happenings; some of them may convince the reader that truth can be stranger than fic...

Based on today’s breakthrough science into neurotransmitters, Override reveals a clear path to overcoming bad habits that sabotage our success in career, love, and healthy living.Why, when we all want to live healthy and vital lives, do we so often botch it up? Why do we make decisions that negatively impact our work, relationships, and lifestyles? Why do our brains always seem to get in the way of our goals? The answer lies in our brain chemistry....

Build the practical Revit skills needed to create professional BIM models, drawings, schedules, and visualizations for digital construction projectsKey FeaturesBuild BIM skills through a complete residential projectCreate professional drawings, schedules, and 3D modelsLearn industry workflows used across architecture, engineering, and constructionBook DescriptionBuilding Information Modeling (BIM) has become an essential part...

**When Annie Meyers wakes up in a made-for-TV Christmas movie starring her ex-situationship and a now not-so-dorky childhood neighbor, her plans to swear off love—and Christmas—begin to unravel.Perfect for fans of A Merry Little Meet Cute, this holiday rom-com will enchant readers who have a love-hate relationship with Christmas movies.**Thirtysomething Annie Meyers is having a rough year. Her situationship with the noncommittal Chris fizzled out, and her best frie...

Leading Change from Within is written for project managers, change leaders, and operational professionals responsible for making change successful, often without full authority, optimal conditions, or aligned teams.In complex environments evidenced by today’s competing priorities, resistance, and pressure, the real challenge is not only planning change, but sustaining it through people.This book offers a practical, human-centered approach to leadin...

Throughout the ages shamans and mystics have recognized that all created things share some level of consciousness and that the ordinary and non-ordinary realities interact. This book by a well-known Celtic-American shaman explores those interactions and interconnected pathways looking at the interdependence of our material life with our inner life and that of nature. Each chapter is a small window into the mysteries of nature and soul as they infuse daily life. Cowan draws on the teachings...

For readers of Plague of Corruption, Thomas S. Cowan, MD, and Sally Fallon Morell ask the question: are there really such things as "viruses"? Or are electro smog, toxic living conditions, and 5G actually to blame for COVID-19?The official explanation for today’s COVID-19 pandemic is a “dangerous, infectious virus.” This is the rationale for isolating a large portion of the world’s population in their homes so as to curb its spread. From face masks to soci...

This book is a pleasant read about a life immersed in the science and technology of pulp and papermaking. It will help technical people in mills to better understand how science can be used to best achieve the process improvements that will increase mill profitability and advance their own careers. It tells stories of the author's scientific and technical development work over a professional lifetime as a consultant, development specialist, inventor and entrepreneur.A complete revie...

For anyone who has ever gone through a breakup, for anyone who is still going through a breakup, here is a book that can help you sail through it so that what you are left feeling is up and not down. Breakups can be one of the hardest things to deal with, leaving us feeling rejected, hurt and miserable. But what if we were able to turn that around and see the opportunities in a breakup? See how you can get easily get through your breakup to feeling happy, recharged and positive. This book ...

“How could a mother not know?” This is a question often asked about families where incest has occurred, and Eleanor Cowan’s gripping memoir, A History of a Pedophile’s Wife, steps up with answers that are courageous and heartbreaking. Cowan grew up in Quebec in the 1950s, in a large Roman Catholic family with a lethal mix of violence, addiction, and toxic pedagogy. Cowan details the dance of a survivor moving into adulthood: one step forward towards freedom, two steps back into conditionin...

"Easily the most thorough account of the social history of the British coffeehouse ever written." —Adrian Johns, University of ChicagoWhat induced the British to adopt foreign coffee-drinking customs in the seventeenth century? Why did an entirely new social institution, the coffeehouse, emerge as the primary place for consumption of this new drink? In this lively book, Brian Cowan locates the answers to these questions in the particularly British combination of cu...