A personal and insightful description of the movement from "gardening with pretty plants for human enjoyment" to gardening in support of ecosystem health, including all beings in our definition of community and using our own backyards to support all local life while still enjoying the beauty of plants. This little book begins to address the question: what is our (human) role and responsibility in supporting life on planet earth?

I Knew When I Was Five is an illustrated story that reveals how violence is normalized in our culture, and specifically in our food choices. It supports parents-and adults in general-to see and nurture children's compassion and empathy and reject our cultural reliance on violence, and it empowers people who have felt this tension between their own compassion and what our society expects from them.

"Kill two birds with one stone" or "Feed two birds with one hand"?Though it may not always be obvious, our choice of language impacts - and is impacted by - the world. Idioms are common phrases that we often use without much thought, but when we pay attention, we can see how they are intertwined with systems of normalized violence. And with some awareness and adjustments, we can adapt these idioms to be more inclusive and peaceful. Evolving our language choice isn'...

Love is the most powerful emotion on earth only second to hate. Theres a thin line between the two emotions that seem to cause so much turbulence. Like good & evil it all has purpose. Dare to explore what F Love really means to you. The worst that can happen is the truth will set you free. Live, Love, Laugh, Pray, & Hope for the best inspite of the worst

Liquid Sculpey is a new medium with endless possibilities, and these two recognized experts have developed a considerable following for their handcrafted jewellery and accessories. Now they share their original sculpting techniques, so everyone can explore the exciting crafting opportunities offered by liquid polymer clay.Each chapter provides information on the development of the techniques and the medium or art application that inspired it. Twenty-two projects teach crafters how ...

What has been the impact of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases on the lives of young people? Youth, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases provides a comprehensive overview of research and policy in this increasingly important area.The book describes the world-wide incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents and examines how their sexual behaviour has changed as a result of the threat of AIDS. It also looks at young people's knowledge and...

How do you stitch yourself back together after trauma, loss, grief, heartbreak? By inviting what is broken to become what is breathtaking. THE BODY is a collection of poems and short stories written in lyrical prose during the hardest moments of the author's life. This collection explores themes of love, loss, grief, seduction, creativity, consciousness, female empowerment, post-traumatic expansion, and the collective human experience. Because when words are not enough, art is the containe...

A forty-year journey of revenge comes to an explosive end.Every move Lucien Bouisguard made to destroy the Le Noireau family has been thwarted by fate and time.How is it possible that one family can steal his ancestral land, ruin his good name, be implicated in the disappearance of his beloved wife, Florine, and not face any consequences?Police Commissioner or not, he will have his revenge.Astral Le Noireau is home in her Chateau, in the sleepy seaside villa...

A family divided. A fortune lost. A legacy waiting to be reclaimed.In Petit Carême, the tangled destinies of the Le Noireau family unravel in a tale of love, betrayal, and longing.Renee Le Noireau has always been the outsider, cast adrift from the family that should have been her birthright. Stripped of her inheritance and shunned for her ties to the enigmatic Bouisguard family, she stands at a crossroads—disinherited from her mother's fortune and ...

The most visited site in the National Park system, the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway winds along the ridges of the Appalachian mountains in Virginia and North Carolina. According to most accounts, the Parkway was a New Deal “Godsend for the needy,” built without conflict or opposition by landscape architects and planners who traced their vision along a scenic, isolated southern landscape. The historical archives relating to this massive public project, however, tell a different and much more...

The Beginning of Her StoryBy: Crystal Ann MitchellTold through regular appointments with her psychologist, Dr. Martin, Meagan Guy’s life unfolds throughout The Beginning of Her Story. With many struggles, Meagan keeps her faith in God. She walks by her faith and not by sight. By way of her sessions, we learn of life and loss, love and birth, as well as financial issues and relationship struggles. She shares with us, through Dr. Martin, of the challenges Meagan faces. We also...

Cricket brought them together, but one night of revelry tore them apart.Can Hamilton Roche, the King of Caribbean cricket battle the demons of his past to redeem himself and find his way back into the hallowed grounds of the sport that loves to hate him and into the arms of the woman who he has betrayed.