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Draconis Discord - A Collective Saga Sci-Fi Romance
Lisa Shea
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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A Clean Romance Showcasing a Love which Endures a Thousand Years ... Nicole was lost. After a thousand long, tortuous years of adoring Nathan from afar, the wait was over. For one, brief, shimmering moment, they had stood side by side in front of the world. Then cruel fate - and a bullet's blast through his chest - had brought it all to a crashing end. Now she must find a way to claw through the darkness - and to carve out a new life. Draconis Discord is the fourth of four novellas in the Collective Saga series. They can be read singly or as a boxed set. They contain no explicit violence nor intimacy. As such, they are suitable for teens and up. All proceeds from the Collective Saga series benefit battered women's shelters.
A Glub Glub and a Shake Shake: Recipes
Lisa K. Winkler; Barbara W. Klein
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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A-Z Guide How to Make Bath Bombs: Easy Guide on Masterfully Creating Beautiful Bath Bombs
Lisa Bond
Independently Published
2017
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You can make Bath Bombs at home, Today. You get home from a long day of work. Your shoulders are achy; your back is sore, you have tension, stress, dry skin in places, oily skin in others, sinus pain, fatigue, and nausea. There are only two cures for you. Either you have a demon inside, and you need to call an exorcist, or you need to have a nice long soak in the tub. You decide on the second option. You draw a bath and begin to relax as the water begins to steam. You start to undress to get in when you look around for the missing ingredient. A bath bomb. Then you realize that you are out of bath bombs. You try and phone your partner, but they are not answering. You need a bath bomb You get dressed again and leave the house. You drive to Lush and buy some bath bombs. You are a little annoyed at the price, and your shoulders begin to tense again, but you know that you need to pay a little extra if you want a quality bath product. You get home and are beginning to feel a little relieved. You smile at the thought of a long and luxurious bath. You get to the bathroom, and it is locked. You knock. Your partner is in there, taking advantage of the bath you had drawn for yourself. You wait, but they take forever. When they are done, most of the hot water is gone. You try to run another bath and drop the bath bomb into it. It fizzes half-heartedly and drops to the bottom. You get into your tepid bath and wash yourself. You go to bed that night and have two thoughts stock in your head. Your first thought is that this was "the worst day ever." Your second thought is "if only there was a better way, a way to get luxurious bath bombs at a fraction of the price, have them on hand when I want them, exactly suited to my needs, and ready to drop into my bath, solve my problems, and the problems of the world." You drift off to sleep without hope. HEY Wake up Do not go to sleep just yet, for I have the answer. There is a better way, and this book is going to show you what you never thought possible. Come with me to the land of dreams; where bath bombs are at your fingertips. With a few simple ingredients, most of which you will have in your home already, some tools, which may be in your kitchen, and a little effort (I have absolutely no doubt in your level of effort), you can create your own bath bombs. Don"t believe me? Well, boy are you about to be wrong.
Welcome to this book. Inside you will find everything that you need to know about keeping bees. Now, before we go on, I must warn you, there will be some bee humor in here. There will be lots of puns too, I mean a lot So if you do not wish to be entertained while learning, then I would suggest going out and buying a boring book. This book is going to be fun. Now down to business. Why would you want to keep bees? There are many reasons. Bees are dying out around the world, yet they help to produce up to one third of the world's food. We cannot let them die By keeping bees, you are increasing the bee population and saving the world Pretty cool, right. Another great reason to keep bees is all the free honey that you will have access to. Soon you will be an expert, thanks to this book. That means that you will have honey coming out of your ears (not literally, that would be gross). Bees produce a lot of honey, as if by magic. Do it right and you could end up with a lot of great honey. Now, not only will your honey be raw and organic (the best kinds), but it will also be local. Studies have shown that honey made from the pollen of local flowers can help to ease allergies and other ailments. The great part is, that even if it does nothing to cure or help any of those, you still have a great tasting sugar substitute. You will also be able to smell the sweet aroma of honey wafting from your backyard (or wherever your beehive is) into your house. On a warm summer's day, this will be bliss. It will not only be our sense of smell which is tickled, our other senses will benefit too. Bees are friendly creatures and if you do not harm them then they will not harm you. It is a pleasure to see bees buzzing through your yard. Going from flower to flower and then back to the hive. The noise too. The gentle buzz of the honeybee brings any garden alive. While we are talking about bringing your garden alive, we should talk about your garden being brought alive, literally. Bees will increase the pollination of your yard and the surrounding areas. If you grow fruits or vegetables then you will experience greater yields. If you have flowers, then those flowers will bloom like never before. Is there nothing that bees cannot do? Well, use doors thankfully. We like bees, but we do not want them all moving in to our house. There are much more benefits that we could talk about, but for now, I will leave you with one thought planted in your mind. The honey that you harvest from your own bees will be the best honey that you have ever tasted in your life.
Gardening might seem like an easy thing to do. Buy a plant, dig a hole in the ground, drop the plant in it, and cover it up waiting for blooms to suddenly appear. If only it were that simple. The overall idea of gardening is basic, but gardening is very intricate. It's not as simple as just buying a plant and planting it. Gardening involves pest control, weeding, knowing the needs of each plant, soil types, etc. But if you've just started to become interested in gardening, there's a lot to know. It can be easy to get excited and buy everything you see garden related, but take it slow. This guide will help you know all the basics of gardening. Everything from types of gardens, how much sunlight plants need, companion planting, essential gardening tools to have, and much more. When you're done reading, you'll be fully prepared to create your garden and make it one of the best. The Benefits of Gardening So, you decided to give gardening a try. That's great Gardening has many benefits for your health. It can not only help to improve it, but it has the ability to reduce stress and anxiety and works to keep your mind active. It also good to help relax. Relax? Yes, gardening can lead to relaxation in many ways. One is that you're outside and in nature. It's been scientifically proven that being outside can help give you daily doses of Vitamin D, help improve your mood, and give you a better night's sleep. The other way of relaxation is just that, sleep. Working in a garden can help give you a better's night sleep. So, before you decide to take other means to fall asleep, try spending a day gardening instead. These benefits are just a sample of the happiness and fulfillment that gardening will give you.
"Some of the ideas you will find hard to believe, and others you will find quite startling. This does not matter. You are merely asked to apply the ideas as you are directed to do. You are not asked to judge the ideas at all. It is their use that will give them meaning to you, and will showy you that they are true." The Course in Miracles. Who Wrote the Course in Miracles The Course in Miracles was written by Helen Schucman and William Thetford, Professors of Medical Psychology at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. Helen began to hear a voice, it started out saying, "This is a Course in Miracles." Over the next seven years, she listened to the voice and wrote down what it told her to write. The book itself, "The Course in Miracles," is a very strange and challenging book. There are a set of 365 exercises that you can read each and everyday. I made the mistake of started with the exercises and not reading the almost 600 pages before the exercises. That was a big mistake. I missed a lot. My suggestion to anyone interested in The Course in Miracles is to buy the full book, and start reading it page by page from the very beginning and take your time. But do it. Skip to the back of the book and find the first exercise. Read the first one it says, "Nothing I see in this room, on this street, from this window, in this place, means anything." The second one says, "I have given everything in this room (or anything in my life) all of the meaning it has for me." The third lesson says, "I do not understand anything I see." I think it sound a bit trippy. It is trippy. The book questions everything that you believe about what you believe. I have studied religion, many different types, for more than 30 years and this is the first way of life that actually made any sense. Pretty much, it says that all there is is love every where. It says the world as we see it is insane so don't believe what you see. Sounds crazy, but if you pick the book up and start reading from page 1 to the end, you will have a very different point of view. The Course in Miracles will tell you that you are perfect, you are extremely powerful, you are infinite and everlasting. You cannot die, never. It gets crazier than that. There are a lot of Christians out there, so I thought I would kind of through out comparisons about how one group, the Unity Movement looks at things compared to the way the Course in Miracles looks at things. Whatever, read through this and if you like the concepts then go out and buy, "A Course in Miracles." Warning with this reading As you move ahead, you will see the word Christ. Personally, I have always had a problem with the word. There are so many depictions of Christ and or Jesus that it just spoils all of the concepts that are important. In my summary, I use the word. In the book, "The Course in Miracles," this word is never used. Never say never, you might find it once or twice in 1300 pages. You might have to think a little weird to get around the concept. The Course in Miracles says that we are not bodies, we are energy. Imagine that. We are just energy with no race, sex, body parts, hair weaves, BMW's, social security numbers, political affiliations, just energy. This is what they say Christ is, positive, loving, energy that can understand the thoughts behind every language on the planet earth throughout time. Just a tip.
What came first, the chicken or the egg? It is obviously the chicken, right? I mean, where would an egg come from if it were not laid by a chicken? So the chicken had to have come first. Now I hear your anger, there is no need to shout. You are asking me where the chicken came from and I will answer your question in the very next sentence. The chicken came from an egg. I hear you breathe a sigh of relief as if you have won the argument. I can see the slight smile on your face as you believe yourself to have won the argument but this is not so, for you see, the egg which you are so happy about had to have come from a chicken. So, obviously, the chicken came first. Now that we have established that, we can get on to the content of this book. You are here to learn everything you need to know about raising backyard chickens. The question which will no doubt be on your mind is, why would I want to raise backyard chickens? The answer to this question is, why not? The most obvious benefit of raising chickens in your own backyard is the eggs. Most laying hens will lay an egg every day or two. If you were to have three chickens in your backyard then you could expect to have up to three eggs every day. These humble little eggs will be the best eggs which you have ever tasted. They will be more flavorful than the eggs you would buy in the store and more colorful than the rising sun. If you are raising backyard chickens then there is a good chance that you are composting in your backyard too. If you are not then these little-feathered beasts will take care of your table scraps and turn it into some of the best compost known to man (and woman). The chickens will also take care of the bugs and other small animals which may roam into your yard. When they have processed these scraps or bugs, they will poop all over your lawn (or wherever else you have put them. This compost poop will help your plants and flowers grow like nothing else. We all love the smell of freshly cut grass but the time saved by not having to mow your lawn will more than make up for that. Let them roam free on your lawn and they will trim it for you. As an added bonus, you do not even need to pay them.
Made At Home is Always Better Do you want to be in full control over where your weed grows? Maybe you are tired of dealing with that shady dealer or you are simply tired of paying for it. If you are here for the above reasons or any other one, then you are in the best place a stoner can be Growing marijuana at home might seem complicated but the truth is that it's quite easy if you have the right information and attitude. Simply put, anyone who loves weed can grow weed I mean, which stoner would not like to see this beautiful plant growing taller every morning when he or she wakes up? Personally, I decided to start growing cannabis for the heck of it, I got engaged to sweet Maryjane back in campus and it was only right that I should get married to her. That's why I have weed growing in my house, I am just a guy who enjoys his blunt and I want it close to me all the time.
Brave Spaces: A Rhetoric of Otherness for College Composition, Preliminary Edition
Lisa Mongno; Ellen Stengel
KENDALL/HUNT PUBLISHING CO ,U.S.
2019
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Think humans are the only intelligent creatures? Think again. The unique smarts of all kinds of creatures are on display in this intriguing exploration of animal intelligence Sure, humans are smart. But scientists are discovering that many other animals have smarts that might surprise us. For example: Some birds can store seeds in thousands of different places and then remember where they are months later. Octopuses can camouflage themselves as rocks, plants or other animals to avoid predators. And fireflies can communicate with one another by flashing light signals from their abdomens. Covering four broad categories of intelligence - communication, social learning and cooperation, problem-solving and memory, and emotional intelligence - this fascinating book explains and celebrates animal intelligence in all its many varieties Lisa Deresti Betik's innovative and highly readable resource about the intelligence of all kinds of critters is sure to delight animal lovers of every stripe. With lively, fun text presented in bite-size chunks, and playful illustrations by Alexander Mostov, including infographics and charts, the book is accessible and easy to read. Other topics covered include evolution and natural selection, ethology and distinctions between instinct and learning. The message is one of respecting other animals and recognizing we can learn a lot from how they solve problems. The high-interest topic has many life science curriculum links, including characteristics of living things, diversity of living things, and growth and changes in animals. The content is supported by a glossary, an index and suggested sources for further reading.
'Highly accessible, content-rich and eminently readable . . . Fascinating and informative . . . popular science at its best.' - The ObserverHave you ever wondered why you have a brain? Let renowned neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett, bestselling author of How Emotions Are Made, demystify that big grey blob between your ears . . .In seven short chapters (plus a brief history of how brains evolved), this slim, entertaining, and accessible book reveals mind-expanding lessons from the front lines of neuroscience research. You’ll learn where brains came from, how they’re structured (and why it matters), and how yours works in tandem with other brains to create everything you experience. Along the way, you’ll also learn to dismiss popular myths such as the idea of a 'lizard brain' and the alleged battle between thoughts and emotions, or even between nature and nurture, to determine your behaviour.Sure to intrigue casual readers and scientific veterans alike, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain is full of surprises, humour, and important implications for human nature - a gift of a book about our most complex and crucial organ.'Subtly radical . . . It presents a revelatory model of consciousness that will be completely new to most readers' - The Guardian