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Counting Petals uses the counting format to introduce the lovely flowers of Hawai'i and to practice counting. The photographs were snapped with a digital camera while walking in the neighborhoods, parks, school grounds and botanical gardens in Honolulu, Hawai'i.Counting is a forerunner in the learning of basic mathematics. Counting involves being able to match objects. In this book it is the matching of numerals in a given sequence to the petals of a flower. It also involves representing sets of objects by numerals. Children should be encouraged to count when an opportunity presents itself.

Along the Way speaks of the inner journey of each person reaching for the wisdom of the ages, through any path or teaching , withich any culture. The words in this book, divided into bite size pieces, came as seeming responses to the authors questions, struggles, and discoveries and are shared in the hope they will be of some help to others in making their own individual connection with their own source of wisdom.

This is an inspirational book about being able to create your own magic in this world. Rabbitini used to be a magician's rabbit, but the rabbit's new mission is to teach young girls that they don't have to be someone's prop--they can can create their own magic.

For fall break, Terry's three brothers take her and Pam back to the slot canyon and hanging garden where they survived a flash flood during the summer. They all make it through the hike in, Tom getting hit in the head by a rock knocked down by a deer on the cliffs above, and the slow hike out. They stop at a gas station to fuel up for the all-night drive home. Terry and Pam decide to eat dried venison while the brothers are ordering from the grill inside. They are leaning against the front of the van reminiscing about their adventure. A rusty, beat-up, old panel truck pulls into the service station, drives past them, and backs into the forward pump. Two straggle-looking men wearing filthy torn bib overalls climb out of the front doors and walk toward the back of the vehicle like they are going to pump gas. They come to the back and open the two doors that are held together with a tied rope. In an instant, they each grab one of the girls and throw them into the back of the truck. They replace the rope, run to the open doors, and race onto the highway.They cackle with laughter, "That was the easiest snatch we've ever made. They make numbers nineteen and twenty. The boys are going to have a party tonight. They'll be really happy; these two are both Miss America types. It's too bad Leno must be first to have his way with them before he kills them.""There is only a thin milky sheet of plastic between the cab and the back of the truck, "Terry, did you hear that? Do you know what they are going to do to us?""I do Pam. This is what Evan's blessing was for. Start praying and tell me everything that comes to your mind.""Terry, look at the back of the truck..."

I have written many books which feature original art and original short stories-but after a pancreatic cancer scare (fortunately misdiagnosed), my son Stott suggested this as a topic for a book. My dear sister, Mary Ellen, advised me she didn't want to hear "death" in the title, hence the clever tease. It's apt. Actually some of the stories are hopeful, even funny. Some do deal with final days. Others address renewal. But what I discovered in this exercise is that nothing is more important. Life should not be about shopping sprees, escapism, and goofball sitcoms. So I did it and a day before my chemotherapy, my esteemed doctor declared, "it's not cancer."After 30 years as an international advertising director, John decided to "reinvent" himself as an artist and writer. His artwork has been exhibited throughout the United States, Europe (Italy, the U.K., Germany, France, Ireland) and Asia (Japan, Thailand). Fortunately, has had more than a dozen solo shows.Along the way, he has written 25 books- many novels, many art and short story books (4), art and poetry (4), several children's books, novellas, and memoirs.

The book focuses on nuggets for happy marriages that will stand the test of time. There are people who have been married for decades who are still head-over-heels in love with each other and uphold what marriage truly stands for - commitment, fidelity, sacrificial love and an unflinching will to make the marriage work regardless of any challenges they face. In a chaotic world with seemingly unending barrage of stressors threatening the sanity of many marital relationships, Marriage Capsules is priceless. This book provides valuable information on things that can be done to spice up your marriage, to strengthen marriages so that they not only survive but thrive!

This book is based on factual events that the author has experienced and his knowledge of African American culture.A God-Fearing, cantankerous elderly woman is asked to undergo a traditional, daunting summer task. Her responsibilities included the 'watchdog effort,' and the use of any means necessary to discipline and teach her grandchildren, great-nieces; and great-nephews how to live a Christian way of life.Their ages range from 10-17, and the desire, reluctance, and necessity for them to remain in her house depends on one major stipulation; they all must attend church services with her every SundayThis novel is a collection of diverse, raw, entertaining and humorous stories about family fun, adventure and the experiences that take place in an urban community in Cincinnati, Ohio.One of the natural outcome in life is that every generation of adolescents encounters their share of trials, tribulations and temptations while growing up. In many cases they are unavoidable, sometimes unpredictable, and sometimes unbelievable. The essence of this book touches on every facet of these experiences.

The book discusses family connectedness, grandparent guidance to promote healthy mental, physical, educational, and continual personal/ social development among young adult grandchildren.

The author suffered from repeated depressions after his ordination to the Catholic priesthood. The depression once for all ceased after his sacramental marriage. The reactions to this marriage from the hierarchy, who stuck to tradition, could hardly be other than negative, although no-one could refute the arguments of the author. Nevertheless he was not officially readmitted to the Catholic priesthood, even if some Catholic communities welcome his service on a regular basis.

Assault on a Culture by Charles E. Adams Jr. unravels the Anishinaabe culture and the forces and processes of environmental and anthropogenic origin that have caused the culture to evolve since the Indians first arrived on the continent approximately 12,000 years before the present (BP). This book examines a specific Indian culture that tells a story that is not well-known by members of the dominant society and even by many Anishinaabeg and it is told by an Anishinaabe descendent who has first-hand knowledge of the culture.Anishinaabe ancestors first arrived in North America approximately 12,000 years ago when a thick sheet of ice covered much of the northern portion of the continent. The provenance in Asia of those peoples implies that the pathway taken to get to their Great Lakes home was long and arduous, severely testing the strength and resolve of those first Americans. For much of their tenure on the continent, the Anishinaabeg occupied a distinct, delicately balanced, socio-cultural niche that evolved primarily as responses to changes of the natural environment. Following first contact with European explorers about 500 years ago, European-Indian social and economic interactions including intermarriage, adoption of European trade goods, and loss of a life-sustaining and culture defining land base became dominant forces in Anishinaabe (Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi) culture change. The benevolent co-existence of the French, through the aggressive colonialism of the British, to the vigorous thrust by the United States to extinguish all Anishinaabe land title under the rubric of Manifest Destiny comprise the central focus of Assault on a Culture. By 1880, formal treaties between the United States and the Anishinaabeg, crafted entirely by the Americans to favor their own land-accumulating interests, led to the creation of an Indian population with little or no land to call their own and minimal talents that would be needed to survive without the land. While the various activities undertaken by the Euro-Americans put the Anishinaabe culture in extreme crisis, it was not destroyed. Today, it thrives and strives to adapt to the ever changing demands of modern society, a clear indication of the strength and resolve of those indomitable people.Native American tribes are beginning to take their rightful places in the American social and economic mainstream and the hurdles that they have overcome to get to this point is interesting and inspiring. Assault on a Culture aims to provide readers with a better understanding of the history of the Anishinaabeg of the Great Lakes and their incredible social, economic, and cultural accomplishments in the face of an unrelenting assault to prevent them from succeeding.

Three friends whose homes are destroyed by wildfire in Colorado, discover their individual strengths working together to save unicorns from extinction and magic from disappearing from the world. Working together with the last three remaining unicorns, they search for a cure to restore the unicorns' magic. Their quest leads to a discovery that will change the life of one of the friends forever.

This is a compilation of years of writings that culminated into a second book of poetry that reflects many different emotions.About The AuthorI've been writing for over 50 years. Specific poems are designated for specific types of sentiments that encompass and reflect on a wide variety of passions and feelings.

"You are hereby banished from the North American continent. Should you reenter it, you will be executed upon recognition. Within this facility, you have the right to life and to defend that life, unto your death." These are the last words spoken to the exiles banished to the Square, a massive penal colony encompassing the western triangle of what was once the state of Texas. Paxton Stephens, a disgraced and exiled scientist, gave the authoritarian Republic the wherewithal to harness antigravity, but wasn't smart enough to keep his mouth shut about its human rights abuses. He has created a small oasis for himself and a dozen other misfits on a makeshift farm near the center of the Square, under the tenuous protection of a former ranching family, far from the cannibal tribes which usually kept within sight of the Wall. The fragile balance of life and death on the farm is upset on Intake Day, when they collect a mysterious young woman who seems to have supernatural abilities. Paxton becomes convinced that Eden is the next Messiah and now his rag-tag posse must break her out of the Square so that she can save humanity from impending environmental and societal collapse.

A Gay professional recounts his life before and after HIV positive diagnosis.Dr. Marty is a second generation chiropractor. He first wrote Living Beyond Rainbows in 2011. He worked in the HIV arena since the 1980's. A different perspective of growing up in America.

There are always many choices in reading material. I could say, read this book if you love dogs. Yes, It's a dog story. Several dogs. Mostly my dogs, but it's also about the adventure, the exciting emotional and totally satisfying experience of having a dog as your best friend. You could say it's God's gift to humans allowing us to be in that wonderful love a dog has to offer.

This book commences by painting an image of Africa. We get introduced to physical features, the endowments, and go on to provide a brief historical perspective of Africa, showing how Africa served as the first home of the human species. The book then takes us through another epoch of Africa's self-consciousness (Pan-Africanism) in the middle of the 20th century: the time when Africa had been greatly subjected to imperialism and colonialism, which plunged it into great destitution.To say the least, this book is a statement of hope for Africa. Besides the historical accounts, the book takes time to underline the facts that mankind's life has a beginning and an end. In between the two ends, there are thousands of ups and downs. Today Africa is working hard to emancipate itself socially, economically, politically, culturally, and psychologically.According to the Author, these are not daydreams; they are visions conceived in very clear minds, conscious of the fact that the past should be left to the past and now the focus should be on what lies ahead. Africa is ambitious to get to the envisioned "world economic level of emancipation i.e. to its 'New-Canaan.'" No doubt, it can be done, and Africa wishes to do it because it has the will, the Vision, natural and human resources potential and enough reserved energy to get there sooner rather than later.This book illustrates the origins of the continent, its current location, and where its destination is envisaged to be.

When people see the word yoga, many think only of poses, meditations, and chants. They do not understand the philosophical set of beliefs on which it is based. In The Patanjali Sutras and It's Spiritual Practice, author Tony Nguyen broadens the understanding to create a more complete experience.

Heartland Heartbeats is a compilation of short essays about country living - from ancestors moving to Nebraska to the Civil War; a Chief's friendship, robbery, murder and blessings. Family togetherness is a bond that ties the stories with faith and perseverance.

If you are searching for a way in which to interest children or anyone wishing to learn English, a good way is to suggest this book. For adults, both fluent in English and those wishing to become so, the book serves as a handy reference. Readers and Users receive three benefits:-The first is the opportunity to learn English grammar in an entertaining, easy to remember way. -The second is that while reading the book, since it is the context for the story, readers become aware of the true story of The Ancient Library of Alexandria, Egypt and its destruction and rebuilding. -The third is the opportunity to participate in creating new stories.For younger children the animal characters in the book serve as both a challenging and an engaging context for creating their own stories to explain using the rules of English grammar to express themselves.For older learners or users of English the book serves as a simple, delightful way to remember grammar while serving as a handy reference when writing. Professional writers and attorneys are particularly appreciative of the quiet resource the book in their desk drawer may provide.