For readers of Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove, Elizabeth Gilbert’s The Signature of All Things, and Hope Jahren’s Lab Girl, Diane Smith’s warmhearted and award-winning epistolary novel about a spunky young woman who joins a makeshift field study in Yellowstone National Park at the end of the nineteenth century“I loved this book in a way that I haven’t loved a book in some time.” —James Welch, author of Fools Crow...

Examines Wiccan magic, rituals, traditions, and code of conductGet the scoop on this ancient spiritual pathWondering what it takes to be a Wiccan? This plain-English guide introduces you to the vibrant world of Wicca and the practices of Witchcraft, describing its ancient origins, dispelling stereotypes, and explaining Wiccan beliefs, ethics, rituals, and holidays. You'll see what it means to live as a contemporary Wiccan -- and how to worship alone or with...

Diane Smith's acclaimed novels feature strong heroines, memorable characters, surprising revelations from the natural sciences, and an original perspective on the American West. Set in 1876, right after the Battle of Little Big Horn, her new novel tells of Eleanor Peterson, a scientific illustrator in her late thirties, and her friend and mentor Augustus Starwood, an aging portrait painter with a passion for Shakespeare, who join a diverse band of adventurers heading west to Montana to wor...

For readers of Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove, Elizabeth Gilbert’s The Signature of All Things, and Hope Jahren’s Lab Girl, Diane Smith’s warmhearted and award-winning epistolary novel about a spunky young woman who joins a makeshift field study in Yellowstone National Park at the end of the nineteenth century“I loved this book in a way that I haven’t loved a book in some time.” —James Welch, author of Fools Crow...

In the winter of 1996–97, state and federal authorities shot or shipped to slaughter more than 1,100 Yellowstone National Park bison. Since that time, thousands more have been killed or hazed back into the park, as wildlife managers struggle to accommodate an animal that does not recognize man-made borders.Tensions over the hunting and preservation of the bison, an animal sacred to many Native Americans and an icon of the American West, are at least as old as the nation’s first nat...

Sometimes the truth lies hidden for years.Sometimes it is merely mislaid.Joshua Ambrose, poet and merchant of the Georgian town of Wisbech, rubs shoulders with some very interesting neighbours in his everyday life. Among them are the anti-slavery campaigner Thomas Clarkson and the Quaker banker Jonathan Peckover. In 1799, with its wealthy merchants and prosperous port, Wisbech is enjoying its heyday as a centre of progress, vitality and tra...

This book is a sign to you; it has come into your life now for a reason.Do you recognize the sign on the cover? The womans sign has a cross below it, the mans sign points up to the universe, and the two symbols are intertwined. Recognize that this symbol all along was in plain sight, giving you the secret. Pray out loud together to a Higher Power.

Hero, scholar, governor, legend—Joshua Chamberlain’s legacy is as contested as the battles he fought.“In great deeds something abides,” said Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at the dedication of the 20th Maine’s monument at Gettysburg more than twenty-five years after the battle. He meant the solemn honor and quiet reverence that linger on battlefields long after the guns fall silent, but he knew better than most that controversy also abides: in remarks earlier that sam...

Bring classroom content to life for multilingual learnersIn this eagerly anticipated revision of their bestselling book, authors Diane Staehr Fenner, Sydney Snyder, and Meghan Gregoire-Smith share dynamic, research-backed strategies that every educator of multilingual learners (MLs) can add to their repertoire. Including more of what educators loved from the first edition—authentic classroom examples, a wide variety of research-based instructional strategi...

Globally, far too many discussions about Indigenous governance and development are dominated by accounts of disadvantage, deficit and failure. This book paints a different international picture, testifying to Indigenous peoples as agents of governance innovation and successful developers in their own right, telling stories in their words, from their own experiences and countries. From Indigenous voices, we hear alternative concepts and measures of effectiveness, legitimacy, success and sus...

In this thrilling Star Trek novel, the crew of the Starship Enterprise embarks on its most ambitious assignment yet: to lead a courageous band of settlers to a far-off planet and defend the fragile new colony from alien threats amidst the mysteries of a stunning new Earth.A six-month journey from the Federation, the planet Belle Terre offers a new life to more than 30,000 families, pioneers, scientists, expatriates, go-getters, loners, and entrepr...

"It's perfect for Mainland seniors who have always seen Hawaii as the Paradise to which they might retire. I congratulate you for writing a book that will be of so much help to future Hawaii retirees."-Wm. Carse, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii at Hilo"Excellent source of information very honest advice"-Bill Taylor, Hawaii Island Journal"All you need to know about retiring in isles is in this book."-Hawaii Tribune HeraldThe average person ...