My Brave Face is a book of love, inspiration, history and comedy.This real-life recount tells the story of Stephen, a sufferer of the rare and incurable bone disease, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bones).Stephen had a little body but he had a huge heart.He balanced his adversities with wisdom, courage and humour. He provided insight, compassion and encouragement to all who met him.Stephen was my son, but most of all my best teacher. He ta...

Over the last few years there has been a revolution in the way we think about horses. At last we have clear ideas about how horses see the world, and about how they feel about themselves and the things we ask them to do.This book helps us to put these insights to work.Emotional Healing for Horses and Ponies brings together the skills of expert horsewoman and animal behaviourist Heather Simpson and those of leading Bach flower remedy experts Stefan Ball and Judy How...

This practical guide explores the food security and community sufficiency benefits of growing local grain—and shows you how easy it is to get started.If we want to reduce our environmental impact, build resiliency in our community, and improve food security, it's up to us to make it happen. Uprisings shows how communities across North America can take action by reviving local grain production.Environmental journalist Sarah Simpson profiles of ten u...

When Rutgers professor Amber N. Wiley began teaching her African American Art class in 2018, she and her students made a shocking discovery. While the university’s Zimmerli Art Museum had over seventy thousand artworks in its collection, only one of the pieces on display was by a Black American woman. The students, who came from a variety of majors and reflected the ethnic diversity of New Jersey itself, agreed something needed to be done to correct this imbalance. And so begins t...