Rediscover the traditional world of herbs, botanical preparations, and old-fashioned apothecary wisdom.Step into the fascinating history of the traditional apothecary with The Lost Apothecary Bible, a practical and accessible exploration of the plants, preparations, tools, and everyday wellness traditions that shaped herbal practice for generations.Before modern pharmacies became commonplace, households and apothecaries relied on carefully identified plants, roots, flowers,...

From a former stage mom and her child actor son, "the nuts and bolts of show business told from the heart of actor and family. A wonderful guide" (Diane Hardin, Acting Teacher/Coach, Founder of Young Actor's Space, LA; Teacher, The Joy of Acting, NYC).Stardom Happens is a guide for parents and their children to navigating the intricacies of the entertainment business. It helps parents get their child into the business with information about agents, resumes,...

"It was just a matter of going online-how could someone have died from that?"In the near-future megacity "III," a series of serial murders suddenly erupts across various districts. The victims' deaths are gruesome, and all memory data from their intracranial computers has vanished without a trace.Pu Qiao, head of the Cyber Technology Division at the General Administration of Public Security, is called upon to take charge in this crisis. Teaming up with the mysterious comput...

Land and the policies that govern it hold an incredible but largely forgotten power over our lives. When land is wasted and squandered, we get sky-high rents, oppressed workers, ruined businesses, depleted natural resources, a polluted earth, and an impoverished society. Poor land policy is the chief culprit behind sky-high urban rents, homelessness, and endless suburban sprawl. Meanwhile, real estate has become the world's number one asset class, comprising an ever-growing share of bank l...

Wen Jiyue, one of the top ten leaders of a post-apocalyptic base, died while fighting alongside her teammates to defeat the last zombie emperor of the apocalypse.When she woke up again, she had become the youngest daughter of a farming family in the 1970s.Her biological mother had just died.She had four older sisters.Her father and grandparents were in the process of selling their daughter and granddaughter to raise the dowry for her second uncle's two sons'...

Housing. Water. Energy. Transport. Food. Education. Health care. These are the core systems which make human life possible in the 21st century. Few of us are truly self-sufficient – we rely on the systems built into our cities and towns of all shapes and sizes in order to survive, let alone thrive.Despite how important these systems are, and how much we rely on them, contemporary politics and mainstream economics in most of the world largely ignore these core systems. Politicians de...

Rediscover the traditional world of herbs, botanical preparations, and old-fashioned apothecary wisdom.Step into the fascinating history of the traditional apothecary with The Lost Apothecary Bible, a practical and accessible exploration of the plants, preparations, tools, and everyday wellness traditions that shaped herbal practice for generations.Before modern pharmacies became commonplace, households and apothecaries relied on carefully identified plants, roots, flowers,...

"A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature1. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": ""There's the scarlet thread of murder running th...

In this rollicking middle-grade adventure and national bestseller, Michael Fry's witty text and hysterical artwork combines superhero action with classic fish-out-of-water humor.Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains and he's fully expected to join their ranks one day. But to his family's utter disappointment, Victor doesn't have a single bad-guy bone in his body. He won't run with scissors, he always finishes his peas, and he can't stand to be...

Rediscover the traditional world of herbs, botanical preparations, and old-fashioned apothecary wisdom.Step into the fascinating history of the traditional apothecary with The Lost Apothecary Bible, a practical and accessible exploration of the plants, preparations, tools, and everyday wellness traditions that shaped herbal practice for generations.Before modern pharmacies became commonplace, households and apothecaries relied on carefully identified plants, roots, flowers,...

"By the table, in a wooden arm-chair, the master of the house was seated all in a heap, with his head sunk upon his left shoulder, and that ghastly, inscrutable smile upon his face. He was stiff and cold, and had clearly been dead many hours. It seemed to me that not only his features but all his limbs were twisted and turned in the most fantastic fashion. By his hand upon the table there lay a peculiar instrument,—a brown, close-grained stick, with a stone head like a hammer, rudely lashe...

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Conan Doyle presents the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson tackling a series of perplexing cases. From the infamous "Scandal in Bohemia" involving Irene Adler to the clever intrigue of "The Red-Headed League," Holmes showcases his deductive prowess. This collection introduces readers to the iconic detective's analytical mind, attention to detail, and ability to solve mysteries that baffle Scotland Yard. Each story...