A personal and insightful description of the movement from "gardening with pretty plants for human enjoyment" to gardening in support of ecosystem health, including all beings in our definition of community and using our own backyards to support all local life while still enjoying the beauty of plants. This little book begins to address the question: what is our (human) role and responsibility in supporting life on planet earth?

Part of Bradt’s distinctive, award-winning series of ‘Slow’ travel guides to UK regions, the new, thoroughly updated second edition of Cheshire (Slow Travel) celebrates this charming, popular English county. Written with intimate detail and insider tips by two authors raised in Cheshire, it remains the only standalone guidebook to provide in-depth coverage of the county.Already renowned for an abundance of black and white timbered buildings, Cheshire was put firmly on the map in th...

This brand new title in Bradt's acclaimed UK regional Slow series is the only full guide to Cheshire, a county known for its abundance of black-and-white timbered buildings and which was put firmly on the map in the 1990s thanks to then-resident stars Posh and Becks.Cheshire is a county that confounds expectations, from the Cheshire Plain to the hills and moors of the Pennines and Peak District in the east and surprisingly dramatic sandstone ridges in the west, not to mention the W...

A delightful little story about two cats Committee and Craig, who live in the beautiful grounds of the National Trust property Gunby Hall in Lincolnshire, UK.Committee and Craig are cats. Not just any ordinary cats, but aristo-cats, that live amongst the beautiful estate of Gunby Hall.They like living at Gunby Hall and welcoming its many visitors who come from far and wide.

In My Child, My King, journey with me as I explore the truth that hearing God's voice is not about audible whispers but about the gentle prompting of the spirit in our hearts. Through salvation and surrender, I discovered it was the best choice I could ever make.Through the changes in my life, I reflect on the importance of our choices and how they determine our lives and destinies. As I poured my heart out to the Lord, he restored my identity in who he says I am, mended my marriag...

King's RansomNew, never-before-published full-length novelFirst published December 2020Tall, Dark & Dangerous/SEAL Team Ten #13Hero: Navy SEAL LT (jg) Thomas KingHeroine: Tasha FranciscoTropes: Childhood friends to loversSnowbound/trapped in close quartersThe book that readers have been waiting for.In Frisco's Kid, Tasha Francisco was a strong...

The book that readers have been waiting for.In Frisco’s Kid, Tasha Francisco was a strong-willed, independent child, thrown into the temporary care of her Navy SEAL uncle, Alan “Frisco” Francisco.Years older, but still just a kid himself, Thomas King lived nearby. Tasha took one look and declared she would marry him someday. Thomas wasn’t quite so sure about that.Now Tasha is a strong-willed, independent young woman, and Thomas is an officer and a hospital ...

Join little Persephone for a sweet adventure in this sixth Little Goddess Girls story—part of the Aladdin QUIX line!Persephone, Artemis, and Aphrodite are on a quest to save their fellow Little Goddess Girl, Athena, from the evil King Hephaestus. It turns out the king has turned Athena (and her dog, Oliver) into treasures, and have hidden them in a massive treasure room. The girls only have seven guesses as to what and where exactly they are—before their friend is ...

This book provides step-by-step guidance for district-wide committees, school leadership teams, and teacher teams committed to ensuring that the ELLs in their classes, schools, and districts are successful and can reach high core-content and English language development standards.Implementing Effective Instruction for English Language Learners takes a comprehensive, systemic, and strategic approach to educating all students, particularly ELLs. The 12 Key Practices Framewor...

In a sensational follow-up to Echoes of Sherlock Holmes and In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, a brand-new anthology of stories inspired by the Arthur Conan Doyle canonFor the Sake of the Game is the latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times bestselling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras and forms. King and Klinger have a simple formula: a...

Three-time Christy Award winner and best-selling author Lynn Austin pens a fascinating historical novel based on actual Biblical events. Shortly after the death of King Solomon in 931 B.C., the Promised Land is divided into two separate nations: Israel in the north, and Judah in the south. Hezekiah is the second son of King Ahaz of Judah. As he comes to power, he must navigate a troubled path to reunite his wayward people with Yahweh.

The Winter 2023-24 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”The Winter 2023-24 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features poetry and prose by Richard Bausch, Jesse Lee Kercheval,...