Cookie Box celebrates the timeless tradition of sharing homemade cookies, reimagined through a modern, year-round lens.Inside, you’ll find everything you need to create a variety of cookie boxes, from a Christmas Classic Box, to a Birthday Box, a Mailable Box, A Coffee Break Box, and even gluten-free and plant-based boxes, all complete with step-by-step instructions and a wide selection of recipes per box.Learn what makes a balance...

Alice-Miranda is home for the holidays!In a startling turn of events, Alice-Miranda unexpectedly finishes the school term earlier than planned. Holidays should be a time for fun and a chance to catch up with friends, but it seems all is not well at Highton Hall. There is trouble afoot with the family business and it's got everyone worried. Scores of people have been struck down with a mystery illness and it looks as if Kennington's may be responsible.Meanwh...

This comprehensive presentation of the core concepts and historical landmarks in robotics and artificial intelligence is a must-read for those who want to understand the important changes happening now in our everyday lives, in the workplace, and in our minds and bodies. What is deep in “deep learning”? Can artificial intelligence really think? What will robots really look like in the near future? Is there a new class divide between those who understand technology and those who fear it? A ...

In a startling turn of events, Alice-Miranda unexpectedly finishes the school term earlier than planned. Holidays should be a time for fun and a chance to catch up with friends, but it seems all is not well at Highton Hall. There is trouble afoot with the family business and it's got everyone worried. Scores of people have been struck down with a mystery illness and it looks as if Kennington's may be responsible.Meanwhile, there is an annual garden party to prepare for. And the who...

A forgotten past, a dark mage, and an unyielding curse.Another team beat free-spirited archaeologist Olivia Perez to the dig of a lifetime, and now she's left with the choice to wait for scraps or brave a dangerous, dusty tomb in hopes of finding other priceless artifacts. Her reward? A mysterious key she has no idea is cursed. Soon, Olivia realizes she's brought home more than just an ancient rarity.Malevolent visions begin to plague her. Unnerved by what th...

Four Keys, an ancient power, and a devastating supernatural battle.The dark mage bent on enveloping the world in shadow and death is a breath away from having everything he needs, and the only person who can stop him doesn't have the power to do so.Olivia and her steadfast partner are hot on Vehrin's trail, but time is not on their side. Raging storms and bouts of violence have erupted in the mage's wake, and every turn Olivia takes throws her farther into da...

Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once. Neither does the island of Nantucket.When Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie Prouty, a.k.a. Angie, abandons her fiancé and her analyst job at a big Manhattan investment firm, she doesn’t expect to end up back where she started—the island of Nantucket.It’s not every day you get a chance to open a bookstore, complete with bookmark-eating cats and cantankerous great-aunts. Especially when your childhood friends agree to provi...

Dark magic, cursed objects, and a race against time.After unearthing a cursed key, an ancient magic posses archaeologist Olivia Perez, and the dark, dangerous power threatens to consumer her. The only way to free herself? Defeat the dark mage…before he destroys the world.Setting out with her shifter partner, Olivia hunts for a relic that may be the key to saving the earth, but their mission is derailed by demons and sorcerers who want Olivia's dark magic for ...

‘The growth of public health courses aimed at undergraduates has created a new need for textbooks that are appropriate and stimulating. Miranda Thurston has succeeded in producing something which strikes the right note. It is wide ranging in scope without being superficial and is accessible to the young learner. It is a sort of 'Wiki'. Just what the aspiring public health practitioner ordered.’ – Professor John R. Ashton C.B.E., President of the UK Faculty of Public He...

Archeologist Olivia Perez accepts the dig of the lifetime, only to be plagued by a curse and thrust into a supernatural war.After unearthing a cursed key, an ancient magic possesses archaeologist Olivia Perez, and the dark, dangerous power threatens to consumer her. The only way to free herself? Defeat the dark mage...before he destroys the world.Forced to team up with an ill-tempered shifter, her journey to reclaim four cursed keys—and the pandoras box they could open—leads ...

In an era marked by relentless pace and ceaseless distraction, finding stillness and focus has become both a challenge and a necessity. Amidst this whirlwind, the ancient principles of Zanshin offer a beacon of clarity and purpose. Derived from the martial arts traditions of Japan, Zanshin—often translated as "remaining mind"—embodies a state of heightened awareness, a fusion of vigilance and tranquility that enables one to navigate each moment with mindful presence. Zanshin: Flowing with ...

The PrincessA Collection of Royal TalesA Chipper Press AnthologyIn The Princess, young royals discover that being a princess is about so much more than wearing a tiara and attending etiquette lessons. Follow fourteen future rulers as they try to come to terms with who they are inside and who others want them to be.A tiny dragon teaches a princess to embrace her inner mage, while a tutor helps another to embrace her inner dragon. One young royal learns an imp...