The Blue-Collar Bible is a humorous collection of stories about pranks, mishaps and inside jokes that bring laughter to the ‘smoko’ breaks and much-needed comic relief to the tough workdays. It offers a captivating journey through the heart and soul of the building trade, providing readers with an intimate insight into the lives, antics, challenges, and diverse personalities that define this gritty and essential industry.Walk alongside the men and women who shape the skylines and co...

ALL THE BIBLE TEACHES ABOUT is a series of 500 articles ranging from 20 pages to 300 pages in length on key Bible topics of general interest to all Christians, which have been excerpted from KNOW YOUR BIBLE, also published by this same author. Each of these 500 articles can be viewed in the Master Index by searching the site for ALL THE BIBLE TEACHES ABOUT Master Index in the site search box, and all topics cost 1.00 regardless of size. These fine articles can help you to understand a numb...

Hungry Bird is a delightful children's picture book that invites young readers to embark on a captivating journey through the eyes of Bird. Featuring Friends of Bird, many you would find on a tree such as Squirrel, Sloth and a few more animal favorites, this color popping book-illustrating the ways in which Bird will get from here to there-will have children shouting encouraging words from page to page.Hungry Bird will help you fi...

This is an entertaining accounting, a journey of sorts, of my experiences as a pet owner from childhood through parenthood. It will make you laugh, cry, gasp and shake your head at times. Most assuredly you will come to the same conclusion well before you complete it as I had but ignored the small voices inside telling me the same message over and over. It took a very long time for me to stop and listen. I laugh about it now but the experiences took me on an emotional roller coaster. Raisi...

The book serves as a detailed account of the avian species found in the Philippines, based on collections made by Governor W. Cameron Forbes during his tenure in the archipelago. Outram Bangs, an American ornithologist, meticulously catalogs these bird species, offering insights into their characteristics, habitats, and behaviors.In this work, Bangs presents a systematic analysis of the birds collected, including descriptions of their physical traits, vocalizations, and ecological contexts...

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX FILM PENGUIN BLOOM“A triumph that will make your heart soar” (Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus), this true story follows a family’s journey of recovery, hope, and courage as they nurse an injured magpie back to health—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Day Book.When Sam Bloom suffers a near fatal fall during a vacation, she is left paralyz...

Eastern Old-Growth Forests is the first book devoted exclusively to old growth throughout the East. Authoritative essays from leading experts examine the ecology and characteristics of eastern old growth, explore its history and value -- both ecological and cultural -- and make recommendations for its preservation.The book provides a thorough overview of the importance of old growth in the East including its extent, qualities, and role in wildlands restoration. It will ser...

From Jane Yolen, the author of the Caldecott Award–winning book Owl Moon, comes a friendship story about a bird-loving boy who meets a bird-loving girl in the picture book Love Birds, featuring illustrations by Anna Wilson.Jon loved to listen to birdsong. Bright cardinals, cawing crows, chatty chickadees, wrens, and jays; barn swallows and doves’ lullabies. He especially loved to listen to owls.One night when an owl hoots, throaty and love...

Poster Child: The Psychedelic Art & Technicolor Life of David Edward Byrd is a stunning retrospective on the art and stories behind one of rock ’n’ roll’s most influential artists—written by Byrd and author Robert von Goeben.Foreword by Marc Myers, Award-Winning Author of Rock Concert: An Oral HistoryBeginning in the late 1960s, graphic artist David Edward Byrd pioneered the iconic visual styles that have ...

Discover the delights of nature with zoologist, poet and top children's book author, Nicola Davies.Follow her young adventurer as she treks through the jungle, dives deep down into the sea and climbs high up into the trees. The Word Bird features birds of all shapes, sizes and colours. Fully illustrated in colour by exciting new illustrator Abbie Cameron.Full educational notes on all of the animals featured in Animal Surprises are available to download from the Graffeg webs...

Since the late 1980s the dominant theory of human origins has been that a "cognitive revolution" (c. 50,000 years ago) led to the advent of our species, Homo sapiens. As a result of this revolution our species spread and eventually replaced all existing archaic Homo species, ultimately leading to the superiority of modern humans. Or so we thought.As Clive Finlayson explains, the latest advances in genetics prove that there was significant interbreeding between Mod...