How did we evolve? Did we have help? In a world torn apart by cataclysmic climate changes, survivors learn answers to these immortal questions as they join together based on their love of various dog breeds. Two voices, the weimaraner Haint and his mistress Amanda, tell the story of how each in their own way come to the realization of what they mean to each other. Along the way, Haint explains how his species came to help humans along in their evolutionary development. Haint also reveals t...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING SERIES. The ninth anthology of tales set in Eric Flint’s phenomenal Ring of Fire universe—all selected and edited by Flint.WHERE WERE YOU IN 1632?The most popular alternate history series of all continues. When a cosmic disturbance hurls your town from twentieth-century West Virginia back to seventeenth-century Europe—and into the middle of the Thirty Years War—you have to adapt to survive. And the natives of that time p...

This is a reissue of the first half of A 1632 Christmas, one of the last Ring of Fire Press books Eric worked on. The second half is Special Issue 2, December 2024. These stories range from Grantville, through Germany, to Sweden and even farther.Garrett W. Vance's "A Christmas in Wonderland Isles" takes us back to Pam Miller and all the other wonderful people working to save the dodo bird in Wonderland Isles. In George Grant's "A Christmas for Kjell", we celebrate Saint Lucia in Sw...

This story is set in Nigeria, Africa with attention to the twin plagues of the country: child abuse and child trafficking. Like the protagonist in the story, a lot of children especially young girls are sent away from their homes at very tender ages, to serve as maids to wealthy families. Some of these girls end up being abused by their masters and sometimes the young sons in the family. This is how one girl takes the bull by the horns... read and judge!

The Happiness Year encourages you to explore different ways of discovering happiness through each season and shows you how to nurture this in your everyday life.Seasons tend to be associated with certain behaviours: spring with hope, summer with sociable relaxation, autumn with harvesting, winter with hibernating. The Happiness Year features a host of tips and exercises to encourage you to break away from certain patterns, including mindful breath...

Var du än befinner dig i ditt skrivarliv så kommer du att behöva en hjälpande hand när det gäller att frammana och utveckla din berättarröst. I Handbok för kreativt skrivande får du råd, tips, övningar och vägledning som ger dig verktygen du behöver för att ta dig an de utmaningar det innebär att ge sig i kast med att skriva, såväl prosa som poesi, självbiografiskt som fantasifull fiktion.Handbok i kreativt skrivande är en praktisk, inspirerande och insiktsfull gu...

Written by a collection of experts in the field, this important new text provides a critical and constructive analysis of the ways in which service users and carers engage with health and social care services.Covering topics such as the importance of terminology, wellbeing and resilience and the notion of tokenism, and enhanced by a wealth of first-hand experiences and creative work by a range of service users and carers, the text examines how different forms of collaboration, part...

**"Perfect for Christians looking to reassess their relationship with alcohol."--**Publishers WeeklyWhen author and Episcopal priest Erin Jean Warde quit drinking, she heard from many others in a similar situation seeking support. In Sober Spirituality, she combines personal storytelling with theological reflection to offer encouragement, wisdom, and practical insight for readers who want to reexamine their relationship with alcohol.Warde ...

Getting into freshly laundered sheets. A dog in the office for a day. Unexpected cake. Studies have suggested that happiness doesn't come from thinking about what might happen in the future, but by focusing on the small moments of delight we find in our daily lives.Cultivating these positive emotions makes us happier and more resilient, so writer Jason Ward has gathered 365 'micro-joys' that span the seasons of an entire year, from cherry blossoms to snow-capped ro...

Embrace the process of writing and the rich potential of conscious creativity and mindfulness with this enlightening insight into mindful writing. Exploring how writing mindfully can create deeper connections with your words, your characters, and yourself, this carefully crafted manual invites you to embrace the writing process as much as the completed work—plotting out sparkling stories with Zen-like awareness. Through meditative exercises, engaging anecdotes, and astute notes on percepti...

When author and Episcopal priest Erin Jean Warde quit drinking, she heard from many others in a similar situation seeking support. In Sober Spirituality, she combines personal storytelling with theological reflection to offer encouragement, wisdom, and practical insight for listeners who want to reexamine their relationship with alcohol.Warde explores the way our culture promotes alcohol consumption and shows how we can choose to change our perception of alcohol in our spi...

Joy Kenward könyve éppúgy tartalmaz kreatívírás-gyakorlatokat, mint meditációs technikákat, amelyek megkönnyítik, hogy az alkotáshoz szükséges tudatos jelenlét a mindennapjaink része legyen. Legyen szó akár arról a célról, hogy az elkészült mű eladható és sikeres legyen, esetleg hogy új utakat keressünk az írásunk fejlesztésére, vagy csupán gördülékenyebben fejezzük ki magunkat, az írás tudatos, örömteli megközelítésének alkalmazása mindenképpen a segítségünkre lesz. „Miért fontos a tudato...