"Kill two birds with one stone" or "Feed two birds with one hand"?Though it may not always be obvious, our choice of language impacts - and is impacted by - the world. Idioms are common phrases that we often use without much thought, but when we pay attention, we can see how they are intertwined with systems of normalized violence. And with some awareness and adjustments, we can adapt these idioms to be more inclusive and peaceful. Evolving our language choice isn'...

We Know is a collection of stories that explores how we experience the normalization of violence growing up in our culture, especially with food choices. It invites people of all ages to explore how they learned about our use of animals, and to consider how children in their life are learning about these things. To consider how those children might be feeling and give them an opportunity to explore those feelings rather than simply indoctrinating them into the wor...

Liquid Sculpey is a new medium with endless possibilities, and these two recognized experts have developed a considerable following for their handcrafted jewellery and accessories. Now they share their original sculpting techniques, so everyone can explore the exciting crafting opportunities offered by liquid polymer clay.Each chapter provides information on the development of the techniques and the medium or art application that inspired it. Twenty-two projects teach crafters how ...

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?

Love is the most powerful emotion on earth only second to hate. Theres a thin line between the two emotions that seem to cause so much turbulence. Like good & evil it all has purpose. Dare to explore what F Love really means to you. The worst that can happen is the truth will set you free. Live, Love, Laugh, Pray, & Hope for the best inspite of the worst

What has been the impact of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases on the lives of young people? Youth, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases provides a comprehensive overview of research and policy in this increasingly important area.The book describes the world-wide incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents and examines how their sexual behaviour has changed as a result of the threat of AIDS. It also looks at young people's knowledge and...

I Knew When I Was Five is an illustrated story that reveals how violence is normalized in our culture, and specifically in our food choices. It supports parents-and adults in general-to see and nurture children's compassion and empathy and reject our cultural reliance on violence, and it empowers people who have felt this tension between their own compassion and what our society expects from them.

To avoid panic, world leaders lied about destroying an Earth bound Astroid. "The End" is a story of how three ex-Marines on a cross-country motorcycle trip, a group of Los Angeles young people hiding out, an Atlanta bank manager on the run, a truck-stop hooker, and a gay male interracial couple from New York on a romantic getaway, come together. This group of random people must team up to survive the catastrophic destruction of the asteroid contained toxic dust that turned people into cann...

A forty-year journey of revenge comes to an explosive end.Every move Lucien Bouisguard made to destroy the Le Noireau family has been thwarted by fate and time.How is it possible that one family can steal his ancestral land, ruin his good name, be implicated in the disappearance of his beloved wife, Florine, and not face any consequences?Police Commissioner or not, he will have his revenge.Astral Le Noireau is home in her Chateau, in the sleepy seaside villa...

Astral Le Noireau and Desmond Roche, are two dispossessed immigrants longing to return to the security and warmth of their West Indian homeland, and unburden the secrets they hold for each other.When their carefully crafted worlds start to unravel with the death of their homeland's Prime Minister, Astral and Desmond realize to be free, they must open Pandora's box and catapult forty years of mayhem back into their lives.The Return is an intriguing prequel to Scotland Bay the...

The Chateau on the Hill - Scotland Bay the Return Book 2Rhys Le Noireau is a conflicted man.His mother Astral told him a lot of things, but she never told him that he was heir to a multi-billion dollar estate in the tiny Caribbean island of Trinidad.While Astral lies comatose in a Washington DC facility, Rhys discovers, not only has he, as the last surviving Le Noireau male, inherited the estate but the codicil of his Great-grandfather's will is exp...

A family divided. A fortune lost. A legacy waiting to be reclaimed.In Petit Carême, the tangled destinies of the Le Noireau family unravel in a tale of love, betrayal, and longing.Renee Le Noireau has always been the outsider, cast adrift from the family that should have been her birthright. Stripped of her inheritance and shunned for her ties to the enigmatic Bouisguard family, she stands at a crossroads—disinherited from her mother's fortune and ...