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Character Revolt is an audacious and darkly comedic fantasy novel that pulls back the curtain on what happens when fictional characters, tired of their fates, declare open rebellion against their creator. Author Hank Quense, renowned for crafting the world of Zaftan 31B and the medieval land of Gundarland, finds himself under siege—not from critics, but from the very heroes and villains he imagined. Transported to parallel universes where King Artie leads a fanatical football league, Zaftan squids wage ruthless campaigns...

Volume 8 is a timely and worthy addition to the preceding Albrecht Papers. This collection of writings from William Albrecht analyzes the interconnectedness of soil health, animal health, and human health. It is through these connections that Albrecht illustrates agriculture as a cycle of nutrition that begins and ends in the soil, affecting both animals and humans in the process. In this respect, Albrecht makes a compelling case for the need to restore soil fertility in order to improve the...

Duck the Distractions: How Women Can Start Prioritizing Themselves and Setting Boundaries for a Purposeful Life Are you constantly feeling overwhelmed by the never-ending stream of tasks and worries that seem to peck away at your peace of mind? Do you find yourself drowning in a sea of small details, unable to focus on what truly matters in your life? What if there was a way to declutter your mind and set boundaries to reclaim your sanity and live with...

Rebellion is always right. Oyza was raised to obey. Now she yearns to revolt. Condemned to a lifetime in the damp dungeons beneath the castle, she survives on smuggled texts from the Ungoverned, rebels whispered to live without kings. Then Yars arrives. A charming but reckless thief, Yars wants little to do with Oyza's dreams of revolution. But when a sudden attack throws the castle into chaos, they escape together. Now free, Oyza is determined to find the rebellion hidden...

Something about The Old Corner Post makes you slow down for a moment. In The Old Rusty Gate, the image of an abandoned farm, an empty house, and a rusty gate sounds simple at first, but then the gate turns into something much more human. It becomes a picture of what happens when we are busy, hurt, consumed with self, or simply become afraid to let people get close. On the humorous side, we have The Ballad of Carl and...

A resurgence of interest in heritage poultry breeds has invigorated poultry raising on family farms and backyards across the country. These are the birds that can and should be producing for today’s marketplace – for consumers that have come to value locally bred and grown, historically significant agricultural food. This book offers valuable insight into rare, heritage and heirloom breed selection, chick raising, breeding and marketing so you can start your own fully sustainable heritage chicken flock and raise eggs...

Living off the Grid with Organic GardeningIf you find yourself worried about all of the junk that is tainting the American food supply, then you might want to consider starting your own garden. Yet, if you use tap water and fertilizers you buy from the store to tend to that garden, you just might be tainting the produce you are growing. One of the best ways to have a garden and avoid these problems is to garden off the grid....

The Wizard left without her, then Glinda says she could have gone home at any time (thanks to those powerful shoes); Dorothy finally realizes she’s been lied to, manipulated, and used as a political assassin. The result: Dorothy’s anger triggers her magical awakening—in short, she “goes all Carrie” with a never-before-seen magical act: the use of all four elements (fire, water, earth, and air). Suddenly, the Emerald City—and soon all of Oz—is cast under a magical darkness blotting out the...

A dark and heartfelt sci-fi thriller by Lyn Alden, international bestselling author of Broken Money.In the late 21st century, society is more fractured than ever. Billions satisfy their every whim in virtual worlds, leaving those in power free to tighten their grip on the real one.Then five bodies turn up at a rest stop in the New Jersey Pine Barrens—the blood torn from their veins, a van hurled the length of a football field, and three of the dead with...

Newly revised and updated, Stone Age Farming delves into the world of subtle earth energies and explains how they can be harnessed for improved plant growth. The result of eight years' research, this book by dowser, researcher and permaculture farmer Alanna Moore provides tips on how to produce healthy, luscious and pest-resistant foods in an economical and eco-friendly way by drawing on the ancient wisdom of the pagan Irish and on modern scientific understandings of the amazing ability of magnetism...