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There are innumerable ways to gather knowledge about the cosmos we inhabit. What makes science so powerful is that it allows for such findings to be publicly aired and scrutinized and tested, not only with the world it is trying to understand, but with other vying alternative models which differ from each other. Perhaps science's greatest contribution is that at its best it is open to refutation and is thereby open to change.

Unlike most folks, Hannah Westley never outgrew her childhood sense of wonder. Her first twenty years on the farm were the beginning of a life filled with adventure. Her simple childhood was rich with experiences that offer a glimpse into a time when family values had real meaning. The maps in the one-room Mine Bank School were her Bible and by the eighth grade she had read all of the books in the library.

Horace is a honey bee. He lives in hive with the rest of his family. His home is near a large meadow that is filled with beautiful flowers. Each day he goes out with his brothers and sisters to gather pollen from the flowers. Horace has never been able to gather as much pollen as the other bees, because he is so small and the load sometimes is too heavy for him to bear. How will he find a solution for this?

The group leaves the farm, heading to Boston in an attempt to reach the military refugee camp where they hope to find food, shelter and protection with the military's help. During their travels they come across more zombie survivors and attempt to forge new friendships. The group experiences several trials and tribulations along the way. A dream turns to reality, as the group is trapped by zombies. Can they overcome the Annihilation or is there hope?

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You know as an author you have to build a platform on social media. But are you spending more time on Facebook, tweeting, pinning, and blogging than on writing your book? The Coffee Break Guide to Social Media for Writers can help you.

A new mother is brought by her doctor husband to a summer house to relax. He has determined that she suffers from a nervous condition. She is told to rest and she must have no intellectual or social stimulation. Her child and the house are taken care of by trusted others. She surreptitiously writes when no one is around. At first she is disturbed by the yellow wallpaper in the room she is staying in. when she requests another room, she is told that it is not good for her to have her whims attended to.

From the North Carolina Piedmont to the forests of Hungary, Jody Mace examines the mundanity of everyday life and finds the kernel of eternal truth. Or else she just makes one up. Contemplate Schrödinger's human head in your dryer or find a way to make peace with Barbie. A journalist and freelance writer in Charlotte, Jody has collected a dozen of her essays on family life that will have you thinking deeply and laughing heartily.

When a beekeeper loses all his bees, a local garden shop owner vows to find an answer. But will she be able to save the bees, or is it to late? Will a lone kayaker discover clues in his research on the bayou that lead to a solution? Can the mayor protect other beekeepers from the same fate? Or, will they uncover more mysteries along the murky waters of the Moctobi Bayou?

Gabe is a shy young man who is routinely tormented by the school bully Marcus. On his way home after school one day, he decides to take a shortcut through the old farm on his way home. As he passes a well, he hears shouting coming from the well. Looking in, he can that Marcus is trapped in the bottom of the well. While he is very upset at the way he is treated by Marcus, he decides to do the right thing and gets the help of a grown up.

The son of the Gardener to the King and the King's daughter fall in love. The King wants his daughter to marry the Prime Minister's son. So the two young men have to enter a contest: Whoever travels to a distant land and comes back first, wins the hand of the Princess.

Alec McCandless created a new national political party. He nominates himself for the Presidency. He runs a slugfest campaign against political corruption, and is elected to the office of President of the New American Republic in a landslide. Using the New Constitution that he had helped write, Alec immediately seizes the reins of The Executive political, economic, judicial and military powers. He gathers both ‘de jure’ and ‘de facto’ controls to himself.

The McCandless family adapted. They experienced extremes of weather and fluxuating harvest prices. They diversified into new markets. In this way, they avoided the worst ravages of high inflation and shortages that plagued the nation. Alec McCandless continues to dabble in politics, learning new skills as an orator. He is elected a Senator of the newly designed federal government. Trying to represent his constituents, he learns the realities of high stakes political maneuvers in the National Capitol in Colorado.

Economic collapse has forced sweeping confiscations of real and personal property. The United States converts to a fully managed economy. Much of the population has been forced into, concentrated into, camps in warmer states. A desperate newly autocratic government has created a reformed education system, gigantic make-work salvage operations, and required jobs training programs. Restructuring is rigorous. Stringent military style law enforcement has brought personal safety.

It seems we all are looking for healthier options when it comes to our diet. Salads are a great place to start because they contain ingredients that are recommended by the top health experts. These experts recommend consuming 9 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables daily for optimum health. The salads outlined in 25 Easy Salad Recipes: Salads For Dinner or Anytime offer some quick and easy salads that not only taste delicious, they provide some of those recommended daily fruits and vegetables.

These quick & easy recipes are some of my families favorites. No matter what holiday occasion, special event, or just having friends over for a great evening, these wonderful recipes can be the center piece of your evenings events. We always seem to center ourselves around cooking, where we spend time with one another, talking, laughing and enjoying each others company.

Clarksville was a quiet community in the mountains of New Hampshire until some of the citizens started dying unexpectedly and then they came back to life as flesh-eating zombies. They are attracted by noise but they also go back to areas that are familiar to them in their past life. The zombies walk aimlessly around until they hear a noise or smell a human.

After tragedy strikes, a woman moves back to familiar ground to raise her son and to build on a forgotten dream: to build a garden center and nursery. But she soon discovers digging in the garden can reveal more than dirt. Community Gardens is a cozy novella that takes a witty and insightful look into friendships and compassion.

This audiobook is a collection of fairy tales that some animated princess movies have been based on. Many of these stories were written by the Brothers Grimm - Wilheim and Jacob. Other movies are based on stories by Hans Christian Anderson. Many of these stories can be found in collections of stories by these two authors. They can also be found in Fairy book collections by Andrew Lang such as The Blue Fairy Book, The Yellow Fairy Book, The Red Fairy Book, and so on.

The Coffee Break Guide to Business Plans breaks the ideas you need for your plan into manageable parts that you can work on during your coffee breaks and takes the traditional business plan sections and transforms them into ideas for your creative brain.