Download or read book What s Buggin You Now written by Tom Turpin and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author of Flies in the Face of Fashion, Mites Make Right, and Other Bugdacious Tales is back with more ditties on the insect kingdom. Insects may not rule the world, but what other species has been able to run with the dinosaurs, witness the emergence of the first human beings, and still be around to talk about it? These six-legged species have roamed the Earth for 400 million years and are still going strong as the most common type of living organism. Discover the beehive of activity insects encounter daily with Tom Turpin's new book What's Buggin' You Now? Bee's Knees, Bug Lites, and Beetles."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Be Kind to Yourself written by Cindy Bunch and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's easy to let self-criticism become our default setting. But as we learn to pay attention to what bugs us and identify negative thinking, we can lean into the things that bring us joy. Filled with spiritual practices and creative exercises, this book from spiritual director Cindy Bunch calls us to self-care through greater compassion for ourselves.
Download or read book My Paperback Book written by Gabrielle Selmon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: this is the story of Darius summers who has to learn to live without his loved ones after the loss of both his brother and father
Download or read book Drama written by Sydney Lyttle and published by Sydney Lyttle. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sizzling urban tale you are introduced to Chassidy Fondain a gorgeous young woman who hasn't been so lucky in love. Since her past relationships have thrown all sorts of curve balls at her, she is certain that the well of good men has run dry. Enter EL, a legitimate business man with a long line of impressive accomplishments; who happens to be dashingly good looking with street smart savvy, giving him the potential to sweep Chassidy off her feet. As time passes Chassidy slowly lets her guard down and decides to trust in her new found relationship with EL. That is, until an incredible twist of fate lands her in the path of Shane, a no-nonsense, well respected, drug lord with an insatiable desire for her. Chassidy and Shane's instant animalistic attraction quickly develops into a love affair stronger than either of them could have ever imagined as they embark on an unforgettable path of lust, lies, betrayal and deceit. When EL is faced with the reality of losing Chassidy forever he begins plotting his revenge enlisting the help of an unsuspecting ally who has the potential to bring Chassidy to her knees. As the two form a deadly alliance, Chassidy soon comes face to face with the one person who will stop at nothing to destroy her. "Steamy, hot, and very sexy." -- Cassandra Miller' Gamble, Author of Breakin' Down the Walls "Poetically written, electrifying with rhythmic words and down to earth characters that you can relate to. An astonishing book!" -- BSA Queen Goddess, Author of The Dark Sides of a Woman "This is a riveting, explosive street-wise tale that explores the raw nature of fighting for true love while facing the consequences of infidelity. This is definitely one to have on every bookshelf." -- Maritza P. Brown, Author of Full Circle, A Novel and What's a Woman to Do?
Download or read book What s Bugging You written by Arthur V. Evans and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are told from the time we are children that insects and spiders are pests, when the truth is that most have little or no effect on us--although the few that do are often essential to our existence. Arthur Evans suggests we take a closer look at our slapped-at, stepped-on, and otherwise ignored cohabitants, who vastly outnumber us and whose worlds often occupy spaces that we didn't even know existed. What's Bugging You? brings together fifty unforgettable stories from the celebrated nature writer and entomologist's popular Richmond Times-Dispatch column. Evans has scoured Virginia's wild places and returned with wondrous stories about the seventeen-year sleep of the periodical cicadas, moths that evade hungry bats by sensing echolocation signals, and the luminous language of light employed by fireflies. He also visits some not-so-wild places: the little mounds of upturned soil scattered along the margins of soccer fields are the dung beetle's calling card. What does the world look like to a bug? Evans explores insect vision, which is both better, and worse, than that of humans (they are capable of detecting ultraviolet light, but many cannot see the color red), pausing to observe that it is its wide-set forward-looking eyes that imbue the praying mantis with "personality." He is willing to defend such oft-maligned creatures as the earwig, the tent caterpillar, and the cockroach--revealed here as a valuable scavenger, food source for other animals, and even a pollinator, that spends more time grooming itself than it does invading human space. Evans's search for multilegged life takes him to an enchanting assortment of locations, ranging from gleaming sandy beaches preferred by a threatened tiger beetle to the shady, leaf-strewn forest floors where a centipede digs its brood chamber--to a busy country road where Evans must dodge constant foot and vehicular traffic to photograph a spider wasp as its claims its paralyzed prey. His forays also provide the reader with a unique window on the cycles of nature. What Evans refers to as the FBI--fungus, bacteria, insects--are the chief agents in decomposition and a vital part of regeneration. Evans also takes on many issues concerning humans' almost always destructive interaction with insect life, such as excessive mowing and clearing of wood that robs wildlife of its food and habitat, as well as harmful bug zappers that kill everything but mosquitoes. The reader emerges from this book realizing that even seemingly mundane forms of insect and spider life present us with unexpected beauty and fascinating lifestyles.
Download or read book Rebugging the Planet written by Vicki Hird and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a lovely little book that could and should have a big impact...Let’s all get rebugging right away!"—Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Meet the intelligent insects, marvelous minibeasts, and inspirational invertebrates that help shape our planet—and discover how you can help them help us by rebugging your attitude today! Remember when there were bugs on your windshield? Ever wonder where they went? We need to act now if we are to help the insects survive. Robin Wall Kimmerer, David Attenborough, and Elizabeth Kolbert are but a few voices championing the rewilding of our world. Rebugging the Planet explains how we are headed toward “insectageddon” with a rate of insect extinction eight times faster than that of mammals or birds, and gives us crucial information to help all those essential creepy-crawlies flourish once more. Author Vicki Hird passionately demonstrates how insects and invertebrates are the cornerstone of our global ecosystem. They pollinate plants, feed birds, support and defend our food crops, and clean our water systems. They are also beautiful, inventive, and economically invaluable—bees, for example, contribute an estimated $235 to $577 billion to the US economy annually, according to Forbes. Rebugging the Planet shows us small changes we can make to have a big impact on our littlest allies: Learn how to rewild parks, schools, sidewalks, roadsides, and other green spaces. Leave your garden to grow a little wild and plant weedkiller-free, wildlife-friendly plants. Take your kids on a minibeast treasure hunt and learn how to build bug palaces. Make bug-friendly choices with your food and support good farming practices Begin to understand how reducing inequality and poverty will help nature and wildlife too—it’s all connected. So do your part and start rebugging today! The bees, ants, earthworms, butterflies, beetles, grasshoppers, ladybugs, snails, and slugs will thank you—and our planet will thank you too.
Download or read book Scamalot written by Ray Barnds and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the title Scamalot implies, the scams come fast and furious in this fun novel set in Hollywood. Upscale escort/call girl Kellie Householder has just initiated a million dollar scam against a TV star, when her big brother, Jerry, and his pal, George, appear on the scene. Both are fresh out of prison and are flat broke. The parolees stumble on to Kellie's scam and decide to hustle her for some money. She rebuffs them, and then in an act of compassion, hires Jerry and George to help carry out her scheme against squeaky clean TV personality Alice Ridgeway, who doesn't want the truth of her indiscretion to become public. But Alice has a scam of her own: keeping $800,000 of the million she promises to pay to keep her secret in the closet. There's also a photography shop owner who printed pornographic photos of Kellie, and decides to blackmail her over the shots. All the plots come together, as Jerry and George go to the drop-off spot dressed as orthodox rabbis. Since everyone wants their share of the million, who ends up with the cash?
Download or read book Salt Mines written by Allyn C. Ryan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-12-12 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The success of the Apollo program in the 1960s was the first step in our manned attempts at conquering space. Salt Mines revisits aerospace history-that-never-was and explores the plausibility of interplanetary space travel, the confrontations between management and the union, and the effects of downsizing on the sudden emergence of violence in the workplace. Colorful characters who work in the "salt mines" add threads of complexity, laughter, and pathos to the story. There is Chuck Gibson, an avowed union man who likes nothing better than to hear Minerva Aerospace Corporation (MAC) ́s top executives get a roasting. And yes, the prima donna of Mahogany Row, Dr. Rick Davis, although rather eccentric, is someone to be reckoned with. Then there is Jiggs Tanaka, the Hermes coordinator, who never gets the respect he deserves from his subordinates despite his prudence and sensitivity to people issues. On the other hand, Andy Stahl, the demoted Orion coordinator, who drives around naked in a van, is uproariously funny mouthing cryptic utterances from Tennyson ́s "Morte d ́Arthur" and Shakespeare ́s The Merchant of Venice. Not to be forgotten is Will Hardy, the super-dipper, whose speech "Uncle Sam ́s Cabin" has made him the darling of Wall Street. And of course, Nina Hill, the only woman technical writer. Her penchant for enticing top corporate executives precipitates a murder. Finally, there is Derek Lambert, the protagonist. Most of the story unfolds from Derek ́s point-of-view in an episodic narrative of events that reflect the intriguing and dynamic world of the aerospace industry at its height in the 1980s. Intertwined with the events is Derek Lambert ́s recurring nightmare of a past he wants desperately to forget. Although he dearly loves his wife, Jenny DuBois, he can ́t bring himself to forgive her for walking out on him during their honeymoon. In the pressure-laden environment at MAC, Derek manages to remain neutral in the day-to-day conflicts between management and the employees, although his life is inextricably committed to the Hermes program. The Hermes is to be the first manned space capsule to go on a grand tour of the solar system in 1982. This tour coincides with the alignment of the planets, a heavenly phenomenon occurring only once in 179 years. Working at the salt mines might have been a perfect haven for Derek had it not been for the visit of his mother. Since his emotional and psychological problems stem from a strong attachment to his mother, her arrival rekindles the old guilt feelings that have dogged him for years. As if by coincidence, everything takes a downturn at the salt mines. In a period of five months, MAC totters on the brink of financial collapse. Lawsuits. Intrigues. Tension-related deaths. Strikes. Layoffs. Murder. The effect is devastating. To escape being drawn into the morass of the salt mines syndrome, Derek turns to Cindy Li, a beautiful Chinese stewardess. Derek resists the idea of a relationship at first, but Cindy will do anything to achieve her goal. As these societal, corporate, and personal problems compound, the episodic pace accelerates into a suspenseful thriller that is resolved in the novel ́s final shocking developments.
Download or read book Life s a Dream written by Tricia Harper and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violet is living life to the fullest even with a rare form of epilepsy. Although hard to control completely two grand mal seizures a month as apposed to either at least one, grand mal, petite mal, dizzy spell, or blackout every day, is beyond a dream come true for her! She's coming so far in her college writing class. One of her biggest dreams is to become an author! Out of nowhere, sometimes now, she just starts writing things/ideas down, for her book. She's also waiting for the painting she has just finished to dry completely. It's her favorite band's symbol. It's Bon Jovi's! She's planning on mailing it to them.What she hasn't planned on is having to be put in a coma. Every day she's living life, loving it and is so thankful for John and the kids, all her family, her best friend Trina, all her friend's, her dreams, how far she's come, everything she has now and still to go for. Maybe not everything is as it should or could be, but that doesn't hold her back or stop her. The way Violet see's it is; what's more important? Complaining about life's hardships and/or some pains she's having then letting them get the best of her, or standing strong, reaching for the stars, and never giving up on life, regardless?Then the coma. Well, nothing stops Violet from dreaming, and that's a fact!
Download or read book Cognitive Therapy Techniques for Children and Adolescents written by Robert D. Friedberg and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Providing a wealth of practical interventions and activities - all organized within a state-of-the-art modular framework - this invaluable book helps child clinicians expand their intervention toolkits. Building on the bestselling Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents, which addresses the basics of treatment, Friedberg et. al., in their latest volume, provide additional effective ways for engaging hard-to-reach clients, addressing challenging problems, and targeting particular cognitive and behavioral skills. Fun and productive games, crafts, and other activities are described in step-by-step detail. Special features include over 30 reproducible forms and handouts, which bookbuyers can also download and print from Guilford's website in a convenient full-page size."--Pub. desc.
Download or read book That Was Then This Is Now written by S. E. Hinton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another classic from the author of the internationally bestselling The Outsiders Continue celebrating 50 years of The Outsiders by reading this companion novel. That Was Then, This is Now is S. E. Hinton's moving portrait of the bond between best friends Bryon and Mark and the tensions that develop between them as they begin to grow up and grow apart. "A mature, disciplined novel which excites a response in the reader . . . Hard to forget."—The New York Times
Download or read book The Gingerbread Jamboree written by Karen Ganger and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gingerbread Jamboree is the second book of the Welcome Home, Arkansas series. Returning to the small Ozark Mountains community after two years, we find Charley Simson still struggling with his recovery from a nearaEUR"death experience. He determines that making bread could be the best therapy and opens Pandemonium. To boost economy and tourism, the city council decides on a new community project, the Gingerbread Jamboree. Just as preparations begins, a turkey vulture arrives and perches on top of a blue cedar tree in the town square. Seen as a bad omen, havoc ensues. Strange occurrences without explanation happen plus Charley gets threatened, an illustrious judge survives a boat explosion, a stampede runs through town, and the entire community is up in arms. Meet more of the local residents as Charley and his best friend, Lou, try to salvage the Gingerbread Jamboree from disaster. Only the appearance of a famous food personality can save the day, but does that buzzard leave town? The Gingerbread Jamboree provides eighteen different recipes for gingerbread for you to bake and enjoy.
Download or read book Rising Tides written by Taylor Anderson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Taylor Anderson is one of the best at military science fiction as his plots combine cerebral thought-provoking issues within a great adventure tale; the alternate realm of the Destroyermen saga is worth the journey.”—Alternative Worlds Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy of USS Walker has found an unlikely ally in Commodore Jenks of the New Britain Imperial Navy. And now they are united in their desire to find a traitor who abducted the women they would die for: Reddy’s love, nurse Sandra Ticker, and young Princess Rebecca of the New British Empire. But when Reddy and Jenks report the situation to the New Britain Company, it soon becomes obvious that the ruthless Company is attempting to overthrow the Imperial throne—and that someone involved knows where Sandra and Rebecca are. And Reddy must navigate through a tempest of politics, deception, and betrayal if he is ever going to save the hostages and live to fight another day…
Download or read book Game of Gwop written by Trae Macklin and published by WAHIDA CLARK PRESENTS. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you get when the baddest chick and four cold blooded killers enter a Newark, New Jersey strip club strapped with Mac 11s? You get a nasty body count and the lick of a lifetime! Not only do Charisma, GQ, Shamar and Crook steal bricks of coke and a load of gwop from the strip club, but the crew also reaps the promise of certain death once the club s owner puts his goons on their trail! The close knit crew refuses to go out like suckers, and soon hits the money making blocks of Wilmington, Delaware, where a cycle of vicious murders, merciless thefts, and insatiable greed follow them. As they grow more ruthless, their diabolical deeds finally capture the attention of the deadliest queenpin in the drug game, placing her right in their path. With goons aiming for their heads, the crew splits up with plans to work new hustles. But once a secret is revealed, the crew s bond is nearly broken and an enemy catches them slipping and declares swift revenge. Will the crew remain intact, or fall like a line of well set dominoes in the Game of Gwop?
Download or read book Human Biosociology written by W.W. Spradlin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is growing evidence that an amalgamation of systems theories and communication and information theories will become the leading conceptual model for addressing human behavior. In this book we have used a theoretical frame which focuses on the coding, storage, and movement of information within and among open systems. We believe this to be a productive working concept which allows the student of human behavior to avoid the mind/body dichotomy. This conceptual framework also allows the integration of the biologic and sociologic aspects of human behavior. Using this theoret ical model we may see science and art as a continuum of imaginative ways of organizing information. Hence, the primary aim of this text is to provide a conceptual frame for students of human behavior which utilizes systems theories and information and communi cation theories in an integrated approach which is both theoretical and practical. It is written for the student in the behavioral sciences who may be planning a career in medicine, social work, psychology, nursing, guidance and counseling, the ministry, or other health and service professions. In addition, students in biology, sociology, and philosophy may benefit from this conceptual ap proach. It is also written for the practitioner who is cur rently delivering counseling and other health services to a variety of clientele.
Download or read book The Thanksgiving Virgin written by Charles Haas and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desperate lives collide on a cold November night as a yearlong Missouri tale culminates deep in the belly of a decade Ozark storm where one world ends and another begins. A young man's parents disappear, spilling him into the drug-running streets of Kansas City. He gathers a large sum for his troubles while struggling with addiction, a weak heart, and thoughts of going straight. An Ozark bootlegger finds instant profit making white crystal in an earthen compound near a ranch close to the Arkansas line. He chases his next payday with a long-wanted murderer watching his back. A wealthy Ozark rancher absorbs the reality of spending life without the guiding light of his one true love, when a woman from nowhere appears in his small town. A longtime ranch hand seeks full partnership, holding off a banker and harboring a satchel of found money. A sheriff in his last days of service struggles with courage, facing the specter of a man who nearly killed him six years ago. A quiet loner descends from the hilltops to settle a score, leaving an isolated society to pick up the pieces after tragedy turns on one of its own. . and then comes Thanksgiving.
Download or read book Motivate Life Presents Killa Company Sons Fraternal Organization of Made Men written by F. William Douglass II and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Parents became enraged by the white supremacist agenda. They were infuriated that Americans felt perilous because of their beliefs or skin color. They were outraged about the horrendous massacre of innocent men, women and children on the street and in their own homes. This fueled the fire for them to join an organization focused on the destruction of racism, poverty and disease and become assassins known as Killa Company Sons, targeting white and black supremacists. I soon followed. My name is Lorimore Bower and this is the first journey through my childhood and what molded me into becoming a Killa Company Son.
