Download or read book Plate to Pixel written by Helene Dujardin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tips and techniques for making food look good—before it tastes good! Food photography is on the rise, with the millions of food bloggers around the word as well as foodies who document their meals or small business owners who are interested in cutting costs by styling and photographing their own menu items, and this book should serve as your first course in food photography. Discover how the food stylist exercises unique techniques to make the food look attractive in the finished product. You’ll get a taste of the visual know-how that is required to translate the perceptions of taste, aroma, and appeal into a stunning, lavish finished photograph. Takes you through the art and techniques of appetizing food photography for everyone from foodies to food bloggers to small business owners looking to photograph their food themselves Whets your appetite with delicious advice on food styling, lighting, arrangement, and more Author is a successful food blogger who has become a well-known resource for fellow bloggers who are struggling with capturing appetizing images of their creations So, have the cheese say, "Cheese!" with this invaluable resource on appetizing food photography.

Download or read book Denial written by C.R. Rice and published by 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Averie's journey begins as the Realms collide… Greed and betrayal divided the Realms, and the power to restore them is hidden inside a young child. As she grows up, her world is normal, safe; that is, until she turns eighteen, and the mysterious Silas arrives, claiming to be from another world. Her world. The more she learns about him, the more she comes to trust his stories. She can feel her own power brewing as he teaches her about her newfound destiny. With the help of Silas and her adopted brother Thane, Averie strives to gain control of her abilities to take back the Realms from the Betrayer. With great power comes great responsibility—and tremendous loss.

Download or read book Anger written by C.R. Rice and published by 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step foot into new worlds and prepare for war… As they make their way into the Realm, Averie and Silas find themselves in a race against time. They must rejoin the Rebellion without being discovered by their enemies. Along the way, they meet a surprising new ally with alluring secrets—and deadly motives of his own. As Averie struggles to find her place and adapt to the world around her, training takes on a whole new meaning when Callen takes over as her teacher. Using unconventional methods, he forces her to deal with the past and accept what she cannot change. While Silas fights to keep his past from colliding with his present, his lies draw the unwanted attention of an old friend. When everyone Averie cares about is threatened, she is forced to the frontlines, whether she is ready for it or not.

Download or read book Youth to Power written by Jamie Margolin and published by Hachette Go. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jamie Margolin is among the powerful and inspiring youth activists leading a movement to demand urgent action on the climate crisis. With determined purpose and moral clarity, Jamie is pushing political leaders to develop ambitious plans to confront this existential threat to humanity. Youth To Power is an essential how-to for anyone of any age who feels called to act to protect our planet for future generations." --- Former Vice President Al Gore Climate change activist and Zero Hour cofounder Jamie Margolin offers the essential guide to changemaking for young people. The 1963 Children's March. The 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline protests. March for Our Lives, and School Strike for Climate. What do all these social justice movements have in common?They were led by passionate, informed, engaged young people. Jamie Margolin has been organizing and protesting since she was fourteen years old. Now the co-leader of a global climate action movement, she knows better than most how powerful a young person can be. You don't have to be able to vote or hold positions of power to change the world. In Youth to Power, Jamie presents the essential guide to changemaking, with advice on writing and pitching op-eds, organizing successful events and peaceful protests, time management as a student activist, utilizing social and traditional media to spread a message, and sustaining long-term action. She features interviews with prominent young activists including Tokata Iron Eyes of the #NoDAPL movement and Nupol Kiazolu of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, who give guidance on handling backlash, keeping your mental health a priority, and how to avoid getting taken advantage of. Jamie walks readers through every step of what effective, healthy, intersectional activism looks like. Young people have a lot to say, and Youth to Power will give you the tools to raise your voice.

Download or read book Acceptance written by C.R. Rice and published by 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-12-17 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shadows are closing in and Averie must stand alone. In the climactic finale of the Realms saga, the Rebellion is the Realm’s last hope against the encroaching darkness. In a final, desperate stand against the Shadow Army, Averie must finally confront Sera, the embodiment of betrayal, in a battle that could pull the Realms back from the brink of destruction. While the Rebellion defends their queen and their home, Averie’s resolve is tested. The young queen must confront the painful truth of her stolen memories and the sacrifices made along the way. In a breathtaking conclusion filled with heart-pounding action and gut-wrenching emotion, Averie's journey culminates in a showdown that will forever alter the destiny of the Realms.

Download or read book Before We Were Yours written by Lisa Wingate and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller “Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLain Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility’s cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family’s long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption. Based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals—in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country—Lisa Wingate’s riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong. Publishers Weekly’s #3 Longest-Running Bestseller of 2017 • Winner of the Southern Book Prize • If All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection This edition includes a new essay by the author about shantyboat life.

Download or read book Bargaining written by C.R. Rice and published by 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a storm brewing in the Realm. It has been three months since Averie and the Rebellion took back the castle. Three months of rebuilding and prosperity, but all good things must come to an end. On the night of the Star Ball, Marcus makes his appearance on the steps of the castle. While Averie is ready to toss him into the dungeon to be forgotten, Marcus offers up the deal of a lifetime: spare his life and he will share three of his ultimate secrets, including the identity of the Shadow. Averie’s mother always told her that if something seemed too good to be true, that’s because it was. Though, when offered the answer to her ultimate question, what else can she do?

Download or read book Ryan and Avery written by David Levithan and published by Ember. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of EVERY DAY, this is a queer love story for the ages--told over the course of a couple's first ten dates. When a blue-haired boy (Ryan) meets a pink-haired boy (Avery) at a dance--a queer prom--both feel an inexplicable but powerful connection. Follow them through their first ten dates as they bridge their initial shyness and fall in love--through snowstorms, groundings, meeting parents (Avery's) and not (Ryan's), cast parties, heartbreak, and every day and date in between.

Download or read book Turn On written by Lee Braugh and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would happen if automation replaced one of the most intimate of human behaviors? When a researcher develops a technology that stimulates sexual desire in users via neural pathways, Pandoras Box is swiftly opened. At first glance, its a miracle. With the simple push of a button, the device can bring anyone to climax, even those with orgasmic or sexual dysfunction. But soon, a philosophical war rages. Even though the technologya surgically implanted electrodehas received the blessing of the FDA, is this really the answer humanity needs? What impact will this new technology have on sex? How will this alter the very definition of sex? How will relationships evolve in response? What will it do to marriage or fidelity? What effect will it have on intimacy? Will human sexuality ever be the sameor is the cure just another symptom of the disease?

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Download or read book Best Friend Next Door A Wish Novel written by Carolyn Mackler and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printz Honor and bestselling author Carolyn Mackler brings honesty and charm to this story of a friendship between two girls. Meet Hannah. Her name is a palindrome. Her birthday is on New Year's. She wishes she had a cat. She's medium height and a little awkward. Her life has NOT been fun lately -- her dad and stepmom are having a baby and, worst of all, her best friend next door just moved away. Now a new girl is here, taking over her best friend's bedroom . . . and her own identity.Meet Emme. Her name is a palindrome. Her birthday is on New Year's. She loves her enormous orange cat. She's so short that last week she was mistaken for a kindergartner. She's found moving hard . . . but at least there's the girl next door, Hannah. Maybe they'll become friends?While Hannah and Emme are alike in so many ways, they're also different in some wrong ways, too. Is this the perfect friendship . . . or a recipe for disaster?From award-winning writer Carolyn Mackler comes a funny, smart story about finding out who your best friends are, in good times and bad.

Download or read book Depression written by C.R. Rice and published by 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How quickly she forgot that nightmares often begin as the most pleasant of dreams. Averie should have known better. If things seem too good to be true, they often are. And on the night of the Silver Rose Ball, everything had definitely been far, far too good. The princess laughed without a care, danced as if there was no tomorrow, and let the elation of those around her lower her usually high walls. But in Averie's world, happiness and peace are just beautifully constructed illusions. When an enemy crashes the party, a bloodbath ensues that threatens her kingdom—and her friends. As Averie struggles to save the ones she can, it takes only a single misstep to bring her to her knees. As Averie contends with her insurmountable grief, can she still be the princess that her people expect?

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Download or read book General Winston s Daughter written by Sharon Shinn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen-year-old heiress Averie Winston travels with her guardian to faraway Chiarrin, a country her father's army has occupied, and once she arrives and is reunited with her fiance, she discovers that her notions about politics, propriety, the military, and even her intended have changed.

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Download or read book ink desire written by Isla Drake and published by Isla Drake. This book was released on 2024-02-09 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corbin James has a reputation for two things: Being one of the best tattoo artists around and being a total bastard. Both reputations are well-deserved and he’s proud of both. In fact, he does everything he can to cultivate both titles. It’s served him quiet well over the years. Which is why he has a strict set of rules he lives by. So, when optimistic art student Avery Scott walks into his shop and declares herself to be his new apprentice, he’s more than a little confused. And annoyed. But despite her small stature and bubbly personality, she won’t take no for an answer no matter how firmly Corbin refuses. For reasons he can’t understand, he offers her a deal. If she can handle everything he throws at her for the next 90 days, he’ll keep her as his apprentice and teach her everything he knows about the art of tattooing. But as days turn to weeks, Corbin starts to wonder if he made a mistake. He didn’t anticipate how quickly he’d grow used to having Avery around or the way he can’t stop looking at her. If he’s not careful, he’ll end up breaking all the rules for his new apprentice.

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