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The practical side of using rockdusts as fertilizers, compost enrichers, and plant growth enhancers is discussed in this exciting book from Acres U.S.A. Beginning with an explanation of the spiritual, cosmic side of rocks and drawing from his extensive knowledge of biodynamic techniques and dowsing, Lisle explains how to utilize these materials in agriculture. Peppered with in-depth quotations from other writings on the forces within rocks, this is destined to be the definitive work on the subject. Life's tenuous connections...

Kossman's vivid picture of life behind the Iron Curtain and her notes at the end of the book will be useful discussion starters for classes studying political changes in Eastern Europe." - Booklist "13 short pieces...pungently convey the effects of growing up under a totalitarian regime." - Publishers Weekly "Young readers will identify readily with the impetuous Nina." - Kirkus Reviews "This child's eye view of Soviet Russia is original and, not withstanding its brevity, surprisingly perceptive both of Russian...

Farmer's daughter Maureen agreed completely with her mother's admonition: Never marry a farmer. Her marriage to a science geek with a good job meant a house on a lake and clean hands-until the farmer hidden inside him started scrabbling to escape. What began as a willingness to put up with his buying a tractor and renting a field becomes an all- encompassing endeavor to learn how to drive, raise, train, and work draft horses, grow and sell their crops, care...

In these times of ecological peril, looming agricultural production problems, and creeping human health disaster it behooves all farmers and eaters to turn attention systems which are time-tested. And “time-tested” means millennia, not mere decades. The several decades since the advent of chemical farming have thrown challenges to ecologies and humans as not experienced in the thousands of years prior. In this multi-authored work readers will connect the dots between the cause of modern disease in toxic farming fields and...

Over the past 50 years, a dangerous set of technologies has crept into beef and dairy farms and ranches. Technologists have succeeded in pushing the pounds of milk that can be extracted from a cow higher and higher and throwing pounds of weight on beef cattle faster. But these advances came with a price. The average age of dairy cow "burnout" has dropped for almost a decade. Infections are rampant. New diseases and health maladies have appeared. Drug use and...

When an adventurer is trapped in the distant past, the only person who can save him is his own granddaughter. The problem? She hasn’t been born yet. When John Hamman found the time machine, he didn’t know what adventures it would lead him on, and he could not predict the sequence of events that would strand him in the distant past. Can he shape a future that will one day save him from his own mistakes? Jenny Hamman was a...

One storm. One guest cottage. One low-key billionaire single dad… and suddenly I’m Blakely Bay’s favorite headline. Beckett Devereaux is a reformed bad boy with old-money wealth he keeps discreet—and an eight-year-old son he guards like the shoreline guards the sand. I’m the dog trainer hired to help his anxious, elderly hound. I expect barking and setbacks, not the way Beck’s steady presence makes me feel seen in places I thought had already healed. When the bridge onto Blakely Bay...

Another wry look behind the scenes at the world of marketing in the food and drink industry... a decade or so on from Mike's first wry look behind the scenes at the world of marketing in the food and drink industry, this time focusing on the bits Mike omitted from his other book. Smile at his attempts at playing golf in the pouring rain at his sponsored pro-am, grin sympathetically as he faces the wrath of the print manager, and...

A Ray of Light: An Inspirational True Story of Resilience, Faith and Triumph is the extraordinary journey ofAnwar-ul-Haque, filled with trials, challenges, and an unwavering determination to succeed. In this heartfelt narrative, Anwar shares how he overcame lifelong illness, the pain of racism, and the struggles of growing up in a hostile environment.More than just a memoir, this book is a powerful testament to triumph over adversity, reminding readers that strength and faith can shine even in the darkest times....