‘I began to pull the threads of my experience back together. Instead of divergent stories about public failure, private torment, and postnatal distress, I started telling myself a united story: the truth, or as close as I could get to it.’ A Rhodes scholar and former Green MP, Holly Walker tells the story of how she became one of New Zealand’s youngest parliamentarians, how motherhood intervened, and how she found solace and solidarity in the writings of women. This short book makes a passionate case for the role of literature in political change and personal resilience, and for the importance of women’s voices in the public sphere.
This anthology of paranormal romances includes Lora Leigh's "The Breed Next Door;" Shiloh Walker's "The Blood Kiss;" Emma Holly's "The Countess's Dancing Boy;" and Meljean Brook's "Falling for Anthony," in which a childhood friend comes back from the dead to protect a young woman's brother from evil. Reprint.
Grants and fellowships are increasingly essential to an academic career, and competition over federal and foundation funding is fiercer than ever. Yet there has hitherto been little training available for this genre of writing. Funding Your Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences demystifies the process of writing winning grant proposals in the humanities and social sciences. Offering practical guidance, step-by-step instructions, and examples of successful proposals, Walker and Unruh outline the best practices to crack the proposal writing code. They reveal the most common peeves of proposal reviewers, and offer advice on how to avoid frequent problem areas in conceptualizing and crafting a research proposal in the humanities and social sciences. Contributions from agency and foundation program officers offer the perspective from the other side of the proposal submission portal, and new research funding trends, including crowdfunding and public scholarship, are also covered. This book is essential reading for all those involved in funding applications. Graduate students, research administrators, early career faculty members, and tenured professors alike will gain new and effective strategies to write successful applications.
Take the guesswork out of raising your own healthy chickens and discover how to produce your own organic eggs and poultry right in your own backyard with this comprehensive guide! If you've always wanted to get started raising your own chickens naturally and provide fresh, organic poultry products for yourself, your family or even sell for profit but have no idea how to get started and are looking for a guide that will take you through the process of setting up your first or next chicken coop, then this book is for you. Unlike other books on the topic of raising chickens, this definitive guide takes you by the hand and leaves nothing to your imagination on setting up your poultry. From housing your chickens to preparing the perfect chicken diet, this step-by-step, illustrated guide has everything you need to achieve the results you want. Here's a small preview of what you're going to learn in Backyard Chickens: Everything you need to know before raising chickens, from government regulations and biosecurity A crash guide to housing your poultry, from minimum space requirements and flooring to temperature and security All you need to know about poultry feeds and how to select the right diet for your chickens depending on the age, species and the end-use of your birds 6 proven poultry techniques to help you maximize the egg-laying ability of your poultry 21 surefire ways to keep your chicks safe and secure in a coop and protect them from predators Where to acquire strong healthy chicks that will grow into productive hens for your coop ...and tons more! Even if you're completely new to raising chickens, or you're experienced with homesteading and are looking to pick up new chicken raising tricks that will help you improve your poultry yield, this complete guide will help you start your flock, whether for eggs, meat, fun or profit. FAQs I don't have a large backyard. Will this work for me? Of course! Almost everything in this guide is designed for small-scale poulterers, from the coop dimensions to the materials used, so you should feel right at home using the directions in this guide! I don't have a large budget. Is this book suitable for me? Absolutely positive! In fact, the whole point of the book is to help you inexpensively set up your own poultry right in your backyard and take your nutrition into your hands. You don't need to invest thousands of dollars or burn a large hole in your pocket. Ready to start your own productive poultry farm? Scroll to the top of the page and click the "Buy Now" button to get started right away!
Discover how to leverage the amazing power of yoga to find inner peace, get rid of stress and enhance your health and well-being with this comprehensive guide to yoga! Are you looking for effective ways to increase your strength and flexibility without the strain of traditional exercises and workouts? Do you want to uncover how to relieve debilitating stress, anxiety and panic attacks by simply using the power of your mind, healing body movements and yoga poses? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then you've come to the right place. In this wholesome introduction to yoga, Holly Walker skips the fluff and shows you how to tap into the amazing power of yoga to transform your life. From yoga poses to concise explanations of your body's energy point, you'll uncover everything you need to use yoga to live a full life full of contentment and happiness. Here's a small preview of what you're going to discover in Yoga Anatomy Keys: A concise introduction to all you need to know about the time-tested art and practice of holistic yoga The four fundamental principles you absolutely need to know about as an upcoming master yogi Over 30 life-changing reasons to consider adoption meditative yoga techniques today The four core branches of yoga as well as the true meaning and philosophy of yoga Everything you need to know about chakra energy and how it affects your body and the way you feel The 7 major chakras and a straightforward explanation of how each of them affects different aspects of your mental and physical makeup 11 different types of yoga techniques and how to choose one best suitable for you and your lifestyle ...and tons more! Whether you're a stay-at-home parent, a career professional, an overburdened student or a yoga instructor looking to improve your knowledge of the practice, this guide will become an invaluable resource to help you optimize your body and mind using yoga. Ready to begin your wholesome yoga adventure? Scroll to the top of the page and click the "Buy Now" button to get started today!
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