...a splendid example of narrative nonfiction, a literary form that in skilful hands combines the attraction of a compelling novel with the education of an engrossing history'' Naval History Magazine What is the greatest maritime disaster of all time? In her remarkable collection of stories, Jean Hood certainly challenges the popular belief that Titanic should hold that title. Dramatic and enthralling, the common theme throughout is the strength of human character - or lack of it - that reveals itself when people are placed in the most appalling and incredible circumstances. Read about the crowded emigrant liner whose officers abandoned her after striking a reef; the captain of an unseaworthy ferry who refused to put back to Liverpool because he would have had to refund the fares; the inexperienced frigate captain who entrusted his ship to a passenger and whose voyage ended in cannibalism and national scandal. Yet for every instance of cruelty, criminal negligence and bad luck, there is another of courage, leadership, humanity and resourcefulness. The French fisherman who swam for almost a mile through the wild tide to try and help a stranded convict ship; the captain who stole international headlines by remaining aboard a doomed cargo ship in mountainous seas; the crew of a dismasted timber carrier who suffered for more than a month in the bitter North Atlantic winter; the U-boat which went to the rescue of those whose ship she had just sunk.
Read and experience this story about the summer of changes with the loveable Stedman girls. Serious older sister Nichole must come to terms with her bitterness against her absentee father who has been gone for over a year. As well she must find a way to help her over-worked mother Debbie survive the struggle of raising two girls by herself. Fun-loving and less-careful younger sister Rebecca often unintentionally finds herself in a bind, when her sister is not around to look out for her. Although very different, Nichole and Rebecca find common ground through their shared love of riding their regal Icelandic horses, Mysla and Rella. Life events unfold and the Stedman sisters work to find ways to meet their challenges. Questions arise: What does their father want? Can Debbie and the girls ever forgive him? Discover the answers in this charming story about the joys and struggles of growing up by children’s novelist, Karen Jean Matsko Hood.
This catalog is a collection of all poetry books and poetry gifts published by Whispering Pine Press, Inc. These poetry books and poetry gifts are available for shipment in year 2006 and 2007. Whispering Pine Press, Inc. is an international publishing house dedicated to providing families, children, parents, and beginning readers with fiction, non-fiction, inspirational and poetic reading materials that are wholesome, informative, educational and available in a variety of languages. Our fiction and non-fiction literature attempts to reinforce strong family values and to build self-esteem. In children's books, we're very much dedicated to encouraging learning and exploration via reading, self-discovery, problem solving, and other educational activities. We also endeavor to honor the strength, courage and challenges of today's modern woman in a manner that avoids negating the value of more traditional roles. Themes of self-discovery, nature, and spirituality occur frequently in our poetry and inspirational work. We pride ourselves on promoting regional materials that stress a holistic relationship with the environment – physically, socially, spiritually, and economically. Individuality is very important to us, as is showcasing unique books that speak from the heart and leap from the minds of writers from diverse fields. It's our desire to provide outstanding literature that will entertain, inform, and delight readers, young and old. To this end, Whispering Pine Press, Inc. believes that reader feedback is integral to our continuing success and welcomes suggestions for improvement. New authors expand the Whispering Pine Press, Inc. publication list and help us to meet the needs of readers with varying interests. Whispering Pine Press, Inc. is pleased to provide materials in a variety of media, including hard and soft- bound books, audiocassettes, and on-demand electronic versions.
Karen Jean Matsko Hood began her professional writing career later in life than she expected. She is now a prolific writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children. Since the author has been cooking and collecting recipes her entire life it became only natural for her to release a collection of cookbooks. Inside this catalog are numerous varieties of cookbooks written by the author.
The Hood Family Catalog is a catalog of products made by the Hood family in Washington. This Washington State business was formed to provide home crafted products made or designed by any member of the Hood Family. This family is unique in that they are 18 people including 16 children in a rainbow of colors. The Hood children include 5 biological children and 11 adopted children from the United States Foster System, Korea, India, and Ethiopia. The Hood children work together to design and craft family made arts, soaps, candles, crafts, gifts, books, food, and gift baskets designed by the Hood Family. The catalog also includes a selection of books, greeting cards, journals, and scrapbooks made by the Hood Family. Check back often as this catalog will be expanded to carry new products and gift baskets.
Karen Jean Matsko Hood began her professional writing career later in life than she expected. She is now a prolific writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children. This catalog is a collection of her journals for adults and children. Both her fiction and nonfiction exhibit a unique voice of compassion and purpose. The recurring theme in Hood¿s nonfiction is providing a voice for those whose struggles are otherwise ignored. Hood¿s writing is strong-minded yet lyrical. She is a meticulous wordsmith and writes with passion. She is versatile in her writing style and deals with a wide range of themes and topics. Her writing has been published in a myriad of magazines and publications and on an international level.
Karen Jean Matsko Hood began her professional writing career later in life than she expected. She is now a prolific writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children. Since the author has been cooking and collecting recipes her entire life it became only natural for her to release a collection of cookbooks. Inside this catalog are numerous varieties of cookbooks written by the author.
Karen Jean Matsko Hood began her professional writing career later in life than she expected. She is now a prolific writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children. She also is available on a limited basis for freelance projects. Both her fiction and nonfiction exhibit a unique voice of compassion and purpose. The recurring theme in Hood¿s nonfiction is providing a voice for those whose struggles are otherwise ignored. Hood¿s writing is strong-minded yet lyrical. She is a meticulous wordsmith and writes with passion. She is versatile in her writing style and deals with a wide range of themes and topics. Her writing has been published in a myriad of magazines and publications and on an international level. This catalog is a collection of her picture books for ages 2 through adult. In a variety of different stories from Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight to From Ethiopia with Love.
Karen Jean Matsko Hood began her professional writing career later in life than she expected. She is now a prolific writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children. She also is available on a limited basis for freelance projects. Both her fiction and nonfiction exhibit a unique voice of compassion and purpose. The recurring theme in Hood¿s nonfiction is providing a voice for those whose struggles are otherwise ignored. Hood¿s writing is strong-minded yet lyrical. She is a meticulous wordsmith and writes with passion. She is versatile in her writing style and deals with a wide range of themes and topics. Her writing has been published in a myriad of magazines and publications and on an international level. This catalog is a collection of her books about animals which include domestic and wild animals as well as books of pets.
Karen Jean Matsko Hood’s writing is bold and honest. She communicates in a simple, direct way that is sure to captivate readers. If you are not yet familiar with her work, you are in for a treat with this first release in poetry series. The first book in the Frost of Spring Green Series can be read for pure enjoyment or as an insightful examination of our busy world. You may read one of her poems, enjoy its breezy wittiness, and then revisit it months later to discover something altogether fresh and new. This is what ultimately makes her poems lasting treasures: they reveal depth over time. Each reading promises something new, an additional layer of meaning that will enrich your daily life. Drawing from many of her poems already accepted for publication in international journals, Hood, as an emerging American poet and author, brings together unique verses in this, her first book of poetry. Hood’s poems remind us to value our link with nature and the environment in daily living. Her poetry voices outrage toward current social injustices, offers a voice for the downtrodden, and brings hope to the most hopeless of situations. She is optimistic in her quest for dignity for all life, and brings visual impact to her themes of nature. Frost of Spring Green will also be available in international bilingual editions. A collection of poetry ideal for reading time and again, this book makes a great gift for friends and family members.
Karen Jean Matsko Hood began her professional writing career later in life than she expected. She is now a prolific writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children. She also is available on a limited basis for freelance projects. Both her fiction and nonfiction exhibit a unique voice of compassion and purpose. The recurring theme in Hood¿s nonfiction is providing a voice for those whose struggles are otherwise ignored. Hood¿s writing is strong-minded yet lyrical. She is a meticulous wordsmith and writes with passion. She is versatile in her writing style and deals with a wide range of themes and topics. Her writing has been published in a myriad of magazines and publications and on an international level. This catalog is a collection of her scrapbooks for children of all ages to keep their most precious memories in one place.
This journal is based on the book, Thanksgiving Delights Cookbook: A Collection of Thanksgiving Recipes, Cookbook Delights Series. This journal can be used for writing your thoughts or recipes. Use this special journal to keep track of personal notes and occasions. Also, this journal can be used as a diary to record unique thoughts and ideas throughout each day. This journal is easy to carry and use. Thanksgiving Delights Journal makes a thoughtful and unique gift.
Morning is a time to embrace renewed opportunity, fresh perspective, and an overall sense of rejuvenation. Morning Reflections is a collection of powerful and inspirational reading that is dedicated to helping you begin each new day in a positive way. Christian and inspirational author and poet Karen Jean Matsko Hood has woven together poems, prayers, and Biblical verses to fill your soul and spirit with peace and understanding. Just like a hearty morning meal strengthens your physical body, it is equally important to center your emotions and nourish your spirit with the sure footing that can only come from a personal connection with the Creator. Morning Reflections offers enlightenment and wisdom through blending encouraging prose and Scripture passages. This truly insightful new book of reflections makes for a perfect bedside companion or as a topic of conversation over the coffee table. This book is a wonderful gift to friends and family for daily morning prayer and appreciation of Christ’s teachings. It is also for those with whom we are given the opportunity to share and experience it.
Karen Jean Matsko Hood began her professional writing career later in life than she expected. She is now a prolific writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children. She also is available on a limited basis for freelance projects. Both her fiction and nonfiction exhibit a unique voice of compassion and purpose. The recurring theme in Hood¿s nonfiction is providing a voice for those whose struggles are otherwise ignored. Hood¿s writing is strong-minded yet lyrical. She is a meticulous wordsmith and writes with passion. She is versatile in her writing style and deals with a wide range of themes and topics. Her writing has been published in a myriad of magazines and publications and on an international level. This catalog is a collection of her various nonfiction books and nonfiction projects.
Karen Jean Matsko Hood began her professional writing career later in life than she expected. She is now a prolific writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children. She also is available on a limited basis for freelance projects. Both her fiction and nonfiction exhibit a unique voice of compassion and purpose. The recurring theme in Hood¿s nonfiction is providing a voice for those whose struggles are otherwise ignored. Hood¿s writing is strong-minded yet lyrical. She is a meticulous wordsmith and writes with passion. She is versatile in her writing style and deals with a wide range of themes and topics. Her writing has been published in a myriad of magazines and publications and on an international level. This catalog is a collection of Activity and Coloring Books for adopted children, foster children or just a celebration. Children of all ages will enjoy these activity and coloring books loaded with fun things to do and learn.
This is a great way for a child to write about the loving family or families that they have shared a part of their life with. This journal is stuffed full of pages to write about this special time shared with loved ones. It also makes a great gift for a child. We hope you enjoy this journal published by Whispering Pine Press International, Inc. Enjoy reading, learning, and writing ideas. We are working to provide your child with quality learning opportunities. We hope you enjoy spending time with your child, so you can help them be the best that they can be. My Holiday Memories, A Daily Journal makes a thoughtful and unique gift. Please give us feedback or any questions or suggestions that you may have.
Adding to many of her poems already accepted for publication in international journals, American poet and author Karen Jean Matsko Hood brings together these verses in this book of poetry, Segments. Hood's verses remind us to value our link with nature and the environment in daily living. Her poetry expresses outrage toward current social injustices, offers a voice for the downtrodden, and brings hope to the most hopeless of situations. She is optimistic in her quest for dignity and social justice and brings visual impact to her themes of nature. A collection of poetry ideal for reading time and again, Segments makes a great gift for friends and family members.
This is the scrapbook in the series and is especially designed for children to help them to remember their unique and joyful adventures through life. Scrapbooking provides an outlet of expression that may not be available in any other form. Families get involved and show their children how much they love them by helping them fill in the pages of this book to preserve family memories. When I was young, I had a baby book. My Holiday Memories Scrapbook for Kids by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood is a wonderful way to document enjoyable past and present experiences, a storehouse of unique recollections, as family’s journey through their lives. You will share many pleasant memories with your child browsing together through this special scrapbook as they grow and mature through their individual times and accomplishments. Encourage your child to record moments, holidays, and special family events, with written thoughts and their own hand drawn pictures, as well as photographs, along the way. So often, we lose some parts of our child’s events because of no singular place to keep them. Here is the answer to that situation, in this memorable scrapbook. You will want one for each of your children so they can protect their personal holiday memories.
Read and experience this story about the summer of changes with the loveable Stedman girls. Serious older sister Nichole must come to terms with her bitterness against her absentee father who has been gone for over a year. As well she must find a way to help her over-worked mother Debbie survive the struggle of raising two girls by herself. Fun-loving and less-careful younger sister Rebecca often unintentionally finds herself in a bind, when her sister is not around to look out for her. Although very different, Nichole and Rebecca find common ground through their shared love of riding their regal Icelandic horses, Mysla and Rella. Life events unfold and the Stedman sisters work to find ways to meet their challenges. Questions arise: What does their father want? Can Debbie and the girls ever forgive him? Discover the answers in this charming story about the joys and struggles of growing up by children’s novelist, Karen Jean Matsko Hood.
The Hood Family Farm Catalog is a catalog of products for sale from the Hood Family Farm. The Hood family is unique in that they are 18 people including 16 children in a rainbow of colors. The Hood children include 5 biological children and 11 adopted children from the United States Foster System, Korea, India, and Ethiopia. The Hood children work together to design and craft family made arts, soaps, candles, crafts, gifts, books, food, and gift baskets designed by the Hood Family. The catalog also includes a selection of books, greeting cards, journals, and scrapbooks made by the Hood Family. Check back often as this catalog will be expanded to carry new products and gift baskets.
The strawberry is the king of berries and the pride of gardeners everywhere. Probably no other berry is as closely associated with summertime as is the strawberry. From the visual appeal of the dark red berries peeking out from among the lush green foliage, to the unrivaled juicy sweetness to be had in eating them, strawberries are an oh-so-enjoyable part of everyone’s summer experience and can be relished frozen all year long. Delicious strawberries are versatile, nutritious, and always add a special flair to many dishes, whether used in cakes, pies and breads, in preserves, as a salad ingredient, in wines or brandies, or any number of other imaginative ways. In Strawberry Delights Cookbook, author Karen Jean Matsko Hood presents her collection of more than 280 exciting strawberry recipes that will be sure to please everyone. Inside, you will also find some fascinating reading regarding this popular berry’s history, folklore, cultivation, and much more. With recipes using readily available ingredients, Strawberry Delights Cookbook will be a valued addition to any chef ’s bookshelf.
This decorative journal is the perfect companion to the Valentine Delights Cookbook: A Collection of Valentine Recipes, Cookbook Delights Series. It’s a great tool for writing down your thoughts, favorite recipes, or simply keeping track of important reminders, personal notes, and special occasions. Each turn of the page reveals fresh food for thought, such as inspiring poetry and words of enlightenment. The pages are also sprinkled with fun trivia about Valentine’s Day history and folklore and symbols of this special day. This journal is great for jotting down your own poetry and short stories, or use it to store addresses and phone numbers. Convenient to carry and beautiful to look at, Valentine Delights Journal makes a thoughtful and unique gift!
This is a great way for a child to remember the loving family or families that they have shared a part of their life with. This scrapbook is stuffed full of pages to fill with special times with loved ones. This scrapbook makes a great gift for any child; it’s the perfect place to put photos, memoirs, stickers, awards and other keepsakes. Scrapbooking provides an outlet of expression that may not be available in any other form. Families get involved and show their children how much they love them by helping them fill in the pages of this book. Author Karen Jean Matsko Hood has written My Special Care Scrapbook to keep those special memories, reflections, and thoughts in a safe place. Help them fill it with photographs, memoirs, stickers, and awards to complete the book of memories that will be treasured for life. As they grow and add more to their scrapbook, you, along with the rest of the family, will spend hours browsing through the scrapbook and remembering all of those special times together.
Chocolate is a worldwide favorite in all of its forms and flavors, from bitter to extra sweet and light to dark; everyone enjoys the decadent flavor of chocolate. Recent studies have proven the health benefits of chocolate, especially dark, and the flavor is delicious in all types of recipes. In Chocolate Delights Cookbook, Volume I, author Karen Jean Matsko Hood presents her collection of more than 250 exciting chocolate recipes that will be sure to please everyone. Inside, you will also find some fascinating reading regarding the history of chocolate, folklore, cultivation, and much more. With recipes using readily available ingredients, Chocolate Delights Cookbook will be a valued addition to any chef’s bookshelf. This book is a perfect gift when paired with Chocolate Delights Journal.
Reflections allows the reader to place themselves in a serene state of mind. Writing a daily journal allows your creativity and imagination to be utilized and put down on paper. 6 x 9, 128 pp.
Communion and otherness: how can these be reconciled? This work seeks to answer the question. It probes the Christian tradition and highlights the existential concerns that already underlay the writings of the Greek fathers and the definitions of the early ecumenical councils.
With Apple Delights Cookbook, Karen Jean Matsko Hood has expertly compiled some of the best recipes to be had concerning this delicious and versatile fruit. This cookbook contains over 240 delicious apple recipes. Each recipe has easy-to-follow directions and uses ingredients that are readily available. Of course, the most important ingredients are apples, which you can pick yourself for the freshest taste or purchase from any grocery store or market. You will never regard the apple in the same way again after becoming familiar with this useful and easy-to-use new cookbook.
This is the scrapbook in the series and is especially designed for children to help them to remember their unique and joyful adventures through life. Scrapbooking provides an outlet of expression that may not be available in any other form. Families get involved and show their children how much they love them by helping them fill in the pages of this book to preserve family memories. When I was young, I had a baby book. My Holiday Memories Scrapbook for Kids by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood is a wonderful way to document enjoyable past and present experiences, a storehouse of unique recollections, as family’s journey through their lives. You will share many pleasant memories with your child browsing together through this special scrapbook as they grow and mature through their individual times and accomplishments. Encourage your child to record moments, holidays, and special family events, with written thoughts and their own hand drawn pictures, as well as photographs, along the way. So often, we lose some parts of our child’s events because of no singular place to keep them. Here is the answer to that situation, in this memorable scrapbook. You will want one for each of your children so they can protect their personal holiday memories.
This is a great way for a child to write about the loving family or families that they have shared a part of their life with. This journal is stuffed full of pages to write about this special time shared with loved ones. It also makes a great gift for a child. We hope you enjoy this journal published by Whispering Pine Press International, Inc. Enjoy reading, learning, and writing ideas. We are working to provide your child with quality learning opportunities. We hope you enjoy spending time with your child, so you can help them be the best that they can be. My Holiday Memories, A Daily Journal makes a thoughtful and unique gift. Please give us feedback or any questions or suggestions that you may have.
The official guide to the ever-growing Bay Area Ridge Trail, a proposed 400-mile route that circles the ridgeline of the San Francisco Bay, crossing over nine counties. Five new trails and 13 more miles await discovery in this new edition, bringing the mileage of the completed Ridge Trail to 225.
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