How often do you feel restricted; physically, socially, mentally or financially? Are you aware of your limitations? How often is time or lack of experience the cause of anxious procrastination; waiting for the right moment? “What if the very thing standing in our way, is actually our golden opportunity?” ~ Ky-Lee Hanson Relearn and rethink the way you perceive limitations with each chapter from a tribe of successful, driven, strong and soulful women.

A micro-preemie fights for survival in this extraordinary and gorgeously told memoir by her parents, both award-winning journalists. Juniper French was born four months early, at 23 weeks' gestation. She weighed 1 pound, 4 ounces, and her twiggy body was the length of a Barbie doll. Her head was smaller than a tennis ball, her skin was nearly translucent, and through her chest you could see her flickering heart. Babies like Juniper, born at the edge of viability, trigger the question: Which is the greater act of love -- to save her, or to let her go? Kelley and Thomas French chose to fight for Juniper's life, and this is their incredible tale. In one exquisite memoir, the authors explore the border between what is possible and what is right. They marvel at the science that conceived and sustained their daughter and the love that made the difference. They probe the bond between a mother and a baby, between a husband and a wife. They trace the journey of their family from its fragile beginning to the miraculous survival of their now thriving daughter.

I’m 30, Now What?! is a discovery through the perception of women born between 1977 - 1987. At the time of writing this book, we are in our thirties. There is something about our generation that never quite fit in a traditional sense. Our authors are from, or have lived in, Canada, USA, Turkey, Germany, Barcelona, and Europe, yet there is a common feeling of displacement across the globe within our “lost” generation. We were the first generation to have vast choices around education, career, and our role in the household. We were able to stumble off the traditional path, and survive. We were raised in a very transitional phase from single to dual income households, and grew up during the rise of broken-homes. We saw war for its true colors - an industry and not an act of “freedom,” the creation of the internet and watching it “burst,” followed by an economic, banking, and housing crash. We also saw positive change: rapid gentrification, spirituality, equal rights, gay rights and same-sex marriage, the-everyday-feminist and females running the workplace, male nurses, stay at home dads, and moms to mompreneurs to childless-women-by-choice finding commonalities outside of mommyhood. As adults, we view diversity and open-mindedness as our way of life. We didn’t start all these trends, but we are the outcome. We were born to be a generation of change; a generation of options. Maybe instead of being the lost generation, we were the born - Choice Makers. Yet, we don’t fully own this… We CAN choose a life outside of a cookie cutter mold, and we have the right to be unapologetic when doing so. This book is a heavy, controversial eye-opener, while being a tool for healing, growth, owning your power, and embracing choice.

"Amy Irvine implores us to trade in our solitude for solidarity, to recognize ourselves in each other and in the places we love, so that we might come together to save them." —PAM HOUSTON As Edward Abbey’s Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness turns fifty, its iconic author, who has inspired generations of rebel-rousing advocacy on behalf of the American West, is due for a tribute as well as a talking to. In Desert Cabal: A New Season in the Wilderness, Amy Irvine admires the man who influenced her life and work while challenging all that is dated—offensive, even—between the covers of Abbey’s environmental classic. From Abbey’s quiet notion of solitude to Irvine’s roaring cabal, the desert just got hotter, and its defenders more nuanced and numerous.

When you listen to a cats meow what is it telling you? Are they hungry? Is it that their warning you of possible danger? Do they want to go outside or come in? Are they looking for attention? If youre a cat lover or animal person, these may be just a few questions on your mind when you hear a cats meow! Your imagination could run wild just as it does in this story. There is telepathic mind reading from cats to humans and vice versa. Theres an orphaned cat that actually did find a wonderful loving home. There are cats that bought joy to their owners and sadness to others seeking revenge after discovering an unfaithful lover, husband or even partner. There are colorful characters in this novel that will make you laugh out loud. Misty and Picasso were Daniels two cats whom he loved and cherished while they were in his household for many years. Simon was as Orphan, Marvin and Daisy where homeless but no more! Romeo was a gift of love to a loved one who was feeling low for a period of time. Crazy and Tiger were house guest for a short time while falling in love with them and had to let them go. Isis was named after an Egyptian Goddess by her owner who also inspired Daniel as one of the characters in this novel that will make you laugh. So whenever you hear a cats meow, beware they are trying to tell you something.

10 years ago if it was deer season, I was in the woods. I still try to follow that rule but New York State has made the hunting season so long, I cant afford the loss of income for that amount of time. On top of that, 70 or more days open for deer season is a wicked strain on my senses. I am hung up on the quarter moon phase for my dream buck hunt. I always plan my hunting around these two moons. The length of the bow/gun deer season allows for two full moon phases. A small part of my reasoning here for a shorter deer hunting season is, envy I suppose. The fact is, Im a self employed landscaper, watching these two extra quarter moons go through their phases and not being able to fit them in to my hunting budget. I will hopefully make more sense of this moon theory, later on in this book. Pay attention because there is tip after tip buried in each story. Maybe not always a new one but theres a bunch of them here. My stories are true facts, my methods and techniques have all proven themselves many times for me, over a life time of whitetail deer hunting. Now hopefully, you have time to kick back and enjoy a fact filled humorous book about whitetail deer hunting done my way in Columbia and Greene Counties of New York State.