Stonehouse: 29 books

"The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse [is] a tough-spirited book of enlightened free verse."-Kyoto JournalThe Zen master and mountain hermit Stonehouse-considered one of the greatest Chinese Buddhist poets-used poetry as his medium of instruction. Near the end of his life, monks asked him to record...

For many Toastmasters Clubs, one of the biggest challenges in running a successful and productive club is maintaining a constant flow of visitors to attend and join you and your fellow Toastmasters as a member. Members come and members go. Life happens! Your Club membership can quickly change from a...

In Something About the Animal, Cathy Stonehouse's first collection of short fiction, the world keeps coming apart at the seams: these are stories of imminent and often destructive crisis, which in their form and structure capture the hysterical edge of hallucinatory madness in a way few writers have...

Understanding how a child's faith forms is crucial to knowing how adults can most significantly enhance the child's spiritual development. This book provides parents, teachers, and Christian education leaders with valuable insights into spiritual formation during childhood. With a biblical...

In this practical, easy to use book, Rae Stonehouse a.k.a. Mr. Emcee puts the "Master" in Master of Ceremonies. He shares tips & techniques that he has learned over the years in becoming a dynamic Master of Ceremonies.By reading this book you will learn:* How to take charge of any event.* How...

This overview provides a quick start for those persons who need to write a proposal (solicited or unsolicited) of some kind, whether it is technical, commercial, or charitable in nature.The main topics are planning, assembling, and writing the proposal; characteristics of successful proposals; and...

Writing Plain English is just that: getting to the gist of what you want to say -- accurately, concisely and clearly. Over 300 examples (mostly single sentences) are presented in groups with worked "models" for most groups. Suggested revisions are found at the end. The content is a mixture...

A Whicher Series Novella Wild fire smolders in the drought-hit plains of Texas. Juanita Jones has skipped bail, missed a court appearance - before she can turn herself in, she's mixed up in a full-blown murder. US Marshal John Whicher has his own reasons for finding her - and proving...

Between 10 and 15 percent of women suffer from endometriosis. Bestselling author Valerie Ann Worwood and health researcher Julia Stonehouse provide the definitive self-help natural treatment guide that can be used in conjunction with medical treatment to relieve the symptoms and help the body to heal.The...

How do children experience and understand God? How can adults help children grow their life of faith? Throughout more than a decade of field research, children's spirituality experts Catherine Stonehouse and Scottie May listened to children talk about their relationships with God, observed children...

This book is a guide to concise, correct English. It is both a refresher and a ready reference (A-Z) to punctuation, clarity, structure and vocabulary. Examples of common documents as well as exercises are appended. People who can benefit from this primer are students, supervisors, work-at-homes, and anyone who has to write on the job.

This story is about the adventures of an ex black- ops specialist turned truck driver. The story is about Jacob Damion who operates under his own authority which allows him to pick and choose the loads he wants. This allows him to operate his second line of business which is helping out people that...

From a psychiatric hospital, Peter Stonehouse, late of Sandhomen University, grapples with his family history as he edits a collection of manuscripts written during the last stages of the War of 1812. As he does so, he untangles his own experiences in Vietnam and those of his son in Iraq. Many characters...

Once upon a time it was safe to go to work. Maybe that was just a fairy tale because the times have certainly changed. Increased violence has become part of our everyday life be it at home or at work. We read about it daily in the newspaper and are bombarded with violent stories from the television...