Melissa King: 16 books

Wouldn’t you do more healthy cooking at home—if you only had the time?   It can be tough to put dinner on the table without falling back on packaged, processed foods. But for Melissa King, watching her two young daughters struggle with health issues was tougher. She switched her family to a whole...

When Melissa King, a transplanted southerner in search of connection, finds herself on the lean, mean streets of Chicago, she turns to her childhood passion for basketball. In her late twenties, King is at a crossroads in her life, and the randomness of the game as it is played on the streets suits...

Luanna ran in place and shook her hands like they were on fire. She spun in circles not knowing which direction to turn for help until her body faced the path where she came in. Then she ran. She ran screaming bloody murder for the whole neighborhood to hear. That's the moment when Luanna's...

Just about everyone experiences a weird neighbor on the block. Maybe the yard is never mowed, the home is a 24/7 house party, or the only way you know someone lives there is the car occasionally moves. Naked Girls and the White Rabbit lets you spend a night with the Branaghs, the creepy family that...

Most recipes in this book can be tweaked easily to suit your personal choice. You can substitute or altogether remove any ingredients (of course except the main ingredient) that you don't have or not liked. Although all recipes as it is are tasted and found to please most people taste bud. What...

If someone you know, love, could predict the future, would it frighten you? Would dollar signs flash in your mind or would you be genuinely terrified to learn of your neighbor's death just before it happens. Would you tinker with a future you didn't like? Data Benders obliterates the illusions massaged...

Don't judge a man by the tree he falls in love with. Lu Chan Spenser Fredette, nicknamed Siddhartha, lost the love of his life, Bolinda or Bo, as she sunned herself unwittingly on the path of stampeding Sprinting Trees. The trees didn't mean any harm, but Siddhartha could not be consoled....

The Anthropology of Los Angeles: Place and Agency in an Urban Setting questions the production and representations of L.A. by revealing the gray spaces between the real and imagined city. Contributors to this urban ethnography document hidden histories that connect daily actors within cultural systems...

“An essential resource.”—Alana Chernila, author of The Homemade Pantry Your all-in-one guide to making creamy milks, velvety butters, and satisfying treats from almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, and more! DIY Nut Milks, Nut Butters & More brings nut power to the people with more...

Is your home healthy? Would you know if it wasn’t? This book is for those who are; renovating or building, a parent or expecting a baby, suffering from asthma or allergies, recovering from an illness, active in creating a healthy lifestyle. Discover how to create a beautiful home for your family that...

Drs. Melissa King and Elizabeth Davidson have put together a comprehensive list of topics on the Rehabilitation of the Equine Athlete. Articles include: Principles and Practical Applications of Equine Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy Assessment, Biomechanics of Rehabilitation, Joint Mobilization/Manual...

In celebration of our 20th anniversary, Poisoned Pen Press has commissioned original short stories from thirty-five of its authors, past and present. Some names will be immediately recognizable to mystery aficionados--Kerry Greenwood with her Phryne Fisher mysteries, now also a popular television...

Collaborative teaming is the glue that holds an inclusive school together. But most educators don't get explicit training on teamwork skills—and that's why you need the new third edition of this popular how-to book. Packed with practical tips, tools, and vignettes, Collaborative Teaming shows your...

New York Times best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year writing life. In...