Lisa: 7533 books

Henry Gale responded to Paul Revere’s call to Lexington and was honored as a patriot. Yet a decade later, he was considered a traitor for his leadership role in Shays’ Rebellion—a movement to stop courts from prosecuting and jailing the many Revolutionary War veterans unable to pay their debts...

  To many rural Iowans, the stock market crash on New York’s Wall Street in October 1929 seemed an event far removed from their lives, even though the effects of the crash became all too real throughout the state. From 1929 to 1933, the enthusiastic faith that most Iowans had in Iowan President...

In her study of the interactions between tools of urban sustainability governance in key cities, Lisa Pettibone argues that a new factor-sustainability-minded groups-may be critical to building momentum for sustainability. The book presents in-depth case studies of six cities in the USA and Germany:...

These are poems written during a dark period between divorce, finding love and waiting for a chance to be together. Today long distance relationships are more common and the feelings of waiting to be together can be hard to deal with. Photography is one person's view of the world. These photographs...

Is compassion just an emotion, or something much more? Does it have the ability to change the world? Maybe, compassion plays a greater role in our daily lives, and in our society, than we ever imagined. In today's fast-paced world, filled with plenty of suffering and negativity, compassion has...

Real life versus reality TV as a family watches the fate of their son in a grim, live broadcast where viewers vote to keep watching their favorite stories of real people in real time in real danger. Just how much is too much information?A short story by Lisa Silverthorne. Originally published in The Sound of Angels (Wildside Press, November 2005).

Once you try letterboxing, it’s hard not to get hooked. It combines the thrill of the hunt with a love of discovery of exploring new places, or rediscovering your own town. It’s a low-key adventure, away from crowds and expensive attractions and encourages you to get outside and explore. It’s...

110 pages. Are you enjoying photography with your new iPhone or smartphone? Have you been exploring the world of watercolors, acrylics, or oil paintings? Maybe you're drawn to the more obscure areas of cyanotypes or monoprints? Whatever it is you enjoy, it's time to consider the next level...

Take 48 steps toward your dream. The cards in this attractive deck invite you to stop, look, and listen to your heart. Write down its whispers. Take another step toward fulfilling your life's mission. When Lisa Hammond, founder and CEO of Femail Creations, wrote Dream Big, thousands of women responded...

An anthology of epic lyrical poems about love and life, and a reminder that proceeding with love, kindness, compassion and empathy should always take precedence for all living beings, human and animal. Choose epic love. Love truly is indefatigable. 

"Subtle, astute . . . With Layover, Zeidner joins the ranks of Doris Lessing, Margaret Atwood and Fay Weldon." —Karen Karbo, The New York Times Book Review Claire Newbold has watched her life collapse: her only child has died, her husband has been unfaithful, and she's just learned...

Jingle Bell Rock is the story (not really a biography) of Bobby Helms the 50's Pop/Country icon who sang this monstrous hit song. Bobby was there during the birth of Rock n’ Roll. His records were burned. His songs were considered more of that “New York” JUNGLE BEAT sweeping the planet...

A jovem e obstinada Lillian Bowman sai dos Estados Unidos em busca de um marido da aristocracia londrina. Contudo nenhum homem parece capaz de fazê-la perder a cabeça. Exceto, talvez, Marcus Marsden, o arrogante lorde Westcliff, que ela despreza mais do que a qualquer outra pessoa. Marcus é o típico...

Do quarteto de amigas, Evangeline Jenner é certamente a mais tímida. E se tornará a mais rica quando receber a herança de seu pai, acamado com tuberculose. Mas Evie não se importa com o dinheiro. Tudo o que deseja é estar ao lado do pai em seus últimos dias. Porém isso só será possível...