Honey the Rock Hound


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Honey The Rock Hound Is a resource, a guide, a way to help kids and others up out of that horrible pit called grief.




Rockhounding Arizona


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Explore the mineral-rich region of Arizona with veteran rockhound Robert Beard’s Rockhounding Arizona, 3rd Edition. Fully revised and updated, unearth treasures from the state’s best rockhounding locations, ranging from popular and commercial sites to numerous lesser-known areas. Featuring an overview of the state’s geologic history as well as site-by-site chapters, Rockhounding Arizona is the ideal resource for rock seekers and collectors of all ages and experience levels.




101 Battle Tested P/R/ Strategies


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ARE YOU IN A LIFE OR DEATH BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL? Have you ever stood on the seashore just after a violent storm, and observed the crashing waves? In some areas, beaches are littered with wreckage of ships, and we shudder at their destruction. A mile or so down the beach, others may be standing on the edge of the water, with their surf boards, waiting for the next wave to recede, so they can follow it out, and ride the next one in. On one hand, disaster, on the other opportunity. How do funeral service professionals view this economic storm? Do they wonder how their funeral home can stay afloat in these turbulent economic waters, or go under like the Titanic. Funeral directors are experts at weathering economic typhoons and tornadoes. In my lifetime, I have seen them survive three major disasters, and come out better because of them.




A Crash Course in Grief Recovery


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Grief Recovery Programs For Business & Industry: Combine Deming's "team", (or support group) approach with grief re- covery principles and you have an unbeatable organization. Churches: Christ centered programs for youth leaders, home groups, Bible studies, widows, people suffering with health issues, divorce, relational problems, miscarriage, death of a sibling, parent, friend, child, or anything grief related. Beauty shops: dealing with grief on a daily basis. Untapped public relations opportunities. Nursing Homes: Help staff deal with constant grief. Recovery groups for patients and families. They're grieving too. Life appreciation moments for deceased patients. Funeral Homes: Grief recovery resource center. Wave of the future or giant Tsunami? Support groups for people setting up mortuary trusts and pre-arrangements. They're grieving. How to Organize and facilitate widowed person's social groups. P/R opportunities. Taking grief recovery programs to your community. . Grief recovery support groups. The most effective P/R program ever! Veterans groups: support for readjusting to civilian and family life. New VA programs. Police and fire departments: A closer bond within units. Solid recovery. Youth leaders: coaches, Scout troops, Civil Air Patrol, military reserve units. Christian and home schools: behavioral problems could be grief related. Grief recovery support groups for teachers. Teacher facilitated groups for students. Meaningful Life Appreciation Service : following a death in school, group or workplace. For anyone struggling with grief: "Why did God take my loved one?" "Can I communicate with the dead?" "I'm mad at God!" "How do I deal with unfor- giveness, woundedness. anger, guilt and fear?" . For a child:" Will I see my pet that died, in heaven?" "Will it come back as another animal?" " How can my pet be in heaven with God and be buried out back under the lilac bush at the same time? Veterinarians: Helping owners deal with the death of their pet. Organizing and facilitating short term support groups for grieving pet owners. Other great P/R programs. including answers for kids dealing with death for the first time.




Rockhound: Opening the Treasure Chest


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Rockhound: Opening the Treasure Chest is the second book in a 3 part series on collecting rocks and minerals. Rockhound shows you how and where to find rare minerals, crystals and gemstones in Ontario.




Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook


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This volume gives you the basic tools to transition from “pebble pup” to expert rockhound and explains everything from geology basics, identification tips, tools of the trade, how to record your findings, and how to set up a lab or gem shop. Before you know it, you’ll be driving the open roads and traveling home with dusty pockets full of rocks, gems, minerals, fossils—and maybe even gold. Features: * geology basics * popular collectibles, including rocks, gems, fossils, meteorites, and gold * tools of the trade for every level of collector * rules and regulations * polishing, preserving, crafting, and displaying your treasures




Rockhound: A Geography of Collecting


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In this book Rockhound: A Geography of Collecting you will be shown Ontario's incredible history of mineral extraction and as you will see, rockhounds follow in the signature that every industry left. The full Rockhound series tells you how and where to find crystals, minerals, gold, diamonds and all manner of rock and mineral treasure. for the collector this book is an absolute gem and an essential guide to Ontario geology as it relates to mineral collecting.




Rockhound: An Experience of the North


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In 'Rockhound: An Experience of the North', rock and mineral collectors will read about the experience of collecting rocks, minerals, crystals and gemstones in Ontario, in particular, the area around Bancroft and up towards Cobalt and Gowganda. Rockhound focuses primarily on how to find specific minerals and collectors are led to world class deposits and instructed in recovery techniques and basic gem and mineral identification. Thick pine forests, abandoned gold mines, stunning gem seams and ghost towns are all part of the northern rockhound experience.




The Carolina Emerald


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Join Kimberley West, a gemologist with a knack for solving mysteries, as she unravels a 60-year-old case in a small town full of secrets. When her standard poodle digs up a rare emerald stolen in a famous museum heist, Kim can't resist investigating how the gemstone disappeared from New York only to reappear in North Carolina. But when her friends discover a man's body, Kim fears the murder may be connected to the emerald's infamous past. With humor, wit, and a dash of Indiana Jones-style adventure, The Carolina Emerald will keep you guessing until the very end. Join Kim and her charming sidekicks as they uncover buried treasure – and trouble – in this award-winning cozy mystery series that can be read in any order. Praise for The Carolina Emerald: "An EPIC AWARD FINALIST and KINDLE BOOK AWARD SEMI-FINALIST, this whodunit features a feisty heroine and charming characters that will have you hooked from start to finish. Clear, concise, and accessible, this book is perfect for cozy mystery fans who love David Rosenfelt, Kate Carlisle, and Kathi Daley." Kimberley West Gemstone Mystery Series: The Blue Diamond (book #1) The Pirate's Ruby (book #2) The Carolina Emerald (book #3) The Turquoise Treasure (book #4) What readers are saying about the series: “Took me back to that oh-so-delicious time when I couldn’t put a book down.”– 5-star review "Wonderful series! Warm, funny and just delightful!" – 5-star review “A perfect whodunit with characters you will love and a plot that keeps you guessing until the end. Could not put it down.” – 5-star review “These are characters so real you want to call them up and visit. And get invited for dinner.” – 5-star review "Perfect reading for these very imperfect times." - 5-star review




Skywater


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“Brand X and his fellow coyotes . . . are meticulously observed in the desert environment that Ms. Popham seems to know like her backyard. And so are the people of this fable—old Hallie and Albert . . . and the several varmint-hunters, callous or alcoholic or both. There is a parable of how we might relate to the creatures that share the world with us; and a parable of dreams versus realty; and a parable of home, of known territory with its comparative safety; and a parable of making the best of a world short of everything. The people and the creatures of Ms. Popham’s fable are right, they belong, and they mean.” —Wallace Stegner “This spare and affecting novel has the precision and the stinging sweetness of a fable. A wonderful book.” —Thomas McGuane “Refreshing . . . Life-affirming . . . The first book I’ve read in a long time that left me with teary eyes at the end.”—The San Diego Tribune “Captivating . . . The animals’ arduous westward journey down the Colorado River to the Gulf suggests a coyote world view that is subtly sustained by their mysterious ways.” —Publishers Weekly “With dramatic urgency and imaginative tenderness, Melinda Popham has given the world a painful, poetic, and delightfully unpredictable story that pulsates with hope and healing meaning.” —Al Young, California Poet Laureate Emeritus “Rich with poetic resonance.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review “Evoking a rich sense of place and animal behavior, [Popham] lets us see through very different eyes.” —The Seattle Times “A daring and visionary tale. [Popham] dares to tell us what a coyote thinks and sees and feels and dreams. . . . A hero of the classic kind—a furry, howling, water-seeking version of the Hero with a Thousand Faces.” —James D. Houston “Masterful . . . Astonishing . . . Remarkable . . . Put down the latest technothriller and bask awhile in the descriptive prose of Skywater.” —L.A. Life