Emily Thompson

Kathleen Shannon

From the creators of the hit podcast comes an interactive self-help guide for creative entrepreneurs, where they share their best tools and tactics on "being boss" in both business and life. Kathleen Shannon and Emily Thompson are self-proclaimed "business besties" and hosts of the top-ranked podcast Being Boss, where they talk shop and share their combined expertise with other creative entrepreneurs. Now they take the best of their from-the- trenches advice, giving you targeted guidance on: The Boss Mindset: how to weed out distractions, cultivate confidence, and tackle "fraudy feelings" Boss Habits: including a tested method for visually mapping out goals with magical results Boss Money: how to stop freaking out about finances and sell yourself (without shame) With worksheets, checklists, and other real tools for achieving success, here's a guide that will truly help you "be boss" not only at growing your business, but creating a life you love.

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Twist has never left London, until today. Now he's traveling on an airship—with a crew that insists they're not pirates—on his way to find the clockwork princess because he's the only one who can fix her.In true Neo-Victorian style, Clockwork Twist is set in a lush and vibrant world where thing are as you might expect in 1878. That is, of course, if fantastic creatures like djinn, faeries, kitsunes and vampires were commonplace. An increasing number of people are being born with supernatural senses, called Sights. While airship tourism is sweeping the globe, air-piracy is also on the rise.Twist is among the Sighted, but his Sight is unusual. While others might be able to see and hear over great distances, find anything they can imagine anywhere in the world, or even recognize every type of flower by scent alone, Twist's Sight shows him only damage. Whenever he touches a broken clock or machine, he can instantly understand the damage and can fix it easily. If he touches a person, even for a moment, his mind fills with a terrible vision of whatever trauma or pain once broke them. Naturally, he's chosen a solitary existence and shuns all human contact.Unfortunately, thanks to his seclusion, Twist is also unfamiliar with everything beyond his own clock shop, hidden away on a quiet and ever-drizzly London street. When a treasure hunter arrives at his door with proof that they have found the fabled clockwork princess—Twist's favorite old fairy tale—it's up to Twist alone to bring her back to life.The continuing series of Clockwork Twist begins with book one: Waking. Join Twist as he embarks on his first adventure, and find out first hand if he can actually survive it.

Book One : Waking

Clockwork Twist

Wolfgang Schivelbusch

David Howes

Constance Classen

Norman Pressman

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Pat Koch

Santa Claus, Indiana, acquired its famous name in 1856 and has been celebrating the spirit of Christmas ever since. Postmaster James Martin began answering childrens letters to Santa and his elves in 1914, a tradition that continues to this day and makes Santa Claus a favored destination for those seeking the holiday spirit. The towns unique name prompted Robert Ripley to feature it in his popular cartoon strip, and businessmen such as Carl Barrett and Milton Harris raced to erect Christmas attractions as early as 1935. Beating Walt Disney by nearly a decade, Louis J. Koch opened Santa Claus Land, the nations first theme park, in 1946. Today, visitors still flock to Santa Claus to share in the magic of Americas Christmas Hometown.

Santa Claus

This is the ninth book of 12, in a long series of steampunk adventure books. Set in a magical fantasy version of the Victorian era, the Clockwork Twist series follows an unassuming and introverted clockmaker from London, named Twist. When a clockwork princess needs his help, Twist find himself on an adventures around the world surrounded by airship pirates, secret societies, treasure hunters, vampires, dragons, magical kitsune, and even a genie or two. Are you all caught up? Get ready for Book Nine: Home! Fresh from adventure and fed up with the Rooks' company, Twist and his friends break off into the world together, self-sufficient and unfettered. Freedom, however, comes with its own risks and now an old enemy is close on their heals. After learning some quite startling information about his own past, Twist now finds himself struggling to accept the knowledge that evil fairies not only exist, but that they are after his personal ruin. So far, Twist's and Jonas's magical charms have been able to hide them from their enemies, but now the fairies are magically listening to everything said on Earth, waiting for anyone to accidentally reveal Twist or Jonas to them. The Rooks can offer them no protection, and Aden has proven himself untrustworthy. And so, Twist and his friends have chosen to strike out alone. All of them now carry fairy invisibility charms, and Kima's son Pahmut is well acquainted with the magic of the fae. The only question now is whether they truly can protect themselves, or not. Twist and his companions will need to rely on each other through this difficult time, and build a life that they can sustain. Travel with them as they venture forth, and find out first hand if they can survive, yet again.

Home

Janice T.

Step back in time with this collection of Victorian style verse, penned by an award-winning and evocative poet of the modern age.Neo-Victorian poetry, a subset of the Steampunk genre, is once again finding favor. In keeping with this style, Echoes hearkens back to a more elegant era with rhyming schemes and lyrical turns, yet it does so from the vantage point of the 21th century. Once relegated to dusty shelves and largely ignored, a recent resurgence of interest in all things Steampunk is fueling a re-examination of this unique and highly refined art form.Janice T studied vicariously under Coleridge, Wordsworth and Millay, along with many other acclaimed poets who wrote between 1250 to 1918. Steeped in these profound influences, her writing style echos back to “steamier” times.Brew a cup of tea, find a cozy corner, hope for a rainy day, and indulge in the resonant ambiance of Echoes, Neo-Victorian Poetry.

Echoes, Neo-Victorian Poetry

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After an airship crash, Twist and his friends are rescued by a cloud-borne tribe of Native-Americans only to find themselves quickly caught up in an evil Cypher plot. While fighting for freedom, unsettling questions arise about Twist and Jonas. In this exciting third installment of the Clockwork Twist series, Twist and his companions continue to travel the globe, from San Francisco to Cuba, and to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. Along the way they reunite with old friends and enemies, while also making intriguing new allies. One of these is a strange young boy who shares other people's dreams whenever he falls asleep. While Myra and Natasha Samara entertain adoring crowds on their world-wide theater tour, Twist and Jonas discover ominous new mysteries surrounding the odd connection between their Sights. Twist also comes to realize that his and Jonas's Sights are uniquely powerful and dangerous when compared to those of all other Sighted people. When Twist and his companions find themselves unexpectedly faced with a fierce and inescapable Cypher lord, it's up to Twist alone to save them all. Will Twist be able to best such a formidable foe? Will he and his friends be doomed to flee from the evil Cyphers for the rest of time? Find out, in this action-packed adventure!

Book Three : Dreamer

Twist wasn't the only one who wanted to find the clockwork princess. Having finally rescued Myra from obscurity and ruin, Twist and Jonas must now flee Bombay and return to Europe in a desperate attempt to secure her freedom.Continuing the story of Clockwork Twist, Book Two: Trick, follows the unassuming clockmaker and his companions as they are pursued across the globe by a mysterious and shadowy society of technology thieves. The Rooks would stop at nothing to posses Myra and all of her clockwork secrets.Join Twist once again as he encounters wonders and absurdity beyond anything he could imagine, in this exciting steampunk adventure. Travel with him across the Arabian Sea, through Egypt, and back into Europe by airship, steam train, and sailing ship. Meet a whole new cast of characters, and re-encounter old friends and enemies, as Twist struggles to retain some semblance of sanity in his bizarre new lifestyle.The intrepid three are joined along the way by magical beings of both human and mythical natures, underground kidnappers, notable inventors, and a safari enthusiast. But friends can only do so much to aid them. In the end it's up to Twist and Jonas to protect their princess and all of their hopes of having a future together.

Book Two : Trick

Twist, Jonas, and Myra accidentally discovered the lost city of Atlantis, at the bottom of the sea. Now the Rooks want Twist to help them on a grand expedition to find and explore the city, and to mine out all of its secrets.For once, Twist finds himself setting off not to escape a threat, but as an invited guest of a grand scientific expedition. Twist didn't really have all that nice of a time when he was last in the lost city of Atlantis, where an evil little boy had tried to shoot him, but this time he will be traveling in style, and arrive surrounded by friendly Rooks. This time, the journey promises to be much more enjoyable, and although Jonas is largely unimpressed, Myra is instantly excited to go.When Storm revealed that he was an impostor, Kima was horrified to discover that her true son had been stolen from her shortly after his birth, and remains a captive in another world, far beyond her reach. Now Kima finds herself not only exiled from her homeland for fear of Cyphers, but also lacking a purpose with the Rooks. But Jonas has refused to leave her in such a state, and invites her along on their adventure. After all, Kima's son was taken by the same evil force that now threatens Twist, Jonas, and Myra as well. Perhaps together, they might find more information and maybe even a solution to all of their troubles.And so now it's time to set out for the mysteries at the bottom of the sea, aboard a huge submersible filled with a whole host of powerful and interesting Rooks, and to dive into the mysteries that surround them all.

Book Eight: Depth

In this exciting third installment of the Clockwork Twist series, Twist and his companions continue to travel the globe, from San Francisco to Cuba, and to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. Along the way they reunite with old friends and enemies, while also making intriguing new allies. One of these is a strange young boy who shares other people's dreams whenever he falls asleep.While Myra and Natasha Samara entertain adoring crowds on their world-wide theater tour, Twist and Jonas discover ominous new mysteries surrounding the odd connection between their Sights. Twist also comes to realize that his and Jonas's Sights are uniquely powerful and dangerous when compared to those of all other Sighted people.When Twist and his companions find themselves unexpectedly faced with a fierce and inescapable Cypher lord, it's up to Twist alone to save them all. Will Twist be able to best such a formidable foe? Will he and his friends be doomed to flee from the evil Cyphers for the rest of time? Find out, in this action-packed adventure!

Dreamer

Continuing the story of Clockwork Twist, Book Two: Trick, follows the unassuming clockmaker and his companions as they are pursued across the globe by a mysterious and shadowy society of technology thieves. The Rooks would stop at nothing to posses Myra and all of her clockwork secrets.Join Twist once again as he encounters wonders and absurdity beyond anything he could imagine, in this exciting steampunk adventure. Travel with him across the Arabian Sea, through Egypt, and back into Europe by airship, steam train, and sailing ship. Meet a whole new cast of characters, and re-encounter old friends and enemies, as Twist struggles to retain some semblance of sanity in his bizarre new lifestyle.The intrepid three are joined along the way by magical beings of both human and mythical natures, underground kidnappers, notable inventors, and a safari enthusiast. But friends can only do so much to aid them. In the end it's up to Twist and Jonas to protect their princess and all of their hopes of having a future together.

Trick

Thornrose dreams of a life beyond the cottage in the forest that she shares with her brother and sister. When a trio of young royals arrive at her doorstep, each carrying a magical rose grown by a mysterious woman, Thornrose glimpses the possibility of change. The eldest prince leaves his rose behind and Thornrose takes up the task of cultivating it, and as the rose grows, so does her friendship with the prince. But change does not come simply, and love is never straightforward. Thornrose knows who she is and what she wants, but she also knows that neither one of those things is common. If Thornrose is to make her way in this kingdom, she will need to take matters into her own hands.

A Tale of Roses

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Twist didn't believe in dragons until he was almost eaten by one. Slaying the fire-breathing beast seemed like a good idea at the time, but now the dragon's brothers want revenge and they've charged Twist with murder. When Twist is arrested, he and his friends are taken into a world of magical creatures, normally never seen by human beings. They cross the world by submersible with a dragon captor and a djinn, ride on a flying island, visit a hidden magical city at the South Pole, and plunge into an active volcano, all while Twist struggles to prove his innocence and survive his sentence. The irreverent kitsune, Vane, also accompanies Twist, stumbling across his own mysterious people along the way. Meanwhile, the Rooks and Cyphers battle for the last remnants of dragon technology on Earth. After generations of avoiding humanity, the dragons built a ship to take themselves away from Earth and into the stars. But navigating isn't easy. Jonas's Sight allows him to see over vast distances, and sometimes even through time itself, glimpsing the future. The dragons thought they could use him to guide their ship through the cosmos, but Twist and his friends put a stop to that plan, slaying a few unlucky dragons along the way. Now the dragons want justice for their fallen brothers. He saved his clockwork princess from evil secret societies, he rescued his sky pirate from outer space, but now Twist has to get himself out of peril. Delve into magic and intrigue once again with Clockwork Twist!

Book Five: Inquest

Jonas always says that he hates his family. But when they are attacked by vampires, his lies fall away. He'll drop everything and race across the world to save them, taking Twist and Myra right along into certain danger.Twist has gotten accustomed to life out in the world. He's grown confident with experience and no longer feels quite so nervous when a long journey into peril lays before him. After their various adventures, Twist, Jonas, and Myra have each grown stronger in each other. They've fought evil men, and dragons too. They have crossed the world, and now even Twist has stopped feeling lost.When people they care about a fall into danger, Twist and his friends find a brand new reason to worry. Philippe Rodés is in trouble, his wife Aazzi is beside herself with fear, and the safety of the rest of Jonas's family is in question. The only trouble is that Twist and his friends are halfway around the world from the Vimana's imperiled crew. And so, with a helping hand from the Rooks, and the brave agent Skye Blue at their side, they don't hesitate to answer Aazzi's cry for help.Along the way, Twist and his companions learn more about about each other and their pasts. Jonas begins to give up his pretenses, revealing his true feelings about his family and his friends, and Myra becomes more self-assured. But then, when Jonas has a terrible vision of the future, Twist is forced to discover his own true nature, and he learns what truly matters the most to him.

Book Six: Blood

In a KETOGENIC DIET the main SOURCE OF ENERGY is FAT. VEGAN lifestyle does not prohibit the use of VEGETABLE FATS. Here we can use our imagination and choose what is the best for our taste buds, like OLIVE OIL, FLAX OR COCONUT OIL. And there is a great thing called ALMOND FLOUR, or ALMOND MEAL, which is also a plant in origin, so using it you can prepare a lot of different dietary dishes. Your total CARBOHYDRATE CONSUMPTION should not be more than 50 grams per day. Eliminate all meat, fish, and other animal products from your diet. Instead of meat, cheese, and dairy, you can have foods like TOFU, TEMPEH, SEITAN, and other high-protein VEGAN “MEATS.” In this Book KETOGENIC VEGAN DIET you will have 50 plus DELICIOUS HEALTHY MOUTHWATERING RECIPES to end your search for perfect KETO VEGAN LIFESTYLE. So what you are waiting for? Go and grab your copy of this book.

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After a lifetime alone, Twist finally finds himself as a part of a family, among his close friends and his new bride. But will their support be enough to save him from an angry dragon that wants to drive him mad? His friends now safe from vampires, and his bride at his side, Twist thought he might have some time to rest after his most recent adventure. But what was once only a mild annoyance has now grown into a true threat. Twist never meant to kill the dragon. He had only tried to defend himself, but the dragon had been slain all the same. Now, the dragon's ghost still clings to Twist's skin, giving him uncomfortable sensations, hallucinations, and nightmares. Some warn that the dragon's ghost will plague him until it drives him mad and eventually takes possession of Twist completely. Although they say that this should take years to happen, thanks to Twist's powerful sight, the dragon's ghost is getting stronger much faster than that. The best hope that Twist has to free him from the ghost is gypsy magic. Jonas spent his childhood among a troupe of gypsies, and says that the woman who took him in as her own grandson was a powerful witch who might be able to help Twist. Without anywhere else to turn, Twist and his friends now have to set off across the world, once again, this time to meet a witch.

Book Seven: Family

Jonas has vanished into thin air and only Twist can even remember him at all. To make matters worse, Twist fears that Jonas has been taken by sinister monsters that plan to steal him away to Jupiter. Now it's up to Twist alone to save his friend. Twist and Jonas have grown close over the last few weeks, and learned to depend on each other. But when Jonas disappears suddenly, everyone but Twist forgets that he ever existed. Even Arabel believes herself an only child. Trying to prove to Jonas's family that the man does exist, and is in dire need of rescue, only succeeds in making Twist question his own sanity. After losing his friend, Twist has a dream that it was a dragon that stole Jonas away, and that the beast now plans to take Jonas all the way to Jupiter in a spacecraft. Terrified that he is losing his mind, Twist has no choice but to find out the truth. Is Jonas really in danger of being stolen away to Jupiter by dragons, or has he never been anything more than a figment of Twist's imagination? Follow Twist as he travels from London, over the North Pole, and through Japan to Australia, enlisting the help of old friends and new, and even one old enemy. Find out if dragons are real, or if Twist is finally cracking up, as he searches the world for any salvation from this maddening turn of events!

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