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Books with author J. C. Stevens

  • The Mindful Witch: A Daily Journal for Manifesting a Truly Magickal Life

    Jenn Stevens

    Hardcover (Castle Point Books, Sept. 10, 2019)
    A guided journal for the growing number of witchcraft practitioners Witches can’t control the world outside themselves without first mastering their own inner world. It takes steady devotion and courage to practice this ancient craft. The Mindful Witch is a meditative daily guide for witches of all levels to help them summon strength from within, focus their energy, and practice witchcraft in an empowering and effective way. Whether it’s a crystal bath to restore their energy, a handmade tea to revive their passion, or a burning candle whose glow offers protection, each page offers tips and inspiration for everyday magick.Reflective witches will enjoy plenty of space to write the day’s intentions and desires, craft spells, and track the phases of the moon so they can better harness its power and manifest their future. With The Mindful Witch to guide you, you can add a satisfying dose of self-nourishment and craft to your daily life and conjure your best self.
  • The Ultimate Unofficial Encyclopedia for Minecrafters: Multiplayer Mode: Exploring Hidden Games and Secret Worlds

    Cara J. Stevens

    eBook (Sky Pony, May 2, 2017)
    In Minecraft’s infinite, expandable, interactive playground, players are free to create—or destroy—anything in the universe. But interactive play opens an entirely new way for players to experience the world of Minecraft, and this is the first gamer’s guide to tackle all the possibilities of Minecraft’s open platform, multiplayer world. Learn everything you need to know about this whole new way of experiencing the amazing and ever-expanding world of Minecraft, including:How and where to play safely onlineThree ways to play: LAN, server, and realmsParkour, roleplay, and mini-gamesPlaying in Creative and Survival modesFinding and making the most of modsAnd server plugins for advanced players!With hundreds of screenshots for easy visual reference and definitions of every term that might trip a player up, this exciting book covers the A to Z of collaborating with Minecraft’s millions of players, from everywhere in the world!
  • Revenge of the Zombie Monks: An Unofficial Graphic Novel for Minecrafters, #2

    Cara J. Stevens

    Paperback (Sky Pony, April 26, 2016)
    For boys and girls who love Minecraft, a graphic novel adventure that uses over 750 images to transport young readers into the world of the game they love most.Phoenix, Wolfie, and their friends are back in this exciting second part of the Unofficial Graphic Novel for Minecrafters series! Past the walls of their monastery, the monks of Xenos grow enchanted golden apples for their neighbor villagers. As readers learn in Quest for the Golden Apple, these golden apples have magical healing abilities and have the power to keep the villagers save. The monks also have and protect the knowledge that connects Xenos to her sister worlds. This knowledge keeps Xenos and her citizens safe. But when the monks are zombified, Xenos’s citizens need a new hero.Following the design of zombie comics and Minecraft comics, follow Phoenix and her friends as they fight to save the citizens and monks of Xenos. But Phoenix and her crew of heroes have no idea and do not suspect the culprit behind this disaster—an incredibly powerful foe who will do anything to keep Phoenix from saving her world.The following three books in this series—Chasing Herobrine, The Ender Eye Prophecy, and Battle for the Dragon’s Temple—continue the adventures of Phoenix and are written by Cara J. Stevens. This book is sure to delight fans of both authors, graphic novels, and Minecraft.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. In particular, this adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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  • The Battle for the Dragon's Temple: An Unofficial Graphic Novel for Minecrafters, #4

    Cara J. Stevens

    Paperback (Sky Pony, Feb. 7, 2017)
    For fans of Minecraft and graphic novels, an epic, full-color adventure—Phoenix must travel to the End and defeat the wicked Defender!This full-color, graphic novel adventure, with over 750 color images, is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.With the help of her friends, Phoenix has finally solved the mystery of where she came from! But unraveling the truth about her past only leads to more questions, like why her parents gave their lives to defeat the powerful Ender Dragon.Determined to finish what her parents started, and unaware that an old enemy haunts her tracks, Phoenix sets out on her latest adventure. Clue after clue leads Phoenix, Xander, and T.H. closer to the darkness of the End. What awaits them there is their greatest battle yet—and perhaps the key to Phoenix’s true destiny.Fans of Minecraft won’t want to miss this riveting addition to the series that began with Quest for the Golden Apple!
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  • Chasing Herobrine: An Unofficial Graphic Novel for Minecrafters, #5

    Cara J. Stevens

    Paperback (Sky Pony, June 13, 2017)
    For fans of Minecraft and graphic novels, an epic, full-color adventure—Phoenix must save her village from the ghost of Herobrine.This full-color, graphic novel adventure, with over 750 color images, is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.The redstone dust has barely settled after Phoenix’s epic battle against the Defender when word of a new threat arises: the legendary ghost of Herobrine has been sighted in Phoenix’s village, and under cover of darkness, he’s terrorizing a new family each night.Phoenix and T.H. rush to the village, where they discover a tangled string of clues. Just as the friends-turned-sleuths are sure they’ve unraveled the mystery of Herobrine’s griefing, they uncover a secret that makes them question everything they’ve learned.And when a new, stronger enemy appears, their hunt for Herobrine is turned on its end once again. Can a ghost be in danger? And could Herobrine cease to be their enemy and instead become . . . their ally?Fans of Minecraft won’t want to miss this gripping, mysterious addition to the series that began with Quest for the Golden Apple!
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  • Saving Fortress City: An Unofficial Graphic Novel for Minecrafters, Book 2

    Cara J. Stevens

    Paperback (Sky Pony, Dec. 17, 2019)
    In this new dark, edgy series, Battle Station Prime, we encounter spies, rebels, conspiracy theories, hacks, and danger unlike anything we’ve covered before. In the second installment of Battle Station Prime, Pell, Logan, and Maddy join Uncle Colin’s secret rebel society as junior insurgents. At first, they are happy to take down the system that failed them and kept them back, but when they receive intelligence of a dangerous presence in the center of Obsidian, they are faced with a decision: save the city or let it be destroyed. Against Uncle Colin’s advice, the kids plot to sneak into the impenetrable heart of Obsidian to remove the danger, risking everything to save the city that turned them away.
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  • Zombie Wars: An Unofficial Graphic Novel for Minecrafters

    Cara J. Stevens

    Paperback (Sky Pony, June 16, 2020)
    Attention, Minecraft fans! Take a wild trip into the game you love with a new graphic novel from Cara J. Stevens. Over 700 color illustrations! The kids of Battle Station Prime continue to fight against the unknown villain who has been sending armies of skeletons, but Brooklyn’s recent invention of an automatic Zombie spawner could change the face of this unending battle. With the zombies on their side, they just might have a chance to uncover the truth about the enemies of the Prime Knight and save their homes. As daily battles of skeletons against zombies are becoming routine, the kids are beginning to think about their place at the battle station and their true purpose. While some choose to return home to fight with their families on different battlefronts, others redouble their efforts to protect the station. Will Pell and Logan’s lifelong friendship survive this test? Has Zoe’s recent run-in with Herobrine’s ghost changed her forever? Who will win the ultimate cook-off battle between Ned and the kids’ ultimate automatic food machine? Learn all the answers and more in Book 5: The Zombie Wars!
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  • Escape from Fortress City: An Unofficial Graphic Novel for Minecrafters

    Cara J. Stevens

    Paperback (Sky Pony, Aug. 20, 2019)
    Minecraft crafts take notice. Here is a graphic novel that, with over 700 full-color images, will take you right into the game you love. Experience Minecraft in a whole new way!In this new dark, edgy series, Battle Station Prime, we encounter spies, rebels, conspiracy theories, hacks, and danger unlike anything we’ve covered before.In a world where everyone is judged on their wealth and how many orbs they have, Pell, Logan, and Maddy can’t keep up, no matter how hard they try. When Pell’s Uncle Colin suggests they take themselves off the grid and leave Fortress City to join him in the Wild West, they leap at the chance. At Colin’s direction, they erase all traces of their existence in Fortress City’s databases and leave under cover of darkness.Almost immediately, they rethink their decision, as they battle hostile monsters and the elements just to stay alive and reach their destination. When they finally get to Uncle Colin’s homestead, they are devastated to find it is run-down and barely livable. Shortly after they arrive, Uncle Colin unceremoniously bids them farewell and takes off on a secret mission. The kids, disillusioned, go back to Fortress City, only to be turned away because they are no longer in the system.The kids are forced to return to the homestead and use only their knowledge and resources to fortify it against the elements and hostile invaders. As they struggle to stay alive, they begin to wonder: what is Uncle Colin really up to, and will he ever come back?
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  • Chasing Herobrine: An Unofficial Graphic Novel for Minecrafters, #5

    Cara J. Stevens

    eBook (Sky Pony, June 13, 2017)
    Phoenix must save her village from the ghost of Herobrine in this suspenseful fifth tale in the Unofficial Graphic Novel for Minecrafters series.This adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.The redstone dust has barely settled after Phoenix’s epic battle against the Defender when word of a new threat arises: the legendary ghost of Herobrine has been sighted in Phoenix’s village, and under cover of darkness, he’s terrorizing a new family each night.Phoenix and T.H. rush to the village, where they discover a tangled string of clues. Just as the friends-turned-sleuths are sure they’ve unraveled the mystery of Herobrine’s griefing, they uncover a secret that makes them question everything they’ve learned.And when a new, stronger enemy appears, their hunt for Herobrine is turned on its end once again. Can a ghost be in danger? And could Herobrine cease to be their enemy and instead become . . . their ally?Fans of Minecraft won’t want to miss this gripping, mysterious addition to the series that began with Quest for the Golden Apple!
  • Copycat Cookbook - Ruby Tuesday: Feel Like You Are Dining Out in Your Own Kitchen

    JR Stevens

    eBook (New Wave Publishing, Oct. 9, 2019)
    This restaurant's name was based on the The Rolling Stones song, "Ruby Tuesday", which was popular during the time of the first restaurant's inception. Ruby Tuesday offers primarily American cuisine, including all-natural chicken, pasta, pork ribs, soups, steak, and seafood. However, it is often recognized for its fresh ingredients and salad bar and hamburgers, which have been staples to the chain since its creation.Check out some of thes restaurant favorite recipes you will find recreated in this copycat cookbook. Ruby Relaxer Cocktail Legendary Long Island Iced Tea Ruby-Rita Bang'n Shrimp Tater Totchos Blackened Chicken Quesadilla Chicken Wings With Nashville Hot Sauce Blackened Tilapia New Orleans Seafood Cajun Grilled Shrimp & Rice Hickory Bourbon Salmon Chicken Fresco Hickory Bourbon Chicken Smoky Mountain Chicken Cajun Rib Eye Asiago Peppercorn Sirloin Babyback Ribs Crispy Chicken Mac & Cheese Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie Apple Crumble Skillet Chocolate Tall CakePineapple Upside Down Cake
  • Copycat Cookbook Red Lobster Seafood Restaurant: Recreate Recipes at Home

    JR Stevens

    eBook (New Wave Publishing, Aug. 24, 2019)
    Recreate your favorite dishes from the Red Lobster restaurant at home. The Red Lobster restaurant provides an American causal dining experience centered around seafood, especially shell fish, and obviously lobster.Example recipes you can make at home include: Tito's Strawberry Lemonade Tropical Treasure Malibu Hurricane Tiki Passion Punch Jack & Coke O' Nut Batter-Fried Crawfish Cheddar Bay Biscuits Creamy Parmesan Crab Dip Chesapeake Corn Sweet Chili Shrimp Langostino Lobster-Artichoke-And-Seafood Dip White Wine And Roasted Garlic Mussels Seafood Gumbo Lobster Bisque New England Clam Chowder Manhattan Clam Chowder Chilled Lobster & Shrimp Roll Bar Harbor Lobster Bake Golden-Fried Fish Dragon Shrimp Parrot Isle Jumbo Coconut Shrimp Walt's Favorite Shrimp Crab Imperial Crab Linguini Alfredo Cajun Chicken Linguini Alfredo Salmon New Orleans Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Red Lobster Fudge Overboard Chocolate Wave Key Lime Pie Warm Apple Crostatas
  • Stoicism for Business: Ancient stoic wisdom and practical advice for building mental toughness, productivity habits and success in modern management

    R. Stevens

    eBook
    Guess what Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Barrack Obama have in common ... besides having more money than they can ever spend.Well, they live their life according to ancient stoic principles.To find out what these stoic principles can do for you and your business … keep readingIn modern-day business the challenges become bigger and bigger. You get more and more messages, Emails and meetings every day. You need to make more decisions and getting overwhelmed by requests from colleagues, unplanned setbacks, projects failing or going over budget, etc, etc.So, what will ancient Stoicism teach us regarding modern day´s challenges?Did you know the ancient Greek and Roman stoics where dealing with very practical questions like:How I deal with unplanned obstacles and setbacks?How do I handle distractions in the best way without getting sucked into it?How can I make decisions based on sound logic instead of emotions when I am under pressure?As you see, these questions are even more relevant in today´s busy business life and world. Other business men like, Tim Ferris, famous from his bestseller, the 4-hour Workweek, and Tony Robbins, one of the most popular self-help gurus in the world, credit their success to applying stoic principles in their lives and businesses as well. Even more, they are making good money by teaching stoic principles … packed in modern words … to business people around the world.In Stoicism for Business you´ll discover:How one of the greatest presidents of the United States prioritized and boosted his Productivity in only 2 steps (page 40)How to eliminate doubts and become a decision-making machine (page 37)The no.1 trait that distinguishes the best leaders from average leaders. Once you know it, it´s very simple to apply. (page 47)The stoic way of controlling your energy and exactly how to take advantage of it in modern-day business (page 48)The ´3-Step Emotional Control Manual´ for sound unbiased decision making which most great leaders apply unconsciouslyThe only rule you need to apply to become as efficient as Google and Amazon (page 44) Check out this short story about the ancient Greek, Damocles, to convert yourself directly from procrastinator into action taker and goal crusher. (page 57) The one difference between the small group of highly successful people, and the average Joe, according to this famous and successful billionaire. And it´s not your intelligence and you don´t have to be rich to start (page 59)The stoic way of dealing with adversity, obstacles and how to persevere (page 61)The simple ´3 Step Inspiration and Motivation Plan´ based on Jack Ma´s … billionaire, founder and CEO of AliBaBa and AliExpress … vision on life and business, which brought him all his success. Even when the odds were stacked against him.A checklist for what to do when one of your employees underperform (page 87)How to approach stress and anxiety like a stoic, by putting things into perspective (page 101)How to leverage and keep your high performers on board by asking them these simple questions. Most leaders are too busy to spend 5 minutes and end-up losing their most talented people (page 100)And much, much more.Maybe you hated philosophy in school. Don´t worry, Stoicism for Business is jam-packed with practical, to the point, easy to apply advice.You'll also get the daily, The-5-Minute-Self-Awareness-and-Reflection-Plan AND The-Stoic-Quotes-PDF'. Use these , to rebuild your leadership and business skills from the ground up. You will get more done in less time and with less energy from day 1.So, decide to take action, scroll-up and click ´Add to Cart´.