Books with author JJ Stevens

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.

A 1996 Caldecott Honor Book Hare solves his family’s problems by tricking rich and lazy Bear in this funny, energetic version of an old slave story. With roots in American slave tales, Tops & Bottoms celebrates the trickster tradition of using one’s wits to overcome hardship. “As usual, Stevens’ animal characters, bold and colorful, are delightful. . . . It’s all wonderful fun, and the book opens, fittingly, from top to bottom instead of from side to side, making it perfect for story-time sharing.”--BooklistThis title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Stories)

With illustrations as timeless as the tale, this edition of a classic will delight both parents and children. Once upon a time, there was a tortoise and the hare. Tortoise was friendly and quiet. He did everything slowly. Hare was flashy and rude. He did everything quickly. Janet Steven’s signature style adds color, light, and humor to this classic fable. Parents will love revisiting this story as much as children will love reading it, as its always a good time to be rereminded slow and steady wins the race!

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

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

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´.

Richard Sherlock is back on the case when his attractive, blonde assistant, Tiffany Richmond, takes a sip of a loaded cocktail putting her life into a complete tailspin. This sets off a chain reaction of twists, turns, and troubles, which only Sherlock, can untangle.Along the way, Sherlock discovers dirty money being laundered, drug deals going down, shots fired, an exploding club scene, and a kidnapping, where Sherlock is forced to go to McDonald’s for lunch. Add in a dead bartender, buffed bodybuilders, body-buddy bouncers, a Behemoth, a very bad basketball team, and Tiffany’s tipsy torment, and Sherlock not only has to figure out whodunit, but why they did it.

Hare solves his family’s problems by tricking rich and lazy Bear in this funny, energetic version of an old slave story. With roots in American slave tales, Tops & Bottoms celebrates the trickster tradition of using one’s wits to overcome hardship. “As usual, Stevens’ animal characters, bold and colorful, are delightful. . . . It’s all wonderful fun, and the book opens, fittingly, from top to bottom instead of from side to side, making it perfect for story-time sharing.”--Booklist

Ivy Granger takes on a simple grave robbing case, but in Harborsmouth nothing is ever simple when dealing with the dead.Grave robbing is Harborsmouth's second best-kept secret. The first is the existence of supernatural creatures that live alongside the city's humans. In fact, the dirtiest little secret of all might be the truth behind most of those empty graves.Most supernaturals eke out a pretty mundane existence. Nobody wants a return to the Burning Times. Well, nobody sane.The creature that was stealing the more odoriferous of Harborsmouth's citizens from their graves had to be crazy. Sir Gaius, ruler of the local vamps, owned the harvesting rights to every corpse buried within the city limits. No one touched the vampire master of the city's property without permission and lived to scream about it--until now.Warning: This book features necromancy, grave robbing, an abandoned amusement park, and zombie clowns.Blood Rite is the sixth novel in the award-winning Ivy Granger urban fantasy series by E.J. Stevens. The world of Ivy Granger, including the Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective series and the Hunters' Guild series, is filled with bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines.

Give 2 people the same information and the results and output can be totally different. One can become a millionaire and happy. The other one can stay poor and unhappy with the exact same information.If you want to discover why, then keep reading…At work, you have a lot of decisions to make and questions to answer. You get distracted by colleagues and minor tasks all the time, which prevents you from doing the important stuff.So, you´re wondering what you can learn from the successful millionaires and billionaires. Imagine that you use the same models, thinking systems and act in the same way as these successful and extremely rich leaders. This will have a great positive influence on how people perceive you, your career trajectory and of course on your income.Here is a tiny fraction of what you´ll discover:Discover the successful personal thought models of Elon Musk, Albert Einstein and Ray Dalio (page 73)Avoid these 9 common mistakes of new leaders (page 64)How to leverage and keep your high team’s performers of your team on board (page 90)The ´Rise-In-Leadership-Level-Technique´. Use this to free up mental energy and resources for the most important decisions. Positive Side effect: You will become less tired very quickly (page 58)Use this ´US-Navy-principle´ as the foundation of your decision making. It will save time, energy and costs, while increasing your profits and salary (page 88)The key difference between the small group of highly successful people, and the average Joe, according to this successful billionaire) (page 73).Hint: it´s not related to your intelligence and not related to your net worthThe ´3-step-Emotional-Control-Manual´ for sound unbiased decision making which most great leaders apply unconsciously (page 291)How one of the greatest presidents of the United States evaluated each task and decision. This insight will do wonders for your productivity and decision-making speed. (page 62)How to simplify your internal decision-making process to become more productive (page 173)How to recognize the 7 facial expressions in 1 second so you know exactly what to say in a difficult conversation (page 196)And much, much moreYou don´t need a master’s degree in psychology, math or philosophy. The practical examples, straight from the office floor, written in plain English and will give you the tools you need to apply these models and techniques right away.Maybe you feel like you´re not a born leader? Don´t worry, scientific research among identical twins shows that 20% of trait is born and 80% is learned and developed during life.To prepare you mentally as a leader you´ll get access to 4 programs and summaries. The following programs are designed to upgrade your self-awareness, thinking models and your emotional intelligence:A summary of 29 mental models, some used by billionaires, former presidents and leaders throughout history.The 5-minute a day Self-Awareness and Reflection PlanAll the Stoic quotes in an easy to print format, to give you your daily portion of inspiration.The 4-week-EQ-Booster-Program, to improve your Emotional Intelligence in just 20 minutes a daySo, if you´re ready to be the leader you want and need to be, scroll-up and click ´Add to cart´.