Books with author Jan Smith

King Olav of Olavland and his Queen are making out a suitable suitors list for their daughter, Princess Gloriana. Twelve princes will be selected and invited to a grand palace ball, and Princess Gloriana will choose one to marry. It was the way things had been done for a long time. But Princess Gloriana was already in love – but the person she loved could never be on the suitable suitors list, because he wasn’t a prince. But when the King rescues a mysterious stranger from his lake, a half drowned prince who has lost his memory, and brings him home to supper, Gloriana’s feelings, their plans, and the dinner table, are thrown into utter confusion.

The first ever, first-person story of America's private, paramilitary contractors at work around the world -- from a man who performed these missions himself and has decades of stories to tell. This is a fascinating tale -- and potentially the first -- to describe the work of American contractors, men who run highly dangerous missions deep inside foreign countries on the brink of war. It will lift the veil and detail the ultimate danger and risk of paramilitary operations (both officially government-sanctioned and not) and show us in very intimate terms exactly what private soldiers do when the government can't act or take public responsibility. Gray Work combines covert military intelligence with boots-on-the-ground realism, following Jamie Smith through his CIA training and work as a spy in the State Department, to his co-founding of Blackwater following 9/11, to his decision to leave that company. As the founder and director of Blackwater Security, Smith's initial vision has undeniably shaped and transformed a decade of war. He argues that this gray area -- and its warriors who occupy the controversial space between public and private -- has become an indispensable element of the modern battlefield.

The wide-ranging and delightful history of celebrated plant breeder Luther Burbank and the business of farm and garden in early twentieth- century America At no other time in history has there been more curiosity or concern about the food we eat-and genetically modified foods, in particular, have become both pervasive and suspect. A century ago, however, Luther Burbank's blight-resistant potatoes, white raspberries, and plumcots-a plum-apricot hybrid-were celebrated as triumphs in the best tradition of American ingenuity and perseverance. In his experimental grounds in Santa Rosa, California, Burbank bred and cross-bred edible and ornamental plants-for both home gardens and commercial farms-until they were bigger, hardier, more beautiful, and more productive than ever before. A fascinating portrait of an American original, The Garden of Invention is also a colorful and engrossing tale of the intersection of gardening, science and business in the years between the Civil War and the Great Depression.

"Romaine Holiday" is the fourth volume in the delightful series of children's eBooks, entitled, "The Bunnyrific Adventures of Juni the Wonderbunny." Written entirely in playful rhymes, children will be fascinated and enchanted with the start-to-finish story of Juni the Wonderbunny's dream of going to Thailand's "Rabbit Resort," a real place in Asia. They will learn about packing a suitcase for an overseas vacation, and about the fun of meeting new people and exploring new places far away from home. Children will enjoy reading new vocabulary words and seeing ornate architecture and wood carvings from another part of the world! Whether you have a bunny, are considering adopting a bunny or just love bunnies, you will find this eBook utterly bunnyrific!

"Bun on the Run" is the very funny second volume in the new children's book series, "The Bunnyrific Adventures of Juni the Wonderbunny." Written in adorable rhymes, this story will bring smiles to the faces of its readers, and to those to whom the book is read! Juniper Smith (affectionately nicknamed, "Juni") is a two-year-old house rabbit with a very playful personality. Readers will learn about the unique, quirky and surprising behaviors of rabbits, as Juni proceeds on her hilarious, daily routine of eating, running, hopping, exploring, resting, twirling and exercising! If you and/or your children are considering adopting a house rabbit, this is a wonderful first introduction to what it takes to be a good bunny parent! The book was written by Dr. Jan Smith, whose area of academic expertise is children and television. Children will enjoy the imaginative and vivid storytelling, and parents will enjoy the story’s expanded vocabulary and the excellent lessons that rabbits can teach people! In a nutshell, “Bun on the Run” will make you and your children hop for joy!

"What's Up, Doc?" is the third volume in the delightful series of children's eBooks, entitled, "The Bunnyrific Adventures of Juni the Wonderbunny." Written entirely in charming rhymes, children will be fascinated and enchanted with the start-to-finish story of Juni the Wonderbunny's annual exam. They will learn what it is like when Juniper's veterinarian, Dr. Tracy, checks Juni's bunny ears, eyes, nose, teeth, whiskers, tummy, fur, weight and nails. Children will learn many important and fun lessons about bunny wellness -- and about what a veterinarian does at work! Whether you have a bunny, are considering adopting a bunny or just love bunnies, you will find this eBook utterly bunnyrific!

The Girl from the Forest is a children's fantasy series that follows a small girl's travels, encounters, experiences, and discoveries across her expansive universe. Full of contrast, color and shape, and simple stories, The Girl from the Forest engages the imagination of young children and opens the door to an enriching story telling experience for all ages. Follow along with the Girl in this first book of the series as she moves through the magic, mystery, and gratitude of her life's simplest moments.

A magical story always starts from the past and the past can sometimes be as important as one’s future. There is a book that has some secrets but the secrets aren’t for everyone to see. However, the ones who believe and dare to go out of the sense and sensibilities can sometimes experience something magical. The magic is always around us, but we cannot see it for we turn a blind eye to everything that we can’t understand. This story is about a girl, who unlike the people about her, goes beyond her comforts to land into the world full of mysteries and glories. There, she is caught between the goodness and the evil of the Thunderlands. Will she ever be able to get out of it? Or would she be fixed forever in the lands of magic, away from her family?

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