Books with author LJ Roberts

Originally published in 1827, Roberts’ Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff was a handbook for servants to perform their duties more efficiently and thoughtfully. Roberts gives a plethora of information about household duties of a butler like:• How to dress suitably for work• Regulations for the dinner table• Directions for cleaning tea trays• Giving Britannia metal a brilliant polish• Preserving fruits for the year• Addressing and behaving properly around your employer• And many more insightsRoberts provides information on how to make the best-tasting lemonade; preserving good wine for years; not passing judgments on the other servants; never letting your master ring the bell for you twice; cleaning dirty tables with a mix of milk, turpentine, and sweet oil; rubbing off rust with salad oil and lime; and other useful tidbits for the curious butler. This is a fascinating look behind the scenes of household help and will delight any nineteenth century enthusiast.

Sometime you have to find out you're average...Before you can be exceptional.Riding his bike home from the library, Sean Sharpe finds out that the world isn't quite as average as he'd originally thought. After narrowly surviving an attack by a mysterious assailant, he is approached by another stranger--one who claims to be a Hunter. He tells Sean that his attacker was one of the Nephilim; half human spawn of fallen angels who have taken the form of creatures of the night.Even worse, the Hunters believe that the Nephilim will want revenge for killing one of their own.Sean is faced with a bitter reality; the world may not be average, but he is. There is nothing special about him. If he is going to survive, he will have to learn to be more than average.But will it be enough?

Twelve-year old Maggie Diele is on the adventure of a lifetime. Traveling to newly acquired Kentucke, Maggie and her family embark on a trek through the Appalachian Mountains to the Cumberland Gap. There, her family, and others like them will follow Daniel Boone through the Gap to the dangerous settlement of Boonesborough in 1776. The country is in turmoil as the Revolutionary War begins.The newly arrived settlers find the area rugged and prone to attack from nearby Indians. After seeing one of the children massacred, the men keep their long rifles and muskets at the ready.Young Maggie and her best friend, Mary Katherine, want to join the pretty and popular Jemima Boone and Calloway sisters for an afternoon excursion on the river. Being turned away, the two girls decide to follow the trio from the bluff above the river. As Maggie and Mary Katherine watch, they see Indians sneak up on the girls in the canoe. They turn and run. But will they make it back to the fort in time to warn the men to save the girls--or will they too fall prey to the savages?

Mark has no choice but to soldier on trying to stay alive long enough to provide help that is not wanted to get his Family's Trampship "Star Queen 52" back into space before delivery late charges on the cargo it is carrying bankrupts the ship. Between crewmen that hate him, the planet's Government that think junk ships should be scrapped and not allowed to leave for the safety of their crews, the military that wants to use his ship as a sacrificial test target in their fight against the pirates in the far Outback and a pirate that was using the space port the Queen landed in for washing stolen cargo and all to ready to take vengeance on the ship that cost him his own family when he took the Star Queen 21 years before, the Star Queen does not stand a chance.

Originally published in 1827, Roberts’ Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff was a handbook for servants to perform their duties more efficiently and thoughtfully. Roberts gives a plethora of information about household duties of a butler like:• How to dress suitably for work• Regulations for the dinner table• Directions for cleaning tea trays• Giving Britannia metal a brilliant polish• Preserving fruits for the year• Addressing and behaving properly around your employer• And many more insightsRoberts provides information on how to make the best-tasting lemonade; preserving good wine for years; not passing judgments on the other servants; never letting your master ring the bell for you twice; cleaning dirty tables with a mix of milk, turpentine, and sweet oil; rubbing off rust with salad oil and lime; and other useful tidbits for the curious butler. This is a fascinating look behind the scenes of household help and will delight any nineteenth century enthusiast.

What If...Justice delivered, the Healer's Blade at her feet, Adia finally faces a future filled with the hope of new beginnings.But destiny has other plans, and the wheels of providence turn again, this time unearthing a past the People believed was long gone and buried.While sickness and conflict threaten to take from Adia all she holds most dear, she must find the strength to guide and protect those she loves.What If...the time has come to make Contact.

When Lucy tries to forget about her favorite food, her cravings become unbearable. Many of us have a favorite food, a special something we just can't do without. Twins Kate and Lucy are on holiday at a health retreat. Before long, all Lucy can think of is food. When she says, “I want a burrito supreme,” she means it. Kate, on the other hand, wants to eat healthy and tells Lucy she just needs to try harder. Always together, never apart, the twins are close but sometimes the closeness begins to chafe, and never so much as when it comes to food. When Lucy finds a solution, there is a good chance it will get them both in trouble.

It has been well documented in adults that taking time out for a little R&R or short meditation break can reduce stress and increase productivity. Well, it is no different for kids! And with the over stimulated lifestyles they lead today, it could be just what the doctor ordered. Breathe, Chill– A Handy Book of Games and Techniques Introducing Breathing, Meditation and Relaxation to Kids and Teens is a valuable and practical resource for those who work with or have children in their lives. Like disguising broccoli in chocolate sauce, Breathe, Chill presents 70 engaging breathing, meditation and relaxation activities adapted for children of all ages. Some exercises offer an outlet for tension or stress, while others stealthily teach deep breathing skills, present moment awareness and relaxation… But, sshh, don’t tell them it’s good for them! Organized simply into three sections – Breath Play, Breathing Techniques, and Relaxation and Meditation Techniques – and presented in a fun yet factual, kid-friendly language, each exercise is broken down in the same simple format: What is it? How does it help me? How do I do it? Adapted from traditional meditation and yoga techniques, ancient wisdom is served up in a way that is fun and accessible to all. Written by Lisa Roberts, a registered yoga teacher (RYT), registered children’s yoga teacher (RCYT), and certified children’s yoga therapist, Breathe Chill is a compilation of simple instructional handouts the author created for the pediatric patients she works with at a major children’s hospital.

Do You Want Educational Fun For Your Entire Family?Try This:When you do not know what I am, then I am something. But when you know what I am, then I am nothing. What am I?A brain teaser!Brain teasers have been around for thousands of years. Even in this age of video entertainment, brain teasers continue to be popular among kids and adults alike because they have some unbeatable benefits.Here's why brain teasers are good for the whole family:They are a fun way to make the brain workThey make you think creativelyThey boost your language skills because you have to think about the words carefullyThey teach you new words and concepts They improve relationships in the family because you think together and laugh togetherThey are good icebreakers when meeting new peopleThey are FUN!Don't worry if you don't know many brain teasers yet (or you've forgotten the ones you knew). This book contains more than 200 brain teasers: classic brain teasers that your great-grandma used to love, modern brain teasers about technology, easy brain teasers, difficult brain teasers, you name it! Here's what you'll find: Collections of simple, medium, and difficult brain teasersAnswers at the end of the bookA guide to using this book alone, with family, or with friendsTips for having great fun with this bookHours and hours of entertainment!You can make this book a part of your family's daily ritual or enjoy it occasionally. You can also read it with your friends - riddles make a great party game! Just don't be afraid to say silly things and laugh a lot! If you are ready to entertain and educate your kids with more than 200 brain teasers, scroll to the top of the page and select the Buy Now button!

Grizzly bears can and will eat just about anything; humans are on that menu, too. When two cowboys are included as one of the courses, their boss and rancher Jack Slade calls for the grizzly to be hunted down and slaughtered. The job is offered to Clint Adams—he’s hunted bears before—but turns it down in favor of helping Charlotte, a comely-looking conservationist who is out to protect the grizzly.Soon the Gunsmith has Matt Kraven and his gang of hunters tracking both him and the grizzly, and Kraven isn’t bothered who he kills first. The question is: can the fabled Gunsmith get himself and Charlotte out of the Big Horn Forest alive?