Books with author Steve Elliott

This concise guide to cannabis delves into pot culture and history, from Herodotus to the hippies and beyond.It also covers the essentials of using, cultivating, and cooking with weed; identifying pot varieties; and understanding legal and health issues.Handy and to the point, The Little Black Book of Marijuana gives you "the dope" on pot, from possible side effects and risks to medical uses and their efficacy. Learn about cannabis history and the issues around its legalization. Includes full-color photos of marijuana varieties.

This concise guide to cannabis delves into pot culture and history, from Herodotus to the hippies and beyond. It also covers the essentials of using, cultivating, and cooking with weed; identifying pot varieties; and understanding legal and health issues. Handy and to the point, The Little Black Book of Marijuana gives you "the dope" on pot, from possible side effects and risks to medical uses and their efficacy. Learn about cannabis history and the issues around its legalization. Includes full-color photos of marijuana varieties."From cover to cover, The Little Black Book of Marijuana delivers exactly what it promises: An easy-to-read, well-researched informatively entertaining 'essential guide to the world of cannabis'....[I]f a cannabis fan was forced to choose one piece of weed-themed literature to bring with him or her to a deserted island (or even just on a long plane ride), it should probably be this one." --Seattle Weekly Blog"Calling Steve Elliott an accomplished journalist in the fields of drug policy reform and medical cannabis would be a significant understatement....[A]s far as broad-spectrum introductions go you’d be hard-pressed to find better." --4Evergreen Group

Beautifully illustrated, this delightful short story in verse will captivate young children and is an ideal bedtime story. It follows the Man in the Moon's adventures, as, feeling sad and realising that he has no one to play with, he slides down to the earth on a moonbeam in search of friends.The man in the moon woke up early one nightFor, of course, he'd slept in the dayAnd he said, “It's so dark, better turn on my lightAnd then I'll go outside to play”.So he switched on his moon lamp, which lit up the skyAnd with a stretch and a sigh and a yawnHe got out of bed, quickly washed and got dressedAnd went out to play until dawnEvery night, without change, it was always the sameAnd he'd talk to the stars far awayAnd invite them to visit, perhaps play a gameBut he found they had nothing to say.And he felt all alone and he longed for a friendTo come and perhaps stay the nightAnd to make it easy to see him, when he left the houseHe was sure to leave on his bed lightBut every night he would play until morning aloneUntil he went back to his homeAnd he'd lay down and cry as he switched off the moonlightAnd wish that he wasn't alone.Then one night he thought, feeling sorry for myselfAll these years, has just got me nowhereAnd he looked down at the earth and said If no one comes hereThen I will just have to got thereSo he switched on the moon light, packed up a snackAnd went off in search of his dream'Though he knew that by morning, he'd have to be backHe slid down to earth on a beam.He had such a good time that he often returnsAnd sometime he loses his wayWhich is why now and then when you look at the skyYou see the moon shining by dayAnd you know on those mornings, the man in the moonCame down to make friends and playBut did not go home before morning arrived. So he stayed on the earth for the day.When the moon shines in the morning, it means that his lightHas not been switched off in his room.So if a moon beam should shine, in your window tonightThen you might meet the Man In The Moon.

Enchanting, magical, amusing bedtime story about a little girl who loves fairies. When Emily finds what she thinks is a fairy's ring in the wood, she wears it on her finger as part of her fairy dressing-up outfit. But back in fairy land, the Fairy Princess' Crown has gone missing because naughty Fairy Dandelion borrowed it and then lost it. Unless the princess has it for her coronation at midnight, the Evil One will claim that she is the true queen by fairy law and that will be the end of fairies. When Emily is asleep, Fairies Dandelion, Lilac, and Snowdrop come looking for the crown. They see something shining on Emily's finger.

This accessible, easy-to-read large print volume approved by the National Association for Visually Handicapped (NAVH) features content from the Random House Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary.•Clues and answer words from television, music, brand names, history, geography, myth, and pop culture •Comprehensive and easy-to-use for all levels of crossword puzzle and trivia buffsStephen P. Elliot specializes in encyclopedias and dictionaries. He compiled the original Random House Crossword Puzzle Dictionary and has updated subsequent editions. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.

A magical, beautifully illustrated, delightfully funny and touching Christmas story about a little girl's adventures with Santa Claus.Santa Claus knows Chloe quite well. Every time his head hurts these days, he remembers her and thinks back to the night that she gave him the worst headache of his life. He laughs about it now, but as he would tell you, he did not at the time because Christmas very nearly did not happen.And Chloe could have got the blame!So was it really Chloe’s fault that Santa got knocked out? Well, the fairies and elves have an argument about whose fault it really was, especially as Santa Claus was stumbling around in the dark as a naughty elf had borrowed his flashlight. But then again, if Chloe hadn’t left her toys lying around, Santa wouldn’t have tripped over her doll’s buggy and be lying out cold on her bedroom floor!Can Chloe wake up Santa in time to save Christmas?Find out in this enchanting, exciting, humorous, vibrantly illustrated Christmas story which all children who believe in the magic of Santa Claus are sure to love!

A funny, beautifully illustrated story which will appeal to any child who has ever been called a bossy boots! Sophie thinks it is unfair that she is often called a bossy boots. But things get worse when she puts her feet into a mischievous pair of brand new shiny boots, who speak in rhyme and lead her on a merry dance through the streets, up and down her bedroom walls, across the ceiling and into all sorts of adventures - and trouble.Sophie gets the blame for everything and you can imagine what people think when she says,"it was the boots that did it, not me....".Well, it does not sound very likely, does it?

A funny, beautifully illustrated story which will appeal to any child who has ever been called a bossy boots! Sophie thinks it is unfair that she is often called a bossy boots. But things get worse when she puts her feet into a mischievous pair of brand new shiny boots, who speak in rhyme and lead her on a merry dance through the streets, up and down her bedroom walls, across the ceiling and into all sorts of adventures - and trouble.Sophie gets the blame for everything and you can imagine what people think when she says,"it was the boots that did it, not me....".Well, it does not sound very likely, does it?

A magical, beautifully illustrated, delightfully funny and touching Christmas story about a little girl's adventures with Santa Claus.Santa Claus knows Chloe quite well. Every time his head hurts these days, he remembers her and thinks back to the night that she gave him the worst headache of his life. He laughs about it now, but as he would tell you, he did not at the time because Christmas very nearly did not happen.And Chloe could have got the blame!So was it really Chloe’s fault that Santa got knocked out? Well, the fairies and elves have an argument about whose fault it really was, especially as Santa Claus was stumbling around in the dark as a naughty elf had borrowed his flashlight. But then again, if Chloe hadn’t left her toys lying around, Santa wouldn’t have tripped over her doll’s buggy and be lying out cold on her bedroom floor!Can Chloe wake up Santa in time to save Christmas? Find out in this enchanting, exciting, humorous, vibrantly illustrated Christmas story which all children who believe in the magic of Santa Claus are sure to love!

Olivia had always dreamed of having her own pony. She could even imagine talking to him and telling him how wonderful he was. What she never imagined, of course, was that the pony might reply and say: “I think you’re wonderful too.”Silver, the pony can talk to Olivia, but he has lost his whinny and is lonely because he cannot make friends with the other ponies. But when horse thieves come to the farm, Silver needs to whinny to warn the other ponies ...

The Man In The Moon Delightful rhyming bedtime story, beautifully illustrated. Ages 2-7With its vibrant, magical illustrations, this delightful short story in verse will captivate young children and is an ideal bedtime story. It follows the Man in the Moon's adventures as, feeling sad and realising that he has no one to play with, he slides down to the earth on a moonbeam in search of friends. Enchanting, rhyming verse ...The man in the moon woke up early one night ..For, of course, he'd slept in the dayAnd he said, “It's so dark, better turn on my lightAnd then I'll go outside to play”.So he switched on his moon lamp, which lit up the skyAnd with a stretch and a sigh and a yawnHe got out of bed, quickly washed and got dressedAnd went out to play until dawnEvery night, without change, it was always the sameAnd he'd talk to the stars far awayAnd invite them to visit, perhaps play a gameBut he found they had nothing to say.And he felt all alone and he longed for a friendTo come and perhaps stay the nightAnd to make it easy to see him, when he left the houseHe was sure to leave on his bed lightBut every night he would play until morning aloneUntil he went back to his homeAnd he'd lay down and cry as he switched off the moonlightAnd wish that he wasn't alone.Then one night he thought, feeling sorry for myselfAll these years, has just got me nowhereAnd he looked down at the earth and said If no one comes hereThen I will just have to got thereSo he switched on the moon light, packed up a snackAnd went off in search of his dream'Though he knew that by morning, he'd have to be backHe slid down to earth on a beam.He had such a good time that he often returnsAnd sometime he loses his wayWhich is why now and then when you look at the skyYou see the moon shining by dayAnd you know on those mornings, the man in the moonCame down to make friends and playBut did not go home before morning arrived.So he stayed on the earth for the day.When the moon shines in the morning, it means that his lightHas not been switched off in his room.So if a moon beam should shine, in your window tonightThen you might meet the Man In The Moon.Scroll up and grab a copy today.

An exciting and touching story, with vibrant illustrations, about a boy's love for a dragon. Jack is fascinated about anything to do with dragons so he’s thrilled to meet a real, live one with the unusual name of IF. But IF is sad and frightened as he has travelled into the present by mistake and is now being pursued by a dragon hunter who wants to put him in a zoo. To escape he must go far back in time, but to do so he must shed a tear.But there's a problem - dragons only cry when they are very happy. Jack thinks he's found a way to help, but then things go horribly wrong.