Books with author Vici MacDonald

A POCKET GUIDE TO THE 2019 VENICE BIENNALEIn 2019 the world-famous Venice Art Biennale celebrates its 58th edition, titled ‘May You Live in Interesting Times’. There is so much art to see that it can be difficult to keep track – unless you have this indispensable planner. Created by the former editor of Art World magazine, an expert at making art guides, it is thoroughly researched and up-to-date. It has been thoughtfully arranged with the end-user in mind, and includes the following sections:CONTENTS, INTRO, VENUE INDEX (pages 2-7, 118-119): A brief introduction to this guide and the Venice Biennale, including opening times and ticket advice. As well as a contents page for the guide, there is a blank contents spread with space to list page numbers for your own notes and visuals. At the back is an index of all the venues, for quick reference to their addresses and exhibitors.MAPS: VENICE, GIARDINI, ARSENALE (pages 8-15): Every exhibition listed in this guide is marked on these maps, making it easy to see at a glance which art shows are near to each other, and the closest waterbus stops. Each has a number that cross-refers to the Exhibition Checklist, which has full details.EXHIBITION CHECKLIST (pages 16-57): All 101 official Biennale shows (90 national pavilions and 21 collateral events), plus 30 selected general exhibitions, are listed in alphabetical order. Includes addresses, times, brief descriptions for collateral and general shows, check boxes to tick off those seen, and space for your own comments.ARTIST CHECKIST (pages 58-73): Listed in alphabetical order, all 84 individual artists in the main exhibition, ‘May You Live In Interesting Times’. Includes brief biographical info (birth and location details), plus check boxes to tick off those seen, and space to add your own notes and ratings.JOURNAL FOR NOTES & VISUALS (pages 74-117): A 40-page section for adding your own responses to the Biennale. Comprises 20 blank lined pages for writing notes such as reviews, ideas, and things to do, plus 20 unlined pages for sketches, scraps, visual notes, and general freeform thinking.FORMAT DETAILS: Full colour matte laminate cover • Paperback-style perfect binding • 120 page black-and-white interior • 6 x 9 in (15 x 23 cm) size, just over A5 • Around 1/4 in (80 mm) thick.

Discover a world where losing a video game has terrible consequences.Jake Wingfoot is Dybsy, the legendary gamer and esports champion. He has earned the fear and respect of clans and guilds throughout the world, but nothing has prepared him for the Singe, where humanity is fighting a secret war -- a video-game war.The Singe is under attack by an enemy known only as Nemesis, defended by the elite soldiers of Vector Academy. But Nemesis is winning, and the Academy needs a new plan and a new weapon. Enter Dybsy...When the Academy reveals the Singe and recruits Dybsy into the war, he must train in neuro-combat and learn to fight within his team of gamer misfits. If he can't, the enemy will conquer the Singe and humanity will fall -- and worse, Dybsy might never game again.

Starlight. Steel. Ahryn and Ezai must unite.Ten years ago, the Starsingers--tyrannical magicians who draw their power from the stars--suffered a brutal defeat at the hands of an ancient order of magic-resistant peacekeepers.Their rebellion quelled, their magic controlled, the five families of starlight magicians have been forced to live in a fragile truce with the starless commoners...until now.When an assassin begins killing Starsingers, the defiant peacekeepers are blamed, for who else could slay a magician?EZAI is a storied peacekeeper. He has been tasked with finding the true killer, and he must do so before the balance of power is disrupted. But the Starsingers plot against him.AHRYN is the eldest child of an Astral House, and she alone survives the murder of her family. She seeks justice, but the other families wish to use her fury, and her family's legacy.As another war approaches, Ezai and Ahryn form an unlikely alliance. Together, they must unlock a secret of the past and find the assassin before it's too late, for a greater evil looms.REMEMBER THE DAWN is the first book of the STARSINGERS, a sword and sorcery saga that takes place in a world with a distinct magic system and an elaborate and expansive history.

It's no secret that most of us get flabbier the older we get, and it's no surprise that the biggest spike in weight happens in the early stages of parenthood. Mark Macdonald knows the struggle himself, having gained thirty-five pounds after the birth of his son. It happened to him even as a nutritionist and former fitness model, so he knew he wasn't alone in the struggle. Along with his wife, Abbi, Mark has created this proven eight-week program specifically geared toward parents to help them shed the weight, discover new amounts of energy, and most importantly, create new sustainable habits to keep it from coming back.

Mr. Fred used to be an unhappy office manager, until he received a letter from his long lost uncle MacDonald, who gave him an amazing challenge: Fix up the old family farm, and it would become his inheritance! Looking for a change of pace, Mr. Fred quickly became Farmer Fred, and took up his uncle's challenge. He now has one year to learn how to live off the land, restore his family's ancient farm to working order, and make enough money to secure his future. Arriving at his family's farm, Farmer Fred finds it in disrepair. The fences are broken, the farmland is full of overgrown trees, the land needs to be tilled and planted, the greenhouse is broken, and there is so much more work to be done! Adjusting to his new life, Farmer Fred decided to keep a daily journal, detailing his efforts towards restoring the family farm and helping the local community. What kind of adventures will Farmer Fred have as he adjusts to life on the farm? How will he learn the skills needed to survive and thrive? How will he turn this ruined farm into a thriving business? Read this exciting series of books to find out!

It has been three years since the war ended and Leon is getting pressure from his inner beast and the council to choose a mate. In the tradition of the village, the challenges begin to find a worthy female for the chief. Sanna, Leon's big sister, sees a chance to orchestrate one of her plans, with a bit of chaos and luck, she will steer her brother to his true destiny.Mysterious spells burned into her skin by her mother saved her life as a child, but only her skills in stealth helped Raina survive to young adulthood as captive in Nezra's treacherous Fortress. With a heart full of compassion and mistrust, she escapes to freedom to find more danger--and a strange new experience: romance. Yet even in the lands outside Fortress, the powerful wizard Nezra and his hoards of raiders are a mounting threat to all. Only unlocking the secrets of the scars left by the spells on her body and the mysteries of her family will enable Raina to save the people she loves. But what she discovers may break the bond with her soul mate, possibly forever.Experience this fast-paced, page turning tale from a intriguing new author, H.C. MacDonald. Its scenes of danger and suspense compelled me, and the tender, thrilling moments of an emerging forbidden romance made it impossible to put it down for long.Red McNabb, author of Myron's Merry Miserable Christmas