Books published by publisher Beatty Street Publishing Inc.

—Revised Edition 2013—Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout: The Making of a Sensible Environmentalist is Dr. Patrick Moore’s engaging firsthand account of his many years spent as the ultimate Greenpeace insider, a co-founder and leader in the organization’s top committee.Moore explains why, 15 years after co-founding it, he left Greenpeace to establish a more sensible, science-based approach to environmentalism.Confessions details Moore’s vision for a more sustainable world. From energy independence to climate change, genetic engineering to aquaculture, Moore sheds new light on some of the most controversial subjects in the news today.In Confessions Moore persuasively argues for us to rethink our conventional wisdom about environment and, in so doing, provides the reader with new ways in which to see the world.

Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout: The Making of a Sensible Environmentalist is Dr. Patrick Moore's engaging firsthand account of his many years spent as the ultimate Greenpeace insider, a co-founder and leader in the organization's top committee. Moore explains why, 15 years after co-founding it, he left Greenpeace to establish a more sensible, science-based approach to environmentalism. From energy independence to climate change, genetic engineering to aquaculture, Moore sheds new light on some of the most controversial subjects in the news today.

Stories for kids 6-10 and older. It s never too soon to question who we think we are and what we think we know. These entertaining stories invite inquiry into the nature of self, thought, meditation, and awareness. The stories are accessible to those of any, or no, religious tradition, in the spirit of teachings from modern mystics like Ramana Maharshi, Eckhart Tolle, Adyashanti and Joel Morwood. Adults enjoy them too! The author recommends sharing these aloud with your favorite child(ren).

“Who are you?” I backpedaled through the foyer toward the den.He followed. “You already know.”The back of my legs bumped into one of the leather chairs. A warning resounded, loud and clear, inside my head.RUN.For three thousand years, Lottie’s past remained buried—until he appeared with a message. And a warning.She should have paid attention to the omens. Should have let the dangerous, deceitful past remain concealed forever.Now someone intends to kill Lottie. Again.In This Life, Book 1 of the Past Life Series. Buy it today.

Ms. Barkley has no time for funny business in her classroom. Anybody with a complaint or an excuse is barking up the wrong tree. What will happen when the class clown Vance realizes he does not have his homework? Will Ms. Barkley believe his far-fetched tale? Take a peek and see for yourself! Also, author Eddie Doyle has an inspiring story of friendship for older readers. Please be sure to take a look at it!

Dorie Archer’s carefree childhood days became filled with darkness—no fresh air, no sunshine, no rain, no work for the farmers, and no money. Dorie’s gripping story brings to life the everyday activities of a Nebraska girl and her family during the Dust Bowl as they struggled to survive the enormous challenges of one of the most trying times in Nebraska history.The wind began to swirl around them and pick up in intensity. The cloud cast a veil over them as thick as pea soup. Soon the sun was completely blotted out by its murkiness. The light had turned into total darkness that Sunday afternoon. ExcerptImprisoned within the swirling, blinding wind, the children could feel particles of dust blast their faces sharply as they frantically covered their mouths and eyes with their arms and hands. It was no use. The dust filled their mouths with grit and stung their eyes. It coated their teeth and tongue and caused them to cough, sputter, and struggle for air.

How much is a penny really worth? What if it gives you the power to time travel? What if together, twelve special pennies could change the world? Would that make the pennies worth dying for? It would if your dad and his friend were kidnapped because of them. Join Carly, Ben, Zack and Kevin as they face the mystery of the twelve coins and risk their lives to rescue their fathers. When people keep secrets, things can go wrong, but when it's family you'll do anything to make it right.

Two families share a dangerous secret that leaves their kids full of questions. Are their dads really involved in a covert government mission? How can a rare 1943 penny offer the power to time travel?It seems impossible, but fourteen-year-old Carly, realizes it’s all true when she sees her dad and his friend forced into a van and taken away. After she convinces Ben, Zack and Kevin that they’ve been kidnapped, the quest to rescue their fathers begins. Thrown into a world where the past meets the present, the unlikely foursome risk their lives to unravel the mystery of the twelve coins and reach their dads before it’s too late.

Left outside the iron gates of a Midwestern orphanage, an infant is found crawling in the snow among the dead leaves of the ivy that climbed the brick walls that surrounded the huge mansion that was now The Iowa Home for Foundlings. It was during the hardships of The Great Depression when many children were left abandoned in institutions. Most of the children left at this particular home would be eventually reclaimed. Some were left for adoption, and a few would become “keepers.” Lacking official court papers the baby girl found that cold snow covered December night wrapped in an old flannel shirt and wearing a feed sack for a diaper, was deemed to be one of their “keepers.” This is Ivy’s story.

Dorie Archer’s carefree childhood days became filled with darkness—no fresh air, no sunshine, no rain, no work for the farmers, and no money. Dorie’s gripping story brings to life the everyday activities of a Nebraska girl and her family during the Dust Bowl as they struggled to survive the enormous challenges of one of the most trying times in Nebraska history. Excerpt: The wind began to swirl around them and pick up in intensity. The cloud cast a veil over them as thick as pea soup. Soon the sun was completely blotted out by its murkiness. The light had turned into total darkness that Sunday afternoon. Imprisoned within the swirling, blinding wind, the children could feel particles of dust blast their faces sharply as they frantically covered their mouths and eyes with their arms and hands. It was no use. The dust filled their mouths with grit and stung their eyes. It coated their teeth and tongue and caused them to cough, sputter, and struggle for air.