Here is a chance to get to know some of earth's most fascinating creatures through wood carving. Brian Gilmore provides patterns and easy to follow carving instructions for 10 species of whales. More than 150 color photographs lead the carver step-by-step through the carving and painting of the Great Right Whale and the Killer Whale and provide direction for the alterations needed to carve the other species. All of the projects in the book can be made as simple or as complex as the carver desires. A gallery of whale carvings will help provide ideas and inspiration, and for the budding naturalists, short descriptions of each of the ten species are provided.

come see about me, marvin is accessible, honest poetry about and for real people. In the collection, brian g. gilmore seeks to invite the reader into a fantastical dialogue between himself and Marvin Gaye-two black men who were born in the nation's capital, but who moved to the Midwest for professional ambitions. In trying to acclimate himself to a new job in a new place-a place that seemed so different from the home he had always known-gilmore often looked to Marvin Gaye as an example for how to be. These poems were derived as a means of coping in a strange land. The book is divided into four sections, beginning with section one, ""love that will shelter you,"" and features poems about dealing with life in Michigan as it is in reality. Sections two and three, ""nowhere to hide"" and ""no ordinary pain,"" include poems about the brutality of the Midwest and some of the historical realities as gilmore came to understand them. The final section, ""let your love come shining through,"" attempts to invoke hope in poetry. come see about me, marvin is gilmore's answer to life's perpexing issues, with Marvin Gaye as the perfect vehicle to explore these ideals. Readers of poetry and lovers of Motown will embrace this love letter to a local legend.

Concisely explaining how our minds work in connection with the Universe, Living the Naked Life gives an in-depth look at how our concepts and beliefs shape our reality and propel us through life. Using Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques combined with Quantum Physics explained in everyday language, while linking these ideas to the universal truths contained in ancient religions and traditions, this book clearly demonstrates ways to get clear about who we are and what we really want, what faith is and how to develop it in ourselves, and how we can use our built-in abilities and connection to the Universe to start creating the lives we truly desire. These ways can be used for anything you'd like to change or improve in your life; from building and improving your relationships, to finding your best career, developing your intelligence and creativity, and tapping into your self-healing abilities. Anything you would like to create or improve is within your grasp. You have the power within you to change your life instantly. This book shows you how, with 10 easy lessons. Use it today