Bøger af Laura Crockett

Our story in this book begins with Mary saying goodbye to Jimmy, the teenaged boy she likes so very much, for Jimmy is off to join the Continental Army in 1775. Mary Stumpf at the Battle of Princeton, is written for Middle School aged children, but there isn't a person of any age who won't be inspired by 12 year old Mary, who finds herself in and out of trouble during the American Revolution. Jimmy may have left New Jersey for Boston and the war, but the war finds New Jersey in this story that takes place during the ten crucial days of the American Revolution. Mary must confront her rival for Jimmy's affections and the British Army! Though Mary's adventures are dangerous, they are the sort that changes a girl's life and opens the door to her future. What are you waiting for? Get involved in this story.

Here it is! After years of keeping her secret, Ell tells the story of her travels through time. When she was 11 years of age, she met the Old Man, a professor of physics and metaphysics, a forever student of history and a mentor to time travelers everywhere. It is the Old Man that sends the precocious Ell on her first journey back in time. Big Battles in Trenton is the story of that first experience, when Ell is tested, in her mind and physical strength as she crosses the Delaware with Washington and the Continental Army. Later, when she is stuck in 18th century Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Ell must use her wits to search for the time chair so that she may return to the 20th century. During her first journey, Ell meets the Hessian, one of the Old Man's students. Later, this young German man will become one of Ell's time traveling companions (somewhere in Book Three) In Book One, Ell also meets Elizabeth Clawson, one of the Old Man's ancestral relatives. And then there's Plato, an 18th century hunting dog who ends up with Ell in 1974. Join Ell and learn history in a fresh and invigorating way. Because history, and time travel, is never dull!

Running for political office is like opening a small business. Most will fail because of "under capitalization." For the first time campaigner, 90 percent are under capitalized in their skills as well as the money. What skills? Public speaking in all its forms, the ability to work a room, and, most importantly, becoming a known person among the voters. This book is here to help you gain the skills. It has lessons in all facets of public speaking, including how to use all the new recording devices to your advantage. Inside it tells you what is really important for you to cultivate. It even tells you "Don't do this!" But if you are determined to try your hand at politics, then prepare yourself. Preparation makes all the difference in the world. And you just might win.

Underground is Book Two of the Time Chair Diary. These are the memoirs of a time traveler named Ell who begins her historical adventures when she is eleven years of age. In Book One, Big Battles in Trenton, Ell "joins" the Continental Army to cross the Delaware with Washington. In Book Two, Ell's adventures in 1854 begin with an accidental time traveler, a runaway slave named Lamentations. She tries to get him back to his timeline, however, the time chair malfunctions, and Ell must now correct the mistake. Except an even larger error forces Ell to stay in 1854. Since she cannot return in her own timeline of 1974, Ell decides to help Lamentations, who wants to find his sister. Lamentations wants to convince Marini, his sister, to run away to freedom, with the help of the intrepid and brilliant Harriet Tubman. Marini is not keen on leaving Baltimore and her pleasant job of being her mistress' personal maid. She is afraid of getting caught and sent to work as a field hand if she is labeled a runaway. Until her circumstances change, that is. As in Book One, Big Battles in Trenton, in Underground, Ell must put on a disguise so that she can safely interact with the people of 1854. She, sort of, obeys the rules about effecting and altering the historical narrative, except for that one little detail that causes a huge change in her. Because she didn't lie when she needed to, Ell woke up in 1854 as a different Ell. With Plato the dog, and her German friend Martin, helping and protecting her, Ell manages to make things right. That is she sort of makes things right. But we will get into that in Book Three.

Are you afraid of speaking in public? Do you need to give presentations, for you career path? Have you written a book, and you need to sign books, and speak? Would you love to be the next thing in motivational speaking? Did you answer yes to any of those questions? Then you have come to the right place.I means it when I say there is joy in speaking before the public. If the desire is there, then the joy is beneath the surface of self-doubt. The Joy of Pubic Speaking is there to train you, with all the tools you need to make a success of your presentations. Those tools are diction, interpretation, making your voice work wonders, and learning how to turn fear into awesomeness. Because learning to speak well in all that you do will win you friends, as you influence others. It will change your life as it broadens your network. Don't hesitate to get started! Do it now!