timzaun.com

Trespasser by Paul Doiron-Crime Fiction Book Review: Asian Murder, ATV Adventure, and Amore

 

Twenty-five-year-old Mike Bowditch is a passionate Maine state game warden. It’s been seven months since the ordeal with his father, Jack Bowditch at Rum Pond (consider reading Doiron’s award-nominated debut novel, The Poacher’s Son as a preface to Trespasser).

Bowditch responds to a dispatcher’s call to investigate a deer/car collision on Parker Point Road. He arrives to find a damaged, red, rental sedan, and deer bloodstains in the middle of the road, but no driver, no deer. 

What happened to the driver and the deer? Who anonymously alerted the authorities from the pay phone at Smitty’s Garage two miles away about the accident?

For additional information about Trespasser, please read my book review published on EzineArticles.com.

 

Amish Christmas Fiction: A Lancaster County Christmas by Suzanne Woods Fisher

This year, Americans spent a record 52.4 billion dollars over Black Friday Weekend. Cyber Monday exceeded industry expectations, producing 1.2 billion dollars in online sales. Green Monday sales are expected to reach over 1 billion dollars as well.

One culture immune to the commercialization of Christmas is the Amish. During these hectic days, they pledge allegiance to their core values, including family, gratitude and love.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a town known for its Amish community. The new fiction book, A Lancaster County Christmas, by Suzanne Woods Fisher, is an enjoyable read that embodies the essence of the season.

To explore the story line of A Lancaster County Christmas, you can read my book review published on EzineArticles.com.

 

Amish Christmas Fiction Book Review: Christmas in Sugarcreek by Shelley Shepard Gray

The commercialization of Christmas occurs earlier every year. No sooner have we passed out the last of the Halloween candy and we're bombarded by holiday ads.

Media's frenzy over Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and today's  latest sales blitz, Green Monday makes it easy to forget the true meaning of the season.

New York Times bestselling author, Shelley Shepard Gray, authenticates Christmastime, as told through her new book, Christmas In Sugarcreek.

Follow lead characters, Judith Graber and Ben Knox of the popular Amish community in Sugarcreek Ohio, as they exemplify the importance of family, gratitude and love during Christmas and year-round.

For further insight to "Christmas In Sugarcreek," you can read my book review, published on EzineAritcles.com.

Hearthside Cooking: Experience Authentic Thanksgiving Cooking at Malabar Farm State Park in Mansfield, Ohio

Pictured: Darryl Roberts and Tim Zaun experiencing hearthside cooking at Malabar Farm State Park.

 

Have you ever experienced hearthside cooking with cast iron dutch ovens, while enjoying ideal fall weather and the company of new acquaintances? 

Such happenings are available at the Pugh Cabin at Malabar Farm State Park, located in Mansfield, Ohio.

Cooking over open flames or with coals was an early 19th century lifestyle. Desserts and breads were baked, fish and fowl broiled, and meat and vegetables roasted.

Every November, Malabar Farm State Park offers Hearthside Cooking Workshops in celebration of Thanksgiving.

Your Hearthside Cooking Experience:

• Begins at 10 am and concludes at 4 pm.
• Divides participants (up to 30) into groups of five to prepare and cook both a light lunch and full-course dinner in the afternoon.
• Includes all dishes made from scratch.
• Provides Malabar Farm volunteers to help with any questions about food preparation.
• Distributes all recipes as handouts for you to recreate at home.

Malabar Farm's Hearthside Cooking Succulent Recipes Include:

• Cranberry Medley.
• German Apple Cake.
• Roast Ham
• Roast Turkey.
• Pumpkin Pie.
• Sausage Potato Soup.

Before sitting down to enjoy your afternoon dinner, you'll be led in a Thanksgiving Prayer, written by Louis Bromfield, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and founder of Malabar Farms.

If you appreciate genuine, holiday cooking among family, friends and new acquaintances, and live in or near Mansfield, Ohio, plan to attend the 2012 Hearthside Cooking Workshops at Malabar Farm State Park.

 

 

 

Sustainability Circles Previewed at Case Western Reserve University's Fowler Center For Sustainable Value

Pictured: Beau Daane, Elliot Hoffman and Sustainability Circle Preview attendees

Do you own or work for a small to mid-size Northeast Ohio company interested in capitalizing on its 21st century competitive advantage by embracing sustainability practices?

If so, consider participating in the forthcoming Sustainability Circles at Case Western Reserve University's Fowler Center for Sustainable Value.

The Fowler Center for Sustainable Value is partnering with True Market Solutions, a San Francisco-based organization led by CEO, Elliot Hoffman.

Hoffman was in town the week of October 10-14 to preview the Sustainability Circles with other program leaders from Case Western Reserve University.

They include Chris Laszlo, PhD, an Associate Professor teaching strategy and sustainability in the MBA program at Case Western's Weatherhead School of Management. His new book is Embedded Sustainability: the Next Big Competitive Advantage, and Beau Daane, the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value manager. Graduating cum laude from Duke University is among his impressive accomplishments.

• The Sustainability Circles unite up to eight diverse organizations as a peer community, meeting one day a month for six months.
• Monthly individualized coaching sessions are included.
• Each company will host a Circle meeting at its facility, sharing experiences and ideas.
• Each organization will devise a unique Sustainability Action Plan.

Sustainability transcends "going green," as simply participating in company recycling programs or adding solar panels to design (although both can be important components of a Sustainable Action Plan).

Sustainability asks organizations to identify their value-add beyond their own four walls. This includes suppliers, vendors, and the community at large.

Increasingly, consumers and companies are demanding that businesses embrace social and moral aspects in addition to making a profit.

To learn more about the Sustainability Circle Programs beginning in November 2011, contact Beau Daane at the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value at 216.368.4795, or cbd29@case.edu.  

 

 

Green Mama by Tracey Bianchi-Environmental Book Review-Compassion Fatigue, Eco-Language and Eco-Snobs

Are you concerned about the state of the Earth's environment? 

Do you feel overwhelmed by all of the worthwhile causes that need our attention?

Do you perceive people who practice "green" living as eco snobs?

Are you intimidated by all of the eco language?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, consider reading Tracey Bianchi's book entitled, Green Mama: The Guilt-Free Guide to Helping You and Your Kids Save the Planet.

Topics include Compassion fatigue,Eco Language and Eco Snobs.

For additional perspective on Green Mama, you can read my book review published on EzineArticles.com.

 

Green Mama by Tracey Bianchi-Environmental Book Review-Climate Change, Purchasing Power and Greening Celebrations

Do you have an interest in the environment and the effects climate change is having on your family and future generations?

If so, you'll want to read Green Mama: The Guilt-Free Guide to Helping You and Your Kids Save the Planet by Tracey Bianchi.

Tracey Bianchi is a married mother of three young children, living in Chicago. Her concern for the environment and its growing global challenges inspired her to write Green Mama: The Guilt-Free Guide to Helping You and Your Children Save the Planet.

Bianchi earned a master of divinity degree and is a frequent speaker and writer on topics of Christianity. Regardless of your religious beliefs or denomination, and whether or not you have children, Green Mama will enlighten you to the Earth’s environmental plight. 

Besides climate change, Bianchi highlights various green topics, including exerting your purchasing power and greening your celebrations. 

To discover more about climate change, and the other above-mentioned concerns, you can read my Green Mama book review published on EzineArticles.com.

Money Secrets Of The Amish: Personal Finance Book Review: Use It Up and Wear It Out

 

In today’s cost conscious world, how much money could you save by using things up until they’re truly worn out? Are you and your family currently engaging in such money saving practices?

 

Lorilee Craker is the author of the new book, “Money Secrets Of The Amish-Finding True Abundance in Simplicity, Sharing and Saving.” She examines their practices, extravagant in peace, family and community closeness. For them, thrift is a muscle that is exercised regularly.

For inspiration to use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without, you can read my Money Secrets book review published on EzineArticles.com.

 

Money Secrets Of The Amish: Personal Finance Book Review: Delayed Gratification and De-Spoiling Kids

Challenging economic times inspire people universally to make wise financial decisions. One culture that has always lived an austere, yet meaningful existence is the Amish. Increasingly, people are inspired by their lifestyle; and seek ways to simplify their own lives.

 

Lorilee Craker is the author of the new book, “Money Secrets Of The Amish-Finding True Abundance in Simplicity, Sharing and Saving.” She examines their practices, extravagant in peace, family and community closeness. For them, thrift is a muscle that is exercised regularly.

 

Craker interviewed Amish folk in Michigan and Pennsylvania, including an Amish banker whose clientele is 95 percent Amish. During the Great Recession in 2008, his bank had its best year ever. Amish experts and Englishers’ (Amish reference to anyone non-Amish), financial perspectives accentuate the book too. Two money-saving habits of the Amish are delayed gratification and de-spoiling kids.

You can read more about these financial best practices in my book review published on EzineArticles.com.

 

Money Secrets Of The Amish: Personal Finance Book Review: Buying Bulk and Foodies

Challenging economic times inspire people universally to make wise financial decisions while still enjoying life. One culture that has always lived an austere, yet meaningful existence is the Amish. Increasingly, people are inspired by their lifestyle; and seek ways to simplify their own lives.

 

Lorilee Craker is the author of the new book, “Money Secrets of the Amish-Finding True Abundance in Simplicity, Sharing and Saving.” She examines their practices, extravagant in peace, family and community closeness. For them, thrift is a muscle that is exercised regularly.

 

Craker interviewed Amish folk in Michigan and Pennsylvania, including an Amish banker whose clientele is 95 percent Amish. During the Great Recession in 2008, his bank had its best year ever. Amish experts and Englishers’ (Amish reference to anyone non-Amish), financial perspectives accentuate the book too.

Two money-saving habits of the Amish are buying in bulk and being authentic foodies. 

You can read more about these financial tips in my book review published on EzineArticles.com.