Judith Blackstone's Subtle Self Work is a mind-body therapyintegrating teachings from dance, Alexander Technique,psychotherapy, Eastern philosophy, and meditation. A student ofboth Hindu and Buddhist traditions, Blackstone describes in TheSubtle Self her own physical and spiritual healing, as well as amethod one can work with to establish a closer connection betweenthe body and mind.

Everyone knows that rubbing a rabbit's foot will bring goodluck—but did you know this superstition was introduced to theUnited States by slaves from West Africa? Field Guide toLuck features the fascinating origins of the most popularcharms and signs—everything from crossed fingers and full moons tofour-leaf clovers and Friday the thirteenth. Each entry featuresinformation about the origins and cultural context of thesuperstition, with plenty of interesting trivia along the way. (Forthe record, Chinese fortune cookies were invented in SanFrancisco!) Also included are dozens of talismans and symbols from around theworld, including cows (India), money cats (Japan), akuaba dolls(Ghana), jade (China), and more. Best of all, Field Guide toLuck showcases many of these lucky charms with 48 pages offull-color illustrations—so you'll be sure to recognize themwherever you encounter them!

Bestselling author, keynote speaker, success coach, andseminar leader Debrena Jackson Gandy has helped thousands of womenaccess their inner power and live more joyfully and boldly. In hernational bestseller, All the Joy You Can Stand: 101 Sacred PowerPrinciples for Making Joy Real in Your Life, she reveals the stepsthat will help you undergo the transformation of a lifetime. Thisengaging, thought-provoking book shows you how to: * Discover your sacred self and renew your spirit * "Unblock" your joy and learn to "go with the Flow" * Free your creative genius and make use of your natural giftsand talents * Cultivate your intuition, self-expression, and boldness * Be a Sensuous Woman, a Spiritual Gardener, and the Architect ofYour Life Filled with personal experiences and insightful stories fromreaders, friends, and seminar participants, this uplifting get-realguide is a must-read for women who want to develop their spiritualstrength and tap into their divine potential.

The "New York Times"-bestselling authors return with a heart-stopping new novel. O n the first day of Royal Ascot, the world's most famous horse race, the crowd rejoices in a string of winning favorites. Ned Talbot has worked all his life as a bookmaker- taking over the family business from his grandfather- so he knows not to expect any sympathy from the punters as they count their winnings, and he his losses. He's seen the ups and downs before-but, as the big gambling conglomerates muscle in on small concerns like his, Ned wonders if it's worth it any more. When a gray-haired man steps forward from the crowd claiming to be his father, Ned's life is thrown into far deeper turmoil. He'd been told since he was a baby that his parents had died in a car crash. Barely an hour later, his newly found father is stabbed by an unknown assailant in the Ascot parking lot. Blood oozing from his abdomen, his father warns Ned to "be very careful." But of whom? Of what? Ned finds himself in a race to solve his father's riddl

In a guide to college life that is a little more realisticthan Felicity and a little more fun than Stanley Kaplan, JenniferHanson charts a course through the dips and bends of freshman year.Written with the collective "wisdom" of twelve college studentsfrom across the country, THE REAL FRESHMAN HANDBOOK is the only oneof its kind a "handy and humorous book that will fit in anyfirst-year's backpack" (Harvard University Gazette) and that offersan inside look at the real deal on college life from those who havebeen there and survived. Hanson gives readers a crash course inavoiding freshman year follies, from filling out roommatequestionnaires and evaluating putative hangover remedies to writingpapers and studying for exams. College-bound students will relishthe down-to-earth advice, and parents can rest assured that theywon't have to fund a new wardrobe because Junior didn't separatethe colors from the whites. The advice throughout is insightful,smart, practical, entertaining, proving that "Hanson has rea

A new addition to the popular Perfect Health Libraryseries--now available in paperback. Ayurveda, the ancient Indianscience of life, is ideally suited to help with the problem ofinsomnia, in which the mind is known to play a considerable role.In this volume, Dr. Chopra shows readers how to fall asleep easily,feel rested upon arising, identify and eliminate the imbalancescausing insomnia, and more.

Are you worried about protecting your career in this toughmarket? Are you ready to get your dream job or that covetedpromotion? Are you eager to show the world everything you have to offer? If you answered yes, to any of those questions, this book is foryou! Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio see it all the time:women derailing their careers because they believe that if theyjust sit quietly and work hard, someone upstairs will recognizetheir contribution and deliver big rewards. However, intoday’s ultra-competitive workplace and tough economic climate ifyou want your dream job with your dream salary, and all theopportunities and fulfillment that come with it, you have to bearmed with the right strategies and big, bold moves. The Girls Guide to The Big Bold Moves For Career Success gives you everything you need to decide what you want out of yourwork life and create a plan to make it happen. Fromnegotiating a raise or a promotion to starting a new profession,finding your footing after a layoff, Fri

Book De*ion The Beginner Books -- "Their cartoon format and irreverent witmake difficult ideas accessible and entertaining." -- Newsday Everything you need to know about neurosis, libido, ego, and id-- but somehow it slipped your mind. Freud for Beginners is a perfect introduction to the life andthought of the man whose discovery of psychoanalysis revolutionizedour attitudes towards mental illness, religion, sex, and culture.This documentary cartoon book plunges us into the world oflate-nineteenth-century Vienna in which Freud grew up. We explorehis early background in science, his work as a therapist, hisencounter with cocaine, and his theories on the unconscious,dreams, the Oedipus Complex, and sexuality. We meet his family, his friend and enemies, and his patients --The Rat Man, Anna O., Little Hans -- and we get an insider's viewas the psychoanalytic movement is launched. The zany art andprobing text do an extraordinary job of simplifying Freud withouttrivializing him.

Beautiful Braids (over 700,000 sold) owes its steady successto the simple fact that, as the most affordable and complete bookon braiding on the market, it represents incomparable value. Fromelegant chignons and classic English braids to the sporty Duchessbraid, these elaborate styles will continue to turn heads.

In this elegant and thought-provoking memoir, DawnPrince-Hughes traces her personal growth from undiagnosed autism tothe moment, as a young woman, when she entered the Woodland ParkZoo in Seattle and became immediately fascinated with the gorillas.By observing them and, later, working with them, Prince-Hughes wasfinally able to emerge from her solitude and connect to livingbeings in a way she had never previously experienced. More than a story of au tism, Songs of the Gorilla Nation is apoignant, beautifully written exploration of the rich landscape ofhuman emotion and the ways we learn to love.

Unplanned pregnancies happen to women in every season of life:the newly married, the never-married, the empty-nester, theteenager, the overworked mother, the career woman. Yet we rarelytalk about how lonely and confusing this experience can be. In Surprise Child, Leslie Leyland Fields, whoexperienced two unplanned pregnancies in her forties, lyricallyweaves her own story with the stories of other women who understandthe isolation you face as expectations and plans are turned upsidedown to make room for a child. “Each year, more than three million women discover themselvespregnant–at a hard time, the wrong time, at a difficult place intheir lives. I am one of those women.…” Together, these women walk with you month-by-month through thephysical and emotional stages of pregnancy, voicing with startlinghonesty their own anxieties and struggles. Here you will find thecompanionship and hope you need to journey toward new life.