In Simple Spells for Love, Barrie Dolnick helps us harness thepower of our wishes and the universe to ensure fulfillment andsatisfaction in our relationships. This modern-day guidebook forbenevolent charms and easy-to-cast spells offers ways to: - Heighten your allure with glamours - Attract romantic prospects with fresh lavender and water - Increase your personal magnetism by bathing with orangepeel - Enhance your lover’s devotion by cooking with cumin seeds - Ease heartache with sea salt and amethyst Basic ingredients that are easy to find, like candles and herbs,turn ancient spells into effective modern rituals. With SimpleSpells for Love you’ll also learn how to invite passion into yourlife with scent and color. If you’re seeking love, connection, or greater understanding withyour partner, these spells will help you strengthen commitment andenhance romance.

“There’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow.”--William Shakespeare, Hamlet B fell twenty-five feet from his nest into the life ofChris Chester. The encounter was providential for both ofthem. B and Chester spent hours together playing games like bottle-capfetch or hide-and-seek. They learned “words” in each other’svocabularies. B developed a fetish for nostrils and a dislike ofthe color yellow. He grew anxious if Chester came home late fromwork. At bedtime he would rub his sleepy eyes on Chester’s thumband settle to sleep in his palm. Chester ended up turning part ofhis house into an aviary and adjusting his social life to meet B’sdemands. This was a small price to pay, though, for the trust andcomfort of a twenty-five-gram friend who brought joy and wonderback into his life.

In easy-to-use outline form, this little book is a handydistillation of the best-selling MLA Handbook, with all theinformation a student needs to format a type*, list sources atthe end of the paper, cite sources in the paper's text, and avoidunintentional plagiarism. It also includes a sample outline andresearch paper and, for writers in the social sciences, a briefdiscussion of the style preferred by the American PsychologicalAssociation. Up to date-with rules for citing such new media asCD-ROMS, videotapes, and online databases. Includes a completesample outline and research paper, with an appendix on APAstyle.

In 1991, when her daughter’s rare, hand-carved harp wasstolen, Lisby Mayer’s familiar world of science and rationalthinking turned upside down. After the police failed to turn up anyleads, a friend suggested she call a dowser—a man who specializedin finding lost objects. With nothing to lose—and almost as ajoke—Dr. Mayer agreed. Within two days, and without leaving hisArkansas home, the dowser located the exact California streetcoordinates where the harp was found. Deeply shaken, yet driven to understand what had happened, Mayerbegan the fourteen-year journey of discovery that she recounts inthis mind-opening, brilliantly readable book. Her first surprise:the dozens of colleagues who’d been keeping similar experiencessecret for years, fearful of being labeled credulous orcrazy. Extraordinary Knowing is an attempt to break through the silenceimposed by fear and to explore what science has to say about theseand countless other “inexplicable” phenomena. From Sigmund Freud’swr

Every day modern medicine announces the arrival of yet another“wonder drug” or “miracle procedure” to a world increasingly waryof expensive high-tech cures. Drugs, transplants, and surgery don’twork for 90 percent of our aches and pains and, while we aregrateful for life-saving developments, we know that most come withrisks that we ignore at our peril. Long hailed as one of the founding fathers of mind-body medicine,Larry Dossey directs our attention to simple sources of healingthat have been available for centuries—treasures often hidden inplain sight—from the power of optimism and of tears to speedrecovery to the surprising usefulness of dirt and bugs in curingdisease and infection to the benefits of doing nothing. Exploring the medical research that validates these simpleremedies, Dossey encourages us to align ourselves with the wisdomof nature and allow true healing to take place. TheExtraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things can transformour view of what health is all about, whethe

A young man battles Hodgkin's disease and survives--with morethan a little help from his Mom--in this wry and uplifting memoirabout life, love, and beating the odds. When Dan Shapiro's decidely anti-drug mom put aside herconvictions and grew marijuana in her backyard garden (behind adiscrete screen of sunflowers), he learned that in the face of acrisis we all have the opportunity to decide what is most importantto us. In this hilarious, high-spirited, sometimes harrowingmemoir, Shapiro invites us into his battle with cancer, his romancewith an oncology nurse, his journey through graduate school, andhis most important life lessons. He tells his story with wit andgrace and indomitable spirit, showing us that only when the rhythmof life is stirred violently are able to discover its fullbeauty.

In A Long Way from Home , Tom Brokaw describes hischildhood and youth in South Dakota, and the people and places inthe American heartland of the 1940s and 1950s that continue toshape his life today. As he reflects on the American experience ashe lived and observed it during the central decades of thetwentieth century, Brokaw writes of his parents’ lives during theGreat Depression, his boyhood along the Missouri River, the happydays of his adolescence in Yankton, and his early years inbroadcast journalism on the cusp of the turbulent 1960s. As herecounts his own American pilgrimage, Tom Brokaw also explores whatbrought him and so many Americans to lead lives a long way fromhome, yet forever affected by it.

Grade 7 Up–Scott Hudson begins his freshman year of high school as a source of income to Wesley, the school shakedown artist. The girl he's known since kindergarten has blossomed into a goddess, but doesn't seem to know he's alive. He gets roped into writing the sports column for the school newspaper, even though he's not an athlete. On top of everything else, his mom is pregnant. As Scott maneuvers through a number of serious situations—bullying, a suicidal classmate, school dances—he still manages to be upbeat and true to himself. Overloaded with extracurricular activities and honors homework, he begins a journal filled with lists and tips for his expected sibling on how to survive freshman year. As the school year and his mom's pregnancy progress, Scott begins to find his niche at school in David Lubar's laugh-out-loud novel (Dutton, 2005). The main narration is more than capably done by Ryan MacConnell as Scott. The rest of the characters are voiced by a variety of actors, adding depth to Scott's ex

In Discovering Your Spirit Animal, shamanic healer Lucy Harmerpresents a practical approach to understanding spirit animals andapplying their power to specific situations in daily life. Writtenin clear, simple language and featuring compelling stories andanecdotes, the book explains what a spirit animal is, describes itspurpose, and shows that understanding the “medicine” of one’sspirit animal—assimilating its qualities and characteristics—allowsone to apply the lessons and messages they convey and use them forpersonal transformation. Lucy Harmer notes that particular animalsthat cross one’s path or appear repeatedly nearby probably want usto share in their medicine, their teaching, their energy, and theirspirit. Discovering Your Spirit Animal provides guidance for meeting andgetting to know one’s spirit animal through easy exercises andshamanic techniques. Lucy Harmer explains how to discover thestrengths, qualities, and skills one shares with one’s personalspirit animal, enablin

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.

Have you, as a parent, ever found yourself treating yourchildren in a way you would never tolerate from someone else? Theauthors of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting call for a new GoldenRule: Do unto your children as you would have other people do untoyour children. And most important, they show us how to live by it.Based upon extensive research, firsthand experience, and casestudies, Emotionally Intelligent Parenting breaks the mold oftraditional parenting books by taking into account the strong roleof emotions -- those of parents and children -- in psychologicaldevelopment. With this book, parents will learn how to communicatewith children on a deeper, more gratifying level and how to helpthem successfully navigate the intricacies of relating to others.The authors take the five basic principles of Daniel Goleman'sbest-seller, Emotional Intelligence, and explain how they can beapplied to successful parenting. To this end, the book offerssuggestions, stories, dialogues, activities, and a special secti

Lost in Love? Let an ordinary deck of playing cards uncover your romanticdestiny. Regardless of whether you’re wondering about the cute divorcé inthe next office, working through an issue with your longtimepartner, or convinced last night’s blind date may really be theone, here is your guide to the laws of love. Using a deck ofplaying cards and The Oracle of Love, anyone can learn how tospread out the cards and read them like a pro. The Oracle of Love will help single women: ? Size up the character of the new men in their lives ? Predict the future of new alliances ? Determine what went wrong in past relationships And it will show women in established relationships how to: ? Better understand their partners ? Enjoy the many phases—including the ups and downs—of longtimeunions ? Deepen the love and compassion between them Whether you’re well versed in the ancient wisdom of the cards, anewcomer to d

“In many ways writing saved my life. It’s my hope that sharingmy experience will give hope to others who are learning to dealwith their “difference.” I want them to know they don’t have tolive their lives in a permanent “don’t ask, don’t tell” existence.Truth is a powerful tool. “But my hope for this book doesn’t stop there. I think there is amessage here for anyone who has ever suffered from a lack ofself-esteem, felt the pain of loneliness, or sought love in all thewrong places. The lessons I have learned are not limited to race,gender, or sexual orientation. Anyone can learn from my journey.Anyone can overcome a broken heart.”--E. Lynn Harris