Author: Patricia Jack Graham
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244916918
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351
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A small Wiltshire village comes to life with tales of superstition, love, laughter and friendship, whilst a dark and unexplained history shadows the fabric of this small, picturesque community. With many characters that are dealing with their own present and past, one interloper will change their future, and their village, forever. Patricia Jack Graham is an award winning short story writer, published poet and writer of comedy sketches and pantomimes, in which she has also performed. Patricia's skill of entertaining and story-telling, is brought together in this, her first novel
Author: Christine Hoff Kraemer
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1938197178
Category : Paganism
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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In this collection, Druids, Wiccans, Heathens, Polytheists, and others show how to ground good consent practices in Pagan stories, liturgies, and values. Although many Pagans see the body and sexuality as sacred, Pagan communities still struggle with the reality of assault and abuse. To build consent culture, good consent practices must be embraced by communities, not just by individuals--and consent is about much more than sexuality. Consent culture begins with the idea of autonomy, with recognizing our right to control our bodies in all areas of life; and it is sustained by empathy, the ability to understand and share the emotional states of others.
Author: Raymond Buckland
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0875420508
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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"This complete self-study course in modern Wicca is a treasured classic - an essential and trusted guide that belongs in every witch's library."---Back cover
Author: Pam Grossman
Publisher: Gallery Books
ISBN: 1982145854
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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From the podcast host of The Witch Wave and practicing witch Pam Grossman—who Vulture has dubbed the “Terry Gross of witches”—comes an exploration of the world’s fascination with witches, why they have intrigued us for centuries and why they’re more relevant now than ever. When you think of a witch, what do you picture? Pointy black hat, maybe a broomstick. But witches in various guises have been with us for millennia. In Waking the Witch, Pam Grossman explores the impact of the world’s most magical icon. From the idea of the femme fatale in league with the devil to the bewitching pop culture archetypes in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Harry Potter; from the spooky ladies in fairy tales to the rise of contemporary witchcraft, witches reflect the power and potential of women. Part cultural analysis, part memoir, Waking the Witch traces the author’s own journey on the path to witchcraft, and how this has helped her find self-empowerment and purpose. It celebrates witches past, present, and future, and reveals the critical role they have played—and will continue to play—in the world as we know it. “Deftly illuminating the past while beckoning us towards the future, Waking the Witch has all the makings of a feminist classic. Wise, relatable, and real, Pam Grossman is the witch we need for our times” (Ami McKay, author of The Witches of New York).
Author: Michael Johnstone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780756783235
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Delves into the rich & fascinating tradition of using spells & white magic to enhance your life, realize your desires & make your dreams come true. Provides a comprehensive examination of the long history of spells & gives clear explanations as to their true nature, as well as tips on the proper way they should be used. A number of spells, from healing spells to love spells, are covered in more depth, making this an easy to use practical workbook. Chapters: Witchcraft Past & Present; The Basics of Tools & Rituals; Magic in Many Guises; The Spell's the Thing; The Book of Shadows; Spells to Find Love; Spells for When Love Is Dead; Spells to Settle Arguments; Spells for Health; Spells to Attract Money; Spells for Job Seekers; & a Miscellany of Spells. Illus.
Author: Anthony Hecht
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Nominee for National Book Critics Circle Award, this volume contains many delights and some long poems. There is a European feel about Hecht's verse that is striking, partly due to the richness of the classical allusions, and partly due to the way Hecht handles autobiography. Poetry in the 20th century is very much shaped by the individualism of our times, but poetry that is in essence confessional, eccentric, and overly particularized quickly becomes tiresome. Hecht often avoids this pitfall by realizing his own insight through cultural rather than personal metaphor, and this allows his words and imagery to remain fresh and resonant. ISBN 0-394-58506-2: $18.95.
Author: Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Author: Otis Webb Brawley, MD
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1429941502
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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How We Do Harm exposes the underbelly of healthcare today—the overtreatment of the rich, the under treatment of the poor, the financial conflicts of interest that determine the care that physicians' provide, insurance companies that don't demand the best (or even the least expensive) care, and pharmaceutical companies concerned with selling drugs, regardless of whether they improve health or do harm. Dr. Otis Brawley is the chief medical and scientific officer of The American Cancer Society, an oncologist with a dazzling clinical, research, and policy career. How We Do Harm pulls back the curtain on how medicine is really practiced in America. Brawley tells of doctors who select treatment based on payment they will receive, rather than on demonstrated scientific results; hospitals and pharmaceutical companies that seek out patients to treat even if they are not actually ill (but as long as their insurance will pay); a public primed to swallow the latest pill, no matter the cost; and rising healthcare costs for unnecessary—and often unproven—treatments that we all pay for. Brawley calls for rational healthcare, healthcare drawn from results-based, scientifically justifiable treatments, and not just the peddling of hot new drugs. Brawley's personal history – from a childhood in the gang-ridden streets of black Detroit, to the green hallways of Grady Memorial Hospital, the largest public hospital in the U.S., to the boardrooms of The American Cancer Society—results in a passionate view of medicine and the politics of illness in America - and a deep understanding of healthcare today. How We Do Harm is his well-reasoned manifesto for change.
Author: Kirby Record
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480932779
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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The House of Wonders By Kirby Record and Manouchehr Hosseinzadeh The House of Wonders is a mythic tale from the imaginary Kingdom of Ajayeeb, set in the Middle East. This book is a satirical depiction of the hypocrisies of government leaders —both Eurocentric and Middle Eastern—as they ruthlessly pursue their own interests at the expense of their countries and people. The book’s protagonists consist of the uneducated and foolish Emir Hallaku, his immature teenage son, Allameh, and the Emir’s illegitimate son, Tallal Marouf, a precocious and charismatic young man, who alone might raise the consciousness of his father and preserve the Kingdom. Meanwhile, the Emir’s Queen Mother and her equally sinister paramour, General Shefiq, work ceaselessly for greater shares of the Kingdom’s power and wealth. What begins as a hilarious, even leisurely tale builds steadily into a tense thriller, as the irresistible forces of change clash with the unmovable wall of blind tradition. Will the Emir ever acknowledge Tallal as his son and do what he can to lessen the suffering of the Ajayeebian people? Can the Emir and his sons find a way to counter the dire threats, both domestic and foreign, that surround them?
Author: LCDR John W. Hedegor, U.S. Navy (ret'd)
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1648045200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
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Bound Away: Volume One By: LCDR John W. Hedegor, U.S. Navy (ret'd) In John Hedegor’s sci-fi series, the first volume tells of Drew’s journey to another world, another time. After seeking shelter in a barn from a storm, Drew wakes up to realize that although it is the same barn he went to sleep in, everything else has changed drastically. In Bound Away, where science is true, Drew cannot return home until he has fulfilled his mission.
