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Claire L. Dunphy considered herself a worldly traveler, well-versed in the customs of different countries, different people...until she experienced Balinese black magic. Although an Earthwoman at heart, Claire dwells on the positive side of the magical see-saw, singing songs to animals (who always respond positively), living with nature and not on nature, and placing wildlife-decorated rock circles all across the American West, Mexico, and other far-flung places she has visited in her travels. But her move to Bali jolted her into a brand new world. In Puakan, a small forest village, she has engaged the local children in their own traditions, ritualized dances and began a milk aid program to help them grow physically, as she gently aids them in their quest to grow artistically and spiritually. In Claire's words, "Everything is Spirit in Bali."

A strange substance in his New York City middle school's ventilation system is changing Joshua Lee's classmates in unusual ways. Determined to uncover the plot spreading throughout the city and whoever is behind it, he is aided by his mother's boss as they strive to expose this scheme. The deeper they dig, the further they become entwined in an international intrigue whose aim is nothing less than the transformation of the entire human species...but for better or worse?

There is something about the human spirit that takes the experience of frustration and leads us to createnew and more satisfying worlds, if only in our imagination. It is also true that fear can prompt us to create visions of being caught up in strange powers beyond our control. These fourteen tales conjure places and times when such forces are at work, sometimesas wish fulfillment dreams, others as nightmarish or mysterious transformations.

"Memoirs are writings for our children and our children's children." So writes Maurita Estes Stueck in the Prologue to Passages with only 10 stories first copied for her children on her 90th birthday in Estes Park, Colorado.This is a collection of memoirs of a proud St. Louisan; a 1943 graduate of Washington University; a World War II bride; a mother of four; and, a lifelong community volunteer and activist. Girl Scouting was an important part of her life.Years volunteering at the Missouri Botanical Garden helped fulfill her love of botany and sharing with others about the natural world.Maurita was a world adventurer who had insight into what life was really like and most importantly, the subtle changes that lead to the roles in society that women now enjoy and to recognize changes in our country that have led to life today as we know it.Memoirs are a gift to family but to others as well who were part of her life and those who are interested in how one woman can shape a life. August 18,1922 to March 24,2020.

"You fantasize about murder to relieve stress. I committed murder to find truth. If you find these pages, my only hope is that by reading them you will see a side of yourself which was previously unknown."

Sienna didn't know she was a princess until the day her anxious but helpful Lady-in-Waiting, Felicity Fluttertung, knocked excitedly on her door, whisking her (and her overly-sensitive teddy bear Rufus) away once a year, on her birthday, to the land of Humbertia. Once Princess Sienna's coronation is finished, she is free to explore the land, the sea and the air...and she does. Swimming with the local mermaid, soaring above the land in a hovercraft, finding the magical spots of the kingdom, meeting new friends and sneaking Rufus into royal events which otherwise adhere to the "No Bears Allowed" policy are just some of Princess Sienna's adventures.

Philosophy and Fun, that was the idea behind this book of two modern Athenian philosophers, the Athens in Georgia, not that lesser Greek one. Neither Bowen nor Kelly knew that the world would go crazy in the middle of their talks. These two philosophers opine on human nature, religion, politics, lies, big lies, and even bigger lies, nature, hate, music and love.

An anthology of wit and wisdom, jokes and jaw-dropping insight, philosophy and family, Coleman Hood has always been a keen observer of the human condition, and has now compiled his wonderful nonsense into a book, a book about life in the South, a book about Man trying to cooperate with Nature, and a book about Nature deciding it doesn't want man's help.

Mathematicians don't just travel. They take note. Dr. Thomas Brahana is one such mathematician on the move...traversing the globe, noting details of the cultures, the art, the history, the cultural phenomena, and, in the process not only discovering what different countries are all about, but also discovering more about himself by tracking down the records of his own ancestors. With special emphasis on traveling as an elder, Tom has transformed his Epic Letters to his family back home into a narrative about the world and how to get around in it as an elderly traveler. It's a beautiful world. See it through the eyes of a seasoned mathematician.

Dwight Freshley's life is classic, twentieth century Americana at its finest. He grew up on an Ohio farm with more siblings than and three modern families combined. He played in his family band, The Freshley Family Orchestra. He dreamed of playing baseball, went to the Saturday matinee movies, acted in high school plays, went to church and then dreamed some more. He was shipped off to England in WWII, fighting the Nazis, ensuring the future of free society, and enjoying the dances and wartime entertainment. Dwight came home, got his education, wrote songs, had an amazing family, and taught at the collegiate level for decades, winning awards and getting Fulbright scholarship to study in Greece for a year. Always musical, always upbeat, always ready with a joke to lighten the mood of a room, Dwight Freshley has put his 90+ years on Earth to good use.

Author and theatrician Stanley Longman has taken popular Greek myths and Biblical stories and thrown them into a centrifuge. What if Adam and Eve met Pandora as they were exiting the Garden of Eden? What would happen if Odysseus and Jonah met inside the belly of the whale? Longman, the retired head of the University of Georgia's Theatre Department and the author of Corah's Magical Excursions in the Night, has used his prodigious imagination to mix these popular stories, and, in the process, created his own enlightening version of these timeless stories.

Reverend Robert Peters comes from a long and proud line of Congregational ministers. When Rob was very young his mother suffered from a nervous system illness which interrupted the formation of the all-important mother/child bond. Like far too many of us, Rob pushed this nagging thought down again and again, plunging into his work, suppressing his pain with alcohol and denial, and not dealing directly with the issue. Eventually, he met Dr. A. and their work together has added color to his formerly black-and-white world. I Thought Mommy Didn't Want Me Anymore is one man's belated coming-of-age story, as well as a helpful guide for anyone else struggling with early childhood attachment issues and a blueprint for psychologists dealing with this issue from the other side of the equation. Rob's travels take him from smalltown Ohio to Yale to the South Pacific, to the Boston waterfront and eventually to Maryland, where he now resides.

New York artist and performer Claire Dunphy has seen the web that connects us all together, the web that exists under, above and through us all. The Harmonic Convergence lit a fire inside her that led to her traversing the countryside in Vanita von Van, often with her trusty four-legged sidekick, Magnum, in tow, painting and arranging rock circles. Claire's journey from New Yorker to Earth Woman was not always easy. She encountered bigotry, reflexive oppostition to her love of the planet and its inhabitants, and met some who couldn't see what Claire saw -- The beauty and wonder that is life on this planet. But, Claire also met many human spirit guides who pointed her in the right direction, attended Lakota ceremonies and gatherings, and spread her circular, animated love around the American West and then to the larger world.Becoming Earthwoman is one woman's trek to the sublime. Anyone can take this journey. It's not always easy, but if you follow in Claire Dunphy's footsteps, you will change youself and, thus, change the world.

Much like popular children's book protagonist Eloise, Kathryn Stiles Stribling spent her childhood in hotels run by her father. She flew kites off the roof of The Georgian Hotel in Athens. She learned how to dance at a pavilion outside of The Balsam Hotel in the North Carolina mountains. In high school, Kathryn and her entire class staged a walk-out to protest the "mandatory retirement" of a beloved principal. Marrying into the Stribling family, industrial leaders in rural Habersham County, Georgia, Kathryn's life took an unexpectedly "Green Acres" type turn. She set her sights on improving the lives of her neighbhors: broadening special education programs, building projects. Finally, in her most recent stage of life she has moved to the Iris Place assisted living facility, which to a hotel child feels a lot like coming home. Read about Kathryn's adventures. Enoy the lessons from a never-boring life well-led.

Young Corah wakes up in the middle of the night to discover that her closet door has come to life. Is this really hapenning? Door calls to Corah, inviting her to cross the threshold and join in on a series of magical excursions in the night. Corah visits a tennis game in the clouds. She sinks under the sea in a bathysphere to witness the seahorse races. She travels to another planet, visits a crazy zoo, and joins mythological figures on their excursion up Mount Parnassus. Meet Corah and join her as she explores the universes which exist just beyond her closet door. You can bring your dog.

Author Alice Mohor and her illustrator sister, Carol, have teamed up to create an illustrated book of poems about the triumphs, tragedies, pitfalls, and quirks which define cohabitating couplehood. Alice married her partner Nancy in 2015 and has crafted a rhyming tribute to the joys (and the non-joys) of living together. Couples of all types will enjoy seeing themselves in the scenarios Alice and Carol have given us.

Harrell and Kathleen Bishop set the tone for a strong, close-knit Southern family. Their children and grandchildren listened and learned. From running a dairy concern in Daytona, Florida to setting aside family land in Oconee County, Georgia to give neighboring children a safe place to swim and play baseball, the Bishop family has stuck by their parents' values, and have helped make this a better world. This book details the family history, relates the stories, anecdotes and lessons of Harrell and Kathleen, and tells the stories of their childrens' families. Hard work, an abiding faith in God and good old fashioned American ideals have defined the Bishops. Thanks to the groundwork laid by Harrell and Kathleen and passed onto their children, future generations will learn the same timeless lessons.

War and chance meeting set everything in motion...The lingering effects of the war never truly leave veterans' souls alone. The Hag of Vietnam is always there, under the surface, waiting for its chance to pounce. Emmett Peterson and Nathan Kuballe both went to Vietnam, both came back physically safe, but emotionally scarred in different ways. They both coach football at a Southern private school, and both are attempting to lead "normal lives." Will the specter of war, the Hag of Vietnam, allow them to escape the darkness? Can they ever actually live normal lives? Will PTSD/shell-shock ever let them go? It never leaves. It's just locked away In The Tomb of the Soul.

"Thanks to the loud, but shallow, shouts of political pundits and the unparalleled reductionism of our modern sound-bite society, many people believe that the word 'liberal' is merely a political term, simply a decision to check the Democratic box on the ballot, as opposed to the Republican one. Liberalism is so much more than that. It's a point of view in one's approach to life itself. It's a term that identifies a way of interacting with the entire world, with all of its inhabitants, human and marsupial, vegetable and corporation, ocean floor and ozone layer. It's a raised platform that allows liberals to see beyond our front yard and clearly glimpse the other yards on the other streets in the neighborhood we call Earth."

It is the beginning of the end for the Cherokee Nation. The American victory in the Revolution and the land-hungry attitude of white settlers heralds the demise of a once-proud people. It is in this world that young Jon "Jon-Boy" Merion, the son of a missionary, finds himself. With the help of Chief Talking Rock and his new best friend, Little Fox, Jon-Boy discovers the meaning of family, community, and struggle. This dramatic and well-researched coming-of-age saga is the final book and only novel by Beard Award winning author, Joseph E. Dabney.

For years, author Alice Mohor has used her poetry to inspire children. The rhythm of her rhyming poetry has engaged hundreds of elementary school students in the concepts and principles of movement, the benefits of physical activity, and the joy of reading. This collection of poems, Special Days, showcases religious and secular holidays, cultural observances, and ordinary special days, all written from a child's point of view. As any great teacher would, Alice strives for inclusion and has written poetry in celebration of holidays for various religions. Although they are capable of standing alone, the magic of her work can be most easily seen when an adult reads Alice's poems aloud to a child.

We are reminded of an earlier time when a more unified country is reflected in a family that is proud of being a member of its community in a beautiful and bountiful America. Born the middle child of middle class parents in Middle America on the heels of the Great Depression, Wanda Bjornlie is embraced by the warmth and protection of her brothers and parents. As World War II demands the sacrifices and attention of every U.S. citizen, the prairies of western Minnesota provide an idyllic life for a young girl and her four siblings. Nourished by the love and security of her family, Wanda ventures into a brave new world of the big city and a new career, and is eventually thrust into the tense climate of a racially charged South in the sixties.

"Kate's Funny Shoes, the first book by author Sims Lambert, is the inspirational story of handicapped six-year-old, Kate, on her first day of school. Beautifully illustrated by Tennessee artist Branden Ashley Chapin, the book chronicles Kate's struggle for acceptance in the cruel, cruel world of first grade."

Dr. Robert Bottoms has "lived his values" in a way that few people have the opportunity to do. Bringing a liberal and more inclusive perspective to his tenure as DePauw University's 18th president, Bottoms faced many hurdles in his productive time in office. Dr. Bottoms grew up in tiny Sandusky, Alabama, attended college and seminary and trained as a United Methodist minister. He believed he would enter the traditional ministry, which he did for a time, until he saw religious hypocrisy up close. He then switched to a career in education because he believed he could accomplish more there. Bottoms provided hope and opportunity to traditionally-oppressed minority students, supported homosexual students against the attacks from the Religious Right and defended young women expelled from their sorority because of their appearance. Making Greencastle, Indiana a place where world leaders and prominent writers and lecturers speak was challenging, but Bottoms proves that with determination, some financial resources and unshakable faith, anything is possible.

Author Stanley Longman has crafted eight tales about the nearly-forgotten but wildly important notion of Civility. Lower Piddlington has more than its fair share of archetypal characters: a strident Doomsayer marching the streets prophesying the End Times, a passionate couple who fights all the time, often in public, Lugubrious Louie, who walks around in a constant funk, and others. See how simple acts of kindness turned their lives around. Think about how you could do the same.

Everyone struggles with something. Karol struggles with the vagaries of his religous and sexual guilt. Caitlyn struggles with the men in her life. Atanasio struggles with his childhood memories of the Nazi occupation. Everyone struggles. Not everyone comes out the other side intact.