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DISCONNECTED FROM DEATH THE EVOLUTION OF FUNERARY CUSTOMS AND THE UNMAKING OF DEATH IN AMERICA BY APRIL SLAUGHTER AND TROY TAYLOR Americans have a complicated history with death - that final darkness at the end of life. Our ancestors dealt with death on a …

For the first time, these two works attributed to the great Jesse Livermore are presented together in one volume with a new foreword by Juliette Rogers. Both contain interesting insights into Livermore's life and times as well as the reasons for his succe …

Play to win! This one-of-a-kind book for pickleball beginners and fanatics on learning how win at the game through mental approaches and psychological strategies. Pickleball expert David Satka shows players of all levels how to improve their game through …

12 legendary players in golf share life lessons they learned from the game. Interviewed by award-winning sports journalist and broadcaster Ann Liguori, a select list of champions including Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam, Gary Player, Jan Stephenson, Tom …

In Christy Prahl's debut collection, her largely narrative-driven poems occupy the fissures of American life, whether exploring self, relationships, or the natural world. The poetic architecture acts as a kind of repair for the subjects themselves, who ar …

As a woman, you have seven specific desires that were placed in your heart by God. Getting these desires fulfilled is your birthright--so why do they continue to go unmet? If you're wondering why your longings to be cherished, to feel beautiful, and to be …

The Healing Light (1947) by Agnes Sanford is a personal exploration and explanation of prayer and healing. By becoming a channel for God's love and power, Mrs. Sanford explains, we can heal ourselves, each other, and the world at large. Agnes Sanford (b. …

Do you want to write historical fiction? Join Meredith Allard, the executive editor of The Copperfield Review, the award-winning literary journal for readers and writers of historical fiction, as she shares tips and tricks for creating believable histori …

Even in the warmest and most welcoming evangelical churches, patriarchy looms as an ever-present force... ...suppressing women's possibilities and debilitating whole communities. Well-intentioned churchgoers and church leaders have bought into deeply-ent …

"The witchy women are Medusa's daughters indeed--their gaze kills. But rather than sending heroes to slay them, the writers of this collection celebrate the deadliness of these femmes fatales." After a period of decline, Gothic literature underwent a revi …

Girlhood is amazing. Sometimes, though, society seems not to know it. Even the strongest girl's sense of self can be lost in a sea of inaccurate labels. What if we could give our girls a reset-a reminder of the power of who they are? Enter Sweet Fire. Thi …

Burned by napalm as an infant and adopted by the guardian spirit of a river, Numamushi spends the first years of his life catching frogs to eat and learning to shed his skin like his serpentine father. Then one day, a lonely man moves into the abandoned h …

This Kind of Man, a suite of dramatic monologues and meditations, seems to pick up where Raymond Carver left off: anatomizing all the ways that American masculinity finds itself adrift, with a special thought for the women in the same lifeboat. Murphy se …

When Dr. Van Vierlans receives an invitation from Mrs. Elizabeth Morgenstern to give a lecture at her island mansion off the coast of South Carolina, he doesn't think twice. There's a generous honorarium, and he relishes the chance to revisit the Sea Isla …

Part murder mystery, part political thriller, Rock Creek is an epic work of historical fiction set in Washington, D.C. It's the most important city in the world in 1952, but at its heart it's still a small Southern town deeply divided along race and class …

This trade paperback volume contains both The Key of Solomon the King (The Greater Key) and The Lesser Key of Solomon, including all of the original illustrations, diagrams and annotations to aid the reader in their understanding of the Solomon Key. The K …

The Anti-Christ is a short collection of writings by Dr. George W. Carey. This compilation includes The Anti-Christ (1918), a brief essay by Dr. Carey, and selected chapters from God-Man: The Word Made Flesh (1920). These selections explain how the common …

Roy Robbins is an award-winning playwright with four plays and, more recently, a book of poems to his credit. North is his debut novel. Robbins studied poetry with James Dickey at the University of South Carolina, theater in New York, and literature at th …

Journey back in time to the opulent days of St. Louis in the Gilded Age and discover the true story of the Lemp family and its rise to power, wealth and extravagance. It's a story that has become legend over the years but one that few people truly know. D …

Author Barbara J. Cornelius relates episodes from her own life that illustrate the way God provides beauty and a meaningful life through our trials and sorrows of everyday living. Written with humor, compassion, and understanding, Seeing God's Beauty from …

How did our earliest beliefs form? What were they, and what do they say about us? Tardigrade Tom takes our characters on a historical journey of world religions! From the earliest humans who believed everything around them (trees, rocks, skies) could th …

The Pursuit of God, first published in 1948 by Christian pastor and writer A.W. Tozer provides a simple blueprint for living a life closer to God. Considered a Christian classic, this book was listed on Christianity Today's collection of 100 "Best Books o …

In this delightful illustrated book written in rhyme, the children gaze at a face-shaped cloud, and Aiden asks if it is real. To answer, our favorite feathered-dinosaur, the Skeptisaurus, guides the children to use their critical thinking skills when dete …

After her mother is killed in a rare Northern Michigan tornado, Sadie Wixom is left with only her father and grandfather to guide her through the pitfalls of young adulthood. Hundreds of miles away in western Saskatchewan, Stefan Montegrand and his Indige …

Is it possible to achieve peak physical health without a gym, workout equipment, or even space to run? If the exercise plan in 1945's Return to Life Through Contrology is followed, it may be. Written and compiled by Joseph H. Pilates and William J. Miller …

In this "delightful illustrated book written in rhyme" (as endorsed by Lawrence Krauss), Annabelle asks "Why do we look, the way that we do? With hands and feet, in neat sets of two? What made my eyes? And what made my nose? And the shape of my body, from …

It takes years to learn the art of seeing, of expecting to see nature's gifts. In Soul of the Outdoors, Dave Greschner passes that art along. He tells how little that chickadee at the feeder weighs, how tree buds survive in winter, how far a fisher leaps, …

A meditation in a rush, kiss & release is driven by the intense voice of an observant, insistent & emotional "I." He's an urban gay man who admits he's here with a date, but you never know how the night will end. He has several loves, at least a few fuckb …

In Reclaimed Water, his second full-length collection of poems, Tom Snarsky rinses the familiar and holds it up, glistening, to the light. With off-beat humor and a refusal to ignore our own complicity in creating the current precarious crossroads, he art …

Pricing can make or break a SaaS company. Get it right and watch your product click with your market, dropping acquisition costs and exploding growth. Get it wrong and join the graveyard of great SaaS products that never turned into great SaaS businesses. …

This book is the first to scientifically explore the phenomenon of telepathic dreaming in depth. It recounts how psychiatrist Montague Ullman and psychologist Stanley Krippner conducted experiments to determine whether persons acting as senders can transf …

Microdosing micro-dosing noun: the practice of taking small amounts of a psychedelic to invoke a positive physiological response with minimal undesirable side effects. From bio-hackers and artists to suburban moms and entrepreneurs, everyone can benefit …

Innovative and refreshing strategies for how to love, understand, and communicate with difficult people--at home, at work, and in your community Most of us know someone who, for whatever reason, always seems to cause problems, irritate others, or incite c …

Get your team on the same page with TeamWork. Do you wish your employees felt more energized and engaged? Would you like them to be on the same page and fully aligned with your goals? Your business success depends on your ability to align and develop th …

"To this hour the image of Carmilla returns to my memory with ambiguous alternations--sometimes the playful, languid, beautiful girl; sometimes the writhing fiend I saw in the ruined church. Sometimes, I start from a reverie, certain I heard the light ste …

How do you do two seemingly opposite things at once? How can you be candid and diplomatic, provide structure and flexibility, keep things stable and lead change, and focus on organizational interests while simultaneously doing what's best for employees? M …

The Ways of the Lonely Ones: A Collection of Mystical Allegories (1925) by Manly P. Hall is a series of stories written to bring the truths of the world to the reader's heart, rather than merely to their intellect and reason. These eight tales tell the st …

An essential resource for every person suffering from anxiety featuring helpful hacks to reduce anxiety, manage emotions more effectively, improve interpersonal relationships and cope with stress. The Instant Anxiety Solution revolves around a 5-step prog …

The Year of You is an invitation to discover more about yourself, become more conscious about what you want, and create a rich and fulfilling life through one journaling prompt a day. With this book, you can take the guess work out of journaling and use o …

For the first time, the three great magical works of King Solomon are together in one volume. The Greater and Lesser Keys give a practical guide to the operation of his magic. The testament gives a historical account of its use by Solomon himself. The Key …

DEVIL CAME TO ST. LOUIS THE UNCENSORED TRUE STORY OF THE 1949 EXORCISM The 1949 exorcism that took place in St. Louis, Missouri, has become one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history. But is the story so mysterious because of the events t …

On the night that Patty Hearst was kidnapped in 1974, journalist Roger D. Rapoport, was a short drive away in his El Cerrito home. He quickly became one of the primary reporters covering the saga as it unfolded in real time. His reporting gave local and n …

Like glitter-tiny, precision-cut, reflective particles-the poems in Glitter City shine by reflection with flashes of light. Narrative, cinematic, and at times trance-like, the poems trace their way back in time. From Fulton Street, Brooklyn to Detroit's W …

After the fascist takeover of his homeland and the murder of his parents, Jewish architecture student Samuel Zelnik thinks that he and his friends are bound for the gulag--or worse. Instead, he receives an unexpected offer of freedom working in the experi …

Where did humans come from? What is our story? Join Annabelle & Aiden as their friend Lucy retraces our first steps in Africa. We fan across the globe, encountering the strangest human (and nonhuman) creatures: from twenty-foot sloths to tiny dwarves in f …

This book is a critical MUST HAVE resource Jesse Pacheco, Marriage & Family Therapist, Los Angeles Latina feminst mental health activist Dior Vargas wondered: How do people of color experience mental illness? This important bilingual mental health photo b …

This edition is a fully illustrated reprint of the 1904 publication by Aleister Crowley and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers. This edition of The Lesser Key of Solomon the King contains all of the over 150 seals, sigils, and charts of the original lesser …

Have you been harmed by toxic religion? Learn how to recover and reclaim your life. Psychologist Marlene Winell is uniquely qualified to address the subject of this book. In addition to her personal experience with leaving fundamentalist religion, she has …

The urge to create beauty and be beautiful haunts Happy Everything, Caitlin Cowan's powerful celebration of feminine resilience. The materiality of marriage and divorce abound in the postnuptial ghost stories Cowan tells with no-nonsense, Midwestern frank …

The Mask of Sanity: An Attempt to Clarify Some Issues About the So-Called Psychopathic Personality is a foundational work on the nature and diagnosis of psychopathy by Dr. Harvey M. Cleckley. This landmark work explores the psychopath's ability to hide th …

Crack the code to supercharging your business. For the last two decades, gaming has outperformed nearly every other industry. Gaming companies produce three times more revenue than Hollywood. A single product boasts $20 billion in revenue. Products craft …

After a global virus seemingly wipes out the entire male population, a skinny, socially awkward, self-conscious video game junkie is somehow still kicking. And he's wildly unprepared for this new world. Out there waiting for him are physicians who want to …

Lesley grew up on a farm milking cows in the boonies of New York. At the age of seventeen, she was an exchange student to Lima, Peru. Following in her mother's footsteps, a generation later, she graduated from Vassar Brothers Hospital School of Nursing a …

The author of the island classic Rainshadow World looks deeply - and personally - into the unnoticed lives of the wildlife that hold the web of life together in the stunning biological diversity of San Juan Island, Washington. From twilight owls to blue b …

At the age of forty-nine, driven by an urgent restlessness, Laurie Woodford rents out her house, packs her belongings into two suitcases, and relocates to Asia. What begins as an opportunity to teach college English overseas, evolves into a nomadic advent …

Stop dreaming of great returns and start achieving them. Deep down, you know that sticking your money in a bank account or mutual fund won't get you in the fast lane to prosperity, but you're not sure where to turn. If you're serious about growing your …

Planning for retirement isn't just about money. Retirement has changed dramatically since our parents' generation. People are living far longer, with far better health than ever before-both mentally and physically. Instead of slowing down, people are le …

We live in a world of abundance and prosperity. Technology has brought us closer and keeps us more connected than ever before. Medical advances protect and heal us. And yet, so many of us trudge through life feeling heavy, empty, stressed, and alone. The …

NEVERMORE THE HAUNTED LIFE AND MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF EDGAR ALLAN POE There are very few among those with a love for the supernatural who don't also have a passion for Edgar Allan Poe. Poe wasn't simply a melancholy author who wrote about premature burials, …

In this groundbreaking book, Sue Brightman beckons us into timely and promising news about women over 50: it's not about aging, it's about becoming more of who we really are and doing what we're called to do. Based on 100 interviews with women age 50-70+, …

One thousand years ago, in the valley of Kashmir, a great Tantric master named Kshemaraja wrote his masterpiece: the Pratyabhijnahrdayam, which means "The Essence of the Recognition Philosophy". This text was a concise primer, written to introduce spiritu …

A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Award-winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a diabolical thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, "a fantasy academy laid out like a combinati …

In the tradition of Clementine and Ramona Quimby, meet Bat. Author Elana K. Arnold returns with another irresistible story of friendship in this widely acclaimed series starring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum. For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknam …

Award-winning investigative journalist Liz Collin sets the record straight. She uncovers what really happened on a street in Minneapolis that set off the riots, the demands to defund the police, and skyrocketing crime across the country. Based on convers …

International Bestseller -- Translated into 15 Languages "This is a most important book, both for patient and physician. It could save your life." -- Peter Levine, PhD, best selling author of In an Unspoken Voice "Gabor Mat�, M.D., skillfully blends rec …

Alice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author with a "lively, engaging, and often wise" (The New York Times Book Review) voice, offers a lyrical, introspective, and unforgettable account of her past and her search for the first family of …

Color your favorite characters and scenes from Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in this coloring book that includes more than a dozen glow-in-the-dark pages! Halloween Town is aglow with your favorite characters and scenes from Disney Ti …

Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager who has been given 90 days to save his failing factory. If he doesn't improve the plant's performance, corporate headquarters will close it down and hundreds of workers will lose their jobs. It takes a chance meeting w …

The streetlights were dark. Black-out curtains hung on every window on every home. The buzz of bombers circled above, searching for targets in the night. For a little girl named Norma, this was the only life she knew. This was life in World War II Englan …

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER *WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER * Andy Borowitz, "one of the funniest people in America" (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly "chronicles our embrace of anti-intellectualism" (Walter Isaacson) in America …

An intimate memoir from Peter Levine, renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing and bestselling author of Waking the Tiger - Shares the author's personal journey to heal his severe childhood trauma as well as his breakthroughs on the path to create Somat …

Color your favorite characters, scenes, and moments from the Harry Potter films in this coloring book that includes more than a dozen glow-in-the-dark pages! Hogwarts is aglow with your favorite characters and scenes from the Harry Potter films in this co …

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Audacious...Life on the Mississippi sparkles." --The Wall Street Journal * "A rich mix of history, reporting, and personal introspection." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch * "Both a travelogue and an engaging history lesson about Ame …

Ice is in her blood. Eighteen-year-old Waterrunner Eira Landan lives her life in the shadows - the shadow of her older brother, of her magic's whispers, and of the person she accidentally killed. She's the most unwanted apprentice in the Tower of Sorcere …

Fifteen challenging sticker puzzles featuring favorite moments and characters from Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas await on these pages! Puzzle your way through spooky scenes from the iconic film with Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare B …

"For anyone who has ever loved deeply and been willing to take risks for the sake of love." Rachel Barenbaum author of Atomic Anna When American-born Jennifer falls in love with French-born Philippe during the First Intifada in Israel, she understands the …

A beautifully written history of high society in Newport, Rhode Island, from the acclaimed author of Party of the CenturyNewport is the legendary and beautiful home of American aristocracy and the sheltered super-rich. Many of the country's most famous bl …

Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure offers information and tools to help you keep blood pressure from building to dangerous levels. By taking specific steps, you can live well with high blood pressure - and even keep it from ever forming. In this book, you …

When a travel writer haunted by old ghosts comes face to face with a new one-who just happens to be one of the most famous men in the world-she has no choice but to dig into his past ... and her own. Fifty-six-year-old Neena Lee is determined to revive …

The fastest, easiest way to master precalculus . . . by doing it! Do logarithmic functions throw you for a loop? Does the challenge of finding an inverse function leave you overwhelmed? Does the Law of Cosines make you feel clueless? With this helpful, ea …

"Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2024" --Ms. Magazine A chronicle of the divergent journeys of a Vietnamese father, who fled his home country in desperation, and his American-born daughter, who ventured to Vietnam as an adult, capturing the stark contr …

Dive into the fantastical world and vocabulary of J. R. R. Tolkien with this beautiful flexibound edition. J. R. R. Tolkien created characters and a world so unique and so rich with details that they warranted a whole new vocabulary to go with them. On th …

Broaden your language skills with this easy-to-use multilingual illustrated dictionary. The 6-Language Visual Dictionary offers you an efficient way to learn and memorize thousands of terms common in six widely spoken European languages. This highly illus …

This guidebook is a compilation of twenty-four hikes encompassing every peak in the La Plata Mountains of southwest Colorado. It is organized by increasing levels of difficulty, ranging from trail treks for families to scrambles with breathtaking exposure …

The third book in A Trial of Sorcerers is full of heart-pounding action, fantastical magic, and romantic tension that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Last night, Eira killed a man. However justified her actions were, many now regard her as a col …

Real connections within teams can create a culture shift for an entire company. Leading Below the Surface illustrates this vision, taking a radical stance against the "surface-ness" of corporate culture and exploring how highly rewarded behaviors are actu …

Color between the lines to reveal your favorite Disney Villains! Disney Villains: Spiroglyphics is a collection of 20 delightful graphic puzzles from Thomas Pavitte, best-selling author of the 1000 Dot-to-Dot and Querkles series. At first, all you see are …

With abundant wit and heart, Jeneva Rose has written a magical and poignant love story about learning to love ourselves. The Girl I Was is one of those rare novels that will make you laugh out loud and tear up uncontrollably in succession while devouring …

From New York Times columnist and bestselling author Frank Bruni comes "a book about vision loss that becomes testimony to human courage, a moving memoir that offers perspective, comfort, and hope" (Booklist, starred review). One morning in late 2017, New …

The story of how one small creature can have a powerful effect for her and her friends using the power of restraint, kindness, and respect. 2023 Nominee, Patricia Gallagher Children's Choice Award "Could there be a more Oregon picture book than one starri …

Ride into a world where Sherlock Holmes meets the Wild West. Saddle up for adventure with the eccentric cowboy detectives, Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer, as they embark on a thrilling journey to establish their dream detective agency in the Wild West. …

What if you were born with no hands? Or a brain that made it hard to learn? Or both? Would you give up, sit around, complain, and watch life pass you by? Or would you put on some running shoes, ask someone to help you tie them, and jump in with both feet? …

The quest is over, but the curse has only just begun. During her journey to the Mystique Mountains, Ophelia uncovered twisted secrets of love and war. Now, she's left to pick up the pieces while stepping into her new role. But when a chancellor of a mino …

I have met and worked with many entertainers in my life. The idea of this book came to me one evening while visiting Cuba. I expand on this in the chapter 'Finding a seed inside Havana.' Also, the wonderful actress Doris Roberts came for dinner one evenin …

Soon no one on Earth will have a place to hide in this novel about fears known and unknown by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz. In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortresslike ston …

From international bestselling author Kat Blackthorne comes a haunted and spooky twist on Medusa and Beauty and the Beast. For everyone who needs a sapphic story where the women are lethal and insatiable. To be bid on was to be bought as a wife. To the w …

Connecting the dots to create stunning images has never been easier! More than 200 visual puzzles pepper the pages of Large Print Amazing Dot-to-Dot. The numbers and dots are larger than those in most dot-to-dot books, which means less eye strain while yo …

"This book brought me to tears and a greater understanding of my own possibilities." Terresa Cooper Haskew, author of Winston's Book of Souls An email from a stranger tells Alison Earley that her natural father, whom she has known for only six years, has …

WHAT'S ONE ITSY, BITSY, LITTLE LIE?Cassian Anders will be the youngest governor in Illinois history... If he wins. That's all everyone seems to talk about these days. Jolie Coldwell isn't one of them. As a journalist, her priorities comprise digging up d …

Deborah Eisenberg is nearly unmatched in her mastery of the short-story form. Now, in her newest collection, she demonstrates once again her virtuosic abilities in precisely distilled, perfectly shaped studies of human connection and disconnection. From a …