![]() ![]() I also developed a private, personal habit of quickly and silently asking for God’s help with each patient whom I was about to treat, and so gathered gradual and sometimes sudden inspiration from above. My gifted wife, Jean, worked with me, and as one of the most intuitive people I have ever met, proved to be a great help to me. It came together as I worked on patients daily, finding out what worked, discarding what didn’t, and learning everything I could about any sort of healing method my colleagues were using, and from ancient texts on healing as well. The Emotion Code is a healing method that I developed in my small holistic clinic in Southern California in the early 1990s. I was directed to go into the healing arts by a very powerful and clear answer to prayer, at a time when I was asking for help from above to determine the direction my life should take. And it is coming into the world at a time when it is desperately needed. ![]() I very sincerely believe that this healing method comes from above, from the divine source of all truth. ![]() ![]() I’ve often said that all the experiences of my life have prepared me to bring this simple and beautiful tool into the world. It has been immensely gratifying to witness the amazing growth and acceptance that energy healing has experienced since The Emotion Code was first published in 2007. ![]()
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![]() All too aware of the stories of cowboys, ranchers, and oilmen that have long dominated the lore of the Lone Star State, Gordon-Reed-herself a Texas native and the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas as early as the 1820s-forges a new and profoundly truthful narrative of her home state, with implications for us all.Ĭombining personal anecdotes with poignant facts gleaned from the annals of American history, Gordon-Reed shows how, from the earliest presence of Black people in Texas to the day in Galveston on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger announced the end of legalized slavery in the state, African-Americans played an integral role in the Texas story. Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s On Juneteenth provides a historian’s view of the country’s long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous hardships that African-Americans have endured in the century since, from Reconstruction through Jim Crow and beyond. The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth’s integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and Texas native. ![]() ![]() ![]() Talks about how colour and light were used in the past by various masters and how its use has been changing throughout time and artist movements. Here I will give a brief summary of what you can expect in each chapter: Chapter 1: Tradition He bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge for traditional and digital artists of all levels of experience. ![]() ![]() Author James Gurney draws on his experience as a Plein-air painter and science illustrator to share a wealth of information about the realist painter’s most fundamental tools: colour and light. Unlike many other art books that only give recipes for mixing colours or describe step-by-step painting techniques, Colour and Light answers the questions that realist painters continually ask, such as: “What happens with sky colours at sunset?”, “How do colours change with distance?”, and “What makes a form look three-dimensional?”. Imaginative Realism and Colour and Light are based on his award-winning blog,, which attracts over 3000 readers each day. His most recent book, Imaginative Realism, was the #1 best-selling book on in both the categories of Painting and Art Instruction. ![]() James Gurney is the author and illustrator of the New York Times best-selling Dinotopia books, which have been translated into 18 languages in 32 countries. Title: Colour and Light – A Guide for the Realist Painter ![]() ![]() The War of the Worlds has been both popular (having never been out of print) and influential, spawning numerous feature films, radio dramas, a record album, comic book adaptations, television series, and sequels or parallel stories by other authors. At the time of publication, it was classified as a scientific romance, like Wells's earlier novel, The Time Machine. Some historians have argued that Wells wrote the book to encourage his readership to question the morality of imperialism. Wells later noted that inspiration for the plot was the catastrophic effect of European colonisation on the Aboriginal Tasmanians. ![]() The plot is similar to other works of invasion literature from the same period, and has been variously interpreted as a commentary on the theory of evolution, British colonialism, and Victorian-era fears, superstitions and prejudices. The novel is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martians and is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction canon. The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between humankind and an extraterrestrial race. The full novel was first published in hardcover in 1898 by William Heinemann. It was written between 18, and serialised in Pearson's Magazine in the UK and Cosmopolitan magazine in the US in 1897. ![]() The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. ![]() ![]() Ambitious and bold, Geertz’s greatest creation is a method all critical thinkers can learn from. The best way to do this, for Geertz, is via ‘thick description:’ a way of recording things that explores context and surroundings, and articulates meaning within the web of culture. Understanding culture, therefore, is not so much a matter of going in search of law, but of setting out an interpretative framework for meaning that focuses directly on attempts to define the real meaning of things within a given culture. For Geertz, ‘cultures’ are ‘webs of meaning’ in which everyone is suspended. ![]() Geertz is best known for his definition of ‘culture,’ and his theory of ‘thick description,’ an influential technique that depends on fresh interpretative approaches. For Geertz, however, standard interpretative approaches did not go deep enough, and his life’s work concentrated on deepening and perfecting his subject’s interpretative skills. ![]() ![]() The centrality of interpretative skills to anthropology is uncontested: in a subject that is all about understanding mankind, and which seeks to outline the differences and the common ground that exists between cultures, interpretation is the crucial skillset. Clifford Geertz has been called ‘the most original anthropologist of his generation’ – and this reputation rests largely on the huge contributions to the methodology and approaches of anthropological interpretation that he outlined in The Interpretation of Cultures. Geertz is best known for his definition of 'culture,' and his theory of 'thick description,' an influential technique that depends on fresh interpretative approaches. ![]() ![]() ![]() "This was Labyrinth by way of Angela Carter. ![]() Jae-Jones's Wintersong will sweep you away into a world you won't soon forget. And with time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed. Drawn to the strange, captivating world she finds-and the mysterious man who rules it-she soon faces an impossible decision. īut when her own sister is taken by the Goblin King, Liesl has no choice but to journey to the Underground to save her. Now eighteen and helping to run her family's inn, Liesl can't help but feel that her musical dreams and childhood fantasies are slipping away. They've enraptured her mind, her spirit, and inspired her musical compositions. Now the days of winter begin and the Goblin King rides abroad, searching for his bride.Īll her life, Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, dangerous Goblin King. Duncan, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Saints and Ruthless Godsĭark, romantic, and unforgettable, Wintersong is an enchanting coming-of-age story for fans of Labyrinth and Beauty and The Cruel Prince. ![]() ![]() "Darkly romantic and atmospheric in all of the best ways, this book reads like a fever dream you never want to wake from." -Emily A. ![]() ![]() Now would be a good time then, to introduce Low Saxon as a school subject. However, both hosts agree that there are many young people who have an incomplete or ‘passive’ grasp of the language that can be activated or built out if a stimulus is provided. He also goes into the phenomenon of ‘New Low Saxons’: young people who weren’t taught Low Saxon, but who want to reconnect with their roots and who are interested in resources for learning the language.Ĭhris rains on this parade a bit by observing that such enthusiasts constitute a very small number of ‘language nerds’, who may not form enough of a critical mass to influence the population in general. Martin tempers this view by arguing that the language is stronger in some areas than in others. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, Yolen’s deft and sensitive writing pulls no punches and never shies away from the historical horrors she is portraying. This is a bold approach, and in the hands of a lesser writer could run the risk of trivialising its subject matter. The castle becomes the schloss in the village where the Jews are interned, the wall of rose thorns the barbed wire surrounding the concentration camp, the curse of sleep the sleep of death, the rosy red of Briar Rose’s cheeks the symptoms of gas poisoning. In her novel Briar Rose (1992), her entry in Terri Windling’s Fairy Tale series, Yolen uses the tale of Sleeping Beauty to talk about the Holocaust. Children know this, the families and story tellers who have passed down fairy tales from generation to generation knew this, Jane Yolen knows this. ![]() Just because a story is a fairy tale does not make it twee and inconsequential. Beyond the fact that everybody enjoys a bit of escapist entertainment now and then and there’s nothing wrong with that, this is a frustrating argument for those of us who know and love the genre because it elides how the fantastic can be powerfully and effectively used to explore real world issues. And even the ones that seem the most like lies can be our deepest hidden truths.”Īn argument used to dismiss non-realist fiction, but specially Fantasy, is that it is pure escapism. ![]() ![]() The animals get to show how great they are and the villagers recognize this. I love animals and its great to see a book where the animals in a circus - a circus run by a not-so-nice owner, too - get to escape their fate of circus-dom. I was delighted that the story is every bit as wonderful as the cover. I love especially how the water is splashing up as the ship makes its way through the sea. I didn't realize it was the same illustrator who does Kate DiCamillo's Mercy Watson series, but it makes sense because I love those illustrations as well. What I Think: I was drawn to this book because of the stunning cover. With buoyant rhymes and brilliantly caricatured illustrations evoking the early nineteenth century, Chris Van Dusen presents a hugely entertaining tale about the bonds of community - and a rare hidden-pictures spread for eagle-eyed readers of all ages. ![]() So well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard. ![]() Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. ![]() GoodReads Summary: With stunning artwork and a rhyming text, the illustrator of the Mercy Watson books tells a tale of human-animal connection full of humor and heart. Genre/Format: Semi-Non-Fiction/Fiction/Picture Book ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Love, lies, corruption, danger and secrets are all perfectly encapsulated in this action-packed fantasy YA series, full of twists and turns to make for another sensational chapter in the Shadowhunters' world. Both Shadowhunters, both in love with her. All while trying to understand who she truly loves, Will or Jem. ![]() She will find protection in the Shadowhunters, a band of warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons and slowly uncovers a surprising past she never thought could be hers. On her journey to find him, she discovers her ability to shape-shift, and this is where her story begins. Tessa Gray, a young orphan, only has one hope: to find her lost brother. Under the hustle and bustle of Victorian London, Downworld's vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Following YA Fantasy success of The Mortal Instruments series by Casandra Clare, this is the prequel epic Shadowhunters chapter set in Victorian London of the 1800s starring Tessa Gray. ![]() |