A NEW LAND comes out of the late 60's when colorful, open-minded young people begin moving in and finding abandoned or cheap places to rent, forming communes, building wild dwellings, taking over the local bar and building it into a music mecca for the Southwest. The poet goes to New Buffalo in Arroyo Hondo while right in Placitas Village there is The Lower Farm, Manera Nueva and Towapa. "Dried Apricots" explores the crazier parts of Goodell’s brain where anything goes and the unleashed verbal input knows no bounds. There's a multi-gender base that keeps moving through his work as Earth consciousness continually beats like a drum. "Samurai Dog Biscuits" and "Rodeo Guts" reflect fragmentary assaults to his thinking while working and while at home with his muse. Other short prose pieces scatter out satire as well as some biography and commentary. A NEW LAND and other writings range from 1968 to 1980 in this native New Mexican's life.

A New Land: Dried Apricots, Samurai Dog Biscuits, & Other Writings

Literature & Fiction

GOODELL, LARRY

United States

Duende Press

Poems and drawings from the journals of the poet from three years.

Grounded: Poems from 3 Years - 2008 to2010

Between Ann and Larry: Letters - Ann Quin and Larry Goodell

Essays & Correspondence

La Tienda founder Don Harris gives you a unique look at the food, people and soul of Spain. Whether you are from Spain or just love the country and her food, you will find this book a delight. Beautifully designed, book includes over 100 color photographs. Don Harris has a gift for telling refreshing, meaningful and inspiring stories. Stories of regular people living quietly remarkable lives. Stories filled with emotional depth and understanding, brimming with the rich sights, sounds and smells of life. Spanish life. In this fast-paced era of high tech and long to-do lists, there is much we can learn from the Spanish approach to life. This insightful collection of essays will help you: Immerse yourself in the grace and warmth of Spain and her people, be inspired by stories of resilience, dignity and generosity, and learn about families who continue food-making traditions that go back generations.

The Heart of Spain: Families and Food

Travel

Donald B. Harris

Europe

Given the choice between chocolate or sex, Rebecca always chose chocolate. That is, until a series of transformational experiences caused her to let go of three decades of sexual repression and shame. A serendipitous encounter with a Brazilian man sets the stage for a six-year journey toward the discovery of a new sexual and spiritual truth and a love that comes full circle.Set against the backdrop of Buenos Aires and London, with the soulful music of the blues intricately woven throughout the journey, this book is more than just a captivating love story. Healing sources of spiritual guidance accompany the joyful and romantic ride.Deeply intimate, insightful, and enriched with playful humor, this story invites readers to not only engage in the beauty of one woman’s journey of self-discovery, but to embark on their own journey toward living life to the fullest and highest degree possible.

Finding Ecstasy: How Buenos Aires, a Brazilian, and the Blues Saved My Sex Life (and My Soul)

Self-Help

Pillsbury, Rebecca

Personal Transformation

Native Northwest cultures have long believed whales to be spiritual guides, capable of leading humans to the meaning of life. These ancient and intelligent giants of the sea do, in fact, instill many with an awe so deep that it changes their life’s direction. That is what happened to the twenty-two individuals featured in this book. Guided by Whales is an exploration of career paths and passion projects undertaken by people who saw a whale…and were never again the same. Here are the stories of artists, activists, authors, filmmakers, marine biologists, naturalists, nonprofit administrators, and more who have dedicated their lives to advocating for cetaceans. Their inspirational stories segue into messages of conservation, education, and Native wisdom. Collectively, these stories demonstrate what Native cultures have known all along: whales have a lot to teach us about how to be better human beings.

Guided by Whales

Biographies & Memoirs

Pillsbury, Rebecca Ann

Professionals & Academics

What do you do when you get the blues?
 After reading this book, you’re going to want to dance. Blues music is known as the soundtrack of heartaches and hardships, but the practice of singing, playing, or listening to the blues has always been used as a mechanism to transform tragedy into beauty. So it’s no wonder that the powerful emotional response blues music evokes evolved into an intimate partner dance—with a global movement of dedicated followers.
 For many, the dance has become not just an art but a powerful tool for self-expression, physical well-being, community building—and transformation. This book shares inspirational stories of thirty-six blues dancers from North America, to Europe, to India and even the Middle East. Learn how blues dancing has helped individuals: 
 • Overcome depression and social anxiety • Ease symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia • Experience relief from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) • Regain mobility after severe back and knee pain • Recover from divorce or relationship dissolution 
 Read Saved by the Blues and be compelled to see where the blues can take you…

Saved by the Blues: 36 Stories of Transformation through Blues Music and Dancing

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Readers will find themselves on the edge of their seats in this highly acclaimed sequel to the international bestseller, "The Billionaire: The Continuum." Rockstar extraordinaire, Eli Evans, reunites with Angelina, a yoga teacher and budding actress, and determines that she is his soulmate. But maintaining an intimate relationship while dealing with fame, fortune, and the paparazzi isn't easy. Eli must further figure out how to fulfill what his guide, Michael, outlined for him as his soul’s purpose—raising the vibration of human consciousness through his music, clearing karma from his previous life as Derek Stryker (a billionaire and pedophile), and using wealth accumulated through cryptocurrencies to rebalance world power. Join Eli as he discovers a major human trafficking ring in Thailand, has a near-death encounter while attending Burning Man, and experiences the traumatic grief of losing someone very close to him. Along the way, you might uncover a new definition of what it means to be soulmates.

The Billionaire Soulmates (Volume 2)

Nicoll, Petra

Genre Fiction

When Nowhere Is Home: An Adoption Story

Finn, Charlotte

Happiness

Against the backdrop of immense cultural shift in the late-1960s, in the unique setting of Mendocino, California, here is a poignant telling of what it was like for a closeted gay kid working and living in a family-run French restaurant. 
Frequented by eccentric locals, tourists, and movie stars, Cafe Beaujolais became a local landmark. And though it has seen several incarnations, it remains the standard for fine dining on the Northern California coast. 
Beaujolais in My Blood spans from the inception of the restaurant by Eric's parents to its eventual sale. While he witnesses the evolution of his parents' dream-moving away from TV dinners, and toward an appreciation of well-prepared food-he is all the while a young man discovering his true nature and the meaning of service through hard work and self-discovery. The result is a coming of age (and coming out) story told with grit and humor. Finally, here is the story of Cafe Beaujolais' colorful origin.

Beaujolais In My Blood: Growing Up Gay and Well-Fed in a Family-Run French Restaurant

Pitsenbarger, Eric Neil

Parenting & Relationships

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