What happens when a beloved pet dies? Does the relationship continue, become stronger, or change when reunited? What happens to abused animals after death? Animal News From Heaven answers these questions and showcases the emotional reunions of teachers, animal trainers, and friends of animals. It offers heartwarming accounts of Bostwick's communication with deceased famous and not-so-famous individuals from many walks of life and different periods in history from St. Francis of Assisi, the Patron Saint of Animals, to Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter to Ernest Hemingway. These animal stories entertain as they embrace the reader in hopes to motivate understanding for all of God's creatures. Animal News From Heaven lifts the Spirits, empowers the reader to break down the barriers of doubt, and eases the suffering when a beloved pet dies.

Animal News From Heaven

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Bostwick, Miriam

Pets & Animal Care

Epigraph Publishing

Bebop is a spunky, young bunny who happily lives in the Great Big Forest with his mama. He especially loves to dance and play but one day it gets him into trouble. Bebop becomes lost! Out in the middle of the Great Big Forest he encounters some unique individuals. Little does he know that the one he fears the most will be the one he can trust and who will take him home to Mama Bunny. Tuck your children into bed, curl up next to them and take an adventure with Bebop Bunny! This delightful tale will touch the senses while sending assuring messages to your child. The inspiration for this story came from my own son's imagination at bedtime. I have brought together "classic" and "modern" style writing, and Nick has done the same with the illustrations to create this 21st century tale of a bunny. I hope that you and your children will enjoy this story as much as my family has and as much as I enjoyed writing it.

The Adventures of Bebop Bunny

Children's Books

Seidman, Amy

Animals

American Guru is a multifaceted account of life in the contemporary spiritual community known as EnlightenNext, and the controversial "teaching methods" of its New York-born founder, self-proclaimed "guru" Andrew Cohen. With contributions from several of Cohen's former students, William Yenner recalls the thirteen-year trajectory of his career as a leader and manager in Cohen's community--his early days as an idealistic "seeker," his years of service on EnlightenNext's Board of Directors, his ultimate disillusionment and departure,and his efforts to make sense of his experiences as a once-devoted follower of a "Teacher of Evolutionary Enlightenment." With wit and insight, Yenner and his colleagues have produced a riveting cautionary tale on the dangers of authoritarian spirituality, and an insider'scase study on the promises and pitfalls of postmodern discipleship. "William Yenner's courageous exposé, American Guru, is a powerful reminder that all of our tendencies toward idealization of dharma teachers must be carefully examined." -William Morgan, Psy.D., member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy,co-author of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy "William Yenner's true, uncensored-and finally ungagged-moving personal story, in combination with the powerful reflections, recollections and contributions of other former community members, makes American Guru an essential source document for the study and understanding of authoritarian spiritual sects." -Hal Blacker, former editor of EnlightenNext magazine "American Guru is not a mean-spirited book. It is, rather, a refreshingly honest one." -David Christopher Lane, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, Mt. San Antonio College Check out the book online at www.americanguru.net

American Guru: A Story of Love, Betrayal and Healing-former students of Andrew Cohen speak out

Biographies & Memoirs

Yenner, William

Leaders & Notable People

This is a mother's account of her experience as a disciple of her own son - Andrew Cohen, a well-known American guru - and of her struggle to free herself from his control. What had been a close, affectionate relationship slowly becomes a nightmare of domination. The story begins quiely in India and unfolds with growing intensity as Andrew, his mother, and a few people who have gathered around him, travel to England, Holland, Israel, and finally the United States, but which time Andrew has attracted hundreds of devotees to his "meetings." The abuse of power, incessant fear, and the pyschology of obsession are all explored here from an intimate perspective. Since brainwashing cults and their grandiose gurus are proliferating - in this country and all over the world - this book is not only a mother's lament, but also a finger pointing to the growing appeal everywhere of authoritarianism and absolutism.

The Mother of God

Religion & Spirituality

Tarlo, Luna

Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts

Working in teams of two, ETTs are tasked with training, leading in combat, and mentoring the Afghan Army to victory against the thriving and brutal Taliban insurgency. Writing and recording from a remote outpost, Benjamin Tupper's boots-on-the-ground dispatches were broadcast on NPR and posted on Doonesbury's milblog The Sandbox. Now he takes us inside the intricacies of the war, opening up a unique and multifaceted view of Afghan culture and war tactics. From the rush of gunfi re to surreal, euphoric moments of cross-cultural understanding, this emotional and thought-provoking narrative is rich with humor, eloquence and contradiction. Writing of danger and desire, confusion and camaraderie, outrage and inspiration, Tupper illuminates the challenges of the war, vividly bringing to life both the mundane and the extraordinary and seeking a way forward. Readers will take away an understanding of the Afghan people, from soldiers to interpreters to villagers, that is critical to shaping our policies in what will soon be America's longest war. His journey comes full circle; from direct involvement in fi ghting for Afghanistan's future he is suddenly transported back home, haunted by dreams and enduring the travails of PTSD. Welcome to Afghanistan offers new insight into America's eight-year mission, and takes readers to a place where our warriors need us to go.

Welcome To Afghanistan: Send More Ammo

History

Benjamin, Tupper

Asia

'The nature of truth is to be free from contradictions. We approach nearer and nearer truth as we fi nd less and less contradictions. The only thing which is so free is non-duality'...'This may be achieved at fi rst, as the Upanishads say, in lightning fl ashes, in fl eeting momentary glimpses, but later this must be established into permanency. You should stabilize them through self-recollectedness to be done throughout the day, and through the constant reminder that the world is not separate from yourself. It is not enough to grasp the intellectual truth of non-duality'...'As the man of realisation knows the world to be an idea, a mental construct, the sense of unifi cation and love to all mankind is simultaneously its materialization, for he knows no difference between idea and matter. Hence too he wishes all beings to be happy, loves even his enemy, wishes him no harm, for he knows the truth of universal self-identifi cation. Thus to the extent a man realises the truth, he can do good and no more'...'Any kind of difference means contradiction. Nothing whatsoever other than the Atman exists. If you think there is another entity, whether man or God, there is no truth. This is the teaching since time immemorial of those who have inquired into truth.' - V. SUBRAHMANYA IYER

Advaita: The Truth of Non-Duality

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Iyer, V. Subrahmanya

Alternative Medicine

Everyone experiences conflict and, at times, feels overwhelmed. When we remain calm and centered, see clearly what the conflict is about and where it is coming from, address the conflict creatively and assertively, and create what we need without expecting or depending on others to change, the result is personal, relational, social, and spiritual transformation. As we master the skills of conflict resolution this transformation comes more easily to us and we are able to support others in resolving their conflicts. Just Conflict helps readers gain greater confidence about their capacity to name, address, and resolve whatever conflict arises so that, when they discover issues in any relationship, they are able to say, “Oh, it’s just conflict.” These tools help the reader become more adept at knowing what is missing for them when conflicts emerge and to make the choices which get all parties what they need. It is the ability to construct justice out of turmoil which makes conflict just. Dr. Robinson is the Executive Director of the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution and a pastoral counselor who has provided psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families experiencing high levels of conflict for 30 years. More information can be found at JustConflict.com.

Just Conflict: Transformation Through Resolution

Self-Help

Robinson, Mark Lee

Relationships

Becoming Fire: A Freudian Psychoanalyst's Spiritual Journey shows us how to synthesize spiritual beliefs and science, our inner lives and our work in the world. We share the journey of an ordinary person who discovers the extraordinary-faith in God-amidst the atheism of the Freudian path. We share the triumph of grace as we follow Dr. Severino through personal tragedy and loss to joy. We find inspiration for healing our mind and nurturing the soul, hope for inner peace despite our turbulent times, encouragement to move from fear to love of all, and pleasure in reading a story well told. "In Becoming Fire: A Freudian Psychoanalyst's Spiritual Journey, Sally Severino, M.D. lays bare her life-professional and private, her psyche, and her soul. She embodies the merger of Freud and God, strange bedfellows by traditional standards, but strangely compatible in Dr. Severino's experience. In reading this book, you will have a greater understanding of Freudian psychology and a greater understanding of God. More importantly, you will have a greater understanding of yourself." -Susan Carrell, author of Escaping Toxic Guilt: Five Proven Steps to Free Yourself from Guilt for Good! "Becoming Fire takes the reader on a spiritual odyssey free of self-righteousness, lectures or posturing. Author Sally Severino shares her journey to God with the skill of a seasoned storyteller. A Freudiantrained psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Dr. Severino credits Freud with sparking the quest of self-discovery that led her to God and to her own personal happiness. Her memoir offers hopeful reassurance and inspiration for anyone who feels that life is too hard, Christianity too complex, and God too abstract and far away to be of relevance to our human existence." -Anne Hillerman, author of Tony Hillerman's Landscape: On the Road with an American Legend Sally K. Severino, MD is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Dr. Severino is certifi ed by the American Psychoanalytic Association and served as the first woman president of the American College of Psychoanalysts. She is grounded in the Christian contemplative tradition, has served on the Board of Directors for The Contemplative Center of St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is a Felician Associate of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. www.neurospirit.net

Becoming Fire: A Freudian Psychoanalyst's Spiritual Journey

Christian Books & Bibles

Severino, M. D. Sally K.

Catholicism

Book Description Demystifying the Akasha: Consciousness and the Quantum Vacuum Duality, including the spiritual/material and mind/body dichotomies, has been the basis of the Western paradigm for four hundred years, and has been blamed for major world problems. Meanwhile, in the East, nonduality has prevailed. While science is generally seen in opposition to nonduality, this book sets out to prove the compatibility of the scientifi c outlook and the spiritual nonduality of India by constructing a mathematical model of cosmic consciousness. The ideas and their history are presented non technically in Part One, while the full mathematical details are presented in Part Two. Ralph Abraham is Professor of Mathematics at the University of California at Santa Cruz, one of the pioneers of chaos theory. He is the author or coauthor of several math texts, including Foundations of Mechanics, Dynamics the Geometry of Behavior, and Chaos in Discrete Dynamical Systems. He has also written books on the history of math, philosophy, and the arts, such as Chaos, Creativity, and Cosmic Consciousness and The Evolutionary Mind. Sisir Roy is Professor of Theoretical Physics, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. His field of interest covers foundations of quantum mechanics, cosmology, functional geometry and brain function. He has published more than 100 papers in peer reviewed international journals and nine research and edited monographs by Kluwer Academic,World Scientific etc. publishers. Praise for Demystifying the Akasha: Consciousness and the Quantum Vacuum "A key contribution to bringing the concept of the Akasha into the ambit of contemporary science, and relating it to our understanding of consciousness. A book for all serious students of cosmos and consciousness." ―Dr. Ervin Laszlo, Author of Science and the Akashic Field

Demystifying the Akasha: Consciousness and the Quantum Vacuum

Politics & Social Sciences

Roy, Sisir

Abraham, Ralph

Philosophy

Democracy and Autocracy are on the same circle, one following the other.  In time, autocratic socities revolt to have democracy and democratic societies manage the chaos to have control and sanity.  When both socieites reach equillibirum, the pendulum rests in the middle. In my book, The Human Condition, physical, mental and emotional aspects of man were discussed in relation to the global concerns and survival of humanity. This book was written mainly to analyze and evaluate our immediate environment in the context of Western culture. It is an overview dedicated to the evaluation of our American way of life as it reflects on our personal and global existence in the twenty-first century. In this book, various aspects of our culture affecting the foundation of society have been systematically chosen, critically analyzed and discussed. As identified and explored, a considerable number of society's functions are unleashed, unmanaged and out of control. Sad to say, as experienced over the years, and especially in recent years, there has been an erosion and gradual breakdown of our society in many ways. These chaotic situations have been brought to the reader's attention, the severity of the condition has been discussed and the solutions to address them have been presented. After all is said, there is optimism and hope for rebuilding and genuine evolution from within; however, if we do not wake up and take serious measures to change and manage many aspects of our society, it is likely that in the future we will not be able to continue our democratic way of life as a sound culture. This book is meant to ignite interest, awareness and show the masses that our enemy is within us. A healthy and noteworthy society needs more than money and power to survive, evolve and endure. Persian-born Mehran Vajdi is scientist who received his B.S. and M.S. from The University of Manitoba, holds a Ph.D. in lipid chemistry from The University of Massachusetts, and post-doctorate in analytical chemistry in collaboration with The U.S. Army Natick Laboratories. He is the recipient of the Sigma Xi award of the Scientific Society of North America, author of several patents and over twenty-five scientific publications. Dr. Vajdi is also an artist and athlete who served as president of the Yankee Volleyball Association. For more than fifty years, during his athletic career, Dr. Vajdi coached and played competitive volleyball at collegiate, regional and national events, receiving numerous awards and recognitions.

Unleashed: What Destroys Democracy is Unmanaged Democracy

Vajdi, Mehran

Politics & Government

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