An eye-opening exposé of culture clash in America Poignant and unflinching, Caged in America tells the riveting true story of one woman's struggle to escape the clenching grip of culture gone wrong. Jasmine Sharif was born into a neighborhood where women symbolize a man's power, sheiks decide who can and cannot marry, and fathers sell their daughters. From innocent daydreams of marrying Prince Charming, through a labyrinth of arranged marriages and divorces, Caged in America follows a remarkable odyssey of deliverance. Unwilling to relent, Jasmine endures one tragedy after another.When defiance severs the last threads of family love, abandoning her to a life of abusive husbands, back-stabbing sisters, and self-degradation, she turns to the Quran. With faith to sustain her and the bright beacon of love for her sons and daughter to light the way, she journeys from the cold Detroit winter to Yemen's hot sands in search of healing. But when she sees her children being scarred by the same culture, her search becomes a desperate flight for freedom.

Caged in America: One Woman's Journey through the Veil

Jasmine Sharif

Open Books Press

"The Street Corner Ching" presents the ancient Chinese source of wisdom, the "I Ching," in terms a modern westerner can easily understand. Now, with just three coins, paper and pen, and this book, you can draw on this fascinating and uncannily insightful divination tool to examine life, the universe and... pretty much everything! Author Randy Handley, a professional musician and songwriter, is also a long-time student of eastern spirituality. He worked with the "I Ching" for more than thirty years when he realized that he had translated and re-interpreted much of its wisdom and most of its essential fortune-telling aspects into "plain English." With the blessing of the ancient oracle, Handley shares his Street Corner Ching with you.

The Street Corner Ching; The Ancient Chinese Oracle in Plain English

Religion & Spirituality

Handley, Randy

New Age & Spirituality

The Hummingbird Review promotes fine writing by publishing both new writers and fully established literary figures. The review is committed to portraying the beauty and challenges of life - the full human experience - through literature and art, and promotes cross-cultural writing in all forms. Volume 1 (winter 2009/spring 2010) includes essays, prose, and poetry from a contributors list including Luis Alberto Urrea, Taylor Mali, Achy Obejas, Robert Yehling, Martin Espada, Ernesto Livon-Grossman, David Hernandez, Carlos Cumpian and writers from Cabin 20.

The Hummingbird Review; Volume 1, Number 1

Kathryn Kopple Lakshmi Bertram Charles Redner

68 true stories, written by 44 authors who have overcome adversity or found hope by exploring the mystical aspects of life, have been gathered to help readers find the peace and contentment. A diverse blend of people share their personal journeys to happiness, including well-known names such as-Susan Jeffers Ph.D, M.J. Ryan,Antonio Ballatore, Dee Wallace, Barry Goldstein, and Barbara Shiffman. Each chapter ends with advice and activities for personal growth. Happiness Awaits You! began with one woman's desire to bring more happiness into the world.

Happiness Awaits You!

Costa, Carol

Kyle, Liisa

Terryviale, Maggie

Forbidden love, the Imperial Court of the Han Dynasty,jades worth millions on the black market ... Ross Lamos, 21stCentury Karmic Detective, knows that somehow, the history of the three jades is his as well. Yü, the Stone of Heaven, jade art born from the genius of ancient China. Lamos has built his career dealing Asian art and antiquities by hiding his very useful psychic Touch. When he holds the jades, the yü will reveal an extraordinary history. Lamos will risk everything to protect the jades, and finally remember his role in a love story that changed the course of a Dynasty ... the love between an extraordinary Concubine and a Prince, the son of her Emperor, and the Poet caught between them all ... a story hidden for two thousand years in three pieces of yü. Yü is the award winning first novel by Joy Shayne Laughter and begins the Ross Lamos mystery series.

Yu; A Ross Lamos Mystery

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Laughter, Joy Shayne

Mystery

The Hummingbird Review promotes fine writing by publishing both new writers and fully established literary figures. The review is committed to portraying the beauty and challenges of life - the full human experience - through literature and art, and promotes cross-cultural writing in all forms. Volume 1, Number 2 (summer/fall 2010) includes essays, prose, and poetry from a contributors list including Luis Alberto Urrea,Michael Blake, Martin Espada, Don Eulert, Said Leghlid, Dean Nelson, Michael Shrieve and writers from Cabin 20.

The Hummingbird Review, Volume 1, Number 2

Charles Redner Lakshmi Bertram Robert Yehling

A twelve year-old Tohono O'odham boy and his grandfather embark on a hazardous journey across Arizona's borderland desert to the summit of legendary Baboquivari Peak to seek the spirits of their ancestors. Treacherous mountain passes, ruthless drug smugglers, and the mystery of ancient petroglyphs prove the ultimate test of their dedication to one another on a quest to the place where I'itoi, the first O'odham, walked Mother Earth.

Gift of the Desert Dog

Children's Books

Hunton, Robert L.

Action & Adventure

When Turtle dreams Mother Earth is in trouble, Turtle springs into action. Can Turtle come up with a plan to save Turtle Island? With no time to lose, Turtle sets out in the forest to share the Dream. Now-will the Animals and People play their part? On October 27, 2009, while staying with Navaho/Dine friends in the Four Corners of the American Southwest, Delphina dreamed Turtle's Dream. "All of life is part of the Sacred web of creation. Turtle Island, Mother Earth, is now calling for our help." explains Delphina Nova, a member of Ontario's Eastern Woodlands Tribe. Author, Spiritual Advisor and intuitive healer, she mentors youth and adults to follow their dreams. Illustrator Curtis Yanito is a member of the Navaho Nation, and has won numerous awards for his art.

Turtle's Dream

Nova, Delphina

Animals

Dana Sloan's investigation into the disappearance of a talented singer, who has run off with money belonging to the mob, is sidetracked when the girl's husband confesses to killing her. The confession is a lie and the case quickly becomes a dangerous web of deceptions and related crimes. Identity theft, murder, and an attempt on Dana's life send her across the country to find the missing girl before the mob catches up with her. For once, investigative reporter Sloan and her boyfriend, Detective Al Bruno, are working a case together, and uncover new evidence that heals a family torn apart by tragedy nineteen years earlier.

When Nothing Else Was Right; A Dana Sloan Mystery

The Hummingbird Review promotes fine writing by publishing both new writers and fully established literary figures. The review is committed to portraying the beauty and challenges of life - the full human experience - through literature and art, and promotes cross-cultural writing in all forms. Volume 2, Number 1 (Spring 2011) includes essays, prose, and poetry from a contributors list including Michael Blake, David Amram, Gary Snyder, William Thompson Ong, Isaac Lomeli and Joy Harjo.

The Hummingbird Review; Volume 2, Number 1

Literature & Fiction

United States

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