Little-Known Histories from the Shores of the Chesapeake to the Foothills of the Allegheny Mountains
"Good evening, I'm Ric Cottom. Welcome to Your Maryland ." Since 2002, when he first delivered his now-classic radio segment on Maryland history, Ric Cottom has narrated hundreds of little-known human interest stories. Collected here are 72 of his favorite on-air pieces. From accused witches and the murderous ......
Following in the tradition of her bestselling Life Is a Verb, Patti Digh returns with this deceptively simple gathering of touchstones, Your Daily Rock. With her signature gift of presenting truths in concise heartspeak, she provides short meditations to ground each day in more mindful and intentional living.
How to Study Smart, Achieve Your Goals, and Enjoy Campus Life
This up-to-date, evidence-based book provides a roadmap for how to be successful in college--and afterwards. It covers a comprehensive set of academic and personal topics in a student-friendly, readable package. Companion web site with resources for instructors: http: //pubs.apa.org/books/supp/foss/
Going on Retreat to Find Your Way Back to Yourself
If you want to live an extraordinary life, one in which your heart, mind, and spirit are in sync, you have to make space for your soul. You have to leave, in order to come back to yourself. It is time to go on retreat. Written as if by a wise and cherished friend, You Should Leave Now is a gentle, practical guide to drawing rich ......
You Don't Owe Anyone invites perfectionists, workaholics, people pleasers, and strivers to make surprising choices that free us from the weight of expectations. Caroline Garnet McGraw's personal stories serve as a compassionate witness and a wakeup call, inspiring us to move our life in new, positive directions.
Stories from Angola Prison and the Psychology of Personal Transformation
Can people make positive changes in their lives that really last? To answer this question, Dr. Mark W. Baker wound up interviewing inmates in the largest maximum-security prison in the United States, located in Angola, Louisiana.
This is an illustrated children's book for ages 7-11 that makes gender identity, sexual orientation and family diversity easy to explain to children.
Throughout the book kids learn that there are many kinds of people in the world and that diversity is something to be celebrated. It covers gender, romantic ......
Yoga therapy is commonly used for the management of arthritis, but often focussesexclusively on adaptation of the physical poses and on structural solutions. This bookmoves beyond the traditional routines to present yoga as a lifestyle designed to improvequality of life and overall well-being for individuals living with arthritis and ......
Stress is pervasive and seemingly universal. More than ever, people want to mitigate the side effects of stress by addressing stress itself through more and different methods. This work walks readers through the writing approach to "taming the tension in your life."