"[Kinder] writes with the x-ray vision of a Sherwood Anderson, and with the insight of a Freudian analyst, an interpreter of dreams, in language that could be as well suited to the traditional folktale or the hometown newspaper as to poetry of the French surrealists. Here is a collection of short fiction for our times: a mirror held up to the homely details, reflecting back to us the wild insides."---Laura Kasischke, MLFA judge"I read A Near-Perfect Gift from start to end without stopping, and, … [Read more...]
by on June 13, 2012
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities and Household Chaos From Taking Over Your Life (Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff Series)
"While it's easy to allow little things to take over our lives, there are things we can do to make life around the house less stressful," writes Richard Carlson in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities and Household Chores from Taking Over Your Life. In this collection of 98 brief essays, Carlson (author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... And It's All Small Stuff) meditates on small, but meaningful ways to avoid being overwhelmed by life, … [Read more...]
by on June 6, 2012
Sacred Power of the Universal Laws Revealed
"(This book) provides a fresh approach to understanding and interpreting the twelve Universal Laws that are the foundation for every major religion and spiritual teaching. "Glet writes, 'In any creation, all the Universal Laws function simultaneously with or without our awareness. In order to understand Creation with awareness, the creative process was divided into these twelve different functions of the twelve Universal Laws. The thirteenth Law consists of the use of the twelve Universal Laws … [Read more...]
by on June 4, 2012
The Divine Center
“For many years,” writes the author, “I have felt and seen the need for an organizing principle in life.” That principle must be simple but not simplistic; and it must offer total direction in life.This book introduces, explains, and illuminates that principle — centering one's life on God. Part of this concept, aspiring to be Christlike, is not a new thought. What is new and compelling here is the author's sparklingly fresh approach: “We see the world not as it is, but as we are.” … [Read more...]
by on June 1, 2012
Six Thinking Hats
YOUR SUCCESS IN BUSINESS DEPENDS ON HOW WELL YOU THINK Six Thinking Hats can help you think better-with its practical and uniquely positive approach to making decisions and exploring new ideas. It is an approach that thousands of business managers, educators, and government leaders around the world have already adopted with great success. "The main difficulty of thinking is confusion," writes Edward de Bono, long recognized as the foremost international authority on conceptual thinking and on … [Read more...]
