Herbal medicine, or herbalism, is one of many different kinds of "Complementary and Alternative Medicines" (CAM), many of which are now evidenced-based to the point where many insurance companies cover the treatment.While it is true that just because a herb is natural does not mean that it is free from risks and side effects, Western and traditional medical practitioners know more about herbs, doses, effects and interactions than ever before. They are often inexpensive as well, and...

When Sandra Shackelford heard this plea, she embarked on a decades-long project to preserve and dignify the loves, losses, and customs of the Hmong people who began immigrating to Green Bay, Wisconsin in the 1970s.In this unique collection of interviews, photographs, and folktales, Shackelford- along with interpreter May Lee Lor and translator Ma Lee Lor-captures the words of Hmong people who fled their homes to escape The Secret War in Laos. Many trekked through jungles without f...

This is the 10 recipe companion to Sandra's 120 recipe cookbook, My All American® Pressure Canner Cookbook: 120 Foolproof and Fun Recipes for Home Preserving. Check it out today!  

The first International Conference on Veterinary and Animal Ethics (ICVAE) held in September 2011 saw leading experts from across the world come together to discuss the most important issues of animal welfare in contemporary veterinary practice and research. This is the extended proceedings of that conference, enabling all those interested in this increasingly significant subject to benefit from the insights of those discussions.The conference was divided into four sessions: Princi...

Written by parents for parents!We humans are pretty clever. We’ve mastered fire, invented the wheel, calculated the age of the Universe, sent people to the Moon, built machines that think, and cracked the genome. So you’d think that with all our smarts, somebody would’ve come up with a surefire formula for raising kids. Maybe that’s because every child, like every parent, is an individual, and no two parent-child relationships are ever the same. So, you can give up...

Tribe explores the issues of reciprocity in cross-race and cross-class relationships using stories, narrative, and sociological insights and perspectives derived from urban fieldwork and the author's own life. The volume examines the social and structural barriers to the formation of these kinds of relationships, as well as the transformations that can take place as these barriers are overcome. Stories, interviews, and empirically driven narratives are interwoven with theory from ...

Top 10 Finalist on PBS's The Great American Read in 2018Louisa May Alcott’s heartwarming tale of the indelible bond between sistersThis treasured novel, drawn in part from Louisa May Alcott’s personal experience, brings to life the provincial yet abundantly full lives of the March sisters. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy manage to lead an interesting existence despite their father’s absence at war and their family’s lack of money. Whether t...

Jo's Boys, written by Louisa May Alcott and first published in 1886, is the third novel in the Little Women series. It follows the lives of Jo's adopted sons, who range from mischievous young boys to young adults navigating the path to adulthood.Through the characters' experiences, readers gain insight into the joys and struggles of growing up, learning to be responsible, and discovering the power of the human spirit. As the boys grow, they face difficult choices and must learn to ...

The disaster felt around the world . . . Visiting his dad's hometown in Japan four months after his father's death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear: first, a massive earthquake rocks the quiet coastal village, nearly toppling his uncle's house. Then the ocean waters rise and Ben and his family are swept away-and pulled apart-by a terrible tsunami. Now Ben is alone, stranded in a strange country a million miles from home. Can he fight hard enough to survi...

The Baby Whisperer gives new parents everything they need to tackle the challenges of sleep, eating habits, tantrums, growth issues, and more!The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems is an in-depth look at the most challenging issues faced by parents of babies and young children today. The book goes beyond the basics introduced in her first two books, becoming a compendium of specific and targeted parenting strategies. Each chapter tackles a different t...

How a new “woke” elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and status—without helping the marginalized and disadvantagedSociety has never been more egalitarian—in theory. Prejudice is taboo, and diversity is strongly valued. At the same time, social and economic inequality have exploded. In We Have Never Been Woke, Musa al-Gharbi argues that these trends are closely related, each tied to the rise of a new elite—the symbolic capitalists. ...

-an Ice Fliers romance story-Alaskan bush pilot Aurora Evans and her trusty Twin Otter cargo plane Myrtle finally found the perfect fit—Antarctica.Glaciologist Tommy Dale has discovered his life's purpose on The Ice—as locals refer to the continent—facing down climate change one-on-one.But when an accident far out on the Larsen Ice Shelf forces a rescue in the heart of a midwinter whiteout, Aurora and Tommy discover a whole new pass...