A comprehensive and practical guide for women of all ages to gain a clear view of the physical, mental, and emotional changes related to menopauseAlthough menopause is a natural and inevitable stage in every woman's life, its physical, mental, and emotional manifestations can vary greatly from one person to the next. Add the conflicting "expert" information about the benefits, risks, and side effects to which women are exposed on a daily basis, and it's easy to see...

How much do children’s early experiences affect their cognitive and social development? How important is the parent’s role in child development? Is it possible to ameliorate or reverse the consequences of early developmental deficits? This vitally important book draws on the latest research from the social sciences and studies on the brain to answer these questions and to explore what they mean for social policy and child and family development.The authors affirm that sound social ...

USA Today bestselling author**It’s Christmas on Mackinac Island—and homicide just rode in on a horse-drawn sleigh…**Includes a yummy fudge recipe!In the cozy warmth of their new home on Michigan’s Mackinac Island, newlywed seniors Frances and Douglas Devaney savor the picture-postcard snowy scenery through their kitchen window. But when they spy a horse-drawn sleigh dashing through the snow bearing a frozen stiff, their blood runs ...

Ned and Nancy track down a ghostly saboteur in the twenty-third book in the Nancy Drew Diaries series, a fresh approach to a classic series.Nancy and Ned are visiting Coffin Hall, an estate turned rare books library, doing research on the library’s rumored ghost for an episode of the NedTalks podcast when a fire breaks out in the records room. One of the library’s security guards accuses Ned of arson—after all, he was the only one in the room when the fire started—but Ned swears it...

Texas multi-millionaire and media mogul, Steven Beard, was shot as he slept. He died of a serious blood infection, sepsis, months later. His team of doctors offered proof that Beard died of natural causes, unrelated to the gunshot wound. The medical examiner, Dr. Bayadro, a self-proclaimed expert, with a history of testimonial redactions, told a different version as to the cause of death. The psychotic lesbian family friend, Tracey Tarlton, confessed to the shooting; her motive was to fulf...

PORTALS: What mysteries…or horrors…await you on the other side?The lure of an open doorway is hard to resist. What lies beyond? Where will it take you—and how will you be transformed? Will it lead to paradise…or a living hell? You’ll never know, unless you have the courage to take that first step.In this anthology you will find sixteen stories of portals to exotic destinations, whether it’s a doorway in the desert that appears out of thin air, a fairy ring of mushrooms in t...

WANT TO LEARN THE TOP 65 MOST DELICIOUS WHOLE FOOD RECIPES? Here Is A Preview Of The Type Of Whole Food Recipes You'll Learn... Whole Food Breakfasts Great Snacks and Appetizers for the Day Great Office Lunches to Prevent Cheating Dinners the Whole Family Will Enjoy Something for That Sweet Tooth Much, Much, More! Here Is A Preview Of Some Of The Actual Recipes You'll Learn... Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Turkey Frittata Brown Rice and Shrimp Salad Mexican Soup Pork Chops and Sweet Potatoes Honey...

As an aspiring or seasoned writer, do you feel like you aren't making headway, stumbling on what to write next, or wondering if you're even on the right path? Are you unable to find the motivation to charge up your computer and put your fingers on the keyboard after that last rejection?Between the pages of What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers, 100 highly accomplished authors share their time, energy, and knowledge to pay it forward and inspire other writers, experienced or a...

Latina Leadership focuses on the narratives, scholarly lives, pedagogies, and educational activism of established and emerging Latina leaders in K-16 educational environments. As the first edited collection foregrounding the voices of Latina educators who talk back to, with, and for themselves and the student communities with whom they work, this volume highlights the ways in which these leaders shape educational practices. Contributors illustrate, through their grounded stories, ...

Reduce stress and enjoy the healing benefits of your own soothing touch as you’re guided through revitalizing acupressure and shiatsu massage routines. Gently relieve your tension from head to toe in a full-body sequence, or target typical tension-collecting spots. Music by Steven Eckels.Track 1: Pushing My Buttons. (17:14)Track 2: All Ears. (4:472)Track 3: Eye Soothers. (6:46)Track 4: Fingertip Face Massage. (15:09)

Philosophy in Multiple Voices invites transactional dialogue, critical imagination, and the desire to travel to enter those discursive spaces where the love of wisdom gets inflected through both lived embodiment and situational history. The text raises significant meta-philosophical questions around the issue of who constitutes the "philosophical we" through a delineation and valorization of multiple philosophical voices-African-American, Afro-Caribbean, Asian-American, Feminist, ...

For thousands of years, people have been using yoga to achieve peace and health. As you breathe deeply and stretch, you’ll increase your oxygen supply, release muscle tension, and get centered. Music by Steven Halpern.Track 1: Cleansing Breath. (5:54)Track 2: Good Morning World. (11:09)Track 3: Relaxation Pose. (10:14)Track 4: Complete Humming Breath. (8:40)Track 5: Cobra. (9:49)Track 6: Seaweed and Oak. (8:59)