"When one has read the six great Austen novels…and then reread and then reread the six again, one's only recourse is the company of others equally bereft. Cindy Jones's My Jane Austen Summer fills the gap with a nourishing Austen-soaked setting, a wonderfully surprising plot, and Lily, a delightfully peculiar heroine."—Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book ClubAuthor Cindy Jones has a gift for the millions of readers everywhere who have been ench...

Learn how to use herbs to care for your skin, hands, and feet. "Herbs for Healthy Skin" provides a wealth of information on skin and skin care. Many people turn to herbs because skin problems can become persistent and little relief is found with pharmaceutical drugs. Herbs are often less expensive and safer to use than over-the-counter sprays and ointments. You can learn how to simply treat many skin conditions yourself, at home, using herbs that you can grow or buy. With information on tr...

Contemporary Cowboys: Reimagining an American Archetype in Popular Culture expands and develops an understanding of recent cultural shifts in representations of the American cowboy and “the West” as vital components of American identity and values. The chapters in this book examine they ways in which twenty-first century representations have updated the figure of the cowboy, considering not only traditionally analyzed sources, such as television, film, and literature, but also less studied...

Research shows the average adult makes a whopping 35,000 remotely conscious, automated decisions every day, with about 225 on food alone. For most of these daily, little decisions, we could probably do much better. Through witty, inspiring stories, combined with decades of cutting-edge research, Doable takes you on an adventure through Maslow's hierarchy of needs to explore what motivates all human behaviors, the pitfalls that will trip you up, and the elements crucial to your success and ...

No Manual. No Map. Ask Us Anyway: An Introduction to Generation JonesIf you were born too late for Woodstock but too early for the internet, this book is your homecoming. Generation Jones—those born between the Boomers and Gen X—never got a manual, but we figured life out anyway. With humor, wit, and cultural nostalgia, this book explores how we navigated tech, family, careers, and aging—without a map. You'll laugh, nod, and realize you're not alone. Welcome home, ...

As a former ministers wife I have spent countless hours of intimate moments with the Lord, studying and reading, listening, bible studies with my husband and God always seems to have me writing on deep issues about things that are impacting individuals today or our world or lifestyle as a christian and how we must really align them with the word of God. This book is a compilation of all my writing in the last few years all in one on strong topics that we deal with and what God's word direc...

Mentoring Away the Glass Ceiling in Academia: A Cultured Critique is different in that it calls attention to the role mentoring has played on the “glass ceiling” phenomenon in higher education. Narratives by and about the experiences of women of diverse backgrounds in the United States and beyond the borders of this nation shed needed light on the ways in which mentoring influences identity formation and internal coping mechanisms in environments often characterized by marginalization. Thr...

Tired of feeling spiritually stagnant? Ignite a fresh fire in your faith walk with this empowering Women's Devotional. This beautifully designed amazing devotional is filled with scriptures from God's word that will draw you deeper and closer intimately to God and will allow you to further understand God's word as it is written. You will gain God's wisdom and knowledge that will draw you closer and deeper to God as well as open up your understanding of what God is truly speaking. This devo...

August 18, 2020, marked the centennial of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1920, women wearing yellow roses stood shoulder to shoulder in Tennessee, awaiting the roll call of men who would cast their votes for or against a woman’s right to a voice in government.Though this movement won rights for some women—an achievement to be acknowledged and celebrated—the struggle did not end there. Due to states’ laws and prohibitive policies, ...

Telling your life testimonial is never easy especially when it involves so much tragedy, pain, struggle, being tormented by demons as a child and hardship. I guess the only way to break the barrier is to start from the beginning as, far back as I could possibly remember even if it is in bits and pieces. Most my life consisted of nothing but struggling, survival, multiple rapes, pain and abuse from childhood to adulthood, physical, mental and emotional abuse. A lot of what happened to me ha...

A beautiful and uplifting collection of heartfelt and soothing messages that provide compassion and connection for everyone feeling overwhelmed in their lives.All of This is for You is balm for anyone feeling lost and detached from today’s confusing, hectic world. In her heartfelt notes, Ruby Jones reminds us that even when times are tough, it remains important to be kind and gentle with ourselves and those around us.Jones received worldwide recogn...

One of the most critical elements in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is the effective teaching of reading comprehension in the early years. This timely resource provides evidence-based practices for teachers to use as they work to meet standards associated with comprehending complex literature and informational texts. The authors offer a practical model, with classroom applications drawing on the Construction-Integration (CI) model of text comprehension. Illustrating why comprehensi...