Do you work magic with herbs? Do you use them in spells, for talismans or simply use their innate powers? If you don't have Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, you need to get it right away. This book has become a classic in its field. Paul Beyerl, a respected author on herbs calls it "…an essential reference book by students of herbalism and magick alike … Scott's personable charm touches every page… I highly recommend this book." And Jeanne Rose, famous author of books o...

Cunningham's classic introduction to Wicca is about how to live life magically, spiritually, and wholly attuned with nature.

What if some of the beliefs shaping your life were never truly yours to begin with?Some of the most powerful programs in a person's life are learned long before they are recognized: stay quiet, perform to belong, never need too much, don't trust anyone, keep everyone happy, protect yourself at all costs. Wounds, rejection, fear, shame, family patterns, cultural messages, spiritual deception, and painful relationships can shape reactions that later feel like identity.Deprogr...

An understanding of social policy is crucial for social workers as it underpins and shapes the legislative framework that they work within. From safeguarding service users and enabling them to improve their lives, to protecting the most vulnerable in society, social policy also has a vital role to play within social work education. It is therefore important that you, as a social work student, learn to engage critically with social policy. This book will introduce you to policy and show you...

This book was written as an effort to preserve history so that people of all backgrounds can more deeply understand, reflect upon, and heal from the legacies of slavery and racial hierarchy—transforming awareness of the past into insight, accountability, and strength for the future. While African Americans have borne the greatest and most enduring harms of these systems, the history of slavery and racism has shaped the moral, social, and psychological development of everyone living within ...

A father and daughter living in the remote Appalachian mountains must reckon with the ghosts of their past in Kimi Cunningham Grant's These Silent Woods, a mesmerizing novel of suspense.No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world.For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that's exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he's got a lot to hi...

In this captivating novel of suspense from the USA Today bestselling author of These Silent Woods, a wilderness guide must team up with the man who ruined her life years ago when the friend who introduced them goes missing.Emlyn doesn't let herself think about the past.How she and her best friend, Janessa, barely speak anymore. How Tyler, the love of her life, left her half dead on the side of the road three years ago.Her new life ...

Class is back in session! New York Times bestselling authors of The Academy Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham return with The Thoroughbreds**: what has more high-stakes drama, tension, and intrigue than senior year at a New England boarding school?**September at Tiffin Academy is always a heady time, especially for the senior class—“sixth formers,” i...

A classic introductory to the Craft for the solitary Wiccan practitioner, featuring essays on essential topics and a collection of daily prayers & rituals.Selling more than 200,000 copies, Living Wicca has helped countless solitary practitioners blaze their own spiritual paths. Let the wise words of Scott Cunningham guide you toward a new level of practice.Living Wicca takes a philosophical look at the questions, practices, and differences...

The classic, comprehensive introduction to magical herbalism."Herbal magic is one of the easiest, safest, and most joyous methods of re-establishing earth-roots, of returning to a healthy and natural life." —Scott CunninghamPractice an ancient magic that is both natural and beautiful—the magic of amulets and charms, sachets and herbal pillows, incenses and sacred oils. This practical and poetic guidebook by Scott Cunningham has introduced over one ...

NATIONAL BESTELLER • An “exquisite” (The Boston Globe) exploration of love and loss, the struggles and limitations of family life—and how we all must learn to live together and apart—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours“The only problem with Michael Cunningham’s prose is that it ruins you for mere mortals’ work. He is the most elegant writer in America.”—The Washington PostNEW YORK TIMES...

An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours and Day.Go ahead. Try using language to slit the skin of mortality to see what’s on the other side.At the age of three, Michael Cunningham began obsessively collecting the names of things: oak, Chevrolet, finch, tulip, Tupperware. . . . Each word rendered the world ever so slightly more understandabl...