A 2019 Nautilus Silver Book Award WinnerYou can't fix what you don't see. But with awareness and the right tools, real change can and does happen.No matter how hard we try, many of us struggle to make love work with our partners. The problem, as clinical psychologist Dr. Ron Frederick explains, is that our brains are running on outdated software. Without us knowing it, our early relationship programming causes us to fear being more...

"The American Egypt: A Record of Travel in Yucatan" is a captivating exploration of the rich cultural and historical tapestry of the Yucatan Peninsula. Authored by Channing Arnold and Frederick J. Tabor Frost, the book offers a vivid account of their travels, immersing readers in the stunning landscapes and ancient ruins of the region. The authors delve into the complexities of Mayan civilization, providing insightful observations and reflections that highlight the interplay between nature...

COVID-19 forced clergy to attend to the needs of their congregations in new ways. But it also encouraged them to look again at how they attended to their own needs. Self-awareness and self-care are often imperative for clergy well-being, which in turn affects the well-being of their congregations. During the pandemic, clergy gained new insight into how they were "being"--how they might access internal and external resources that allowed them to thrive not only as pastors but also beyond th...

Dino Fekaris and Frederick J. Perren's disco hit sensation "I Will Survive"—popularized by Gloria Gaynor—comes to life as an empowering picture book featuring an alien princess living life on her own terms."I will surviveOh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay aliveI've got all my life to liveAnd I've got all my love to give and I'll survive . . ."I Will Survive is an ...

J. Frederick Kelly's Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut is a masterful study of the state's historic homes, offering an in-depth exploration of the design, craftsmanship, and cultural influences that shaped early American architecture. Drawing from meticulous research and firsthand observation, Kelly provides a comprehensive account of Connecticut's domestic buildings from the colonial period through the early 19th century. The book examines a variety of architectural styles, from ...

This history of Contra Costa County should prove to be the most complete compilation of local chronicles that has up to this time been offered to the citizens of one of the loveliest counties in the United States. The authenticity of the facts contained in the various articles is as absolute as the utmost care could make it. The data have been procured from the best-known authorities, and the biographical sketches, when completed, were subjected to the most searching examination for verifi...

By the summer of 1866, America was a changed nation. The Civil War has ended, and the West was calling as a place where the fresh wounds of a nation divided could heal. Many set out to heed that call and explore the land that the terrible war had not touched. Amid the beauty of the region, they found its native inhabitants-and a bloody collision of two cultures.To the Lakota people, the white man-the wasichus-appeared first as a curiosity but soon turned into a plague. Frustrated an...

This collection, first published in 1868, includes: John Russell's Boke of Nurture, c. 1460 Wynkyn de Worde's Boke of Keruynge, 1513; The Boke of Curtasye, c. 1460; R. Weste's Booke of Demeanor, 1619; Seager's Schoole of Vertue, 1557; The Babees Book, 1475; Aristotle's ABC, 1430; Urbanitatis, c. 1460; Stans Puer ad Mensam; The Lytylle Childrenes Lytil Boke, c. 1480; For to serve a Lord; Symon's Lesson of Wysedome for all Maner Chyldryn; The Birched School-Boy, c. 1500; plus short related i...

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the various methods employed in the area measurement of leather. Although old, much of the information contained within this volume is timeless and will be of considerable utility to modern leather workers. "Technologic Papers of the Bureau of Standards No. 153 - Area Measurement of Leather" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history and development of the leather working industry and would make for a worthy addition to co...

In publishing the present volume, it is our privilege to produce the first book ever written by Englishmen on Yucatan—that Egypt of the New World, where, it is now generally admitted, Central American Civilisation reached its apogee—and to be, for the present at least, the only Englishmen who can claim to have explored the uncivilised north-eastern portions of the Peninsula and the islands of her eastern coast. Mr. A. P. Maudslay, who in 1889 made a lengthy stay at and a detailed survey of...

A set of 11-year-old identical twins arrive at their grandparents' house on Cape Cod to celebrate the 4th of July. One of the twins is deaf. They along with a friend paddle a canoe to an isolated area near where fireworks are distributed in preparation for the holiday celebration. During the actual show an errant rocket strikes one boy and while one twin tends to the injury the deaf boy goes for and gets help.

On Saint Patrick's Day, 1990, one of the largest art thefts in the world took place-the heist of Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in which thirteen works of art, worth over half a billion dollars, were stolen by two thieves posing as policemen. Had there been a prior practice run for this theft? Ten years earlier, two thieves posing as delivery men were thwarted in their attempt of a nearly identical robbery at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New York-an art museum modeled aft...