A collection of this year’s best storiesWith this collection of short stories and poems, Indian publisher Shail Raghuvanshi managed to immerse us in powerful words and characters that take you inside their hearts. In these snippets of life, you learn something about yourself, allowing you to bring some power into your own life.From a ‘love story within a love story,' magic on a stage, nostalgic memories, and smoky bar friendships, this collection provide profoundly empathet...

A brilliant psychological portrait of a troubled young man's quest for self-awareness, this coming-of-age novel achieved instant critical and popular acclaim upon its 1919 publication. A landmark in the history of twentieth-century literature, it reflects Hermann Hesse's preoccupation with the duality of human nature and the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment.

The story of a youthful pilgrimage that seemingly failed. As the book opens, the narrator is engaged is writing the chronicle of this remembered adventure - the central experience of his youth. As he becomes immersed in retelling the chronicle, the writer realizes that only he has failed, that the youthful pilgrimage continues in a shining and mysterious way.

Algedonic is an aesthetic outlook on pain and pleasure. Complex emotions simplified into poetic interludes as only r.h. Sin can express. With his trademark of giving simplicity to some of the hardest of emotions, Sin reminds us all that there are often two sides to an emotional story and sometimes the pain transforms into something beautiful, something less problematic and maybe something that reignites a feeling of pleasure.

You can be angry—and still be good. That's normal. Through understanding what anger feels like and what triggers it, we can learn and teach healthy ways to handle it. Mad Isn't Bad offers kids a positive and honest view of anger—and what to do with it.

Here's a book that gives some of the simplest advice ever to kids experiencing stress: Be yourself—be a kid! Some stress is natural as children face developmental challenges, contends the author, a school and community counselor. But throw in societal pressure to be an "all-star," life changes, and family stress—and kids can end up in a "stress mess." This little guidebook will make a difference.

A child will never forget a beloved pet, or the day it died. And the sadness that follows is true grief. This little elfin guide to good grief validates your child's sadness—the necessary first step for healing. It acknowledges feelings that are new, confusing, and frightening. And it offers creative ideas for easing the sting of grief and memorializing a lost pet. A touching tribute to the love between a child and pet . . . and a compassionate guide to handling this loss with gentleness a...

Kids aren't born knowing right from wrong. But, somehow, over the years, we hope to help them become caring, responsible, respectful adults. This practical how-to book for kids is an invaluable tool in guiding children on the journey of moral development. Through concrete language and interactive examples, it addresses such topics as honesty, peer pressure, and how to tell right from wrong. Even more, it shows kids how to go beyond doing right to doing good.

In these hectic times, kids can become overwhelmed with activities that are a distraction from home and family. This 32-page book can help keep it all in perspective, as well as provide suggestions on how to keep family time fun.

Poems from my emotions. Emotions which includes disappointments, happiness, achievements, motivation and life. Poems which relate to everyone. Poems which will bring you up when you are down. Poems which will make you not give up when you hit the rock bottom. They are for me, for you and for everyone. They talk about future, present and past. They talk about what could have been and what could be. They talk about the things which you should not ever forget. There are twenty five poems all ...

Illness is distressing for anybody, but it's especially disturbing for children. This book escorts the sick child through the strange, scary, and often lonely world of illness and hospitalization. Empathizing with the confusing feelings and questions sick children often have, it offers comfort and understanding. The little elves that populate its pages present creative ways for sick kids to have fun, stay connected with family and friends, and help themselves to heal.

I feel by knitting up prayer shawls allow me to focus on what is important now. The soft yarn called Homespun by Lion Brand gives me comfort whenever I work with it. Ever since I can remember, when I first picked up a pair of needles at the age of eight, I love becoming familiar with a pattern and then see it turn into an object of enjoyment.Knitting a prayer shawl brings with it intentions; i.e. the knitter infuses healing, good thoughts, and prayers of protection into the shawl.