The beloved best-selling classic for the modern herbalist—250 safe and effective herbal medicines to make at homeThis comprehensive, full-color guide offers detailed and easy-to-follow instructions for making and using all-natural herbal remedies. With practical tips, in-depth preparation techniques, and an inside look at some of the authors’ own favorite formulas, The Modern Herbal Dispensatory walks beginners and advanced herbalists alik...

Ben Marmot, a man with a life of promise gone wrong, is an anarchist, antiestablishment iconoclast. A well-traveled 64-year-old decorated war hero and sniper in the Vietnam War, his country has all but forgotten him. With each passing day it seems the establishment is taking away more and more of the freedom he depends on to survive. Traumatized by life and suffering from PTSD, angry and bitter, he is reduced to living in a trailer park in Paradise at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mou...

Ben Marmot, a man with a life of promise gone wrong, is an anarchist, antiestablishment iconoclast. Awell-traveled 64-year-old decorated war hero and a sniper in the Vietnam War, his country has all but forgotten him. With each passing day it seems the establishment is taking away more and more of the freedom he depends on to survive. Traumatized by life and suffering from PSTD, angry and bitter, he is reduced to living in trailer park in Paradise at the foothills of the Sierra Nev...

William's father has just died. Weary and heartsick from the loss, he takes the first flight from New York to San Francisco, dreading what promises to be an intensely painful trip. That is, until William meets Paul, the enigmatic passenger seated next to him. Paul is not an idle mind, and he plumbs William's soul about bereavement and the meaning of death. They embark on a mental foray that leads to a feral reexamination of religious beliefs and the facts of science. Science and religion a...

The beloved best-selling classic for the modern herbalist—a definitive guide to 250 safe and effective herbal medicines, preparations, and single-herb remedies to make at home.This comprehensive, full-color guide offers detailed and easy-to-follow instructions for making and using approximately 250 all-natural DIY herbal medicines. With practical tips, in-depth preparation techniques, and an inside look at some of the authors’ own favorite formulas, The...

Choose the best herbs and formulations to alleviate a range of symptoms, from coughing to muscle cramps, and learn the best preparations to maximize the effectiveness of each herb.The safe and effective use of herbs takes more than simply knowing the herb's attributes; it takes knowing when to use which plant. This is a separate skill set, one based on critical thinking that incorporates physical assessment. For example, is the cough wet or dry? Is there excess mus...

Mind Heart for Diversity is written to tell you how to use both your mind and heart simultaneously when engaged in difficult conversations or challenging circumstances around matters of diversity, equity and inclusion. Diversity professionals and other leaders that want to implement or lead diversity initiatives will learn how to be results and actions oriented while still being sensitive to the needs of others. However, all that read this book, should know that you can only control yourse...

Ask anyone: “Is there something about your life that you would like to change?” and the answer will most likely be a resounding “YES!” Change is something most of us want but few of us practically achieve.In Life Change, rising voice Jordan Easley takes a spiritual approach to the topic, walking readers through the book of Mark to highlight stories of life change in the Bible. Looking at seven miracles Jesus performed throughout that text and the people who were changed by...

Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they cannot acquire a language as easily as children. Once they begin to learn a language, students may be further discouraged when they find the methods used to teach children don’t seem to work for them. What is an adult language learner to do?In Becoming Fluent, Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz draw on insights from psychology and cognitive science to show that adults can master a fore...

For the last 100 years, Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been slinging some of the world’s greatest dim sum from New York’s Chinatown. Now owner Wilson Tang tells the story of how the restaurant came to be—and how to prepare their legendary dishes in your own home.Nom Wah Tea Parlor isn’t simply the story of dumplings, though there are many folds to it. It isn’t the story of bao, though there is much filling. It’s not just the story of dim sum, although there are scores and ...

Employing the popular Don't Know Much About® style, with its familiar question-and-answer format, DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT MYTHOLOGY will explore the myths of the world, their impact on history, and their continuing role in our lives. It will offer listeners a wide-ranging, comprehensive, entertaining and listenable survey of the great myths of world civilizations, how they came to be, what they meant to the people who created them, how they influenced society, literature and art through hist...

You shouldn’t have to compromise on flavour, texture and the look of your cake just because it’s vegan. From carrot cake and chocolate cookies to madeleines and muffins; in this ultimate bible, Karolina has veganised old baking favourites as well as creating new baking recipes to make vegan baking accessible and fun to the novice baker.Over 10 years of hard work and trial-and-error, the talented Karolina Tegelaar has created the ultimate vegan baking book – a must-have for every ba...