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Nikki lives in West London, where she tends bar at the local pub. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she's spent most of her twenty-odd years distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community, preferring a more independent life. When her father's death leaves the family financially strapped, Nikki, a law school dropout, impulsively takes a job teaching a 'creative writing' course at the community center in the beating heart of London's close-knit...
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"An alternative prison ranch in New Mexico conducts a daring experiment: setting the troubled residents out to retrain an aggressive herd of horses. The horses and prisoners both arrive at the ranch broken in one way or many- the horses often abandoned and suspicious, the residents, some battling drug and alcohol addiction, emotionally, physically, and financially shattered. Ginger Gaffney's job is to retrain the untrainable. With time, the horses...
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"A brilliant and brave investigation by Michael Pollan, author of five New York Times best sellers, into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions...
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"One rainy night, the unthinkable happens: Dylan Moran’s car plunges off the road into a raging river, his beautiful wife drowning as he struggles to shore. In the aftermath, through his grief, Dylan experiences sudden, strange visions: wherever he goes, he’s haunted by glimpses of himself. Dylan initially chalks it up to trauma, but that changes when he runs into a psychiatrist who claims he’s her patient. She says he has been undergoing a...
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Montana Hendrix has found her calling working with therapy dogs. With a career she loves in a hometown she adores, she's ready to look for her own happily ever after. Could one of her dogs help her find Mr. Right. . . or maybe Dr. Right? Scarred since childhood, Simon Bradley avoids emotional entanglement by moving from place to place to heal children who need his skillful touch. Can his growing feelings for Montana lead him to find a home in Fool's...
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When his son, Rowan, was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a lifelong horesman, was devastated. Would he ever be able to communicate with his son, much less share the wonder of horses with him? Then something extraordinary happened. On a walk near their home one day, Rowan dodged beneath a fence and ran under the hooves of a neighbor's horse, a testy mare named Betsy. Instead of trampling him, the mare dipped her head and stood perfectly still,...
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In his previous books, Katz introduced us to the menagerie at Bedlam Farm, including Izzy, the border collie rescue. Affectionate and intuitive, Izzy is unlike any dog Katz has encountered, and the two undertake a journey Katz could not have imagined without the arrival of a new companion: a spirited, bright-eyed black Labrador puppy named Lenore. As trained hospice volunteers visiting homes and nursing facilities, Katz and Izzy bring comfort to people...
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Olivia Gordon works at the Horse Farm, a facility outside Nashville that assists patients with mental and physical recovery. She's always loved her job and felt safe until now. People are dying, starting with the facility's founder, whose body is discovered on the site of an 1862 massacre. before every death, Liv sees a horse and rider, wearing a soldier's garb, in the night sky. Liv calls in her cousin Malachi and his Krewe, an FBI unit of paranormal...
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This book is the hilarious and heartfelt chronicle of a woman learning the secrets of love, health, and happiness from some very surprising teachers: her dogs. The author was thirty, single, and working as a part time clerk in an insurance company, wondering if she would ever meet the man she could spend the rest of her life with. And then it happened. She met the irresistible Otto, her first in a long line of Boston terriers, and fell instantly in...
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ACat behaviorist and star of Animal Planet's hit show My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy isn't what you might expect for a cat expert. Yet Galaxy's ability to connect with even the most troubled felines--not to mention the stressed-out humans living in their wake--is awe-inspiring. Here, Galaxy tells the poignant story of his thirteen-year relationship with a petite cat named Benny, and gives singular advice for living with, caring for, and loving the...
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Coming to Our Senses volume 2
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Think you have no time for mindfulness? Kabat-Zinn answers your questions about the mind/body revolution in medicine and health care. He explains how to incorporate them into our hectic, modern lives. By making mindfulness meditation practices part of your everyday life, you can enjoy its tangible benefits on your way to a healthier, saner, and more meaningful life.
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2004, 1990
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Humor and Healing is Dr. Bernie Siegel's sparkling conversation about the healing power of love and laughter. From how positive thinking helps us lead longer and more productive lives, to new findings about the healing power of laughter, to miracles of spontaneous remission in terminally ill patients, you will find Humor and Healing to be a life-affirming house call from this respected surgeon and speaker.
As Dr. Siegel says, "If you live in your...
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p2010
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Train Your Brain for Happiness and Freedom from Chronic StressOur brains have evolved powerful tools for coping with threats and danger-but in the face of modern stresses like information overload, money worries, and interpersonal conflicts, our survival reflexes can do more harm than good.To help you adapt your nervous system to the challenges of today's world, neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson presents Stress-Proof Your Brain. Join him to learn...
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2011
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In Native American tradition, everything has a spirit-even an illness or injury. "If we know how to listen," teaches Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona, "our health issues will often reveal the secret to their own healing." On Native American Healing Meditations, Dr. Mehl-Madrona offers insights and practices to help you access the healing power of the spirit world. Drawing from his experience as both a medical doctor and a lifelong student of traditional Cherokee...
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"The garden has always been a place of peace and perseverance, of nurture and reward. Using contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis, and compelling real-life stories, The Well-Gardened Mind investigates the remarkable effects of nature on our health and well-being."--Dust jacket.