The authors use a step-by-step approach for forcusing on the creation of meaningful ritual in modern life. A must read for all those interested in crafting their own spirituality.

The book is beautiful to look through, and every recipie so far has been a winner. The addition of various liquors and wines, and the creative mixtures of ingredients and crusts give these pies a unique and wonderful taste.

This book takes on a very difficult subject, African fetish statues, and with the help of wonderful photo plates, and a discussion of African American artist Renee Stout's contemporary interpretations of the subject, the work explains brilliantly the meaning of some of the most extraordinary works of art produced by humankind. Have you ever wondered why pins are stuck in voodoo dolls? Read this book and enrich your understanding.

This remarkable work proves that a time of devastating change can result in magnificent growth and illumination. In these intensely personal -- and universal -- ponderings, Episcopal priest, author-poet, and therapist, Alla Renee Bozarth, relates the wrenching decisions that caused her to move from her "exile" in the Midwest back to Oregon, to her place "at the foot of the mountain." She takes us through her grief at the death of her father and of her young husband, then shares her gradual healing through the creative process of writing this book. At the end, nature and art and the human spirit make a union with the whole.

This frontier story is a favorite of my preschooler, I think because the two main characters, young girls, confront the fear of "monsters" while gathering flowers for their mother's birthday. The fears of night, being lost, and "monsters" are all addressed in a way that my son finds reassuring. He asks to read this story a lot. It's nice to find a story that doesn't involve commercialized characters with pre-determined story plots. The artistry and text are pleasing for the reader.

Bare Bones Young Adult Services: Tips For Public Library Generalists offers a compendium of information, suggestions, and advice for developing library services for young adult patrons from 12 to 18. Librarian Renee Vaillancourt presents practical and useful information on the seven developmental needs of young adults, how to interact with teens, how to evaluate web sites, reader advisory services for teens, forms for coordinating homework support with schools and parents, and strategies for dealing with troublesome adolescent behavior. Bare Bones Young Adult Services is especially recommended for small to medium sized public library staff members seeking to maximize their available services resources for the benefit of young adult patrons.

If you are a fan of Little House books and would like to introduce very young children (ages 2-6) to Little House on the Praire, this book and its other three companions are the perfect way. The board book format is just the right size for little hands. The pictures by Renee Graef and Susan Mc Aliley are so sweet and beautiful! The text is simple but those who are just starting to read on their own will need a little help. Bedtime for Laura, with little girls in nightcaps under cozy quilts and Pa playing his fiddle, is sure to evoke sweet memories in those who have cherished the Little House collection, and teach the very young ones to fall in love with it for the first time.

A great resource for learning about a variety of diving safety and health topics. Also a great review for the experienced diver.

Lauren is a music teacher who's marching into billionaire Dade Delacourte's life to demand her neice. Lauren, and everyone else, thinks Dade is the baby's bilogical father, but it was his twin brother--his identical twin brother. And everyone at Dade's house thinks Lauren is the new nanny, not realizing she's the baby's aunt and that she wants custody.

No one is quite who they seem to be.

The longer Lauren stays with Dade, the more she realizes he's not the billionaire playboy she thought he was. She discovers that he's a carrying and loving father . . . even worse she discovers that she's falling in love with him.

Despite the hokey title, I adored the story . . . okay, I've yet to read a Roszel book I didn't adore, and this one is no exception!