The award-winning author of In the Shadow of Polio draws on research in the fields of psychology, social science, biology, and anthropology, as well as the experiences of ordinary women from across the country, to explore the reasons why some people are able to overcome their troubled childhoods to [...]

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was one of the most admired astronomers who ever lived and a key figure in the scientific revolution. A defender of Copernicus' s sun-centered universe, he famously discovered that planets move in ellipses, and defined the three laws of planetary motion. Perhaps less well[...]

Through the centuries, the Virgin Mary has appeared to ordinary people of every race and culture, bringing forth her messages of love, peace, and comfort. In these trying times, Mary's protection is needed more than ever. In "The Secrets of Mary," Janice T. Connell chronicles messages Mary has broug[...]

A young Chinese woman describes growing up in Moso country in the Himalayas, among her people's unique matrilineal society and the conflicts with her strong-willed mother that led her to leave her mother's home to create a life of own. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.[...]

William Shawcross's official biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, published in September 2009, was a huge critical and commercial success.One of the great revelations of the book was Queen Elizabeth's insightful, witty private correspondence. Indeed, "The Sunday Times" described her letter[...]

Bridging the worlds of the traditional Native American and modern culture, the authors offer an inspiring and moving autobiography of a native American medicine man, one of the last to be trained in the ancient ways, and one of the few to teach nontribal people.[...]

Presents a compilation of White Eagle's teaching on the subject of the feminine - from the great Divine Mother, through the feminine principle in nature, to the female human being. This book touches on the Virgin Mary, the myth of Isis and Osiris, and the stone monuments of antiquity.[...]

Excerpts from her revelations. Actual words of Our Lord and Blessed Mother to St. Bridget of Sweden, giving intimate details of their lives on earth, including the hidden life of Our Lord and Our Lady in Nazareth, plus the early life of Our Lady and the birth of Our Lord. Includes the famous 15 Pray[...]

In The Untold Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Lady Colin Campbell tells the griping true story of Elizabeth's life.She reveals the truth behind: the mystery of her birth; her intra-family relationships; how she set about getting married; her relationship with her eldest brother-in-law prio[...]

It's happened again and again: Somebody we know is diagnosed with cancer, they undergo surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy - and then they die. What makes us so certain that it's the cancer killing people and not the so-called treatments involving knives, poison injections and ionizing radiation?[...]

Published in 1824, this is a rich source on the life and family of Frances Sheridan (1724-66), playwright and novelist.[...]