Sharon: 4072 books

This engaging book offers the first in-depth analysis of the history, philosophy, and social trends that underpin modern welcoming ceremonies for newborn girls in the Jewish community. Sharon R. Siegel traces the arc of these ceremonies from their emergence in the 1970s until today. She also delves...

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could find the keys that will open the door to your full potential and free yourself from the negative chatter in your mind? What if you could find the keys that would release you from your past pain, fears, and feelings of failure? Suppose for a moment that there...

This leading resource is a specifically designed curriculum for family child-care providers. They will be able to incorporate best practices and activities appropriate for the mixed ages of children in their care. Developmental domains and milestones, learning areas, age-appropriate activities and...

Abigail Park is a girl who loves dance and is also a top grade student, unfortunately her parents can’t afford the extra cost for dance classes. Because of her passion for dance she decides to take on a part time job to pay for classes, although her parents thinks it’s not the right thing to do....

During my father’s illness, my focus was on his needs alone. I didn’t have time to consider that I was suffering too. It wasn’t until my father had passed away that I realized the act of journaling had played a powerful role in my coping. It helped me to process my emotions, relieve guilt,...

We live in a time of fast moving, complex change on both the personal and the global level. Welcome or unwelcome, nothing is more certain than the constant and uncertain movement of change. Whether change is met with excitement or met with fear, we can easily become overwhelmed by all of that movement. ChangeAbility...

More than 200 delicious vegan recipes from the world-renowned founder of the Jivamukti yoga method and the New York City Jivamuktea Café Since 1984, Jivamukti yoga has been synonymous with a new way of living: peacefully, healthfully, and consciously. Jivamukti’s dedicated instructors and...

Germans into Jews turns to an often overlooked and misunderstood period of German and Jewish history—the years between the world wars. It has been assumed that the Jewish community in Germany was in decline during the Weimar Republic. But, Sharon Gillerman demonstrates that Weimar Jews sought to...

High spirited, intelligent and spicy, this is the delicious story of Pacomino Oakley always called Paco. Leading an unbridled lifestyle among the rich and famous, he stumbled into a plot that exposed his true identity, all while uncovering his artistic talents and following a path to solve the puzzle...

What do you get when you ask eighteen talented members of a writing workshop to respond —quickly and creatively—to the following prompts? Snow Farnsworth looked at the star. Ice More eggnog, Farnsworth? Here’s what. Fiction, memoir, poetry and a limerick—all in one holiday confection of a...

From Gandhi's movement to win Indian independence to the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, an expanding number of citizens have used nonviolent action to win political goals. While such events have captured the public imagination, they have also generated a new surge of scholarly interest in the field...

A 2,000-word sweet romance short story you can read on your lunch hour. Is a blast from her past borrowed trouble...or a chance at love?

Most of us want and expect medicine’s miracles to extend our lives. In today’s aging society, however, the line between life-giving therapies and too much treatment is hard to see—it’s being obscured by a perfect storm created by the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries, along with insurance...

Thought about your prayers lately? Whose Prayer Is It Anyway? will help you understand why you should. This book will guide you through understanding the influence others have on the prayers you say; and it will also assist you in evaluating whether your prayers are suitable for where you are on your life's journey.