Ruby Sisson Library

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...

An examination of myths as they are immediately present in the consciousness and unconsciousness of contemporary living people in the West. May traces myths--Classical Greece, Dante's Middle Ages, European legend, and contemporary American life--and relates them to the dreams and associations he encounters in his practice as a psychotherapist.

The Native Americans are particularly concerned with the misuse of crystals, and the potential harm that can do. This book reveals the age-old secrets - many handed down by word of mouth through generations - of the Native American tribes.

Cayenne pepper can stop bleeding. Garlic helps alleviate a toothache. Honey soothes a burn. When an emergency situation arises, simple home remedies can play a vital role in easing symptoms and providing immediate help. Become an effective first responder with a combination of best first-aid practices, herbs, and standard homeopathic applications. This quick-reference handbook spells out hundreds of life-saving techniques, commonsense tips, and time-tested...

Struggling for peace of mind after his wife and son are killed by a drunk driver, Wyatt Blaine restarts an equine therapy organization for troubled teens at the family ranch before the drunk driver's widow begs him to admit her son into the program.

"The definitive guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happiness Notice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that spending mindful, intentional time around trees--what the Japanese call shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing--can promote health and happiness....

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,...

"The author describes how she used the abandoned and overgrown garden behind the house she and her husband bought to come to grips with the recent death of her father and to awaken forgotten childhood memories"--NoveList.

Examines "the culinary practices of our ancestors, and explains the immense health benefits of homemade bone broth due to the gelatin and collagen that is present in real bone broth (vs. broth made from powders) ... and serves as a handbook for various techniques for making broths, from simple chicken broth to rich, clear consommé, to shrimp shell stock"--

Bone broth-the kind your grandma made-has long been known to have incredible health and healing properties. It's also been the cornerstone of naturopathic and weight loss specialist Dr. Kellyann Petrucci's booming practice. Now, it's been rediscovered by everyone from Good Morning America and New York Times to Gwenyth Paltrow to Kobe Bryant. In Dr. Kellyann's Bone Broth Diet, Dr. Petrucci combines delicious bone broth recipes with a groundbreaking...