In this second book in the series, Jay Sheridan shares with us many of his experiences working with Toni and Spirit and passes along many great truths, including free will. Through examples he cites in his book, he very clearly shows us the meaning of free will and the consequences of our choices. We are given a better understanding of illness and healing.

Through Toni's example, Sheridan points out that we all have gifts from God that we are to use, develop, and then give back by serving others. Through Spirit we receive guidance and help is always available. We all have the truth, the solutions, the power within, and it is in living the answers that we come to have peace.

A wonderful book with powerful messages. Thank you Jay and Spirit for these priceless words of Wisdom from Spirit.

After reading "Living in Both Worlds: A Healer and Her Journey with Spirit, I couldn't wait to read this next book in the "Living in Both Worlds" series. For me it was wonderful reading how Spirit comes to help us in so many ways here on earth. I love the authors manner of conveying in such an easy way the wisdom that has changed his life so dramatically and how I could relate to so many things he spoke about. I found the healing examples very interesting as well. I love the way the healer, Toni Lynn Wood, related to each situation and this book taught me alot as to why some heal and some do not. Another terrific book for all people.

We found this book first in the library. My two year old son loves fish and LOVES this book. We have read it several times in the last twenty four hours. Now I have to buy it for him.

I took this book out from the library originally and my daughter and son loved it. It is a must have. The little tadpole wants so badly to jump. He meets up with various animals that can. He asks them all to jump and they all Boing (jump) for him (my son's favorite part) Then the tadpole says, But I want to jump now!" (my daughters part). All the animals teach him to be patient for his time will come. The tadpole grows into a frog throughout the book. Finally when he meets up with the big bad fish who eats tadpoles he BOINGS himself back to the lily pads and is safely home with his mother. He is also now a frog.

Once upon a time a princess fell in love with an apprentice bard although she never told him what was in her heart. Mordigan Bryre never knew that princess Allysian loved him for he was too involved with his music. He is only two weeks away from getting his journeyman's certificate when his path crosses that of the witch FreiFanya causing him to be late for his music lesson with the princess.

His master kicks him out of the guild house. Dian decides to follow through on the deal he made with the witch and journeys to the Azure City to ask the wizard Talthos to make a magic flute for him. The wizard agrees if he can persuade the griffin to part with some teeth and the unicorn to give him some hair from her tail. He accomplishes the feats but the wizard reneges on the bargain. Dian travels to another city and is unfairly tossed in jail next to the cell where the Princess Allysian is kept. Together they free themselves and journey back home where Dian is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice in the name of love.

THE LUTE AND THE LIAR is a moving and beautiful fairy tale for adults. The hero goes from being a vain and cocky liar to a honorable and trustworthy man willing to do anything to protect the woman he loves. The princess is a feisty and strong willed young woman determined to get what she wants and doesn't let anyone in her way. Rie Sheridan is a refreshing new voice in the fantasy genre.

Harriet Klausner

The "liar" of the title is 17-year old Mordigan Bryre, an apprentice musician whose talent is recognized by his master, Cormeyer, but whose arrogance and constant fibbing make Master Corneyer doubtful as to whether Mordigan's talents outweigh his disadvantages. Princess Allysian, to whom Mordigan gives music lessons, has no such doubts. Her 15-year old heart belongs completely to the handsome and talented Mordigan - except he doesn't know it. Hasn't a clue. Would never guess. After all, Princess Alyssian is a princess, the king's daughter, and Mordigan is - well, as he would put it, a nobody. An unknown orphan. A commoner, to say the least. A commoner who may someday be a bard, but that's as high as Mordigan's ambition flies.
These two teens are as lovable a pair of lovers as has ever been created in fiction. Lovers? Yes. But the kind of lovers who first don't realize each others' love; secondly, have an impossible time getting together; thirdly, once they get together, have a hard time staying alive long enough to even mention love, far less enjoy it happily ever after. Despite all thse complications, "Lute" is a fun read, and it certainly left me with a smile on my face.

Sheridan searches for a set of values which may be uniquely regarded as Asian to help explain the economic and poliitical emergence of the Far East and South-East Asian societies ( and re-emergence of these societies the post-1997 Asian crisis ).

Speaking to man-in-the-street, scholars, diplomats, businesspeople and senior officials of various countries, Sheridan puts across the many views he found as to what constitutes Asian values. Much joy will be found by global businesspeople and students of international relations in understanding what these values are and the various perspectives and how they factor in the economic, political, cultural and religious development of each country in Asia, and how they find themselves in the family of nations in the future. Excellent read.

This book is probably one o the best books on market gardening tht you can possibly get. In a age when the government is telling us in Europe that we must diversify. This book provides a great insight into how to grow Niche crops for a particular market. It provides detailed information upon plants to grow and indeed offer an insight into the uses and statistics of the particular plants in question.

Worth getting!

"Balancing Act" takes you on a trip to norhtern Virginia with Nikki, her friend Carly, and Nikki's Aunt Marta. They stay in the home of Dr. Phyllis who helps Marta with a book she is writing. Meanwhile, Nikki finds her cheerful friend unusually moody, overly concerned with her appearance, and rude. When she finds out Carly has an eating disorder, she has a hard time convincing her that she needs help. Finally, Carly breaks down her protective wall and gets help after she and Nikki help a girl with her problem.

Move over Kate and Leo! Why go all the way to the Titanic when all the really interesting English romances occur at the Milford railway junction? "Brief Encounter" was simply meant to be a small art house film but instead it struck a certain chord in both England and America. Written by Noel Coward ("Mad Dogs and Englishmen") and directed by David Lean ("Doctor Zhivago," "Lawrence of Arabia"), the film represents the ascetic, upright, emotionally restrained lives of the people living in pre-WWII Britain (1938-1939). It concerns the doomed love affair between a married, suburban housewife, Laura, and an equally suburban and married doctor, Alec. Unlike "Madame Bovary," both characters hold no illusions: they know that they are middle-aged and unimpressive people, unable to be drawn to the extremes of emotion enough to defy society. It is a story of two undistinguished, but unhappy people who found each other but could not have each other. With its simple plot, drab setting, but intricate dialogue, it was honored with an Oscar nomination in 1947. If you just cannot refuse an art film, a classic film, or a foreign film, this screenplay deserves more than just a brief encounter.

Desperation can be the source of wisdom. I've known for a year that this fall I'll be teaching restoration and 18th century drama. Worse, I volunteered to do so. Worse yet, as of yesterday I had only 7 weeks left in which to pick a text of plays. And absolutely worst of all, while trying to look up restoration and 18th century texts on the Web, I found my own course staring me in the face: "English 232, Smith College, Gillian Kendall". Yikes! It was definitely time to find a text.

Nettleton saved me. I had been about to order a completely new edition of the plays (sample copy graciously sent to me by the publisher), albeit the edition was in many ways, well, let's say "not quite right for the course". Then I went to the library. Despite the recommendation of a friend -- a renowned 18th century expert -- I had been suspicious of Nettleton. The copyright on the edition I looked at was 17 years before I was born (sorry about the ageism, Mr. Nettleton). But the volume has everything. Lovely grandiose heroic drama (but not too much of it); Dryden's adaptation of Shakespeare's *Antony and Cleopatra*; five classic comedies of manners (the backbone of restoration drama), and a pleasant smorgasbord of the best of the 18th century.

I have a text. My students have a text. Life is good.

"Bum Steers" is a complete guide to making your own "false meat". Using healthy alternatives to meat, this book tackles issues that vegans and vegetarians are often faced with. Such issues include ways to save money, stay healthy, and "excite your palate". I thoroughly enjoyed this book because it's pages contain realistic recipes- the ingredients of which are mostly found right in your pantry. This is contrary to most books of this nature which often cater to people that can afford all kinds of expensive ingredients. Highly recomended.

"Carmilla," which predates Stoker's "Dracula," introduced the lesbian vampire to literature, and this reading of the entire text by Megan Follows breathes real life into LeFanu's somewhat antiquated Victorian style. Follows makes the narrator Laura into an intelligent and compelling guide through the tale; she also puts the proper ambivalence in the descriptions of Carmilla's advances, vampiric and otherwise. Indeed, what's most impressive is how clearly the lesbian subtext is presented, and how much emotion is involved. Altbough the plot is a little obvious after two centuries of rip-offs, LeFanu's innate storytelling skill and Follows' presentation make the anachronisms fairly painless, and the uniquely unsettling bits still have their chills.