Do You Believe: ~ You are of value? ~ You are just a job description? ~ Your art of touch has a higher purpose? ~ That what you think, what you say, and how you act make a difference? In Healing Humanity from Behind the Shears you are challenged and encouraged to achieve a higher level of gratitude, awareness, and self-appreciation that will transcend you through clients; therefore, making our world a better place. A wonderful read and lesson for everyone, not just for cosmetologists, on how to work at and be mindful everyday with the power of kindness and love that affects everyone we come into contact. Healing Humanity From Behind the Shears will help you enjoy life by teaching you deep breathing, meditation, and exercise. Be nice because it matters, should be everyones daily goal. Kelly Cole, cosmetologist for over twenty-three years Jennifer Zerba did a great job describing the importance of a cosmetologists healing touch. I would recommend this book to cosmetology students and to any professional who has forgotten how important our profession is to our clients. Beth Benavidez, owner of A Cut Above Salon; cosmetologist for over thirty years For anyone who has a passion to serve others. You dont need to wield a pair of shears to impact people in a positive ad profound way. Jennifer shares her love of humanity with us, and it is contagious! Dana Morgan-Barnes, speaker; life Coach; owner of Two Bears Solutions

Throughout the books of Alice Bailey we frequently come across arresting suggestions and ideas. Many of these are brought together in this book. Arranged in alphabetical subject order they form an ideal introduction to the books as a whole. Topics include: The Ancient Mysteries, Courage, Crisis, Guidance, Joy, Mind, The New Age, Visualisation.

Anthropologists are called visiting strangers in one of the fourteen essays in this multicultural book, and that term captures the essential mystery of the ethnographic experience: how can an anthropologist drop into a small Nigerian village or a Himalayan hillside and find friendship as well as information? How can people cross language and cultural barriers? Maintain observer-observed, but also personal, relationships? It seems nearly impossible, but the beauty of ethnography is that the friendships form and deepen, as related in these essays. The writers are innovative, humanist anthropologists, not bogged down with tables, charts, and scholarly apparatus. They are at the same time among the most skilled observers and reporters of experience and the authentic voice. Simply, they transcend quantitative safety and reach far into the human realm in this magical collection of living friends. Readers will enjoy hearing of life as it is felt in several continents, in tropical and subarctic temperatures, in spirited retellings of conversations, in music, in poems, and in the writers reflections. All the people in this book are real, and all have profound mysteries about them, beautifully wrought by courageous writers.

This is an annotated collection of recent studies of Russian folk religion, village organization and family life, including the rituals associated with childbirth, and paying special attention to women's roles and to the specificity of Siberia in Russian culture.

A history of the culture and politics behind the ever-changing state of black hair - from 15th century Africa to present-day US - this fascinating book is an entertaining look at the intersection of the personal, political and popular aspects of hair styles, tracing a unique aspect of black American history. An entertaining and concise survey... A book that successfully balances popular appeal with historical accuracy' - Publishers Weekly 'Impressive work of cultural history' - Book Page 'Comprehensive and colourful' - Essence'

From the bestselling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming story about training a rescue donkey to run one of the most challenging races in America, and, in the process, discovering the life-changing power of the human-animal connection. "A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor." —John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog When Christopher McDougall decided to adopt a donkey in dire straits, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. But with the help of his neighbors, Chris came up with a crazy idea. Burro racing, a unique type of competition in which humans and donkeys run side by side over mountains and through streams, would be exactly the challenge Sherman and Chris needed. In the course of Sherman’s training, Chris would enlist Amish running clubs, high-spirited goats, the service animal community, and two Sarah Palin–loving long-distance female truckers. Sherman’s heartwarming story of overcoming all odds to run one of the most unbelievable races in America shows the healing power of movement and the strength of the human-animal connection. Look for Christopher McDougall's new book, Born to Run 2, coming in December!

Code Gray is a “provocative and meaningful” (Theresa Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Healing) narrative-driven medical memoir that places you directly in the crucible of urgent life-or-death decision-making, offering insights that can help us cope at a time when the world around us appears to be falling apart. In the tradition of books by such bestselling physician-authors as Atul Gawande, Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Danielle Ofri, this beautifully written memoir by an emergency room doctor revolves around one of his routine shifts at an urban ER. Intimately narrated as it follows the experiences of real patients, it is filled with fascinating, adrenaline-pumping scenes of rescues and deaths, and the critical, often excruciating follow-through in caring for patients’ families. Centered on the riveting story of a seemingly healthy forty-three-year-old woman who arrives in the ER in sudden cardiac arrest, Code Gray weaves in stories that explore everything from the early days of the Covid outbreak to the perennial glaring inequities of our healthcare system. It offers an unforgettable, “discomfiting, and often bracing” (Bloomberg Businessweek) portrait of challenges so profound, powerful, and extreme that normal ethical and medical frameworks prove inadequate. By inviting you to experience what it is like to shift in the ER from a physician’s perspective, we are forced to test our beliefs and principles. Often, there are no clear answers to these challenges posed in the ER. You are left feeling unsettled, but through this process, we can appreciate just how complicated, emotional, unpredictable—and yet strikingly beautiful—life can be.